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Entered as second class mail matter, January 3rd, 1933 at West. Texas under the Act of Congress of Aug

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West, Texas ye stkedu (WEDNESDAY) 14. zaki (SEPTEMBER) 1949.

1ISLO 37.

ROONIK (VOL.) XXXVII.

VZPOIVINAME PRESI II ENTA OSVOBODITELE T, G MASARYKA POCITY nejbolestnejSiho vzrukni a nezmerneho alu ptijal dne 14. zati 1937 cely esl. narod bolestnou zvest, e o 3. hodine ranni toho dne dotlouklo nav2dy S'lechetne srdce vznekneho starce na lanskem zamku, nejvetSlho syna eeskeho naroda, presidenta-Osvoboditele Tomak G. Masaryka.

HlubokY smutek nad touto nenahraditelnou ztratou sdilel s 6eskoslovenskern celY svet — vhlyt' v Tomdi Masarykovi neoddel pouhy president maleho evropskeho statu, nYbit statnik svetoveho jrnena a jedna z nej yyznamnej gich osobnosti soudobYch dejin.

S-(retovYm vYznamem a statnickym dilem presidenta Masaryka — muk, ktery zmenil mapu Evropy, zabYval se tehdy cc1 svetovY tisk, ale te'ZIo je vystihnouti slovy, co Masaryk byl eeskemu narodu.

Byl osvoboditelem a sjednotitelem naroda, zakladatelem volne a svobodne demokraticke republiky, byl jejim prvnim presidentem, po celych 17 let — a v dejinach bude nav&ly znara jako President-Osvoboditel. Ale on byl Oechoslo yakam jests daleko vice, ne co mohou vyjadtiti tyto &stria. ptivlastky. Byl jim otcem a ueitelem, jejich ptikladem a ' ivYm svedomim naroda, byl jejich mistrem a vadcem.

Byl vadcem od poeatku sve Cinnosti, vadcem se zrodil a vest dovedl. Ji jako vychovatel mladde, jako ueitel, universitni profesor je vadcem mladde: neuei v loHnem slova smyslu, nYbd hledi vytva, keti charakter s yYch ákü, ukazuje cesty, podnecuje k tvarei praci, vede. Hlubokou vedeckou prapravou a eastYmi zajezdy do ciziny ziskal S'irokeho svetoveho rozhledu a vymanil se z tzkeho kruhu krajinskeho a malosti.

Ve svem boji za ptevYchovu naroda, v duchu oravdy a spravedlnosti naraZi Casto na nesnaze a neporozumeni, ale v hajeni techto zasad nezna pteltakk, byt' se musel postaviti i proti vetejnemu mineni vlastniho naroda. "Pravdou k pravu" bylo jeho heslo, ktere si zvolil jta jako 14 student, a pravdu a spravedlnost stavel nade vSe. A prave tato jeho mravni

rozhodnost a nesmlouvavost, spojena s hlubokYm citenim socialnim a podlokna uptimnYm ptesvedeenim nabdenskYin, ziskala mu pkimo jedineenou autoritu, jako actu a respekt i u jeho protivnika.

Temito vlastnostmi byl ptimo pkedureen k dejinne roll vadce naroda. Svetova ka mu umdnila, aby pine uskuteenil ide14.

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(K vYroei amrti T. G. Masaryka.)

Podzime tyYmi §almajemi kostlivY piStec hra.

SlySelas dalko jeji steny?

Kdo plakal zeme ma?

Bez zlatohlavu a ositela holo, na sb..tem strnfati.

Pod jeho hlavou ruka z dola.

Do dlane vem ji, necht' spi v Nemohou deti ani zavzlykat po tobe ositele u tii zati.

Chasa tva la, za ne gla se rvat, "ena at' za ne kika v tvem kalendati.

Tve linen° s nehou ktera kleje dnes vyslovim.

Mee dal jsi, meo dals odchazeje podzimem vinienYm. Ivan Jelinek, Anglie, Cholmondeley Park Camp, 1940. aly, jim 2 byl venovan jeho Mvot, aby dovedl straj narod k pine svobode narodni a politick& V osudne chvili, kdy rozpoznal za valky jedineenou ptilditost k rozhodnemu kroku, vzal na sebe s nezmernou obetavosti, ae jiZ" 64 let, tento ptimo nadlidskY tkol boje za svobodu sveho naroda a svaj pHmo obrovity boj vyhral. Konat svou povinnost — tato myAlenka ovladala jej po cely jeho 2ivot a i kdy'Z v prosinci 1918, jako president osvobdeneho statu stanul na pra2skem hrade, tu prvni jeho slova, kterymi odpovidal na slavnostni uvitani,

byla ptipominkou dalSich povinnosti: "Cekã nas jests mnoho prace a mnoho obtfZi dluZno pkekonati.

Nebyl by to ten Masaryk. ktereho zname a ctime, kdyby sviij akad povaloval za konec sve prace, eestny odpoeinek, representaeni misto a ne novy fikol, ten nejodpovednejSi sveho ivota, Jeho poselstvi jsou velkorysYmi programovYmi naVrhy, dotykajicimi se smele nejpaleivefaich problemt doby, ale zaroven jaksi odhmothujicimi a oeist'ujicimi je tou perspektivou vednosti, do na se tu stavi. Filosofovi jevi se akol vlady v demokracii podstatne jako v osobniivotosprave: Je to problem spravneho poznani. Kdyby strany dovedly videti jasne a nedaly se voditi ptedsudkem a va gni, nebylo by tolik nepfekonatelnYch rozpora a tolik divokYch spora v politice. Proto statnik Masaryk, jako kdysi uoitel radii pfedevSim ujasniti si problem a (lava navod, jak toho dociliti vYmenou mySlenek a postaveni davoda tvati v tvat. Zve strany, aby se vyslovily.

Odmita zradcovani a 2ada rozhovor. "Demokracie, tot' diskuse".

Masaryk jako postava Ceske historie je ptedevSim 2ivym ptikladem kriticke nebojacnosti, ktera na vzdory halasne demagogii prodira se ke skuteenosti a k pravde. Proti hmotatstvi, jemlfg historicky proces a "ivot vabec jevi se jen a jen Pod vyhlidkou v budoucnost sldky hospodatske, Masaryk postavil duchovni zaklad, ktery lidskemu ttsili teprve dava smysl. oech a Evropan v krasne jednote — tak stoji T. G. Masaryk v novem fidobi eeskych dejin. Tvarce i kritik, bojovnik i stra,'Zce tradice, celY mu 2 v jedineenem smyslu slova ' ije dal a vymatia neimrosaby kahlY z nas probojoval se k pra y 2. ivota. Uctivame pamatku velkeho de--de mokrata, muk, ktery klestil narodu cestu k svobode. Uctivame pamatku velkeho pfitele pracujicich, u nich‘Z nalezl takovou podporu v dobe, kdy jej druzi stihali jen nenavisti a pomluvou. Uctivame pamatku jednoho z nejvetSich syn1LCeske7 ho naroda.

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H.dem puvolene a k ryplaceni vystavuje 7 ;17:ilzky na pokladnika, ktere s vede frolm" zapis o ptijinu y dani i kin, a kaadeho etvrt rokuvye evrtletni zpravu, kterou se syYmi pr!cujt tftEDNi ORGAN S POL;7, avici ptedklada rietujicimu y Yboru k picnidnuti a potvrzeni. Spra y ne YykonaA.,;SOC:TA,TIOK vani povinnosti Ueetnika tadu jest velice sloalta a podrobna nrace. Mimo techto EL, flilf)% ):i. J.1 tednich povinnosti, ktere jsou tak velike:xas ho y Yznamu a takove ohromne dffleaitosti pro Jednotu, maze fieetnik prokazati VSaoroom Associate Ed VALCIK velice cenne shiny tadu a Jednote v ohlegouston, Texas du agitaenim, pouzivati s y Ych stykit se eleny tadu jako zdroj k ziskavani — P,Coilshera WEST, Ilifl'cAP, dalSich prospektfi elenstvi a mfiae na‘Sim . COMP, • •• Ptcrird. i S•'oscription 53.00 a year tadovYm organisatortm bYti znaene na. ich tadU zasildpomocen. Na freetniky na S Zane ay ad: es r.s silaji se do Hlavni Utadovrt y vs certifikaty novYch elenfi a tu jest ry Fateileville, Texas.

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West, Tesxas, Glen ziska It uvedeni, aby se na to ptiprabezplatn6. vili. Dale jest na tieetnikovi, aby noveho ivotopisy a mil nomrszny je nutno zaslati redakci $2.50.

Ea r y i The obituario $ are printed without charge, For cuts eleria do picg ti schtize tadove pozval k uis nrce,s.;13' Lo 62.59 to the Editor, vedeni a mel certifikat i platebni kniaku ptipra y eny It odevzclani elenu lined po jeIll i^ 6 )OVNA — SUPREME LODGE. PreCe,e, :, — Pres:Ma d„ Ed. L. Marek; Vice President ho uvedeni. Na freetnikovi rnnoho Er. G. Bra di an: Thrall, Texas, Tajemnik — Secre- jaky dojem ueinen bude na noveho elena cimpick; Seetnik Fin. Secretary, tar y Join Tyea,s, Josef Koh- a na nem zaleai, zdali eleh ten bude pro Eta y m. L.; she ovsk.cs Pokladnik — Counsel — Aug. Kacit, Temha, Jr. Iasi vni leirat — Medical Director Dr. J. Jednotu udraen. V tomto ohledu ple, Ticd• s El Campo, A. spolupracovati s tadovYni orgarest u.i-- Board of Di .tors 3. M. Skrabanek, Houston, Toxa. , ; Nevratil 816, E nisatorein a uvedomiti ho, jakmile tako1121 F1, ■ 1111':,) Ave A, 'i empla, T :..s, J. C. Yorktown, Texas, Josef I••'..abaM, Plo p Point, Texas. Frank Rod, El Cam- A,Y Glen jest dluaen a nezapravi sve po50, Tcsas. platky na upominku rieetnika. Jest mnoTaskovY cYlior Pr e s, Committee — Ptedseda rfortul, Cdliege Station, Box 125, ho, co by se dalo tici o praci na g ich fleet(2 11 -aif :/ 1 :u1 JC ) : 5097 Alcott, Dallas, Texas, Texas. Mrs.A p t.

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C. via le tohoto vyatovazal se ben obtiai pozna., v za.znaniecli • pendace a vy- jak si clen koncern etvrtleti stoji, ma,-li loueeni Wu") elenti, zapraveni spra y ne placeno, pteplaceno nebo Mich tom zpavu 1,e',1(1 P. za- dluhuje-li. Z -Leto knihy zana g i Ueetni dluznamenava jejici.1 znovupti jeii, -any hujici nebo pteplacene poplatky na etvrt-

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Ictni vpravr. To jsou knihy .potfebne pro fuetnil:o, 7c Comu li, ma miti po ruee Forniul(Lre p, Co,T1letni. apravy a aadOsti o pujchy no cert ifikaty. ovt=nacti iety, Zprava o smrti. T. G. Biro ,.:Yry.kil circa .14. zaki 1937 se rozletela po e( lover ;Ite republics . jako smutnY h g • -vni.Kdojuslye,bzkatvi.

Srdce se sevtclo temnou ptedtuchou. A cleti y e Skole si tikaly: Tatieek Masaryk nam zemtel. V torn diivernem osloveni byla proste vyjadtena laska lidu, kterY v Masarykovi videl praveho otce vlasti,; jernua y ekil y e vSein, co tekl a ueinil, tiebot' jeho aivot byl ztelesnenim pravdy. Proto ten smutek, proto se chtel kaady s tatiekern. Masa,rykem rozloueit, poloait kytieku It jell() noham nebo poaehnati aspori v duchu ktiakern to drahe eelo, pod nirna se zrodilo tolik velkYch iny g lenek, z jejicha uskuteeneni y zeNa aeskoslovenska republika. V deSti trpelive eekaly tisicihlay e za,stupy lidu ze VSech stran Ceske zeme.

Pted mieicim tatiCkem Masarykem si byli vSlchni rovni, nestrkali se a nepovykovali, tiSe vedle sebe a jeden za druhYm, jako elenove jedne velike rodiny. A kdya byla rakev s drahYrn telein T. G. Ma,saryka y ezena srdcem republiky, Prahou, jests v barvach statni vlajky It lidu mluvil president Osvoboditel. 6ervena, Bild, 1VIodra, -Jednota, Vemost, Poctivost. V den dvanacteho vYroei smrti si pkipomMaji eechoslovaci v celem svete odkaz tatieka Masaryka vice net- kdy jindy.

PkibYva nas. Posledni vYkaz novYch rozeslany tadovym organisatorfun spra y cem orgamisa,onibo odboru a ptedsedou HI. fitadovny bratrem Ed. L. Markem, ptindS'i vYsledck agitaeni prace od 1. ledna 1949 do 31. srpna 194,9. V dobe uplynulYch osin mesicti ziskali jsme v odboru dospelYch 566 novYch elenti a pojiSteni v sume $553,000; v odboru detskem pak 228 elenti a poj g teni v slime $207,000. Dohrornady za uvedenou dobu ziskali jsine 794 olenti a pojiSteni v sums $760,000. Prfunerne stab dospelYch nove ziskanYch elent eini 26 rokti a 9 mesicil; v detskem odboru 2 roky a 6 mesica a prave tento nizkY pruner stab je poteS'itelnY, protoae ziskavame do na,S4: 'Wove organisace inla,dou krev, 110V011 aadouci mizu, nezbytnou It dal g imu rustu. SPJST. Dail. se nana naborova peace ptes neobvyklou konkurenci jinYch spolku a ca teprve obchodnich poji g t'oven, a del se proto, ponevada je odmenena nejen uznanim, ale i odmenou hmotnou, jet- zarueuje jistY ptijem naS'im organisatorum. V mnoha ptipadech snaha organisatocii podpaena je osobni snahou bratrti a. sester starSich, vlastnich • synit a dcc- do 's kill zj ,I,onYch a uvedenYch. Proto zdurazimjeine dfileaitost veto brat pomoci a DO j ell to, teSirne se 1110%.11S,1111 ae bude lepe. ✓ sleclky rn.6sieti tohoto roku

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budou jegte lepgi az poet organisatoram napomahajicich bratra asester se zvetgi a tadovYm organisatoram bude dana letitost ukazati, co motno za takovYch okolnosti vykonati. Dal gimu naboru Zdar!

Tomas Masaryk pochazi z lidu a zastal mu veren. Jeho otec byl panskY slutebnik na dvote v Hodonine, rodem uhersky Slovak, matka byla Hanadka. Meli vice deti; Tomag byl prvorozenY. Narodil se 7. !Aetna 1850 v panskem dome hodoninskern, v detskYch letech scestoval v gak celou krajinu, ponevadt rodide die sveho povolani byli nuceni stehovati se ze dvora na dvar.

Hogik prospival na tele i na duchu, take Akolni ptedstaveni odporueili rodieam dati jej na studie. Ptirozene pomfglelo se, aby byl uditelem. Progel tudit dye tf'idy hustopedske realky a vydkaval pak doma zakonneho veku pro uditelskY sta y, vypomahaje ye gkole i na kuru jako ueitelskY mladenec. Prakticky poeina se v gak jeho zamestnani jevit jako malo utiteene. Rodiee rozhodnou se dai jej na temeslo; je odvezen nejprve do Vidne a vstoupi do vetgi zameenicke dilny, uteee v gak od nudneho a duchamorneho dila. Jest pak kovatskYm udednikem doma ye vsi. Nahodou spatti jej bYvaly Otte' a darazne domlouva rodiourn, aby nenechavali ladem takovY talent. Masaryk se tedy vrail k ueitelovani a vlivem kaplana sve farnosti pustil se dal a v-Y g, do latiny a na gymnasium do Brna. Jit tenkrate budil se jeho hloubavY duch a ocelil jeho tyrdY charakter. Pozoroval lidi a veci kolem sebe a zajimal se o otazky, ktere mohly se zdati vgetednYmi. Masaryk opustil Brno a odebral se do Vidne. Jit tenkrate umel nejen nemecky (matka meta nemecke.vychovani, stkedni gkoly byly nemecke), nYbrt i poisky kfrancouzsky, nehlede ku znamenite znalosti jazyku a literatur klassickYch. Gymnasijni studie dokoneil roku 1882 s vYbornYm prospechem. Na. universite venoval se nejprve filologii (jazykoveda), ale opustil ji zhnusen slovidkatstvim a puntiekatstvim, aby pte gel k filosofii (veda, ktera na zaklade vYsledkav odbornYch ved sestrojuje jednotnY nazor sveta), vedam ptirodnim i duchovYm. Ale co to tahlo k filosofii nebyla Ora theorie, problemy pozna,tkove — hiedal smysl vota, hiedal odpovedi na maitre otazky vlastni bytosti a rnravni osobnosti vtibec!

Jeho filosofie nemela bYti hotova a pfesna, ale za to prakticka, tiva, a utiteena.

Hodnost doktora ziskal v ro. 1876 a odegel jako vychovatel do Lipska, kde se seznamil s mladou Ameridankou, Miss Charlotte Garrigueovou, ktera se stala o dye leta pozdeji jeho choti a spolupracovnici.

Roku 1882 povolan byl na pratskou rotalenou prave universitu jako deskY profesor. S Masarykem 0;00 do eeskeho tivota kvas, kterY jej. zevnitf *pine' promenil.

Vgechno, co citilo moderne, svete a pokro`kove kupi se kolem neho. Pudove vytugil

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se v nem silny elovek, ptimy duch, nekdo, jent vykroei s darazem a promluvi hlasite v prosttedi zatuchlem a tichoglapskem.

Roku 1886 propuka, spor o Rukopisy, spor vedeckY, rozboutivgi vgak cely desky tehdej gi svet merou nam dnes tetce pochopitelnou. V tomto boji, ktery vyvolal, drtel a fidil, je jit Masaryk celY, svaj, bojovnik, ktery neleka se rally, ani te, kterou davit, ani te, kterou ptijima. Celt' narod zapasil to s nim se zoufalstvim piinio dojemnYm o sve pamaky, jako by na nich visel jeho tivot. V tom vg ak Masaryk prave shledaval davod neopustit a probojovat vec az do konce. Narod nesmel zakladat svaj tivot na lti, a kdyby na ni tteba skuteene visel. "test naroda vytaduje obhajeni, ptipadne poznani pravdy, nic vice, a vetgi je mravnost a zmutilost uznavajici omyl, net obhajoy ani omylu, jejt tteba celY rod sdili." Bylo to bolestne, ale bylo to povinnosti, byl to lek. Masaryk byl od te doby poznamenan, ale boj nebyl bojovan nadarmo Od te doby podali se v teeliach ligit duchove a sratet ,dva proudy, vystupoval surer pokrokovY, ktery zachovaval vg ecbny obory vetejne einnosti.

VYroei podepsini tistavy Spoj. stall ptipada na sobotu 17. zati a je to yyznamne vYroei, nebot' nage narodni nstava jest zakladnim a sy rchovanYm zakonem Spoj. state, na nemt vgechny jine spolkove i stani zakony spodivaji. Jak vznikla nage astava? Kdyt po revoludni valce, ktera trvala temet osm let, americke kolonie staly se svobodnymi a neod yislYmi od Velke Britanii, nemely pevne zkizenou vladu jako mame dnes. Behem revoludni valky dohodly se stay mezi sebou na jistYch pravidlech, ktere nazvaly "dlanky konfederaeni", jet ale nebyly uspokojive a proto narodni vlada byla slaba. Dle onech elanka kongres nemohl ukladati dame, tudit nebylo pellet na vladni vydani.

Kongres mohl pouze tadat jednotlive staty o pfispeni na yydani, ale nemohl nikdy tadne natizeni vynucovat. TakovYto stay trval od prohlag eni neodvislosti, at do zavedeni astavy a nastoleni prvniho presidenta. Po nekolika letech staty uznaly, te konfederadni dlanky nevyhovuji a te musi bYt sestaven jinY, pe ynejgi zakon pro ziizeni trvale vladni formy. Svolana konference zastupcii v gech 13 stata v kvetnu 1787 ye Filadelfii. Jill Washington byl zvolen ptedsedou astavni konference.

Hned z podatkir bylo usneseno zru giti konfederadni dlanky a sestaviti novou astavu, ztizujici lidovou vladu o ttech odvetvich, z nicht* katde kona, z ylagtni funkce. Jedno odvetvi, kongres, tvoti zakony; druhY odbor, president a jeho kabinet, zakony takove provadi, vynucuje a vymeha; tteti odvetvi, system soudni, zakony vysvetluje, spory urovnava a ptestupniky zakona testa,. Jednani v nove astavni konvenci neglo vtdy hladce, do glo k debatam zvlagte kdyt zastupci jitnich stata men odli g-

Strana 3 ne nahledy od zastupca severnich. Avgak behem etyt mesica zasedOni rtiznosti byly urovnany a v polovici zati 1787 ustava byla dokondena a 17. tali 1787 v gemi zastupci podepsana. Bylo usne geno, aby v katdem stau lid byl s obsahem ustavy obeznamen a jakmile nejmene 9 ze 13 statu ustavu schvali a potvrdi, mela hned vejiti v platnost. To se stalo v lete nasledujiciho roku a v listopadu 1788 byla prvni narodni volba a Jiti Washington byl zvolen prvnim presidentem. Pod touto astavou narod americky vzrastal a prospival, jak v pomeru hospodo,tskem, tak i kulturnim a politickern. Dnes po 161 letech jsou Sp. staty jednou z ptednich velmoci sveta.

Rozpoeet Spojenych naroda na rok 1950 obnagi sumu $44,314,398, jak oznamil generalni tajemnik Trygve Lie v jeho zpraye rozpodtove, z nit uvadime dal gi podrobnosti. Rozliene ptijmy United Nations v rote 1950 odhaduji se na east $5,016,525, take eiste yydani pro pti gti rok dosahovati bude sumy $39,297,873, cot je toliko vice o $605,275 proti rozpodtu roku 1949.

Zvygeni rozpoetu na rok 1950 stalo se nasledkem vyrovnani schodku bYvale Ligy naroda v east $533,768, protote Spojend narody pkeyzaly od Ligy naroda jeji zdroje i povinnosti. Vella Cast rozpoetu pkipadne Hlavni kancelati v Lake Success a v New Yorku na vYplaty najmu, slutneho atednikam a ztizencarn, tisk, zatizeni a vgeobecne potteby. Na vydrtovani af•adovny SpojenYch naroda v Geneve vdetne hospodatske komise pro Evropu zapoetena suma $4,312,600 a dalgi oblastni hospodatske komise east $1,086,400. Pet milionit dolara zapoditano jest pro z ylattni vyge• ttujici komise jako Balkanska a Indoneskomise a pro komise, jet by byly potfebny v pti gtim roku. Pro schaze SpojenYch naroda a rilznYch vYbora zatazena suma $2,273,130 a pro technicke programy yeetne poradce pro zlep geni spoledenskeho blaha suma $1,324,400. V rozpodtu (Mem neni polotka na stavbu trvaleho sidla U N v New Yorku, jet bude umotovano •adu let, anit polotky na zvla gtni agentury U N, jet jsou vydrtovany °dalene. Rozpodet pro rok 1950 bude Ptedloten dtvrtemu zasedani SpojenYch naroda 20. tat' 1949 ku schvaleni. Vydani U N rota.. luje se katdorodne mezi elenske stay die zvlagtniho vzoree, jehot zakladem je pkijem naroda, ptijem na obyvatele a utrpene gkody v druhe svetove valce.

Nagly se nejstargi biblicke texty. Nad MrtyYm motern ye skalni jeskyni byly nalezeny nejstarAi dosud zname rukopisy Stareho zakona. Pochazeji asi z druheha stoleti pied Kristem a jsou o 11 let stargi net ty, ktere jsou dosud zname. Podle vypraveni konservatora pamatek v zajordemi L. Hardinga, jakYsi past objevil nahodou jeskyni s nekolika hlinenYmi dtbany, v nicht zabaleno do latky, bylo uloteno osm svitka texta v hebrej gtine. Po-

dtrana 4 lovinu rukopisti prodal hebrejske universite v Jerusaleme, a druhou polovinu orthodoxnimu kla gteru sv. Marko. Tato Cast dokumenta se pozdeji dostala do Ameriky, a zde bylo zjigteno, ge jeden ze svitka obsahuje itpiny text knihy Isaid govy. Zajordansky pamatkovy atad prozkoumal jeskyni za spoluprace francouzske biblicke a archeologicke spolednosti v Jerusaleme. Bylo zjigteno, ge pavodne bylo v jeskyni 200 svitka, ale velka Cast rukopisa byla odtamtud odnesena za timske okupace Palestiny.

Cybernetika — nova veda. Profesor na massachusettske univerisite N. Wiener pologil zaklady k nova vede, nazvane cybernetika, co g by se nejlepe mohlo pfetlumoeit slovem kontrola. Tato vecia se zabYva, telekomunikaenim smyslem lidsk&ho mozku a analogickYm orgariem u robot& t' aci profesora Wienera yeti, ge noboti mohou vykonavati v ge, k eemu g je zapottebi logiky. Dnes ji g jsou roboti, kteti dovedou hrat gachy. Robot nema ge mit obrazotvornost ani tvoiivost, avaak je mogno vytvoiit robota s ureitou pameti.

Profesor Wiener se dortnniva, ge lidska pamet neni umistena v mozku, nYbr g umistena poraznu.

Redakci doglo: "Srdeeny pozdrav ze Slunne Kalifornie"! Sjezd ueitela slovanskYch jazyka konei 11. zati. Va g dr. J. M. Sktivanek. — Zdravice z Palo Duro Canyon v zapadnim Texasu do gla nam od mangela Thomas KopeekovYch z Dallas, Texas. StruenYmi slovy scleluji o krase tamnej gi krajiny a ae jedou dale k zapadnimu pobtegi Soustati. — Syn Miroslav Moueka poslal rodieam pohlednici z Houston, Tex. a sdeloval: "Doletel jsem z Miami do Houstonu za jistou povinnosti a vracim se v noci touae cestou dome. 2ena i ditky zdravi. Posledni hurikan ua nas tolik nepostragil a take v meste velike gkody nezpilsobil." ) • • "tl.TPR" HISTORIE. Kuzma.

Dnes, kdy mladi- maji v gechno bud' "prima" nebo "ba gta", bude dost te gko vysvetlovat kdysi nemalo vgite epitheton "Cupr", ktere vyjadtovalo jakost. Bylo-li r. 1890 new "Cupr" (na pflklad: "To je Cupr holka"), bylo to stejne kvality, jako kdyg jsme r. 1919 fekli, ge je to "tip-top", v r .1915 "jako lat"' a r. 1920 (vlivem Ference Futuristy "ef ef". Moda se meni.

Pouze usiovi bYva nebo nebYva odfivodneno anebo alespori odtivodnitelno. Jako to "Cupr', ktere se urodilo nekdy po r. 1885 v "Kravine" a drklo se — jen v Praze — vie ne g vytrvale a g do r. 1895, nakg ven — a zatim co si kratochvilna Praha vynalezala pojmy novej gi (hlavne dik operetam), na venkove se pojem "Cu.pr" hougevnate drgel a udr gel, Ize fici ag po nage Casy. Nekomu tam — i v Praze —

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ptipomind sic doby gantanti a zpevnich sin!, avgak neni ditkem techto luha, jak se mnozi filologove domnivaji.

Ignat Herrmann v knize "Bociti Pra galie" (1893) venuje pojmu "Cupr" samostatnou kapitolu a verne zaznamenava, jak k tomu pojmu doglo. ACkoliv kapitolu samu ptimo venuje "ptiteli Karlu Ouprovi", dela zprvu hloupdho, ge nevi, kde se ten pojem vzal, jak k nemu do glo, "hleda" v Jungmannovi, Kottovi, Rauhovi a jinYch tehdej gich slovnicich — ag tedy (po tehdej gimu teeeno) "kapne bo gskou": Ano, do vesele spoleenosti kumgtYtti v Kravine chodil Karel Oupr, rodak liberiskY (podle rodne Kolda yky se tehdy psal KoleayskY), bohem a literat, ktery se zanedlouho nato dostal do redakce "Narodnich lista" (1887). Byl nefinavnY sberatel novych anekdot a dokonce sam mnohe vymYg lel. S temtito anekdotami chodil sobovat kravinskou partu a tam tedy se nejlepg im anekdotam zaealo tikat: "To je Cupr". Cupr byla proste ochranna, znamka dobre anekdoty.

Herec Lien v jedne popularni fra gce v arena ptednes1 toto kravinske aslovi na scenu ("Ted' ti new povim, to se nasmejeg — to je Cupr!") a od to doby buracelo Prahou slavko "Cupr" jako uragan. V gecko, co za neco stalo, bylo od to chvile "Cupr". U Montagu meli "Cupr" pivo, sleCinka si koupila "Cupr" kloboueek, kluk si namluvil "Cupr" holku, na Marjance se "Cupr" baletilo, v nedeli bylo "Cupr" poeasi, lide men "Cupr" dovolenou, voda ye Vltava byla "Cupr".

V novodobem pisemnictvi se vratil k pojmu "Cupr" — jak si snad bystfej gi etemodernich knih u g vzpomnel — lakekladatel "Zvonokosa" Jaroslav Zaoratek.

Majitel bazaru ye Zvonokostech se "poeestne" jmenuje Ferda Oupr jen vlastne proto, aby se v ptijmni mohly vyjadtit 'vnady jedne z hrdinek ChevalierovYch "Zvonokos", jeho geny Judity 6uprove.

BodrY Pra gan Karel eupr,nejmlad gi syn prof. dr. Front. Oupra (jen g byl vedeckou autoritou), gestnact let novinatil, pak se venoval celerinovskemu vydavani modlitebnich knih. Redaktor Oupr byl z India na svete, jeho g jmeno se stalo samostatnYm slovem, "obohacujicim" slov nik naaeho jazyka, stejne jako jmena Breughel (brajgl), Shrapnell (grapnel), Lynch (lyne), Boycotte (bojkot) a podobne obohacuji jig i mezinarodni slovniky. ) • *, • Do obchodu se zvitaty pfisel zakaznik a po dlouhem vybirani si koupil koeku.

— Vite, povidal na vysvetlenou, ja bydlim ye starem dome, kde je pino mygi.

Bude je tahle kooka Brat?

— Docela ureite, ubezpeeil ho obchodnik, jen ji nejakou chyt'te a uvidite! )•A•( Kdo pospigi, dvakrat dava.

Ve sttedu, dne 14.

1949.

NAgE SPJST POSKYTUJE NASLEDUJiCi VillODNE POJIgTENI PRO CELOU RODINU. Tiida B. — Doeivotni, ye ktere Men plaplati poplatky a g do sve smrti.

Vida C. — 20 lete splacene, Men plati v teto tide poplatky 20 rokil, aveak v padu smrti podpora jest vyplacena, kdykoliv se tato uclo„ Vida D. — 15 lete splacene, 'Olen plati jen 15 rokil; vyplata podpory jako ve de C poznaeeno.

Vida E. — 10 lete splacene, Glen plati jen 10 mica, s vyplatou umrti jako ye didach C a D. Vida F. — 15 lete nadaenl, obnos certifikatu jest vyplacen Do 15 letech placeni.

Vida G. — 20 leta nadaeni, obnos certifikatu jest vyplacen po 20 letech placeni.

Vida A. — Vyplacene v 65 letech Men v teto tf de plati poplatky a g do dosaeeni 65 let, kdy je mu obnos certifikatu vyplacen.

Tiida I. — Dvacetilete vyplacena v 60 letech, Clen v teto tilde plati poplatky po 20 mica a obnos certifikatu se vyplati kdy Glen dosahne 60 let staii.

Vida K. — Poplatky plati se do veku 65 let, nee obnos certifikatu vyplati se ag po smrti.

Dalai vSrhody k temto pojistkam jsou: 1. Dvojnasobne pojieteni pro pflpad smrti neet'astnou nahodou.

2. Zproeteni poplatkil v pfipadu trvaleho zneschopneni Mena.

DetskY Odbor: Lhani pojieteni do 16 let.

— uspornY doeivotni certiVida J . fikat vyplacen ye dvaceti letech, s pinYm obnosem podpory ye 'Oka 16 let.

Vida J—S. — dvacetileta doeivotni, s pinYm obnosem ye veku 5 let.

Tiida 3—E. — nadaeni ve vei' 18 let, s pinYm obnosem podpory ye veku 5 let.

Vida J—G. — nadaeni po dvaceti letech placeni, piny obnos podpory ve veku 5 let.

Dalei vYhody v Detskem Odboru jsou: Pojigteni platiciho (Payor Insurance), ochrana tato za mirnY mesioni neb rani poplatek zbavuje. v pripadu smrti poplatky platiciho, povinnosti daleiho placeni poplatkil na takto chra-nen3i certifikat, ktery ale prodlueuje veakere hodnoty v nem uvedene. )•

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Pravil jeden obean na plovarne sleene, ktera, se vedle neho opalovala: — Pani matinka bude mit radost, ptijdete domti tak krasne opalena, ge?

— Ale kdepak. Moje matka je hrozne staromOdni a v gdycky kikava: radeji bledd, jen kdyg zasnoubend.

Cin Certu dobke, peklem se ti odmeni,

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Fort Worth, Tex. Jen kratieky dopis, abych y arn oznarnila a vg echny poz,vala, na sokolske verejne cvieeni, Mere poradame v nedeli 18. zari odpoledne za, pomoci sokolti a sokolek z Dallas a Ennis. Prijd'te zblizka i zdali, abyste videli co naai sokolici dokaai a jim to bude vzpruhou k dal g i pracin,Budou mit kra.sny program a je to jen jednou v roce, tak ae kaady mute ten krasny podnik podporit. — Byli jsme v Ennis na verejnern cvieeni. Men krasne a navgteva byla velka a kaaclemu se to libilo. Bylo tarn ninoho nav g tevnikti z Corpus Christi, Houstonu i dalSich mist. Praia bych Si, aby rids te2 nav g tivil. Tea zverne personal Cechoslovaka, br.1\joileku a pak riredniky Hlavni iii'adovny SPJST. Ti naai sokolici a sokolice jsou vaichni eleni naai mile .Jednoty. , Je to na pe nadeje a na pe budoucnost. — Mill bratri, sestry a pratele, jegte jedenkrat vas zvu v gechny zblizka i prijd'te a podporte na g podnik. make prosim ty na pe maminky , abv nomohly s peeivern a jidlem do kuchyne. 0eekavame velkou nav g tevu, tak bude toho jidla potteba. Nejvice,bude treba kolderi, ale vaechno s povdekem prijmeme. Kdy2 by nektera nemohla to peeivo prinest, tak zazvonte na mne anebo do sokolovny a my se o to postarame tarn privezt. Müj telefon je 6-3753 a do sokolovny 6-0611.

Na shledanou v sokolovn y 18. zari..

Anna Milan. ) • oTe • ( Temple, Tex. Cteni bratri a sestry!

Muslin zase napsat par ra,dkil do na geho restniku abyste vedeli, ae my take jeate u radu CeskY Prapor Cis. 24. aijeme.

Co se na gich schrizi tYka, nejsou velmi eetne navgtevovane. Av gak kdy2 poradame nejakou tu spoleenou svaeinu, tedy se nas vady dosti bodna eastka sejde a vespolek se pane pobavime. Nu a co se tYka novYch elenti marne v kaade schrizi nejake nove prihlagky. V minule sehtizi jsme meli 19 novYch prihla gek a d ye prihla gky o phpojigteni, co2 jest dosti peknY prirustek.

Ano, brath a sestry, kdy2 priloaime ruce k dilu a budeme odporueovat svym detem a zr.almm pcjistky u naai Jednoty a bratri a sestry organisatori se push s ehuti do prace, tedy na pe Jednota ziska velkY poeet novYch Clpnii. Prot bysme jich nernohli. ziskati ray ,k,dy2 je mohou ziskati agenti pro rUzne poji gt'ujici spoleenosti, ktere nemaji lep gi pojistky neali ma nape Jednota. Nu a co se tyre doby na psan0 pojistek, kaLlY ea.s v roce jest dobry ku napsani pojistky. Mnozi organisaton my-

TIESTNITC—WEST, TEXAS sli, ae jen v pikovani jest dobrY Cas na ziskavani novYch elenkt. No a kdya to pikovain prijd'e, tedy kaadY jest zamestnan a nechce, aby jej nekdo zdraoval; Proto hled'me prontluviti s na gimi prospekty ph kaade prilditosti o dulealtosti pojistky pro ocitranu jeho' rodiny. Pamatujme, ae nage Jednota pro gla dye valky a depresi a vady 100% stala za svojimi elen 3r. Proto my vaichni strijme pevne za ni a n edejme se zlakati rfIznYmi agenty, oni vain prodaji lep gi a lacinej gi pojigteni. Tak bratri sestry u eele naai Jednoty vezinete zajem o vzrrist jeji a odportieuje ji ph kaade piileaitosti.

Pikovani v .na gem okoli jest v pinem proudu. Jen 2e jest teak° pikovaae dostat.

Urody jsou misty velmi dobre, avaak tea misty hodne baviny vyschlo. Poeasi na pikovani bylo dosti priznive a bylo by dobre, kdyby to tak udraelo alespon 3 tYdny. Tak bratri a sestry naaeho radu, pamatujte na pristi schtizi prvni nedeli v rijnu ye 2 hod. odpoledne. Tak se zatim mejte . vgichni dobre. S br. pozdravem, Chas Navratil, taj. )'so( iftád Jar°. els. 130., Dallas, Tex. Bratri a sestry, pripominam vain, Ze radova schtize bude konana pri gti nedeli, to jest 18, zari v sokolovni. Prijd'te vaichni do schrize. Odloaena byla k vüli ()slave etyricetileti Sokola v Ennis, kam mnoho nagich ëlenü jelo. Tedy nezapomehte na schtizil Na zdar! Ant. Ondru gkova, dop. ) ° sT• • ZA IVA! — PO SIURTI- JE POZDE. Houston, Texas.

Proto2e jsme znali aivotni nazor zesnuleho predsedy naai mistni Odboeky eeskeho Narodniho Sdruaeni v Americe br.

Frank Beeana star giho, tu jsme se ph louCents jeho telesnYmi pozuStatky die toho moudreho smYgleni zachovali. Slygte: "Dobre slovo, pratelsky Ustnev, je-li treba nejaka ta hmotna yYpomoc za aiva — to jsou veci, ktere jsou elovekovou povinnosti vykonati behem dermal() aivota. Co pak jsou platne v gechny ty kvetiny, vence a kytice na rakvi a na 'hrobe mrtveho, jestli jsme pro neho za Ziva nemeli dobreho Slova? Povzbuzeni, stisk ruky, trogioka pomoci v eas, to me pravou cenu pro kaadello trpiciho a veliky vYznam pro rodinu", iekl br. Beean.

Jak jsme se zachovali? Misto kvetin, ktere zesnulY miloval (zvla gte ra ge) a je pestil a kdy2 nemohl — jsa na lriako temei 9 let upoutan sazela a opatrovala je jeho chat', aby. upon skrze okra mohl cc na ne divati — sloalli jsme penize za ktere pozdeji nakoupeny budou leky pro neduaive deti, nemocne ilvitele rodin, nebo komu optreba leeeni bude ye vlastech na:Sich predkil. Jen kratkou dobu pied tim v jedne schüzi odporuell'elenstvu na vedomi si vziti tuto nalehavou potrebu,

Strana 6 lamotny stay trpicich, hospodarske pome.ry vyssate a ma konec Nemci vyloupene Oeskoslovenske republiky; jakoa i snahy nepiatel, jake ma v gechen delnY lid na cele zemekouli. VYsledek jeho odporneeni jest vypracovani programu, kterY jen nekolik rnalo dni pied smrti jako predseda schvalil k provedeni.

Ku konci obiadni reel na hrbitove u rakve zesnuleho piedsedy odboeky teto humanni organisace, reenik tea se o tornto poslednim aivotnirn prani zesnuleho zminil. Zminka tea limed mela odezvu v dobrem srdci a jasne mysli pritomnYch. Nasledujici darovali penize misto tin do Beeanova fondu na leky: Manaele Ant, 13i1, $2.00; Jaroslav Baietkovi, $2.00; V. Svaeinovi, $2.00; Alois Vajovi, $3.00; ,JaroS Janieek, $5.00 a Old. :8. Valovi, $2.00.

Mimo tohoto obnosu jia sebraneho asi toliktea bylo prislibeno jinmi pohibu phtomnYmi. To mamma zachranu shad vice ne2 jednoho aivota.

Jestli by nekdo chtel a pi'al Si na tento neel eastkou iiejakou prispeti k pocte zesnuleho, nebo pomatku nekoho mu mileho, pak odevzdejte penize ses. Beeanove, anebo nechte je u rnne. Budou dodany na patilene misto.

Dne 18. zari budeme miti schhzi odboeky CNS v sini "u Stefanikri" ye 3:30 hod. odpoledne. AZ dosud nape schtize konany byly v dome br. a ses. BeeanovYch, ponevan br. Beean byl upouta,n chorobou Omer 9 let na domov, nebyl by mohl bez obtial zasedani nav gtevovati. Nyni budeme nuceni zvoliti si noveho predsedu a schuze konati kde poprano bude C. N. SdruZeni misto. Prvni dotaz ueinen byl k mistnimu radu M. R. 8tefariik Cis. 142. na Cottage Grove. Vy'Sli nam vstiic tim, schtize konana bude u 8efaniku a slce 13. zari ye 3:30 hod. odpoledne.

Do schtze zvani jsou ti, kdo by eleny chteli se stati a tak sueastnovati se mohli na teto blahodarne humanni praci, o Cas od dasu easopis teskoslovensky Svet', organ C'eskoslovenskeho hstavu zahranidniho prina gi nejen overeni zasilek a darn, ale pochvalne se zminuje 0 naai einnosti a uZitku, ktereho doznayaji ti, kteri potreb pomoci prijimati okolnostmi nuceni byli.

Ovgern C' eske Narodni $drdeni co celek, ma jisty druh nepratel, ponevadZ v roce 1945 na sjezdu organisace v Cbjcagu shromaZdeni usnesli jsme se velikou vetginou, Ce vsechny fornly tehdy (mjmo revolueni) shirane pro pomoc poValcenou (pro obyvatelstvo bez pristre gi, siroty a nemocne a pointicky i stroje pro vyloupene nemocnice) ponechame zatim v pokladne Ustredny ONS a a2 se vygetti na co p0treba bude nejvlce, pouZiji se na iteely nejnatnej51 CoZ se stab°. Satstvo, obuv i poZivatiny odeslany byly jak nejlepe moti-

itrana 6 no bylo. Odesla.no mnoho beden za velmi tetkkeh okolnosti, o demt mnoho lidi nevi.

Ale potfebni piece dostali vet ginu toho, co jim darovano bylo. A prate to, te organisace mela gtesti a jeji spinomocnenci projevili se bystrSrm posttehem stavu veci, tu iikol na sebe yzatS7 pfed 10 roky, spiniti mohla ku spokojenosti elenstva neb pomoc poskytnuta, stala se alevou a pomoci k ndvemu tivotu, hlavne detem, budoucnosti naroda.

Takoye vSisledky lidumilne prate vgech, kdo se na podnikani sadastnili, vzbudil nejaky nepatfienST pocit v lidech, ktefi nerozumi delnemu lidu, ani s jeho hmotnSrm utrpenim nemaji soucitu. Netnaji bratrstvi. Takoveho bratrstvi jak jsme se ho nautili y Americe znat v na gich velikkch jednotach jako byla OSPS (dnes A), SPJST, nebo Z5BJ a jednoty ' tenske po celSrch Spoj. statech a v astave republiky severoamericke. Bratrstvi, hluboka, vecla bez nit by nebylo tadneho lidstvi a prate blahoplodne, lidumilne (humanni). tlenstvo DNS zapodalo hned v r. 1915 svou einnost v pfesveddeni, te koname pouze svou povinnost a v to vice u vedomi, te zvitezit mate jenom dobro, jsme tkolu revolueniho se znovu ujali ye valce IL, ale s rozhodnosti eilevedomem. A choyame tu viru dodoes, te co koname dobie a pro dobro koname a na konec i ti, kdO zavedeni byli city nepatfienSrmi, ptiznaji organisaci pravo k praci tak jak jsme ji konali. Ne pro zisk nebo slavu, ale zachranu tivota, zdravi a viry v lep gi bkti budoucich. refime tet te lide ktefi vypravuji, k pfeji si aby na svete opravdu lep gi bylo, mysli to s tim yypravenim poctive a proto 0'2 radi se ptipoji k nedemu, co ma u2 jakousi moc to dobre skutkem provesti.

Kdo by opravdu chtel se pfipojiti, bude miti pfiletitost a ye spolednem usili budeme sto zachraniti ne jeden nebo dva, ale hodne tivota, ktere jinak by nazmar pfigly. Do schaze pak vitan je ka2dST. Tohleto upozorneni, prosim, nebud' povatovano za agitaci nebo jakesi nahaliky pro nekale aeely. Naopak, funrtim nageho pkedsedy ptipadlo me za povinnost vyzvednouti dilo tam, kde ruka jeho jej musela odlotiti, nebot' toho maleho shromatdeni dobr3ich lidi akolem mojim jest mistopfedsedkyne az dog zvoleni nekoho jineho. To je vge.

S pozdravem, Marie F. K. Valoya, mistopfed. mistni odb. N. S. ) • 4 • ( Rid Hvezda Miru, 'Cislo 33.

Bleiblerville, Tex. Mill bratfi a sestry!

Na tadost nekterSrch bratfi nag' fad se rozhodl poildati barbecue a to zdarma.

Maso ma Wit hovezi, skopove a tet veptoye, dosti hojnST qber. Zaslali jsme listky v:s'em nag im dlenum. Zadam vgechny, kteIi se prestehuji, aby me poslali novou a-

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dresu. Barbecue bude tfeti nedeli v zaki, t. j. dne 18. Toto bude pro eleny zdarma, pouze neeleni si obed zaplati. Kdo neobdrti liste , nebude to na gi vinou, ale gpatne adresy. — Zastavam s pozdravem, Vincent Chaloupka, taj.

4 • Ead Jaromir, Cis. 54., West, Tex. Mill etenafi Vestniku!

V nagi minule kadove schazi nebylo mnoho k projednani, jen jako obyeejne, dodatky od schtze srpnove. Mezi ji.nSrm mam napsat, aby eleni na geho facia, kteti posilaji "cheeky" na zaplaceni s y Sich poplatka, neposilali tyto na jinou adresu, ale jen na: Miss Irene Podsednik, 8ulak's Cafe, West, Tex. Ses. I. Podsednikova dela tu praci namisto pi. R. "Sebestove, vale sl. Mary Sulakove, ktera, v gak je jeSte stale na gi adetnici, a proto po posilani penez je stale to mina adresa a asi to to zastane tak. Po schazi byla jako obydejne svadina.

Podasi je dosud stejne, horko a sucho, cot na bavinu je dobre, jen te neni pikovada na sebrani to kralovny. Pole jsou bila a rolnici se pfepla,ci, aby dostali k pikovani, plati se at $3.00 od sta liber, a to tu jegte nebylo tak brzo, vtdyt' je teprve zaeatek. Nekde, kdo mohli dostat ruce na sbirani, uz maji 30-40 bale yen a motna te budou mit je gte tolik, ale nemyslete,ze to udela z osmdesatky. To nekteti chteji vgecko jen sami tu zem pmsebe, ma jeden neb dva traktory a nekde i tfi, tak te ten chudobnej gi rentSrf, i kdyby mel rodinu, vice nedostane, kdetto farmaf kter3i ma svoji zem, dostane zrentovat kolik chce, ale to bylo vtdy a nikdo to neobrati, ti cp maji dost chti mit je gte vice.

Minuleho Vdne zemfela ye Waco pi. Ju, lie 6oekova, rozena Minarova, a pohteb se konal zde ye West na katol. htbitov.

Jeji mantel ji pfede gel pied nekolika lety a to tje pochoyan zde. Pfinaletela k na gemu tadu a dokud til jeji mantel bSiyali zde 'east° ve schuzi. At' odpodiva, v pokoji a rodine patti v gech nas soustrast.

Pak pfigla zprava z Corpus Cristi, te tam zemfel znamSr dopisovatel do novin, Josef Tydladka. Tak uz od nej nikdy tadne dopisy nebudeme list. Nem& •na torn svete nic dobreho, tak si ted' konedne odpoeine. Rodinu pozbyl zakeknou nemoci, 4 deti a tenu, at na jednoho syna, kterST je tenat v Corpus Christi. At' ho zeme netla.di a odpodive, v pokoji.

Navgtevou z Corpus Christi zde byla rodina Jerry Vrby s jejich kludiem u rodida pi. Vrbove, p. a pi. Ben VanturovYch. Pi. Emil Poppova z Abbott je u g doma z Temple nemocnice a v gichni doufame a piejeme ji, aby jeji zdravi se ut zlepgilo a byla zdrava.

Pro dnegek ut je toho dost. Vim, te nag sated p. Horriak bude na to gkarede hledet. Tedy srdeenST pozdrav na v gecky etouMaiky Klausove. ci od

Ve stkedu, dne 14. zati 1949.

Rad Pokrok Houstonu, Cislo 88.

CtenAredakce a 'aerial!

Techto par kadka chci venovati co zpravu o nagem detskem divadle v sobotu veder 10 .zati. Predem chci podekovati vgem nagim navgtevnikam za tak krasnou navgtevu, neb na ge sin byla hezky zapinena. Bylo to pro deti pekne, vase uznani jejich snahy a take pro nas, ktere jsme pti tomto divadle, pomahaly obetave sestie Earlove. Deti podaly sve alohy bezvadne.

Napovedka, ktera, byla piipravena, aby jim pomohla v padu kdyby plavali, neme, la s nimi apine tadne potite. Doti umely sve alohy znamenite. (Nerada to rikam, ale myslim, te nas stare herce taktka zahanbili. Ovgem, to je jenom mezi narni fedeno.) Hra pokraeovala, jak se fika jako na dratkach. Jeden katdk, od toho nejmengiho al do toho nejstar giho, zhostily se svYch aloh znamenite. Vy rodide techto deti matete byti na ne hrdi, te s ySrm pHdinenim podaly yam new tak krasneho.

KatdST z navgtevnika po divadle neskrblil pochvalou, nebot' se opravdu v'S'em pHtomnSrm hra libila.

Jit tuto sobotu veder, 17. zati jest nage druhe pkedstaveni tohoto krasneho pohadkoveho divadla. Nenechte si ujiti titost pohlednout na tu na gi mladet I pies to te divadlo "The Season of Happiness" jest podano v anglicke fedi, jsem jista a mohu rici, te jedno kalde ditko v tomto divadle jest rad° kdyt kekne: "Je. take pattim k tomu tadu," nebo "Milj tatinek je take na vSrboru v to deske sini."

My musime hledet udrZet si na gi mladet i pies to, te nektere z nich nikdy se nagi feei nenaudi. Hlavni \reel jest, aby se hlasily, te pochazi i deskSrch rodiet. Jejich zeme jest zde, jejich fed je anglietina. A proto mame bS7ti radi, te do na gich podnikii se hlasi 'a chteji pomahati. Mame jim vgemotne jiti ystilic a hledet jejich zajem vzbudit a jiti s nimi ruku v ruce a jen tak si zajistime, ze budou zde po nas nage pies to, k to bude vedeno v aglickeredi. Trochu jsem odbodila od hlavni pfieiny mai° dopisu. Chtela jsem vas v gechni pozvati na na ge pfedstaveni v sobotu veder 17. zati v 8 hodin. Vy, kteti jste byli svedky prvniho pfedstaveni, vite ze nepfehanim. Mnozi z vas se vyslovili, .te ptijdou znovu, te to radi uvidi je gte jednou. A vy, kteti jste nemeli pfiletitost pfijit popr-%:.,, mate pfiletitost udiniti tak tuto sobotu. Vetgi odmenu a radost nematete hercam udelat neali kdyt tito vidi, te hledigte jest zapineno do posledniho misteeka.

Za kroutek Hlahol a ka,d Pokrok Houstonu vas v gichni vespolek zvu. Nebudete litovat. Sestry budou miti zase pfichystanou chutnou yeeeti, tak matete v pohodli stra,vit pfijemnSi weer. Na shledanou sobotu veder dne 17. zafi v 8 hodin!

Na shledanou se tegi, F. J. Olexova,, taj

Ve stkedu, chid 14. all 1949.

ZNOJMO, STEEDISKO JIHOMORAVSKITH REEMIGRANTU.

VAS TN t- X WEST, TEXAS

cke kolonisty. Sotva se tu ponekud zvali do Znojma dal gi. svoje soukmenovce z Nemec vedouce, jake dobre bydlo Na Znojemsku se usidlilo pies pul dru- jim tent° kraj skkta. A zaeali se brzo rozha tisice reemigrantfi ze v gech koutn sve- tahovat. ,1 blizkk louckk kla gter pod Znojta. Je to opravdu pestra smesice zahra- mem usazoval na svkch pozemcich vknienich krajann, ale pfesto se dobte sna- hradne pkistehovalce z Nemec. To byla ogeji a rychle sNvaji s domacim obyvatel- vgem spatna pohranieni straZ proti nestvem v jednotnk celek. ptatelskkm a hrabivkm sOusedilm.

Usidlili se tu pkedevgim Volyfigti OechoZahy dobra polovice znojemskeho obyy e z armady generala Svobody, povolanim vatelstva, byla narodnosti nemecke. Neponejvice zernedelci. Jsou to svedomiti a meal ptivandrovalci bYli hospodatsky ho0evnati pracovnici, kteki svekenou mnohem lope sititovani, nebot' Ceti kradu miluji a svedomite ji obdelavaji. Ro y love je obmkgleli mnoh'mi pravy a vsr-nakrjezFancijsouzemdlci.N- FJadapAi na fikor dOmorod'eho eeskeho ochybeji ani krajane ze zamoki, z nich Oe- byvatelstva. chove z Argentiny jsou bkvali hornici, Za husitskehO povstani nebylo k stejne tak reemigranti z Belgie. mu poeeeteni mesta daleko. Po zakeknem Nov' domov tu naglo i hojne krajann, pkepadeni a upaleni vfidce vyznavaeil Hukteti se do vlasti vratili z Polska, Mad'ar- sovkch ve Znojme br. Stepana Verdunka ska a Jugoslovie. vgak .Nemci znovu nabyli vrchu.

Velke procento usidlencil pochazi z VidVidelisky centralismus, spojen' s gerne a usadili se vetSinou ye Znojme. Jsou manisaci, usiloval po desetileti o odnarodto ponejvice dovedni "Zivnostnici, mezi ni- neni zbytku znojemskkch dechil a maim mi2 pkevladaji krejei a stolaki. Ale i ob- by se mu to bylo podatilo. chodnici a jinn kemesla jsou mezi videriProbuzenecke hnuti v letech sedmdesaskkmi reemigranty zastoupena; ba i vi- tkch minuleho stoleti \Teak vyburcovalo kteki se do sveho noveho povolani eeskk lid z inrakot, a tak i v tomto kdysi tak vaili, k se vyrovnaji i zku genkm sta- &skein, ale teener ua poneineelem kralovrousedlikilm. Viderieti Oechove jsou ze za- skein meste yznika, eeska men gina. 0 prohranienich krajant narodnostne nejvy- buzeni eeskeho aivlu se nejvice zaslouN.1 spelejN a nejodolnej gi, diky skvele orga- dr. Veleba, za neha bylo zapaato se zanisovane mengine ye Vidni, ktera mela, kladanim deskkch akol a spolkfi v tomto svoje gkoly, politicks strany, easopisy, pohranienim meste. spolky, divadla a j., a uhajili si tam vzdor V novk divot. — Po vyhlageni Ceske satulle germanisaci svoji narodnost. mostatnosti po prve svetove valce se Vgichni zde usedli zahranieni krajane Znojmo jakoby zazrakem probudilo z, nemaji dobre, zdrave jadro eeskoslovenske. meckeho opojeni a stalo se mestem s A zrovna takovi lido se vkborne hodi do dvoutketinovou Ceskou vet ginou. Prvkm pohraniei. Vetgina z nich temek po celk eeskkm purkmistrem zvolen dr. Mares, divot byla vystavena narodnostnimu u- pod jeha vedenim se mesto pane rozyitlaku, a piece se neodnarodnila a svemu jelo. narodu zustala Verna.

Nemecka troufalost vaak ani za prve Temto nagim, hranieakflm, zejmena na republiky neutuchla a po Mnichovu r Znojemsku, by se strany smerodatnkch 1938 se rozbesnila v bestielnosti: 'Ceske ocinitelu mela bkti venovana zvk gene pe- byvatelstvo znojemske pronasledovano, ee a podpora, nebot' v nich mame pevne, vyhaneno z vlastnich domovn, tkrano a spolehlive a Verne strake na geho pohra- okradano o posledni majetek. A Znojmo niei. stalo se soueasti "Tisicilete rise genieA zde na Znojemsku je toho dvojnasob eke", bylo odtrZeno od eeskkch zemi a pkizapotkebi, nebot' Znojmo i Cast pkilehleho pojeno k Ostmarce, jak se potom zatalo kraje lei na samem jihozapadnim vyba- kikat Rakousku. ku naaich hranic, na nejvysutej gi ykspe, Nikoli yak na dlouho. Viterstvim Rude omkvane vinami keky Dyje• S druhe stra- armady nad hnedou nacistickou sani se ny hranic eihaji sem vlei ai odsuntkch nasilna vlada Hitlerova zhroutila a nagi Sudet'a.kfi, eekajicich na pkileNtost, as se ye Znojme se rozhodli, k nebudou opakobudou moci na nas vrhnout. vat chyby minulosti a zbavi se Nemctr jedVe Znojme a na Znojemsku dochazelo nou provZdy, kdyZ souNti s niini neni k narodnostnirn boynn od nepametna. mane.

Byly tuhe a houk ynate. nebot' alo o dffZ okoli i ze vzdalenel gich krajil hrnuli laitou pohranieni ba gtu. Mesto bylo za- se do Znojma a do ok.oli Ceti fide. Teprve lokno kralem Pkemyslem Otakarera a za- za nimi pticha.zeli prvni reemigranti ze kladaci listina nese datum 19. zaki 1226. zahranici. aby obsazovali pkebrane ua uOesky kral pkikladal tomuto mestu velikk sedlosti. Veichni dali se s chuti do prate, vkznam jako pohranieni strati proti ciza,- aby odstranili stopy valky, nebot' nektere Um, opevnil je a nadal mnohkmi vksada- Ctvrti a vesnice lekly v troskach. Pki torn mi. Jenle se dopustil velke chyby, kdyZ' se pekne uplatinili videri gti techove, kteki ptivedl do nove zalokneho mesta neme- bez pobizeni utvaili dobrovolnou briga-

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du a eistili znojemske ulice od zbytkil naletovkch hruz.

Diky houaevnatosti a obezketnosti rodniho vkboru a novkch spravciA mesta se Znojmo rychle zotavuje z valeenkch gkod, staveji se nove vetejne 1 obytne budovy, upravuji parky a cesty.

Rovnel znojemskk kraj je krasnk a firodnk. Jen sucha east° sOuji tuto oblast.

Stale nalehaveji se projevuje nutnost obnovit rybniky, kter'ch tu kdysi bkvalo dosti.

Vedle obilnin a kukukice daki se na Znojemsku ptedev gim okurkam, melounum, rajeatilm, paprice a jine zelenine.

Kraj je bohatk na ovocne stromovi a vinnou revu. Z ovoce vedle jablek a hrugek daki se tu pfedev gim rnerurikarn a broskvim, jako i rankm tfeenim. Klimaticke podminky jsou vkhodne i pro pesto\Tani ledivkch rostlin. I jine yknosne ploddiny, na pk. eesnek, bylo by zde mano ye vetgi mike a s prospechem pestovat. ) • 4, • ( Tajemstvim spokojeneho 'Z'ivota i ye stari je zajem o to, co se ye svete deje.

Oteme a hodne eteme! Oetba ' pkina gi nem stale nove poznani. Due na ge neza,krriuje a chape lope vaichno, ce se kolem nas deje.

• Onehdy se ptal strkc Josef sveho synovedka, kterk nepkines1 vynikajici vysvedeeni, jestli mu tatinek nakezal. Mladk odpovedel velmi hrde: Nedbam o to, co se deje za mkmi zady.

Mlat' plevu jak mlat', zfistane plevou.

Vraha vrane oka, nevykline.

U rolnika eerne ruce a chlebieek bilk.

Nedeniim odbe'rateIfina Vestniku Poeinaje rnesicem lednem 1949, pfedplatne na Vestnik pro

necleny SPiST. _ je $3.00 na rok Vezmete si toto na vedomi, a jestli yarn, co neelenu Jednoty, piedplatne dab), laskaye po'alete $3.00, neb jinak bude yam posilani zastayeno.

Pfedplatne laska ye palete na Vestnib, West, Texas. s fictou (dz) VYDAVATELE VESTNiKU

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NAt ZAL V RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI. My, nine podepsanSi resolueni vSrbor ea, du Pokrok Roweny, cis. 49. projevujeme uptimne citenou soustrast portstalSrm peatelfim po zemeelem nakm spolubratru Adolf Pospichalovi, kterST dne 16. srpna dokonail svoji pozemskou pout' a skonal ve stall 60 rokil.

Dne 18. srpna byl uloten k veenemu odpoeinku na Narodnim hebitove pH osade Rowena, Texas. Tento zemeelSr bratr dosud til v mladeneckem stavu, zabSTval se rolnictvim, v nemt se dopracoval krasnSich aspecha, neb po sobe zanechal 650 akra farmu a mnoho tisic ye vladnich bondech a na hotovosti. Pei tech aspeSich zapominal na to, aby do sve domacnosti uvedl drutku a spoledne travili tivot mant. elskSi, az zde datovanST den v noeni dobe de jeho domatnosti zavitala pani Morana a zachvatila ho mrtvici.

ZemeelSr spolubratee, budit Ti zeme lehkou a po mnoho let budit na Te mile vzpominano.

Psano za ead Pokrok Roweny Cis. 49. v Rowena, Tex. Josef Maredek, Josef Holubec, Vaclav Kvasnieka, resolueni Id/Jon ) • 4. • RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI. My, nine podepsanSr resoluani vStbor eadu Hvezda Texasu, eislo 47. projevujeme timto jmenem eadu inagi uptimne citenou soustrast pozustale rodine nad ztratou jejich milovaneho mantela, tatinka, stakieka a nakho spolubratra J. J. Hejla, kter3) zemeel dne 31. srpna ye stall 76 let.

Vime pozastala rodino, ze jeho odchod tetce nesete, ale budit Vain atechou, te i my citime Va6i ztratu nad jeho odchodem. ZesnulSr at' odpodiva, v pokoji. best budit jeho pomace!

Dan° v Seaton, Tex., dne 5. srpna 1949.

Eleonora Spanhel, J. F. Junek, F. E. Hejl ml., resoludni vStbor. )• •( RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI. f?. ad Novr, Tabor Cis. 17. projevuje upeimne citenou soustrast pozustale rodine nad ztratou jejich mileho otce a dedeeka a nakho spolubratra Jana Horeice, kterST no.hle odeSel z tohoto sveta jit ye vysokem veku. Zemee1S7 bratr peijel do teto nove vlasti co 21-lety miadik a dotil se 80 let.

At' odpodiva v pokoji a Best budit pamatce jeho!

VES Tilt IC WEST, TEXAS Za tad NovS7 Tabor Cis. 17.: John E. Stefka, John Hovorak a John E. MrnuStik, resolueni vSrbor. ) • 4 •( RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI. Smutnou povinnosti resolueniho vSrboru dnes jest, aby jmenern elenstva eadu M. R. Stefanik els. 142 SPJST tlumoeili ptimnou soustrast pozustale rodine nakho zesnuleho spolubratra a zakladajiciho elena nageho tadu Frantigla BeCana, kterS7 zemeel dne 26. srpna ve stall 63 let.

Pozastaljimi jsou: pi. Blatena Beeanovd, mantelka; synove Frank a Karel Beeanovi a ter vnuely.

V zesnulem odekl Glen, jehot peeddasnji odchod sve doby zpasobil nenahraditelnou ztratu. 'kat' ztratil schopneho aeednika, herce, zpevaka; z pole humanity ode'Sel ptimluvei trpicich a poteebnSrch my ztratili ptitele, stat °beam; vette pozastali, telime s vami - to bud' Van' atechou a eas - motno-li - at' bol VaS zmirni. Pamatka jeho nezanikne jako zaniknouti nemate samo dobro.

Psano dne 3. tali 1949.

M. F. K. Valova, John Suldova, John Filipek, resolueni vijbor. ) • „T. • Moravan, Cis. 42., Sunny Side, Tex. Cteni bratti a sestry!

Temito tadky vas zvu do schtze. Jak znamo mela 13S7t schtze dne 11. zati, ale prve v 1 hod. jsme zde dostali dobrS7 deW a elenove se nemohli dostavit do sine. Tak OJAI nedeli 18. tali se dostavte jiste, neb mime na fade schaze d ye, SPJST a taky RVOS. Clenove, kteki jsou s placenirn pozadu, at' se dostavi do schaze, aneb at' poglou poplatky na pokladnika Josef Hrbdeek, Rt. 1, Brookshire, Tex. Pokladnikem RVOS je Jos: Kagpar, tet adresa4Rt. 1, Brookshire, Tex. V gichni elenove jsou zvani. Mame daletite jednani ohledne spolkove budovy. Musime neco udelat s tou budovou, kterat v tomto Case nam nevyhovuje; co bylo delve dobre neni nyni.

Musime ji bud' odstehovat nekam na 1601 misto. Tak cteni bratei a sestry, dostavte se do schaze dne 18. tali v 1 hodinu odpoledne. - S bratrskSrm pozdravem za John Machae, taj. oba eddy, Jos. Hrbaeek, pokladnik R. V. 0. S. Jos. KaSpar, ptedseda. ) • 4 • Ameriean objevil starodavne mesto zasypane piskem v Arabii.

AmerickST vedec Wendell Phillips, archeolog University of California, prohla,sil, 'te nakl poliklkove mesto, zasypane piskem na arabskem poloostrove. Je poloteno poblite mesta Mareb a podava dakaz o velmi vyspele starodavne civilisaci Phillips je vadcem vedecke vSipravy, ktera, pracovala na arabskem poloostrove po dobu poslednich 2 let.

Ve steedu, dne 14. zari 1949.

Po pkijezdu do Addnu, anglicke korunI ni kolonie na Ruclem moil, Phillips uvedl, te se mu podatilo nalezti ono staroveke slavne mesto Timma, o kterem mluvi elmsl4r histiorik a vedec Plinius, jako o mestu 40 kostela.

• Timma je nyni zasypano piskem, avgak vyenivaji z neho stare mestske hradby, mestske brany a steechy kostelt. NejyyS mbodem je jeden obelisk, yyenivajici z pisku do vSr Ae 8 stop. Arabgti delnici odstranili pisek kolem obelisku do hloubky 15 stop, anit by se byli dostali k zakladu.

Na obelisku jsou vtesany Hymariticke napisy, ktere jsou bezvadne zachovany.

Hymarite tili v techto oblastech peed 2,000 at 3,000 lety. Celou oblast popisuje Phillips jako raj pro archeology, dekajici na vedecke probadani. Da1N stare mesto objevil Phillips poblite Salahla, letnim to sidle sultana Muskatu a Omanu. Je to jedna z nejmene probaclanch oblasti ye sv'ete, a jak Phillips iekl, tamni sultan by velmi vital americke archeology.

KALENDA1 17. zaii. Detske divadlo v sini radii Pokrok Houstonu Cis. 88. v Houston, Tex. 18. zaii. Barbecue potada, fad Hvezda Miru Cis. 33. v Bleiblerville, Tex. 18. zaii. Veiejne cviCeni v Sokolovne' ye Fort Worth, Texas.

18. zaii. Piknik-Karnival poeada Kroutek Beseda v sini eadu Hvezda Texasu Cis. 47. v Seaton, Tex. 18. zari. Schfize odboeky e. N. S. v sini "U 8tefanikil" na Cottage Grove v Houstone. Do jednani spada volba noveho piedsedy a schvaleni programu vypracovaneho pro adel ziskani lona na leky pro nemocne ye stare vlasti. Zaatek schaze ye 3:30 hod. odpoledne.

2. Nina. Vinobrani v sini eadu Pokrok Dallas Cis. 84. v Dallas, Tex. 9. rijna. Slavnost spolku Seaton Cis. 5 R4OS v sini eadu Hvezda Texasu Ms. 47. v Seaton, Tex. 9. kijna. Operetka "Tam na horach" odpoledne v dallaske sokolovne. ) • 4 • ( Sel tramp se svou diVkou prat pradlo k nedaleke iece. Tu peiletel havran, sebral kus rOdla a letel pryd. Divka chtela po nem hodit kamenem, ale mladenec ji zadrtel se slovy: "Nech ho, poteebuje mSrdlo vic, net my, je dernejSi, net nae pra.dlo."

Rozeiloval se host v letni restauraci: Pane vrchni, dnes je to vase jidlo horS1, net kdykoli jindy!

- To neni, motile, pane to neni motne.

Koukol se musi s koienem vypleti.

DobrStm gkodi, kdo z1Stm hovi.

Ve stfedu, dne 14. zah 1949.

FRANT. SICAIVANEK MEZI FLUKY JIHANU. Valka byla jiZ zufila po cele (Iva toky, ani bylo nejmengich nadeji na brzke jeji zakoneeni. Krev neSt'aStnYch obeti, padlYch na bojigtich, spadala na hlavy tech, kteti obavajice se o svilj "Zivy majetek", na zemi tuto uvalili hrtlzy obeanske valky.

OtroctVi take to bylo, o ktere se Konfederace jiZni nyni nejvice opirala, nebot' milionYch eernYch otrokft lopotily, jen aby vydrZovany mohly bYti tisice tech, kte•i tasili zbrail proti Unii. Prate polni na • vykonavana byla Ulna jenom eernochy, kdeZto na. Severu pole leZela ladem, stroje tovarni staly nastroje temeslnieke a rolnicke zarneneny byly za zbrari — rolnici a terneslniei nuceni byli opustiti role a dilny, aby odrazili ranu, Jihem na Unii namitenou. Pomery tyto nemohly ztstati Sevetarram nikterak tajny a poCabo se jednati o zrukni otroctvi. DobrosrdeenY Lincoln nabidl penelite nahrady tern stattim, v kterych otroctvi by bylo zrugeno, vgak nabidnuti takove bylo odmitnuto s nejvetSi rozhodnosti. Kongres ueinil vgak prvni krok zru genim otroctvi ✓Distriktu Columbia, kde k tomu mel pine pravo a posleze udeleno bylo presidentu pray°, prohlasiti otroctvi za zru gene ye vgech odbojnych statech. V mesici zati roku 1862 Lincoln prohlasil, ze ma v fimyslu ode dne 1. ledna roku 1863 prohlasiti zru geni otroctvi ve v gech statech, ktere nalezati se budou v dobe t6 v odboji.

Lincoln vygel Jihu jegte jednou vstfic, nabidl pravici k smiru, v gak pH tom zaroven nebude-li zbrari slohna, ze ruka tato sejme jedinYm gkrtnutim pera okovy s rukou milionft eernYch lidi, kteil tzpelb v otroctvi — ze ruka tato jedinYm razem smyje sk yrnu, ktera hyzdila svobodnou tuto zem. 'WA Jihane vystrand slova to odbyla s vYsinechem a odpovedi jejich bylo svolavani novYch dobrovolnikit pod sve prapory a konani ptiprav k novemu zapasu. Lincoln videl„Ze srdeena a zaroveri vYstraZna slova jeho padla na ptdu netrodnou a proto odhodlal se k einu, kterYm ucinili jmeno sve nesmrtelnYm nejenom v dejinach teto republiky, ale v dejinach celeho vzdelaneho sveta. Vypracoval prohlakni otroctvi zru gujici a ptedloZil je svym ministrum, kteti je jednohlasne a dne 1. ledna 1863 sejmuty jsou s rukou miliont take okovy otroctvi.

S prohlagenim tim seznamena jest moc vojenska, namotni i soudni a statnim konodarstvim natizeno pfisne provadeni vgech jeho elankft.

Osvobozenim milonfi otrokt eernYch mnel se bYti Lincoln u cite sveho poslani, nebot' dle jeho vlastnich slov vykonal vfili sameho Boha, kdyZ nebohYm tem eernym bytostem sejmul se zakrvacenYch rukou teZka, pouta. Na Severu v gak panovalo o otroctvi mineni velice rtzne; paleiva otaz-

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ka tato stavala se pfedmetem kaZdodennich debat v kabinetu, v kiubech a rtzne nahledy jsou prona geny. Sever stab v boji proti Jihu veak ne za zrueeni otroctvi, ,jako za celistvost Unie. V otazce otroctvi nebyl Sever jednomyslnS7m; i mezi generely severnimi panovaly rtizne nahledy, ba mnozi z nich povaZovali zrueeni otroctvi za neopravnene dotS7kani se ciziho majetku. Stiljte2 zde nahledy nekterSreh ptednejeich valeenikfi severnich, z kterS7ch etenat sezna, ze zachovani Unie nebylo nikterak ztotoZnovano se zrueenim otroctvi. Gen. Butler povaZoval lapeneho eernocha za kotist valeenou; gen. Fremont ye svem departmentu daval jim svobodu; McClellan prohlasil, ze by hnuti mezi otroky Zeleznou rukou potlaeil; Paterson byl hotov sam potlaoiti kahle vzbouteni mezi otroky; Mansfield nechtel jich trpeti ye svem tabote; Halleck ka2dello eernocha, kterST v jeho tadach hledal iikryt, nechal vyhnati; Burnside byl toho nahledu, ze by se otroctvi nemelo ptekakti; Dix pravil, ze Sever nemel by se rnisiti mezi otroka a jeho pana; generalove Hooker a Buell, jedni z ptednich valeeniku severnich, Sli tak dabeko, ze dovolovali otrokeitm v tadach vojska hiedti uprchle oernochy, kteti se sem byli uchS7lili. Jen nekteti zamestnavali eemochy k dopravovani depeei na ureita mista, kterato sluZby otroci s velikou laskou a vernosti vykonavali.

Dr. Draper, ye svem vYteenem dile "Civil War" mistrnYm perem liei truchlivY sta y nebohYch eernYch bytosti, ktere upely pod karabatem surovych dozorcii, kterak na vefejnem trhu vyrvano bylo dite z narnee mateiny, manZel od sve milujici druZky, otec od svych ditek. "Od tek Virginie a2 po same Mexiko", pravi jmenovany pisatel mezi jinYm, "ozYvalo se truchlive "Jak dlouho jo gte, o BoZe, jak dlouho je gte? !" Natek ten vychazel ze rtt znaveneho pracovnika, lopoticiho se pH polednim slunci; ono sly geti bylo mezi gumotem hustYch lest; vychazelo z frtlych robat, vyrvanYch z naruei roditelky, z fist manZelek a manZelt, navZdy ad sebe oddelenYch na dralebnim stole, z fist zoufalYch matek, z fist muZil omdlevajicich pod bolestnYmi glehy, z fist starcil, jich hlavy das byl pokryl jinim. ye syYch modlitbach nebozi ti Afrikane mluvili k svemu Bohu tak jak mluvime tvati v tvat k pfiteli otroctvi ueinilo jim z Boha pfitele. Pfi kmitavem svetle ve s yYch jizbach oni pokradmu slabikovali v biblich,' chtice z ni vyoisti, co jim Buh byl pfi" slibil KdyZ v mesici zati 1862 zakrnitl jim zablesk nadeje, kdyZ rozhlasilo se, ze Abraham Lincoln zamy gli pfetnouti svazky o trocke, ktere je k ptedstavenYm aZ dosud vazaly, ze zamfgli sejmouti teZka ta pouta se zakrvacenYch rukou — tu v tech nizkYch jizbach konany modlitby do po-

Sttana 9 zdni hodiny nocni, prosby vysilany byly k nebesilm a Bth yzYvan, aby sesilil tu ruku, ktera pozvedla se k vykonani dila tak velikeho — tak vzne geneho. Den osvobo-, zeni, 1. leden 1863 posleze nade gel a slur-. na otroctvi byla se jmena svobodne zeme teto nar2dy settena.

Prohlageni toto jinni pohlavary velice podradilo, veak ani na Severu nesetkalo se s vSeobecnYm souhlasem. Nektefi vynikajici sevetane, ac souhlasili vtele s potlaknim rebelie a vynakladali vgemoine, aby vlada konfederaeni mohla bYti povalena, nicmene zruSeni otroctvi povaZovali za poru geni prava majetkoveho a poru geni hlavnich clanku fistavy spolkove. VSak president Lincoln pouZil prohla geni toho co zbrane, pomoci ktere odboj Jihu chtel potlaeiti. Mimo to, otroctvi bylo prave kotenem ve gkereho zla, ktere jako rakovina Sifilo se po cele zemi a dovr geno bylo strZenim obou polovici republiky teto v krutY, bratrovraZdnSr boj. Paklik nekteti namitali, ze Sever nepustil se v boj za zru geni otroctvi, ale za zachovaini Unie, bylo piece jen skuteenosti, ze jih valku vyvolal jen za teelem udrZeni otroctvi — a proto vAim pravem Lincoln pronesl ta zlata slova, ktera postavila jej po bok velikant, jen svobodna zem tato jiZ byla zrodila.

V prvni polovici roku 1862 konfeder g -nivladptemnabylz"proatimn v trvalou, skuteenou vladu. "Prozatimni kongres", v kterem zasedali zastupci, zvoleni ve sjezdech statnich, zasedal od 18. listopadu 1861 aZ do 18. finora 1862, kdy lhfita jeho vypreela a v tsr 2. ' den zasedli novi zastupci, "zvoleni lidem", jak hlasalo se do sveta a vlada jiZni uvedena v beh pod novou fistavou, spracovamou pro sta.ty konfederaeni.

V novem kongresu zastoupeny byly vgechny otrokatske staty, vyjma Marylandu a Delaware. Thomas Bocock z Virginie zvolen byl mluveim domu a dttliY• den ptikrokno bylo k formalnimu seitani hlast, odevzdanYch pro presidenta Ji g -niKofedrac.Ovzdnobylstdevet hiast a vgechny pro Jefferson Davise.

Za trb dny po tomto seitani byl Davis nastoleen a sice na dobu gesti rokt. Davis sestavil kabinet svfij nasledovne: Tajemnikem statu jmenovan Judah P. Benjamin z Louisiany; tajemnikem valky Geo. W. Randolph z Virginie; tajemnikem pokladny Charles G. Menninger z JiZni Karoliny a nejvykim navladnim Thomas H. Watts z Alabamy. Randolph se hodnosti jemu nabizene vzdal a na jeho misto jmenovan. byl James a Seadon, bohatY °bean richmondsky.

Prvnim einem kongresu konfederaeniho bylo jednohlasne usne geni, ze. valka proti Severu ma bYti vedena dale s tou nejvetSi raznosti; dale ptijata resoluce, v ktere prohlageno, Ze "lid jinni odhodlan jest snaeeti ty nejvetei svizele valky a byt'

8trana 10 tato trvala sebe dele"; resoluce tato bylaI prijata, arnz by om razm zastupel se byli zeptali lidu na jeho smy'Sleni, v jeho jmene opovaali se k celemu svetu takto mluviti. Dale prohlakno, Ze "nikdy nesmiti se s lidmi, kteti ueinili vpad do jich viasti a vraZdili jejich obeany". Podai•ilo se jim vklikYm vylhanYm udanim lid u.vest v nejvet gi rozdileni, Severane lieeni byli co uclavatitelove, "kteri bez nejmenSi prieiny vnikli do jiZnich state jen za Udelem loupe& a aby mohli nevinne a klidne osadniky vraklit, majetek jejich pustont " a nevedomY lid, ktery bral za bernou mine! v§e, co mu z Richmondu oznameno bylo, znovu chapal se zbrane, "aby smeleho vetrelce pornahal z viasti sve vypudit . " Zpusobem takovym pomahala si Konfederace na pevnine — na vodach prispela ji na pomoc Vet. Britanie, Anglieka aristokracie, stavitele lodi a jini se svolenirn vla.dy sve dodavaliJihantm lode, ktere ureeny byly k tomu, aby nieily majetek vlady Spoj. state na vodach. Ma y -nipohutkjeichtomubyl,apreruSili frpine ve gkere obchodni spojeni Sp. state s ostatnimi vladarni evropskYmi a strhli tak veSkerY obchod na Anglii. Tedy mrzka ziskuchtivost to byla, ktera pohnula Velkou Britanii k tomu, aby v tomto bratrovraZednem boji podala, pomocnou ruku odbojnemu Jihu.

Jednou z nejstrahnejSich lodi, ktera pro jinni Konfederaci byla v Anglii postavena a vyzbrojena, byla Alabama. Plula vgude pod anglickou vlajkou a mela volny pristup do kaZdeho anglickeho pristavu. Za posledni tri mesice v rove 1862 znieila dvacet devet americk)ch obchodnich lodi.

Jak claleko az sahala zurivost KonfederatU a jejich britickYch spojenctr, o tom podava jasne svedectvi nasledujici: Mezi tkalci v Lancashireu panoval hlad, nebot' nasledkem obeanske valky zastavena jest zde veSkera prace; vlada briticka nebyla s to nebohYm, hladem hynoucim poddanYm poskytnouti pomoci a proto z New Yorku vypravena, byla sem lod' s potravinarni pro nuzne rodiny. Lod' tato vgak musela bYti provazena jinou valeenou lodi, aby na ceste nebyla prepadena, oloupena a znieena nekterou lodi angliekou, nalezajici se ve sluthe JiZni Konfederace.

0 lodi Alabama udinena bude zminka jeSte pozdeji. — Na poeatku roku 1863 stab v poli sedmkrat sto tisic muZu vojska na strane severni a od sameho poeatku valky ak do teto doby, vyslal Sever k ochrane Unie pres dvanactkrat sto tisic dobrovolnikri. DejiSte valky pl'eneS'eno bylo do state jiZnich a vojska poeinala se ji22 stahovati kolem Vicksburgu a Port Hudson, jedinYch to opevnenYch mist na rece Mississippi. Gen. Grant jal se soustred'ovati vojska v okoli reky . Tallahatchee, v severni easti statu Mississippi a generalove Honey a Wash-

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burne tahli sem od Helena (Arkansas). trebnYm Vicksburg i Port Hudson. NaGeneral Grant mel hlavni skladiSte syych sledkem toho povstal velikY zmatek, ale zasob v Holly Springs, ktera bud'to zradou jen na chvili, nebot' vladni lode byly znianeb trestuhodnou neopatrnostinekterYch deny a muZstvo jejich vzato do zajeti. dilstojnikfl severnich dostala se do rukou Pozdeji, kdy2 byl Grant nechal preplaviti gen. Van Dorna, due 20. prosince 1862. U- velkou silu vojska na zapadni stranu keslySev to Grant, byl niicen couvnouti ry- ky, proplul Porter kolern Vicksburgu techle s celou armadou svoji ke Grand mer s celou svoji flotou, co stab se za Junction. Taw pouZili konfederate a vel- huste palby s naspu due 16. dubna.

Gen. Sherman, kterY men, tim 6asern sila vojska jiZniho pritrhla pod gen. J. je'Ste nekolikrate ptokusil se o dobyti jiZni C. Jeribertonem k ochrane Vicksburgu.

V tYZ den, kdy Van Dorn zmocnil se baterie u Haine's Bluff, na rozkaz od gen.

GrantovYch zasob v Holly Springs, hnulo Granta, plarhl s vojskem s yS7m ten k Misse lod'stvo s vojskem ShermanovYm od sissippi a prekroeiv reku, spojil se dne 8. kvetna s hlavni armadou. Odtud hnula se Memphisu ten k Vicksburgu, aby pri bylo napomocno. Ve Friar's Pointu spojena vojska, k Jackson, sidelnimu mespojil se Sherman s vojskem, ktere pritrh- stu statu Mississippi, ktere mel v drZeni. lo sem od Helena a phi Usti ileky Yazdo se- gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Nepratelska vojtkal se jate s lod'stvem PorterovYm. ska srazila se u Raymond dne 12. kvetna Ihned vypracovan byl plan, die ktereho a bitva zde skoneila Upinou porakou remelo se zapoeit s operacemi proti jrneno- belfe Druha bitva svedena byla dne 14. vanemu mestu od zadu a zaroven take el- kvetna bliZe Jacksonu, v ktere konfedeneny kroky k jeho provedeni. Vojsko a ne- rate byli ' opet poraleni a couvli na sever. co lod'stva odebralo se nahoru po rece Ya- Vladni vojsko na to zmocnilo se mesta a zoo, aby zmocnilo se nekolika nepratel- zniello zde mnoho majetku. Po tomto viskYch baterii, zde se nalezajicich; vS"ak terstvi vratily se pluky narodni k VicksSeverane byli po krvaven-1 boji dne 28. burgu. Due 16. kvetna strhla se velka bitprosince odraZeni s citelnjmn ztratami a va u Champion Hill, v ktere konfederate, na eas od daMich podniku jest upugteno. vedeni Pembertonem, byli na hlavu poraGen. John A. McClernand pribyl do Zeni. Grant na to stahl kolern Vicksburgu hlavniho stanu bliZe Vicksburgu na po- veSkerou svoji hotovost a za pomoci lod'eatku mesice ledna 1863 a prevzal vrchni stva Porterova jmenovane misto tesne se veleni. Shermana nemado to hnetlo a pra- vgech stran sevrel. — V minule kapitole ueinena jest zminka vi se, Ze mezi oberna generaly panovalo nepPatelstvi a Ze McClelland ustanoven o 22. pluku Iowskem, v kterem mnoho byl na misto Shermanovo na svoji vY- chili se nalezalo a jeliko2 pluk tento obdrslovriou Zadost. Hned po svem prichodu Zel prvni svfij krvavjt krest v okoli Vicksvydal se spoleene s Porterem po rece Ar- burgu, zminime se na tomto miste 0 nem kansas a dne 11. ledna dobyli pevnost podrobneji. • U pluku toho, z vetginy u setniny K. Hindman. Mezi tim easem rozdelil gen.

Grant svoje vojsko na etyri armadni sbo- slouZili nasledujici eechove:, Josef Holury, s kterYmi hnul se od Memphisu k bai' (porueik), Kerel Bednar, Josef DvoVicksburgu, aby o dobyti "jiZniho Gibral- rak, Frant. KoneenY, Jan Klima, Alois Jataru." se pokusil. VSak brzy seznal, he me- vorskY, Jan Havir (porueik), Jakub Hittsta dobYti fitokem, naeeZ zapoeal ner, TonadS' Skrivan (porueik), Josef Doznova s pracemi na novem reeiSti kolem stal (porueik), Josef Horak, Vojta SkraVicksburgu, ktere byl Farragut nedokon- bal, Martin SvidenskY, Pavel Miller (kavS'a.k setkal se ten s nezdarem. Grant pelnik), Josef JavorskY, Jan Pospi gil, Jan uspora.dal novou yYpravu po Mee Yazoo s Modroch, Vaclav Bench, Jan Holpuch, amyslem zmocniti se baterii u Haine's clay Zika, Frantikk Mezik, Josef Lajprt, Bluff, col by mu umanilo zaujmouti silne Jan MilAa, Frantikk Pladek. Vgichni jmepostaveni za mestem a toto pak s obou novani slouZili u setniny K; u setniny B stran sevriti. Vojsko jeho vAak u pevnosti slouZil Frantikk Novak; u setniny A Jan Pemberton, bliZe Greenwoodu, bylo pora- W. Honza a FrantiSek Beranek; u setniny Zeno na poeatku mesice brezna. Porter H Vaclav Horak; u setniny D byl bubenipokouSel se vSemoZnYm zpfisobem pronik- kern Jan Sala. Jan Klima popisuje v6kenouti s lod'mi svYmi v zad mesta, lee mar- re zkuSenosti vSech 0echfi a o prvnich pone a od planu toho opet muselo bYti upu- eateich vypravuje nasledujici: "Bylo to 15. zari roku 1862, kdyZ nastoupili jsme §teno.

V mesici anora (1863), tedy v dobe, kdy cestu po draze z Iowa City do Davenportu, severni vojsko hledalo kolem Vicksburgu kcieJ, jsme vsedii na lod' Metropolitan a po vYhodne postaveni, odkiid by mohlo zder- to clovOeni jsme byti az do St. Louis. S ne proti takovemu opevnni operovati, lode odebrali jsme se ihned do kasare.n. proplulo po rece Mississippi nekolik obr- Benton, lode jsme nt olik dni stravili cvlrienYch lodi od floty Porterovy kolem , eenim se ve zbrani. Dne 23. zari obdrZeli Vicksburgu, vzdor huste palbe s nas-pu; jsme rozkaz byti pilpraveni na dalsi polode ty vnikly zrovna mezi konfederaeni chod a ye dvou hodinach jsme jig opoulode zasobni, ktere zaopatrovaly po- Steli nape lezeni. Provadeli jsme

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razna cvieeni, az posleze pluk na g obdr2e1 Pomahal jsem pfi kopani onoho kanalu, rozkaz, by ptipojil se k armade gen. 13. S. kterY se v gak nepovedl, naee2 jsme tahli Granta, ktery toho easu prave byl opero- proti mestu Jackson, kde porazili jsme val proti silne opevnenemu Vicksburgu. Johnstona a vratili se k Vicksburgu. 0 Byli jsme ptideleni k 13. armadnimu sbo- jednom ptipadu, kterY se mi stal pied Vicksburgem, chci se take zminit: Kdy2 ru, jemu2 v Cele stal gen. McClernand divisi, ku ktere my nale2eli, velel gen. Eu- jsme se k Vicksburgu vratili, byl jsem s gene A. Carr. Kdy2 brigada na ge byla do- nekolika vojiny yyslan na stra2 — ad jsem pinena, obdr2eli jsme rozkaz vydati se na pied tim po eels dve noci nebyl spal. VydrZel jsem vgak piece do dvou hodin, nadalgi pochod po tests k Richmondu, statu Louisiana. Srazili jsme se na test's eeZ jsem jim ze se pujdu na blizkY 'Leto s rebelskou jizdou, kterou jsme za- vrgek prospat; pondal jsem je zaroven, hnali a vtrhli do maleho mesteeka, jme- aby mne easne rano vzbudili. V gak oni dle nem Carthage, kde eekali jsme na potra- Ygeho byli nuceni ve spechu ustoupiti a vu. Nekolik nagich obrnenYch a dteve- na mne Upine zapomneli. V osm hodin nanych lodi pokusilo se proplouti kolem no ptilitla z pevnosti delova koule a zaryVicksburgu a Stastne ptipluly a2 k nam; la se blizko mne do zeme. Mina vyhozena my je s jasotem uvitali, nebot' jevil se u2 imne zasypala a to mne probudilo. NeodcitelnY nedostatek potravin. Kdy2 lode va2i1 jsem se vgak povstati, nYbrZ' kutanage pluly kol jmenovaneho mesta, bylo lel se s vrchu dolt( a Stastne jsem se dona ne paleno tak, 2e pod nami ttasla se stal do tabora, kde se mi za yge jests vyHouska byl pti jednom fitoku na ptida. Pozdeji obdr2eli jsme rozkaz, bychom byli ptipraveni na ka2de zavolani a naspy vicksburgske ranen do nohy, vgak vzali s sebou jen to nejpottebnej gi, t. j. jenom lehce, nebot' zahy shledavame se pugku, 90 nabojt, na pet dni pOtravy a s nim opet temet ve v gech hlavnejgich deku. Kdy2 jsme byli rozlokni na biehu bityach.

Mississippi vyvedl nam neptitel gerednY Take byla zde ueinena zminka o Janu kousek a site prokopal hraze teky a voda Toupelitovi z Tabora a jeho ptistoupeni k zaplavila cely na g tabor. Museli jsme hledati spasu na vYginach, kam pro nas poz- vojsku. Toupelit phytelen byl k jizdeckedeli nage lode ptijely. Bylo to neobyeejne ' mu sboru, jeho2 plukovnikem byl Coack divadlo pro nas, videti parnik v lese mezi a sadastnil se valeeneho ta2eni v okoli tehustYm stromovim sem tam se propletati ky Mississippi. Jizda, ku ktere nalezel, vya my se small pti v gi to beds, ze vidime zde silana byla do neptatelskYch krajin, aby ponejpry lode plouti po zemi. Ve skutee- tyto pustogila a potravu zaopattovala. nosti vgak voda, kterou rebelove na nas "Jednou jsme vytrhali koleje", pi ge Toupustili, stala vgude ye vygi gesti stop. Od- pelit ye svYch zapiskach, "o odekavali ptitud pluli jsme na lodich k Asti teky Black; jezd vlaku, ktery vezl zasoby pro neptitemy nalezali se na velkem parniku Benton le. Kdy2 v gak prijel, vystoupili jsme z nazvanem, ktery pronikl az k same tvrzi, rich fikrytt, namiiili karabiny do oken a kterou zde rebelove meli postavenou a 2adali za okam2ite vzdani se. Na vlaku kule z nagich del vysilane srazily s naspu nalezalo se 600 maZil vojska rebelskeho a nekolik neptatelskYch del. Jeliko2 Grant mnoho zasob. Strojvedouci nemel ani tunemohl rebely z jich opevneni vypudit, geni, 2e jsou koleje vytrhany, dal pinou dal rozkaz k ustupu " paru, v gak zahy se vge iiti na jednu hroPied Vicksburgem shledavame se ta madu. Strojvedouci seskoeil, chteje spasiti se fitekem, v gak byl nami zasttelen. Druph jednom Iowske pluku s Oechem Vojte- hy den dopravili jsme zajatce i zasoby do chem Houskou, ktery narodil se ye Veseli, nakho tabora, kde jsme byli za na gi odkraj taborsky a do Ameriky ptijel s rodiei vahu vyznamenani a pluk nag byl v2dy syymi roku 1852. Kdy2 obeanska valka vy- staven co vzor neohro2enosti ... Odtud pukla, nemel mladY Houska pokoje a stale jests ueinili jsme nekolik najezdti do jiZpomYglel na to, kterak by se k vojsku nich krajin, a2 pti gel rozkaz, bychom odemohl dostati. Posleze ptistoupil co dobro- brali se k armade Shermanove v Holly volnik v okresu Clayton v srpnu 1861 a Springs, kde stahovala se neptatelska ihned odebral se do Missouri, kde strave- vojska a chystala se k boji. Bylo to pied na byla zima cvieenim ye zbrani. Na jate StedrYm yeeerem (1862) a mne poeinala se vtaden byl pluk, ku kteremu Houska na- zmocnovati jakasi nevysvetlitelna bazeri. leZel, pod prapory gen. Curtise a sueast- Zdalo se mi stale, jako by se mi neco neonil se bitvy u Pea - Ridge. — "Na pochodu byeejneho melo ptihodit. Rano o 4. hodido Arkansas", vypravuje Houska, "byly ne byli jsme troubenim vyburcovani ze vAude takove baCiny, ze kdy2 jsme chteli spanku a vydan rozkaz, bychom hnuli se ulehnouti, museli jsme nasbirat ro gti a ku pledu pled prave ktidlo na gi armady. vystlati si tak lo2e. Mnozi upravovali si Bylo to dne 24. prosince a na den ten do 1(12ko i z kameni — co2 bylo piece jen sve smrti nezapomenu.. Kdy2 octli jsme se lepgi, ne21i le2eti na ba2inate pude. Odtud na navrgi, zpozorovali jsme, 2e jsme repo lodich pluli jsme k Vicksburgu, *Oak belskou jizdou obklopeni a nage spojeni s byli jsme na iece Yazoo zatlaeeni zpet. hlavni armadou ze jest tpine pieru geno.

Stream Kam jenom oko nage dohledlo, vgude deli jsme jen same rebely, kteki stahovali se kolem nas tesneji. Nam nezbYvalo nit jineho, nen se vzdati anebo se skrze ty tetezy neptatelske prosekati. Na g yenta dal rozkaz, abychom se rozstoupili a zahajena ihned palba z del, ktere jsme s bou meli. Pomoci del chteli jsme rozbiti, lady neptatelske a pak pouZiti zmatku a protlonci se ven. Kdy2 chvile na ge udefila, tasili jsme gavle a vrhli se v krutou see.

Krev tekla proudem na obou stranach -nebot' bojoval muZ proti muZi. My drZeli se stateene, v gak piece jsme se yen nedostall a museli jsme einiti opet plipravy k nove seei. Druhy pokus se teZ nezdatil, naeeZ major Moore vztYeiv se v sedle, zvo lal: "Kdo z vas ma odvahu, nasleduj mne!" S feral slovy hnal se po tieti proti neptiteli a my jako bouie za nim, majice v jedne ruce bambitku a v druhe gavli.

Pii prvnim narazu dostal jsem ranu do hlavy a v temZ okamZiku byly mne u praye ruky uraZeny tii prsty. Krev z rany se vytinuvgi mne oslepila a ja, uprostied wavy bitevni kles1 s kone. Co dale se delo, nevim, nebot' az tepry k yeeeru jsem procitnul a vial jsem se mezi zabitYmi a mrtyYmi. Lekat obvazal moje rany a ja odve2en do zajeti. Kdy2 jsem se ponekud pozdravil, byl jsem s ostatnimi zajatci dopraven do povestne lidomorny v Richmondu. Byla to pouha ohrada beze sttechy, tak ze nebyli jsme pied zimou neb degtem nieim chraneni a k tomu snageti jsme museli krutY hlad; kousek kukutieneho chleba a trochu vody — to byla nage denni strava. U ohrady byly stra2e a kdokoliv se sem, tfebas jen nahodou ptibli2i1, byl na mists zasttelen. Zde jsem pobyl a'2 do 17. eervna 1863, tedy temet Best kdy jsme byli k nagi velike radosti vymeneni; ja se hned ptihlasil opet k vojsku.

(Konec.) ) 4' st• Detska ieleznice v Plzni.

V Plzni budou poeatkein zati velke sla y -nostipdhelmMstovrne kovem. Pii to ptile2itosti bude pobla vystavigte u teky BA& v einnosti take detska 2eleznice. Postavi ji &Rem pro radost zamestnanci Os. stavebnich zavodu, a to v dobrovolnYch brigadach. Trat' bude dlouha 600 metro. Slu2bu na ni obstaraji deti plzeriskYch 2elezniedit. )• •( Jednou prigel k Rotschildovi chudY a povida, mu: Pane Rotschild, eestne slovo, 2e jsem neptigel prosit o almu2nu.

Mite' bych se jen s vami vsadit o 1000 frann, 2e mohu obdr2et to, co nikdy nemn2e dostat bohatY Rotschild.

Dobte — tekl Rotschild — sazka je uzavtena. Jsem zvedav, co bych ja nemohl dostat, a vy ano.

No, tak, prosim, mOZ'ete dostat pot yrzeni nemajetnosti od Zidovske nabolenske oboe?

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Eman se dival, jak obe 601.1y dle jeho nehledu, nedosti Setrne a opatrne dite rozvinuji a do vanieky kladou. Dite pla.kalo, branila se a6" Emana strach chytal.

Stydel so vSak need rici, aby se mu nevysmaly. Sledoval ka6dY jejich pohyb a oddechl si, kdy dite bylo umyto. Ted' je zase Vince podaly, jeZ napited dite zlibala a potom kojila. Jaku'ocova mezi tint se pritoeila, ku photne, aby uvarila snidani. Matka Vincina inela prijit az ku poledni, aby na nekolik dni u dcery pobyla a domacnost obstarala.

"Kdy budete kittrir ptala, se tetka, kikajic u plotny, kde u6 (then praskal.

"Zitra bychom redi." tliadala jsem, ze to nechate na boil nedeli. A jak to mate s krnotry?"

ManZele chvilku mleeli, a Ja,kubcova zveciave od plotny prikroeila k lo6i.

"Maminka bude asi kmotrou."

"Ano, poprosime maminku," prikyvovala Vinca.

"A co2 kmotr?"

Babka tekala pohledern Vincky na Emana. teak hlavne proto sem g la, aby mela zpravu z prvni ruky. Cele y es eekala zvedave, jak to ted' mezi otcem a synem dopadn.e, Jakulocova zvykla, dovedeti se vkho za tepla, nevahala hnati iitokem.

Tvarila se jako neviriatko, ale tivnitr v'Sehna horela nedoekavosti.

"Eman peljde prosit tatinka, aby naeho chlapce drZel na rukou," po kratkem vahani odpovidala Vinca, vidouc, mte, zantra6en k oknu odchazel a k odpovedi se nernel.

"Tak piece," zakYvala Jakubcova hlay ou a odechla si. "Ani si, holeekove, nemilZete porayslit, jak jsou tide zvedo.vi, kdo bude knaotrem. Ale ja to povidala hned, ze to takhle dopadne. No, hezke je to od vas. Bude diveni daleko Siroko."

A t Secka novinou rozjarena, zase ku plotne se oteeela, aby dale varila. Ve svetnici bylo chvili ticho. Eman stale upiral pohled do prezeina a ,pocldaval horkosti, ktera se v nitru jeho zonva proti otci rozlila. Vzpominal, jak 째tea jej chvatne a nelitostne z dornova odbY.tzal, tupovat sel a na jak s real chalu, doielaal, aby ji prodal. Chvel se tehcly litasti, ze ma opustit rodnY statek a o ci se domova jen proto, ze je syn otci nepohodlny. Ale itcta k del W,la, pistil hiuboko zakorenena v jeho srdci, aby se odva6i1 vyslovit, co jej hnevalo a rmoutilo.

A kdyZ potom odstehovav se s Vincou do chalupy, Adel jednani otcovo,

znmenila se ho hanba, litost i zlost. Sostva secllak y e statku osamotnel, zjevne shanel nevestu. NeuvaZoval ui jako na poeatku, jakou by si mei vziti, aby se k nernu hodila, aby ho fide nepondouvali, aby byl spokojen.

Hned po synove svatbe pustil se do Peeina k DomordzkovYm. Pry na kravu se jed podivat. Potrebuje ji za tu, kterou dal synovi do chalupy, a slySel, ze Domorazek prodava.

Domorazek mu dobre rozumel, Ma kravu, proda ji uz ze znarnosti ku pantatovi. Do ehleva ho uvedl, koupi uzavrel a potom Smejkala do svetnice vzal na douSek piva, a kousek chleba.

Za tim y e svetnio eiste prostreli, Bared se v komore ustrojila a devaka nesla z hospody pivo. Domaci hospodar a hospoclyne usedli s pantatou za still, a Barea veSla posluhovat.

Rezka byla, eervena y e tvar, belejM pleti a vlasit hodne svetlejSich "la Vinca. IVIodee 06i se ji smaly a naSkrobene sukne na jeji pine postav Sustely.

Smejkal byl trechu v nesnazich, have ji podal ruku a vybidl ji, aby si prisedla k nim. Ale dries mu bo y ar tuze nekl. Pad by byl neco prohodil, by naznaeil svuj innysl, ale nic kloudneho mu do hlavy neSlo. V rozpacich notne si nalaYbal a poraid Barei pripijel.

Neupejpala se. Pila dost a vZdycky se na pantdtu zasmala,, kdykcliv mu vracela sklenich Domorazek sarn mu v nesnazich pomohl. Za.eal o Emanovi a kiplave prohodil, to 60 hezke od syna nebylo tak tatika obelstit a proti vuli vzit si holku, ktera nemela neZ telo a duSi. "Tak, tak," souhlasil Smejkal a uz si oddechl, maje cestu pripravenu. "Ani to bych byl chlapci za zle nemel. vSak aspori napred neco rici a ne prijit k tatovi, aby se stehoval na vYmenek, 6e on nit ma nevestu vyhlednutou. Pokorit jsem se nemohl, takovY ja nejsem, abyeh pied chlapcern ustupoval. Ted' ma, co chce, a ke nine at' s narkem nechodi. At' se stara o sebe, jako ja se musim a sebe starat, a -Dente starat."

"Ba, mate toho na sebe intaoho," svedeila hospodyne. "TakovY statek a ZedMate kolem sebe same na cizi lidi a neuhidate se Skody. NezbYva y am, neZ se knit. aim driv, tim lip."

"Prave juste rekla," rad,ostne chvalil sediak. "Ale kde vzit poradnou Zonskou?

Do takoveho staveni musi pri j it hospodyne rulada, aby vSecko zastala, a -Allade se treba nebude chtit vzit si starCiho eloveka."

"Jen se ptejte," zasmal Dornorazek.

"Proe se eervendS", BaruSlo? Myslim, 6e bys pantatou nepohrdla, a nejen ty, ale sto jinYch." Smejkal dychtive 06i pa Barei Opravda se aervenala a oei kiopila. Srd-

Ve stiedu, dne 14. zaici 1949. ce mu radosti poskoeilo, sahl po ruce Parente. Neodtahovala ji krotce zvedla k nemu oel. " 7zala byste si me, BaruSko?" ptal se kureZne. "Kdybyste chtel, pro0 ne," rekla pokojne a neklopila zrak.

"A col vy, pantato a panirnamo, nemeli byste nic proti tenni?" chvatal se preptat rodietit.

"Mit Bole, co bychom meli, Jen povaZte to, sousede, ze nak holka nancho pen& mit nebude. a 6e, by ji k y am dame, taky na to koukat m-usime, aby mela neco pojiSteno."

"Toho vkho se nebojte," horlive vykladal pantata, stale sviraje teplou ruku sve nevesty. "Jen kdy6 tisic zlatYch dostane, viechno bude dobre. Ja ji udelern polovieni zateisnici. a nouze se bet nemusi. Syna mare odbyteho, a budeli BaruSka na, rrie hodna, co mam, po me smrti ji -oripadne."

Byli hned smluveni. Barieka taky rozvazala. Ptala se, jak me, mnoho krav, pith, je-li y e statku studna, hodne-li clrZi hus a na konec podotkla, Ce by racla mela veselku hodne hluenou. Souhlasil s ni, ve v'Sem povoloval a vkcek rozjaren se twit, jakou to bude mit Zenu,-jak ru ted' teprve bude y e statlru krasne.

Pozval nevestu i rodiee, aby se prieli nejbleSi nedeli k nemu podivat a dojednat, kdy bude svatba. Slibili to, a 116 jako svoji sedeli a popijeli a.6 do noel.

Srnejkal se rozveseloval, a2 byl rozpusti1Y, a Barea neziistavala za nim. AZ pozde v noel odchazel, a jak tak sam polni ccstou nejistYm krokem si vykraCova.1, po 13ruetival si vesele.

Za mesic byl Zenat. Svatba byla opravdu hltionat obe vsi sezvali, a tenter vnchni sousede priMi. Jen Eman s Vincou zustali doma. Smejkal take k nim poslal tlampaee a zval je na hotly, ale ne ills, jakkoli Vinca Emana nutila,, aby aspori chvili vekl do statku, 1.1Z k viii lidera.

"Pete bychom se Mali jinYini, net jsrne?" oclporoval uminene. "Otec nes napolo vyhnal, a ted' by se mold dornY:Qat, ze za nim lezenle, abychom jeS'te neco dostali. Ne, jell at' jsou veseli bez vas."

Jejich nepritomnost zavdala podnet k mitchYm recem. Sam Smejkal k nim dal poeatek. Kcly2 veeer po svatbe v hospode pri muzice se podnapil, rukou na still uderil a 6enu do naruei chytiv, druhou volnou rukou do vzchgthu hodil.

"Veseli budeme a dobre se nam povede, itebmuj ,p an syn s nev.',3steu se hney ell," kMeel. "JO, j80-111 svuj pan a nepoddam s- wmu holobradkovi, kdyby treba na ktaenou he rime lezl. Pani muzikanti, nejakou skoenou!"

Eman s Vincou dovedeli se vkho. Lide ochotne jim donaSeli, co vedell, pasou-

Ve sttedu, dne 14. zati. 1949. ce se na jejich atrapach. Eman chodil zasmuSilY, Vinca, domnivajic se, ze mug lituje, prod si ji bral, hojne plakala. jednou, kdyg Kubiekova asi male po svatbe Smejkalove pti gla jim povidat, jak si Smejkal sve geny povaguje, na ty ji kupuje a genu obskakuje jako dik. Eman doopravdy se rozlobil.

"Co nam to povidate?" ktidel vSecek rozezlen. "At' dela, tatinek, co chce, my si jdeme pia svem. A nechci uz nic slyget. Mame se se genou radi, nikoho se o nic neprosime a pied s yYm prahem zameteme sami. Zena mi plade, me kagdY chyta a SuSka, mi, a to jen proto, aby nam trampot ptidelal. Kdo mi s takovYmi vecmt pkijde, dvete mu ukagu."

Kublekova rozezlena, ge jeji dobra vtrle byla takhle odmenena, se zlou odeSla, a za, den vedela, cela yes, 'g e Eman o otci nic slySet nechce.

Mato bylo tech, kteti nebyli pii Emanovi. Vedeli, jak perne mel zaeatky.

Chalupa byla v nepotadku, pole zanedbana a penez nazbyt nemeli. Na chaluzirstal dluh a men se co otakt. Ale otakeli se dobte. Pracovali do apadu, eirrovali se, a ;place zaeala jim pod rukama kvesti. Chalupu si opravili a olieiti, pole vzdelali, a pH torn mezi nimi nebylo dosud ani jedne mrzutosti. Men se potad stejne radi, a Stesti divala se z jejich ()el.

Eman zesilil, zmu gnel, a Vinca byla roztomilou hospodyni. Kdy2 sla s mugem do kostela, se zalibenim se za nimi lide oWell a hlasite chvalili, jak jim to krasne sluSi. Spokojenost jejich dovrSena, kdy g se jim narodilo dite. Bylo hezke a sill* a matka byla, zdrava. Eman celou noc u nich bdel, pies tu chvili vstaval od stolu a dival se na oba s uptimnou, vrouci laskou. VSe, co trpkeho zbylo v jeho srdci, zmizelo a zristal jen pccit blaha.

Ag ted', kdy g a okna stal a stare vzpominky tahly jeho hlavou, napadly mu hotke mySlenky. Zvati otce za kmotra pricha;iclo mu velmi za (te gkio. Necitil nenavisti k otci, ale byl mu odcizen. Sam od sebe byl by k nemu nekl, ale Vince toho nemohl odepiiti. Ug mel na jazyku trpka slova, u g chtel pied Jakubcovou ge co dela, nerad dela, ale vzpominka na nemocnou genu jej v eas upamatovala, jaka by to byla °bet', kdyby ji omluvil, kdyby ji netchotne ptimiSel? Najednou u vedomi, ge Vinca jedna Alechetneji ne g on, k jej udelala St'astnYm a v bolestech mu synka porodila, obratil se od okna a pousmal se na rodieku. Utkvivala na nem stale pohledem a ted' vidouc jeho irsmev, porozumela mu, i vztahla k nemu oba ruse. Ptistoupil k sklonil se, a gena ho vzala kolem krku.

"Jak se nasnidam, pajdu k tatinkovi," tekl, kdy g se °pet vztYeil. "Rad bych byl doma, al; pkijde maminka."

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"Jen jdi a nechvatej, maminka bude Si se mnou mit co povidat," domlouvala mu gena. "A pozvi je, at' ptijdou zitra odpoledne k nam oba. Koupime trochu piva a pobavime se. Pozdravuj je ode mne."

PokYval hlavou a Sel se strojit. Nebyl jeSte ani hotov, kdyg ug J•kubcova, volala, aby Sel k snidani. PospiSil si a potorn vystrojen jak o Bo gim hodu veSel do svetnice.

"WS to, holka, mute, radost je se na nej podivat," chvalila Jakubcovd, vSecka od plotny rozpalena.

Vinca se malieko zardela a s laskou na Emana pohledla.

"Ja, bych ho, Leto, mela rada, kdyby ani hezkY nebyl," cdtuSila.

"A cog ma, gena neni hezka?" s lidenSrm hnevem ozval se Eman. "iteknete mi, ktera se ji vyrovna?"

"Taky pravda; kdyby byla svobodna, geniSi by se o o ni prali. No, dekujte Panubohu. Hezky jste se k sobe hodili, a co hlavniho, mate se radi a jste spolu givi jako dye kutata. To se ted" velmi tidko najde.

Vim tim Eman jaksi svateene naladen, dost vesele sel ke statku. Pravdu ma Vinca, at' ty spory ptestanou. Tatinek je pied jen jeho otec, a tteba mu statek nedal, zase Panbilh jim pogehnal.

Battu mladi Smejkalovi malo vidali.

Do kostela tamer nechodila, a k muzikam nechodili zase oni. A tak za toho pilldruheho roku, co byl Eman z domu, stal se mu rodnY statek mistem neznamYm a obyvatele v nem bytosmi jako vzdalenYmi. Kdyg ted' $pattil otcovskSr statek a bligil se ke vratirm, pojala ho litost. Matka, mladi — vkchen minulY givot mu ptiSel na mysl, a div mu glzy do oei neskoeily. Ptemohl se a veSel vratky na VSecko tu bylo na cltivejSim rniste, ale zdalo se mu, ge tu piece jen vane cizi duch. VSude nepotadek, Ate bylo rozhazeno, Spinavo a jakoby 'odpornY zapach vanul ze dvora blatem napineneho.

Domaci pes napted zaStekal, ale poznav jej, zaktiudel a radostne vyskoeil proti nemu. Pohnut poplacal jej, tekl mu nekolik lichotnYch slov a potom veSel do statku. Sin byla otevtena, zablacena.

Srdce mu zabuSilo, kdy g oteviral dvete do velke svetnice.

Zarazil se. Svetnice, kterou za vlady Vinciny vidal eistou a frpravnou, byla pina Spiny. Steny byly zaeazeny, podiaha derma, postele neustlany, neumyte nadobi po lavicich i pc) stole rozestaveno. A uprostked toho nepotadku, optena o tepid kamna, trunila Barea. Kg se ji lekl, jak byla ye tvati za,rdela, a sama jaksi spuStena. Vedle ni ye velke sklenici stala kotalka, kterou prave pild a ted' olizujic vedle sebe postavila.

Prichod Emantry ji vrieihlede prekvapil. Upirala nan zkalene odi, jako by se

Strana 13 rozpominala, kdo to je. Najednou chvat-, ne vstala.

"Pekne vitam, Emanku, to jsou k nam hoste," povidala ochraptelYm mugskym hlasem. "Je to pravda, ze vas ptibylo?"

"Pravda panimamo," odtuSil Eman.

Bylo mu nzko, adkoliv jej tak ptivetive vitala. "Je tatinek doma?"

"Belel se podivat na pole, ale ptijde brzy. Jen pojd' dal. Nediv se, nername jeSte poklizeno — deveeky museji po hos pociatstvi. A je to taky uklizeni ye statku — sotva se udela potadek, 0 se ykko zase rozhazi. — Tyt" jsi nejak vnaladen! No, nestirj! Mu g je tu co nevidel."

Usedl na gidli, kterou mu pristreila, a bezdoky bloudil oeima po znamYch mistech. Tu umtela matka, tam dostal prvni od Vincky, onde stavala jeho postel. Ale tehdy to vypadalo jinak, docela jinak. Kdy g Barda sedlaka mugem nazvala, jichlo jej u srdce. Tato mlada gena, z nig hledi opilost byla jeho macechou!

"Chci tatinka prosit, aby dr gel nakho chlapce na rukou," ozval se po kratkern ponneeni.

"No, ten bude koukat," zasmala se hluene selka. "Pork' si mysli, ze je jeSte mezi vami hnev. Vam se ani nedivim. Je to dlovek yrut'a.k, stale na ka gdern neco vidi a poroudel by celY den. Pravda, ja si mnoho poroueet nedam, ale aspori zlost ma elovek, kdy g tak tYra. Musim s nim mit svatou trpelivtoa, proto ge natikat ug je pozde. Mela jsem mit rozum za svobcdna. Na, napij se. Tak mi z 'Ana nebylo dobte, strinu ze same zlosti na galudek a krapet kotalky mi nej lip pomirk."

"Dekuju pane," branil se rozpaeite Eman. "Nepiju kotalky —".

"Jen ydekej, ag bude stonat — kotalka nejlepSi medicina. Ja to taky neumela pit. al kdyg jsem tady o zdravi Sabin, pc) sklenici, hodne se napila. (),-! di ptirnhoutila, olizla se a potom vrchem ruky irsta ottela.

"Tak villa kftit budete," zaeala zase.

"No, polehnej yam Panbilh, hezky pry se yam vede, a dite ;u givite. Nu, my take musime chystat kolibku," zasmala se drsnYm, prctivnYm zpasobem, ge se Eman vSecek zapalil. Byla mu hanba, citil krev otce svelio v gilach, a ted' mu napadlo, jak hroznY asi ma givot. Nevedel, ma-li se smat nebo mradit. Ne, to ug neni jejich clomov, tohle je brloh odpornY, kde to pajde v gcly hlcub. Kam to otec privedl? Kam se podela jeho byvala opatrnost, samostatnost, neUstupnost?

VSecko utopil ye svem druhem shatku.

Synovi Stesti neptal, sam se dychtive rozbehl pa lakave rozkoSi — a kam dobehl?

Ag sem do to Spiny, po bok gene, utapejici rozum a lest v kotalce. UbohY otec!

Stralm 14 Struna scustrasti a saucitu zachvela se v Emanove srdci. Ale zvuaela jen okamJak ubohY. ozval se v nem hned zase vzdorovitY hlas. Byl snad nezkugenY elovek? Nebo jej nekdo nutil? Byl snad sam, musel se tenit, aby statek zachranil? Ne, syna mel dospeleho, poildneho, a ten sivybral hospodyni take slu gnou a hodnou. Poslouchat ho chteli ,fge dobre mu slibovali, mohl Wit panem v dome, mohl jen poroueet a sam si hovet. Byli by ho na rukou nosili, vgecko mu udelali, ale toho on vgeho nedbal, syna do cha/upy vystreil a sam se kasal, co jegte dokate. No, dokazal!

Jakesi tvrde, nelitostne odhodlani se v Emanovi usadilo. Pohled na kles,ajici a pustnotici doinov budil v nem narw2iyou talobu na otce. Nemohl si pomoci, nemohl jinak cititi. Tak se v pasmo svYch myg lenek zabral, to na okamtik zapomnel na. Bareil. Divala se po nem, a ftgklebek se ji ukazal na tvafi.

"Ty se zlobi g, to bude v statku navy Odic, vid'," povidala po, chvili Ltiplaye. "Ho'eau, otec ma na tebe zlost, kdyby ani dite nepfi glo, nic bys nedostal."

Nahie pronesene podezfeni a bez obalu projevenY Usudek mace gin pomatl Emana.

"Na to ja ani nemyslim," omlouval se.

"Hned jak jsem z domu gel, Ode' jsem, 2e ut nic nedostanu, a taky nic netadam. Ate jsem dnes tatinka za kmotra prosit chtel, to jsem taky nedelal k peneziim, ale aby lido nemeli co povidat. Kdybyste si snad myslila, to mam nee° za lubem, rad toho necham."

"Ale mlo a nedurdi se," zasmala se Barea. "To ja jen tak nee° fekla a na nic pH tom nemyslila. Prosim to, elovek pomalu rozum ztrati. Ja, vim, to vim je lip net nam. Hospodafstvi nic nenese, dluh je a roste. Tatinek vzal meho mute za rukbjmi, kdyt si pro sentry penize dlutil. Udelal dva tisice dluhu na statek potom pustil bratrovi. Ted' sam nic nema, platit nechce a tak ztistane nam dluh k placeni. Zkusila jsem proto ut oeistec.

Jen at' si tadno, stareho mute nebere.

Za nejakY mesic laska pfestane a elovek ma dedka, na krku."

Dopovidala posledni slova, kdy se mezi dvenni ukazal 8mejkal. Byl ten v ogurnelYch cajkovych gatech a vyrudlou depici mel vratenu do tYla. Zastavil se u dveii a. pfekvapen dival se na syna.

Eman objevenim se otcovYm znova byl zmaten. Jednak mu bylo hanba, to macecha prave o otci tak o glive mluvila, jednak pohled na otce jej zarazil. To ut nebyl bYvalY zavalitY, zdravY sedlak.

8aty na nem jen vise7y, tvafe byly site zabervenale, ale pinost jejich byla to tam, Mite visela mu na licich. licni kosti vystoupily, oci zapadly, a ted', kdy eepici sundaval, objevila se hola lebka,

PEST/4Ilt WEST, TEXAS vroubena zbytky prokdivelYch vlastt.

Litost zatfasla Emanem. Vstal a Lel k otci, chteje mu ruku polibit.

"Jen nech, nech," branil se sedlak, stihaje jej nepokojnYm pohledem a skryvaje ruce na zada. "Co pak jsi mi dobreho pfine81?"

"Narodil se nam chlapedek a byli bychom oba radi, kdybyste ho zitra drtel pri kftu na rukou," prona gel Eman stisnen svou prosbu.

"Teda kftiny strojite," zakYval sedlak hlavou a jeho tekaly stranou. "No vig , pro mne to neni, ne to bych nechtel, ale ut se k takovYm vecem nehodim. Dekuju varn pane za, tu poctu, ale feknete nekomu jinemu."

"A prod' bys nekl?" zvolala Bared, drsne. "Delej hlouposti! Kdyt to o to tdtdaji jdi. Ja bych gla hned."

"Mid!" kfikl sedlak a vzpkimiv se, zmetil term pohledem pin'm nenavisti.

"No, no, tak na mne nekfid, nejsem tu tadna devka. TakovYch pant. se neleknu."

A aby dodala svYm slovum vahy, vstala, boky si podeptela a okazale ku plotne gla.

"Jak jsem fekl, neptijdu," chvatne a useene obracel se 8mejkal k synovi, naznaduje, to by rad, aby ut gel. "Pfeju yam vgeho dobreho, ale odbud'te to beze mne."

"To je mi lito, tatinku, jste tak tvrdY," trpce prohodil Eman, obraceje se ke dvetim.

"Ut mi odpust', jsem start elovek a vim, co delam," Mekeeji prohodil otec a obracel se k odchodu. Vy gel ze svetnice a rychle gel na dvur. Eman pozdraviv macechu, Lel take ven. Otec byl kolik krokti pied nim a chvatal ke stodole.

"S Panembohem, tatinku!" volal za) nim Eman.

"S Panembohem!" odtu gil sedlak. "Pozdravuj term."

A pkihrbiv se, spechal, aby rychle zmizel.

Eman gel domil jak opilY. Jak na naves vegel, hanba ho rozrazila. Myslil, to katdY, kdo ho potkal a vial, z tvafe mu vyeetl, co ye statku alai a jak pochodil. Otec mu odepfel slutbu lasky. Prod'?

Stydi se tan? Zlobi se na nej? Nebo v sobe nosi neco jineho, co jej utira, prod* se sveta strani? Snad. Jakk to vede tivot? Jak mu asi je v takove domacnosti, kdyt byl zvyklY tivotu velmi fadnemu, pravidelnemu , poeestnemu!

— —" Na druhY den byly u mladych 8mejkalft kftiny. Za kmotra stal Pi gtek s matkou Vincinou. Kftiny odbyly se time, Eman i Vinca nemohli se rozveselit, vzpominajice stale pkede gleho dne.

V. , Sedlak 8mejkal pomYglel take na okamtik, kdy se mela jeho rodina roz-

Ve sttedu, dne 14. WI 1949. mnotit, ale s jinYmi city, net jeho syn. v chalupe.

Prvni dva, tri mesice po sve druhe svatbe tit v jakemsi opojeni. Jak by jaro sve krase kolem neho rozkvetlo, tak chodil po hospodatstvi a travil cele hodiny u sve teny. Vidal, to rada pije, ale neznepokojoval se tim, ba sam pro pivo posilal, a kdykoliv do mesta neb do hospody gel, ptinagel v lahviece sladke rosolky, aby si tim spine tenu naklonil.

Ale kdyt ji jednou napadl doma opilou, potacejici se a blabolici neslu gna slova, nahlY strach jej chytil. Vystfizlivel ze sveho opojeni a podal nzkostlive pozorovat, kam vge speje. Vide, te_ je v dome nepotadek, to deladka bez ohledu zandli a krade, to selka tajne v gelicos prodiva, kotalku kupuje a pije. Hiava se mu z toho zamotala. Kdyt se trochu upokojil, hledel vec napraviti. Podal na term zhurtat zakazoval ji piti, zaviral sYpku a zaCal cleat 'Ana. Nic nedbal: to se Lena pooala vzpirat; stara uminenost v nem otiVla. Nekolik mesicti neklesal na mysli, kdy ne glo vge dle jeho vole, Buda na oko povolovala, die jeho mineni nepila, po praci gla. Teddy z radosti, to zase v ge bude dobte, zarueil se za jejiho otce na dva tisice a veseleji dival se na svet. Take poeal vychazet mezi lidi, kterYm se drive vyhYbal, styde se, to snad \Fedi, co se u neho del°.

Zdalo se mu, to vgecko je na dobre ceste, ale najednou poznal, to to byl blud a klam. Zid ho tadal o zaplaceni znaeneho dluhu, kterY u neho panimama udelala nejvic za ko •alku. A eeledin, ktereho na poll vyplisnil, na celY svet vyvykfidel, aby pantata huboval taky doma na selku, ktera ve dne v noci kotalku pije a ift i pefiny prodava.

To 8mejkalovi dodalo. Ano, je slab, aby pfemohl okolnosti, jet jsou mocnejAi net jeho vale. Ut nemel nadeje, to fide o nieem nevedi. Hanba lidska na nej padala. Rozurnel . pohledtim sousedii a sousedek a zmocnila se ho malomyslnost.

At dosud s jakousi Skodolibou radosti patral, jak se vede Emanovi a Vince.

Zvlagte synovi nic dobreho neptal, proto to mu Vinca dala piednost. Vidal ji, jak zkrasnela a stala se zdravou, roztomilou a hodnou tenou. Pln zavisti fikal si v duchu, to za nekolik let bude Vinca vypadat jinak, to se praci v chalupe utaha. Videl, jak se mladi do Upodu namahaji, jak pracne chalupu opravuji a pole vzdelavaji, aby mohli b't vi. Pfemilte je to, vysili a udusi, a potorn tepry pfijdou k tatikovi, aby je na milost pfijal a ve statku jim tivobyti dal ftekne jim zkratka, aby si lehli, jak si ustlali; bude to pro nej chvile sladke pomsty.

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Mama mela v kuchyni tuze napilno. Na plotne vrela polevka, brambory se tit take varily a omdeka v rendliku yonela, at se chripi chvelo. Tata mel za chvili prijet z nadrati, bylo treba si s obedem pospiSit. "Jarou'Sku," tekla mama synkovi, "skoe mi do spUirny pro citron. Tuhle mat klid od spitirny." Kdyt se kloudek octl ye spitirne, dostala nepeknY napad. Cot abych si tady slupl nejakou dobrotu, pornyslil si, VISak to rnama nepo zna. Bloudil velkyma mcdrYma odima noraddch lahvi se zavaIIeninami, s viSnemi, bortlykami, hruSkami, s marmeladarni a vSemi temi dobrotami, jet mama za leto nashromadila na zimni inesice. Ale nit to nebylo prihodne. Lahve byly pe-

. P. oermak.

Podlc sta Za (7;echove ve InladY knidobude Ceske Vydal se na cesty do . stateenost. yaw: ale jak se se as to v jeho podivii'echove, ley — stra potash stale chodi teenosti mirnY ny na p: ;bled, ale ('e a posluLV jako bcranek Poslyme kousek poveti o torn, Clive obaleny celofanem anebo patent-lvu 1nm sklenenYm viekem. A to Jarou:s'ok jak krae Brun y Po mnohYch I Lrpenich se doneumel odstranit. Kdyz ut byl z tuba eelY sklieenY, spathl nahle hrnek, v stal jedneu do nez n e zen-16.. Tam prize :rte vychdzel nemZ odjak2iva bYval med. Predstava vo- Pal k ryk , roe a vytf, po hiasu ho 'tauten° medu, jak steka s prstu do fist, zapla yi jazyk a pomalu sklouzne pak a spa- M zviaStin pociL;nert. StatnY Icy olil a e,:s'kiivou .6,.;v::hlavou do krku, kloueka, rozradostnila. Poskeeil to ba bylo jako kilzie a ut byl u police. Vystoupil na Nijat ji nemoht oremoci SPiaky, natahl se a nedoekave ponotil ko se k r..i D.rib7Riti, net. ) se vSech jedva prsty do hrnku. "Ach ouvej!" vyjekl jteh deviti Pla y sieholy p:, eny. prekvapenim a bolesti. A honem vytahl Udive,tV Prurevik a premYZ11: prsty z hrnku. Ale molest neptestala, -r,-".,ornu z teen dvoul rnel pcmoci? zdeSeni nepominulo. Na Jarou§kave uka- Vy'ael jsem do s-0' ,:ta, P, .ah Si doby znazavdeku se trepetal malt' eervemi rak, ku lva -- , w • ., . 1:.n pomoc Iva! At' Sevrel klouektiv prst klepYtky a vhbec se se rari3,1 eokolivi" nemel chuti se pustit. "Alamo. Ma ao Vytrhl te, :, , a :::•:".*toeiv k sani, krieel kloueek a vyrazil ze spitirny, div no e, ait ji 6astr,va;:j an,ami :1 ..,v se °hied'. neporazil dvete. Mama byla v mziku u ' kdy%'; vid61, k ma iajeunou pomocnika, kloueka. Raka s prstu snala a neposh.07 edstoup i l od sand. Olizal si take rant' nemu klouekovi vyhubovala: "To je trest a ulehl za BrunevikovYmi zady, aby si za tvou misnost."

E. S. odpoeal. ) • oc KnUe mei te-AY boj K m iii nemohl biizko pfikroeiti pro ty pale. . r plameny — POMOC KONiCKOVI a pi'itom musel po Modell na Maly 14Iirek dostal od tdty k narozeni- lva., proton' aby. •111t1 nevpadi do ndm houpaciho kone. Tuze se mu libil, zad, Pi:Tato se s netvorem hrMel hnede oei, leskle sedlo, diouhou pla- dinsky. Ale can rive rozvtevou hrivu a dlouhY ocas. Vypaclal zrov- klila a vrhala s pekeinou na tak jako jeden z koni, kteti de,nne zlobou. Musel so Sekal a a.2 rozvateli z akcioveho pivovaru sudy O- sekal u k a ilnay.ou va pa meste. Mirek mu rikal Ferdo, stej- pada. Di'vot.". a stale piny ne jako volal pivoyarskY kodi na jednoe do boje.

BrUlleVik noznaval ho z tech syYch valacht. Kdyt malt' Minej pacid, rek sveho Ferdika rozhoupal, musel se smrtelna iAnava. Neatoc,, Jon se brapak poradne drtet, aby se sedla nespadl, nil a ustupoval, 1,Terny: ;;Ina.k., net to jak Ferdik skdkal. Levou rtikou za Zl y z boje nevyjde, a 2•, ti iistojiste slo-, vu, pravou za ocas, tak se Mirek pridr- ti sve kosti. toval, kdyt se cltevenY konieek dal do KtlyZ vSak lev vide', i3cunevik umcvalu. Jcdnou vSak milt' konidek svuj etleva, vyskdott a vahl se no sali znovu. kra,snY plavY ccas kdesi ztratil. JakYpak Z tcho cc kal.r e tak . zaracioval, 'de novym. ale ktin bez ocasu. Mirek zesmutnel a li- zapalem zacal do sand ad' ji tosti se na d.reveneho Ferdika nernohl atakC',e ni podivat. Sestl'enieee Helene se Mirka bez zZelelo. Mela krasne Wave vlasky inovika pacll ramena, Wak ji mama kaMelho , • jeSte. vlasy irozi,'esavala. Helenka meta ✓,§a,,, hrdina radeji Mirka a citeveneho Ferdika net :du z vlasy. A tak jednim tkihnutim nutek odJroval, P,. jeho zachrance delila bohatY pramen vlasti ad sve hlazvoina za Mtn s hlavou vy, aby mid kun ocas. KdyS priSla mama sklulteriou jako oveeka. -- A cd to cloby zdesila se. Laska k dtevenemu konidkovi jit verne tvire 1.3runevika neopustilo.

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STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1949.

PALTEM - RECEIPTS

Spldtka bondil - Matured Bonds Splatky majetkovYch ptifeek - Payments on motgage loans Splatky na certifikatove Vijay - Payments on certificate loans Poplatky od radii - Dues from subordinate lodges Urok z certifikatovYch pujeek - Interest on certificate loans Urok z majetkovYch pfijeek - Interest on mortgage loans Urok z bondti - Interest on bonds Najemne z majetku - Rent from real estate Z mineralniho z olejoveho majetku - Royalties Na odhady - Appraisal fee Prodej potreb radtim - Sale of lodge supplies CelkovY pfijem -- Total receipts Hotovost 8-1-49 - Cash balance 8-1-49

Umrtni Mortuary 2,000.00 38,757.30 % 1,988.75 15,922.90 627.62 9,959.79 3,111.25 162.44 434.88

Vyddni Expense

7,881.05

Nemoc'sky DetskST Sick Ben. Juvenile 2,000.00 1,548.90 15.00 168.48 2,161.02 457.70 130.00

196.00 1.00

Souhrn Total 4,000.0C 40,306.2C 2,003.75 26,133.45 627.62 10,417.49 3,241.25 162.44 434.88 196.00 1.00

72,964.93 25,516 96

8,078.05 5,549.13

6312.62 5,336.67

168.48 2,459.31

87,524 08 38,862.07

98,481.89

13;t27.18

11,649.29

2,627.79

126,386.15

STYDADIf - DISBURSEMENTS 60,307.27 3,309.82 10,831.11 16.00 16.50 1.20 91.87 50.00 2,469.16 180.30 2.51 41.05 274.00 2,180.94 86.75 150.00 1,660.50 969.50 687.50 29.57 18.52 48.06 2.60 162.35 227.25 808.40 122.40

4,750.00

Majetkove pfijeky - Mortgage loans Certifikatove pareky - Certificate loans Vyplacend podpory - Claims paid Vylohy s vyplac. umrt. podpory - Exp. with payment of death claim Rfizne vYlohy na majetek - Miscellaneous expense on real estate Pojigteni na majetek - Insurance on real estate Vracene innrtni poplatky - Returned premiums Dary - Donations Komfgne organisatortim - Commissions to organizers Cestovne drednikti - Officers travel Freight and Express Wane potreby na yydrโ ขZovani ntadovny - Office maintenance Lekarske prohlidky - Medical examinations Vestnik a sluzne redaktora - Official publication - editor's salary PoAtovne - Postage Najemne z tradovny - Office rent .

SlOne tfrednikti - Officers salaries 1..

Slubie yYpomoci - Employees salaries Tiskova prate a psaci potreby - Stationery and supplies Telephone and Telegraph Za, vymenu seku - Collection and exchange Vylohy na auto - Car expense Schtize tiskoveho vYboru - Pubiclation committee meeting Schtze organisRorti - Organizers meetings Za odhady - Appraisal expense Pravnikovi za vytizovani ptiuCek - Attorney fees Bez lekafske prohlidky - Non-medical examinations

55,557.27 , 3,309.82 10,125.11 16.00 16.50 1.20 28.03

Celkove yydani - Total disbursements Hotovost 9-1-49 - Cash balance 9-1-49

69,053.93 29,427.96

10,171.36 3,455.82

5,213.84 6,435.45

306.00 2,321.79

84,745.13 41.641.02

98,481.89

13,627.18

11,649.29

2,627.79

126,386.15,

400.00

63.84 50.00 2,469.16 180.30 2.51 41.05 274.00 2,180.94 86.75 150.00 1,660.50 969,50 687.50 29.57 1852 48.06 2.60 162.35 227.25 808.40 122.40

MAJETEK JEDNOTY - ASSETTS 29,127.96 3,45582 Hotovost - Cash 1,100,304.00 VlรกdnI bondy - Gov't bonds 351,740.15 Okresni a mestske bondy - County and municipal bonds 2,178,245.36 Majetkove Vijay - Mortgage loans 437,281.38 Certifikatove pdjaky - Certificate loans 210.000.00 Akcie - Stock

6,435,45 20,369.40 202,254.73 1,977.00

2,321,79

41,641.02 1,100,304.00 372,109.55 3,380,500.09 439,258.38 210.000.00

VtSTNIK-WEST,TEZEAS 46,429.66 Farmy - Real estate 451.27 tiollateral loan 20.00 Podily a metitka - Equity and Utility deposits 60.00 Kineralni a olejovY majetek - Royalties and minerals owned 12,817.39 Nabytek a zatizeni v Utadovne - Furniture and Fixtures .......

1,900.00 Automobile

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ye sttedu, dne 14. zati 1949.

5,353,959.78

18,173.21

231,036.58

2,321.79

5,605,491.36

S bratrskYrn pozdravem R. A. UrbanovskSr, ifeetni 55 56 57 58 59 60 Obnos $388.15 61 39.60 63 18.82 64 65 642.16 67 112.70 68 253.30 69 417.40 71 36.90 73 300.00 75 30.29 76 35.11 77 16.81 78 433.86 80 26,93 81 190.49 83 221.75 84 942.10 86 22.18 87 86.77 88 542.60 89 35.79 90 38.67, 92 232.48 93 918.96 94 475.38 95 206.18 96 147.27 98 859.56 99 1,499.86 101 171.00 103 25.18 105 13.15 110 477.02 111 78.85 112 322.72 113 9.83 114 272.59 117 119.11 118 741.18 119 77.75 121 17.44 122 186.73 124 855.94 125 608.25 127 113.32 128 435.71 129 76.90 130 451.62 132

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memo sirrorm 1949 kadu Datfim 1 20 9 2 3 24 4 23 5 16 6 16 7 18 8 22 9 19 10 29 11 12 24 13 25 14 23 15 27 16 23 17 25 18 9 19 29 20 18 21 29 22 23 30 24 ?5 26 22 l7 22 4) 11 ;2 ;3 ,5 7 8 9 0 1 2 4 5 8 9 0 1 4

9 9 18 17 16 23 23 18 26 23 29 22 18 24

25 19 26 18 24 17 19 23 9 29 22 22 18 9 25 29 24 26 24 24 25 15 24 26 23 18 22 26 10 26 15 24 27 26 22 26 25 24 23 9 25 22 9 25 30 9 22 25

22 346.78 valky nasledkem nedostatku kr62.73 133 26 120.01 miva. Za pet let se jen na Mo298.79 135 9 10.27 rave zniei pet set tisic peiloro31.11 136 27 20.47 dek. Zde je tteba napravy.

137 119.40 138 24 285.11 6.20 140 23 26.59 Elektrieka auta 37.43 141 258.21 25 MoskevskY automobiloidr fistav 289.00 30 82.05 142 zkouSi dva nove typy elekttic162.24 27 38172 143 kYch aut. Jeden vtiz je 9.55 26 14.2I 25 32.09 vY s dvema motory po 2.8 kw., 24.51 I 145 A, 23 63.08 druhY vaz ma pal druhe tuny a 156.24 1' dva motory po etytech kw. Ak117.03 147 23 906.26 eni radius vozu je 65 km. To se 395.22 148 22 94.76. rovna ptibliZne dennimu vYko19.95 9 25.41 15° 237 .03 nu dociavkoveho auta pti roz25 74.13 151 6602..4457 vake. Baterie se nabijeji opet v 25 14.07 152 noel a ph vetsim vykonu v P026 24.27 153 709 .36 ledni Atestavce. PrtImerna. ry24 65.97 154 36.48 chlost vozu je 25 a..2 28 km. Udr78.09 158 25 177 .76 zovaci naklady jsou o etvrtinu 160 9 584.68 194.21 mensi nez u aut s vS•ibunSrm mo27 489.06 161 • totem.

104.09 162 16 26.78 293.92 9 456.78 163 96.62 Referendum na ornezeni pro25 71,23 164 dukce baviny 275.15 25,964.97 1,665.83 Tajemnik zemedelstvi Bran122.94 nan natidi die zneni zakona reJed kurare 51.00 ferendum ohledne zmenkni ose298.79 Jihoameriet Indiani napouSte- vu baviny zaeatkem prosince 19109 '47 ji hlavice svYch smrtonosnYch I 45. LetoSni &oda bude oddatee9665 jedem kurare. Je to vYtaek ne z yYSena ptebytkem usklad31.57 ryznych jedovatYch i nejedova- Ilene baviny v poetu asi 5,200t reh rostlin, kterY obsahuje ji- 000 Zoka, co2 dohromady spoete' 17. 83 ste alkaloidy, zpfisobujici ne- no vynese dvacet milioml 2aku.

31.01 schopnost pohybu vSech svalft, hotove a na prodej jsouci bavl37.36 ptedevim dYchacich a htiSnich. ny. Ptitomna rani spotteba ba24.26 Toto vyuZila moderni farmako- viny odhaduje se na 12,500.000 57.32 logie a pouZiva, dnes nekterYch 2oku eili zbYva tu sedm a pal 87.23 slolek kurare pro uvoineni kte- milionU Zoka. pfebytku. Bude•li 6.69 61 svalttva, vzniklYch deinkem baviny a semeno prode.Mo za ce305.95 narkosy, aby tak usnadnila Ope- nu, neptevySujici vladou podpo20.32 ra1eni lakroky. NejaeinnejSi z rovanou cenu, celkovY •tijem 93.63 techto prosttedn je tak zv. d- baylnatfl dostoupi obnos $2,350,215 ' 37 tubiorkurarinchlori(d, musi se 000.000 proti lonskemu ptijmu 3962 vSak davkovat velmi opatrne. $2,641,000.000. Aby kontrola ose6.28 vu baviny veSla v platnost, musi 103.60 Na4e perlorodky pro ni hlasovat nejmene d ye tre42.13 VYskyt perlorodek v mora y- tiny pestiteln 4.95 skYch tekach je eina dale menu, 21.33 takk hrozi nebezpeei Apineho Elekttina ye skle.

35.60 jejich vyhynuti. Jen na : jiZni MoVajieka mono usmaLt i na 30.59 rave v povodi Dyje se roene zni38.57 ei prumerne sto tisic perlorodek sklenene desce, vodici elektrickY 327.34 Um, Ze jsou "zkrmovany. Nejvice proud, jak dokazaly pokusy s 8.58 perlorodek bylo vak zni(:eno za timto novYrn sklem.

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WEST, TE4t4,3 • Ut je ma„ piseri dozpivana, ut je ma pisen dohrena, co zpivaval jsern u muziky do svitani, ba do rana.

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SHIRT 0 OTCE. 1‘..Euziky dohrely. Otec dal katdernu muzi l antovi zyre.St' nalit. I to bylo nee° neobyeejneho. Nikdo nepamatoval, te by si byl udelal takovou faratu. Jen stars' StribrnY, o dobrYch Beset let staxSi otce, rnrka.1 na sousedy a ".;eptal jim: "To my Z116, me! jste tu bYt prod padesati lety, byll byste vicleli cilvy. Nikdo neumel tak zazpivat jak on, a kdyt zazpi y al, vtdycky se dal 'Oat." Po tech slovech stareho Stribrneho v'Sichni se na otce navalili: "Sousede, zazpivej! Strejeku, zazpivejtc!"

Otec precistoutpil pred muziky, drte sklenic.i pi va nad hlavou. Udela.1 pohyb jako do skoku a muziky zahraly tut. Postavil sklenici no, still, sabil palcem prave ruky do vesty, vydal peolive slolenou papiro y ou zlatku a polotil ji na talik. V taneirne nastalo utiSeni. Otec pokynul sta.sedum: "Takhle Sojka z Lavine kdyby tu by!, to byste jakou b:/cliorn zadelall!"

Oprel ruku o bok a zazpivo,1: "Nad Stotici je yrkee na nem se toes, me modre muj VojtiSek. Nad oelma bile eelo, cos to me srdce, mu.j zlaty chlapee, redo rnelo.

A nad eelem plave ylasky, Skoda,, preSkoda, preSkoda, Skoda nek lasky."

Katdou sloku muziky pa nem zahraly, a kdyt dozpival, hraly tu pisen dale k tanci. Otec pokynul ukazovakem prave ruky nejhezei diveine a ona s hlavou stoudne sklopenou poslukie jako bernSka priMa k nemu. Vzal ji kolem pasu, jednou se s ni otoeil addl. ut jen prekapoval; do kola nemel Muziky dohraly. V taneirne nastal 'Sum, sousede zdVihali skleniee, volali otci "vivat" a pripijell mu. StarY StribrnY dosyedetoYal, to otec zrovna tu pisen zpivayal pied padesati lety. Nalehali nan, aby zpiyal jeSto. Vymlouval se a branil, ale bylo na.nern videt, to eeka na pobizeni.

"Dobrd, tak Vern zadelarn jeSte jednu.

Abyste vtichni vedeli, bude to posledni mOje pisnieka. Muziky, vstante a dobte pi:.;!buchejte. Tu pisnieku jots jeste . ne• y ell, 1'3-'o„° davejte poyor." vstaly.

Bahl po dn.:the kapsy u vmty a palcem odtud vydobyl druhou peelive sloku papirovou zlatku a polotil piled m-azina ta pe. Na to se postavil zpola k muzikazpola k Obecenstvu a zanotoval:

Ut, Muzikanti, nebudete e vice hravat nation :1, y am, chaso„mlada, doporueim prinieriusa Viktoru.

At' jell() banda dlouho hraje ven-i k veseli a ku zdravi, nine zatroubi ut jenom jednou Stepanek z Voddan kalhavy.

Ut moje svice dohasina, muj dohorive kahanek, ut, vaidhorny si na to cidi Jan Rataj Franc Stepanek.

Vy se tu vSichni dobre mejte, stotieti mill sousedi, a vase oko tarmoucene at' na muj odchod nehledi.

Vain preju, drazi sousedove, k vanocilm pine stodoly, aby Tam hodne pribYvalo louce, v staji, na poll.

Vane preju, nak hok Svarni, netli se vyclam na cestu, do stale etyry kone vrane, do sine hezkou neyestu.

Vann preju, Hake panny luu vysokeho do pasu, y arn, naSe, matky starostlive, detieek zciarnYch okrasu.

4 I vy mne pl'ejte "St'astnou cestu" na tu pout', kam uz odchazim, kde neduhtim je vSechnern konec, kde kraj je vSechnem nesnazim.

Dozpival a oei se mu zalily. Muziky hluene hraly predzpivan napev. Otec at do Who okamtiku zdal se svetim, zdravYm a. miadYna, ale najednou se . promenil.

Zhrbil se, oko se stab matnym, krok nejistynn, kolena se chvela.

Kdyt muziky dohrely, otec zvolal: "Tak s Panembohem, lidieky, a at ptijdete na vodriansk:Y hrbitov, navStivte me!"

Sousede se shrnuli kolem neho, chteli mu lichotit, ze yypade jako rys a jenjen kvete, ale neSlo jim to. On podal katderriu ruku, nejdriv staremu Stribrnemu, a potorn rrilaCiSim po rade. Kdyt se rozloueil, bral se ku dverina. VSichni mu ustupovali.

Bylo ticho jako v hrobe. Primerius Viktora kynul a muziky zahrmely tut.

Prised doma, otec ulehl a la;e1 mnoho obdn'M jsem od _..ho mesictIv. Na abych Zval nine se s nim rozloueit, Psani bylo nedokoneeno a, mei :Oa cote znamky, Cr pisatel jedva perern vladl, az mu posies vypadlo z ruky.

Tak jsem ci navykl vidati otce sUneho a Zdraveho, ano monutneho, Ze jsem bY1

Ve stfedu, dne 14. z511 1949— zdrcen pri pomyMeni, M jest u2 na vtdy po jeho site a zdravi a ze jit konec jeho jest neodyratriY. Prijel jsem doma, bylo pane jarni dopolocine. Vtecko pueelo a kvetlo, slunce ile Vstoupil jsem do sednice. Nael jsem vSecko jinak, net ml obrazotvornost kreslila. Otec site lezel na posteli, ale tvar jeho byla spokojene, also vesela. Stala se pinou a dostala netnou detskou plet', bilou a eervonou. Take tvai: rnateina, bratroy a sester jevila jakesi blahe, netne uspokojeni. Nic takoveho, co byve v meste, kde nemocny strati s yYm oblieejem zdray e a zdravi nemocneho a on i oni se domuivaji, ze si tim devaji na jevo nejvrelejk rodinnou lasku. VSichni otce oSetrovali, ale s yYch sluteb mu nevnucovali.

Chodill po Splekach, clvere opatrne zavirail. Otec tertoval a kdyt mu nekdo priSel blizko, chapal se jeho ruky, hladil a mazlil, se a navzajem prijimal hlazeni a mazleni.

"Jak pak je y am, tatinku?" ta2u se.

"I dobile, chlanee, az na to, te se rozesychem. A tak se rozesycham, at se rozsypu."

Staki znami a pratele pkichezivali k nemu na nevSlevu. Toho dne priSel Sojka z Lavine, jeho karnarad z mladi, zednik.

Leta se nevideli. Sojka nejprve zdrtelive ocipoyidai na otazky otcovy po jeho rodinnYch pornerech, ale znenahla se rozehrival a rozvazoval. Vzpominali si na stare doby, najednou otec yyskoeil z postele a zat'al pesti: "Sojko, pojd' do ktitku!" Ale lined zas byl pod peilinou. Sojka prisedl k nemu, dali heavy k sobe a zanotovali si: "Nad Stotici je yrkeek."

Sojka jeUe zpival dobre. Kdyt skoneili, otec jej pochvelll: "Ale, Sojko, ty mat jeSte notu! Ty kdybye takhle, kamarade, priSel ml na funus misto sta,reho 21abkal Jeho zpev se mi nelibil. Ale ty, kdybys zazpival, to by nil bylo hezky, at by me nesli!"

Sojka slibil a net so mesic selel s mesicem, byla mu otcem k tomu poskytnuta p rile t it ost.

Zesnul. prve knihy "Nakch", Josef Holeeek. )6h m ( K Abdullovi si phSel soused yypiljeit osla, aby si nicht z lesa privezt chrasti. osel nevi doma.

Soused jit chtel odejit, kdyt tu zahYkal osel.

"Vtdyt' je doma, pia; ml ho."

"Neva doma," tvrdil stale Abdul.

"Ale, v 7i,cly't" jak hYka", namital soused. A.bdull pokre!il rameny.

"Ja opravdu y CiN vic oslovi, ?" ) ♦

Na chudobnYch svet stoji.

Cukr se nejide pinou

Ve sttedu, dne 14. zati 1949.

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EST, =AS

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

VESTNIK

All contributions, correspondence of Lodge reporters, biographies, etc., intended for publication, must be in the hands of the Associate Editor a week before the date of issue.

All communications relating to editorial matters of the English Section should be addressed: Associate Editor, 6402 Prague Houston Texas.

POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 nvith undeliverable copies to Vestnik Pub. Co. West, Texas.

52 Years of Fraternal Business .

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With these words, "52 years of the SPJST fraternal business," president of our Supreme Lodge, Brother Ed, L. Marek, opened the meeting of the organizers at Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, on Monday, August 29.

There were two out-of-town me mbers present: Brother Kalenda, of D ayton, and Brother S. B. Valcik, of Sug arland. Nearly all local organizers of Lo dge 88 were present, including: Sister Olexa, Brothers Ancinec, Bristik, Cerny, Hanka, Olexa, Sefcik, Tesar, and Zaludek. Th ere were also some visitors, including the writer, sitting apart as silent obsery erg.

"It is well for us to look at the whole situation and to begin with the year 1897, when the SPJST was organized."

Thus Brother Marek started the short review, giving the initial and the present strength of members. insurance in force, and the assets of the SPJST. Then he pointed out the lean years, the period when we were actually losing members, and when we made the first attempt to gain new members with the aid of organizers. Selling insurance, next to the investment of funds, became the most important function in our Society.

As he continued, Brother Marek gave the listeners a summary of the comparative gain in members as of 1933 and 1949. A study of the growth was highly illuminating.

At this point, Brother Chupick took over and explained the three main factors required for the successful operation of a fraternal organization. Contrary to my habit, I did not make any notes of the discussion, but I hope that some of these facts will be placed in the Vestnik by the supreme officers at some convenient time. Brother Chupick explained the present valuation of the SPJST, how the valuation is determined, what table of mortality, what rate of interest, and what other factors constitute the margin of safety over and above the statutory standards.

Then came the explanation of the various certificates, ordinary life, pay life, endowment, and juvenile certificates. A good deal of time had been con-

sumed illustrating t h e "premium waiver" supplement and the "payor insurance" supplement.

Th9 latter part of the evening, from nine till eleven, had been taken up mostly with the instructions of understanding of the needs of each new prospect and honest evaluation of what kind of protection he should be given. It was very well presented.

Toward the end of the meeting, Brother Chupick and Brother Marek asked for questions from any of the present, or any comment and observations.

All in all, it was a profitably spent evening, one that should be bringing results as all these instructions gradually soak in.

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Bright Future of the S.. P. J. S. T.

ability to get a new member was a gift of social contact. Today it is the result of training.

Selling insurance is not an easy task.

Such meetings and instructions as conducted by the Supreme Lodge officers are helpful. However, the time may come when the officers may not be able to devote much time to these meetings, and that additional training will be found very important.

The future of our institution depends on new business. It is very important that we have more high grade organizers who know their jobs by schooling them in the new techniques of selling fraternal insurance. Additional small expense to thoroughly train our organizers would be a good investment and right step toward the bright future of our SPJST. ) • 4. • (

What Happened on September 17th?

Our organization is gradually forging ahead. The excellent manner in which the SPJST haVe come through four or five definitely hard periods is now evident. There was a period when we had That is a hard uestion for anyone who been losing in membership. We had been hadn't studied the history of the United writing off our loses on our investments, States. It was the end of a battle which on our assets, on our real estate. Some- lasted for almost four months, a battle how, we have come through these strug- of arguments, disputations, and fargles, and we got on more favorable reaching decisions. It was the day of basis. the signing of the newly-drafted ConThe future growth of the SPJST—or stitution of the United States. After any other fraternal association, for that four months of discussion and debates, matter—will depend in large measure one of the fifty-five delegates that atupon the ability, the integrity and the tended the constitutional convention in intelligence of the men and women who Philadelphia, in 1787, Gouverneur Morris, carry the message of BENEVOLENCE, wrote out with his own hand the comHUMANITY, and BROTHERHOOD to pleted fundamental law of the future the people. We should be conscious of United States, putting it into the lucid this fact, and we should be diligently English for which it has ever since been trying to improve the caliber and char- notable among great documents; and acter of our organizers. Quality of re- on September 17, four months after they presentation rather than the number of started, tnirty-nine delega tites, repreorganizers should be our objective. senting twelve %states, signed the docuSelling insurance next to the invest- ment. Three of those who were present ment is the most important function refused to put their names to it. Thirteen in our SPJST. Evidently, we failed to delegates were absent. Some signed berealize this fact in the years when we cause they thought that the proposed were losing members. Then we made "scheme" could not be worse than what efforts. We got some good organizers. they already had. ) We developed a workable plan. But best men, best plans, and best intentions! When men measure their worth by the cannot produce adequate results with- number of dollars they amass they are out proper information, Years ago, unaware of their xeal value.

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Ure The SPJST members know that the Supreme Lodge is obligated to invest all of the surplus over and above $25,000.00 in real estate loans on rural and city property. Oftentimes, the point is not clear as t6 how much the Order loans, at what percent, and on what terms.

On first-class real estate (farms) and newly constructed city property 60 percent of the appraised value may be advanced. On other real estate, or on older city dwellings, not more than one-half of the appraised value may be loaned.

The loan is repaid in annual or monthly payments or in some other manner at the rate of about 10 percent of the loan each year, or about 1 percent of the principal every month.

For instance, a member (or a nonmember as well, if the funds are available) wishes to borrow $5,000.00. He is buying a $10,000.00 house. If the house is a newly constructed residence, he may apply for, and may get a loan of $6,000.00.

The loan is being repaid at about $60.00 each and every month. When the payment of $60.00 is received at the headquarters, they first compute the interest on the outstanding balance, divide the payment of $60 as so much being interest due, and the remainder to be applied. on the principal. The following month the p rocedure is the same, the interest, however, being somewhat less and the reduction of the outstanding loan being accelerated. The rate, of interest is stipulated at 5 percent per annum. If all payMents arrive on time, proMptly, the borrower is allowed at the end of twelve months a bonus of one-half of 1 percent, which bonus for promptness is added to the payments of that year, thus making the actual rate of interest to be only 41/2 percent.

An objection is voiced quite frequently that the SPJST does not make the loan high enough and that it is difficult to raise one-half in cash to apply for a loan to cover the other half. The answer is quite simple: the SPJST is a fraternal benevolent organization and not in the class with real-estate brokers and mortgage bankers. The loans of the SPJST are based on a fifty-fifty proposition. It is not a speculation, but a sound way of co-operation. If a borrower has one-half of the price clear or in cash, he can get the other one-half from the SPJST. The biggest featherbed in the country is the one the real-estate speculators and mortgage bankers sleep on. Today, every family that buys a $10,000.00 house and does not have a substantial amount

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Ve stfedu, dne 14. zafi 1949. of cash to drive a bargain pays in the resolution that such an undertaking by neighborhood of $5,750 for the feather- the federal government "is incompatible bed. with our system of free enterprise; is The curious thing about this feather- not the American way; is a step toward bed is that most families don't realize socialism and parternalism and is not they are buying it. The reason is that .for the best interests of the people." the real-estate brokers and mortgage The resolution further stated that "the bankers carefully hide the cost from operation of any business or profession consumers. The cost of that soft pad- that is not a necessary governmental ding is so carefully hidden that most function is best done by private enterfamilies think they pay $10,000 for a prise. We are therefore opposed to having house with a $10,000 price tag on it. our government take over any phase of Actually, most $10,000 houses cost you at business or profession that can be conleast $14,500 when you get through pay- ducted successfully by our citizens." ing for them.

In conclusion, the resolution stated The extra $4,500 is the interest charge "that we favor the conduct of the pracon a 5-percent mortgage over a period tice of the medical profession by private of 20 years after you have made a $1,000 enterprise." down payment and have signed a $9,000 Following is an open letter to the Exmortgage. ecutive Committee of the N. F. C. of A. Are you beginning to see the point why from the Executive Committee of the the SPJST does not like to grant you a Slovene National Benefit Society, one of 20-year loan on your house, and why you the affiliated societies of the N. F. C. of are asked to get one-half in cash before A.: the other half is loaned to you? It is not Gentlemen: only good and sound business for the Your resolution against National SPJST, but it is to your own advantage Health Insurance was read at a recent to make your loan as reasonable as pos- meeting of the Executive Committee of sible. our Society, at which it was decided that Based on the distribution of costs of the following letter be written to you: building houses in the past several years, Proper medical care of the American here is where the mony goes in the averpeople is one of our major problems toage $10,000 house today: day. Healthy citizens are good risks for Material $4,550 all American insurance systems and also Labor on the site 2,950 good assets for our country. Thus, the Land costs 1,250 fraternalists should be the last people' Profits 1,250 to object to socialized medicine, because Today, to buy a $10,000 house, you need we are convinced that by helping those around $1,000 in cash (not including inwho do not have the means to obtain cidental settlement expenses), and $56.25 proper medical care, we protect our own a month for 20 years, not including the cost of taxes and insurance. In twenty societies. President Truman himself proyears, if nothing happens, we will add posed compulsory National Health In$4,500.00 in interest charges to the price surance, which is supported by many of your house, and you will be the proud low and middle income groups, including, owner of a $14,500.00 home that 20 years many doctors and other professional people. earlier had a price tag of $10,000.

Your resolution is also against the This is no sermon in pessimism. This is only a reply to your objectionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;no, it principles of our Society, which favors was not griping, just an objectionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that any improvement of social conditions for the SPJST does not loan you as much as the American people.

We feel that the Executive Committee you would need or would like to have.

After all, the SPJST does not want a of the National Fraternal Congress of America, in this instance, went beyond featherbed. its jurisdiction by issuing such an im) 4 portarit resoliistion withput first consulting the affiliated societies.

The Executive Committee of the Slovene National Benefit Society, representing over 72,000 members, hereby states At a meeting of the Executive Com- that the resolution adopted by the Exmittee of the National Fraternal Con- ecutive Committee of the National Fragress of America, recently held in ternal Congress is not for the best inChicago, a resolution was adopted strong- terest of its members and the people as ly opposing the adoption by the Congress a whole.

A copy of this leter shall also be sent of the United States of socialized medito the President of the United States, cine.

It was the opinion expressed, in the the Vice-President of the United States,

Two Views on cialized Medicine

Ve sti'edu, dne 14. zaiii 1949. the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the members of any Congressional commitee to which the subject of prepaid medicine shall be referred, and to the editors of the Fraternal Age, Fraternal Monitor and Fraternal Field.

Fraternally yours, Slovene National Benefit Society, Joseph L. Culkar, President, F. A. •Vider, Secretary. )

Have wee Learned To Like Others?

(Radio talk by Dr. N. V. Peale)

Once Henry Ford was asked, "Who is your best friend?" It was in a restaurant and Ford wrote on the tablecloth, "He is your best friend who brings out of yOu the best that is in you." Like people, and you will bring out of them the best that is in them and they will idolize you for it.

Basically, you and. I and everyone else want to be liked. You may not go around saying so, but you do just the same.

Sometimes you hear somebody say, "I don't care what anybody thinks Of me."

But that is just not the truth. It's only a defense, a kind of compensation for an inferiority feeling. He really doesn't mean it.

Deep in every individual is the desire to be liked. In fact the great psychologist, William James, said that one of the deepest drives of human nature is what he called "The craving to be appreciated."

To be respected and liked by your associates is a fundamental urge. This being so, how can you make yourself people will like you?

First, learn to forget yourself. If you keep yourself in the forefront of your thought, other ,people will instinctively know it. You can't fool them. No selfcentered person can ever be well liked.

Such a person is egotistical and touchy.

You have to handle him with gloves. He becomes a problem to everybody. He repels people rather than attracts them.

It's a simple thing. k'orget yourself and practice sincerely liking people.

When you practice liking people, their eeod qualities blossom out and it's not hard to see good in them. In fact you help bring it out of them and that's why they like you.

Another thing in getting people to like you is to practice building up the ego of the other person. There's something in all of us to want our egos built up. It is the normal desire for a feeling of self-importance. If I deflate your eg and your self-importance, though you

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may laugh it off, you are not going to like me very well and I don't blame yo-o On the other hand if I elevate your sel, respect and give you a feeling of personal worth, I'm doing you a great favor, I have helped you to be your best self and therefore you like me.

Now how do you deflate another person's ego? Here is the way to do it. The next time you are in a group and somebody tells a joke and everybody laughs you just give a kind of polite little grunt and say, "Well, that is a pretty good joke all right. I saw it the other day in a magazine." NoW of course that will make you feel very important. But how does it make the other fellow feel win told the joke? You have taken the wine' out of his sails and left him flat and deflated.

He wanted a momentary and normal little bit of glory but you took it away from him. Nobody in that group is going to like you for that and certainly not the man whose story you spoiled.

Here's another way to deflate a person's natural desire for importance. businessman had several big bills to p and he was worrying where he was going to get the money. His secretary knew he was troubled and because she v,7a. very loyal to him she was troubled too.

One morning before he came to the office, a fine, big check came in the mail and she was very happy because she knew this was going to take care of thc obligations. She was so excited she could hardly wait until he got to the office to tell him about it.

"Oh, Mr. So and So," she said excitedly, I have a wonderful surprise for you."

"Well," he growled, "What is it?"

With a radiant smile on her face she said, "Just look at this!" and she handed him the check.

"Oh," he said, "I knew all about that I thought you had a real surprise."

The minute he said that, he knew he had made a big mistake. He saw his secretary's self-importance going down just as if he had stuck a pin in a toy balloon.

Dr. Peale's address also included the story about a salesman in the southern part of the country who increased the business in a certain territory from unprofitable one upwards to the most profitable.

Nobody could understand it, and the boss decided to go out through the tertory with the boy.

He told him, "Go ahead in just your normal way and I will tag along."

- The boss reported, "I never saw anything like it. He was easy and relaxed; acted like he had all the time in the world. He knew the first names of all

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"He had no high pressure methods. All he did was go around liking people and as a result everything came his way."

There's a lot of unhappiness in this world and everyone in his own way is trying to make something of himself.

Get the habit of helping him do it. Never miss an opportunity to build people up.

They will love you for it.

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:v'ersity Ho-,• would you like to go back to college after you have been out of it thirty years?

At fifty-five I entered: university. Two years later, on a hot June night, my wife walked with me across the university _Tipus to witness the graduation exercise. "From here on you have to go alone. hut be waiting for you when the program is over."

Not exactly alone. I stood with several hundred other students, all some 20, even years younger than I, and received my Bachelor of Science degree.

Because those two years of night study after my regular work gave me more deep satisfaction than any equal period in my life, I think they are worth writing about, even though some may say that the columns of the Vestnik should not be used for , personal affairs. But there is the hope that some younger person who has the desire to continue to study and feels or thinks himself too old may •e-examine his feelings and reconsider colle ge as a posSible way out of that emotional dissatisfaction, inner cravings, or feeling of personal inadequacy.

At twenty-one, as an immigrant boy who knew nothing about English, I had entered a state teachers' normal, covered a four-year course in three, and graduated. Like most students, I took the required courses and filled my schedule with electiveS chosen only. to make my study easy. I studied on borrowed money. My graduation would make everythingteasy. ety years later, I sod:.;enly realized tout I desired above everything the world was time airier upporty for quiet study. Our three childwere grown up ; College educated, and married. For twenty-five years I had been connected with various Czech organizations, and Most of my spare time

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had been spent with the SPJST t ffairs.

Much of my feverish activity was nothing but desire for recognition on the part of others that I was useful and was doing my job well. Yet it was nothing but a restless milling about to overcome the constant tension of dissatisfaction with myself. But instead of knowing myself, I usually expressed dissatisfaction with others. Instead of finding myself, I was finding faults with others.

Then suddenly, I realized that all this feverish activity was nothing but running around in a maze trying to understand myself, and trying to know what makes me and what makes other people run. I decided that I really should stop running around, try to got to the bottom of my behavior, study my impulses, my drives, my whole personality.

The upshot was that one day in 'September, having a day off, I went to the University of Houston. I felt lost, but I was determined to go through. I talked to one professor, to another, and still another. One of them was politely asking about my background, my previous schooling, my parentage. Then he confided that he studied in Bethlehem, Pa., the town founded by the Moravian Brethren. He helped me work out my program.

Thus, I enrolled at the University of Houston, majoring in psychology. This time I had no uncertainty about what I expected college to do for me. I wanted to learn about the behavior of an individual, why he does what he does, and I wanted to know why any group of people behave as it does, be it a family, an organization, a nation, or a league of nations.

I had heard some veterans complaining occasionally that they found the study hard because they were five, eight, or even ten years out of school. But study was for me incomparably easier now. I was driven by a desire for knowledge intensified by 55 years of living.

Now I was compelled to read systematically, and to dig deeply into subjects about which I had only a hazy idea. And there could be no lingering, no timewasting, because I •could do it solely in my spare time.

You want to know how I felt Vmong ` 7 1e young people? I didn't feel out of place. They didn't seem to see my age.

For example. marching in the graduation procession, I was paired with a beautiful young thing, of Italian descent, her name starting with the letter "V" like mine, who chatted with me about her engagement, her coming marriage after the graduation, and a honeymoon trip to Mexico City and Acapulco.

We met when the line of procession was formed; our names were paired on the

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printed program, and she became just as friendly as any of my classmates whom I met daily -or, more correctly, every night. In addition, I enjoyed association with faculty members—the type of stimulating friendship from which the younger students feel to be excluded on account of their youth.

Several professors told me they particularly enjoyed having me in their classes, .because my questions and comments, being tempered by maturity, added interest to discussion.

When I enrolled, I dropped everything else and devoted all my spare time to study. It was a cure for my restlessness and dissatisfaction. It gave me what I needed—but didn't know it before—a sense of direction. I still continue in advance studies, but with the English Section of the Vestnik as my additional responsibility, the advancement is somewhat slower. However, I am not rushing any more. I know that I cannot stop growing older, but it is my desire to grow old sensibly, retaining the elasticity of mind as much as will be in my power.

I don't think I should apologize for writing this article. There is the hope that somebody somewhere, who is much younger than I am, may benefit by my experience and reconsider his own possibility. ) 4, • (

Independence Day OF Mexico "(SEPTEMBER 16TH)" It was the beginning of the nineteenth century. Mexico had suffered 300 years of opression and despotism under Spanish dominion. The Mexicans were as slaves . . . worse than slaves; they had no security whatsoever. Frequently industries that the Indians had started vere taken over arbitrarily by members of the conquering people with no compensation. The seeds for revolt had been sown. Mexico wanted her Independence.

In almost every city and town there was a disguised "Independence Center."

Seemingly innocent organizations were really beehives of activity, buzzing with plans and secret manufacture of arms.

In the little village of Dolores, in the State of Guanajuato, the parish priest, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, worked more feverishly than other person in the country, with independence as his goal.

A Creole, native of Dolores, the 60-year old padre dedicated an energy to his ideal unequalled by younger men. As each December there are fiestas all over Mexico, with fireworks, dances, and unrestrained gaity, Hidalgo planned to use

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this activity as a cover for his insurreetion.

In tiny Dolores lances were being made, while in nearby Queretaro many influencial persons joined the movement. The Mayor himself, as well as his wife, the famed Corregidora (Mayoress), Dona Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, were independence leaders. Thru Captains Ignacio Allende and Juan Aldama of the King's Regiment, arms were obtained. Queretaro's "Society for the Study of Fine Arts" studied plans for revolt under cover of its fancy title.

Then, in the fatal year of 1810 on the night of September 13, a traitor informed the Queretaro postmaster of the plans, who immediately took the information to Mexico City. At the same time, Dona Josefa, the mayor's wife, heard the news, and in all haste sent a messenger to Hidalgo. The messenger arrived at 2 a. m. on the morning of the sixteenth. This was the moment of great decision for the village priest. Should he flee, hide, until more solid preparations could be made, or should he strike with the poverty of arms on which they counted, while the fever for independence was still high? At early morning mass he made known his decision: ATTACK. He voiced his plea with such fervor, with such reason, that the entire countryside was inflamed. "Long live America, death to bad government! Long live our Holy Mother of Guadalupe!" The famous liberty bell rang out, and was heard in the hearts of all Mexicans. This was the Cry from Dolores!

The entire township of Dolores set out, taking the first steps on the march toward freedom. Hidalgo, heading the march, took an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, painted on cloth, from the church at Atotonilco, and attaching it to his lance, made it the standard of the revolutionary independence. Captain Allende's regiment at San Miguel followed the insurgents; Celaya surrendered a few days later, and on organizing the army at that town, Hidalgo was proclaimed Captain-General of 20,000 troops. On to Guanajuato! With Guanajuato won, victory would be partially assured. This city was second only to Mexico, and had the richest silver mines in Spanish America.

The Sp aniards fled to the Alhondiga, a NOTICE! All News for the English Section should be sent directly to: Associate Editor, 6402 Prague Street, Houston 7, Texas.

Ve stfedu, dne 14. zaki 1949. powerful fortress. Here one of the bloodiest battles hi MeXlcan history took place.

The Spanish soldiers defended themselves well, but the seemingly impregnable Alhondiga was taken, and so great was the fury of , the populace that every one of the defenders was killed, many of these a few days after the fall of the fortress, when the Spanish soldiers were defenseless in their prison cells. This butchery was in spite of the entreaties of Hidalgo, and was to be paid for dearly later.

The Captain-General took five million pesos from the Alhondiga, and from the metal of bells of the city had money coined. The triumphal march continued, taking Valladolid (now Morelia) next, augmenting the army to 80,000 men. But the goal was Mexico City. Hidalgo .. . now proclaimed Generalisimo . . . and his troops won a victory in the first battle with the royal army, near Mexico; Then, instead of attacking the capital decisively, the commander-priest made , his great error . . . he retreated toward the interior. Here he met a well-equipped force of royal troops under the com mand of General Calleja, and suffered a defeat with many losses. The technique of this battle reminds us the invasion by Cortes, because, while the natives were armed mainly with lances, clubs, bows and arrows, the Spaniards carried the latest. equipment in arms. So many members of Hidalgo's forces were unacquainted with cannons that they tried to ward off the metal missiles with their hats!

While the independence army organized a government in Guadalajara, on the west coast, Calleja entered Guanajuato. As a retaliation for the murder of the Spanish soliders, Calleja ordered massacred every man, woman, and child who was caught. After the butchery of 14,000 inhabitants, this cruelty was finally ceased.

The royal forces gained strength, and in January of 1811, Hidalgo, Allende, Aldama, and Jimenez were captured and beheaded. Their heads served a terrible purpose .. . they were placed on great hooks at the four corners of the Alhondiga, as a warning against further revolution. There they remained for ten years, until the independence from Spain finally became a reality.

But the ideal of Hidalgo did not die with him. The fight continued with one of his pupils at its head, Jose Maria Morelos, a mestizo priest. A great military leader, Morelos was soon known as the "Hero of a Hundred Battles." There were guerrillas throughout the country. The ranchmen, as much at home in the saddle as on foot, created serious opposition to the Spaniards by lassOing them as they crossed the plains, thei .eby elimin-

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a ing the enemy without even the necessity of gunpowder.

In September of 1813, the Independent forces of Morelos issued very advanced decrees, abolishing slavery, imprisonment for debt, and the collection of tithes for the support of religious societies. Two months later they declared their Independence from Spain, which was, unfortunately, not to become a reality until eight years later. In 1815 the great Morelos was captured and shot. With his death the cause for liberty fell into lethargy. In 1820, affairs were so far back to normal that an uprising under General Vicente Guerrero was a genuine surprise. Sent out to quell the insurgents, Agustin de Iturbide instead united his troops with theirs. Guerrero and Iturbide published their Plan of Three Guarantees: conservation of the Catholic Church, the independence of Mexico as a moderate monarchy, and the union of Spaniards and Mexicans in friendship; these guarantees are represented in the Mexican flag, white for purity, red for the union in friendship of Mexicans and Spaniards, and green for independence.

Iturbide triumphantly entered Mexico City as liberator on September 27, 1821, the date that marked the end of Spanish rule and the beginning of Mexican Independence.

Mexico celebrates as her real Independente that 16th of September in 1810.

Every year, on the night of the fifteenth, the President proclaims the Grito de Dolores (Cry from Dolores) from a balcony in the National Palace in Mexico City. Above the central doorway of the Palace hangs the great Independence Bell, rung by Miguel Hidalgo in his little native village. On the night of the Grito there are fireworks and much celebrating in the Zocalo, central plaza of the city, September sixteenth is a holiday, Independence Day, when most of Mexico's streets and the Zocalo are filled with patriots observing the magnificent military parade that takes place every year. ) 4, +

Milk fz r Old and Young Milk may be a more important food to old men and women than it is to infants and children, according to Dr. Clive M. McCay, Professor of Nutrition at Cornell University. Dr. McCay dismisses the commonly held theory that a diet rich in calcium—and milk is rich in calcium— leads to the hardening of the arteries. If the bones are to contain enough calcium, the diet must be adequate, and an adequate diet includes ample proportions of milk, he says.

Strana 23 Dr. McCay has fed white rats' from weaning to death on a diet of .nothing but mineralized milk, and they lived as long as rats on a rabTd diet of high quality.

Dr. McCay is best kn o ,.‘,; for his pioneer work in showil: .any years ago, that underfeeding is : 0,)e way to lengthen life. But if any animal, man included, is to remain in good health, he points out, its food must contain abut 50 essential elementS or compounds. How much of each element or compound the food should contain, however, has never been established in terms of longevity or of terminal disease. This is the field he has been investigating, and his work with white rats and other laboratory animals is supplying medical research with significant clues to the secrets of long and healthy living.

His more recent work convinces Dr. McCay that the amount of fat in the diet of rats, and people, too, controls the amount of calcium they can .assimi.late. A diet rich in fat prevents the body from utilizing Calcium, especially where the amount of calcium in the diet is small to begin with He considers that the proportionate amount of fat and calcium eaten during the last third of life is especially important. ) 4. 9 ( FELT ITUCEK, of SI:::"Til.,,ENBURG, JOINS PROF7SSmNALS Last week, the Houston Chronicle had a report from its special correspondent which we reprint here for the benefit of our SPJST football unthusiasts in Fayette and Lavaca counties: Felix Bucek of Schulenburg will join the Pittsburgh Steelers professional football squad for play this season. Bucek played part of the season last year with the Pittsburgh team.

Bucek is a graduate of Schulenburg High School where he played on the Shorthorn team. He attended A. and M. where he was a member of the college team for 'several years. ) „?.

Amon was filling out a job application blank and came to the question: "Have you ever been arrested?" His answer was "NO." The next question was, "Why?", and was meant for those who answered in the affirmative. Nevertheless he answered it with, "Nevec got caught."

0 a §. ( The United States ha.. most of the world's geld but it doesn' ecm to eliminate national prcblems, • A legal proposition is somethin g which no two lawyers understand the same way.

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LETTERS Robstown, Texas Dear Vestnik Readers, Just one more week and we go to school registration and after that there won't be time for anything. I will be in the sixth grade.

I had a very nice summer. I played all summer long.

On Sunday, August 21. we went to Bryan to the Company .G. (Buddies) of World War I reunion at the American Legion Home. It was the first reunion since World War II. It was nice to see all of the Buddies to shake hands and to talk old times. They were so glad to see each other, while their wives, children, and grandchildren looked on. We all had a good dinner together. My daddy is a Veteran of Foreign Wars, World War I. Late that afternoon we drove to Texas A. and M. College. We drove all through there. We saw all the many magnificent buildings. I couldn't help but to feel proud because I have close relatives, uncles and cousins to graduate from Texas A. and M. College. From there we visited in Caldwell. On our way home we went through Austin. I saw the University of Texas. I have a umber of cousins that got their degree from the University of Texas. I saw the big hospital where one of my cousins graduated in Nurses training. We spent most of our time in the Capitol. I think I saw everything there. The Capitol is full of large and very large pictures of distinguished people that lived before us. I saw the picture of Clara Driscoll.

During her life time she lived in Corpus Christi and was very wealthy. It was through her generosity that the Alamo in San Antonio was saved. She died in 1945.

We had a very nice trip. We are sure glad to be back home. There is no place like "Home Sweet Home."

Ella Barbara Reground )• •G Houston, Texas Dear Readers; Once again I thought I would write, as I wonder what happened to all of the people that wrote articles in the English section. Are they so busy or is the summer heat bearing down too hard? With Labor Day here, school starting, you can tell that autumn is not for off, and as you know that great school gamefootball—is here also. That automatically comes to our minds with fall. I myself am not a football fan, but I have a husband that is, and also a boy that is looking forward to playing it. I would much rather see a good baseball game.

V STNi PC *P.ST, VMS I guess everyone has his own hobby.

And speaking of hobbies, they are wonderful things. Hobbies are fun.

Every person needs an outside interest, something different from his or her regular routine. Hobbies will sometimes lead you on a treasure hunt, as you seek to add to your collection. Some hobbies will lead you to study many things pertaining to your hobby. Hobbies make you want to know the history of things; and seeking information on hobbies will also add to your knowledge of other things.

Some people go in for collection of various kinds, such as stamps, vases, China pitchers, shells, and rocks, while others pursue hobbies that are operative or give added knowledge or bring relaxation, such as different sports, civic work and many others.

With the children's play "Season of Happiness," being rehearsed at the Lodge Pokrok and I do want to say "Hats off" to the directors and all participant of this play, as it is an overwhelming job.

It is wonderful how it is progressing; a person does not realize how big it is till you put about 40 children on the stage, find places for all of them, and then expect them to stay and also be quiet. I should know, I have my two children in it and I watched them rehearse. Those of you who did not see it the first time please be sure and see it the following Saturday as I am sure you will be pleased. You will really give the children the credit they deserve, for everyone is at his best. The costumes are just beautiful and elaborate as they can be.

So see you next Saturday.

Willie Mae Powell )

Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88 Dear Readers: My mind is full of things to write about, but with my time limited the last few weeks, I will devote this short letter to a brief report on our wonderful children's play which was presented to the public for the first time on September 10th. To be accurate, the big opening occasion took place last night. Truly and sincerely I may say that the young folks were wonderful in their performance and behavior. The parents of the plarticipating children and the members of Lodge No. 88 should be proud of our juvenile actors—and by rights we are.

The play lasting 1 hour and 30 minutes was accepted by our audience with interest and enthusiasm. We thank every

Ve sttedu, dne 14. zati 1949. one of you that helped to fill our spacious auditorium to capacity. We are looking, forward to this coming Saturday, September 17th, when we will present this play "THE SEASON OF HAPPINESS" the second time. We wish to extend our sincere invitation to all of you that wish to see it again. And the ones that missed this performance the first time, are welcome to honor us with their presence, September 17th.

What can I say about our children?

Only that they were grand, from the youngest to the oldest. The little flower girl, 3 year old Joyce Hilsher, sweet as a flower herself, walked with confidence in front of the queen. The crown bearer all in white satin, with crown of silver on the pillow he carried, was played by 5-year old Charles Kelly. The queen of spring was played by Marilyn Earl, in a costume of sheer pale ,blue and silver as her coronation dress. What a contrast to the pale green sheer dress when she was only plain spring and no title, as which time she dainced the dance of spring. Her attendants, the rainbow, Ruby Smith, in a gown of shimmering colors as a rainbow only possesses. The King of Winter, E. J. Kadlecek, in his uniform of military style and shimmery white satin, crown of silver, and a flowing white cape, gave the impression that he really was ruling the world. The three snow white elves, as his helpers and mischievous as can be, the little red bells on their boots and caps, were ringing as they worked and played. Robert Hilsher 6, Jimmie Kadlecek 6, and Ray Dixon 5-year old, did wonderfully. The Moon, all in silver, Lois Zimmerman, the gown flowing about her, arrived with her companions, the stars, to attend the coronation of the Spring. The little stars, 3 boys and 3 girls—and I mean all little ones—really were cute; the song and the little dance was very nice. These stars were represented by Frances Kroulik, Margarette Rezek and Betty Gale Hilsher as the feminine stars; and Tony Krpek, Charles Hilsher and Richard Powell as their partners. The butterflies in gowns of beautiful colors and as sheer and as light as the breeze came fluttering around the Queen. They were: Mary Louise Kadlecek, Billie Jean Rezek and Gwendelyn Schutte. The pansies in pastels of . purple to orchid as the skirt and head dress, with bodies of deep green, loked truly as flowers: Jo Ann Elsik, Helen Stepanski and Bootsie Pool.

They also performed a dance. The Months in the gowns of distinction gave you the impression of wise old owls. As they took their places in the jury box they • listened with interest and practiced the preaching that right will pre-

Ve stkedu, dne 14. zaki 1949. vail. Mother Nature dressed in a gown of brown and green satin with a panel of orange ruffling in the front and a crown on her grayish hair delivered her part clearly and with gesture. This part was presented by Carolyn Elsik. Autumn who looked like a handsome prince with his plummed green hat was indeed good, John Bravenec. The part of Summer,

by Annette Rezek, in a gown of sheer white trimmed in shimmering satin green leaves, was a picture indeed.

Spirit of Christmas, white as snow and silvery, was stately as a beautiful Christmas tree, played by Betty Jean Powell.

The Sun, in a gown of gold and crown on her head held high, was presented by Mona Bacha. The Harvest, welcomed by all in this round world, was bright with colors in a peasant costume, by Barbara Jean Snyder. The Year, Frank Bravenec, was a just year and a fine judge. Also Day, by Lawrence Bravenec, was played very good. And last but not least our Herald, Betty Jean Slovacek, her costume colorful and beautiful, her trumpet of gold which she blew with skill, was a surprise to everyone. Thanks to Johnnie Kroulik, her sincere helper.

We feel that all our efforts were well spent, and with an audience like we had that it was really and truly a moral support. Thanks again. Tell your friends to come and witness this play Saturday, the 17th, at 8 o'clock at night.

The Sisters of the lodge will again serve a delicious supper to the visitors at 7 o'clock. We will be looking for you.

Fraternally, Mrs. F. J. Olexa, Sec'y. )• •(

England's Present Difficulties o• A man was filling out a job application Brother Stehlik, of Wichita Falls, mailed to me for use in the English Section, there was one from the Wall Street Journal and referring to the group of men from England coming to Washington, D. C., in hope of getting additional financial aid from the United States.

Sincerely, I would like to please Brother Stehlik and publish the article about the viist of high British officials, including Sir Stafford Cripps; chancellor of the exchequer (a high official in charge of the national purse), and Ernest Bevin, foreign minister. However, it is a somewhat heavy reading, and, besides, all articles in the Wall Street Journal are copyrighted and cannot be reprinted without specific permission.

On, the other hand, it is a subject which every intelligent person should know something about. The readers of the

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Vestnik may get some idea regarding the puzzling topic of international economics from the following explanation which, of course, is my own humble opinion about the England's financial conditions.

England was the center of a great empire. Her ships brought from every corner of the earth the raw material which was manufactured in England. That little island was turned into a great manufacturing center. Manufactured goods were shipped in British ships to foreign countries and commerce thrived.

Shipping thrived and a great navy was built up to protect that commerce and defend the raw material sources in foreign lands. People of England controlled everything, cotton and tobacco trade in the American colonies, fur trading in Canada, gold and diamond mining in South Africa, raw products and minerals in Australia, India, and elsewhere. English people found employment in manufacturing business in this globe-encircling empire.

Conditions have changed. England's empire with inexhaustible resources is breaking up. India kept England alive since the days of the East India Company. That resource is gone. India had split into two independent countries, India and Pakistan (land of the pure).

Canada, South Africa, and Australia find it necessary now to use their own resources for themselves. Canada is fast filling with manufacturing plants—like our Texas—and finds it to her advantage to use her resources for manufacturing at home.

Unless England can have access to raw materials, she is doomed. Forty-seven million people cannot live on an island one-fifth the size of Texas. The great resources of Texas are greater than all the combined wealth of the whole British Empire.

If the policy of England is to keep on attempting to be the manufacturing center of the world, she is headed for ruin no matter what party is in control of the government. Right now the British pound is in danger of falling to zero, and Brother Cripps—oh, pardon, Sir Stafford Cripps—will be here soon, if he is not already here, to persuade our big boys in Washington to save the British finance boat from sinking. The newspapers of this country report that he wants to get our gold at Fort Knox, and I presume he wants to trade us British pounds for gold. The British pound is their measure of money. It used to be seven and onethird grams of pure gold. Eighteen years ago, on Sept. 21, 1931, the gold standard was abandoned, and the British pound is now, in plain words, nothing. With nothing behind that pound it is worthless.

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Now, Mr. Cripps will try to horse-trade us out of our gold.

With the royal family draining more out of England than the people can supply, with no resources, no extensive agricultural tracts, and no raw material being brought in by every ship, 47 million people cannot live on that small island, cannot possibly find employment, and cannot carry on as a great democracy.

It doesn't make any difference what political party is in power. It is up to England now to scatter her population out of this manufacturing center, which was once great but never will be again.

England has had great statesmen in the past, and she has a glorious history.

Every acre teems with traditions, but people cannot live on a glorious past. No glorious history can provide employment for 47 millions in a country with scarcely enough resources for 20 million people.

We have loaned England billions upon billions; the last report showed that she had obtained from us, since World War I, twenty-six billion. We have settled some of the loans at two cents on the dollar and she could not pay the two percent. She turned around and borrowed from us the money to pay the 2 percent, and, of course, the loan was granted and we never got our two percent. If we loan her some more, well,— — — Not being able to use Brother Stehlik's clipping as it was, I carried out his wish by presenting to the readers of the Vestnik some of my ideas and opinions.

Anyway, thanks for the clipping, Brother Stehlik. )

The Two-Dollar Superstition A large proportion of the American public objects to the two-dollar bill. At race-tracks, however, this bill is generally in favor with the management, as it is easier and faster in making change.

But superstitious gamblers and bettors are prejudiced against the two-dollar bill; so, to take the "curse" off, they invariably tear off a corner.

As far as the Treasury is concerned, a little bit off the corner does not constitute mutilation, so that there are huge numbers of two-dollar bills without corners in circulation all over the United States.

But why is a corner torn off each time a two-dollar bill gets into the hands of a superstitious person? It is a countermagic gesture—the corner is a triangle, symbol of three, a mystic and potent number. The fifth time the two-dollar bill passes to a superstitious person— that is, with all corners gone—it may

VtSTNIX—WEST, TEXAS be tarn to pieces to remove the "curse" visual care but are not getting it, most are believed to be suffering from astigfor good!

The "unluckiness" of the two-dollar matism (distorted vision). bill may be connected with the two in One in every five children in American cords, which is called the "deuce," a de- schools need eye care, surveys show, and -rated vRit-rd derived from "devil" the American Optometric Association remeaning bad luck. ports that 40 per cent of the students 2orne persons, when they receive a in our colleges have defective vision. two-dollar bill, rnake a pretense of, or Even among children in kindergarten, actually kiss the bill, as a counter-charm. 7 per cent have visual faults.

Too many people past forty, even The two-dollar bill also became a bill of ill repute in early days when it was though their eyes are healthy, usually begin to have difficulty reading telesupposed to be the price of a vote. phone books and a tendency to hold According to Treasury records, in 1946 books and papers as far from their eyes e were 33 :425,340 two-dollar bills in as their arms permit. This is the result elation. The Treasury does not recog- of an inability to focus on a near object, caused by hardening of the eye lens. nize the "curses ."

With age, the lens becomes less and less ) ( elastic.

Eye doctors recommend that, once you 7 reach forty or forty-five, you shp)uld have a checkup of your vision every two me iionths ago, the strange case years, not only for glasses, but more of the nauseous lady from Philadelphia important, for possible signs of glauwas baffling a succession of doctors. Ap- coma, a serious eye ailment. If not parentl y in perfect health, according to treated, glaucoma may result in blindhy.tela e s who examined her, she be- ness. came "sick to her stomach" every time Glasses do not prevent blindness, exshe traveled in a moving vehicle—a car, cept in cases •of ;progressive myopia (a train, bus or plane. high degree of nearsightedness). All they oe submitted to X-rays, blood tests, do—and that's a great deal—is to help spii.al tap--a com p lete workout. He you to see clearly, relieve eyestrain and found Clue to the mystery. Exhaus- protect your eyes. They do not strengthtive tests by a gynecologist also proved en your vision, although a still popular negative. Then, on a hunch, he asked his misconception is that glasses weaken the patient whether she had had her eyes eyes. This belief is fostered by experexamined recently. She shook her head. iences of those who wear new glasses "I can see perfectly well. What re- for a while, .then abandon them for a lation can my eyesight have to my sick- special occasion and discover that their sight seems to have dimmed. They forness?"

Skeptical, she was persuaded to visit got how poorly they had been able to an oculist. To her astonishment, vision see before they turned to specs.

How can you tell whether you should tests showed unmistakably that she was suffering from a high degree of astig- be wearing glasses? Ophthalmologists matism, a distortion of the front of the emphasize that attempts at self-diagnosis eyeball which results in indistinct im- lean be dangerous. The safest way is to ages. New, fitted with proper glasses, she consult an eye specialist.

Once you've decided that perhaps you can ride for hours in any vehicle withdo need eye care, you have a choice of -out illness.

Here was an intelligent woman, thirty- cOnsulting either an oculist, Ophthalseven years old, who had gone all through mologist or optometrist. - Probably not high school and college confident that more than one in a hundred Americans she could see "perfectly well." She was knows the difference.

An oculist (usually used interchangenot alone in her self-delusion. Almost any eye specialist can tell you of patients ably with ophthalmologist, who is likely who had only 50 per cent vision but were to have an additional five years of eye not aware of it. During the war, doctors work beyond his basic medical training) found many - draftees, parti-Okirly from is an M. D.—a physician trained to rural aresos, who were virtually blind in specialize in the diagnosis and treatment one eye—and didn't know it! About 27 of eye disorders and diseases, and to million people in the United States to- prescribe glasses.

An optometrist, a graduate of a school day need glasses bat are not wearing of optometry, is a practitioner licensed them.

Too many people neglect what seem in all forty-eight states to measure the to be minor sym;toms—"slight" head- refraction (focusing power of the eye) aches, a blurring of vision. Of the 27 and to fit a person for glasses, if needed. million or more Americans who need He is not permitted to use any medicaStrana 2(1

Ve sUedu, dne 14. zaii 1949. tion; if he detects a disease, he refers the patient to an eye physician for treatment. An optometrist may himself fit a patient for glasses or send him with a prescription to an'optieian.

An optician, who is not permitted to give vision tests, merely fills prescriptions (from Optometrists, oculists or ophthalmologists), grinds Menses and fits frames to patients' eyes. There are about 7,000 qualified eye physicians in. the United States ; compared to over 17,000 optometrists.

Both eye physicians and optometrists are solidly opposed to the sale of readymade glasses—"glazed goods"--at chain stores and five-and-dimes. In this country, all but five states permit the virtually unrestricted sale of ready-made glasses, most of which sell for a dollar or two a ;pair. A customer tries on a few pairs until he finds one through which he can see clearly and comfortably. As with most types of self-treatment, the danger is that eye disease may be missed completely and the best the individual can hope for is a very rough correction.

Recently a middle-aged woman fitted herself with a pair of these ready-made glasses at a chain store in Washington, D. C. For three months they seemed to help her see better. Then her vision began to blur. She bought another ;stronger pair of glasses. When these failed, she tried a third pair. Finally, she lest so much of her vision that she began to think that people were bumping into her on the street.

About two-thirds of her sight was gone when she decided, at last, to consult an eye physician. An examination showed that she had glaucoma. He prevented further loss of her sight, but if she had gone to him in time he could have seved 95 per cent of the vision she lost.

In another case, a farmer kept chang ing his glasses at the five-and-dime until an op hthalmologist discovered he had diabetes. And at a New York hospital, some months ago, a patient revealed that she had worn fifteen different pairs of ready-made glasses in five years. By the time a doctor got to her, she was almost blind.

Most of us take our vision for granted.

We have only one pair of eyes. Remember, they Must last a lifetime.

If you report your Lodge activities in English, be sure to send it at least one week before the date of issue in which you wish to have it directly to: Associate Editor, G402 Prague Street, Houston 7, Texas.

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BASNIK JOS. V. SLADEK V AMERICE. U naroda, ktere maji nebo mely kolonie, vyvinul se easem druh literatury, kterou by bylo mono nazvat "vystehovaleckou".

Mono tak oznaeit knihy, held. 2ivot krajana v cizich zemich, at' jejich autory jsou vystehovalci a koloniste Ci obyvatele stare vlasti, kteri na kratSi nebo delSi dobu zavitali do kolonii sveho statu nebo do osad obYvanYch prisluSniky jejich naroda. I u nekterYch naroda, jet nemaji kolonii, jako u Severana, se setkavame s dosti poeetnou literaturou toho druhu; prieinou je, ke maji vlastni lod'stvo, take spojeni s ostatnimi zernedily je pro nil mnohem snazSi net pro nas.

U nas bylo by mono spoeitat domaci predstavitele "vystehovalecke literatury" bezmala na prstech obou rukou. Poeetnejsi je ovkm pisemnictvi severoamerickYsh Oecht, v kterem se lze setkati se zajimavYmi a hodnotnymi zjevy. Leccos nam povedeli o ' ivotech krajanit v cizine, nehledime-li k pracim ryze informaeniho nebo statistickeho razu, cestovatele KorenskY, Svojsik a Havlasa; mezi terni, kdo2 e'erpall v novejSi dobe ze 'Zivota zahranienich Cechti, lze uvest Jos. Macha a Z. Nerneeka.

V historii Ceske vystehovalecke literatury, ktera 'deka, jeSte na sveho zpracovatele, nelze opomenout basnika Josef a V. Sladka, jen poznal pred osmi desitiletimi 2ivot naSich vystehovalca na Wide americke pevniny. Jeho "Americke obrazky" zustanou vkly cennYm pkispevkem k poznani deskeho Z"ivlu za ocednem, v neposledni kade proto, Ze nejsou psany turistou, ktery jen prilektostne pohovoril s krajany, ani mel prilektost se seznamit bliZe se zpasobem jejich 'Zivota. Sladek pobyl na raznYch mistech nekolik nedel i mesica, hledal si i zamestnani a probijel se nikoli bez nemalYch nesnazi 'Zivotem.

ZbiroZsky rodak Josef V. Sladek nemel prostredka na cestu do Ameriky, po ktere touLl. Roku 1867, kdy byl tkiadvacetiletYm studentem, seznamil se nahodne s chicagskYm velkoobchodnikem Cahishem, kterY zavital do Prahy k nekolikamesidnimu pobytu s dospivajicim synem, jeho Sladek vyueoval eeStine. Pujeky spisovatelskeho spolku "Svatoboru" a nekolika pkiznivca mu umanily uskuteeneni ani2 mu fgak zarueovaly ahradu delAiho pobytu za oceanem. V neposledni rade mu pomohl A. Kara, jeho2 cestovni kancelaki v Bremach pro glo tisice eeskYch a slovenskYch emigranta. KareS mu dokonce opatfil zdarma lodni listek.

Po nekolikakdenni zastavce v Novem Yorku potuloval se Sladek podel breha velkYch severoamerickYch jezer. Sve toulky popsal v naladove prirodoliene erte "Od jezera Michiganskeho". Nekolik mesice pasobil jako uditel v Ceske obci v Kaledonskem okrese. V jedne ze stati v cyklu "Ze Z'ivota americkYch 6echU", nazvane "Morava", vylidil bodrY, sousedskY

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zpasob 'Zivota krajana, ale stnoval si, Z"e chanYmi vejci se syrupem, kukurienou "bohOel starali se amerieti Oechove plackou se syrupem a kukukienYmi klasy dosud velmi mak) o to, aby pra y co samo- se syrupem. spravnYm jim prinale2ejicich ukvali k uNekolik nedel prodlel Sladek v St. Louichovani sve narodnosti. Stavaji se kvlem su, pracuje v redakci "Narodnich Novin". naprosto trpnYm a tim, ze nikde neeine- Psal tehdy pod pseudonymem PoeateckY. no jim prikori, ode dne ke dni berstarost- Sladek vylieil se Sibenienim humorem vYnejSim a ihostejnejSim ke vkmu, co tYka jevy v redakci v erte "IMO pan Ser. Listu se eeske narodnosti". Sladek take upozor- ani Sladkovi se nevedlo valne lope, kdyz riuje, Ze Ceske vedomi se uchovava, keleji redakce presidlila do Chicaga. u protestant-a neZ u katolikt.

Dye leta trvalo Sladkovo americke doV morayske obci bydlit Sladek nejprve brodruMtvi. Doma zpracova.val Sladek jeu protestantskeho pastora, ktery mel sice Ste po letech dojmy z Noveho sveta. Tim dobrY umysl napsat eeskou operu, ale je- lze vysvetlit nektere nesrovnalosti v jeho ho schopnosti k tomu zdaleka nestadily. vzpominkach.

Basnik podniki cestu po severoamericice Jeho "opera" "Hus" sestavala z napeva eeskYch narodnich pisni. MladY basnik se pevnine v mladistvYch letech, mezi 23. a uvolil pro dobrou veli napsat k tomuto 24. rokem. Pres to pkekvapuje u nebo znanemoklemu hudebnimu vYtvoru libreto. lost asudku a nemala, znalost lidi. Mel ta Zhrozil se, kdy se jednoho dne objevil ke bystrY postkeh pro nedostatky a vady text, jim spachanY, v eeSkoamerickem Ca- eeskeho 'Zivlu v Americe, o jeho budoucsopise "Pokrok" Sladek zveenil tuto epi- nosti si neeinil rakivYch nadeji.

Ve stati "Ztracene duk" napsal, 2e "nesode sveho americkeho pobytu v humoristicke erte "Ceska opera v Americe". Poz- ma cela, to east nakho naroda v Americe deji nakl v Kaledonskem okrese pristreSi naprosto Z" adne budoucnosti v ohledu nau eeske farmarske rodiny. K polnim pra- rodnim. Je to haluz odt'ata od kmene, dm se nehodil. Farmar mu dal proto do ktera za nedlouho uvadne."

Ve stati "Amerieti Cechove a my" kard ruky puSku s uprimne minenYmi slovy: "Abyste ale nam take k nedemu byl, to Cechy doma i v zamori, k se nesnak vice mate puSku; vas to bude bavit a nam na- utukt vzajenme svazky. Jen spoleenou hradite jedny ruce." Basnik pak prispival praci by podle jeho nazoru snad bylo mo,Z"lovem k vYLve farmarske rodiny, jak se no zabranit, aby smutna veto., 'Ze "Am01d 4 oeS'i jsou pro nas ztraceni", se nestala doeitame v erte "Na fume".

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0 tehdejSim ideovem zamekeni ameri- skuteenosti. ) • 4 • ( ckYch Oecha vypravi Sladek leccos zajimaveho ye stati "Chicago". V Chicagu Britove dosahuji velkeho fispechu v letani Ze vzdalene oblohy vali se hluk, pak z stravil basnik tehdy celkem dva mesice. aeM byli prevahou v tabore republikan- mrakil ye vY'Si 16,000 stop vychazi britska • "Oechove amerieti nikdy nestranili milenka nebes De Havilland Comet, prvni Jihu", vypravi Sladek, "a mnohy eeskY tryskova vzducholod' na svete. synek dokrvacel za svobodu otrokav v 0Comet, nejsensaenejSi aeroplan od palu jiktiho slunce. A jak radi se ti hoSi skoneeni druhe svetove valky, jak se prabili za vec skuteene spravedlivou! JeSte 'IA, je dosti tichym letadlem, nebot' pasa'dnes jiskri se tam mnoliemu oci, povida- 261 v nem jsou usazeni ye vzduchovzdorli tom, jak odtrhnuv se od sve rodiny, bil ne prostore. Nicrnene Comet a jeji letecke se s Jihaly v Richmondu nebo Vicksbur- sestry budou kletbou kaklemu, kdo kje gu." blizko letiSte, jeho2 budou Oivat.

Cesi v Chicagu se take zadastnili vSech PodivnY, nelidskY a vSepronikajici poulidnich pravoda, jake poradala strana hrmot, kterY vyvozuji jeji etyki mohutne republikanska. tryskove matory, neni zvukem, jemuZ" eloZima byla tuha u Michiganskeho jeze- vek anebo zvire jsou zvykli. Tato stragna ra a nas cestovatel zatoukl po teplejkch sirena maze bYti hrozna, pro lidske a zvikrajich. S nekolika desitkami dolara v fedi ucho, nicinene je sladkou hudbou ukapse se vydal nejprve do St. Louisu a od- km britske zeme. tamtud lodi po Mississippi do Nevelt° OrTato vzducholod' byla postavena, aby leansu. Asi pal roku pobyl u polskeho kne- I letela 500 Ind za hodinu ye vYk 40,000 st. ze v obci San Antonio de Bexah v Texasu. a aby dopravila 20 pasakra z Londyna do Tehdy se take vydal s eeskYmi farmari na New Yorku v 5 a pill hodinach. Comet je dobrodruktou yYpravu za mexickYmi velkolepYm vYtvorem. Je pravdepodobno, • Pro nedostatek penez se vydal Sladek Z'e poeinaje 1952 bude kralovnou nebes; to od Mexickeho zalivu peSky stepmi Texasu bude doba, kdy bude v letecke slu'Zbe. do St. Louisu, kde si minil vydelat penize 1 • .1.• na dalSi cestu. Zcela nahodne zabloudil v Kdo dovede poteSiti poklesle srdce, rozTexasu na farmu eeskYch vystehovalca. jasniti lie a vyvolat asmev na zkormouceHorak a jeho zet' Jekeek se"zabYvali jed- ne tvari, ma vza,cny dar, kterYm si privonak pestovanim baviny, jednak chovem lava, Stesti a spokojenost vlastni. TeSiti skotu. Na farnie se dostalo eeskemu lite- zarmoucene pokladali nak dedove a otcoratovi pohoWni slaninou se syrupem, mi- ye za einnost z ylaSte za,slanou.

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s'klidi pet milionii Zoldi restaurantu a'Ali na kafieko. Z odsouzeni k mastne pokute-debaviny . eista jasna zpevil se tu statni vet dolaru kdesat centii za ka2S;olkovY department zeme- l hajnY, jehoZ patrave oei shledly , dello holoubka, eili platili poAustralie infiZe se sta.: ti poufti jako Arabie, thl'istvi odhaduje cdhad Urody r v ante honeft peRrisr idovek a Ikutu Best set kdesat dolarca. Ko1 baviny ke dci 8. za.ri 1949 na dohra nezakonite einnosti uda- lik vykrmene drtibeZe za tuto leda Ze by sesilila. chovani vo- 14 943 000 ZokU baviny, a eehoZ la se v tradovne mistniho smir- sumu penk mobil si opatriti tito dy a jinYch prirednich na n.a.: Texas pripada pet milio- eiho soudce B. Fullera. Obeane tic i hand. sobe 1 sve rodineI zdrojti. Takto varoval nu zoku. rude to pata nejvetk profesor W. A. Al- urocla baviny v historli Texasu, Barbecue sandvi6e, Pivo, Dobrecht, dbornik .c ptidy v roku 1926 Texas sklidil 5,628.mad Chili, Kava a Studene 000 zoLti. baviny a v jinYch trech z university Missouri, POIlftEDN1 DOMOV napoje kde dli na navfteve v letech firoda presabovala pet milionu Zokil.

Texasky firad praV hodine zarmutku najdete u Brisbane, Austral:ie. pohkebni obsluhu Australie jest "chu- cc v Austinu sdeluje, Ze se nedo- ; nas nejle01 a ceny levne.

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