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We are frequently told that the fuâ€" ture of American prosperity is based upon our export of manufactured arâ€" ticles. _ Nevertheless, â€"the proportion of our domestic production to our export trade in this field was the same approximately in 1929 as in 1899, or as 9 to 1. It is evident that our prosperity has not been deâ€" pendent upon the increase of our exâ€" port of manufactured articles, but FIRST ANNIVERSARY 359 Central Ave. August 1st marks the first anniversary of Goodson‘s in Highland Park and in appreciation of the splendid natronage received from North Shore folks we are ofâ€" sion, one that will appeal to everyone patronage fering an Open Evenings â€" Phone H. P. 1056 â€" 26 North Sheridan Road Basis of Prosperity Ice Cream Brick Special JACK JACK and: JILL SHOP sSPECLAL CREAMS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS MUSTâ€" SEL L CRUSHED CHERRY VANILLA PECAN goolraonr exceptionally delicious cream for this occaâ€" NO REASONABLE OFFER ~_â€"_REFUSED ICE CREAM Owner leaving city and JILL MUST BE SOLD the maintenance of our domestic proâ€" duction and consumption. Among wur most prosperous years were 1923, 1924 and 1925, when our export sales of manufactured articles ranged from only 6 to 8 per cent of our total production. Possibly no other man ever got wmck from a vacation with half the mtisfaction felt by Jonah.â€"The Toâ€" edo Blade. ie the enl 40 ut ) Highland Park THE PRESS our | Land of Pagan Love Songs and ! No Place for Dressmaker; | in East Indies HERE‘S YOUR DREAM SOUTH SEA ISLAND A land where religion is the chief occupation; where .. books ure bound from tree leaves, and where birds talk and butterflies fly like birdsâ€"= A land ofâ€"pagan love songs; where trial marriages usually take, and where a dressmaker would starveâ€"â€" Tourist bureaus and steamship fices in San Francisco report an creasing number of requests for formation concerning a. hitherto tleâ€"known land, tucked away in Pacific and seldom seen by travel The gist of questions is a varia of : * the fattes from say "Where is this trick Island of Bali? Bali is a small enchanted isle of the Dutch East Inidies group, due cast of Java and on the trade route from Singapore to Australia. It is an overnight"s cruise from the beaten path of world travel and therein lies its principal charm. Dutch Tolerant The wise Dutch government, unâ€" der whose protecting wing Bali is allowed to "live: its own life," has made no.attempt to impose Western customs. / Only some of the most cruel religious _ rites and pructices have been Aactfully controlled, such as the burning of widows on the biers of their. dead husbands. Â¥ The island is 90 miles and scarcely 50 miles ‘wide, yet maintains a milâ€" lion . peaceful, _ polygamous people. The women are.the fairest in all Malaysia. â€" There . are 70 per cent more women than men. They are Bali is a veritable Garden:of Eden, with its natives living in Adamâ€"andâ€" Eve simplicity. â€" Manners and cusâ€" toms remain the same today as they were a thousand years ago, unvarâ€" nished by contact with the outside world. i . lion . peaceful, _ polygamous people. The women are.the fairest in all Malaysia. â€" There . are 70 per cent more women than men. They are tall and regal in bearing, with bronâ€" zed skins and beautiful figures. Praying Main Pastime Frank Price: Knott, writing for National Geographic, says of Bali: "Praying to pagan gods and foolâ€" ing pagan devils are the main pasâ€" times. Tourist attractions are many, but tourists few.â€" The island. lies hard by the path of roundâ€"theâ€"world trippers, yet few see it." For this reason, the Matson Naviâ€" gation company hasâ€"included it as a "side trip" on their Around Pacific Cruise of the S. S. Malolo, sailing fromâ€" San ~Francisco September 20 and returning December 19. Bali is 100 per cent pagan. Efforts of Moslems and Christians to convert the island to their respective religâ€" ions have been few. There is a story that one Christian missionary labored in Bali many years before converting vne native. Then, the story goes, this native apostate, unable to bear the ostracism of his fellows, finally sought vengeance by murdering the missionary. Such is land of the slimmest women and an San t pigs. £ the glamorous Isle of Bali, International News report Francisco. bureaus and steah\ship ofâ€" ; travellers. a variation Ub inâ€" litâ€" the Beautiful Glassware Adds Attractiveness to Home, Says Expert With modern science restoring at last much of the beauty of the glassâ€" ware of centuries ago when its manâ€" ufacture was a precious art, a houseâ€" wife can add to the loveliness of her home by buying inexpensive and lovely _ glassware, according ~to a writer in "Successful Farming." An entire dinner table can be set in colorful shining glass of a clear, cool green, rich amber, azure blue, golden topaz, and a delicate rose, adâ€" vises the wi'itg:r. Blue and green are particularly _ refreshing â€" colors for summer tables, rose. suggests apple blossoms, sweet peas, and roses, and is appropriate for April, May and June tables. â€" Amber and golden toâ€" paz blend well with any setting and reflect â€" either â€"sunshine or candleâ€" light. This glass may be had with a delicate tracery of design or perfectâ€" ly plain, and plates, for instance, may be round or square, or even eightâ€" sided. One may buy: a complete lunckeon or dinner set, or, better yet, it may be bought in open stock fashâ€" jon. A handsome new ebony glass, plain or trimmed with fine gold line, is effective when combined with colâ€" ored china or other glass in color or crystal _ To combine erystal glass with black glass is the height of smartness. Interesting stemware of the moment ‘are the squareâ€"footed glasses with amber, green, crystal or black bases, chubby, roundish tops, and etched. Of floral design, one of the most attractive is called the "milâ€" lefleur" pattern. These designs in #lass and goblet are always matched in crystal. glass tableware. _ An efâ€" fective luncheon table may be arâ€" ranged through the use of a pale yelâ€" low linen cloth, napkins that match, crystal glass luncheon plates, black glass breadâ€"andâ€"butter plates, drinkâ€" ing glasses that match the plates in crystal but have black glass bases, and as a centerpiece oldfashioned yelâ€" low roses from the garden in a black bowl. Gladioli Expert Is Leader in His Line The love of flowers of A. E. Kunâ€" derd, of Goshen, Ind., and Van Wert, Ohio, has not only made him a rich man but probably the foremost hortiâ€" culturist in the country since the death of Luther Burbank. Kunderd, according to The Counâ€" try Home, has devoted nearly his enâ€" tireâ€"life to the development of gladiâ€" oli and, after starting with a capital of seven cents, he now makes more than $200,000 a year. "I‘d rather meet you thanâ€" the President," Burbank said upon meetâ€" ing Kunderd for the first time, acâ€" cording to the article. ‘"And I‘d rather meet you than all Presidents," Kunderd replied. â€" The floral wizard transferred his plant to Van Wert, Ohio, where it is one of the sights of the city. It was he who practically converted the flower from its wild state into one of the most popular blooms to be found in flor ists‘ shops. Thursday, July 31, 1930