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TI1E BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 23. 1921. TheOmaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY Iht BKC rUBttSllINO COMPANY MCUION B. Ui oms. Publisher 3. BKtWER, General Hhm MtMBU OF THE ASSOCIATED rtUl tne aamiiud hw at ajek The Bas is mm, at ee nuaiMt mim KIMnM wMiuUa el aU are Slap, eeedrud la ( u uturwiea arediied la urn twr, at ae a! m paaiiaaas dn aii rihu sf nputuoMua m apeMal dianinhse eni also I nl The Omatis In U I beaker at Ik Audit Burnt ef nana, um Nouaniwa tuuongp oa etrmiauoa audita. Tk circulation of Tk Omasa Be SUNDAY, DEC 18, 1921 75,073 THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY . BREWER. Cfnml Meaaaer ELMER S. ROOD. ClnaUtto Maaager Snra u aad eabecrlbee! before ma this totk alar W Deaaaaber, till. (Seal) W, H. QUIVEY, Notary PaUie) BEE TELEPHONES " Private Branch Exchange. Aek for the .T. Department or Person Wanted. For Al UBll Nwrht CaJla After It P. M.i Editorial 1000 Department, AT lantle 1021 or 104t. OFFICES Main Office 17th and Farnaia Co. Bluffi 15 Scott St. South Bida mt S. 14 til fit Mew York 286 Fifth Avt. ' Washington 1J11 0 St Chicago III Wrlgla Bid?. Paris, Franca 420 Kua St. Honor The Bee's Platform 1. New Union Paaacnger Station. 2. Continued improvement of tht Ne braska Highway, including tba pay, mant with a Brick Surface of Main Thoroughfares leading into Omaha. 3. A short, low-rate Waterway from thai Cora Belt to the Atlantic Ocean. 4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with City Manager form of Government. Governor McKelvie's Future. One point in connection with next year' political campaign in Nebraska is settled by the announcement of Governor McKelvie that he is not and will not be a candidate for the office of senator of the United States from Nebraska. That such notice can be given at this time must be taken as proof of careful consideration on part of the governor. To aspire to the high office of United States senator is iii accord with com mendable ambition to serve the people; it is not merely the desire of a politician craving power, but has also the element of patriotic devotion to the public good." In determining to give his entire attention to the serious duties of the office of governor, Mr. McKelvie shows a high appreciation of the re sponsibilities that attend that position, particu larly during the reconstruction period, and a de sire to be permitted to discharge them unham pered by any consideration of expediency that might arise in connection with the prosecution of a campaign for election to another office. He has sacrificed any political ambition he may have had to his duty, and has shown a preference for , the public service and a willingness to give his time to carrying on the great work that falls tp him as governor of Nebraska. It now appears that much of the criticism leveled at hira from the democratic element was unjustified, as well as unjust, for it rested on the supposition that all the movement's made by the governor were political in their conception. His official acts were not -framed to (further his pos sible advancement, but took form because he be lieved he was doing his duty. It is too much to expect that he will get any more rational consid-' eration from the partisan opposition, but the peo ple will understand now better than ever the na ture of the criticism, and will value it accordingly. Several months must elapse before the voters will select candidates at the primaries, and dur- Jng that time a great deal may happen. The Bee will not undertake to name the candidate now, but it will assure Senator Hitchcock that he wilt not be allowed an election as unopposed as his renomination promises to be. Attorney General Daugherty's Latest. Reflecting on the paucity of results achieved by the various probes, inquiries, surveys, inquisi tions, and the like, set in motion by A. Mitchell Palmer, who at one time or another had the en . tire business world under suspicion, The, Bee is inclined to doubt the advisability of the order for a sweeping inquiry into retail prices on fuel and food just ordered by Attorney General Daught erly. ,... It is undoubtedly true that all prices are not back to a proper level j that peaks do exist, and that in some cases unwarranted profits are being taken. It is also true that these inequalities are disappearing, that food prices are touching lower levels daily, and that fuel and other necessities are responding. Aside from the extraordinary situation incident to freight rates, and the con tinuing higher cost of other operations that at tach to doing business, little progress has been made in determining reasons for the failure of re tail prices to promptly follow wholesale and manufacturing schedules on the downward path. As the general trend of retail prices is down ward, each day noting some change, and as sta bility of prices is most desirable as tending to aid in the restoration of business activity, we are at a loss to determine what, if any, good will fol low a general probe on part of the government Snch profiteering as has survived the previous inquisitions is not likely to be seriously dis- turbed by any investigation that may now be set afoot, while legitimate effort to get back to a correct method of doing business may be re tarded. It is not a case of Jet well enough alone, but of using good judgment in meeting a serious situation. Our Wealthy Uncle. Uncle Sam, although often thought of as a poor relation living on the bounty of the tax payers, is rich in his own right The aggregate value of federal lands and the rights connected with them, such as mineral, timber and grazing rights, is estimated by Secretary of the Interior Fall at $150,000,000,000. This is more than six times the national debt - - A great deal of the natural resources of the government have been squandered or looted, but enough still remains to bring in an immense in come to the public treasury if properly handled. It is said that royalties from public coal lands , constitute a potential income of $5,900,000,0001 Oil shale royalties would amount to $5,000,000, 000, which is a good deal more than the annual tax bilL Alaska coal royalties, according to Sec retary Fall's, report to congress, would reach ioo,ooo,ooa No one dares dreajn of a tout when the ex- I ptntct of running the government ire oid out of tht Increased values of public property and ! possession! instead of burdening the people and the processes of consumption or production. It Is merely idle to speculate on what a 'business man would do If he had any such assets as Uncle Sam, but no one will doubt that he would make the government pay its own way, "Mtrui Henry" Watterson. One of the last of a group of editors whose personal influence was potent in shaping Amer ican history was Henry Watterson, just dead. His active life covered a wonderful period of our national experience, from the days of the 50s well up Into the new century, and he could with truth say, as he surveyed the progress of the people, "AH of which I saw, and part of which I was." He was a leader, not only in the coun cils of the democratic party, but in the broader field of national thought As a partisan he was intensely earnest, as a contributor to the social and cultural life of the land he was a. genial mentor, his catholic taste and unlimited experience qualifying him as critic, ss director, and as champion. A circle of friends as wide as his extensive acquaintance rejoiced in Intimate communication with him, while his op ponentsit probably is true he had no enemies always reckoned with him in any encounter. His greatest effect was on the south, where he courageously opposed the reactionaries, although he always energetically espoused the cause of progress for the country and for his party in canicular. His connection with the Horace Greeley campaign of 1872, the Tilden campaign in 1876, with Cleveland in 1884, and against Bryan in 1896, possibly will be more readily re called by the people s'n connection with the an nouncement of this great editor's death, but his warning to the men of the south that they must forget the bitter issues of the war and get into step with the nation was a more important political service than anything he ever did in a campaign. That other Henry of the South, Grady of the Atlanta Constitution, carried on an energetic but losing campaign against Watter son on this issue, but the cause championed by the latter could not be denied. When "Marse Henry" retired from active con nection with the Courier-Journal, three years ago, the occasion was marked by a great col lection of messages of appreciation from noted men of all professions. This was a source of comfort to the genial veteran who had so long adorned a noble calling, and whose white plume had never been stained. His chair, vacated then, is yet vacant, just as no man could take the place of Horace Greeley, of Samuel Bowles, or of other great editors who made American journal ism a calling that might well enlist the energy and ability of the best. A peace well won and a fame that will endure were Henry Watterson's when he entered into rest. Higher Prices for Farm Products. Farmers and those with whom they trade know it already, but the statement of Secretary of Agriculture Wallace that the purchasing power of the principal crops is less than ever before may come as a shock to others. High freight rates, big crops produced at heavy cost, unemployment in the cities with its lessened buying power and a lack of satisfactory markets abroad he lists among the causes of the agricul tural depression. It is with this condition that the War Finance corporation is contending. Nearly $7,000,000 in agricultural loans have been arranged for Ne braska and funds are now pouring into the state at the rate of $1,000,000 a week. This money, is designed to stabilize the prices of farm products on a level equal to the cost of production. In stead of farmers having to sell their calves or cows or other live stock at a sacrifice in order to get ready money to meet a note or pay running expenses, they can get an advance from the War Finance corporation and hold their stock until it is mature for market. The same arrangement is made for lending money on grain, which may be held until a more favorable market and need not be thrown on sale when there is only a'slack demand at a ruinously low price. No city consumer need feel uneasy over the result of higher prices being paid to the farmers. The farmer only gets about a third of what the consumer pays for his products. An increase in that third ought not to make much of a showing in the price of thr vople's food. It would, how ever, mean the difference between solvency and bankruptcy to many farmers. What Nebraska needs worse than anything else right now is higher prices for farm products. If the War Finance corporation will bring this about it will have restored prosperity, not only to the farm, but to the cities, east and west, as well. Farmers and the Reserve System. There is no reason why there should not be a farmer on the Federal Reserve board, but there probably never would be one there without spe cific instruction from congress. It is quite true that there should be no politics in this great gov ernmental financial institution. But to ask that some one familiar with the regular needs and the emergencies of agriculture be seated at the directors' table is not a political demand. No one who is urging this change in the federal re serve act cares whether a republican or a demo cratic farmer is chosen. Agriculture is one of the great industries of the country, and one with special needs. The Federal Reserve system in its policy of deflation stands accused of hitting the farmer harder than any other interest No such accusation should be possible again, and with a member of the board thoroughly familiar with the requirements and the importance of agriculture, the system would seem to be better balanced. While They Meditate Soma Facta Democrats in Ssnatt Should Consider. Russians are now in a position to better than ever understand that the United States is not the enemy of any people struggling for free dom, but the friend of all oppressed. Apparently Brother Ayres forgets what was going on when he was in the auditor's office under Smith. But that was democratic doings. Old H. C L. has become fairly well ac customeb to being probed, so one more will probably not seriously upset things. Governor McKelvie has resolved the doubt for some, but he did not make the way entirely clear. Only one can be nominated. - Omaha will have a merry Christmas, and probably a white one, and so tradition will be kept intact If yoa have overlooked anybody, get bnsy. (From the Philadelphia Ledger.) While some of the "Wilson democrats" and others of the senate minority are meditating the ousting of Senator Underwood at democratic leader in the senate they will do well to meditate this alto: If Senator Underwood is "punished" for be ing one of the American delegates in the arms parley, the American people will understand that his own party, the democratic party, is punish ing him because he was big enough to ignore party lines, because he dared give his services for peace because he was an American first and a party man lat. J hat will be the un adroned, and straightway the American public will see it. Helped hy some democrats .the republican party rejected the league ot nations and its op portunities for keeping world peace. The re publican party is now trying to achieve many ot the leagues purposes by machinery amering from the league. An unbroken peace in the Pacific and limited navies are two of these. Are we to find democrats who fought for similar prin ciples in the league more anxious to gain partisan advantage than to support principles? Are they more concerned about the next election than about peace and disarming? On the subject of future peace and world dis armament the American people are thinking straighter than they did about the league. Where the league with its mandates, its councils and its personnel seemed complicated, this scrapping of ships, this naval holiday and the four-power treaty to keep peace in the raoticiorm a plain and uncomplicated program. It is understood and approved by nine in every ten Americans. Americans are thinking straight enough to fix the blame for failure of any part of the con ference program. If Senator Underwood is sacri ficed to party feuds and for partisan advantage, he may rest assured that the people who lift up political parties and cast them down will under stand. Democratic opposition, still in two minds about voicing itself, will put that party in a dog-in-the-manger position. Motives of revenge will be written all over its banners. Just what an swer can it make to the unified sentiment in this country that demands an assured peace, a lessen ing of the burdens of armament and the begin nings of a real'world disarmament? While the democratic opposition is meditating and fumbling with the strangler's cord it might meditate on these matters. A New Industry Sightseers at the Conference not observers trying to observe the inside of things, but sight seers who have a much pleasanter time seeing the outside of things have drawn a picture con trast between Arthur Balfour of the gentle, sceptical smile and Charles E. Hughes, about whom, for all his friendliness, there still lingers something of the old "height and austerity." It is the contrast we would expect between the British face that mirrors or conceals a thousand subtle thoughts, and the "American face that has scrapped a thousand ships more or less. We must henceforth think of Mr. Hughes in the double role of statesman and founder of a new industry. "With a view to determining the best method of developing the ship-scrapping industry in the United States," so runs a dispatch from Wash ington, "the paymaster general of the navy has invited representative groups of financiers, chambers of commerce, and editors ol trade papers to meet this week at tne rnnaaeipnia navy yard." It is not too big a meeting when the tonnage involved runs into the millions. Part of it will be actual scrapping, we presume, as when Mr. Ford offers to wave the magic ace tylene torch and turn gun-turrets into flivvers. P-- r( rrannino will hp fiffllfativC for the government is offering for sale old cruisers con vertible into merchant snips, kui ooviou&iy, the thing is more than a job; it is an industry. it:u :. t:i, .. mon.. nflnf industries, rlevelnn its vested interests and its propagandas? Will . . A tL it. junk barons buy up newspapers to preatn me cause of international peace? Will second-hand ,v, inKK!o tm ini nnr over disarmament jokers on parliaments and congresses? Will venal correspondents ana news agcuucs uuvu the press of the world with fakes about peace i,.nn,,.ic ;n Tntio inrnatinnal meetincs in Lon don, interracial resolutions of friendship in Rome, all provocative of amity among tne nations anu designed to build uo the scrapping industry? More power to them! J'tw York Evening Post tetters to the Editor How to Keep Well By DR. W A EVANS QuaatiaaM cantcerams hylaae. aaaita llaa aaat prtvantioa ei a1 , aub mlllaal ta Dr. Evaaa ky raadare al Tka Bae, will be anawarad aaraaaaDy aukjacl la erapa limitation, wbar r eUmped, addiaaaad eavaloa la a cloaed. Dr. Evaaa w l not aaab dlafDoala er ereacrlka lot Individual dlaaaaaa. Addraaa tatters Id care el Tka Baa. Copyright. lJt. by Dr. W. A. Evens Striker Hotly Kctorts. -wu Tn n Tn lio Ti'fllfnr rf TVifi T?ee: vcvi v. v ...v In the Sunday edition of The Omaha Bee was a letter purporting to nave rjeen wrmen uy .'" of the strike breakers of Cudahy & Co. If the letter was really written by one of these social and industrial lepers, and not by an agent of Cudahv & Co., as the language would Imply, then this man is truly worse than the ordinary scab. For the language used in the letter proves that the writer has had some education and had been accustomed to some of the better things of life "Instead of sitting down to bare board tables we were seated to large tables covered with white linen and silverware." This marvelous consideration of Cudahy &, Co. for their scabs, together with the bounteous supply of unheard of victuals which were served by "skilled colored waiters" overcame the 'last few scruples of this traitor to mankind, and he says that "theweather is fine at Cudahy's." Probably it is. But If there is a just God the weather will be very warm for this kind of gentry in the hereafter. Starting off with a weak excuse that tie Had -been out of a Job for a long time and that his family were in need of food and clothing, this person winds up by gloating over the choice viands with which the packer has bribed him into betraying other men's families into poverty andHrhasiTiever given a thought to the future of his children, and the stigma that his actions will place upon them. He has not considered the women and children of the workers who have made the packing industry the great In stitution that it is. He has not considered any thing in fact but his own worthless carcass and the temporary advantages which he has gained at the expense of his future reputation and that of his family. , . , The men and women who are on strike against the autocratic action of the packertn trying to force an unwarranted wage cut and refusing to submit the matter to arbitration, are fish'ing for a principle. They, too, have tots to feed and clothe, and they love them Just as much and a whole lot more than this scab loves his chil- dr'ln proof of their love of their children they are willing to suffer all of the hardships of in dustrial strife in order that the future of their children and the future of the scabs children and the future of the children of noncombatants in the present struggle will be brighter. All of the advancement of civilization, all or the benefits which we enjoy today were brought about through the suffering and self-eacnflce of the common people, and in spite of the sneaking reptiles who have tried to betray them. The cause of the strikers in the packing industry is a Just one and their sacrifice has not been made in vain, because they are going to win their right and establish an era of peace i in aU Ameri can Industry. A STRIKER. "Cut It Out." It was a bold Initiative which was taken In Chicago the other day. when at a meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English Harry G Paul, president of that organisation, declared for use of slang within limits, but slang. "If two boys are fighting, don't tell them to 'desist said Mr. Paul " "Cut it out' is more effective. It U a fact that slang Is often more graphic and picturesque than classical diction. Some of it is so vigorous and expressive that the language cannot afford to lose it Buffalo Times. DISEASES AMONG WORKERS. In the Nation's Health Dr. W. T. Clark gives his experience with the employes of the Norton com pany, deducting therefrom that cer tain physical defects sre nnt of lm ptirtunce in a factory such as the one with which he la connected. Here is what he says about hernias: "We have not found already ex (sting hernia an industrial defect leading to loaa of time, operation or compensation. During 10 years only one of the Norton company's em ployes has developed a strangulated hernia, and that occurred outside of working hours. "In four years only 18 cases of varicose veins applied for treat ment." He therefore advises his employ ment aepartment to take on men with varicose veins, unless they have vsricose ulcers or swelling of the ankles. Varicocele amounts to nothinar. Deafness, while It Increases slightly the general risk and makes explanation or work more difficult, is no oar to employment for ordi nary work. In fact, some foremen prefer deaf men because they at tend to work better. In abrasive industries there Is considerable hazard to vision. Therefore men with poor eyesight are not employed in the abrasive in dustries. For work reoulring extra good vision men with eye defects cannot be used. Arteriosclerosis Is not n barrier to employment Among the Norton men there were two deaths from apoplexy in four years. Under med ical supervision, with some advice as to habits, persons with arterio sclerosis make satisfactory workmen. There are about 4,000 men under observation. During four years 92 applied for treatment of heart trouble. In 1920 118 men with heart leaks were found, but only lp lost time on that account, There fore it is important to know the state of the heart muscle as well as of the heart valve, in setting men to wqrk. In 1920 eight cases of consump tion were found. Active consump tion has no place in a factory, but cases of arrested tuberculosis can be employed with safety in all depart ments except those where the air Is dusty. But If these conditions are unim portant from the standpoint of the employer and employe, there are others which are not. In four years 14,502 applied for treatment for respiratory diseases. Forty-six cases of tonsillitis were absent from work S28 days in the aggregate. After removal of the tonsils the rate of absenteeism due to tonsillitis was cut in half. There fore, an examiner should be on the lookout for bad tonsils, because they bring about- both tonsillitis and rheumatism. He should be on the lookout for arthritis of the spine and hips, and of the long bones, and old Injuries of bones etering into joints. These cause frequent illness and consider able absenteeism much more than heart disease or consumption. Sunlight Kills 'Em. Mrs. O. D. writes: "Just now, when there is so much diphtheria throughout the country, I should like jto see something in your col umn about it "1. Why is it such a dreaded dis ease and regarded as so contagious? "2. When one in a family has tt. why do the younger rather than the older members of the family take It? "3. Will antitoxin kill, if it does not cure? , , "4. Will it. cause paralysis? "5. Can one carry germs outside the house and give them to another child? "6. Would you have to touch a patient, himself, to do so? "7. How long does, a germ live In the fresh air? "8. If one dies and the body Is embalmed should the house be fumigated before admitting people? "Have just lost a , relative and earned the ill will of all my family because I was so strict REPLY. 1. When diphtheria attacks only one member of a family, it Is be cause the other members were not exposed, or they had a natural im munity, or they acquired immunity at the time. 2. Immunity to the disease is gained with age. Children are more susceptible than grownups. 3. No. 4. No. 5. Yes. 6. No. 7. Not longer than a few hours, if bright sunlight strikes it. , 8. Public funerals in contagious disease cases are against the law, even if embalming and fumigation have been done. The reason Is that the chance is considerable thar some member of the family present at the funeral will be a carrier. Grease the Skin. J. M. writes: "Will you please give in your column a recipe for itching which returns with artinclal heating season each year? It is most troublesome from knees down." REPLY. Grease the skin. Use whatever grease or ointment you prefer. Keep the air in your bedroom cool and moist Sleep under less cover. Might Be Harmful. J. H. writes: "Will you kindly advise if snuffing a weak solution of salt and water up the nostrils is good for a cold or catarrh in the head, or will it help breathing through the nostrils?" REPLY. There Is considerable chance that It will do no harm, but the prob ability is the other way. Dog Hill Paragrafs By George Bingham Mis Hosteller Hocks laid her chew'ng gum down somewhere the other day and now cannot think where it is. Thousands of dollars in chewing gum is wasted this way every year. The Postmaster has another empty cigar box and announces that he now has another postofhee box for rent a Vain Sims climbed a tree after a possum the other night and acciden tally shook himself out Jack and Jill Dr. Lorenz's Heroism. Any surgeon who, like Dr. Lorenz, will struggle in the face of his own physical suffering to relieve the throngs of cripples who have be sieged his clinics is a man whom America should delight to honor and hold in the highest respect Baltimore Sun. Fore I Winter golf is one of the best of outdoor sports. It Is played - with snow shovels, the sportsmen clean ing off their own walks, and also those in front of neglected lots on the neighborhood links. Minneap olis Journal. IN DUBLIN TOWN. In Dublin taar'n the people ae Gorgeous cloada aiil fforseouslr Thejr are finer. 1 declare. Than the clouds anywhere. A swirl of blue and red and (reel.. A atream of blinding gold, a aheen From silver hill and pearly rldga Cornea each evening oa the bridge. So wfceB yoa walk In a field, look doun Let rou tramp on a dalav's crown; But In a city look aiwaya ntirn "Feminine vanity is the worst thing in this world.I think," observed Jack, late Saturday evening. "It causes more unhappiness than any thing I know of, and its not worth the misery it causes." Jill looked at him i-vrgnantly. "Why. dear, who is jour inspira tion for such a remark. Am I vain?" "No, sweetheart, you are not vain personally; you are the most won derful girl in the world. But you, too, are a victim to the vanity of the sex." "Why, how can you say such hor rid things?" Jill looked as though she were going to weep. Well, here you go spending halt an hour to put your hair up in those patent curlers, and I know that they hurt your head all night with their little knots against the pillow. You've told me so. ' "But, dear, with this spell of rainy weather, my hair just hangs out straight as a string." feminine vanity! "Well, would you have me lool: like a fright,, when we go up to Marlowe's for Sunday dinner tomorrow?" "You always look beautiful, dear est. But why do you put all that grease on your face. You look as shiny as a billiard ball tonight." "You're a cross old thing". My face was chapped by the wind to day, and it keeps away wrinkles. xes, dear, cut you wore gloves today when you were out, and now you've got an old pair of gloves on, with another layer of that fake skin food grease . spread all over your hands. What's the excuse there?" "My hands are chapped terribly from the dishwater. I used some new kind of soap tonight after din ner and it s full of acid. "Feminine vanity!" said Jack, and he studied himself gratefully in the mirror. "Jill, dear," he added, "women spend at least four hours a day grooming themselves up, and a man only half an hour at night and morn ing; Yet you study the people along Fifth avenue, some afternoon. You'll see five modish looking men to one woman who looks as if she even knew how to put on her clothes, much less pick them out at the , store." Jill would pot say "good-night" she only gave him an indignant little kiss, and pouted herself to sleep. Next day, at noon, they were walking from' church to the Marlowe house because it was such a won derful day. Ahead of them walked two iem inine figures, with the newest style in knee length dresses. As they quickened their steps and passed the twain, Jack- grinned and winked. "Grandmother, and her 18-year-old grandchild," he confided to Jill "Both dressed for the age of 15. And, I don't mean to be indelicate, but if I were as skinny as they are, I'd wear hoop-skirts!" "They are rather foolish looking," admitted Jill, "but their gowns are very expensive. So simple, and so chic." "There was a big profit on the amount of cloth used," said Jack, and then they reached the Marlowe's. "After the dinner they all took a long walk, through the beautiful winding streets of the suburb, and ended up, -after a two hours' stroll ;n a charming little tea room, where Jack did the honors. "Let's ride back on the trolley, dear," whispered Jack into Jill's ear, as they were starting to the door. "I'll tell you why later. Jill, the perfect wife that she was, maneuvered it, saying that she was a bit fatigued. When they finally reached home, Jack made a wild scurry for his slippers. As he threw down his shoes with an angry bang, Jill's rosy cheeks dimpled with restrained mirtn. "What's the trouble, dear? Did you get those new shes too tight?" "Well, I suppose they are. They looked dandy in the store, and I'm tired of wearing clodhoppers big enough to turn around in." "Was it feminine vanity you dis cussed last night and today?" was the demure query. "It was, dear, but I guess it's mas culine vanity that's causing me the real heart aches," and he manfully kissed the laugh off her pretty lips. "I guess we have equality of the sexes in all things, nowadays I" (Copyright, nil. Thomptron Feat are Service.) Restriotinsr Woman's Liberty. Evidently woman did not win all when she won the ballot. Here comes the authorities of the Uni versity of Chicago prohibiting smok ing in the women's dormitories, just because they thought the girls were overdoing it. Talk about present day liberalism! What, would our New England women of three or four generations ago, who used to smoke their clar DiDes In front of I the big fireplaces, say to any such And watch the beautiful clouds go by. I restrictions upon personal liberty? v-'James Stephens. Manchester Union Common Sense By J. J. MUNDY. Value of Background. One young man i indignant be cause his would-be mother-in-law, if he could get the girl, told him that she would not let her daughter marry a man who had no "background." He thought and still thinks that the remark and the intent back of it is unfair, because he is a well-meaning fellow but limited in expe rience. The girl had been brought up in home of traditions. Accounts and records had bck kept for centuries of each member ol the numerous family, and had been known and discussed pro and con by the families for the benefit of tht younger generation. . Strange as it may seem to this young man. there is a large personal benefit in the known pitfalls and experiences with observed results in the liapiK-ningi (f a family old enough to have traditions. The mother liked the man, but she was afraid ol remit with a per. on who had no personal example upon which to look for comparison in esse of stress. (Copyright, 1 SI I . 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