C.. H. CRONIN, Publisher.
Judging by their patronage, the »••
cent and G-$«nt meals put up by the
Chicago board of education are mak
ing an enormous success. The city's
“penny lunch" business runs from 40,
000 to SO,000 customers a day. Sales,
measured in pennies and nickles,
amount daily between $4,000 and $6,
000. "For S (tetlts,” the menu runs
something like this: Soup, bread, milk
or cocoa, fruit or pudding. The bill
of fare at 3 cents drops the milk. A
youngster can spend only a penny if
be wants to, buying any one of these
articles for It. Or for * cents he can
purchase a meat ball, beans, spagettl,
or rice.
Japan is going to try to block the
conoessious of territory in northern
Siberia by the soviet government to a
group of Pacific coast capitalists rep
resented by Washington D. Vander
llp. It will contend that the United
States can not protect the Vanderlip
«joneessions since it has not recog
nized the right of the soviet govern
ment to grant concessions; and that
the grant conflicts with a treaty be
tween Japan and the old Russian
government
The Scots Charitable society set a
new fashion in Boston a few days
ago, when they drank the health of
Governor Coolidge, their guest in a
pinch of snuff. Soon afterwards Prof.
Charlton Black of Boston university
related an anecdote directed to de
spondent victims of the Eighteenth
amendment it was the warning of
an old Scotchman to his son against
too liberal use of snuff, with the
statement that ‘Tve been drunker on
sneezum than I ever was on whus
ky,”
For the first time in the history
of the United States a special flag
of the secretary of state will be seen
on the high seas with Secretary Col
flag, which Js dark blua with the
arms of the department of state In
white and flanked on either side by
a gold star, was designed especially
for Secretary Colby. Tho secrotary
of stato la the only executive offi
cer who has never had a flag of
his own.
On a hillside overlooking the Mon
ongahela river In the heart of the coal
fields near Pittsburgh, two lights Il
luminating the honor roll of miners
of that district who participated in
the world war, are burning, every
night, and have been burning since
the tablet wu erected more than a [
year ago. The roll bears the names of I
150 miners and has six gold stars.
An Interesting advertisement in the
London Times reads: Sporty boy
wanted, preferably Etonian or Wyke
hamist, ago 18-23. Should he resident |
pa! of two robust boys age 7 and 6;
enunlry bouse, 17 miles from London; I
father, a benevolent autocrat; mother,
fat and good tempered: good wne-s !
trough and wash. 1870 Claret some- I
tlmrs.
Canada’s principal objection to Ar- !
tide X of tho League of Nations Is .
that she does not wish to Involve I
herself in the preservation of tcrrl- j
torlal integrity and existing political ,
Independence'of all the members of J
the League of Nations, says Sir Rob- i
ert Borden in a memorandum made '■
public today.
A recent decision of the Amalga- '
mated Clothing Workers' union not
to work in an open shop or on piece j
work may tie up the spring clothing
Industry, says a New York dispatch, I
The workers insist on abolition of
tho piece work system, which action,
the manufacturers say, In effect de
liberately retards production and
forces up prices.
wheat, grain, wodl, hides, and other
similar farm commodities." and the ]
enactment of federal legislation to j
“put an end for all lime to the gain- |
bling in grain futures" Is advocated
by the directors of She Missouri j
Farmers' association
Fifteen million men, women and
children of all social und economic
classifications, representing every
nationality in Europe,,arc lighting for
passage to the United Slates, accord
ing to reports submitted recently by
17 trans-Atlantic steamship company
representatives.
its city leads the, whole world In the
manufacture of machinery. Its shovels
built the canal, they construct the
largest mine holsrs in the world, not
to mention the locomotives It builds,
• the saw mills it equips and tho water
powtr and Ice making machinery it
makes.
A member of the national commit
»wv v* me a • a*i. v . nmi jusl re
turned to New York, says: “The Cali
fornia Japanese agitation Is merely a
trick of the Japanese niiltarists to di
vert America's attention from a
etcady program of expansion in Asia,
which is Japan's real purpose."
▲ November grand Jury In New
York city recommends legislation by
congress that will prohibit the immi
gration Into this country of “all who
cannot read and write English and
who do not possess an Intelligent un
derstanding of the fundamental Ideas
ef human liberty.”
The king of Siam, the first of his
race to renounce his right to a harem,
has chosen his queen. She is 27 years
old and is at present attending a pri
vate school in Boston. She is a first
cousin to the king, who is 39 years
old.
A Milwaukee psychologist has made
the dire discovery that "any person
whoee head is flat at the back is
incapable or love!" To make a test,
place a coin at the crown of the
heed and. If It slides down the neck
there is no hope.
The police of Budapest have Just ar
rested a clerk of one of the govern
ment departments, who had a doctor's
degree, for masquerading as a beggar
every evening on a crowded street
corner. When searched 30,000 crowns
were found on him, the proceed ■< of
three days' solicitations. The onlv cir
cumstance which he ouet d to He
defense was: "I am cursed -th u
extraordinary good dig."-‘ on ' a.
i my government sa'cry . --0
email for my big app , p.
1 Used to tu' r to a o:.-re , , <u
Cession,"
Wife Enamored of Indian,
Convicted of Murdering
Husband When He Re
turned From War.
Hebron, Neb., Jan. 5 (Special).—
Mrs. Sarah Jackson, who was found
guilty of murder In the first degree,
is supposed to have been hanged De
cember 21 in Alberta. Canada. Her
husband was a former resident of
Thayer county. On Christmas night,
1919, his wife is said to have mur
dered him following his return from
overseas. She is alleged to have been
enamored of a half breed Indian. In
September she was found guilty by
an Alberta jury and sentenced to die
December 21. No word lias reached
here indicating that she was given a
reprieve.
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WAS BUSY YEAR FOR
PROHIBITION ENFORCERS
Omaha, Neb., Jan, 4.--James ii.
Hanley, federal prohibition director
for Nebraska, with headquarters
here, estimated the number of persons-,
arrested for liquor law violations in
the state during tlic past year to be
approximately 8n<».
One hundred and seven of these
were from the Omaha district, which
is comprised of Dougins and a tier of
counties In the eastern r viioii of the
state north of the i'latte river, are
awaiting trial in federal court on in
dictments. Sixty olh-.ra from the
same territory arc .await.,;;-, In ilings
on information ; filed a- i.ir.st them.
The remainder ct tlm nil ;erl vio
lators were taken it; the territory
outside the .Omaha -lir.LiT t
x la it icy i um.lies mat mo as
sessment of tax for violations for the
year will total n; proxhontely $-10,000
and that of this a,no in' about $22,000
lias already been paid in to tile gov
ernment.
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GIVEN DAMAGE? FOR
INJURIES TC AUTO
St. Paul, Neb., Jan. ; (Special).—
The Harry Clark jury case, involving
the destruction of a valuable auto
mobile, was settl- ,1 out t f court when
Clark, through his attorney's, prom
ised to pay the plaintiff. A. H. Hines,
$1,000.
Hines was suing Clark for dam
ages ‘if $1,200, alleged to ha\ tieen
sustained when Clark tan Hines’
motor into a ere a off a high bridge
and ruined It.
Clark offered as . bu:tel evidence
(he fact that Kite's had allowed him
to use the automobile whenever he
wished. Hines declared that such had
been the case, but that on the day
before the accident the env had been
newly painted and his permission for
Clark’s using It tv id tieen revoked.
TWO-CENT PASSENGER
LAW IS HELD VALID
Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. (Special).—
The 2-cent pass, tiger law passed in
1007 was held valid and enforceable
«S against the llock Island railroad
in a report filed S-tardily in federal
court by John r Stout master ap
pointed to take testimony and make
finding:;. Th? master finds that on
the proposition of the property of the
Hock Island in Nebraska chargeable
to pa ssenger use the road In the veai
ending .June 30. 11)15, earned 10.41
[t-r cent. It had c".ioim i the railway
commission from enforcing the law.
The case has bee i pending for years
and the set of figures used, rallioad
officials say. does not ;>pp!y to pres
ent conditions.
ATTEMPT MADE TO
WRECK U. P. TRAIN
Beatrice, Neb., Jan. >. An attempt
to wreck the Union Papin- passenger
train running bet-.ve i Manhattan,
Kan., and L.ineotn Neb. was partially
successful Saturday ti ght when an
obstruction on the track a mile and
a half south of Beatrice derailed the
engine. A 30-foot r: it had been
placed squarely across the track at
a place difficult of obs'nation. The
engineer saw the obstruction in tir* ■
to partly check the. speed of his train,
but the force of the impact threw the
locomotive from the track. it re
mained upright, however, and aside
from a shaking up no one was In
jured. Authorities here have begun
Bandit and iho Auto.
From the Springfield Republican.
On the frontier, in a former time, ban
dits used fast horses for their "get
away.’ The steeds wore so important
as a means of rapid transportation all
through the pioneer period in ttie making
of America that the punishment of a
horse stealer was hanging on tlie near
est tree. The comparison between the
horse and the automobile, the horse
back bandit and the automobile bandit,
need not be made so suggestive that
capital punishment for the new school
of highwaymen would bo seriously con
sidered, yet the frontier way of handling
♦ he "bad man" whos* crimes are fa
cilitated by the use of tlie motor car
may here and there disfigure our na
tional landscape if t.ie nob spirit finds
opportunities to wreak its anger and
vengeance on any of these villians and
desperadoes
For this reason state legislatures may
soon find justification In penalizing
with special severity crimes of violence
Which depend for their succession the
automobile whether stolen or not stolen,
although it is difficult U> see that there
is any difference in moral turpitude be
tween a footpad and the robber with a
high-powered car.
RHALLIS PLANS SOON TO
QUIT AS PRIME MINISTER
Athena. Jan. 3 (United Press)._
King Constantine shortly will be giv
en an opportunity to appoint a prime
minister of his ov.n choice, It become
known today when it was announced
Premier George Rhakfs will r< .1
because of ill health.
The king hin. »!f Was e - me I to
.he palace today y. :.h a tile-*,. tPir'\
f bronchitis.
J RETRACTS CHARGES “
AFFECTING UNCLE
Crab Orchard, Neb., Girl Who
Ran Away From Home is
Wedded to Young
Farmer.
Tecumseh, Neb., Dec. 30 (Spec
clal).—Gladys Smith, of Crab Or
chard, Neb., a high school girl who
disappeared October 26 and was re
cently found at Omaha, has been
married to Lester M. Reid, young
Gage county farmer.
Benjamin H. Smith, uncle of the
girl, who was brought from Denver
to answer charges of alleged Inti
macy with Miss Smith, Is still held in
Jail, but probably will be released.
The girl has retracted the charges
she at first made against Smith.
RANCHER MUST PAY
FOR AIRPLANE TRIP
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 30 (Special).—
Charles S. Hoyt, Whitman, Neb.,
ranchman, is liable to a local man
for $500, the full fare for an airplane
trip from Omaha to Whitman, even
though he got out of the machine
after a forced landing at Abbott,
about half the distance home, and
took a train the rest of the way.
Municipal Judge Baldwin so held in
passing on the first airplane-taxi
suit of its kind in Nebraska.
CHRISTMAS AIR GUN
INFLICTS BAD WOUND
Plattsmouth, Neb., Dec. 30 (Spe
cial).—Alice Todd Is suffering a
painful, perhaps serious, injury, the
result of being shbt under the right
eye by an air rifle—a Christmas
gift—in the hands of her 10-year
old brother Nelson.
10.000 DRAFT DODGERS
TO PRISON IN YEAR
This Represents About Half of
Actual Evaders Brought to
Trial.
Washington, Dec. 28.—(United
Press).—Evidence obtained by the
department of Justice has landed
10.000 draft dodgers behind prison
bars within the past year. This rep
resents approximately one-half of the
actual draft evaders brought to trial,
anotheer 10,000 having been found not
guilty of willful evasion. The sen
tences imposed raifged from thirty
days to one year. *
At the conclusion of the world war
there were 337,649 names on the war
department’s list of deserters. Careful
investigation brought out the fact
that many of those men had not
evaded the draft. Some had actually
enlisted and saw service in France.
All told, 9-1,000 men have been ap
prehended and detained for dispo
sition since the armistice. Most of
these trials were conducted under
military law.
Revelsed figures show that there
are now less than 176,000 men in
America who are subject to civil pun
ishment for failure to answer the
summons to war. The department of
j justice believes that the end of the
I yeear 1921 will see the last case of
tiiis kind tried and decided.
WILL HARNESS'THE
TIDES (^ATLANTIC
By Fletcher Allen.
j London.—England lias only a small
■ proportion of the world's reserve of
coal. Her superiority in coal produc
! tion may pass from her in a few years.
But government experts and engin
eers have now d. vised a scheme which)
v- ill harness the Atlantic tides and
provide sufficient power to run prac
' ticall.v all the industrial centers of
i the couth of JSngianu at a phenome
; nally email cost.
It. is to he done by throwing a clam
or barrage across the great estuary
of the Severn, about 100 miles distant
fri in London and 70 miles from Bir
| mingka.ni, and making the tides per
foirn some useful industrial office.
Such a scheme, when it is in full
working order will, it is estimated,
save England about 4,000,000 tons of
coal per annum, and provide electric
power at the rate of less than 1 cent
per unit.
me main mature of the plans of
the ministry o’’ transport are:
A concrete dam across the Severn
estuary containing turbines driven by
impounded tidal water, and designated
to provide 500,000 horsepower in a 10
hour day.
A salt water lake at a high eleva
tion to which water would be forced
through a tunnel -10 feet in diameter
cut through a solid mile of rock. This
kike would he filled by pumps worked
from tin' estuary dam during the high
tides when there was a reserve of
power, so that when tides were not
so high, or the dam turbines not
working, the fall of water from the
| reservoir would work subsidiary tur
bines and keep the power supply con
I slant.
A level road across the Severn
which will save transport a 50-mile
detour for all traffic eastwards of
! Bristol and Newport.
' Facilities for the quadruplication of
railway lines between South Wales
and the West of lllngland.
A locked basin of 27 square miles
for shipping purposes on the upper
Severn, accommodating the largest
ships.
DELAY SOuThDAKOTA
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS
Tpbinc Washington Bureau.
Wssuington, Dee. 29. — Senator
rllr.g said t.dav he did not ex
! met any nutting of the South Da
rn it delegation on federal patronage
• • ! r-fer the new administration
« >. d. Mo ucoisiens will at
■' ed ,i ■) Sen tor-elect" Norbeck
.1’ :'e-»e«!0!tative-elect Wiiliamston
trnvl the ry.w ccnjtitsr.
MARYLAND’S NEW
SENATOR HELPED
IMPROVE ROADS
Picture of Oviagton E. Weller
taken a few days ago, the first
one taven since his election.
Ovington E. Weller, Republican
senator-elect from Maryland, is
given cri dit for the great improve
ment in Maryland’s highways dur
ing the time he serv.'l as chairman
of the state roads commission. He
is a graduate of the U. S. naval
academy.
INTERSTATE BOYCOTT
IS HELD NOT LEGAL
Ruling- Over Action at Duplex
Printing Press Company
Is Blow at Labor.
Washington, Jan, 3 (United Press).
—The supreme court today held that
the International Association of Ma
chinists in calling a strike at the
plant of the Duplex Printing Press
company, Battle Creek, Mich., and re
fusing to set up its presses in-all parts
of the country, was In a conspiracy in
restraint of interstate commerce in
violation of anti-trust laws.
The company claimed the actions
of tlie union were similar to those
in the noted Danbury hatters case,
when the court held a big walkout in
restraint of interstate commerce,
while the machinists claimed this view
was set aside by the Clayton amend
ment to the Sherman law, exempting
labor unions and farmers’ organiza
tions from such prosecution.
The courUJ^’ld that the Clayton act
did not legwme a boycott such as the
machinists were alleged to have car.
ried on.
GIBBONS MUCH BETTER;
RETURNS TO HIS HOME
Baltimore, Md„ Jan. 3 (Associated
Press).—Cardinal Gibbons wants to
come home and his physicians, believ
ing the change will have a favorable
effect upon their patient, will try to
remove him to Baltimore early this
week if no setback occurs or seems
impending.
This was decided upon yesterday at
a consultation of the doctors at the
isnnvt'l xiuxxx*: til i iixuu .*11110, wutrio
the cardinal has been staying for the
last four weeks. The news cheered
tlie cardinal.
The cardinal passed a comfortable
night and his condition was virtually
unchanged this morning, reports from
his bedside said.
SOLICITOR GENERAL
HITS SHIP OASES
y ~ ^huwgp,*s
William L. Frierson.
William L. Frierson, acting at
torney general, has hit the sale of
]i~uor on ocean vessels by ruling
that the three-mile limit does not
apply to prohibition and that ships
can be prohibited from selling
liquor wherever the ships may be
if they are Americar vessels. His
decision has been criticized by
steamship men.
RICE, WOOdVaMINE ON.
Amoy, China, Jan. 3 (Associated
Press).—Considerable distress has
been caused here by a shortage of rice
and wood, attributed to_ tuxes imposed
upon exports of these products from
Chang Chow-Fu and the interior
which have been levied by Li IIou
Chi. military governor of Fill;:
Vigorous protests have been trade t,
Hie people, shops have b n closed nr
business has been our.fend d t.
parts of the city
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How Canadians View Trade
Situation.
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By W. G. Cates, Canadian Correspondent, in Commerce and Finance.
°J t,he, United States trade with Canada and the attitude or '
f owar s it is a subject of much interest to Canadians at the pres- *
*re not apprehensive over the situation, but they ar*- M
wondering what will happen. A fellow who buys about 40 per cent, more %
th,ane,the latt*r bays from him, which is the position of Johnny —
* , ,cle Sam, is usually not much alarmed over the treatment ho
between'the t#“coiSntnriefhb0r: and SUCh iS the leeling of Canada on trade
. *Jhe "!f,d lncrease in imports from the United States into Canada is one
„**! ”?0!rt mtsrestlng phenomena in the trade of the dominion. The rapid
__ j._*s a^most unexampled; indeed, to secure a parallel, one
In 1310’ the imP°rts from the United States amounted,
to ?Z17 S#2,M0. At the end of March of this year they stood at $301,632,000.
i*eit ala* remembered that from 1910 to last May a war tax of 7.5 per cent,
had been levied on these imports.
Chwtog the last eight months there has been another bound forward, due
moat of a11’ to the rePeal of the 7.5 per cent, customs war tax,
which seems in a fair way to result in an increase of more than $209,0*0,000
in imparts this year. This means that during the present fiscal year the
United States will probably sell to this country $»50,*9«,000 of commodities.
And while this has been going on these imports have been working against
the influence of a rate of exchange averaging 10 per cent., and also against
a strong made in Canada movement. Perhaps Americans will the better
realise what this means when It is said that at this rate there will be brought
into Canada from the United States this year commodities to the value of
$110 for every man, woman and child in this country. Seventy cents out
of every dollar paid for imported goods by Canada this year will go to the
United States.
The question now arises, how will these huge imports, which this year
will exceed exports to the United States by $360,0*0,080, be paid for? This
question presents itself in a manner unknown before the outbreak of war.
In pre-war days the balance against Canada on the trade between the two
countries used to run all the way from $40,000,080 to $280,000,000; but one
sided though this was, it presented no problem in the matter of settlements.
At that tines Canada paid the United States, either through the excess of her
exports to the United Kingdom or through borrowing in the latter country,
the sales of Canadian bond issues in the kingdom in 1S13 having totaled
$277,888,09*, in which year, it may be observed, the balance of trade against
Canada in favor of the United States was $219,#*#,800. But this year Cana
da’s favorable balance against the United Kingdom will not amount to more
than $1*8,8*0,000. As for borrowing over there to pay the United Slates, the
rate of exchange makes this impossible; for Britain is today a seller rathe*
than a buyer of Canadian securities. So it comes down to a matter of the
United States and Canada squaring accounts between themselves, and there
will be a difference of about $350,000,000 in favor of the republic to be taken
care of on this year's trade.
This is but another way of saying that if Canada is to continue to buy
as heavily from the United States as she has done thiB year, it can be done
only threugh increased experts (from Canada to the United States). It is
with satisfaction that Canadians observe that exports to the United States
I will probably be increased by $75,088,*00 or $30,088,8*0 over last year. The
truth is that just now they would sooner sell in the American market than in
any other, because by so doing they secure the premium on American dol
lars. From now on Canada s trade will be even more valuable to the United
States than it has been in the past, for the rate of exchange and the come
back that industry is making in Europe will render it more difficult to sell
American products over there, and also in many other markets where the
competition of European products is met. This means that the United
Slates will undoubtedly be thrown more on the market of the two Americas.
And, in the main, this reasoning will apply equally well to Canada; for, if she ■
cannot sell in Europe to the same extent as she has done, she must sell more
in this hemisphere and in the orient.
Moreover, as Canada becomes a more important field for the American
investor, and she is rapidly becoming such, the larger will be the annual
return that Canada must make to the United States. This must be made
in the form of products, which means larger exports. Indeed, It is quite
probable that the return on these investments now amounts to $100,000,000
a year. And us long as sterling remains at considerable discount so long
will Canada’s capital requirements be met in the United States. From
present indications, the financing done on Canadian account in the republic
during the next five years will be very large, so that an annual payment of
$140,000,000 by 1926 is quite within prospect.
So Canadians are not lying awake at night thinking of what may hap
pen to their export trade with the United States. They reason that the
feliow who has the most to lose through the placing of trade barriers between
the two countries is the one who is selling most to and investing in Canada,
namely, Uncle Sam. *
Italy’s Honor in Question.
From the New York World.
Doubted from the first, the Italian gov
ernment in its attitude t ?ward the
Adriatic dispute is now dangerously
near an open confession of bad faith.
When d'Annunzio entered upon his spec
tacular adventure at Fiume the failure
of Italy to act was explained and ex
cused by conditions at home. Today no
such plea can be made. The ministry is
well supported, and it has recently con
cluded a treaty with Jugo-Slavia which
puts an end to one of the most fantastic
usurpations in history.
The treaty of Itapallo is highly favor
able to Italy. When that country en
tered into the Adriatic covenant it
agreed to make Fiume a free city and
solemnly bound itself to dispose of d'An
nunzio and his freebooters. In spite of
this obligation, there lias been no change
in the situation. The rebellious poet is
still defiant, and armed torves of the
kingdom sent to dislodge him either re
fuse to atack or desort boldly to his
standard.
Italy is no longer dealing with in
subordinates or patriotic visionaries
alone. The question presented is one
of national honor. It did not make the
contract at Rnpalln (abject to d'Annun
zio's approval. It acted as a free agent,
responsible alike for its own engage
ments and the obedience of all its sub
jects. A* it is inconceivable that a mili
tary power so formidable is incapable of
coercing a few thousand poorly equipped
insurgents, there must be a suspicion
that it is conniving with the poot in a
perfidy that is nothing loon than shame
ruler of Italy, the treaty with Jugo
fitl. if the upstart of Fiume is the actual
Slavia should have been negotiated by
him.
Greatness of America.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
It is doubtful whether people generally
realize the physical magnitude of the
natiton known to tlie world as the
United Ptates of America, We all know
something of its majestic distances, its
tremenduou3 mountain ehaine, its lakes
and rivers, its forests and prairies. But
few of us have full knowledge of the
facts. The United States Geological
Survey publishes interesting facts with
reference to the size of the country pre
sumably not generally known: The gross
area of the country Is 3,0£6,7I>9 square
miles, of which 2,973,774 square miles
comprise land area. The water area, ex
clusive of tlie Great Bakes, the Atlantic
and Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico, with
in tlie 3-mile limit. Is U.«U square miles.
From the easternmost potnt, due west
to (lie Pacific ocean, the distance i« 2,
F07 miles. The shortest diztance from
the Atlantic to the Pacific is 2.133 miles.
The boundary which difidee us from
our great neighbor on the north la 3,893
miles long. The Mexican bandary is
1741 miles long. The Atlantic coast
Pne is CiMQ miles king, tho Pneiflc, 2,wo;
the Gulf «f Mexico cadet line, 3,610.
With hi those botmdarles or let all that
Is greatest in agriculture, Industry and
the art* ef peace.
An Appeal to 1 donor.
From the PhHadel*hdt Pnbtie Badger.
The Untowity of njtesds 1« eeHTng
applet on the honor system. Tdn stu
dent takes an nprle a»d 'Voyn a niaso l
in a box. An averzgn ef ■ bnereis a
week are sdld*nd the nntoeeeity hasn’t
lost a cmt. whieb id net ,at al m
prlslng. Boys and men are lutddally
nonest. But put a ban on the apples
ai ! dare the students to take them, a ad
-ee how quickly they’d disappear. Boys
.nd niei: are naiurfflly mischievous and
■ ve to do the forbidden thing. Tho
Ally faculty simply took the Joy cut of
octf larceny.
Extra-Hazardous Route.
From the New York Times.
The Anglo-Russian trade agreement!
has hung fire week after week. The
latest report is that the terms arranged
in London by Krassin have been repu
diated in Moscow by Lenin. Whether
this be well founded or not, the Russian
dictator has made it plain that he will
not live up to any trade agreement or
concession longer than it suits his con
venience. Defending himself for having —
made concessions to foreign capitalists,
Lenin is said to have declared synically
to the protesting soviets that, when tho
time came to make universal war on
property owners, he would cancel the
concessions and confiscate all the capital
invested in Russia.
This is only one of many clear indi
cations that trading with Russia is
bound to be extra-hazardous. The Ger
mans are considering the risk. Know
ing Russia better than Mr. Lloyd George
and some amiable persons in the United
States, they are aware that the bolshe
vists have really little to trade with.
But, urges the Berlin correspondent or
the Frankfurter-Zeitung, German ex
porters could take a lien on the receipt*
of the Russian railways, after they were
got going again by German materials.
This leads the Temps to ask if the
claims of those who lent the money t »
build the railways originally ought not
to have priority.
That any merchant who ventures t »
trade with the soviet government wi l
run the risk of losing more than he ca r
possibly make is indicated by the action
of a number of English firms which fo: -
merly did business with Russia. Tin v
have filed a formal notice with the Bri. -
ish foreign office that they .have vaiuf
claims against the soviet government f<*r
property destroyed and funds confr -
onted. From this it is plainly to be in
ferred that if any money or goods fron*
Russia arrive within the jurisdiction of
an English court they will be ataclied.
The same thing might happen»in this
country—even to the imports of our
great billion-thinking concessionaire, M.
Washington Vanderlip. No wonder that
the state department has warned Ameri
can exporters that they can trade witft
Russia only at their own risk. It is
more than a risk. It is a gambling oper»
alion.
Royal Sports.
From the Los Angeles Times.
The king of Spain is off on a hunting
trip and the dispatches report his killi ig
2.500 “pieces of game" in one day. jia
must have hit a bee hive. Of what do +
a "piece of game" consist when rove by
is hunting? l)o they count grasshop
pers? Does a leg count as one piece or
two? Is the gizzard measured as r
piece?
Article X.
From American Legion Weekly.
Little Sarah, daughter of s. launch re
publicans, was being sent to hod early
because of naughtiness, and was de
termined to retaliate upon her aunt
"Oh, Lord,” she prayed fervently,,
"please bless mamma and daddy am*
Uncle Henry.” Then she ad led. "Amf
Aunt Mary—with reservations."
The Coat Tail Doomed?
From the New York Herald. *
The war is blamed or praised for the
greater informality in the dress o^ men.
which i3 noticeable In this day. An ob
server need only attend the opera-to see
„ that evening garb is by no meafls as
uncompromisingly formal as It was a.
short time ago. The same impression
is gained from observation uf social
gatherings. Men who a. few : ears' ag->
would have considered themselves inap--8-1
rrnprlately clad without an evening eoaw8f|fi
do net hesiitate now to appear m what
has come to be called a ainucr ,j-ka.
