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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1921)
THE O’NEILL FRONTIER Q. H. CRONIN, Publisher. D'NEJLL NEBRASKA 1 Another traveler through Europe, who reports again that the "middle class Buffered the most,” defines that class as: "Those who have no capital urwn which to fall back, and those who have no place in the ranks of those common ly called the laboring class. 1 mean the men and women who work as clerks, as •ffice helpers, as doctors and lawyers and writers. The salaried class plus the professional class would In a measure explain it.” Former President Poincare says In the Temps of Sunday: “German inso lence Is taking an ascending line which. If maintained, will mean that the vic tors will be humiliated by the van quished and the victims Jeered at by the executioners. We do not wish Ger many to weep, but we have a right to demand that she docs not mock us. Germany must meet the reparations commission’s demands.” A new scheme which the police be lieve Is intended by the Sinn Fein to prevent young Irishmen from emigrat ing to America was Inaugurated last week when armed men raided three emigrant boarding houses In IAverpool and seized the ticket and passports of a dozen Irish >x>uths who were ready to sail. The victims were ordered to return to Ireland Immediately. The courts of the province of Quebec have diclded that mixed marriages can no longer be called Illegal; Catholic, Protestant or Jew Is not now legally bound to marry one of his own faith. "Half the Salvation army social Insti tutions,” declares General Booth, refer ring to conditions in the United States, “are empty, thanks to prohibition, and there has been a great reduction in crime." The low exchange on the mark is re sulting in such a ruthless dumping of German goods upon the Swedish mar kets that Germany Itself la bitcoming , anxious lest it Jeopardize the friendship that has existed between the two coun tries. France is becoming so weary of bol shevism that she is going to commence a more rigid inspection of foreigners, which will not exempt even American IIn/,nleloa Inin their personal history and the purpose of their visits. Nine hundred German emigrants have sailed for Brazil, a majority of them penniless. The passage money waB ad vanced by the Brazilian government. The presumption Is that the Germans will be colonisers and return their pas sage money to IJrazlI. • The Associated Industries of Massa chusetts are appealing In behalf of the 1,600 manufacturing companies of the state that all unnecessary state activity be discontinued, so as to relieve Industry from the burdens of taxation during these time® of readjustment. ,.5 | . A campaign, has .been launched among the forces Of organized labor la St. Louis to establish wage earners’ co operative bank, to be owned entirely by labor unions and their members. The Institution will specialize In small loans and the net profits will be shared with savings depositors. A bill forbidding theaters to be open on Sunday and prohibiting the showing of films In which there appears the pic ture of a person smoking liave been In troduced In the lower house of the Utah legislature. More than 100 countries, colonies and Islands received American made automo biles In 1020. A million dollars a day was paid by foreign countries to Amor loan manufacturers for automobiles, tires and accessories. The general thrift tendency is re sulting In the writing of more life in surance, the companies report. Busi ness for the first 10 days of February was twice what Is was for the same period of last year. A scientist comes forward with the theory that leanness Is caused by ab normally short Intestines, which pre vent full assimilation of food, and that in consequence lean persons re quire more food than stout ones. It has only recently been made public that during the late war the crown jew els of England, as a measure of safety, were temporarily ltemoved from the Tower of London', where they have been kept for 700 years, to Windsor castle. According to the department of agri culture everybody In the United States wastes a shoe a year, by which it means that 250,000,000 pairs a year more than are needed are bought. To help remedy this the department has put out a pamphlet upon the "Care of Leather.’’ Tne state department says the con troversy regarding the Island of Yap Is not between the United States and Japan, but between Xhe United States and the powers that were a party to the allotment of the mandate to Japan. Women wearing low-necked dresses having been forbidden to enter churches In Uruguay, Senor Fabregat, a deputy has brought the question up In the cham ber, denying the right of the ecclesias tical authorities to take such action. Restoration to overseas commercial trade of the 50,000 ton passenger liner, Leviathan, the largest ship alloat, will be considered soon by the United States shipping board. Upon leaving for Washington, tho congresswoman from Oklahoma said that she was going to "keep my eyes open and my mouth shut. You won t hear much from me at the start.” German propagandists are still at work In this county and their er forts are now directed toward preju dicing the American mind against France, says Secretary Colby. A national repair week for farmers, t« begin February 28 and end on March 1 has been announced by officers of tin National Implement and Vehicle Asso ciation. A case of bubonic plague Is officially announced In San Juan, Porto Rico, with the discovery of three other sus plcious cases. The German government will Include In its budget an appropriation o: 50,000,000 marks for feeding under nourished children. Twenty Manitoba school teachers wll exchange posts with others In dlfferen parts ofthe British Empire for a year beginning next Rummer. A freight car surplus Is piling up at th rate of 25,400 a week, the American Kail way Association declared. Already 358, 665 cars are reported Idle. Massachusetts is preparing to prose cute all coal dealers who have beei charging more than 316 a ton for the! product. Proceedings have been brought by 1 taxpayers of Seattle In an effort to fore a ifdew of the purchase of the manic Ipal street railway system. The first combination aero and yach Club In America will be located on th north shore of Long Island at MattI tack Inlet. • References to the possible reoogaltlci of King Constantine by the Unite States are being made la Athens ness nmr BEIBUSYIIE Numerous Important Actions Up for Trial at Session Be ginning at Hartington Today. • ■ Hartington, Neb., Mar. 1 (Special). —The spring term of the district court will open here today. Ole Klanderud is suing to recover propr orty he traded for land in Kansas, consisting of mortgages, notes and some city property. John Rose, who was recently ar rested at Newcastle and lodged in the county jail at Ponca, charged with assaulting Mrs. Geo Riibe, was brought here for a preliminary hear ing and being unable to give a $5,000 bond was consigned to jail. County Attorney Millard has filed a more serious charge against Rose and his trial will occur next week. The court will also be asked to de cide the controversy between the county commissioners and county commissioners and county treasurer. The question at issue is to compel the treasurer to transfer a special fund to the general fund. The treas urer is of the opinion that the fund was illegally raised and should there fore go to the taxpayer while the , commissioner declare that the money ljas been paid without any complaint being registered and therefore they have forfeited their right to this fund. WOMAN MAKE8 SUPREME EFFORT TO KEEP CHILDREN Alliance, Neb., March 1 (Special).— Mother ldve won in a battle with pov erty In county court here when Mrs. Anna O’Neal, a widow, was allowed 10 Keep ner tnree children, ranging In age from 8 to 13. Sho will be given two weeks to improve conditions at her home, consisting of one room. Ju venile authorities wanted to send the children to the home for dependent children at Lincoln, but Mrs. O’Neal objected. She is the mother of eight children, all the rest of whom have left home. More washing will be found for the woman and help given her to keep her little family together. COUPLE POISONED BY EATING FRESH BREAD Hartington, Neb., March’ 1 (Spe cial).—Frank Buschelman, sr„ 76, and his sister, Miss Mary Buschelman had a narrow escape from dea'lh by poi son. Miss Buschelman became seri ously 111 and a physician was sum moned and while the doctor was there Mr. Buschelman became sick. The symptoms of both indicated poisoning. The only satisfactory solution is that they were poisoned by eating fresh bread. Miss Buschelman is still in a very precarious condition. WIDOW OF EXECUTED MAN MARRIED AGAIN Omaha, Neb., March 1.—Mrs. May Elizabeth Grammer, widow of Allen ■ V, Grammer, who with Alson a Cole, was electrocuted ,a few months ago ] for the murder of Mrs. Lulu Vogt of near Elba, Neb., was married to Charles E. Henderson of Omaha at Papilllon, Neb., February 6, It was j learned here today. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ t TODAY IN CONGRESS, f United Press. SENATE. Senator Hitchcock, Nebraska, to deliver speech on postoffice patron age. Senator Penrose to cal! up emer gency tariff conference report. Judiciary committee to resume hearings on foreign loans, i Senator Borah to insist on vote on repeal of war laws. ' HOUSE. Continues consideration of confer ence reports on appropriation bills. Grogsby-Wickersham election case from Alaska to come up for action. SENATE WOULD GET AT FACTS IN MARTENS CASE Washington, Feb. 28.—Attorney General Palmer is requested in a romd.Hlon *_1_ 1_ . , Senate to submit whatever evidence the department of Justice had against Ludwig'C. A. K. Martens, representa tive of the Russian soviet government who was recently deported from the United States. The resolution was Introduced by Senator Moss, republican. New Hamp shire. who said that since Assistant Secretary Post of the labor depart ment had canceled the warrant for arrest and deportation of Martens and it was reported that soviet agent was at liberty to return to the United States, the Senate should have ail the (acts in the case! TRY FRENCH* OMMUnTsTS. Paris, Feb. 28.—Ten communist leaders charged with plotting to over throw the government, will go on trial today. Eighty witnesses have been summoned following a wide spread Investigation In progress since May 1, when the government called railway men to break the railway strike that was quickly followed by an abortive general strike. STRIKE PARTLY BROKEN. Harrison, Ark., Feb. 28.—Partial service on the Missouri & North Ar kansas. railroad traffic on which was tied up Saturday by a strike, was re sumed Sunday. One train* was run each way. Several officials assisted in the operation of the trains, it was said. Dr. Stetnmetz. "wizard of electricity." says that if every drop of rain that falls in the United States in a year could he transmitted directly into power, it Tosld Mt replace our coal consumption. TELEPHONE ROW WIILJU DOWN Railway Commission’s Settle* ment of Red Cloud Diffi culty Fails to Hitch With High Court. Lincoln, Neb, Feb. 28 (Special).— The state railway commission must try some other way of settling the telephone row at Red Cloud, where there are two rival exchanges, The people there tired of the trouble as well as the expense and inconveni ence of two exchanges, and got the commission to order a consolidation. The local company was given long distance connections with the Lincoln company’s exchange, trunk lines were ordered by which everybody could talk to everybody else, a joint rate established a^d in order to protect the Lincoln company from losing all Its subscribers under this arrange ment, the existing proportion of ex changes was ordered maintained. The local company objected. The supreme court says that the order violated the franchise vested right of the company when it tried to arbi trarily say that it couldn’t get all the business it wanted and deprived subscribers of the free choice of serv ice. The court says that the com mission's job is to fix up a reasonable adjustment that gives due compensa tion to each company and leaves their rights inviolate. It adds that unless the Lincoln company can be protected from the loss of subscribers and confiscation of property because its rival has lower exchange rates and is locally owned, it cannot be re quired to furnish long distance con nections. NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT HANDS DOWN DECISIONS Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 28 (Special).— The Nebraska supreme court has handed down the following opinions: Blaekledge vs. Farmers Independ ent Telephone Company, reversed without prejudice to further proceed ings before railway commission. Stocker vs. Nemaha valley drain age district, former judgment of af firmance vacated, affirmed. Stewart vs. Consolidated school district No. 35 of Garden, Cheyenne and Deuel counties, affirmed. Eisele vs. Meeker, affirmed. National Novelty Import Sompany, vs. Reed, affirmed. In re estate of Moron Schwartz vs. Moran, affirmed. In re assessment of Jones county of Seward vs. Jones, affirmed. Gould vs. Rockwell, reversed and dismissed. Socha vs. Cudahy Packing Com pany, affirmed. Hall vs. Germantown State bank, affirmed on condition plaintiff file remittitur of $58.13 within 10 days, otherwise reversed. Abel Construction Company vs, Goodmttn, reversed as to allowance of attorneys fee, modified so that ' total of plaintiff's recovery for wait ing time shall be $6 a week for 75 weeks, otherwise affirmed. Blair vs. estate of Willman. af firmed and order of this court en tered December 3, 1920, vacated. Krause vs. Cox, reversed and re manded with directions that the $1, 200 paid by defendants be credited’ upon mortgnge indebtedness. Johnson vs. Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World, affirmed. Chase vs. Stubberfleld, reversed and remanded. Gerhart vs. Stech, reversed and re manded. Hruza vs, Langman, affirmed. C ain C. Cox vs. Kee, reversed and remanded. GIVEN ARMY BALLOON INSTRUCTOR Omaha, Neb., Feb. 28.—Mrs. Julia Stevens obtained an uncontested di vorce from her husband, A. Leo Ste vens, chief civilian instructor at the army balloon school here, February 23, it is learned. Mrs. Stevens charged cruelty. Mr. Stevens formerly lived in New York. MEXICO STRIKE SPREADS. El Paso, Tex., Feb. 26.—Railroad men in Juarez have Joined the strike on Mexican railroads. At noon Fri day 300 workmen in Juarez walked out. France Protested, Too. From the Villager, Katonah, N. V. In assessing the, German non possu mus, it is well to begin with a certain allowance for the inevitable manner of negotiating indemnities. When, af the preliminary peace discussions in 1871, Bismarck demanded 6,000,000,(100 francs, "I showed him." wrote Thiers, "that this was utterly impossible." France might be'able to pay three, “hut in no case could it be brought up to 4,000,000, 000." But it was brought up, not only to 4,000,000,000, but to five, and Thiers told the national assembly a few weeks later that he knew all the time France could easily stand so much. “When 1 sub scribed at Versailles to the financial de mands of Germany I know that France was well able to carry the increased burden laid on her by war and defeat; and before asking a credit of five mil liards on her behalf 1 had studied and .-ecognlzed as solid the bases upon which the equilibrium of her receipts and expenditures could be established.” The method of both Bismarck and Thiers reminds us of a sign we once saw In the window of a Paris show. "Ab solutely fixed prices, hut will bargain a little." It does not follow, of course, that It comprehends everything In the present situation to describe Germany as merely standing across the counter. The circumstance out of the history of 1871 is Interesting; that is all. Wasted Energy. From the Houston Post. Butler—Cheer up, Katie; it ain't your fault that the silver was copped. Katie, the Maid—-I know, but I Just go through cleaning it. No Clow. "Is that a mystery story you're read ing?" "In a way. yes. It’s a mystery to me how the author ever got It published.’" Sixty-nine per cent, of the world's petroleum production In 1919 came from the United States, Mexico, with M per cent, standing nest, Ibkettne lEir siwiraus Holt County Is First in Ne braska to Give Trial to Co operation in Disposal of Products. O'Neill, Neb., Feb. 26.—Holt county Is the first to have a marketing agent for its farm bureau. The agent, who was appointed last week, already is on the road and disposes pf agricul tural products direct from the-farmer to the consumer. A large number of cars of hay already have been sold, also considerable stock. HAD NEVER SEEN STREET CAR, BUT HAD HAS THE CASH Omaha, Neb- Feb. 26—"What's that coming thar?” asked Peter Jepson of Curtis, Neb.' as he rode into the city from the smallpox isolation hospital with • Quarantine Officer William Czerwinski. “That’s a street car,” said the of ficer. "Where have you been so long?” “I’ve been in Curtis all my life,” replied Jepson. “That’s the first time I ever saw anything like that.” - The young man, who is 27 years old, asked a host of questions of his companion and was advised, to go to a movie before he went back to Cur tis. "You have to pay a whole lot to get in, don’t you?” asked Jepson. "Only 35 cents.” said Czerwinski. “Wall, I swan,” exclaimed the young man. “I believe I’ll go once.” Ttmonn IVia onn nf a VD ncVlAr fit western Nebraska who was brought to Omaha to undergo an operation tor appendietls at a local hospital. He came down with smallpox Just as he recovered from the operation and went to the county retreat for such sufferers. His father provided him with a private purse, one of the few who have ever been at the Institution for its occupants, and the elder Jep eon voluntarily came to the city hall and paid for the young man’s care while ill, something that never has happened before in the history of smallpox cases cared for by the city. HASTINGS—Principals of all the schools, except the junior high schools, have been re-eleeted for the coming year. The junior high principal and the ward teachers will be elected In March. Salaries of all principals were advanced $200, bringing the salary in the senior high to $3,000 and the ward principals to $1,800. Superintendent . Staley's salary was raised $500 to $4,000 per year. GRAND ISLAND—Frank Dynes, How ard Grover and Milo Long, prisoners who broke out of the Hall county jail a few weeks ago but were recaptured sX Kearney were sentenced by Judge Mun ger in federal court to sentences in Leavenworth prison. Dynes and Long were sentenced for two and one-half years and Grover for eighteen months. The charge was auto stealing. CAMBRIDGE—The Rev. Victor West of the Methodt-t church here has accept ed a call front the Walnut Hill church of Omaha and will leave the first of March for his new charge. During his year’s work here the congrega tion has doubled. He also was prominently identified with the Masonic order here. COLUMBUS—Edward G. Warner found Monday that it costs more to have booze outside than within when he was fined $10 and costs in police court for drunkenness and $100 for possessing a quart of whisky. CAM BRIDGE!—The local American Legion held a wolf hunt Monday and brought in four wolves. Skirmish lines were formed at 9 a. m. and the final roundup occurred at noon at the John Minnlck ranch. EASY ToTgeTmONEY TO BATTLE “BLUE LAWS” New York, Feb. 15.—There are so many liberty loving people in the city of New York that collecting money for a proposed anti-blue law league is one of the easiest businesses in the world. “This man made $7 in a few hours, on a 50-50 basis, half for the league and half for himself,” one of the backers of a new liberal organization explained to a woman who was look ing for canvassing work, “and he was very, very lazy.” With the money conning in so fast, and with the collectors dragging down half of the receipts, Assistant Dis trict Attorney Joab Banton has called the promoters of the league to his of fir a “for ronfrrencA. ” POLES USING RUSSIANS TO BREAK mi STRIKE Warsaw, Feb. 25.—The railroads in tlia Warsaw district are being oper ated under martial law following a strike of mechanics fur higher wages and better food. Russian soviet pris oners of war are being used as strike breakers by the Polish army in oper ating the lines. Premier Wiles announced today that the cabinet had decided upon the mar tial law measure because “foreign in fluences” were fomenting disturb ances. Notices were posted threaten ing death penalties to persons inter fering. A cable to the New York Herald says the Hotel t’rlllon. Paris, refuses to give an Itemized bill for the $125.*00 dam ages it claims were caused by the American delegation daring the peace conference, and which were paid by or der of President Wilson. It is under stood that "lose of patronage during the American occupancy'' is the chief item in the' bill. THIN'/C LOOT SMALL. Rood Houie, 111., Feb. 25.—Posses today are combing the Mississippi river bottoms in the vicinity of Quincy Junction, 37 miles west of here, where four men armed with rifle's held up Chicago Alton passenger train No. 10 from Kansas City, early this morning tend escaped after forcing the mail clerh to hand over three regis tered let ,ers and a registered pack age. While the amount obtained by the bundits :s not known, report^received Sere indicate it will not exceed J50. V* u> meir uuues is greater tnan financial reward. Hansom A. Moore, Agronomist at the Wisconsin Agricultural College, has de voted a lifetime to the improvement of Wisconsin seeds and is probably the foremost breeder of field seeds in the world. He has the rare faculty of pac ing his enthusiasm and conviction along to his students and he hag organized his alumni into the Wisconsin Agricul tural Experiment Association, each man being devoted to the propagation of Wisconsin pedigreed seeds. “Prof. Moore’s example has been fol lowed by several of the Northwestern states,” says Mr. Frank Baackes, Vice Pres. American Steel and Wire Co., ‘‘and seed breeding associations are now in operation in Minnesota, North Da kota, South Dakota, Iowa and Kansas and some other states. “Farmers generally, however, do not appreciate what this work means or they would all be in it up to their necks. For instance, in the Northwest the average yield of Marquis is about 1214 buSflels. In Wisconsin the average yield of Marquis is about 19 bushels per r acre, but the pedigreed Marquis propa gated by Prof.-. Moore and his boys averages 24 bushels per acre. These grains are grown and offered for sale by the members of the ■'Association and, insofar as-1 know, Wisconsin offers the only car lot -source of pure-bred graihs. faithful to-type and variety." Wisconsin has-probably made a great er reputation on its pedigreed barleys than anyother^grain and Prof. Moore says that*'his pedigreed seed grains will maintain their, characteristics wherever planted. The’ Wisconsin corns have been bred with-a’view to early matur ity and large yield and this seed is be ing shipped to all parts of the earth, \ Europe, South" Africa, South America and Australia. It also is being shipped to Texas, and the Southwest, holding its character and doing better than other grains. Wisconsin pedigreed oats are prized not only for their heavy yielding quali ties but. for a very stiff straw which enables them to stand lodging. The annual exhibition at LaCrosse, of Wisconsin pedigreed grains, has re ceived worldwide notice. The Asso ciation at Madison will accept orders from farm bureaus, individuals and seedsmen and their seeds can always be relied upon. ------.. - --T China’s Dying Millions. ----------* To help the national committee which is seeking funds for relief of Chi nese famine sufferers. Isaac F. Marcossom, has written a description of the plague that means the death of 10 Chinese every minute from starva tion The story was distributed through the McClure newspaper syndicate. It follows in part: Clearly to understand the dreadful Chinese dilemma you must know first of all that in the northeastern corner of the oriental republic are the provinces of Chihli, Shantung, Honan, Shensi and Shansi, five of the most populous districts of the much populated country. Under normal condition* 35,000,000 people live here, and they comprise more than one-fourth of the entire human element in China. Ninety per cent, are farmers, whose princi pal crops have been wheat, millet, corn and beans. So densely settled is this region that the crops, large as they are in ordinary times, are barely suffici ent to feed the inhabitants. Any decrease in productivity, therefore, auto matically works a hardship, because in this particular section of China trans portation facilities are hopelessly inadequate. The peorffe of these five prov inces are simple, frugal and thrifty folk. They usually iiarvest two crops a. year. In 1916 the output was only fair and there began the series of circum stances which has now engulfed them in sorrow and suffering. Before the autumn harvest was well under way, the land was inundated by a flood which wiped out entire towns and villages, ravaged the country side and caused a loss of $100,0*0,001^ The Chinaman is by temperament a stoic, and the farm ers began to rebuild their shattered fortunes. Ill luck dogged them, because the crops of 1917 arid 1918 were reduced. Still they persisted and rigaira sowed the fields in 1919. Both crops that year, as well as the following year, were complete Sailures. The net result is that the advent of the present win ter found 85,000,000 people practically stripped of sustenance and without re source of any kind. What little grain had been husbanded was soon wiped out. When hundreds of thousands' sought to escape to other provinces and take up the burden of life anew, they were met by cordons of police at the fronties and forbidden to enter. Forced back to their own desol^Le firesides, they had to make the most out of nothing. ****** Other calamities pale before this colosial visitation. The world war cost approximately 17,500,000 lives. The Black Death in England in 1348 and 134SI caused 2,000,000 deaths. The Irish famine of 1846 killed 1,009,000 and the In dian famine of 186G took toll of 1,450,000. The Chinese famine or 18is, witn. its 0,500.000 victims, does not equal the present pefil, which will depopulate China Vo the extent of 15,000,000 before it has ran its dread course. It is* therefore, the supreme affliction yet imposed upon mankind. *•»***' A family of five plodded northward on the public road in the Shensi province until the mother’s strength failed. Their funds were exhausted and they had to have food. The eldest ehild, a girl, was sold at the first village for $10. Before the day ended the mother dropped again; she was unable to carry her newly born-baby any further, and it was thrown into a convenient well. Three days later this entire family had been wiped out. It is a com mon occurrence. ****** A lamentable feature of this sordid drama and one of the most difficult elements that will enter into the ultimate problem of reconstruction is th© utter collapse of the Chinese family structure. Many of the farmers in th® afflicted area are selling their farms at from one-fifth to onc-tenth the nor mal price. Wealthy men in the market towns and some from outside th© ravaged area^the vultures that prey on need—are buying up these parcels of land and*extorting the hard bargains born of dire distress. This means that the farmer, whose principal asset is his plot of ground, becomes an outcast. If he should survive these days of gloom his hearthstone is destroyed and he becomes a wanderer on the face of the earth. China is doing her share. Provinces, officials and merchants have con tributed largely to the relief fund. A governor general of one province who recently died ma% a famine bequest of $500,000 in his will. A wealthy Chi nese merchant of the Straits Settlements has donated $1,500,000. A Men chants’ Guild of Shanghai contributed $1,000,000. Chinese students in Pekmg borrowed from Americans their ’tag day’ and raised thousands of dollars foi the sufferers in' this enterprising western manner. American money will do more than fill empty stomachs, save desolate families from disintegration, and kindle hope in a darkened domain. It will point "the way to that most effective and permanent of all aids, which is prevention. Our.relief repre sentatives in the field are already planning transportation improvements such as railway and canals, irrigation systems, and flood defense measures, which will eventually make the famine erea immune from such calamities as have brought about its present plight. Out of loss will eventually come in surance against disaster. If we can point and provide the way for this im munity, we will have abundant compensation. If. the American Committee for the Chinese Famine Fund (as the ac credited relief organization is technically known), has no representation in, your community, hand your contribution to your bank or your church or send it direct to Vernon Munroe, treasurer of the Chinese bamine bund, Bible House, New York City. A Marketing Puzzle. Prom the New York Herald. In good times growers of fruits and vegetables In Washington, Oregon and California market thtir enormous crops through their own jirgantzatlons at sat isfactory prices without federal aid, while producers of similar products in many other states claim that without federal aid their products "rot upon the ground.” Tlie 1921-1923 agricultural bill carries an item of $390,160, one of a number of similar Items, to give such aid to food producers as daily telegraphic produce market reports wilt afford; but the ser vice extends only as far west as Kansas City. Efforts made in the House to in crease this item to $750,000 for more ex tended service were defeated only after a wordy struggle, which developed again the fact, to which this newspaper has often called attention, that the Pacific coast states, farthest of all the great food producing states from the chief markets, profitably market their -agri cultural products through organizations maintained by the producers. Our New Citizens. Prom the Indianapolis News. The worst elements of the Russian population are pouring into Rumania at theS>ate of hundreds a week—in transit to the United States. The Rumanian government refuses to allow them to stay in Rumania. a»d is doing every thing it can to expedite their passage to America. The passport regulations are tricked, and most of the credentials presented are counterfeit. These would - be citizen.- have an organisation both in America and Rumania, and it seems to have attained) a high degree of effi ciency. It is working with, and on con gressmen. to whose pressure is dus the cancellation J»f orders instructing Ameri ca* consults to refuse to vise passport*. The New Crusade. From Christian Science Monitor. Remarks by James V. McClintic rep resentative from Oklahoma, to the ef fect that members of the United Stat£» House of Representatives should be in attendance at sessions, and not “load" the Congressional Record with speeches never delivered, are in line with the best thought of Americans covering a period of many years. The difficulty has been that, no matter how many times and how forcibly people have called attention to these matters, the members them selves have taken no decisive action to bring about improvement. It ought not to be necessary to establish a watch over inen duly/elected to office to see that they do their duty. The fact that no penalty is provided does not furnish an excuse for dereliction. It is an ex cellent thing thaj some one bolder than the rest occasionally makes his viewy known on this important subject. A Notable Party. From Christian Science Monitor.. The “house-warming” at Chequers, the British prime minister’s ^official country house, brings to mind another party, before the war, when Lord and Lady Lee, who have given 'this beauti ful estate to the country, were “host and hostess. A writer in the Observer re members when Mr. Roosevelt, Sir Ed ward Grey, as ?he then was; Captain Scott, and Sir Henry Johnston all met there, and Roosevelt, in great form, wished he could take a hand in work ing the British empire, and all the other guests felt he had in him the stuff l*jf the task. Half in jest and h«of in earnest, he suggested that he could pick up the political expressions in six months and settle down stanchly after ward to administrative collar-work. If was Captain Scott’s last week end be fore leaving for the south pole, where be achieved his lasting fame.