Nebraska Newspapers

    O’NEILL FRONTIER
~ P. H. CRONIN
•'Opportunity for world leadership
knocks a second time at America's
door,” said Joseph P.. Tumulty, In New
York recently when asked to discuss the
armament conference. "A year ago
America abandoned that leadership In
exchange for what Woodrow Wilson
characterized 'a barren Isolation.' Now
Is the time for President Ilardlng, rep
resenting America, to assume bold lead
ership. All Americans, Irrespective of
political affiliations, wish him the ut
most success In the approaching con
ference. But he wlU succeed through
audacity rather than caution.”
Old Bill Ix>wnoy, whose life has been
devoted to opening oysters, claims that
when he split 100 of them In 3 mlnutea
8141 seconds not long ago he established
a world's record, says a dispatch from
New York. He has challenged any and
all oystermen to meet him In competi
tion with a barrel of bivalves and a
knife. Old BUI was born up Cape Cod
pray 63 years ago, and he knows ths
Miner and records of all the speedy
oyster openers along the coast.
Dock operators In Superior and Duluth
have been worried considerably of late
because of severe fires In the large coal
piles on the water front. Fires this fall
are numerous, due to the recent rush of
stocking the northwest's winter supply
before the threatened railroad strike
materialized. Caused by spontaneous
combustion, many of the flrea bre at
the base of the coal piles, which make
it extremely difficult to combat them.
A new species of -con man” has been
discovered In Bay City, Mich. The city
put a bounty of 10 cents on rats, and
for obvious reasons, required only the
tnlls of the dead rodents to be pre
sented for "cashing In." This counting
developed Into rather perfunctory per
formance and then It Jeveloped that
some of the ever present small boys
were mixing In pieces of Insolated wilts,
and even small pigs’ tails with the rat
appendages.
The greatest need for the country girl
who comes to the city Is religious train
ing, statet conference of probation of
ficers of New York state were told
Monday by Miss Helen F. McCormick,
daputy assistant district attorney of
Kings county. Many country girls, she I
declared, are fed on the worst sort of
movies, books and otorles, and frqjn
other girls are under the obsession that
wicked city people are going continually
to tempt her, and It Is through <these
Influences that they fall.
The plight of some of the landed
proprietors of England was Illustrated
In London recently when the marquis
of Northampton, In returning thanks
for a wedding present from the tonantry
on his estate, said that at the present
time he wob living on borrowed money.
"Wo are parsing through difficult
times,” said the marquis. "I try to ex
cuse myself because I foel that people
must hate me. X hope they do not. My
grandfather had a great deal of money
to play with. My father had some, too.
1 have none. I have to live on borrowed
money. X have to be rather plnohlng.”
Washington stationers, at first over
joyed because of the calling of the con
ference, are mourning. Armament dele
gates have cut the red tape of diplomacy
fn one regard at least. They will dis
pense with the "formal ,end official
call,” long-a sacred Institution. Some
body figured out that If all the diplo
mats and attaches and advisers here
were to call on one another In formal
fashion tt wouwr use up more than 40,000
calling cards.
The Washington Elm, under whloh
George Washington assumed command
of the continent^ armies, sheltered In
Cambridge the oMer day another gen
eral whose name will rank with the
greatest. Under Its massive, time worn
branches Ferdinand Foch was made an
honorary member of a local post of the
Grand Army of the Republic. A dele
gation *f veterans of the Civil war
pinned on his breast a bronze medal In
token of hla membership.
vu-upvi aiiun, msieau or competition,
between nations was urged In resolutions
adopted by the National Council of
Womeiv In session at Philadelphia this
week. Plans were launched to create
a woman’s "bloc” to throw the vote of
associated organizations to candidates to
minimize war preparations. World
wide oo-operutldn of women for reduc
tion of armament was urged In a mes
sage from British women, and the
league of nations union.
Speaking to his fellow countrymen who
formed a large part of a great crowd
that gathered In Memorial plaza to groat
General Diaz of Italy, when he spoke
In Baltimore, Saturday, the general Re
minded them they are part of the
American Institution. “Become Amer
ican cltlsens,'"' he said. “Be Americans
at heart.” He then placed on the forum
of the plasa, tribute to the soldiers who
died In the war.
The shot gun messenger, long a pic
turesque figure of the far west, has
come back. Formerly the messenger rode
atop the stage coach, weapon on his
knees, and watahed the Indians or road
agents. Today 20 civilian guards, mod
ern prototypes of the colorful former
group, were put on duty on mall trains
running ietween Spokane, St. Paul,
■cattle and Portland, Ore.
Funds for national defense will be
secured by a patriotic stamp tax If a
bill approved by the Peruvian senate
becomes a law, according to a dis
patch from Lima. This tax creates a
10 per cent, ad valorum tax on liquors
perfumes and candles and 1 or 2 per cent,
tax, according to prices, on automobiles
and carriages. In addition It creates a
tax, to be paid once only, on all auto
mobiles actually In use.
The first effort to organize farm wom
en on a national scale, according to
headquarters of the American Farm Bu
reau, will be made at Its annual con
vention In Atlanta, November 21 to 23.
Each state farm bureau federation has
been asked for the first time to send at
least one representative farm woman,
and these will try to work,out a plan of
affiliating women In farm bureau work.
The National Tuberculosis Associa
tion reports that more than 6.000,000
school children In the United States are
suffering from malnutrition. To cor
rect this, the association soon will put
Into effect an unique plan for Instruct
ing these children In correct health hab
its. Each child will be required through
his teacher and parents to submit a
cord indicating dally performance of 11
health chores.
The nation® champion horseshoe
pitcher Is Frank E. Jackson, of Keller
ton, la. He has ’ been ringing pegs for
more than 40 years. He Is as enthusias
tic over hls horseshoes as golfers are
over their game on the green. He claims
to play a scientific game, and declares
played the game wrong for 28 years.
tliant airplanes’ now carry mall of the
Belgian Congo In place of the half
naked black, the lumbering bullock,
and slow moving river steamers. The
■ew air mqll serv'ce operates between
Kltshasa ana 8lanWyv!lle, a distance of
1.168 mile', with frequent stops en route,
ttftversii% Iks Congo river tbs entire
WATER TO SOLVE
RATE5JI5TI0N
Nebraska Congressman Says
“Bring Ocean Closer to
Producer of Farm
Crops.’’
Norfolk. Neb.. Deo. 6 (Special).—
Congressman A. W, Jefferies, of
Omaha; H. E. Dickinson, general su
perintendent of the Northwestern,
and C. E. Burnham, of Norfolk, were
the principal speakers at the annual
dinner of the Greater Norfolk Asso
ciation. Congressman Jeffries de
clared that the secret of cheaper
transportation for Nebraska lays In
the bringing closer of water transpor
tation through the 8t. Lawrence river
canal project.
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RESIST PAYMENT OF
HEAVY SCHOOL TAX
Homer, Neb., Dec. 6 (Special).—
■Judge Graves last Friday at Dakota
City refused to grant a temporary in
junction to a number ,of Dakota City
property Owners restraining the
school board of the Independent
school district from the collection of
what they term exhorbitant taxes for
the dlctrlet. At a meeting some time
ago the board made a levy to cover
the full Indebtedness of the board, an
indebtedness incurred in recent years.
This levy, the porperty owners assert,
is excessive. Final hearng on the
matter will be had in about 20 Hays.
REAL CAVE MAN HAS
HOME NEAR RAVENNA
Kavenna, 8. D„ Dec. 6 (Special).—
A real “cave man" has established
his quarters on the banks of Beaver
creek, outside of Ravenna and will
live there for the winter. He dropped
from a box car several weeks ago
and at once started to scoop out a
home for himself. A cave 10 feet
square was fashioned by the men.
It is furnished with odds and ends
which the people of Ravenna htjve
donated.
ANOTHER BIG SALE OF
RAILROAD CERTIFICATES
Washington. Dec. 2-—Sales of $12,
842,300 of railroad equipment trust
certificates held by the government,
was announced today by Director
General of Railroads Davis, bringing
the total of these securities disposed
of by the government to $132,910,600.
For the first time since the govern
ment began the sales of these certifi
cates western financial intetests have
taken blocks of these secutitles ac
cording to a statement by Eugene
Meyer, Jr., managing director of the
war finance corporation, through
which the sales Were arrangtd. The
sales today included certificates of
the Chicago & Northwestern, Michi
gan Central, Chicago, St. Paul, Min
neapolis & Omaha railroads, totaling
$8,335,200, to a sydicate of Chicago
banks.
BEAUVAIS TAKES HAND
TO AID MRS. STILLMAN
Montreal, Deo. 2.-—Fred Beauvais,
Indian guide, charged by James A.
Stillman, millionaire New York
banker with the paternity of Baby
Guy Stillman, and named corespond
ent in his divorce action against Mrs.
Anna U. Stillman, Thursday sub
mitted 30 affidavits and several
photographs of the Stillman lodge to
Mrs. Stillman’s attorneys to aid in
her defense. The Indian conferred
with John F. Brennan, chief counsel
for Mrs. Stillman, and John E. Mack,
guardian at law^ for the child, who
came here to arrange for the tuklng
of depositions concerning incidents
which occurred in the Stillman Ca
nadian ladge and on which part of
the plaintiff’s case is based.
The information gathered by the
guide was reported by defendant's
counsel to be a refutation of a large
part of the testimony of the witnesses
called by the banker's lawyers, from
Grand Anne, Quebec, where the Still
man summer home is located.
AGED RAIL EMPLOYE
RETIRES ON PENSION
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Waterloo, la., Dec. 5 (Special).—
After serving 56 years and four
months as an employe of the Illinois
Centml railroad company, R. O.
Pease, oldest employe of the company
in years of service, retired from ac
tive duty December 1 and has be
come a pensioner. During a greater
part of this time Mr. Pease resided
in Waterloo, but recently established
a home in Galena, 111., where two
daughters resided. He left for Ga
lena to Join his wife who removed to
that city in September,
The roosters combs are not quite so
red this year at the Minneapolis state
poultry show. The blame Is placed on
the 18th amendment and the Volstead
act. In the good old days when they
were getting a rooster ready for a poul
try show, they used to rub his comb with
alcohol to stimulate circulation and
make It nice and red. Dast year they
used moonshine. This year glycerine
and oil of sassafras had to do the trick.
To save live canaries from flames
destroying her home In Kansas City
Monday. Mrs. Leeonard H. Wright
abandoned her wardrobe and ran into
the street In her night dress, carrying a
bird cage In each hand.
BOY DIES FROM EFFECT
OF NEEDLE IN HEART
Minneapolis, Minn.. Dec. 6.—Davi
son Sandies, 2-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Sandies, who had
a needle removed from his heart on
November 7 in what burgeons said was
one of the most remarkable opera
tions ever performed in the north
west, died yesterday at a local hos
pital. The needle pierced his heart
when he fell on a sewing basket.
GIRLS PRACTICE
Students In Home Economics
Department of Nebraska
. University Aided by
Court Order.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 6.—Assuming
the role of ••stbrk,” Juvenile Judge
W. M. Morning has made possible
the completion of the family that in
habits the practice house of the home
economics department of the Univer
sity of Nebraska by placing a baby
In its care.
Kathryn Marie is the name of the
S-months-old babe, but she will re
main incognito so far as her last
name Is concerned. Enough it is to
the matron of the house and those
Junior and senior girls who will in
turn assume the role of "student
mothers,” that Kathryn Marie Is of
a good but destitute Lincoln family.
Kathryn Marie's adoption as a part
of the household of the practice house
was for the purpose of affording col- .
lege girls an opportunity to learn first
hand the fundamentals of intelligent
care of the baby. Six sets of “moth
ers” will have been trained by the end
of the school year, as six Junior and
senior girls in this department have
a rotation six weeks' course with
Kathryn Marie.
Mow They Work uut.
Each one of the six co-eds during
the practice house course must func
tion in one of six positions each week,
rotating so that each girl has expe
rience in all six of the positions of
the course. One girl is to be "baby
manager,” and will be responsible for
Kathryn Marie’s care that week. She
will prepare the baby’s food, see that
she is fed according to schedule,
bathed each day, clothes laundered
and generally taken care of. Miss
Marie Fuller, instructor of home eco
nomics and director of the house, will
personally hover over Kathryn Ma
rie to see that the "student mothers"
do not go awry.
Once or twice a week Kathryn Ma
rie will be taken to a clinic at the
office of two Lincoln infant special
ists and the girls will have an oppor
tunity of talking with the doctors and
getting an idea of where the baby’s
care could have been Improved and by
what methods. The doctors will di
rect the girls to,the outward signs of
improvement and how to regulate
diet as Kathryn Marie grows older.
Bouncing in a white baby carriage,
propelled by a blushing co-ed, Kath
ryn Marie already is a favorite on the
university campus, around which she
is pushed for her dally airing.
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IDENTIFIED DEFENDANTS
AS LEGION MEMBERS
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 5.—Identification
of a number of defendants and Wit
nesses as American Legion members
was permitted by Federal Judge
Woodrough Friday in the 150,000
damage.suit of F. H. Shoemaker, of
New London, Wls., against Harting
ton, Neb., citizens whom. Shoemaker
charges, abused him after he had
made a nor.partisan league speech,
in April; 1920.
Counsel for Mr. Shoemaker, who
alleges tar and feathers were used on
him, objected to testimony concerning
Amerlcah Legion membership, but
the .Court overruled him, declaring
that to rule such testimony out would
"obscure the facts."
PAIR HELD FOR
ROBBING AGED COUPLE
Hastings, Neb., Dec. 5.—Advised
that the residence of Lars Swenson,
a retired farmer living at Holdrege,
was looted of over 19,000 worth of
securities, the Hastings police took
John Ray and Charles Reynolds from
Burlington No. 6 here and found the
loot on the men. %
Handcuffed together they were
taken to Holdrege by Chief Bragg
of that place to face charges. Mr.
and Mrs. Swenson wero awakened
about mld,nlght by a flashlight play
ing on their faces. One of the robbers
held the light and the other covered
them with a revolver and demanded
where the money was and threaten
ing to kill them.
The robbers then tied Mr. and Mrs.
Swenson with a clothes line and strips
which they tore from the pillow cases.
The securities were in a small safe
in the basement. The robbers broken
open the sufe and obtained the loot?
Mr. andi Mrs. Swenson were left
tied hand and foot. Mr. Swenson
managed to release himself after the
robbers had left and went to the
home of Henning Larson, who noti
fied the police by phone. Tho rob
bery wap timed so that the robbers
could Just make No. 6 for a getaway.
The robbers worked in the vicinity
during the summer. Mr. and Mrs.
Swenson are about 70 years old. John
Ray gave his age to the police as 20
and Charles Reynolds says he is 22.
"YOUNGEST YANK’8” BRIDE
DROP8 ALIENATION SUIT
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 5.—Suit for
125,000 from J. R. Burleigh, her
fatherlnlaw, for the alleged alienation
of the affections of her husband, Ray
mond Burleigh, “youngest Yank" in
the “world war, has been dismissed
in the district court here.
Attorneys say Burleigh and his
child wife have become reconciled,
and ure living together in Alliance!
Neb., where he has a railroad job.
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PLUCKV WOMAN IN
BATTLE WITH BANDIT
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 3.—When Miss
Grace Brown, 20, scuffled with u
negro holdup who grabbed her purse
the negro pressed a revolver to her
heart and pulled fhe trt*ger. The
gun clicked and misfired.
By that time. Frank Edwards, her
escort, stopped a passing auto and
the negro fled, leaving the purse be
hind.
TRIED TO KIDNAP
SCHOOLTEACHER'
Former Sweetheart of Young
Woman at Albion, Neb.,
Must Face Trial on This
Charge.
Albion, Neb., Dec. 2.—Karl Kin
cannon. who It is charged attempted
to kidnap Miss Ophal Killion, teach
er in the Bradish school, will prob
ably be given a preliminary hearing
this week.
ICincannon escaped, but was cap
tured 6y Sheriff F. S. Willot. at his
home about five miles south of Al
bion, and is now in the Boone county
jail.
Klncannon was a former sweet
heart of his alleged victim.
NEBRASKA BOY WINNER
OF JUDGING CONTE8T
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 2.—The $400
scholarship offered by the American
Jersey Cattle club for the highest
lndividiual score in Judging Jersey
cattle at the national dairy show held
at Minneapolis, Minn., has been
awarded to Milo G. Sherman, a junior
in the Nebraska Agric ultural college
and a member of the dairy judging
team. It is announced by college of
ficials. Mr. Sherman also is a mem*
ber of the ’Variety Dairy club.
PLACED ON TRIAL
Another Employe of Defunct
Institution Tells How Kay A.
* Lower Manipulated
Its Funds.
Wahoo, Neb., Nov. 30 (Special).—
Hay A. Lower, former cashier of the
State Bank of Valparaiso, Is on trial
here charged with having embezzled
$23,160 of the bank’s money. It went
broke shortly after Lower was forced
to retire. J. B. Tomes, assistant
cashier, testified that although Low
er drew but $175 a month and had no
other business, in two years his per
sonal account showed credits of over
$264,000. The state charges that he
drew drafts On his father’s bank at
Verdon, credited the proceeds to his
personal account, and then when the
Verdon bank drew a draft in order to
square accounts the bank paid out
the money.
C. H. Slama, who defended Lower
at a former trial on another charge,
is not defending him this time. Mr.
Slama says that Mrs. Lower gave him
a chattel mortgage on her $8,000
worth of diamonds that she said were
in a vault in another Valparaiso bank.
He called up the banker, and the lat
ter said he hd seen the dalamonds,
and that she had put in the vault
an envelope which he believed con
tained them. Later, when Slama
wanted a look at the diamonds he
found the envelope contained glass
Imitations. He got half of his fee
later, and declined to go on with the
case.
RAILROADS SOON TO
PAY THEIR TAXES
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 30 (Special).—
The pressure on the state treasury is
to be relieved shortly. The Union
Pacific will pay its $2,200,000 taxes
within the next day or two, and the
Burlington, which will contribute $1,
700,000 will do likewise. The North
western and Rock Island, which have
gone to court about it, will pay 60
per cent, of what is assessed against
them, that being the sum they do
not dispute. The remainder of the
roads will pay in full. The treasury
is now about $2,000,000 behind, hav
ing invested state capitol funds of
that amount in general fund war
rants.
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ENTERS PLEA OF GUiLTY
TO SWINDLE CHARGE
Omaha, Neb., No$. 30.—Ross P.
Johnson, alias Harmon, who swin
dled the United States Trust Com
pany here out of $5,000 in Liberty
bonds, a few months ago, and was
later apprehended in Canada, heeded
the advice of his wife, pleaded guilty
before District Judge A. C. Troup and
was sentenced to serve from three
to five years in the state penitentiary
at Lincoln.
He at first refused to plead but
nfter a consultation with his wife
and the county attorney ngreed to
do so,
WORLD COMMERCE BODY
BACK OF DISARMING
Paris, Nov. SO—The executive com
mittee of the International chamber
of Commerce Tuesday unanimously
adopted a resolution declaring "no
proposal for a settlement of the gen
eral economic position of the world
can be effective unless in the first
place international disarmament is
carried out.”
The resolution adds Ihat disarma
ment should be the subject of such
safeguards as may be deemed neces
sary.' It asked the members to urge
bn their governments "the imperative
necedbity of coming to an agree
ment on disarmament."
TIEGELER IS PRESIDENT
OF MERGED BANKS
Fremont Neb., Nov. 30.—Henry
Tlegeler, prominent business man and
banker, has been chosen president ot
the tTnion National bank here, a new
institution which 4 combines the
Farmers’ and Merchants’ National,
the Commercial National and the
closed First National banks. The
merged banks open for business
Thursday morning.
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[Ages of Cold Due to Dust Clouds
From the New York Times.
A XTnTfT *U__ii__*1__m_Ik. ~ n y>tVi **
A greatest mysteries about the
past of the earth has been of
fered by Dr. Harlow Shapley,
the measurer of the universe, director
of t be Harvard observatory.
T lls mystery concerns the changes
of ilimate over millions of years,
which at one time caused the polar
lee cup to extend as far south as New
York and at ot ler times warmed the
arctic region so thoroughly that the
animals and vegetation of the tem
perate zone could live there, as shown
by fossil remains in that region.
The earth has been cooled off dur
ing long periods,' according to this
theory, when the sun, the earth and
the other planets were passing
through regions of space filled with
clouds of dust or dark, nebulous ma
terial, which cut oft enough of the
sun’s heat to freeze most of the globe.
At other times, apparently, the solar
system moved through a region of
space almost entirely free from such
material, so that the sun’s rays beat
with fulU/orce on the earth, probably
making the polar regions pleasant and
the rest of the earth unlivably hot.
At present the sun is apparently
moving through a part of space thinly
scattered with interplanetary ma
terials.
A few million years ago, according
to Dr. Shapley, the earth, the sun and
the other planets were moving through
a murk which is observed by astrono
mers in the constellation of Orion.
This is one of many vast black
pockets, or "coal sacks,” in the sky,
some of which may be detected by the
naked eye. Behind this veil in Orion
are 70 faint stars which vary in in
tensity. They average about 700
light years (about 180,000.000,000,000
miles) from the earth, which is a mod
erate distance astronomically, and
many of them will probably be very
bright,^except for the curtain of dark
material hung between them and the
earth.
The density of the curtain ap
parently varies, from the manner in
which the stars behind It are flicker
ing. At the densest the black nebu
lae are believed to be very rare, large
stretches of vacuum separating the I
particles of matter. Still they are j
sufficient, because of the great space
they occupy, to hlot out stars, and
some astronomers believe the sky
would be blindingly brilliant except
for the smoky patches. The black
spot in Orion is calculated to be vast
ly greater than our solar system.
In a brief account of his theory in
the Journal of Geology, Dr. Shapley
said that it is calculated that "a few
million years ago our sun was in the
vicinity of the Orion nebulae; at its
present speed the sun would require
nearly 1,000,000 years to pass through
that particular nebulous region.”
After showing how starlight is cut oft
at present by billions of miles of dust
clouds in Orion, Dr. Shapley proceed
ed to suggest how the earth would
fare when our solar system moved
through the same region.
, “A change of 20 per cent, in the
solar radiation,” said Dr. Shapley, "if
maintained for a considerable period
of years, would sufficiently alter ter
restrial temperature to bring about or
remove an ice sheet; an 80 per cent,
change, unless counteracted by con
current changes in the terrestrial at
mosphere, would completely desiccate
There are apparent flaws in nearly
ill the theories which have been put_,
orward. None of them account for
he many far reaching changes In
ilimate indicated by the geological
■ecord. If Dr. Shapley’s theory hold#
;ood, the eaTth passed through it* last
lark pocket in space In comparatively
■ecent years, because it Is generally
iccepted now that the last glacial
jerlod extends almost Into historical
limes, the ice cap receded past the
ilte of Stockholm, Sweden, only 9,000
rears ago.
A period of volcanic activity might
muse an age of cold, according to Dr.
iV. J. Humphreys, of the United
weather bureau. He calls attention to
:he fact that the great volcano of
romboro, in the Malay archipelago, in
816, darkened the Bky during the day
md night for three days for a dls
ance of 300 miles and produced &
ong season of cold because of the ef
ect of the atmospheric dust In Inter
iftpting the sun’s rays. If a few vol
lanoes went into the action contem
joraneously the heat from the sun
would be so reduced, according to Dr.
Humphreys, that polar ice caps might
rradually form. With ice once formed
iver a large part of the earth’s ares,
he process of warming up again
would be very slow, he believes. The
rreat surfaces of ice would reflect the
leat of the sun as fast a3 it came.
IVlth only a small belt at the equator
or warm air currents and ocean cur
ents to form, the earth might require
iges to thaw, although It took only %
ihort time to chill.
Other theories to account fo*
ihanges In temperature Include sun
ipots and other changes In the sun
which may have damped It dtMwn at
>ne period and caused it to burn with
treater fury at another; the dust en
velope around the sun, visible as the
:orona; possible differences In th*
lomppsitlon of the earth's atmosphere,
which might at one time have checked
he sun’s rays; the rising of moun
aln ranges, forming centers of cold
ind nurseries of cold wind, and their
linking with the opposite effect;
ihanges In the circulation of the
icean with Its climatic Influence.
Geological evidences Is supposed to
ndicate a continuous succession ol
ife on earth for several hundred
nllllon years. Plant and animal life
nay have been wiped out several
Imes by Intense heat or cold, and
lave started over again, however,
luring the long life of the earth which
ias existed with a solid crust for sev
iral billion years, according to the
nost recent studies. The earth 1#
upposed to be only one of billions of
lmilar planets that may sustain life.
According to one theory held by sci
ntlsts, spores or germs of certain
ypes may be aloft to the top layer#
if the atmospheres of these worlds
nd then .repelled by the pressure of
ight and other forces, until they es
ape from the gravitational control of
heir planets. Here they are kept in
old storage In space, according to
hls account of the origin of life, until
hey light on some other planet, where
hey start a new train of life. This
tuess, which merely shifts the mys
ery of the origin of life to another
ilanet, has been put forward serl
msly In a publication of the Smith
sonian institution, and Is no more
lapable of proof or disproof than any
>ther guess which has been made on
he greatest of problems.
Sacco and Vanzetti.
From the New York Post.
Foreign governments have found it
difficult enough to comprehend those
distinctions between federal and state
Jurisdiction of which the Sacco^anzettl
case affords an unusually clear example.
The British and Canadian governments
were perplexed by the affair ef the
steamer Caroline in 1837-41 to a degree
that made war a possibility. New York
state asserted its right to try the Brit
ish subject who was accused of burn
ing the Caroline in New York waters;
and Great Britain demanded of Wash
ington that he be released without trial.
Happily, the New York Jury acquitted
the defendant before diplomacy had
exhausted its arts. When three Italian
subjects were lynched in New Orleans
in Harrison's administration, and Blaine
insisted that the Louisiana courts alone
had Jursdiction, Italy was ready to rup
ture her relations with us. Happily,
again, a federal indemnity was ar
ranged without offense to Louisiana's
sovereignty. The Japanese government
has, like most Americans outside Cali
fornia, not always understood the
authority claimed by California courts.
It is not strange that European labor
has been unable to see Just why Presi
dent Wilson and the department of jus
tice could-not deal with the alleged mis
carriage of right in the Money affair.
It is not very remarkable even that
Anatole France and ftomaln Rolland
should suggest to President Harding that
they impatiently wait his pardon of
Sacco and Vanzetti.
Of course, though the appeal of
Messrs. France and Rolland goes to
President Harding, it will really be read
by the Massachusetts authorities. The
conviction of Sacco and Vanzetti in the
superior court at Dedham this summer
lias been widely criticised as based
upon inadequate circumstantial evidence.
Several careful Boston newspaper men
who attended the trial of these Italians
for the murder of a shoe factory pay
master and his guard have said they do
not believe the state made out its case.
But the Judgment is not final. Argu
ments are to begin next week before the
state supreme court for a new trial; and
the high character of the Massachusetts
bench and the fine traditions of the
Massachusetts courts offer assurance
that full Justice will be done.
Why They Smile.
From Christian Science Monitor.
The war profiteers who succeeded in
escaping prosecution for their alleged
offenses against the United States gov
ernment for three years had Just drawn
their first breath of relief when the
Senate voted to extend from three years
to six years the period during which
these actions may be begun. Perhaps,
however, they are not greatly disturbed.
To the layman, the outsider who does
not understand such things, it may seem
as easy to gain immunity for six years
as for three. The incomprehensible thing
about the whole affair is how the al
leged offenders have succeeded in es
caping punishment if their offenses are
half as black as they have been painted.
They are said to have been willing con
tributors to the campaign fund of the
successful party in 1920, and perhaps
the peril they see in the new complica
tion is the possibility that they will not
be immune from a similar asse-sment
in the campaign tt 1924.
Wholly Economic?
From Successful Farming.
Governor Miller of New York is quoted
In the September 16 issue of the Journal
of Commerce as saying at the New York
state fair that labor and farmer organ
izations are necessary but their sole
justification is economic. "When either
seeks to exert political power they at
tempt that which is hostile to American
Institutions and is certain to result to
their own advantage.”
We can not agree with Governor Mil
ler that the sole Justification is econ
omic. It should be and is the predom
inating excuse for existence, but when
the economic laws of transportation
and marketing are interfered with by
greedy interests then the farmer must
get into politics in 'order to get laws to
curb these greedy interests. The giutn
gamblers could only ibe routed out by
law, and the farmers had to take a
hand in politics in order to get such a.
law. Freight rates \?ere annihilating
the profits of certain farm interests and
sections. It took a political influence
to bring these things to the attention
of the powers that be.
Take the oleo fight a few years back.
Big concerns were putting out a bogus
product that masqueraded under the
appearance of a well known dairy pro
duct. The intent was to defraud the
consumers. The farmers had to get into
political action to stop this fraud, for
this fraud was interfering with the
economic laws of supply and demand.
We fail to see how the political action
of organized farmers is "hostile to
American institutions.” If this is so,
then other interests that have always
had political influence come under the
same charge. We believe any Interest is
Justified in presenting its case to con
gress or a legislature. If there is merit
in the contention there is no harm done.
If It lacks merit the legislators ar«
guilty of neglect if they let it become
law.
Beer and Vanity 3,000 Years Ago.
From the New York World.
Breweries and vanity1 boxes of ancient
Egypt were must like the same com
modities today. This has been proved by
the receipts of one of each at the
university museum.
The vanity box was used by some lady
of high degree at Lahun. In upper Egypt
about 1,800 B. C. The brewery is a
model found in a tomb at Lahun, or
Gurab. It is in a small box which was
placed near the body of the dead man.
All th« vats and other apparatus neces
sary for thb brewing of beer were re
produced on a smsKl scale, but in exact
proportion and in one corner was found
a small quantity of barley. The box
also contained exquisitely modelled
figures of brewery workers.
In the same or another tomb the ex
plorers found two models of small boats
filled with rowers, and fitted with
masts and sails. This shows the de
ceased carrying a rod and staff, which
is unusual. It is a reminder of a phrase
in the J3rd psalm which has never been
fully understood.
It Must Bs So.
From the London Mail.
"Is pants singular or plural?"
"If a man wears ’em it’s plural."
"Well? If he doesn’t?"
"Its 'singular 1"