Nebraska Newspapers

    O'NEILL FRONTIER
an. Cronin
Q*NEH-U, NEBRASKA
The president of Argentine plans •
system of light, narrow gauge railways
connecting Argentina with Fataganla,
the far southern region of the country,
now thinly settled. At present l’ata
gonla Is connected with Buenos Aires
only by Irregular steamers, and ranch
ers have great difficulty In getting their
produce to market. The region Is said
to have great petroleum possibilities.
The Manchester Guardian claims that,
notwithstanding the fact that New York
la the principal free gold market and all
the world owes her money, London la
still the world's flnanolal center. One
reason. It claims. Is that America Is not
able or willing to lend to foreign Inves
tors at rates competing with London
rmtss.
Youngstown, Ohio, la well pleased wltli
Us schema of selling 11.25 weekly street
car tickets, good for as many rides us
one wants. It Is estimated that the aver
age purchaser uses them four and one
lialf times a day. One-fourth of the to
tal street car revenue now comes from
the sale of these tickets.
After the sitting of the national as
sembly at which the dethronement 01
the Hapsburgs was pronounced, mem
bers of the fanners' party went to the
cemetery where Louis Kossuth Is buried
*nd placed a magnificent wreath on the
tomb, with an Inscription on the rib
bon, "Kossuth, thou has conquered."
“America Is a nation Imbued with
■uch ennobling Ideals she can betrusted
safely and called the friend and com
rade of small nations,” says General
Agutnaldo, who once led,an Insurrection
against the United States.
The British-Amerlcan association Is
offering a medal to be known as "Ths
*■— John Adams Gold Modal" to he award
ed next year for "the most Instances
of ths friendship of Great Britain to
ward America from 1600 to 1922."
Ths Independent socialist party of Ber
lin has come out In favor of prohibition.
In a memorandum on the subject, refer
ence Is made to the remarkable health
and Industrial advantages derived by the
United States from prohibition.
The senor Chinese advisor to lha Chi
nese delegation at the arms conference,
In speaking to some Boston women, ad
vised them: "Never permit your hus
bands to learn to cook and mend clothes.
It makes them Independent of you, and
that la fatal.”
The Christmas card and the Christ
mas photograph now have a rival in
the Yulethle phonograph record of your
self speaking Christmas greetings. I£s
tabtlshments wher# such gifts are made
whtlo you wait are running full blast lu
New York.
* • H'OViVii viunn Vi * lia« UUIl*
celved the Idea of taking moving pictures
of Its memberse for use at future com
mencements. and the custom promises
to be followed by the other classes. Al
ready 6,000 feet of film have been taken
of football games, and the visits of Ur,
Einstein and Marshal Focli.
Recent discussion has brought out the
fact that the "Battle Hymn of the Re
public" was Intended to have but five
verses. The sixth was published by mis
take, and without the Intention of the
author, who considered It weak. Ef
forts will he made to have only the first
flyf verses used In future,
s' Schools for children of migratory la
borers, the first Institutions of their kind
ever established in the United States,
have been opened In San Joaquin val
ley of California. The schools follow the
laborers from place to place as they
.move from one harvest to another.
Students high fa scholastic standing
in the University of Minnesota are to he
given a bonus In time, to be deducted
from the date of graduation. Under this
plan, students who attain exceptional
marks may receive a time bonus to the
maximum of one whole year.
A series of tests which have Just been
concluded by the health department of
Cleveland resulted In 13 newsboys gain
ing nearly a pound a week in weight.
Twenty boys began the test but only It
finished the five weeks. Tho boys ab
stained front drinking coffee, tea. smok
ing, and drank a pint of milk a day.
The first of the farmer owned and con*
trolled co-operative live stock commis
sion firms which organized farmers con
template establishing at the large mar
kets of tho country will open for busi
ness at the National Stock Yards, East
St. Louis, III., on January 1.
New Jersey'has taken steps to stamp
out the Flanders popples which were
brought to this country In earth used as
ballast, and dumped on New Jersey
shores. The poples spread all over the
dumps and fields last year, but they have
been adjudged a pest, and will be plowed
up.
Jurors In France are allowed to return
to their homes each night, after taking
an oath not to discuss the case with any
one. There Is no blble In evidence with
the taking of an oath. No stenographer
Is present In the court and no shorthand
report of testimony Is taken.
Absence of the usual schools of her
ring in the North sea off tho oast of
England so alarmed the fishing folk that
seaplanes have been called on to locate
the lost fish,
A coblo to the Philadelphia Public
Ledger says the beggars of Rome have
formed a union to defend their right to
Paderewski Is going Into the business
of rutsing almonds.
The hair on the heads of most of tho
Christmas dolls Is obtained from tho
angora goat.
The fire prevention committee has Is
sued a bulletin asking care to prevent
holiday fires.
High rate* of exchange are driving Ru
manian students from French universi
ties to German schools.
There’s another colonel In Kentucky.
The governor has appointed Richard C.
Stoll, 1 year old. to his official staff.
The promising fnture now expected for
the city of Jerusalem recalls the fact
that at one lime It was entirely deserted
for 70 years.
Many local protests have been raised
against the proposal to employ German
workmen for the rebuilding of villages in
the war shattered districts of France.
Figures show that $54,673.64 was raised
for Christy Mathewson at the benefit ball
game given for the old time favorite,
who is now In a tuberculosis sanatorium.
An Indiana bride was accompanied tu
the altar by her daughter, granddaugh
ter and great granddaughter. The bride
gave her age as 61. The bridegroom was
76.
A boy fined at Lumbeth yesterday for
gaming In the street was said to have
been playing "put and lake." says the
London Times.
An Inquest on the body of a 3-year
old elHld In London resulted in the dis
covery that she had an adult's brain,
weighing 41 ounces.
Recent municipal elections in Sydney
have resulted In a heavy defeat of the
labor party, which has controlled the
city's polities for years.
In September, 1621, fr.OcO.OCO Russia!
children were facing death from starva
tion during this winter. Two million
lid ve been prjvlded for.
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JAILTEDMFDR
II "FAlIiHEALEB"
Omaha Man Was Charged
With Improper Conduct
Toward Girl of Fourteen
Years.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 26.—M. B. Long,
“faith healer,” who operates a mis
sion, was sentenced to 30 dHys in jail
by Police Judge Foster, before idiom
ho was arraigned on a charge of dis
turbing the peace on complaint of
Bessie Curtis, If, who alleged that he
made advances to her.
Long brought many persons to
court to testify of his “wonderful
healing powers." Judge Foster, how
ever, refused to hear the testimony.
Irene Dodge, 17, of Fremont, and
Mrs. C. Spindler, of Omaha, stated
that they came to tell the judge that
both were cured of heart trouble.
Thelma Smith, 17, Fremont, was cured
of eye trouble and does 'not wear
glasses any more.”
Long denied the charge of the girl.
He appealed his case to the district
court.
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
IS HELD BLAMELESS
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 26.—That good
food is purchased and ordinarily is
satisfactorily prepared'at the Kearney
hospital for tuberculosis, exoneration
of any blame for alleged mistreat
ment of Inmates by Dr. L. T. Sldwell,
superintendent, and recommendation
that a dietician and matron be ap
pointed to prepare menus and choose
nutritious foods and have control bf
the kitchen employes is contained in
a statement of the board of control's
investigation, bearing upon evidence
brought out at the hearing. The in
vestigation was the result of charges
made by an ex-service man's organi
zation that conditions at the hospital
were unfortunate.
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OMAHA BURGLARS GET
DIAMONDS WORTH $3,000
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 26.—Burglars
Thursday night blew a safe in the
Carl W. Hansen Jewelry store and
escaped with diamonds and other val
uables estimated to he worth $3,000.
NET TIGHTENING
Dinner Party Attended By
Men With Police Records Is
Clew That State Authori
ties Are Working On.
I-ineoln, Neb., Dec. 26 (Special).—
The fact that a dinner party was
given at a farm home not far from
Ithaco the (luy that t*'« bank at that
town was recently robbed of several
i thousand dollars in rush Is expected
to lead to Interesting developments.
There were six persons present, and
four of them are said to have police
records. All four have been put upon
the gridiron by representatives of the
state sheriff’s office In an effort to
find out if they know anything about
the jobbery.
Pursuit of the robbers was taken up
withta a few minutes after the affair
had been pulled off and by telephone
a cordon was thrown around all of
the roads and particularly were all
the bridges over the Platte and other
streams watched. The robbers never
showed up. Their car was found
abandoned a short distance away
from where the farm home dinner
party was held. The officers are
wondering if another car was not at
hand, and if this one did not carry
them beyond danger.
A
BRICTSON RECEIVER
WOULD CANCIL STOCK
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 26. — Ralph M.
West. Omaha, appointed receiver of
the Brictson Manufacturing company,
a South Dakota tire tread manufac
ture concern, brought suit In federal
court Thursday to cancel tho corpora
tion stock which West alleges is held
by O. A. Brictson, of Omaha, presi
dent of the company. Return of money
which the action charges was appro
priated by Mr, Brictson for bis own
use is also asked.
The suit alleges that persons act
ing as directors pretended to enter
Into a contract whereby Mr. Brictson
was given ■10,000 shares of common
stock of $4,000,000 par value, and that
In order that It might appear that
there was consideration for stock Mr.
Brlctson’s salary, he agreed to assign
to the company a ' letters patent," of
fice furniture and bills receivable
which lie “knew to be of no value."
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ROADS GIVEN PERMISSION
TO LOWER THEIR RATES
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 26 (Special).—
The state railway commission has
given the Nebraska railroads permis
sion to make the same rates on In
trastate shipments of farm products
as they have already arranged to
put Into effect on Interstate shipments
on December 27. The rates on
grain and hay will he 17Vi per cent
lower than at present, while those on
other products of tho farm, garden,
ranch and orchard will tie 10 per cent
less. The new rates within the state
will go Into effect on the 27th also.
DISCREDITS 19EA OF
FIXING OF PRICES
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 26.—Charles
Henry Mackintosh, of Chicago, presi
dent of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World, told the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce Friday that an
understanding among retailers tend
ing to keep prices high, such as re
ferred to Thursday by Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty in his call for a pric«
Investigation, “could not exist to any
practical extent”
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OUTON PAROLES
Christmas Gifts in That Form
Handed Out to Inmates of
Nebraska Penitentiary
This Week.
Lincoln, "Neb., Dec. 24 (Special).—
Christmas presents in the shape of
temporary releases from prison were i
handed out to 30 convicts who spent ;
the last season or two up6n road
maklng In the state. The board of
pardons and paroles were the almon
ers. and It is up to the reclpents ’
whether they ever come buck or not.
Among those who drew paroles j
were: Otto Blrdhead, sent up, for
grand larceny from Knox county; j
William Fitzgerald, bufglury, Knox; :
M. C. Bradford, auto stealing, Nance; t
Edward Peck, burglary, Dixon; and*
Harry Scott, assault to wound, Dodge.
The greater majority of the men j
were from Douglas and Lancaster j
counties, and included a number of!
forgers and perpetrators of crime* of
violence.
Louis H. Weaver, the only Douglas
county man ever convicted of helping
burn the courthouse two years ago, ,
was among those released on parole.
No commutation was issued to Frank,
Henry, serving a life sentence for1
murdering his wife lti Omaha, in a
fit of jealousy.
ONE JUDGE DISPLEASED
BY COURT’S RULING
Lincoln, Nob., Dec. 24 (Special).—
Judge Dean of tile supreme court
takes violent exception to a majority
opinion that holds that the man who
holds a contract of purchase of a
piece of property Is the loser If the
house thereon burns down before the
vendor gives up possession, where no
body is to blame for the Are. The
judge is close to contempt of eourt,
when lie declares that tills Is ridicu
lous. He says that to be consistent
the court would have to hold. If the
land contracted for happened to be
along the Missouri river, that the
purchaser loses, before he has paid
and gotten possession, if the river
swallowed up the farm.
The majority opinion holds that
equity regards as done that which
equity requires to be done, and Judge
Dean says tills is a legal Action, even
*lf the majority says the larger num
ber of decided cases supports It. Judge
Dean Insists that the weight of evi
dence is not to he determined by
counting the number of witnesses or
lawyers on either side.
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COMPANY NOT BOUND
BY SALESMAN S PROMISE
Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 24 (Special).—
In the case of Schuster vs. the North
American Hotel Company, just hand
ed down, the supreme court makes it
plain that buyers of stock in cor
porations must not rely for legal re
lief upon the promises of salesmen
and agents, and that only the written
agreement that they sign binds the
company and furnishes !he only re
lief possible.
Tlie case has been twice argued
and submitted, because of the im
portance of tlie point involved. The
court says that while agents must, ol'
necessity, make representations as tv
the business and practices of the
company whose stock they are sell
ing, the buyer must not be blinded
to the fact that only the written
agreement governs and that if this
expressly -says the agent is not au
thorized to bind it to anything con
trary to the provisions therein, the
courts can give no relief to the man
who believes the salesman, since the
purpose of a written agreement Is to
remove from all business transactions
that element of uncertainty that lies
in men’s memories.
That particular point involved in
this case was whether the company
could be compelled to make good the
agent’s promise to repurchase the
stock if the Investor became dissatis
fied.
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GIRLS ARRESTED FOR
AUTOMOBILE THEFTS
Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 23.—Law En
forcement Officer Roache of Lusk,
Wyo., arrived here in search of two
girls charged with automobile thefts
in Wyoming. A description of the
pair and their names. Grace Leonard
and Blanche Thompson, were placed
in the hands of local sheriffs and Dep
uty State Sheriff Glau headed for the
post office. Two girls entered ahead
of hint:' Glau followed and one of
them called for Grace Leonard's
mall. They were placed under arrest
and Mr. Roache was soon alterAound.
Not aware of the exact identity of
the prisoners lie "ran the bluff” on
one of them. She answered his ques
tions freely, giving the Officer abso
lute knowledge ihat they were the
ones wanted. Roaches notified them
ones wanted. Roache notified them
Wyoming and proceeded to make
train arrangements.
"Anyhow, it'il he swell to get back
to God's country," said one of the*
pair as she bundled herself up ready
for the long trip back home.
The girls are wanted on several
charges, it Is said, and have traveled
under several assumed names while on
their attempted escape from author
ities.
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Disarmament is good as far as it goes,
but it merely reduces the engines of war
and lit no way removes the cause:-, of
war. says Dr. C. It. Wang, member of
the Chinese delegation, tb explains he
does not wish to belittle the work of the
conference, but wanted to emphasize
that peace Is "a moral obligation.”
IOWA MAN HIT BY TRAIN
AT CROSSING, MAY DIE
leaup. Ia., Dec. 22 iSpecial!.— Roy
Clue was Injured, probably fatally,
when an Illinois Oonlr.il mail train
collided with an enclosed ear tvl-.'ch
in* was driving here. Wednesday af
ternoon. He suffered a fractured
skull, a tjeep gash on the scalp and
hir, entire left side is paralyzed. Phy
sicians hold no hope for his recovery.
The automobile was hurled 60 feet,
while the body was picked up in a
park a considerable diatance from
■lie crossing.
Application to Be Filed with
Nebraska Rail Commission
—Coarse Grains Get
Big Cut.
Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 23.—Application
for authority to put Into effect upon
one day’s notice the 17V4 per cent,
reduction in freight rates on wheat
and hay and a 10 per cent, reduction
below the wheat rate on coarse grains
and a voluntary reduction of 10 per
cent, on other /arm, garden and or
chard products, will be filed with the
state railway commission, according
to F. Montmorency, general freight
agent of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad, on behalf of all Ne
braska carriers, he stated in a tele
phone communication with the rail
way commission Wednesday.
-irie applications to me lteuiaana
commission and the Interstate Com
merce commission now are being
prepared unci will be forwarded im
mediately, Mr. Montmorency de
clared. The rates ordered by the
federal commission are to go into
effect December 2G„ the court re
cently refusing the application of the
carrier to substitute a voluntary re
duction of 10 per cent, on all prod
ucts in lieu of the order establishing
reductions of 17 (4 and 10 per cent.
The railroads estimate that the 10
per cent, reduction on coarse grains,
garden, orchard and other farm prod
ucts will cause a loss in revenue of
approximately $94,000,000 annually,
Mr. Montmorency Informed the com
mission, while the 17H per cent, re
duction would cause a loss of about
$32,000,000 annually. Mr. Montmo
rency explained (hat the 10 per cent,
features will embrace country-wide
shipping, while (he larger reduction
will affect only grain and hay pro
ducing sections of the country.
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HIS LOVE AFFAIRS
ARE MUCH TANGLED
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 23.—A new epi
sode in the love affairs of Peter
McMartin, heir to $300,000 In Iowa
and son of Mrs. Mary McMartin, of
Des Moines, was brought to light
In district court here this week.
McMartin's attorney appeared In
court to show that he was penniless
and unable to pay the temporary
alimony asked by his actress wife
in the divorce proceedings which she
recently instituted.
The attorneys for Mrs. McMartin
brought In the name of Agnes Seay,
whom McMartin is alleged to have
established in a house on Fiftieth
street. A mechanic in McMartin's
employ also testified that he was
going to marry the girl about ono
year ago.
Inability to establish the fact that
McMartin had purchased furniture
for the girl’s house on Fiftieth street
enabled attorneys to gain a continu
ance until the Seay girl can be sum
moned Into court.
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RECOVERS $5 BILL
LOST LAST FALL
Wayne, Neb.. Dec. 23 (Special).—
Wh^le playing golf at the Country
club early last fall James Ahern lost
a $5 bill. A notice was posted at the
club asking the finder to turn the bill
over to the caretaker. While hunt
ing for a lost ball C. S. Beebe, of
Wakefield, found the bill and has
returned It to its owner.
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SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE
SESSION FEBRUARY 1
I.incoln, Neb., Dec. 23. — The spe
cial session or the Nebraska legis
lature, the calling of which was an
nounced by Governor McKelvle on
Tueeday, will convene Wednesday,
February 1, the chief executive stat
ed Wednesday. Special elections will
be called to 1111 any vacancies that
may be in existence at the time of
meeting, the governor said. A re
duction of 5 per cent, increase in
salaries of state employes of more
than $1,000 was recommended by the
governor, which he stated might be
carried to the special session.
HOLT COUNTY TAXPAYERS
DEMAND DRASTIC SLASHES
O’Neill, Neb., Dec. 23 (Special).—
A drastic reduction In county ex
penses next year and the changing
of the form of county government to
abolish township organization and
the board of county supervisors, and
change to the county commissioner
system, with three commissioners,
was decided upon at a mass meeting
of Holt county taxpayers In the court
house here Wednesday afternoon.
•Committees were appointed to clr
- culate petitions for the change In
county government and to confer
jvlth the county board on the ex
pense estimate for next year.
CONCUCTOR LOSES LIFE,
FELL BETWEEN CARS
Des Moines, la., Dec. 22.—C. C.
Richardson, a conductor on the M. &
St. L. railroad was killed near Fort
Dodge, Tuesday, when he fell be
tween the cars of a speeding train.
The conductor Is survived by his
widow, one brother and two sisters.
Twenty-six amateur wireless stations
! In the I ’nlted States were successful in
sending test messages across the At
lantic in the 10 day experiment of the
American Radio Relay league.
MOVE TO OUST SULTAN
AS TRAITOR TO TURKEY
Constantinople, Dec. 22.—A motion
proposing deposition of the saltan on
a charge of high treason has been In
troduced in the national assembly at
Angora by Deputy Kastamounl Bes
slm Bey. It was opposed by Mustaplia
Komul Pasha, head of the Nationalist
government, who said all differences
witth the Constantinople government
would be settled after hostilities
ended.
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A WATCH NICIHT PRAYER,
From the Topeka Daily Capital.
With “the prayer 'round the world”
the New Year will be ushered In. Thia
prayer has been prepared at the sug
gestion of the Inter-Church World
Movement of America, and this or
ganization urges its use as a watch
night prayer in every Christian home
in the land. Better cut it out and
have it handy for .Saturday night.
It is as follows:
Almighty God, Father of all man
kind, at the end of a year in which
malice has so often thwarted love, we
Join the prayers of all Thy children
around the world for peace, the ele
vation of justice and of brotherhood.
Thou Creator, possessor of all
things, who didst make the earth for
the races of men and didst set bounds
for their habitation, forgive us our
greed as we repent of our sin, and re
store to all hearts the recognition of
the transcendent right of human life
to live.
Open our eyes, we beseech Thee, to
the dignity of labor, the sacredness
of human service, and the privilege
of production, that nation may Join
ration and man may Join man justly
in honest work to replenish a dev
astated earth.
Quicken the sympathy of hearts
made dull by reports and sights of
suffering. Incomprehensible and need
less.
Call us again that we may bow be
fore the eternal laws of creation, put
ting aside malice, envy, covetousness
and brutality, to enter into the peace
of the sone of the Most High.
Hasten by Thy gracious providence
and by the consecrated efforts of Thy
children the coming of Thy world
wide kingdom where justice, mercy
and love shall rule the hearts and
hards of men.
Create in us, O Lord, clean hearts,
and renew right spirits for the com
ing year.
This we ask In the spirit of Jesue
Christ, our only hope. Amen!
OLD YEAR—NEW YEAR.
New Tear, New Tear, ^
What do you bring?
Your bag might hold
Anything!
Old Tear, Old Year,
What will you do
With all the hope
That I gave you?
There Is a moment
When you meet.
Like two traveler*
On one street.
Old Year, Old Year,
In the sky,
Out where the winds
And ghosts go by.
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Old Year, Old Year,
What do you say,
Meeting the New on
Tlie Milky Way?
You took from me
Like a thief,
Larkspur Joy and
Juniper grief.
But you leave me
One bright hour,
(Had like sun on
A crimson flower.
This is mine
Rternally,
You may not
Take it from me!
New Year, New Year,
What do you
Hear as you pass him
In the blue?
Old Year, Old Year.
Where do you go,
Out on that path
Men do not know?
—Louise Driscoll, in the New York
Times.
wedding cake.
From the Detroit News.
Ix>ng before the introduction of the
wedding ring, some 2,000 years ago, the
counterpart of what is now known as
the "wedding cake," or bride's cake,
was an established institution. Among
ancient writers on the subject,
Quintus Curtius Is probably the most
definite and reliable for he quotes
the laws of Romulus, based upon
those of the Etruscans and the other
races whose advent preceded the founda
tion of Rome. In those days, it appears
to have been customary for the families
of the "young couple" to enter Into cer
tain prenuptial agreements for the fu
ture provision of their son and daugh
ter. These agreements were ratified at
the marriage festival, and accompanied
by a lavish outpouring of corn, oil and
other kinds of food, a ceremony which
practically constituted the wedding It
self.
Instead of adopting tills elaborate pro
cess of joining husband and wife, Ro
mulus devised a simpler method kr.own
as confarreatio, whereby the contracting
parties simply ate a loaf of barley bread
together and solemnized their union at
once. Gradually, with the spread of
more effete civilization, the loaf of bar
ley bread was transformed Into a cake
of a more delicate texture, and finally
Into the elaborately-Iced structure.
Despite threats that it would close
its doors if the Capper-Tlncher mar
keting bill was passed, the Chicago
Board of Trade now announces it will
comply with the provisions of the
bill and continue in operation. When
the bill providing for government in
spection of meat was being consid
ered, every packer in the country
was going to stop killing cows if It
became a law. But they did not
and have since done an enormous
and satisfactory business. The Chi
cago Board of Trade also will find
that it was seeing things. Some day,
perhaps, it will bo realized that the
old bluff about "shutting up shop-’
doesn’t cause anybody to lose sleep.
Bill White Sticks to Emporia.
William Allen White sets at rest a
rumor to the effect that he will leave
Emporia and take up his residence in
New York, now that he has become the
editor of Judge. "New York is a large
town so far as population goes,'' says
Mr. White, "and has a lot of things
going on every night. But, man for
man. Emporia is a better town, and
though the night life of Emporia closes
practically at 11 o'clock, one has to
sleep some time and the sleeping ar
rangements In Emporia between mid
night and 7 o'clock are far ahead »f
| anything that New York bas to offer."
NORTHCLIFFE’S IDEAS OR
NOTHING.
THE London Daily Mail, owned by
the ebullient Lord Northcliffe.
contracted to publish a aerie*
of articles on the Washington con
ference written by H. G. Wells. Wells
was employed by the New York
World to write the articles, and it .
v.as from the yorld that the Malt ^
bought the right to use them. Wells
outspoken criticism of the FrenctTSt- ’***"
tltude displeased the Mail, and it*
editor had Weils informed that un
less he changed his tone the Mall
would stop publication of the series.
Wells refused to change, and the
Mail carried out its threat.
Herein one sees at its worst that *>y'
editorial dictation which Is the ban*
of a certain type of journalism.
Northcliffe’s papers must publish.
Northcliffe's ideas or nothing. Any
divergence from the views of the
owner will not be tolerated. North
cliffe’s correspondents at Washing
ton are fully acquainted with North
cliffe's opinions as to the probable
outcome of the conference, and con
sciously or unconsciously, they dis
tort their reports of the happenings
so as to conform with those opinions.
Thus the readers are robbed of a.
fair presentation of the facts.
H. G. Wells is a free lance. He is
writing his own ideas over his own
signature. Nobody but himself can
be held responsible for his views.
That is the understanding arrived at
by him and the New York World,
which by the way, is a somewhat
different paper from the London,
Dally Mail.
H. G. Wells is world famous as *
novelist, an essayist, an historian,
and a publicist. His opinions are
even more valuable, one ventures to
say, than are those of Lord North
cliffe, although his judgment may be
less sound on fundamentals. Hi*
works will probably be read when
Northcliffe will be remembered, if at
ail, merely as a man who owned and
edited the London Times.
One may disagree with Wells, yet
his training and experience entitle
him to a fair public hearing, if
Northcliffe had his way, apparently,
nobody would be heard but North
cliffe.
ABOUT BRIGHT’S DISEASE.
.Chronic Bright's disease U one ot
those diseases, of which there are a con
siderable number, which have not much
tendency to destroy life. As a rule a
wise person with a fair knowledge of
personal hygiene and master of himself
can dve with chronic Bright'* disease to
about the age attained by his associate*..
In fact, the life Insurance companies
msure many persons with histories ot
Bright s disease, making them pay, how
ever, more than the usual premium.
Persons with the disease have been.
“™n to hve more than 4 years.
This does not mean that every person
with Bright’s an or will live 40 years—
for living to old age in spite of Bright'*'
Is an art.
The tendency of medical opinion now
Is toward the idea that the main feature
of the art is to avoid infection. This
theory is in the downward progress of a.
case of Bright’s that Is not doing well,
one Infection follows another.
For Instance a man with Bright's dis
ease, but doing well in spite of his trou
ble, goes duck shooting. He falls In the
water and comes home sick and laid uty
for a while.
The next winter lie goes to a meeting
and catches a heavy cold and is again
laid tip for a while.
A year or so later he has a neuritis
which is due to pyorrhea or suppuration
of the gums.
The urine having been examined at
tho time of each of these attacks. It was
found that every time there was a
marked increase in the albumin and
casts, and in some cases blood appeared.
In other words, that for a time he had
an acute Bright's engrafted on his
chronic disease.
The old theory was that a person wltts
chronic Bright's must watch his dies
very closely. He was told to eat spar
ingly oi meat, to rvoIjJ especially *uclx
dishes as sweetbreads, tripe, liver, kid
ney, roe, meat extracts and meat soups,
peas and beans because they made uric
acid; and also rhubarb and other vege
tables and fruits which make oxalate or
lime.
All of these foods throw considerable
strain on the kidneys. To my mind they
should be used in great moderation as
a part of any plain living to be followed
by a person with chronic Bright’s dis
ease, and that the proved place of in
fection in Bright's disease does not
make It safe to eat a heavy meat diet.
The old plans laid much stress on regu
larity of bowel function, and that, too, is
important.
However, let us understand the prac
tical meaning of these, let us say, addi
tions to our rules for long life for albu
minurles.
Such people should avoid everything
which causes them to catch cold. When
they catch cold they must go to bed ami
stay until well. They must keep out of
crowds. If they can spend the winter In
unarm climate they should stay out ot*
doors during all the pneumonia season.
They must avoid getting chilled or wet
through or sweating their underclothes
wet in winter. They must keep their
teeth, mouth, nose, and throat clean.
■
Triumph for Open Diplomacy.
Tho rapid decision which has teen,
reached by the League of Nations coun
cil, in Paris, in regard to the Albano
Jugo-Slavian conflict Is being hailed!
throughout the world as another triumph
for open diplomacy. The decision of th*
league council to bold its Inquiry into
tho Serbo-Albanion issue in open ses
sion, to admit tho public to the Petit
Luxembourg without any formality, even,
w ithout requiring a ticket of admission
came as a surprise to many. But it was
on that account, it is safe to say, r.on>
the less welcome. ' ‘
Perhaps the most hopeful aspect of the 1 J
matter Is the fact that, in spite of the> ^
publicity of the whole proceeding, the
delegates apparently were not restrained,
in any way from saying Just exactly
What they thought.
In regard to the settlement ltseif it
can only be described as eminen 'y at
isfactory. Whatever is to be snid f0,
or against the original award on the I*
boundaries between Albania and Jugo
S la via, It Is welcome to find that the
authority of the award has been upheld
by the league council, and that tfie
parties to the dispute have agreed to
accept the finding.