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DECEM.BER 23 1910
The Commoner.
Tenter of Wyoming as associate jus
tices of the supreme court.
Authority to construct the first
electric railway on the Panama canal
one was granted by the war depart
ment. Henry T. Cook of New York
was licensed to construct, maintain
and operate an electric street rail
way system.
Wade H. Ellis of Ohio declined an
appointment -to the judgeship in the
customs court of appeals tendered
him by President Taft to fill the va
cancy caused by the promotion of
Judge William H. Hunt to the com
merce court.
Here is a' Washington dispatch
printed generally throughout the
country. "The United States is
almost wholly unprepared for war
and the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf
coasts would be at the mercy of any
of the powers, should our navy be
defeated. The regular army is in
adequate and the militia is not effec
tive. This startling statement has
been prepared by the war department
in answer to a resolution adopted by
the house last session. The resolu
tion was offered by Representative
James McLachlan of California and
called on the secretary of war to fur
nish the house with a detailed state
ment of the preparedness of the
United States to repel a foreign in
vasion and protect our coasts and to
state the condition of the armed
forces of the United States. This was
carefully done by the war department
and the statement would have been
forwarded to the houso but for in
terference of Representative Tawney,
chairman of the houso appropriations
committee. Ho learned of the war
department's answer and at once
sought Secretary of War Dickinson.
He told the secretary that to send the
information to the house would bo
like exploding a bomb. It would
cause a big stir and might result In
ousiness depression. Congress, ho
said, would largely augment the
army and navy. The picturo painted
by Representative Tawney caused the
secretary to decide not to send tho
information to congress at present.
Tho deficiencies in defenses are to
be corrected, however, and tho safety
of the nation assured, the plan being
to establish by congress a permanent
council of national defense to bo com
posed of members of tho legislative
and executive branches of tho gov
ernment. Representative Hobson of
Alabama, who is familiar with the
situation, is now at work on a bill
providing for tho council. He ex
pects to have the measure in shape
this week, when be will introduce it
in the house."
A newspaper dispatch under date
of Washingtpn December 14 says:
"Champ Clark will not appoint tho
committees of the house in the Sixty
second congress. This was the defi
nite statement made by Representa
tive Oscar Underwood of Alabama,
one of Mr. Clark's most intimate as
sociates on the democratic side and
heir to the chairmanship on ways
and means in the event that tho old
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method of appointing committees
prevails. Tho announcement of Un
derwood Is tho first statement from
tho minority to tho effect that tho
fight of the progressive democrats
for further reform in the rulos of tho
house, although short, has been suc
cessful. 'It Is now apparent said
Mr. Underwood, 'that tho next speak
er of tho houso will not appoint tho
committees. It Is ovldont that tho
country generally bcllcvcB that tho
democrats elected to the Sixty-second
congress pledged themselves to tako
from tho speaker tho power of ap
pointing committees. The demo
crats aro going to redeem every
pledge made during tho campaign
and reform of the rules Is one of tho
pledges which will bo redeemend." "
Tho senate adopted a resolution by
Senator LaFolletto declaring that nil
tho testimony taken in the rate In
crease cases before tho interstate
commerce commission since July 1,
last, bo forwarded to tho senate.
Tho Tucker resolution providing
for tho election of United States sen
ator by direct vote of tho people was
adopted by tho senato judiciary subcommittee.
Senor Don Anibal Cruz, minister
from Chile, died at Washington of
heart failure.
Senator "Lafe" Young of Iowa
mado his maiden speech In tho sen
ate December 10. Referring to this
speech an Associated Press dispatch
says: "Incidentally ho stepped on
tho toos of hla collonguo, Senator
Gumming and while agreeing that
tariff revision wag necessary, rofuacd
to indorser tho Cummins proposal to
amend tho rules of tho senato and
houso to bring such a thing to pass.
In closing ho called on the republi
cans pledged tD a revision to accom
plish all they can by March 4, and
then 'to subslUo with their agitation
and glvo tho country n rest.' My
colleague on Tuesday said thcro waa
gross Inequality In tho tariff evwit
ed In 1909,' began Mr. Young. 'Thin
statement Is undoubtedly truo and
would be truo If my colleague nnd
those In sympathy with him wcro
to put In tho noxt flvo years In re
writing tho schoiulcs. Schedules aro
prolific In opportunity for attack. It
has always boon truo and will con
tinue to bo truo so long ns thcro is
a duty on imports,' With tho declar
ation that tariff legislation nover
could bo mado perfect nor univer
sally satisfactory, Mr. Young urged
that tho duty of public men and tho
public press was to accept tho Paync
Aldrlch law and let tho country got
down to tho transaction of business.
Ho pointed out that changes In tho
bill would not stem tho tide of criti
cism setting In from those Interests
whoso welfnre Is touched. 'Tho
tariff ought to bo revised,' ho con
tinued, 'us tho president has sug
gested, In a sclontlflc way, one sched
ule at a time. I might not ho willing
to object to the rule by my colleague,
which would prohibit tho offering of
amendments to a schodulo which
might bo ponding, wore I not afraid
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That Suit for Libel
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Against: tho Fostum Cereal Oo, Ltci., ave a
Splendid Chance to Bring Ouit Facts
A disagreement about advertising arose with
a "weekly" Journal.
Following it, an attack on us appeared in
their editorial columns; sneering at tho claims
we made particularly regarding Appendicitis.
Wo replied through the regular papers and
the "weekly" thought we hit back rather too
hard and thereupon sued for libel.
The advertisement the "weekly" attacked us
about claimed that in many cases of appendi
citis an operation could be avoided by discon
tinuing indigestible food, washing out tho
bowels and taking a predlgested food, Grape
Nuts. Observe we said MANY cases not all.
Wouldn't that knowledge be a comfort to
those who fear a surgeon's knifo as they fear
death?
The "weekly" writer said that was a lie.
Wo replied that he was ignorant of the facts.
He was put on the stand and compelled to
admit he was not a Dr. and had no medical
knowledge of appendicitis and never investi
gated to find out if tho testimonial letters to
our Co. were genuine.
A famous surgeon testified that when an
operation was required Grape-Nuts would not
obviate it. True.
We never claimed that when an operation
was required Grape-Nuts would prevent it.
The surgeon testified bacteria (germs) helped
to bring on an attack and bacteria was grown
bv undigested food frequently.
We claimed and proved by other famous ex
perts that undigested food was largely respon-
BiQt0LZlTTvert testimony that many
casYs are healed without a knife, but by stop
n?f the use of food which did not digest, and
when food was required again it was helpful to
ua pretested" food which did not overtax
JSS nectary to be rushed off to a hos-
Plain common sense shows the better way Is
to stop food that evidently has not been digested.
Then, when food is required, use an easily
digested food. Grape-Nuts or any other If you
know It to be predlgested (partly digested be
fore taking).
We brought to Court analytical chemlBts
from Now York, Chicago and MIshawaka, Ind.,
who swore to the analysis of Grape-Nuts and
that part of the starchy part of the wheat and
barley had been transformed into sugar, the
kind of sugar produced In the human body by
digesting starch (the large part of, food).
Some of tho State chemists brought on by
the "weekly" said Grape-Nuts could not be
called a "predlgested" food because not all of
it was digested outside the body.
The other chemists said any food which had
been partly or half digested outside tho body
was commonly known as "predlgested."
Splitting hairs about tho meaning of a word.
It Is sufficient that if only one-half of the
food Is "predlgested," It Is easier on weakened
stomach and bowels than food in which -no part
Is predlgested.
To show the facts we introduce Dr. Thos. Dar
lington, Dr. Ralph W. Webster, chief of the
Chicago Laboratories, and D. B. Sachs, N. Y.
If we were a little severe In our denuncia
tion of a writer, self-confessed Ignorant about
appendicitis and its cause, it Is possible the
public will excuse us, in view of the fact that
our head, Mr. C. M. Post, has made a lifetime
study of food, food digestion and effects, and
the conclusions are indorsed by many of the
best medical authorities of the day.
Is it possible that we aro at fault for sug
gesting, as a Father and Mother might, to one
of tho family who announced a pain in the
side: "Stop using, the food, greasy meats,
gravies, mine pio, cheese, too much starchy
food. &c. &c, which baa not been digested,
then when again ready for food use Grape-Nuts
because it ia easy of digestion?"
Or should tho child bo at once carted off to
a hospital and cut?
We have known of many cases wherein tho
approaching signs of appendicitis have disap
peared by the suggestion being followed.
No one better appreciates the value of a
skilful physician when a person Is In tho awful
throes of acute appendicitis, but "an ounce of
prevention Is worth a pound of cure."
Just plain old common sense Is helpful even
nowadays.
This trial demonstrated Grape-Nuts food Is
pure beyond question.
It Is partly predlgested.
Appendicitis generally has rise from undi
gested food.
It Is not always necessary to operate. .
It Is best to stop all food.
When ready to begin feeding use a predi
gested food.
It Is palatable and strong in Nourishment.
It will pay fine returns In health to quit tho
heavy breakfasts and lunches and use less fdod
but select food certainly known to contain tho
elements nature requires to sustain the body.
May wo bo permitted to suggest a breakfast
of fruit, Grape-Nuts and cream, two soft boiled
eggs, and some hot toast and cocoa, milk or
Postura.
The question of whether Grape-Nuts does or
does not contain the elements which nature re
quires for the nourishment of the brain, also
of its purity, will be treated In later newspaper
Good food is important and its effect on the
body is also Important.
"There's a Reason"
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
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