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MONKEYING WITH THE CALENDAR.
Now they are going to pi up our date books
again. It was bad enough back in the eighteenth
century when they jumped George Washington’s
birthday from the 11th of February to the 22d, and
some of us have not yet become wholly accustomed
to the change. In Russia they never did take hold
of the idea, and up until the bolsheviks messed up
the government the Russians celebrated Christmas
either away ahead or away after we did, and kept
everybody guessing as to which was the right time.
When man first began to reckon time, he follow
ed what is now known as the Duluth plan, recogniz
ing two seasons, nine months of winter, and three
months late in the fall. Somebody conceived the
notion of dividing the day into 24 equal parts, but
they only reckoned the hours of daylight, anything
that took place between the going down of the sun
and the rising thereof not counting in the final
score. A little further on, the regular habits of the
moon came to be noted, and a calendar was devised
that took account of the four-week period of fair
Luna. Then somebody began to watch the sun and
certain of the planets, and it was discovered that
these did not exactly coincide with the year based
on the moon. This brought some confusion, arbitrar
ily adjusted by scattering the four extra weeks pro
miscuously into the solar year.
Finer calculations, resting on closer observa
tions, brought to notice that the 12 months consist
ing of 30 days each did not quite make both ends
meet, and the soothsayers and wise men had con
siderable trouble adjusting the five extra days. So
it went on for a long, long time, until Julius Caesar
took the matter up tiuring one of the infrequent re
cesses he enjoyed, when not engaged in putting down
the Allabrogi, the Helvetii, or some of the other
uncultured tribes who foolishly persisted in clinging
to the doctrine of self determination. “I have it,”
quoth he, off-hand like, to Casca one day, “listen;”
"Thirty ilpys hath September,
April, May, and November.
. All the rest have 31,
Save the second month alone,
Which has but eight and a score.
Till leap year coming once in four
Gives to February one day more.”
“Fair enough,” said Casca, and he went off to
keep a date with Brutus, Cassius and a few others,
the result of which proved quite interesting to
Caesar later on. But the Julian calendar served very
well, until Pope Gregory adjusted it a little closer,
and we got the “Old Style” and “New Style” time.
The proposal jpst now is to adopt a year of 13
months, consisting of 28 days, or four equal weeks
each. This will take care of 364 days every year,
leaving a day and a quarter for change. Of course,
that will be accounted for somewhere, just like the
odd six and a fraction hours are now taken up in
leap year.
What will bother most of us is that the new
month is to be inserted between June and July, and
is to be called Sol. All right for Sol; usually the
name will fit right well in these parts, but what,
we ask in all sincerity, is going to become of the
Fourth of July? Is our national birthday to vanish,
just because some scientist is not satisfied with the
calendar as it is? We think the gentleman who
suggests the plan, and he comes from Canada, is just
a trifle jealous. They no longer celebrate the 12th
of July over there, and would like to do away with
the Fourth of July down here. Are we for it?
Never!
SAVING SOME OF THE SWAMPS.
The Izaak Walton league is moving with prompt
ness to protect one of the real assets of the United
States, the fish and game breeding grounds along
the upper Mississippi. At the instance of the league
a bill has been introduced by Senator McCormick of
Illinois in the senate and Representative Hawes of
Missouri in the house, to preserve certain areas
along the Mississippi and elsewhere as a fish and
game sanctuary. In this move the Izaak Walton
league has the support of the National Forestry as
sociation, as well as ail who have given any real
study to the project.
Certain promoters have been planning for
months to drain overflowed and swamp lands along
the upper reaches of the Mississippi river, the
ostensible object being to reclaim the ground lor
agricultural purposes. In answer to this, the bodies
supporting the bill to preserve the natural condi
tions point out that the land is mostly unfit for any
thing but what it is now devoted to. What of the
submerged soil is not sand is peat, and in either
case it is not adapted to farming of any kind. Some
experience has been had in Minnesota, where settlers
on reclaimed peat land are losing their all because
of the fire that is raging in the combustible material
on which they have been trying to produce crops.
On the other hand, the greatest center of wild
life in the United States is the big swamp that is
under discussion. It is a breeding place for bass
and other game fish of the rivers; for ducks of
various kinds, and unnumbered song birds. Hard
wood timber grows around the swamp and in it, its
islands being well covered with oak, hickory, hard
maple, sycamore and similar trees. This is why the
Isaak Walton league has sought to preserve the tract
from the threatened devastation. It is more needed
for wild life than it is for agriculture, and is better
fitted for its present uses than any other.
Pine Knot Wheeler, who lectured in Omaha last
winter, says the federal government should take
over and preserve all the overflowed land along the
Mississippi from one end to the other, to save the
hardwood timber, if for no other reason. He holds
that enough of land for farming purposes is now
available, • and points to the limitation of crops to
avoid overproduction as proof of his assertion. Not
enough land is growing timber, and for that reason
the Forestry association is pressing its measures not
only for taking care of what timber is now standing,
but to secure the reforestation of much of the denud
ed area. And the public everywhere has a direct
concern in this.
New York is lining up for a grand jamboree on
Mew Year’s eve, and the coroner is getting ready
to work overtime.
GET AFTER THE GUN-TOTERS.
Kentucky furnishes another death list that might
well astonish a nation not hardened to the thought
that human life is about the cheapest thing on the
market today. In one county six men are dead and
as many more are wounded because of gun fights
following Christmas. One item in the list has to do
with the killing of three. Deputy sheriffs were pass
ing a mountain store when a fire cracker exploded.
Without investigating the posse opened fire and
killed three men who were in the building. Other
deaths resulted from the ready resort to pistols to
settle casual disputes.
More than 80 years ago Henry Watterson wrote
one of his most eloquent editorials on the topic of
“gun totin’,” to which his people were and still are
addicted. It is not in Kentucky alone that this mis
taken habit persists. Omaha has its full quota of
murders that are due to the fact that the laws
against carrying weapons are not enforced.
Judge McAdoo, who presides over all the police
judges in Greater New York, recently advised that
the police make a daily roundup of all pool halls,
soft drink parlors, anc^ other places where idle youth
congregate, and examine each of them. Those who
could not give a satisfactory reason for their loafing
should be jailed as vagrants, and all found armed
should be punished under the law against carrying
weapons.
A general move in the direction of disarming
the gun toter in the United States would do much
to establish peace and promote safety. Why not
give the plan a trial?
DIXMUDE NOT IN VAIN.
Probably the fate of the Dixmude willjiave some
effect on plans being laid for the Shenandoah’s dash
for the North pole. One clear outstanding fact must
impress everybody, that is that a great dirigible Is
helpless when its motor power is exhausted, as in
the case of the French ship. As far as getting up or
coming down is concerned, or going to the right or
the left, forward or back, when up, all depends on
power. When the supply of fuel on the Dixmude
was exhausted, the motors went out of business, and
the great ship then-'became the sport of unruly winds.
Driven hither and yon by the air currents, the route
of the drifting monster was over Africa, the Mediter
ranean, and possibly over France. This latter can
not be certain, because of the storm that hid the
erratic movement of the great balloon for much of
the time.
What other lessons may be learned from the ex
perience, assuming the Dixmude to have fallen into
the sea, will depend on expert discussion, and this
already is taking a wide range. To the lay mind, It
will appeal as another of the magnificent ventures,
daring but futile, just as were the many frustrated
attempts to reach the pole. Explorers content them
selves with less of comfort and more of hope than
ordinary mortals. Every failure is really a triumph,
for it sets the mark of human knowledge just a little
farther ahead, and by these degrees the upward
march is measured.
Chairman Farley of the Shipping board has
resigned, saying if he is not good enough to be
confirmed, he is not good enough to serve temporar
ily. This is common sense, and maybe his with
drawal will hasten exposure of the real reason back
of his rejection by the senate committee. An in
vestigation of affairs of the shipping combines that
are trying to milk the United States wquld be of
far more service than an inquiry into the stl^te of the
Philippines.
The Mexican senate having voted to .ratify the
treaty and the claims convention with (die United
States, the next thing in order will be to collect the
bills. Maybe the present revolution will po'-tpone
the job indefinitely once more.
Be calm. The New York divines are spending a
part of the Christmas truce whetting up their snicker
snees for the next round. Santa Claus and the story
of the manger will go on, just the same.
A Mexican revolution w’ould not be nearly so
picturesque nor endure as long if they had the same
grade of skill with firearms that Kentuckians have
been exhibiting lately.
Council Bluffs still boasts of the business sent the
marriage license bureau there by the Nebraska law.
Still some folks persist in getting marrfrd in Ne
braska.
Nebraska lawyers are urged to fight unrest dur
ing the coming years. Good enough, but if every
body quits arguing where will the lawsuits come
lrom?
The Austrian author who faked a death notice
in order to find out what posterity would say of him
may yet wish he had not been so curiously inquisi
tive.
The Chicago asylum was locally known as “the
death house,” but they kept right on sending help
less lunatics there for safe keeping!
“Sinclair m»st explain leases,” says a headline.
He may tell his story, but it will be surprising if
he explains anything.
Bob Simmons says a cut in freight rates must
come first, but how is he going to make the railroad
men believe it?
A Rumanian girl fiddled her way past the bar at
Ellis island, a proof that the violin is good for some
thing.
Well, it had to come. Price of gas is going up.
Homespun Verse
—By Omaha’s Own Poet—
Robert Worthington Davie
AS TIME GOES ON.
As time goes on anil science wills that miracles be
done, /
And as we wander through the years mads
brighter ns we go—
The hardships lessen and recede until they srs as
none.
And yet we think life burdensome and discontent
ed grow.
It seems we might recall the cares of sturdy pioneers
Who gave to us the things that make our grentest
efforts small;
It seems we might go hack and live as they lived In
those years,
And view the pleasures which to them were given
not at all.
It seems ws might remember them—their trail rough
and severs,
The sacrifice they did not mind as on they trudged
—and thus
De grateful for the Joys that vrttke our days delight
fill here,
And prove that Ufa Is but a dream felicitous to us.
“The People’s
Voice”
Editorials from readers of The Morn
ing Bee. Readers of The Morning
Bee are Invited to uae this column
freely for expression on matters of
public Interest.
Pensions for Widows.
Crofton, Neb.—To the Editor of The
Omaha Bee: In The Sunday Bee, De
cember 23, Is an article regarding tho
Free Shoe Fund, beginning with these
head lines: "Father Is Dead, Mother
111. Six Tots Need Shoes." A pitiful
tale follows. But it makes me won
der. Why do we have the mothers’
pension law If not to help just such
fatherless homes? Of course, part of
this Law is (or was) to the effect that
widows having relatives able to help
support the widows’ children could
not get the pension. I do not know
whether this part of the law has been
stricken out. If not, It should be.
We nil know that relatives ns a rule
do not like to help support another
family, and there Is no law com
pelling them to.
Cold comfort to the widowed moth
er who cannot benefit by the mothers’
pension law because she has well-to
do relatives, who won’t help her
either.
However. I think that many of the
widowed mothers have no wealthy
relatives, therefore they could secure
the pension. Doubtless many of them
do not know of the existence of such
a law, hence It Is the duty of those
in touch to Inform them and help
these poor mothers to avail themselves
of this pension. Helping others help
themselves Is far preferable to char
ity.
Net me also add that if the knowl
edge of birth control could he ob
tained, there would he far less chil
dren born to live In poverty and
misery, without even half a chance
for anywhere near a proper upbring
ing.
There would be far less need of
charity, which at best can help but
little In the long run. In the major
ity of cases, the lack of this vitally
Important knowledge, and not pov
erty, Is the real cause for lack of
shoes, warm clothing and nourishing
food. It Is plain that an income
which can support only two or three
children cannot provide for six, eight
or more little ones. Remove the
cause. Meanwhile the poor, unfor
tunate tots must have shoes.
MRS. VICTOR WANKER.
The Santa Claus Issue.
EIncoln.—To the Editor of The
Omaha IJee: I eaw in the Osceola
Record a clipping from The Omaha
Hee where you had criticised some
country school teacher because she
had principle enough to tell children
the truth about Santa Claus. Didn’t
she tell them that their parents were
Santa? And don’t you come out and
say the same thing In your article?
Actually you make nte laugh to
hear you compare some conscientious
school teacher with some wicked boy
that would pull a fly's wings off to see
it suffer. I wouldn't be afraid to bet
you would shoot pigeons for sport.
We fell our children they shouldn't
lie. The first thing they find out
when they get big enough to reason Is
that we have been teaching them a iot
of lies. It isn't wrong to disillusion
any one at any age. An illusion Is
an untruth, and the sooner we learn
the truth the better. Don't get It
that I am a skeptic. I am ready to
accept anything that is reasonable.
This Santa Claus myth causes more
disappointment and suffering than
pleasure. I was raised very poor and
I always had that same disappoint
ment every Christmas till I found out
the truth about b'nnty.
There are many millions of children
rln the world whose parents arc too
poor to act Santa Claus. Those little
.children can't see why Ranty should
pass them by and leave a lot of
presents to some rich children that
don’t need them. I believe It naturally
kills their faith in anything super
human. 1 know it did mine. Then,
thank God. I went to school to an
honest achool teacher that had cour
age enough to explain it to the school.
From that time on I began to sym
pathize with my parents In their pov
erty and didn't expect anything un
reasonable of them.
I have six children and am able to
provide them with a pretty respeeta-!
bio Christmas. I never allow my chil
dren to boast of what Santa Claus
brought them and to hurt some un
fortunate child's feelings. My oldest
child is a young man and we have
never had a Christmas tree. We send
our children to Sunday school and we
atten 1 ehurrh. t.ut we dnCt get radi
cal. We always observe Christmas.
We decorate the windows with Christ
mas colors and try to observe the
(lay In an appropriate way. What
presents we get tho children they
know where they come from. There
has been Christmases that I wasn't
able to get them much, and I ex
plained It to them, and I know they
were better pleased than If they had
been expecting Ranty to bring them
a lot of things and he had disap
pointed them.
It I were you I would write that
schoolnvn'am an apology and thank
her that I had been disillusioned. You
say that this teacher needs to return
to school ns a pupil. I would to Ood
that we hnd thousands of teachers
that have the good sense she has, to
come out and tell the children the
truth. If we would quit teaching our
children lies there would he more
Christians In the world. When they
begin to find out the truth there be
gins to arise an unbelief In their lit
tle minds.
There Isn't any normal child of 7
today that hasn't found out enough
to know thnt It Is n lie anyway.
Hadn’t we better he the one to tell
them the truth In n sensible way than
to have some one else prove to them
thnt wo are liars?
You may think thnt our children
believe that stuff. You meet some
one's children on the street and ap
proach them on the subject and see
how they give you the horse laugh.
No, Mr. Essay Writer for The Omaha
Cea, you can't keep even the children
In the dark In this day and age. You
can hand out a lot of sarcasm and try
to hurt some one's feelings that Is
trying to he conscientious and do her
duty, hut you can’t bulldose even the
kids Into a lot of hunk In this day
and age. If I was to write and tell
you half I think of you they would
have me In Leavenworth. Now, that
Isn't any stronger than you mode It,
I* It? M. n. THOMPSON.
The I'! Hour Ilsy.
Connoll niufTs-To tile R,liter of
The Orrailin Her: Your paper has nt
nil times heen fair and Just In nil
matters, nnd I nm sure thnt you have
not lost anything hv such nations
To be fnlr anil Just In nil matters Is
the upbuilding of nnv business. 1 nm
sure tlmt honest denllng does not do
any hnrm to nny business. Could
nil business men nnd tho heads of
such eorporntlons do likewise I nm
sure thnt their business would pros
per, nnd the heads of such corpora
tlons would he better ns*n nnd he
happier nnd their families would look
up to them ns great nnd noble men.
When a man has n loving wife and
children If ho lit n innn Ids first hon
est wish when the day's work Is over
Is to ho with them, to sea the little
tots piny around the fireside nnd to
hear their childish chatter nnd see
mother ns she wnti lies her young with
a mother's smile of love on her face.
Where the Tall Corn
Grows
Figuring on the fact that the peo
ple like a man who is not afraid, the
Knoxville Journal predicts that Pres
ident Coolldge is going to be a hard
man to beat.
The Waterloo Tribune is confident
that the country is not going In for
speeding if Coolldge can help it.
It was no surprise to the Des
Moines Register when McAdoo an
nounced that he didn’t like the pres
Ident’s message, "The country had
an advance hunch on the state of Me
Adoo’s feelings," says the Register.
The Marshalltown Times-Republi
can says that many republicans favor
a soldier’s bonus, but are honest
enough to admit that it would require
a tax. Then the Times-Uepublican
Insists that the tax ought to go with
the bonus and lie written in the bill.
Admitting that the president's
message will cause him to be de
nounced here and there as a stand
patter and a reactionary, the Sibley
Tribune asserts that nobody will have
license to call him a pussyfooter.
The Charter Oak Times has’ the
revenue matter figured out to a nice
ty. "There is just one way to reduce
taxes, and only one way—reduce our
expenses," Bays the Times.
TJie Davenport Democrat is sar
castic as well as sanguine. It ex
presses the hope that the republican
radicals will not insist on electing
democrats to positions of responsibil
ity In the present congress. "It will
be much more satisfactory to have
the people do it for the next con
gress," blurbs the Democrat.
The Davenport Times opines that
recent official reports revealing im
provement in the conditions of the
rarmersVlll be bad news for the rad
ical*
Could any home like this live and
stand without father there to sit with
mother In her hour of happiness and
watch with her in her great happy
hour?
Mr. Editor, we have such homes
in your city that father never sits
with mother, never sees his children
except when they are in bed; he comes
in the morning and goes in the eve
ning; the great church of God never
sees a Union Pacific watchman. Is It
any wonder that so many men are on
the downward road to that everlasting
torment. Could anything be more
hardening to the heart of man than
to have nothing to look forward to
but work. Christ said six days shall
you work and you shall rest on the
seventh. When is the seventh day?
They are nil alike to a watchman on
one of the greatest railroads in the
United States, headed by some of the
mi st noblest men on earth.
These men are not to blame for the
condition of their watchmen as I am
sure the matter has never been Liken
up in the proper manner with these
men, and when It Is put up to them
in the manner as it should be the
eight hours will be returned to these
men. ONE FOR JUSTICE.
Jerry Howard and tlie I,aw.
Omaha—To the Editor of The Oma
ha Bee: The press is the watchdog
of civilization. However, the space
given to commenting on the sheriffs
office puzzles the average citizen,
when no mention is made of certain
other officials for lack of enforcement
of the law.
Take, for instance, a police magis
trate's recent decision dismissing the
violations of the female labor law.
I believe It is the duty of every
official to enforce the law regardless
of who the offender Is, whether he
ts a banker, a merchant or a shoe
airing peddler.
- JERRT HOWARD.
Praise for the Editorials.
Glenwood, Xa.—To the Editor of
The Omaha Bee: Having been a read
er of your paper for nearly three
years. I want to write you in appre
ciati m of your splendid editorials, es'
pecially the ones on Sunday and holi
days. I have often used parts of
them in our church folder such as I
enclose.
The article on "The Minister's Boy,”
I sent to our Baptist state paper.
They republished it and gave you
credit for It. I had printed in our
church folder the article on the pray
er made by a Chinese before a legis
lature.
I congratulate The Omaha Bee on
the thought and sentiments found in
these editorials. I referred to them in
a sermon ns "sermonettes."
Continue the good work; as the
Bible says, "Publish and conceal not,”
Jer: 60;2.
L. R. BABBITT.
Tune In — Old World
Tuns In, old world, you can not rush
Forever on your headlong way.
And n«*ver stop to think nor pray!
Tune In—the wny la cleared for this!
Heaven's breath is on us like a kise!
Ftherlc waves are moving fast—
An Angel's voice Is floating past—
Heaven's door's ajar—
The light shines through—
Tune In. old world, this Is for you!
Your heart Is filled writh many Joys—
You can not know such things are
toys.
Wound for a moment's quick release.
And then—no peace!
Tune In, nor wait to run nor laugh.
Earth's staff
Is but a feeble one at best.
To And a sure support, the quest.
Tune In and hear the Angel's \iplee:
. . . "Rejoice, rejoice!
From Bethlehem the veil Is torn,
For there this day the Christ la bornl
To all the people Joy untold!
Upon them Heaven pours Its gold!
Over the stall where cattle fed.
A radiant light! 'Tis Mary's l>cd!
In swaddling clothes the Babe is
dressed.
Ills searching mouth finds Mary's
breast.
His cosy nest, her soft white arm,
To shield from rudeness or alarm.’’
Tuno in—tune In—again—again!
The heavenly choir sings: "Amen!
I’rnlse be to Ond. high Heaven's King.
And Peace to earth from Him we
bring!’’
Led by the Ktar.
Lo, hear the Wise Men from afar.
Fall down and worship at Ills feet!
The Christmas story—oh how sweet!
—Jean Palmer Nye.
NET AVERAGE
CIRCULATION
for November. 1923, of
THE OMAHA BEE
Daily.78,960
Sunday.79,266
Does not Include returns, left*
overs, samples or papers spoiled In
printing and Includes no special
sales or fiee circulation of any kind
B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr.
V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr.
*
Subscribed and sworn te before me
this 6th day of December, 1023.
W H QUIVEY,
(Seal) Notary Public
“From State and Nation”
—Editorials from Other Newspapers—
Why the Mellon Plan Haa the Right
of Way.
From the New York Herald.
The 7,000,000 income taxpayer* of
the United States had a total income
in 1921 of *23,328,781,932. This is a
huge amount. It Is more than the
government borrowed in the five
great war bond issue*.
What is equally impressive is the
percentage of national Income that is
derived from wages and salaries.
Three-fifths, or •nearly fourteen bil
lions of the twenty-three billion*,
comes from those sources.
The figures of the internal reve
nue bureau on the derivation of tax
able American income* are worth In
spection by those whose imaginations
conjure up a country overridden by
capitalists and landlords:
Partnurshlui. fiduciaries, etc 1.341.1SC.30I
IHvidendn . 2.476.S62.3** j
Interest and Investment In- __... ... !
come . 1.6J0.333.M6 i
• Total Income.I28.329.7S1.932
The top line of the table tells why
the Mellon plan of Income tax reduc
tion is popular. The five or six mil
lion men and women who pay taxes
on earnings, in wages, salaries and
professional fees, of about fourteen
billion dollars realize what the Mel
lon program means to them. It
means a cut of from 43 to 60 per
cent, in their tax bills. They would
enjoy the general reduction of 25 per
cent pn all normal Income tax rates
and a further reduction -of 25 per cent
by reason of their Incomes having
been earned.
It is not to be wondered at, con
sidering the deep interest of the mass
of America's most numerous pro
ducers, that the committee on w-iys
and means of the house of repre
sentatives has decided to defer action
on the bonus scheme until it has con
sidered the Mellon plan.
"The country." said President Oonl
idge to congress, speaking of income
tax reduction, "wants this measure
to have th° right of way over all
others." The republican members
of the ways and means committee,
with the Bingie exception of the radi
cal Frear, saw the wisdom of this.
They, with tw’o democrats, voted
against shoving the bonus ahead of
the tax reduction proeram.
The nation wants the Mellon plan
put through. It will not forgive any
party, bloc or individual that stands
in the way.
Santa's Reindeer In Alaska.
From the Brooklyn Eagle
The Teal romance of the reindeer
la being worked out in Alaska. They
ase being raised by the natives and
are increasing so rapidly that the
Eskimos who own them may become
the meat barons of tomorrow. For
the reindeer Is a most useful animal
apart front supplying the motive
power for the annual excursions of
genial Santa Claus.
This year's reports from the Terri
tory of Alaska Indicate the beginning
of regular shipments of reindeer
meat. This is Juicy and tender, with
a flavor akin to that of a good grade
of potted beef, It Is well liked in
Alaska and can already be had In
eerta'n restaurants of Seattle.
There were no reindeer In Alaska
In 1S91. In that year 16 were
brought over front Siberia, where
there have always teen large herds.
During the next Hi years the gov
ernment brought 1.2K0 reindeer across
Bering strait. Then the Russian
government forbade further exporta
tion. Natural increase has given the
Alaskan natives herds that now total
300,000, and the number is now grow
ing at an amazing rate. Reindeer
skins provide the Eskimos with prac
tically every Important article of
clothing and bedding, the horns are
worked into a great variety of tools,
reindeer milk feeds the babies, and
the meat makes Alaska independent
of an outside supply. Moreover,
those who know how to drive and
handle reindeer claim that they are
better than dogs for pulling sleds on
overland journey*.
t'ncle Sam and Santa Claus are
the only white men who are permit
ted to own reindeer In Alaska. The
government reserves them for the
natives to help them earn a Jiving.
Santa Claus is delighted with the
rapid development of Alaska’# rein
deer herds. It has persuladed him to
give up altogether the Idea he hud
a few years ago of abandoning rein
deer in favor of airplanes.
Seeking to Abolish Child latbor.
From the Chicago News.
In a special appeal Issued by a group
of prominent Chicago citizens moral
and financial support is urged for the
national child-labor committee, organ
ized to promote the adoption and rati
fication of an amendment to tho fed
eral constitution doing away with
child labor In the backward states.
The need of such an amendment Is
almost universally recognized since
the United States supreme court has
held that congress has no authority
to regulate child labor'.
The census of 1920 showed that 1,
060,857 children were then employed in
American indstries. Neither In the
matter of hours, night work nor fac
tory and mill conditions is the regula
tion <*f child labor what it should-be In
all the states. A national standard is
admitted even by conservative mem
bers of congress to be desirable. If not
literally indispensable.
The child-labor amendment has been
Introduced by Senator McCormick of
Illinois and it is to be considered In
committee after the holidays. No ac
tive opposition is anticipated, but the
danger is that apathy Will prevent the
submission of the amendment to the
states.
Public sentiment alone can assure
proper congressional action on the
measure. Chicago is well represented
on the national child-labor committee,
but additional members are wanted.
Now is a good time to Join.
Test Fastness of Dye in One Hour.
From the Color Trade Journal.
In one hour we may now test the ef
feet of sev?n days of June sunlight in
fading an anllin ink. This result Is
brought about, it Is asserted, by the
use of a recently invented instrument
called the “fadeometer." In the past
It has been practically impossible for
different persona to agree upon the
fastness to light of dyes, inks, paints,
etc., because of the unreliability and
slowness of sun tests and on account
of the lack of a satisfactory artificial
test. Exposure to Runllght, the nat
ural method, is unsatisfactory owing
to difference In radiation and chang
Ing atmospheric conditions.
Standardization of sunlight is im
possible and no single test can ever be
accurately reproduced. The artificial
test of the past has been by the mer
cury arc lamp. This gives a light ex
ceedingly rich In ultraviolet rays but
deficient in many rays which would
make Its light comparable to sunlight
In their effect on dyes, many of which
are affected in a manner very differ
ent from the changes produced by
actual sunlight. The great point is its
rapidity of action when the quartz
tube Is new. but since this tube grad
ually turns to glass it becomes s;«Sd
11 v less efficient, since the ultravio
let rays from a low temperature
source are stopjved by* glass.
It is claimed that these difficulties
are overcome by the use of an appa
ratus called the fadeometer. This ap
paratus uses a violet carbon arc, the
spectrum of which at the violet end
closely reproduces the solar spectrum,
and which gives an intensity of light
I great enough to enable tests to be
made in a short space of time.
Abe Martin
1 PUSH eo**
I MC/W
Another thing t' hold onto that'll
be worth fer more than a good com
plexion, is that school girl disposi
tion. Why don’t a doctor sit near
th’ entrance at th’ the-ater where
he kin git out easy?
(Copyright, 1923.)
Daily Prayer
The boril 1* to all: end Hl» ten
der mer, leg aie over ftu His work*.—I •
14S:».
O God, our Father, we are about to
enter up. n a new day. To meet well
all duties and responsibilities that
coma to us: to resist firmly every dis
traction and temptation that seeks to
draw us from our path: to ire utterly
prepared for any danger or any crisis
that may this day be'all us; to bo
found, when the evening is come,
pure nd holy—this Is our desire. A.
An 1 wp would be friendly w th ai.
men; strength to the ■weak, hope to
the despondent, joy to the sorrow
ing, power to the_tempted.
We wait, therefore, our Father,
for the coming of Thy Spirit upon us
ere we venture into all that this day
holds for us. In the quiet of this
ear^v- morning hour, bowed before
Thee, our souls wait. Touch us with
that hand which has been laid in
blessing upon others before us: speak
to us with that still, small voice of
power: fill us with Thine own right
eousness.
Give us of Thyself, that we may
this day so live for ourselves and
before men that through us Thy
Kingdom may in port come, and Thy
will more fully be done among men.
F\jt Jesus’ Amen.
REV. 8EEI.ET K. TOMPKINS.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
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