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    THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1920.
The Omaha Bee
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The Bee's Platform
1. Now Union Passenger Station.
2. A Pipo Lino from the Wyoming Oil
Fields to Omaha.
3. Continued improvement of tho Ne
braika Highways, includinf tho pare,
ment of Main Thoroughfare leading
into Omaha with a Brick Surface.
4. A ahort, low.rato Waterway from tho
Corn Belt to tho Atlantic Ocean.
1 NEBRASKA PRIMARY RESULTS.
While the returns from the Nebraska primary
are coming in that slow fashion to which we
are accustomed, enough has been learned to
shadow clearly the principal results.
Senator Hiram Johnson has been endorsed
as the republican preferred for president. This
i so because a majority of ithe voters wanted
hinv On the democratic side, Senator Hitch
cock had no opposition, and will go to San
Francisco with the advantage of the popular
support of Nebraska democrats. He will have
the handicap of a 'state delegation, headed by
.William Jennings Bryan, who declared in ad
vance that he would not cast his vote for Mr.
Hitchcock in the convention. 'This is one cf the
anomalies of the primary system.
Apparently Governor McKelvie is given' the
Compliment of a nomination for a second term;
to be opposed by John H. Morehead, whose
success in face of the opposition of
both the Hitchcock and Bryan groups is
a decided tribute to his personal pop
ularity. The women seem to have had their re
venge on Arthur Mullen, the democratic na
tional committeeman, who is to be succeeded by
William H. Thompson, the "Little Giant," an
avowed Bryan adherent;
Analysts and antiquarians may find satisfac
tion in dissecting the vote, but the ordinary
mortal gets little out of such "post mortem"
proceedings. The voters have made their de
cision, from which there is no appeal. A sur
cease from politics is now possible for Ne
braska until June, affording ample time for the
planting of crops and doing of other work that
is needed to carry ori the business of the state.
Let us turn our attention for the moment from
statecraft to the homely but essential joys of
domestic life, and see that nothing is lacking
for another season of prosperity in Nebraska.
A Prophesy at the Polls.
; A voter of many years' experience when ap
proaching the polling place of his precinct on
Tuesday morning saw a sight that impressed
him and must similarly affect any who seriously
thinks of the future of the republic. A husband
and wife who had gone together to vote were
leaving the booth, each holding the hand of a
little daughter who walked between them. It
was a picture othe American family discharg
ing the highest duty of America citizenship.
The republic is founded in the home, and its
safety is secure as long as the American home
is maintained. For generations man alone has
cast the ballot, determining the policies and
the choice of men to serve in administering the
laws and managing the affairs of government. J
Woman, however, has not been without her in
fluence in elections, although it has been ex
erted indirectly. Even in the times of greatest
turmoil, when excitement has run highest, men .
have been swayed by thoughts of home, where
the wife and mother is enthroned, and this con
sideration has been a secure anchorage at all
times against any tendency towards destruction.
Now that woman is taking on the full share of
citizenship, her directly exerted influence will
surely be no less potent in the future than it
has been in the past. When the American
family goes together to vote, who will say the
institutions of Liberty are in jeopardy?
, Disparaging the Potato.
"Potatoes could be utterly abolished and not
a person would be the worse for it," says a
Spokane paper, which goes on to say they' are
principally water and starch with' littfe nutritive
value. The price now paid for a pound of po
tato, which is about one man's portion at a
meal, will buy enough rice or beans or
macaroni for. the whole family, and the latter
are rich in nourishment, is' the final slarrt at the
potato as an article of diet. .
The potato will survive this assault at least
until some way qf making the proposed sub
stitutes equally palatable. A mashed potato,
with its cream and butter ingredients; or fried
in fragrant fried pork grease; or enriched with
cheese; or baked and garnished with butter and
paprika, have an appeal to the palate that scien
tific measurements of its intrinsic food value
cannot overcome. , Besides it is the best "filler"
the earth provides for large stomachs and -bow-.
els. A too condensed diet is bad for man. He
must have his potatoes with his meat and other
foods for the'same reason that the horse must
have hay with his grain.. We are duly thank
'ful that Nebraska soil produces the finest po
tatoes in the world.
. Soiling Up the Overall.
Overalls at $43.50 will not have much effect
fen reducing the high cost of living, but may
give some of the sudden-rich a chance to dis
bUy their possession of wealth and paucity of
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taste. The garment itself is a uniform of which
the wearer may be proud, for it indicates hon
est toil. Adopted as a protest against ex
orbitant orices. it shows a righteous indigna
tion, and affords a vent for feelings that might
otherwise explode. But when its buckles are
cwilrt rriincf nnc ihrn if becomes
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not an emblem of labor or of resistance to ex
inrit'nn Knt faurrlrw thin a that can exhibit on!v
' the idleness of the mind that employs it. At
best, the movement to overalls is iikeiy to ia
short of its object, other than a sign of protest.
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The .profiteers have met the situation very
fairly by putting up the price on the garb, so
that their end of the game is well cared for,
regardless of the form extravagance takes. Some
more definite form of attack must be devised,
if the leeches who are bleeding the country are
to be dislodged.
, Water Routes to. World Market.
A conference at St Louis, having for its ob
ject the consolidation of two societies organ
ized to deal with improvement of the Missis
sippi and its tributaries brings forward again
the general theme. Discussion, both 1 general
and particular, has persisted for many years,
and a yet to no decided program. For the
river improvement the suggestion has fre
quently been made that a comprehensive plan
be formulated, and that to its carrying out' the
government be pledged. One of the difficulties
in the way has been the varying mood of con
gress, something that may be overcome through
proper means. The importance, of water way
utilization is no longer questioned, and as the
railroad systems have and are falling short of
the requirements of steadily increasing business,,
the need for supplemental facilities is pressing
for greater attention.
In connection with the possible use of the
great streams of the Missisippi valley for com
mercial purposes, comes another project of
vital concern to the great grain growing empire.
A ship canal to connect Lake Erie and Lake
Ontario opens a water route to Europe de
pendable and direct. Chicago would become an
ocean port, instead of a lake station, and the
way from the fields of Nebraska to the tables
of the Old World woultj be shortened by a
thousand miles of rail haul. Canada already
is at work on improvement of the old Welland
canal, but the big project is to be handled, if
at all, on the American side.
Omaha is soon to be given more definite
information as to the details of this great un
dertaking, which is recognized as of tremendous
importance in its bearing on the future of the
greatest food producing region on the globe.
It will be well for our readers to inform them
selves fully, that they may give effective sup
port to the enterprise when it comes time. The
prosperity and growth of the community is
involved in the industries that will be chiefly
served by the shorter water way to" v the At
lantic, and what may be done to establish it.
The Price of Shoes.
"Shoes could be sold at lower prices than
in 1918, when dealers agreed that $12 should be
the maximum charge," says the expert of the
federal trade commission. A member of the
committee of the senate investigating . shoe
prices says leather companies exceeded 100 per
cent profit "in 1918, when shoes retailed at half
what is charged now,
American shoes sold for less in England dur
ing the war, than in this country. Cloth shoes
can be manufactured for less money than
leather ones, but they sell for the same prices;
and low shoes, which require about one-third
les9 leather than highs, sell for the same price.
The prices of women's common shoes are put
up to make up for losses in extreme styles, that
change with each season, and the extreme
styles are made not because of a demand for
them, but because the manufacturers order and
fix the styles. ! t
The foregoing remarks are a summary of
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sworn testimony, ine reaoer may uuw ui
own conclusions from them.
Are Nevada's Hands Clean?
The state of Nevada, wnich harbors and ap-
Reno, and has orofited these many years
by its quick and easy divorce laws, looks a
trifle out of character in a poseof indignation
oyer the divorce one of its courts granted Mary
Plckford. "
The Brooklyn Standard-Union says the al
legations of the Nevada officers against the
movie favorite impress everybody as tecnnicau
ties. Thev are her concealment of her identity
until she took the witness stand, her alleged
conspiracy to .defeat a California law, her con
nivance, collusion, and so forth. The Brooklyn
paper asks if the righteous Nevada officers
would be so interested if the remarried woman
hadf betn poor and obscure, and quite sig
nificantly alludes to a Manhattan lawyer sent
to prison for several years because he was a
party to a blackmailing attempt to worry a
rich man and his wife by a plot to annul their
marriage. (
Hidden From All But Tumulty.
Hon. Theodore Burton of New York, ap
pointed by the president to the United States
Tariff commission, went to Washington last
week to have the president withdraw the ap
pointment which he' cannot accept, and about
which he was not consulted.
He could not get to the president; Secre
tary Tumulty was in Chicago at the Sullivan
funeral; there was no one in Washington who
could carry the information to .the White
House recluse who is guarded from all
men and all pubiic business; and the former
Ohio senator had to stay over two days to see
Tumulty about it. r , "
Verily, the mystery deepens in the big old
house across from La Fayette square.
The Premier Gift of Married Life.
Speaking of diamonds the Milwaukee
Journal says something we like, to-wit: "One
honest brick in the foundation of a real home
is more precious than all the shining baubles"
If people could but see that! 'A horns is the
sheet-anchor of good, conservative citizenship.
Big or little, ornate or humble, if it is a real
home 'its value to a man and his wife is far
greater than fur coats, jewels, feathers, fine
raiment, hotel luxuries and all the conveniences,
attractions, amusements and vanities that can
possibly be enjoyed without a home.
A home is worth more than all the other
material gifts a husband can lavish on his wife.
Pa Rourke's boys started very nicely, win
ning their first battle., It is a long time until
October, but a game won now is won for good
and counts as much as any. -
"Tom" Marshall reminds of the time when
quinine was $20 an ounce. It was also an in
dispensablt necessity of life "along the river"
in those days, too.
Perfume at $5 a drop ought to meet the
modest requirements of the dainty dressers,
but it will never be popular.
"Let the people rule." The voters seem to
know who they want for candidates.
A Line 0 Type or Two
Mtv Ma Una. M tha talaa taU what any.
TO DOROTHY.
O Dorothy,
Thy misery
Just chokes me up
With sympathy.
Tho world Is dry, ' t
And so am I,
And aoon Fred's barrel .
Too will die.
And passions' joys
Are poor decoys
When you have got
Three husky boys.
I'll guarantee
My remedy:
Accumulate
A family.
And darning socks -Will
close the locks
on troubles from ,
Pandora's box.
DOUBLE BARREL;
MIGHT we suggest to our fatidical friend,
the Weather Man, that some equivalent for the
phrase,- "no decided change in temperature,"
would be welcome? How about "No apprecia
ble amelioration of meteorological condi
tions?" Lodes anil Suckers.
Sir: The old term, second-story worker, Is
quite inadequate for landlords. They are boost
ing the firsts and thirds quite as much as the
seconds. But what we meant to speak of was
promoters, mine promoters. These men talk
a good deal about the "mother lode," which ap
pears to lie like a cuttle Men at the nub of jk
nest of branching veins or "stringers." A mine
is successfully promoted when you have secured
a sucker for every stringer.
Speaking of the mother lode, we know a man
who has been very successful in prospecting for
hootch. This old-timer walks the loop until he
spies a prospect who is visibly loaded. He then
follows up the prospect till he strikes the
mother load.
P. S. Would it not be in order to suggest
that Reno be rechristened Screeno, Nevada
" PAX.
THE delusion that hair turns white in a
single night is an attractive exaggeration "which
prospers in the ear that hears the story. Cu
riously, there are no "authenticated cases" of
gray hair turning black, or red, without the aid
of a hairdresser. , ,
SOMETHING ON HIS HIP?
(From the. Manistique, Mich., Courier-Record.)
Louis Messenger of the "Rapid River
News paid a humid visit to Garden Monday.
"SAFETY Council Formed 'to Cut Down
Death Toll Harold F. McCormick Launches
Move and Subscribes $1,000."
"Harold McCormick Jr. Is Fined $30 for
Speeding."
Total subscription, $1,030. ' '
Homo Brewer's Corner.
Sir: Transmutation of baser metals inter
ests me not at all. Please ask Prof. Soddy
whether or not the addition of one alpha parti
cle will impart to the home brew a four per cent
kick or better: also if the subtraction of one
beta particle will remove the dishwater taste
that mine affects. ' O. R. p.
Sir: Our vote for official sampler is to be
had if you will tell us how we can get to you a
bottle of the acme of amateur perfection without
disturbing the residuum. You will, we believe,
appreciate the equity of not confining the field
6f your valued operations to Chicago in the face
of the legitimate demands of country competi
tion. , BREWMEISTER.
Sir: Yen, arid while you've been "deciding
the bet between two amateur brewers," I've
been waiting here with a barrel of 5 per cent
on my hands for some amateur to produce the
bottle of 2 y2 per cent. If they don't hurry I'll
use it myself. You know, the amateurs do not
need "the gauge of the Rev. Pere Gaucher." All
they need is confidence in their own product and
about $3 currency, and any analytical laboratory
will do the telling. Should the decision be
against me, I'll refund the money with the bar
rel. Charity patients with a horn can have a
free test made at John Dill's headquarters and
I'll abide by the decision also. H. C. L.
Sir: T rise to remark that I have some good
10-year-old bourbon left, and I'll donate a full
quart for proof of anyone tapping a quart bottle
of booze from the bottom and refilling same.
C. F. L.
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AT.T. firtmp.firU7j1 har toctAe ILa k... int.
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as all apple pies taste like apple pie; but there
are apple pies and apple pies. His gauge told
the Rev.' Pere Gaucher the alcoholic content of
his elixir, but for information of its velvet
smoothness he depended on his palate.
Ye Enraptured Ed.
(Frm the Eastland, Tex., Oil Belt News.)
Through the open window the cool night air
blows sweetly and gently, soothing away the
worries of the previous day and its memories
of dust and other nuisances. The great, deep
blue canopy of the heavens gleams with its
Jeweled stars. In the far distance beyond Olden
and toward Pleasant -Grove and Ranger the fire
fly twinkles of the oil rigs shine a cheering
illumination. A burning plume of natural gas
within the city limits casts a ruddy hue upon
night's mantle and afar off a. sword of light
piercing the early gloom, and a humming grow
ing plainer upon the softness of the eastern
breeze, tells of the swift motion of some motor
car. f Within the city only the lights of soma
early risers are gleaming1 in the sable surround
ings, while over all the sweet and solemn hush
of night pours its soothing balm as a gentle
benediction. The prevailing silence is shattered
suddenly by a clarion call from a wakeful chan
ticleer, declaring himself in silvery tones. From
adjacent surroundings like an echo comes a de
fiant reply another and another, like the
spreading ripples from a stone thrown into pel
lucid waters, then a dying away to grim and re
lentless silence once more.
(To be continued.)
"I SURELY am fed up on universal mili
tary, training, military presidential aspirants, and
military bunk in general." Vox Pop.
Similar sentiments were expressed when
Washington was mentioned for the presidency.
A Good Critic, at Least.
(From the Oakland, Ind., Journal.)
In a letter to her mother, Miss R. Marion
Bugg, who has been employed at Belleaire
Heights, Florida, enclosed the following lines,
saying: .
"Enclosed are some verses that came to me
one Sunday morning before arising, while look
ing out from my window. They are not very
good, so don't show them."
The God in the Blue
Looks down at you, !
And loves you, a thousandfold.
But think of the day
When you fail to pray
How His big heart grieves and is sore.
Oh God in the Blue,
May we love you too!
May we visualize your throne!
Then will come a day
When we'll wish to pray.
And have no desire to roam.
Look where Jerry Howard litl
AT Camp Dodge "furlonghs are granted on
request to soldiers eligible to them." By sav
ing up his furlonghs a soldier can make quite
a trip.
SINCE YOU ASK USi WHY NOT? '
Sir: Out on Indiana avenue is a building
with the sign: "Pullman Palace Car Porters
Association Headquarters." Why not cut It
short and call it "George's Place?" S. L. T.
"WE buy, raise and sell fur-bearing rab
bits. Ad of a Fargo fur company. As dis
tinguished from the feathered and web-footed
variety.
CERTAINLY. (
Sir: May I not suggest "The Bedroom" as a
name for the new A. H. Woods theater in Chi
cago? W. R. D.
HELP improve the telephone service. Take
out your gum-wad before calling your soda
fountain friend's number.
PETRUCHIO: You probably can get the
book at Fanny's First Shop.
PROF. TODD, Amherst, please forward:
Take a message:
"DEAR MARS: Any sign of spring?"
B. L..
How to Keep Well
By Dr. W. A. EVANS
BRONCHIAL ASTHMA.
There are those who object to the
term hay fever, saying it is not a1
fever and it is not caused by hay.
Nevertheless the term is accepted as
applying to a disease which results
whenever persons extremely eensi'
tive to certain pollens Inhale a con
siderable dose of them. The condi
tion is a first cousin to bronchial
asthma. That disease not infre
quently develops during the course
of lfcay fever. V
University and Bellevue Medical
college have a hay fever and asthma
oTtnlc, of which Dr. M. J. Gottlieb is
director. When a case appears at
that clinic they first decide whether
it is hay fever or asthma by noting
the history of onset. Unless the on
set is limited to one or the other
(spring or August) "hay fever sea
sons, that disease can be eliminated.
They next examine the patient's
heart and urine to decide whether he
has heart or kidney asthma. Next
the nose and teeth are examined for
growths or other pathology. The
bronchial tubes are examined by
'stethoscope and X-ray to see if the
asthma Is due to pressure on the air
passages.
We will say that In a given case
all of these have been ruled out and
the case is one of bronchial asthma.
The asthma is certain to be the re
sult of poisoning by some substance
to which the patient is exceptionally
sensitive. Hers is where the kinship
to hay fever and also to urticaria or
nettle rash comes in.
The next step is to determine what
the poison Is. This is done, by- mak
ing a scratch on the skin and rub
bing in the test substance. ' A long
list of substances ready for test is
furnished by the manufacturing bio
logical chemists. The products are
inexpensive and the tests are so
simple any physician can make them.
The patient is only slightly incon
venienced and the vaccination is al
most painless.
Among the substances available
for test are extracts of dandruff and
hair from horses, cats, dogs, cows,
feathers, and fur. If these have been
tried and found not to be the cause
the next step should be to test the
foods in the same way. Among the
foods which may catme asthma are
milk, flour, buckwheat, potatoes,
eggs, meat and fish. If these are not
responsible the possibility that he is
exceptionally subject to poisons from
the bodies of certain bacteria must
be investigated in the same way.
It is customary to test the bacteria
in the sputum, the nose secretions,
and even in the bowel movements In
the ame way. The bacteria grown
from the tonsils and teeth are also
examined.
As the result of some of these ex
aminations we will say the cause has
been determined. What can be done
about It? The high degree of sus
ceptibility can be cured by weekly
injections of very small doses of the
offending substance. The beginning
dose must be smaller than the quan
tity required to produce a! reaction.
The- dose is gradually increased un
til full -aoses cause no reaction. In
some cases simpler procedures are
Those poisoned by cow, cat or dog
rur or feathers can keep away from
the offending animals. Those poi
soned by milk can escape in most
instances by eating boiled , milk.
When milk is boiled thoroughly a
scum rises to the surface. If this be
skimmed off and thrown away tho
milk left can be used without-harm.
Generally patients poisoned by pota
toes are, safe so long as they stick
to the baked article. All these and
other methods are given by Dr. Gott
lieb, who has found them effective.
Day appears to be breaking for the
asthmatic.
Mother Blumcfl the Police.
Council Bluffs. Ia April 10 To
the Editor of The Bee: If the Bee
stands for what it claims please prin!
Mhls letter or some of It. It it Just
concerned my own family I wouldn't
take the trouble to write it. and by
doing so I will only be inviting more
trouble for myselfs and family. But
what has happened' to ,us hus
happened to others and will continue
to happen, therefore the public
Ought to know. We have lived In
Council Bluffs 32 years and we
never had trouble with anyone and
never had trouble with the police
except the clique that is in office
now. My husband has been ma
chinist helper, for several years for
the Milwaukee railroad. He belongs
to Machinists' Omaha lodge. No. 31.
The attacks made on my daugh
ter, Katharine, on April 12 and
March 27, I believe were for re
venge on me, as I was warned
months ago that It would be worse
for myself If I didn't quit trying to
expose crodked - officials. Tho fel
lows are well known to the police.
The girl was saved a fearful fate
only by Providence, as their inten
tions were to get her away in an
automobile. There were at least
three men the first time and I don't
know how many the second, but
they drove the car right in front of
the house and had a fellow at the
wheel for a quick get away. -
The first time one of the fellows
told the girl that she could call all
the police she wanted as-it would
only be worse for herself as none of
the police would do anything to him.
We knew he was telling the truth
-because that Is the kind of men the
Council Bluffs police protects, so we
didn't mak any report the first
time. But the second time. Just a
few minutes after, one of the fire-
Seems an Imaginary Peril.
G. A. M. writes: "You advocate
humidity in homes. I have often
heard people speak of the danger of
occupying a new house' before the
plaster is thoroughly dry on account
of the dampness of the walls.
'I yuiiuiimnH rr
Bargains
in Pianos
New, Nearly New,
Refinished, Used and
Rent Pianos
Lifted Low Enough to Invite the
Piano Buyer Who Want
a Bargain
Peerless . oak $300
Cable man. 400
Hinze wal. 325
Evans . , oak 335
Johnson matt. 315
Cable .1 oak 325
Kruff ..oak, 325
Knabe ...... wal. 279
Crown ..... 1 oak 325
Wing & Son mad. 350
Aeolian mah. 375
Schubert mah. . 265
Auerbach oak . 335
Our stock of Kranich & Bach,
Vose & Son, Sohmer, Brambach,
Kimball, Bush & Lane, Cable
Nelson, Hinze and Hogpe Pianos
range from $350 up this for
brand new
Pianos
Our terms are as low as $10
per month.
Player Pianos
of the highest order, the renown
ed Apollo Reproducing Piano, the
nationally advertised Gulbranien
Player, and the Hospe Player are
the class of players that require
no boosting. . y
Easy payments and the prices
plainly tagged on every instru
ment. 1513 DOUGLAS ST.
The Art and Music Store
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to
Wouldn't this add to the humidity
and be desirable rather' than other
wise?'.' i . '
1 REPLY.
I have often thought of the point
raised by you. I do not know of any
basts for the prejudice against new,
wet-walled houses, especially as win
ter habitations.
lelp for Deaf Person. .
M. K. writes that some one wrote
to her asking her to challenge the
statement of VF," who recently in
timated in this column that the deaf
lacked mentality. Upon close read
ing of "F.'s" letter she concludes
that he is trying to put in a plea for
the difficulties and embarrassments
of the deaf, fend not to expres's un
kind criticism of them. "F." wrote:
"The deaf quickly grow selt-cen-tered,
because they have little else
to -center on." M. K. says this is
true, and, recognizing it, there are
societies formed to help the deaf
not to become selfish or self-centered.
She belongs to such a . society, and
it is doing good work. She suggests
that "F." read the Volta Review, and
learn of these societies and guids.
He also should investigate lip read
ing, "the art of all arts, that seems
to roll back the heavy curtain of
deafness and quicken both mind
and spirit." '
men at Station Five on Eighth street
and Nineteenth avenue, called the
police department and told the
name of the fellow that hit and
kicked the girl. His Intention was
to overpower her so she couldn't
scream. If he had been successful
they could have got away with her
In the auto, but she was lucky
to get out In the yard where
we heard her screams. The police
told the fireman that they would
pick up .the fellow, but two days
later they told Tho Bee reporter on
this side that they had been down
and made an Investigation and that
the girl didn't know who the fellow
was. Thev didn't come near the
place and they didn't pick hlin up
either. It was Just like he said,
that none of the police would do
anything to him.
MRS. JAMES JOHNSON,
529 Nineteenth avenue, Council
Bluffs, la.
' ODD AND INTERESTING.
Cases of twins aro said to occur
once in every 6 births..
An ostrich dissected In London
had in its stomach a small prayer
book. .
Cremation establishments, und)
the control of the government, are
to be found in all tho chief cities of
Japan.
It is estimated that 70.000 tons ol
corks are needed for the bottled beer
and mineral waters consumed an
nually In Great Britain.
The kitchen of tho shah of Tar
sia is the most valuable In the
world. Even the pans and pots aro
lined with gold, and the plates and
dishes used at the royal table are of
solid gold, encrusted with precious
stones.
Dr. Samuel Johnson, so It is re
corded, would never enter a room
tsft foot foremost, and brave Mar
shal 6axe was In terror at the sight
f a cat Peter the Great was In
. tremor of fear if he had to cross a
bridge, and Byron turned pale if he
spilled salt at the table. '
'Gov
Calvin Coolidgd
Says:
iiT AGREE that the measure of success is
1 not merchandise, but characters But
I do criticise those sentiments, held in
all too respectable quarters, that our
, economic system is fundamentally wrong:,
that commerce Is only selfishness, and
that our citizens, holding the hope of all
that America means, are living in indus
trial slavery. I appeal to Amherst men to
reiterateandsnstointheAmherstdoctrine,
tliat the man who builds a factory builds
a temple, that the man who work there
wonhips there, and to each is due, not
$c0rnandhtamebutreverenceandpraise.tt
, ' ! '
Governor Cooliige's book is already it
the fourth edition. It is called
"Have Faith in Massachusetts
Read this book for the sound guidance
it contains in these critical times: read
it for the insight it gives into the char
acter of this remarkable Americad. 1
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