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THfcJ BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. MAY 18, 1921. TheOmaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING COM PANT NELSON B. UPDIKE. Publisher. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tk Aiaorliud Prau. of abiett Tk Bee ) Bnabtr. tl z- duiimj eatlUea k Uie lie for publlceUon of ell am diepetchei credit to It or net eUunrite eredited lo tan ptcw. sod s) the Mm sewi purjitt&ta bmn. All tit us of puDUesuoa our special e.ajeuaes era sue Mtnn. , BEE TELEPHONES wtt Bnnca Eiefctnse, tk for AT ant! IflfWi rr NUhl Calls After 10 . bi.i tdltortd DtrwtsMol AtltnUo 1011 or 101 OFFICES OF THE BEE Main Office lTUi end Fulltl IS Scott BL 1 Boum Sid. tiS Souta Sttb at Ceaaell BIuHl Jit Tata Celesta Ouf-cf-Tewn Offieeti M fifth Alt. I Wutlulog Hit O BL tent Bid. I Put. France. But Bu Booore TAc flee Platform 1. New Union Passenger Station. -2. Continued improrement of the Na break Highways, including tha pare mant of Maim Thoroughfares loading into Omaha with a Brick Surfaeo. 3. A short, low-rat Waterway from tha Cora Bait to tha Atlantic Ocaan. 4. Homo Rula Charter for Omaha, with City Manager form of Government. Errors in the "Slacker" List. While much of reason commends the pro posed publication of the names of those who will fully evaded the military service due from them to the country, and who therefore stand on the records as deserters, great injustice may be done worthy and deserving men. A case of this has cropped up in connection with the first list given out for the Chicago district. It transpires that the name of the man at the head of the list actually enlisted as a private and came out of the service a lieutenant colonel, and that he was in command of 1,000 men on the day the armistice was signed. While the list is authenticated by Major General George Bell, jr., the state ad jutant of the American1 Legion of Illinois posi tively asserts that the man involved did serve, and his family show his papers to prove the as sertion. How many times this will be repeated none can say, but the War department admits that many mistakes are likely to crop out, but advo cates of publicity urge that more good than harm will be done, and that the victims of the blunders can easily clear themselves. We doubt if it will enhance the standing of anybody to be stigmatited as a deserter, especially when the per son referred to has a clear record of service. What is clear is that the military system of keeping track of the men actually in service has not improved much since the government was formed. Congress is still employed in passing laws to set aright the record of men who served in 4he War of the Rebellion, while, the muster rolls of the Spanish war are continually being corrected. Billions of dollars were handled, and every penny accounted for; it would seem that where men are concerned similar accuracy could be attained. , Until the "slacker" lists are more accurately checked and the government is positive of its ground, they should not be made public. No true man should be required to rid himself of the odium that attaches to the charge of deser farmers are meeting the emergency of the slump in prices on their products. Unless the market for their raw materials is soon righted, many similar changes in commercial practice and In dustrial processes may be looked for, by which the farmer fiandles his own products from the stage of raw material to finished goods. , Mixing Gasoline and Play. The driver of a heavy truck stopped in, front of a school onthe north side of the city and went directly to the office of the principal. His business each day took him through the street in which the school was located, and so nerve racking had the task of avoiding running down the children become that he came in to explain that he should not be held responsible if some day a pupil was struck. t This was a careful driver, and if he was alarmed at the carelessness and bravado shown by the youngsters in crossing or playing in the , streets, how much more dangerous must be their lot when careless or inefficient driving enters into account. According to the traffic safety committee, 45 per cent of the number of all persons injured in automobile accidents here this month have been ' children. , . . : Accidents do not occur as frequently in the crowded sections in the heart of the city as in the outlying districts where the natural feeling is. that danger is less. It will not do to lay all the blame on the children, for some are run down through no fault of their own. But often boys and even girls are seen playing in the street, lingering till the last moment before an oncom ing car, or even deliberately chasing in front of a motorist as if to see how close they can come to injury and yet escape. J The safety first campaign, which was put on in the schools of Omaha last-January, with its charades, drills, slogans and essays, doubtless had some good effect, but there is a great deal more to be done to impress the dangers of the streets upon the children bafore they are turned loose on vacation. Accordingly, another safety first campaign is to be held in the schools May 18, 19 and 20. If avoiding motor accidents can be made as interesting a game as taking risks, parents, children and motorists wilt all enjoy the benefit. An intensive lesson in personal safety properly supplements the campaigning for careful driving. Home Grown Blankets. A pair of home grown blankets which have been given to President Harding by a farm organization in New Hampshire call attention to the manner in which wool growers, both in New England and in parts of the west, have received twice the market price for their wool clip and yet were able to put the blankets made from it on the market at half the usual .retail price. The Massachusetts department of agriculture at the present time is planning to move 75,000 pounds of wool from farm to bedroom in this manner. : In one county the farmers bring in 10 pounds of wool to their exchange, pay the manufacturing cost, and have it made into blankets at one of the factories nearby, soon sleeping under blankets from their own flocks. i When, wool tumbled from 80 .cents a pound !n 1920 to as low as 15 cents in the early months ef this year, sheep growers were desperate. Under the scheme that has been evolved, it is aid they receive 52 cents a pound for their clip, instead ef the market price of about 26 cents. Where the home-grown blankets are sold, it is at $7.50, which is very low for the all-wool product. Thil i one. of the. ihorf cutf hi slush the Are the Fleets Obsolete? Ships of the air and ships of the sea are to' engage in a duel somewhere in the Atlantic ocean, in order to settle the rivalry between the two arms of warfare. The results of this ven ture, however, are not to be made public, and the conclusions are to be given out only after long study by a joint board of the War and Navy departments. Members of. congress, interested in the problem as affecting naval and military appropriations, civilians and press representa tives will be barred from witnessing these mo mentous and mysterious sham battles. , The firsj test will be that of the ability of air planes and seaplanes to locate an enemy fleet under all sorts of visibility conditions. The radio controlled battleship Iowa, with some of tho former German warships, will be stationed about 60 knots from shore, and it will then be up to the army flyers to find them. Tests of accuracy in dropping bombs also will be made. At a later time, about September, it is said, the obsolete battleship Kentucky will be turned over to the flyers for offshore attacks by bombs and aerial torpedoes. The vessel will be stripped of all fittings and protected only by its armor plate. Here again there is to be no publicity. The rivalry between the army and the navy is shown in the proviso that the post mortem is, to be largely in the control of the Navy department. This experiment, should it result in the sinking or destruction of the battleship under conditions at all comparable to those of actual war, might mean a revolution in the national defense pro gram. The sailors are the conservatives, the soldiers boastfully radical in their claims of the supremacy of air armament, and the obsolescence of big ships. This is a costly dispute, but one which might result in large saving and increased national safely. ' Lincoln's Peculiar Predicament. A reasonable reluctance restrains The Bee from offering advice to the citizens of Lincoln in their present plight; it is a little family affair, and belongs to them to settle among themselves and to their own satisfaction. However, they can not expect the neighbors to look on and not say anything. At this distance, it seems that what ails the Capitol City is the presence of too many states men. Of course the main symptom is the ardent desire of Brother Charley Bryan to write "mayor" under his official signature. That title sounds a little bigger in Fame's trumpet than does "street commissioner." As a matter of fact, the homelier designation carried with it some thing more to be desired, for it means that its wearer is engaged in a useful public service, while the former holds but the emptiness of dignity, and only deludes its possessor into for getting that, after all,, he is but the fly on the wheel. Ample explication of the law shows that as street commissioner Mr. Bryan can introduce any or all of his pet ordinances, may urge their adoption, and cast his vote in favor of them; he can do no more as mayor. Another question arises in this connection: I Mr. Bryan absolutely essential to the well being and progress of tlje community he is willing to serve as mJyor but not as street commissioner? Does the destiny of Lincoln hang on one man? These questions may be easily answered. The Bryanites are trying to fix up some plan of re call that will oust Mayor Zehrung and land their champion on top, but (without jeopardizing his chance. If the matter is finally carried back to" the voters, it may be ascertained just what these want, but the cause of self-determination' and popular government is not served in any par ticufar by these exhibitions of factional strife. The law under which the Lincoln city govern ment exists appears to have been followed in every particular, and that ought to satisfy good citizens. Why Buy Coal Now? Whether thf price of coal is to come down or not and many good reasons may be advanced for its coming down the argument in favor of buying coal now is strong. Bins ?.re empty, mines are idle, miners unemployed, and the rail road cars standing still. Sixty days from nov there will be a tremendous 'rush, everybody try ing to get served first, and we will again hear of the inadequacy of transportation facilities and all the other complaints that generally accom pany a market glutted with orders that must be filled in turn." One of the causes for theemployment of two miners for every day's work that ought to be done in the mines is that consumers wait until the last minute before ordering their fuel supply. Operators have no provisions at the mines for storing coal. It is left underground until or dered. Consumers usually have some place to put at least a portion of what they need for ordi nary consumption. If these bins were kept filled, and the coal mining industry were changed from seasonal to steady in its nature, great benefits would flow to all. The miners, instead of having only 140 days' work in a year might look for 280, and so only half the number of men might be needed to dig the coal, and the other half could be liberated from the mines to find em ployment In other industry. With more days on the pay roll, the miner would be able to live better and get more out of life, because he would not be facing enforced idleness for the greater part of the year, and therefore could do more for his family than is now possible. This is but one of the economic aspects of the problem. When the demand for fuel becomes steadier, the price can be stabilized, and capital employed will derive the same benefit as would accrue to labor. The effect of this double saving in time would naturally be re flected in the selling price, and the users of coal would also be gainer. In fact, the reasons for buying coal 'now are numerous and good. , jBHBMaBPBBVMBsnaBBBaMnmBBsMannw I 1 " " - It might not be a bad idea to teach the sun how to take care of its complexion, so those sun spots would not worry the universe. aaamaaaaaawmataaaamammmaawamaaaamt The 18th amendment, we learn, has been strengthened by a recent court decision. Ah, yes, they've put a kick in it. Perhaps those Yale students who cheated in an examination were up against a list of ques tions like Edison's. . Cost of the Great War Stupefying Array of Figures to Show What Must Be Paid (From the New York Times.) What an overpowering spectacle a review of the disabled war veterans of all nationalities would be! At the International Labor office in Geneva an estimate of their number has been made. Not including the halt, the crippled, the mutilated, the remnants of humanity, of Russia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Australia and New Zealand, the total exceeds 5,500,000. The French are 1,500,000, the German 1.400,000, the British 1.170. 000, the Italian 570,000, the American 200,000, the Czccho-Slovakians 175,000, the Jugo slavians 164.000, the Poles 150,000, the Canadians 88,000, the Roumanians 84,000 and the. Belgians 40,000. Russia's dead in the war have been placed at 4,012,000, Turkey's at 488.789. Bulgaria's at 106,637, Australia's at 58.460 and New Zea land's at 16.132; and as the French disabled, ac cording to the Geneva count, are only about 154, 550 less than the French dead, which were 1,654,550, it may be roughly calculated that the disabled of Russia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Australia and New Zealand are not much below their total of. dead, 4,669,018, say 4,000,000. The Geneva figures, therefore, might be raised from 5,500,000 to 9,500,000. Still India, which had 47,746 dead, and South Africa, 6,928, would be out of the esti mate. There could be no review of the dead, except in the terrible fancy of some great artist, and then it would have to be symbolical. The dead of all the nations, in battle, in camps swept by pestilence, at sea and by accidents, have been put a 12,990,570, a round thirteen millions. But there was an afterrnath of the war m populations re duced by famine. The unfortunates can ncvei all be known, but the Bum of them would consid erably exceed the thirteen million lives lost in the war. What it cost the combatant nations on both sides directly in money Prof. E. L. Bogert of Illinois university has estimated, for the Carne gie Endowment and International Peace, p.t $186, 333,637,097. Indirect costs in the value of human life (soldiers and civilians who died), of property lost on land andat sea, of production wasted, of war relief and damage to neutrals, he calculated at $151,612,542,560. The grand total would be $337,946,179,657. But this is not all. Prof. Bogert points out that expenditures on account of the war were continuing when he cast up his figures and will extend over many years to come. Prof. Seligman made the net war expenditures alone $210,935,000,000. This the man who is not an economist knows, that while the war lasted the modern economic system was near a complete break-down, and that since the war ended more millions than died and were mutilated have suffered want and privation; that many have sickened and perished; that in all countries more men than were combatants are out of work today or are living by charitv. Bit terly slcAv will be the restoration of the economic system that was shattered almost to destruction. Who can really tell what the war cost th people of the world, and what it will yet cost memr jnuen time must elapse before famine is banished from Asia as well as from Enrnnp. Th i moral damage done society is enormous and Dames speculation.' bxcept that it is a horrible chapter in human history, no one knows the story of what has happened in Russia under the bolshevist despotism. Still men are fighting in Poland and Ireland.' Still armaments arc being heaped up and the tragic lessons of the last great war have made so little impression upon politicians that other great wars are talked of lightly, as if diplomacy did not have her office, and it was the destiny of civilization to destroy it self. But it cannot be doubted that if the sur vivors of the last great war were polled in all countries their voice would be for the long peace of reconstruction and for disarmament. Ethics for ' the College Girl There is always a difference in the point of view between youth and age. The poet has sung that crabbed old age and youth can not live to gether, for youth is full of pleasure and age is full of care. The principal grievance that Fal staff had against the venerable grand jurors whom he and his companions had waylaid was, as he averred, that "they hate us youth," and he excused the robbery on the ground that "young men must live." On the assumption that almost every one who has attained the dignity of dean in an in stitution of learning must be of mature years, it is easy to understand that the sixty deans of 'women's colleges who assembled in conference at Northwestern university the other day have an outlook On life diametrically opposite to that which is held by' the undergraduate pirls whom it is their duty to watch and ward. These good women came to the conclusion that in the case of their charges two things at least have reached the irreducible minimum dress and sleeping hours. They showed admirable discretion, how ever,' in not laying down any hard and fast rules, for it is proverbially difficult to secure obedience to sumptuary laws, but tlley did de cide that a reform is necessary and that a uni form standard 'of ethics should prevail. No one can question the wisdom of the resolution thev adopted: - That it is necessary for the health, the mentality, the social clear-sightedness, and the spiritual development of our girls that their re laxations should be fewer, with shorter hours, better chaperoning, and simpler dresses; that holidays, week-ends and longer vacations should not be made exceptions: that the pres ent tendency to let a young lady try every , thing and know everything be considered dan gerous; that good times be provided sufficient in number, and yet simple in type, to gratify the natural desires of a girj; and that we earnestly ask the fathers, mothers, guardians and teachers of our girls to help us maintain these standards. Such plain speaking indicates the magnitude of the problem with which educators have to grapple. Liberty there must be, but care must be taken not to allow liberty to degenerate into license. There lies the rub. To draw the proper line will require not only tactful firmness, but also the wholehearted co-operation of every one concerned. Washington Post. Rules for Writers. In these days it seems that .every ambitious young man who is not taking a mail course of instruction guaranteed to increase his pay 1,000 per cent in six weeks is learning by mail to write short stories or scenarios. Interest in the me chanics of the writing trade, therefore, is keen and widespread, and in the spirit of comradeship we call attention of these literary neophytes to a rule that may prevent many a manuscript from winging its way homeward via the United States mail with a neat rejection slip inclosed. The rute is of especial value to persons who write tales of travel and of adventure in far places. The idea is that whether one is writing of the chill wastes of Kamchatka, a coral strand in the antipodes or of a fetid, insect-ridden jungle of the tropics, al ways see to it that your tale contains a para graph reading something like this: "And there amid these primitive surroundings I found a .worn and much thumbed copy of the (insert name of whatever magazine you send story to), a reminder of the civilized world which seemed too far away." Try this on your favorite magazine editor. It is what the movie directors call "sure-fire hokum." Even the most calloused editoi will fall for it. El Paso Times. "Stand Up and Be Counted." ; In the New England town meeting they used to, vote by a show of hands; but in the modern short-curtained voting booth well, it takes a woman of sturdy understanding to make a show insx in oolitics. doesn't it? Chicago Evening Post. How to. Keep Well , By DR. W. A. EVANS Questions concerning hygiene, sanitation and prevention ot disease, ubmlttad to Dr. Evans by mdin of Tha Bee, will b answsred personally, subject to proper limitation, where a stamped addressed envelope Is enclosed. Dr Evans will not make diagnosis or prescribe for individual diseases. Address letters in care of The Bee. Copyright, 1921, by Dr. W. A. Evans MAKE SWIMMING SAFE. "About this time of the year," Dr. H. V. Gentlos writes, "arrange ments are being made for camps, Many of theso are for the young. in many swimming la to bo a fea ture. I believe that neonle who have charge of suiMi ramps owe It to the parents to see that somebody la provided nt each camp who not only Is a good swimmer and a srood teacher, but who also is able to show his or her credentials as hav ing passed tho Red Cross life saving tests. In this way only can we prop erly protect those camps. Some are private camps and the charge for keep and care is by no means a small one. The patrons ot these have the right to know that all standard procedures for . lessening the danger are being curried out." I ran broaden the suggestion by Dr. Gentles.- The bathing beaches and more public resorts should be equipped with attendants who know how to- swim. During tho world war I was surprlsedtro learn what a large proportion of sailors in the navy did not know how to swim. I was sur prised-to learn how insufficient was the instruction in swimming at the training stations. The instruction and training in life saving in water accidents was even more insufficient. The American Red Cross gives courses in swimming and life sav ing. To get one of the certificates a person must be able to swim 100 yards, using two or more strokes, to dive properly, to swim on back 50 feet, and to ' retrieve objects at reasonable depth from the surface, to tow persons of own weight for 10 yeards by each of the following methods: (a) head carry, b) cross chest carry, c two point carry, and fd) tired swimmers carry. He must demonstrate how to release oneself from a person in peril of drowning if grasped by (a) wrist hold, (b) front neck hold, (c) back neck hold. He is required to demonstrate both the Schaefer and Sylvester methods of performing artificial respiration, although the use of the Schaefer method is ad vised. A person holding an American Red Cross certificate is recognized as reasonably proficient in the work of guarding untrained bathers. The proprietor of a camp or resort pro tects himself by affording this pro tection for his patrons. Dr. Gentles writes me that the number 'of per sons drowned in 1920 exceeded 6,000. Swimming, is fine physical exer cise, it develops the muscles ana makes for good physical develop ment. But we should make Indul gence safer than It is now. I think Dr. Gentels' point is well taken. will And pulmonary tuberculosis is not the cause of his trouble. Babies and other young shlldren run a little fever on very slight provocation. An infected gland which la not aanger ous and which will get well without much treatment could easily explain your baby's symptoms. I doubt the advantage ot giving ammonium car bonato or any other cough mix ture. I note your reference to a cold caught from an older brother. Likewise the epidemic diarrhoea. I wish more people understood that both colds and diarrheas are catcn ins. Skin Tuberculosis. J. C. writes: "Is it possible to have tuberculosis of the skin? If so, how. is the disease distinguished and what are the symptoms? Is it treated in ternally or externally? Is there a postivo cure? REPLY. Yes. Skin tuberculosis usually ap peara as ulcerating nodules. These ulcerated patches have a tendency to extend. It is a chronic ulceration. It is treated by exposure to sunlight, by x-rays, and local applications. Tu berculin is frequently given hypoder mically. Need Skillful Caro. H. E. AV. writes: "Can yu pre scribe a diet suitable for one who tias excess sugar in his system? I cannot afford thorough examination just now, but M-ant a diet until I can." REPLY. You should not eat any food that is mado from flour or even partly to or in which there is any other form of starch: nor any food into which sugar enters. The details for 'arrying this policy out require too much ypace to be set down here. There are several small books deal ing with diabetes and written in sim ple language. Get one. A person with diabetes should have proper rare, even if he is required to econo mize in some other direction to pay 'or it. Have Her Drink Water. Mrs. L. P. V. writes: "We have a breast-fed baby 3 months old. Hw bowels have not moved properly since birth. They only move once in two or three days. I have given her orange juice and prune juice, etc., but it does not help any. What shall I do?" REPLY. Use a soapstick or give her milk of magnesia. Have her drink more water. Fruit juice has a very limited value as a laxative. The Busy Food Faddist. F, F. B. writes: "A recent book on diet, written by a physician, for bids the eating of fruit, cooked of uncooked, at mealtime. It is n,ot easy to eat all the fruit which one needs hetween meals, and the cus tom of taking it at breakfast is both convenient and agreeable. Will you kindly give your opinion on the sub ject?" REPLY. There are many kinds of food faddists. Do not listen to any of them. If you develop the habit of following the food faddists yon will be jumping around worse than a pursued flea. There are all sorts of doctors and some of them are food faddists. Unfortunately the "ood faddists will write books. Infected Tonsils. A. D. writes: "Are tonsils In fected when they constantly exude small yellow lumps of matter which have a bad odor?" REPLY. . Such tonsils are garbage cans. It is likely that absorption of bacteria from these tonsils occurs. One Baby's History. Mrs. H. C. O. writes: "My baby is 9 months old. At birth he weighed 8 pounds and at present 22. He is of good height and has two teeth. He was breast fed until four months ago. He has had orange juice daily since he was 2 months old. He be gan taking cereals at 5 months and vegetables at 6 months. Now he gets three meals a day, cereal in the morning, baked potato and bacon (or something sinjilar) at noon, cooked vegetables, graham or white crackers at supper, and as much milk at each meal as he will drink from a glass. He drinks pretty well. At 10 p. in. I give him a bottle of milk. I plan fb discontinue. the bot tle at 10 months. He has no trouble with his bowels two good move ments daily. At 3 weeks he caught whooping cough from his older brother. Being in July and August and being a breast-fed baby he had a mild case. At 6 months he had a bad case of gastro-enteritis, lost two and one half pounds in three days. Took it from his older brother (it was epi demic at the time). At 7 months he took a cold, also from his older brother (he has been an" outdoor baby from the start). Both chil dren came down with pneumonia (bronchial) within a day of each other. The older boy had a lleht case and . was up in 10 days. The baby had double pneumonia. He was in bed three weeks. Then we brought him downstairs. He has never been without a temperature from the day he came down with it. It runs about 100.5 to 101.5 most of the time. Five times it has been under 100 for a couple of hours at a time. I have given him ammoni um carbonate twice a day He coughs once in a while, a dry, harsh cough. Some days he does not coUgh. He cut two teeth last week. He has a good appetite. Hp is pale, with a touch of red in the right cheek. His eyes are listless, yet he is active. What do you suppose is the matter? Is it tuberculosis? AVhat shall I do for him?" REPLY. You should have the baby ex amined for tuberculosis. Consump tion is fairly prevalent among ba bies. The probability is that you BOWEN'S Are You Going to Move? Then Think of The Metropolitan Van & Storage Co. Owned and Operated by H. R. Bowen Company The experience our men have in moving and deliveririg furni ture has trained them to do your moving just as you would like it done. You will appre ciate their thoughtful ness in seeing that everything is wrapped and protected just right. They see to it that nothing is left behind which would mean a loss or an added ex pense. When they move you, just notice how different the serv ice we give you is, than the service you have experienced before. Arrangements can be made by phone. 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Write for Free Booklet f that tells where to go, what to see and . how to enjoy outdoor sports, esmpinf. hiking, fishing, goif, tennis, bathmf and horsebeck ridintf in s c-nic wonderland with i delightful dimete. You Sing America, Why Not SEE IT? ROUND TRIP $34.34 OMAHA to DENVER After June First Including Tax Denver Tourist Bureau 558 17th St., Denvtr, Colo. Jerry on tho Job. Omaha. May 16. To the Editor Of Tho Bee: This government of ours is the best on earth, and the people can avail themselves of the opportunity of employing the best servants in. the market. If the of ficials are not satisfactory tho peo ple are to blame because 'they select ed them in accordance with their own standurd. Good or bad govern ment cornea from good or bad citi zenship. AA'ater does not rise higher than its 'source. I think it Is the duty of every citizen to aid the of ficials in every way possible, wheth er agreeing with them politically or otherwise; likewise it is their duty to see that some weapon Is made available if the officials falter or hesitate in the discharge of their duty. The late lamented legislature passed an antl-picketlng bill against tho horny-handed sons and daugh ters of toil. I think it would be good policy to learn from the cap tains of industry and use the recall againstMhe high-salaried officials if they transgress. It must be admit ted that Dr. Edwards ana nis anie corps of assistants have made the health department the best in the nation. I fear it will be a difficult adventure for amateurs to under take to keep the city up to the pres ent standard of health. JERRY HOAVARD. Cure for Bolshevism. Every man who is honestly em ployed and fairly treated, satisfied with his Job and succeeding in it. is a blow to the agitators. Every day which sees orderly government more firmly entrenched through equal justice to rich and poor discour ages the agitators more and renders their attacks more futile. AVatching may prove to the on looker that bolshevlsm can never succeed in this country, but the way to prove it to the bolshevist is to go calmly back to work and Ignore him. Concord Monitor. Hons is maintaining toward It a sedulous policy of dignified, silence. -Providence journal. Is It Coming to This? Thero is it eainpalgn of education on to teach tho people that hence forth anthracite coal is to lie classed among luxuries. Hut the peoplo are. willing. Albany Journal. aa3iajrjabfraea? Not All Gloom. So long as the yeast and raisin crops do not fail not even A'olstead can keep the United States entirely unhappy. San Francisco Chronicle. Innocent Bystander.. 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