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The Bee's Platform
1. Naw Union Passenger Station.
2. Continued improvement of tko No
braska Hifhwaye, including the pave
mant of Main Thoroughfares landing
into Omaha with n Brick Surface.
3. A short, low-rats Waterway from tha
Corn Belt to tha Atlantic Ocean.
4. Home Rule Charter for . Omaha, with
City Manager form of Government.
The Shadow on Europe.
Figures revealing more than 3,000,000 men
to be under arms in continental Europe today
are astounding, and may be taken as an indica
tion of one ot ihc factors that is impeding the
world readjustment. Two years after the sign
ing of peace which it was hoped would reduce
the burden of armament, this immense number
of men m still withheld from productive labor,
leaving their nations ' not only poorer by the
cost of their maintenance, but loser also of the
amount of wealth that they might bring into
being if left in civilian life.
It is pointless to urge as one of the reasons
why the United States should reduce its army that
European countries would take example there
by. We already have reduced our military force
below that of any European nation, when the
ratio to total population is taken into' account.
Germany, which considers itself practically dis
armed by the allies, is credited with ,150,000
soldiers. This is the exact number to which the
United States house of representatives has voted
' to reduce the American army, and the senate
committee is now urging a. strength of 170,000.
Even this latter figure will represent a reduc
tion, since the total force now is around .220,000.
Accepting the figure of 170,000 as the eventual
size of the United States army, seven continental
nations outrank this. France, with 809,652 men
under "arms, and Poland with 600,000, have re
spectively four and three times as many soldiers
os the United States. Greece, almost broken by
debt, has 250,000; Italy, 300,000; Switzerland,
200,000; the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes, 200,000, and Spain, 190,000. Separated
from the continent only by a narrow channel is
Great Britain, with a force of 425,000.
This legacy from the war has been withheld
from the losers, whose armies have been strictly
limited by the treaty. Whereas France has 2
per cent of its entire population in the army and
Great Britain almost 1 per cent, Bulgaria has
only .72 per cent, Hungary 46, Austria .33, and
Germany .27. The United States ranks even be
to this, with a percentage at the' present dat$
f$2t pen; cent. ,, Even this figure- "takes on im
Jjositig appearance when it is translated to read
that put of every 1,000 meh in the United States
two are in the army, but France i 20 out of
.evifc'ry 1,000 are in service, "and in little
Esthonia 30. ').' . ',
Militarism is what is the matter with Europe.
The fact that great armies are maintained ; by
these impoverished countries is not to be taken
as having , any bearing on the number of men to
be maintained In the American army. As a
military fdrce they do not affect us; one way
or the other. They are there for various pur
poses, none of them bearing on' American in
terests. Some are for protection, some for pred
atory purposes, and" others to1 make sure of
holding their fellow citizens back from revolu
tion. Of these three factors, only that of protection-
ought to enter into account at home,, al
though the secretary of war has seen fit to refer
to the necessity of troops being sent to areas
of focal disturbance, such as in West Virginia.
Too Much Borrowing.
Too much borrowing marked the period of
false prosperity from which America is slowly
recovering, No one w as as well off as he thought,
for all were drawing heavily on the future, piling
tip obligations that had eventually tp be met. J. v
E. Hart, secretary of the department of trade
and commerce of Nebraska, hit the nail on the
head when he ascribed some of the present con-,
ditions to:
A wild orgy of spending by farmers who
believed the prices of their crops .would
never drop.
A wild orgy of money lending by bankers
who apparently believed the same things
the farmers did.
Efforts ' of hard-pressed farmers and
, townspeople to keep up the luxuries they ,
had during the flush days.
This period of liquidation was bound to come,
and painful though it may be, 5s less so than it
would have been had it been postponed. Simpler
living, within one's means, and the discourage
ment of speculative enterprises carried on with
borrowed funds offer the quickest way out. The
effort of any one class to continue at the old
scale, to hold prices close to the old figures or to
glean personal advantage through the ill-fortune
of other classes will only delay the recovery.
For a Bigger State Farm.
The state agricultural college is doing good
work that, however much appreciated by 'the
farmers, is not always recognized by dwellers in
the city. The visit paid the state farm at Lin
coln by a party of business and professional men
is to be welcomed as a step toward wider appre
ciation of the benefit conferred on Nebraska by
the scientific work carried on there.
To some on that tour it may have occurred
that larger facilities ought to be afforded the
state college. A state in which the agriculture
is so. predominantly the main interest ought to
have more thaw a meager 500 acres devoted to
laboratory purposes. Illinois has equipped its
farm school with 2,000 acres, Wisconsin agri
cultural college has 2,400 and Kansas a tract of
similar size.
On the state farm at Lincoln are kept 100
head of dairy cattle, 100 of beef cattle, 400 sheep
and 150 hogs. Only 100 acres are available for,
keeping these herds, and many more are needed
if the live stock feeding, dairying and breeding
experiments are to be given the opportunity they
deserve.
Eighty acres are used for the college halls
and class rooms; forty are devoted to agriculture
and ten to poultry. Prof. W. W. Burr is justly
proud of the agronomy farm of 176 acres with
its silo and cattle feeding pens and its 1,200 small
plots for the rotation of crops, the development
of better varieties of grain and the study of tillage
and fertility problems. -The work being done
by the college of agriculture on these 'arious
cramped units means much to Nebraska and is
deserving of more support and more generous
equipment.
Slipshod Methods Bring Disaster.
President Smith of the New York Central
let a flood of light in on the railroad situation
when he criticized the methods by which both
wages and rates had been increased. The Bee
has several times referred to the fact that Direc
tor McAdoo had arbitrarily increased the pay
of men, and that under the hastily-framed
schedules some astonishing results were achieved.
The same is true of rates. President Smith says:
Rates have to be adjusted, because we
have lifted all of these rates by percentages
for the last three years or more and anyone
knows that if you take 75 per cent of 15
cents, and 75 per cent of 1.20 and jack them
all up the same, you are going to get the
building pretty well out of balance and it
is going to tip over after a while. Therefore,
we have got to go back and scientifically, or
properly, at any event, readjust these rates.
Jt is manifest that all items in the bill, both
as to costs and to income are out of line, simply
because the unscientific method has been applied
to both ends. When the problem is taken up
with more of patient study, and reason is in
voked at all points, the adjustment sought may
be attained. Just now the great thing is to ob
tain relief for the business world by a reduction
of rates to a point where shipments can move.
After that is done, costs may be successfully
dealt with, but not after the fashion by which
increases were established.
It is unfair, however, for heads of the big
lines to continually dwell on the increased labor
costs as the basis of all their troubles. Other
factors loom as big as wages, and reduction in
j pay to the men is not the sole solution. Closer
consideration of all the elements must be had,
or health will not be restored to the transporta
tion industry of the United States.
Harding and the Democrats.
It is very fine and chivalrous on part of the
senatorial supporters of Woodrow Wilson to
rush-to the defense of President Harding, hop
ing to save him from the perilous predicament
into which he has been thrust by the irrepres
sible Colonel George Harvey, ambassador to the
Court of St. James. Yet, one may be pardoned
for wondering when Hitchcock of Nebraska,
Harrison of Mississippi, or Simmons of North
Carolina was commissioned to speak for the
president, and to voice his views on international
questions. So far as Harvey's attack on Wood
row Wilson is concerned, it will serve to recall
"only some of the assaults made since his death
by democratic senators on Theodore Roosevelt.
The 7,000,000 majority, to which the World
Herald alludes, was, if anything, a protest against
the Wilsonian policies. It was so interpreted
by the republicans, and is a sufficient warrant for
the president to adopt a different course, which
he has. The fact that Messrs. Hitchcock and
Simmons are nearing the end of their commission
as senators of the United States, and must next
year go back to the voters for approval, may ex
cuse their obvious efforts at consolidating the
scattered opposition to the president, setting-up
any sort of bugbear or straw, man that-may ap
peal to the casual, but the real deep-lying sen
timent of the people of the United States is
, back of Mr. Harding, and it will be surprising,
even to the democrats, if he recalls his ambas
sador to Great Britain because of the frank
statements made by the latter and which are so
obnoxious to the defenders of the League of Na
tions. 'r.!SH
Truck Loads on Public Highways.
Having definitely and extensively entered
upon a great road building program, it is next
in line for Nebraska to protect its hard-surfaced
highways 1 against abuse by truck operators.
Other states have found it necessary not only to
adopt stringent laws but also drastic means for
enforcing those laws in order to keep road
users within bounds. Too heavy loads means
speedy breaking down of the highway. Mary
land, -Connecticut, New Jersey and' California
have already adopted, and Ohio is about to en
act, legislation covering the point Twelve tons,
truck andjoad, is the "limit set in Ohio. Scales
are built on the highways, and passing trucks
are required to drive on to be weighed. In Cal
ifornia and Maryland traveling crews or inspec
tors, equiped with loadometers go about, and
suspected trucks are stopped where encountered.
If an excess of cargo is carried, a sufficient
amount is jettisoned by the roadside, to await
the disposition of the owner or shipper. Through
this method shippers are taught to observe the
regulations. Douglas county authorities should
look into this matter, because it involves the
future of the highways now being constructed.
Shipment by truck is steadily increasing, and
loads will get heavier as roads improve. Control
on this point does not imply adoption of the
Kruttschnitt notion of levying additional tax on
truck owners, but does mean that they will be
required to use the roads after a reasonable
fashion.
Speaking of momentous questions, a federal
court has just settled one that Edison never
thought of. "Are cakes of chocolate food or
candy?" was put up to the judge, and he decided
it in such a way that the government lost $2,000,
000 in taxes. Of course you know , which they
are you and Edison and the judge.
When Americans sing "The Army and Navy
Forever," they do not make a noise like disarma
ment, although some of them may mean a small
one.
An Omahan who was charged with chicken
stealing has been sent to the insane asylum.
He certainly was crazy about chicken.
Japan expects to reduce its naval expendi
tures next year, which ought to encourage the
'dove of peace.
If anything' happens that you don't like,
blame it on the sunspots. '
Rivals of the Railroads
Kruttschnitt' s Suggestion Leads to
Closer Scrutiny oj His Points
(From the Boston Transcript.)
In the testimony of Mr. Julius Kruttschnitt,
chairman of the board of directors of the. South
ern Pacific railroad, beiore the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee, enough suggestion will
be found regarding the troubles of the railroad
companies up to this date, and their problems for
the future, to keep the transportation experts
and wiseacres busy for a year to come. Mr.
Kruttschnitt, who probably knows as much
about the science and high art of running rail
roads as any man living, did no? hesitate, in his
statement, to intimate plainly that rail transporta
tion cannot in future compete with water and
automobile truck transportation without govern
ment assistance in some form. But the assistance
which he wants for the railroads is not govern
ment subsidies it is a handicap to be placed on
water and truck transportation. And Mr. Krutt
schnitt demands: (1) The stoppage of the use
of the highways by common carriers" without
"adequate tolls and proper regulations," by which
he evidently means a charge to countervail what
may be the greater cost of rail transportation;
(2) Similar tolls on transportation by inland
waterways for a similar reason; (3) Cessation of
government aid or support to steamships and the
Panama Canal; (4) Tolls on American traffic in
the Panama Canal high enough to convert that
interoceanic way from a virtually open arm of the
sea to a commercially paying enterprise; and
(5) Restoration of the right of long-and-short-
haul charges to the railroads.
It is at least strongly suggested in this scries
of demands, put forth by so prominent an author
ity as Mr. Kruttschnitt, that the day has come
when the invention of Stephenson, after about
95 years of existence, is unable longer to make its
way on even terms against other means of trans
portation. Since the first train of freight ears
was propelled by Stephenson's engine "Blucher,"
in 1825, this means of carriage has remained
supreme. The locomotive proved too much for
the canals and even the open water ways of this
country; it dried up the. Merrimack and the
Camden and Amboy canals, and subsequently
abolished the steamers on the Mississippi river.
The locomotive and its trailing freight car be
came the king of our commerce.
But if Mr. Kruttschnitt is right, it is king no
longer. Together, water transportation for the
longer hauls, and the auto truck for the shorter,
have at least momentarily triumphed over it. It
is not a question of mechanical ability to do the
work. Rail transportation is not found wanting
here. Mr. Kruttschnitt said in his testimony
that the transcontinental lines up to 1920 handled
their share of the traffic comfortably enough:
"The pinch comes," he said, "at the present time
when the traffic is low." What does this signify?
That under the test of adversity the rail fails,
and the other and competing means win out. At
first glance, this seems to come pretty near to
being the test of the whole matter. The chain
is as strong only as its weakest link.
Does Mr. Kruttschnitt's statement sound the
knell of the triple apparatus of the rail, the lo
comotive and the freight car? This question was
rather fearfully asked by one of the senators on
the committee, and there was no answer. But
we are sure that the day is still very far away
when rail transportation will be supplanted and
the railroad scrapped. Not only must goods be
transported in much larger quantities than boats
or automobile trucks can take care of, but passen
gers in enormous numbers must be moved from
one part of the country to another. Is it any
where suggested that railroads are obsolete for
the transportation of human beings? Or is it
possible that railways could be operated for pas
senger traffic alone? Mr. Kruttschnitt is justi
fied in suggesting that the problem presented by
the apparent breakdown of the railroads must be
met and handled with a due regard for the
whole broad problem; and if an equitable division
of transportation costs among the various means
of carriage is requisite to enable the railroads to
keep on, it would seem that the need must be
seriously considered.
How to Keep Well
By DR. W. A. EVANS
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Copyright, IS2I, by Dr. W. A. Evana
Farmer Ford's Family Flour
Farmer Ford, who also makes the little motor
cars, can raise wheat at a reasonable cost on
his farm, right next-door to his automobile works.
Grain-elevator man Ford likewise can store the
w-heat cheaply in his elevator on the farm. Miller
Ford similarly can grind the wheat into flour
economically at his mill in the same neighbor
hood. J
So Farmer-Warehouseman-Miller-Merchant
Ford, who also makes the little motor cars, can
sell cheap flour in his own company stores to his
own employes. At least, it is cheap $7.80 a
barrel compared with the $10 asked by the retail
dealers thereabout, although,- at that, it is dear
enough, compared with prewar prices.
But could Farmer-Miller Ford ship his wheat
hundreds of miles withouV paying full freight?
Then could he ship his flour other hundreds of
miles without again paying full freight? After
that could he bake the flour into bread without
paying the baker's wages? Could he. deliver the
loaves, even in Ford motor cars, without paying
for the gas, the tires, the drivers and the wear
and tear on the cars? i
That's where the economic shoe pinches. The
actual wheat in a loaf of bread is negligible. All
the labor costs, all the distribution costs, all the
rent costs, all the other costs that get itfto a loaf of
bread along the road from the time the wheat
leaves the Western farm until it comes out of the
distant metropolitan baker's oven on the way
to the consumer's dinner table that's what
makes the price of bread. New York Herald.
. Speaking of Mr. Sunday.
Mr. Sunday leaves Cincinnati with expressions
of earnest appreciation of the hospitality of the
city, the generosity of its people, and with hope
in his heart that his ministrations here have not
been without permanent influence for good in the
lives of some of the thousands to whom he, daily
preached for eight strenuous weeks.
Few men could endure the vital strain of Sim
day's work. If the mass energy of his spirit
should no more than equal that of his physical
body he still would stand as a remarkable man.
"Billy" Sunday has many friends here, friends
who believe in him and his work. He perfectly
understands mass psychology and seeks to bend
the Pentecostal impulses of the multitude to the
good of the community and the world. Others
must keep up the work he inaugurates. Cincin
nati Enquirer.
FULFILLMENT.
. - Not what is best for me,
But what is best for all,
In prayer shall ever be
My one persistent call;
And in the general good .
Right joyously I'll share,
And in full Brotherhood
Find answer to my prayer.
In the Happy Philippines.
Emilio Aguinaldo, who is said to be still first
in the hearts of his countrymen, the Filipinos,
expresses full fath in W. Cameron Forbes and
Leonard Wood, who are to report on the future
of the Philippines. Such testimony must be
grateful to them and to President Harding, who
sent them. Aguinaldo is a pretty good citizen
these days. Brooklyn Eagle.
CARE FOR THE AGED.
Old people are generally neglected
medically. It is taken for granted
that not much can be done for them
In the way of treatment and there
is no use trying.
They do not complain much and
that Is even a more important factor
in the neglect. Am a rule, they have
an excellent philosophy, far better
than that of younger people, and it
adds greatly to their happiness, but,
incidentally, it causes them to be
somewhat overlooked medically.
. Dr. T. 8. Blair writes -some ad
vice to physicians on the medical
care of the aged advice which the
laity can advantageously learn about
Aged persons are apt to take too
much medicine and often most un
wisely. Most of them have a line of
domeetio remedies which they use
as they see fit. A surprisingly large
proportion of the aged are drug ad
dicts. Many discomforts of the aged
come from changes to be expected in
old people. Do not mistake them
for evidence of disease and medicate
for them. Before giving old people
medicine examine them carefully,
more carefully than you would a
younger person. Some very impor
tant diseases get well advanced in old
people before they cause many symp
toms. This ia especially true of
pneumonia.
Sedatives and hypnotics are rarely
required in old age. Old people nap
so much in the daytime that they
are apt to be wakeful at night. Do
not mistake this for insomnia. Never
give cold baths or use ice bags with
old people. Senile tremor is made
worse by bromides.
When heart compensation begins
to fail absolute rest does more good
than medicine. Digitalis is danger
ous in senile conditions. Rarely
should morphine be given alone to
the aged. Nor is it wise to give them
chloral without great care.
The most frequent cause of labor
ed breathing is heart asthma. Em
physema of the lungs comes next.
The best cure is a warm, dry climate.
The iodides often do senile asthma a
world of good. Coughs, colds and
sore throats never should be put
aside by a careless looking over and
a proscription for a sedative cough
mixture. Such cases need careful
looking over. Many cases of pneu
monia in the aged are not recognized
until they have become hopeless.
Senile rheumatism generally Is
high blood ppessure and the pain
comes on motion. Salicylates are
useless except in the pain of true
acute rheumatism and in rheuma
toid arthritis.
Lumbago is a frequent complaint.
Rest and heat are useful.
Old people suffer ereatlv from
itching skin , conditions. A liberal
use of grease on the skin or the itch
ing part is helpful. They may need
salves containing cocaine.
Old people are subject to hemorr
hoids which often cause itching. In
jections of small quantities of oil i
may help. ; j
Aged persons are immune to most !
infections. They escape most epi
demics. They are very prone to
pneumonia. Never give opiates to
old persons with pneumonia.
Do not deny an old person ac
customed to them a moderate al
lowance of tobacco, coffee or whisky.
Keep the old interested in affairs.
Hard Case to Discuss. ,
B. J. ,T. writes: "My wife had a
baby eight months ago and prior to
that she had heart trouble (leaking
valve). One month after she had
a swelling in her left ankle which
was the first sign of her sickness.
Since then she has got so bad that
the doctors cannot do anything for
her, having diagnosed the case as
an infected heart. They claim there
Is no cure for this. Is there, any
chance of recovery?
REPLY.
Of course, to the question you ask
no human being could give an an
swer of any particular value at long
range. If you mean to say there
is a dlagnos.s of blood stream infec
tion with a bacterial endocarditis the
outlook is not good, assuming the
diagnosis to be correct.
woman eats. 2. Write to the chil
dren's bureau, department 'of labor,
Washington, D. C. ,' '
' About Scarlet Fever.
McD. writes: "1. How long is a
patient quarantined on account of a
case of-scarlet fever In the .family?
2. How-long does scarlet lever usual
ly last?" ....
REPLY..:,,,
1. The quarantine. varies in differ-"
ent places. In some it is 2S. das
pt-ovlded no person.'.' with', enlarged
glantfs, boggy tonsil or nose; throat,
or ear secretions shall be released
until the symptom has' subsided. 2.
If there are no complications the
acute illness last ' about one week.
Convalescence "lasts longer. Com
plications may protract the perlod of
illness..
- About Soft Teeth.'
Mrs. O. W. writes: "A' young
man of 23 has .very, soft teeth.. He
takes the best care of them and con
sults a dentist when necessary. He
has decayed spots at the "base of his
teeth, a :, yellow spot and then a
Cftvity. Is there any diet or mode of
living that would help 'this trouble?"
V; REPLr. '; ;."
Let him continue the policy of
brushing and cleaning his teeth and
having, a dentist Work on them when
needed. Above all, let him clean his
teeth after each . meal with dental
f'oss and scrub them at night with a
soft cloth wrxpped around the finger.
A sour mouth or tooth wash will bo
advantageous. He should eat acid
fruits and vegetables and meats
cooked with acid. Have him look in
the library for PlckerlU's book on
care of the teeth. ' He might read
with advantage "the chapter on the
hard yellow teeth of certain Australians.
JfSM, am
VOX
Should Vary Diet.
Mrs. G. W. D. writes: "Would you
advise a woman who is pregnant to
eat a good deal of meat almost to
the exclusion of any other food;
would it not be injurious to the baby
in some way? The woman does
not eat any fruit whatsoever and
scarcely any potatoes. 2. Also will
you please advise me where I can
obtain a pamphlet I saw mentioned
in your column several weeks ago,
called 'Pre-Natal Care'?"
REPLY.
1. No., She should eat about the
same diet" that any normal healthy
Progress With Mexico
Why Not Say It With Sense?
One week it's "say it with milk" and another
week, "say it with flour" and all the time, "say
it with flowers," so there's no time left for say
ing anything else, or, for that matter, having
any money left for anything for one's self.
Florida Times-Union.
Here's to the postal aviators; if they ever fall, j
my it be only in love. h
A Mean Suggestion.
A Michigan father is puzzled to find a name for
his eighteenth child. Why doesn't he go down
to the depot and watch the parlor cars go by?
Providence lournal.
From the Baltimore American:
Evidently Senor Obregon, boss of
the ranch in Mexico, is gradually im
pressing the power-that-be in Wash
ington. The senior 1s a handy man
In spite of his single arm. He is
running the Mexican engine with an
almost ambidexterous ability, or at
least he is giving that impression.
The likelihood or the possibility of
mistaking the ' impression for the
fact is what is bothering Washington.
The State department is feeling to
ward Mexico like a cat after r hot
chestnut, if the simile is not disre
spectful of a very serious business.
But the Mexican senor is sensi
tive; more senstive, perhaps, on the
point of his personal ability than he
is about the strict trustworthiness
of his country and. in effecting an
understanding with the United
States, he desires to have an ex
change of notes rather than to have
his promises set forth in a protocol.
Mexico will "come across," promises
Dr. Obregon, but he would highly
prefer we should take his word for
it more or less informally. He can
give ample evidence of the ease with
which he can make the Mexican
wild horse jump through the hoops
of- just dealing, but he prefers not
to admit before the world that the
Mexican wild horse is really wild.
The administration is listening to
the conversation of Senor Obregon
listening with a good deal of reserve,
no doubt, but listening all the same.
The president of Mexico is a hombre
of versatile and convincing speech.
He talks like William J. Bryan when
ho pleases and acts like Broncho Bill
when the notion strikes him. In
dealing with the erudite State de
partment of America, Senor Obre
gon uses diplomatic language - of a
coi.vinclng distinction not unworthy
of John Hay. But in dealing with
the hocuspocus officialdom of his
own country he is a cowboy with a
wild whoop-ee. .
, The sonor seems to be working
on the theory frequently demon
strated on Americans that if you
say it often enough and solemnly
enough they will believe you sooner
or later. He may get results on that
basis, too, for, at all events, on the
Surface Obregon is the best-looking
bet seen in Mexico since Diaz, and
he appears more generally capable
than even Porfirio" himself.
The trend of events is toward .the
ultimate recognition, with as many
safeguards as possible, of the Obre
gon regime.
I You Arc Overweight.
Happy writes: "1. I am a young
man of 21. Am 5 feet S inches tall
and weigh 155 pounds. Is that the
right weight and height for 21
years?
"2. I would like to have some ex
ercisps on chest and shoulder ex
panding and muscular development.
"3. If you have a diet for fatten
ing kindly let me have it."
" , REPLY.
1. One hundred and' thirty -six
pounds is about right for your age
and height. Some belong to fami
lies in which the men are . large.
Soirte belong to race with the same
quality. Such factors must be con
sidered. 2. Row, swim,- wrestle, and exer
cise on bars.
3. You are 19 pounds overweight.
Why fatten more?-
Quit Kidding Yourself.
G. G. writes: "I am a boy of 18.
I clnnot sleep nights. I have dreams
continually. I am very restless. Can
jrou tell me what to do? Is it good
to eat before going to sleep? Is It
good to read before goin to sleep?
Is a lot of water good ror the
health?"
REPLY.
You are greatly in need of poise.
Gainintr noise and self-control is a
matter of training. Unless you train J
yourself properly you are in for
trouble.
1. Yes, a glass of warm milk tak
en just before bedtime promotes
sleep.
2. No.
3. Depends on what you mean by
x lot. Some people drink too much
water, others too little.
Hodgkin's Disease "Possible.
Q. T. writes: "Please tell me
what causes swollen glands over the
body." - . -
REPLY.
Among the conditions which
cause swollen glands is Hodgkin's
disease.
' Use It Sparingly.
I. T. G. writes: "I am trying to
keep away. from sweets, but find it
very hard' to do so. Is it all right
to use saccharin in place of sugar?"
REPLY.
If one must have some sweet as a
condiment and sugar is against the
rules it will be all right to use sac
charin in small quantities. .
' For Diabetics.
N E. Hi writes: "I. use soy bean
flour for pancakes, using the fol
lowing recipe: Three tablespoon
fuls soy bean flour, one tablespoon
bran, one egg, - one-half cup milk
(if condensed- milk , is used reduce
one-half with water), one teaspoon
ful baking powder, a pinch of salt;
thin to consistency required with
water."
Nothing , to Worry. About ,
M. C. B. writes: "I am a normal,
healthy man, but my urine Is a red
dish yellow and has a very strong
odor. What vegetables and fruits,
also cereals, can I eat that wil help
me? Will oranges rcause strong
urine? I' do- not want to take medi
cine if I can help it
REPLY.
Drink more water! The secretion
probably is too concentrated. Part
or all of the odor may be due to eat
ing vegetables and fruit. It is noth
ing to be disturbed about.
"
Vnfair to the Future.
A. J. M. writes: "I am engaged
to a girl who has three brothers who
are mental defectives. Is there any
danger that our. future children will
not be normal?' . . ,
REPLY.
Yes.'
CENTER SHOTS.
The old-fashioned father . who
burned the "midnight oil" now has
a young son who burns the mid
night gas. Columbia (S. C.) Record.
The plural wife, says theAnnlstpn
Star, has become a social menace.
Also an . economic mystery. Bir
mingham Age-Herald.
Sweden - has ; abolished capital
punishment, and Norway is talking
of giving up prohibition, which to
some people seems about the same
thing. Providence Journal.
A Philadelphia woman has in
vented a chocolate-covered pretzel.
Taken with a glass of near-beer with'
whipped cream on it, this should
make a very pleasing afternoon re
freshment. Tacoma Ledger.
A straw hat also shows which way
the wind blows. Baltimore Sun.
About the Philippines.
Omaha, May !9. To the Editor
of The Hop,: With reference to tho
cabled news about the Philippines,
which was published in yesterday's
issue of The Omaha Roe, I wish to
slate tha following by wsy of ex
planation and further information
So that the Omaha readers may seo
for themselves all sides of the Philip
pine question. Evidently those who
are against the Philippine independ
ence will dwell mostly on tho dark
est side of the situation and capital
ize it to slander and abuse the Fili
pino capacity for self-government,
while those who are in favor of
J'hilippine independence have the
propensity, to picture the brightest
side of the issue. So It is here my
desire to present the baro facts as
found In the government reports and
the census of 1920 for the Philippine
islands.
The people of the Philippines are
still commonly grouped under the
headinir of Christian and non-Chris
tian. Classifying tho lgnrrotes as
mountaineers and the , moros as
southerners would really bp netler.
The census shows there are 10,350
640 people In the whole archipelago,
nnd Jhut only 855,368 of, them are
non-Christians. It will thus be seen
that the non-Christian, the moros
and tho igorrotes, represent only
S.2 per cent of the total population.
It should- also be noted .that fne
moros, w ho outnumber the. igorrotes
have passed the uncivilized stnge as
thipy have been for years previous to
the American occupation or tne is
lands under Koran teaching. Now
American schools are to be found
in moro lands. So Mr. Kinsley need
not worry too much about an igor
rote revolution as they comprise only
8 per cent of the population and be
sides we are on best terms with
them. The igorrote population
should be distinguished from the
other 10.000,000 Inhabitants as they
are significantly different from each
other from the point of view of cul
ture, religion and civilization.
The Christian population have
been Christians for 300 years and
have a. culture and refinement that
will compare favorably with that
of other nations.
The Filipino people enjoy the dis
tinction of having the oldest uni
versity under the American flag.
The University of St. Tomas is 25
years senior of the oldest educational
institution of the United States the
Harvard university. Secondary
schools were established during the
Spanish regime. But under the
American rule the number of schools
have multiplied. In 1919 the cen
sus showed that besides the 300 ac
credited private schools there were
157 primary schools 90 intermediate,
35 high schools and 18 colleges.
There are two big universities, the
St. Tomas and the University of the
Philippines, the latter corresponding
to a state university of this country.
They give advanced courses in arts,
sciences, education, medicine, sur
gery, dentistry, pharmacy, law, for
estry, veterinary medicine, agricul
ture, engineering, music and fine
arts. All these schools are without
exception supported entirely by the
people of the Philippines through a
well-regulated system of taxation.
It would be interesting to note
that 70 per cent of the inhabitants
of the islands, over 10 years of age,
according to census just completed,
are literate. This is a higher per
centage of literacy than that of any
South American country, than Spain,
and higher than any of the new re
publics of Europe just recently es
tablished.
The charg-i that only a small por-;
tion of the population of the islands ;
desire independence is at once ridic- j
i;lous and unfounded. As Justice
Malcolm of the Philippine supreme !
court said, "the question of whether
or not the Filipinos desire independ- j
ence is a settled problem. They !
have fought three wars to win it." j
Hon., Isauro Gabaldon, Filipino resi
dent commissioner to the United
States in his official capacity as rep
resentative of the people of the
Philippine", said in part: "I wish
to carefully emphasize that the Fili
pino people have very friendly feel
ings toward the United States. We
realize more than any one else that
you have rendered us a great service
In preparing us for self-government.
Wo ero, however, unanimous In &
siring a Philippine republic, and we
desire it for precisely the same rea
sons that, you Americans desire a
republic" . I
Our desire for independence shall I
not alter nor change our attitude to-
wards tho United States. We were,,
loyal to it in tho pust war and yfc
mean to be loyal to It In all future
wars. "Gratitude," says the Philip
pine lepUlature, "shall be the fun
damental factor In the future rela
tions between America and the
Philippines." A. P. ARGUELLES,
Secretary Filipino Association.
A MotJier Trotcsw.
Cedar Rapids, la., May 18. To
the Editor of The Bee: I am no
writer, but there is something within
l.in which I have been unsblo to
silence since reading in Sunday's
papers ot the white slave ring oper
ating In Omaha. Just wondering
how much value men really set on
girls' souls. As I notice these three
men who have been operating for
yours have sent hundreds of soulfi
to hell were only given five years
in mo ieaerai prison, wnere, ir a
man steals a sack of money he gets
15 to 30 years, which, however, is
i. iuu bcyciv, J3u. compnrn it wun
the price of hundreds of souls of
innocent girls.
And if we should be so unfortu
nate as to take the life of some one
in nn unguarded moment ot passion
our own life must pay the price. But
how about these men, or beasts I
should have said, who have, to grat
ify their own lusts, wax rich and
murder these girls, yes, many times
worse than murder. Any mother
would far rather have that man mur
der her child in cold blood than do
the things these men have done. I
appeal to the mothers to put these
men where they will never escape.
And what about the managers of
these hotels spoken of? The writer
was personally acquainted with twft
motherless sisters, good, pure glr!V
reared in a little country toln,
lured to a hotel In a certain city
through a man looking for girls to
work and offering them transporta
tion to the city, which would be
later taken out of their wages, and
had It not been for a miraculous es
cape tha night they reached the
place their souls, too, would be suf
fering the penalty today. I, as a
mother of girls, cry out In indigna
tion against such justice.
A SUBSCRIBER.
ui j - l ocllng is Working.
I'pon the success of prohibition
enforcement in the United States de
pends whether New Zealand nnd
Australia will follow the example
of this country in voting dry'. Ar
thur Toombes, prohibition leader of
Australia, announced at the national
capital. Mr. Toombes has arrived in
Washington to confer with Wayne
B. Wheeler, of the Anti-Saloon ,
league, regarding the coming cam
paign in tho antipodes. Washing
ton Post.
Can't Even tilled Crocodile Tear.
Lachramatory gas will have 'to
be used on some Americans if they
are ever discovered weeping over the
plight of Berlin. Knoxville Journal
and Tribune,
Huh! No One But Wilson Was.
It appears that during the peace
conference President Lansing was
not satisfied with the opinions of Sec
retary Wilson. Indianapolis News.
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Some films' are more to be pitied
than censored. Marion Chronicle.
One-half of the world does not
know where the' other half gets its
liquor. Hartford Times. .
The proper function of the melt
ing pot is not merely to make things
hot for America. Columbia (S. C.)
Record.
The man who disregards his per
sonal appearance is either down and
out or up and out. Louisville Post.
a r - r a a
Baking
Is. "I Z
France exported 285,000 bottles of
champagne to the United States last
year for medicinal purposes. And
we are little, If any better. Cleve
land Plain-Dealer.
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