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THE BEE: OMAHA', FRIDAY. MAT 27. 1321. The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENINGS SUNDAY THE BEG PUBLISHING COMPANY KELSON B. UPDIKE. Publl.htr. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - The AuncUiad Pnu. of wftkn Tht Htm ll a ntmber. 1 -eltuinir ulttl i Uie um for imblu-etlon ft ell aewi diiiutelieo credited la It nr not octwrwiM eredlied In IhH inntr, end olio tie leeel eo iwlieieheu herein. AU reait of nubllcuiog of out specie! dituetaciee ere oleo retened. BEE TELEPHONES Pnrito Rrarteb jchnie. Ak Ibr T 1 .-:,. 1 (W) Uo IMpinaieat of l-erioo Wn:ed. " 1 WMK 1WU For Miht Call Attor 10 p. m.i Editor! tl Derertaient ....... AT lanllo 1031 or 1941 ,V - OFFICES OF THE BEE Mam tff"-: Din end Pernem Council Staffs . 15 Scott It. I Houtii Hide. 45;S Bontb Uth It ' Out-et-Tova Offkoti K Turk CklMfo . in i.i .1. teier Bide. ! I'srlo. Pnete. 420 But St. Honeie . The Bee's Platform 1. Nw Uaion Passenger Statiea. ' 2. Continued improvement of tha- Ne braska Highway, including tha pave ment tf Main - Thoroughf ar leading into Omaha with Brick Surface. 3. A short, low-rate Watarway from tha Cora Bait to tko Atlantic Ocean. 4. Homo Rule Charter f oV Omaha, with City Manager form of GoTernment. Moving to Disarmament. Another distinct and definite .step was 'taken in the direction of disarmament when the Borah resolution was 'adopted by the senate without a dissenting vote. -4 Under the terms of this amend ment to the naval appropriation bil, the president is authorized and requested to invite the gov ernments of Great Britain and Japan to send representatives to a conference which shall be charged with promptly entering into an under- standing or agreement by which the naval ex penditure's and building programs of each gov ernment, the United. States, Great Britain and Japan, shall be substantially reduced annually during the next five years, to such an extent and on such terms as may be agreed upon, which understanding or agreement is to be re ported to the respective governments for ap proval. , 1 , The main effect of this will be to open the approach to that .way all have sought. It is air evidence of the good faith of the United States in its professions, and as such will be accepted I generally.- How it will be received abroad may be conjectured from the fact that all nations are weary of war, groaning under the burdens in llieted as a result of combat, and eager for a cessation of strife. Certain conditions that may be considered menacing , will present serious problems for the Conference, but even these may be resolved without detriment to the whole. Only Great Britain and Japan are included in the invitation, because they arc the only other na tions capable at the time oi carrying on any ex tensive naval construction program. Great Britain at least has shown its disposition, through the proposal for a naval holiday, made years ago, and which failed because Germany could not accept the suggestion. Japan ts surely" in a Responsive mood, because it is least able to bear the cost of . extensive armament, and Jet feels, impelled to maintain large establishments, that its dignity as a first-class power may not bo impaired.' ' - - . 'V Aside from the material reasons to be. ad vanced in favor of the plan, its humanitarian aspect appeals "with even greater force. As na tion comfcs to meet nation, "just as man meets man, and to discuss openly and frankly differ ences that . may arise, adjusting disputes on a basis of reason and not of force, - establishing justice as the foundation for all international re lations and communications, war will be thrust farther and farther into the background, and we reach that' day ,v. "When the war drums throb no longer, and the battle' flags are. furled,' even though we do not then attain to the "Par liament of the World." The Borah amendment is an encouraging start. with the parks for the last thirty-two years, as superintendent, and who has assisted in making beauty spots out of what were bare expanses when he took hold, some evidence of apprecia tion should be his, not only by right, but that he may understand through years to come that his work was understood and that the citizens do set some value on it. Mr. Adams is only one of a number of men and women who have stuck to Omaha's, housekeeping work, and who are coming to a time when they can no longer discharge the duties that have rested on them so long. .Under the charter we have neither civil serv ice protection nor retirement provision for these faithful servants. Omaha ought to be as big in this matter as the great corporations who take care of those who put in a lifetime looking after the work set for them to do. The public is not ungrateful, but it is very thoughtless sometimes. Freedom of the Press Restored. -. In granting- second-class mailing privileges to a New York radical publication, Postmaster Gen eral Hays briefly debates the principles involved in the censorship exercised by the Postoffice de partment. He expresses views of utmost liberal ity, practically guaranteeing to any publisher use of the mails for any matter that is mailable at all. This is all well enough, but it docs not re lieve the authorities entirely from the duty of scrutinizing matter that is sent through the post office. In the case of the paper that has just been granted the second-class mailing; privilege,, a real abuse has been practiced by Mr. Burleson. He agreed that. the paper was mailable, but com pelled it to pay the additional postage prescribed under the third-class rate.' The wrong in this is too obvious to require debate. If the publication was entitled to go through the mails at all, it was certainly entitled to the same treatment as is accorded other newspapers pr periodicals. When the postmaster general undertakes to arbitrarily discriminate in the matter of rate of postage to be charged, he is inflicting injustice on the publisher. Mr. Burleson went too far in his application of the law while in office. Re pression is not the remedy for radicalism. Un reason 'can only be successfully met and corn batted' by reason. Mr. Hays understands this, and proposes to conduct his department along such lines. The rest will take care of itself. If this country is headed for a revolution,' no amount of suppression of publication will save it. Happily, no such danger exists, and the best pos sible antidote for the virus of bolshevism and anarchy is to bring it out into the sunlight of nublic notice. Pensions for City Employes. When a man has given thirty-two years of faithful service to a private employer, he seldom is set afloat in his old age. Provision of one kind or another is made for him, usually these days in the shape of a retirement pension. The federal government has at last adopted a form of retirement pension for its superannuated em ployes, and gives the faithful and efficient some assurance that he will not be cast off when worn cut in the service. Underlying this practice is a sound principle. Omaha has some forms of pension for school teachers, firemen and policemen, and retirement age comes to the members of these forces with little or no terror. Other departments of the city are not so organized, ' and when dismissal comes, no matter what length of service may be noted, the departing employe simply steps down and out, his connection with the city's public service ended by his dismissal. There should be a better way than this. In fce case of V.R. Adams, who has served Veterans Jealous of Their Country. Resolutions adopted by the Grand Army of the Republic at Hastings deserve thoughtful con sideration by all. Sentiments therein expressed do not flow from minds that dwell in the past,, but are the thoughts of patriotic men, who sin cerely love the land for whose preservation they fought m their young manhood, and to whose future greatness they turn their dimming eyes with reverent devotion. America owes much to the Grand Army men, more than ever will be paid, but an installment on the debt may be discharged by giving respect ful heed when they speak. It will not do for the thoughtless to call' them reactionary, because they do not indorse all the innovations and ex periments that are being used to test the strength of the fabric of our institutions. These men went through the dreadful experience of civil war, four , years of bloody . strife, to establish definitely the principle of human liberty under Old Glory. If they advise the nation to cling fast to the safe anchorage afforded by the Con stitution, ind to beware of false lights, it is because they have a transcendant right to be jealous of their country's safety. Some of the things they deprecate in their resolution arc experimental as yet, and may ulti mately work out for good. If these things, among which may be listed the direct primary and the initiative and referendum, do not finally' produce the benefit advertised for them, they will be discarded. A progressive people can not afford to have its onward march hampered by the incubus of exploded ideas. Invasion of per sonal rights can-proceed no farther than the' majority is willing to permit. Persistent minori ties may, and do, make headway, penetrating the social fabric with their limited ideas, but sooner or later they encounter an impenetrable stratum of antagonistic public opinion, and there the movement halts. Human liberty, purchased by the blood of many martyrs, is the priceless possession of all Americans, and is safe in their keeping. The Grand Army of the Republic is moving to its physical extinction, but its spirit will never die. The boys of '61 are handingr on .their sacred commission to the Boys of J98 and the boys of '17," and these will see that the light on the altar is not dimmed. . So long as American. eyes light up and. Amer ican hearts beat faster when the flag goes by, so long will our country be safe. And the splendid men who so courageously voiced the faith that is in them, not only at Hastings, but atf the way from Shiloh to Appomattox, and in the years that intervene, may answer "taps," assured that they have left their' work in hands, that will carry it on and keep the trust as hey have done. . Between Townley and Langer. Exhibitions such as that given at Deshlcr Wednesday afternoon are not calculated to help the farmer solve his problem. Messrs. Townley and Langer are both well qualified to discuss on their merits the questions involved in the issue raised by -the Nonpartisan League. Instead of doing this, however, each called the other a liar and a rascal, and exchanged many other like comments of a personal nature. Such proceed ings may amuse, but certainly do not edify. As sertions should be supported by proof, and made effective by argument, and the bandying of epithets docs not constitute the necessary process for reaching the reason of the farmers. We as sume that the farmers who are approaching the Townley program with open minds are relying on reason to enable them to- reach a conclusion on the point. If this is so, the performance at Deshlcr did not help either side. So long ,a3 the contestants devote their efforts to calling names, their appeal will be to passion only, and the farmers will find that is a poor guide. . Possessing the solid support of the Nebraska delegation,, just as soon as President Harding endorses him, "Cal" Kinsler will be made federal district attorney for Nebraska. All of which may recall the strenuous s tjme that the great commoner had in. landing his brother-in-law in the place. Omaha's base ball team will start in on the home ground today to show the fans that all that was heeded was hot weather. The boys are right in their belief that they are engaged in a summer time sport. . ' The German dye trust accuses American manufacturers of kecpiijg their, products out pf the United States. Tffat was one of the original ideas when the works were started. Marshal Foch's prediction of a war over Silesia was too accurate for comfort. Some of the other prophecies made at Paris were not so weir verified in performance. Whatever Einstein may say about it, you'll not be able to get an argument about the relativ ity between sun spots and the thermometer. " Rickenbacker plans to make only one stop in his flight across the continent, and here is hoping that it will not be too sudden or premature. "Joe" Hummel can help his popularity a lot by announcing that the "muny" swimming holes are ready for the summer. To the city commission: . Please do not delay Dodge street paving longer than is imperatively necessary. ' - "Cal" Coolidge's advice as to respect for the law is good for each day. in the w eek. , Another "Cornhusker" is in disgrace. What's the matter down there? Omaha's building program will soon be able to sit up again. . ... . Eight Years of Menocal Progress Made in Cuba Under President Honest and Courageous (From the New York Tiraos.) After eight years of Menocal in Cuba there are, to be four years of Zayas, if the former liberal leader can maintain order and manage the politicians of the coalition that elected him president. On May 20, when Dr. Zayas took the oath of office at the national palace in Havana, General Menocal sailed away tor a well earned vacation in Europe. He had been a re markable Spanish-American president. . He sta bilized the country, literally made two blades of grass grow where one was before, raised new revenue, put admirable laws upon the statute book, checked, if he did not stamp out, corrup tion, and gave Cuba a standing it had never en joyed before. His influence, determined the part the republic should play in the world war. On April 7, 1917, he signed the, resolution declar ing that a state of war existed between Cuba and the imperial German government. Many Cubans served overseas. A special hospital corps was sent to France. Vigilant surveillance defeated German intrigue. In short, the conduct of gov ernment and people was exemplary. Mario Menocal was the inspiration; his was the guid ing hand. In the rjbellion of 1895-8 against Spain he had risen from a private in the ranks to major general, and there could be no doubt w here he would stand when the United States entered the conflict for the preservation of liberty and civilization. When General Menocal became president of Cuba in 1913 the failure of his administration was generally predicted. He owed his election to the bolt of General Asbert from the liberal party, which was controlled by Jose Miguel Gomez, an ambitious and - selfish1 politician, who . was not troubled with scruples. Soon after the inaugura tion it became the duty of 'President; Menocal to see that General Asbert and a senator and representative were prosecuted for their com plicity in the murder of General Armando Siva, chief of the national police. Siva, shot on the Prado, was the victim of a political feud. Los ing the support of partisans of General Asbert in congress, the new president found he had so slender a majority that all his policies were blocked. The chambers were often without a quorum. Constructive' legislation had to be deferred. Cnaracter and resolution did prevail in the end, but it was uphill work. A corrupt presi dent would have found some ways to placate his opponents, to turn enemies into friends, but the man' who had been educated at Cornell and who became a captain of industry in' Cuba through sheer ability refused to compromise or to- give ground. - . While congress was coming to its senses President Menocal put 'down-banditry in the island, and deported troublesome anarchists to Spain, Mexico and Argentina. He reorganized the army and extended the school system. He began many public improvements. Graft he faced fearlessly. The notorious ports improve ment concession was canceled. He kept the civil administration decent and the department of jus tice clean. The tcafurv balance was increased from $6,540,766 to $13,905,324. The sugar estates seemed to be on the side of Menocal. There were bountiful crops in 1914, 1915 and 1916. He encouraged business of ever kind and the merchants had faith in him. So Cuba prospered. In his second term he in vited General Enoch H. Crowder 'to frame a much needed new election law. Only the wis-! dom and resolution of President Menocal had saved Cuba from intervention early in 1917, when Ithe Miguelists took to the manigua to overturn the government. Hit steadiness again averted intervention when General Gomez chal lenged the election pf Dr. Zasas last year. Mario ' Menocal should go down to, history as Cuba's first progressive and capable president. He has blazed the way for his, successor, who takes over the government strengthened and purified by the application of the same demo cratic principles that insure the general welfare in the United States. . The Least Possible Work Governor Allen, of Kansas discovers a new menace in the closed shop. "It has introduced into this country," he says, "the un-American principle of putting as little as possible into life and taking as much as possible out of life." As to why this should be characterized as an un-American principle is not clear. To some persons it may seem oniy an application to. human effort and energy of the Yankee princi ple of driving a bargain to get the most possi ble for the money. It is a game employer and employe have played at, and if labor has "over played" it, as. Governor Allen says, it , is only natural that it should make the most ofj its turn at bat. But why must the blame be charged solely against the closed shop? If the factory operative who works forty-four hours a week is putting as little into life as possible to get as much as possible out of it, the Wall Street banker who closes his desk Thursday night for a week-end of golf is doing no less. The princi ple is the same and just as much or as little un American in either case. . What is happening is that everybody who can is doing as little Work as is compatible with get ting results. ' The public generally is taking life more easily than its forefathers took it. Whether the change involves an economic loss is a ques tion for argument. But at any rate, labor, so called, is acting no worse than the rest of so ciety. All arc tarred with the same stick, and if the indictment holds for one it holds for the other. New York World. All Don't Want to Be "Scuttled." A few days ago Aguinaldo, who understands and appreciates the. United States and what it has done for the Philippines, spoke some words of cold comfort to those of his countrymen who are shouting for early, ' complete separation from the United States. The sense of his remarks was that the Philippine islanders "will be wise to let well enough alone for the present. More recently, too, some representatives of the na tive business and commercial interests have taken substantially the same position, and have expressed their confidence in the judgment and fairness of General Wood and former Governor Forbes. Just how significant this is of the basic sen timent in the archipelago it is of course impossi ble to say, but these expressions are interesting because they provide evidence of the existence of a phase of Filipino sentiment which is not represented by the insular delegates in Wash ington, and which goes unrecognised by the ora tors in the Filipino congress. They indicate the existence of real public opinion as distinct from the clamor of professional politicians, and they give ground for hope that the American commissioners may be able to get some honest and -intelligent native help in their work of in vestigation. Detroit Free Press. How to Keep Well By DR. W. A. EVANS Queetieaa concorr.ir.ff ayflene, eeoitetien ana prevention el aieeaee, ubmlttea to Dr. Evano by leaaere of Tae Boo, will bo antweroa Berseaalry. -subject to proper limitation whore a stamped addressed envelop i enclosed. Dr Evana will net aiake aioffnoel er preicribe (or individual dieeaeee. Addreei lettera in care of The Be. Copyright. 1921, by Dr. W. A. Event "Don't" The United States senate has ratified a treaty making wife desertion an extraditable offense. The Canadian Parliament will be asked to ratify it also. Punch's advice to those about to marry will also apply now to those about to desert their wives and cross the border. Toronto Mail and Empire. A Trying Career. Another career which we should think would be rather trying on the patience, not to say the nerves, is to be eminently fitted for a place on the supreme bench of the United States but never have a vacancy occur except under a president of opposite politics. Ohio State journal. Helpl , Unless the court or somebody sets a mini mum on atmony no prosnoro-is husband will be safe from 4ilv.orcc. New York Telegraph. - . CURING PYLORIC STENOSIS. N'ot all Infantile pyloric etenosls or stricture of the far end of the stomach Is congenital. In fact, so frequently do the symptoms hold off for 10 day after birth that there are those w ho any there are no con genital eases, but that the disease starts from one to four weeks after birth. Another group says there are two acts of cases, one termed congenital pyloric stenosis. In which the stric ture is present at birth, and another, Infantile pylorospasm, in which it comes on ufter birth. The fact that the first symptom is not. noted un til the baby is 10 days old in most cases and not until he Is 4 weeks old In some eases makes it difficult to understand how it could be pres ent ftt birth. In one instance the condition has been noted In a -months' fetus. If It is present at birth, why are there no symptoms until the child Bets to he more than a week old? During- the first week the child gets very- little milk, and what It gets lr thin and easily handled. Some where about the end of the week eating settles down on a regular basis, and when it does the abnor mal stomach muscle 'Is .irritated and clamps down, shutting off the passageway into. the intestine.' Since the food cannot pass in the. right direction the other muScles .rebel and hoist it up the throat.- Since the system is getting no nourish ment, hunger, wasting, and consti pation become, manifest. An alert parent sees rather quick ly that this is no ordinary spitting up of food. An alert physician soon recognizes the meaning of this Broup of symptoms. What can be done about it? About one-third of the cases are cured by medical treatment as dis tinguished from surgery. Some cases are treated by the use of small doses of atropin. I know one mother who has a good healthy 2-ycar-old now in spite of n pyloric stenosis which almost ended him at one month. She attributes her good fortune to the skillful use of small doses of tropin. Some cases are cured, or at least get well, while stomach washing is being used. Dr. L. vs . Sauer saw 11 out of 12 cases get well under the use of thick cereal. The formula used was skimmed milk, 9 ounces; water, 12 ounces; farina, 8 tablespoonfuls. dextrlmaltose, 3 tablespoonfuls. Boil for one hour in " a thick double boiler. I presume any other com bination of cereals made into gruel of about the same thickness would' suffice. More important than the com bination used was the patience and care in the using of it. The theory was that the soft mucilagenous mass would irritate the stomach less than milk would. More than an hour was used In feeding- a few tamespoonruls. After a few daj-s, feedings of this pat I) were alter nated with feedings of .breast milk. Dr. I. A. Abt says that even though this paste be -retained, its use must not be persisted In if the baby con tinues to lose weight and vomit. At least two-thirds of the cases can only be cured by operation. The operation is generally successful The babies stand the shock better than is expected. The probability i that thre are more cases of py-. lorio-stenosis than we think.- Many csseS are called indigestion and oth er meaningless names. Other cases jo and See, Uncle -Walt are recognized too lute to be saved by either medical or surgical means. Food Trobabfe Cause. Miss S. E. writes: "Could you explain the causo of frequent swell ing of the eyelids? I do not wear glasses. My eyeRight is normal, and yet for apparently no reason my eyelids will begin to itch and then swell until they become ulmost shut. This swelling often goes away as suddenly as it comes. My general health is good, though I am a trifle underweight. I am 22 years old. Is there any rcrnedy?" REPLY. You are subject to urticaria, or hives, in all probability. In most cases hires results from eating somo commonly wholesome food which, however, is poisonous to this particular person. Discover the cause and abstain. Probably Xot Consumption. Miss D. A. writes: "I am a girl of 1 7. Since I was 3 years old I have had a cough. The only time I cough Is in the morning. T feel no pains. I went to two sanitariums, but the cough still continues. I talre two eggs every day, , Are milk and eggs good for the cough? "3: Does bathing in salt water do any : good ? "2. Is there any danger if the cough should continue?" REPLY. ' ' If you have had this cough for J 4 years out of your 1", it is prac tically certain thaly your trouble is not consumption. On that basis I cee no reason for taking milk or eggs or keeping away from the sea and sea bathing. You should have a thorough examination and diag nosis, and regulate your conduct on the basis discovered. About Brain Tumors. E. V. writes: "1. Can tumor of the brain be cured or removed? 2. AVliat causes globus hystericus, and is it true that it occurs mostly In women? 3. a) How is pharyn gitis cured? (b Is the stomach' ever affected by it?" ; - REPLY. 1. It can be removed by opera tion. Some syphilitic tumors can be absorbed. 2. Hysterical people, particularly women, are prone to have an imaginary pressure and swelling In the throat which goes by the name of globus hystericus. 3. (a) 13y local treatment, (b) Xo. Vfie&oe's frequent chanses from church to church ra case of cruel and religious treatment, as It were. Boston Transcript. A Call to Arms. Central City. Neb., May 25. To the Eidtor of The Bee: I was glad to see ono mother express herself as 1 am confident thousands feel concerning the sentenco of men who have been selling the souls of our girls. Why is it that our courts deal so lightly with such an outrage ous crime? AVhy ts it that so much immorality exists? Why ia it the learned men of our nation have not pnfnri.pri ttpvera Iaws (in immornli- ty?'0rVhy is it that so many wives with children must .be neglected while their husbands spend their ; means immorally? . ! Why is it that house detectives in our big hotels do not detect the im-1 morality in. these hotels? Why is there allowed so much vulgar en-1 tertaiment? Why are the sug- j gestive movie stars and almost naked dancers welcomed? Why do not the morn I. ,,e women of our country band togeth-, crt put down and out some ui me ' nonsensible and nonessential enter- tainmcnt, and see that the ritrht ! kind of men are put in office that ' will make and' enforce moro strin- gent laws" on the immoral men and women and see that the entertain-j ment people offer to the public is j not detrimental to the minds of our young? What can wo hope the! next generation to be with such en- i tertainment? vs hy not have a censor - for the girls that exhibit most of their bodies to our young boys and husbands? Why do the good women of our country stand by idle and let our country' go down, down, down; almost to the bottom less pit without raising a -oice against it. - Rally around our girls and tand for a single standard, lift up your voices in their behalf. . A FRIEND TO GIRLS. ! TO BELLVIEW. Thn "t(m iul yeere" do "o'er you erri'' Tho "UIh unit vtsnr from you lP Why be a "ilrrelipt" nilnua hoerthitono Why "drift upon the of life, Vrnntlrfrt ami alinif?" Whv UK nn old mill rnnrlM tre" In spirit in pi-t be? Sprouts tendril , new ui'un our twined lough And oamouNaea their uline with iharm. Sprout new idee from your muny brain; Let cheery thoughts break forth in cheery words; Revive your ycuth to help the oulh about . vou. And youth w ill feel it eennot irow without vou. IUvol) Ne Trele. Gulbransen Player-Piano DifTcrciioi' With a Distinction. "By tho eternal, we mean to have" and "May I not suggest that we have" bespeak the difference between Harding and Wilson. Worcester Telegram. XI.ui'h No Joke, Either. Unfortunately, the average man's j Idea of a "living wage" is more than I he is capable of earning. Birmlng- ham Age-Herald. . Another Eternal Triangle. Three big questions are connected with taxes how to reduce !h-m, j how to pay them and how to douse: them. Toledo Blade. ! 1 dfifl Instruction rolls in cluded! Learn how to play in 10 minutes! Without musical knowl edge you can learn how to play a Gulbransen Player-Piano Made in three models. White House model, $700. County Seat model, $600. Suburban model, $495. Either in mahoeanv. wal- nut or oak. Terms if Desired Depends on Reaction. W. Q. writes: "1. Would you ad vise a cold bath on arising, and would there be any change in tak ing the baths in summer and winter? "3. Is it good for a person to drink ginger ale at meals?" . REPLY. 1. A person who gets up a good reaction afterwards will do well to take a oold bath- on arising. Since the temperature of tap water varies Rome what, the- winter cold bath IS taken colder than that of summer. 2. No. The use of " any highly flavored food and drink is not advisable. (From the World Digest of Reform w Uncle Walt Mason of Emporia. Kan., recently writ a piece on "Why I Don't Go to Church." There is ona thing certain he would have chosen a good title if he had left the first word off. The article Is plain evidence that Uncle Walt hasn't been to church since the year of the great grasshopper raid. We take it that wheri Sunday morning comes he goes out on the front porch in his sock-, feet and sits in a cane-bottom rocker while he reads the Sunday paper, and listens to the church bells. . Mr. Mason (same as Uncle Walt) j says one of the res?on he doesn't I go to church is becuse every town j Of 10.000 inhabitants has about-18 churches. To maka up this number h certainly must have counted the I "jumpers" and "the House of David." As a matter of fact,' we doubt tf there are ' many towns in Kansas which have more churches than are needed to serve properly the various communities. Another reason he has for not going to church Is that the sermons deal only with "things thousands of years old. when the world Is aching with today's sickness and weari ness." Truth, charity and brother hood are thousands of years old and the churches of today are applying those eternal, healing principles to the problems of the day. If Uncle Walt will interview the nearest preacher he will find a man who knows more about social conditions in his community and in the world, more about the relation of industry to human welfare, more about ef- "flcient methods of charity and relief than any other man in the com munity. . The young preacher who applies for admission into a Methodist con ference, and we presume that other churches have . similar standards, must not only pass a satisfactory examination on modem affairs, but must undertake a four-years' course of study in sociology, political econo my and moral literature. As a re sult the church builds the schools. Practically every Institution of higher learning Is founded upon the church except a few state schools which are comparatively . modern. "In Kan sas only two of the .19 colleges are not church institutions." says the Christian Advocate. The church founds the hospitals, organizes re lief. Interposes the principles of Christ between capital and labor,"es liblishes orphrtnages and hon.es for the aged and discusses in its pulpits modern problems of justice and righteousness. Some d:iy we hope that Uncle Walt will, knock his pipe across the banister, slip it in his pocket and mosey along to church and Sunday school. A great many people have been tryirwr recently. Uncle Walt, to make you think that the preachers wanted to- suppress everything, require peo ple to go to church by law and other wise pull great gobs of gloom down over the universe. It Is not true, and it never will be true. The sland erers of the preachers are busy simply because the churches of this nation Joined hands with the busi ness men of the country in saying that the saloon had to go. The. preachers are not trying to pour a bucket of water on piur pipe orto pet the "cop" after Vu for not com ing to pr-jyer meeting. They are men of education, of wide human sympathies and we venture the opinion that if you talk things over with them you will find that in DO per cent of the caes you will has'e 'exactly tha same .ideas. . ; 7 Latest Idea In Divorce. A New Jersey man is seeking di- ' vorce on the ground that his wife: made life unbearable for him by her 1513 Douglas Street The Art and Music Store BUSINESS IS GOOD THANK Y0U' IV. 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