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One Full Year of Harding.
A year, ago today Warren G. Harding took
die oath of office as president of the United
Stales, and entered on the discharge of duties
more important and more complex than ever
faced by an American president. Even Abra
ham Lincoln, confronted by the seriousness of
threatened rebellion, did not have to meet prob
lems mote Involved than those presented to the
president on March 4, 1921.
It is worth while recalling some things Mr.
Harding said in his inaugural address. "I pledge,"
he said in closing, "an administration wherein
hll agencies of government are called to serve
.to promote an understanding of government
purely as an expression of popular will." Here
is the very core of his policy. He has been a
leader, but not a dictator. - He has met the in-
. sistcnt demands of selfish, groups or sectional in
terest with such answer or action as considered
lie needs of the whole country and the welfare of
all the people. "There is no instant step from
disorder to order," he reminded his countrymen
it ear ago, but he has done wnat was humanly
possible to lead from one step to another along
i the; slow and painful road back to normalcy. '
For those with panaceas or specifics, political
miracle workers, he said in his inaugural:1' "Xo
altered system will work a miracle. Any wild
experiment will only add to the confusion." The
government of the United States is along safe
lines, for it is in safe hands. -
J The great outstanding incident of the first
year of Harding's administration was the arms
conference, the fruits. of which are now before
the senate, undergoing the corrosive test of acid
partisanship. This work is hailed by all states
men and thinkers as an event of incalculable im
portance; its opponents exhibit insincerity in
fcvery attack. The treaties no not propose any
ftidden cure of all the ills of an erring race, but
do mark a course that' may lead to better rela
tions for all nations, and provide a ten-year pe-
riod for reflection and study, and therefore an
approach to the improved couditions, that can
hot be set up at once. , v ......
J1 A new revenue law has been enacted, and
Some progress made on revision of the tariff.
vThe budget system has improved administrative
conditions, by eliminating extravagance and con-
; sequently reducing expenditures. Treasury jcsii'
iMJfe7l$T&&wd, and fair progrejviTwade in
jlie direction of caVfoj..th'1'lri'uge volume of
war debt soon to mature.- All the problems that
waited at the White House door a year ago to
greet the new president have apt been solved,
Por has the program .been .entirely carried out;
, put a year of great perplexities has been safely
passed, panic has beert averted, and public con-;
fidence is encouraged by the careful, conserva-.
tive policy of the administration. Mr. Harding
. : has done his utmost to promote that "under
standing of government purely as an expression
of popular will," and has fairly well succeeded.
Money for Rivers and Harbors.
a The action of' the Rivers and Harbors con
grcss in demanding from the, federal government
. the money recommended by the army engineers
for the improvement of the inland waterways is
fcot a "pork barrel" proposal. Long ago the na
tion woke up to tlie' fact that something far
greater than local graft is involved in waterway
improvement. Millions were wasted through
careless appropriation and indifferent expendi
ture, but that golden era of pork-barrel states
manship has passed, Now the demand rests on
it well considered, carefully engineered, program
or the improvement of the rivers and harbors
pf the country, to make them of real service.
I Not a great many realize just what this
Srncatis. When a railroad president gave to the
public the other day the statement that the
freight business of the several rail lines of the
Country aggregates 480,000 millions of ton-miles,
er the equivalent of one ton moved 4,000 miles
for each man, woman and child in the country, he
gave some notion of the freight movement. Yet'
that is only a portion of the business. In a sin
gle year the freight traffic on the Great Lakes
amounts to 124,000,000 tons, while the coast
wise commerce of the United States exceeds its
overseas traffic in bulk.- To this will eventually
be added a tremendous tonnage of freight borne
0u the waters of , 'rivers that now run to waste.
I The program ' does not f un counter to the
lakes-to-ocean waterways but the two go to
gether. A solution of the transportation prob
lem is to take advantage of what nature affords
in the. form of mighty water courses, and by
harnessing the floods that now run only to de
struction relieve the railroads and make sure of
future freight rates. . "
j The Cult of Bigness Passes. ' ,
.-:-( The world's largest "hotel, the boast goes, is
to be built in Chicago. Jt is to have 3,000 rooms,
25 stories and is to cost $12,000,000. The proper
thing to do on the occasion of such an announce
ment as this is to swell out one's chest and re
mark that America is certainly a great country.
It reminds one of a speech by Daniel Webster
in which this orator defied all Europe to show
, such a wonder as Niagara Falls, and intimated
that the lack of this proved the inferiority of
foreign countries. ' . -
f But Americans have sobered down since then.
: Mere bigness no longer calls forth admiration.
The telling points concern quite other matters.
. If Chicago were to announce that it would soon
liave moderate Utd hotel which tv Iti guests
more for their money tho any other hotel in
the world, that would be something worth lend
ing an ear.
There are several towns In Nebraska which
have in their business section immense but in
completed brick structures, designed for hotels,
but conceived on too targe a scale to be carried
through as planned. How much better it would
have been if the backers of these half finished
hostelries had set out to erect a building of
moderate si which they would hive been able
to see through.
Male the Ordinance Plain.
Plans of city commissioners to amend the
electric rate ordinance do not meet the situation
covered by discovery of ambiguous phrasing in
this highly important document. They do not
remove the apparent limitation of the city's right
to revise rates at a later date. This is set forth in
Section 7, which reads as follows:
The rates and charges and the terms and
conditions specified in this ordinance shall be
and remain the rates and charges and the terms
and conditions on which the service shall be
rendered until such time as the supplier may
make due application to the city council for a
change or modification thereof. , . . With
out such application and a full hearing thereon,
NO CHANGE OR MODIFICATION
SHALL BE AUTHORIZED OR VALID
IF MADE.
The "supplier" is the Nebraska Power com
pany. If the English language ever was plain,
it is plain in this case. This section says that no
rates may be revised without the prior applica
tion of the Nebraska Power company. It goes
even further and, assuming that such change may
be made, says that it is not to be valid if made.
The city commission the city itself is without
power untess the company takes the initial step.
The city's lawyers and the company's officials
say that the city could not limit its powers in
this way, that the state law forbids it from doing
to. If that be true, why did the city commission
wittingly or unwittingly try to do that very
thing? If it adopted this section unthinkingly
or unknowingly, why should it not change it
r.ow to conform to the presumed state law?
The Nebraska Power company enjoys today
a perpetual franchise, not because the people
voted that way, but because the United States
supreme court decided that, years ago, a city
council failed to protect the public interest with
due care and intelligence. No chance should be
left in the electric rate ordinance which may
furnish a future opportunity for a similar legal
smoke screen.
The issue is simple and definite: If this clause
means what it says, it should be changed. If it
does not mean what it says, no one should ob
ject, to having it say, in so many words, just
what is meant.
England and New Inflation.
There is no doubt that the improvement in
foreign exchange rates, reflecting a better situa
tion abroad, is helping business recovery in
America. The view of financiers in London,
which is the center of international banking, on
this situation is important. In the monthly re
view of Barclays bank, one of the greatest finan
cial institutions of Great Britain, an account is
found of a speech by F. C. Goodenough, as.
chairman, to the stockholders. '
He advocates credit expansion for productive
purchases, and even considers that, existing
industrial conditions, a period of, cheap money
would be beneficial. Foreign bcrrowings in the
London market also should, e encouraged; Mr.
Goodenough holds. On this question of the ex
pansion of credit and currency, he says: i
Many people Jake tjhe view that it is dan
"geI8s't"5?Kruirsucih expansion of credit for
the purpose of financing other countries in
order that they may buy from us and so im
prove our own industrial conditions., . . .
It is contended that under such conditions
prices must rise and that inflation, with all its
attendant evils, must follow. It must be re
. membered, however,- that the alternative is un- '
employment In as far as it is prac
ticable it is better to follow a policy of pro-,
ductive expansion, resulting in the develop
, ment of new markets and new sources of sup
ply, rather than be compelled to fall back upon
other remedial measures which would cer
tainly call for inflation, such as relief work or
doles.
, The case of England, which must import its
food and raw material, paying for it by exports
of manufactured goods, is different in some
respects from that of America. Here there are
many who oppose the tendency to cheap money,
a conflict of opinion that makes the British point
of view of more interest.
Oklahoma's Remarkable Governor.
The governor .of Oklahoma , extended his
hand to acknowledge introduction to a fellow
citizen of that peculiar community, when the
citizen struck the governor a blow in the face.
"I am a man," ejaculated the governor, and he
proceeded to return the compliment. A number
of blows were exchanged before the two were
separated by bystanders. The accornt of the
episode says the governor was uninjured, but
leaves the impression that his adversary was con
siderably mussed up. Here is a new leaf in our
slowly growing book of official etiquette. Much
dispute and little decision has accompanied our
progress as a nation, questions of prestige and
precedence occupying a great deal of space, but
coming to no final conclusion. Here is one point
apparently settled beyond dispute. The gov
ernor must not land the first blow, even though
in the best circles that is regarded as at least
half the battle, and therefore is looked upon as
the especial prerogative of the wary and cir
cumspect, to which class a governor surely ought
to be admitted. Just as the chief executives of
the Carolinas once' settled beyond peradventure
a moot point, so has the high-muck-a-muck of
Oklahoma put the procedure of official fisticuffs
outside the pale of guesswork. The governor
must wait until the other fellow crowns him;
then he may in the most dignified and effectual
manner proceed to beat his constituent into a
pulp or to a state of submission. Governor
Robertson may yet go to the senate on this issue.
The anti-cigaret workers want Impresario
Hays to banish the pill from the films. But,
what would Desperate Desmond be without his
cigaret?
Los Angeles blames street accidents on jay
walkers, but the csreless drivers probably helped
a little.
Evidently there was money in potash, but not
for the stockholders.
"Spring is coming; if in doubt, read the store
announcements.
A woman to succeed Landis? Why not, pray?
The Husking Bee
Ii5 Your Day
Siart It Wiih a Lau$h
CENT EN AIMS.
Comes again the Lenten season
In the cycle of the year
Let us ponder on the resion '
For this era that is herej
Let's forget our worldly passions,
Cast vain pleasures far behind, v
Dwell we not on styles and fashions,
Cain humility of mind. '
Helpful deeds, not selfish pleasures,
Give us strength with life to cope,
And a character that measures
Faith and charity and hope;
Keep our thoughts like frsgrant flowers
Fresh and beautiful and pure,
And we'll find the golden hours
Will eternally endure.
Not for worldly commendation,
But for good that we can do,
Will we overcome temptation
With a steadfast heart and true;
Not a plea for help unheeded
From a fellow in despair
And for strength and courage needed
Spend a while each day in prayer.
PHILO-SOPHY.
. A hard character is very seldom a solid citizen.
It often takes real philosophy to enable one
to bear the burdens imposed on him by the
philosophy of others.
Personally we have never tried it out, but
some gray-bearded wiseacre has chirped from
the depths of his wisdom that wealth doesn't
bring happiness.
However, there must be at least a modicum
of satisfaction in being known as a gloomy mil
lionaire. One of the outstanding blessings of poverty,
though, is that one doesn't have to worm himself
into a padded cell over an involved and intricate
income tax blank.
Hub: She didn't want people to know how
fat she was, but when she got on the scales
Bub: She gave herself a-weigh, eh?
MARCH.
March has come is here at last,
And through the air we feel a blast
That tears the atmosphere to shreds
And brings to light a few bald heads;
It fans our faces till it hurts.
And makes the maidens clutch their skirts
And turn their backs unto the breeze
The while they cover up their knees;
But I care not if March winds blow,
For when I feel the breeie I know
That soon the little birds will sing
The songs that tell us it is spring.
TODAY'S IDLE THOUGHT.
You can usually tell when a man is lying by
the trouble he takes to prove it.
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MIGHT FURNISH THEACADEMY.
(Culled from Brads.tret by Scout H. F. T.)
Adix Manufacturing Co., Hog Troughs and
Hotel. Boofie, Iowa.
DOMINATIONS TO THE ACADEMY.
' Dear Philo: Mr. A. Nemec, the w. k. car
penter of Hickory street, is still able to follow
his trade, but how do you suppose Mr. Nickum
gets by as salesman for the Omaha Crockery
company?
In ' Mr. Goldgrabber's building on North
Twenty-fourth street there is a give you one
guess. Maque.
We're afraid to risk it on one guess, but we
have nominated as official knocker of the acad
emy Mr. Goldhammer of the Realart Picture
Corp. , , ...
A. Goldman of North Twentieth deals in
junk, but as the academy gardener we present
the name of Albert S. Fields, who is now em
ployed on the Evergreen farm near Waterloo
Neb. :
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- LIVE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
(From Classified Ads.)
Will pay 2S cents per dozen for live cock
roaches and bedbugs. State amount you can
supply. Box 9140. ,
Dear R. L. N.: Pulled your contrib. off the
forms at the last minute by the skin of our teeth
(you probably know what that is), but we still
feel that you are entitled to. a couple of chances
on the hemstitched cigaret holder.
QUIT YOUR TICKLIN'.
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Dear Philo:
If I should write some poetry
About the gentle spring' '
- And send the poem up to thee,
I wonder wouldst thou spring ;
With all thy swift dexterity
To gain the garbage can,
Or -wouldst thou curse composedly
Like any gentleman?
But write I naught of gentle spring,"
So, gentle Philo, rest theel
I merely do this questioning
In order to molest thee.
J.J. R.F. D.
NO CHANCE FOR DOUBT NOW.
Dear Philo: Have you noticed that some
knees are too friendly with each other while
some appear not Jo be on terms? I used to give
them all the benefit of the doubt. Aky.
'
A. Cuckoo Bird says: My copy . book said
nuts make oaks, and doubtless some nuts do;
but nearly all the nuts I know are busy making
brew.
WE'RE FOR IT.
A health treatise calls the practice of physical
stillness and bodily quiet "exercise," which, by
the way, is just the sort of exercise most of us
enjoy. Inertia can be practiced anywhere in
the home, office, or shop, without special ap
paratus. We offer as a special prize a slightly used
calendar pad, 1919 model, for the best letter of
not less than 10,000 words, exclusive of proper
and improper names and adjectives, on what
Frits Franks said to Frank Pierce and vice
versa. .. .. , t.
Letter may be written on both sides of the
paper in ink, pencil, charcoal, water colors, or
injected with a hypodermic needle. We shall
ask Omaha and Kansas City police heads to act
as judges.
ISNT IT THE TRUTH?
When a man cornea to your office
To touch you for a loan,
And he has a touchy atory
That would touch a heart of stone,
If he finds you in, you're out
A little wad of tin.
But if he finds you out, then you
Will find that you are in.- I
It takes eight . ounces of boxing glove to
comply with the law, but four ounces is plenty
material for a bathing suit.
AFTER-THOUGHT: Knowledge is power
and experience is the power house. PHILO.
How to Keep Well
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CHILDREN WHO ARE "ODD."
Dementia prceo Is a vtry Impor
tant menial dioordor.
Although wa are' not sntlrtly
at rt4 to Jqat what it la or what
cauaoa It for w havo not known
about tt very long larga propor
tion of tha lnma.it of Inaatis aayl
urns are labeled dementia precox.
In New ork siaia I,0o0 of the
St. 000 inaana hoapital population are
dlagnoaad as having lltla dlaordrr.
In Mlnneaoia'a liicntutlona about ti
to IS per rent of all admlaalnna mrm
duo to this disorder.
Furthermore, alnoo the dlmirder
generally develops in young peopl.
tha duration of rare la long and,
Anally, In tha opinion of Dr. lllt-k-son
and other criminologist, a larse
proportion of tha young criminal
rrra to orav on amlnv h nm i.
Jails hav dementia precox.
Which children arc liable to de
velop tha disorder?
jr. w. i I'atieraon of Fergua
Falls, Minn., saya herldliy Is a fac
tor. Ninety per cent of the cases
showad a herldliary taint. In 4
per cant of tha raxea the atoi k had
cases of mental disorder: and ner
vous dlseaaea and' alcohollxm came
second and third, respectively.
ut. jxiiuorno aaid he thought It
fortunate that dementia nnmi Am.
veloped early In life, aln It pre
vented so many of tha auhjects from
marrying and begetting large fam
ilies, many of whom would develop
the mental disorder.
Soma children develoo dementia
precox aa early as S years of age.
but the rule la that tha disorder does
not become definite) until the prrlod
of puberty, or adolescence, or after.
Tha children who are very llahlo
to develop the disorder at this criti
cal period of Ufa have been re
marked as being out of the ordinary
slnre they first got old enough to
play with other children.
Dr. Land said of the earlier years
of life of these children:
"They are the shut-in personal
ities. They are poor social mixers.
the day-dreamers. They are occa
sionally criiuant, but as a rule they
ar not"
Tha general tendency towards de
mentia precox can be traced back to
long standing defects. Surh are:
Inability to adjust the little- situa
tions of life, recourse to day-dreams
and various kinds of flight from re
ality. Dr. land thinks thjst early recog
nition of the meaning ot these qual
ities of mind and training based on
such recognition would prevent somn
frorn' becoming Insane, and would
m.ake It possible for others to get on
In the world, even though Insane.
Adolph Meyer sayi "We find,
over and over, an account of ex
emplary childhood, but a gradual
change during adolescence. Close in
vestigation shows, however, that the
exemplary child often was exom
plary under a rather inadequate
ideal, an example of goodness and
meekness rather than of strength
and determination. . . . Unac
countable whims, with deficient con
trol in matters of ethics and Judg
ment. - . . . Seclusion. . . .
Headaches. ... Freaky appe
tites. . . . Day-dreaming. . .
. Utterly Immature philosophiz
ing." Patterson says: "A child with the
habit of day-dreaming, a craze for
reading, or abnormal sexual prac
tices has these propensities neutral
ized by play with more natural chil
dren. If they are not so neutral
ised, they are liable to grow Into
mental and emotional disorder."
Various authorities tell of a lack
of proper emotions, such as friend
ship, friendliness, sociability, grati
tude and affection, as characterizing
those prone to develop Into dementia
precox.
Health Cosmetics.
Miss M. A. S. writes: "When ahout
7 years old I was wounded In falling
from the second floor. No one saw
It, and so I let the wound bleed for
a long time before I was finally
found out. I am now 19 and very
pale and thin.
"I. Can this condition be due to
my letting the wound bleed so long?
" Are there any foods or exercises
that will increase the amount of my
blood and lessen my paleness?"
REPLY.
1. NO.
2. Eat plenty of green vegetables,
good meat and whole wheat bran.
Exercise in the open air Is best,
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Another Wortt i M. f. H.
StrotnsUurg. Neb,, Kb. 8?. To
the Kdltor of The : I would
very mm h like to take iue agatnat
M. M. IVa, letter under dale of Feb
ruary ! entitled "lltsrtiMlng the
llonui." Ilia Illustration ha at vary
capitalistic ring and Is contrary to
the people's In general way of think
ing. I'oinpariiig the ran with a man
who hou4 tokos fir and tha chil
dren aut In etinmhlng tha
tlarnrs, but tha house la ao badly
tUmRjrad that heavy expena la en
tailed by the father, who for several
yeara must devot a larg part of
hla Income to repairing tUo root, and
the children In tha home turn upon
liitti and demand compenaatton
could be very much Improved and
brought to tha rank and file way
of thinking by the following similar
Illustration:
A rich man's hous takes fir. Ms
neighbors, not having been so fortu
nate In the accumulation of wealth,
leaving their Jobs with which they
are occupied In making a living,
rlhk their own lives to save those of
tha rich man's family. That being
done, ho returns to find hla job
taken by another and no other Jobs
to be found, as In the rase of many
x-scrvlce men today and contrary
to your misinformed way of think
ing. The rich nun, hlmlf not be
ing present to help extinguish the
flumes In hla own home, sticks to
his post and continues to accumu
late more wealth.
Would not . these neighbors then
be entitled to a reward for their
services?
I am glad the majority of tha peo
ple In the United States are not ao
pelilsh as At. M. B's, editorial leads
me to think he Is.
A. T. WALLINE.
An Open LMtcr to Mr. It B. Howr-U.
Omaha, Feb. 28. My Dear Mr.
Howell: In a recent outline of your
prohibition views you quote the
opinion of 'America's most revered
oracle as follows: "Lincoln coupled
slavery and the liquor question to
gether as the greaent curses oppress
ing American people." Who, Indeed,
would question the wisdom of this
country's supreme historical Idol?
Since, like the rest of your fellow
patrlots, you feel that messages
from him must carry more weight
than would any other, you can of
fer, In matttrs of such grave practi
cal Import, you will not object to
further quotation from the same
source I think in Lincoln's actual
words.
"Prohibition will work great In
Jury to the cause of temperance.
It Is a species of Intemperance. with
in Itself, for it goes beyond the
bounds of reason in that it attempts
to control a man's appetite by legis
lation and makes a crime out of
things that are not crimes. A pro
hibition law strikes a blow at the
very principles on which our gov
ernment was founded."
No comment could Improve upon
this. Like most sayings handed
down from that wise one who "be
longs to the ages," it covers the
ground. The whole thing in a nut
shell! No exaggeration Just plain
fact. It is something of a descent
(sentimentally) from Abraham Lin
coln to Commissioner Coler of New
York's department of public welfare
begging pardon for the same!
but since that is not the commission
er's fault and since we speak of
fact, I would call your attention and
that of Mrs. Draper Smith to Mr.
Calebs roport In tha Times of Feb
ruary I, Ita mm that at rtral. after
tha prohibition bill rJ. h
"thought tha millennium had
coma." At first, you obaerva. 'In
lilt tha a U oho ltd warda In the city
hoauitala air prauiUslly aban
doned. Now i In thro ytare' tints I
iholr activity la groalor than before
tha eighteenth amendment
pasted. ... I ran aay positive
ly that all tha seaming sood which
was to b derived front the working
out of Ihla act has paaood away. .
, . Ho far, tha enpeiiment ha
hon that the ingrained IvaMte of
a nation cannot be arbitrarily
rhaniod by tha passing of a law."
This alao needs no comment, except
that It merely bears out Mr. Lin
coln's eler-hadei forvcaat.
The AmerU-an r'elratlon of La
bor hss JUft aitnoum-ad Its findings
after a etrict Investigation of pro
hibition rxaulie. I have no personal
concern for that or any other, fed
eration, but I muat ay that their
council preaenla a very convincing
reaiinie .f tha altuatlon, t'f tha
seven polnta In their report as lo
cally printed, at least two seem In
marked discord w-lth your prognostic
of "Amerlca'a economic sdvanlase"
-I. a. "IniTaa In unemployment"
and "Inrreaaea In tsxee, amounting
to approximately one billion dollara
per year." Congressman MetJresor
of Buffalo gave 1 reasons to the
house the oiher day why prohibition
(for which ha had voted) haa
proved a detriment to the nation!
Too many to quote here.
The writer of this rares not at
alt for the Joys ot the flowing bowl,
but very much for the rlghta of the
Individual and the best welfare of
this country we live In which la
now going to tha dogs as fast aa
fanaticism can propel It! One may
not doubt the sincerity of many of
the misguided hrother-and-slsler-hood.
Nor yet help admiring the
nerve that muse them to feel ao
much wiser and better than tho
legions past and present of good
"temperance" people Including,
wisest and best of any, the great
Emancipator.
Trusting that conditions may yet
appear to us all aa you now find
them "highly encouraging," I am
most cordially yours,
A WATER-DRINKER. '
On Tatrtck's Dsy.
Omahit. Feb. .18. To the Editor
of The Bee: Newspaper reports tell
US of a St. Patrick's day celebration
to be held at Kearney. The reports
also state that it Is to be made a
state meeting for the Irish. There
are to be speakers and guests of
nonor at the banquet. Call the
meeting Its true name, "A demo
cratic convention." You will not
hurt my feelings; I am a democrat.
There is a little book called "Koll
of Honor;" it contains the names of
everyone in Nebraska who stood by
Ireland in its suffering. The Kear
ney banquet looks more like the
roll of dishonor. I would like to
hear from those who were with Ire
land in its struggle. On St. Pat
rick's day we should have a George
W. Norrls or a JefTerls. We who
fought know well that these men
were our friends and, more, they
fought for what they thought was
Justice. Guests of honor on St. Pat
rick's day, our enemy when we had
our struggle Can we find any one
in the Koll of Honor good enough
to make guests of honor? I want
to hear from you who got up that
honor list.
Friends, we have not forgotten
yet. You might pull that off in 20
years' time, but not the first elec
tion after our struggle.
Democrats and republicans, you
are only hurting yourselves when
you try and butt in and make March
17 a day on which you can get Irish
votes. Those of Irish descent and
their friends are going to leave you
Derailing the Coach
Yaw Ik w wk Tlaa.
Behind the four or fit telUge
presidents who liave lately lifted up
iholr voices aaslnst the dsngeroue
tendencies In Intercollegiate sport
there must be many more who
would api-ak If they dared. For In
aome of our colleges, particularly
new collegea seeking a Place In the
un. or small colleges on tha msUe,
it la as much aa the prealdent s J"U
la worth to com Into conflict with
tha aililrtio coach and the more
worldly alumni. Pomelhlng. evi
dently. I wron- and this il""tnte tha
very considerable refornia that have
taken place In recrnt yeara. fnfor
tunately. thera la no general agree
ment as to the ekact nature of the
evil.
President Illhben. for esample.
eet-ma ta think It centers In roush
play and subsidised athlete. Hut
the are not peculiarly American
problems, hence not the points of
greatest dsnser In a situation wht'
threatening ponlhllltlra do seem to
be peculiarly American. KnglMi
aport la not free from rouah play,
though probably more so than our
own; nor from the aubsldlsed ath
lete, though that evil also la less In
Kngland, That la to nay, a man
who hss only phyalcal excellence will
not get one of the profitable schol
arships In which Oxford and Cam
bridge rollegea abound: but a schol
ar who happen also to ba a good
athlete will find Ms way much
smoother than the acholar whose
qualiricatlona and potencies ar all
north of his neck.
It may appear that the root of th
evil la th growth of what Is In ef
fect a vast Industry. ven though not
conducted for direct profit. In autne
colleges It certainly I conducted for
profit in that th football team la the
strongest advertisement for the In
stitution not infrequently the only
advertisement. Champloshlp teams
mean more students and more con
tributions to the endowment; snl
this evil will not disappear until
our coIIcro world haa realty grown
up. In the meantime It Is a question
of remedying the extatlna mischiefs.
Dr. Mendell and Tad Jones of
Yale seem to be on the right track
In proposing to limit the power of
th most purely professional ele
ment, the coaches. Modern college
football tends to assume th aspect
of a contest between two experts
who use college boys as their Instru
ments of play Instead of chessmen
or cards. At Vale they" are now talk
ing of keeping the coaches away
from the game and letting the play
era play it for themselves. This
would, of course, give an advantage
to the older and larger institutions
with a longer and sounder athletio
tradition, but It may be a suggestion
In the right direction. Modern ten
dencies are illustrated by the outcry
at Pittsburgh over Major Warner's
new contract with Stanford. Th
collegians take this as seriously as
if, for example, the French. Im
pressed by Mr. Hughes showing at
the late conference, had hired him
to coach their diplomats for the
next big game with England: yet
Major Warner works for a living
and has a right ruling out consid
eration of the length of his Pitts
burgh contract to advance himself
In his profession.
There are other serious evils con
nected with the passionate interest
and heavy gate receipts of big
games, but so long as hundreds of
thousands of people are determined
to see Yale play Harvard it is hard
to see how the overemphasis on col
lege games, with their attendant
harm to the amateur spirit, can be
prevented.
on election day where you left them
when they had their struggle. Poli
tician, hands oft St. Patrick's day
celebration 1922. You went to the
movies March 17, 1921. Go this
time, too. Do not hurt the feelings
of the Irish. : p.
. Wait Throe Months.
Mrs. I. C. writes: "1. What is the
prbper weight of a baby of 6 months
who weighed 6 pounds at birth?
"2. How often should it , be
nursed? .
"3. Can it be fed anything else
without being nursed?
"4. Is a baby at that age permit
ted to sit up?"
REPLY.
1. About 14 pounds.
2. Every four hours up to 10 at
night.
8. Fruit Juice and a little cooked
cereal. Start with one teaspoonful
of cooked cereal.
' 4. No. This power develops In
the eighth month.
And the Sooner the Belter.
F. S. writes: "My baby daughter.
10 months old, has a running ear j
since she cut the first two teeth, and ,
the discharge is bloody. I'm inject
ing a colution of boric arid in the
ear. Do you think I should keep
on treating her, or should I take her
to the hospital?"
, REPLY.
Have your physician take charge
in your home or in the hospital, as
he thinks best.
Reduces the Bank Roll.
One of Your Faithful Readers
writes: "Please tell me if the use of
an electric vibrator, such as is used
in barber shops, will aid one in re
ducing. REPLY.
" I do not think so. If it helped at
all the amount would be trifling. At
most, it would help to reduce an
excess amount of flesh in some local
area.
Taking off fat is a man size Job.
Good Diet Beats a Tonic.
H. A. writes: "I am suffering from
a lack of iron in my system and
would appreciate very much a list
of foods containing a great deal of
iron. Also, a good tonic."
REPLY. ..
Among the foods rich in iron are:
Good meat, whole wheat bread, bran,
cereals, green vegetables, peas,
beans, prunes, raisins. There is no
tonic equal to a good diet.
Books on Neurasthenia.
G. E. T. writes: "Kindly give me
th names of one or two books at
the public library on neurasthenia."
REPLY.
Any of the books by Sadler, Wal
ton, Ash. Jackson. Dubois. Some li
braries have certain of these; other
libraries have others.
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