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The Crime Inquiry Tii" bar association of the state has named its committee to investigate crime, its cause, its cure. The lawyers, in response to public alarm over the amazing trrowth of prison population and increase of offense' against property, will fry to find the answer. Many theories are being advanced. There are those who declare that there is too sentimental an attitude on the part of the (Governor toward tho-e 'ont av. ay. Others are ready to believe that the penalties are too light. .>till others would replace the jury system with a single judge. Other* would multiply death ■ .sentences. Thes< are mere theories They do not deal with faci . The;, are the suggestions of those who want something done. If the lawyers are to perform any real service they might begin their inquiries in a field with whieli they are familiar and for which they June an original responsibility. They might inquire into the ethics of their own profession and how closely the members follow the theory that every attorney is an officer of the court, bound by his oath to assist in the enforcement of law and the preservation of justice. The inquiry might an into the reason for the, appearance <"11’ certain lawyers whenever a gunman, a ha edit who belongs to a gang, a peculiarly < te character is brought to trial. They might announce, as a policy, that there would he disbarment proceedings against any lawyer who deals with questionable practices such a- ihe presentation of fake alibis, the disappearance of v it nesses, the changing of recollection on the part of those who testify for the state. As ofilet rs of the court, attorneys are bound only to piV'cnt mitigating circumstances when they arc com inced that their clieuts are guilty. Vet there are lawyers in every city known for tlmir success in "beating the rap” for known criminal', who exercise their ingenuity not to advance .justice but to defeat it. The resort, to delays, the various tricks by which tbe Mate is put to a disadvantage, the changing of judges to secure some friendly jurist on the bench, are as much an attack on law and order as the original crime committed hr the man on trial. These men are known in tin* profession. They are tolerated, if not honored, il the bar association really wants to stop crime it might begin by cleaning up its own profession of those who use * licit* license to practice as a means of keeping guilty men out of jail*. Britain’s Opportunity A Cincinnati lawyer Nicholas Klein, now is in London. lecturing m the labor college, of which Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald is dean. “There is a tremendous drive on here to get the $900,000,000 yearly trade of Canada away from the United States." Klein told the Cincinnati Post. "The American government is about to raise the tariff against. Canada, and the officials in London think this is a cood chance to go after this market as a means of putting British workers to making goods for Canada. Every means will be used to this end." A dozen sections of the proposed tariff bill raise rates against Canada's products which she sells to us. Regardless of her feelings in the matter, which are said to be bitter, tbe less she can sell to us the less she rati buv from us. And Great Britain, the world's great tradinc nation, sees her chance. Tbe Southern G. 0. P. Reformation of the Republican party in the south undertaken at the behest of President Hoover, is proceeding slowly. Tn some states it has encountered stiff opposition, and elements which Hoover regarded with disfavor still are in control and still are dictating the distribution of patronage. Tliis is not surprising. It was not to be expected that, an organization which had grown up through the '•ears could be upset overnight and anew order instituted. Nevertheless, it is to be hoped that, the movement is not losing strength. The Republican party in the south lope has been a disgrace, and in control of men whose only interest has been in getting jobs for themselves and others. The so-called leaders have delivered votes every four years at nominating conventions, sometimes enough to swing the decision, and for this have been allowed to run things pretty much as they pleased. It will take courage and persistence to accomplish what Hoover wants done. Similar attempts in the past have got nowhere. The present effort should be carried through. Dawes in Form Ambassador Dawes "roared as if he were on the parade ground." says the London Daily Mail, in describing his speech on Anglo-American relations at a luncheon at Vintners' hall. "He shattered the ancient peaceful atmosphere And kept Lord Derby and Lord Riddell, who sat on either side of him. dodging his crashing fists." The Express reports that Dawes " startled his audience." and that " his curiously harsh voice was raised to a high pitch. His actions and gesticulations were to match." While other distinguished guests at the speakers' table wore conventional morning attire, Dawes appeared in a gray tropical weight suit. Dawes’ antics in London are amusing or embarrassing depending on your viewpoint. If he wants to make a clown of himself for the benefit of the British public, probably no harm is done. It is to be hoped, however, that he keeps his idiosyncrasies out of the field of diplomacy.

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Calmness Needed The spectacle of the revolutionary" governments of China and Russia at each other's throats" would be ridiculous except for the very real danger that war may develop. The shibboleth of the Soviets has been internationalism. They have disavowed the imperialistic aims of the czarist government at every opportunity. Yet, Russia resorted to that familiar weapon of imperialistic governments, the ultimatum, and is in the position of defending rights acquired by the czarist government by the very methods the Soviets so loudly have denounced. China, which at the outbreak of the revolution regarded proletarian Russia as her one friend in a world of greedy nations, takes over the Chinese Eastern Railway with a calm disregard for processes of law. Equally curious is the war fever of the communists and their demonstrations throughout Russia. Instead of preaching the brotherhood of man, they are demanding the slaughter of Chinese. Unfortunately, the Chinese reply to the Russian note, originally reported conciliatory in tone, has caused Russia to break off relations with China. While Russia has not threatened force, there are ominous reports of troop movements along the border, and battles are reported to have occurred. War would be a calamity to the masses of both nations, so recently emerged from oppression by their rulers, and would deter their upward struggle. Moreover, the world needs the example of these two gigantic young republicans living as friendly and helpful neighbors. If they finally undertake to settle their dispute by arms, it is quite likely other nations will become involved. No one will profit; millions will suffer. The issues at stake are complicated, and much is to be said on each side. There is nothing that can not be settled by discussion, however, if it is undertaken calmly, free from the rattle of sabers. The Kellogg Pact All Americans will take satisfaction in the action of Secretary of State Stimson, inaugurating a progiam of peaceable discussion between Russia and China as a substitute for the threatened war between those nations. They will take further satisfaction in the existence of the Kellogg peace pact, an instrument of American origin, which will m ike it difficult—even if Russia and China are disposed to disregard the sentiment of the rest of the world—tor the two nations to avoid trying in every way possible to adjust their troubles without bloodshed. Russia has responded without hesitation to the American suggestion. Jan Rudzutsk, acting head of the Soviet government, declares the Kellogg pact is more important to Russia than the Chinese Eastern railway and that his country has no intention of declaring war on China. It is hardly too much to anticipate immediate response in a similar vein from the Nationalist government. Aviation's Real Service While endurance fliers circle over airports, transAtlantic fliers spin off over the sea., and other spectacular stunters go about their tasks, the rank anti file of aviation continues with the ordinary, unexciting tasks that are making aviation valuable to the people as a whole. Lost in the dispatches telling of more stirring events is a brief paragraph from Ottawa, Ontario, telling how Flight Lieutenant N. C. Forks just has fin- | ished an experiment in dusting trees in a northern Ontario forest, from an airplane to exterminate the spruce bug worm. This insect pest ruins many acres of trees annually. Lieutenant Forks has found that it can best be j attacked with the airplane—and thus, unnoticed, j proves himself a more valuable airman than a dozen of the more famous ones.

.David Dietz on Science .

Within the Living Cell

THE cell., comprising living organisms differ widely in detail, but all have the same general structure. The accompanying diagram shows a typical cell. It is not any particular cell, but merely a generalized diagram of the common features of practically all cells. The diagram will be familiar to students of biolrey. It is patterned after the one which appears in Prof. E. B. Wilson's monumental treaties on cells. Dr.

NUCLfcCLUS C ne“oS? 1 MEW6HANE MUCLE 05 [ Si|_ CV TOSOME c RUJAPUSTIC —poDttf

to be noted in both the nucleus and the Cytosome. The nucleus is usually spherical in form, though it occasionally takes other shapes. It is characterized by a network of filaments composed of a protein knovn as chromatin. This chromatin network, as it is called, is extremely important, since it is believed to be the controller of heredity. The nucleus ak>o contains a small spot, denser than the rest, known as the plasmosome or true nucleolus. An important feature of the cytosome is the center bodies,’ or centrosomes, which occur usually directly above the nucleus. Other features of the cytosome are granules of various kinds, bits of solid masses known as plastids. and thread-like filaments called chonriosomes whose functions are not well known. The cystosomealso includes tiny bubbles of fluid known as vacuoles. This description of the structure of the cell is a highly generalized one. Cytologists as the scientists who study cell structure are called, have amassed much detailed information about various cells, their structure and their behavior. This knowledge is of the utmost importnce. Since the most complex organism is composed of cells, and. moreover, begins its life as a fertilized egg cell, the knowledge of cells is fundamental. The biologist believes today that the key to many biological problems lies in the structure and behavior of the cell. These problems are being studied today in laboratories in all parts of the world.

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Wilson is, perhaps, the greatest living student of cell structure. It will be noticed that the cell is composed of three major portions, the outer wall or membrane, the interior in genera 1 or cy tosome, and the denser central portions or nucleus, Structural differences are

THE INDIANAPOLIS TTMES

M. E. Tracy

SAYS:

War Can Be Outlawed by Statute, But It Can A lot Be Kept Outlawed Very Long Without Force.

npWO hundred Red Russians demonstrate before the Chinese | consulate in New York. The result is a traffic jam. Police interfere, taking fifteen of them to the station. That epitomizes the situation in Manchuria. No great number of people can knock off to strut, or fight, these days, without causing a traffic jam. nun Mobilizing in Asia npHE mobilization of troops in Manchuria creates the same kind of a blockade that occurred when the little Red parade entered Astor place to show the Chinese consul how it felt. If there were an international po- ! lice force to call on, it could be j cleared the same way. There being no such force, the great governments of the world find themselves obliged to form a volunj tary committee. tt tt tt ‘Stop It! Stop It!’ QINCE they can do nothing offi- | daily, the great governments be--1 gin by yelling for the belligerents to “stop it,” which is the usual role of bystanders when they try to make peace. England, France, Japan and our own government have reminded Russia and China that they agreed : not to go to war when they signed | the Kellogg pact. j Great stuff! But suppose the New" j York police could have done nothing ; but remind those Russian paraders | that they had agreed to become nice, I law-abiding citizens when they came j to this country? n n tt Law Without Order tt/'E are getting the idea of what W needs to be done, but still i lack the nerve to put it into effect. Whether as applied to individuals, | or nations, law" is no good without ! some kind of agency to make it j stick. i Like murder, theft, or anything else, war can be outlawed by statute, but it can not be kept outlawed very j long without force. Chief Justice Taft may have been ! premature in offering his plan for a league to enforce peace, but the im- ! mutable principles of progress are i drawing the world steadily toward it. tt a tt Walker to Run Again MAYOR WALKER is candid, rather than peculiar. Most people could find it hard tc say “no” if placed in his position, though it is to be feared that some would do a little polite lying at the outset. The mayoralty of New" York City j is not to be sneezed at, even for the ! second term. It is the most impor- [ tant executive position in this country outside the White House. The mayor of New York has twice as big a budget to handle and twice as much patronage at his disposal as the Governor of New York, tt n a Farm Relief tpARMERS must co-operate if I. 1 they would get loans from the government. That brings the problem right back where it belongs. Co-operation is the logical basis of farm relief, and always has been, just as it is, and always has been the basis of progress in other lines. Farmers can not remain unorganized and compete with organized markets. What is more important, they must do the organizing themselves if they would remain free and run their own business.

.Wickersham's Letter TV TOW that the storm is over, let | IN us be perfectly frank and admit that Mr. Wickersham's letter did not amount to so much, that it was only one man’s opinion, and that its importance has been exaggerated out of all reason. Mr. Wickersham did not need to write it. of course, and Governor Roosevelt did not need, to read it out loud, but making allowance for ail that, what harm has been done? n an Like Wilson's Plan WHEN you get right down to brass tacks. Mr. Wickersham said nothing original, or official. His suggestion that the states handle the retail end of prohibition, while the federal government handled the wholesale end. was quite similar to the scheme proposed by Woodrow Wilson. The implication that he spoke for either President Hoover, or the crime commission, palpably was born in the minds of those who wanted to think so. o n tt False Emphasis THE false emphasis placed on the Wickersham letter shows how prohibition has gone to our heads. | and how hard it has become for us to talk, or think sensibly about i anything connected with it. Os clever argument and deduction. there has been enough and to spare, but of even the most ordinary inclination to reason the thing out. there has been scant evidence. The idea that anything of consequence has happened because Wickersham suggested a plan of I prohibition enforcement in a let-1 ter to Governor Roosevelt, which appealed as being sound to Woodrow Wilson ten years ago. is bunk. British Prince Is 111 ! B'J United Press } LONDON. July 20 —Prince ! j George has been forced to cancel all i public engagements temporarily be- i cause of a slight digestive disorder.

Perhaps This Is How Wickersham Reasons

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Diabetic Can Live Long if Careful

BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hygeia, the Health Magazine. THE rapidity with which hardening of the arteries occurs in different people varies greatly. Some people are old at 40; others not until after 70. It is an old saying that a man is as old as his arteries, and much depends on what Osier called the “vital rubber" in the vessels that carry the blood. The exact cause of hardening of the arteries is not known. It is known that it is likely to be associated with a hard life, involving ever strain, repeated infections, intoxications with alcohol, tobacco and other poisons; overeating and abuse of the body generally. There are some cases of high blood pressure in which changes can not be found either in the blood vessels themselves, in the heart, or

IT SEEMS TO ME

MOVE over, Molly Pitcher, and Barbara. Frietchie, won't you please sit down? Make way for Dolly Curtis Gann. Once she was only a Vice-President's sister but now she belongs to the ages. Like the geese of Rome which honked a warning, she has saved a nation from destruction. Unfortunately, Mrs. Gann has been all too modest about her exploit. Some of the details are still missing. We know that she was entertained by Sir Esme Howard at the British embassy and that during the course of the dinner flunkeys sneaked upon her bearing liquor. But Dolly declined. In a land w'here most of us are given to easy aquiescence there should be reared a pedestal for this heroine who could say “No.” And don't forget that it was a hot night in Washington and that the ice tinkled enticingly in the glasses which contained the devilish concoctions. With ri much honor

A(IWWAfY mm r ■" r 1 •

SECOND BATTLE OF MARNE .July 30

ON July 20. 1918, the German troops under General Ludendorff were driven back across the Marne by American and French troops in one of the most important offenses staged by the allied troops in the World war. The drive which Ludendorff started on July 15 was his fifth—and what proved to be his last offensive of the war and is termed in history as the Second Battle of the Marne. The Germans’ line of attack extended roughly over a distance of sixty miles, from Chateau-Thierry to Dormans, around Rheims. and then east to the Argonne forest. More than 800.000 men were available for the great offensive. The Germans crossed the Marne in force southeast of Cliateau-Thi-errv, but a counter-attack soon drove them back. And their attacks around Blignay and Prunay. as well as elsewhere, were also checked. A result of the failure of this offensive was that the aspect of the entire front was changed on July 18, when Americans and French began a successful offensive, from the Marne’, to the Aisne. which changed a dangerous situation for the allies into a far more dangerous one for the Teutons.

Daily Thought

And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me. —Proverbs 5:13. a s a WEAR your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out and strike it, merely to show that you have one. —Chesterfield.

•HEALTH IN HOT WEATHER-

in the kidneys, sufficient to explain the condition. It generally is believed that this type of high blood pressure is caused by conditions in other organs which are not recognized in the odinary examination, and it is believed by many people that such high blood pressure may be a compensation by the body which is necessary to the life of the individual. Hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure are increasingly associated as causes of death among people in the United States. It is, of course, understood generally that the breaking of a. blood vessel in the brain with the condition called apoplexy is the result of weakening of the blood vessels by disease and the added force coming from high blood pressure. In recent years, hemorrhage of the brain has been third among the causes of death in this country.

HEYWOOD y BROUN

i heaped up and flowing over, there ! should be enough to go round and | some of the credit belongs to the ; w. C. T. U. of Kentucky. This was i the organization which wrote to the I Vice-President's official hostess asking: “Did you, for the honor and : dignity of your country, decline liquor at Sir Esme Howard's dinner?” tt tt a A Nation Waits T 1 HE question having been put, the nation's pulse first raced j and then began to skip. America’s fate hung in the balance. Excited citizens gathered at street corners, buzzing like so many insects. “Dolly did. Dolly didn't. Dolly did. Dolly didn't.” Strong men walked the floor and paused in their pacing to answer, “No news yet,” as the baby hunched herself up in the cradle to inquire. “Did Mrs. Gann take a naughty dwink at Sir Esme's ambassadorial function?” It was almost like the eve of Waterloo the night before they fired on Ft. Sumter. American institutions swung in the breeze like a couple of aspens. It is easy to imagine the trembling hands with which the secretary of the Kentucky W. C. T. U. opened the enevelope marked. “If not delivered in five days, please return to Dolly Curtis Gann, official hostess Vice-President Curtiss, Washington, D. C.” The secretary paled and swooned away for joy, but first she shouted. ••Dolly didn't,” And you may well imagine that the root beer flowed that evening as all the ladies clapped their hands and cried, “She saved our honor.” T did decline,” wrote Dolly. ‘Of course, you know that Sir Esme Howard has the right under the laws of his country to serve whatever he wishes. However, out of consideration of my own country and my brother. I feel the proper thing for me to do at all times is to decline." e tt a Birth of Negation THIS is ample for jubilation. The echo of Dolly's stalwart “No” is chasing around the world after the shot fired at Concord Bridge and gaining with eve~y step. Let this 'inspired phrase of) "No” be emblazoned in the public mind I and set beside such national slogan; as “You may fire when ready. Gridley.” and “Even your best friends won't tell you.” The Kentucky W. C. T. U. while snooping around for information might just as well have gone much farther. Respectively I suggest to the secretary of the organization j that her questionnaire might properly have read as follows: “1. Did you take a drink? “2. What do you think it was? “3. Did Charlie Curtis remember to wash his neck before attending the dinner at Sir Esme Howard’s? 4. What did you have for dessert? “5. How many people got tight? j “6. Did anybody make a pass at you; i. e. kicking foot under table?

The prevention of hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure is not today a very scientific procedure. It is recognized that infections and intoxications such as have been mentioned should be controlled, but it is also recognized that the heredity of the person and the tendency of his family to long life constitute major factors in the situation and these things can not be controlled. Again and again in this column the advantages of good personal hygiene have been emphasized. Overeating, overweight, overwork and overworry, indeed excessive indulgence in any of the activities of human existence are recognized as secondary causes of high blood pressure and of wear and tear on the circulation. The scientific adviser only can repeat again and again the warning to slow down-

Ideals and opinions expressed in this column are those of one of America’s most interesting writers, and are presented without regard to their agreement or disagreement with the editorial attitude of this paper.—The Editor.

; Squeezing hands? Pinching the ; kneecap? “7. Do you believe in companionj ate marriage? “8. How about the first secre- ! tary's shirt studs? “9. Would you say ( they were happily married? "10. Are they really married? “11. Did any of the lady guests smoke cigarettes which defile womanhood and destroy the home? “12. On which side does the vicepresident sleep." (Copyright. 1929. for The Times)

Times Readers Voice Views

Editor Times—l have read today with much interest the letter written by George W. Wickersham. who heads the President’s law enforcement commission, which was communicated to the Governors’ conference by Governor Roosevelt at New London, Conn. It is rather amusing to note the caution with which some of our prominent public men comment upon this letter, and the varying constructions which some of them place upon if, tt seems to me. on glancing over it, that it is somewhat of a gesture toward the view on the liquor question which was expressed in his campaign for the presidency by Governor Smith, sometimes called “Al_ Smith,” especially by those who dislike him because be endeavored to find a sane and practical solution of that troublesome question, and because he labored under the impression that the federal constitution secured him liberty of conscience in his religion. The fact that the commissioner in his letter restricts the “internal police regulations" of the states to the prevention of “sales, saloons, speakeasies, and so forth," appears to me to warrant the construction I place upon it. The words “so forth” certainly are rather significant, as is also the statement “the national and state laws might be modified so as to become reasonably capable of enforcement.” It hardly will do either to eliminate or ignore the word “reasonable” in the construction of this letter. It plainly should be taken into consideration. Os course. Mr. Wickersham does not go as far as Governor Smith went in suggesting a remedy for the liquor evil, but he certainly goes in the same general direction. But, assuming that the federal government succeeds in its effort to prevent importation, manufacture and transportation of intoxicating liquor in Interstate commerce, quite a violent assumption, even if it “calls out the marines” to accomplish that purpose, and assuming also that the states are successful by the exercise of their internal police regulations in preventing, sales, saloons, speakeasies, and so forth, is there any reason for believing that this remedy for intemperance will be satisfactory to the gentlemen and j ladies who are determined to make j everybody temperate by force of, legislative enactment?

JULY 20, 1929

REASON

’Ey Frederick Landis

Without War, History Would Have Little to Be Proud of : Then Only Do Men Forgel Themselves Into Immortality. , 'P'HE Rainbow division had a fmr J. reunion at Baltimore and we wish this particular rainbow were a sign that there never would be another flood or war. But did you ever stop to think that without its wars history would have little to be proud of? Then only do men forget themselves into immortality. The rest of the time it is selfishness. a a a The loss of the Chicago Tribune ariplane. the ’Untin Bowler, prove again that a bad name will lead one to destruction. tt B tt Lindbergh delivered a lecture on honesty and integrity at San Francisco. but his most eloquent utterance on this subject was his silent refusal tc sell his soul when he landed in Paris. a a tt These soviet politicians of Mo - cow would better be a little less cocky about getting into a war with China, for that, will bring Japan into it very likely on the side of China, which would mean that Russia would get licked and the result of that" probably would be the collapse of bolshevism. a a a AS the former presidential yacht. Mayflower, lies at the Philadelphia navy yard, waiting to be sold to the highest bidder, how bitterly she must think of the days when Presidents and diplomats settled affairs of state upon her deck. tt tt tt The Graf Zeppelin plans a world tour, starting in August, and she may make the circuit unless she locks arms with a typhoon, out for a stroll. e tt tt The Filipinos are right to protest against imposition of a duty on the products they ship into the United States. They arc part of the nation and there’s supposed to be free trade among members of the family. tt tt it This youthful Filipino statesman who made the plea against such a tariff should go big in our chautauquas, for he actually brought tears to the eyes of the United States senators composing the finance committee, and that’s more wonderful than to fly the Atlantic. n a tt SIX business women, said to ba the feminine brains of Idaho are going to Europe with some othe v ladies in behalf of world peace. The masculine brains of Idaho are not divided among any six gent: but are chiefly under the sombrero of Mr. William E. Borah. tt tt it Captain Ross Hoyt, who plans to fly from Mitchel field, N. Y., to Nome, Alaska, a distance of 4,300 miles, most of it over a widemess as dangerous as the Atlantic, certainly is not doing it for the resulting limelight, since there are not many people in Nome. tt tt a The rapidity with which American families vanish is shown by the fact that the authorities of the West Point military academy are unable to locate any relatives of eight major-generals of the Civil war. In other countries those generals would have numerous descendants to keep the home fires burning.

Most assuredly not! They are resolved on prohibiton at any cost, and prohibition to their minds lacks a great deal of being prohibition, if beer and wines are to survive, and, as before stated, under a fair construction of the Wickersham letter. it is contemplated that they shall survive. Now, in what manner do the extremists intend to handle this residium? Do they propose, for instance, to stop the American housewife ! from maknig and using home made beer and wines for the family con- ! sumption? This practice is constantly going on in almost every section of the country. The ingredients for such beer are j readily accessible, and its success- | ful brewing is a matter of easy acI complishment. Grapes, elderberries. ; dandelions, and many like products of nature everywhere abound. How. I aeain inquire, is this phase of the | subject to be handled? Is the gov- ! ernment to uproot the grape vinecut down the elder bushes, exterminate the dandelions and destroy ah other products of the soil from wh>h these home wines can be manufactured? And how long is it supposed the citizens of the country will submit to a wholesale Invasion of th<"-ir homes for the confiscation of th p "-c kind of wines, and to the impositic upon them of excessive fine 1 the taxing against them of outrageous and discriminatory prosecuting attorney fees, and the confining them in prison, for partaking of these beverages at their own dinner tables? No wonder there is manifest the “open disrespect for the Volstead law” to which the commissioner calls attention in his letter. It is well enough to note, however, in this connection, that among the vase number of persons who look upon this law with contempt, especially as it applies to domestic beer and wines, there is scarcely any of them who is out of sympathy with the great mass of our other criminal laws, and who is not earnestly in favor of their enforcement. So far as these domestic malt and vinous liquors are concerned, Mr. Editor, the trouble is not so much with the people who manufacture and drink them, as with the absurd and tyrannical laws which forbid their manufacture and consumption. HENRY U. JOHNSON. Richmond, Ind.