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Take No Chances No one should be either lulled to a sense of false security or fooled as to his real desire by any statement of Boss Coffin that his organization is taking no interest in the school election. The reason for the revolt under the citizens’ ticket against the present management of the schools is the fact that the machine of which Coffin is the head and the feet and the hands —don’t forget the hands—has controlled the actions of the board during the past four years. The school board which is in such discredit and disrepute was elected by Coffin when he presented Duvall to the voters as the fine example of the self-sacrificing business man and banker whose personal success and achievements promised a better day in government. Coffin has controlled that board just as he controlled Duvall up to the time a criminal court decided that the former mayor was caught before the statute of limitations applied to his crimes. It may be well to remember Duvall and the tone of the Coffin indorsements of him. It gives a clew to Coffin’s judgment of men. if he were sincere in presenting Duvall as the business man in politics. There is some reason to believe that he knew then that Duvall was committing the acts which were to later convict him of crimes. Nor should there be any forgetfulness of the source of the inspiration for these actions of the present board which have aroused the revolution against it. It is significant that very recently the board placed in jobs, better than they could command in private industry, a large number of the precinct committeemen who named the Republican ticket. There has never been a quarrel between Coffin and Shipp, the vendor of ventilators. The political degradation of the schools is due to the control of the board members by Coffin and their adherence to Coffinism. Tliat he counsels one part of his machine to make no open movement to save his henchmen on the school board is a gesture which should delude no one. Certain it is that Coffin will have no commanding voice in the schools, no power to bankrupt and degrade the schools, if the Citizens ticket is elected. There are other candidates in the field who are free from Coffinism. But a division of forces at this time would be disastrous. To be really safe, vote for Wetzel, Mrs. Miller, Sidener, Garrison and Wilson. That is the only safe way. This should be the year from which to date the end of Coffinism. To leave him even one henchman in a place of power is an invitation to misrule, pillage and plunder. Civilian Naval Delegates Wisely, the President will include senators in the American delegation at the London naval conference. As the senate has the constitutional responsibility of ratifying treaties, its representation on commissions attending international conferences is both just and expedient. Much of the traditional disagreement between White Hhouse and senate on treaty matters in the past has been due to failure of the former to carry out the spirit as well as the letter of this joint relationship. But since the unfortunate Versailles treaty incident, the disposition of the White House has been to consult senators before and during, as well as after, international negotiations. Thus President Hoover, in naming two senators on the London delegation, is following the precedent of the Washington naval conference of 1921. As to necessity of preparing at this early date for senate reception of the prospective treaty, it might bo supposed that no members of that bocy w r ould be sufficiently insensitive to official and public opinion to light against the kind of agreement outlined by the Hoover.MacDonald statements. Yet that hardy apostle of all that is hidebound, Senator George Moses, already is out with his dirk. An all-civilian delegation, including senators, is the best way to head off chauvinistic opposition. A Pacifist Collects Madame Roeika Schwimmer, denied citizenship a few months ago because she is “an uncompromising pacifist," has been in the courts and in the news again, and this time she has been successful in her contentions. Bhe sued Fred Mania of the Key Men of America for libel damages, charging he called her a ‘ German spy” snd “bolshevik agent.” New York courts granted her judgment and $17,000 damages. A few days ago pie $17,000 was paid, when appeals were denied. It la reassuring to know that a pacifist has protection in this country even though she may not have dtlsen&hip. Hoover at His Best One of the finest things the President has done since taking office is his statement of scorn of “the offensive inscription’ * with which Warren Whitney insists on desecrating the new University of Louvain library. Not that the President’s word was particularly needed to correct misunderstanding of the attitude of himself or of the American people. There has been no such misunderstanding. The world knows that tIM Americans who raised the funds for that monument of learning ami wisdom, and the Americans who

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gave it, would perpetuate good will and not old hatreds. But even though the world knows how the President and America feel, it has been quickened by the sincerity of his words. This was Herbert Hoover at his best. Not simply the brilliant engineer, or the cautious executive, but the humanitarian. He spoke with all the fire and conviction of one of great human sympathies. The Law Is Plain The law states plainly that the department of commerce must investigate airplane accidents and report publicly their causes. The department has not 'feen doing this. Instead, it has been keeping the reports secret in individual cases and has been issuing annual reports of limited value, detailing the causes of accidents by grouping them under various headings. That such a policy could have existed as long as it has without congressional objection is surprising. That a showdown has been demanded is welcome news. Twq senators are pressing the fight against secret reports. They are McKellar and Bratton. We urge them to keep it up and end a policy that is an evasion of the law and detrimental to the future of aviation. Railroads started out by keeping causes of their accidents secret, until the government intervened and made them public. The airplane industry is new; it might as well start out on the right track. Not only should the specific reports asked by McKellar and Bratton be made public, but all other aviation accident reports as well. A Blow at Labor The proposed senate Investigation of the Kirkpatrick injunctions against the Amalgamated Clothing Workers should be aided materially by the judge’s new statement. He has simplified the issue in his defense opinion before the court of appeals. Can the Sherman anti-trust law be used to deny unions their constitutional right to organize, picket, and strike by peaceful and lawful methods? That is the issue. If the Kirkpatrick injunction stands, the unions of the country may just as well order crepe, for the right of collective bargaining is dead. The judge's frank opinion states: “It will be noted that the orders are broad enough to restrain the defendants from combining to bring about strikes by peaceful persuasion only, and they so were intended to be.” There was no threat of violence In Philadelphia and the judge doesn’t pretend that there was. The Amalgamated was “apprehensive” that if nonunion conditions continued in Philadelphia, New York would “be compelled to go back to a non-union basis, with reduced wages to its employes,” the judge explains. In changing these conditions, the Amalgated was helping to destroy the advantage which non-union manufacturers had over the union manufacturers in interstate trade, and thereby was violating both the common law and the anti-trust provisions of the Sherman act, according to Judge Kirkpatrick. The Amalgamated is to be congratulated for challenging the ruling in the higher courts, though it already partly had succeeded in unionizing the Philadelphia market. Judge Kirkpatrick's statement Is added proof, in our judgment, of Senator La Follette’s charge that! this injunction perverts the Sherman act for a purpose never intended by congress.

REASON By

IF WE were on the jury and a member of a former President’s cabinet were charged with having prostituted his high office to defraud his country, and that former cabinet officer did not take the witness stand and deniy the charge, we would And him guilty and hand him the limit, even if there were nothing else against him. a a a Mr. Hoover doubtless realized the comparative unimportance of the presidential office when that baseball audience at Philadelphia forgot to remain seated until the presidential party had left the grounds, and staged a riot in honor of Mr. Bing Miller who had just m&de a very decisive base hit. ana These Philadelphia players and people impress one as being a very selfish crowd, for in all former contests the victors have praised the defeated team in sportsmanlike fashion, but as the Philadelphia players and others spoke over the radio there was not one single word of commendation for the Chicago Cubs, who had played heroic parts against heart-breaking odds. ■ a a a IT Is likely that Mexico will have no other revolutions, for she has found out that her elections make them utterly unnecesarv. eight persons being killed and one hundred wounded in disturbances, incident to an election in one town in the, state. a a a It is only human nature that France and Italy should hold somewhat aloof from a naval reduction program, started by Mr. Hoover and Mr. MacDonald, inasmuch as every nation wants to feel that It had much to do with it as anybody else. The main thing in human progress is to make every fellow think that he started it, a a a Mr. Henry W. Woltman of the Mayo Clinic declares that crossing the legs causes palsy, but this is not all, as it places a terlfflc strain upon the optic nerve. B U tt The Moslem women of India have organized a great society to fight for the right to take off their veils. it would be all right if they would only stop with their veils, but when a woman starts to take off, you never know what the end will be. a a a INDIANA has a good reforestation plan, aided by the federal government, but it does not go far enough. Trees should be planted along every state road, as well as every other highway of any importance, a movement which the American Legion has strongly indorsed. mam Last Sunday's casualties measured up very gratifyingly with preceding morgue statistics. The difference Detween Russia and the United States is that Russia has abolished Sunday, while Sunday Is abolishing the United States. a • a No matter what other results may oome from Byrd’s south pole expedition, his long shut-in ought to produce some of the players this world has ever seen. l|\ .

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M. E. Tracy SAYS:

What Edison Has Done Can Be Read in the Glow of Night Skies Above Every Civilized City and Town. IT was fifty years ago that Edison produced the incandescent lamp. He was 32 at the time. His life has been a triumphal epic ever since. The - civilized world has only not sung his praises, but paid him by ; greater tribute by adopting his inventions. It is doubtful if any man ever caused such revolution in the ordinary walks of life, ever persuaded so many people to change their habits and customs. One need not consult books to j know what Edison has done. It can i be read in the glow of night skies 1 above every civilized city and town, i in the amazing growth of the raovj ing picture industry, in the millions ! of victrolas that have been sold, in what we call the “power problem.” tt n a Some folks deny that Edison is great. He has left too little to argue about, has created no disturbance, and, more offensive than all else, has achieved success in ways that are contrary to what they think is essential to produce brains, efficiency and genius. Willing to accept his Inventions and make use of his discoveries, they reject his career as proving nothing of value with regard to training and education. tt tt a He Reversed Things AS a matter of fact, our educational system is built on the theory that no young man should start out the way Edison did. Where he attended school for two months, we insist that children attend eight years, and where he began earning his living at 12, we pass laws prohibiting child labor. Hs first and only teacher said he was “addle-brained.” If that had occurred seventy-five years later, instead of when it did, Edison probably would have found himself in a class of subnormal children. tt tt tt What boy would not like to be sure of standing in Edison's shoes at 82? But what parent would want him to do as Edison did before 22, and what educator would advise it? Here is a problem for the great philosophers, a question for the pedagogs, a riddle for fathers and mothers. Here is a fact to be reckoned with, unless one would explain it on the basis,of a miracle. Was the man born with a genius that could not be suppressed, or did his peculiar training help to develop it? tt t tt A Challenge to Us PRESUMABLY, we are trying to devise ways and means not only to educate average minds, but to stimulate those of superior quality. Have we formulated any system, outlined any course, or established any school that holds out the slightest promise of enabling the most talented youth to get where Edison did at 30? Barring interference by some supernatural force, or some freak of inheritance, his career presents an aspect of the educational problem which deserves attention. Like those of Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin, it seems to challenge many of our ideas. a tt tt Certainly no parent, pedagog or psycholanalyst would prescribe what Edison went through as desirable for the ordinary young man, much less as likely to produce the first master in applied electricity. Even Edison himself shies at the thought when it comes to selecting a successor. He wants no youth whom a teacher has described as “addlebrained,” if you please, or none who had to leave school after two months. Like the rest of us, he is betting on the young man who has been strictly conventional, who has gone through all the motions, with honor. tt tt tt His Egotism Helped WHILE Edison was a student, a tireless worker, a thorough, investigator, his success is due largely to the fact that he refused to accept existing methods and devices as good enough, that he was able not only to see their limitations, but had the egotism to believe that he could improve them. Could he have acquired such attitude toward life had he not been obliged to shift for himself, and ii he could not, what about other men? tt a tt Edison is typical of the America we glorify—the America of railroad, bicycle, automobile, radio, and airplane. It has been a great America. It not only thought of something different, but had the courage to apply its thoughts, to experiment, to weave its imagination into fabrics of steel and stone. Out of this pioneering, this experimenting, this adventuring, has grown a wealthy nation, but a nation that is changing its ways, that is elaborating hard and fast rules, devising systems, outlining courses? and demanding conventionalized approaches. * One can not help wondering whether it will continue to produce the Morses, Ericksons and Edisons. or sink back to the fatty generation that always has gone with priestcraft, schedule, and time clock.

Daily Thought

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you.—l Thessalonians 4:11. a a a Coolness, and absence of heat and haste, indicate fine qualities. A gentleman makes no noise, a lady is serene.—Emerson. What do the names Thomas and John mean? Thomas, a twin; John, beloved of p<4

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BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hygeia, the Health Magazine. VITAMIN D, found principally in cod liver oil, which apparently is developed in the body by sunlight, and which now can be had in highly concentrated form, is primarily a growth vitamin. It is needed by the growing child for the development of the bones and the teeth. It has been claimed that, vitamin D is of special value for the adult in aiding him to resist infection and in the control of certain disturbances of the bones. Several leading investigators in the field of

IT SEEMS TO ME By BROUN

IN Spain they seem to arrange some things much better. Viscount Aquillar, the king’s physician, who is a visitor here at the moment, says of his royal patient, “My sovereign never has been a slave to regular diet, regular sleep, or regular anything else. He is not so stupid. Consequently, at the age of 43, he is in beautiful health.” I am not willing to regard 43 as senesence. Alfonso must wait a little while before he is eligible to give out rules to explain “how I reached my present advanced age.” Still, it seems to me that he is on th*i right track and even if he falters this side of three score and ten, victory will still be his. As the old joke about married men goes, “It may be that people of regular habits do not actually live longer. It only seeqjs longer.” a a a Take a Chance Moreover, it’s comforting to find a physician who recognizes the importance of the mental attitude. The man who goes through life saying, “This I must not do for my blood pressure's sake'’ or “thank you. no, it would impair my liver,” is already galloping on his way to dissolution. The pld gentleman with the scythe is, among other things, an ironist. It almost appears that he takes a perverse pleasure in sneaking up behind such persons as try to hide out from him by walking dlose to the wall in shadow. It is more fitting for man to snuff out gallantly like wild birds on the wing. In fact, there is something to be said against the prevailing medical campaign which would urge upon us all the necessity of regular examinations, whether or not we are conscious of any ailments. Undeniably, the men with the tuning forks may ferret out certain complaints which lie hidden and which may be susceptible of treatment. On the other hand, there is no great utility in discovering some malady concerning which nothing possibly can be done. a a a Microbes NOT for a moment do I doubt the efficacy of much which lies within the doctor's kit. But if it were true that during the war none died until there came along the shell upon vjhich the victim’s name was written, so it may be that somewhere microbes mass in a formation which spell out the name of Heywood Broun. When they are ready, so am I. Until that time we (I refer to me and my microbes) might as well go about our usual pursuits and enjoy ourselves. It was not ever thus. I do not undertake to speak as one who forever has had a fine disdain of doctors. Countless consulting rooms have known me. Once upon a time I made my heart and lungs a road company for the delight of specialists. Each new cardiologist set up a shingle and waived patiently for me to drop in upon him during the office hours. My pulse was public property. Those days have gone. Taking breath is no longer a collaboration between my vegetative nervous system and my conscious mind. Each one of us is wound up for Ids

diet are convinced that adults should take vitamin D during the winter for maintenance of vigor. However, in every instance, cod liver oil has been the substance used in their experiments and it is possible, as pointed out by Dr. ‘Katharine Blunt and Ruth Cowan, that the vitamin A in the" cod liver oil may have been the substance that was important in increasing vigor and resistance to colds. Vitamin D is of special interest because it affects the amount of calcium in the blood. There are certain conditions in the body which demand calcium. The healing of fractures involves a deposit of calcium on the bone. There is a disease in human beings

pointment time and there is small sense in taking off the case to look at the works. a a a The D, A, R. Again IF the D. A. R. already had not forfeited public confidence by its inveterate tendency toward folly, the organization would be a dangerous factor in American public life. Not any tinpot militarist has ever failed to get its ear. This society, founded to honor the memory of pioneer revolutionists, has become one of the leaders in the pack which yelps in pursuit of reddish phantoms. Nor am, I much moved by the D. A. R.’s recent denial cf any complicity in the propaganda of William B. Shearer. Mrs. Hobard, the general president of the organization, has just issued statement saying that the good ladies of her club never used any of his articles. Neverthless, she admitted that she

Questions and Answers

How long are the boundary lines between the United States and Canada and Mexico? The Canadian boundary line is 3,968.5 miles, and the Mexican boundary is 1,744 miles. What is the definition in the United States of a territory? How many territories has the United States at present? In the United States a territory is a special division of the national domain of the United States, organized by act of congress under separate government, in the expect-

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BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR Oct. 2L THE British fleet under Admiral Horatio Nelson won a great naval victory over the combined fleets of France and Spain on Oct. 21, 1805, off the shores of Cape Trafalgar on the south coast of Spain. The allies had thirty-three ships, commanded by the French vice-ad-miral, Villeneuve, while Nelson had twenty-seven. Before beginning battle, Nelson gave his now famous signal, “England expects that every man will do his duty.” The British fleet, after a terrific battle, completely disorganized the hostile line. Eighteen ships were captured. The victory was complete, but Nelson was wounded mortally and died with the words, “Thank God I have done my duty.’* By his final great victory he had destroyed the*combined French and Spanish fleets, and Napoleon’s, hope of creating a naval power vanished forever. Nelson thus contributed immensely to the final destruction of the Napoleonic ambitions, for without the control of the sea England would have been unable to wage her long contest. Nelson was buried in London on Jan. 9, 1896, amid extraordinary public demonstration, [

in which the bones throughout the body become softened. This condition is called osteomalacia. Reports already are available indicating that the giving of vitamin D has an important and beneficial effect on this disease. It is interesting to know that the famine dondition in Vienna after the war brought out many cases which were called “hunger osteomalacia.” The great deprivation of fresh food resulted in lack of calcium in the diet and in a lack of vitamin D. The giving of cod liver oil and calcium in the form of fresh vegetables and milk to the persons who suffered with this disease resulted in prompt relief.

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 rs this paper.—The Editor.

thought his ideas of defense “were fine.” Few of the ladies of the D. A. R. are qualified circus performers and they are not likely to have much luck in riding two horses at one and the same time. Even more discouraging is the statement, “Every president of this country has been supported to the limit by the D. A. R. Every president knows from the moment he takes office that he has the loyalty and support of our organization.” Does this mean that the D. A. R. will not undertake to criticize even the flagrant scandals of a Teapot Dome? And speaking of tea, it seems as if a curious break had come in the tradition established by the men who made the American Revolution. They fought against the notion that kings can do no wrong. Are their daughters now to turn around ar.d grant the divine right of presidents? (Copyright. 1929. by The Times)

ation that it, or some part thereof, will utlimately be admitted into the union as a state. An organized territory has a government similar in many respects to that of a state, but its political entity is wholly under the authority of the federal government. The United States includes two territories, Hawaii and Alaska. Where are the main offices of the General Motors Corporation located? General Motors building, Detroit. Who played the part of Jack Donovan in the photoplay “The, Donovan Affair?” John Roche.

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SCIENCE By DAVID DIETZ One of the Greatest Mysteries of the Universe Is the Composition and Structure of the Earth's Interior. TpOUR great mysteries—the age of the earth, the exact shape of the earth, the structure of the earths interior, and the way in which the rocks of the earth took form—are being studied at the Geo-* logical laboratory in Washington, D. C. The laboratory, part of the Carnegie institution of Washington which is celebrating the twentyfifth aniversary of its entry into scientific research, was built to apply the newest findings of physics and chemistry to the problems of geology'. From the astronomical point of view, our earth is a tiny speck of dust. It would take 1.300.000 globes like our earth to make the volume of the sun, and there ere stars whose volume is a million times that of the sun. But compared to mankind, the earth is extremely large and that is what makes its study so difficult. The deepest mine is a little over a mile deep. Compared to the 4,000 miles to the center of the earth, that mine is a mere pin-scratch. It tells us no more about the earth’s interior than a pin-scratch on an orange peel would tell about the interior of the orange. One of the greatest mysteries of the universe, therefore, lies right under your own feet. It Is the composition and structure of the earth's interior. tt tt tt Blazing Gases DRS. H. S. WASHINGTON AND L. H. ADAMS of the Geophysical laboratory have devoted a considerable portion of tneir time during the last five years to the study of this problem. Modern science believes that our earth and all there is upon it—the green trees, the flowers, the animals and even our own bodies—came from the outer regions of the sun. They were all, once upon a time, white-hot gases in that blazing whirling globe of fire we call the sun. Our earth, it is believed took shape from material hurled out of the sun. Accordingly, Drs. Washington and Adams turned to the knowledge which astronomers have of the composition of the sun for a clew about the earth's interior. They also turned to a study of the meteorites, the chunks of rock known popularly as “shooting stars” which sometimes fall to earth. From their study, they are convinced that tire earth as a whole shows no such infinite variety as does the crust. The interior of the earth, they believe, is a more homogeneous mass, containing only a relatively few substances. The t rust of the earth is composed of the other things, the impur .ies if you please, which rose to the surface like a scum when the great mass of the earth solidified. From their study of the meteorites they find that there are three types, one chiefly iron, one chiqfly a heavy mineral known as peridotite, and a third which is a mixture of the other two. They have been led to the conclusion therefore that our earth has an iron core surrounded by a great layer of peridotite. tt tt tt Earthquakes DRS. ADAMS AND WASHINGTON have marshaled skillfully evidence from many sources to support the theory of an earth with an iron core. “Our chief reason for believing as we do is that the earth as a whole is five and a half times as dense as water, whereas the rocks composing the crust are a little less than three times as dense as water,” Dr. Washington told me. This means that the earth as a whole is twice as heavy as the rocks we know upon the surface of the earth. “You might think that the interior of the earth was heavier because the rocks were more compressed. However, experiments tried here at the Geophysical laboratory prove that rocks can not be compressed to any great extent. On the other hand iron can be compressed until it is ten times as dense as water. “The iron-core theory Is also supported by a study of earthquake waves. “Measurements show that these waves travel through the interior of the earth with just the 6peed which they should have in traveling through periodotite and iron.”

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