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No Emergency On one point, all citizens will agree concerning the proposal of a few manufacturers to bring in natural gas to this city. If that plan in any way menaces public ownership of the present system it must be denied. There is something suspiciously significant in the fact that the manufacturers discovered their great need for this new fuel only when the supreme court of the United States, after a hard battle, had decided that the city can take over the gas company and serve the people instead of paying tribute to private owners. Big Business, as represented by financial interests in this city, does not like public ownership of anything, not even of government. It prefers the privateers and buccaneers of business and finance. It is afraid that the people may learn. The opportunity to get natural gas is not new. It has existed all the time that the legal attack on public ownership was pending. There can not be any fair claim that an emergency exists for any one of the different factories represented by the group now vociferously demanding a franchise in this city. No business is under any unfair competition because of the lack of this fuel. Not one of them is threatened for this reason. If natural gas is the logical and cheap fuel for this city its distribution must be under city control, and any profits that may accrue belong to all the people. If, knowdngly or naively, these manufacturers are being used by the same old crowd that has robbed the people for years through private ownership of other public utilities, they should be stopped. Under any circumstances, the city administration will do well to examine the new proposal from every angle before consenting. No one will claim that an emergency exists. Unless, of course, the emergency is a threat to all plundering cabals of utility barons, whose greed is limited only by their opportunities. -JE Mooney and Wickersham To make more effective the enforcement of law in America, the first and most obyious reform is to cleanse the very temples of the law itself, the courts. Asa fact-finding body, named and financed to make law enforcement more effective, the Wickersham commission recognized this axiom by naming a subcommittee on “the lawlessness of the law.” Under the direction of Judge W. S. Kenyon of lowa, the commission’s investigators have delved into foul practices that occur behind prison doors, in district attorneys’ offices, in jury rooms, in the very antechambers of the judges. They have found one case that above aU others is besmirching justice and spreading cynical disesteem of the law throughout the world. It is the Mooney and Billings case—rank with prejudice and perjury, subnormal and legal malpractice. Naturally, the commission’s experts included in their report an account of the lawless practices in this case as an outstanding example of the law’s anarchy in the United States. Inasmuch as there is yet time to make amends to the victims, the Mooney-Billings portion of the study assumes unusual practical importance. But now comes rumors of an effort to suppress the Kenyon study of the Mooney-Billings citations, on the specious ground that no particular cases should be mentioned in a general report! The Wickersham commission has two more weeks to live. Already it stands condemned for trickery in its one other report that compares ti importance with this —prohibition. If this body assumes the same ambiguous and timorous attitude toward the lawlessness of the law and its outstanding example, the Mooney-Billings case, the Wickersham commission will destroy whatever public respect it enjoys. Let Italy Bea Warning With the present troubles in Italy so forcefully before us, it would appear a singularly inopportune time for New York school authorities to mix church and state in the matter of religious instruction in the schools. There will be those who claim that such action clashes with the First and Fourteenth amendments of the Constitution. But the enterprise savors more of lack of wisdom than of lack of constitutionality. The issue of the general desirability of religious Instruction for the young need not even be raised here. The only question is the desirability of introducing religious instructions in the public schools. The chief justification alleged is that the “spiritual illiteracy” of our children is responsible for the increase in truancy, juvenile crime and the like. This contention hardly can be proved. Numerous scientific studies have been made recently by May, Hartshorne, Hightower, Mursell and others. All agree that there is no demonstrable connection between religious instruction and either delinquent or nondelinquent behavior. Equally relevant is the logic of the division of labor. We have ample church facilities for religious Instruction. Let us preserve our schools for secular education. They already are overworked in this field, while the. churches make far less than full use of their facilities. The church for religion, the school for education is a splendid rule to observe. Further, religious instruction in the schools inevitably involves the issue of church and state, whose union has been rejected in this country for a century. And controversy and ill feeling are bound to arise in any such experiment carried on in a community in which Jew and Gentile, Catholic and Protestant, Christian Scientist and atheist abound. If the superintendent of schools feels that New York children need more religious instruction, let him prepare an eloquent appeal to parents and the New York churches. With that, his legitimate function is at an end. In fact, it would be more appropriate if mo tbis appeal issued from ecclesiastical

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Keep Up Wages! There la every reason to believe that the Wall Street Journal is in error when it insinuates that the Hoover administration will have little to say in the future about the necessity for maintaining existing wage rates. No later than Monday of this week, President Hoover had considerable to say on this very question and what he said showed no deviation from the position he has occupied since the beginning of the depression in 1929, “We steadily have urged the maintenance of wages and salaries preserving American standards of living,” said the President in his speech here. “Not alone for its contribution to consumption of goods, but with the far greater purpose of maintaining social good will, through avoiding industrial conflict, with its suffering and social disorder.” This prompt refutation of the Financial Journal’s statement will set at rest any idea that the government policy on this important point is w'avering. The policy was founded in the beginning on economic truth as sound today as it was two years ago, and as sound next year and the year following as It is today. The truth is simple. A given number of men can consume only a given amount of goods, no matter how much money they possess. A sufficiently large volume of consumption to make industry prosperous can be secured only by making it possible for a large number of people to buy. The richest man in the world can not use more than a dozen or so automobiles and radio sets in a year, and therefore can contribute little to the prosperity of the firms manufacturing those commodities. But if the rich man’s profits for a year are a little smaller, and the wages of his 5,000 employes are maintained at a standard which will permit purchase of one radio set and one automobile each, the radio and automobile Industries are kept on a profitable basis, they keep men at work who are, in turn, able to buy the commodities of the first rich man—so goes the endless chain of industrial well-being. Business men who understand this principle of enlightened selfishness never will need to be urged by the administration or any one else to refrain from wage cuts. Another Drought? Another drought threatens, this time in the northwest. < Although described as worse than the 1930 drought in the same general area, the exact extent of this new drought, and details of its effects, have not been determined. Rain within a short time might, indeed, wipe out this new threat. Every one, of course, hopes it will. This farming section, a part of our wheat belt, has absorbed shock after shock, as prices of all agricultural products have gone steadily downward. Alone, it can not stand another blow. If hit, the effect will be felt throughout the country, just as last year’s disaster in the south, southwest and midwest hurt us all. * The department of agriculture has received some requests for help from farmers in the northwest, but the limitations placed upon loans from the last congressional appropriation appear to tie the government’s hands now. This money was to be available for loans on 1951 crops, and the department apparently believes it is too late to make crops there this year. For this reason, a suggestion just made by Senator Caraway or Arkansas should be accepted and acted upon by the new congress. He proposes anew revolving fund from which loans can be made to distressed farmers over a period of years. It is easy to say that congress, when it made the last appropriation, should have placed no limit on the time in which loans could be made. But saying that neither helps the farmers of the northwest, nor will it help farmers elsewhere If they, too, are hit by drought or any other disaster. It may be that if this new drought assures larger proportions the government can find a loophole in the congressional regulations, and so assist these farmers. If not, a special session may be necessary. In the meantime, the department should make its own careful survey of this new drought area. All efforts should be made to offset, if possible, forces that further will retard our recovery.

REASON

IT’S a deplorable tragedy that occurred down In Ardmore, Okla., the killing of these young Mexicans by the deputy sheriffs. The fate of the victims is bad enough, but the possible effect on relations with Mexico is worse. u tt tt We had not been very strong in Mexico for many years until former Ambassador Morrow went down there and lifted our stock to the highest point it had ever known. Mexico sympathized with Germany, you know, during the World war, largely because she was against us. a a a But Morrow worked fast and effectively. It wasn’t two weeks after he arrived in Mexico City until he was eating ham and eggs with the president at the latter's ranch, and inside of six weeks the international bunion has completely disappeared. a a a IT’S a tragedy that one deputy sheriff, quick on the trigger, should be able to shcot international good will full of holes, and it may be necessary for Morrow to go back to Mexico long enough to reinstate Uncle Sam in the esteem of our neighbors south of the Rio Grande. a a a The people of Indiana who live outside of Indianapolis are now reading law and consulting lawyers to escape the clutches of the new traffic laws when they next visit the capital city. If Indianapolis should use her policemen to suppress bandits, instead of using them to tag honest people who come to town to trade, she would register higher in the hearts of outsiders. a a a WE are reconciled to the prospect of another war in China, for at the rate at which the white people are killing each other off the only thing that will prevent the yellow brethren from inheriting the earth will be a proportionate homicidal enthusiasm on their part. a a a It is estimated that the taxpayers of Lake county will pay more than SIO,OOO for the recent trials of Kirkland, and in return they get a large lemon for their money. Kirkland should have had the chair and the trial should have been finished in two days, instead of two weeks. a a a When you consider the mountain of mockeries piled up by our criminal courts and the small number of lynchings, it’s a great tribute to the self-control of the American people. A

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Much as One May Regret the Suffering Involved, It Is Impossible to Ignore the S oh er in g Effect of Bad Business. New YORK, June 18.—President Hoover is to be congratulated on his address at Harding’s tomb. It was high time that some prominent Republican admitted the part played by scandal in the Harding administration, and truth never is more appropriate than beside a tomb. At the same time, it must have taken courage. With Harry M. Daugherty on the platform, and thousands of enthusiastic partisans out in front, the situation was not what you would call auspicious for references to blunders and betrayals. The conventional thing would have been for President Hoover to emulate ex-President Coolidge and get by with a few innocuous platitudes. That he refused to do should be a source of gratitude to those who believe in common honesty and common sense. a a m Uncle Sam Still Rules WHETHER “Scarface Al” Capone’s plea of guilty shocked his followers, it certainly surprised some other people. He never would have made it, of course, had there been the slightest chance for him to beat the government. He was caught, and caught with the goods. The denouement should warn his admirers and imitators that the time has not arrived yet when a racketeer can tackle Uncle Sam without getting the worst of it. a a a Jazz Is Waning Depression has about the same effect on cheap politics and gang rule as it does on more legitimate activities. Much as one may regret the suffering involved, it is impossible to ignore the sobering effect of bad business. It has inspired us to count the cost of some things which we had grown to regard as of no great consequence. Taxpayers are watching public expenditures with an interest they hardfy conceived possible two years ago. That includes public officials and all incidentals pertaining to their work. Music publishers report more copyrighted pieces in 1930 than in 1929, but since those of a classical nature show a loss, the gain must be attributed largely to jazz. Still, jazz is palpably on the wane, as any radio fan can testify. Slowly, but surely, we are getting back to fundamentals in music, just as we are in other activities. a a a Isolation Day Past PRESIDENT DOUMER of France joins the ever-increasing crowd of statesmen and economists who believe that much of the present economic and political confusion is traceable to the war, or, more accurately perhaps, to the resultant peace. He says frankly that the troubles of France arise chiefly from the embarrassment of neighboring nations, and that they can not be corrected by purely domestic remedies. If the war proved anything at all, it proved that nations had become, so dependent on each other that they can not hope to live in peace when a major quarrel occurs. Our own case was a vivid illustration of this point. a a a Dragged Into War OF all great nations, none had a better chance to avoid getting into the war than this country. What is even more significant, none tried to avoid it more earnestly. And for two years, the vast majority of Americans actually believed we had succeeded. We were dragged in, however, in spite of all our efforts and the Atlantic ocean. The thing is worth remembering, not so much because'of what happened, as to keep in mind what will happen upder similar circumstances. u t$ ts Trade Ties Nations THE idea that we either can arrange peace, or keep out of war through a policy of isolation no longer is tenable. Politics can not be separated from trade. Asa matter of fact, trade is mainly responsible for the expansion of politics and the growth of government. We can not continue binding all nations together with commercial ties and expect them to remain politically isolated. a a a Linked by Debts BY the same token, and no matter how feasible it may seem from a technical or bookkeeping standpoint, we can not sepaiate the debts which other nations owe us from the debts which are owed them, regardless of how those debts may have been contracted or imposed. We are dealing with world credit and no major source can be treated in an independent w r ay. We can stall for the sake of driving sharp bargains, but ultimately we shall have to face the problem of rearranging the entire schedule.

Daily Thought

And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.—St. Luke 1:50. Mercy turns her back to the unmerciful. —Quarles. Who composed the march “Stars and Stripes Forever?” John Phillip Sousa. How much does an elephant weigh at birth? The average weight is from 150 to 175 pounds. Is Hebrew civilization older than that of the Greeks? Hebrew civilization dates from about 1200 to 1100 B. C. Greek civilization may be as old, as far as the beginning, but there is no written record of it until about the fifth century B. C. Has the United States recognized the Russian government? No. j£f

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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE Erysipelas Is Dangerous Disease

BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and cf Hvgeia. the Health Maga<:ine. Tj' RYSIPELAS has been known to mankind for some thousands of years, but it was recognized as a contagious condition only in 1800. It usually manifests itself as an acute inflammation of the skin, but because of its severity, its effects are felt throughout the whole body. The beginning of erysipelas may be a wound or abrasion of the skin so small that it can not be seen wtih the naked eye. Into this wound the germs enter, the causative organism being a form of the streptococcic organism of the same family that causes scarlet fever, heart disease, septic sore throat and innumerable other complaints. If it were not for the resistance that people usually have in their bodies, erysipelas would be much more frequent than it really is. The manner in which erysipelas affects the body generally is to set up a severe fever with a chill and, associated with this, all the symp-

IT SEEMS TO ME

/CALVIN COOLIDGE has wilted under the strain, and some of his admirers express surprise. They seem to feel that a man who spent a term and a half in the White House ought to be able to stick it out as a columnist for a couple of years. But such opinions have come from those who know politics better than they do columning. The strain is greater. For instance, there is more responsibility. As President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge was able to create and maintain a myth. If he never had taken to daily journalism, Americans always would have believed that here was one of the shrewdest of all our executives. The trick was a simple one. Mr. Coolidge almost never made a public declaration on any issue. To specify, he managed to sit at the head 'of the government through his entire six years and never confess whether he was wet or dry. And on critical issues he was equally reticent. a a a Rewards of Silence NOW, in the case of Presidents, delicatessen dealers and captains of industry, silence is always, impressive. The man who keeps his mouth shut sufficiently will eventually win the reputation of being wise. The world around him finally gets the idea, “If he would only speak what golden nuggets we might expect!” After all, the Sphinx herself became a symbol of cosmic understanding because she didn’t babble. The oracle at Delphi likewise dealt in monosyilables. And so it was with Calvin as he sat in the arid desert of Washington, D. C., exposing tight-lipped granite features to the starry heavens. a tt a He Went to Work ALL this was changed when he went to work. It is true that he has not been a columnist in the strictest technical sense. A maximum of 250 words is, if you must be precise, only a box. But 250 words each day constitute a sort of dripping pressure which can wear away the rock. Mr. Coolidge attempted to preserve his reputation as the possessor of an undivided surplus by sticking largely to themes which are not contentious. He was fond of saying that summer is warmer than winter and rainy days wetter than fair ones. Yet even a platitude a day can not keep the nerve doctor away. The strain of saying the same thing over and over again can weaken a strong man. This, you will understand, is a personal confession. a a a Human Element MY diagnosis is that Calvin Coolidge had come very close to the point where he sat before his typewriter and said to himself, “Now, what on earth is there to write about today?” Not all the news of the world was grist to his mill. As far as I can he never made any com-

Willing to Try Anything

toms of an acute intoxication or poisoning of the body, such as headache, loss of appetite, vomiting, and even delirium. Erysipelas starts most commonly on the face around the nose and eyes, but other places in which it appears not infrequently are around ulcers of the leg and in connection with surgical wounds. The condition is such a virulent inflammation that it has been called St. Anthony’s fire. Because of the speed with which erysipelas spreads from the nose over the cheeks its appearance on the face is called a butterfly appearance. Most frequently the inflammation stops at some natural botmdary, such as the hair line of the scalp, the nape of the neck, or wherever the skin happens to be tightly bound down to the underlying structures. Thus erysipelas rarely passes down over the chin on to the front of the neck. When a person has once had erysipelas, he is likely to have repeated infections, exactly as in the case of multiple boils. Any competent doctor is fami-

ment on the current shows or took a crack at recent novels. That was a mistake. I am privileged to reveal the fact that Calvin Coolidge has a taste for literature which can rise to ardency. Some years ago, when the S. S. Van Dine mystery yam, “The Bishop Murder Case,” was running in Collier’s Weekly, a note came to the editor of that magazine. It was written by the President’s secretary and the message ran that Mr. Coolidge had read the first two installments of the mystery story and that he was eager to le&rn how it turned out. Could Collier’s. Weekly send him advance proofs of the subsequent installments? A little more of this human element was needed in the Calvin Coolidge column. He neglected, either through ignorance or perversity, some of the familiar refuges of every daily newspaper contributor. For instance, I can’t remember a single column about the Coolidge dog. We never learned what Mr. Coolidge likes to eat or what he drinks. ' a a a Shoot the Works NOT one of his passions, save that for statecraft (politics to you), ever broke forth in the column. In other words, Calvin Coolidge fell between two schools. Asa newspaper columnist he lost his reputation as the all-wise, silent

Questions and Answers

Does the Bible say that Noah got drunk? In the ninth chapter of Genesis it says that after the flood, Noah planted a vineyard and later became drunken from the fermented juice of the grape. How much profit and how much loss was there in the stock market in 1929? The treasury department estimated the ‘speculative profits at $2,239,763,714, and the losses of $661,733,366. What is the meaning and derivation of the name Jutta? It is a German name meaning praise, derived from the Hebrew. When was the dynasty of the Bourbons inaugurated in France and Spain? It was inaugurated in France by Henry IV, who ascended the throne in 1589 by virtue of the Salic law. In Spain it begin with Philip V, who ascended the throne in 1700. When was the first buffalo nickel 5-cent piece coined? In 1912, What is the area and the population of Cuba? The area is 41,634 square miles and the population is 3,661,582. What is the name of the captain of the steamship Majestic?” E. R. White. Can fleas be trained to perform tricks? Yes*

liar with the symptoms of erysipelas and makes a diagnosis at a glance. It is important to realize that it is one of the most dangerous diseases that can attack a human being, the number of deaths varying from 4 to 9 per cent in general and averaging about 1 per cent in young people. If the germs are found in the blood, the patient usually dies. Numerous remedies have been developed for treatment, including all sorts of antiseptics, and antitoxins. The frequent use of cold or hot cloths help alleviate pain and take down swelling. If the eyelids are involved, it is customary to drop some mild antiseptic solution into the eyes. Such patients should, of course, be put to bed and kept in bed until the temperature has been normal for several days. The most recent remedy is an antitoxin made by injecting a horse with an organism found to be associated with the disease. The serum from such a horse is an antierysipelas serum.

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sphinx. And yet he fell far below Walter Winchell or any of the others in self-revelation. Even in Northampton there must be blessed events of a passing interest. Yet they were omitted. If this is really a vacation and not complete surrender and abandonment of the field, I think I can give a good piece of advice even to so shrewd a person as Mr. Coolidge. It would run like this: Say nothing or say everything. If you join the fraternity come clean. Tell all. Shoot the works! (Copyright. 1931. by The Times)

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CATALONIA’S THREAT June 18

AN June 18, 1917, the province of Catalonia, which embraces the city of Barcelona, was in political ferment and threatened to secede from Spanish dominion. The revolutionary protest in Catalonia was provoked because of the pro-German feeling of the Conservatives, led by Eduardo Dato, the new minister. Barcelona’s deputy, Senor Lerroux, said that Spain's failure to enter the war on the side of the allies would be indication of her impotence, fear and incapacity. Reports from Madrid on this day indicated that the demand for radical reforms was acute all over Spain and that a thorough liberalization of the electoral, military’, and economic laws was inevitable. On this day on the western front the French captured a German salient in Champagne between Mont Camillet and Mont Blond; and the British fell back east of Monchy-le-Preux.

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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.

.JUNE 18,1931

SCIENCE —BY DAVID DIETZ—

Summer Drama Is Provided by Thunderstorms’ Tumult, npHE flash of lightning, the roll * of thunder, the sky darkened by the sinister mountains of threatening clouds, all combine to make the thunderstorm one of the most dramatic incidents of summer weather. The approach of the storm la heralded by the appearance of the towering cumulus clouds, the thunderheads, among the haze and clrrostratus clouds of the west. The low rumble of distant thunder is heard. 85 storm comes closer, the flash of lightning is seen and the accompanying thunder • grows iOuder. Then the dark rain cloud comes into view. A lull always precedes the breaking of the storm. The wind dies down and the temperature drops a bit, as the clouds obscure the sun. inere is an uncomfortable feeling of tension in the air. Professor Willis I. Milham of Wllliams college has written a splendid description of the thunderstorm. He says: thundershower comes nearer and the big cumulus clouds with sharp outlines rise like domes and turrets one above the other. Just beneath the thunderheads is the narrow, turbulent, blue-drab squall cloud. The patches of cloud now are falling, now rising, now moving hither and thither as if in great commotion. Beyond the squall cloud is the dark rain cloud, half-hidden from view' by the curtain of rain.” * m n Lightning Flashes “ r J''HE thunderheads and squall clouds now are just passing overhead.” Professor Milham continues. “The lightning flashes, the thunder rolls, big pattering raindrops begin to fall, or perhaps, Instead of these, damage-causing hail- ! stones. “The gentle breeze has changed to the violent out-rushing squallwind, blowing directly from th® storm, and the temperature is dropping as if by magic. Soon the rain descends in torrents, shutting everything from view . “After a time the wind dies down, but continues from the west or northwest; the rain decreases in intensity; the lightning flashes follow each other at longer intervals, “An hour of two has passed; it la growing lighter in the west; the rain almost has stopped. Soon the rain ceases entirely, the clouds break through and become fractocumulus or cirriform; the temperature rises somewhat; but it is still cool and pleasant; the wind has become very light and has shifted back to the southwest or south. “Now the domes and turrets of the retreating shower are visible in the east; perhaps a rainbow spans the sky; the roll of thunder becomes more distant; the storm has passed, and all nature is refreshed.” Perhaps, Professor Milham’s description will make some city-dwell-ers wish to observe more closely the next thundershower. Alas, for those who are cooped up in a gigantic office buildings, a thundershower is just a period when a few extra lights must be turned on to compensate for the momentary loss of daylight. a a a The Two Types Meteorologists classify thunderstorms in two types. The one known as the local or “heat” thunderstorm usually leaves the weather as oppressive after the storm has passed as it was before the storm. The other, known as the “windshift line” thunderstorm marks the change to cooler and drier weathes. The local thunderstorm usually occurs in the late afternoon or early evening when the day’s heat has reached its extreme. It is the result of the overheating of the surface air when the atmosphere is comparatively quiet. It usually comes from a westerly direction, but occasionally Is likely to move In any direction. The windshift line thunderstorm usually is more severe. Frequently there Is a whole series of such storms, stretching a hundred miles or more across the country. As their name indicates, they occur where the cool air from the north to west meets the hot, sultry air of the area suffering the hot spell. The area afflcted with the hot spell is in a “low,” an area of low atmospheric pressure. The cool air is brought in by a “high,” or high pressure area moving in from the west. The cool air wedges in under the hot air. The hot air is lifted to & height where it expands and cools. Its excessive moisture condenses, forming the huge towering cumulus clouds of thunderheads. Wind-squalls of considerable violence and even hail frequently accompany this type of storm. Unlike the local thunderstorm, this type is likely to occur at any hour of the day or night. The cooling which follows is due to the cold air brought in by the “high.”