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To Federal Judges The gentlemen who have been singing hosannas glorifying Judge James H. Wilkerson as a fearless fighter of racketeers are left on a particularly precarious limb by the promotion of George E. Q. Johnson, federal district attorney in Chicago, to the federal bench. It was Johnson who decided originally that the government's case against A1 Capone was so shaky because of missing witnesses, that a plea of guilty, with recommendations for a short sentence, might be the safest way of sending him to jail. With this decision, the attorney-general of the United States, and the assistant secretary of treasury in charge of revenue, concurred. The plan was laid before Judge Wilkerson, who found no iault with it. Then Capone talked and Wilkerson grew angry. Capone went to trial, Johnson convicted him, Wilkerson sentenced him to eleven years. And the attempt began to convince the United States senate that Wilkerson was such an outstanding foe of racketeering that to reject his nomination for the circuit court, on account oi his labor injunction and receivership records, would be to strike a death blow at law and urder. If Wilkerson is all his friends paint him, where does that leave Johnson when he comes before the senate for confirmation? And if the senate considers Johnson's part, in the Capone prosecution and finds it praiseworthy, and in no sense a detriment to law' and order, where does that leave Wilkerson? And what can be said of the fact that the same President has selected both these men for promotion, seeking to place Johnson in the very position Wilkerson is said to have filled so courageously? Asa matter of fact, Johnson probably will have little difficulty obtaining senate approval. Organized labor, which has fought its enemy Wilkerson so effectively, is lriendly to Johnson. The issue of law enforcement, w'hich was Wilkerson's last line of defense, probably will not be raised in connection with Johnson's confirmation. But it is hard to see how it can fail to rise up and confound Wilkerson, when he comes up once more for consideration.

Social Disorder Wr have been freer these hard times from strikes and lockouts and all forms of social disorder than even in normal times, according to President Hoover. Strikes and lockouts, it is true, have been comparatively rare, with one marked exception—the coal war. In Kentucky more than a dozen men hav<i been killed and five miners convicted of murder conspiracy. In Illinois, 10.000 miners are massing at Taylorville, while troops are held in readiness to disperse them. In West Virginia, mine guards just have fired on strikers, killing one and wounding several. In Indiana, Ohio and Arkansas, militia has been called to quell mine disturbances. The strikes, far-flung and bitter, have resulted from intolerable mine conditions. In congress, repeated demands have been made for federal investigation and regulation. Hoover has given no sign.that he-.knows such conditions exist. The President's statement that all forms of social disorder have been less than normal is challenged by the facts. The recent army rout by tank, torch, and bayonet of unarmed veterans encamped at Washington was a wanton and disastrous social disorder. Compared with Madrid, whose Spanish police, unaided by troops, recently stopped a real revolutionary movement, Washington’s display of fear and force makes us appear ridiculous to the world. There have been other officially perpetrated disorders, clubbing, gassing, and shooting of unarmed jobless citizens in other cities, such as Dearborn and Los Angeles. In ignoring the causes of (he coal wars and in the ill-conceived assault upon the veterans, the federal government has given a poor example to states and cities. Both the President and Vice-President, in recent speeches, have invoked the fundamental traditions of the American people. Basic to these traditions arc the rights of peaceful assemblage and protest. Mollison Five years ago. in the hectic ‘'Lindbergh summer” of 1927. most any one would have predicted that within five years a flight a crass the ocean would be too common to make the front page. But such is not the case. James A. Mollison Friday flew from Ireland to America, the first solo east-to-west crossing, and it was front page news. Transoceanic flying hasn’t progressed as far as those who looked through rase-colored glasses in 1927 expected. The reason? There have been too many Mollisons and too few Gronaus. Too many stunt flights, and too few studied, cautious crossings. Too many hops for fame and too few for scientific pi ogress. Mollison, like dozens of others before him, flew thousands of miles over water in a land plane, and without radio. It was ridiculously courageous. We all. of course, admire courage. Even the courage of a man who fights a buzz saw. But . . Mollison already has done his share in the real advancement of aviation. His speed flights in light planes from London to Australia and from London to Capetown helped “wear in" trails that befoie long daily will know the roar of regularly scheduled air liners. But his flight across the Atlantic wasn't so worthy. The most sensible thing about it, it seems to us, was his remark, upon landing in New Brunswick, that he had come down because he “was tired.” Political Auctions Political campaign chests still are unfilled; though the presidential race is well under wav, and this encourages a hope that perhaps money will not be the deciding factor in this year's election. It is possible that because rich men are not so rich this year, the candidates may not be indebted at the end to a few overgenerous contributors, and may not feel it necessary to dole out rewards in the shape of tariff rates, ambassadorships, or other special privileges. There are. of course, many legitimate expenditures in connection with all campaigns. If the national committees did nothing more than print and distribute their party platforms for the information of voters, the cost would be heavy. However, it is hard to sec any justification for campaigns costing $16,000,000, as did those of 1928; r.nd the record of the past, showing that in every campaign but one the man who spent the most money was elected, leads to cynical speculation. Even if the depression brings about temporary improvement in campaign policies, if both parties stick to their promise to spend no more than $1,500,000 each, and if they obtain these sums in moeftst con-

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tributions from many voters rather than from a few, the problem presented by presidential campaigns will only be deferred, not solved. It will be necessary for us, at some time, to decide what we will and will not stand for in the way of campaign giving and campaign spending. It is almost inevitable that the cost of elections, constantly increasing in the past, again will mount when normal times are restored. We rpay degide that federal appropriates shall be set aside for campaigns, to keep ail candidates free from promises and debts, or we may decide simply to limit amounts of contributions and amounts that may be spent in seeking office. But decide we must, if the presidency is to be freed from the suspicion of the auction block. And in the Name of Law! President Hoover in his acceptance speech declared that prohibition enforcement in unwilling sections has meant “a spread of disrespect not only for this law, but for all laws, grave dangers of practical nullification of the Constitution, a degeneration in municipal government, and an increase in subsidized crime and violence.” In the same speech, discussing the same law, President Hoover said: ‘‘The first duty of the President of the United States is to enforce the laws as they exist. That I shall continue to do to the utmost of my ability.” And the attorney-general of the United States, despite reductions in the federal prohibition staff dictated by economy, now openly insists there must be no relaxation of relentless enforcement. Strange situation! The federal government of this enlightened nation must go on spending millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money to enforce a law which admittedly spreads disrespect for all law, which admittedly encourages nullification of Constitution, which admittedly demoralizes local governments, which admittedly increases subsidized crime! A people heavily burdened with taxation, fighting depression, neverthelcap must furnish its government funds with which to undermine and weaken further both government and law! And this for a law the repeal of which would lighten the tax burden by $1,500,000,000! Could there be more compelling argument for the end of prohibition as swift and sure as congress can make it by modification of the Volstead act and by starting the process of repealing the eighteenth amendment? Would even a special session of congress be unwarranted to stop such intolerable perversion of national purpose and effort, such worse than waste of taxpayers’ dollars? Needlessly to prolong a law which is an admitted menace to law is not reason, but madness. No civilized nation goes on deliberately poisoning its own national life after it has recognized the poison. Man Made Contrary to the Republican campaign doctrine, the depression is not an “act of God.” according to a ruling by Municipal Judge Arthur K. Jenkins of Birmingham. Ala. One Paul Forthy contended that his lease had been terminated by a clause canceling it whenever his earnings had been terminated by an act of God. The depression, he said, was such and had terminated his earnings. Not so, ruled the judge, who found in favor of the landlady for the sum of $45. Now that this is settled in a court of law, we can get down to some human remedies. If, as we have suspected, we humans made the depression, we should be able to unmake it. And, while we're about it, we should try to prevent another one. A stroll down any street these hot days would convince any one that what Barnum should have said was that a seersucker is born every minute. The hog will lead us out of the depression, an economist forecasts. And all the time we thought the hogs got us into it. Money talks louder than ever a, news item says. But the trouble with that is that it doesn't talk often enough. Mussolini says the war's the thing for red-blooded he-men. Especially if the he-men can sit back in Rome and read about it in the newspapers. Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but all the LatinAmerican revolutions seem to come after a bond issue has been sold in the United States.

Just Every Day Sense By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

MORTALS?" and especially married women, are prone to error as the sparks fly upward. A good many of them ruin their lives because they lack sufficient imagination and humility. Many a wife, for instance, vigorously will oppose a , husband's continuing his male friendship and will sniff malevolently at his favorite hobby. And thus she almost invariably will begin the destruction of their existence together, and when her marriage fails she will be the first to cry out at the cruelty oi fate. The truth is that most of us Wre responsible for our unhappiness. Therein lies .the tragedy of life and marriage We set the snares that entangle; we place the traps that cause our downfall. A man does not change his nature when he takes a wife. And no error a woman can commit is so great as that which is prompted by her conceit when she insists that her husband should be glad to relinquish the world for her sake. a tt tt IT is incomprehensible that a woman could demand. much less really desire, such a sacrifice. Sensible ones. I am convinced, never do. But. unfortunately. we still have a good many foolish females in the land.. And these are they who want a husband trotting at their heels every leisure moment. They find it inconceivable that their companionship might not always be entertaining and exciting. Although they may become bored with their husbands, they can not understand how* a husband could be bored with them. And if there is any mystery* about our sex, this is it: This continual assumption that a wife—any kind of a wife—can take the place of play and friends and hobbies with a man. Marriage has become a symbol of slavery because of such attitude on the part of women. Men hesitate to marry because they have watched this tyranny exercised over their acquaintances. The friendship of men is one of the mast beautiful of human relationships. A woman who deliberately sets about to break such a bond is a sort of spiritual murderer.

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M. E. Tracy Says:

The Hoover Administration May as Well Confess It Has Blundered in Its Policy Toward. Russia . NEW YORK. Aug. 20.—Having acknowledged the existence of hard times and the failure of prohibition, the Hoover administration might as well round out the list of its confessed blunders by including the futile policy it has pursued toward Russia. Reports from Washington suggest that it soon may do this. If it does, we can chalk up another victory for public opinion. Public opinion has undergone a great change with regard to Russia, especially during the last two years. One need not be cynical to give hard times some of the credit. But for hard times, we might have gone right* on imagining that loss of Russian trade meant nothing. You can sneer at dollar diplomacy all you like, but occasionally it stands for common sense. Childish antipathy toward the Russian experiment, which is none of our business, has caused a lot of factories to close in this country and put a lot of people out of work. As if that were not enough, childish guillibility has inspired our\ government to adopt measures some of our great financial interests to extend credit in such way as made it possible for other countries to take Russian trade away from us. But for hard times we might never have seen the folly of it. tt an Sticks to Own Knitting OTHER circumstances have helped to clear our minds regarding the place this new, vitalized Russia is likely to occupy ip the family of nations. Among them may be mentioned the Sino-Japanese situation, which would be far more threatening than it is but for Russian interest and attitude. Os equal importance is Russia’s manifest willingness to drop the idea of fomenting revolution in other lands. Whether that idea ever played such a dominating part in her foreign policy as some believed, her pacific attitude toward Far Eastern events eliminates it as reasonable ground for suspicion. By attending to her own business, paying' her bills, and refusing to scratch sore spots, Russia has convinced most fair-minded people that she is neither a cheat, nor a disturber. By participating in peace conferences and expressing readiness to meet the world more than half way in disarmament, she has persuaded them that she wishes no country ill j and that her real desire is to im- \ prove the condition of her own people. tt it tt Policy Based on Errors EXCEPT for damage claims which American citizens or corporations have made against Russia, and which amount to approximately $400,000,000, and a government claim which amounts to $100,000,000 plus interest, there is no reason why our relations with Russia should not be regular and normal. Had we tried as hard to reach a settlement with her as we have with : most other countires, there is no reason to suppose the controversy still would be hanging fire. Our policy toward Russia has been based on two erroneous assumptions—first. that her form of government couldn't last. Second, that it was unfit to deal with if it did last. These assumptions were not only false in fact, but equally so in principle. Nothing in our displomatic history warrants the refusal to recognize an established government because of the belief on anybody's part that is can’t last. Neither was this republic founded on the idea that it had the right to classify a government as unfit against the will and wishes of the people who were content to live under it. Had the United States refused to recognize governments because they failed to conform to her ideas of what governments should be, she would have had few friends during the nineteenth century, because the vast majority were either monarchies or absolutisms.

M TODAY %S / WORLD WAR \ ANNIVERSARV

FRENCH BAG 8,000 PRISONERS Aug. 20 ON Aug. 20, 1918, .the Fourth French army under General Mangin smashed its way through German defenses on the Oise and took more than 8.000 prisoners in a day of fierce attacks and counterattacKs. The net French advance for the two days of fighting in the new drive averaged more than four miles on a sixteen-mile front. Many towns and villages we**e taken and retreating Germans suffered great losses from French artillery fire. British forces continued their advance in the Merville section, pushing forward more than a mile. Much of the ground gained by the Germans in their five great offensives in the spring and early summer had been regained by the allies since the start of their great counter offensive on the Marne on July 18. German morale w T as reported weakening noticeably.

Daily Thoughts

As for God. His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: He is a buckler to all.—ll Samuel 22:31. Faith is the heroism of intellect. —Charles H. Parkhurst. Has Greenwich village in New York City a defined area? It has been called a “state of mind” rather than a defined geographic area. The old Peter Warren farm, which comprised what later rame to be known as Greenwich Village, extended from Washington square westward to the present West street. The southern boundary now is Charlton street and the northern boundary Fourteenth street. Which state raises the most apples? New York.

BELIEVE IT or NOT

Fish That was caught Twice / % w Robert muse caught a small halibut Jr T IN 1930, SCRATCHED HIS INITIALS • Y| i MB ON ITS SIDE AND TOSSED IT BACK. flkY Nfly* An) | Two YEARS LATER HE CAUGHT the 'a! Wff SAME FISH STILL BEARING HIS INITIALS. v v' M MBfi | f j| CLito bassoon Viola b*’ clarinet p~ano D b etuif t b (t>RiNtiTf-; yJh j| jßbW’’ fj The above: notes played simultaneously would lllf /> r sound IM mme musical Tokc or Kaiee of the j H IN THE WORLD-Manufactured tv Monson Trunk ewlftox Co ,Fargo,N D. WHiSKGft GREW II FT 10/4fc

Following is the explanation of Ripley’s “Believe It or Not,” which appeared in Friday’s Times: Sixty-Four Fractures in SixtyEight Years—Arthur Gambell, who lives at 3328 Carlisle avenue, Covington, Ky., says that one of the most serious accidents he ever had was when he fell backward a

DAILY HEALTH SERVICE Clean Out System After Poisoning

This is the third of three articles by Dr. Fishbein on food poisoning. BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hyseia, the Health Magazine. IT is desirable to clean out the system, following food poisoning, as much as possible by the. use oi enemas and frequently by the giving ,of salts. Pain with griping can be relieved by a hot water bottle or hot packs over the stomach. If there is no pain, an ice bag may be useful in quieting the intestines. It is not advisable to give sedatives that are strong, unless the diagnosis is absolutely certain and unless the physician is convinced

IT SEEMS TO ME BY 11 BROUN

ACTORS’ EQUITY wants Uncle Sam to go in the show business. In the current issue of its magazine, the theatrical union points out, logically enough, that the government which undertakes to help the farmers, might just as well lend a hand to the struggling actor. “It may be objected.” says the editorial, “that the theater is a hazardous field bordering on the speculative. . . Could anything be more speculative than farm products? They are dependent upon the vagaries of unpredictable wealth, at the mercy of insects and blights, and the prices they may bring never can be calculated in advance. “Yet the government has poured a great deal of money into the producing. carrying and marketing of these products.” Now, it is quite possible that many analogies may be made between corn and chorus girls, revues and radishes, buckwheat and burlesque. Indeed, I think the only error in the Equity argument is the tendency to note differences between the sheaves and the Shuberts. a tt Not Counting Crickets T'OR instance, blights have not been unknown among farces ana comedies. The actors’ publication talks of “insects” as if such visitations were unknown along Broadway. It is true that in the dear, dead days when I w fs a producer myself I never saw any seven-year locusts in the theater. There were

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single step and succeeded in breaking his shoulder in two places, as well as the upper bones of his arm, and his collarbone. In all, during his 68 years, he has suffered sixty-four bone fractures, including all his ribs, all his fingers, some tees, both jaws, both knees, both ankles, hips,

that the system has been emptied completely. It is best usually, after an attack of food poisoning, to give little or no food for twenty-four hours. The patient may take cracked ice, which will serve to quiet the irritation of the digestive tract and the water will help to supply the water that is lost from the body by repeated vomiting. After an attack of food poisoning, the return to a solid diet should be gradual. Although there seldom are fatalities from ordinary cases of food poisoning, cases sometimes occur in which the vomiting, the intoxication,'and the prostration are so great in a person who is not of

nights when they would have been welcome. They might have helped to dress the balcony. And I have a distinct impression that many a manuscript accepted for production in the city of New York has been more than a little marred by moths. It is cited against making the farmer the ward of the state that the prices of products “never can be calculated in advance.” But there is such a thing as the cut-rate ticket as well as cut-rate wheat and cotton. Accordingly, let no invidious distinctions be drawn. The actor is not more worthy than the*. agriculturist. but stands on a par with him. And Equity might have pointed out quite properly that the authorities in Washington are far more adept in theatricals than in farming. It is yet to be proved that congress can raise as much wheat as it can raise hell. Already the senate has been dramatized successfully in "Os Thee I Sing.” It was an oversight on the part of that august body not to retain the musical comedy rights in its own proceedings. Personally, I think that Huey Long is at least as funny as A1 Jolson, and I wouldn't think of trading Alfalfa Bill Murray for Walter Hampden. **■ a a Perfect Type Casting OF late, the Messrs. Kaufman. Ryskind and Gershwin were perplexed to make a choice of some

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strong constitution that death may result. Most physicians have come to the conclusion that the term “ptomaine poisoning” ought to be abolished. Cases have been described in which the symptoms were due to oxalic acid, tartar emetic, and saltpeter. There have been instances in which uremia and cancer were responsible. Other cases have been due to indigestion, nervous diarrhoea, pain sensitivity to various foods, and to infection with the germs of dysentery or botulism. It is necessary in each instance to know exactly what organism is responsible or what poison has produced the symptoms.

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

performer equipped to fill the role of Victor Moore in the road company of their show*. Mr. Moore, as you undoubtedly know, plays the part of Mr. Throttlebottom, the vice-president. The choice at lasi fell upon Donald Meek, who is an accomplished actor, but I think that Charlie Curtis could have done it even better. Possibly there w r as some fear that Mr. Curtis might be tied up by previous engagements. Any such rumor is groundless. Charles Curtis was notified of his nomination on Thursday, and that, I imagine, will complete the responsibilites in the present campaign. It is, I think, high time that somebody told him. If the national committee had allowed a fewmore weeks to drift by. he well might begin to believe that his part in the critical struggle to be that of the forgotten man. (CoDvrieht. 1932. bv The Times People’s Voice Editor Times—This is the owner's side of the story regarding the eviction proceedings of the Evans family at 826 Coffey street. In your issue of Aug. 10 you show a picture of the mother and six childrerT and mention that they "still are holding the fort, city family defies eviction, etc.” and now I wish to present the owner's side of this ca.se for the information of the property owners. The family now is six months in arrears with its rent, and I do not believe has paid any rent, except with money received from the Family Welfare Society Suit was brought for possession of this property on April 21 by our agent, the McCullough Realty Company, and judgment was obtained in Justice Crutcher's court in Irvington on May 11. Since that time we have been using all lawful means to obtain possession of our property. In addition to not obtaining possession. we have been compelled to pay the water bill, amounting to approximately $lO, in the last six months. We are compelled to leave the water on, as we have antifreeze sanitary toilets, and they simply would clog our sewer without the city water, as they have a good well and cistern. This family claims to belong to an organization that they call the Reds, and. according to the mother's story, the Reds would protect them and they did not intend to move. They at least seem to have the constables bluffed regarding the existence of such organization, as they continue to remain on our prone rty. What I would like to know is; Has the property owner no protection in a case like this, and how can he be expected to pay his*taxes and street assessments? Personal

.AUG. 20. 1932

SCIENCE

BY DAVID DIETZ f <k Ancient Literature of Great Aid in Determining Time of Sun h'clipscs. 'K'CLIPSES of the sun. because of their dramatic and startling appearance. always have attracted the attention of mankind. The solar eclipse of Aug. 31 will be a matter of scientific study for the astronomer and popular interest for the layman. But there was a time when eclipses were greeted with fear and superstition. It is not surprising, therefore, that ancient literature should contain many references to ; eclipses of the sun. These have-proved of great value ; to the historian. For the astronomer can calculate when eclipses occurred in the past as well as calculate when they will occur in the future. "The Canon of Eclipses,” for | example, prepared by Professor T. I R. Oppolzer in 1887 for the Vienna Academy of Sciences, contains the dates of all eclipses from 1207 B. C. to 2162 A. D. Among the most famous students !of ancient eclipses is Dr. J. K. | Fotheringham, reader in ancient | astronomy and chronology at the | University of Oxford. England. Dr. Fotheringham considers a reference in the Chinese annals as that of the oldest on record. The exact date of the eclipse is difficult to calculate, because of the lack of data. It was either in the neighborhood of 2159 B. C. or 1592 B. C. Dr. Fotheringham favors the latter date. a u a Liquor Problem THE story of this ancient eclipse is an interesting one. In the “Shu King” or “Book of Historical Documents,” it is stated that Hsi and Ho, the hereditary astronomers, were neglecting their duties and abandoning themselves to drink in their private cities. (Alas, there seems to have been a liquor problem even in 2000 B. C.). The king, Chung K'ang, sent the marquis of Yin with an army to punish them. Before starting on the expedition, the marquis made a long speech to his troops, in which he said that the two astronomers ! were so lax in their duties that they had not even been aware of a recent occasion on which “the sun and moon did not meet harmoniously.” This phrase, as Dr. Fotheringham points out, is accepted by all students of Chinese literature to mean an eclipse of the sun. Unfortunately, the part of the “Shu King” in which the passage quoted occurs is believed to be a literary restoration made to replace books burned by imperial order in 213 B. C. There are other records, however, which lead authorities to accept the reference to the eclipse as an authentic one. Two other eclipses, one of the 1 moon and one of the sun, mentioned I in Chinese records, have been idenj tified definitely as those which ocI curred on Aug. 21 and Sept. 6, 776 B C. These eclipses are mentioned in a lamentation which occurs in the “Shih King' or Book of Poetry.” a a a Told by Hornet AN eclipse of the sun is mentioned in the “Odyssey,” the famous poem in which the Greek poet, | Homer, told of the wanderings of Ulysses or Odysseus, to give him his Greek name, after the Trojan war. Ulysses, it will be recalled, finally j reached his home after many exciting adventures. He came home in disguise and found his wife besieged by a group of suitors who demanded that she choose one among them. On the day that Ulysses is to make his presence known and kill the suitors, Theoclymenus, the seer, notes many portents of the coming event. Among others, he notes that “the sun has perished out of heaven and an evil mist has spread over all.” Some authorities have suggested that this was the eclipse of April 16, 1178, B. C„ which was total in or near Ithaca, the home of Ulysses. Mast authorities, however, are inclined to feel that the reference is merely literary and dees not of necessity represent an actual eclipse. • A solar eclipse of April 6, 648 B. C., is thought to be the one meant in a poem by Archilochus, which says: “Nothing there is' beyond hope, nothing that can be sworn impossible, nothing wonderful, since Zeus, father of the Olympians, made night from midday, hiding the light of the shining sun, and sore fear came upon men.” A solar eclipse visible at Thebes on April 30, 468 B. C., is thought to be the one meant in the following passage from Pindar: “Beam of the sun! O thou that seest afar, what wilt thou be devising? O mother of mine eyes! O star supreme, rest from us in the daytime! “Why has thou perplexed the power of man and the way of wisdom, by rushing forth on a darksome track?” property is protected by the police. Why not real estate? If an auto is stolen from a street in our city, police squads are on the lookout for it. When the guilty person is caught, probably in a few hours, although he may have not damaged the machine one iota, he probably would go to the penal farm. I have no fault to find with this, but is it right that this family can stay in my property indefinitely, when I pay in taxes and street assessments on this property more than is paid on several autos? Also, is it fair to property owners that the trustees furnish families like these with food, and make no provision for a place to live? Is it not just'as important that they have a roof over their heads as it is for to have something to eat? I will admit that there are, perhaps, many worthy cases that need to be taken care of. but is it right that I be compelled to furnish this family with a place to live free of charge and pay tribute to tlv-m in the water bill besides? Why not all bear this burden? I believe that it generally is recognized that a large per cent of the money raised by taxation is fromr the tax on real estate, and I claipi v that the property owner should hav*protection. FRANK E. SWONGER. 1101 East Ohio Street. What are the colors of the na--1 flag of the Irish Free State. Green, white and orange.