Walkerton Independent, Volume 51, Number 30, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 24 December 1925 — Page 6

Walkerton Independent Publish***! Even* Thu»s*lay by THE IM»ETKNI»ENT-SEWS CO. Publishers of the WALKERTON IXPEFI'X PENT NORTH LIBERTY NEWS IAKEVII.I.E STANDARD THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY WEEKLIES Clem DeCoudres, Business Manager Charles M. Finch. Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Tear .....31.50 Six Months 90 Three Months .60 TERMS IN ADVANCE Entered at the post office at Walkerton. Ind., as second-claas matter. The value of diamonds is going up. It has to keep ahead of the price of anthracite. Like the lily, the flapper toils not, but when there is a car available she spins some. Every youth who wears flapping trousers would not necessarily make a good sailor. In just a few years the alien can learn all of our ways except the parking regulations. Well, if a catfish in London has reached the age of 50, how many lives has a catfish? A good party man is one who doesn’t let his convictions interfere with his principles. Wherever three Americans are gathered together they get enthusiastic Tibout something. Industrial statistics show a falling off in the country’s tanning and so do the woodshed statistics. The Chinese general who wishes to fight England must be a member of the Chinese suicide club. The way to judge the social status of a new family is to wait and see what they wish to borrow. The stranger who looks at you in that interested way is preparing to ask if you’ve gotta match. Locarno may go down in history as the place where Europe delivered the kiss heard round the world. No matter how thoughtful a house- | wife may be. she often forgets to cover"the fern on a cold night. After all, the United States isn’t in a very good position to sneer at China because it is overrun with bandits. A nut at the steering wheel, a peach at his side, and a sharp turn in the road is a good recipe for a fruit salad. Judging from the stuff some politt- j cians hand out, they are either awfully dumb, or they think that the public is. Some of these days a politician will startle the country by coming out tn favor of economy in office and lower taxes. In time to come the almanac, if it still exists, will have to enlarge Its scope, and forecast good and bad days for flying. The man who sells his winter clothes to raise enough money to get to Florida has symptoms of incurable optimism. Fewer persons, it is said, “are dodg- I Ing jury service.” After a person has dodged traffic all day he is about dodged out. Beauty experts announce “a kissproof rouge.” Don’t they know that Nature beat them to it by a million years and more? — “A shoemaker laughed himself to death with a comic supplement clutched in his hand.” He stuck to his last, as It were. One way to cure the reckless driver might be to sentence him to walk for a while. Instead of hanging up their stockings this year, a lot of people probably will leave the coal bin window open. — Ether waves are the cause of gravitation, scientists say. thus settling a question that has kept us awake many a night One of the great slow movies to be seen In this world Is the slow movie Jack Frost always puts on at this season of the year. And colorful? No end. Sometimes when the neighborhood music of various sorts really gets to going all at once, we long for a good old bagpipe in order to tune out, as it were. A medical man says science will presently enable the race to get along without sleep. To give its theory a supreme test science should experiment with a night watchman. Somebody should be thanked for not having presented by now the discouraging prophecy about a flu epidemic during the winter. A physician asserts the Charleston Is a remedy for rheumatism. Or, If you prefer, rheumatism is one cure for the Charleston. All young bachelors will agree that ; the question of whether she will say yes in the first place is more important than whether she will say obey later on. “Silk thieves escape with $225,000 loot.” They must have purloined a trifling accessory from the wardrobe of some movie queen. It must have been trying in Methu- ! selah's case to have to start worrying again every 25 years or so over another rising generation. Nearly all the men, and virtually all the young women who are fortunate, are gratified at the continued absence of any rumor about the return of the long skirt

Hoosier News Briefly Told . Truck No. 1 of the Bloomington fire department was struck by a Monon freight train. Chief C. C. Strain was killed. Gov. Ed Jackson has approved plans ! of the board of trustees at the Indiana reformatory for a new hospital build- : ing, it was announced at Anderson. A woman living at North Vernon died of anthrax, the third death from that cause in Indiana in 15 years, the ' state board of health at Indianapolis ' was informed. Running a gauntlet of flame and smoke, three nurses and a man carried 21 infants to safety from the i blazing St. Elizabeth's orphans’ home at Indianapolis. Phillip O. Waters, age eighty-three, a retired contractor of Pittsboro, died at the Christian hospital in Indianapolis as the result of injuries he suffered in an automobile accident. ! The Milton Keister elevator at Wil- ! liamsport was destroyed by fire. The ' loss is estimated at $50,000, ami is I covered by insurance. Only a small i amount of grain was in the elevator. The board of trustees of Earlham 1 college has decided to begin work at | once on the construction of a $340,000 building to replace Lindley hall, says an announcement made at Richmond. Ernest R. Boiler. Purdue university senior, won the Rhodes scholarship , for Indiana for this year, the Indiana ' Rhodes scholarship committee announced. Mr. Boiler's home is In Grant county, near Marion. Five breweries in Indiana will tem- • porarily suspend operation on January 1 as a result of the cancellation of their permits, according to information received in Indianapolis by A. R. i Harris, deputy prohibition director, from E. C. Yellowley of Chicago, district prohibition director. D. C. Stephenson, serving a life ' sentence in the Indiana state prison ( at Michigan City for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer of Indianapo ; lis. was defeated in every move in ' his efforts in Circuit court at Noblesi ville to have his conviction set aside and to have a new trial granted. Mrs. Edward Franklin White of Ins dianapolis. first vice president of the ■ General Federation of Women’s Clubs, and Mrs. W. J. Torrance of Evansville. i state director, will be Indiana’s repre- ; sentatlves in the board meeting of the federation at headquarters in Washi ington. D. C.. January 13, 14 and 15. After creating consternation in Ev- - ansville by a series of swift liquor ' raids federal prohibition sleuths turned their attention to roadhouses, i barbecue places and amusement ceni ters of Vanderburgh county. Commissioner Harmon arraigned 24 prisoners I and in each case fixed bond at $2,500. A strong plea for automobile traffic laws which are less technical and ’ more rigid against the serious auto , offender was made by Frederick E. Schortemeier. secretary of state of Indiana. at the closing session of the convention of the National Association of Secretaries of State at Miami. Fla. Work on the new bridge and road j location two miles south of Bedford | has progressed to a point that traffic ! may again cross White river on the old bridge and follow the old state road through the river bottoms, the ■ state highway commission's weekly । traffic bulletin announced at Indianapolis. Indiana today has 722.752 automobiles. Eleven years ago there were I (56,410 automobiles in the state. The i increase, with more than eleven times as many cars now as in 1914. is shown in a statement issued at Indianapolis by Frederick E. Schortemeier. secretary of state. The 1925 license plates will be white letters on a green background. Sustaining objections filed by Richard Lieber, director of the state department of conservation, the public service commission at Indianapolis denied the petition of George Stephens ami other residents of Porter county i for permission to open a new public highway from the Dunes highway to Waverly Beach, on the shores of Lake Michigan. Administration of justice in Indiana in 1924. the functioning of the courts and trials, cost $2,238,85(5.75. Crimj inal and civil cases numbering 58,745 were disposed of at an average cost of S3B a case. These figures are set i forth in a statistical analysis which Charles Kettleborough, director of the legislative reference bureau at Indianapolis, has compiled. Representative Harry C. Canfield of Batesville has renewed the fight in congress to obtain a substantial rate of retirement pay for Samuel Woodfill, the Bellview boy whom General Pershing called America’s outstanding World war hero. Woodfill, who was born on a farm near Bellview, was retired from the army in 1923 with the rank of master sergeant. An Indiana home for orphans and elderly members and their wives of the Knights of Pythias lodge will be built at Lafayette, it was announced at Indianapolis by Nathan J. Lone, grand chancellor of the Knights of ; Pythias of Indiana. Judge John P. Jeffries of the Vigo Circuit court at Terre Haute passed sentence on Buell Smith. Lee Sutherlin. Dave Krise, Virgil Cheeseman ami Ben Morgan, all of Taylorville, members of a gang which, it is alleged. committed many robberies in ami near Terre Haute. Representatives of canning factories held a conference at Elwood and discussed phases of existing conditions. The general opinion of the canners was that the acreage of tomatoes next year would be reduced to about onei half that of the 1925 pack. Two gifts to the Butler university building fund announced at Indianapolis by J. W. Atherton, financial secretary. total $40,000. One is a gift of $25,000 by Judge Lex J. Kirkpatrick of Kokomo and the other Is $15,000 given by Thomas Taggart, Indiana Democratic leader.

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NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS President Submits National Budget—Echoes of His Farm Bureau Address. By EDWARD W. PICKARD ORESIDENT COOLIDGE transndt- | * ted to congress Wednesday the annual budget, together with a mes sage in which he disclosed some Im- : portant polhdes of the government. The budget calls for a total of s3.L’>«».130,358 for the fiscal year of 11*27. 3 his Is an increase of sso.«* MM *>o over the current fiscal year, an<! the Presblent explained that In the cost of administering the government the bed rock had probably been reached ami in the future Increases commensurate with growth must be expected. The prospectus surplus for 192 t» was reduc<«d to $2(52,01 Ml.ooo by the cost of the soldiers’ bonus above estimates nnd other unanticipated expenditures; । but the surplus for 1927 will be a’.out $330,000.04)0, thus meeting the proposed tax reduction. Enforcement of the prohibition law Is becoming much more expensive. The budget asks for $21,940,529 for this purpose. Os this total the coast guard is to get $11.<5.34.(MM1 for its activities In preventing rum smuggling. In addition to this, tin* President proposes that ten new coast guard cutlers be built at a cost of $9,000,000 and that the personnel of the guard be increased. In response to the demands for better air forces the budget includes an increase of S3<M),OOO in the allotment for the army air service ami of $4.1X10,000 for the navy bureau of aeronau- : tics. It asks for new navy planes costing $9,000,000 and new army planes costing SO.OOO.(MM*. Figures submitted by the President tended to j controvert the assertions of Colonel Mitchell that the air forces are being starved. “For the air services the estimates carry a total of $42.447.<XM), being SIG.79BJXMI for the army. $22,- . 391JM10 for the navy, $2,750,(MM) for the ! air-mail service of the Post office department and $513,000 for the national advisory council for aeronautics,’’ the President said. “These amounts include contract authorization, but do not include funds provided in other budget items for the pay of commissioned air service officers, pay. housing, and general maintenance for the enlisted air service personnel, and certain classes of supplies and services of a general character furnished for air service activ- \ ities. If we include these items, the total for the air service in 1927 will amount to not less than S7G,OOO,O(M*. “They propose procurement from the industries of airplanes, engines and accessories to the amount of $20,954,000. The remaining $21,493,000 is for maintenance, operation, experimentation, and research. “This government is pursuing an orderly policy toward building up its 1 air service. We realize that our na- ; tional air defense problem is primarily ! an industrial problem. We also know that the airplane Industry today is dependent almost entirely upon government business for its development and growth. We do not contemplate 1 any competition between the government and industry in the production of airplanes.” In line with his warnings against * paternalistic tendencies of the federal government, the executive calls for a ; halt in federal aid legislation, proposing that in the future federal appropriations for highway construction be limited to interstate through routes. In the interest of saving money on ■ rents the President suggests an appropriation of $10,000,000 a year for i the construction of new buildings to house government departments permanently in the District of Columbia. IN THE nature of a message to congress and the nation was President I Coolidge's address before the convention of the American Farm Bureau federation in Chicago. It probably will have its effect on farm legislation In congress, hut it was not pleasing to the majority of the farm bureau men who listened to It. This was beUnpublished Novel by Hugo Found in Paris Paris. —The manuscript of a novel written by Victor Hugo ten years before “Les Miserables” appeared has been discovered. The project is the idea of Gustave ; Simon, the venerable literary executor of Hugo. Announcement of the discovery says: ‘‘lt should he interesting to know that Victor Hugo’s literary executor, Gustave Simon, the scholar

| cause Mr. Coolidge took a definite stand against any radical price-fixing legislation or revision of the tariff. He attacked directly the M-Nary-Ilaugen bill, which would provide government as isted corporations In taki Ing over the marketing of the United States farm surpluses in fore'gn countries and thus prevent the dumping of the farm output on the home market, with consequent slumps in price. There was no guarantee that the government always would give a high price, he said, while with the govern- | immt once established in busim ss it , would be a blow at the farmers' own . co-ojieratives. The President argued that the farmer gets far greater benefit from the j tjirilT than the sum which is added to the prices of manufactured commodities that the firmer buys. On the . other hand, all citizens other than farmers pay more for many things, because the agricultural clames of the tariff assist the farmer to attain higher prices in the American n.arket for his products. One of the severest crith’s of the President's address was S 11. Thompson <>f Quincy. 111., president of the , Illinois Agricultural as «« intlon. nnd , the federation showed Its sentiments by electing Mr. Thompson its presi dent. He defeated O. E. Bradfute of I < )hio. head of the federation for thi ! last three years nnd representative o( the conservative farm leaders. The j convention also adopted this resolu- । tion: “We Indorse the enactment of a federal law based on the principle of a farmers' export corporation, providing for the creation of an agency with broad powers for the purpose of so handling the surplus of farm crops that the American producer may re celve an American price in the domes tie market and we instruct our otfi cers and representatives to work for the early enactment of such a law. founded on sound economic policies an<l not involving government subsidy.” The McNary-Hnugen bill, modified and given a new name, will < ome up again In the present session of con gre-s, but In Washington It is believed it will again be defeated. THE regular Republicans in the lower house easily elected Nicholas Longworth of Ohio speaker. The Democrats cast their vote for Finis Garrett of Tennes: ee and the insurgent Republican delegation from Wisconsin with one man from North Dakota voted for Henry A. Cooper. Then, with Mr. Longworth in the chair—already being called “czar’’—the majority proceeded to nullify the committee discharge rule which was forced on the regulars last year by the LaFollette radicals. This time 22 insurgent Republicans joined with 170 Democrats and four third partymen in opposition. The revised rule on committee discharge put through by the Republicans does away with the initiation of discharge by only 150 members and requires 218. Then, on two subsequent votes. 218 are required to instruct a report within 15 days. Business started in the house with a rush and a flood of bills was introduced. The tax reduction measure was given precedence and general debate on it continued through the week. Minority reports were submitted by Hull of Tennessee and Rainey of Illinois, Democratic members of the committee on ways and means, and both of them spoke against the bill, Rainey declaring it was formulated in the interest of millionaires. Advocates of the measure were numerous and as they included both Republicans and Democrats it was predicted that hostile amendments would not have much chance. What to do about assignments for young Senator LaFollette, and whether or not to seat Gerald I’. Nye as 1 successor of the late Senator I.add of North Dakota, were the main questions for the Republican senators last week. The respective committees in charge of these problems were divided in opinion. LaFollette himself, meanwhile, in the congressional direclory, designated himself as “Republican (Progressive).” The seating of Mr. Nye depended on the legality of Governor Sorlie’s action in appointing him. DRAWING up its report, the Lampert aircraft investigation committee of the house of representatives and bibliophile, Is still busy and that after years of research he has discov- • ered the manuscript of ‘Les Miseres,’ a novel written by Victor Hugo more than ten years before the appearance of ‘Les Miserables.’ “Except for the last two chapters, ‘Les Miseres’ was ready for publication when Victor Hugo was sent into exile, which drove all thoughts of finishing the novel from his mind. The manuscript was thrown aside and not even looked at for ten years. Hugo then took the manuscript, read it, was

decided favorably on 19 propositions. First and most Important, it recommends the establishment of a department of national defense with unity of command and headed by a civilian s.srelary with undersecretaries for land, sea, and air; or, if such a department is not immediately possible, either a unified air service or a separate air corps in the army and the navy. The other propositions are designed to develop aviation with liberal appropriations and legislation and to correct alleged injustices suffered by aviation officers. Carrying the indorsement of President Coolidge, the annual report of the national advisory committee for aeronautics was submitted to congrt It rtwomimuids the creation of a bureau of air navigation in the Department of Commerce to regulate ami en< <»irage commercial aviation, continuance of a policy of aircraft development in the light of the lo<s of tl e Si rnandoah. and extension of the airmail service to all sections of the country. IT WAS the army's turn last week to Jump ->n Col. William Mitchell in his court martial trial, nnd a score of high <»ili< ers. including Maj. Gen. Ma--on M. Pairiek. chief of the army air service, and Brig. Ben. J. E. Feehet, i sistant <hief. were called to rei hut the colonel’s testimony. General Patrick admitted defects in the service, shortage of planes, lack of training and the like, but laid the blame on congre.-s which had made insufficient appropriations. He said ti nt while nntiairernft tire was “not entirelj effective.” it was one of the agencies against air attacks that should be use<i and developed. Capt. R. G. Rath, an army aviator who won the Distinguished Service medal in the war in I ram e. gave testimony that discredited the efficiency of Colonel Mitchell when he commanded the air forces there. Mr. Reid, the colonel's coun.-el, plied Captain Rath with insulting questions ami remarks belittling his courage until the audience hissetl and General King, member of the court, protested to its president, (hneral Howze. Major Gullion, assistant judge advocate, angered the defense by again attempting to introduce evidence that Mitchell had cribbed large parts of his book, "Winged Defense.” The court once I more ruled this out of order. Great Britain's quarrel with Turkey over the Mosul oil region is fast approaching a climax. The League of Nations council, which according to the advisory finding of the world court is competent to decide the question, was told officially by Turkey that that nation would not admit the world court's competence to give an advisory opinion to the council, and when the council accepted the opinion, the Turkish representative withdrew from the negotiations for the time being. The British insisted that the council proceed to debate and decide the boundary dispute, fearing that if •the matter were postponed until the March session Turkey would attempt to seize and occupy the Mosul region ! by force. On Thursday General Laidoner of Esthonia, special agent of the league, . reported that the Turks were commit- | ting atrocious acts of violence along the provisional Mosul frontier, deporting the Christian inhabitants, occupying villages, confiscating arms, im- , posing heavy fines, demanding women, I pillaging houses, and in some cases taking life. Djabir Bey of Damascus, represent- ; ing the Syro-Palestine independence organization and the rebellious Druses, ; . tried to get a hearing from the conn cil to tell of French maladministra- . tion of the mandate, but the French ' and British delegates objected successfully. i TN THE Tacna-Arica plebiscitary A commission Chile moved that the , date of the plebiscite be fixed for February 1. General Pershing opposed this as not giving enough time to arrange for a fair and free vote, and Peru supported him. They agreed the : commission should pass the electoral regulations January 15. with February 15 for registrations and April 15 for the plebiscite. Chile then declde<l to appeal from this decision to President i Coolidge, the arbiter. dissatisfied and decided to rewrite the whole story. ‘Les Miserables' was the result. “Exile had caused changes In Hugo’s mind and it had its effect on his story, so that while ‘Les Miseres’ has the basic theme of ‘Les Miserables,’ there are essential differences in the two works. “The earlier novel will read like a । new book. In ‘Les Miseres’ there is none of what is usually called the - love interest, and Cosette, one of the i famous figures, does not appear.”

IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL < Sunday School ’ Lesson ’ (By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D D., Deaa < of the Evening School, Moody Bible Institute of Chicago ) 1925. Western Newspaper Union ) Lesson for December 27 REVIEW—FROM ATHENS TO ROME REVIKW—From Athens to Home. GOLDEN TEXT — Therefore, being Justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.— Horn. 5:1. PRIMARY TOPIC—How Paul Helped the Poor. JUNIOR TOPlC—Helping Others by Our Gifts. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—PauI, the Missionary. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—PauI the Christian. The lessons of the quarter gather about Paul. The review therefore will have to do with his character, service and teachings. A good method of review is to study the salient points with the leading teachings of each lesson. The following suggestions are offered: October 4. Paul took advantage of the opportunity to preach the gospel to the Jews In the synagogue at Athens, and to such of the Gentiles and Jews as were found in the market-place, calling upon all to repent because of God’s appointed day of judgment by Jesus Christ. October 11. Though compelled to work for a living while getting a foothold in Corinth, Paul zealously preached the gospel even in the face of violent opposition. In this time of his great need God encouraged him by giving him a vision. God always comes to the help of His servants in their greatest need. October 18. The Spirit’s best gift is love. It Is best because of its essential qualities and also becau.se every believer can have ami exercise it. October 25. Paul with dauntless courage preached the gospel at Ephesus, ami here his preaching resulted in a glorious awakening. Where the gospel is preached in the power of the Holy Spirit men will believe in Christ and turn from their wicked ways, even giving up wrong kinds of business. November 1. The Christian has a strong enemy to fight, a personal being called the devil. He must meet him in offensive and defensive warfare. l!is strength and armor are from the Lord. The way to get strength to wage the conflict is by prayer to God. November 8. Paul with undaunted courage pressed on toward Jerusalem, knowing that bonds and affliction awaited him. As be took leave of the Ephesian elders he warned them of the false teachers who would arise among them, and assured them that he had declared the whole counsel of God. November 15. Despite Paul's eagerness to conciliate the people in Jerusalem, he was arrested. Because of his passion to preach the gospel, he witnessed to the angry mob which was striving to kill him. November 22. Though falsely accused and arraigned before the wicked governor, Paul with becoming dignity and courtesy defended himself in such a way as to win the favor of Felix. November 29. Paul defended himself before Agrippa and so wisely and confidently used the Scriptures as to almost persuade Agrippa to become a Christian. December 6. Paul's behavior on the voyage and during the shipwreck displayed his sublime faith in God as well as his remarkable bravery and common sense. Decemter 13. Upon Paul's arrival in Rome he was greatly heartened by the reception given him by the brethren who came to meet him. Paul was intensely human. He, like his Lord, craved human fellowship. December 20. If the summary of Paul’s life was the lesson used on this Sunday, the review’ should be the vision of the I veteran soldier of the cross, near the I close of his life, declaring. “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: there Is therefore laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the j righteous judge, will give to me at that day.” If the Christmas lesson was used for this day, the method of review should be to picture the wise men seeking Jesus, Herod seeking to kill i Him, and the finding of Jesus in Bethiehem. God’s Good Man A fatal verdict: “He is a good man, i but he does not remind me of Jesus I Christ.” What else are we in the world for but to remind men of Jesus ' Christ —to stand in His stead —to bring back to men's thought's a haunting memory that shall make them say: “What Is there familiar about that man; I have never met him before? Ah, I have it! He reminds me of Jesus Christ; something about his voice; something in his tone: some- | thing in his eye; something in that radiating spirit that goes out unconsciously from him, reminds rue of Jesus Christ.” Ah, that is a good man ! —Bishop Hubert Welch. What Is Life? “Life is what we are alive to. It Is not length, but breadth. To be alive only to appetite, pleasure, pride, money ‘ making, and not to goodness and kindness, purity and love, history, poetry, music, flowers, stnrs. God and eternal hopes, is to be all but dead. If men cannot believe in the Christians whom they have seen, how can they believe in the Christ whom they have not seen? —Maltbie D. Babcock.

OCXX>DOOO<XXXXXXXXXXyD<X>DOC)Q HOW TO KEEP WELL DR. FREDERICK R. GREEN Editor of “HEALTH” DOOOC COoOCXXXXXXXXXXJOOOOOO Use. 1&25, Western Newspaper Union.) A HUMAN INTEREST STORY VERY newspaper man knows what a human interest story is. Newspapers exist to print the news. It isn't a newspaper's business to supply Its readers with lectures on morality or religion or ethics. Neither is it a newspaper's business to appeal to its readers’ emotions. News, plain, cold news, is what the reporters and editors try to prepare for the pages of their j paper. But every once in a while something happens that is news and that also has a touch of the common, elemental impulses of humanity. A child lost in a crowded street; a man found dead, with nothing in his pockets but a woman's picture; a little girl struck down by an automobile, her stiffening fingers still clutching a rag doily; a woman, old and worn with her mind hopelessly gone, who thinks that she is still young and beautiful. These are all human interest stories. These Keeping Well stories which go Into newspapers all over the country must necessarily be impersonal. Although they tell of man's age-long struggle with disease and death, his eternal foes, and deal with questions which closely touch the every-day lives of all of us, they are general rather than individual. Naturally, many letters come to me from readers, some criticizing, some asking for further information. And then the other day came the human interest story. From a small town in a Central state came a letter. The writer, a hard working woman past middle life, enclosed a clipping from her town weekly, one of the papers which has been running the Keeping Well stories in a health column. She said she had been reading these articles witii great interest and that one, she thought, was written specially for her. It was the one about Doctor Joslin's experience with insulin In treating diabetic children. She has had diabetes for ten years. She has been able to keep working until a few months ago. She is now too ill to work. She has only sls a month to live on. Until she read my story, she had never heard of insulin and did not know that there was any help for diabetes. How and where could she get this wonderful remedy and get well enough so she could go back to work. The town in which she lived w*s a small one, 500 miles away. I knew no one there. But nine miles away was a larger city in which was a modern hospital, the medical head of which was a professional friend, of high standing. I wrote him, enclosing the letter and simply saying. “I don't need to tell you what to do. Here's a woman who needs help.” This morning came a reply saying, “I have arranged to have her admitted to the hospital and given treatment until she is well.” And I’ll bet that when the editor of that paper knows about it, as I intend he shall, he’ll think that the health column in his paper has paid big dividends. MILK FOR MEDICINE /^NE of the largest mail order houses in the country has about 9.900 employees. Thousands of orders are handled every day. Every person in that huge machine has to work at high speed from 8:15 in the morning until five at night. One year, just before the holidays, when work was at its highest point, the superintendent was puzzled at the number of cases in the different departments of the girls fainting at their desks. What was the cause of it nobody knew hut they did know that it was demoralizing the plant. The perplexed superintendent called in the medical director. Doctor Weiland. What was the cause of all this? Doctor Weiland didn’t know but he said he'd try and find out. The first thing he did was to call for a report from each department head as to the number of girls who had fainted and all the circumstances. When he got them all together he studied them carefully. Then he made a curious discovery. Most of the girls who fainted, fainted between ten and twelve in the morning and three and five in the afternoon. Seemed almost as though they fainted by schedule. Funny, but these were the facts. Then Doctor Weiland began to think hard. Studies of large numbers of workers by many observers showed that a worker in any line will start in at eight and work better and better up to ten. Then his energy begins to run down and goes down until lunch time. The rest and food refresh him and up goes his energy curve from one to three. Then it sags slowly until closing time. Inquiry showed that many of the girls in order to get to work on time, ate ha^ty and sometimes meager breakfasts. If a girl had been out to a party or a dance the night before and had overslept, this was especially apt to occur. By ten. she was “all in”; by 10:30 or 11. she had gotten to the limit of her strength and toppled over. What did Doctor Weiland do? Simplest thing you know. Ordered every girl in the plant served with a large glass of milk at ten and at three. The fainting stopped. Condensations In one month recently nearly 2.L»0,000 bunches of bananas were > nt fro n Honduras, this country getting - ; 000 and Great Britain the rest. । Australia buys the greatest num- ; ber of passenger cars from thr ' > i | States and Japan purchas* - ’ ie leg j gest number of motortrucks. A pair of golden eag to the zoological gardens a S ii.-en- | bronn, Austria, by King For nand f j Rumania, were shipped to .heir destination by airplane