Arizona republican., 1910-03-20

isthmus from the Bay of Fundy to
 Bay Verde. thus diverting a portion of the warm Gulf stream to the Gulf
 of St Lawrence, and thereby giving a
 warm climate to eastern Canada. That great sums be expended for free education lon the subject of how
 to take care of the body so as to
 stay we'll .es
 That every university ana medical l college be endowed with large sum
 to be devoted to research work and the study of hygiene
 That walking delegates" be en- 1 ployed to go into every community and investigate the conditions of labor
 and organize the people against the employment of child labor. That there be extensive study of the negro problem" with special ref erence to the question whether the half blood is more desirable than the
 full blood"
 That a colony be established where
 ''firs:-class elderly chaperons would take a lot of perfect specimens of young men and similarly perfect young women and allow them every oppor- tunity to marry and raise perfect children. Those who left the colony at any time would forfeit their pen sions"
 That large sum be set aside for psychological Investigations. with a view to obtaining data which shall in the end make it possible for every worker in the world to find. through psychological tests, the work for which he is best fitted and in which he gan attain his highest success.
 That all means be taken to destroy the breeding places of. house flies. and thus remove one of the main causes of disease
 That a fund be establised ito find out why the big corporations cannot pay their employees higher salaries"
 That impecunious poets be pen stoned.
 That giant telescope be erected in every city. for the free use of the people.
 That moving picture shows be en- doYed upon large scale.
 That fund be established for maintaining families of the better class that have fallen upon evil days" That school for happiness be es- tablished in every state.
 That a great central institute be es- tablished where the value of birds to | man may be taught
 That there be a scientific study of i poverty. with a view to its elimina- ton.
 That an institute be founded for the political education of women.
 And so on. and on MT. Rockefeller. if he takes the trouble to read these suggestions in detail. will no doubt find his former conclusions strength ened-namely, that he will do better to follow his own ideas and the ideas of his chosen trustees.
 Among the practical suggestions submitted were these from the man. aging editor of the Scientific Ameri- can:
 There is great need in this country ls for a big scientific workshop, pro- vided with plenty of apparatus and with some competent instructors, to which inventors could gO to make models, try experiments. be shown their mistakes and when successful receive aid in obtaining patents and for their inventions.
 q wonder if people generally know that we are today suffering incon- venience, often danger, that we need not suffer if certain revolutionary in- ventions that have been perfected and proved had not been sdetracked through lack of funds on the part of
  pump invented that would put an end .o nearly all the mine disasters and save hundreds of lives a year. This ievice was patented by the inventor md then purchased from him by a arge concern that at present has a in the manufacture of pumps. :. AS this firm already controls the business they would make nothing nore by going to the expense of add ng this improvement, so they bought he patent for a song just to keep it ut of harms way and then put it in , closet
 ''The same thing has happened to iome remarkable telephone devices { which would save hours of time and , ;reat expense and trouble. The tele- , ,hone companies are averse to receiv- r and transmitter attachments. Why? Because it would cost them a lot to ! install improvements of that kind { md because of fancied complications. , md as they already have a monopoly if all the business done they would Iot benefit by the improvement; only he public would benefit.
 Admirable improvements on the