Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
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An U.ier TO Deliver the Milk.

Omaha, Aug. 22.-To the Editor Of
The Bee: | wish you would print this
letter | have sent to President Wilson.
DIR. Edmund Won Mach, executive
chairman of the citizens committee
for food shipments, gives under date
OF July rs in the 'Fatherland an ac-
count Of DR.. Taylors report published
by the State department and clearly
points out the defects of DR.. Taylor's
report
II also beg to call your attention,
Mr.. President, to another letter of
Mr.. Won Mach printed in 'Fatherland
June rs, In which he states that the
State department at Washington is
Withholding insurance on ship do
mated TO carry cargo of milk to Ger
many. because the State department
does not believe the milk is needed
Whatever the international aspect Of
the scheme the milk should not be
withheld for this reason:
Now, In the name of humanity.
what's the matter with our Wilson adj
ministration?
According to the press reports
from Washington February IS, 1915.
the French ambassador, Jusserand.
objected sending milk to Germany
and for that reason the milk needed
so badly is still stored up today at
our ports, and our secretary Of the
navy would not override Jusserand.
So on the goth of February l wrote
a very nice letter to Josephus Daniels
and told him / will tackle the bull
by the horns II he Is afraid of the
Frenchman. and told him to get ready
with his two best battleships Of the
navy, store into their holds the milk
and I will deliver 1t and when loaded
phone me.
But before we start we go with the
'Padernoster' in Spanish If the
Frenchman meets us on the high sea
we'll sing the 'Marseliaise' and when
Rhein' will rise to heaven. and re-
minded him not to forget the band, OF
course.
"On the 2sth of February the Hon.
Josephus Daniels honored me with
his letter and thanked me for writing
to him. That was all, but the milk Is
spelling at the ports and the babies in
Galicia, Russian Poland, Posen prov
ince and Pollen, Hungary, Austria and
Germany are hungry and thirsty for
our milk.
open up your big heart, beloved
president; don't preach US alone hui
mainly, but take action so the COM
mon herd may believe you and may
God bless you for finding way out |
to deliver the milk to the starving ba-
bies in central Europe. And my serv-
ice again offered: just phone when |
ready-and l will take charge"
AUGUST MILLER.
At Least One Gratefully Appreciated.
Omaha, Aug 22.-To the Editor Of
The Bee: Within the last few days
the commissioners have been handed
petition requesting that the swimming
pool in Spring Lake park be equipped
with a four-inch feed pipe In order
week and stating that under the pres
emit conditions this pool was unsani-
tary and was the source Of consid-
cradle sickness among its younger pa
irons.
I believe that II the signers Of the
petition had been fully informed rela-
tive to the management OF the pool.
the list would have been much
shorter
I am a lover Of the water and, as
my home is only five blocks from the
pool, 1 go in every opportunity l can
make.
Upon investigation I have learned
a. that the present two-inch inlet
Is flowing twenty-four hours Of each
day; (2) that at 10 o'clock each night
the outlet valve is opened and the
surface of the water lowered about
two feet. This flushes the bottom to
IN extent and gives room for the
Nights inflow. Isl That on Sunday
hight the pool is drained, and 20 that
morning the sides and bot
ON are scrubbed, flushed with the
hose and disinfected with a solution
If coaltar creosote.
1t is true 1t takes forty-four hours
% fill 1t, but this gives longer time
'or the sun to shine on the bottom
md sides and the sun is one of the
pest sterilizing agents we have.
From my own observation believe
hat considerable of the sickness is
lue to the sick child having spent too
much time In the water. ! know that
hree, four and five hours in the wa
er per day ia more than enough, but
hat amount Of time is considerably
ess than some of the boys spend in
he pool.
l feel certain that the pool is clean
or two further reasons:
/. The bottom never feels Shiny.
2. You can see diver lying on the
'ottom at the outlet valve.
At how many of our beaches can
me see a diver seven feet below the
urface? " nt Is @
/ thank the city authorities for the
pleasure this pool has afforded me
nd must say that have been Sec
nded by some Of the frequenters Of
reaches conducted for profit in and
ear Omaha. ETHANNADAMS.