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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1916-12-06

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life tror paa; men man giper fig
life ben til en- Berion, man life
bar TiItro til. Dette g9loer ba
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bnnge Sinl tper mo til BAN, og
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|egen. Gen ger bette / GortrGtnin1
til bans Gortieneite. San Der fsbte
mig meb tit Blob, ban bill life itsoe
mig fra fla, mar ieg MI pngitet
og ploget al min Spno tper ino
til bnm for Reoning 90 2p. San
bar 10 ieIp iagt, at ban life nil Ia.
Ite Den no, Iom fommer til bam.
SengipeIie os 5ortrsitning, elIer
ON man oil, Sengfpelie | 6ortrsit-
nina notrpffer paa oct nsieite Gro
ems gGien. Dog err Der enonu en-
Si1e filbode. 9roen life blot qiber
|fia ben, ben mobtaser tiIlige. Oct
er ber uotrpft peo at otiIegne
hans Gortienefte". Os.
iaa bette ffer mco G~ortrsitnins.
Evening star., 1916-01-16
The Struggle for Suffrage.

To the Editor of The Star:
I have read with interest the report
of the fiscal relations committee and
of the committee and members of Con-
gress
The committee did all that it could
do with the limited power that it had
1t is unfortunate for the people of the
District that the committee did not
have further power, because we are
just a little better off at present than
were before, and that is all.
The struggle for suffrage will go on
as before and the tax question is open
ed up more than ever. SO that in the
future every year Congress will have
chance to discuss it. 1t opens up for
the future an endless discussion of
taxation without remedy.
1t would take up too much space to
attempt to make this clear at this time.
However, l venture the aforesaid pre-
diction at this time, and if Congress
merely enacts the recommendation of
the fiscal relations committee in it's re-
only short time until the people will
clamor and insist that their rights be
respected.
Senator Works has had the courage
of his conviction, and l very much ad-
mire his separate report, not simply
because he came out for the single
tax. but because he realized that a new
system of taxation was necessary. He
knew that from the evidence the peo-
form of government SO that the peo-
Pile could rule. instead of forever being
ruled by their federal government
A. B. JOHNSON
Evening star., 1916-01-16
Appropriations A Urged.

). Passage of appropriation bills to
provide: 100000 for work against ty-
phoid and malaria in rural communi-
ties; increased funds for studies of oc-
cupational diseases; $4,000 for closer
supervision of the manufacture of
viruses. serums. toxins. etc: s175,OO0
for new building for the hygienic
laboratory.
Work for the protection of the aver
age citizen from trachoma. yellow
fever. pellagra, Rocky mountain spotted
fever, typhus and other contagious dis
eases
"One Of the most important and at
the same time least known. ways in
which the public health service safe
guards the health of the average cit
iZen,' declares Mr.. Taylor. lis through
the development of standards. This
may seem academic to the man in the
street. but he will recognize how di-
rectIy il comes home TO him, for ex-
ample, in standardized quarantine for
measles. which saves his child and
every body else who contracts the dis
ease full week or more of time.
Instead of quarantine of twenty
days or more. the universal practice
until 1912, the experiments in the hy-
gienic laboratory demonstrated that
fourteen days at most are entirely ad-
equate. 1t had been supposed that the
period of scaling. when the disease had
run it's courss. WAS fraught with great
danger of infection to others. But the
laboratory work proved the non-in-
fectivity of the scales. and showed that
infection is due mainly to secretioas
from the throat and nose, which are
Evening star., 1916-01-16
ALI Power Is in the People.

That is saying only what must be con-
ceded where any sovereign power dele
gates by charter or otherwise, its powers
OF government But in a democracy all
power is conceded to be in the people. The
District of Columbia is the heritage of
the whole people of the United States
WnS: sort of local government do the
American people desire to have in force
in their capital
The people who compose the population
Of the capital are more than 80 per cent
Americans, and by birth or choice citizens
Of the United States.
citizen voter from California electing
10 reside in the District Of Columbia does
not by that act forfeit his political rights
as citizen of the United States. under
the Constitution he is citizen where his
home is
Does the flag mean political freedom
for him in any one of the forty y-eig ut
states, and political serfdom for him if
his work or duty calls him to live in lis
country's capital?
Senator Works comedies the force Of
this anomaly. and declares in favor
Of tine ballot in the District for electors
for President. Also in favor of an
amendment to the Constitution so the
District residents can have representa- :
tives of their own in Congress. To all
OF which We give hearty Endorsement.
This Is the fact in Buenos Aires, and
has been from the first.
In this the senator goes far toward
the overthrow of despotic form of gov
eminent IN this District. But the other
line Of his argument seems to me TO be
against this desirable attainment. Why
not have also what is yet more desira- :
BILE
Congress has failed as d board of
aldermen for the District. Most MEM
bers of Congress do not want the honor
10 act in that capacity. Why not pro-
vide, by charter. for "A local govern
ment, up to date. that will meet the
needs OF this age. and conditions now
obtaining?
Evening star., 1916-01-16

little power that it didn't kill at all.
and the puniest germ could success
fully resist. Another very generally
used disinfectant was found to be
nearly worthless. a cheap and eff
cient disinfectant known as Hygienic
Laboratory Pine Oil Disinfectant has
recently been perfected by the service
and its manufacture recommended to
health authorities.
Numerous other standards for health
protection are being developed-stand-
ards of farm sanitation. of purity of
water on trains and steamships and of
the extent beyond which it is not safe
to pollute streams. to mention three ex-
amples.
These yardsticks for health.'' con-
cludes the writer, these pioneerings
which are solving such problems as tina t
of pellagra, these thousand and one
ways of developing national prepared
ness against disease invasion may lack
spectacular appeal to the man who reads
as he runs. but they constitute one of
Evening star., 1916-01-16

call? With initiative and referendum
upon questions of public interest
And why not elect the Commission
ers. or part of them: say three OUT oi
five? Congress would yet be supreme,
just as the legislature of any state IS
supreme. Congress would be the agent
of the sovereign people of the whole
United States, and could at any time
correct any mistaken policy attempted.
Four-score years ago, Justice story.
in comments on the Constitution, SAID !:
IN point of fact, the corporations of
the three cities of Alexandra. George
town and Washington possess and eX-
ercise a delegated power of legislation.
under their charters granted by Con-
sress. to the full extent of their mu-
nicipal wants, without any constitu-
tional scruples, surmise or DOUBT
Was there larger fitness for seif-goV-
ernment in the District at that date
than is now? Were the people as weii
informed or otherwise?
Does not the whole question amount to
this: Can we not trust democracy IN
this District today as elsewhere in the
American republic?
JAMES HUGH KELLEY.
OF the District Self-GoVernment League.
Evening star., 1916-01-16
A Single Tax Inquiry.

To the Editor of The star:
Congressman Bailey having invited
criticism of his single tax resolution
for the District. permit me to ask hln
through the columns of The Star where
he proposes to get the revenue now
derived from buildings. stocks of mer-
chandise, money stocks and bonds ana
all other kind of personal property :
Would il not be a burden almost equal
to confiscation to tax the land Tor the
entire amount necessary TO meet the
expense of the municipal government:
Besides, if such a thing could be done.
is it right to exempt a class of prop
erty. such as money. stocks ana bonds.
held only by the rich. and place the
burden on the ground values OF the
homes of the people, 1t would not
help the average man much to exempt
his modest home and place an addi-
tional tax on his lot 1t would. how
ever. help the owners of palatial homes
and fine Office buildings to remove the
tax. because the amount added to the
ground value would in all probability
be less than the assessed value of the
improvements When did ii become
'barbarious" for man to pay accord
ing to what he hath, whether it he
real or personal property. so long as il
represents value? Mr.. Bailey said
something about a tax on thrift. The
wealth that would be stricken from
the tax rolls by his suggestion is the
product in many cases of anything but
thrift. ! agree with him that such
law would induce some people to come
here and perhaps build few fine
homes, but nothing to give permanent
employment to people who work for a
living. In short. it would make tax
dodgers heaven for those who still
have conscientious scruples against
false swearing to evade taxation. If
Washington is to be made the most
beautiful city in the world the wealthy
people who come here to enjoy it's
beauty permanently should assist in
making it SO.
JAMES T. STACEY.
Evening star., 1916-01-16
SAFEGUARDING HEALTH
OF AMERICAN PEOPLE
Survey of Work Being Done by the
U. S. Public Health
Service.
One of the Chief Achievements Is
to Establish Various
Standards.

The work of the public health service
for the welfare of the citizens of the
United States is told in an article by
Graham Romeyn Taylor. entitled Ma
tional Yardsticks for Health" appear
ing in the current issue of the Survey.
Some national health needs are tabu-
lated by Mr.. Taylor as follows:
i. Passage OF the bill to provide di-
visions of mental hygiene and rural
sanitation in the public health service.
2. Passage of the bill to provide for
care and treatment of lepers by the
federal government
3. Passage of the bill 10 provide for
inspection of sanitary conditions on in :
terstate carriers.
All three of these bills passed the last
House. but failed in the Senate
4. Extension Of federal quarantine to
include all ports. New York and Balti
more are now the only ones not under
federal supervision.
Evening star., 1916-01-16
For Sprains,
Lame Muscles

Absorbine. Jr.. brings quick relief.
Keep ~ always at hand for instant
use. Athletes use Absorbine. Jr..
for the muscle that has been
strained, for the cut or laceration
That runs chance of Infection; for
the abrasion that pains and the
limbs that are stiff and lame from
oyer-eNertion.
Walter Johnson, the famous pitch
sr of the Washington Americans,
says: Absorbine. Jr.. is "A first
class linlment andrub dow for tired
muscles | have used IL myself 10
advantage and can heartily recon-
mend il to ball players everywhere"
Absorbine. Jr., is a concentrated
antissptic liniment-only few
drops required at an application. IT
is safe and pleasant to use--leaves
no greasy residue. Sold by most
druggists. sl.00 and $500 a bottle or
postpaid. Liberal trial bottle for
lOc in stamps.
W. F.. YOUNG. T. u. F.
216 Temple ST., Springfield. Mass.
Evening star., 1916-01-16
dangerous only in the early stages {
the disease.
Standards of ouarantines.

Similarly other research work is
expected to establish a standardized
minimum of quarantine periods after
other infectious diseases.
Another set of yardsticks has to do
with vaccines and serums. Prior to the
development of standardized Ameri-
can unit of potency TO tet5 nus anti
toxin. for instance, there was most
amazing variation. Each manufacturer
made his own unit When a doctor
bought supply at drug store he was
assured by the label that it contained n
certain number of units But the meas
ures used by manufacturers were ut
terly different.
According to the actual tests in the
hygienic laboratory the anti-toXin sold
for a given quantity 100000 units of
potency, contained exactly 80 according
Evening star., 1916-01-16
BARS RED Cross MILK.
France Will Not Permit Shipments
to Babies in Germany.

France has declined for military
reasons" to permit shipments of con-
densed milk by charitable organiza-
tions in the United States to Germany
and Austria Hungary for use of the
babies of those countries. The Ameri-
can Red Cross had agreed to under
take supervision of the distribution of
the milk to assure its use for the pur-
pose stated. 1t is assumed that Great
Britain will take similar action
Evening star., 1916-01-16
CANNOT BENEFIT FROM LAW.
Controller Rules Against Mrs. Ely's
Claim for Mexican Relief.

Because Mrs. Anna Ely, an American
woman. fed out of Mexico before the
passage of the act appropriating a half
million dollars to bring Americans out
of Mexico the Secretary OF State cannot
give her the sum of s4560 borrowed by
her father to get her out of the danger
zone.
The controller of the Treasury. W. w
Warwick, recognizes that a liberal CON
struction should he given to the law as
"A beneficial statute. But Mrs. Ely
was not in Mexico when il was passed. he
does not consider that its benevoence
can extend to her.
Mrs. Ely had been living in Mexico
Evening star., 1916-01-16
Public School Control.

There is at present no inconsiderabie
agitation over the problem Of how the
District public schools shall be con-
tr"lled. or managed. Shall the school
board continue as now, appointed by
Judges OF the District courts, or shall
the Commissioners be given control?
Why not inquire as to the democratic
way Of doing III Why not the qualified
NoteFs. men and women. of the District
elect school board. with mower of re-
Evening star., 1916-01-16

to the American standard; a state
health department supplied anti-toxin
which it claimed had one-half unit OF
potency, but which was found to con-
tain, according to the American stand
Last year a total of 3,1o2 samples Of
viruses, serums. toxins and analogous
products were examined at the hygienic
laboratory by DR.. James p. Leake
Control Of these products is maintained
also by inspection of places and meth
DDS of manufacture and by pur-
chase of products in the open marke.
from time to time to ascertain that
there is no variation from the proper
st a ndard
Evening star., 1916-01-16
Power of Congress Not Disputed.

The power of Congress over the DIS
trict. as to legislation, exclusive OF all
other powers, is not disputed. ANA
that power is not delegated, but sover-
eign power. This District was ceded to
tie United States. All powers of gov
ernment by the states. or any OF them'
as such, were excluded.
But how those powers may be exer-
cised is a question of expediency. A
sovereign can act by an agency. can
delegate governing power to n subor-
dinate. and yet remain sovereign.
on that point The Evening star OF
March 10. 1855. says, pertinentiy
congress may give the District local
sovereignty tgovernment) and elective
Franchise to a limited extent Inc
exclusive legislation Gin congress) does
not forbid a choice of agencies. The gov
ernment provided should conform to re-
publican institutions, etc.
In more definite legal phrases, the same
fact is stated by Judge Poland. chair
man Of the committee on judiciary OF the
House, June /. 1874. in report TO Con-
gress: -
In a strict legal sense there can be no
such thing as local government IN the
District of Columbia, Independent OF con-
gress Whatever government may De per-
mitted to exist can be considered only as
the agency of the national government
and what il may do must be regarded as
acts of the United States. through their
representatives in Congress.
Evening star., 1916-01-16

with her husband. who died in 1911. Her
brother came to Mexico and brought her
to her home at Dresden. Kan. where she
arrived February 6, 1914 The appropri-
alton for relief of Americans in Mexico
was passed April "a, 1914.
Evening star., 1916-01-16
Joint Committee Report
Marks an Era in Local
Development.
Mr.. KELLEY SAYS PEOPLES
POWER is DOMINANT
Other Writers Discuss Proposals
Made for the Capitals Admins
tration and Support.



The Star deserves the praise of all
parties for giving such large space to
the discussion of District affairs. The
star was power in Washington dur
ing the turbulent transition forty years
ago.
The report of the joint select COM
mittee on fiscal relations of the DIS
trict indicates that another epoch IN
the Districts history is about to begin
Free discussion only can make that be-
ginning the best possible. for all con-
cerued. now and in the future.
wish to offer few observations
upou the separate report of senator
Works consider his production a
timely document. But its main argu-
ment seems to me to be based upon
assumptions hardly justified by the law
or the facts, as to how to so about II
Senator Works correctly argues that
some things ought to he done Tor the
capital, and in the capital. because IL
is the capftaI, and also because it is
reproach not to make such worthy and
needed reforms.
He declares that only Congress can
do what he believes ought to be done
Is not the fact well established 'that
Congress has failed. largely, to do Just
such work? And not so singular thal
II has not succeeded.
congress is the legislature for the
District of Columbia. and as such 1t mas
done good service, equal to the average
of any legislative body. But in SO lar
as Congress has assumed to act s com
non council for the city in purely local
affairs, il has failed, and IL is quite
nIain why il has failed.
Evening star., 1916-01-16

the most effective services which the
government renders to 90.000.000 peo-
Pile"
Evening star., 1916-01-16
Study of Disinfectants.

"Disinfectants have also been stand
ardized at the hygienic laboratory
About fifty or sixty preparations are
sold on the open market. some of them
with the most extravagant claims. One
nreparation was found to contain SO
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-21
IN WEALTHY ALASKA.

The value of Alaskas mineral output for 1918 is esti-
mated at T32000O00 compared with $19064963 for 1914
The highest value for any previous year 1906 when
Alaska produced $23378428 worth of minerals, but this
was at time when the bonanza pacers of Fairbanks and
Nome were yielding their greatest returns.
The high value of the mineral output in 1915 was due
in large to the extraordinary amount of copper
that mined. Preliminary estimates indicate this to
|be 83,850000 pounds valued at $l4,400OOO In 1914
245O628 pounds of copper Mined valued at So 852
1874 The gold production also increased in 1915 when the
value about $1690O0O0 against $15626813 for the
output of 1914 This the largest gold production since
1872 when the output valued at $17145951 AS the
production of silver incidental to gold and copper min
ling, this also increased 1t is estimated that 100000
worth OF silver mined in 1915 compared with $685.
327 worth In 1914 The output of other minerals includ
ng tin, antlnony, marble, gypsum coal and petroleum, in
915 had value of about $300000 compared with 5000 S02
BIN 1914.
The developments made during the year give assurance
continued large operations in both copper and gold lode
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-21
DIAPFPSIN
FOR INDIGESTION
OR BAD STOMACH
Relieves Sourness, G. as
Heartburn, Dyspepsia in
Five Minutes.

Sour, gassy, upset stomach, indiges-
ton, heartburn, dyspepsia; when the
food you eat ferments into gases and
stubborn Jumps; your head aches and
you feel sick and miserable, that's
when you realize the magic In Pape's
Diapepsin. 1t makes all stomach mis-
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If your stomach is in a continuous
revolt--if you can't get 1t regulated,
please. for your sake, try Pape's Dia-
pepsin. It's so needless to have a bad
stomach-make your next meal ia
vorite food meal. then take little Dia-
pepsin. There will not be any distress
eat without fear. It's because Pape's
Diapepsin really does" regulate weak,
out of order stomachs that gives 1t it's
millions of sales annually.
Get a large flfty-cent case OF Pape's
Diapepsin from any drug store. 1t is
the quickest, surest stomach relief and
cure known. 1t acts almost like magic
it is a scientific. harmless and pleas
ant stomach preparation which truly
belongs in every home. adv
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-21

mining Placer mining has been less prosperous for this
industry has not yet reacted to the stimulus of the govern
ment railway which will make available for profitable
poitaon large bodies of lowgrade graves The same is
true of the coal mining industry which also await
railway transportation
The first gold mining in Alaska was done in 1890 and
since that time gold the value of about $26 has
been produced OF this about $86 100000 has been won
from the gold placers Copper mining began in 1901 and
the total copper output of Alaska about 2
pounds valued at 1874 100000 The value of the total sill
production to date is about $265OO0O Coal petro-
leum tin lead, quicksilver anthony, marble gypsum
and other minerals have been produced to the value of
about 21500OO Therefore, the value of the total mineral
production during 36 years of mining Alaska has been
I$3OOOOOOOO
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-21

trance into the dining room. The
month had been happy for Jacob
Townsend also. He knew that he was
giving his bride pleasure; he even
dreamed that she was beginning to
care for him; her manner was certain
ly gracious. Then every man enjoys
seeing his wife create a sensation.
The housekeeper who had served the
household for years met her at the
door and asked II 1t would be conve-
nient to serve the dinner in half an
hour.
"Oh, yes" said Ortrude airily. I'VE
will not dress for dinner tonight"
That's good" Mrs. Upper made
wry face. I'VE always dress for break
fast in this house"
Mr.. Townsend, who was bringing in
the suitcases, heard the reply and
laughed.
81 wonder at you. Mr.. Townsend.
do not intend to permit any such ia
miliarty in my servants Ortrude
swept disdainfully into the parlor.
I Her husband carried the suitcases on
up the stairs and she heard his hearty
greeting of Dudley and Marian. When
he came down again he entered the
parlor and softly closed the door be-
| hind him.
Il want to warn you. dear" he be-
gan. constrainedly, that you cannot
treat Mrs. Topper as you did the hotel
servants. and keep her" Ortrudo
tossed her head. she is very compe-
tent help. In fact, I know of no one
else in town who has such help
Don't say help. Mr. Townsend; 1t
sounds so countryfied," interrupted his
wife.
Jacobs face flushed. He was silent
for minute. then continued:
You would find it very disagreeable