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Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
High Toll Taken by Railroads.

In days not so very long ago the farmer
drove or rode to the grst MILL carrying his
sacks of grain to be ground into flour or meal
The miller dipped into the grain as it ran into
the hopper and took out certain measures as
ais toll for service. This was recognized as
Just, and the miller thrved and bis patrons
stood by him, because his exactNn was not
burdensome. Progress brought a change, and
now the farmer sells his grain to the miller and
buys flour from him, and still the transaction
as between the farmer and the miller remains
\ on a basis that gives to neither especial cause
for complaint Between them, however,
stretches the railroad, and however its charges
may affect the flour, they are now laid on the
grain in way that justifies the indignation of
the producer.
AT present the toll, taken by the railroads
for hauling car of corn from station 127
miles away TO Omaha amounts to 3o2 bushels,
or almost one-third of the total, assuming that
the car is loaded to the maximum of 1900 bush
els This is over three times the charge for
the same haul in 1914 No need to argue this
point the figures speak for themselves. As
The Bee pointed out long ago, money has lost
its capacity as measure of value; we have
not yet been brought to the status of barter
and trade, but essentially measurements OF
commerce are and have been for several years
made in kind. The farmer must adopt sys-
tenn that permits the balancing of units to de-
termine whether he is going forward or back
ward
No miller ever would have proposed taking
toll of one bushel out of three for grinding
grain Yet that is what the railroad exacts for
hauling the grain to the market. In the in
stance cited, the charge is llH cents per bushel
for l27 miles to Omaha and 1l1A cents more
for the 500 miles to Chicago Here is an utter
lack of proportion of units in charge. If the
freight rate for the short haul is just that for
the long haul is too low; if the Chicago rate is
correct the Omaha rate is twice too high.
An amendment to the Esch- Cummins act
has been introduced, the effect of which will be
to do away with the absurdity of the long and
short haul rates, and put the tariff somewhere
nearer the basis of service performed. While
this is being brought about, the farmers are de-
manding that they be given relief from tax
that is costing them many millions of dollars
in the shape of low prices on the farm because
of the high cost OF reaching the market and to
this they are entitled.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
Keep a Little Bull Snake on the Farm.

Considerable excitement was created in an
Omaha home one day lately when the mis-
tress discovered an intruding bull snake max
ing himself more than comfortably familiar
about the place. A couple of icemen dispatched
the reptile, and thereby did deed that de-
serves reprobaton. Down in Kansas farmer
with a bull snake on the place accounts him.
self in luck One who runs a farm near Man.
haitian says such snake is worth at least $3.50
a month in an alfalfa field, because he destroys
pocket gophers, peculiar and particular pest.
and, in dull seasons when gophers are not
plentiful, the snake will go up around the
granaries and corn cribs and clean up on rats
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
From Missouri.

Is it possible for the peach and the
grape to cross and produce some
thing different from either? At the
home OF John w. Gibson. near Oak
Grove, an Elberta peach tree and a
Concord grape vine grow close to-
eether. This season the grape vine
has born numbers of clusters Of
compact, queer looking little things
as close together as hazel nuts. They
have the green skin of an immature
peach and are covered with fuzz.
Opened they look like an immature
peach seed and smell like a green
peach, yet they are growing on a
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
Come On: Let's Col"

Postmaster General Hays was looking at
Omaha last week when he was making his
speech to the Rotarians. 1--WE need fewer
thou shalt nots,'" he said, "and more of the
come on; let's 60"
A few days ago The Bee called attention to
the expansion of retail trade as indicated by
the extensions being made by big firms to take
care of their business. Just at present the
Board Of Education is taking steps to i'm
mediately start work on the erection of a
$3.0O0,O00 high school building to take the place
of collection of unsightly shacks that now
house one of its most important activities. Two
of the biggest jobs of grading and paving ever
undertaken at one time by city in the world
are being driven to completion.
These things are not evidence of decay, are
they? Nor were they brought about just for
the fun Of doing something exciting. The Dodge
street and St. Marys avenue changes in grade
came because they were needed. The costly
high school building is going up for the same
good reason. Do these things indicate stagna-
ton?
Omaha is long way from being dead, or
even moribund. Throngs on our streets, busy
men and women passing to and fro on their er-
rands, activity in every direction, leave little
room for the croaker. And on all sides may
be noted the signs that what has been done is
only good start on what is going to be done.
If you doubt that this city is alive and grow
ing, look around and see proof to the contrary.
Wake up. Come on, let's go!
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
Have Child Examined.

Mrs. E. J. c. writes: SIS it ever
possible for child to have infantile
paralysis and never know it? My
boy of walks on his toes all the
time. One doctor told me he had
infantile paralysis when he was a
baby. He was never sick. His feet
are perfect, but he cannot let his
heels down well. He walkd at IA
months. What can l do about it
Will it get worse as he gets older ?"
REPLY
Children not infrequently have in
fantile paralysis without the disease
being suspected. The illness may be
considered a passing fever, bowel
trouble or cold. Write the state
board of health and ask them when
the next infantile paralysis clinic is
to be held in your neighborhood.
Take the child to that clinic.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
A Pretty Petty Way

Lord Northcliffe's stabs at Lord Curzon.
British foreign minister, drew blood He is
not particularly fond of Americans he said
in one interview at Washington; and in another
interview he phrased it more severely: He
(Curzon) is hostile to Americans in general"
1t is Northcliffe's pretty way of undoing a for
eign minister abroad.-Springheld Republican.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
BABIES F. Q. B. PITTSBURGH

For some necessities of expression
the men of the street have coined
excellent words. For example a man
is ''vamped," a woman is "psyched." "
There should be a popular term for
use when a city is surveyed since
that term is too "highbrow." How
would slammed" do? 1t is descrip-
tive, if that is a quality desired.
Pittburgh has just gone through
the throes again-this time on the
way babies are cared for. In a list
of eighteen cities Pittsburgh is said
to have the worst record of the
group. f Fur h e 7 m Or e, there has
been no material improvement in
the rate during the five years the
table covers. According to the fig
ures a Pittsburgh baby stands just
half the show of living to be year
old that the average Seattle baby
does
One reason was the very large
proportion of foreign-born mothers.
The foreign-born whites make up
onefifth Of the total population, yet
the mothers of that group bore more
than one-third the babies. The
children's bureau. which is RESPONSE
bic for this survey, has said in other
publications that along with the
babies born to foreign-born mothers
we should count the babies born to
the children of the foreign born.
If this be done, in all probability
more than half the Pittsburgh
babies would fall in the combined
group.
The Hebrews and the Italians were
successful in keeping their babies
healthy in Pittsburgh. The Poles
and the Slavic group in general and
the Austro- -Hungarians were least
successful among the white groups.
The negro babies had the least
chance Of all. The negro population
had increased AZ per cent in 10
years and had become considerable
factor in the baby situation.
A good deal is being done to pro-
tect babies, but it was aot always
wisely done. Too much money was
being spent on milk. The infant hy-
giene division of the health depart
ment spent three -fifths of a certain
sum for distribution OF milk, four
fifths of the milk being given away,
and only two-fifths for salaries.
A philanthropy gave away an
equal quantity of milk. Presumably
this was good milk, of better quail
ity than the milk of the neighbor-
hood. But the report thinks the
could have been better spent
on nursing service.
A chart shows that the death rate
of Pittsburgh babies in July, August,
and September is very high. Among
health officers this is known as the
summer peak. One thing we know
Is that this summer peak can be
leveled. If the general milk supply
Is good and then is properly pfsteur-
lied; if large proportion of mothers
breast feed their ba bies, and if there
has been much education in mother
craft, this peak dwindles. We do
not know so we'll how to stop the
March peak, due to pneumonia,
colds and coughs
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
Mans DUTY Today

The important thing now is that men should
think peace, talk peace, demand peace, and
realize both the immortality and irrationallty OF
the old normalcy as far as it was concerned
with foreign relations What men should seek
to do is to make peace, arbitration, cooperation
and reduction of ornaments normal, and to
turn the thought of the world into new chan
ne1-Indianapolis News.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
But Always to Be Blest"

President Harding tells US that we are on
the verge of new era of peace and freedom.
Maybe so, but we seem to be always the
verge of these new eras. What we need is
some statesman who can teach us to make a
sudden jump and land right in the middle of
one-Charleston News and Courie,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
The Bees Platform,

I. New Union Passenger Station.
2. Continued improvement of the No.
braska Highways, including the pave
ment of Main Thoroughfares leading
into Omaha with Brick Surface.
3. A short, low-rate Waterway from the
Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean.
a. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with
City Manager form of Government.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
May Have Acidosis.

Mrs. T. M. writes: my little boy
is years old. He has been troubled
with vomiting ever since he was
baby. / have taken him to several
doctors, but all do him nc GOOD Tie
leaves half his meals. His tongue
always is in bad condition. He has
all his teeth, which are good He is
very pale and thin. Bowels move
twice a. day.
REPLY
Many children who vomit easily
have acidosis. My first thought is
that you do not feed him properly.
A child of that age should have a
pint Of milk a day. He should not
eat more than one ounce of meat.
His diet should consist principally of
bread, cereals, soups, vegetables and
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
Too Much Praise.

The Danger in calling SOME
Lathrop men live wires is they are
apt to take 1t too seriously and go
out and shock the community
Dathrop (Mo.) Optimist.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
How to Keep Well
By DR.. w A EVANS

Questions concerning hygiene, santa
tion and prevention of disease, sub.
naitted to DR.. Evans by readers OF
The Bee, will be answered personally
subject to proper limitation, where q
stamped, addressed envelope is en-
closed. Or. Evans will not make
diagnosis or prescribe for individual
diseases. Address letters in care Of
The Bee.
Copyright. 1921. by Dr.. W. A. Evans
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18

grape vine. The vine will be closely
watched TO see what comes eventual-
ly OF this strange mixture.-lnde-
pendence (Mo.) Examiner.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18

Des Mones contributes victim to the list
being gathered by the policeman who "hres in
the air" to halt fleeing man. Some day this
sort of thing will receive a check from the
courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18

fruit. He can have such simple des-
serts as custards, bread, rice, and
cornstarch pudding, fruit sauces and
iellies.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18

The governor and the Board of Regents are
to submit their points of difference to the courts.
This is better than undignihed pickering, and
ought to settle an important question concern
ing which there is now room for difference OF
opinion.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18

Those thoughtless TRUSTEES are likely to max
things little tough for the prisoners left b
hind.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18
Dict a Little Rich.

Mrs. W. L. w. writes: 'I have a
baby 4 months old and, due to poor
health, cannot nurse her altogether.
During the day she gets modified
milk in these proportions: 10 ounces
boiled water, 91a ounces top milk
(pasteurized), 1-2 ounce lime water,
and IL tablespoonfuls milk sugar.
Feedings, every three hours: amount,
ounces. She does not take more
than two ounces Of water a day and
a small amount of orange juice. Her
stools are very curdy and foul smell
Ing. What causes this? How can 7
remedy it? Weight at birth, pounds
IL ounces. Weight now, 12 pounds 4
ounces. Is this correct?"
REPLY.
Your formula seems to me a little
strong. Rather too much top milk
and too much sugar Why not
weaken it a little? Her gain in
weight is about right.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-18

Good morning; been investigated ycts
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-14
YBARRA TO FINISH
CAPITOL BUILDING
Especial to The Press

MEXICALI, March 14,-Following
a personal inspection of the new $780,
900 administration building, which has
been under construction for the past
three years, Governor Epigmenio
Ybarra yesterday announced that the
funds would be appropriated and work
started Immediately for the compile
ton of the building.
Governor Ybarra expressed himself
as being more than pleased with the
plans as far as they have been carried
out and suggested few changes that
will be made at once in regard to the
grounds and finishing work.
The entire sum that was first ap-
propriated has been spent and the
treasury will be drawn .upon for the
balance necessary, which will be
about 5000, it was said.
A number of prominent Mexicali and
Calexico business men accompanied
the governor on the inspection.
1t will probably take six or eight
months to finish, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-14
LICENSE OFFICE
HAS ITS TROUBLES
(By Associated Press)

SACRAMENTO, Calf, March IA
Burning last fall of the Los Angeles
plant which manufactures automobile
license plates for the state of Cali
fornia brought grief to the state
motor vehicle department which, ac-
cording to Charles J. Chenu, superin-
tendent of the department, continues
to grow in volume. Chenu each day is
compelled to answer appeals of i'm
patient automobile owners for their
license plates by sending card to the
applicant stating that the card may
be used in the license container as a
license to operate until such time as
the plates are received. .Chenu hopes
the traffic authorities will be lenient.
Forty thousand plates are tied up
along the way to Sacramento Chenu
stated, and they will be forwarded to
applicants as soon as received here.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-14
CRIME WAVE
c A USE IS
POINTED
OUT
E
Veteran CriminolOgist
Charges Sensational
Preachers and Careless
Parents With Responsible
ity for De1inqu u ency
Among Boys and Girls.
(By United Press)

SACRAMENTO, March 14.-Sensa-
tional pupiteers, mothers with long
distance reform idea, fathers in mad
rush for money and laws attempting
to regulate the morals of citizens can
be blamed for the present wave of
crime, charged Judge C. f. McLaugh-
lin, member of the senate board Of
prison reform directors before the
members of the senate prison and re-
formatores committee.
The committee, scheduled to con-
slider the Ingram bill repeating the in
determnate sentence law and the
Jones bill strengthening the law, was
unable to take up the bills because of
the inability to secure a quorum.
Sensational pulpiteers," said Nc
Laughlin, 'are doing Incompatible
harm by rehashing the scandals that
appear in the newspapers. Ministers
in giving a description of a bad wife
from the pulpit are doing something
they can never retract. 1t is not as
good moral lesson as the life of
Jesus Christ and his apostles.
eff we want our children to go up
ward, we must point upward
The attempts to regulate the NOR
ais of the people" by legislation is the
pinnacle Of absurdity," said Nc
Laughlin.
Youngsters are not getting a
Square deal" from their parents, he
said.
"When women thing more of their
clubs and long distance reformation,
and neglect their children's moral ed
ucation, the child is cheated,
Fathers are in mad rush for
money, forgetting that if Johnny or
Mary would disgrace them or disap-
point them, their money could never
relieve the sorrow they would suffer,
said Mr.. Laughlin.
The execution of convicted murder
ers on the scene of crime would be the
greatest deterrent to murder, Judge
Mclaughlin declared. The moral eff
feet of hanging is lost by convicted
murderer being sent to a far distant
prison to be hanged, said Mclaughlin,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-14
\. D j n I J D !
PRISON IS
SCENE Of
DEATH
English Government in Face
of Universal/ Protest
Hangs Men Accused of
Completely in Ambuscade
of Police.
(By Associated Press)

DUBLIN, March 14.-The six pris-
oners convicted of completely in the
killing of British intelligence officers
and members of the crown police
force in Ireland, were executed in
Mountjoy prison here this morning.
The hangings began at 6 o'clock a.
m. and the men were dropped from the
scaffold in pairs, Whelan and Moran
being the first. The bodies were al
lowed to hang for one hour and then
the next pair were executed and the
next one hour later. Whelan, the first
man hanged has two brothers in the
United States, one of whom is in the
United States army.
Obeying a proclamation of the
Irish Labor party every workman in
Ireland ceased work from starting
time to II o'clock, the period of mac
tivity being observed in solemn mourn
ing as protest against the eXecu-
tions.
A demonstration of protest against
the hangings was held by the women
early this morning. Banners bearing
such inscriptions as England Muir
tCIo lliC 1IilOSCHI III vengeance, WClS
carried through the streets by pro-
cession of women. The paraders
marched four abreast in military or
der, defying the military police regu-
lations. They received constant ac-
cession along the line of march from
women and girls and were also joined
by thousands of citizens, int tluding
hundreds of Irish volunteers.
The scene in front of the prison
while the executions We're going on
was impressive. The crowd began as
sembling at dawn and by 7 o'cl bcx the
space in front of the prison yard and
the roadways of all abutting sstreets
were thronged. Affairs We're impro-
vised near the prison doors on walls
of buildings and the trees in the pris-
on yard were hung with sacred images
and everywhere candles burneb scores
of persons in the dense thronGs hold
ing them aloft during the long vigil.
Here three priests or women led in
proyer or hymns in which everyone
Joined. The hundreds kneeling in the
roadways. were thrown to one side
when an armored car was forced
through the crowd
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-14
STATE FACING
GRAVE CRISIS
IN HEALTH WORK
Tuberculosis Bureau Director
Points Out Danger of Cutting
County Aid Appropriation.

California is facing the most SER
ious health situation in many years,
according to Edythe Tate Thompson,
director of the bureau of tuberculosis
of the state board of health. This sit
uation, according to Miss Thompson
is due in no small part to the recon-
menations mae that will cut the appro-
priations of the state to maintain sub
sides granted county hospitals for
caring for the tubercular persons of
California.
According to figures compiled by the
board, the death rate from tubercu-
losis in this state is in direct proper
tion to the support given by the state
in the fight to eradicate the disease.
At present the state grants a subsidy
of So per week for the care of indi-
gent patients. This grant has been in
effect since 1915.
There are now 26 counties receiv-
ing state aid in the form of the sub
sidy granted by the legislature. 1t is
pointed out that if this aid is elimin-
ated the burden of supporting the in
stitutions will fall on the county gov
ernment. with it's accompanying hard
ships on the taxpayers. Health au-
thorities argue that a change in the
system will work the opposite intend
ed, although the state legislature
might point out that an economy had
been put in effect at the expense of
state health.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-14
COMPLETE PLANS.
FOR HEADING TRIP

Plans for the excursion to Hanlon
Heading for an inspection of the Irri-
gatioh District property south of the
international line was announced by
Secretary S. w. Leffingwell of the Ell
Centro Chamber of Commerce this
morning.
The excursion train will leave Cal
exico Sunday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
1t will be necessary for those living in
Ell Centre and the northern part of
the valley to take the morning train
from this city at 7:15. The fare from
Calexico and return is $500.
No arrangement has been made fol
lunch and everyone is asked to pre-
pare a midday meal.
Secretary Leffingwell has asked
that he be notified before Wednesday
evening of those who intend to make
the trip in order that arrangements
can be made with the railroad for suf
fcient transportation.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-14
STECkEL FUNERAL.

The funeral of Fred W. Steckel, the
man whose dead body was found in a
shack in MeXicali last Monday, took
place from the Lemon funeral chapel
Saturday afternoon, the services be-
ing conducted by the Rev. Andrew w,
Shamel, pastor of the Methoist
church. Interment was at Evergreen
cemetery.
A sister of the dead man, who came
here from Woodbine, Kan, was able
to clear up most of the mystery which
surrounded the identity of Steckel
who was also known as Morris. The
latter name was assumed to hide HIM
self from sympathizing friends, afte,
domestic tragedy had entered his
life in Los Angeles. The siSter stateo
that the brother had never been a drug
addict although he had used liquor tC
excess on occasions, and from hey in
vestigation and that of the officials
at Mexicali there is little doubt tina
Steckel was drugged to death an'
robbed.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-14
WORTHINGTON GETS
HIGH LEGION POST

T. j. Worthington, member of the
executive committee of the oree-Lake
Post of Calexico, has been appointed
first vice president of the American
Legion Department of California by
the executive committee of the state,
according to word received by Walter
Kbbey in this city. Worthington will
replace William P. Carey who was
elected Judge of the Superior court in
San Diego county.
The election of Worthington did not
come as surprise to the local Legion
members. San Diego conceded that
Imperial Valley should be represented
on the state executive committee and
waived the selection of a San Diego
man. The position was first offered
to an FL Centre man who declined in
favor of Worthington.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-14
LINE RUNNERS
STILL ACTIVE

Jose Lopez, "A years old, of Braw
ley, was booked at the county Jail by
Customs Inspector A. Schlanze Sat-
urday and is held on suspicion, pend
ing the investigation of the finding of
18 quarts of alcohol by customs Off
cials in vacant lot near the outskirts
of Calexico Saturday morning. The
illicit liquor was unlabeled and tested
1870 proof.
Two other Mexicans were picked up
with Lopez but later turned loose. Suf-
ficient evidence could not be found to
hold them.
That the liquor was not found IN
the actual possession OF the three men
nor in the car they were driving binds
thread on which the inspectors have
been working for some time. 1t shows
clearly, they pointed out, that a gang
is Systematically running the line and
has been doing so for several months,
successfully evading the law.
First street, CaleXico, it is said, is
the rendezvous of the line runners,
and dozens of men who have never
taken bottle across the line are in
the employe Of the ring. Continuous
watch is kept on the inspectors day
and night.
The extent of the evidence in the
hands of the officials could not be
learned; however, it was stated that
other means are being employed to
round up the gang.