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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
Why Russians Starve

To the political disaster III Russia has been added
v,eqt natural calamity Millions of human beings
upon the verge of death oy starvation the direct
sut of drouth pstilence adding its horrors to those
of famine and an ignorant aud supersttous populnce
resorting the barbara remedy of wholesale migra
ton. thus extending til, evils without an, correspond
III. advantage.
cannot he fairly claimed that the failure OF rain
the resi-. of political scly But It is true that mod
c.r civilized nations savci from famne and pesti-
ence because of the and political organization
which eauszes production. distribution and consuu,p
ton both as regards tim, regards location max
irr the excess of provide for the deficiency
f another and using the surplus of region to supply
he needs of far distant people
That the economic sys. IN of production and distri-
button and the political sys'e of government. are far
f.om perfect. even in the nations that most ad-
vrnced in civilization, is undcniable.
Nevertheless, the complex institutions of civilization
imperfect they represent the results of human
accomplishment thru unnumbercd centuries. They
the sutgrowth of human experience They are the net
result of balancing human needs and human desires
AGAINST the limitations of human nature and the ad-
yerses of fate or fortune thousands of vicissudes
They are the compromises of ccnflictn: irterests
The, are the accumulaons bit by Bit of human strv-
ip toward the goal of happiness; the aggregation of
human wisdom applied progressively to human affairs
ANY fool finds it easy to point out social or political
evils Every man feels the constraints of law and
custom and precedent and privilege his personal
interests and desires But comparatively few people
understand that an evil in the system cannot be up
rooted without disturbing all the associated and de-
pendent things that connected with that evil and IN
many cases the destruction of apparent evil results
in the establishment of another evil geae- than that
which has been destroyed.
c. rh,, :, comes to sweeping out of existence the
whole structure of government and industry. in order
to build upon the ruins new and better civilizations
the inevitable result must be disaster For 1T is I'M
possibe to destroy all the evil without also destroying
the good.
The system of production and distribution cannot be
ob.rated without stopping production and disriDn-
- -, L, ,,-od,,tion and distribution cease. there
c,p he M consumption either of food or of anything
else that is necessary to human life and happiress
Faulty rs i, is shot thru with injustice permeated
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07

chief advocate of this theory, out of
such an idea, General Leonard Wood
however, upheld the firmly assertive
DR.. Findlay. and. eventually, the COR
rectness of their views was proved be-
yond doubt. General Gorgas demon
strated his greatness in that he did not
think that he could not err. He frank
iy acknowledged his mistake and en-
tered the fight against the mosquito in
Cuba with splendid energy and vigor
IN the twenty years following that
fight in Havana against yellow fever
and the mosquito. not one case has oc-
CURED there.
General Gorgas was sent to Panama,
March 4. 1904. He was then a colonel
and had received appointment as AS
sistant Surgeon General in recogni
ton Of his accomplishments in Havana
In Panama he found conditions SO bad
that there averaged 5000 deaths year
from tropical diseases. Having had a
few rounds with this venemous beast,
the mosquito, the General was at least
familiar with the most successful line
OF tactics to pursue in tackling the Job
in Panama. There Is no need to repeat
details of the fight, but 1t is beyond
doubt true that the enterprise of build
ing the Panama Canal could never
have been accomplished without the
! solution of the sanitation problems by
General Gorgas. The mosquito. yellow
fever, and malaria left the Canal zone
| for parts unknown.
Again. prior to the World war. Cen
eral Gorgas performed similar miracu-
lous deeds in eradicating pneumonia
among the Kafir diamond mine work
ers of Africa. md yet again. he went
to South America. on the western
coast. to stamp out yellow fever in its
most formidable fort. the port of Quay
aquil. where this disease had ragged for
forty years. In January. 1914, he be-
came Surgeon General of the United
| States army. with the rank of Briga- :
dier General. The next year he be-
came a Major General. Then. with the
American Expeditionary Forces In
France, he developed that great system
for the reconstruction of crippled SOL
diers which has meant so much to
| thousands Of men.
He retired from active service and
| became Permanent Director of the In
ternational Health Board of the Rookie
feller Foundation. 1t became n byword
| all over the world wherever n great
number of men were stricken with a
disease for governments to cry. Let's
send for Gorgas." He was In London
on his way to investigate sanitary con-
British government. when the illness
overlook him which resulted in his
death In July 1920. Both the Kings
of England and Belgium had arranged
| to honor him with decorations. Nations
consulted him. He was really Doctor
to the World and has been called by
many the wholesale life-savcr." with.
who have gone far In establishing on,
country favorably In the eyes of olde'
nations. II IL surely fitting that =,
beautiful. and useful a building SHOULD
be dedicated to his memory to carry OF
the ereat work he began.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
Horoscope
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7. 1921
The Stars Iscssss.


This is read as threatening day by
astrologers. Venus. the Sun. Saturn,
and Neptune are all In malefic aspect.
Mars and Jupiter arc friendly.
As the sinister planetary forces dom
mate this is rule under which to
pursue all vocations quietly.
II is "A Sunday for calm reflection and
analysis. rather than action.
Women appear to be subject to the
most unfortunate direction OF the
stars. making for suspicion. bad
Judgment and uncertainty.
II is an uniucky government for love
affairs as woli az for friendly asso-
citation. The wise will postpone visits.
Minister'S are likely to feel that con-
gregations are unrespon.ivs and crit
leaf with Neptune In evil place this
morning.
Saturn is in a place that In believed
to cause material possessions to seem
more precious than intellectual at
tainment.
The power OF this sinister planet Is
seen in the growth OF sensuality and
materialism. which arc to be over
come by better conditions within n
short time,
Mars today seems TO encourage the
ambitions of military men. even to the
F''l'A ~ ''hiNtNA't ~ N'A'h A''N W III
gain fame.
Jupiter gives promise OF success TO
constructive methods of every sort and
big business will benefit thru cons,ruc-
tive methods of every sort and big
business will benefit thru, cooperative
enterprises.
The stars. posted as they arc at this
time stimulate the powers that are
bent on reactionsry measures that tear
down reforms brought about during
war times
The seers declare that the achieve
ments that make for moral progress
will not he wiped out by the powers of
evil. even tho they operate s.tilfuliy.
Persons whose birthdatc II is may
expect an active year In business.
Domestic affairs may not he altogether
| satisfactory.
Children born on this day will prob
ably be bright and clever. These sub
iccts OF Leo arc usually successful TN
business.
copyright. 1921. by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
POSTAGE METER

New York. Adg. New York was
Introduced today to tho postage met.
a machine which makes every nn'n '',
his own stamp printer and does aN's
with the necessity of sticking theu'
on Tho National City bank has inc
first one exhibited here
The machine, recently aPPII on
the pos,offlce department. prints ,I,n v
,he ,e.tors a little ,quare about .M.c M
words. 10. s. Postsse-paid cents =,
Tho machine is equipped WIN sy
register which can he SET o,S uor-
pos,office authorities Nhen ,os me as
ister shows che user ms ~ ma
chine stops ana has to be taken
the postoffice to he reset
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
WOMAN HANGS HERSELF

Newcastle. wyo.. Aus. s-Mrs. Harry
L. Thompson, of Salt Lake city. Utah
killed herself here late yesterday by
hanging Her body was found hang
ing from the log decreasing OF bunk
house by the childrer of Mrs. Dsvie
Jones. a sister, with whom she was
staying
Mrs Thompscne husband sis an in
structor IN salt Lake City.
Mrs Thompson. 1T 80 said, had tied
tho rope around her neck and Jumped
from = large sack OF salt. SIZE was
for ie years head nurse at the Mcthnd-
iet Hospital. omaha, Nebraska. The
body was sent to Denver for burial.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
Airplanes and Battleships

The experiments recently made off the Atlantic coast
in which former German naval vessels were sunk by
bombs dropped from airplanes generally hailed
demonstration of the efficiency of the newest class of
war machines 1t is not certain that the ineicency
Of the batteships has been proved.
The conditions of the test all favorable the
air forces. No effort made to the stationary
targets, and most important of all attempt was
made to strike back, either by anaircraft artillery
by protecting airplanes.
The military value of the superdreadnaught lies in
Its ability to meet and to destroy any hostile vessel
1t is not invulnerabe to torpedoes, submarines air
craft These must be met and overcome in their own
peculiar style of warfare. But yet the time has
not come when the battleshp be dispensed with
the main strength of the navy to which all other
str1lments of offence and defence auxiliary.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07

| @ Did Jim" Barnes establish
record for I, holes In winning the re-
cent National Open Golf Tournament
at the Columbia Country Club
S. q.
A. Barnes required $50 strokes for
the 7c holes In the National Open Goif
Tournament. July 1922: the record for
the Open is 2Ss strokes made by
Chick" Evans at Minneapolis In 1916
O. What was the date OF the dis
covery OF Brazil. South America
l.. z. 7.
A. Pedro Alvares Cabral. a Portu-
gLese navigator IS rredited with hav,n'
discovered Brazil, on April -, 1900
With the revision Of the calendar the
date became May 3, 1900 and this has
been adopted nS the official date OF
discovery.
| O. What percentage Of family In
come is suppo sed to be spent for food
Il. Il. W.
A. Economists estimate that thH
n, crage American family spends from
ss to 20 per csnt OF it's income foF
food.
Q. wha, is the best way to treat
linoleum to MAKE I, last? Il. T.
A. Waxing u rcsarded as the nest
treatment to make linoleum last "A long
time. Wash with stsaming hot wat..'
and apply wax while tn. linoleum Is
warm. Apply after each washing.
| o. Is the electric light the visible
form Of electricity g. II.
| A. The Bureau OF standards says
the electric light. or. more correctly
the light from an incandcscent lamp
| Is caused by the heat generated In the
flRmcnt of thJ lamp by the passage OF
the electric current, and. accordingly.
is an effect and not visible form OF
clcctricity No one has ever seen
electricity in rny form; II is known by
the effects Il produces.
O. What was the origin of the sam
Browne hclt7 -, II. n
A. The sam browne belt was de-
viscd by ~ onc-armed British officer.
General Samuel Joseph Browne. the
better to support his saher.
@ Arc the Inmate aud soil Of Flor
Ida adaptable to rice growing @. X.
A. Rice Is grown to some extent in
nearly every county in Florida.
O Please advise how liquid air Is
made aud how Il IL uscd7 n. w.
A Iiuuid air Il prepared by SUD
iccting air to great pressure and then
cooling II by itg own expansion to a
Temperature below the boiling point OF
i,r constituents. II is used chiefly as
u refrigerant.
O, what 1r' the 'Sayinss OF tho
Seven wise Mem" W. 4, II.
A, Tho Savings of the Seven Wise
Men are the ,dottos which wer" IN
scribed in Templs Of Apollo at Delphi
and were Know thyssif' by Simon OF
Athens: CONSIDER the end" Chilo OF
Sparta: "Suretyship is the precursor
Of ruin" Thpi-s Of Milctos' Most
mon are bad. Bias of Prlcn"'
Avoid excess" Clcobulus of Lindus'
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
SEND ruoros NY WIRELESS,

.AnnspoIis, Md. 6.-TransmisSion OF
photographs and written documents In
facsimile across the ocean by wireless
has been accomplished. Two recent
successful tess OF this epoch makinS
invention have been made at the pow
erful naval radio station here, a photo
graph and a written message having
been sent to Malmaison, the French
radio station.
Two French government engineers
are now In Annapolis prepsrin; for
further tests whirh they bsltsve viii
prove the invention u conoietr sue
ccss within a very short time
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

iT2l-New England Courant started in
Boston with James Franklin.
brother OF BENJAMIN Franklin. na
editor.
issa-John r Dryden. insursnce mag
net and u. S. senator from New
Jersey, born at Pennington, Nc
Died at Newark, n. y. Nov. "a
1911
fsis-The Democrats Of Maine enacted
prohihitory law against tho
drink traffic
isNs-Ottawa. formerly Bytown, named
capital of the Dominion of
Canada.
isso-cueen Victoria reviewed 70 ooO
volunteers at Edinburgh
ls7i-ono thousandth anniversary of
tho colonization Of Iceland was
celebrated at Rikinvik.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

I I"Know thine opportunity" by Pity
Gus of Milene; Nothing Is impossible
to industry" by PerianJer of Corinth.
Q. What is meant by the balance
OF trade? G. r. D.
A. The balance of trade is the diff
ference between 'he value of the total
imports and the total exports of ~
country.
Q. How long would 1t take to
count a billion? w. d. C.
A Counting continuously at the rate
of 200 a minute. 1000 could be counted
in hour, 2ss,0oo In day. los, 1000
In year and =, billion IN a, fraction
over nine and one ralr years.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
Flood Protection for Pueblo

As matter of public interest and information The
Chieftan this morning prints in full the report of the
reclamation relation to flood protection
Pueblo
This report clearly presents the distinction, already
familiar to Chieftain readers of the two methods of
flood protection, the by providing flood channel,
such that the water pass hamessly thru the city
in the full volume of the flood the other by building
dams to hold back the flood that the volume
of the stream will not be dangerous combination of
the two methods is most the desirable plan.
The reclamation engineers make it clear that it is
mpracticabe construct reservoirs with capacity
sufficient to store flood waters that the maximum
flow of the river would in the present channel The
present river channel must be enlarged.
On the other hand. it would be possible as a matter
of engineering, to provide channel thru Pueblo large
enough to carry the maximum volume of a flood, and
the cost of such undertaking would not be excessive
And according to the report the of providing pro-
lection in this way would be less than it would be if
combined plan of channel and protection were
adopted.
There are however, serious objections the plan
of protection without The first objection is
that this plan would require such width of flood chan
nell and such a height of levees be a notable
DETACHMENT of the city. Such flood channel, almost
empty except under flood conditions that rarely occur
could not be disguised element of civic beauty.
1t would be nothing but ugly cash separating the
parts of the city. constant reminder of seri-
flood danger than actually exists
The other objection is that channel plan of flood
protection without reservoirs would Be of no. benefit
whatever farms and towns down the river whereas
the reservoirs would be equally benefit to Pueblo and
TO the down-rver communities
1t appears probable therefore. that the practical plan
for Pueblo far the Arkansas river is concerned
will be considerable enlargement of the present river
channel, together with flood retention reservoir at
Rock the size of that reservoir to be determined
among other things by the of cooperation that
be had from communities outside of Pueblo or from
the federal government
From the estimate of costs presented by the recama
ton engineers, it is probable that a minimum of FIVE
million dollars will be required for flood protection,
with expenditure of eight millions necessary
to obtain the most satisfactory results.
Large this amount is, and heavy is the
quent burden to he borne by the taxpayers is not
great in comparison with the flood loss of twenty mil
lions. 1t is not too much TO pay for flood protection
and not beyond the financial ability of Pueblo 1t
should be distinctly understood, however, that such
expenditure gives flood protection for Pueblo alone and
it does not solve either the larger problem of flood
protection for the Arkansas valley district the other
problem of the and reconstruction of
trail Pueblo and its railway terminals in the best and
most pleasing manner.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07

greatly misunderstood.
The of the manifestations of the thrift
But it all.
the thrift there
emanyo there in the am equally good.
thrift the that
individual valuation Money merely
of measured tha
human welfare Its correct
The
industry, the
merely
be lied, With the of thrift.
that
individual able to hold
he Thrift
who began the midst OF
began o smile him.
True thrift manifestations 1t
and vastly
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
Do You Like Your Job
FREDERICK A. HATCH

Recently speaker asked the question in the
heading of gathering of business men, And
the speaker called for show of hands of those
who were content with their job. There was
surprising number whose hands we're raised.
And the speaker closed his comment on the
revelation, by saying that the reason why lot
of men were discontented was because they we're
not putting their whole selves into their work
True it is that work is temperamentally
wrong for some Some men cannot do one
thing half as well as they could do another And
there is leeway for to take while the, are
determining the path of their professional or
business life.
But there is one job that is fine job for any
woman who will put their whole heart
into it. That is the Job of helping on the plans
and purposes of God, on the earth That is no
vague. shadowy, misty or mystic idea. He has
work to be done. and some of it is being done, of
the most practical kind. And some of the peo-
pie who doing the best work in special lines
of His enterprise, would be considered the last
candidates in the world to be accepted and put
to work II is a great punch for when he
is lined up with. is being used by big going
concern. known from ocean to ocean. He car
ries with him self-conscousness that is far
from conce 1t is kind of pride that governs
every action.
Now that kind of relation can be had with the
Creator and Ruler of the ages by any reader.
Being Christian is not ended by confession
profession. Those the outer doors. The
men who doing the most sacrificing for their
King the men who are most satisfied with
their Jobs. Kickers generally the non-pro-
ducers. To have share in redeeming a soul is
ioy enough for all etSrnity. Strange when
dtions are so simple that not
happy in their job. What7
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
wr\vHrW rpCDJCvIo~s

Washington. Aug. 6.-Weather pro-
dictions for tho week beginning Mon
day are: Northern Rocky Mountains
and plateau regions, moderate temp
eraturo and generally fair
Southern Rocky Mountains and
plateau regions; Normal temperature
and fair except for local showers IN
elevated districts.
Pacific states Eenernllv fair and
normal temperature
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
,>oTU,,p uoST s,>ks

on Hoard Sub-Chaser No. ~
chicago. Aug. e.-(By wireless tele.
pbone to Tho Associated Press Me
teor III. owned by w. Il. Wilde,
Peoria. Ills. sank in "A feet Of water
durinr the second race. The crew was
rescued The boat was the third tc
sink In the three days of racing.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07

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with the follies of dead past offering everywhere op
porunities for improvement, and satisfactory alto
gether to no human being, the present system of civil
lzed government and industry is the best that human
ingenuity has been able thus far DEVISE and it
the only thing that stands between humanity and
primeva anarchy, rapine, famine and pestilence
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
By S. W. sTRAUs
President American Society for Thrift

Ask the average the meaning of thrift today and
he will in all likelihood 'To be thrifty
to money
1t is quite that thrift consists of spending less
money than But it also the conserva-
tion of ones health, one IS time, ones Of
every description and the application of ones self along
the most efficient lines
Thrift is discipline self-mposed:e thrift is progress
along consistent and substantial lines thrift the
solution of every problem of personal economics
Unfortunately the true meaning of thrift has been
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
lnxI>E rn VISIT soorLANp

Copenhagen. Aus 6.-Nikols h In
Russian Bolshcvik premier tssyt,
,ect 10 British permission avs
soon for scotland. for holiday sA'
a special dispa'ch from EeFaL
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Stanley 7 weyman. celebrated Eng
lish novelist, born in Shropshire. Eng
land. ss years ago today.
Baron Gustav krupp Won Bohlen.
husband Of Bertha Krupp and head of
the great i<rupp industries in Germany.
born n, The Hague. II years ago today.
Billie Hurkc. a popular actress of the
American stage. born in Washington,
II G., rs years ago today.
Miss Ellen Fitz Pcndle,on, president
OF wellesley college. born at Westerly.
u. /. ~ years ago today.
Charles Il. Crane. the retiring Uni
ted States minister to China. born In
Chicago. 60 years ago today.
ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY
An Italian was killed by q mob et
West Frankfort III
Gov. Cox <prmallv accepted the DEM
ocratic presidential nomination.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07

THE CurEF'TArN has tho beet
quality Of circulation for advertisers
Of any newspaper published in Colo
rado. n consistently supports the up
building Of the state with Just regard
TO avery citizen. and # has the con1-
denee and approval Of colorado's best
citizens Of every class si,l section.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
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uc Could Change u,. M,-d

II Is peculiar fact that General
Gorgns originally opposed the theory
that yellow fever was transmitted by
mosquitoes He spent long hourn try
ing to argue Dr. Carlos ]. Finlay, the
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-07
VOLUME LxxxIx. NO. io7.

Entered - Second Glass Matter at thu
postofficc at Pueblo. Colo.
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