The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-11

unoor tno equator, m tne arctic,
gold Is recognized, all powerful,
unquestioned It win buy anything
from whale oil to cocoanuts and
from child labor to a judgeship.N
Very powerful substance in those
220 little boxes.
A young woman was killed turn
ing somersanlts in her flying
machine. Ten thousand went to
her funeral. The shattered pro-
. peller was carried in triumph, and
the Glee Club sang, highly appro-
pirate for one who had died turn
ing somersaults, "He Who Is Up
right"
The death Of the courageous
young flying woman was as pitiful
n it was outrageous and disgrace
1ul to the crowd that watched,
Interested in the possibility of
death
Such nmrderous exhibitions
should be forbidden. The brave
young woman should have been
saved for useful motherhood, not
slaughtered. satisfying q mob's
ugly craving for danger-to others.
Most silly Is turning air somer-
saults. 1t took this race of two
legged animals many thousands Of
centuries to learn to stand upright,
well balanced. Nature gives us,
near the ear, q little spirit level,
filled with fluid, that tells even
with our eyes shut when our bal
ance is correct. We have two sets
of muscles, front and back, en-
abling two legs to do the work Of
four. Standing up straight, plus
thinking straight, is quite enough,
without turning aerial somersaults.
Charles Mack, seventy years old,
was found dead. Dry crusts were
ON the floor, forty dollars in his
pockets, twenty Thousand dollars
in his bank. The doctor said he
died of starvation. Mind does
rule the body, as Christian Science
teaches, for good and for i'll.
Men die for money. Men die
for ambition, for science, for
patriotism, for show, for glory,
and for shame.
Sitting at the wheel Of his auto
Ekmobile, a man in Detroit spoke
impertinently to a\young woman,
Want a ride, little one?" Her
husband, whose back was turned,
heard, slapped the man in the face,
and he dropped dead as he sat. His
mind had stopped his heart and
killed him.
Great is the power of mind over
matter. Nevertheless, don't neg
lect the body If you happen to have
cancer, infection from the roots
of the teeth, indigestion, tubercu-
losis, or other material things.
Germs also haze poDer oper mat
ter.
A Judge suggests change in the
Jury system, nine of twelve men
to render q verdict. That would
not be a jury system Out of
twelve men, three MAY be intel
ugcnt- It would be a pity to
Ltake from any pleader the pos
sibilities Of justice bound up in
the three possible intelligent jury
men. At best a makeshift, jury
protects from individual judges,
become callous or corrupt, substi-
tuting twelve men, apt to be
duIl-minded, but desiring justice.
Better let the twelve jurymen's
decisions stand for a few CEN
turies until average intelligence
improves.
In Mexico crude oil sells for
as cents a barrel With oil at
that price and the public wei
fare, not the oil combination, rul-
ing, you could buy gasoline for
less than 8 cents a gallon, allow
ing good profit and the cost Of
freight. Think that over, as you
pay your gasoline bill, and admire
the intelligence which breaches
supply and demand" but knows
that combination controls both