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New-York tribune., 1921-08-28

and not for capital account. At tn 8
juncture I am also compelled to re-
mind Mr.. Binkerd that he, in debating
the railroad question with the Com
mittce Of Forty ght on two scparate
occasions. alleged with recurring ON
phasis that the railroads were per
mitted to deterioratc while under gov
ernment control. that the rolling stocn
was not kept up and that practically 10
new equipment was purchased to re-
place the worn-out cars and locomu-
tives.
DO | understand he now means to
state that the government not only
fully maintained and even improved
the efficiency OF the railroads but in
addition thereto purchased $500 900, 900
additional equipment over and above
requirements, etc, which can justly be
capitalized as an actual addition to the
physical value of the railroads?
The railway executives must decide
which horn Of the dilemma they pre-
fer. Either the railroads were in such
a ]amentablc condition that the I'M
mcnsc sums already expended were re-
quired to rehabilitate their equipment
and cannot be capitalized, or we mus.
assume that the railroads were in prac-
ticaliy perfect condition and that the
government during its period Of con-
troll maintained and even improved the
efficiency of their equipment, under
which circumstances they certainly do
not require $500,0OO000 for the pur-
pose of additional rolling stock, etc,
Ut time when there has been malkc d
falling off in both passenger and
freight traffic
I do not understand that Mr.. Binkerd
questions my statement that the entire
railway securities could be purchased
in the open market for about 81, $780,
100000, but does, however, deny that
the difference between this figure and
the SEQ, 100000 book value is water.
The price at which an article can be
purchased is conceded to be a fair
indication Of its valuation. This Mr..
Binkerd denies, however, ana states
that the physical valuation of the rail
roads now being worked out by the
Interstate Commerce Commission "has
gone so far as to show that the value
of the railroads on pre-war prices will
at least equal if not exceed s20,-
600. 600. .OOO'
Nh. Bnkcrd must be aware Of the
fact, however. that the valuations so
far completed based upon replacement
costs to-day average approximately 30
per cent OF their book values and if
this ratio is maintained it will show
{. total valuation Of $11 0O0.00O0O0, cor
responding almost exactly with the
market value to-day
Mr.. Binkerd makes no reference to
the undisputed fact that proper fnanc-
ing requires the setting aside Of sink
ing fund in connection with every bond
I issue so that the bonds themselves will
be ultimately retired. The railroads
have never made any such provision.
J. A. II. HOPKINS,
Chairman Executive Committee
New York, Aug. 23, 1921.
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The Railroad Issue
Torturing English
Government and Railroads
j. A. II. Hopkins, of the Committee of Fo rty-eight
Replies to Robert S. Binkerd
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

10 the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: / have read with much interest
the article appearing in your issue of
August % entitled political Motive
Behind Hopkins's Charges" containing
Robert Binkerd's answer to the charges
set forth by the Committee of Forty
eight in opposition to the Harding rail-
road plan.
It is true, as Mr. Binkerd states, that
the Committee of Forty eight is or
ganizing new opposition political
party which VIII take the field against
the Republican and Democratic parties
Our platform demands the abolition of
privileges, meaning thereby the unjust
economic advantage by possession Of
which a small group controls our natu
raj resources, transportation, indus
try and credit, stiles competition, pre-
vents equal opportunity of develop
ment for all and thus dictates the con-
ditions under which we live.
To accomplish this purpose we advo-
cate the public ownership of railroads,
the public control Of our natural re-
sources through the taxation of land at
its actual values, and the maintenance
OF all civil rights, including free
speech. free press and peaceable as
sembly. as guaranteed by the Constitu-
ton.
Answering specifically your quota
tions from Mr Bnkerd's Vigorous re-
ply" to our charges, it is q matter Of
common knowledge that when the rail-
roads were turned over to government
ccntro, it was found that their rolling
stock was badly run down, the roadbeos
were in bad shape, their worn-out cars
and by reason of these facts they had
almost ceased to function.
This situation was epitomized by Di-
rector General McAdoo in his report to
the President wherein he says, "When
the government took control the rail-
roads were in a deplorable condition." ,"
and by reason of this fact it was nee
ossary for the government to spend
l1t& &S SQtilS vi iIOlCy AOI uCNCSSdlt AS-
Placements. In this connection | have
read the memorandum of the Director
General to the President to which Mr..
Binkerd refers. in which the Director
General advised that the railroads
purchased from the government new
cars and locomotives costing approx
mately 1891 ,oO0, 900, and that there was
spent on additions and betterments
other than new equipment approx
mately s7G3. 900 600"
But have also read that portion Of
The same memorandum which Mr., Blu
kerd has failed to mention wherein the
Director General says, can extension
of the time in which these addition and
he.terment obligations could be paid to
such carriers would enable the carriers
receiving the extension to expend this
amount OF money in the much needed
rehabilitation Of their cars and loco
motives and apply the usual and neces-
sasy maintenance upon their way and
structures.'
This makes it quite clear that these
expenditures were for rehabilitation
New-York tribune., 1921-08-28
The Ratification Failure
Argument in Mr.. Wilson's Behalf as
Against Senator Lodge

Argument in Mr.. Wilson's Behalf as
Against Senator Lodge
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I pray you to give me space for
word about the editorial entitled Oil
iousness" in your issue of August 90
You first quote sentence from The
World in regard to the Versailles
Treaty which said, at was Lodge who
led the fight to prevent its ratifca-
ton" and then reply, "The pen of our
neighbor slipped. It meant to write
the name of Woodrow Wilson. Mr. Viii
son, not Senator Lodge, prevented rati-
iication.'
Whether the treaty should have been
ratified or not is matter Of opinion.
President Wilson was one Of the lead
ers in drafting it and he strove with
all his might to get it ratified. He
stakcd everything on the effort. He is
to-day broken man because Of the
strain, the struggle to get this thing
done.
Senator Lodge opposed it-~hrst gen
orally, then he centercd his opposition
on Article X. In the opinion Of Pres-
dent Wilson the amendment Of Article
X would SO change it's meaning that it
would make it different treaty and
he refused to agree to it. Thereupon
Senator Lodge fastened his amendment
out the very changes that President
Wilson declared he would not sanction
And Lodge was the Republican leaderl
Please bear in mind that the amend
ed measure was not the Treaty of Yer
sailles. President Wilson tried to get
this approved; in refusing to accept a
part he tried for the whole He broke
down in the effort, and when he was
fiat on his back Senator Lodge tri-
umphed. The Treaty Of Versailles was
killed after Pres ident Wilson Ind fallen
in the fight for it. Do you think it
quite fair, even in politics, to throw
the blame for its defeat on President
Wilson?
The orthodox Republican view seems
to be that the treaty as presented and
as agreed to by the other nations
should not have been ratified. The
party appears to be satisfied with
Lodge, to admire him; and soon he is
to sit among the councillors of the ma
tions who did ratify the treaty. He
still leads the Republicans in the Sen
ate. He has made his record and argu-
ment cannot alter it,
The question then arises: Is the
merit Of his work, his swing Of public
opinion after his adversary had fallen
until it vent beyond what he had even
dared to plan for--is the merit of this
so frail that some one else must be
charged with his acts to justify him
This seems to me to be question Of
political ethics rather than of politi-
cal opinion
ELLWOOD HENDRICK.
New York, Aug %, 1921.
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A Unique Visitor

CFrom Tl,o Birmingham Aqe-Herald)
If our memory is not at fault Mmc
Curie is the only distinguished visitor
we hnve had within a twclvcmonth
who didn't make "A facctious remark
about prohibition.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-28
An UnfricndIy Attitude

Nront TIE Chica0o DUTY Ne1a)
Another Crcck offensive against thc
TURKS has been undertaken One viii
begin IN suspect, after while. that
IL is The deliberate intention Of the
Greeks 10 antasonlzc tho Turks.
New-York tribune., 1921-08-28
A Favorite Sport

from The Washington sicrJ
One Of the unkindest forms OF prac-
teal joking is an occasional effort in
Europe to persuade dcthroned mon
arch that his old position is open to
him.
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CARE OF MILK AND
CREAM ON THE FARM

Clemson College, April-There are
two good reasons for giving milk and
cream special care; first, milk is a de-
l~icious, highly nutritious very valua-
Bile, and essential food product, but
it will never reach its highest quality
unless properly cared for; secondly
only food products of the highest
quality command a ready market at
top prices. For the latter reason alone
it is well worth while to are for the
milk and cream because the differ
ence in return for a high class and
inferior product will more than pay
for the added labor. At no time has
this been so evident as during the
last year, when the best butter has
brought as high as 20 cents per
pound more than butter of a lower
quality. Moreover satisfied customers
mean more ready outlets for ones
product at higher prices.
Caro- of Milk and1cream Easy. e"
The care of milkyand cream is so
easy that one is obliged to believe
that it is thoughtlessness rather than
anything else which is responsible for
the lack Of care and attention. All
that is needed is to see that the milk
is drawn under clearly conditions in
to clean vessels, and then cooled at
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-04-22
COFFEE

The life of a coffee tree is about
- years.
Ghieery root, roasted and ground,
n used as a substitute for coffee.
The coffee tree grows to a height
af from 8 to Is feet. .
REazil produces about two-thirds
e the worlds supply Of coffee.
Coffee: houses in England used to
he meeting places for politicians.
Coffee houses in England used to
kznperature throughout the year,
hinges from so to 80 degrees"
The coffee crop from a full
gown tree may amount to two
Rounds, three times a year.
The first coffee house in Europe
was,, established in Constantinople
N l5s1-
The discovery of coffee is credit
I'd, 10 The inmates of an old monas-
tesy in Arabia.
In 1919; the American consump-
ton Of coffee was nearly 100000
coo pounds.
The United States imported l.
4t7,082,913 pounds Of coffee in the
year ending June 80, 1920.
The use of coffee as a drink was
introduced from Arabia into Egypt
and Constantinople, in the sixteenth
century.
In the last two years the consump.
tisn Of coffee for each person in this
eountry has Increased three pounds
sunually-.
The coffee bean is composed of in
numerable tiny cells in which are
stored the aromatic oils of the cof.
fee.
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"SAVE, THE BABY" CAMPAIGN

April 19-Plans for the observ-
ance of the Statewide "Save the Baby
Campaign" have been made in thir-
ty counties Of South Carolina &C.
cording to DR.. D. Lesesne Smith,
chairman of the campaign which is
being put on by the South Carolina
Sunday School Association for Chill
dren's' Week, April 24-May LIST.
The aim of the campaign was to
reach 10000 babies, but prospects are
that more than $4,000 babies will be
reached. The campaign is said to
have two-fold purpose, enrolling the
babies on the cradle rolls Of the
Sunday chools and giving informa-
ton about their early training, and
second to give their mothers s%cienti-
fc information about their physical
care. This campaign is said to be
very timely because Of these facts
issued by the State Bureau Of Child
Hygiene: ....
4,456 babes under one year Of age
died last year in South Carolina.
rs per cent Of all deaths in South
Carolina are children under five
years Of age.
About one fifth Of deaths occur
duringth e single months Of July and
the great percentage Of them from
cholera infantum, which is a prevent
able disease. 80
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once to S degrees Fahrenheit. The

once to S degrees Fahrenheit. The
cooling is far more effective when it
is done right away than when a cou-
pie of hours are allowed to elapse be-
fore cooling is begun. If the dairy is
large enough to warrant doing so the
cooling can be done most easily by
buying some kind of cooling device
designed for that purpose. Such a
cooler can be had for q small sum and
has the advantage that the milk is
poured right over the cooler when the
milking is completed. The principle
of the cooler is that the milk passes
over coils through which cold water
circulates and thus very nearly
assumes the temperature Of the wa
ter used.
Where the dairy consists only OF
one or two cows, the milk may be put
in thin walled vessels and set in a
pail or tub Of cold water. By stir.
ring the milk now and again for a
short while it will soon be cooled
cough to keep for a long time. II
the milk is SKINNED by means of g
hand separator, the cream can be
treated in the same manner as out.
lined for the milk. Milk and cream
treated in this way has q much
better taste, will keep longer, will
sell for a higher price and produces
better quality product no matter fol-
what purpose used.
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To Control Chicken Lice.
Sodium FIuorid Most Satisfactory.

Clemson College, May.-Poultry lice
do not suck blood. They feed on por'
lions Of the feathers or on the scales
of the skin. The greatest loss from
lice is possibly that Of young chickens
which may become infested from the
mother hen, even before they become
dry after leaving the egg shell.
Though there are several kinds Of
poultry lice, they can all be controlled
by the same method.
Sodium fuorid appears to be the
most satisfactory chemical to use for
the control of all kinds of poultry lice.
The treatment must be thorough, and
every fowl in the poultry yard must
be treated, because II one infested
chicken escapes, it may then be bur
q sort time until the entire fock is
again infested. The commercial form
Of sodium fuorid may be obtained at
most drug stores. Small amounts OF
"pinches" Of this chemical should be
,placed on different parts of the body
of the chicken as follows: Place the
fowl on a table in an open vessel, hold
the legs and wings in n hand, and
with the other hand place a small
pinch of the chemical next to the skin
among the feathers on the head, neck
each thigh, underside of spread wings,
and distribute by pushing the fingers
among the feathers. One pound Will
.reat about 100 hens. For young chicks
he head, back and body are the only
parts that are necessary to treat.
Precautions.
Wash the hands thoroughly after
Using chemical. 1t will not inJure the
hands, but it is frequently irritable to
sores. 1t should Of course never be
taken internally. .
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Ely UNEMPLOYMENT
CAUSES FARM DRIFT

Kansas City, Mo-, April 9.-Wide-
spread unemployment in cities has
eenfed a drift back to the farm and
sIieyed the farm labor shortage
brought about during the war, reports
If federal and state employment ou-
.4rxus reveal.
Farm. hands in the great grain belt
M the central states are reported
saentiful at wages greatly reduced as
ccnpsred with a year ago.
Farmers, who for several years
save been forced to grant almost any
esneessions to labor to bring their
ssops thru, are in a position this year
q, dictate terms of employment, &C
u.rding to employment agency omc-
Esls Then, too, the farmer faces the
u,biem this year of holding down
aaae cost of production because OF the
ku:prices Of farm products and, gen
uzIx is. trying to get along with as
RftIe help as possible.
Farm. wages in Kansas this year
u.rage $40 a month, board and
Hsdeing, or about $40 less than a year
nm. the. free employment bureau in
sa.t state. reports. W.. H. Lewis, Mis-
ss.rI labor commissioner, declares
~salere probably will not be any short
sseof farm labor this year andwages
rsbably will be much lower than IN
asy year since 1915"
n North Dakota a survey disclos-
.nd dat farm labor for spring and
mnuner work was plentiful at from
$3otD $40 a month as compared with
usees of from $50 to $50 a month
Kzids Last, year.
MNhnois the state department OF
hbor reports farm hands going back
o the farms and accepting the cut in
wages Z.
Kxnsas farmers are demanding ex-
pexienced men after worrying along
fnrfseyeral years with any sort of Ia
boz that presented itself, according
4, sficials of the. Kansas Free En-
1asyinent bureau. Experienced ap-
pE7eants are being located as fast as
theJ apply, however, while there are
shsut sixteen applicants for every
isak spsn in other lines of industry
Hse records show.
The, bureau warns that farm hands
uSao venture to define how many
hsurs q day they are willing to work
sEazd$a poor chance of getting jobs.
HE general scale recognized in
Kansas, the principal growing state
sresrding to bureau officials, runs.
far experienced hands from $25 to
Ssexmonth %(according to experience
Ex single men, and from $40 to $65
ssr married men who are willing to
Eseson.farms with their families. Last
y..r, the peak year of farm wages,
uLe scale a $40 to $65 for single
- and $50 to $50 for married men.
The immediate prospect is that har-
vess wages this year will be around
s. . day as compared with 81 last
yrrr. the Kansas bureau reports.
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N lotto E.
State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.

Take notice that bids will be re-
ceived by the undersigned at the Of
flee of the County Supervisor in the
Court House at Abbeville, S. c., at
eleven o'clock A. NJ. April 25th, for a
loan of Thirty Thousand ($3o,o0e.)
Dollars to Abbeville County, to be
used in payment of ordinary expenses
Of the County, in anticipation of the
collection Of taxes, and being under
authority of Section 1901 Of Volume
/, Code of Laws, 1912, and amenda-
tory Acts thereto. Loan to mature
March 18th, 1922.
The undersigned will pledge them
selves to deposit the proceeds of the
loan with the Bank making the same
and there to remain until Withdrawn
in the ordinary course Of business,
provided a better rate Of interest can.
be secured by SO doing.
Right is reserved to. reject any or
all bids.
L. W. Keller,
Supervisor, Abbeville Co..
]. E. Jones, g..
Treasurer, Abbeville Co.
April 18th, 1921.
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The use of the X-ray to diagnose
tuberculosis is invaluable in deter
mining just how far the ravages of
The diseased have advanced. Physi-
eixns specialize in this branch which
Is called stroentgenology."
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The reading farmer is the LEADING
farmer Do you take a good farm pa
Ger and do you get the bulletins from
your agricultural college?
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Increase the farm income by grow
ing tlwoer on "oorn so'7 sfee'
slopes. rocky lands. and unused GO"
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The busiest business managers in the land are our wives and
mothers.
To feed properly, clothe, house and educate a brood Of growing
youngsters, and to at last turn them over to the world sound in
body and mind and prepared to make an independent living, is
to do a great work! ,..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-08

HOPE FOR THE MAIL TUBES

II is not surprising that Postmaster Cen
i eral Hays is rather in favor of the
reinstallation of the mail tubes in Philadel-
phia. The restoration of this important
adjunct to the local postal service commcnds
itself to the common sense of even the ANA
teur critic of delivery conditions.
What remains a mystery is the act of
Sidney X. Burleson, who compelled the
abandonment of the pneumatic system at n
time when it was operating efficiently and
was held In public esteem. 1t is futile today
70 inquire into the causes of the former
Postmaster Generals perversity.
A properly. constructive policy is such as
has been adopted by the Chamber of Com
merce in Its appeal for a reopening of the
tubes. That Mr.. Hays reply to n communi-
cation\ from this organization does notaex-
plicitly<promise an immediate remedy is due
doubtless to a reasonable desire to be in
possession Of all the facts. ...
These, however, are SO PATIENTLY and con-
vincingly one sided that the new postal
administration final Endorsement of the
proposal may be regarded as virtually as
sured.
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TIME FOR WORK

SIMULTANEOUSLY with Mr.. Wanna
y makers visit to the White House in the
interest of the proposed Philadelphia World
Fair Of 1925 1t became known that one Of
the step lively and treat 'em rough cities of
the Far West was first in Washington to
seek Federal cooperation in plans for an
international exposition. The early bird in
this instance is Portland, Ore.
The meaning of this news from Washington
is obvious. Western folk, when they want
anything, go after 1t with headlong energy,
and they aren't afraid to crowd opponents
or TO forget ceremony. Portland already
has bill in Congress to insure Government
support for World Fair. The bill has
made little progress, and the, weight of Ad
ministration influence may be depended on
to carry the needed Federal support to Phil
adelphia. But the time has come when
every one interested in the Philadelphia
World Fair must work, and work hard.
without the fullest help Of the
National Government the exposition as II Is
yisuaIized by Philadelphans could not be
realized. The westyn contender fpr Fed
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SUMMER SCHOOL WORK

THE wholly desirable co operation Of the
l. University. of Pennsylvania with the
educational system Of the community is man
ifested in the large increase in the number
Of women students attending the summer
school Of the leading institution Of higher
learning in this city.
Many of those matriculnted are teachers
who have embraced the opportunity to ac-
quire scholastic "units" paving the way to
degrees. and hence to improved positions In
the public schools. The Finegan salary
schedule was arranged partly as an encour
agement to such instructors.
In addition to the monetary prospects,
there is. OF course. the sincere zeal for learn
ing which must be considered n factor in
the marked expansion of the summer school
Furthermore. not all of these University
students are women nor are they all asso-
ciatod with pedagogy. The summer courses
at Penn are exercising n wide and potent
appeal.
Although the registration will not be con-
cludcd until the end Of the week. more than
1900 students are already listed, exceeding
last years total by more than 300. The
progress Of this auxiliary enterprise of the
University is convincing testimony Of the
intellectual alcrtncss Of the community