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Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23
FOOTPRINTS Versus Fingerprints.

We are inclined to put in with the banker
who says what the secretary of finance needs is
footprints rather than 6ngerprints of abscond-
ing cashiers. A whole gallery of finger inn
pressions would not have the effect of restor-
ing any of the cash that disappeared under the
manipulations of the slippery dgits, whose oper-
alton has proved again and again that the hand
is quicker than the eye Defrauded customers
can not use them, nor will they pass current
in the process of rehng the reservoir of cash
they emptied But footprint, there's the Sc
cret; if possessed of one of these another may
be discovered, and in time such succession as
will lead to the seclusion of the defaulter. If
any memento of dishonest juggler of other
peoples money really is to be preserved, let it
be one by which he may possibly be trailed,
and as long as men do not walk on their hands,
the foot has the better of the finger for tracing
purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23

with them today. As the cradle and the fail
have vanished before the binder and the separa-
tor, so have other adjuncts of the olden time
disappeared and better ways OF doing things
have brough. about more satisfactory ac-
complishment. The spirit of the county fair
survives, and will, for it is the spirit of progress
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23
Will the League Stop EN-?

The discouraging thing about this war be-
tween the Spaniards and the Moors is that the
last time they fought they kept it up 700 years.
Obviously if they intend to protract hostilities
to that length again it's mere waste of time
to read about the opening battles.-Kansas City
Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23
Six Cents Worth of Progress.

IT. as Washington statisticians now estimate
"a cents out of every dollar of national revenue
goes to pay for wars, past, present and future,
the nation is making progress. The last previ-
Gus estimate was that 90 cents out of every
dollar was so expended.-Chicago News.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23
The Bees Platform
/. New Union Passenger Station.

z. Continued improvement of the Ne
braska Highways, including the pave.
ment of Main Thoroushfarss leading
into Omaha with q Brick Surface.
3. A short, low-rate Waterway from the
Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with
City Manager form of Government.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23

II less people paid income taxes in
1920 on incomes over $1,000, than
there are registrants of automobiles,
what is the answer?--A n d owe r
Townsman.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23

The Missourian who is initiating another
boom for William Gibbs McAdoo is quite ap-
propriately named Looney.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23
A Matter of Compariso

Flying is said to be as safe as
canoeing, That is one of the worst
knocks flying has yet received.-Hot
Springs Sentinel-Record.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23
The Essential Quality.

The leading item in n question
naire is, after all, the simple in
auiry. Are you able-bodied and will
ing TO work ?"-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23

The Pennsylvania man who is advertising
long hard winter ought to run for Office an
test his popularity
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23

Omaha clearings continue to run abov
$6,000,000 day; business is good thank you.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23

Panama may not like it, but even little ma
tions must behave.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23

Coal diggers are actually digging coal again
which may allay some apprehension.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23

Secretary DENLY is going to clear the nav,
of its dry land sailors, as a retrenchment meas
ure. Service is soon forgotten by the taxpayers
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23

Those fre-eating Carolinians in the hous
might get game if they just pick the right ma,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23
Egg Addict's Query.

F. K. writes: please tell me If
drinking a dozen eggs q. day can
harm me or cause kidney trouble"
REPLY.
I can see no reason for taking so
much proteid and think it unwise for
you to do so unless your physician
has ordered it for some reason not
stated.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23
The Good Time Com

TIC (IOOU TImC Coming.
You know, we are awaiting with
considerable interest Pussysoot John
sons INVASION Of Germany
Houston Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23
How to Keep Well
BY DR.. w. A. EVANS

submitted
will personally, subject
nmtat
make Individual diseases Address sttes
" Wv " " copyrish. 1921. by Evans
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23

Peru, you know, is where the bark comes
from.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23


Patron writes: 81. am sending
my third letter in regard to ring
worms and have not seen a prescrip-
tion in your column SO far.
"2. | have ringworm spots that
worked out on the back Of my head,
and these spots keep gradually get
ting worse and hair falling out
around them. / would like to know
q remedy for this
REPLY.
!. Had you read the heading Of
the column you would have known
that we make no promise to answer
anonymous letters or to prescribe.
2. The approved treatment of ring
worm of the scalp Is burning with
X-rays. After the hair has been
burned away a few applications of
iodine will cause the ringworm to
leave.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-23

| IL the dose given Is not large enough
to kill quickly. Is typical infantile
paralysis. When the carcasses OF
those animals were fed on by lucilia
larvae and those larvae injected into
monkeys. infantile paralysis again
was produced.
wilkins and Butcher of Minnesota
confirm the observations, at least so
far as limberneck in domestic ami
mails is concerned. Saunders says the
reason Newark made it's infantile
paralysis worse when II cleaned the
alleys was because it deprived lucilia
of its usual food and forced it to
feed on human food. At Fire island
lucilia keeps away from human food
because it has plenty Of food else
where.
The Energetic Baby.
Mrs ]. A. writes: MY baby boy is
just 81s months old and weighs "a
pounds. bought baby pen for him
to play In. He Crawls to the sides,
pulls himself up. and stands on his
feet no matter how often ! sit him
down. Will he get bowlegged?
"2. Are there any bad effects from
taking thyroid for reducing?
"S. Dieting does not reduce me, as
I have tried it for a year"
REPLY.
/. Probably not: but do the best
you can to restrain him.
2. You are running an unjustified
risk when you take thyroid except
under observation.
8. OF course, you have not dieted.
You may fool yourself. Lots Of peo-
pie do, but you cannot fool me or
the wise people who read this
column.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
"Have A HEARTH

To the Editor NJ the EVcniro Pubho Ledger!
Sri would like TO say to all those who
have taken to tho phone habit that they
should "havc a heart" for those upon whom
they would inhct their queries or needless
conversations. Before you try TO annoy tho
brsy business man YOU should stop and
consider whether ho has the same amount Of
leisure as YOU have.
need tho phone In my business. WHY
Because the other fellow has II. And vet I
nuisance and annoyance 10 ono who, while
a his office. has not moment 10 spare to
tnkc away from his business by giving out
useless Information, I do not think n day
pussea that ! do not receive from half n
dozen TO dozen calls on the phone fror,
people. many Of whom know but slightly
nnd como not NJ Ell, askinE mo some foolish
question, Tho answer for which they could
acquire with but little EFFORT on their part.
They agk mo over tho phone TO use that Of.
fort. am compelled 10 opiIge IN business.
yet am not IN business for that purpose
but to make y living. and yet fnd so many
'nconsldcrBto peraOrs will insist on bother
Ing mo and taking up my time simply b.
cause they consider that am well in.
formed on the subjects about which they de-
sire Information.
Most nr there irauirsrs could have the
ssmo Information o. hand that ! do u hey
would take only little time each day to
inform Themselves or collect and flo docu-
nents as do. They arr too lazy or In
different, and become q phone pest to ma
simply is n matter ~ convenience. TO such
let mo Ray.-and there are no doubt many
Thousands OF them In this ctY--"have n
heart and dor't cal, n busy man away
from his work 10 give YOU some Information
that YOU yourself should he able 10 hnd
with but little efort, although you feel " 10
much caster to TAX" zip tho phono ana call
up somc cnc who In little more alert.
NJ p. BANCROFT.
Phlladelrhia. October s, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
The "CaIcimined Ladies'"

To the Editor Of The Ercniu0 Public Ledger!
Sir-t wonder " your correspondents who
have been 'sinEing Ink rrnmiscoualy A.
ono another would have any objections to
my having n word about the naSen.hued,
boh-haired. highly cslcmincd ladies'
When 7 focus my cNcs upon one ot TN"
aforementioned ladies' have visions ~ an =
Clent Greece. hear Hyreridos aud Itha
tocles. tho orators; see the playa ot Al
Nxander and AriRtNphanss; hear tho cynic/
DicEencS and Crates sp"aE: Socrates rcH
son. ! ace Alcihladcq. PericlcS and %nrxns
hut ! must stop, for 7 have other Visions
! Rpc dIcctrriades engaged In smoothing their
blond hair: | others painting their face"
with n thick ointment; scc III" great paint
ers of Greece hegullinE their leisure hour
trying 10 improve upon nature.
In searching the ancient history ~ l;GyNt
Syria. Greece. Rome. the carly Christian
ora; France dur Ing tho Middlo Ages; ltaly
Spain and Great britain. J. md that III"
custom ~ bleaching the hair. painting faces
and lips (Which In some instances was com
rulsOry) wer" all born IN IN" snme environ
ment. by that do not mean to insinuat"
that the ladies' OF today who us" hair dyes
cosmetics. etc, are Of the same type az
those who did In historic days. but ugh
what n nasty taste It l,avcs in my mouth,
r, g.
Philadelphia September 81, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
Parents Are to Blame

To NE Editor Of the Evening Pubic LSd1er:
Sir--A letter IN a recont issue OF your
peoples Forum brings up matter that
1esds attention. Although 7 don't believe
'rvolit!es and fadE play so large a part in
our educational affairs az the writer Of this
hey have been given too much weight
2ut am not ready to lay the blame on the
|ounE people. They cannot be expected to
knew any better. They arc following their
feelings rather than their intoIleets
Nor do blame the 'rachers, but. rather
The parents, who, in the final analysis. havo
he controlling power. There are many
'sachers who start out practIcInE and preach
'ug the old intNgrties, but they do not last
eng as teachers. They are not progressive
enough. The students don't like them. of
course. That wouldn't be human nature.
Nor do parents and school officers want
mem. They are considered too mossbacked
and too slow. The consequence Is that they
must reform" or be dropped by tho way
side. In other ofessions-snSi ineering.
medicine and law, for exnmpls-experience Q
is a valuable asset, highly esteemed. In
education II ~ all too often handicap.
The experienced person. who has learned
70 recognize shams and who shuns fads.
must give way 10 the tyro who. full OF on
husiasm over a newly found fad. blossoms
forth TO Impose II on the unsvspectinR and
innocent youth who come 10 him for in
spiration and for guidance. And why? Be-
cause that Ia what peple want.
rhe remedy? That In easier TO suggest
man 10 apply. Tho one the writer OF the
leu.r referred TO Ia good. IN my opinion
purpose OF an education ana a fuller reali-
sauon on tho part OF tho parents OF their
responsibilities. GEORGE T. ELLIOTT.
Philadelphia. October 3, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
THE PEOPLES FORUM
What's YOUR Pet Phone Pest?
The Woman with No.hIno TO saw

TO the Editor ot the Ereniro Public Ledger:
Sir'-liave you ever heard Uf n "womar
with nothing 20 say? have n sister In
law OF that character, and yet she takes
from three-quarters 10 an hour to say II.
Know my experience with this sort Of Il
rhone pest Ia only tho experience OF hun
drcds Of others.
] am woman with several small chill
disn nnd my sister-in.law has none.
pave house to keep In order, and she onI,
looks after a small apartment. do m,
own washlng; she sonds hers out. Al least
twice n day--for want. no doubt, Of some
thins N do--shn calls mo Up on the phone.
II Is tho sa,nc "nothing.to-saY" convcrsa
ticn al both periods. and AZ both rericds IN,
next day and the next.
This evening she berated me for not being
~ homo when shc called snd accused mo OF
being n 'gadabout." 7 left her und.r that
impression. but was In tho cellar washing
and failed to hear tho rhonc. 7 wanted
her 10 think am out great deal In order
TO get rid Of tho nuisance, but now ahe has
started to call mo early md around mca
timo in order that she will be sure 70 get me-
Then have 10 turn down tho gas--T don't
mean my s!ster-in n-law's-iest my meals DRY
up, my children neglected MI because this
'nothing.to-do' and ''nOthnR-to-say'
woman continues 10 be phoro post.
am writing this 10 call the attention Of
YOUR readers to this post In the hope that
rany may read n and stop and consider
Why doesn't avery woman who has nothing
e say consider that, although shs may ~
IN position TO waste time. sho IL probably
calling ip friend who has something tu
do PhNncitis is like many other diseases
although unlike many ~ them II seems "a
10 lrcurable. You can talk about baseball
fann and movie fans. but these phone rhan
1t should hc spoiled that way 10 distinguish
them--are probably the greatest nusancep
tina, th" housewife has to contend with.
MRS. W l.. Il.
rhiladelrhln. October 8. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
Letters TO the Editor
r.e shIppIno Board Robbery

=, ,b, Editor Of the EUcnino Public LcdDcr!
Sir - Thc shipping Board robbery. which
.riy several days ago startled the public by
~. printing of the news OF It's daring
,,r,.d out TO he a fake hold-up on the part
" srnloycs with the intention OF robhinE.
raj, robbery was the result OF tho mucr'
arovaItrt desire to gain money moro rapidly
,h,r they we're able to earn II.
I, 10 the Same old story-two men In tho
,ous two broken homes and t"o deceived
,pd heart-broken wives. And vet tomorrow
I'm bring another story; II may not be OF
tn came character, but II IL brousht about
trough the samo agency-the greed Tor
70 those who nre going this pace today
"a have not yet been apprehended n should
T. I. good lesson. WIN they take warning?
I, ia better 10 live In peace and duiet and
,h n clear conscience In hovel than to
,n.ido in n handsomely furnished mansion,
90, with the fcar Of detection continuously
hanging over your head.
This is a fast pEe, but you should plow
lawn aIways 10 keep within your means. II
4, dangerous TO overstep ycur threshold,
Tor ,ou will sec that fake hold'urn for gain
A moi nay IN the end. II everybody could
onl,. bring n within their minds that they
sbcuId attempt To live within their incomes,
~ would bc world Of happy people. and
,bs courts would have 10 yo out " business
~ nIlow Judges and juries prolonged holt.
days. t' ~" a,''N H0h''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
The German Mark

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir--Please state why. II Germany Is so
prosperous as We ar" told In the newspap apers
the German mark ig 70 low in value at the
present time. 4. i. GAPLES,
Philadelphia. September rs. 1921.
The great fail which has occurred In tho
value Of the German mark Is due chiefly 10
the fact that the amount in circulation has
Increased enormously. until there are now
nearly eiEhty-on" billion marks Of German
Imperial Bank not4 In circulation, Comps red
with less than two billion before the war
In addition there are nearly eleven billion
marks of loan bank bills. the total OF both
classes amounting To 1900 marks per capita
The total circulation in the United States Ia
less than $500 per capita. In addition to
tho excessive issues. another factor In de-
pressing the value OF the mark IL the
world-wdn doubts as to the solvency Of Ger
many. The prc-wsr value Of tho mark was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
The Pierlan Spring

To tho Editor Of the EUeniu0 Public Ledger:
Slr-was there Pierian spring or was
II jutt tho fancy Of the author when he says
Drink deep. or taste not the Piertan
EprInE u. w. A.
Philadelphia. September 90. 1921.
The Pisrisn spring was located at P1erta'
n raaIon in Northern Th.ssaiy and Southern
Macedonia. which was saored 10 the MUSES.
Some say that tho name OF the fountain
was derived from tho ancient King Pierus'
who Is said to have emiGrated from Thrac'
into Bosota, and there hrst estaohShso NV
Muses. AZ Th.spis Tho fountain was said
to confer poetic and intellectual nre on all
who drank OF its waters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10

Letters to the Editor should be as
brief and to the point as possible
avoiding anything that would open
a denominational or sectarian dis"
cussion.
No attention will be paid to anony-
nous letters. Names and addresses
must be sisned ss an evidencs OF
good faith, although names will not
be printed II request Is made that
they be omitted.
The publication OF a letter In not
to be taken as an indorsement OF It's
views by this paper.
Communications will not be re-
turned unless accompanied by post
age, nor will manuscript be saved
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10

longfellow's REAPER and Flower"
To the Editor Of the Eccrtno Public Ledger:
Sr--Thc assertion has been made that
tongfellow's poem The Reaper and the
Flower" Ia not an original effort, but q
translation from tho German. am sure
your Peoples Forum car throw Soma lirht
on this HENRY r. DEVEREUX.
Philadelphia. September 20, 1921.
YOU no doubt nave reference to German
POEM. or, rather, ballad, from pes Knaben
wunderborn." by Arnim and Brentano A
comparison Of tho two rocms will show
that while the figure in both Instances Is
the same tho treatment Is widely different.
The first verse OF the German ballad is rs
follows:
'Trhcro is reaper, Death hv name;
ChCHcn by God on hiCh hc cnmo;
lie makes his sickle keen
Better twill reap. wesr.
Soon will he thrice Il Weld;
NauEht can wo do hut yioid.
Poware, fair flowers
honafellov's hrst verss is:
There is reaper whose name In peath.
And with his sickle keen
He reaps tho bearded grain NJ breath
And the flowers that grow between"
In both poems Death reaps his harvest Of
tender flowers, not IN tho character Of q
cruel destroyer, but as tho plying servan NJ
Of the one who would transplant then, 10 an
other garden. "in tho helds OF light above -
&c. J.. r." asks who " wa, that said.
~ tatss three generations 10 make a. gen.
tleman ana four TO make lawn"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
Questions ArstUered
To Make Shoes Waterproof

To the Editor Of the EVenino Public Ledger:
Sir-I hnd much valuable Information IN
your Peoples Forum. 7 write to inquire
what TO put on shoes that will cause them
to turn water have n pair that even
dew will soak through and keep my rect
ret rnost Of the day J. A. l..
Philadelphia. september 20. 1921.
II tho leather OF tho shoes IL so porous
that even tho dew penetrates 1t. 1t Is not
possible to suggest a remedy but to wear
them out in dry weather. sweet oil or sho"
grease. we'll rubbed into leather shou'd
mako Il waterproof.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
The |, w. w,

70 thc Edrior NJ INC Eueriu1 puhhc Lcd0Hr!
Sir How long hes tEo society known az
tho Tu lustridl Wur',Nrs ot the World heen in
cAlstcure and where was It formed?
II A. u.
rhiadclphia. September 25 1921
Chicago. In t-a year 1904. may ha sail
to hay" Witnessed the beginning Of this go
Clety. Tn" meeting had heeH arranged by n
group ~ radical labor leaders. Of whom the
lcadirg spirits wpr.. Thomas J. HaGEerty.
editor Of the official organ, ard Clarence
Smith, general secretary treasurer Of the
American Labor Union. a saond meeting
Of about thirty labor leaders was held In
January. 1908. which issued call for an
Industrial union convention. At this con-
vention, held In Chicago IN June. 1908. were
representatives. from unions with an sggre-
gate membership of a, 900 men
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10

"ones thers was a little kitty.
White as the snow"
MARY r. HART.
Phil ldeiphia, October ;. 1921
4 LONG TIME AGO
Once there was a little kitty.
whit" as tho snow
r. n barn she used to frollc
A lorg time ago.
In that barn little nousie
Ran 10 and fro,
Aud sire heard thr KITTY coming,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
What Bible Teaches

TO mo Editor Of tho Fronting PUbltc Ledosr:
sir--I feel sorry for 'P. G." In the Peo-
pes Forum OF yesterday. The Bible Is
Just the reverse OF what he claims. II
tsaches righteousness. II condemns lying.
deception cheating. theving and a thou
sand other forms Of sin that he may or
may not have in mind
The Now Testament instructs US mortals
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
News Of Battle"

To ths Editor Of tho EVcri1o Puhic Lcdoor,
Sill am anxious TO ge, poem NJ which
Randolph Murray II tho hero which con
tains the following lines:
News Of battle. news NJ battle
Harki 'Tis rinsinE down the street"
q q. H.
Philadelphia Sertomhor I2. 1927.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
was there evor an ocean liner that made
the run IN less than week7
HARRY THAYYR.

EAa' Carrdsr. y. j.. September 81, 1927.
Most ~ the largo ocean llners make the
t-ip io losn than \ week.. The fasteat time
on record was ,nada between New York and
Queenstown by the Mauretsnia, IN I DAYS
iS hour, ar1 81 nruutes OF September lS.
20 l9nN Tho Mauretania also made the
Cas'o,' time frnm Queenstown to New York.
September 1i-Ih, 1910, the time b"irS
dn " ln hnmra nnd Il minMttS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
Ahbev's Citizenship

i M Edror ot hr EVcntro Pubic Ledo'r:
Sir Did Edwin Austin Abbey. thN artist,
hocoI6n a British subject? G. J., r.
Philadolrhin. September So 1921
Although Edwin Austin Abbey livcd In
England tnr many years and died IN Ion
don. ho meyer gay" UP his American ma
tionlliiN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10
East Ocean Travel

To the Editor Of the Evcntr1 Public Ledger:
sir-win you bs so kind as to let me
know In your Peoples Forum columns what
was tho fastest tims made by an ocean liner
from Now York 10 Liverpool; also from Liv'
erpool TO New York;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10

Is tho author Of the following lines ana
send in tho complete poem. IL possible:
Come away 10 the land Of tho sapphire
sky,
To the kingdom OF unaiioyod bliss:
To tie land Of delight where by day and by
night
A crown only costs you a kiss"
" ~ HEPBURN.
Philadelphia. September os 1927.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10

A long time aso.
Two black eyes had little Kitty.
Black as a crow,
And they spled the little nousie
Long time ngo.
-Four little paws had little kitty,
Paws as soft AZ dough,
And they caught the little mousio
Long time ago.
Niie teeth had little kitty,
All in row.
And they bit tho little mousie
Long time aFo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-10

Tho Peoples Fcrum yin appear. dsi,x
In the sunday Pubik Lcdser. frttsrt
discussing timely tepier viii y. rvirted
ne well ne requested p.nenns, and auestfonr