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cry case they have been found want
ing in the first principles for a
fundamental, medical education, not
even possessing the essentials for a
modern laboratory with which to as
certain the causes of disease, thus
ignoring. bacterology and microscopy
whereby we are enable to diagnose
contagious diseases such as diph-
liberia, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, in
fluenza, pneumonia, etc.
The first mentioned disease, prior
to the discovery of antitoxine, claim
ed about so per cent of all victims
of diphtheria. This mortality since
the great discovery of antitoxine has
been reduced to only about six per
cent. We might cite other instances
of similar nature whereby millions
of lives are annually saved through
the modern, rational science of medi-
cine and surgery.
But | must not take too much of
your valuable space, but hasten on
my travels toward the great South
western part of the U. S., where
am now located in the wonderful city
of Ell Paso, Texas. This city of
$4,000 people is situated on the bor-
der of Mexico from which country
it derives much of its support and
rapid growth. The city has thribbled
its population during the past ten
years, and it is predicted by wise
heads that if the two governments
will recognize. and reciprocate with
each other as of old, this city will
double its present population within
the next eight or ten years. This
fact alone has caused quite an impe
tus in real estate, and many citizens
from other states are rushing here
to make investments in real estate,
and building fine homes. | had the
pleasure of a drive over the city a
few days ago with my old classmate,
DR.. Friedrich Miller, who is the lead
ing surgeon of this city. In our
long drive / visited quite a number
of the fine homes, some of which are
valued at half million dollars. The
president of the First National Bank
of this city owns lovely palace. His
front lawn is regular park of
evergreens, containing every variety
of green shrubbery and flowers ga
lore, all of which were imported from
various foreign and native countries.
In his back yard under a beautiful
arbor of vines and perpetual bloom
ing roses and honeysuckles lovely
swimming pool of clear crystal water
can be seen. On one side of his five
acre lawn is his sunken garden in
the center of which is pool contain
ing many varieties of sea animals,
such as alligators, sea lions and vari-
Gus kinds of gold and silver fish. He
also keeps a stable of fine blooded
horses solely for the pleasure of horse
back riding which sport he and his
wife, his son and two daughters all
enjoy daily. While there are but
few such homes in this or any other
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city, there are hundreds of less pre-
tentious homes, but above the av-
erage in any city. Then we have
many bungalow homes here, built
somewhat on the Mexican style with
low ceilings and tile roof and stuc-
co walls. These do not appeal to me,
especially during the hot season.
These bungalow homes are owned
largely by the Mexicans and the la.
Dor classes. / was somewhat surpris.
ed to find such large per cent of
Mexicans in this city. They are
owners of some fine business houses
here, and do large part of the bust
ness. The lower class do nearly all
of the public work on the, streets
and act as cleaners in the hotels and
boarding houses, while the better
educated do quite large part of
the carpentering, brick work and
plumbing. Very few Mexicans speak.
our language correctly.
accompanied my doctor friend
across the Rio Grande river on yes
terday to attend Mexican patient
in the city of Juarez pronounced
Warraz), and we simply diagnosed
his trouble without any verbal state
ments from the patient as he could
not speak word of English. In this
little Mexican city of $4,000 are to
be found on every street corner an
open saloon for the sale of all kinds
Of Intoxicating beverages. The pa
tient that we were to see is part
owner of one of the saloons, hence
he invited us to partake of his fine
Pilsner beer on draft and any other
OF his fine stock of cold beverages.
de seemed very much worried wnes.
we declined his hospitality. If our
old friend Chief Bragg and number
OF other sober sided friends of Amer
icus had been with us at the time
this temptation was placed before us,
| will not venture to say what might
have happened!
In concluding this scribble, let me
add that am still an American from
Americas, and | fear it will take me
long time to become Texas Long
horn as they are called here. |
was delighted to shake hands with a
number of Georgia Shriners yester-
day, they having stopped over in this
city and Juaraz on their way to the
great San Franciso meeting. They
are a pretty lively set of good fell
lows and they. are off for a glorious
time
| find produce and all edible ~
cles quite cheap in this city. | ate
fine chicken dinner last Sunday
which to my surprise cost me only
fifty cents, while in other cities they
cost from seventy-five cents to one
dollar. This is mainly due to the fine
crops and large poultry farms along
the Rio Grande valley. This is a
great city for real estate men and
laborers. Carpenters get S1.0O per
hour Other lines pay big prices for
work With best wishes for all your
readers of this rambling letter, | beg
leave to remain yours very truly,
"AMERICUS-OLD VIRGINIA"
7. s. We are having pretty hot
weather at this time, but the high
altitude and SO little humidity, make
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sessions lasted five days and were
attended by distinguished representa-
tives from nearly every town and
city in the whole United States, be-
sides large number Of delegates
from European countries.
One of the most important sub
jects discussed was the unfortunate
tendency on the part of the profess
sion to become specialists without
first betting the fundamentals of
medicine. This fact was emphasized
by the best educated men of the pro-
fession, and the general practitioner
was encouraged to keep abreast of
the times by takin gpost- graduate
courses at regular intervals at the
best medical centers, thus preparing
himself to do as good services as any
of the so-called specialists. Strange
as it may seem, we have in our coun-
try many pseudo specialists" who
are not well grounded in the science
of medicine, hence are unprepared to
treat the human body and the many
serious diseases to which it is sub
iect. A committee of representative
physicians was appointed to investi-
gate the merits of the many pseudo
sciences" that are now menacing our
country under the guise of deceptive
names with extravagant claims to
cure disease. The schools of these
pseudo sciences have been inyesti-
gated by educated men and women
from the best universities during the
past year, and strange to say, in ev-
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up for the depression and tired feel
ing that one endures in low or damp
countries. We never have heat pros
trations in this city. Will be delight
ed to see any of my Americas friends
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FACE FIVE.

at my offices in the Martin building
of this city.
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Mrs. Cleve Burt, of Lacrosse, was
a shopper in Americas today.
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Some
Fellows


just naturally won't wear anythns at night
but NIGHT SHIRT. They don't fancy
pajamas a-tall, so night shirts they shall have
Pve put in fine line of soft handkerchief
cloth, also null, NIGHT SHIRTS. Sizes IDS
to 20s> Well made, generous in proportions;
cool and restful
bought them so as to sell for $1.25 TO $3.50.
think they are worth more. Drop in and
look 'em over, YOU night shirt wearer. They
ARE right.
FRED
CIV. Fred silIsJ
Phone us
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vention and cure of disease.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
Stocks and Commodities

The contention has been set forth
and rot without logic. that these at
tempts at recovery were intellectual
because of the lack OF stability in com
modify prices. Indeed. the first stay in
the downward course OF goods prices
came in 1872, coinciding with the most
substantial recovery n stocks since the
end Of the war. The market advanced
about p per cent, but even a. the top
Of this movement average prices were
some distance from the peaks Of 1866
and 1868, The theory Of commodity
prices controlling the movement in
stocks seems 70 be borne out by the
decline in 1878, when the downward
course Of prices was resumed. That
theory is substantiated again by the
sharp rise N stocks in 1879 and 1880,
coincident with An equally sharp re-
covcry in commodity prices beginning
IN 1879 The peak of stock prices in
1880 was 125 per cent above the low
level OF 1871.
Thus the theory Of stability of com
modify prices as a necessary concom-
itan, 20 stability o. security prices was
amply supported by events during those
ffteen wears. That rise of lS19-S0
mas been clasSed by some economists
as the ma jor bull movement. But the
sane Economists and statisticians who
DO so Class that movement and ascribe
it 10 n definite check to the downward
course o. commodity prices are scarce
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
More Optimism
Prevalent Among
Cotton Growers
Encouraged by Prospects
Of Good Prices; Cost TO
Farmer Probably Will
Be the Lowest in Years

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May ).
A spirit Of optimism is evident
among Southern farmers nowadays,
especially cotton growers. They see
good price in prospect, for a crop
which will be one Of the cheapest
ever raised. They believe that they
can get ahead Of the boil Weevil by
proper cultivation and planting and
they are working harder than ever
before, and more intclligcntly.
These arc the results Of observations
Of W. y. Carswell, president Of
Chickamauea Trust Company Of Cha
tanooga. bank which has several mil
lions in loans in Tennessee, Alabama,
Mississippi. Georgia and North Caro-
lima. He has recently concluded An
automobile tour Of Georgia and Ala
bsma.
The farmers arc afraid Of the boil
weevil, all right, but are setting out 20
beat it. They arc not planting over
eight to ten acres to the ploN. They
are not planting close to woods, or
branches, whore the weevil has a
chance to lurk. They are preparing
their ground better than ever before,
using heavy fertilizer, and planting
their crop early tho banker said.
you know, the holl weevil rarely
attacks a plant before August l. If
the cotton has fruited by that time. Il
will generally come out unscathcd. The
boil weevil makes its chief inroads in
cotton which is poorly planted and cul-
tlvated and comes in late This year
the farmers arc working hard TO Get
their cotton so far advanced by August
that II Will resist the boil weevil The
land has been highly fertilized and
frc crop should result
This years crop is being raised very
cheaply Last year tho case was the
same, and the better price then enabled
many Of tho planters to clear off part
Of their frozen obligations. This year
the cost is estimated as low as seven
cents pound. One farmer told Mr.
Carswell that the crop in his section
WAS being raised con cordwood and cab
bagcs"
Memphis banks have estimated that
so far all but about 20 per cent Of
farmers obligations contracted in 1920
when cotton slumpcd from 40 to -
cents. have been cleared, and that il
1922 compares with 1921 all Of them
Will he wiped out. Wholesale grocery
houses, which were greatly disappont-
Cd at collections at the beginning Of
the year and hard pressed to meet
their own obligations. arc clearing up
thcir rural accounts, and collections
are progressing we'll. They arc rcccv-
ing many voluntary checks from coun-
try storekcepers, and in general are
rejecting improved financial conditions
in the country.
They will not be entirely out Of the
load Of frozen credits. however, until
this falls crops, when they expect to
have a great cleanup collection cam
parn
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
Argentina to Put Oil Burners
On State Railway kngihc

Oil burners Will be installed on ~
locomotives Of the state railway =,
Argentina. according to advl1es
ceived by the United States peps,s
ment Of Commerce. The oil s'U.rs nrs,
tanks in Santa Fe for the state Nv ,.,ry
have been completed, and the Mih'.ht .h.t
of Agriculture has issued decree, rec, s
the petroleum from the fiscal wcIS,s'
at Commodor Rivadavia Will oe ~,
to the state railways for q pesos
ten delivered in the port Of Santa s;sts i
The Central Norte Argentine .', ".
Railway, serving the north OF 'he .,rs
public, consumes at the present ..sa .s
nearly a million tons OF qaeo.Sa ;,
wood annually for locomotive tus, a,.
a cost OF IL pesos per ton. 1t IS vii I'll
mated that ton OF petroleum me
equal four tons of Quebracho' ana sr
use Of oil-hurning locomotives .na
pected to effect large economy. .,
to conserve the lumber resourees,
the country. Petroleum will be I.t IN,
by the railways to the public alohS "
llnas
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
Part V-Credit
By Selma Y. Seckendorf

by Sclna V. ScCkcndOrf
SO much for the right merchandise
for the trade to which you cater ard
the proper methods Of showing and
the best plan Of selling it. There is
left the principal thing, and that is
receiving your reward. which you
still could not attain without the full
realization of the supreme lmpor-
tance of giving credit
In former article | dwelt on tho
necessity Of gaining credit, but it is
equally urgent and important to give
credit intcligenty and not to be too
crcduious
Selling goods is not doing bust
ness is much quoted cpigram Of
mine. You must sell at a fair profit
and TO those who are known TO pav
promptly The trouble with the aver
age business woman is that she is so
afraid Of losing customer that she
loses her money instead.
1t ia known fact that those who sell
to wealthy society women must over
charge. because the accounts often arc
not paid until months overdue. Tho
innocent must suffer for the euiltN
bad state of affairs certainly, but the
only remedy is to sell at a moro rea-
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
Nature OF Rccorcry

Whether complete recovery Of stock
prices Will be accomplished in one grad
ual movement punctuatcd by such in
consequential setbacks AS the market
has experienced since last August, or
whether the market will get one or
moro false starts before realizing it's
major movement. are questions to which
the market Of 1908 alone might not fur
HlSh thV proper answer. The recovery
IN that wear was steady and without
important interruption. The same may
bo said Of the recovery from the so
called "rich mans panic Of 1908. which
was. after all. little more than secur-
ltN panic unaccompanled by nation wild 2
liquidation such as was witnessed dur
ing the last half Of 1920 and the greater
part Of 1921 After the difficulties Of
1893. also. the improvement in sccuri.
tics was gradual.
The history of the security markets
after the Civil War, however. tells a
different and one e led to wonder
whether the period ls65-72 should not
ho taken as the more logical guide to
what may be expected during the next
few years. There are at least two es-
scntial points Of difference between
these two periods. Rents in the econom-
&c fabric hfty-hve years ago were CON
hrcd TO the American area, whereas at
present the disruption Of trade and
finance is world wide. Again. we had a
serious problem in currency imitation
after the Civil War To some extent
thore was imitation after the stock mar
kct break Of l920-'2l. but the two sit,
nations are not strictly comparable 1t
may be worth noting also that the
United States, for years after the Civil
War, was debtor nation. Tho situa-
ton IN this respect has been reversed.
What do the stock market records Of
the postwar period Of half century
sco show" Certainly not any steady
and uninterrupted recovery in quota
,lons. II Per cent appreciation in
average prices in 1866 was forfeited in
1867 and in the following year the peak
OF the hrst full postwar year was re
gained. But in the next three wears.
leading up TO the substantial recovery
os 1872, the utter lack OF confidence in
securities was reflected in reaction to
a point not previously seen since the
most critical year Of the wal
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
Favorable Trade
Balance Shown bv
CzechO- Slovakia
Imports for First ii Months
Of 1921. 23.384.OOO.OOO
Crowns. Compared With
27,569, 900, 600 Exports

Total imports to Czecho- -Slovakia
during 1927 amounted to 3.as 900
metre tons, the United States Depart
ment Of Commerce reports. Coal, the
principal import. reached figure Of
l.133 900 tons: minerals came to $50
600 tons; foodstuffs, 1872, 900 tons;
chemicals, $4,000 tons; IRON and iron
products. $4,000 tons.
During 1921 cotton imports into
Czecho-Slovakia amounted to $4,000
bales, which is l4S,000 over the pre-
vious year For the first eleven months
of 1921 the exports of cotton manu-
facture came to 81 times the total
figure for 1920.
The exports from Czecho- -Slovakia
metric tons. The leading article Of
export Was coal, amounting to 1892 900
tons; minerals amounted to 6O5 900
tons; sugar to 447 900 tons: iron prod
ucts to 199,O0 tons; glass to 1872 900
tons.
The domestic consumption Of sugar
annually is estimated at $50, 900 metric
tosn and there is left for export TO-
600 tons Sugar manufacturers have
suffered heavy losses on account Of a
drop in prices.
Ohcial figures give the total value
OF imports for the first eleven months
Of 1921 as 23,3S4 900 900 crowns and
total exports for the same period were
valued at 27,569 100000. A favorable
balance Of 4.lS5.000.C00 is thus shown
in CzechoSlovakia's foreign trade.
Market prices for wheat and rye
have advanced 10 per cent and -four
per cent. Government statistics for
1921 show production Of 32,7oo,ooo
metric tons of coal, which marks An
increase Of 100000 tons in a year,
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
The Bursting Bubble

Whether our guide to the future Of
business and the future course of Sc
curity prices is the period following
the 1907 panic, the depression of 1903
or 1898 or the recovery after the Civil
War, there is nothing to be gained by
ignoring the fact that when the latest
prosperity bubble burst American in
dustry was geared up to take care Of
a tremendous volume of foreign busi-
ness and was financed accordingly.
This means overhead charges out Of
proportion to profits from strictly do
mestic trade. 1t means that profits will
not be fully restored until export trade
has been rebuilt or until domestic trade
grows up to the nations increased
capacity.
The recent business paralysis from
which the United States is now recov-
cring was world wide and not merely
domestic condition. The rest Of the
world Is IN worse condition than this
country. Every nation whose currency
is greatly deprecated in terms Of
American dollars, and that includes
practically the whole world, is under
the urge to buy the minimum from and
sell the maximum TO the United States.
After the Civil War recovery was ac-
CELEBRATED because the situation with
respect 70 iilCFnatl lOndI trdOc IN EOOOS
and securities was Just the reverse.
In 1907 a very substantial increase
IN exports was recorded in the very
month that marked the end Of the
stock market liquidation, and a steady
Improvement thereafter undoubtedly
contributed materially to the recovery
in business. In the corresponding
stage Of the present business cycle,
on the other hand. there WAS a steady
reduction in the trade balance in favor
Of this country until tho March, 1922.
report was published.
Note that the excess Of exports over
imports during the first three months
Of 1922 was only Sl71,00o, 600 as com
pared with S256,000.000 in the CORE
spending period Of 1908. Note also that
the rest Of tho world has come to
recognize the United States as the best
place to borrow, whereas after other
periods Of business depression We could
always count on European buying AS a
stimulating influence in our stock
oic ri. .Ot
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07

Sp~cin' Forefo o. F}urncio' Core 2popdrrcc
SANTIAGO. April 4.-The nitrate
market during the last few weeks
has shown somewhat better tone,
and sales are continuing satisfac-
torily though on a comparatively
small scale. Reports are arriving
of sales made in Europe by the
pool at good prices. although it is
believed that the movement is not
sufficient to dispose Of the pools y
European stocks as carly as was
hoped.
In this latter respect, however, it is
djficuit TO make any reliable state
mcnts or predictions. as published re
ports have been very contradictory
The government Of Chile has requested
Of the pool" statement OF the ac
tual quantities on hand in the various
European countries. Tho larger part
of it should be distributed among the
following countries: England, France
Belgium and Austria, and there is also
supply in Egypt
during the present season. accord
ing TO reports reaching Chile from
the pool" the latter organization has
been able to reduce the supplies hjch
ii held abroad at the end of last year
amounting to some 100000 tons. TO
somewhere around 400, 900 or $50 900
tons. This leaves nearly half of i,
still 10 be disposed of. In Chile :he
stocks on hand are large. According
to figures obtained from the Minister Of
Finance, there were littlc more than
800 900 tons the first Of March. The sc
stocks, with the 100000 tons in the
hands Of the United States governments
and perhaps another 100 900 tons held
by ind diVidual commercial houses there
make grand world total Of 2,000,0
tons, or over.
New Life in Indusry
Reports received from lQuique state
that new life is being infused into
nitrate production" by the receipt Of
new orders from abroad and conse-
quent renewal of shipping.
The Italian steamer Ansaldo, which
lies at anchor in the port of lquieue.
will load $500 tons for Panama short
ly; the Japanese steamer RakuVo Maru
now at Valparaiso, will on its return
voyage stop at Iquique for cargo
Of $500 tons for Japan; four North
American steamers arc expected to ar
rive the first Of the coming week TO
load with nitrate for the United States
In addition to this the "Mapocho"
mine expects to deliver an order tow
New-York tribune., 1922-05-07
RcCOii ineuitdbIe

There is no individual responsibility
Tor the most recent depression in busi-
moss. In seeking to make up a coun-
try-W de and nation wide shortage of
peacc-time goods due to the curtail-
Went of pcace-time production during
the war. American industry overstepped d
tho mark. Every man. woman and child
who bid for goods, every corporation
that claimed excessive profits as it's
Ght and every worker who demanded
TIC maximum wage or salary that the
trai''c could bear--all these contrib
uted TO situation from which q sharp
-ccoil was inevitable
Tho average price OF representative
Industrial stocks declined 46 per cent
from November. 1919, to August, 1921
Tho outward signs of depression IN
901 were similar in many respects 20
those prevailing during the latter half
of 1920 and the whole calendar yca1
la2l But the factors contributing To
these two situations were different
on the earlier occasion corporations
had been harassed by an intensive
campaign by the Federal Administra
ton against big business Suits against
the Standard oil Company. the Ameri-
Powder Trust" restrictions on the
financing operations Of railroads and
Industrial corporations an unusual &C
tivlty on the part Of state regulatory
bodies seeking to reduce railroad rates
and other evidences of official intcrfer-
once with business prccipitatcd the
trouble. Even before there was any
noticeable break in business activity
the decline in stock prices and the re
'usa or investors TO subscribe to new
capital issues became general These