Evening star., 1922-12-16
CAPITAL KEYNOTES.
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

Tben Chief Watson told him a lot
oh otnef Things about Christmas trees
so much that he seemed to know
did himself-and 1t has been Santa's
speciaI business to know about
christmas trees for q thousand
Thousand years. Maybe a million
years. Chief Watson told him he
should make 1t out of asbestos and
powdered mica, which glistens like
Ice. And the very next day after
Chrfstmas he should chop up the tree
and put 1t into the furnace. so 1t
would not be struck by lightning nor
scorched by q freely and wouldsnot
burn up the house and all the new
toys. Santa promised to be good-as
good as any Of his kids. at least.
Who'll be first to see Santa shaved?
Now that cold weather is here. the
temptation is to close all ventilation
at night and for delicate people TO
remafn shut in. Doctors all agree
that the only way to prevent colds is
to open the windows or doors Of The
sleeping rooms. For children as well
as adults who are threatened with
tuberculosis the most important
thing in careful treatment Is open
ventilation. Plenty of blankets are
needed. but the more fresh air oh
tainable the better. go long as direct
draft il avoided. The foolish old pref
udice against might air" as being
poisonous" was fully exploded long
ago. Breathe All the might air" YOU
can. il you have weak lungs. Sleep
f, with all windows wide open if you
have tuberculosis or pneumonia. or
are threatened with any such dis
ease Let weak children sleep ten or
! twelve hours in a room thus thrown
| open to fresh might air" That will
save doctors bills-and lives. III
would be hard to breathe any other
laah night air indoors or outdoors.
al night. but former generations i'm
agfned that outdoors at night wa
risky.l Uneducated Europeans still
, have that notion.
One OF the most important matter.
pending before Congress il in the
| form OF House Joint Resolution No.
200. introduced by Representative Nc
| Swain (democraD OF South Carolina.
with the support Of the American
! Legion. Its object is ITO take tn.
profit out of war" Its plan is to. Gre
ate bipartisan commission. TO be
appointed by the President, whose
function will be to draft a bill which
will make IT unlawful in time OF war
| for any person or firm TO sell to the
government. Army or Navy. anything
at more than Il reasonable price, and
that tho guiding principl, 10 cor
| t-ol the iaborS of said comm isniou II
4 that ION dc
i calm and careful adoption. in advance
OF another war. Of nation wide pu'-
| icy Of service for all citizens. 10 II,
end that while young men are !3yirr
/ down for their country tho comforts
, and joys of home and family life, th"ii-
/ health. their strength aud time. the:
| Wood. bodies aud life itself, others
! not required to make these create
! sacrifices may be required 10 Icy
! down. cQuitabiy and fairly. somc or
! their material resources and wealth
! to the great end that victory for til"
! nations ideals may speedily come.
and that. after victory. there be u"
need for any adjustment OF coDlpensa
! tion. and no WiEhty Har debt piled up
TO zap the strength OF the producing
activities of the people for scores O.
! years"
! II law be passed outlined m tha'
. resolution there win he fewer bill
| lionaires 1, the next generation thar
otherwise. There can he' no reason
given why men who do not serve Al
| the front. in time of danger should
J be exempt: from serving equalIy a;
! tine rear-seryinx with their capital
and energies. not as SO many 'dollar
a-year" grafters did. in the last war.
| but as the honorable volunteers whs
/ freely and periodically did give their
services without trying 10 rob the
! government whiletit WAS trusting to
their honor.
! There vera many young mon ex-
| empted from military duty owing to
some pbyaical defect. but who wera
quite capable OF serving at the rear.
: on the same terms as did the accepted
drafted men and volunteers at the
! front These should have been mo-
! biliIed into industrial units under
military discipline. and at the same
1 rate OF pay: ana 1t is for just sucn
purpose that the Joint Resolution No.
| 400 of the House seeks to perfect
law 1t augers well for the proposed
! law that it is not framed up ID, any
! indi, idual: il is too far-resching a1i
| important for hasty adjusting of its
! provisions. Il will be non-partisan.
and the only opposition thai can he
| expected must come from those who
have fattcned upon their countrys
crisis or hone to do SO IN The future.
Incredible as it may sound: we
mipnt quote a remark of doting
mother Of enc such son. Tho father
had amassed many millions out of a
/ government contract and fraud and
| the mother remarked to friend that
J she was $50 in hopes the war would
| not end until her son also became q
! milliona;re." II didn't.