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UNKNOWN BUT USEFUL.

Commenting on tho trend of medi-
cal research concerning vitamincs.
the latest report OF tho British Medi-
cal Research Council says
1.-The present situation 10 a curious
one. upon which posterity will prob
ably look back with great interest.
We still have almost no knowledge Of
the nature OF these elusive food sub
stances or OF their mode OF action,
but we have gained empirical knowl-
edge already OF tho greatest practi-
cal value for the prevention OF scurvy
and of other grave diseases and for
the promotion OF health and beauty
in the population"
This statement. II win be noted.
emphasizes the foundation on which
comments tho Journal of the Ameri-
can Medical Association in quoting
the report. 1t continues: "The Brit
ish Medical Journal reiterates that
an abundant supply OF vitamines
exists In all fresh vegetables and that
a considerable quantity occurs in milk
and meat. provided the latter sub.
stances arc obtained from animals FED
on fresh foods.
"A normal adult II says, living or
an ordinary diet containing n reason
lable proportion of fresh vegetables is
therefore, certain of obtaining O
plentiful supply OF vitamines.' or nj
the mass of evidence which has nc
cumulatcd relative to these sub
stances this fact Is the point of great
est importance. II Is. however. yer,
unfortunately. the one point which
those commercially inclined are un
willing TO recognize. kansas Cit,
/ star
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RIPPLfNG RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason
HOLLYWOOD.

made a trip 20 Hollywood.
wAere movie actors dwell; for
quite a while T6 understood the
town resenlbIed hell. that moth
ins r;shed which was goOd.
and evil rang The bell. oh.
nothing there is good or nice"
To this had been wised: I
looked 10 see an sorts " vice. as
widely advertised. II were
murdered once or twice I
wouldn't be surprised Rpt
nothing happened while stay
ed. 20 Jar my sanity soul. no
blatant Vamps were on parade.
no hophesd pinched my roll: the
dealers sold pink lemonade,
none sold the Demon Bowl. Each
dwcller seemed 20 have some
work TO occupy his DOME. there
was no tdleness to irk the gent
who writes this pome: on sun.
days people went 20 kirk Just
as we do, at home. And pretty
hhtc attN men Atbtitr AifCAfAi
everywhere; no vicious orgies
were In sight. to MI me with
despair; no Wild csrousels in the
night disturbed the haimy Air,
Oh. Hollywood has had her
crimes. which no one will derry.
and sinful actors have at times
consumed Illicit rye. or pulled
of dice games for the dimes, no
peelers being nigh. But here in
Pruneville. do we not have deeds
OF darkness. too7 Was no one
ever slussed or shot7 Does no
ore make home brew Does
white rohed virtue always trot
along the road with you?
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AGAIN A touch OF NATURE

Thousands Of newspaper readers
were interested. one day las; week.
and many others surprised and cor
rowed. al an Associated Pres story.
printed in numerous papers. stating
that Rose Coghlan, an actress Of high
repute in days gone by. was living
in painful poverty IN a meagre apart
fnent in New York City. That she
was dependent upon daughter who
has TO work for living. and had be
come so depressed az her condition at
the age OF seventy -one years that she
wished she could die. And that she
had determined 70 resort 10 the sale Of
her treasured wardrobe Of the past. Sc
cured for the purpose OF presenting
leading characters in high class drama.
in which she gained such high favor.
for the purpose OF procuring tbs nee
eesaries of living.
TO the great bulk Of theatre patrons
Of today Rose Coshlsn was unknown.
But to many other thousands who
still fondly remember the America
stage up te two or three o4csdes ago,
its splendid productions and it's actors
and actresses Of acknowledged ability
and deserved histrionic fame, the
name stirred many pleasing mern,r!ee
They well remember Rose Coghlan
in her stellar roles, especially her
Lady Teazle," one Of the finest drs-
matte characters In one of the stand
ard old plays OF more than a century
ago.
These old friends OF a drama that Is
hardly known today were stirred tc
the deepest sympathy by this presen
tation Of the appealing situation of ar
oid-time stage favorite, and they Sgers
moved to appropriate response. From
a woman in California, by telegraph
came the cordial offer of a cofnfortabl,
home for Rose Coghlan for the re
mainder OF her days. From other ad
mTers came substantial remittancee Of
money and assuring offerings.
/ In twinkhng Rose Coghlan's con
dition changed. 1t is safe to say tina
now she is assured of a pleasant anC
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PROSPECTS AT GENOA.

After listening 20 Lloyd George. tho
House Of Commons registered vote
OF confidence-in NJ Poincsre. After
listening 10 Poincare and BRAND yes
terday the French Chamber OF Depu-
ties registered vote Of confidence
we can almost call st thst-in Lloyd
George. The Genoa Conference has
been widely advertised as gathering
that must deal with fundamentals. So
the conference will. Only. the funda-
mental that will shape the Genoa con-
ference will not be German repara-
tons or Russia, but the maintenance
OF the Anglo French understanding.
For the preservation OF peace in
Europe and for the reconstruction OF
the Continent that must remain the
great desideratum.
The British Premier cleared the air
by cutting frontiers and reparations
out of the Genoa program. The first
item needed no discussion. On the
second Item Lloyd George spoke truth
and common sense when he pointed
out that in the Preparations Com
mission under the Treaty OF Versailles
there exists a flexible instrument for
working out the reparations problem.
It has always been visionary idea
that France would al any time allow
what she considers her reparation
rights 20 be discussed in a mass meet
ing attended by the enemy who at
tackled her and by an ally-Russis-
who deserted her. Preparations must
be revised and have been revised and
will continue 10 be reVisd until a prac-
ticable and just formula is attained.
| But the problem must be worked out
| by the interested parties alone. And
however II might be ideally desirable
that the amount OF German repara-
tons be determined once and for ali
! time, the simple truth is that the
and we might as well reconcile our
selves 10 the fact.
On this point Lloyd George uttered
a truth which goes TO the heart OF tbs
question. He reminded the Common:
that "Germauy's ultimate capacity q
pay must not be judged by hei
capacity al this moment when IL
common with tho rest OF Europe she
is struggling 10 recover from the eX
\ haustion OF the war" That considera
ton has always been present In th'
French mind France has had much
more confidence in the future u th'
German people than the German
themselves have professed. French
men have for tho capacities OF tn
lGerman people respect tina
amounts TO awe. They foresee a Ger
many once more strong and prosper
Gus aud they refuse TO sign ava,
claims which they regard as just an'
which Germany cannot meet now bu
, which she win be able 10 meet In IN
future. Frenchmen refuse TO be lef
, holding tho bag New York Eveninl
, Post
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THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION
State to ignore tho warning would DO

State to ignore tho warning would be
foolish.
The Supreme Court OF the United
States has once more upset Federal
child labor Legislation. on tho com
plant OF North, Carolina textile cor
poration. Apparently the decision
negatives the dictum that the power
TO tax is the power 10 destroy; for
the court has ruled that taxation can
not be used for destructive purposes.
The law, II found. although ostens'biy
a means OF raising revenue. was really
Intended 10 destroy child labor; and
therefore tho law was unconstitu-
tional.
80 for the moment tho Southern
mills are victorious again. But no
victory II permanent that is won over
n moral principle. Child labor is eco
nomically inexpedieut. hnd morally
wrong and sooner or later II Will he
destroyed. The reasonable and wise
thing TO do would be for the State
OF North Carolina to wipe II out OF
Its own volltion; but unless the cotton
mill oliRurchy learns more wisdom
than IL has exhibited In the past, the
State will not do that.
And in the meantime. the South IL
storing up wrath against the day OF
| wrath. The textile operatives have
just won n victory IN the Rhode Island
House OF Representatives In the pas
sage Of an eight-hour law for women
and children under 16; but the worst
obstacle they had 10 overcome was tho
/ - hfsf
week. The object Of the fight, In tho
| words OF Samuel Gompers. was 10 de
feat the attempt OF their employers
| TO drag them down to the miserable
condition of the Southern mill hands.
Tho Southern mill hands do not n
present regard their condition as mis-
cradle, because, for the most part
they have never known anything bet
ter. But II Ia as certain as death ant
taxes that shrewd and effective effort
Will henceforth be made to educat
them.
| Nor can these efforts be defeate'
by jeremiads against foreign agi
tators" The foreign ngltator canno
accomplish anything unless he tells
good deal OF truth: and II he does Tel
the truth. ne cannot fail 10 start o.
manner Of trouble. The only way .
defeat his efforts Is 10 remedy I'm nd
vance the conditions OF which ne
certain to complain.
Such a program would presuppos
that tho Southern cotton mills are !
the hands OF men Of ertraordinar
social consciousness. and extraordin
airy foresight. in some cases mills ar
headed by men OF that type. and thos
mills arc already preparing for troubl
ahead. But they do not, at presen
constitute the ma jority. Yet upon the
successful influence with tho othe
mills depends the future industri;
, peace OF this section. --Grecnsboro q
O. Times
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THB CHILDiS VOICE.

In all that Emma Goldman has 20
say in condemnation OF the Bolshevik
regime In Russia there is nothing else
so damning as the fact that during
hur stay in the bedevilled country she
heard "a real hearty child's laugh
only once"
Evidently even in the model
schools which the Bulshevlki had set
up for the edifcation Of such ob-
servers as Senator France the children
were not happy: Yet they had the
only good food and clothes and quar-
ters that the children Of Russia were
given
II would appear as II children in
Soviet Russia, had incurred the special
hatred ~ the crowds Of cruel bureau
Gratis who function remotely under
Ienin and Trotzky. Miss Goldman Z
account OF the manner in which
moral detectives among them--in
one case child Of eight--were east
into a prison or sort az prison is
worse than anything since Dickens
+ told Of OHver Twists childhood
+ Yet the apologists for the Soviets
/ have, claimed more for their educa.
/ tioual system than for anything elss
they have done. Mr.. wells, on the
strength Of eleven days spent mostly
within the walls OF the kremlin
praised H. so have a host OF others
They were honest enough, no doubt
but they were badly hoodwinked
the victims OF that model" campaign
which I.enin shrewdly invented. Nj
doubt we shall learn In time from I
source as little inimical 10 extrem'
democracy as IS Miss Goldman tina
there are :model" factories AM
model" farms as well as model
schools for the benefit If outsid
visitors to the Russian capital
To hear only one happy child
laugh in such vast country -coul'
anything else picture more completely
the tyranny. the desolation, tina
reign there?-New York Evening Mail
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CAUSE OF CRIME WAVE.

Police Commissioner Enright of New
York City has been severely criticised
by press and public since the preva
lence of the remarkable crime wave
that now alarms the community. and
which is plainly In evidence in other
cities. BY many he is denounced as
incompetent and unfit 10 occupy the
important position he holds.
At a luncheon given him by the
New York Press Club, Friday, Com
missioner Enright made reply to his
harsh critics and gave what he con
sidered explanations OF the alarming
tendency TO violent crime that has
perplexed the entire country for more
than year. A great deal of the
blame for the situation he laid 10 the
delays IN prosecution, conviction and
imposition Of adequate punishment
Skilled criminals with money can pro-
vide bail and secure postponement OF
their trials. and the longer the post
ponement. the more difficult Il becomes
to convict Prompt proceedings in
court, followed by stif sentences OF
Imprisonment in Sing Sing. he believ-
=,
able reform
Commissioner Enright also attaches
blame 10 the recent fever for reform.
!ns" criminals in their places OF i'm
prisonment. instead Of Furnishing them
The jails where these reform method.
are employed he termed summer no
tells in the country" And indeed. ,
reading Of the policy pursued al SOM
penal institutions. with the extraordi
nary consideration extended TO crtm
inals whose acts called for condigr
| punishment. gives force 10 this com
parison.
At any rate. crime Is increasing un
der the new conditions. which tend I
re,ieve Imprisonment OF tedium an
make il almost pleasing. 10 many con
victs. no doubt, far more comfortabl
and enjoyable than their ordinary ex
istence when they are free. There ar
many who gravely doubt the proprie
" or safety Of the new dispe nsation.
and believe il would be far better :
resort TO measures OF stern punish
ment for crime
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SAME OLD TACTICS.

Mayor Harvey will appoint new
Board of Health. next month, and the
familiar old partisan tactics in regard
to the selection of this important
body, which should be removed en-
ready are in evidence. If the politi-
clans have their way. there will be no
departure.
The element Of chief Importance In
this matter is the award of the official
places a. the disposal of the new Board
of Health. So it Is now being whis-
pered around that under the new
Board such a one will be secretary
and that a certain executive officer
dropped. The politicians are working
for these places.
Also, it is said Or. c. NJ. Handy.
president of the board. Will he re-
appointed, but that the other members
will have to give way to successors
Well. President Handy certainly has
been Tong on talk" during his term, but
that the record of the board has been
altogether efficient and satisfactory
Is another matter.
However, we know what the poll
ticians are striving for in the selec-
ton of the new Board of Health.
Also, we know what the people would
like 10 have-a body that would pro-
coed with its important work Of keep
ing the city as clean and healthy MS
possible. without allowing selfish ward
committeeman and other politicians &c
interfere with orders and keep the
executive officers from troubling
good voters OF their party.
II is up to Mayor Harvey 70 deter
mine which element OF the community
will be catered 70 In this important
duty-the politicians or the people.
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Thursday were almost double the
transactions OF any normal pre-war
period. and indicate that the country
In almost In line to do An enormous
business again. One might illustrate
tho effect OF . rising market a. the re-
turn. OF prosperity. The rise Of =
single point In the price Of = we'll
known motor company's shares added
sci 10000 to the wealth OF the one
concern. II Is not necessary to cite
other examples to illustrate how rap
Idly the nations resources will multi
ply as We return again to normal
conditions. When, eventually. all our
avenues OF trade and industry are re-
opened we will find ourselves doing a
volume Of business that would have
swamped the country's resources prior
to the war.
We have about gone through the
period OF depression. II the most reli-
able signs are believable--and they
always have been--and with the COM
ing Of summer there Will be a great
let-up on the tension that has held
the country long and tightly.
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lust FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest
INDULGE NICE.

My Judgment wisely Counseled no. {"
And yet he pleaded with me 20
! bought the candy that he asked
and let him eat his fill;
lndulgtng thus hts childish within, en-
deaVcring 10 be good to him.
That night ! learned my foolish love
had made him very i'll.
Who would be kind must first be wise
In childish pleas much danger
lies.
They cannot know and understand
what older minds have learned:
Who, just 10 plelse a boys desire.
permits the lad 20 play with fire
Shall find that what ne thought was
love has caused him TO be burn
ed
Indulgence is disasters too, II Is the
maker OF a fool,
II brings 20 sorrow. grief and pain
the youth II seeks 70 please:
Who holds his child in high regard
must answer no however
hard.
And now and then deny TO him
what he could give with ease
Love prompts US all 70 crafty the
whims that wisdom would deny
And il is easier far To give than Il
refuse the Joy:
But sorrow. hurt and shame and
pain. all follow the indulgcnr
train
Though no is harder for the mar
tis better for tho boy.
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BRIGHTER BUSINESS SIGNS.

We have been so well accustomed
TO hear from the various hnanciers,
heads Of industry or others on the
watch tower Of business that signs
an point toward improved business
conditions, that we come 10 doubt the
most obvious indications that the tide
is fast shifting. There are. however.
indications at this time almost every
where that the hard times are passing
and that yoon we will be back to for
mer prosperity.
d Let Us take. for example. In pursu-
Ing this line OF Illustration, the re-
ports that are coming day by day
from the steel industry. In the great
steel producing sections OF Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio idle mills are resum-
ing, and those that have been partially
active are charging their working
forces, until the percentage of output
is nearing IS per cent, clear gain
Of % per cent or even more than was
produced two months ago. Andrew
Carnegie always contended that steel
was the real and rrrsost sensitive trade
barometer in the commercial world;
that IL was the leader both In the de
cline as well as the advance OF bust
ness. He based his own business
conduct on the rise or fall Of steel
not the temporary fuctuation ef a
day or two in the stock market. how
ever. Mr.. Schwab and Judge Carey
likewise have found the Carnegie
barometer worth adopting as the guide
Of their own tremendous business in
terests, 60 II Is supported by men
whose judgment is of established
value.
We, too, may see in quotations from
Wall Street that money is regaining
its courage and activity, and that in
ves.ors are taking hold of affairs
again. The stock market almost all
OF the past week gave very strong
support to this theory. There was
great activity, with a tremendous
total Of transactions, more than -four
times those Of two or three months
ago while prices in a single day ad-
vanced from one to four points or
the leading shares. with the gain ex-
tending almost to the entire list
Here Is sound evidence Of activity
Of a rcawakening OF business and in
dust,y.
The stock transactions of las
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RAILWAY FUNDAMENTALS.

Director General McAdoo has a.
serted the very great euccess OF Gov
eminent operation OF railroads. But
Mr. Daniel Willard Of tho Baltimore
4 Ohio now testiiies that government
operation moved only two per cent
more tons than private operation had
been doing. The director general al
legged that private operation broke
down Mr. Willard replies that any
breakdown was due 10 too much regu-
htion md that the two per cent gain
ia government operation was due TO
its freedom from restraints. The n
crease OF rates now 80 burdeusOmer
was made necessary by the greater in
creas SO Of labor cost under government
operation. Against tho Increase Of
0 O00. 600 900 ton miles under the di-
rector general. Mr.. Willard sets the In
crease Of 127 .0c0. 0o0,0 900 under the
operation which the director general
regards as a break down.
The facts and underlying principles
are fighting ground before tho Inter
state Commerce Commission and the
Railway Labor Board. The railways
were under private operation in 1921
ANA lllt NHtilpfi w tFINhf WI NJ .
was 1861 sol. agains; 2.054.lGO IN
1890 The wage bills I'm the two
years were $500 .s96,Gl4 against 81
6Sl. sec, SOC Il is true that there was "A
decline Of traffic. but tho question is
whether government operation would
have accommodated ito cost TO it's
earnings as promptly and efficiently
as private operation did. No doubt II
v as a hardship on the men discharged
On the other hand. the S0O.000.0 900
GOT spent on unnecessary work IL
economy TO the ratepayers. and would
be economy 10 the taxpayers under
government operation.
II the railways by economies can re-
iVive their credit. substituting reason
able profits for unreasonable compul-
sorry losses, there will he created
work for many times the num-
her Of railway workers .et go. The
Northern Pacific Railway. for ex-
ample, announces an addition OF ten
millions 10 It's betterment budget FOR
1922, making Sls.233. 1875 for sin,.l IL
company. The AtChison is making
larger expenditures on capital account
Literally billions would be spent OF
railway facilities Il the railways could
get the money. They could easily get
il II they could show that they were
learning profits. Progress Is making
in that direction. The latest officia
figures are for February. not a gooC
month for railway profits. on an ac
itual decrease Of gross earnings lS'
principal railways report net earning
Of s44.2s4.495 against deficit Of Sc
1885, last year The director gen
! erals administration wa indeed a sue
cess as product Of wages. As
producer II transportation and O
, profits II fell short.-New York Timer
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comfortable future. In which grinding
poverty will havc no part. Most rOI
markabls IL this instance Of prompt
quickly . mere statement. not an ap-
poaf. And 1t n Significant In making
1t apparent that love for tho standard
drama OF the past and high regard
for It's able exponcnts has not entire
~ departed from our people.