Evening star., 1923-09-08

approximation for the prohibition en-
ioreement, together with the Presi-
dents call of the state governors to
a conference on the subject of en-
fdge policy will be no more gentle
and tolerant than that of his prede-
cessor. The President hopes to ally
the governors in a cooperative policy
OF state and nation for the strict en-
forcement Of the law.
Representative Sydney o. Anderson
of Minnesota. president of the wheat
council. raises warning cry that
the prosperity of the farmers. not In
terested in grain. should not beciaud
OF one-third of the farmers Of the
country.
If 1t be true that there are millions
| OF Japanese made destitute by the
/ earthquake. they must be fed by the
outside world until they can produce
| American farmers have been trying
despe rately to get rid of 100000. 900
bushels of their surplus crop of
wheat. Is there not some Joseph
VINO VIII rise and devise a method
which Will put that surplus where
1t Is most needed and finance it
until the future Japan can pay for
IL Japanese do not eat wheat
VIII starving people turn away from
real food, even IL not accustomed to
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The Curtiss Airplane Company has
been sued in Minnesota and an In
junction asked, restraining it from
flying over certain farm, whose
fences are hog-proof. cow-proof and
fool-proof but not aviator-proof.
What line of defense will be set UP
, has not yet been reported in the
| news, but surely the opposition may
raise the question as to whether the
plaintiff has exhausted his powers
and duties by erecting a fence tall
enough to keep out the "strays"
III farmers object to the visitations
or nying airplanes. Is 1t not their
duty to construct fences which will
!. give reasonable protection? Certain
serum laboratories construct over
mead poultry netting to prevent birds
from alighting amongst their stock
! and possibly carrying germs that
would infest the experimental hogs
with cholera. Have the suing farm :
ers taken reasonable steps, either by
constructing their line fences to, the
height of the philosophers, or TOPPING
them with heavy enough poultry net. :.
ting to bar the airplanes from roost-
ing III lnelT trees.
Railroads have the right of emil
nent domain. and unless a farmer
stands ready to open his gates when
ever railroad train wants to run
through his corn, the train will enter
without asking by your leave"
Have not airplanes-perhaps carry
ing United States mail-a right of SUPER
eminent domain In the clouds and over
| the fields amongst the birds? If the
aviator should drop a lighted cigar
and barrel of gasoline upon the
farm. he would be held for conse-
quent damages; but when he merely
pokes hole through the overhang-
Ing clouds. and the hole Is neatly
plugged up after him. what are the
damages? Who Is hurt? II the air
plane scares the farm cattle, cheer
up. the next generation Of cattle will
be accustomed to such celestial yisf-
tatfons, just as horses today are ac-
customed to automobiles. Dogs now
bark at horses; not at automobiles
Times change.
How quickly one sensational news
development is hidden by another!
A month ago the world interest CEN
tered in the French occupation of
the Ruhr. A week ago all attention
was given to the Italian crisis at
| Corfu. Since last Sunday, both of
these have been almost forgotten in
the horror Of Japan. Yet the poten-
tialities of either the Ruhr or the
Balkans are of Worldwide impor-
tance. These are solemn days
Copyright. 1873. by z. V. CoIlins)