The Holly chieftain., 1923-05-10

" i>reniier roincar-. .-@Jrews Of
making trip from San Diego in less
'sburgh TO ST. Louis met b. steamer
some of the vessels the two ":iagships'
of the fleet pulled up anchor and
steamed away.
1t is not unlikely that the admins.
Tation will ask congress to change
| the prohibition law in respect to for.
eign ships so that complications with
| other nations may be avoided.
rHARLES, e. RUTHENBERG vi
~ Cleveland. onS of the communists
accused in Michigan of criminal syndi-
calism. was found guilty by jury at
St Joseph, Mich. last week. II the
verdict Is sustained on appeal. the
| Red may be sentenced to a prison
term Of ten years and fined 5000, or
| both. This conviction is a source of
great satisfaction to all who believe
! In America and its institutions. 1t
assures the retrial of William 2. Fos-
ter, the first of the Reds to be tried.
In his case the Jury disagreed, stand.
ing to with Its one woman men,
ber leading the acquittal faction.
Ruthenberg already has served time
| as draft obstructor and also was in
Sing Sing prison for Is months on con-
viction Of having written the mani
festo that formed the notorious radical
left wing of the Socialist party.
G PEAKING Of Reds, one may call at
- tention to the all-Russian church
conclave in Moscow, where the speak
ers lauded the soviet regime for its
"evangelicaP aims. denied that there
was persecution of religious thought
! In Russia and asked for prayers for
Lenin, declaring that he was dear to
the church. Among She speakers was
Bishop Edgar Blake of Chicago, bishop
of the American Methodist Episcopal
| church of southern Europe. He said
in general the church cannot stand
aside. but must follow revolutionary
| upheavals and accept every movement
looking toward greater brotherhood.
Two more notable Americans have
= gone to the long rest. Knute Mel
son. United States senator from Min
| nesota since 1895, who died suddenly
on train en- route from Washington
| to Chicago, was one of the most influ-
ential and picturesque figures in the
upper house. Born in Norway in 1S43,
he came to America at the age Of
six, served through the Civil war in
Wisconsin regiment, and became a
leading politician ia Minnesota, where
he held many public Offices before be-
ing sent to Washington At the time
Of his death he was chairman of the
powerful judiciary committee of the
senate.
Emerson Hough, one of the best
known and most popular of present
day American writer's. died in Evans
ton, Ill.,, after a short illness, at the
age OF sixty-six years. Besides his
work as novelist he was naturalist
and pioneer in the West, and wrote
continually on all manner of topics.
THAT good may come from evil ap-
L pears in the announcement from
Washington that tuberculosis, influen-
"a, paresis and other Ills may be pre-
vented or cured by the use of some of
the poison gases developed during the
war. Experiments conducted by the
| chemical warfare service of the army
indicate that epidemics of influenza
grips and colds can be stopped almest
instantly by the use of chlorine; aad
other experiments by Lieut.. Col f. B.
Vedder Of the army medical corps
have demonstrated that mustard gas
| Is specific for tuberculosis. The
| burning gas known as Lewisite, 1t is
said, has been found to be an eff
cacions remedy In cases Of paresis
| and locomotor ataxia.
Another cure for pulmonary tuber.
| culosis Is announced by DR.. w. p,
| Nolan Of Jeanette, Pa. 1t consists of
the inhalation Of practically pure
carbon in amorphous form, and cal
cium In the form of carbonate, phos-
phate. chloride and lactate" Seven
| ty-two cases, mostly far advanced, he
said. had responded to the treatment
so well that they could be pronounced
cured.
Isn't this better front page news'
than murders, scandals, international
quarrels and criminal trials?
T IEUTS. John A. MacReady and
- Oakley G. Kelly of the army air
service made record-breaking flight,
from Hampstead, N. Y. to San Diego,
Cal, without stop. The distance, was.
about 2,635 miles and the time was
20 hours, so minutes, 4S 2-5 seconds.
They used big monoplane with a
Liberty engine.