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Making the Little Fellow Pay
such a crisis.

The open letter of Norris Llewelyn Cooke to the
federal power commission and state public service
commissions or rates charged for electricity gives
facts and figures on subject about which too little
is known.
Cooke. a Philadelphia engineer studied costs IN
forty-dve privately and nineteen publicly owned
utilities and concludes that rates for domestic current
are two or three times high as they should be.
The domestic consumer, he believes, pays an unfair
rate in comparison with industrial users. He con-
tends that fair rates will result in tremendous In
crease in use of current in homes not only for light
ing, but for mechanical devices.
The condition has come about through ignorance,
concealment and bad accounting. according to Cooke,
and through the acceptance of theories and conten-
tons which will not stand scrutiny Power users buy
on a ompetitive basis he points out, while current Is
sold to domestic and other small consumers on a
practically non-competitive basis,
Cooke disputes with figures the generally accepted
theories OF the cost of distribution which he calls
the point Of age-od secrecy and ignorance He hopes
to induce state commissions to ascertain costs which
he says has not been done, and to base rates on
these costs plus fair profit.
His arguments are well worth the study of those
charged with fixing utility rates. If householders
have been mulcted and money taken unfairly from
their pockets has made possible the enormous pros
perity OF the utilities it is time for change which
will give the little fellow his inning.
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HEALTH SUPERSTITIONS-No. 81 :
Toad Can't Give Warts Away

The magicians also attach ire
mendous virtues to the toadstone.
These toadStones were really fossil
teeth of fish, but the belief was that
they grew inside the heads Of old
and great toads.
In the middle ages it was believed
that a toadstone worn in a finger
ring would give warning Of the
presence of poison by changing its
color.
In the days of the Borgja this
was a useful warning.
An eminent magician Of the
twelfth century told how to tell a
real toadstone from a false one.
He suggested that the stone be held
before the toad so that the toad
could see it,
eff it is a right and true stone, >"
he said "the toad will lean toward
it as though he would snatch it.
Since the toad and frog are very
much nearsighted, it is doubtful
that they ever saw the stone in the
first place.
The toadstone was believed to
have marvellous powers in charming
away disease. Modern scientific
knowledge has largely dissipated
such beliefs in ancient preventive
medicine.
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The scientific books on diseases Of
the skin recognize the fact that the
cause Of warts is unknown. 1t is
known that the wart represents a
thickening Of certain layers CT the
skin with projection upward and
that this process is initiated by an
irritation which may be due 70 poi
son, to bacteria, to mechanical &C
ton, or possibly to nerve disturb
ances.
There is one excellent way, how
ever, of proving promptly that
touching a toad will not produce
warts-that is TO get a toad and
touch it.
It is a safe bet that the warts
will not appear in the vast majority
Of cases when this experiment is
tried.
The toad and frog always have
had great interest for the ma
gician According to one legend of
the past. if the tongue Of a live
frog was removed and placed on
the heart Of a woman who was
sleeping, one could ask her any
question and she would give true
answer.
That chance is just about as good
2 chance as the chance of produc-
ing a Wart.
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with a piston so that the sudden lowering of the
piston will cause the air to expand. The vessel is
also equipped with a reservoir of water that the
air is kept moist.
Each time the piston suddenly is dropped, expand
ing the air a miniature cloud forms in the vessel.
But with each expansion, the cloud becomes small
er and smaller, and finally. if the air has not been
otherwise disturbed no further clouds will form.
If we make second experiment and fill the yes
sci with air which has been filtered so as to remove
all particles of dust from it, no clouds at all are
formed with the movements of the piston. But if
a little smoke is added to the air, clouds again begin
to form.
From these and other experiments 1t is obvious
that condensation requires the presence of micro
scopic particles around which condensation can take
place These particles, known technically as con-
densaton nuclei, are chiefly dust particles. There
may be hundreds or even thousands in a cubic inch
OF ordinary air
Laboratory experiments have shown that conden-
sation can be obtained without presence OF conden-
saton nuclei under certain conditions IN which the
air is charged with an abnormal amount OF moisture
But il is believed that in nature condensation al
wavs takes place around nuclei
will be SEEN therefore. that the formation OF
cloud--or a fog-requires three things, moisture,
cooling of the air, and dust
Fogs and clouds essentially the same. cloud
might well be considered a fog which is up in
the air.
We will discuss some types Of fog next and after
that various types of clouds
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Rights of the Power" Press

To Representative La Guardia OF New York and
other members Of congress who trying to restrict
the mailing privileges OF newspapers financially con-
nected with power and utility companies we COM
mend the words OF the great Voltaire.
Votaire's hreconcilahle enemy was Rousseau But
when the Swiss authorities banned RoSseau's social
contract" and ordered all copies burned, Votaire
wrote to his enemy:
7 do not believe in word that you say but will
defend with my life if need be your right to say It,"
La Guardia. too is a free speech crusader He has
the support Of the press and the public his charge
that financial penetration Of newspaper ownership by
power companies rs revealed by the federal trade
commission jeopardzes freedom of the press
But his method Of attacking the evil is wrong.
Power companies nave a complete legal right to
publish newspapers That right should not be re-
stricted directly or indirectly Power propaganda or
any other, is legitimate, long as it is labeled.
The danger TO democracy in such power-press
alliance is in secrecy. The solution is public knowl
edge that such alliance existsin the few cases where
it dies exist.
The public is sufficiently suspicious of press pol
luton The public vii not long read-much less trust
"a newspaper known to have private interest in
public issues However much the international Paper
and Power Company may discaim any editorial in
uence over its associated newspapers the public and
most publishers will continue to believe that they do
The most disturbing part OF the federal trade
mission revelation that the Internatonals financial
interest in thirteen newspapers not revealed fully
by the federal law IF 1912 requiring all newspapers to
publish their stock ownership list semi-annualy
Efforts of Representative La Guardia Senator
Walsh OF Montana, Senator Norris and others to
strengthen necessary that publicity provision of the
law is the best barrier congress raise against the
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BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association and of Hyseia, the
Health Magazine.
GONE people believe that if one
~ touches a toad, one will get
warts. The back Of a toad appears
to be full of warts. Much has been
said in previous articles in this
series about sy1nbolcaI magic.
The whole idea is to get some
thing that resembles the condition
of the body that is concerned in the
disease and to transfer the disease
to the resembling substance.
There used to be a patent medi-
cine for coughs called "Trog-in-the-
Throat" 1t sold we'll with the pic
ture of a frog on the box because
the idea was so easy to assinilate.
In Cheshire, in England, it is Gus
tomary to treat laryngitis in chill
dren by holding the head OF young
frog in the child's mouth for few
moments.
In a previous article some of the
many superstitions reIatd to the re-
moval of warts were carefully con-
stdered. Most OF those were like
wise of the order of Symbolical
magic.
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/ / OHI1VlO / " lV1L BROUN

hood. Both the behaviorists and the
disciples Of heredity seem to agree
that man tends to reproduce his
own kind.
Fortunately for the world at large
and unfortunately for fathers, this
is not always the way. In some
degree or other most children are
young Helms. Among human be-
ings a rotation exists.
Harriet and l. says Philip to
his father is one Of the best scenes
in the novel don't want you to be
a 8abbitt. We want your life to be
worth while
But I'm enjoying it. I'm having
a lot of fun replies Austin.
"a lot of fun" repeated Philip
scornfully, as if that were worth
anything. Il suppose Napoleon had
lot of fun-and Kant-and
Dante"
That is funny, but it is also cal
culated to give pause to parents.
Copyright. 1929. by The Tines
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Something for Start

TINE air castles of antiquity did
Il not include a skyscraper, be-
cause there was no skyscraper to
start with.
BY the same token, ancient COM
merce did not include chemical eX-
periments, and no one dreamed
that chemistry might one day be a
factor of international politics.
Now we realize that some scholar
in a laboratory may lay the founda-
lions of empire and that, too, with
out even Suspecting it.
Dyes, drugs and a thousand other
articles of trade from coal tar fur
nish but one example in point. At
the beginning Of the war, Germany
was in virtual control of the chemi-
cal trade
While that did not mean so much
to average people at the time. it
was regarded by those familiar with
the situation as her greatest source
Of strength next to the army.
Average people learned to appre-
ciate this when Germany began to
shut down on the expectation of
dyes and drugs in America in the
hope Of forcing this country to re-
main neutral if not to lend her
assistance.
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ANNIVERSARY
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LUSITANIA SINKING
4 ~ A t.
May I

FOURTEEN years ago today a
4 German submarine, U-20, tor
pedoed the Cunard liner Lusitania
and made Americas entry into the
World war inevitable.
The giant ship sank prov first
within twenty minutes after it had
been hit carrying with her 1875
persons, of whom 291 we're women
and 90 small children. OF the 1873
Americans who we're on board, ia
lost their lives
The effect of the tragedy on Amer
lea was comparable to that which
was aroused by the sinking of the
Maine.
AS soon as possible the German
foreign Office sent a note to SeCre-
tary of State Bryan expressing deep
sympathy over the loss Of lives
aboard the Lusitania and eXcusing
the sinking on the ground that such
measures were necessary against
Britian's attempts to starye Ger
manys population.
President Wilson replied with a
note which caused Germany to yield
half -heartedly. She made some pre-
tense of curbing her submarine ac-
tivities, but little more than year
l.
sinking all ships found within the
waters surrounding the allied coun-
tries.
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THE jacket Of Father William"
Il is undeniably terrifying. Peter
Arno has pictured d middle-aged
gentleman balancing an eel on the
end of his nose. Of course, there
is authority for this in the 'Alice In
Wonderland jingle from which the
novel derives its name.
Still 1 had some reason to fear
that Donald Ogden Stewards new
book might be elfin. And it isn't.
This tale Of a Wel-preserved
father whose priggish children find
him just a shade too wild is gay
and humorous but even whimsical
ity enters in to only a slight extent.
This is a straightaWay story COM
prehensible by any reasonable in
telligence.
The point is worth making, for in
recent seasons Mr.. Stewart has
committed himself rather hard to
the left wing of the lunatic school
of literature. There have been some
superb performances in this spirit
by Stewart, Lardner, Benchley,
Frank Sullivan, Mark Connolly and
others.
Into the 1unatic school I would
put all stories and essays which de-
pend upon a complete irrationality
for their humorous effect. The
school is also represented on the
stage by Ed Wynn, Jimmy Durante
and a score of others. 1 must in
sist that I have no blind spot for
this style of humOr
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Germans Coming Back

A FTER our entry into the war,
"A Germany's patent rights in
America, as we'll as the property of
German citizens and corporations
we're conf1scated, and an American
chemical industry was developed out
Of them.
That industry has grown until the
United States now ranks second to
Germany in chemical exports.
Within the last few days, the
German chemical trust has made
arrangements whereby it can re-
enter this country.
1t will be known as the American
I. G. Chemical corporation, will be
organized under our laws and enjoy
the association of some of our lead
ing bankers and financiers, but, as
Francis P. Garvan points out, it will
consist of the same old crowd.
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Alice Up and at EN-

FINDER ordinary circumstances
~ such events would be worth
considering, but they are completely
overwhelmed by the social rebellion
which Mrs. LongWorth has started
in Washington.
When the question arises as to
who should sit at the head of the
table in the capital of the earth's
greatest republic. there is no time
to think Of other things.
The social peace supposed to have
been arranged by Secretary of State
Stimson appare1 tly was no more
enduring than the political peace he
once effected in Nicaragua.
Mrs. Longworth simply will not be
subordinated to Mrs. Gam, and
that's that.
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Quotations of N0tabLeS

A LARGE family, if the income
L Ais small, is a crime against the
children born within it''-Margar-
ct Sanger, advocate of birth con-
troll
q
ANY real rarity of considerable
value is almost sure to be known
already to collectors and dealers. =
F. J. H. Kracke. U. S. appraiser of
the port of New York. North
American Review
Besides her high proportion of
army and naval officers. the south's
interest in the military is shown by
her remarkable encouragement and
support of military colleges and
schools. Robert Douthat Meade
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Vanderbilt university. Current
History
Il
The civilized world today is run
on the basis of a belief in prom
ises. dwight w. Morrow, ambas-
sador to Mexico.
n
when the highway from Maine
through Mexico and oyer the noun
tains and in the valleys Of South
America has been completed the
great possibilities Of our sister re-
publics will be realized and it will
bring Latin American countries and
the United States in closer friend
ship in our commercial relations
and a happier understanding in our
national policies" Representative
Watson. PENNSYLVANIA.
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the nonsense hobby has been ridden
to q lather within the last few years.
And some Of the productions
justify the puzzled reader in ex-
claiming "One Of us must be crazy"
For purposes of convenience I
have jumped several writer's who
are not wholly one in technique,
though there may be a spiritual
kinsnip. Donald Ogden Stewart, for
instance, has been for the most part
concerned with serious effects in
even his widest moments. He has
never been blind to the pOignancy
which may rub shoulders with farce.
I think he was much disappointed
in the fact that many readers failed
to find hearbreak under the surface
hilarities Of The Crazy Fool
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Doing and Knowing

1T is easy enough to see the effects
Il of this revolution from a me-
chanicaI standpoint
1t is not so easy to see them from
an intellectual or political stand
point.
The effect is to be found in new
attitudes, however, as well as in new
methods.
To a measurable extent, the art,
conscience, religion and politics of
people depend on the tools they use,
What men know, what they can
do, what they can make and what
they have to eat controls their per-
SnectiYe.
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Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter
estine writers. and are pre-
scented without regard to their
agreement OF disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this pa per.-The Editor.
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Why is the south pole colder than
the north pole?
Because there Is a continental
land mass with high mountains at
the south pole while the north pole
is at sea level
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NJ. E. Tracy
Measured by Human Progress
the Last Forty-FiUe Years
Represent More Than Some
Preceding .MiUenniun1S.
SAYS

ID EVOLUTION is in the air. 1t
IN is new kind of revolution,
which strikes at the basic traditions
Of civilization.
In Russia, organized atheism Is
endeayoring to eXterminate Christi
anity.
In India, the armies of the
Hindu republic" as they are called,
threaten to kill all whites.
In Berlin, the May-day riots al
ready have resulted in twenty-seven
deaths and hundreds of casualties.
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the dew point,
that is, to the
temp era t u 7 e
W h e r e it no
longer can con-
tain all t h c
moisture in it.
But there is a
third thing nee
essary for for
m a tion Of a
cloud. 1t is dust.
n S1IiIpIG tx
pertinent viii
demonstrate this
fact. Suppose a
quantity of air
enclosed in a
vessel equipped
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For as the cracking of thorns
under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool; this also is vanity
Eccl. rs.
z EAST at thine own things laugh.
- George Herbert
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F asst and Furious

DLANS for what will be the
L worlds tallest building are
announced in Chicago. 1t will be
seventy-fve stories high, top the
Eifel tower by thirty-six feet and
contain more than eighty acres of
floor space.
The first sky scraper ever con-
structed was built in Chicago forty
five years ago. 1t now is being torn
down.
Only fifteen stories in height, 1t
was regarded as a marvel at that
time
Its smallness compared to the one
now proposed shows how far and
how fast we have gone in the last
two generations.
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REASON
By Frederick lands

BY Frederick lands -
We Used to See the Chinese
Giant IN the Circus, b3lt 1t
May Not Be any Circus
When the Giant China GETS
on It's Feet.
WE do not believe that Moses
~ felt any more important
when he returned from Sinai after
meeting the Lord than these foolish
Americans feel when they return
from Europe after meeting Musso-
lini.
The most ominous international
fact is that Belgium, Italy. Sweden,
Spain. Germany and Russia have
given up their extra territorial
rights in China and Japan considers
following suit.
We used to see a Chinese giant in
the circus. but it may not be any
circus when this giant gets on his
feet.
If the month of your bj-,h affects
your nature, the yacillation Of these
senator's about farm relief would
seem to indicate that they were born
in April.
ut was a little unusual for this lady
4 in Ashtabula O, to find that $3.50
diamond in a can of salmon. but
many fish has worn a Wedding
ring.
If Prince Louis Ferdinand, grand
son of the ex-kaiSer. marries Lilt
Damita, the French movie actress
in HOLLYWOOD. there will be no doubt
about France paying the indemnity.
Those who think the regulated
liquor traffic would save our boys
and girls will be surprised to hear
DR.. Georges GuilIan tell the French
Academy of Medicine that some
thing must be done to save the
Young members Of wealthy French
families from destruction by alcohol.
It's regulated in France and drips
from trees.
Seeing that we've just absorbed
1900 hundred Mexican rebels makes
one contemplate Uncle Sans mar
veIous digestion.
A sour apple will put the average
fellow on the blink, but for more
than one hundred years the immi-
grafton Office has ben feeding Uncle
Sam gunpowder, paris green. razor
blades. door knobs and conspiraCies,
yet he's the heavyweight champion
still.
But don't crowd him too far!
~ FNERAL WEYGAND states
" that General Foch spent only
two sleepless nights during the
whole World war. but the number
Of them would have been greater,
had he sought his repose in a front
line trench, instead of many miles
in the rear.
n
A Los Angeles health authority
warns ladies that it is dangerous to
kiss bald heads.
Why must the most delicious
thinos in life be surrounded by such
penalties
We can imagine Trotskis grief
when he hears that his enemy Jo-
seph Stain, has suffered stroke Of
paralysis.
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David DietZ on Scienc
Clouds Require Dust
No. 348

CLOUDS form when the expansion of the air cools
~ it below the dew-point. From this statement it
would appear that two things necessary for the
formation of cloud.
First certain amount of moisture in the air
And second, sufficient cooling to bring the air to
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LarkY Book

NSTENSIBLY Father William
~ is a larky book. Austin Sea-
bury is As and does not see why he
should become sedate simply be
cause he has a son and daughter
who are taking to the higher educa-
ton with avidity.
I believe it is true that the taste
for highballs and high jinks does
not automatically cease when one
becomes a father. Nor is IS really
so very old
I know plenty Of men over 40. at
least I know one fully as youthful
in spirit as any sophomore.
But the Seabury children are
shocked to find their father dancing
in night clubs. In particular, Har-
riett Seabury is rained to learn that
her parent is running around with
a young miss Of her own age whom
he calls 'Pussie." Philip Seabury,
who happens to get a crush on
Pussie himself is not so much
pleased either.
All this suggests farce compli-
CatlO0S WHICH are IuIIliieQ Dy Une
author He overlooks none Of the
values Of a somewhat standardized
situation. The playWrights have al
ways been fond Of the story in
which father and son were rivals.
But beyond and behind the some
what conventional plot is a true
tenderness. It is a tenderness re-
rniniscent of Leonard Merrick's
Conrad in Quest Of His Youth. -
Stewart has written with the under
standing of a young man who
realizes that he may be IS himself
some day.
Young HefIin
NFOREe YER. he has touched
lVE f4ryt@4i-r se.4v-r1t, ,,<-rs.. <x.x ~
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MusSolini now holds eight of the thirteen cabir 1t
posts of the Italian government Probably there are
days when II Duce doesn't feel bit like himself.
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A Chicago couple were divorced after quarrelng
over whether give the baby beer Surely they
wouldn't give an infant anything stronger!
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Millennium in 45 Years

MEASURED by time, forty-five
1V1 years are no longer than they
ever we're.
Measured by human progress, the
last forty-five years represent more
than some preceding millenniums.
The last forty-fve years have
seen many age-old customs, habits
and conventions swept aside.
No revolution in history can COM
pare with what has taken place dur
ing that time so far as tangible re-
suits are concerned.