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Editorial Comment
HIDING UTILITY EARNINGS
(Philadplphia BillletinD

tEnlIdQelpnld EuuellUb
The decision OF John Knox OF the United States court
Bend e. Share company need not produce its books
and papers Tor examination by the Federal trade conf
mission is one more evidence of the difficulties which
the holding company device interposes in the pathway OF
efficient control OF public utilities operating in interstate
comncrca.
In its application for a court order to compel sub
mission OF the companys records the commission rep
posed by the holding company upon the operating conn
paaies whose securities it owns lays a burden on the gross
earnings OF the subsidiaries. and that inspection OF the
records is essential to determine whether this burden
which naturally affects the basis Of rate making-is just
and lawful.
The judge held. in effect. that the commission was on
a fishing expedition. and would have to demonstrate the
reasonnbleness of its demand by presentation of other
evidence showing the pertinence of the documents re-
quired. He decided that while the officers of the conf
pany would have tc answer pertinent and competent
questions, they were within their rights in refusing to
let the commission see the documents that would estab-
lish the essential facts of the relationship between the
holding company and its properties.
Public opinion should not overlook the significance OF
Judge Knox's remark that Congress has not undertaken
to regulate the interstate carriers of electricity in the
Until the powers of the petitioners with respect
to such inquiries as 1t may undertake shall have
been enlarged by appropriate statutes. the present
limitations which hedge about its lnqulSitOrlal func-
tons must be recognized.
That is to say. holding companies whose operating
properties engage in interstate commerce occupy o
twilight zone of no-mans land where they are free of
effective regulation as the law stands. Gould there be
palmer evidence OF the necessity, In these days of great
mergers and rapid expansion of vast power, for additional
protection of the consumers interest?
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CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
On Sept. s., l774, the first Cont.
mental congress met in Carpenter hall.
Philadelphia.
Fifty-five delegates. representing
all Of the colonies except Georgia, at
tended the first assembly. They rep
resented q population Of 100000.
Resolutions from various sections Of
the country, stating their wrongs,
we're presented to the congressman
and a petition to the British king (the
declaration Of rights and grievances)
was ordered. assuring him that by
abolishing the system of laws and
regulations Of which the colonists
complained. harmony would be e
stored.
We ask but for peace, liberty and
safety" the petition stated. I'VE wish
not q diminution OF the prerogative.
O do we solicit the grant Of any
new right In u favor. Your royal
authority over us and our connection
with Great Britain We shall always
carefully and zealously endcavor to
support and maintain"
The resolutions bound the colonies
to q common resistance to acts Of
force against all. or any one Of them.
The representatives agreed that a
other congress should BE- held within
q month unless the redress OF griev-
ances which they desired was Oh.
tanned before that time.
The first Continental congress ad-
journed Oct. Is, after q secret session
OF 81 days.
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BRITAIN LIBERATES EGYPT

For a regime which has held office barely two and a
making prodigiouS Roadway in the realm of foreign
affairs. In the midst OF momentcus naval negotiations
with the United States and vital diplomatic discussions
of the Young plan, the new Labor cabinet has come
effectively to grips with one Of the empires most critical
issues-sts relations with Egypt.
On the face OF the treaty just concluded in London
between Foreign Secretary Henderson and Prime Minis-
ter Mohamed Ma,noud Pasha. Great Britain relinquisac5
the kingdom of Egypt from the British yoke. Military
occupation of Egypt by the forcss Of his Britannia Ma
/ Of the proposed pact. There is a succeeding article
which considerably modifies the military evacuation of
the country. because it permits such forces es his Fri
tannic Majesty deems necessary" in territory adjacent 70
the Suez Canal. The treaty, at this point, sets forth n
plain terms the paramount stress which John Bull lays
on protecting the communications between different
parts of the British Empire" This Egyptian Nationalist,
II they could. would kick the British out Of the country.
fs found the |, Iabo rues; at No. 10 povni nsIs street as adamant
on this score as any Tory Or Liberal government could
possibly be. 1t may be thc rock on which the treaty will
60 to smash in the Egyptian Parliament, although the
premier IL confident that the coming general elccti0n III
the Nile country will return q ratifying majority to power.
What has now been negotiated Is practically an Anglo
Egyptian alliance. with each country agreeing to come TO
tn. others defcnsc III the event Of m attack. In par
ticulars tn. treaty recitss, the King Of Egypt will, In case
Of war, or the menace Of war, furnish TO his Britannia
M jesty on Egyptian t.rritory oil the facilities ana assist
ancc In his power. including the use Of his ports; aero
drones and means Of communication" In this regard
Egypt henccfOrE4rd will occupy some such relation TO
Great Britain IS Cubs occupies toward the United states
In still othsr respects. tbs Hsitsh are pledged . potent
there sasa for insane u i y shs terms 81 tie treaty, %
remain The e~x-offcio head Of the foreign diplomatic
corps. Perhaps ths signal aspsct Of this liberation Of
othsr adaughfsr nations' are aiao .indepsndsnt. adher-
All il = j. IT, th .e1 Ansso s's,,'p sas p sssn ! : n, {. On 's ~iien
naaxks : n.w triumph for british diplomacy, Wills graft
iytng xsypts longlns fr naastsIy a nw own house.
but not = lAr tt,at any q hsr imperial Necessities are sur
Rendered a. assouely compromises.
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Holmes was needed to know that she
was having a forbidden flag.
That very afternoon l came across
this paragraph in "Ebb and Flow"
by Frances, Countess of Warwick:
Il knew the kaiser's sister well.
Princess Charlotte of SAKE Meiningen.
How old fashioned it sounds, but she
was one Of the first women I eve
knew who smoked cigarets and she
did this constantly. I found her once
at Buckingham Palace. sitting in her
bedroom. smoking at an open win
dow. and letting the smoke disappear
into the open in cast the queen should
find out. Queen Victoria had abso-
lutely forbidden smoking in any part
of the palace and to have found q
lady smoking in her bedroom would
doubtless have been horrifying."
History does repeat itSeif-and
come girls will be smokers.
X X X
NEW-OLD WORDS
Each generation has its own vern-
ocular. but 1t is the result of a rotary
process rather than new material. To-
day. the youngsters don't paint the
town red" they make Whoopce.'
Though that sounds very modern. it
is as old as Shakespeare. even in that
nse. says DR.. Frank Vizitcliy, word
expert.
Another descriptive modern express
sion was also in the Elizabethan's yo-
cabulary-"necking.' However. In
those days it was used in connection
with executioners and professional
strangers.
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Talks
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ENOUGH PUNISHMENT
(By Alice Judscn Peale)

Jim and Ruth stood hammering at
the work bench.
Suddenly. for nc apparent reason,
Jim leaned v c and struck Ruth a
vicious blow and his square headed
hammer. Her finger nail was cut
through at the base, and the finger
itself cruelty injured.
After it had been bathed and band
aged the councillor turned to Jim.
How did 1t happen?' he asked.
ITS not my fault. I hate her any
4 didn't say anything about its
being your fault; ! only asked you to
tell me how it happened"
I'm going to take it out on some
body else." was the astonishing reply.
Here was frank confession Of q cruel
impulse. cruelty carried out.
What TO do with Jim was the QueS.
ton which agitated the minds OF the
adults in charge. But the other chill
dren disposed of the question. Loudly
they clamored for avenging punish
ment. Wherever Jim showed his face
lie NdS IlCl ny tIlCA1 1tuttt XCPu01dt1OI
Of his society and their frank indig-
nation at what he had done. He did
not come in to dinner end went hum
cry to bed. For two days he avoid
ed everyone. He took long walks in
the woods and went straight to his
shack when he returned.
That was punishment enough.
Adults could x nothing IN tho lAs.
son Jim was thus painfully learning
from his fellows. His exile lasted q
week, when, his crime forgotten, he
was once more accepted In the casual
society of his equals.
When punishment comes thus ma
turally to a child. adults are wise to
keep their hands off and let the les
son sink home of its own accord. OF
all punishnents. none IS more effec-
tive than that which comes to q
child from the disapproval Of his
own playmateS.
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THE LEGS

Many of the young women who are
anxiously writing me, inquiring Is to
the best way to reduce, would be per-
fectly willing to let shylock take his
pound Of flesh, II only he would take
two pounds, and take 1t from their
thighs or calves.
How many times one sees a woman,
attractive IN every other way except
that the calves. ankles or thighs are
too heavy. When fat accumulates in
some n portion Of the body rather
than being distributed evenly owe its
entire surface. 1t is an indication that
the circulation is defective through
the fatty area.
In these days when walking is not
very fashionable. and we find 50
many who indulge In overeating and
over drinking. 1t Is q real problem
with many women to avoid over-l large
limbs. The fat has q tendency to
seek out the legs as a resting place.
where it Is perfectly revealed through
sheer silk hose.
There is no substitute for exercise
to keep the legs shapely. Walking,
swimming and dancing are all benc-
fetal and safe exercises for keeping
the lower legs In symmetrical propor-
tions. Daily walking. II persisted in,
will bring about a most satisfactory
change in the contour Of the lower
limbs. II hikes were more fashion,
able, they would add a great deal to
leg beauty Of America. Dancing,
whether of the ballroom type, the
aesthetic. or the acrobatic, will not
only be found enjoyable but will have
a beneficial effect upon the leg mus
cles. since the kicking movement used
from the various strokes employs all
of the leg muscles and tends to nor
malice the outline. It also has the re-
suit of making long smooth muscles
without any bullying of line.
When the leg muscles have not been
used for q long time they lose their
tone and will seem stiff and unwill-
ing to work when you first begin flex-
ing them, but once you have them
through the preliminary training.
their strength will be increased. and
you will find 1t a positive Joy to in
dulee in any form of swift. light
movement, such as dancing, playing
tennis or handball.
Where the legs have really become
clogged with fat. it is sometimes adj
visable to S other adjuncts to the
exercise to increase the circulation.
Among the simpler methods which
can be employed are alternate hot
and cold applications. massage and
vibrators.
I never advise operating upon fatty
tissue for its removal unless 1t is in
the form Of unsightly circumscribed
fatty tumors. One should also be
very careful to use q well balanced
diet to keep the blood In q good con-
dition so that 1t will dissolve and
carry away the fatty deposits. Those
who have unshapely masses Of fatty
tissue are usually those who over-in-
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"On the point Of the relations be-
tween the sexes We seem 70 Be con.
Ing near the extremity Of civilixa.
ton whore women are treated better
that they may be enjoyed the more"
John Thomas Stewart. (0cribner'S.)
'"The younger people q today want
their religion intelligible and free
from cant: and they must zee the
connection between religion and life."
Chaplain Knox. Columbus Uni
versity.
Money to me means only what I
can do with II to achieve fine and
beautiful things In and for the the.
ater.".- Jane Cowl. pictorial Re-
view.j
There are lots OF mentally IN.
healthy people who are not unhappy
but who ought to be."-KArl "A. Men.
nlnger. ~. .. (eurvey oraphic.)
Material expansion and research
arc devitalizing. but the chief beset-
ting sin Of our colleges Is the lack OF
human contact between professors
and students. Holt. (For-
ulm.)
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Our Yesterdays

FORTY YEARS AGO
B. +. Gage has gone to lankato
for . visit with relatives and old
friends.
Nj. and Mrs. James A. Haight left
for st. Paul last week for . short visit.
e. H. Hood. manager Of the Man.
dan roller mills, has accepted . posi-.
tion with the mills at Davenport,
Iowa.
James Higgins Ma seriously In
jurcd yesterday when he fell from
The railway bridge 1t Apple creek.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Matt Walsh, for fifteen years "a.
gineey In charge o9 tho New York
Life building. St. PAUL. he's arrived
ri the city ana begun his ueW 6uttoe
- enattloer at the capitol.
Mrs. Robert Andersen and family d
Nandan have been Wishing Nh. Nob.
ct Or.
Joeeph Collins he's returned 1scen
N enjoyable visit asnoug his 1rion6s
III the eat.
Miss Edna Winchester LETT this
morning Tor Buffalo. Mimi. Wf1oro
she Is 70 b one Of the instructors "a
the high school during the coming
year.
TEN YEARS AGO
q. b. Smith. assistant clerk IN thu
offices Of the. stats treasurer. hi
gone to minneapolis for . tyo weeks
vacation.
Miss Florence Remission and llias
1latel Ol1on hevo eou1 - Jogoonol
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EQUALITY OF THE ROAD

A vacation motor trip through the American country
side leads to a number OF interesting conclusions-anong
them the thought that the rich mans advantage over the
poor man is growing smaller every year.
Fifteen years ago, cross-country motoring was a recrea-
ton confined largely to the w~el-to-do. 1t took a fairly
expensive car 10 stand up under the daily grind OF long
distance driving. Travelling expenses were heavy. If the
poor man tried such a trip he had to put up with many
kinds Of discomforts, strain his financial power to the
limits and miss many Of the spots to which the rich
mans car carried him.
Today there are millions Of tourists on the summer
roads. Automobiles of every price and model, bearing
the license tags OF every state in the union, whirl by in
q dizzying procession. There are old cars, new cars,
cheap cars, expensive cars, fast cars, slow cars-all spin
ming over the roads. bearing their owners in pursuit OF
one Of the finest forms Of recreation available.
Among this army Of autos. the cars of the poor man
far outnumber the cars Of the rich man. Rich man ana
poor man, in fact, are equals on the open road. The
poor man can go anywhere the rich man can go, and can
enjoy anything the rich man can enjoy.
The same good roads are available to each. The same
scenery is open to each. The man who paid $500 for
his car can 60 just as far and just as fast as the man
whose car cost $4,000. He can enjoy precisely the same
sights and sensations. 1t is only in the unimportant
mmmings OF the trip that he is outclassed.
The rich man. for instance. rides in slightly greater
comfort. He stops at expensive hotels. while the poor
man pays a dollar for a room in a private home-or,
perhaps, pitches his tent OH some free camping ground.
The rich man. perhaps. cats better food along the way
and buys more souvenirs and keepsake5 in the towns he
visits. Otherwise the two fare exactly alike.
There is a new sort of equality to all of this. The
tabled democracy Of America is being made more real
BY it. No longer arc the beauties OF mountains. sea
shore and upland lakes reserved for the enjoyment Of
the well-to-do. Any man with a tfrec-year-old flivver
ard a few spare dollars can have his fill of them.
This is the thing that the automobile makers have dorc
for us. The huge. sprawling factories Of Detroit, Flint,
Pontiac and Toledo are playing a vital part in a new
development in American life. They arc opening for the
average man the gateway to a frecr. wider existence
and, in the doing of 1t breaking down the old distinction
between rich and poor.
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ORGANIZED LABOR's PROBLEMS

Leaders OF organized LABOR. perhaps SmaftlIg unscF
criticism within their ranks Of their so-called letharey,
have lately begun to demonstrate an increasing interest
In the sorer spots of the labor situation and in the newer
problems which begin to confront industrial workers as
! class.
Generally speaking. the country has been going through
tho existing period of comparative prosperity without
any serious labor troubles. These have been good times
for organized labor and not SO good for unorganlzed
labor, as usual. And although minorities have bitterly
criticized the controlling officials of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor and other large organizations, 1t seems
only fair to suggest that these men have been representa-
tive Of the conservatism and contentnent Of the dominant
class Of labor. Employers have also been more aniablc
in dealing with employees and less reluctant to share with
them some portion Of increased profits.
But this is no millennium. Perhaps there is forever
bound to be some conflict between capital and labor.
Certainly this unprecedented machine age of ours was
bound to develop certain new and serious social prob
lens. With recognition OF these facts. It is a matter OF
general interest to observe indications that organized
labor still knows how to battle for itself. Capital, con-
trolling wealth and political power, can take pretty good
care Of itself. But when anything goes wrong the work
err are the first to feel the pinch in reduced employment
and lower wages. In any broad conception OF public
welfare it is necessary that they be sufficiently articulate
and organized to avoid the full brunt Of any unhappy
effects that may result either from hard times or from
the modern methods of attaining what We call prosperity.
some recent labor efforts may not be effective in pro-
noting labor welfare, but they indicate that organized
labor Is stnl to some extent on the job. The outstand-
ing example is its active interest in the southern textile
struggle. President William Green Of the A. r. Of I.
has struck some actually militant notes in his defense OF
thu right Of southern workers to organize and to strike.
4 rational campaign IS being waged. with A. r. Of I.
sunpoet, to Organize the South" II it is carried through
Il nil be : long. hard fight. The New England industry
m its workers continue in . bad way. with lower wages,
an the southern workers receive wages still lower.
Aafsera1 1v - - y ~ the irferoet ~ ovWari1ad 1aIoP - fiDhf
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Lieutenant Lund, one of the stunt
flyers who did al outside loop during
the national air races at Cleveland,
used to be q broncho buster. He found
it pretty dangerous, however.
A Massachusetts, woman called the
fire department when her husband
celebrated his birthday by q~uarreling.
Maybe she feared the friction would
star. a blaze.
Use of chemicals in the next war
is certain. says a German scientist.
The soldiers used quite a lot Of them
in the last war. too, but mostly for
drinking purposes.
The dance hall is youths greatest
peril. says the United States Chill
dren's bureau. Maybe the government
ought to recall Mabel Walker Wille-
brandt to regulate it.
A writer urges that farmers give up
automobiles as an economy measure.
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taking UP the surplus workers, but the strain and hard
ship on the individual affected as he makes the enforced
transition is something that few others ever bother to
worry about. Allied with this is the problem OF old age
unemploymcnt--caused partly by the policy Of some cor
poratiors in not employing men over As OH the theory
that older workers cannot keep up with modern indus
trial pace.
The Ama!gamated Clothing Workers, one Of the strong
est American unions. is only now beginning to clean up
notorious sweat shop conditions. More than 900 900
children, betUe cen 10 and Is years old. were shown by the
1920 census TO be employed.
Obviously. there is room for a broad and intelligent
labor program with the aim OF establishing and maintain
ing the broadest possible prosperity.
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QUESTIONS AND ANswER:

AOGUOyV00
Question: Mrs. J. asks: what is
the food value Of cornbread made
from unbolted cornmeal?"
Answer: The unbolted, unrefined
cornmeal Is Z healthful food ana is
placed in the starchy class the same
rs all grain foods. When this bread
Is used 1t should b taken In combina.
ton with the non-starchy vegetables
and not with meat. fish or fowl.
Childblsth
Question: IA. N. G. asks: 'VVill
you please write an article giving
your views on childbirth first child
at the age Of 80 rs compared With
the woman Of -? Is Il exceedingly
risky for q woman to bear her first
child after the age Of IS? Please also
state II you think . woman who has
led q sedentary life Is taking q
greater chance than the woman who
has led q more active life"
Answer: Theoretically, It should
be more difficult to bear Z child at
the age Of 80 than ut -. but BY actual
observation ! have found that the
woman 1t the older age can have III.
most q painless childbirth II she will
diet and exercise properly during
pregnancy. Some Of the easiest births
I have observed have been with WON
en- around 20 who have trained prop.
erly for this important event In their
lives.
Fruits
Question: J. H. q. writes: kindly
state in the column what fruits do
not contain acid. Or. II all fruits do
contain acids. does cooking destroy 1t?
I would like to eat fruit, but cannot
II they contain acid. 70 I I'm very de.
sirous Of knowing which fruits do not
contain acid, either cooked Of N.
cooked"
Answer: Fruit acids are changed
somewhat by cooking. Also, dried
fruits have less acid than when fresh.
Many people are afraid Of using fruit
because OF the acid, but could do so
II they understood how to use the
fruits properly. It Is better to use
only the stewed fruits with meals.
and take fresh fruits by themselves.
waking an entire meal Of one kind
Of fruit. Practically al fruits con-
tain soine acid. but because Of their
effect upon increasing the flow of
bile, their final reaction In the body
Is alkaline. II you have o~ver.acidity
Of the stomach. you will find that a
fruit fast Of > few days will greatly
benefit you.
Copyright. 1919, BY The Dell eyndi-
cate, Incl
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Idaho. where Miss Remission Is prin-
cipal of one Of the schools, and Miss
Olson teaches art and music.
Mrs. Martha p. Tatem, Williston,
rural school inspector, Is In the city
for a conference with the state supers
intendent, Miss Minnie Jean Nelson,
I. H. Langley has gone to Mime
apolis, Des Moines. Iowa. add Omaha.
Nebr., on . business trip.