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at hand by almost domestic grinding.
And the family COW has for decades
been nearly as extinct as the dodo.
The American family, with the excep-
ton of a few instances in the outskirts
of society, must rely upon the grocer,
who is merely the agent of the baker
and upon the dairyman for the supplies
Of daily need. The grocer and the re-
tail dairyman are themselves at the
mercy Of the ultimate producer, who,
in these times Of high organization. Is
usually o holding company, controlling
groups Of factories and farms. What
the consumer is paying in excess OF the
rightful price as measured by the scale
Of costs and reasonable profit is the
price of scientific business organization.
Realization Of this fact does not help
him at all in meeting his bills at the
end OF the month.
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out any tangible basis Of support. It is
not however, a matter of public interest
that she was evidently of the demi-
monde, for seemingly her profitable
activities were chiefly Of sort to in
volve others. "Blackmail racketeering"
is limited. Night clubs are noted as the
scene of operations. Behind the well
gowned, attractive woman were men
who used her for their gains. Modern
variations of an age-old game were
played with this human pawn. And the
growing belief is that this was all being
covered with police protection" which
simply means that the game itself was
taxed by the police for the enrichment
Of line of successfully higher ups"
Save for the variations of detail there
is nothing particularly new about this
arrangement. 1t has been disclosed in
one form and another often in the past
New Yorks history is punctuated by
such revelations of graft. This immedi-
ate case may not have been one of
the major instances of recent official
racketeering. 1t gains tragic prom
inence, however, from the brutal crime
that was committed in an effort to stop
the woman, harassed at last to the
point of confession and plea for succor,
from testifying in the inquiry now in
progress. The circumstances of the
murder show that the slayers acted
hastily, perhaps in panic. 1t was a
clumsy crime, incomplete in that it was
certain of immediate detection and also
in that it was not accompanied by
thorough cleanup of the documentary
material that is now throwing light
upon the hideous situation
So much has been brought to light
regarding the corruption of the police
organization of New York that drastic
reform would seem assured But there
is only a slender hope Of such an out
come even now, with revelations of
patrolmen depositing money by the tens
of thousands of dollars monthly, with
prompt Withdrawals in favor Of as yet
unnamed benef1ciaries. Even II the
fishing excursions" of the inquisitor,
which have been permitted by the court,
there will be small chance of real
reformation, forced by an outraged pub
lie. For the unhappy truth is that the
community is not as q matter Of fact
outraged to the point Of action. These
things are taken quite as a matter of
course, interesting, startling even in
some details and variations. but not
really surprising. 1t seems to be what
New York expects-and. well it is just
too bad, and that is about sll there is
to say.
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The Price of Organization.

Too late for sny specific legislation
and hardly in time for any definite pro-
vision for carrying on the inquiry comes
the finding of the Senate subcommittee
on food prices. which was filed yester-
day. It recommends further inquiry,
by the Department Of Ju,tice and the
Federal Trade Comm.. on. into the
matter OF mounting prices and the con-
troll of commodities by an ever-iighten-
ing chain of proiloing end Durveying
combine tons. The subcommi tee finds
particularly that the prices Of bread
and milk are out of proportion TO pro-
duction and to the cost Of materials.
In respect to p1-a.s there is show
ing somewhat more favor, be to the
con,um>r. the prices keeping scme de-
gree OF relationship TO COTS. B"esd
and mix, constituting a ve-y large pro.
portion OF the dietary Of the reap'e.
are eltosether cut Of range In Paint Of
price. Hence the desire for a further
inquiry. This. Of course, means a Pro-
traction Of the investigation. perhaps
not to any effect The consumer is quite
at the mercy of the producer and ven
dor. Home baking Is almost lost art
IN America It Is many q year since
0ouR. could be made ct hontfoT near
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Peace in India.

The approaching ides of March seen
destined to take their place in history
as the ides of peace. The weeks earlier
news of an Italo-French rapprochement
on naval affairs is followed by today''
dispatches from Delhi, definitely fore
shadowing the end Of the long and bit
ter feud between Nationalist India anc
Great Britain. West and East, in turn
events which only yesterday contained
the seeds of catastrophe peril to world
peace have suddenly shaped themselves
in directions leading to Cancellation and
settlement.
I Compromise, that unfailing refuge Of
craftsmanship in extremis, saved the
day in Orient as well as in Occident
The British, past masters in the art
have apparently gone more than half
way in buying Gandhi's consent to CO.
operate in the task of building a new
and united India. The world will need
to wait for the details of the mahatma s
protracted peace conference with Vice
roy Lord Irwin before it can learn just
what concessions Mother Britain has
made to Mother India. These are ex-
pected to be set forth in the truce
scheduled to be signed today. Indica-
tons are that Gandhi has won the
right of native Indians to make their
own salt, in defiance of the imperial
tax; to boycott British goods and
liquor shops. if they please; to evade
land taxes and to indulge in other forms
Of "non-co-operation."
If Lord Irwin has found it meet to
recede from the position to which
Britain hitherto has tenaciously
adhered on th:se various scores, it can
only be that Britain has concluded to
SURF. nder the shadow and retain the
substance in India. The quintessential
from the empires standpoint is main
tenance OF British sovereignty in India,
especially as far as the outside world
Is concerned. That supremacy assured
and guarded, details become OF
minor consequence. If concessions with
respect to salt, liquor merchandise and
taxes can bring about at one swoop a
ccnciliated Indian Nationalism capable,
unappsssed, of continual and violent
menace to domestic tranquility, and a
coincid Mt recognition Of British
authority, they will BE- cheap price
for Great Britain to pay for so funda-
mental an adjustment of ancient
controversies.
1t is roundly one hundred and fifty
years since India took her place as
crown jewel" in the empires diadem.
Blood of brown man and of white man
has fowsd in profusion to keep the
Jewel in its setting. Mankind must hope
that today's developments at Delhi will
Ak midas status in the British Com
monwealth of Nations on basis de-
sign.d to promote an era of enduring
restfu'ness and prosperity among the
teeming millions of Central Asia. A
self-soverning India--the eventual goal
alike Of Great B.:tsin and of Gandhi-
should some day. given such condi-
items. come about as assur. dly as the
Eastern sun rises above the grim
Himal9 vas.
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Saturday Half. HolidaYs.

Realization of the plan for extend
ing hslf-holidays throughout the year
comes in the form of a last-minute
victory that is all the more gratifying
because of the surprise. A movement
which had its inception many years
ago, but which has been blocked for
so long and so often that there seemed
little chance OF real or immediate prog
ress, has been enacted by Congress
with hardly voice raised in dissent.
The closing seventy-hrst Congress has
made contribution to the health,
happiness and, it is believed, the
efficiency OF the Government personnel
that will be long remembered.
Statisticisns busy with work and cost
charts might be able to build up a
strong case against the extension Of the
half holiday pr.nciole throughout the
year. 1t might be pJssiblc to show that
such additional time of would result in
the less Of millions of dollars, repre-
sented in the salaries necessary for en-
p.oyment OF additional personnel or in
the !ncreaced time required for the per-
formanCe OF given tasks But here is a
case wh-re the ststisticians would prob
ably -sil through ths!r dis'a.ssal OF what
is, indeed. the NEST important OF all
the Clements with which they have TO
ceal. The four hours OF LABOR per en-
ploye yer week that will be lost by the
Saturday naf-hoIiday will be Offset by
a new spirit and enthu.iasm on the part
OF tile workers. If the Government has
lost a tangible few million dollars by
the snortsr work week it has gained an
! Intangible asst worth much more.
In addition to the fact th5t the Gov
eminent stands to gain, rather than
lose, ky permitting its employees more
leisure and in lightning the burden on
its employs the example it sets to pri-
yate industry Is important. IL is lead
ing, instead of trail ne, in movement
, that rs gaining in favor each year. In
time tie s.x-day week will be locked
Upon in murh the same light that we
now regard the twelve hour day as a
relic of the past.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEwELL.

Eating breakfast before the fireplace
Is one Of the rewards Of getting up
early.
One can scarcely hurry q meal while
sitting over an Oriental rug in the best
chair in the house.
! Breakfast at table. is one thing, and
breakfast in front of the fire another.
The former may be as hurried as one
pleases, but the second requires leisure,
and thus takes one back to the stately
days of Colonial times.
A coffee table is a desirable adjunct,
but not entirely necessary; with or
without 1t, the diner can eat well.
+ + +
Whether the fire or the food itself is
most necessary we do not know. Surely
the coffee will not taste as good without
the fire.
If one is addicted to any one of the
| forms of porridge fancied by the Ameri-
can public of this decade. he will find
it something of feat to balance his
( bowl
the kindltng bursts into flame under the
logs, and the latter begin to pop, is an
undertaking not to be approached in a
light manner.
He who laughs immoderately with a
bowl Of bran balanced in a rocking
chair will rue 1t.
So will the floor, and the rug.
X
Many q European takes his rolls and
coffee many an American his bran and
coffee. It is six of one and half q
dozen of the other.
The Continental no doubt chose rolls
as fooostuh easily to be eaten in bed.
HIS American brother, one in the fine
art of enjoying life, not being mastered
by conditions. but making himself the
master, no matter what his worldly po-
sition, chooses a bowl of bran as more
fitting the spirit of the United States.
1t Is a competition, sport, an en-
deavor, and an achievement, to eat with
seemliness full bowl of bran and milk.
half cream and half milk, or all cream
X
Being dressed for the day, the diner
is not willing to spill any of his break
fast. SO, taking advantage of the quiet
privacy of his retreat he uses what,
when applied to children, is called q
bib.
He adjusts his bib around his neck,
and gently seats himself before the fire
with his big bowl of bran. Nor does he
forget, while getting himself into a
strategic position for the proper con-
sumption of his meal, to enjoy the
homely spectacle of the ire on the
hearth.
This is one of which he never tires.
Every fire is different. There are no
two fires alike. no matter If the logs
appear to be chips of the same block.
Varying composition of limbs, diverse
atmospheric conditions, winds and other
matters make certain that no fire shall
resemble any other fire.
Superncially they may be great deal
alike, but the fireside connoisseur
knows that each one built plays q pat
tern of flame all its own.
The great secret of a good fire in the
fireplace is plenty Of paper and kind
ling. A certain niggardlinesS with these
items insures but half fire. Properly
built, the fire thus has three main
stages, that of the paper, that of the
kindling and that of the logs.
The first stage has taken many an
ambition up in flames. We have
watched the faces of famous men flare
up for an instant, and then vanish into
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/ the oblivion Of the chimney, Their
countenances have turned to scot before
our very eyes.
Words earnestly written, sometimes
filled with hope and dreams, have
curled up at the edges, and vanished
deal quicker than II they had been hid
away in an attic somewhere.
Great doings and sayings of the day
these have come at last to a humble
but necessary duty, and no one shall
say that they have not done well.
X * 4
After the paper stage comes that of
the kindling, which burns scarcely less
readily. but makes almost as pretty a
blaze.
By this time a veritable cascade of
flame is playing upward against the
logs. There at the front of the fore
log the fire sends up small Jets, remind
ing one of the old-fashioned gas logs
which did duty In many old-time
Washington homes.
Wood and COAL despite their beauty
and interest, sometimes have their
drawbacks in busy family. Evidently
many of the households of the COS and
thereafter were satisfied with the imita-
ton logs. punctured with holes, through
which blue jets of flame pierced into
the air.
The fault of these old burners. as we
remember them, was that almost inva-
riably they got Smelly" after time.
But when they worked properly, they
did, indeed, give a lively imitation of
burning logs.
The old "gas logs" gave way to the
application of the Bunsen burner in
types of heaters which give a quick and
superior amount of heat. But nothing
can usurp the place of the wood-burn-
ing fireplace. It has a charm all its
own.
II the logs are not as well seasoned
as they might be, they provide addi-
tional entertainment by requiring a
turning over every now and then. This
interesting operation is facilitated by
proper tool. such as the spear ended
poker commonly furnished with fire.
sets.
II there is no poker handy, two sticks
of kindling will do very nicely. While
using these improvised tools, IL is neces-
sary to keep in mind that their short
ness necessitates close approach to
the burning logs, with bending for
ward of the head
1t will be necessary, therefore, for the
operator to watch out for flying sparks
backs. The moment he does this.
showers of sparks arise, and the logs
burst into renewed flaming.
Now comes the happiest moment of
the flreside breakfast hour, the coffee
time. The bran, dry at the best, has
been disposed of, and the coffee is at
hand, thanked by tray in shining pew
ter, set with cream pitcher and sugar
bowl OF the same.
This Is the pitcher for which the
proud spirit Of man long has sighed
the pitcher which does not drip cream
from its spout after it Is righted! Not
drop runs down the rotund flank.
Coffee is better these days, have you
noticed that, as one by one the packers
take belated tip from the manufactur-
ers of smoking tobacco, and pack their
product in vacuum tins?
Better a simple breakfast of bran and
coffee, eaten leisurely before fire, than
hurried affair of many articles
swallowed hastily, either at home or
abroad.
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Mr.. Nye's Breakfast.

From the Houston Chronicle.
Some OF the sour-minded critics Of
the Nye Investigating Committee in
sist that the gentleman from North
Dakota and associates have been spend
ing too much of the peoples money
in their journeyings to and fro across
the country. Representative Charles
L. Underhill of Massachusetts, Is par
t.cularly scathing in his remarks.
"Over $1,500,o0o has been appropri-
ated for special Investigations that have
led nowhere, have accomplished nothing,
and have given the taxpayers of this
country of ours not single dollar in
return"
Many people will be inclined to svm-
rathize with the New England solon,
although quick to disagree with him
as to the results of the Nye investiga-
tons. AS a matter OF fact, the North
Dakotans committee has disclosed
evidence that the Office of United
States Senator in certain wealthy and
populous States is being knocked down
to the highest bidder. And that is an
unhealthy condition in a democracy,
and light and more light should be
thrown on the dark corners where
political workers have to be paid for
whose sole requisite for high office is
money to spend
Mr.. Nye has been loud and long in
his proteStations against the itemized
cost bill for his many trips. The savagely
caustic Moses of New Hampshire. never
greatly enamored of this particular son
Of the wild jackass, has insisted on
putting everything into the record,
even to the 'twelve-dollar meal" which
MIR. Nye so carefully explains was
shared by several other oficials on
the junket.
1t seems petty stuff for grave and
reverend Senators to be Quarreling
over, and Mr. Moses no doubt had his
tongue in his cheek when he called at
tention to the charges.
But there is serious doubt as to the
advisabil'ty of continuing the Nye
operations indefinitely. The country
realizes that a mass of evidence had TO
be uncovered in Chicago and Philadel-
rhia, operatives, clerks stenographers
employed. It cost money. Mr. Under
hill and Mr.. Moses say it cost too
much money. The rest of us will have
to Judge for ourselves. There is no
doubt that the Washington solons are
becoming reluctant to finance sena-
torial junketing trips. So Mr.. Nye
may have to eat his breakfasts at thu
National Capital henceforth.
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King Alfonso's personality is an i'm
| portant factor which complicateS TIT
situation which Spain faces, according
to American opinion. He Is viewed as 9
man of courage and good sportsman
ship, against whom there can be NJ
great popular prejudice, but it is fell
that absolutism faces another defeat
with the Kings future uncertain wher
the present series of incidents shall
have been closed.
1T is not probable that Alfonso will
be baniShed from the country which
he so dearly loves thinks the Science
t2dy Gazette, nor will he flee from any
dangers which may beset him there
He has shown remarkable courage time
after time IN facing dangers and risks
Whatever the future holds for this
monarch, whether he will continue tc
sit upon the throne OF his fathers, with
his former privileges more or less cur
tailed, or will abdicate, for the good OF
the people, none can say that Alfonso
has not been, from first to last, the best
of good sports. Even should his reign
come to an end. like those Of others in
recent years, he would retain the
worlds respect, and in defeat, giving
more than life for his friends, would
enjoy his greatest victory"
Notwithstanding more harmonious
developments of recent days, the Kan
sas City Star holds that "the danger OF
republican revolution persists" and
the Toronto Daily Star, feeling that ''it
is not clear yet that Spein can stabilize
national conditions without experience
ing bloodshed," concludes that 1.-THE dis
tatorship appears to be played out, and
ere long the people will assume a
greater control over their own desti-
MES"
What appears to outsiders as an
anomaly in the Spanish situation" ac-
cordlng to the Atlanta Journal lis the
refusal of the liberal leaders to CO.
operate with the King in restoring con-
stitutional government" The Journal
quotes Jules Sauerwin of Paris as criti-
cizlng Alfonso'S violation of the con-
stitution after he had sworn to respect
1t, and concludes: ut should be said
that II ever there was a monarch will
ing to take sportsman,s change, it is
Alfonso the Thirteenth of Spain Strong
he NAV be, but repeatedly he has proved
himself a CaStilian gentleman and a
descendant of Louis the Fourteenth.
Moreover, he has given ample evidences
Of true love of his country, mistaken as
his policies were"
X "a
"Spain limped down the years." re-
marks the Milwaukee Sentinel carry
ing on the top of its load the stupid
Hapsburg- Bourbon monarchy. Alfonso
represents that monarchy now. The
worldwide feeling against 1t is not
mitigated much by AlfonSo's being a
good fellow" The Seattle Daily Times
comments: "Spain's actual return to
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Just Too Badi

Continu ion OF the inquiry into the
murder CT Viy.an CcY4cn, VIII : st.an-
sled body was fcgni the ether morning
in a subj. ban p2Ik Of Manhattan,
brings to light dears OF sord.d life
which appears TO have bcen quite typi-
cal Of q certain class of m lop3litan
society in recent years. The murdered
woman. to judge from her diary and
from other evidential matter found in
her apartment was an adventures.
living In comparative luxury, yet with
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHTLANDER JOHNSON.
Contradiction.

Contradiction.
Men whisper Of another war"
The whispering should cease
When everybody clamors for
An Everlasting Peace.
You hear the lesson in a church,
You hear 1t in the school
odd Mars we must leave in the lurch
And strive that Peace may rule"
Yet in each courtIy corridor
Strange rumors find release.
They whisper of another war"
And talk out loud for Peace.
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these two countries as no formal his
tory is able to do come out at every
turn. 1t is an indescribab,e book. Not
book at all. Rather big and warm
invitation to come along. 1t all de-
will love every day of the vagabonding.
Lucky you-if you are of the right
breed. If you are not-don't bother.
just go along with Mklae crowds. just
grab your points of interest" and
rush on to the next onesA But-well,
hope you are tramp, or a vaga-
bond, or a loiterer-just something to
let you get into this literal Wayfaring
from Paris to Madrid.
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Each season theatrical producers de-
clare themselves in favor Of some kind
of stage censorship. Experience has
shown that censorship is nothing to be
feared commercially, even when
seriously attempted. AS a rule 1t
lengthens the waiting box-ofice line,
while the thoroughly censor proof little
play closes brief engagement with no
consolation save the reflection that viz
tue Is its own reward.
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After his visit to Ramsay MacDon-
aid 1t may be assumed that Charlie
Chaplin knows a great deal about
British politics. There is no hope that
the comedian will be able to utilize the
subject in one of his characteristic
films.
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Congress has very little time before
adjournment. Many legislative re-
sronsibilities must wait. For a new
Congress to find itself without a large
amount OF unfinished business on hand
would be contradiction OF time-hon
ored tradition.
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The late Henry Allen Cooper, who
died at the age of eighty, was man who
might have been leading q life of ease
receiving the compliments of his
friends on birthdays and leaving public
responsibility to others. Like other
men. active though advanced in years,
he found habits of industry formed in
early life impossible to overcome.
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Relative PubIicifies.

On an expression very wise
I sometimes look with sad surprise.
In print little space it finds.
Then swiftly fades from ali our minds.
But on the other hard you'll see
A homicide in ghostly gee,
That to disturb your reading seeks
And haunts thet old front page for weeks.
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Conclusion Is TO rule relationships
d tween Eng'aEd and India If a
friendly and secure understanding can
be reached, it will mean an important
sep forward toward allaying world
unrest.