The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1920, Page 1

== | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE LAST, EDITION BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY, ocr. 21, 1920. PRICE FIVE CENTS TOWNLEY CRIES “BOYCOTT” FOR ALL WHO OPPOSE Tells Grand Forks Businessmen to Watch Their Step or He Will Get Them at Last \ HIS SPEECH FALLS FLAT At Michigan the League Leader is as Abusive iff His Tirade Against City Residents Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 2i.—If the Nonpartisarf league is defeated in the November election, every business man in the state, who, by his vote aided to bring this defeat about, will be boyeotted by the farmers. This was the ultimatum delivered to the business men of Grand Forks by A. C. Townley, president of the Nonpartisan league, in an ad- dress at the Grand Forks Auditorium Mr. Townley declared that in spite of efforts which had been made for the last five years to make the business men supporters of.the Nonpartisan league, the great majority of them were still bitterly opposed to it. “So now,” Townley declared, “I say to the business men of the state, te “you, I. V. A. merchant, if this league program is defeated it will be a great calamity. If on Nov. 2 the farmers and wage earners find themselves de- feated and the candidates who repres: ent the grain robbers elected, they will know that it was done by you votes. “I know that you have a right tc vote as you please, but the farme! have a rightyto spend their money as they please, and if we find that you have voted against us we will organ- ize and go from one end of this towi to the other looking for the man whc voted with the farmers to do busi- ness with him. “If this is a boycott, we learned i: from you. If you won’t support thc league program get out of the way at least and don’t oppose it. You have nO business in this tight between the farmers and the grain gamblers any way. “I don’t want to threaten you, but watch your step. “Go ahead if you want and pou' your poison talk of free love, Socialisn and so fortl, into thé ears of the wom- en votepg, and exercise your constitu- tional right to vote as you like, anc we will spend our dollars as we like.’ There was much more in the sam: strain. Mr. Townley explained car fully that his remarks were directed only against those business men whc Opposed the league, and in no way against those who favored it. He professed his utter inability to sec why any business man should vote or work against the league candidate but admitted that practically all oi them were so opposed. In spite oi Mr. Townley’s efforts the speech: plainly fell flat. There was litt! applause and what there was came from a very small proportion of those present. Many people left before M” Townley had: finished speaking ani at the conclusion of the address there was little applause. Sevent; five per cent of the audience remained coldly indifferent throughout. SAYS HE’LL RETURN. Michigan, N. D., Oct. 21—Spedkin: to an audience of from 300 to 400 peo ple a part of whom were townspeople, A. C./Townley, president of the Nou partisan league, told his audience that if he was defeated on Nov. 2% he would return to the state 12 times if necessary, and so organize the farmers co-operatively that the busi- ness men who/are now oppdsing hit would be frozen out of business “w’ney will not retain one cent’s ‘worth of business,” he told the people. In the course of his remarks h: paid his respects to the 1. V. A., 28 serting that they were baught by the grain gamblers and that both O’Con- nor and Burtness would do the bid- ding of the grain gamblers if elected. The speech took a peculiar and prob- ably a very ineffective angle when Mr. Townley said that the I. V. A was spreading the report that th: Nonpartisan legislature had passed a law which, if enforced, would make girls of 14 and over common proper of the state. The alleged report, th: speaker made bold to refute in loud language. The speech was made on the streci corner. ° WEATHER REPORT For twenty-four hours ending at noon, Oct. 21. Temperature at 7 a. m. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation ..... Highest wind velocity .. . None 10-NW. . Forecast. | For North Dakota: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; possibly unset- tled in the south fortion; warmer in the extreme west portion tonight. —_ ) GIRL OR MAN ROOMER? | | WHICH IS PREFERRED | oo T Oklahoma, Oct. 21.—Miss B. P. Ripley, Y. W. C. A. secretary, has been canvassing the city for rooms for newcomers. Landlad- ies tell different tales. One says she prefers men roomers to girls who spread hairpins, toilet arti- cles and clothes around. Anoth- er prefers girls to men who give her carpets the “ash cure” and ' “burn holes in the sheets.” STATE ENGINEERS DRAGGED INTO POLITICS AS EFFORTS ARE MADE .TO TAKE $18 “DUES” FROM THEM , Townley Leaders Invade Technical Departments of State Govern- ment to Strengthen Coffers—Some Said to Refuse to: Near “Black Jack” Methods Stute engineers are being drag- ged into politics by the effort of Townley organizers to drag in $18 memberships in the Nonpar- tisan League from them. Methods approaching a “black jack” system of “persuasion” are being used to force the. engin- eers of the highway commission and board of railroad commis- sioners to cough up the $19. Many of these engineers are graduates of thé, state universi- ties and many of them are grad- j \uates of engineering schools out- side of North Dakota. They know little of North Dakota conditions and their job is engineering. But they. are finding that they also have a “political’ duty” to per- form. Some of these engineers have flatly refused to pay the money. Some, it is known, have done so because they have families to sup- port and can not run the risk of Josing their, jobs Tears Sticker OiT The state highway commission uses many automobiles which were bought by the government dur- ing the war. “Frazier Lemke, Hagan” stickers were pasted on windshields. Some were taken off. One engineer made the mistake of letting Governor Frazier see him scratch the sticker off, it is ‘understood. “Is it true that one of your HUMANE’ BANK ROBBER GIVE VICTIMS ETHER “Rocky Mountain Pete” is Cap- tured After Holding Up Prosper, N. D. Bank a Fargo, Oct. 21—Harold W. Johnson ntroduced humane methods into bank obbery at Prosper, N. D., this morn- | ng when, according to his confession rere today, Nard, patron, of the Prosper State 3ank, and escaped with $200. John- son was captured 10 minutes after the obbery by a posse of Prosper citizens | ind was later brought to Fargo. He gained entrance into the bank ast night, according to the confession, ind covered Nystrom with a revo.ter. de ordered him to open the vault, and; vhile Nystrom was doing this, Ward sntered. The bandit tied them together and :dministesed the ether. Johnson, who save his age as 23 years, told officials hat his home is in Albert Lea, Minn. He is known in Montana as “Rocky dountain Pete,” he said. SWEDEN HAS MONEY CRISIS Stockholm, Oct. 21—Sweden is suf- ‘ering from a sca ‘y of money and an abnormal economic situation. This 3 reflected in the report of the State bank for September. ‘rhe money shortage depresses the stock exchange where prices of bonds nd shares have touched a very low evel, even old established industrial mterprises which pay dividends of LO to:18 per cent. being quoted below var. Cc ses to which Sweden’s unsettled condition is attributed here include he socialist program, emanating from he present government, such as the nvestigation whether socialization of ndustry and commerce lies within the vorders of possibility, heavy taxation, in increasing demand for and the labor unrest. Adding to this, the growing debts o foreign countries through unnec sary imports, and decreased produc- jon ascribed by many to the eight- jour day, one obtains a picture of the vresent economic position of Sweden. BANKERS’ AID TO FARMERS IS HELD NECESSITY Washington, Oct. 21.—Bankers and should aid farmers by assisting in the establishment of co-operati varehousing and selling organiza- tion, Chairman Joseph Hirsch, of the agricultural assoviation a commission | of the American Bankers’ Association declared today in presenting the re- port of the commission to the con- vention. “Many of us have been fearful of entering the field of marketing be- cause in doing this we have heen afraid we would come in conflict with yur own customersythe middlemen— who are buying’ the farmers’ prod- ucts,” the report said “but it is high time for the bankers of the country to realize that a more economical method of distributing our food prod- ucts is absolutely essential to the suc- cess of Ameridan agriculture, that un- less farmers can produce and sell their crops with some reasonable as- surance of a fair profit there will be an increasing tide of men drifting from the farms to the cities. he administered ether to! Valter Nystrom, cashier, and, E. W.| higher; engineers were threatened with discharge because he scratched the sticker off?” W. H. Robin- son, state engineer, was asked. “1 didn’t reprimand him,” said Robinson, afd he also denied that he threatened him with discharge. This engineer, a highly com- petent man, came to North Da- kota only recently. He has a family, but he will lose his job rather than pay the $18. Keep Politics Out Robinson, who last spring de- clared that “politics must be kept out of his department,” treated questions of a reporter as to the near “black jack” methods of getting money as more or less of a joke. He laughingly denied that he had discharged any man becatise he “wasn’t right.” There are nearly 100 members of the engineer's department. The' department is asking the leg- islature to greatly increase its appropriation so that more em- ployes may, be obtained. Many * sof the engineers are growing un- | easy as they see the department. dragged into politics. Though ef- forts are being made to take $18 from them the state engineer |. said in his report that their sal- aries are inadequate. The collectors have made the rounds of the engineering offices twice, the second visit being an + effort to get those who refused the first visit. U. S. SOCIALIST EDITOR IS HELD BY THE BRITISH London Oct. 21—E. J. Costello managing editor of the Federated Press, of Chicago, comprising labor and socialist newspapers, was served with a deportation order by Scotland yard ‘officials this morning, following a search of his room and the seizure of his correspondence. As Mr. Costello had arranged to sail for America on October 23 he was allowed his freedom. Mr. Costello has been visiting Ger- many and the Baltic states but says he did not attemnt to enter Russia. BRITISH RATL WORKERS VOTE 10 QUIT WORK Unless Government, and Coal Miners Get Together They'’’ Will Go On Strike London, Oct. 21.—The coal strike situation took an unexpected and grave turn this afternoon when the railway men and transport workers|| announced that they would strike in sympathy with the miners unless ne- gotiations and the miners were re- opened this week. __It was reported there was a division of opinion among the national union of railway men delegates this morn- ing, not so much on the issue of sup- porting the miners, to which there is little opposition as on'the question of whether action should be deferred a few days in hope that some develop- ment might occur. A section of the delegates urged a strike on Saturday and a proposition to that effect was before the confer- ence this afternoon but there was a counter proposal to wait until next week. sue Ultimatum, The railroad men’s delegates issued what amguytes ,to an ultimatum that all memb Al elise work. Sunday/at midnight unless the strike was settled or negotiations which would effect a settlement begun by Saturday. J. H. Thomas, general secretary of the national union of railway men. announced that the delegates of the railway men had decided “to instruct the general secretary to intimate to Premier Lloyd-George that unless the miners’ claims are granted or nego- tiations resumed by Saturday which will result in a settlement we shall be compelled to take the necessary steps to instruct all our membe! England, Scotland and Wales to cea work. In addition a telegram is be- ing dispatched to all members to be prepared to-cease work at midnight of Sunday next unless they hear to the contrary.” PREDICTS BLOODY WAR FOR IRELAND Belfast, Ireland, Oct. 21—Bishop Foley declared the other day in Kii- dare and Leighlin Roman Catholic Cathedral that it was not improbable that before long parts of Ireland would be plunged into a sea of blood- shed and slaughter unless something in the line of a moral miracle were performed. He could not see byawhat means the Ifish people were to he preserved from the dreadful evi which threatened them; the destruc- tion of life and property on such a scale as would fall little short of that which befell northern France at the hands of the Germans. Their duty as Christians and Catholics was clear, he said. They must have no hand in act or part in murders and they must not give the slightest en- couragement to them. ‘present campaign LANGER BEGINS SPEAKING TOUR FOR O'CONNOR Attorney-General Says All Real Republicans Will Support | Him ai Polls “THE ISSUE IS SOCIALISM” Says That Efforts of League Leaders to Disguise it Are Thinly Veiled Declaring that the ue in the is socialism, and that it transcends party lines, William Langer, defeated in the Republican primary, began a speaking tour to- day in behalf of J. F. T. O'Connor and the entire fusion ticket. Mr. Langer made his first talks at Ashley and Wishek. Declining 30 in- vitations to speak in Montana, he wili speak daily in the state until Novem- ber 2. “I want every man who voted for me in the primaries to vote for O'- Connor this fall, and in doing this ( am loyal to the Republican party iu North Dakota, because real Republi- cans today have only the choice be- tween a Democrat and a socialist and a real North Dakota citizen must choose the Democrat,” he said. “The socialists are trying to dis- guise the issue. They are disguising it in their publications, but [ would ev- ery citizen in, this state to understand that the issue he is voting upon Nov LEAGUE STAND IS UNCHANGED SAYS HARDING Republican Candidate Invading | East for First Time Chal- lenges Opponents WANTS AN ASSOCIATION! Would Reject Covenant As It Stands; But Wants Nations Brought Together Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 2: king his first speech of the campaign in New York state, Senator Harding here today again challenged his Democrat- ic opponents to show by his public utterances where he has changed his position on the league of nations since he accepted the Republican nomination. Restating his stand, he declared the nation “cannot take ser- iously the Democratic insistence that the covenant shall be acceptance as it stands,” and added that for “such a rejection” he had stood unfailingly. He asserted .that he had favored consistently an inter - national association in the interest of peace, but could not under present conditions frame ad efinite and speci- | fic ,plan. “Yam not that kind of a candidate,” he continued. “It is easy cnough for a candidate who is going to lose to say almost anything about the league of nations or any future plans for America.” The senator charged that the Dem- 2 is whether or not he ultimately wants here in North Dakota, state ownership of lands.” “Today in North Dakota, there is no Republican candidate for govern- or. Lynn J. Frazier does not repre- sent the Republican party. These last few weeks I have written hundreds of letters, paying the Licey pa to Republicans who supported me in the primaries, asking them to organize school house campaigns and get out and lay aside their business tor a period of ten days to elect the fusion ticket in the state. Unless the fusion ticket is elected, the Socialist political machine, which I have so clearly de scribed in my book, a machine which overnight can create a thousand jobs in any community in North Dakota if they choose and pay them any salary they may wish to pay, will have be- come so powerful that the Socialist leaders will be stronger than the peo- ple themselves,” ws the prediction Mr. Langer made. Issue Is Socialism. “The issue is Socialism. The Cour- ier News and the Socialists are trying to make the farmers of North Dakota believe that they are not Socialists but the record speaks for itself. The leaders of the League themselves are Socialists, the men they have import- ed from other states are practically all Socialists. The chief bills that they tried to put on the statute books were defeated by men like Kositzky and Senator Mees, if passed would have fastened pure, unadulterated So- clalism upon the people and it is of the utmost importance that the men who voted for those bills be defeated and the ‘Independent candidates elected. “O'Connor's record in Miss Niel- son’s case shows that he will not stand for Socialism in the schools of North Dakota, and the tremendous fight that the League is putting up against Miss Nielson ought to show every man and woman voter in North Dakota what the real issue is. Hid- ing behind the low price of grain and live stock, which everyone knows is far too low today, these Socialists, by using the low price propaganda, are attempting to deceive the farmer, in- to fastening Socialistic rule on to North Dakota and placing Socialists in power who will continue to use their power to raise the taxes even higher than they are today. Vote tor O'Connor. “[ want every man who voted for me in the primaries to vote for O’Con- nor this fa}J, and in doing this I a.‘ loyal to thd Republican party in North Dakota, because real Republicans to day have only the choice between a Democrat and a Socialist and a real North Dakota citizen must choose the Democrat. The Socialists are ne to disguise the issue. They are dis- guising it in their publication, but I want every ctizen in the state to un- derstand that the issue he is voting upon November 2 is whether or not he ultimately wants here, in North Dakota, state ownership of land.” WHEAT PRICES DROP 5 CENTS Chicago, Oct. 21.—Bear pressure prevailed in the wheat market here late in the day and prices underwent a, decided set back. Acute’ weakness developed in reports that a further spread of the British strike was im: minent. Prices closed unsettled, 5 to 5% cents net lower. “WANTED TO BORROW HIS OWN STILL —— shop. “Can I have my still toda: asked he. “Tomorrow,” said My- ers, “I’m making this one for an- other feller.” “Gotta have it to- day,” declared the visitor. lotta work to do with can do,” stated Myers. ‘jin Los Angeles, Calif. ocrats are making the league an issue in the campaign to divert attention j from their “failure in handling do- mestic problems.” JOR? 80. Hoboke.., N. Harding, Republican presidential can- didate, stands for outright rejection of the leagu@ of nations and there is nothing ambjguois , or uncertain in ais declaratibn of ‘attitude, Senator Hiram Johnson of California, “league irreconcilable” declared in an address here last hight. “For reasons of their own,” Sen- ator Johnson said, “certain individ- uals and newspapers may misrepre- sent and misinterpret his words. 1 resent these imputations upon the sin- cerity of the utterance of the can- didate, and the manifest endeavor in some quarters. to distort his plain language. “T speak, of course, solely from the ublic utteranees of our candidate and these utterances make plain be- yond cavil that when Senator Hard- ing is president he will not take the United States into the league.” ASKS RETRACTION, Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 21.--Gover- nor Cox of Ohio yesterday sent a tele- gram to Elihu ‘Root asking him to “correct” what the Democratic candi- date declared was a “false” statement in Mr. Root’s address yesterday re- ggrding the governor's position on the league of nations issue. The govern- or denied Mr. Root’s statement that he demands the league “just as Mr. Wilson negotiated it,” and called on Mr. Root for a retraction. In making public his telegram to Mr. Root, Governor Cox issued a statement ‘declaring that Mr. Root and 30 other prominent Republicans signed the recent statement in behalf of Senator Harding, the Republican nominee, were ceive the voters because 'they are per- mitting their partisanship to ° rise above their patriotism, and trusting, perhaps, that the last wobble of Sen- ator Harding may be in ther direc- tion.” Governor Cox re-stated his propos- al to accept any reservations “helpful | to the league and contended, there- fore, that Mr. Root had made a state - ment “which the records show is false.” SOO LINE ASKS: ROAD’S CARS BE BROUGHT BACK On complaint of S06 line officials, J. H. Calderhead,, secrétary of the railroad commis: today telegraph- ed to the Interstate'Commerce com- mission at WasHington asking that special efforts be made to returi freight cars belonging to the Soo line from the east. Superintendent Derrick reported 43 elevators were blocked early today by lack of cars. = The other railroads in the state particularly the Northern Pacifi reported to be well supplied with'cars The cars belonging to this road and the Great Northern have been rushed back from the east. PIONEER OF ST. PAUL DEAD St. Paul, Oct. 21—Michael H. Foley, pioneer lumberman, railway contr tor. wholesale grocer and capitalist, of St. Paul, died last night at his home He had been suffering of anemia. Coming to Minnesota in the early) ’70’s Mr. Foley, with his brothers Thomas, John and Timothy, were out- standing figures in the growth and | upbuilding of St. Paul and the North- west. Boy Scouts Meet Boy Scouts of Troup No. Presby' terian group, will attend the so- cial given by the Christian Endeavor do,” said the visitor and showed revenue agent’s badge. Yep, Myers is in the hoozegow. c Friday evening at 8 o'clock, at the church. The Second hike to the Twin Buttes will occur at a later date. nsidered for} “attempting to de-j 6, of the|2 WILL RESIGN AS LORD-LIEUTENANT | | i i | LONDON—lIt is understood that Lord French will resign shortly as lord lieutenant for Ireland. Ii- health is given as the reason. SPECULATORS LOSE BY LAW BEFORE VOTERS Initiated Measure Would Bar Outsiders from Borrowing State Money ARGUMENTS AGAINST IT Editor’: his is the third of a articles dealing with th tiated measures to be voted on Noy, 2. Bank of North Dakota to loan money to land who are residents of oth- Shall the have power speculato er states? The purpose of those wh» favor the initiated measure, to be voted on No- jvember 2, in asking a favorable vote is to prevent abuses of public funds. The Bank of North Dakota was or- ganized to make long-time loa fariners. ’As the lav now stan bank can make loans to land sp lators who live outside of North a kota. There is on record a $25,000 loan made to a land speculator who lives in St. Paul on Golden VaHey county land. | Keep Money at Home. Shall land speculators be allowed to thus borrow public funds—for the funds in the Bank of North Dakota are public funds! What objection is there to this measure, singe the bank was organ- ized to make long-time loans to farm- ers? The only sp ‘ic objection that his been offered is a technical question’ iOpposition forces have raised the question as to whether the word “only” would restrict all activities of ithe bank to making farm loans. The gbjection is considered lightly and without merit by those who proposed the measure. What Law Provides. The initiated law provides: Section 1. The Bank of North Dakota shall make real, estate loans only to actual farmers who are residents of this state. ction 2. All acts and parts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. An announcement of the Joint Cam- { paign committee on this law sa { “All money in the hands of the Bank of North Dakota that can be loaned out on real estate mortgages should be loaned to farmers who live in the state and not to people who live in other states, which the offi- cers of the Bank of North Dakota can do now and have done. Farming 1s the chief indu: of the state of North Dakota. Why should we not, therefore, have a law that would pro- hibit the officers of the Bank of North Dakota, regardless who they are now or who they may be in the future, from, louning North Dakota money to people who are not residents of Nort’ Dakota. | “The repeal clause loans made on real estate mortgages, so when this law is approved, it does not prevent the Bank of North Dakota from making loans on other security to any and all state institutions and industries just as the Bank of North Dakota is now authorized to do. Vote in favor of using North Dakota’s mon ey for North Dakota people. Vote thus: Shall this initiated measure be ap- proved? CZARS applies only to TRAINER SELLING London, Oct. 21.--Charl | who used to train the the Russian emperor is now selling | matches and chocolates in the streets | here. MATCHE! | BIG APPLE Philadelphia, Oct. s in Pennsyl ult of the several weeks i Federal Reserve Bank for thi: at more than 21,000,000 bushels year more than 7,000,0000 were produced. bushels MACSWINEY FED, MAKES VIOLENT, ANGRY PROTEST Hunger Striking Lord Mayor of Cork Given Food While Unconscious SAYE “THEY TRICKED ME” Entering on 70th Day-.of Strike, MacSwiney’s Body Affected By Scurvy 21.—Official confirma- tion came from two sources this morn- ing of reports that Lord Mayor Mac- Swiney, of Cork, had been fed during a period, of unconsciousness. The bulletin of the Irish Self- Determination league dealing with his condition on the 70th day;of his hun- ger strike announced that the prison docto: had forced meat juice into cSwiney’s mouth during a fit of de- m last night. From the government side it was stated at the home office that the Lord Mayor had been fed last night. The Self-Determination league’s ac- count of the feeding said that the mayor detected the case of the meat London, Oct. ,|Juice and said to his sister near him: “They tricked me and [ didn’t know ibe Before lapsing into unconsciousness again continued the account the Lord Mayor waived his arms violently and shouted: “Take it away.” \ Delirious All Night The mayor ‘was “delirious almost all last night the bulletin said, the delirium taking a violent form most of the time. The bulletin adds that the meat juice administered yesterday ‘as the first noruishment to pass his since his arrest on August 12. tials continued to- day to put liquid nutriment in the mayor’s mouth during his periods of delerium, it was said in the noon bulletin. Limbs Affected delirium, it was said in the noon all morning and was violent at times. His limbs, it was said, worked spas- modically. He did not recognize relatives who visited him today, it was added. The league’s mid-afternoon tin said: “The Lord Mayor continues in a de- lirious state but is calmer. Doctors who have just visited him say there is a serious development of scurvy, which covers the whole body. bulle- Cork, Oct. 21.—A telegram received here by a friend of Lord Mayor Mac- Swiney.at Cork from the latter: “Get Cork to pray for speedy death.” A later telegram to the same friend asked him to come immediately as the end was near. BY HERBERT DUCKWORTH, N. E. A. Staff Correspondent. London, Oct. 21.—How has Lord Mayor Terrence MacSwiney, of Cork, been able to maintain his hunger strike? I am told on the authority of an of- ficial of the government Irish office that MacSwiney has been receiving nourishment at the hands of his friends. The lord mayor's relatives deny that they are giving him any food, ex- cept the daily communion cracker. Government. Attitude. The attitude of the government is summed up in the opinion that “the less said about ime lord mayor the better.” It is admitted that if any of Mace Swiney’s visitors supplied him with concentrated nourishment no steps would be taken by the Brixton prison officials to prevent it. On Sept. 19, MacSwiney, ‘in a mes- sage to Irishmen, said he attributed his endure to “the spiritua! strength which I receive from my daily communion, bringing me bodily strength, assisted by a world of mas- ses and prayers.” ver, when the question “Is the lord mayor of Cork getting any food?" s put bluntly to the Irish office of- jal the answer was: “Of course he MacSwiney is confined to a large room in the prison hospital, which room he has to himself. The temper- ature of this chamber is maintained very high. Fear Effects of Cold. If he should catch cold, in his a mittedly feeble condition, iit might prove quickly fatal. Ther a trained nurse always in attendance, but no stay in the room. MacSwiney’s rela- tives are allowed to visit him at any time. Excellent food, suitable to his weakened condition, is kept constant* ly at his bedside. According to a medical authority, acSwiney, if he has totally, really ted since he started the hunger strike, should have lost nearly all his fat, over one-fourth of his muscles, nearly one-fourth of the blood, one- fifth of the substance of the skin, one wixth of the lungs and one-eighth of the bones. Heart or nerve substance need not have been affected. “His body,” says this physician, “should be shrunken, his eyes hol- low and wild, his skin parched and shrivelled, his muscles flabby, his limbs wasted, his tongue dry and hard and his voice weak and whispering. Although in starvation the mind of- ten remains clear, mental effort is very difficult; giddiness and noises in the ears greatly trouble the pa- tient. E sting Records in Medical World. “The well-nourished body has a vast store of material it can draw upon when deprived of food. By feed- ing on their own fat, muscle and oth- er tissues, one man lived 58 d: and another, who was a_lunatic, 61 days (Continued on Page Three)