The evening world. Newspaper, August 1, 1919, Page 14

C oe MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Clavio Can You. aarti Si ioe and" oad ee alae hae PWOLUME 00..........c0scssssederesrecegesee NO, 21,164 BRING THE BIGGEST TO THE TASK. € NE BY ONE the various branches of the Federal Government "are being forced by the country’s imperative need to focus _ The present week has seen the beginnings of something like real at Washington to aid American consumers in their strugzle ~ Goncurrent with the House resolution recommending the sale of army food stores to the public came the definitely announced ‘post as well as by consignment to municipal authorities. | of the House-are calling for an inquiry into the increased \ of-engar, shoes ‘and clothing. The Department of Justice is gatitig Tor itself the activities of profiteers, It is announced _ fifom the White House that the President, impressed by the special Waring of theBrotherhood of Locomotive Engincers, is giving “deep very thoughtful consideration” to the cost-of-living problem. tf ‘the Senate ‘has cocked its eye at high prices that are driving Government employees to quit their jobs in the District of Columbia tba, judging by yesterday's debate, Senatorial discovery of « larger aapect of the question is close at hand. » all Uiierwert ot oll qpecd with «high pressure of public demand ‘Behind it. “ Onee started neither Congress nor any other department of the ‘Federal Government should be allowed to forget for one hour that the present high cost of necessities is a matter of supreme importance : the Nation’s industrial energy and as determining a sound ‘gad just distribution of its prosperity. : If necessary let petitions bearing millions of names be forwarded jo Washington to urge upon every branch of the Government that rovement to control the increase in | at of must be an eg ng An it Not that the people of the United States have any foolish f n that economic law can be suspended in-their behalf. Not that | FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, Beat Tt! IT's A Puoo 3 on nen COO PEC. hm oe ALLY Sue ‘ut Never Know ( DIDN'T EAT IT. THe Docs Loves rt this is promising. But it will come to nothing unless it goes| ofa five years’ gap in world production. Not that they expect to be by law to pre-war levels, — What intelligent Americans ask is that their Government act, so as it can act, to prevent deliberate ACCELERATION of the rise prices by those who see chance to add thereby to their own ivate profit. War and the inevitable economic results of war have put the itry in state of mind in which it bows only too readily to the tly proclaimed necessity of risitig prices, This psychological ce of advancing prices makes possible a cruel, almost unlimited ree of exploitation. The producer, the wholesaler, the retailer, “pat to speak of the middleman and the speculator—every one con- ‘earned in the production, handling and sale of necessities—is tempted _ Be take advantage of the “rising price” excuse to add an extra rise his own pocket. How many are resisting the temptation? » As the packer who tries to keep extra supplies of meat and "Banded ‘goods from the market where they will lower prices? Are interests with their deep laid plans for curtailing coal pro- and warning the public of coming famine, thus assuring « rise of coal prices? Is the clothing manufacturer? Or the dealer? a If inexorable economic law is ALONE responsible for the in- cost of thoes, why is the net income of a concern like the Leather Company, after allowing for the payment of Federal 57 per cent. greater for the three months ending June 30 than the corresponding quarter last year? How is it that this same has not only paid increased dividends but accumulated a us of $4,194,277 in the first six months of this year? Tnexorable economic law! Take this shibboleth of profiteers and boosters to pieces. Analyze it down to its bare bones. What per cent. of it is law and fact? What per cent. is pred- pretense? / , The country is waiting for an answer. Until it comes there can > protection against merciless forces that are wresting prosperity the ‘United States ‘from millions entitled to their share. ‘The Federal Government should re-enforce itself with the best n and enérgy in America as it concentrates on this paramount tom the People plete War Veteran. | Tho late Asa B. Gard Hae 8 | he Brening World; “)ileutenant in th 7 Xe first York Vol- Unteer Infantry in 1861. He later be- came @ Captain in the 22d New York Volunteers. He then joinsd the Unit- @d Btates Veteran Reserve Corps in 1865, He was brevetted a Captain in the volunteers for brave and meritori- us service during the Civil War and mustered out of volunteer service Aug. 3, 1866. It is obvious he fought Om the side of the North, Lucile The Bide Copyright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Oo, (The New York Dvening World), Informs a Fresh Patron She Does Not Care To Gossip About the Bovine Family. She Ii 66P°\ID you ever run across one of D those people who think they got all the knowledge in the world locked up in their safe?” asked Lucile the Waitress, as the Friendly Patron pushed the cafe's cat off the lvnch counter to keep her from get- ting his fried egg. “Often,” he replied. . “Don't that kind make you want to shoot the chutes?” “They do get on my nerves a trifle.” “Me, too! I had one here a while ago. He was one of those solemn- coking Gshes who look like they just escaped from some high-brow profes- sore job. He climbs up on a stool and indicates corned beef hash with- out even suggesting that I tip him off a8 to what we put in the stuff, and I am just beginning to admire him for hia recklessness when he startg to epear me with his know! “*Young lady,’ he says, ‘I wonder how much you know about the bovine family.’ “Never met anybody by that name,’ I tell him, “He laughs and it makes me gore, “‘and it I ever had,’ I says, ‘T ‘wouldn't be gossiping about them. Tt ain't my nature to be discussing the affairs of families.’ “You don’t quite understand me,’ he siys. “The cow belongs tq the bovine family.’ “I don't dare ask him whose cow because I am gure he'd answer, ‘The Bovine’s cow.’ So I just smile and say: “Isn't that nice? I suppose little Willie Bovine or old map Bo- vine has to milk said cow, eh? ‘At that he ups and tells me that ali cows are called the bovine family, I begin to think this guy is scooty or something, so I decide to humor bim, * “‘Another thing,” he says. ‘Did you know the cow hasn't got any teeth in her upper jaw? “The Bovines ought to get a new cow,’ I says, ‘Evidently theirs is getting olf" “*What I mean,’ he says, ‘is that atl cows haven't got any teoth in thelr upper jaw.’ “T got you, Mister.’ I tell him. ‘You're a cow dentist. Well, I'm sorry to tell you I ain't deeply inter- ested in cows, If 1 was I'd get a pump and start @ dairy.’ “This guy gives @nother sorrow- He? fo ap: aaeeel EvER A PLATE SoWweN LicrRED. owe Waitress ‘Dudley ed in knowing that a horse can’t breathe through his mouth, would your “ ‘Not on Tuesdays,’ I says, ‘Thurs- days and Sundays are my horse days. I suppose @ horse can't breathe through his mouth because it's filled) up with hay or popcorn, maybe!’ “They don't feed popcorn , to horses,’ he says. “‘No? I saya, ‘But they feed it to donkeys, don't they?” “Not at all,’ he answers, “But you eat it,’ 1 shoot back. “That was whete he quit all his merriment. “‘Ob you don't know much,’ he says, “I know this much,’ I says ‘A goose can’t whistle,’ “Off the stool he gets and away he goes, looking as if he'd like to bite a hole in the front gate of West Admin- ster Abbot in London, or something. As he goes through the door I give him the merry ha ba, and Lily, the tow-head at the pie counter, joins in,” “You're not deeply interested in animals, I take it,” said the Friendly Patron, “Not very,” Lucile replied. “But I'll slip you a secret, I don't know whether a goose can whistle or not, Now whaddye know about that? _—_——— THE SPANISH ARMADA, The first great triumph of the naval power of England was the defeat of tne “Invincible Armada” of Spain 331 years ago, July 29, 1588, The Armada was collected and equipped dy Philip If. of Spain for the sub- jugation of England, and consisted of besides caravels, The great 1d bY 8,766 sailors and es, and carried 21,855 soldiers. ‘There were also 150 monks, and 1,355 voluntecrs, noblemen, gen- tlemen and their servants, The Ar- mada, commanded by the Duke of Medina-Sidonia, sailed from Lisbon in May, 1588, but was soon dispersed by @ storm, and had to be reformed. The great fleet entered the English Channel off Cornwall on July 19, ‘The Armada suffered severely in a series of engagements, and fire ships sent, into the midst completed the demoralization of the fleet, Many ships were taken or sunk on July 29, PAGE ts Re en bench 'R. JARR had a fan and, the pic- ture of hot weather comfort in his shirt sleeves and slippers, stretched himself out on the sofa to read the papers after’supper. “This \1s all right,” be said. “TI ¢ell you, it's the only place after all. Say what you will, it’s good to be home!” “What pleasure do I derive from your company when, as soon as sup- per is over, you fall asleep?” asked Mrs, Jarr. “It may do you a lot of g00d to be home, but what good does it do me?” “Well, here I am,” eaid Mr. Jarr, “and I’m not going to sleep either. T'm going to make myself comfort- able.” So saying, he fanned himself serenely, ° ' “And as soon as you are comfort- able, you go to sleep,” ebrilled Mrs, Jarr. “But then as long as you are suited, I presume I should not com- plain.” “But you always do complain,” re- torted Mr. Jarr, who for some strange reason, despite his fan and news- papers, appeared to be more anxious to argue than to read. “You always do complain. You complain when I don't come home and you complain when I am home.” “You might as well not come home as to come and have your supper, read the papers and then fall asleep,” answered Mrs. Jarr. “But, as I said, I won't complain.” It was not Mr, Jarr’s purpose to quarrel, But he had a purpose, al- though be gave no sign, so he looked around the room and sighed in a comforting manner, “Yes, as I was saying,” he said, home, I always like to come home. I know you think I do not, but, as @ matter of fact, I am home all the time. Mrs. Jarr sniffed disdainfully, as if this were so wild a statement it wasn't worth contradicting. “Yes, Iam,” said Mr. Jarr, taking umbrage at the sniff. “I'm home every night. And I'm home because I want to be home.” “How kind of you!" said Mra, Jarr. “Well, I'd rather be home than any place else,” said Mr, Jarr, “I can lay off and take it easy, And, do you know, I'm tired when night comes. My feet acne, I guess I'm ful grin and then he says: “ "I don't suppose you'd be interest- and the Armada then made a hasty retreat, having lost 13,000 men and thirty-five vessels, getting old.” “Look here, Edward Jarr!" cried Mrs. Jarr, rousing up at this, “If Jud, The Jarr F By Roy L. McCardell Coprright, 1919, ty The Frese Publishing Ca (The New York Bvening World). Mrs. Jarr Is Content That Cafes No Longer Have Strong Attractions for Husbands. Be Brave ano Ear IT. IF YOu HURT HER Fi . SHELL Leave us ens % YER TEMPERA ENTAL Goop ! HE Licked HIS PLATE mily that’s all the reason you come home, Just to use it as a rest cure, you can get right out!” “What?” asked Mr, Jarr. “You can get out,” repeated Mrs. Jarr. “If you are only home because you are feeling old and because you ache, you can get out and ache some- where else!"* “Put on my shoes and coat and leave my nice, comfortable sofa?” asked Mr, Jarr. f “Exactly!” cried Mrs, Jarr, “and while you miss your comfortable sofa, think of the many nights when you didn’t ache and weren't tired and weren't getting old and cranky, when you might have come home and didn’t!’ “Ob, get out,” laughed Mr, Jarr, as if this were a joke. “No, you get out! I mean ft,” said Mrs, Jarr. “If that's all your home is for you—a rest cure—you get on your things and get out!” “TN go to Gus's, though you wouldn't know the old place now,” remarked Mr. Jarr. “I never knew the old place, but go to Gus’s and ache if you wish,” said Mis, Jarr quietly. Mr. Jarr got up, grumbling, and Dut off his slippers and house coat. He put on his shoes and other coat and went out. Mr. Rangle met bim at the corner, “I see it worked,” said Rangie, “and it worked at our house. Come on. ‘The pinochle game 1s waiting for us.” Mrs, Jarr leaned out the window, but not far enough to be seen, “I knew what he was up +o all the time,” she said, “But they never stay out late on a liquid diet of near beer,” she remarked grimly. ————— THE VILLAGE ORACLES. 6677 HEM gents lolling on the T benches over there in the shade of the Court Ho Square,” said the landlord of t! tunia tavern, “assemble most every pleasant afternoon to talk things over. And while they are at it they talk them over and under and across ‘and round and round and through and up and down and athwart and diago- nal and ‘back and forth and sideways.” “Indeed!” returned the solemn guests, “And what is it that they talk over in the various directions you mention.” “Nothing,” replied mine host.— rs 4 |\Sayings of Mrs. Solomon ‘By Helen Rowland. ra Copyright. 1919, oy The Press Publishing Co. (The New York Bvening World). Being the Confessions of the 700th Wife Concern- ing the Pet Abominations of a Modern Woman. Y Daughter, I, thy Mother, the Wisest among all the wives of Solomén the Wise, am a patient woman ‘and long-suffering; tender of heart and of a sweet and gentle hating and despising only these: , isposition; loving many things and A woman that springeth her amateur French ‘upon me—and a man that telleth me of his firtations with Other Women. A man that reproveth his wife in my:presence—and & woman that mocketh at her husband before eom- pany. A man that telleth me the Brutal Truth about my- self—and a woman that feedeth me with sugarcoated Hes. An husband that saith unto his spouse, “Oh, emt # out!"™-and « wife that saith unto her husband, “DO shut up!” A taxi driver that secketh all the WORST bumps in his wild carger— and a waiter that smiteth me with look of scorn and the Frozen Stare when I hand him a quarter of a shekel. A man that clingeth unto his seat while I stand in the street cam and seeketh to flirt with me the while over his newspaper. A restaurant where all they serve one is the cabsret, the ice. water AND the check, and nothing is tender, not even the cabaret girls. A shop girl that saith: “Yea, it is good, for I wear one MYSELF!” : And a milliner that poseth a Freudian nightmare upon my head and seeketh to hypnotize me, crying: “How beautifull—and JUST—thy—style! love it!” Yea, I knew thou wouldst A glum hotel clerk—and a haughty box office man. White hosiery—and bobbed hair. “Improving” lectures—and “Shimmy-dance Maniacs.” People who talk about their motor cars—and people who won't talk about MY motor car. People who boast of their daily ft hot enough for you?” Married Flirts—— Selah. The Care T is a mistake to wean the baby ] from the breast or bottle abso- lutely during hot weather. It is a much better plan to substitute an oc- sional feeding bottle to a breast-fed | baby, and to prepare it for the change gradually, Often a grave case of summer complaint is started by mak- ing an abrupt change, Upon the slightest Indication of any trouble of this kind, the mother who 1s still nursing her baby must watch her- self more carefully, paying close at- tention to her own condition, even to the extent of taking a dose of cas- tor off for its beneficial effect apon the child. ‘The baby itself may be given a teaspoonful of sweet of] and one of soda mint solution, If it is a bottle- fed baby, its digestion should be aided by giving it from five to ten drops of lacto-peptine in a little dolled water. Omit, a feeding and substitute instead some barley water. If the trouble grows worse, and the child becomes restless and feverish, with a hot, dry mouth, keep it out in fresh, cool air; give it plenty of cold (not iced) water, dolled, to which a lit- tle ime water has been added. With this simple treatment and absolute quiet, an attack can frequently be cut short. If, despite these precautions, the trouble continues, all feeding must be stopped for twenty-four hours at least, This sounds like a harsh measure to mothers, but it is a form of treatment that saves lives. Years ago physicians pointed out the fact that bables suffering with acute in- testinal troubles cannot digest any food, especially: milk, and that it accentuates the condition a hundred times by keeping up the irritation. ‘Therefore the digestive tract must be placed at absolute rest by with- drawing all food, and only such things should be allowed as soothe and heal the delicate tissue with which the stomach and intestines are lined, Lf this is not done, the com- plaint may soon grow worse; the ‘baby becomes unconscious, wastes away to a shadow and finally dies from exhaustion. ‘The treatment, then, for a baby that has actual summer complaint is plain, All food withdrawn, and the Kicking the Bucket. OT everybody who is dead has N kicked the bucket; not every- body who has died by his own hand has kicked the bucket, though in the process some of them ‘have kicked over other things, This is no attempt to proselytize—it is not a revelation of the after-life, It is simply an explanation of how it started, The term has come down to us for every method of leaving this world for the next. The particular means How It Started cold plunge—and people who say, “Is Fat Flirts, Old Flirts, Flapper Fiirts, Hardened Flirts, Giggling Fitrts, Yea, and an eligible Bathelor who will NOT flirt! For such are the Pet Abominations of a Modern Woman; and even & meek and gentle heart shall rebel against them! of Infants During Summer ~By Charlotte C. West, M. D. Copyright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Bening World), Withdraw Feeding If Summer Complaint Is Acute intestines are cleaned out with a dose of laxative medicine to remove all irritation, Nothing does this #0 quickly as a teaspoonfuj of ‘eastor oll, ten drops of aromatic syrup of rhubarb, and @ dessert+spoonful of warm soda mint solution, In, addi- tion, a warm mustard foot bath utim- ulates the circulation, for in this con- dition the extremities are frequently cold and clammy, If there seems to be much pain, hot cloths may be laid on the abdomen, If they are not sufficiently stimulating, apply = mild poultice, or sprinkle a drops of essence of ginger on the hot cloths, Do not fail to remember the extreme delicacy of baby’s skin, and how quickly it may be injured, Be very, very careful in applying poultices As the child improves, feed it with gum arabic water, or toast water, gradually adding barley water. Later, feed it occasionally with the white of an egs, beaten up in a tumbler of cool, boiled water, to which @ tea- spoonful of glycerine and « dessert- spoonful of orange flower water has been added. Because a child’s ner- vous system is 6o unstable, perfect quiet becomes imperative when its vitality is lowered by sickness, Byery- thing must be done to conserve tts nervous energy, end nothing must be done that will be a drain upon it, Let me repeat and emphasise that fresh, pure air, especially sea air, acts like @ tonic; thet cooling applications of vinegar and water, or alcohol and water, are bracing and stimulating; that the circulation is improved end the child inexpressibly soothed by warm mustard foot baths; that abso- lute quiet must be observed by plac- ing the baby at perfect rest in évery respect, and that plenty of boiled cold, not iced, water must be given to make up for the watery discharges and to sustain the tissues, In returning to the question of the child's food, the utmost care as to its be observed. First it pure. It ts best to avold milk and starches and to confine the child to cereal waters, the white of egg, wine-whey and the lke. Some nurses and physicians find dry, powdered foods very satisfactory to begin on. ‘When returning to milk, it should be peptonized with peptogenic pow- ders first, By Hermine Neustaatl which popularized it, however, was introduced hundreds of years ago by one Bolzober, who, having lost bis reason, decided to commit suiclde— to bang himself, In looking around for a support over which to throw his rope he found a beam so high over his head that it was necessary to stand on something in order to reach it, The nearest thing happened to be @ bucket, which served the purpose very well. After completing the necessary operations the, poor man actually and verily kicked the bucket,