THIS ADMINISTRATION
IS STRICTLY ON THE JOB
The President's Letter to Chairman
Doremus Declining to Make Polit
ical Speeches This . Fall And An
nouncing His Intention to Remain
at His Post of Duty Commended by
Members of all Parties Many
Tributes to Mr. Wilson.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 1 The
President's decision to remain at his
post of duty and not to engage in po
litical speech-making during 'the fall
campaign, as indicated in his letter to
Hon. F. E. Doremus, the chairman of
the Congressional Campaign Commit
tee, seems to have delighted everyone.
The editorial approval of the Presi
dent's decision is as strong in Bull
Moose and Republican as in Demo
cratic papers. The sympathies of
the American people are with the
President, who has devoted a most
strenuous year and a half to constant
performance of duty. Editorial com
ment given herewith tells its own sto
ry: BACK TO THE HOMELY VIRTUES
"My job, I now know", can be done
best only if I devote my whole thought
and attention to it and think of noth
ing but the duties of the hour. I am
not at liberty, and shall not be, so far
as I can now see, to turn away from
those duties to undertake any kind of
political canvass." President Wilson.
This extract from President Wil
son's letter to Congressman Doremus,
chairman of the Democratic Congres
sional Campaign Committee, is a
striking illustration of the high im
portance of homely virtues.
At this critical moment the duty
which lies nearest to the President of
the United States is that which lies
nearest to most of us all the days of
our life that of attending carefully
and conscientiously to the business
confided to us.
The practice of thes? homely virtues
makes great things possible. Govern
ments are run efficiently by men who
stick to their jobs. Nations are kept
right in critical moments, not by
flashes of inspiration, but by steady
attention to business.
The glamour about statesmanship is
misleading. Because a man holds a
high office it doesn't follow that there
is anything in his methods beyond the
reach of the average mind that he
has mysterious ways of doing great
things known only to the elect.
When all is said and done it reduces
itself to the homely methods of busi
nes of everyday life to the old rules
of attention, industry and common
sense that are the common property
of men to the familiar virtues that
we are too apt to depreciate.
The men who do great things stick
to the job more closely than their fel
lows. They concentrate their efforts
more resolutely on the most important
thing at hand. They are more deter
mined not to be discouraged or dis
tracted from the main point. That is
all and that is greatness.
What would this country have been
without the sturdy common sense of
George Washington, without Jeffer
son's trust in the good sense and the
good intentions of the plain man,
without the resolute patience of Abra
ham Lincoln?
Let Congress follow the President's
good example. It has a golden oppor
tunity to serve the country by the
practice of another homely virtue. We
are not so great that economy can be
dispised, nor so rich that we need not
cut off unwise expenditures.
Let Democratic Congressmen dedi
cate themselves anew to the 'econ
omy" they have so long preached!
Let them remember that their party
was never more virile or more in the
nation's confidence than when it made
the issue of "retrenchment and re
form!"
Homely virtues made this nation
and homely virtues can save it from
al the mischances that the present or
the future threaten. Chicago Herald.
"THE DAY OF GREAT THINGS"
The President of the United States
will make no campaign speeches. In
an address to the people as simple and
elegant in its English as it was force
ful and irristible in its logic, the
chief executive outlined his plans for
the imemdiate future.
"This is the day of great things"
and the President, actuated by the
high spirit of patriotism which has
dominated his actions ever since he
asumed the guidance of the nation's
affairs, is determined that the coun
try shall not suffer through even a
temporary diversion from its inter
ests.
President Wilson has been tried as
perhaps no President since Abraham
Lincoln. He has been forced to put
in the background the most sacred
personal affairs that he might serve
the nation to the utmost of his men
tal ability and physical strength. He
was not permitted even the time for
the expresion of grief over the loss of
his best beloved, which falls to the lot
of the humblest citizen. Grim duty
beckoned him and he answered.
Now, all his energies are being bent
toward saving his country from the
snares into which she might easily
fall through incompetency. Politics
fades into insignificance in view of
the weighty things which are trans
piring in Europe, and which indirectly
affect the United States.
President Wilson believes in per
sonal service and self-sacrifice, if nec
esary. To that end he is making poli
tics subservient to the great questions
which daily clamor for solution.
The President's appreciation of the
eternal fitness of things will be appre
ciated by friend and foe alike. It is
a relief to know that in these days of
stress and strain the pettiness of poli
tics is not to be aired by the chief ex
ecutive of the United States, and that
personal ambition is not to have prec
edence over service to country. The
Meriden (Conn.) Morning Record
(Rep.)
To put an old phrase to good use
once more, the Wilson administration
is best judged by the enemies it has
made.
WHY SWAP HORSES IN
MIDDLE OF THE STREAM?
A Sympathetic Congress Has Stood
by the President and Put Over the
Constructive Program of Achieve
ment. Senators and Congressmen
Who Have Shared in Responsibility
Entitled to A Vote of Confidence"
This Regarded as Issue.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 1 In the
preliminary Democratic councils, held
at Washington; the lines of the fall
campaign have been clearly drawn.
The paramount issue, according to
the prevailing gossip, is simply this:
Shall President Wilson and the
Democratic majorities in the House
and Senate who have stood by him
in "putting over" constructive pro
gresive legislation receive a vote of
confidence from the American elector
ate? In many particulars, the situation is
critical. As everybody realizes, the
President, with Congress assisting
willingly, has met the financial and
commercial crisis brought upon this
country by the European war wisely
and efficiently. But the war is to con
tinue indefinitely. Some war problems
are in course of solution and others
are certain to rise. The United
States occupies an international situ
ation that requires delicate handling.
The case very forcibly revives the old
injunction against swapping horses
while crosing a stream.
Much more besides the war situa
tion is to be considered in the same
light. .The new banking system pro
vided by the Federal Reserve Act is
on the eve of taking effect, and the
test of its success must be determined
in two years now to come. The Fed
eral Trade Commission created by
the Trade Commission Bill must be
organized and put to work.
Since the extra tariff session met a
year ago last April, Congress has
done wonders by way of providing
the country with reform legislation
which has been demanded for years.
But much remains to be done. The
crush of business has necessitated the
postponement of rural credits legis
lation and may result in deferring ac
tion in the Senate upon the Rayburn
Securities BilL The bills in the conser
vation program have passed the
House, but are yet to pass the Sen
ate. Next wnter's session ends by law
March 4. Therefore it is possible that
these and other important matters
may have to be turned over to the in
coming Congress.
In considering the political applica
tion of argument against changing
horses, there arise naturally the ques
tion of what constitutes the horse
upon which so much progress has
been made. It is not a horse really; it
is a team the President and a sym
pathetic Congress.
The President s effective leadership
is conceded and universally lauded.
But the President s principle of action
has been that of seeking "common
counsel' before acting. In this manner
he has been able to secure the cooper
ation of Congress to a degree without
example in modern political history.
The President's measures and policies
have succeeded because the Democrat
ic majorities of the House and Senate
have stood by him through hot weath
er and cold, through praise and blame,
no matter whether the going was
heavy or easy. It follows that the
Democratic Congressmen and Sen
ators who joined in the"common coun
sel" and who have stood by the Pres
ident are entitled to share the benefits
of a "vote of confidence."
Advices reaching Washington from
all parts of the country show that
substantially this line of reasoning is
running in the minds of the public at
large. Hence, the Democatic outlook
is considered excellent.
The House Republicans have sud
denly put the soft pedal upon attacks
on the sugar schedule of the Under
wood Tariff. After having inserted
sugar speech after sugar speech in
the Congressional Record, with a view
to harping insistently upon the theme
in the fall election, the high-protectionists
have suddenly concluded to look
elsewhere for campaign thunder.
This shange of front is due to the
very obvious fact that the effect of the
European War upon the sugar market
contains an excellent defense of the
action of the Democrats in providing
for a gradual reduction of sugar tar
iflT a until free fiiirrnr in rPAphpri-
The reductions in effect prior to the
outbreak of the war had reduced the
retail price of sugar from 6 and
cents a pound to 4 .and 5 cents a pound
Under the present war conditions
housewives are paying 8, 9 and 10
cents a pound. The price has fluctu
ated somwhat; but the existing aver
age with little prospects of early re
lief is about 9 cents a pound.
The situation amply corroberates
the Democratic argument that high
sugar tariffs hugely increase the price
of sugar to the consumers of the Uni
ted States, and constitute a heavy
tribute laid upon the general public
for the beniht of very few people.
The high tariff creates an artificial
condition strongly resembling the Eu
ropean war. lhe Congress and the
Government are powerless in the face
of the conditions caused by the war;
but they can and have in the Under
wood Act prevent such a situation
existing during normal times.
SENTIMENT
One of the finest things in this
world is sentiment. It is the tie that
binds us to the old. home; it is the
thing that keeps the faithful old
horse on the place after he rs of no
further use on the farm and give his
bones a peaceful plaec in' which to
rest; it' is that which adds' human in
terest to the old oaken bucket, that
makes the old days and old songs am
old faces sweeter tnan any other.
Public sentiment is a regulator of
human conduct, and though looked up
on by the irreligious libertine as a ty
rant, it is that which gently but per
sistently brings all men up to its
standard of morals.
The business of a newspaper is no'
only to furnish a medium through
which its correspondents and its editor
may express sentiment. Reforms are
brought about by agitation and infor-
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
APPROVE PEACE POLICY
Adopt Resolutions at the Annual Con
vention Endorsing Foreign Policy
of Administration and Pledge Or
ganization to Stand by the Presi
dent and Uphold His Hands Com
ment of the Lousiville Courier-Journal
Our Peace President
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 1 The veter
ans of the Spanish-American War,
who have been in annual session here,
adopted resolutions approving the for
eign policy of President Wilson's ad
ministration. The Courier-Journal
over which Marse Henry Watterson so
ably presides said editorially in com
menting on this remarkable tribute to
the President:
"It is an axiom of American politics
that there is no such thing as defeat
ing a war President. By stress of 'cir
cumstances over which he had no con
trol,' Mr. Wilson has become a war
President. By his control of circum
stances, which were nothing if not
stressful, Mr. Wilson now occupies an
even more strongly entrenched posi
tion as a Peace President. His double
hold on the confidence and loyalty of
the American people is accurately
voiced in the following resolutions
adopted yesterday by the Spanish-
American War Veterans assembled
here in annual convention:
'Whereas the members of this as
sociation have seen during the past
two years, the gradual development of
conditions in a neighboring republic
which for a time appeared to many
to require an army of occupation and
the possible sacrifice of thousands of
lves for its solution, and have further
seen the maelstrom of war sweep al
most every other important military
power in the world into its awful vor
tex; and
" 'Whereas in spite of these pitfalls
which have beset the path of our pros
perity, we now see our country stand
ing calm and socurefwhilc other coun
tries are in the throes of the horrors
of war) at peace with all men, with
our citizens pursuing their ordinary
vocations and no shadow of fear fall
ing across our homes; and
'Whereas this association believes
that this proud condition has been
achieved through the wisdom.patience
foresight and statesmanship of the
President of these United States and
'Whereas this asociation realizes
that the power of the nation's Execu
tive in this crisis depends upon the
support of the people of this nation
and that is the duty of every patri
otic body so to uphold and support
him; therefore be it
'Resolved, That the United Span
ish War Veterans, a body composed of
men peculiarly fitted to appreciate the
blessings of peace from their actual
and personal experience of the horrors
of war, desire to pledge their loyal
and unswerving support to the Presi
dent of these United States and to
urge all citizens of this country to
stand solidly behind the Chief Execu-
lve in these trying times.
"Mr. Wilson yet has work to do. A
Democratic majority in both Houses
of the Congress is indispensable to his
successful .performance of that work.
The resolutions of the veterans which
reflect the public mind and conscience
make it assured that Mr. Wilson will
be given that majority. A vote
against a Democratic nominee for the
House of Representatives or the Sen
ate is a vote against the Wilson ad
ministration. The personality of the
candidate himself is a minor matter.
The duty before the American peo
ple is to uphold the hands of an
American President, who, having
averted one war, still has before him
the not less difficult problem of seeing
us safe through the perils of another
war in which we are not and must not
be involved."
STAND UP STRAIGHT AND AVOID
TUBERCULOSIS
The first essential in the avoidance
of tuberculosis of the lungs, or con
sumption, is to keep the lungs strong,
so that if the germs are breathed they
can do no harm. One of the most im
portant things in keeping the lungs
strong is to keep the chest wide open
so that the lungs can be properly us
ed. If the body is drooped or stoops,
or if the shoulders are allowed to
drag foward (round shoulder), or if
the head is carried forward instead of
well back over the shoulders, the chest
must be flattened, the breathing must
be shallow, and the lungs, not being
freely used, become weak. It is m
this type of chest that tuberculosis
usually begins. The consumptive is
usually narrow-chested, with drooped
shoulders and with the head craned
forward. While the development of a
strong, well-formed chest is one of the
most important factors in preventing
tuberculosis, the same thins is to be
desired if the disease has once started.
Not only should we live in the open,
but we should stand up straight and
learn to "throw a big chest," so that
the lungs can grow strong and the
fresh air be taken in. The runner, the
singer, or any one who is obliged to
make sustained effort is taught to
sit with the chest high so that the
lungs can be used to the best advan
tage, and if every one would do the
same thing there would be less tuber
culosis because there would be fewer
weak lungs.
LOW IMPORTS, LOW EXPORTS
The latest report bf the department
t" commerce shows that foreign trade
did not fall off in August to as great
an extent as has been supposed.
The imports into the United States
in that month amounted to $129,400,-
000. In the corresponding month of
1013 they were $137,000,000, and in
1912 they were $154,750,000.
The August exports amounted to
110 millions in 1914, 188 millions in
1913; and 1G8 millions in 1912.
mation. Agitation gets the attention
and information brings the facts, and
thus public sentiment or public opin
ion, as more familiarly called, is form
ed and . out of . public opinion reform;
are wrought. Changes in the com
munity come from the people as a re
sult of public opinion. So let us turn
on the light
FARMERS GAIN MILLIONS
AS RESULT OF WAR
Cotton Alone of all our Products Has
Not Advanced in Price Wheat In
crease Means $280,000,000, While
Oats Advance $175,000,000 Since
Harvest Began Most Money Ever
Paid Farmers An Amazing Story
This.
Chicago, Oct. 1 Farmers of the
United States will receive more money
for their crops this year, than ever be
fore in the history of the country. Not
only is the wheat crop by far the larg
est ever raised, but the returns tnat
can be counted on safely for this crop
wil exceed the greatest expectations
of a few weeks ago.
In virtually every important wheat
raisin section of the country the pro
ducer can now obtain $1 a .bushel for
his wheat Two months ago wheat
prices were about 40 cents lower than
at present, and in many sections far
mers were not getting more than 60
cents a bushel for their wheat.
Considerable wheat was sold at low
prices, but of the 900,000,000 bushels
that will be raised this year it is not
likely more than 200,000,000 bushels
has been sold at this time from the
farm.
A forty-cent advance in the price of
wheat means on 700,000,000 bushels
$280,000,000, and from present indi
tions in regard to the export demand a
reduction of farm prices for wheat be
low the dollar level does not appear
reasonable. In fact, judging from the
way Europe is buying both wheat and
flour, farmers may not be willing to
sell freely at $1.
Oats prices have been enhanced
about 30 per cent, in the heaviest part
of the crop movement. On the basis
of present values for oats compared
to what they were at the beginning of
harvest there has been an increase in
the valut of the crop of about $175,
000,000. Corn prices were high at the
beginning of the war and while there
has been no export demand as in
wheat and oats to stimulate specula
tive activity, prices are now the high
est in years.
THE BEST SOIL BUILDEt
A Government Expert Says it is to be
Found in the Sugar Cane Patch
(From the Yorkville Enquirer.)
Mr. B. Harris, former president of
the South Carolina Farmers' Union
and now a government food inspec
tor, was in Yorkville last Friday and
n a short talk with the reporter made
the statement that sorghum cane is
the best soil builder of which he has
any knowledge,
What we need to enrich our lands
more than anything else," said Mr.
Harris, "is humus. The great trouble
with our agriculture is that we take
everything off and put nothing back,
leaving the land to degenerate into
a poverty-stricken condition, mechan
ically and otherwsie.
Twist it and turn it as you may;
but what we need above everything,
else is not commercial fertilizers but
humus something to conserve mois
ture and restore the mechanical con-
dtion.
"A hundred pounds of sand will
conserve 25 pounds of moisture. A
hundred pounds of clay will conserve
ninety pounds of moisture, and 100
pounds of humus will conserve 190
pounds of moisture. It is not neces
sary to explain the importance of
moisture to the soil and the relative
figures I am quoting tell their own
story.
"My experience with all kinds of
crops has demonstrated that sorghum
cane gives more humus than any
other crop I know of, not excepting
peas or crimson clover. Another
thing. You do not want to turn under
any crop and work it the same year.
You lose too much humus and the pro
cess is too expensive. You should turn
under your cane and follow with oats,
or turn under your crimson clover and
follow with peas. If you try to culti
vate a crop immediately following the
turning under of a cover, you expose
to the heat of the sun, the atmosphere
and the rains too much of that which
would have otherwise been valuable
fertilizer. After you turn under a
crop of sorghum, peas, clover or any
thing else, you want to keep it under
until it has become thoroughly incor
porated with the soil.
"The great need of this country,"
concluded Mr. Harris, "is for the fat
mers to learn more about soil build
ing." HIGH TARIFF LIKE WAR
Both Put Up The Price of Sugar-
Reason of the Present Advance is a
World-wide Condition Resulting
From War.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 1 The
war causes the high prices because
of the probability that the strife
abroad will greatly reduce the susrar
output of European countries, and be-
cause of the certainty that Great Brit-
am cannoi reiy mis year upon suppiy-1 was not much interested in the Ber
ing its needs from the beet-sugar ;mon until the minister warmed up to
growers of Germany and Austria-, his subject and the older men nenr
Hungary. The biggest sugar produc
ing country in Europe is Germany;
Austria-Hungary is second, Russia is
third and France is fourth. The
world's supply centers and require
ments have been very evenly balanc
ed for a long time. Now one of the
largest sources of supply is cut off.
Great Britain has become a bidder for
the Cuban and Hawaiian sugars,
which along with the beet and cane
sugar produced in this country, have
supplied the. large consumption of
the United States.
Recently the American Sugar Refin
ing Co. (Sugar Trust)issued this
statement, explaining the increase of
the price of sugar:
"This company realizes the difficul
ties which have arisen by reason of
the phenominal rise in the price of su
gar. The situation is so unusual as
to occasion universal comment, but
the rise is easily explained, and we
desire to make to you, and through
you to such of your customers as are
interested, the followir.p; statement:
"In the first place, let U3 make it
clear to you that this company sells
less than forty per cent, of the refined
sugar used in the United States, and
OPTIMISM AND OPPORTUNITY
As we said in our recent advertise
ment. "It is very good these days to
be an American."
During the month our country has
encountered a trying experience in
which our finances, our foreign trade,
and even our domestic business, have
been disturbed by the sudden and tre
mendous wars in our ancestral coun
tries. Yet, we are coming out of it well.
The President, with his Cabinet and
the Congress, and the co-operation of
bankers and business men called to
Washington for the purpose, have
promptly and nobly met the emergen
cy by sensible rulings and wise laws,
which will largely free our industries
and commerce from restraint.
They have arranged for the issuance
of emergency turency, through an
amendment of the Aldirch-Vreeland
Law, under which national banks can
obtain all the currency needed for leg
itimate business.
They have organized the Federal
Reserve Board which will insure . the
opening of the twelve new Federal
Reserve Banks inside of sixty days,
thus giving ample banking facilities
for business to every section of our
country.
They have amended the ship regis
try laws so that American capital will
buy foreign ships, which together
with the large number of ships al
ready owned by Americans, will fly
the flag of the United States and furn
ish ample carrying capacity for our
foreign trade.
They have opened the fanama
Canal, and thus provided shorter
routes with South America, Austra-
lai and the aFr Eeast.
They have under consideration a
plan of financing the surplus cotton
crop so that our Southern farmers
will be enabled to hold their octton un
til normal markets are restored.
The corporation, with its 62 years
of business experience, its thousands
of employes and its millions of capi
tal invested appreciates the patriot
ic work that has been done and the op
; crewnities thereby afforded.
bpeaking from our experience and
immediate forecast of possibilities, we
feel cheerful and optimistic over the
outlook for profitable business and
steady employment of labor, with in
creasing developments of foreign
trade in neutral countries.
America is today the clearing house
of the world.
The great nations of the world are
depending upon the integrity of her
friendship the safety and saneness
of her diplomacy the extensiveness
of her trade, and the soundness of her
finances.
It is a time for Americans to show
their optimism, their patriotism ,and
their aggressive earnestness.
The foundations of our national
prosperity have been laid too deep
and too strong to be seriously disturb
ed, even by so great a catastrophe as
the war of all Europe.
We regret deeply and sincerely that
the war must be yet, we are in no
wise to balme, and are happily far re
moved from the theater of its activ
ities. Friendship we feeL for all and to
ward all we must remain in both
thought and action entirely neutral.
Our duty to ourselves and our moral
obligation to the rest of the world
compel us Americans to be up and ro-
mg; ti maintain a cheerful and hope
ful spirit, to operate our industries
and enterprise, to pay our bills as
usual, .and to conduct our affairs gen
erally on conservative but enthusias
tic lines.
(Note The above advertisement was
inserted in leading papers throughout
the nation a few days ago by one of
the largest and most successful Amer
ican autimobile and wagon manufac
turing concerns. The advertisement
is a powerful tribute to the sagacity
of the President and Congress, and
tens its own story.)
HOME RULE BUT WAIT A YEAR
The bill for home rule in Ireland
has passed through the British Parli
anient and has become a law; but
with it is another bill nostnonimr ac
tlon for another year. The excuse for
this is that the government is now too
busy with the European situation to
give the necessary attention to estab
i3hing a new kind of government in
Ireland.
The Irish national leader, John
Redmond, has issued a call to Irish
men to support the British arms in
the present hour of trial. He says a
new era of good will ha3 come be
tween the two countries.
WHY NOT?
Little Anna's father was a baseball
enthusiast and had taken her to sev
eral games. One Sunday morning she
went with him nnri her tnnhoi. In fha
service in the Methodist church. Anna
the pulpit began shouting, "Amen,"
"Halleluja," etc. On the way home
she looked up at her father and ex
claimed, "Say Pop, who were the
men up front rooting for the preach
er?"
secondly, that it does not own an acre
of sugar land and does not produce a
pound of raw sugar. It is entirely de
pendent for its supply upon the grow
ers of cane sugar of Porto Rico, Cuba,
Hawaii, the Phillippines, . Java and
other countries.
"In nomal times Europe has a beet
crop producing each year about eight
million tons of refined sugar. For ex
ample, the European countries, includ
ing those now at war, produced dur
ing the last campaign the following
amounts of sugar
Umntry
Germany
Austria .,
France ..
Russia ..,
Tons.
2,738,000
1,710,000
. 800,000
1,750,000
Belgium
230,000
Holland 230,000
Other countries , 796,000
Total
8,254,000
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE PROB.
LEM.
England won her lead in South
American trade by investing her mon
ey in the countries she wanted to do
business with, and doing their bank
ing for them. In recent years British
capital is said to have entered the
Latin republics at the rate of a billion
dollars a year. It went chiefly into
public utilities. Nearly every dollar
of it was helping to develop the coun
try's resources, adding to its wealth
and purchasing power, and gaining
the natives' good will and confidence.
In connection with these investments,
banking facilities were established'
which were of inestimable value in the
handling of securities and the transac
tion of commercial business.
Germany gained second place in
Latin-American trade by hard, indi
vidual commercial extension work
Young men of education, culture and
brains spent years studying the peo
ple, mingling sociauy -wun leading
families, acquiring the language and
the native viewpoint, constantly work
ing and studying to adapt German in
dustrial enterprise to the particular
requirements they sought to exploit
Just now the English haven't much
money to invest in South America,
and their banking operations are ham
pered by the war. Their commerce
suffers proportionately.
Germany's export trade is paral
yzed by the sea blockade, and her for
eign commerce legion is disbanded.
While it is. now easier than ever be
fore for Americans to step in and cap
ture the rich trade of Argentina, Bra
zil, Chili and the rest, the process will
be enormously facilitated if ambitious
exporters will follow the example of
their competitors.
American investments, American
banking facilities, and American ef
forts to please the South Americans
should bring us a great commercial
harvest.
The National City Bank of New
York is already opening branches in
that field, and should be followed by
others. Good South American securi
ties should be made more easily mar
ketable in this country. Then, if we
should send forth a few hundred clean,
bright young men, speaking Spanish
and representing our chief export in
dustries, who would forget American
"drummer" tactics and follow the
German method, adapting themselves
to the Latin temperament and busi
ness practice instead of trying to
adapt the Latins to us, we should gain
the market we need for the great vol
ume of production left on our hands
by the European war. And we should
build up a trade that no rival could
take from us when the war is over.
Winston-Salem Journal.
HOW ALCOHOL GETS INTO YOUR
SPINE
Two German investigators have re
cently found the toxin of tetanus
(lockjaw) also aceton and aceto-acetic
acid produced by diabetes in the spin
al fluid of persons suffering from
these diseases. Following up this sug
gestion, they sought to determine
whether the spinal fluid of alcoholics
contained alcohol. - " 1
It is know that few substances pass
from the blood to the cerebral spinal
fluid. It has been surmised that alco
hol having a definite affinity with
cerebral substances would naturally
be found in quantities in the cord.
They found that the pressure of the
fluid in the cord was increased and
that they were able to take out large
quantities of fluid, particularly in al
coholics. This fluid was found to be unchang
ed in many ways. It was found that
after removal of the fluid, or some
quanity of it, the patient became
more quiet and the headaches which
preceded this condition disappeared.
The fluid removed was replaced by
sterile saline solution.
Ten cases were investigated. The
results were that alcohol was found in
all of them. In s.m instances it
was aldehyde, an oxidation product
from alcohol. In eight of ' the ten
cases alcohol was present in consid
erable amount.
Several of the cases showed the
presence of alcohol four and five days
after its use had been discontinued,
showing that elimination was a very
slow process. The investigators did
not go into the history of the cases to
determine the amount of alcohol tak
en by the persons experimented on,
They make the suggestion that nossii
bly persons suffering from delirum
tremens might show a high diooq
pressure in the cord and a large quan
tity of alcohol end its products bn
present . . , . . . m
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A HEALTHY SIGN x-
The Philadelphia Public Ledger, the
influential Republican paper in Phila
delphia, repudiates the candidacy of
Boies Penrose for re-election to the
Senate, and has declared in favor of .
the election of Hon. A. Mitchell
Palmer, the Democratic nominee.
Mr. Palmer is a credit to American
public life, and there ought not to be
any question about his election to the
Senate. Hhe has made his record and
achieved his reputation on the broad
stage of the nation's public life. Every
State in the Union is interested in the
contest this able public servant is
making for election to the Senate The
Public Ledger said, ' among other
things, in its editorial recently:
"A. Mitchell Palmer, the Democrat
ic candidate for United States Sena
tor, is a man of high character and
fine ability. While he espouses econ
omic policies to which the Public
Ledger does not subscribe, which it
believes are not conducive to the in
dustrial interests of the state, yet he
possesses many qualities which tare
he antitheses of the offensive politi
cal ethecs represented in Senator Pen
rose. "The prer.tnt is the time when Pen
roseism and the corrupt political ma
chine of which he is the incarnation
should be resolutely smashed, because
then the hope of a regenerated and re
inspired Republican party will becoma
an exigent fact."