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THE FACTS AT LAST?
MR. WlNSrnVS bill In Hit- Heuse mikI
Mr. Hornli's In tlie Hnnte, prcpnri'il
In rcfsiien.se te the lTCsldent's ri-quoet nnd
prentcd yestcrdny, epen the wny toward
the Impartial, lndppendcnt, fact-finding
commission which clearly Is necessary te
peace In the cenl fields nnd tolerable fuel
prl'es in the epen market.
Unless the influence of lobbies can prevail
te delay action en these two measures by
the old method of irrelevant debate, the
commission of nine should be at work
within a month.
The wisest prevision suggested by Mr.
Harding nnd observed In the text of the
Hernh nnd Wlnslew measures In for n
beard of Inquiry that shall Include no one
directly Involved in the cenl Industry. The
effort of the Government en this occasion
must be directed te the discovery of the
truth, nnd net te judgment between rlvul
propagandists. Thus the country may be
benefited by the service of a non-political
nd wholly bclcntlfic survey directed by com
petent nnd thoroughly trained experts.
When the first suggestions for such n
commission were advanced In Washington,
technicians associated vlth the Geologic
Survey and th Departments of Cenyncrce
nd Laber expressed the opinion that n
urvey thorough enough te sift out nil the
facts In the coal fields would require at least
two years. It l.s te be hoped that the work
of the commission, which the President will
een appoint, will net be hurried, as It
would be If the prevision of the Wlnslew
bill requiring a report next January were
net changed.
The finnl responsibility will rest upon Mr.
Hurdlng, for he will have the power te select
the commission's members. lie ought te get
an far away from the lnber nnd operator
treup as he can in making his appointments.
As we suggested before, he could de no
better than enlist the services of some of the
brilliant minds that are plentiful In th
technical departments of the Government at
Washington, where hundreds of scholars and
dentists labor year after yenr In rela
tive obscurity because they happen te be
moved by desire te work alike In the Interest
f progress and the public service.
AN UPSET IN PEACHES
Eugene: field's "tain of wee" orig erig
lnated, it may be recalled, in n peach.
Johnny Jenes and his sister Sue nre by no
means the exclusive specimens of sufferers
from the "king of fruits." "I'cneh crop
mined" is se familiar an announcement
that n geed many callous members of the
public have censed paying attention te the
Jeremiads of chilly springtimes.
Tint somehow or ether the conventional
schedule was upset this year. Late fronts
were net catastrophic nnd even Delaware Is
net downcast. It is reported from that
State thnt its old prestige In peach produc
tion Is virtually regained.
Tn Pennsylvania, records of fifteen years
re broken, with prospects in iiucks f'otin f'etin
ty and the lower end of Montgomery County
lone of a crop In excels of llie.OOO bushels
of fruit.
It Is announced thnt In many instances
growers nre disposing of their product dln-tt
te housewives nr direct te retailers In the
large communities. Thousands of baskets
have been purchased by motorists frequent
ing the orchard districts.
Prosperity which thus flouts precedents Is
almost disconcerting. What Is te bercmie of
melancholy tradition If pen lies are plenti
ful, if their growers nre nourishing, If the
public Is served and no blight has et been
sighted?
RIO'S REVOLUTION
MOIIE THAN one arlvty of tevolutien
flourishes In Latin America, if the
Brazilian fair may be taken as tvp'ir.-il. It
ii announced nnd nil prometeis of exposi
tion enterprises bheuld note the uciiintiunal
cemmunique that all the Ilrazlllau build
ings in Itle de Janeiro will be open and
completed en the official Inauguration day,
September 7. Several of the foreign struc
tures are delayed, but Japan, Mexico nnd
Belgium will be entirely ready vlth their
contributions.
The centenary fair nt Me has lacked little
of effectlve publicity, Hurepe Is net se
dewnenst and depressed thnt It refuses le
participate in the undertaking. The prin
cipal nations of the Continent will he well
represented nt Ille.
M'lth a generous congressional appropria
tion, the United States will be enabled te
make ii fitting showing. Visitors from all
parts of the glebe will fleck le the stately
and scenlcnlly superb Iirnzlllun capital.
M'erld fairs in this pout-war period are net
Impossible.
Of course, the punctual opening of the
Bie enterprise in n bit staggering In pros pres
pict. Hut then Seuth America, mh has been
ebserred before, doesn't de things our wuy.
Its Inhabitants ever were, and apparently
rer will be, revolutionists.
ONWARD FROM NORMALCY
IT HAS happened at lust. A lady who
smoked n clgarette in n New Yerk res
tturant where smoking Is the acknowledged
right of all patrons didn't threw her fag
wajr wheneshe went out Inte the street.
BO nnisneu u ,nim in uueiuer nnu puiied
41t while waiting for a cub, A shocked
.tMelway policeman compelled her te put
a ' 1saI nn tliA nnvemenf nn,l trntun
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Ittan Is an uproar of debate. May
eke cigarettes le tae street? That
wrwrrMe rau te kaw,ajd Pell
Commissioner Enrlght has secluded himself
te ponder out a decision.
As n matter of fact, Indies have been
smoking for years in the. streets of New
Yerk. Most of the smoke visible en Plftli
nvenue nt the parade hour, like the blue
mist thnt hnngs ever Ilread street when
the theatre crowds arc en their way, comes
net from automobile engines but from Indies
who ride In the machines.
The new freedom Is here nnd It has some
odd aspects. Hut we shall have te put up
with it.
PUT-AND-TAKE, NEW STYLE:
THAT'S THE SOLDIER BONUS
Congress Would Give Billiens te Service
Men Only te Take the Meney
Away Frem Them In Other
Ways
VIEW the matter for u moment broadly
and you should find it easy te under
stand why the relentlcs minorities that
wield the whip ever Congress seem willing
nnd even eager te crowd the Soldier l'entis
Hill through without furtner delay. The
Powers L'p Above will give the ex-service
men three or four billions only in order that
they may immediately take it nway from
them. The people who press the buttons In
the Heuse nnd the Senate are laboring te
get n bonus net for the soldiers but for
themselves. Fer, as nffnlrs have been going
In Washington, we shall seen reach a point
nt which few people will be able te meet the
demands of ordinary living without extraor
dinary aid from some quarter.
Seft coal Is going higher. The new tariff
schedules will certainly send the costs of
clothing upward. The Ferdney-McCiimber
bill Is in most of its aspects a price-raising
measure. Meanwhile wages nnd the profits
of small nnd mcdlum-slzcd businesses are
being forced down.
Unless some one sees the light we shnll
all have te have Government bonuses. It
might net be unreasonable te ask tlutt the
Government give about $."00 te every man
nnd woman and every child ever the age of
ten. The group profiteers higher up would
get it nil within n year. Then they would
have a sort of mertgngc en the Government.
They would have attained whnt appears te
be their ultimate goal and they ought te be
happy, and we might therefore have some
thing like economic peace.
Commander MacNlder has just asserted
that the Benus Hill will go through without
further opposition of a troublesome sort. If
he were n wiser commander, If he could
bring te the problems of peace the courage
and the understanding that he and his
buddies brought te the problems of war. he
would shudder at the prospect of a trium
phant bonus scheme. Fer. if ever shadow
paraded as the substance of geed. If ever a
deliberate effort was made te bribe an Influ
ential body of citizens nnd dhert them from
the truth and ihclr duty. It Is pre-ent in
the bonus plan.
Members of Congress who aie mnraPy and
Intellectually and InstlnctUely opposed te
the bonus have lined up In buppert of It
only te direct attention away from their
own errors of act nnd emission and their
cowardice and futility In the presence of a
whole precession of national crNes. The
soldiers are asked te accept a money pay
ment In return for the Immunity debited by
Ineffectlves in the Heuse and the Senate.
And they have only te read the record of the
present session le tee that schemes te take
the bonus nway from them piegres fide by
side with the scheme te take tin bonus
money nut of the people's pockets.
Thus much of the legislation of the hour
tends directly te Increase, rather than te
lessen, the costs of living. Wheie we on
going te net the necessary money te pay for
bonuses and $15 or $20 domestic coal ur
te put It In ether words where 1)0 per cent
of the population In the United States Is
going te find funds te meet the unrestrained
demands of the 10 per cent In control of
major commodities is mere than we can see.
Through bonuses? But the bonuses are te
go only te former soldiers, who, like chil
dren, will be permitted te held the money
in their hands for a little while before it Is
Miatched from them. What of tin- people
who have te find out of diminishing (monies
the money te pay the bonuses?
There would be n woeful deficiency lit any
rijstcm of political and economic nM,)ii!ug
which continued te demand lower wiues nnd
lower profits in small businesses while It
reacted consistently te support and Increase
high living costs. Rut even n deficient r-ys-tem
of reasoning Is net apparent In Congress
at this time. Tariff legislation formulated
at the present ses-len represents for the
most pnrt surrender te pewetful Influences
nnd bloc minorities that have no concern for
the rest of the country nnd no rational con
ception of Its needs.
What we nre waiting for hopefully Is the
day when Little Business Men will refuse te
be fooled by flattery nnd, therefore, readier
te question, nnd criticize some of the methods
of selfish interests which often manage te
control Congress. Any sort of legislation or
political activity thnt tends te restrain gen
eral trade or reduce the purchasing power
of 00 per cent of the people must be quite
ns bad for the aerage man In business as
It may be for the worker nnd the wnge
rnrner. It may strengthen nnd enrich a
limited few. It may be geed for the monop
olist In control of commodities that the
people have te have at nny price. But for
the business of the country as a whole it
must In the end be disastrous.
f'engiess knows this. Vet, In order that
It may remain for a little longer free te net
stupidly, selfishly nnd dangerously and leg
islate for 10 per cent of the population
rather than for the 1,'atlen ns a whole, It
would fling n three or four billion bribe te
the American Legien, te men who went out
and cheerfully risked their Uvea for the in
stitutions of democracy !
INCOME AND GEOGRAPHY
PENNSYLVANIA Is pepulnrly believed te
be a wealthy Commonwealth. General
izations en this subject are, however, less
Impressive than the actual figures new fur
nished by the National Bureau of Economic
Hcscurch.
In the latest report of this organization
specific evidence Is given of the overwhelm
ing finnnclnl superiority of a thickly popu
lated Industrial area In the Middle Atlantic
region ever all the rest of the country. The
survey reveals that In New Yerk, I'ennsyl
vnnln nnd New Jersey alone Is one-fourth
of the entire Income received by citizens of
the United States.
As might he supposed the premier position
Is held by New Yerk with nn aggregate In
come of mere than nine billions. Pennsyl
vania Is geed, second with six billions of
dollars. Nerad holds up the rear with a
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELfcHIiV, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22,
total Income of some sixty-five millions
yearly.
Despite the enormous agricultural pre
ductiveness of the Natien, It Is significant
thnt less than one-fourth of the income of
New England nnd the Mlddle Atlantic
States Is drawn from farming. Where this
pursuit fares best is in California, notwith
standing the fact that It Is the main sup
port of the Seuth.
The industrialization of New England is
plainly exhibited by the announcement thnt
the nverngc income of farmers in that sec
tion is less than $1000 n year. In Cali
fornia, with its systematized and efficient
agricultural organization, proprietors of
cultivated soil gain $3183 in yearly receipts.
The predominance of wealth nnd popula
tion In the enstcrn nnd central portions of
the original strip of States was a subject
keenly appreciated by framers of the Con
stitution. It is cm tens te note thnt the
problem which was solved In part by the
compromise whereby the number of Sena
tors from each Stnte was fixed, while the
proportionate method was adopted regarding
Congressmen, Is net greatly changed telay.
Mr. Berah may speak passionately en be
half of Idaho with less than 500,000 popu
lation, virtually no manufacturing resources
nnd a relatively insignificant total income.
It Is Pennsylvania mneng a few ether StiUca
which foots n large part of the Federal
bills.
MORE COWARDLY MURDER
IT IS only tee tragically clenr that the
ditching of the fast mnll train en the
Michigan Central Itnllrend, near Gary, Ind.,
en Sunday morning, was the result of con
scious and malignant planning. Spikes with
drawn from thirty-seven ties testified te the
operations of cewnidly and brutal terrorists.
Indications aie net wnntlng, although di
rect explicit evidence has net yet been
found, te confirm the opinion thnt the out
rage originated in the crazed mlnd9 of so se
called radicals, quite ns intent upon wreck
ing the cause of union labor ns of expressing
a contempt for social oruer in general.
Extremists of the type of Wllllnra Z.
Fester, for Instance, entertain little affection
for organized crafts, nor nre arch-revolutionists
of the brand thnt has ruined Russia
content with anything less than n complete
rending Inte shreds of the fabric of society.
On the fringes of the group of deliberate
devastators with preconceived principles of
social stibvetslen are te be found unthinking
and scntter-bialned marplets, weakling dis
ciples such as appear te have been most
active nt Herrln nnd in the desert stations
of California, Arizona and New Mexico.
Every outbreak of murderous irresponsi
bility constitutes a violent Mew nt unionism
as it Is understood by its delegated leaders
In the United States. The public aroused
by such barbarities as train-wrecking nnd
massacre is unlikely te seek for fine distinc
tions In guilt.
There has been no adequate punishment
thus far for the Ilcrrln infamy. Potentially
the vandalism at Gary ni almost equally
vicious. By the grace of Providence it was
n "solid" mail express, net n passenger
train, which plunged off the spread rails.
Even se, two innoient men, the engineer
and the fireman, were killed and two ethers
seriously injured.
Wanton slaughter is the most hideous of
drawbacks te the settlement of controversies
between employers and empleyes. It is
highly probable that the Gary wreckers nre
aware of this fact and are bent upon capi
talizing Its grim significance.
Union labor should net be less enger than
the public In general te discover the perpe
trators of the crime and measure out te
them the full penalty for their graceless
terrorism.
sworn cuts
It cannot 'be alleged of Ocean City en"
Sunday that it is all te the candy.
There nre these In Johnstown who think
the beer holiday was glorious while It lasted.
Skirts remain short nt the State Ue Ue Ue
formatery for Women. Bedford, we Infer,
is net Paris.
All a woman voter will need te knew
about the tnrlff she will learn from her
grocery bills.
German nviater stays in the air two
hours In moterless plnne. Backing himself
uglnt the country's currency.
The attempt te nssnsslnate Michael Col Cel
lins may serve te Indicate thnt the Irish
Free Staters havn their fight wen.
In Lancaster hunters climb trees te bunt
groundhogs. It would be felly, therefore,
te urge u Lancaster hunter te aim high.
Union Hill, N. J., is te huve n 10 o'clock
curfew for soap-box orator". Here Is
another Infringement of liberty for them te
shriek about.
Italian surgeon says D'AnnunzIe has had
"an earthquake in the head." Net sur
prising. Life, fur him, ties been one erup
tion after another.
There Is at least possibility that some
Congressmen will vote for the soldiers'
bonus en principle; but tills does net ex
cuse the reit of Its supporters.
The president of the Ilnlr Net Associa
tion of America says Paris fall fashions will
restore long hair nnd profits will conse
quently inciense. Net, of course.
The least we can de is te hope that the
miscreants who wrecked the New Yerk and
Chicago expiess at Gary will be captured
and given the full penalty of the law.
Attacks en Newberry have contained
even mere buncombe thrtn Is usunl in political-
tricks and Secretary Hughes Is te be
commended for hta courage in restating the
facts.
With handkerchiefs waving, the sneezers
get off with u Hying Mart. And death Is
In store for the mnn who wnntenlr sug
gests that goldenrod mny be made the na
tional flower.
Londen Retarlans returning from Ameri
can trip love Americans as brothers, but
are glad le f-ee the end of pie a la mode.
They would never have tired of the kind
mother makes.
The author of "I'm Terever Blowing
Bubbles" died recently. Who shall say
that because It knows no material success
'the bubble of life is in vain? Ills song
wan n bubble that pleased millions.
We are glad te be Informed that the
New Yerk financier who celebrates the
100th anniversary of his birth today will
spend the day quietly, for there Is absolutely
no way of disciplining a noisy centennrlnn.
Twe nrmy lleutennnts have received
permission from the United Stutes air serv
ice te make n one-step nlrplane flight from
New Yerk te San Francisce. Anether step
taken teward1 making flying a commonplace.
The cone of tee cream new give place te
the wiener
And knowledge aitaih every lets and her
lad
That the Breeze it e Beach Cep with chilly
Jfhexhaiei lejere w1, the teantily clad.
U. S. BOOSTS YACHTINQ
Philadelphia Navy Yard la Selling
Enough 8mall Beats te Enliven
Delaware River for Many
Years
UNCLE SAM, since the war, has become
the biggest auctioneer thnt the world
has ever known. If you are en bis mailing
lists he will Inform you regularly of auction
pnlcs of nnythlng that nnybedy could need,
from n pair of socks or n kitchen clock te
ocean-going ships almost ready te put te sea.
In almost every nrmy pest and every navy
yard throughout the country these sales are
going en, nnd the Philadelphia Navy Yard
is one of the main distributing points. Just
nt ptesent the visitor te the ynrd will be
most forcibly impressed with the number of
small beats thnt are piled up here, there nnd
everywhere, till waiting for proper classifi
cation nnd advertising before being sold te
the highest bidders for nny use for which
they can be put in civil or business life.
The sale of the first let of these beats hu
just been finished. Moterbont enthusiasts
who like te hunt bnrgnlns would turn green
with envy if they could see seme of the craft
that were disposed of.
USUALLY these sales of condemned beats
bring out only such crnft na hnve been
damaged and require a geed bit of fixing up
before they nre ready te join the fleets of
the beat dubs located along the Delaware
Klver and the Atlnntlc coast. But this par
ticular sale disposed of some brand-new
hulls which had never been put into the
wnter.
They were of the size nnd type most
popular among the small-beat fleets of the
river, and their sale was caused by the fact
that they were built for ships which were
put en the junk pile by the terms of the
Disarmament Conference. The small beiitB
were net completed before the decrees, of this
body were made finnl, and se, as the big
ships hnd been retired from service, there
was nothing else te de but sell the small
craft.
The let contained eighteen cutters, 24 and
'M feet overall, built of the finest oak frames
nnd cedar planking, with everything copper
riveted. They cost the Government some
thing ever $1)00 each te build, and they still
lacked putty and the final two coats of paint
when they were ordered sold.
Ne eiRcial announcement wns made of the
price received, of ceutse, but these who took
pnrt in the bidding say that the average was
net much above $."0 or $00. This means
that they will be sold by the bn.iers this
geneial public at from $70 te $100, and any
one who is interested in bargains will admit
that that is n decidedly reasonable price te
pay fcr a btand-new $000 beat.
THESE particular cutters have no meters
In them, but the rank and file of small small
beat enthusiasts along the Delaware prefer
te pick up their hulls In this wny unci te
iiis-tull their own individual choice In en
gines nnd fittings.
Such beats as these, when fully equipped,
will carry from ten te twenty people com
fortably for a day's outing. But it Is safe
te say that most of them will ultimately
have small cabins built en them, and these
will give comfortable bleeping and living
quarters, for two people en quite an exten
sive cruise through all our inland waterways
and te the many bits of Paradise located
in the coves nnd clocks along the weeded
shores of the Chesapeake Bay.
Usually such u beat Is outfitted with u
meter of from eight te ten horsepower,
which giies a comfortable cruising speed of
some eight te nine knots at an expense of
about a gallon of gasoline uu hour.
This, may worn expensive te the motorist
whes',' automobile does fifteen te twenty
inlle.iUe the gallon, but he must remember
that liitMi he In en a laud trip he has the
expensi; of hotels and gmages for each
nlght'sKstep, whereas when the sun seta at
the otnref a day's run in a moterbont, the
skipper lueicly drops his anchor and that
mitomntietll.v registeis him and his family
for the choicest room in his own ptivutu
Hunting hotel.
rpllEKE are small beats of every cencelv---
able kind and description awaiting wile
at auction at the Philadelphia Nuiy Yard at
the present time. Theie must be well eier
a thousand of these craft, with and without
meters, and It seems almost a certainly that
their disposal will mean a strong revhal of
moterboatlng In the wateis annind this city.
There aie something like l."0 meter dories
a stanch and seaworthy ;ype of small
craft from IS te "0 feet overall and with a
rounded shelter cabin set forward. These
beats are being sold fully equipped with
meter, propeller, reverse gear and mechani
cal eiler in fact, almost leady for gasoline
nnd oil and batteries te be run out cf the
Navy Yard. It Is impossible- te estimate
what these beats are llkelj te bring, but
these who fellow Mich things believe that
after the first lets hae been sold and the
edge of the bidding is taken elT, one of them
could be bought, for from $10 te $50 com
plete. Scores of "4 nnd 110 feet cutters urn
awaiting survey and sale, ami there Is u
erii.ible fleet of dinghies and wherries
rewUiata for from two le six ears which
are the very lirrest kind of lenders for the
small-beat owner. If Uncle Sam gets un
nvi'iage of $10 apiece for these beats he will
surpri.se hlms-elf and all concerned.
Then there nre that finest of all types of
little craft the whale beat. This is ISO feet
eierall and 7 feet in beam and offers a line
cliunce for a little cabin uud a comfertablo
cockpit, making us neat a llttle cruising
outfit as the man of limited pocKetbeok could
desire. There are ether benis from ISO feet
up te the wonderful fiO-foet meter sailers
the latter the perfect hull for conversion
Inte a seaworthy twe-iuusted schooner either
with or without auxiliary power.
U
NKORTUNATELY, the Individual bid
der for these beats has little or no
chance of getting them. Yuu might send te
the Navv Yard n bid for a nieti r whalebeut
double or triple (he value of the highest bid
offered by an body else, but (here are almost
certain te be two or three professional deal
ers who will put in a flat bid for "all or
none" of the let under sale, and as this
form of bid saves a tremendous amount of
bookkeeping and handling, the authorities
have figured that bales In this way net
Uncle Sam a higher margin of cash in hnnd
than If all the beats of the let were sold
individually te the men who offered the
highest price for each particular hull.
The Influence of thcbe 6nles, however, en
beating In tl)ls section will be tremendous,
because even after the dealer gets his price
and his profit, the plain, ordinary citizen
will be able te buy a navy-built beat far
cheaper than he has ever been able te pur
chase a satisfactory craft before.
Beat buildera who hnve specialized in the
construction of craft of 40 feet and under
hnve felt anxiety ever the effeet that the
dumping of all these bouts upon the public
Is te have upon their business. It must be
said, however, that their business has been
steadily dwindling lately due mostly te the
Inroads of the automobile nnd the increasing
damage of oil en the waters of the Delaware.
The mere far-sighted of the fraternity
realize that virtually every one who buys
one of these beats from Uncle Sam will buy
also a second-hand meter and will inevltably
hnve many changes made upon the hull be
fore be Is satisfied with it. This is going te
bring the small beat yards a rush of busi
ness which they would net erdlnnrlly have,
and as they have had practically no busi
ness In the building of new beats, It ought
te be looked upon ns a help rather than a
hindrance.
De Valcra's death is
Daily Deaths reported and denied.
This is uccerdlng te
precedent. Euver Pasha has been dying
every little while since 101,'i, Panche
Vllln's death was reported en excellent au
thority nt monthly intervals. Once en a
time news from Egypt was incomplete with
out an account of the death of Osman
DJgna. And se It gees. DeValtra may die.
uaity una ma iuu.
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They
Knew Best
DR. AMOS REGINALD SHIRLEY
On Modern Use of the X-Ray
THE uses of the X-ray in mediclne have
been greatly extended In the last few
years, according te Dr. Ames Reginald
Shirley, who is in charge of the X-ray work
at the Veterans' Bureau of this city, which
hns ene of' the largest and best-equipped
plants for this purpose In the United States.
"This comparatively recent but very great
extension of the use of the X-ray," said Dr.
Shirley, "Is lnrgely due te the fact that It
has new become ulmest Indispensable In
diagnosis. It Is used very extensively
through various methods te locate foreign
bodies In the human sjsteni and is of great
value In their romewil. This was one of
the first uses of the X-ray.
"A mere recent but fully as Important
development of the uses of the apparatus Is
In the diagnosis of chest and gastrointes
tinal troubles, where lt,x value has been
proved le be very great; in fact, a diagnosis
of these conditions is rarely made nt the
present time without X-ray findings. In
the latter case the X-ray is particularly
helpful as an aid in discovering ulcers In the
gastre-intcstlnnl tract and the picseuee of
tumor formations.
Used for Treatment Purposes
"Fer treatment purposes the X-ray Is
being shown each jenr te have n greater and
greater value. Originally the machine was
used almost exclusively for radiographic
purposes (that Is for the making of what is
commonly known as an 'X-iay pleluie'),
but a little later lis therapeutic lalue was
discovered and appreciated.
"These therapeutic benefits have been in
creasing from jear le jenr, and at the pres
ent time it is used largely for the treatment
of vnrleiiB benign uud malignant tumors,
nnd it Is also of much assistance In the
treatment of various skin lesions. The use
of the X-ray In the case of tumor tends te
shut down the bleed supply te seme extent
by creating arteritis or n thickening of the
walls of the vessel supplying the tumor.
"Its value in determining the condition
and position of fragments in cases of frac
ture is without question, nnd the radio
graph is of great assistance In the proper
setting of (hose fragments with relation te
each ether. This, tee, was one of the early
medical uses of the apparatus.
"There have been many recent improve
ments in the mechanism of the X-ray. One
of the most important of these nllews the
use of n very high veltnge, pieducing a
twenty-Inch spot-gap. This, with pieper
precautions, hns proved of much use In n
therapeutic way, particularly in the ense of
malignant conditions for deep-seated lesions.
By n spet-gnp Is meant the dlstnnee between
two pelntH en the npparatus, using u high
tension circuit. Fer ordinary radiographic
work n spot-gap of from four nnd ene-nnlf
te five inches Is penernlly used,
"The high voltage increases the pene
trative power, the final effect of this de
pending te some degree upon the thickness
of the part X-rayed.
"Most of our own work In the bureau Is
diagnostic. Fer this purpose we use dupltt
lzcd films, which lessens the exposure re
quired in radiographic work.
Small Danger of Ilnrns
"With proper precautions the danger of
burns In the use of the X-ray machine is
new se small ns te be negligible. Of course,
it Is necessary that these precautions be
taken both with respect te the person being
X-rayed and the operator of the apparatus.
It is true that tome severe burns have been
Inflicted through the use of the X-ray ap
paratus, but these were principally in ex
periments nnd genernlly te the operator who
was experimenting. With the improvement
of the apparatus there is new no danger of
burns either te the person being X-rayed
or te the operator.
"Sheet lend has been found te be the best
preventive of X-ray burns. These burns are
inflicted by what are known as the 'soft
rays,' and the lead absorbs these rays.
Sheet lead Is used between the tube and the
opcrnter, and has been found te be very
effective.
"As regards the person being X-rnyed,
the precaution which Is taken is te sce thnt
tiie tube is a sufficient dlslance from the
person ns te make it Impossible for it spark
te Jump from the tube te jhe person. Tills
Is also offset by seeing that the machlne is
properly 'grounded.' When these- precau
tions are observed, as they always are by
all competent operators of the apparatus,
there Is net a possibility of a burn being
Inflicted.
"A person burned by the X-ray la net
Immediately, . conscious. of the. burn. In the
1922
X VOICE FROM THE COAL HOLE
course of time dermatitis begins, and If
deep-seated enough It may develop in the
underlying structure, bone and muscle ns In
the case of a third-degree burn. But, ns T
said, there Is new net the slightest reason
for an X-ray burn with n competent oper
ator. "In therapeutic work the parts of the
patient net being treated are protected from
the effects of ee rays bv lead-foil and lead
rubber sheeting, se that only the parts
requiring treatment nre exposed te the riiys.
In rndlegrnphlc work the precautions against
burns are effected (e some degree by filter
ing off the 'soft rays,' and for this purpose
nluinlnum filters nre used. These 'soft ras,'
ns I have explained, arc the ones which de
the greatest damage.
"The development of the apparatus has
been In no manner greater than in the pre
vention of bad effects from its use. In this
respect the work has gene se far that these
111 effects are new never produced if the
operator of the apparatus understands it as
be should.
Further Uses or Kays
"Further uses of the X-ray have been
found in the discovery of lesions in the
tracts of the lower part of the bedv ns weli
as In the gall-bladder region. In time there
will probably be great improvements In the
apparatus, but great strides have nlready
been made, be that lis use is new very effec
tive nnd Is mere nnd mere recognized each
day as tin indispensable aid te the diagnosis
of many conditions,
"Any part of the humnn body enn be
safely X-rayed as long as the proper pie
cautions ure observed. There is no reason
with the modern improvements of the tip
nurntus for any person te entertain any
fear of submitting te an X-ray examination,
as every posblble precaution, and there are
net n great many of (hem necessary, is
taken te avoid bad effects.
"Modern medicine could net get nleng
without the X-ray. The war proved what
most of the phjslclans nlready knew: that
it is Indispensable In their work. It net only
had this effect te n greater degree than any
event which hns transpired since the Inven
tion or discovery of the X-ray, but it also
removed seme skepticism In certain qunrters
as te its therapeutic and diagnostic value.
There Is no well-equipped hospital or clinic
in the world today which has net Its X-rny
apparatus.
Used in Specialties
"There is net n epeelnlty in medicine to
day In which the X-ray findings de net
play a leading pari in diagnosis, nnd often
In treatment. In former times the physicians
were largely dependent upon the description
of (he p.idents for their diagnosis of Inter
nal conditions, and if the pntleni was net
able te describe exactly or had emitted seme
Important symptom net apparent le the
physician, the latter was te n certain extent
in the dnrk ns te all of the conditions which
he was trying te correct. But new the radio
graph will show exactly what the internnl
conditions are.
"The reading of a radiograph Js usually a
question of the interpretation of the vari
ous densities shown en it. These densities
bear a re atlenshlp te normal and patholegl.
cal conditions. In the diagnosis of une
conditions especially the value of the X-ray
npparatus Is becoming mere and mero no
predated." "
8,e turned him down
Or a Cnvc.Man after he had spent thou-
. t .l ,M!",S of 'ellarH upon
her; se he thrashed her and she had him
arrested. "She played you for u sucker."
Judge told him In a New Yerk court din
ether day. "but we don't beat 'em un in
this country." The trouble with the victim
was that he was a feminist at heart and
unable te muke allowances.
A Chicago actress says
her contract Js In dan
ger of belnit renuiiint,i
And Wise
Press Bird
the behest of the S "ci"' ffi"
get publicity by bnving'herself arrestVd U, a
bathing beauty. Wlsn little girl. Se nole
te realize Ibat she could get even mew pub
llclty by refusing. u l'u"
When a locomotive struck nn nutnmefdh,
Chcstcrtewn. Md.. two n ....":'"''.
nt
Bettcrten were thrown through te ,,.
shield nnd landed en the cowcatcher unhurt
though the auto wns wrecked. Proud le,i,i
be the fathers of two such oejjcC "X'li'i
V7hen you take your eyes nfvny from
German marks and fasten them en new tier"
man h ds and new Oermm. .,.. "M
ucU peer Germany doesn't.;,,, ',. "E
1 nnnraflii. .11 a.i, t3.1i".7'
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What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
1. Who discovered the Philippine Ielinejl
.. niiui in paieuiuuiuKy i
.1. What was tlie Gnulen nf Enleuma
4. What English Queen was married te I
Spanish Klnuv ;
6. What Is the highest active velcanO'll
Kemi America; .
6. Whut ta meant by Hemancfque artt ,
7. What Is the lnrceHt cltv In Vermont.
8. Who wns Qulntus Hescius? ,' ,
0. Of what country wns St. Gaudens, lte
famous Bculptcr, a natlve.? i
10. What is the ben leopard? ; ,
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. Member nations or the League or NstWJM
ure entitled te one vote each In (M
assembly or the League, nnd net wen
than three representatives In that
body. In the council no nation mlif
have mere than ene represenUtlrt '
and one vote.
2. In Lewis Carrell's "The Hunting ef-tH
Shark" eccuis the line "Then the be.
sprit ret mixed with the rudder emi.
times.1'
3. The airplane making a flight from New
lerlc (e ftle de Janolre is the Sjampite
Cerrcla. '
4. Walrus means whale horse, from (hi
Swedish "lival." whale, and th old
Swedish "ress," horse.
B. The Anglo-Saxen settlement et EngllOli
began In H9 A. D. '
6. The Duke or Wellington was born la
Dublin, Ireland. '
7. The widow bird Is ene or a group of
weaver birds, dwelling In WeiMft
ArrlcH nnd remarkable ter the sir -plumage
or the males and the sOmbtr
coloring or the remales. The nam!
waB. erlRlnnlly given by Perturieil
settlera te a species which, excepting
n butt and scarlet wing bar. Is wnellj '
black, the color and long train (Oh
gefiUtiK the parb of n widow.
8. An amphora Is n two-handled Janer
vase,
9. Htridulatlug In making n shrill, crraklnii
noise, ns n locust, cicada cr the IIU ,
10. Hubert Werk is the present l'ettBiuItt
(Jcnsrnl et the
United States. ' i
(
Teday'a Anniversaries
1807 Jeremiah Day, for ninny jwti'
president of Y'nle Celiege, died in Nff
Haven. Bern at New Preston, CensV
August 3. 1773. i
1S72 General Jehn A. Dlx was tm-'
innted by the Republicans of New Yerk for (
Governer. I
1888 Queen Victeria opened th Ml'
municipal buildings in Glasgow. , '
1SS0 President Harrison attended
laying of the cornersteno for the Indlisi
Soldiers' Monument at Indianapolis.
ISnO Hoke Smith, of Georgia, reiliwl
ns Secretary of the Interior nnd was i
ceeded by David It. Francis, of Missouri. '
1003 Marquis of Snlisbury, former Prta'
Minister of Great Britain, died. Bern T&
runry 3, 1830.
1018 United Stales Government ;
pealed te the people te forge all nen-essef
finis ,e ovcrcemo labor shortage. ., ,
1010 At Quebec, the Prince of walMirK'
plied in French te the address of welceB,
1021-,Prlnce Regent Alexander P"'
claimed his ascension te Serbian threw.
Tedav'a Birthday . f
Danlel Frehraan, one of the In
American theatrical managers and pw
ducers, born at Sandusky, O., aUtyw.;
years age.
William L-. Douglas, former Oerjf
of Massachusetts, born at Plymouth, i
seventy-seven years age. '
Dr. Henry Suzznlle, president of JJ,
Uulvcrsltv of Washington, born at " ;
Jese, Calif., forty-seven years age.
Daniel R. Antheny, representat re
Congress of the First Kniuns Distrie i, ,
at Leavenworth, Kans., fifty-two yesriM"
One may be u.tff,,s
the news'that bi bid t,'
come Viscount of
mouth never srrrf,
Take Away
That Bauble
pulse of Henry Edward Pellcvy, ""$.
en old-time 'friend of Thwde" W
He is ninety-four years old ; be n". "J
in this country since 1873 : and his lift .
been busy ns well as long. W hat cn s n ,
mean te him? ;j
Because a suoke "tele their benwj
swarm of bees In IMc-awintville. 1 a.. ,tJ
two blooded dogs chained te their , :
The wny these Pleasantvllle bees "J JK'
I... Inli llwi news It KCCII1S te UU tHCJ
(e be chained (e their hives.
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The rertiine-ieiicr hi .""y1Id0"
court who prophesied Ibat "the '!
would dismiss the case wns n-mlnuw bj:
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fined her heavily.
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