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,EDITORIAL PAGE
HAllD FOR NORWAY
Anitfftcaiia • who notico how I
many Norwegian, shij>s are bo- \
ing sank by German submarines
must wonder that the vessel inter-1
«.vsts o£ Norway Uo not keep aloot'
from the trade of the British Isles
rather th'n uudergo losses so great
•n proportion to the size of the mer-:
chant marine of the little Scaudiua- !
vian couutrj-. Measured by the
total tonnage under the Norwegian
flu.', the submarine war kits Nor
way as hard as it does Great Brit
ain, and Norway is neutral.
The explanation is the urgent
nc-rd of keeping Norwegian vessels
employed. Norway lives largely by'
its shipping and its fisheries. The
ecu is t'.ie life of the country to a
decree scarcely matched by any
other laud. The soil is thin and
cold, as a rule, and the climate too
i! imp and cool for many crops. The
forgets yield an important revenue,
but the natural market for Nor-,
wegian timber is largely iu the
British Isles.
Norway must choose between the
perils of the submarines and the
evils, still harder to bear
sure to result from giving up a
large part of the foreign trade of a
country singularly dependent upon
Its shipping and its sea-borne com
merce with nations which are now
at war with Germany. It is a hard
choice for an industrious i>eopIe
neither rich nor disposed to seek
troulle with any power.
THE AMERICAN' "Al'TO"
According to the Scientific
American, a careful and well-,
informed technical journal, the
number of automobiles in the Unit
ed Mates has passed 2,000,000.
They require at least 1,000,000,000 f
gall ns of gasoline to run them a ,
y»nr. It will cost $130,000,000 or
thereabouts. • Lubricating oil to
the amount of 20,000,000 gallons
will add $S,000,000 to operating
expenses. The 12,000,000 tires re
quired aioau $152,000,000 luore.
Other supplies such sis gloves
cans, goggles, robe, luggage car
riers and the like are estimated to
cost $50 to every automobile, on
the average, or $100,000,000 a
year. Garage charges, exclusive of
oil and gasoline, are calculated at
$100 to the car or $200,000,000
annually. Repairs, exclusive of
ti-ss, are reckoned at $100,000,
C03 more. And, finally, it is cal
culated that tioO.OOO automobiles
\vill have beeu bought this year in
the " United States, before 1315
ends, aud that the averago price
may be placed at $750, or a total
for new motor vehicles of $450,
000,000. '
Tutfie figures pile no the prodi
gious total of $1,ISO,000,000 iu a
single year for motoring. They are
-ii lar beyond the like expenditures
of other countries that there is no
real rival for the L'uited States in
»'v: making, buying aud use of mo
tor cars. Few facts make so im
pressive a picture of American
wealth and American soending iu
the oursuit of pleasing and also of
American readiness to adopt and
inaka the most of new conveniences
and utilities.
.\ud when it 13 kept Clearly in |
raitir* that a very conservative' es
timate counts the number of per
sons who habitually enjoy the use
o£ tHe 2,u00,000 automobiles in
this country at not less than four
to every motor car, or S.000,000
altogether, 'it reduces the cost
of motoring to less than $150 a
y»ar for every direct and frequent
beneficiary cf the American "auto."
The gain in health from more open
air life, in knowledge of the coun
try, in quickened perceptions, and
in iueutal poise is beyond computa
tion —Cleveland Leader.
DRESS OF A SAILOR
It Is Practically the Same All
Over the World.
THE BEST SUITED UNIFORMS.
Despite Numerous Demands For a I
Change the Old Style Remains on ,
Account of Its Many Good Points. '
The Wide Trousers and Loose Blouse.
Ton have wondered, have yon not.
why the sailor wears bell bottom
trousers. neckerchiefs or the loose
blouse? There's a reason for every
part of a sailor's uniform, explains a
Baltimore naval authority.
Suggestions are coutlnually flowing
into the various offices of the navy de
partment regarding a change in the
sailor's dress, but Cncle Sam pays lit
tle attention to them. He has consid
ered the mutter thoroughly and has de
cided that no change for the better
could be made.
The uniform of the United States '
sailor Is practically the same today as j
It was when the navy was first organ-1
lzed. There have been a few changes
In recent years, the most conspicuous
of which Is the abolition of the knife
lanyard. The knife lanyard Is a white 1
braid that was worn around the sail- 1
or's neck, on the end of which was fas- j
tened a knife. This knife was kept in
a back pocket. The lanyard was a ;
part of the uniform characteristic of j
the sailors for many years buck. But,
now that the sailing vessels are no j
longer used in warfare the lanyard Is
rapidly disappearing in all countries, j
The only form of lanyard used now
by the United States is the black silk
one, which is worn by the boatswain's
mate. There is no knife on the end,
however, but In its stead Is tied the
boatswain's calL This is a silver whis
tle used on board the vessel for signal
ing purposes.
The neckerchief for undress purposes
has been done away with to a great {
extent, but it is still used in the dress
•- — m«q the* Inrco sailor
blouses some time agoT but recently
the collars have been recalled, though
they are not as large as In former
years.
The sailor's uniform Is practically the
same throughout the world. But why
has each and every nation accepted the
same style of dress? The balloon trous
ers, the flap, the broad collars, the
neckerchiefs, the loose blouse and the
lanyards have been condemned by
some of the officials of the navy de
partment for many years, but the old
style prevails.
There are various reasons why the
bell bottom trousers were adopted.
Have you ever watched a sailor at
work? Have you ever seen him scrub
the boat or wash the decks? This Is
his dally task. He rolls up his trous
ers and wades right through the water.
And what would he do if he were in
cased in the snug, commonplace sort
of clothes that landlubbers live in?
The bell bottom trousers can be rolled
above the knee without the least trou
ble, and this Is one reason Uncle Sam
has chosen them.
But there la a more important rea
son, one that Involves the sailor's life.
A man can surely swim more easily
without his trousers than he can with
them. And this Is the way Dncle Sam
looks at tho matter. The bell bottom
trousers are laced on the sides and but
toned around the waist. Should a sail
or fall overboard or should he be com
pelled to swim for his life he unbut
tons the waist and slips out of the
trousers without any exertion. What
could he do were he wearing the tight
fitting trousers of today?
The loose blouse the sailor wears
enables him to move about freely.
There is nothing to hiuder the move
ments of his arms. He can accom
plish far more work with less exertion.
The blouse was formerly on the style
of the middy jacket; just slipped on
and buttoned In the front This has
been slightly changed, a drawing string
having been placed around the bottom
to secure it
Individuals have advocated changes
In the sailor's uniform for years, some
believing that it should correspond to
the marine's or to the soldier's. Nei
ther the soldier nor the marine has
any occasion to soil his clothing, while,
un the contrary, the sailor is compelled
or-oF'sumo TitTirr convenient place to
keep his stilt, but the sailor must store
his ontlit In n white canvas bag which
has every appearance of n pillow case.
If bo were wearing the clothing as sug
gested by many be would have a dally
task pressing Ills trousers.
The expansion of the trouser leg at
tho lower e.i.l and the loose blouse
therefore are not used merely to con
vey to the eye the traditional picture
of the sailor, but have been adopted
after careful and close observations.—
Baltimore American.
PERJURY IN COURT.
It Is Quite Common and the Rules of
Evidence Favor It.
It Is a conservative averment that In
two-thirds of the cases tried In court
there Is positive contradiction of facts.
There are few arguments made by ad
vocates In which bias and prevarica
tion on the part of witnesses are not
charged. Deplorably Immoral as well
as farcical is some of tho evidence ad
duced in many cases where experts aro
used on both sides to support diamet
rically opposed propositions.
Any judge or practicing attorney
knows that seldom does a party to a
suit testify against his own Interests
In the decisive matters affecting tho
rights involved. Although perjury may
not necessarily and Invariably bo pred
icated ou these facts, yet they must
lead to the conclusion of sworn mis
statements In a large proportion of
eases, especially »vhen we recall that
the oath of the witness requires him j
not on!/ to tell the truth and nothing
but the truth, but all the truth.
In this connection it is interesting to
remember that the rules of evidence at
present and for centuries In the past,
enforced in our courts and English
courts, not only tend in spite of tho
plain context of the oath to prevent
the telling of all, but permit a witness
rather to conceal much that has some
bearing In truth upon the matter at
Issue.
We are forced to recognize, then,
that perjury prevails as a common and
crying evil.—Charles J. Martell in Case
and Comment
Don't Tell All You Know.
The little daughter of the hostess
looked long and inquiringly at the guest
who she had been told was a very
learned man and a professor. During
a lull in the conversation she spoke up,
"What do you do in college, please,
sir?"
"I am a professor, my dear," was the
reply. "I Impart my knowledge to the
students."
"Then if you keep 011 that way," she
said soberly, "pretty soon you won't
know anything yourself, will you?"—
LaOles' Home Journal.
How Plants Breathe.
Plants have two experiences common
to all living things, although they havo
aone of the senses possessed by ani
mals. They breathe tbo air and per
iplre. The leaves and stems of plants
:orrespond to the respiratory organs of
animals, and It Is by this means tho
plants take In the air. Plants are
:hiefly water absorbed from the earth.
Of the 25 per cent solid matter tho
principal constituent la carbon, nearly
all of which Is absorbed from tho at
mosphere by the action of minute bod
ies contained in the green leaves.
Plants also absorb oxygen, hydrogen
and nitrogen from the atmosphere
through their leaves and also through
their roots. All contribute to building
up the organic structure of tho plant
Used up moisture Is given off by plants
through their leaves, Just as animals
perspire through the pores of their
skins. Calculations made as to the
amount of water thus perspired by
plants show that the sunflower, only
threo and one-half feet high, gives off
as much moisture as a man.
:
Reined Pitchforks.
"Did you ever see It rain pitchforks
here?" asked tho city man In the coun
try.
"Sure," replied the farmer. "My
neighbors gave me a pitchfork 'sliow
11^ when I was married." — Yonkers
Statesman.
Johnnie's Joke.
"Pa, doee the sun ever rise in tho
west ?"
"Certainly not, my son."
"How dark It must always be out
there."—Boston Transcript
One example is worth a thousand ar
guments.—G ladstone.
A Vague Meaning.
"Now," said the doctor, "you take
this medicine Just as I told you, and
you will sleep like a baby."
The patient surveyed the medicine
doubtfully. "Well, doctor," he said, "if
you mean like our baby I guess I won't
take it"—Ladles' I Tome Journal.
Discounted.
Elsie—When Betty married old Mon
eybags she gave her age as twenty
flva. She's older than that Flo—Oh,
I suppose she allowed one-third off for
xtsb.—Dallas News.
In a Big Hurry.
Benham—I believe In taking time by j
the forelock. Mrs. Benham—I notice |
that you tear a sheet off the calendar j
before the month Is over.—New York j
Prsua.
Phil Abrahams
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meet* 2d an<2 4ttf
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luue brothers cordially welcome.
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