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Show THE CITIZEN end. Only those appreciative of the dangers and the possi- - misinterpretation of such a journey can really appreciate magnitude of his accomplishment. He was indeed entitled breakfast at the White House on his return. e PROMPT RELIEF RECONSTRUCTION With the widespread ruin and destruction, loss of life and loss of property wrought by the floods from the Mississippi, there is every likelihood that the matter of flood control will have the attention it demands when the next Congress convenes in December, says Walter Scott Merwether, editor and publish- suffering and distress which have come to our people er, Mississippi Sun, Charleston, Mississippi. 'And we hope that Congress will consider this: the South by reason of the floods has touched the heart of the The Mississippi and other waterways of this nation are ntitry. Not only was the original Red Cross fund of $5,000,000. under the jurisdiction of the War Department, and the levees rich President Coolidge asked for subscribed in short order but are under supervision of Army Engineers. splea for a duplication of that amount is also being handsomest The Federal government itself, through the President, Why under their supervision? This work is No stretch of imagination can already made largo appropriations through the army and connect inland waterways with the problem of national defense. her official bodies in the way of supplies, services and As these waterways are arteries of commerce, why should they The President, it has been known, gave serious considera-jnt- o not be under the control of the Department of Commerce?. That very efficient department under the control of its the possibility of calling an extra session of Congress to His advisors, including very efficient head, Secretary Hoover, himself one of the fore,te an even larger amount of relief. most engineers of the country, could undoubtedly mobilize ennators from certain Southern States, felt obliged to counsel that the situation was so pressing and imminent, that the gineering skill far superior in this line to any the Army can innal delay which would occur before Congress could be furnish, for by the very nature of their calling, Army engineers would bar the effectiveness of the appropriation if cannot be considered experts in this work. Inland waterways should be for the efficient handling of ade. lienee, the decision to postpone that effort until the Denver session, when flood relief and control will be made the commerce, and as such should be under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce. As for the protection of harbors, itstanding feature of the Presidents message. that is for the Army and Navy. SAVE OURSELVES In the foregoing editorial, Editor Meriwether brings up a vital point for consideration. Flood control is a proper function We are very solicitous about the lives and property of our of government, just as is the deepening of rivers and harbors, dzens in foreign lands. We send our navies and marines the erection of fortifications, the maintenance of courts, the ross the ocean to foreign lands to protect them, and that is building of highways and the police power lodged in government admirable virtue to possess. Our armed forces have landed for the protection of all the people. Time and again the people of this nation have been China and Nicaragua, under an unlimited expense account political blocs and special inliich will run into millions of dollars. It is good practice for terests attempt to enlarge the real functions of government to enavy and the marines, but in our ardent desire to protect include the operation or control of purely commercial enterir citizens in foreign lands, let us not forget the great catas-opli- e prises. in the Mississippi valley, where many people have lost Government has all it can do to give the people protection eir lives, where millions of dollars in property values have and equal opportunity, without entering the field of private enfin swept into the Gulf of Mexico, and where hundreds of thou-d- s deavor in competition with its citizens and taxpayers. of people have become actual alms takers. They have no The Mississippi catastrophe should prove to the people, as well as to lawmakers that flood control is a vital function of mes, and the only food and shelter in sight is that which is ing furnished by the Red Cross. The future for the flood the government. It should not be made a plaything of politics, wneless is anything but bright and it is a problem the govern-fin- t and used as a lever to launch the government upon purely inmust handle with dispatch in order to save the thousands, dustrial enteprises, which are not for the common safety or beneot fit of all the people in like measure. only from starvation, but from pestilence, such as yellow Ter, which may break out at any time. The receding waters GAS VALUE leave large sloughs which will become natural breeding aces for the yellow fever mosquito. Value of gas in industrial heating is not determined solely Various methods have been suggested to take care of the cost as compared with other fuels, but also by economics aoded district, but it is up to the people as a whole to help out by its made possible through elimination of waste in materials and d the most feasible way to do it is for Congress to foot this Ke bill via the taxation route. A few people should not be promotion of uniformity of products. Modern manufacture requires a fuel that lends itself to aid ; the bill ought to bo (Jed upon to subscribe large sums for control, and quantity output depends on a fuel that may be by the nation. This will cut out all the red tape, all to automatic production and hence automatic control. expenditures for collections, advertising, managers, adapted and under government supervision and with government These factors explain increasing use of gas in manufacturing nds it processes. During last 10 years, use of gas in industry has inwill be done right. In the meantime let us the little fracas we may have creased 100 per cent annually. forget to our neighbors and our friends across the sea, and put our PAVE YOUR WAY lonlder to the wheel and save the thousands of unfortunate The non-militar- !S y. pro-ctio- n. in as-mbl- ed, i so-call- ed DI 1 11 if un-ssa- ry s 01 aricans is the oldest printer in the United States has given le longest continuous service as a printer, engraver or litho-Phe- r, and who still is actively engaged? This is a question a committee of leading printing and paper Jtostry executives wish to have answered. When located, this. aest is to be honored by the committee in charge of printer, le Fourth Educational Graphic Arts Exposition, to be held in rad Central Palace, New York City, September 5 to 17. Who a: right at home. Almost any locality can make its own place in national or international life. Petaluma, California, did it with White Leg-tn The producers do not trust to luck, or to individual hens. Tillamook, Oregon, did it with cheese. Jericho, Utah, does it with the great Jericho wool pool, that sells only top wool in one prize sale. Idaho Falls, Idaho, does it with potatoes. Wenatchee, Washington, apples are internationally famous, and so on through a long specialized list. In every case the profits result from high grade uniformi- y. idio-hor- |