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cotding to Michael F. Conner. OF San
Antonio, Tex, who was seen at the
Raleigh
Agricultural communities in Southwest
Texas said Mr. Conner, viii come near
growing rich this month-that is if thew
have enough turkeys TO iii orders that
are arriving in a constant stream by mail
and telegraph from Northern cities.
Whether there is a scarcity of turkeys
IN the North is not known by local com
mission men, but it is fact that all
records in the shipping of the big birds
are being broken this year. About 1000
birds day are leaving Cuuero, Tex, in
the center Of the turkey-raising country
of the Southwest.
| me price OF turkeys this year Is high
er than II has been for many years. In
some places in Northern Texas turkeys
are bringing the fancy price of 81 cents
a pound. IL this demand for Texas mr.
keys in the North continues. we fox
VIII have 70 scratch around nightly for
funds with which to buy Christmas
turkeys so high Is the price soaring. =
some of the largest turkeys ever
/ shipped to market are grown in the San
Antonio country. where the poultry in
dustry is assuming great proportions,
ranking with hog raising, and almost
win cattle, IN the revenue it is bring
ing the ranchmen who are taking ad-
vantage of the semi tropical climate the
cheap and quickly raised feed, and the
rapid growth of chickens, ducks, and
turkeys In several poultry raising To-
caiities plants with the latest equipment
for handling large numbers OF poultry
nave been built, 1t is known fact that
! the excellence of the Texas product has
created Its own market in the largest
cities of the North"
Ohio Cushing. of New York. is at the
Arlington. Mr. Cushing is well known
in the art world.
Ben Foster, a member Of the Institute
OF Arts and Sciences. Luxembourg. Paris.
is at the Arlington. Mr.. Fosters resi-
dence is in New York. He Is the re-
eipient Of a number of medals and other
distinctions in art exhibitions.
Kinosuke Inouye, director of the i'm
perial geological survey of japan, is
registered at the Shoreham. He Is on
his return trip TO Japan from the Geo
logical Congress which was held at
Stockholm, Sweden.
Mr.. inouye professed not TO have any
opinion on the article recently published
in Japanese papers to the effect that
Japan would have TO prepare for war in
view of the fortihcations going up along
the Pacific Coast and a possible Pacific
fleet. Il am a scientist, strictly a scien-
list, said he, and do not know any
thing about this article. / never take
any time TO think about anything but
my specific scientific researches and
studies. From principle, l do not believe
IN war, because war is the enemy Of
science"
Being asked whether he believed in dis
armament, Mr. Inouye again said he had
no opinion on the subject, being a seien-
tist and an enemy of war. He denied be-
ing socialist or An adherent of the
principles OF international brotherhood,
as advocated by the socialistic propa-
ganda.
Manehuria and Korea. according to the
japanese scientist. contained great coal
fields which would make japan entirely
independent with respect 10 its coal sup
ply; that The coal found in these fields
was OF the standard required for the
japanese navy.
THE Panama Canal said Mr.. Inouve
viii be OF tremendous advantage to all
commercial nations. and l am interested
in the enterprise merely because it
changes the profile and map of the west
ern hemisphere of the world"
Dr. Henry Smith Pritehett. president
of the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology, in Boston. is at the New Willard.
DR.. Pritchett was formerly the super
intendent of the United States Coast and
| Geodetc Survey and is well known in
the scientific world for his astronomical
researches and observations.
Or. Reuben Brainin, a Jewish economist
of Berlin. who is visiting this country
studying the condition OF the Jews, in
discussing the question. said: Il am a
believer ia pure Jewish culture. l am
neither reformed nor orthodox Both
sects have produced and are producing
great men. but above them both is the
real Judaism, which does not concern it.
self with creed, but the vital elements
of religion.
The great question before the race is
whether it is best for the Jew to remain
Jew or 10 be assimilated in the great
melting pot. II will be far better for the
human race If he remain as he is and
keep up the peculiar and traditional Jew
iSh culture. concentrating all his power
on this and neglecting the other things.
The assimilated Jew is neither here nor
there, NOR can he ever be. Standing by
his race, his traditions, his culture, he
is tremendous power for the good of hu-
mainly
Your country leads the world in its
practical treatment Of affairs contin-
ued Or. Brainin. European ethical study
is all theory, but yours is high theory
and efficient practice combined"
How about American women"
Really, your women are not so eie-
CANT as many others, but they are far
different"
Mr., Brainin was born in Mogilev, Rus
STA, but soon after completing his studies
at Moscow and st. Petersburg he went
TO A:ssria and studied at the University
of Vienna. Four years later he entered
the University of Berlin.
High schools win in time have TO
adopt the broader and Eaore liberal So
cial life enjoyed by students at the uni
versties,' said Dean Johnson, of the
Chicago University High School, VINO
was in this city recently. ''The social
life of the average high school student is
sadly neglected. both at home and in the
school. When boys and girls enter the
university they should be equipped not
only technically and accidentally, but
should possess the same degree of culture
in conversation, manners. and social con-
ventions The greatest advantage OF a
university training is that it gives the
student a certain dignity and manner
which stamp him as refined"