The Washington herald., 1920-11-04
PLEDGES FIGHT
TOHELP HEROES
Bay State Sends Soldier to
Battle for Veterans in
Congress.
BY GEORGE PERRY MORRIS.

- N~ShNb fbhh1 nohfNhTs
Louis A. Frothingham's victory
over Richard olney End. in the fight
the latter made for reelection in
the Fourteenth Massachusetts, dis
trict. not only aids in reducing the
States Democratic representation in
the Lower House to two, but IL viii
bring into Washington life another
representative Of the type OF man
that long established position IN
BostOn's upper social circles Gre
ates. The new Representative has
been a Harvard overseer and d lee
tUrer on government at his alma
mater. He has been a lieutenant
governor OF the State, and an un-
O. successful candidate for mayor Of
Boston and governor Of the State
The militia in the old days had in
him an ardent supporter. When the
war with Spain came he Joined the
I United States Marine Corps; and
, during the late war he did impor-
janJ work for the government in
France. The American Legion is
going to find in him a lively cham
pion, and he already has announced
/ his intention TO get after the War
Department and see that Justice is
done to Gen Edwards and the
Twenty-siNth Division. His Repub-
/ llcaUlsm is Of the Progressive type.
/ The FrOthinghams have been, and
still are, prominent IN the religious
I and philanlhrOpic circles Of Massa-
/ Chusetts, and causes with altrUisuc
motives or educational aims will
find in Mr.. Olneys successor
b sympathetic friend.
Hackett's Invasion Of London.
We pay so many Of our dollars
into the pockets OF English actors
or men Of letters who come here
To DO us good" intellectually thai
/ II is always comforting to read Of
/ anything looking like reciprocity.
] NaChou, Lindsay seems 10 be win
ming a hearing in the London world
OF letters. and James X. HacketI'S
audacity in playing Shakespeare To-
/ London is reported as getting l.
Z adequate reward at least in IN,
form Of critics praise. Patrons o'
the lhcateTs who like the older ira
'diti.ns Of rendering the tragedies
Of Avon bard certainly will hnd
him calling up ghosts that walk
no NOR, The younger generation.
here a. there. may affect sCOrn and
proclaim the superiority OF the new.
but in this art. as in others. tho
principle Of Cu,Seryat.0u rules. In
surgeu,y is vaIsd. but not infallib.e.
The Days of Tom Thumb.
Tha.~ was an earlier generation
that found pleasure 40 seeing Gen.
Tom Thumb and his equally d.
minutly. wife Those were the daNs
OF Basuum and OF shows" that d.
rived their pulling power from
freaks and monstrosIties OF nature.
The general" died ia 1853. and two
years later his widow married PR
mo NaglL afterwards made a count
10y Pope Pus IN. Pc was a nativ"
of Bologna. was 20 inches tall and
weighed 50 pounds.
Born in 1919 in the '70's he cam"
TO the United States and made
much money in travelling up ana
down the Pacific Coast where
neither Lwarfs uf nature or hu-
manity are numerous After his
marriage with Mrs. Thumb they
toured Europe. were the special
guests Of mouarChs after very
ancient custom. and came home to
settle COW n 10 d ItaAFAA VI AlA q o.
free from want. M.ddleboro. Mas.
was selected a. q place Of rcsidenc,
and to save themselves from ennul
and to make their capital invest
ment larger they set up a store
where they sold soft drinks. CiEaT-
and the like. Mrs. Thumb died tV'
years aGa. Her second husband has
just mot the same fate. Ordered
by DhySiCian 1n return to Italy
. he had planned u raise sufficient
funds for his passage and for re-
firing allowance from sal, of his
large hut bizarre collection u'
curins put up at~auCti0n they only
nettcd $500. Whether they wcr-
really worth more. who can say
His disappointment at the result
broke his nerve and his hope. %"
gave up the iiuht for life, was taken
to the local hospital. and he-a
ondcth another personal tragedl
Yuan shi KaTs Heirs TO study in the
United states.
-Four sons and d grandson of Yuan
Shi hai. who aspired TO De ruler ~
China against the will Of the dyns y.
hr had helped overthrow and also
against tho desire Of the RepublI-
cans who never trusted him fully.
are on their way 10 this country J0
be educated. While here, il is said.
! they viii ho under the care Of the
Toa~d OF Foreign Missions OF the
Presbyterian Church North. Mr. Rob
Crt Suoer Of New York City having
special responsibility for their wei
tar,- This means that they are 20
TO-. placed in institutions Of learning
that are distinctly and openly Chris
ilan. and not merely nominally so,
or secular in type. This conterring
of 'ruSt"eshiD is sign Of the times
The spirit OF the departed ststesrna n
no doubt approves. Many a Confu-
clan OF the upper class Chinese has
trusted his offspring to Christian ed 70
uCat0rs resident in China. or to
Christians in this country. Occasions
for regret seldom arise.