Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-07
HUMANISMS
BY WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY

JOHN AVERY LOMAN is a college pro-
C fessor down Texas way and an author.
Among other things he is the compiler Of
Cowboy Ballads of the West, which vol
ume he regards as containing many frontier
folk songs very well worth preserving.
If he hadn't got them into print, he holds.
many of them might have been lost and
certain color Of the early West would have
been gone forever.
So, upon a certain occasion he consulted
with his friend, Dana Coolidge, who was
writer of stories and Government
naturalist, and on his way to Arizona for
specimens. Would Coolidge keep his eye
out for the cowboy songs and pick up any
likely specimens he ran upon. Coolidge
didn't know much about songs Of the time,
but he would try. He was authorized to
buy songs where this was necessary to get
them in complete form.
So, on a cattle ranch down in Papago
country, Coolidge heard a cowboy singing
song that seemed to be just the sort of thing
he was looking for. 1t had the sweep of
the Western plains and the devil-may care
spirit thereof. He slipped the cowboy ten
iron men for writing it down for him.
When he turned it in to Lomax as his
prize find it turned out to be none other
than our old friend Casey Jones"
Douglas MacLean. the motion picture
actor, tod me that Eddy Cantor, the come
dian, told him that Benny Leonard, the
lightweight champion, told him the following
story:
Leonard was giving an exhibition in
middle sized town and they had local
prize fighter there in whom they took con
siderable pride, and he arranged an exhibi'
tion bout with this youngster.
They agreed that they would put on
neat show in six rounds that would give
the audience its moneys worth, but that
there would be nothing rough.
SO the bout ran along somewhat un.
eventually and Benny was careless and
everything, and all Of sudden this local
bruiser got an idea into his head that 1t
would rebound greatly to his glory If be
should hand knockout on the champion,
So he waited his opportunity and in the
third round when Benny wasn't paying much
attention, handed him an awful uppercutt
right on the point Of the chin. Leonard
was nearly lifted off his feet and was all
groggy and wooSy and mighty glad that the
gong sounded just at that moment.
lie was himself again. however, at the be-
ginning of the next round. When he en-
tered the ring he walked up the local fighter
and shook hands as is the custom at the
beginning, Of the final round of tight,
What the idear?" said that individual
This ain't the last round
Like fun 1t isn't" said Benny.
Mrs. Hcloise Durant Rose, founder Of tn.
Dante League Of America, and leader OF
the movement for the recognition of Dante
in Washington, Is a woman of rare knowl'
edge of the Old master.
She has read and studied Dante since
she was eight years old and reads Dantes
works in the original as other folks skip
through Mother Goose.
A most curious coincidence is that Mrs
Rose looks like Dante has the long. thin
face, the clear cut features. the square chm
of the great poet. The question that rises
in the minds of her hearers us she speaks
almost os if inspired, about Dante WorN.
is Whether her great love for the poet
throughout her life has caused her to grow
to resemble him. Or, it is suggested "
here ut last true case of reincarnation'
Postmaster General Will II. Hays has
brother, Ilnklc c. Hays who looks 80
much like him that he might walk into tne
department in Washington any morning
and begin humanizing work in subStitutiEnu
for the =. NJ. g. Brother Hinkle looks IiEe e
William, acts like him, shakes hands nAe
him, is like him, u lawyer by prOteHSou,
Hinkle stuck closer to his knitting out !"
Sullivan, Ind, and so remains Smn'.
town lawyer, while Brother Bill, who ~"
tered in the cage, now bosses half the l"'s
on Uncle Sans payroll and sits nronnI u.
Cabinet table Of a President OF the u D. "
DR.. Simeon FeSs. Representative in Gon
grcss from Yellow Springs O.. Is core
professor, a scholar in politics, but hn'
shown himself so good at it that his ASSOC,
ates have chosen him the chairman oI NV
National Republican Congressional Comhn,
tee, the business Of which is to keep tns~
where they are,