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Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

and Only French Poet Who Write.
His Poetry in Prose"
In other words, he writes poetry
without seeming to do so. The hear
Of it is poetry, but the form is sky.
iarking. 1t is not what the pre-.
tentious noodles call vers libre; no
no, for it is art, and has real verve
real freshness Of sentiment, frank
and beautiful JOY of living, and an
ingenious ardor to sing and laugh!
Paul Fort is typographical. He
starts new line every two lines,
then hides two rhymes in these two
lines, very tricky. 1t is not verse.
1t is not prose. 1t is Paul Fort.
Praises of France.
One of his volumes is entitled,
"What Pleasure 1t Is To Me To
Be French" His most beautiful
things are praises of France. Yet,
they say, he never quit Paris, all his
life, except to make trip, once. 20
Senlis, and, another time, to spend
three days at Marolles-on- Huropoix.
To Paul Fort, the countryside is
the Luxembourg garden, in the Latin
quarter, by the Odeon. True, they
say, also that it is the most beauti-
full garden in the world.
Before he sailed, l went to see the
prince OF poets.
There he sat, intoning verses, with
his crowd around him, in that Bo-
hemian cafe, the Closerie, which is
so clean, calm, neat and motherly.
They were not his own verses. It
is always 10 to one that they're some
other fellows verses or one-act play
or song or essay on progress in art.
Not to realize this is to miss the
goodness of Paul Fort.
Also. a... ..
"If we hold forth in cafe,' he
says, 1T is because most of US have
no parlor."
l have seen Paul Fort protect
long-haired American boys and en-
courage soulful-eyed American girl
students, tense, super-sensitive, self
doubling yet all ardor, when they
ask themselves: "Am l poet? Am
I painter? Am | a playwright?
Have I found something beautiful
in art?"
Low-Toned Golden Voice.
Paul Fort tells them yes. Or,
certainly, perhaps.
For fear of discouraging one single
obscure genius of tomorrow, the
Prince of Poets is willing to drop
every business of his own, to ex-
anime, read aloud, discuss, show
forth and stand by any fellows ef-
fort. For sure he will read their |
stuff aloud--and he is the most |
beautiful reader in the world. His
golden voice throws
glamor. The lone lad, who feared
that folks would laugh at him, hears
his own work thus glorifed, and
thrills throughout his being!
Elected by Acclamation.
Why is he Prince of Poets?
He is Prince of Poets by election,
aye, by acclamation! Ten years,
successfully, they have elected him
unanimously. Who? Why, the
poets, all the poets! Who's a poet?
In France you are poet when you
have had poem printed. There
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

kind and sweet OF heart that he
would rather help another man sue
ceed-no matter whc!-than make
his own success!
If this be poetry, make the most
of it.
Lives Poetry.
Paul Fort lives poetry as we'll as
writes it.
And this lived stuff is so rich and
rare in the world that real tough
men are singularly touched by it.
We Americans, who appreciate so
highly everything that is exception
al and rare, will find Paul Fort
equally phenomenal in his written
word.
Continuing our announcements,
one might make another poster, like
this: ...
"The Prince OF Foets; the One
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07
Hudson Summer. Il
Sale Will Beat
Record for 1921
Sales Manage From Detroit,
In Omaha Sees General
Improvemeptin Business
Conditions

Summer sales of Hudson and Es-
sex automobiles this year will beat
last years record, according to- O.
H. Mccormack, general sales mana
ger of the Hudson Motor Car. COM
pany, Detroit.
He takes this to indicate that gen.
'eral business conditions are i'm
proving = = = 81 81 !. - Z : 80. .-' - -;;-,
Guy L. Smith, local dealer. is in
terested in the Essex anniversary of
August 9.
Essex Sets Record.
He calls attention to the fact that
the fastest record for coast to coast
motor travel was made by four Es-
sex cars last year. They were carry-
ing pouches Of hrssxclass mail by
special permission Of the government.
Two cars set out from San Fran
cisco, eastbound to New York, and
the other two from New York. west
bound.
Car No. ! reached New York in
the wonderful time of 4 days, IA
hours and 43 minutes. The other
three cars each established records
Of only few hours longer-all four
OF them ,ating the best previous
record by many hours.
Used Regular Gas.
Driven by rs different pilots, using
whatever grade Of gas and oil was
available, overcoming road condi-
tons, in some cases terrible, these
Essex cars established record for
reliability and endurance hard to
equal.
No one has eAeseded this record
III the year which elapsed since the
first transcontinental run.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

when we were taking the Aashlight
photograph that last evening at the
Closerie des Lilas.
The sheep scrabbled, yes; but the
shepherd was not deranged in his
mild calm, not little bit!
I'VE were modesty and peace" he
said. "You have brought a disturb
ing elementT
Fame, publicity! Helas! Helas!
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

are hundreds of them, dett and
graceful. putting into words the
songs in their hearts.
Ii poetry be thing OF pure inn
agination, wherein the soul may
show itself rather as it is than as it
might wish to be. then Paul Fort
is Prince OF Poets.
And now he goes to Americal
l had flush OF pride for Paul,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

not be something beautiful to an
nounce-
THE PRINCE OF POETS
THE ONE AND ONLY
FRENCH POET WHO HAS
PASSED HIS LIFE AT THE
CAFE!
For 20 Years.
The establishment is POLITICALLY
called "The Lilac Close" 1t is the
most calm, correct and cultured cafe
of the quarter. In it, Paul Fort has
led, for 20 years, an existence as
regular as literary and adorned with
gobiets. ......
You should see the Prince of
Poets in his home surroundings.
He enters the cafe. He seats
himself worthily at a handicapped
table. A deft garcon worshipfully
fetches the swift goblet, caraffe of
ice water and two Jumps of sugar.
Confdentially, he pours the divine
ambrosia, green in color, with fra
GRANGE of peregoric; and the water,
mixing with it, turns it cloudy
milky with opalescent glints, the
dying glory of all the greens in the
world. Whence the homely ex-
preston, ito strangle parrot"
The poet gravely sips.
He pours in more water thought
fully, replacing the displacement he
has slipped. He sips again. He
pours. again. The milky green
clears and the opal fires CLINT
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-19
AN ORDINANCE

To repeal aad re-ordaln with amend
,,,enfs Se.ribn - Il Article NV 81 the
Revised code of the city Of Annapolis. title
' SSefioa /. Re IL established and ordaln-
cl bv he Mayor Counselor aua Alder
men III tAc CITY of Annapolis. that Sec
ton - Of Article NNN Of The Revised
code sc the CITY ot Annapolis, title Lii
c,,uspsr be and the same is hereby re-
nealed anu re- ordained with amendments
so rs "a read IS follows.
Section 81. 70 pcrsoA or persons. or
I'm The CITY of Annapolis or any porch.
vesfihule. or 1tber $ ructUre or adI e. ans
hufI3ing 10 exceed twenty-five dollars
lo cost without first obtaining a permit
from tho city Clerk: ana no person shat
erert ang hu ding or part oC huiltlug aS
ser forth a The section which I'm amy man
nrr Occur ies any space between the build.
ing ilncs 'f any street lahe 81 alley, VA th'
city OF Ann polls, without first ohtainiu-
the peru ssion Of TIE building eomntttcr
fn do tie sumo. the Su1o of one dollar
shall he p3ii for an licenses II permits
issued b, th. Cterk, and iu each case tae
Clerk sha q ic entitled to fe' 81 twenty
five cents Any person desiring hHii1I Z
license us pc mit Undrr THIS section "r amy
other section shall Gle an application with
thc CieI, al such application shall con
tain the ~ ntacc of said building. thr
depth. tie hright thc name 81 the street
unou WI ith 10 is Go front, the DISTANCE -0'
The back Nc said building from the street
tine uiat rial to he used iH its construction,
the use which the huildiug is Go bo nut
the contract price for which suid building
rs 10 To- coi Strueteu. amt q tbo contra q
price does lot include an work, such aS
plumbing heating and other work con
neetcd herewith. statement Of Sneh
Things NOT included. together with their
cost or app "oNimate cost; uud the iufor-
nation in regard 10 such cost shall he Kept
privately for tho official use eft DE Mavor,
Counselor aud Aldermen Of The city of IN
napOlis
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-19
WORLD HAS CHANGED LITTLE
Marked Similarity In Certain News
paper Advertising Today and That
of Many Years Age.

Newspaper advertising Of 100 years
ago differed greatly in form from that
Of today, but the differnce III sub
stance and intent was rather small.
In the columns Of the New York Ner-
curry Of that period one finds the fol-
lowing articles offered for sale and
extolled for their particular qualities:
"Godfrey's General Cordial" which
was the opiated soothing syrup used
in that day for peevish, teething
babies; the "Princely Beautifying Lo-
tion." by use OF which the ladies'
made up" for the street; Turing
tons Original Balsam of Life" which
must have been disappointing since all
he users are flow dead; "Dr. Ryan's
incompatible Worm Destroying SUI
gar plumbs." white Drops for the
Scurvy," "8ed Pills" Sweating Pow
Ter" "Dr. Radcliffe's Only True Speci-
dc Tincure for the Toothache," "Es-
sence of Balm Of Gilead,' "Potter's
Water. for the Safe, Easy and Specific
Cure for the Stone and Gravel" key
ser's Pills" Golden Tincture for Hys-
terical Diseases" Genuine Harlaem
Oyl" by the bottle, "Leyine's Wen
Known Eyewater," Bloom oG-Circas-
sin" for oG-color compilations. Lady
Molyneux's Italian Paste" BEST Corn
Plasters and Lip Salve,' venetian
Paste for EnameIing the Hands, Neck
and Face"
The bottle of Stoughton Bitters by
which old topers used to give an addi-
tional tang to their nips of whisky
stood sbehind every public bar UP TO
about 30 years ago. Long after its
use had been abandoned it persisted
until standing like a Stoughton bot
tie" became the common expression
for immobilty.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-19
THE HOUSE THE WATCHDOG
OF TnE TREASURY

As between House and Senate
during the last fifteen years. the
Senate has been the wastrel body
1t has fought in conference COM
mittees to add about two billion
dollars To the House appropria-
tons and has succeeded in in
Creasing them hv over hall a bill
lion dollars. The theory when
our form OF government was I'M
der discussion. was that the
upper house would be. aS one Of
the founders put it. the saucer IL
which the boiling hot beverage Is
the cup would be cooled and
would be the more cautious. CON
servative body. But the belief
has not been wholly borne ont.
In manv cases the Senate. profit
ing By the House discussions and
the public sentiment thus evoked
has acted as a brake upon the
hasty action of the other body.
But the House has of late years
shown Z greater disposition to
economic; and today, being
closer to the people and closer to
the time when 1t must give an
account OF its stewardship, IS
more intent on cutting expenses
down. Just at present the
House is having its way, and a
few more contests in which sena-
torial extravaganza is rebuked
and defeated will bring upon the
Senate some measure of the pop
ular criticism of days when it was
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-19
GREAT POWER OF PRESIDENT
United States Chief Executive "Most
Potent Constitutional Function
airy in the World"

The legal functions of the Presi-
dents office arc so eminent thar he
cannot escape the responsibilities OF
executive action, however much he
may be inclined to avoid them. His
constitutional powers alone make him
the pivot upon which all the admins
tratiye machinery operates.
He appoints the heads Of depart
ments and may direct their major pol
icies. His power Of appointment to
all the greater offices is far reaching.
He can recommend, shape and veto
legislation. His control over foreign
affairs is virtually complete. He Is
commander in chief OF the army and
the navy. In short, he is the most
potent constitutional funcionary in
the world.
All these constitutional powers have
been vastly augmented by practice
and custom. The President today can
do innumerable things that George
Washington or Thomas Jefferson
would never have dared do even If
they had thought Of them.
The constitutional conception Of the
President is that of chief executive,
an administrator; custom has added
10 This conception that of leadership,
of Initiation. l.. Ortiz in the
Yale Review.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-19
EDUCATION LAWS TOO LOOSE
children's Bureau Of United States
Department of Labor DepIcres
Some Exemptions Allowed.

Every state now has a compulsory
day school attendance law. according
10 Information recently furnished by
the United States Department Of la
Dor through the children's bureau. The
bureau has Just completed an analysis
Of education laws affecting child lator.
the results of which are published in
a chart entitled estate Compulsory
School Standards Affecting the En-
ployment of Minors
In i've states attendance is required
until eighteen years Of age. in two
Of these IN certain districts only; in
three until seventeen; and in thirty
two until sixteen. one state requires
attendance until fifteen, six others and
the District of Columbia until four
teen. and one state requires attendance
until the age OF twelve years, but
applies this 10 illiterates only.
Unfortunately, says the bureau, the
exemptions in the majority of states
are 50 numerous that they greatly linn
it the application of the law. The
most common exemptions are for EN-
lfltA Afttltls VI Nlitit tNli4A AfRAA u a
specified school grade. Four states
specifically exempt for work in agri-
cultural pursuits three With no age pro-
vision Laws Of fourteen other states
contain loosely worded provisions eX-
enpting a child at any age, which
might be used 60 cover absence for
farm work as well as for many other
purposes. Several states. exempt "A
child whose services are necessary for
the support OF himself or others, with
out any age or educational provision.
The amount of attendance required
is still unsatisfactory in many states,
several demanding only II, 16. or 20
weeks in a year. Even in states
where city children must attend for
eight or nine months, the amount Of
attendance required in rural school
districts is sometimes considerably less.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-19
AN ORDINANCE

To mend the Revised Code Of the City
II Annapolis by adding thereto two addl
uoua SECTIONS 20 Article NLiil. title Wa
ter and Gas Companies. 10 follow Section
l. ami 90 be known aud numbered Sec
tiou A aud Section Id.
Seedon I. Ec il established and ordained
by tie Mayor, Counselor aud Aldermen OF
the city Of Annapolis that The Revised
code of tie city Of Annapolis be and the
same is hereby amended by adding two
additional sections 10 Article NLIiI, tin"
Water ami cas- Companies 20 follow Sec
ion J. and o. be known aud numbered as
Section l A and Section I-B, ana 20 read
MS follows:
section Ia All applications for water
SUPPL y service or renewals Of service shall
be made M the Office of the Annapolis Wa
blank royded by the company for that
purpose. The owner or owners Of tho
premises proposed to be connected for WI
tor supp service. or his. her cor their
SigI the applications
The applicant shall state fully and
.ru n all purposes for which the water Is
req tired Upon the signing OF the appli
cat ON tie company win extend without
expense % the applicant it sscrvire 10
the curb FOR water, provided that the ap.
ptI,aat Ht his her or their expense PAYS
for the digging Of the trench satisfactory
20 the Superintendent of the Annapolis
Water Company and also ply for re-hlliaG
of said trench. and III the property be
located on p paved street the uppiicaut
shHH pay the cost of re-paVing the trench
Al work and material to comply with the
ru.cs and regulations Of thc city. The
material furnished by the Annapolis Wa
Ter Company in extending its service Ga
The cqrb % always remain the property Of
Sccton rs Any person or persons Of
feaNIIg the provisions of Section IA shall
forfcf aud pay for every such oilensc tho
sum ~ twenty dollars. 40 be- recovered az
Itnff and ufr qr
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-19
q E chefn Is an Artist LOO

Chester, the original OF Sir VIII
liam "OPENS famous picture lie
Chef" which the artist had presented
to the Royal academy as his diploma
work, is now chef Of the grill at the
Royal Palace hotel, Kensington, Lon
don
The manager of the hotel. being in
Paris on business, called, out of GU
riosity, at the Hotel Chatham TO see
the chef whose portrait had attracted
such attention In conversation
Chester" would talk Of nothing but
a wonderful new sauce he lad just
made. The manager sampled it and
realized, in bis own phrase, that
Chester is. in his own way, as great
an artist as Sir William Orpen."
He Immediately offered him very
substantial salary in return for his
services during the season. Chester
at first refused TO leave Paris, but
finally succumbed TO what Is said tC be
the largest salary an assistant chef
has ever earned.-London Times.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-19
USEFUL SERvANT OF MANKIND
Hard to Say What the World Would
Do If Deprived Of carbonic
Acid Gas.

The American constitution is now
IN a fair way to become saturated with
carbonic acid gas. Reference is not
made 10 the document signed 10y the
forefatherS. but 70 the constitution
that gets run down every spring and
has 10 be perl1ed ZIP with cod liver oil.
Well. it won't he as bad rs II sounds.
Carbonic acid gas is quite harmless.
It's made from coke. and IL is prob
ably the most versatile servant that
mankind has. It's like those medi-
clnes that the almanacs say are good
for everything. Ii can put kick in
your ice-cream soda. or your lennon
phosphate It's i'm all fire extinguiShcrs.
It's used 10 harden steel. It's used in
making sugar. TO remove the lime from
the juice of the cane. It's a refriserat-
ing agent and also is used in making
bicarbonate Of soda, the substance one
takes for heartburn And II forms one
of the chief curative agents used in
the baths at such resorts as Neaheim
in Europe and Saratoga in this coun-
try.
Manufacturers Nof carhonic gas In
this country report that they have
doubled their output IN the last year
because Of the increased demand for
caFbonated beverages, or soft drinks
At present. in round numbers. carbonic
acid gas enters into 3T5,GO0.0n gal
Ions of beverages in the United States.
Figuring ON sixteen drinks from a
gallon, you have 6.0000000o0 soft
drinks as the approximate consumption
year. sixty sodas apicce.-Chicaso
Journal.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-19
Entered at Annapolis Post0fiice az
Second Class Matter.
TUESDAY. JULY 10, 1921
ANOTHER STEP TOWARD
NORMALLY

The reduction IN prices Just or
dered by the United States steel
Corporation is one more step III
the right direction Whether II
will result in all the benefits the
more optimistic say they antici-
pate may well be doubted. But
whether immediate advantage
follows or is delayed, pending the
general lcvcling OF values, the TACT
remains that ii was a necessary
performance. 1t is evidence OF
good faith. and renewal OF CON
hdence is one Of the essentials
just now.
A gradual and general lower
ing of prices cannot be escaped.
Deflation is as inevitable after a
period Of initiation as initiation is
inevitable under the conditions
that prevailed just before. during
and after orr active participation
in the war. Ii it IS decided that
there need not be a further gen
cral lowering of prices at least
there must be a general lcveling.
The plane need not be at the low
est possible point, but there must
be harmonious level There
must be no such gap as that
which At present exists between
the two basic industrics-agricul-
ture and IRON and steel
To avoid disappointment i'll
immediate reaction too much
must not be looked for What
ever Improvement follows this
important step will not rush
upon the country in a day or a
week. The effects will he grad
nal and that IS the natural man
ner of expression 1t must not
be forgotten that the former re
duction failed to stimulate the
market as many anticipated nor
should the fact be ignored that
the last reduction IS only 10 agree
with the prices OF competitors. It
is fair to assume that il the lower
rates of competitors did not heav-
lily stimulate the market, simila-
rates by the steel corporation
would do no better. But with
time and patience the good effects
will arrive.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-19
One of oceans Riooest Fishes.

The turbot is one of the largest Of
the fiat fishes. and one of the species
that is of most value commercially.
II is seldom over two feet long, and
weighs about IS pounds, although 90
pound turbot have heen caught. Its
body is very fiat and wide. with a
long fin on the top and bottom ridges.
It's upper surface is brown, and COW
cred with hard, round knobs.
The turbot is sea fish. and its
eggs-five or 100000 TO a fish-fioat
on the ocean surface, but the full
grown turbot prefers sea bank,
where it lies on its lighter side. Both
the eyes are on the upper side Of the
body. The turbOt abounds off the
western coast Of Europe. where it is
caught for export.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-19
HAD MIGHTY SUSPICIOUS LOOK
Washington Correspondent Tells Of
Joke Played by Senators on
Veteran Capitol Barber.

One Of the most remarkable things
about men, he they Of high or low es
tate, is that they never grow up.
Take for instance. that group of ell
der statesmen in the United States
senate. Here is the trick they were
caught playing on Sims, the old negro
barber Mt the capitol, who has been
shaving them and their kind for forty
years.
Sims is a preacher and great Bibli-
cal authority when hc is not shaving
senators. He is profoundly religious.
lie has confidence in his fellows.
So. when Senator Harry New of In
diana told Sims that he had present
for him. the venerable barber walked
into the trap all unsuspecting.
The senator said he wanted TO be-
stow his present in private. He and
Sims went into an anterOom. The SEN
ator sguatted down and Sims did Ike
wise. The senator took from his peck
ct large sized pair Of dice and rolled
Them cut Oh the carpet. Sims watched.
At this moment group of sena-
tors, in the plot with New, burst into
the room. There, apparently, were Sen
ator New and the old barber despite
his protcstations Of religion, shooting
craps. The statesmen were Mortified.
An employee of the senate had been
caught gambling. Sims, Of all men,,
had sgone wrong after forty years /;
Silus, whom they trusted implicitly. 1t
was a case that called for drastic ac-
tion.--philadelphi Public Ledger.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-19
"DAWDLERS" NOT LONG LIVED
Prominent British Manufacturer Points
Out That Active Man of Bust
ness Reaches Old Age.

Lord Leyerhulme, one Of Great
Brilain's largest manufacturers, asserts
that more people shorten their lives
by dawdlinG in England than by
hustliug He Is a living proof that
huStlitg promotes hale old age. He
has always led the strenuous life, and
AT 20 is still going strong.
He presided at the annual meeting
of the British Industrial Safety First
association the other day. In his adj
dress he drew largely upon his Ameri-
can experience. Steps had been taken
there, he said, to ascertain whether it
was the huStling. bustlIng business
man who was supposed 10 shorten his
days. or the man who crawled and
dawdled through life.
He declared there were men in The
United States today of 50. 80 and be-
tween % and 100 years of age who
were still in good health and actively
engaged in business, whereas men who
had retired early from business had
shortened their lives thereby.
lie thought the crawl of the dawder
was largely instrumental in shortening
the lives Of individuals in Great Brit
ain-that the more man worked,
whether professionally or in other vo-
cations. the more he would conserve
his life and strength and the l!fe and
commerce of the country.