The evening world., 1921-06-04

though there are no htes nor
mosquitoes In the Canal Zone, resi-
dents put up their screens every year
from force of habit" said Major Gen.
Chase w. Kennedy. commandant of
the Panama Canal Department, who
Is on leave OF absence and at the
Commodore. Gen. Kennedy was
cited In the Indian War. Spanish
American. Philippine 1nsurrection.
Cuban Occupation and the war with
Germany. lie was graduated from
West Point In 1888.
1.-THE elimination Of these pests Is
due to the splendid work of the
United states Government" he con-
ainued. for the sanitation OF the
Zone Is now perfect"
Gen. Kennedy said that thousands
OF tourists arc going through the
Zone now. and that II is Mecca for
sig1htseers because OF the canal, the
healthful conditions and stationary
Temperature. Business is good there.
no concluded, and the population is
steadily increasing.
Another visitsr from the Zone Is
C. Il. Huntross, who Is az the Penn
syivania.
"The canal route for the shipment
of California food Is coming into
e it's own" he said. principally be-
cause of the present high cost of rail-
Decentralization Recently the
steamer Yalza locked at New York
with 10000 boxes of oranges aboard.
Since the Inauguration OF the water
shipment OF fruits, nearly $1,000
boxes have come over that route,
or approximately 1872 carloads. II
present plans mature, 100000 boxes
will reach the Atlantic seaboard by
that route In the next sixty days.
gybe trade IL expected to increase
constantly, and has not apparently
been affected by the shipping strlS"
HERE'S ONE -.toM MONTANA.
The bloc, nd thunder tul"s OF
piopr.- ,.. d., i. the West arc The CT
%. writer's to give the public
what Il wants rather than n picture
Of actual conditions" according t.
j. c. Pyle. veteran mining engineer
Of Butte. who is at the Majestic.
1--WE didn't spend all our time shoot
ing Indians" he continued nor at
each other when Indians were scarce
Politics in Montana in the early sos
affords a trucr illustration of the life
OF the times than anything else. Per-
haps the favorite story Of Major Mar
tin McGinnis, editor OF the Helena
Gazette in 1872, and an important
inquire In the early development OF
the State. may serve to explain.
"For many years prior to 1889, when
Montana became State. McGtnnis
was our territorial delegate to Wash
ington. Electing him to that office
was simply a matter of perfunctory
routine until along in the SOS when
the opposition, the Republican party,
began to assume some strength.
''The first election in which the Re
publicans were conceded chance
was held with the understanding that
McGinnis, at any rate, had TO win
visited the district in charge OF Pete
Roman. Government agent OF the
Blackfoot Indian reservation and q
noted character in those days.
,"weli. Pete. how'd things goT Nc
Glnnis asked.
Ninety four votes cast and 80 fol
McGinnis,' Pete announced.
".And how about the other one
Peter
"Well. Major, here's how 1t was.
Pete began alphabetically. You know
Ewede Johnson? Well. Swede cam'
to the polling place says he wants Il
vote Republican. being born one ant
this here being a national issue. Hit
conscience wouldn't let him do any
thing else. friendship notwithstand
ing. So, Major. liking him as we do
in spite of his bein' so stubborn, VI
Jet him vote"
1.-THE watchword of this countr,
should be Speed Up" said Franci
b. James, Washington jurist ant
economist, who Is at the Pennsyl
Sania- And in addition to that, W
must be effective. lnere ID unucn lhi
about efficiency, but IL is possible I
be efficient without being effective
efficiency that produces results 1
effectiveness.
"a civilization Is measured ny II
transportation facilities by tfant
portation you can practically ahhihl
late time and space for many pun
poses. Please do not think that ] al
competing with Prof. Einstein. for
am just talking economics. II we fui
Their develop our resources we mu
needs further develop our transports
ton facilities to take caro- OF movir
those resources or the restlt - the
10 the consumer"
Sir ,ainpbell Stuart, Deputy Chaii
man e the Times Publishing Cor
pany u London, is at the Beimor
He recruited the Duchess OF Cor
paughts own Irish Canadian Rang
IN Quebec during the war. and w
Deputy Director OF Propaganda
Enemy Countries. He was also Al
rstart Military Attache OF the Br.
lsh Embassy at Washington. and Viz
Aairrran Of the British War MissiC
- go ,lSaIed states.