The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-03
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Only One Bell in Mil lions Born = w hy Statues Are Erected to Generals and jKings-Many Fight Leaders, Only a Few Great Inventors Flags at Half Mast.
Flags at Half Mast.

Alexander Graham Bell is dead. He invented the telephone, adding to the conveniences at the disposition or the race one of supreme quality which has covered the world with a. net work of miraculous commun1- cation, He was a mind rather than man His kind are not born oftener than one in millions. These are the true miracle men who change the face of the world, and the quality or human conduct.
 On first page of newspapers, yes terday, this event played second and third fiddle to less important mat ters The death of a mere King would have received more attention. The death of President, much more, A prize fight between two undersiz- ed champions commands in the United States and probably in Eng land, incomparably more public at tentionf Men have far to go before they will be generally deeply inter ested in the really important persons and things
 
 Most are interested in what we see clearly and understand fairly well. It is difficult to get up enthusiasm for things of which little is known and less perceived. This explains why statues are so commonly erected to generals and politicians. Fighting is primitive instinct. Everybody has ideas about fighting and admires a good fighter. It is easy to get mon uments put up to those who win battles.
 Man has been on the earth a half million years Perhaps for millions of years The time is much in dis pute. During most of this period he was fighting. There have been millions of fight leaders. but only few men like Bell Most of these few are are unremembered- Who tanned fire? Alexander is remem- bered, who was a conqueror and died of a drunken rage Who invented the wheel?
 These are the true nasicians. They deal in white magic The race Is benefited by their miracles. Steam boat, railroad. trolley, automobile and airship link the nations together. Telegraph, telephone and wireless tie the ends of the world The great sci- entists and inventors are the great promoters of human brotherhood
 
 What place is given to religion? Is Templs destroyed by laboratory? Not lat all Science says that the event must be understood by Interpreting the phenomena which attend it. into some degree of peace The fighters are partly subordinated- When peace prevails for time, in teI1ect flowers God has two tre- mendous attributes: love and wisdom Through the preaching of love, wis dom gets a hearing. For a hundred years the great magicians have been working to make the world corn- fortab1e place to live in
 
 Either the time will come when the monuments will be erected to the really great, or humanity will be effaced for a new start Science has placed vast forces in the lap ot society, which sits in the presence of high explosives capable of blow ing civilization off the planet if the savage in man gets on top A com p1ex civilization must be commanded by love and wisdom. The fighting person Is too primitive.
 
 Set up a fight before an Austral- ian Bushnan, perhaps the lowes type of human and he will under stand and enjoy it Set up tele- phone and it will mystify him. The bushman would understand Benny Leonard as well as any Bridgeporte, in this year of light and leading. He would not in the least understand Alexander Graham Bell.
 On telephone exchange in Bridge port flag flies at half mast Through. out America. wherever telephone ex change has situation. other flags fly In another age at the death of suct a man as Bell, all the flags of al the world will fly at half mast. no So much for tribute to the might. dead as for sign and token of broad ening mind and finer vision.
 
 In vaudeville houses they jok, about it. We want wine and beer reads the banner displayed by per formers at a local house. 'Try ant get it." reads the obverse of tn, banner. as they turn it toward tn audience. Try and get 1t is right. It. almost useless to try.