The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-08-14
Consider "Pop" Bowlerl !

the Pennsylvania Railroad. He irav-
eled one million seven hundred and
forty-six thusand miles during nifty
years OF continuous service, without
accident loss OF life, or injury to any
one in his charge. For the past ten
years he has been engineer on the
Congressional Limited between New
York and Washington.
Now Pop is retired He looks back
on a lifetime OF modest and unassum-
ing achievements, he tells his friends
happily OF his boys and girls. college
men and successful wives. OF his we'll
to-do estate. and his willingness to
how to the rule OF the road which
puts an age limit on engineers.
The odd. the encouraging, the beau
tiful part OF the story is the amount
of space Pop has received IN the news
papers. For Pop committed MOI
crimes. figured in no scandals, made
no large amount OF money. did moth
ing politically. founded no universities,
did nothing that gets people space IN
newspapers except live an honest, up
right. manly, patriotic. American HE
doing his best. just little better than
the other fellow. being faithful to ms
trust. achieving the greatest success
nossible in his profession. Yet what
he has done has been enough to get
columns OF space.
And that is beautiful. for the news
papers reflect the public desires, just
as much when they tell story like
this as when they give news of prize
fight or a scandal.
Pop Bowler has 100 per cent rec
ord as an engineer, as father and as
citizen. But perhaps not the least OF
his achievements is one he never knew
he had accomplished until retirement
brought him into the limelight. that
of supplying fine lesson for his tel
lowmen, and an example OF when
even newspaper editors-least senti-
mental people that be-were quick to
see the beauty and the romance.
Patriots Shrine Here and Abroad
That there cannot be too many pa
triots' shrines in the world. especially
for a country which was born and
raised by the influence OF intense pa
triotic feeling. is the view OF govern
ment officials pleased with two shortly
to become Meccas for Americans.
At Gibraltar a memorial tablet in
of the men OF all rat
inRs of the American navy who tell
during the war. has just beer unveiled
About $500 American sailors and ma
rines took part in dedicating the tab
LET. which is situated in the dock-yard.
The United States torpedo boat de-
stroyers Hatfield. Golf, Fox, and Bar
ry, with the auxiliary Orion, took part q
in the unwilling.
Senator Copeland, of New York, as
chairman of the New York group or 4
eanized for the purchase OF Monticel-
10. the home of Thomas Jefferson, and n
its presentation to the nation, says that $
amounting to 100000 have u
been received and that upon his re- 81
turn to New York. after addressing el
the Georgia legislature, there will be Ia
, meeting OF those interested in the IA
purchase of the property, when II was n
expected sufficient funds would be &c
lvailable to take title, complete all sc
phases of its purchase, and endow it.
Reason Behind Box Peace Award fo
Edward w. Box, former editor OF 81
he Ladies Home Journal, who has w
,ffered a fortune OF 100000 for the be
,est plan to secure international peace. DC
EXPLAINS that the reason which led III
i'm to make the offer are the needs OF IN
aking consideration OF peace plans u,
mt OF politics. !"
THE League of Nations is in poll pc
les, the purpose of the award is ex- CIV
city the opposite. to lift the question WI
nut of politics" Mr.. Box said. WI
The award has nothing whatever ir'
D do with the Covenant OF the League ial
r with the World Court.
THE award is a serious effort to
ct somewhere with an acute prob SEE
IN. The whole idea has been care Al
ally thought out for months. Men rec
nd women connected with it would ik
O, have affiliated with the policy The
ommittee of the award if it were pro- rio
agsnda. Its strength lies in the fact be
lat j, is independent. nonpolitical, and thi
Otherwise it would tan
Of be worth the effort. tar
The money part of the award is Tor
IMPLY a drama,ization OF the idea in Ha
ind, that serves to attract public at the
ntion to il in a way that no other aga
ctor could do. To some the money AT
III be the great and chief attraction. tor
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