Evening star., 1923-01-07

a glance at them calling off the re-
nothing. When a problem was plac-
ed upon the board the teacher had
barely finished placing 1t there when
young Smoot would snap out the an
swer. Even the old trick methods of
teachers of trying to confuse a stu
dent by cross addition and sNbtrac-
tion from a given number apparently
bothered him not at all. II would be
no great mental effort for him to sit
with astronomical problems and
work with them without hesitation.
His memory for figures is remarkable
and a most unusual gift.
|NNE might imagine that the men
" tai makeup of the senator is
merely that of a cold, calculating ma
chine, and yet by nature he is just a
great big lovable father. He believes
that children are the foundation of
several Instances Offering an insight
into his desire to help his fellow men.
For instance:
He happened to notice a bay OF ten
one day in the street-a youngster
whose overalls were held up by means
of a piece OF rope. He called the lad
to him and asked him II he did not
want a job. He trained him, and to-
day over the door OF one of the big
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the man whom Smoot befriended.
Another poor unfortunate he rescued
one day, gave him job and at night
taught him the rudirnents of business,
starting with the multiplication ta-
bles and giving up time that might
have been spent for pleasure. He de-
voted these periods TO helping a poor,
unfortunate lad who today occupies
a prominent position In the business
world of Utah.
Probably no man in the United
States has a greater love for animals
than the senator. He has always had
pets, even from the earliest days of
his youth-has had horses, dogs, rab-
bits and birds. Some time ago he was
asked why he always had so many
pets, and his answer was: Because l
love them. When very young. I made
up my mind that If 1 were ever ex-
travagant it would be in the matter
OF having good horses. and 1 always
had good horses. For instance, there
was Fairchance, a stallion, whose sire
was Red wilkes, and whose grand
dam was Maud S. This was one of
the most intelligent animals I have
ever known. He was gentle. so gentle
that my wife drove him very often
and the children used to play around
him. never saw this animal fright
ened but twice in my life. Once was
an occasion when circus parade
passed US When the elephants came
along he started to shiver and turned
his head and gently nickered, but
when I-spoke to him and told him
that nothing would harm him he stood
fast in his tracks with his nose al
most touching the ground, shivering,
but not making any attempt to break
and run Despite the fact that he had
the natural aversion that horses have
for elephants, he had confidence
friend not to give way to his fear.
'I might mention that the people
who lined the streets during the cir
Gus parade gave him a hearty cheer
for his gameness and confidence in
his owner.
Every animal has something in it
that you like. Nearly every Sunday
iac fn he
to the birds. Why, little Helen out
there is a wonderful example of the
intelligence of animals"
In regard to the matter of the ap-
plicaton of a sales tax, Senator Smoot
said:
"of course am in favor of it. 1t
! would be a fair, honest method of
taxation. 1t would do away with the
cumbersome method OF collection that
is now in use, and properly admin
istered. would not work a hardship
on any one. 1t would result in a
steady day-to-day income"
While many have considered Sena-
tor Smoot as one of the old-fashioned
| type of statesmen and ultra-conserya-
tive, they have never taken the tron-
BILE to ask him what he considers is
the necessary step to bring about bet
ter conditions. Had they, to them he
would have made the same answer
that he made TO the writer. which
was, "a revision OF ths tax laws, SO
that they Will fall equally and justly
on all alikAr