Evening star., 1923-05-14

There is no such thing in banking u
"cashing the balance" the amour.
out of balance is immaterial th,
error must be traced.
Some OF the traditions and method
Of a modern bank seem to be sadf.
| needed in the bureau Of cngraviu-
and printing. A few days ago. it was
regretfully announced that a pro
longed search had failed t. restore
some 100000 worth of missing hord-
Now the story goes that there are I.s
bonds missing. but only a set Of hooi.r
out of baiance-pcrhaps Treasury
| officials say it is all due to IAN ans
! quated system of bookkeeping" Sun
pose a bank teller found his cas-.
Il hundred thousand dollars short
! what would happen" What wou.t
! happen to "antiquatcd systems oe
| bookkeeping" in Il modern barF
! handling millions Of dollars month";
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Many Il Iandiubber shuddcrs az .
thought Of the terrors of the sea. ;,r..5
| special prayers are spoken for tho
who go down to the sea in ships w.
Tear the storm, and shrink from tn
risk Of burning az sea. OF siukit.
| after striking an iceberg. Tct ac.
dent insurance statistics t.lI US tta
We are far safer IN mid-occa,l on
modern ship than we are Oh Il IA
| road train.
Statistics also tell Us that ~ -.
safer on u railroad tram running
; mile a minute than We ar on IL.
| streets at home or ryc! in :: s-rn,.6 :.
| story room in the old home whore Vs..
! nave lived for years. That is WI
| our NE insurance policies usual,
| StipG!ate double pay i'll CaSn W.. az.
| injured or killed while riding AZ
! passenger on any public conv.vanc,
! Some folks are beginning 10 rrIl tH,..
| the aviator is safer above the cloud.
! sleeper. but
! Amongst the perilous oc-upatior
! s ar W!nd"W cleaning. "pcrhtin-; fara
! ihachIner% fdie To "arci"ss ami Ii.
! IRA iH"h operati"usy. rar2...trrii
| quarryln&. eNcaEatirg yy.r-. ,.,,.
| thougn only seven f...t deem, Gi.y.,s .
| III gravel, ciaT or sand pjts. Ais
! PAINTING, and placing concrete. Pain.
! ing is dangerous because. Of ,.Il,ub!,f..
ladders or working on scaffolds, 1T.
| THESE occupations are NOR" daugero,..
/ thdn fylnG above the clouds exec.
| When the flyer undertakes TO do fan,
! stunts. II is familiarity which brsea-.
| contempt Of danger in ON, ,s1,-,I ;.
| vironment
! One Of the safest Of all occunatio.
| IS digging coal. even hundreds Of t,...
| p"toW the surface Tn" minor r,.,..
| no such risk Of falling as dos to-
| carpenter and the painter.
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| What difference in meaning j. r.-
pressed in III" ciIoice Of Il conjunction,
If Ambassador Harvey h.Id us,a
'and" instead Of but" he would hay.
paid us Americans Il compliment. and
| differentiated Americans. as a elias
from the rest OF the "unf-athcrod b..
| peds" with whom ambassadors ha,
to associate while on duty lie landed
| in New York last Thursday. and som.
| heroic reporter accostcd him as h4
was coming down the gaugp,a:tk
with the query as to what l.,. was
going 10 do about the resolutions
passed by the legislatures of New
| York and Massachusetts calling for
| his recall.
His instant reply was II am I'M
! American but not a damn fool" w,
| what did he mean hy thu "h!;f'...
Does he think all Americans hut him
self are fools? Must he hasten i,
explain that lie is d living proof tl:,t
man can he an American and VT
rot he fool? Has he lived 50 Iona
in the courtly atmosphere. OF England
that he merely wanted L. runr,, J..
| hrlefy. what he SUprpS.e an reco--
nlze-that all Americans are fools .:
varying degree-bHt h. was eag,r =,
| call attention 70 his own d, gre D..
| was not a damn fool.
| II Is alleged that h, has come hon.
| whether 10 ro1St or 70 act tho ,:lr.;. >.
pigeon-in orde' :" inform Am.ri,..,.
| who oppose cntan--,tr.. alliances vr i.
| degree Of fools tll,y arc-aul H.
| not.
Some Of us ar" rlain fools. ~..,.
| are court fools and some are Gar..
| fools. Now We have Harv"y's nun-
| her. We would lik /" listen in t. :.
| discussion OF the amenities Of Aul...
| can polite society between Nnihass 4.
! DOR Harvey ana Hcil-and-Marfa
! Dawes. 1t would at least enrich Tia.
| vocabulary Of rising American YOU r.
| if not instruct the boys in dipirr1ar
| II is recorded IL history that C.,,.
Washington Cnt" SWorc upon H.,
battlefield, but only President Hal
ing hires men to do hlS swearing 80.
him.
tconyright. 1923. f,r +. Y. Collins