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The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-23

"They had no tools; they did not
know farming. They brought to
Greece only the skill to tie colored
wool knots into warp and wool. But
there was little wool to be had. No
looms were in New Phaleron to work
on. Rug patterns were vague inn
print of memory. Aniline dyes intro
duced new, strange element. Sur
mounting these obstacles, fellow ref
ugees began to produce rugs crude
affairs at first.
Zone day Maria heard of a new rug
factory. An Armenian foreman who
had fed from Bergama was looking
for skilled workers such as she. He
had obtained from America, of all
places, patterns of the famous rugs
of Asia; Bokhara, Hamadan, Per-
canon, Shivaz, Demirdji, and thirty
looms were busy.
Tying Million Knots.
mot even skilled worker can get
rich, but Maria is thankful for liv-
ing at piece work. She is paid by the
knot-about l drachma per 1000
knots enabling her to earn To drach-
ma, or $190 per day, What does
this mean in the terms of oriental
rugs on American floors? Such rugs
vary from % knots in cheaper grade
to rare pieces of more than 400 knots
per square inch. On a 9-by-12-foot
rug of average quality, Maria can do
two inches the narrow way of the rug
per day. If the rug has rs knots per
square inch it will have over 100000
hand-tied knots.
with more than $500 new looms in
place in Greece, that republic is look-
ing hopefully toward partly solving
her refugee problem with rugs. Tur-
key has dropped the export duty on
rugs and threatens an embargo on Asia
Minor wool"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-23
How Greece Got
Into Rug Game

full and announced that whatsoever
should unite the knot would rule
Asia. Alexander came into town one
day and asked to see the knot. He
rubbed the skin off his fingers pull
ing and picking at it. The knot re-
sisted even the great Alexander. In
desperation he reached for his sword
and swish-the Gordian knot was
cut.
"Rugmakers of modern Geurdis
claim almost as much for the tight
'Ghiordes' knots of their famous rugs.
That the rugs were made for wor-
slippers of Allah disturbed their re-
Hgion not at all. They satisfied
their consciences, no doubt, with the
hope that their rugs might feel the
soles Of Christian feet in America.
"At any rate the short-lived, post
World war possession of Anatolia by
Greece ended in 1922. The Tozakogh-
lou family and thousands of Greeks
fed from Turkish vengeance to
Smyrna. When Smyrna burned,
those who lived went to Greece where
they could at least starve in peace.
New Phaleron, the refugee colony at
Athens front door, was sorry ex-
change for Geurdis, but remnants of
the scattered family found each other.
In rough shack amid other shacks
and dirty tents they tried to piece
together a new world,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-23

At 2t:-"HoIworthy Hail." the
Novelist, Desired to Be Publisher.
IS 4 T THE age OF twenty-one /
"A was a senior in Harvard uni
versity and my ambition was to be-
come publisher.
Il cannot remember that at this
time / drew any distinction between
magazine and book publishing or be-
tween editorial and executive work. /
merely knew that the appeal OF
printers ink was Irresistible.
within few months of my TWEEN
ty-first birthday, however, realized
that / wanted to write fiction. Ac-
cordingly, began to write, but with.
out losing my earlier desire to be
publisher.
.For the next eight years was
a publisher-and am still writing
fiction. But perhaps should add that
this fulfllment of ambition was hard
ly accidental for had been brought
up from childhood In the atmosphere
of magazine Office Holworthy
Hail."
TODAY -t'Holworthy Hail" is
familiar name to magazine readers.
The real signature, however, should
be Harold E. Porter. for that is the
novelist's name.
Mr.. Porter is one Of the best known
fiction writer's In the country, and
there are few magazines which have
not published a series Of his stories.
He Is also considered an expert on the
theoretical side of short-story writing
and is said to have proved that
formula can be used for writing
stories, even stories of literary WORT.
20 BY Mcclure Newspaper synVmt1-a
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-23
- 55,fsd8Lz,m5 y. "a
eSTO1y Martha Martin

where l put you that it almost makes
me cry. Happiness often makes one
want to cry, ferns" she said.
And the ferns thought it was lovely
of her to weep tear or two or three,
as she did, and, too, she was homesick
then, just little, for that garden spot
where it was so cool and where she
had planted the ferns.
OF course the plants in the house
said they weren't thought so much of
now as during the winter time when
there were no flowers at all.
But still they couldn't complain, for
on all the windy days they were still
put out of the window and could drink
the lovely refreshing rain water.
And Creeping Charlie grew more
and more all the time, for he was so
anxious to have look at everything
that he spread himself this way and
that way.
The garden flowers were very much
pleased, for when they first arrived
they were afraid it was going to be
too hot for them in the city home
where there seemed to be so much heat,
as in the city people still thought it
was too cool.
But the garden flowers noticed the
windows were quickly opened after
they arrived and that the heat was
turned off, which was surely an honor
to the garden flowers.
1t let them know how much they
were thought of by the Lady who re-
ceived them.
"Oh, garden flowers" she said to
them, show welleI remember the gar
den parade of flowers, beginning in
the spring and lasting all through the
summer into the fall.
"And how we used to cover up the
flowers in the fall with newspapers,
and so the newspapers would not blow
away we fastened them down at the
corners with pebbles from the garden
gravel path.
Eyes, the pebbles even used to work
for the garden.
1--WE all loved the garden, and we
always will love the garden.
"And even if l cannot see the gar
den now all the time, / can see it
once in a while, and the flowers will
be sent to me when can't go to them.
"You travel so beautifully, dear
flowers, too, you keep so fresh, and
yet your journey is long one"
And the flowers whispered in their
sweet flower way:
1--WE would not fade for anything,
for the one who sends us loves us, and
the one who receives us loves us, and
we want her to see us as we are''
(Copyright.)
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-23
AS Told by
Irwin S. Cobb
THE PREDICTION

A T A luncheon in New York of the
"A Catholic Actors guild Rev. John
Talbot Smith told story which had
an especial appeal to his audience,
most of whom were communicates of
the same faith of which he is dis
tinguished clergyman. Father Smith
said that young woman in the con-
fessional confided that she was afraid
she had been spending some of her
money foolishly.
Spending your money foolishly calls
for penance," said the priest sternly-
'.How have you been spending yours"
"Well, father, l went to fortune
teller" admitted the penitent.
"Oh, no, so you went to fortune
teller, Ell? Well. that's wrong to be-
gin with. In the first place, profess
sional fortune tellers are most of them
frauds, and, in the second place, they
pretend to deal with the supernatural
And what did you do for this fortune
teller?'
II gave him two dollars, father"
worse ana WorSe-WaStlng your
hard-earned wages on a faker. And,
In exchange for your two dollars what
did he do for your
"He told me pack of lies, father,
about my past and my future"
what did he say about your past?"
"Only a pack of lies, as was just
afther tellin' you
"And what did he tell you about
your future?"
"He said, father, would shortly be
goin' on a long, hard journey"
WELL" said the priest rehectively,
''he may have lied to you about your
past, but when he predicted that you
would he going on a long, hard jour
ney in the near future he was not far
wrong, after all. You'll do the sta
lions Of the cross twelve times"
tCopyrlght By tns mcNauEht Syndicate. lne.l
Y n
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-23

The British are the worlds greatest
Importers of meat.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-23

Of each building is beautiful but sell
dom noticed from the street.
allow as much light as possible on
the street, but the streets are so mar
row that no proper perspective can
be obtained to view the upper por-
tions.
One Of the few buildings not SO hid
den is the American Radiator build
Ing, south Of the Public library
grounds. This tower is done in or
ange and black stone. each insert Of
the pyramid marked so that when the
tower is illuminated at night it has
the appearance Of a great pile Of Goals.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-23

from the garden, 'how beautiful you
are. You are just the color of or
chids."
"And here are the lovely pink and
red and yellow tulips and here is an
orange-colored oneI
Here are the dear white lilacs and
their pretty soft green leaves, and,
dear me, dear me. how even the very
twigs smell so sweetIy of the garden"
And then the lady saw some ferns
in the bottom of the box, and as she
saw that the ferns were so new that
they had scarcely uncurled themselves,
she almost cried.
why, ferns" she said, 81 grew you
when l was little girl. And your
sweet fern fragrance is so like that
dark. cool corner of the garden
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-23
THE GARDEN FLOWERS

eT~HE flowers from the garden had
i been sent in a box to the city.
Some one in the city who was very
fond of this particular garden had
received the box.
And after one box had come, many
others followed along, for the first box
was sent when the first flowers came
out in the spring, and they followed
one right after the other after that.
And oh, how the flowers from the
garden did enjoy their reception when
they arrived.
They were greeted so delightfully."-.
''You dear pale lavender tulips" the
lady said as she received the flowers
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-23
WHEN I WAS
TWENTY-ONE
BY JOSEPH KAYE

At 21:-"rIoIworthy Hail." the
Novelist, Desired TO Be a Publisher.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-23
Sprint for Diamonds

Johannesburg. When 1t becomes
too cold for swimming north Of the
equator perhaps some imported atn-
letic talent will be useful if there's
another diamond rush. In the latest
sprint to a new district In the Trans
wal were 1900 persons. including
100 women in running toys or bathing
suits.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-09-23
ga w S
- By Viola Brothers Shore
FOR THE GOOSE

FOR THE GOOSE
eT~HERES no excuse for tallzin' be-
4 hind your hand A thing you
can't say right out, you can always
shut up about
Every girl knows certain number
OF promisin' young ducks that spend
half their time promisin', and the 9th
er half duckin'.
Love may be misery, but they don't
react the same way to company.
FOR THE oANDER
It's good arithmetic to measure your
temper by the ZENITH and stren'th Of
your arm.
You don't need college education
to know yourself, And one won't do
you much good If you don't.
A spoiled kid amt half the disgrace.
10 his parents that licked one is.
tcopyrisht1
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THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Partly cloudy
and slightly colder tonight. minimum
temperature about "a degrees; tomor-
row increasing cloudiness; moderate
west winds.
Maryla probably light
snow in west portion and tomorrow;
slightly colder tonight in central and
west portions; fresh west winds.
Nirginia-Partly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow: slightly colder in north
west portion tonight; moderate to
fresh west winds.
Records for 81 Hours.
Thermometer pm, SO; pm, 50;
II midnight, 81; 4 am, 90; s am, so;
noon. a..
1895; II midnight, 1891. a m, % so:
am, 1918; noon, 29GS
Highest temperature, A, occurred
at noon today; lowest temperature, 90,
occurred at 5 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 81; lowest. Il.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey)
Today-Low tide, 1:o7 am. and 1877
pm; high tide. 7:0S am. and 1926
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:1o am. and
22l pm; high tide, 1872 am. and
SOC pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 100 m; sun sets.
o:22 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:19 am: sun
sets, 5:oi pm.
Moon rises, 4:23 pm: sets. 6:29 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one.
half hour after sunset.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at Great Falls today AT S am:
temperature, 81; condition, very
muddy.
Weather in Various Cities.
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man. James M. Green. David S.
Barry, Thomas w. LOCKWOOD, or.,
and Levi Cooke. Interment, which
will be private, will be in Rock. Creek
Cemetery.
Mrs. kauffmann, who was Miss
Jessie Kennedy. daughter Of the late
Charles aud Alcey Reyes Kennedy
of this city. was born in Jamestown.
n. Y, came. with her parents to
Washington in 1871, and resided here
continuously since. In 1882 she mar
ried Rudolph Kaufman. now vice
president and managing editor or
The Evening Star. She Is survived
by her husband; by a son. Rudolph
Max Kaufman of this city; a
daughter. Mrs. Lewis Newton Muir
ray. of Dunkirk. N. Y, and by four
grandchildren.
Mrs. Kaufman had been a mem
Der of the Church Of the Covenant
since soon after it's foundation, about
40 years ago, and took a prominent
part in all church activities. She
was a member of the Washington
Club. the Arts Club, the Archeologi-
cal Society of Washington and a
number of charitable and betterment
organizations.
Airlie. the residence on Military
road, Rock Creek Park. where Mrs.
Kaufman died. had been the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Kaufman largely
since 1902, and exclusively since
1918. and was the scene of many de-
lightful Inequalities.
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FRANCK L. OURAND DIES;
WAS NATIVE OF CAPITAL
Member of Old National Guard
and of Association of Oldest
Inhabitants.

Franck Livingston Ourand, 70
years old, died at his home, 934
street, Monday. Mr.. Ourand was Il
native of this city and a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel +. d. Ourand, one
Of the old resident families. He was a
brother Of Gen. Charles II. Ourand.
He was graduate of the public
schools of Washington and for many
years was one of the principal me-
chanical craftsmen engaged in Patent
Office work
In his early life Mr.. Ourand was
an enthusiastic member of the old
National Guard under the territorial
form or government. serving in Capt.
Donald Il. McCathran's company, the
Washington Light Guard. He later
enlisted in Capt. Burton Is. Ross COM
pany of the Washington Light Infan-
try and participated in the activities
of that famous organization for many
years.
He was a member of the Pentalpha
Lodge, No: 20. f. A. A. M; past grand
OF Columbia Lodge, No. 10, l. o. O. F.,
and member of the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants. He was also a
lifelong member Of st. Paul's English
Lutheran Church.
The widow, Mrs. Minnie Hender-
son Ourand; two sons, Charles II. and
William H Ourand; d daughter, Mrs
Louis V. Stevenson; sister, Mrs. r.
Alexander Blandon, and the brother
Gen. Ourand, survive.
Funeral services will be held from
the home at 100 pm. tomorrow. Dr.
j. I. Huddle Of st. Pauls Church.
will officiate. Interment will be in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
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Deaths Reported.

Carrie Harris, SO. 32a1a D st. sw.
Eleanor j. Eckinn 6s. 455 Mass. ave.
Henry J. O'Connor. %. 1901 -,
pital
William J. Rich. 81. George Washington
Louise A Wis. 80. $50 Pa. ave.
kka a; a. johnson, 90. 1928 Vermont ave.
Emma Kirk. 20. $40 r St
~, Genrge f. Torney. 81. George Washington
Mary +. Walker. So. Providence Hospital
Eliza Martin. 80. Tuberculosis Hospital
RAYMOND Merryman. IL months. l715
, Infant of A. J. and Eva Morris. 6 hours.
george Washington Iniyersity Hospital:
Samuel Powell. Sc. 1910 18th IT
Mary I. Ransom. 20. Freedmen's Hospital
Anna Taylor. Al. Garfield Hospital
Fannie A. Colbert. 80. 3I5 Clarks ct s.u.
Alphonsus Tllghman. "a. Gallinger Hos
Hayes Na,hez. AS. St. Elizabeth's Hos
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MRS. kAUFFMANN'S
FUNERAL TOMORROW
Services Will Be Conducted at
Church of the Covenant at 8
O'Clock in Afternoon.

Funeral services for Mrs. Rudolph
Kaufman, who died yesterday aft
ernoon after an illness of several
months. will be held tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock at the Church Of
the Covenant. Connecticut avenue
and n street northwest.
Rev. DR.. Charles Wood. the pastor
will be the officiating clergyman
The honorary Dallbearers will be
Reale r. Howard. Clifford K. Berry
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FOREIGN.
ARGENTINA.

ARGENTINA
For week ending January o5. 1925
temperature. Precipitation.
Current Dept. Current Dept
wheat area. 20 % or n n
Southern wheat Wv
area. No data -ecaivad
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Marriage Licenses.

Wilbur Gibbs and Obeith Hardin.
Harry 7. Greenw ade and Mary +. Ljeth.
james r. Butcher of Akron. Ohic. and
lille K. Rosen of Staunton. Va.
. William II. Ely and Ida q. Pond. both OF
Norfolk. Va.
Arnold {. Brown of Chestertovn Md,
and Catherine (. Morton of Baltimore Md
Mason /. lie Gate and Margaret H. Mon
iieth.
Norman Keys and Olivia Young
Grier J. Hufford of this city and Mary p
Langford of Upper Paramount. Md
Harry F. Bynum of Greensboro. y. C..
and Ort-uch d. Doggett of Brown sum
George W. Thornton and Ella Harrod.
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FOUND.

boA containing valuable articles: owner can
obtain same by paying small reward cost Of
1Bl Girard II = " q o.
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POODLE. lovely little black dog female a
few white hairs under her chin hair Ion@
and Way. hpply WASHINGTON Animal Rescue
LEAGUE. $40 MARYLAND ave sw
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CARDS of Tbanks.

AVERY. Sincerely thanking the many
friends for their kindnesses and lovely
floral remembranCes during the illness and
death Of our beloved relative MYRA B
AVERY. THE FAMILY. .
Balm. Mrs. Margaret J. Balm and family ac-
KNOWLEDGE with deep appreciation your
Of her beloved husband. WILLIAM F
BAN
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GIN memorian1.

nu dear Wife sa and iI mother sr Ellen B. BoS-
today. January -. 1925.
Loved in life and remembered in death.
HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.
dear friend aa hSt Gsnf
BOWLING. who departed this life two
years ago today. January ~ 1924.
Two years have passed with all their
Since death strangely babe us part:
But Merrill, all its changes
Cannot take you from our hearts.
Your love our life encrcles.
Like ,h the arch a1, OF heaven cav, { way.
HIS FRIENDS. MR.. AND MRS B. H.
BRANsON. In loving memory Of my dear
mother. IDA f. BRANsoS. who departed
' 1sss life three years ago today January -,
1t is lonely here without you
And sad along the way.
Life is not the same to me. dear mother.
y6 SHS, rs aSEs D SAGE SADIE
Of our dear mother. BETSY BRAXTON.
who LEI, left us five years ago today. January
Home, at rest and sweetly sleeping
In the savior's tender care.
Where there Is no I pain h,o or s orr,
HER iSn DA 70 c. cHISLEY. NAN
ME BOWIE.
HONIIN. In remembrance of Mrs MAR
GARET HOWLIN. who passed away five
years ago today.
It's sweet to be remembered
And pleasant il is to find
Though YOU may he absent
You are still kept in mind.
r. L. l.. I. .
JAMES. tribute of love and devotion to
the memory of my dear husband and son.
HENRY JAMES and EUGENE X. JAMES,
who departed this life January %. 1910.
and January 81. 1921, respectively.
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Births Reported

Jual and Mary H Lewis. girl
Thomas and Eliza Crause girl.
Ferdinand K. and Marie j. Smith. boy.
AS and Mabel NJ. Bacas boy.
John ". and Louise Harden girl
Albert +. and Myrtle c: Beck, girl.
John II and Jeanette Z. Ander SON boy.
Hugh d. and Bertha E. Armstrong, girl.
william &. and Ruby II. -Carrick. girl
Robert W; and Edith NJ Mccullough. boy
Harry and Winifred Riley, girl
John II. and Dorothy l.. Windsor. boy.
William II. and Mary NJ. Minks. boy.
Allen Y. and Dorothy Dc Ford. girl.
Horace /. and Elizabeth b Walker. girl.
Walter W. and Flora f. Cation. girl.
Iucan q. and Kathryn II. Holman. boy.
Frances w and Florence Madlgan boy.
RenIamin H. and Rhea Brill. girl.
Milton II. and Marion l.. FeaCans, girl.
William and Agnes DorsAy girl.
tn 2mas and Matte B. Jackson. boy.
Richard and Susie Dunmore. boy.
Walter and Louise Payne boy.
Douglas and Dora West, boy
Nathaniel and Novella johnson. boy.
Clarence and Mary Meter, boy.
William and Edna Fisher, hoy.
James s. and Maize Cole, girl.
Leroy and Mary Detweiler. GIRL.
Calvin and Sarah Lyons boy.
Isaac and Charlotte Washington. girl.
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Heatbs.

Pesee':sa .s' If 3aaRssyl
G, daughter of clinton ". Battles, sister
B. sbcpard Fn4efa services al 81
EIm,,:; ThpE5sday evening at Second Trinity
day. Jsnuar l A 1885 Af frends and r eE
burial paror. 14th and sis. NV. 2ss
BAILEY. January 20, 1895; on Mstzerott
loved wfe af the h sfe A ALcE be
Ts% sshs4 Mssssfoss '' road o3 F2is. 3,
star iodee So 20 n B. f 2lks so Of
p at the home 1875 i5h e- Tor a the
ff e b 1si she tp1sfa and
BUNDY. Funeral services to be held
garars OF cor at e. he
ing establishment. located on ia st. be-
Sefs Of aaa T Lodge Sd s. and and Fo
est Temple. No: 3. are invited to be pres
. .ws1LEIAM B. HAgR5s, EXCITED Ruler.
Hond1E s5 n 1sSs ED
5,ssSsSs {, j sido
Johns Church; Il Sido. Va where mass s
Va. Relatives and friends invited -
CHAMBERLAIN. January 20, 1926. 7:ao
N% ST.; E e f$RfAH z sRsMgEEs
Requiem hsh mass at the Church
mcn ho as MONTE ovet temc ftqS.
S Day 2 2sEds5se - c hss at Na aSGsh
CLEME NTS., beloved wife of Sidney
Maria Green. She leaves TO mourn her
departure three daughters: Ida Franklin.
Josephine Logans and Kate Pinkneyi six
ana q Ross q rels,ives and friends ~
Md. Church.
Gods gentle voice said. Come
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DUFTEkXXp su pfEY sn1 of a. 1sSe NEs
AZ s. Ms E kd~ bu fa%souss5h s had
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denee. 455 Massachusetts ave NV.
lk ase d. ss ge Of the un se o bs
late Tesidense 45s Massachase aas"' aver Hes
O'Clock on ems at
= Htlan,s ct san %bRAHAn PEI
bhF Of and Mrs DrSs
late residence 1912 Kalorama road. Thurs.
day. January %. at 10 am.
TERRELL. Wednesday. January 81. 1925,
of William It. Terrell. aged 50. Funeral
from her late residence. 223 Pennsylva nia
ave Sc. Friday. January 20. at g 80 a M
thence to st. Peters Church. End and G
SITS. Sc. where requiem mass will be said
at 8 am. Interment at Mount Olivet
Cemetery: est. Marys County papers
bsn1sf too M0HTds a2af5y Fl saSd
q Selma Flansrty snee stei ae5s. and l. scr s
GARDNER. Tuesday. January &c. 1926. at
his residence; 1924 18th st. NV. W.
of Jesse J. Gardner. ,brother-in.Iaw of
jamie Gardner. Funeral. Friday. January
brother Remains may be viewed at the
Y Ernest Jarvis funeral nns; ParloaEs aH sn
uary %. 1t II am. After then q 72S
18th ST. ne. Friends invited. 20
New Britain herald., 1926-03-12
POLITICAL ENTERPRISE

When tho president Of the phila- delphia & Reading railroad an- nounced the other day that his railroad, in conjunction with the Baltimore X Ohio, would spend $SO, 100000 in making improve mcnts in Philadelphia he declared it was due 10 the fact that Calvin Coolidge is in the White House and continued era of prosperity is assured.
 The Reading railroad official, like other officials under similar circum- stances, used the eXigcncies Of railroad expansion to influence the political attitude of the public.
 Tho officials of the St. Paul line, however, are not making such statements. but are not blaming their troubles upon the adminis- tration. The officials of the Chicago & Alton which is in the hands of receivers likewise are not blaming Coolidge.
 Tho facts arc neither tho Reading nor the F. x o. could do without the Philadelphia improvements any longer, regardless of politics, If the credit lies with the administration why has there been such a delay since the administration got into power"
 The southern railroads are pro. gressing faster than any others their officials are so busy they have no time in which 10 make politi' cal capital out Of necessary i'm rrovemcnts.