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Evening star., 1926-09-27

Federal Treasury statistics. mace
public through a banking publlcation'
disclosing that there are 11,oc0 Amer
lean millionaires and one billionalre'
far from dismaying the country. are
,ointed to with pride by the press. 1t
is recalled that the number OF men
with million dollars or more was
larger in 1917, and the figures are
analvzed to show the fallaCy of the
disuosition abroad to attribute such
great part of the present prosperity
in the United States 10 war fortunes.
Government estimates do not dis-
close the relation of the prosperity
Of the millionaires to the prosperity
Of the Nation as a whole. observes
the Worcester Telegram. but u
seems probable that the factors wnlcn
led TO the increase in their fortunes
7ave. to some extent at least. broushl
added prosperity to the great ma :
iority of citizens. Contraryssto rad
ical assertions. there is no eNidehce
as vet that the creation of this mil
Iionaire group. which is on the whole
we'll distributed throughout the Coun-
try has done more harm than good.
socially. politically or morally
The Jackson Citizen Patriot aiso
emphasizes the point that practical
v a II of the money of the milllonalres
is invested and American business
sets standard for the world Tor Ell
ficiencN 1t pays wages four times
as great as the wages in the most
favored European country. continues
he Michigan paper. "and at the same
time sells the product of such hlgn-
priced labor in competition with tne
products of foreign labor. The Amer
lean millions are invested IN ways
that help the rest OF US to bet'er
living"
"A]ong with the multiplication OF
millionaires in this country, states
the Salt Lake Deseret News, there
has gone a general elevation of the
means and standards of living for
all. The whole mass is distinctly
and gratifyingly better off. The gen
eral welfare in this country has eX-
ceeded that of Europe for more than
century" Recalling Goldsmith =
famous lines. the News adds;
Wealth need not cause the decay
of men. 1t is the ira duty
IF the American people TO be of such
heart and mind that the increase OF
national wealth shall not mean loss
of national honor and virtue.
The Morgantown New Dominion
empi1a sizes the popular qualities pos
sessed by many American million
aires. and even by the one Millionaire
listed. unofficially identified as Henry
Ford, declaring: Power is given to
him. to be sure-vast power. And
perhaps the sense Of power is the
greatest reward of our captains of
Industry and finance. Yet, in his
case. as in the case of most men of
his kind, II is power used less for
self f-aggrandizement than for social
service. Our Fords and Rockefellers
and Carnegies and MELONS are found
to be rather quiet. mild. shy persons.
almost overwhelmed by the weight of
their wealth
1T was not long ago that IL a man
achieved the point where his wealth
Evening star., 1926-09-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWE[L.

Ben, 8 years old, stood in the
Georgetown woods, looking down al
dead locust. Finally he turned to
the man with him. and said, solemnly:
II want to see God take that thing
up into the sky"
After a pause he repeated his
statement, In the way children have
without change, II want to see God
take that thing up into the sky"
1t was at once the simple express
sion of q childish wish and poetry In
a single line. A poet would have no
trouble at all building up a poem
using the child's phrasing intact:
want to see God take that thing up
into the sky.
I want to see what He does with
things that die;
I want to see 1t fly again with it's
little wings.
I want to see Him smile when 1t
chirps and sings.
Poetry is the natural mode of ex-
preston of the human being, ex-
emplif1ed in the above sentence, ut
tered from the heart by a real Wash :
ington boy, and real boy, in every
sense of the word.
The fundamental basis of poetry Is
In human nature.
Many sayings Of children are spon-
taneously put in meter. Their ideas
are often poetic material. although
often again they do not fall in that
category.
Those that are poetical. however
strikingly show the human basis for
for 1t in our nature.
X x *
Great poetry. so called through the
centuries. retains the same simple
expression of the childish utterance.
There is no striving for effect. If
poems are sometimes difficult to un.
derstand, the fault is often in our
selves, and not in them. Then, too
poetry has it's difficulties. as has every
other art form. While as simple as
the thought of child, it proceeds &C.
cording to form.
Children. in such sentences as that
given, prove both the simplicity OF
poetry and it's natural form of utter.
ance.
The child did not say. Now listen
to me get off a bright saying. I'll
make 'em sit up and take notice, !
bet you."
He did not weigh and consider his
words. but simply expressed the idea
in his mind. The basis for it un'
doubtedly lay in simple stories heard
at his mothers knee.
If he had striven for effect he
would have never achieved the de-
licious phrasing he did. with it's ref
erence to that thing" 1t is such
spontaneous form that makes chill
dren's sayings so felicitous.
No man ever, by sitting down and
taking thought. built up anecdotes OF
childhood. They do not come that
way. They are born. not made. In
so far as this is true they are In
spired.
The true poet Is the man with the
heart of child.
Instead of buckling down to his
verse he let's 1t flow out. If it does
not come Of itself he is not a poet.
although he may be capable handler
of verse forms.
Evening star., 1926-09-27
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

his words to be published as a direct
quotation. This is what he said:
"It is important that the atti-
tude of the presidential office
Should be accurately interpreted.
regard it as rather necessary to
the carrying of our Republican
institutions that the people should
have a fairly accurate report of
what the President is trying to
do. and it is for this purpose that
these White House conferences
are held. ! have found the inter-
pretation of the press conferences
given to the country on the whole
accurate. and l think fairly help
full to the country and fairly salts
factory to me-
Col. Carmi A. Thompson of Ohio, the
Presidents S special emissary. who has
been in the Philippine Islands all Sum-
mer inquiring into the political and
economic conditions of our island pos
sessions. has about concluded his mis-
sion and will sail from Manila on Oc-
tober 4. But he is not to return at
once to the States. Instead he is pro-
ceeding to Shanghai, China. He plans
home. Whether these further jour-
news are of semi-official nature as an
observer for Mr.. Coolidge, or whether
they are solely for Col. Thompson s
private plea sure. does not yet appear.
At all events. il will serve to defer his
arrival in ashington and his report
to the White House until we'll beyond
the November election. If he adheres
to his present itinerary, he will reach
Seattle about the 1st of December.
Atlantic Citys new auditorium and
convention hall is rising fast. Situated
on the Boardwalk with a wide front
age to the ocean, 1t will hold 10000
persons and rank with the top-notch
buildings of this type in the country.
1t is no secret that the sponsors have
their eye on the next national presi.
dental conventions now only about
Is months away. Atlantic City in.
tends to put IN a strong bid for one or
both. Washington political foreca sters
regard it as quite within the range of
the probabilities that the famous Jer-
sey shore resort may be selected by
one party or the other as it's 1928
meeting place. Perhaps the wish is
father to the thought. 1t would be a
popular choice with the newspaper
correspondents. If Atlantic City had
the choosing, it would doubtless prefer
the Democratic convention as the one
likely to last the longest and bring the
biggest harvest to the Boardwalk
hotels.
Sinclair Lewis, the novelist. is go.
ing to put Washington into a book
and do for the Capital what he did for
the Middle Western urban centers in
his novels Main Street" and Bah
bitt." Such at least is the interpreta-
ton which Capital society puts upon
the announcement that he has leased
a house here, in which he will spend
the Winter. Seeking material for a
new; book. Of course" whisper the gos.
sips. Perhaps he has been told that
Washington at the core is just an
other Main street. How droll,"
Copyright 1e26.)
Evening star., 1926-09-27
American Origins.

Recent researches by an expedition
of the Smithsonian Institution, headed
by DR.. Ales Hrdlicka. it is announced.
resulted in the establishment beyond
doubt that Asiatic peoples came TO
North America by way of the Alaskan
peninsula. This research covered all
possible routes of this migration. 1t
was the survey of a great trek. Four
distinct results were accomplished
the collection of data of scientific
value, preparations for further inten-
sive work in the future. new light
upon the racial relations between the
North American Indians and the Es-
kirnos, and. finally, the sowing of in
terest in the archaeology of Alaska
among its inhabitants, including the
natives. who. have been stimulated to
report future findings that may shed
light upon this obscured chapter of
the history of the human race.
The physical conformation of the
northwestern corner of the Western
Hemisphere is such as to lead to the
conclusion. long held. that at one time
there was, If not a complete land con-
nection between North America and
Asia, at least a practicable route for
a migration. perhaps a continuous
flow of human movements. Further
researches may establish the exact
routes of these movements The re-
senhlance Of the natives Of north
eastern Asia and northwestern Amer
lea. is so marked as to leave small, If
any. doubt of their common origin.
Whether the Asiatic inflow extended
as far south as the central body OF
North America is undetermined, per-
hans can never be established. But
hv successive stages il is possible TO
demonstrate an Asiatic influence in
.he peopling Of the western portions
of this continent, south of the region
of long Winters.
The ethnological story of North and
South America is Vet TO be told. The
ahorigines of the northern continent
presented ils AabS ''AAN -
the white men first reached these
shores and pushed their way west
ward in exploration and settlement
The Indian type changed from North
to South as the tropical zone was ap-
preached and reached. A different
civilization prevailed in Mexico. in
Central America and finally in South
America. Late explorations in Yucca
tan have brought to light evidences
of a high degree Of culture among
the early races of the continental link.
In mid and southern South America
still another civilization has left its
traces.
AS far as the geological story of the
Western Hemisphere has been re-
vealed. il is evident that the Aleutian
chain of islands afforded the only
rhvsical contact between Asia and
America. Dr. Hrdlicka holds 10 the
belief that that contact gave the New
World" its habitsnts. But between
the aboriginal peoplee of that region
the south -<heyesaye
Evening star., 1926-09-27

"A five-day week for six days pay"
as contemplated by Henry Ford. sounds
cheerful so far as standardized work
manship is concerned. The prob
ability is strong that Ford himself.
and his executive corps, have been
working hard seven long hour days a
week with a view to perfecting a new
system of economic relationship be-
tween money and work. Henry Ford,
like Thomas Edison, has never been
a clock watcher.
Evening star., 1926-09-27
Whale Meat Prejudice
In America Deplored
From the Atlanta journal.

From the Atlanta journal.
Whale meat could be served on
American dinner tables at the rate of
one hundred million pounds a year,
IF It were not for a peculiar prejudice
against the food" So we are assured
by our vice consul at Victoria, B. c..
r. NJ. Newcomb, who adds that whale
is mot unpalatable" and that its
average cost would be only 1914 cents
a pound.
Owing. however. to a stubborn bias.
we neglect opportunity to feast upon
the king of the deep, leaving Japan,
Norway and Sweden to enjoy the rich
exports from Vancouver The trouble
il probably in the price. Raise that
to a dollar a pound. and. with proper
advertising. whale Will become the
meat on which Cur.sCsAasarA feed
Evening star., 1926-09-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Musical Origins

Musical Origins.
When the Tyre was first invented,
A turtle shell they brought
And mimicked, quite contented,
The sounds that nature taught
The murmuring of the river.
The song where breeZes strayed
That set the trees a-quiver,
To make a serenade.
The music of the present.
Like that of other days.
Reflects in measures pleasant
The sounds that haunt our ways.
That tortoise, moving slowly.
To us would seem forlorn.
The jazz-now far from lowly-
Hints of the auto horn.
Evening star., 1926-09-27

AS is usual. in this era Of rapid
enterprise. a greater and more beau
tiful east coast of Florida is expected
to follow in the wake Of catastrophe.
The immense value of the property
amount of tangible assets behind the
real estate boom.
Evening star., 1926-09-27

A section hand. aged 73, saved a
Canadian train from derailment be-
cause of a pickax lying in a peculiar
position on the track. He removed
the obstruction but lost his life, leav-
ing many passengers deeply grateful
for the fact that he was kept at his
post long after the usual age for
retirement,
Evening star., 1926-09-27

and in 1925 they were $5O5. .2ss. .0oO. 900
in spite OF prohibition. In 1919, wei,
the Nation spent $32 per pupil per
year in public schools and in 1924 the
amount was increased To s1e per pupil
per year-in spite of prohibition
Nearly 1000 900 more Bibles were sold
by the American Bible Society in 1925
than In 121e-in spite Of prohibition.
w, G. CALDERWOOD.
Evening star., 1926-09-27

The Philadelphia SesquicentenniA
departed slightly from its original pur-
pose in promoting more talk about
Dempsey and Tunney than about Ben
Franklin and the other early Ameri-
can patriots
Evening star., 1926-09-27

War is regarded by economic think
ers as a crime. Compared to what
the world has been through, the oc'
casional underworld demonstration
described as a crime wave" is merely
a reminiscent splash.
Evening star., 1926-09-27

A whale has been sighted In the
Chesapeake Bay. Zoologically. as
well as politically, this immediate area
is becoming one of the great cosmo-
politan centers Of the world.
Evening star., 1926-09-27
The Die-Hards.

From the Canton Daily News.
You may get a little better idea of
the meaning of optimism when it is
explained to you that there is still in
this country an organization known
as the BaITenders' Union.
Evening star., 1926-09-27

Prohibition looms large as a cam.
paign issue in 1928. If the opinions
of orators capable of speeches dry"
in every sense of the word can pre-.
vail, there can be only one side to
the argument
Evening star., 1926-09-27

SO many stories have been told In
that the unreliable nature of neigh.
borhood gossip is again brought for
chilly to attention.
Evening star., 1926-09-27

President Coolidge has resumed his
week end trips on the Mayfower. The
Potomac River offers quite as strong
lure to the true fisherman as the
waters of New England.
Evening star., 1926-09-27
Fitting the Crime.

From the BROOKLYN Daily Eagle.
An aviator who dropped paper no.
tees over Asbury Park has been con.
demned to pick them up again. To
make il a real freak sentence he
should have been required TO use his
airplane on the second trip.
Evening star., 1926-09-27

So much money is involved IN pu'
Stlism that it may be necessary when
the next prize fight takes place to
call in the financial experts to assist
the sporting editors.
Evening star., 1926-09-27
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Evening star., 1926-09-27
A Regretful Observation.

A RegretfuI UbServat1On.
Eminent politicians have often
double crossed one another"
Il have regretfully observed the
fact" answered Senator Sorghum. 1T
has sometimes appeared to me that a
statesman cherished an opinion that
his best asset was his unreliability.
Evening star., 1926-09-27
Sound Advice.

From the Lowell Evening Leader.
Judging from the pictures of fossil
footprints. there would have been
good reason in mastodonic days for
the Injunction Watch your step.'
Evening star., 1926-09-27
How It's Done.

From the Arkansas Democrat
A real politician is a man who can
by the addition Of a little salve make
Aenlatituda sound 3ike-an 1deas
Evening star., 1926-09-27

Information Too Late,
The pugilistic wise boy
Still has a lot to say.
He tells you how it happened
But he bet the other way.
Evening star., 1926-09-27

Jud Tunkins says prices are sure
soaring when a pugilist can get q
million dollars or so for a little thing
like a black eye.
Evening star., 1926-09-27

Generous Offer.
why didn't you mind the stop sign
on the pavement" asked the police.
man.
II didn't see it," answered Mr.. Chug-
gins. IF you will let me off. will
spend the equivalent Of the fine hav.
ing it re-painted so as to render it
visible
Evening star., 1926-09-27
InnOfed.

They say that fashions grow more
strange
AS garments have been shook.
No gentleman would note the change.
Its not polite to look.
Evening star., 1926-09-27

"A man who looks for helpful sym.
pathy in financial misfortune" said
Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, lis
likely to be disappointed unless he has
Ia atera1"
Evening star., 1926-09-27

It's a lucky man." said Uncle
Eben, dat kin brag not only bout
how much money he's got. but also
bout how he got it,
Evening star., 1926-09-27

O. Can you tell me anything about
how state fairs began?-R. NJ. W.
A. The origin of community.
county and state fairs is somewhat
obscure. although it is known that
English landlords centuries ago held
fairs by staging an exhibition of the
nroducts produced on the estate.
prizes we're awarded at these. Edu
New Britain herald., 1926-11-04
Last Suspect Freed in
 WallingfOrd Murder Case

New Haven, Nov. 5 Rl-What is thought to be the last chapter writ ten in the book of the murder of Albert DeMolino. {the Dixie Kid) notorious New York bootlegger who was found murdered on North street, near Wallingford on August ,, was the release of Antonio Es- posito, of Providence, R. l., from the county jail here three days ago by Coroner Eli Mix, the release having been made known here yes- terday for the first time by Esposi tos counsel. Domenic W. Celotto, of this city.
 The Providence man has been held here for about two months by the authorities, the latter having expected that he would tell some thing concerning the last ride of the murdered man, but when the police found that he would divulge nothing after the two months in jail he was released. The probe has been at a standstill since the arrest of Esposito, who the coroner thought was implicated in the mur- der, but so far nothing has been learned.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-04
Dozen Illinois Students
 Expelled From College

regime of Arnold Horwoen, has an |?
 Urbana, Illinois, Nov. 4 R- Twelve students were expelled from the University of Illinois today for violation of university rules prohib- iting drinking, gambling and use of automobiles by students
 Three men expelled were charged with drinking on the trip 10 the Illinois Michigan game October 23 at Ann Arbor, and were expelled until January 31. One was expelled until June Is for drinking and gambling on the Michigan trip.
 Six were expelled until January 31 for drinking here when Pennsyl- vania played Illinois.
 "The council of administration intends to curb drinking. gambling and the use of automobiles by stu dents and intends 10 deal seriously with all violators of university rules" Dean Thomas Arkle Clark. secretary of the council. said.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-04
DURHAM HOSIER' OFFER

One of the most unusual mer- chandising events of recent years is now being held in the store of H. J. Donnelly Go. This store is retail distributor for the Durham Hosiery Mills, the largest in the world, with q capacity of one hundred million pair a year. In cooperation with this manufacturer. they are featur- ing. until November 10th, an offer to give away pair of hose with every two pair purchased. the offer applying to hosiery for the entire family. including full-length silk hosiery in the latest shades. half hose for men, and especially con- structed stockings for children. a total of ten different styles being offered --Advt.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-04
ONTARIO ID VOTE
 ON 'DRY' QUESTION
Repeal of Temperance Act Under
 Consideration

Ottawa, Nov. 1 R1Within the next few weeks citizens of Ontario, the most populous province in Canada will consider the problem of liquor control On December 1 On- tario goes to the polls in provin- cial general election, wiSh the liquor question the main issue. Premier Ferguson. whose followers occupied two-thirds of the total seats in the last legislature, has announced his intention Of enacting, if he is re- turned to power in the elections, a bill 10 authorize the sale of liquor in government stores under somewhat the same system as that applying in the province of Quebec. The whole scheme will be regulated by local option.
 For nearly eight years Ontario's temperance act has restricted the sale of intoxicants to a medicinal basis Under the Canadian constitu- tion the sale of liquor is regulated by provincial. and not federal, au- thority. Five of the nine provinces permit the sale of liquor for bever- age purposes in government stores. The three Atlantic provinces, Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. have much the same system as that now in effect in On- tario-that is, liquor is sold on doc- tors prescriptions by government vendors.
 Probably the greatest interest that ever attached to provincial cleo tion in Canada Is centered on this years Ontaroi contest. For the first time in Canada a government is go- ing to the polls directly on the liquor Ontario temperance act cannot be enforced and that bootlegging has become, since it's enactment. "a canker which Is eating at the vitals of the province" Premier Ferguson has called an election on the issue eighteen months before the term of the present legislature has expired. Unless the question is settled. he says, he does not care to remain at the head of the conservation govern nent.
 The farmers party Is said to be almost unanimously in favor of pro- hibition. The other two main parties in the legislature, conservative and liberal. are asserted to be divided on the question. Some former support CTS of Mir. Ferguson have renounced
New Britain herald., 1926-11-04

Junior High school to the principles of music, art, literature. the scienc- es and sports and physical develop 1ent," in an address last eTening. pr. Meredith emphasized the fact that when a child passes from gram mar sch, into the junior high school he leaves childhood behind him and becomes youth. He is given a real introduction to knowl- edge and Is given an opportunity to find himself He |: lso added that, in his opinion the junior high school is an ideal. and a milestone in the progress of education.
 The other speaker of the evening was Edward T. Bedford. part donor of the institution. and for whom il is named.