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Evening star., 1926-09-30

entered the World War at the eleventh
hour and grabbed off too much glory
and booty that England should have
had. In his American Notes:
The American Army is a beautiful
little army. Some day when all the
Indians are happily dead Or drunk it
ought to make the finest scientific and
survey corps that the world has ever
seen: it does excellent work now, but
there is this defect in it's nature: It
is officered, as you know, from West
Point"
Which recalls an incident related by
a Methodist bishop who had travelled
from South America by the Atlantic
on board a ship, which held many Kip
lings. A very vociferous one was re-
CALLING the first-class deck with stric-
lures on America. and he wound up
with an 1912 threat that if America
did not behave better, England would
have to whip us into line.
A demure little maiden from the
States looked up timidly and asked, al
most in awe:
What! Again?"
All Of us hope her ma jesty, Queen
Marie, will like America, and that she
does not read all poets, who don't.
(CopyriKht. 1928. By Paul ". Collins)
Evening star., 1926-09-30
Tragedy Of Humanity
Describes Miami Disaster

of relief measures, and has met the
situation with skill born OF long
practice"
While thoughts now center upon the
task to provide for the injured and TO
see that the thousands of homeless
are cared for, in the opinion of the
Boston Transcript, FLORIDA may have
a lesson to learn If the danger of the
repetition of such a disaster is to he
reduced to the minimum. In that con
nection," the Transcript says, there
comes to the mind the lesson learned
by Galveston, when it counted the
cost after thousands Of its people had
periShed in the hurricane of Septem-
ber, 1900. The erection of a concrete
sea wall, the raising of the level of
the ground behind it, and the con-
struction of a giant causeway to the
city," enables Galveston to sit behind
her wall secure from the ravages of
the sea. Is there not in the expert
ence of Galveston lesson for
Florida?''
1t Is significant, as the Detroit News
points out. that while man knows Of
no way by which earthquakes and
tropical hurricanes can be prevented
"he continues to build his cities within
the zones of these mighty commissions.
defiant of Nature. trusting in his luck.
Indeed if this were not his attitude. he
would scarcely have risen above the
level of the beasts. The Prometheus
in him still fights the savage gods and
though he is beaten occasionally, he
comes back stronger than before"
after Japanese earthquake. fire
in Baltimore. an earthquake followed
by fire in San Francisco. calamity
anywhere involving widespread de-
struction," in the opinion of the New
York World, building experts gather
to seek lessons for their calling. In
Miami they are noting with satisfac-
ton that steel-frame buildings stood
the wind and floods remarkably we'll"
However, the World points out that
Miami is suffering now some millions
of loss attributable to haste in build
ing. A city thrown together with such
feverish precipitancy is not best cal
culated to stand an emergency strain.
Miami will be rebuilt. But margin
of reserve strength over and above
any expected test proves we'll worth
while when comes the day of the
greater emergency"
According to the Spokane Spokes-
man Peview, 'if Florida beach and
swamp boomers were sole victims Of
the disaster that has befallen their
magnificent cities. built upon low
beaches and filled-in swamps, the Red
Cross and other relief agencies would
not need to spring to their relief.
These magnificent beach cities were
erected at the cost of hundreds Of mil
lions of dollars, with utter disregard
Of warning meteorological facts well
known to science and the public. The
great heart of the Nation will respond
in generous sympathy, but grief and
generosity should not conceal truths
which. If they had been considered in
good judgment, would have curbed the
Florida folly"
Evening star., 1926-09-30

Opinions of Thomas A. Edison are
always entitled to the deepest respect
Yet radio enthusiasts are wondering
over his remarks as quoted In dis
patches sent out from West Orange
last week.
Music Of the radio is very poor be-
cause 1t is badly distorted" he Is
quoted as having said. Il quite ap-
prove of radios, but they should not
be used for musical purposes
Dispatches went on to declare: Mr.
Edison said distortion marked the chief
difference between the radio and pho
nograph. After the novelty of the
radio has worn off, the phonograph
will reclaim it's own he declared"
Many will be privately inclined to
think that this is nothing but case of
"sour grapes on the part Of one of
Americas greatest men.
Others, more charitable, will believe
that Mr.. Edison simply never has
heard a good radio set.
Personally, we incline to the latter
belief. Mr.. Edison is distinctly too
high-calibered a man to indulge in
knocking" of an industry to which he
has not contributed much. Nor would
any cut into the phonograph business
resulting from the popularity of radio
induce him to cast stones indiScrimi-
nately.
If he--or any other man-says that
radio of the 1925 brand distOrtS tone
values. he is woefully mistaken, and
the only reason for his error must be
that he has not heard a good set in
operation.
A real radio set of today, with
power tube and cone speaker, simply
furnishes an electrical path for the re-
ception Of musical tones.
The trueness Of the music the lis
tener receives is exactly in proportion
to the truenesS of the tones as sent out
by the musicians at the broadcasting
station.
Absolute fidelity and musical reality
may be secured now by any owner of
a moderately good receiving set, while
owners of the most advanced sets
using high voltages in the last audio
tube receive tones far beyond anything
ever achieved in the phonograph in
dustry.
One Of the big sets of today is, in q
sense, not a radio at all-it is an or
chestra, it is a band, it is a piano, It
is a singer.
Not only do the notes come over
true in pitch, but the sense of an or
chestra, for instance, is given the
hearer far better. in our humble opin-
ion, than by the very latest type
phonograph (utilizing radio discov-
eries).
We were forced to listen against
our will one night recently to one of
these power-tube sets, with synchro-
nized speaker, and while we mentally
berated our good neighbor, we could
not but envy him his set.
Now, we are privileged to own a
good set-but it is a year old, and in
radio a year, particularly the last one,
means a great deal.
Our set is good, but the new ones
are perfect. We can imagine the
bright small boy of the legend listen
ing to one in company with his teach
er. That's good" says Teacher.
"Good?" says he. =. that's per-
feet"
This is the best explanation we can
give of Mr.. Edison's musical heresy.
It is true that some of the sets, and
more of the speakers, tend to accen-
tuate the bass notes. or rather pull the
whole performance down to a lower
pitch.
That this, however, is not a distor-
ton but good is shown from the fact
Evening star., 1926-09-30
''Drink Is the Source
OF All the Vices
To the Editor of The Star:

I am in favor Of total prohibition.
There Is a very old proverb, and a
quite obviously true one. which says.
Drink is the source of all the vices"
This saying Is more than thousand
years old, and has never been con-
tradicted. It probably originated
among the Arabs. for it is quoted in
the Arabian Nights" In that i'm
mortal work, a grand vizier, upon his
death bed, Is advising his son as to
his future life. He ends his exhorta-
tions by saying. And drink no wine.
my son, for wine is the source of all
the vices" I would suggest that this
maxim should be adopted as the
motto Of the prohibitionists. Drink
Is the Source of All the Vices" should
be printed upon flags and paraded by
the prohibitionists, and also by the
various societies for the suppression
of vice. I would especially recommend
this action to the Salvation Army
and to the Volunteers of America.
BERTRAND SHADWELL.
Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1926-09-30
After the Vote.
From the New Orleans Tribune.

From the New orleans Tribune.
The General Federation of Women's
Clubs, the largest women's organi-
zation in the United States, plans a
nationwide, concerted effort to get
out the vote in the November cleo
tions. The federation has no candi-
date. The purpose of the campaign
Is not to create support for any special
candidate. But the National and
State federations, through the indi-
vidual clubs, will try to have every
woman member vote and to persuade
others to vote.
60 The effort is praiseworthy. If the
campaign is only partly effective, any
increase in the vote will be welcome.
Any move to encourage voting Is
commendable. This move. because Of
its scope and the number of women
to be reached through 1t, should be a
real service.
Evening star., 1926-09-30
From the Deeps of the Earth.


Some acquaintance with the condi-
tions in a deep mine is necessary to
permit a full appreciation of the diff
ficulty and heroism of the feat that
has Just been accomplished at Iron
wood, Mich. in the rescue of forty
three miners who had been entombed
for five days seven hundred and thlr-
ty-seven feet below the surface. Meas
ured in terms Of mine distances, par
ticularly in that region Of deep work
ings, this was not very far below the
surface. The rescuer-in.chief, George
Iawes, climbed over two thousand
feet, from the twentieth level Of TIE
mine, to reach a point at which access
TO the imprisoned workers could be
had. These iron mines go far down,
with ramifying chambers. The shafts
and slopes follow the lines Of the ore
bodies according to a we'll calculated
plan of access to the mineral material
and it's delivery to the surface. The
earth is honeycombed with passages
They double and turn and cross, they
rise and fall and join. A mine boss"
must know the map OF the workings
more perfectly than he knows the
streets and byways of his city.
The ore in the region Of this dis
aster is of a yielding nature as rule.
1t has to be blasted, to be sure, but
the charges are not heavy. The ore
body is sufficiently friable to require
frequent timbering to support the
roofs of tunnels and adits. These tim
bers may rot and yield under the
tremendous pressure. Subterranean
streams may work their way through
new channels, carrying out the sup
ports. There is always peril of q col
lapse The accident at Ironwood was
caused by the dropping OF cage In
shaft, killing three men and loosening
tons of rock and earth, which I'M
prisoned the forty-three who survived.
The space in which they were shell
tered had to be reached by an indirect
route The way to them was perilous.
There was no direct passage, and
when finally Hawes found the only
remaining point of access, chasm
had to be bridged to reach them. This
chasm had been formed by the fall Of
rock.
These forty-three men maintained
life for five days on birchbark tea.
made over their safety lamps. They
felt confident that they would be res
cued. They sent and finally received
signals and were cheered by the
knowledge that other men were work
ing desperately to rescue them. When
at last the frail, narrow bridge was
crossed by their rescuers there was
no demonstration. They needed food
first of all and that was given them.
But they were too weak to be taken
out at once. And SO they rested in
their prison, comforted by the assur-
ance that within a few hours they
would be back on the surface. where
their families were waiting in an
agony of suspense.
throughout the history OF mining
IN this country. as elsewhere. great
heroism has been displayed in the en-
tombment of workers and in their
rescue. Many men have died below
the ground and many have been
brought safely back after narrowing
experiences. Modern methods have
lessened the perils, but still the risk
remains. The deeps OF the earth con-
tinue 20 take their toll of those who
seek the riches of Nature.
-N~H~~
Tho Gen sox, ornnr.no oh ...l,a.a MI.
Evening star., 1926-09-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Working Day.
Five days week for six days hire!
1t meets the general desire,
AS Power seeks to share its ease
And Fortunes favorites strive to
please.
Five days per week! Then, why not
four?
And only three would cheer us more.
Before the enterprise Is done,
Let's next have two, or only one.
Eventually we may'find
More ways to crafty mankind
And at long intervals declare
For one days work men must pre-
pare.
If that time comes, not far away
We may resent the holiday.
Now each man loves that task for
which
He best Is suited, poor or rich.
He longs to meet some special test
And labor better than the rest.
So. when the workless era grows
Into monotonous repose;
When men are weary Of dull greed,
OF golf and tennis and high speed,
THEY'LL wait, impatient for the sound
That once more bids them gather
round
With tools of trade. with paint OF
pen,
And seek to aid their fellow men.
They will come forth in glad attire
And tap the drums and touch the
Tyre.
In accents gay they'll shout "Hooray!
Welcome another Working Day.
Evening star., 1926-09-30
Radio and Worship.

From the Springfield Union.
The radio. according to a federation
OF churches in Pennsylvania, is re.
sponsible for the steadily diminishing
attendance at Sunday services, and
real old-timers can remember way
back when 1t was the automobile that
was held to blame.
Evening star., 1926-09-30
Cold Cruelty.

You are an heiress and l am only
a. poor young man. sighed the devot-
ed admirer.
What is this to be-" inquired Miss
CAYENNE, "a sentimental interview or
a compilation of statistics for Brad
streets?"
Evening star., 1926-09-30

It must now be conceded that DR..
Mary Walker was a great woman.
She made her mistake in adopting a
silk hat and q Prince Albert coat in
stead Of stepping out in knicker-
hOckerS
Evening star., 1926-09-30

When a statesman retires to private
life he threatens to write book, but
very few Of them make good as thor
oughly as Albert Beveridge did when
he wrote his life of John Marshall.
Evening star., 1926-09-30

There are minds great beyond
dreams of worldly riches" said HI Ho,
the sage of Chinatown. There are
men who patiently count the stars
without hope of putting one of them
into his purse
Evening star., 1926-09-30

Teapot Dome is prominent in at
tention. It commands an intense in
tellectual consideration, which asso'
ciates it with domes of thought
rather than mere financial bumps. !!
Evening star., 1926-09-30
Two Backward Centuries.

From the Louisville Times
Sometimes civilization seems
great thing. but when you consider
how peaceful and safe 1t was 200
years ago whore Chicago now stands
civilization seems a great disaster,
Evening star., 1926-09-30
Necessary Element.

We sing of "other days" in rhymes
With which fond memory blends.
How can we have the good old times
Without the good old friends?
Evening star., 1926-09-30

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
20 the use for republication of all news DIS
patches credited TO il or not otherwise cred
ited in this paper and also the IoSai news news
Of special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1926-09-30

The inventor Of the phrase Uncle
Shylock" is already regretting the in
terruption Of an impression that the
initials "U. S." stood for Unlimited
Sponsorship" in financial matters.
Evening star., 1926-09-30
Happy Harmonists.

From the Des Moines Evening Tribune.
Chicago orchestra players are to get
$50 per man per week mot month";.
They are more elated over that fact
than If they had found "The Lost
Chord"
Evening star., 1926-09-30

Money alleged to have been spent
in the Iall.Mills case may be regard
ed as a cheerful indication that busi-
ness has been pretty good in New
JerSoy
Evening star., 1926-09-30

In every jest there is an element OF
pathos. The mature gentleman who
is persuaded to pose as Neptune in
an aquatic beauty contest Is ''it."
Evening star., 1926-09-30

Jud Tunkins says a man who tries
to buy popularity goes up against the
worst of all gold-brick games.
Evening star., 1926-09-30
Keeping Up With the Game.

"Why have you adopted that
choppy style of elocuton?"
"Ive been talking over the radio"
answered Senator Sorghum. II m
trying to meet the musical competi-
ton with a syncopated style Of ora
tory"
Evening star., 1926-09-30

The season approaches when a Miss
Alaska, decorously clad in furs, will
have chance in a beauty contest.
Evening star., 1926-09-30
Unutilized Resources.

Space is unlimited, we learn.
Out yonder in the sky.
We earthlings wonder why.
When renting flats, we must discern
That Space is hard to buy.
Evening star., 1926-09-30

"A prize fight" said Uncle Eben,
sis a safety-first proposition dat don't
leave nobody broke nor seriously hurt.
Fob sincere recklessness. gimme dat
old razorr'
Evening star., 1926-09-30

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morn
fnR Adition is delivered by carriers within
q" city At go cents per month; hi, da1Y csni; CnlEi
per month Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000. Collection is made oy
carrier at end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-09-30
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Evening star., 1926-09-30

1t remains for that dear friend Of
America, Mr.. Rudyard kipling, to
show nice discriminating appreciation,
similar. perhaps. to what he expressed
in his recent poem about how America
Evening star., 1926-09-30

O. Where is the table on which
Gen. Grant drew up his conditions Oh
surrender?-O. G.
A. This table is on exhibition in
the old National Museum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18
PITTSFIELD
AL C. 1. Nnfea

The sophomore preliminary prize
speaking was held Tuesday after
noon, Mar. 1e. The judges for the
girls who recited in Society hall were
Mrs. Kimball, Mrs. Waldron and Mrs.
Quarrington. The judges for the
boys, who recited in Powers hall,
were Mrs. Cook. Mrs. Freeman and
Mrs. Tricky. Decision was based on
memory, Interpretation, voice and
platform department and the follow
ing students were chosed to compete
publicly later: Girls, Dorothy Gustin,
Imogene Thurston, Violet Maxwell,
Agnes Milton. Kathleen Milton. Va
nessa Davis, Freda Dunton; boys,
Clark Thurston. Roland Graves Har-
cid Seekins, Alfred McMichael. Earl
Fletcher, Lawrence Coffin. Thomas
Johnston.
Though fourteen students were
chosen. only ten will compete in the
finals. because after rehearsals, four
will be named as alternates.
F. Pearl Bearce, home economics
teacher, has been i'll for several days
this week.
Miss Marguerite Stuart of New
port, is the guest of her friend, Ruth
Miller, at the girls dormitory.
Lloyd Allen of Shirley has been
visiting friends at NJ. c. I. for several
days.
Tryouts for the senior play were
held Monday afternoon in Powers
hall and the cast will be announced
this week.
Ferdinand Gordon Of Concord,
Mass. has gone to his home for the
Easter vacation.
j. j. Cormier has gone to his home
in Rockland, Mass, for two weeks.
Last Friday evening. the girls bas-
ketball team was defeated by U. Of
NJ. freshmen girls, 25-13.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18

his home by, an incurable disease.
The basket contained among other
things a sum Of money. The gift
and the kindness were much APP
preciated by Mr.. Rogers and his wife.
Somerset Rebekah Lodge are to
give another old time dance in the
near future, and altho the date is
not fully decided upon that of Thurs
day March 25. has been spoken of.
Miss Frances Dresser who has
been passing a few weeks at her
home in Kennebunk, returned Satur-
day. to resume her school in the To-
hey District.
Wilbur Taylor has been confined
to his home for several days because
of illness, resulting from having
some teeth extracted.
Charles Noble returned Thursday
to his home in Red Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Shepherd
and son, Arthur. visited Mrs. Shop
herds sister, Mrs. Arthur Quimby in
Starks, Sunday.
Bernard Davis of Scion, was the
week end guest of friends in town.
On Sunday evening at $50, Rev.
D. H. Hanson will speak at the Ad-
ventist Church on the subject. "The
Christian Is not under Law, but I'M
der Grace"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18
MADISON

Petitions are being circulated ask
ing the selectmen to call a special
town meeting on March % for the
purpose of resembling the vote by
which thestown at its annual meet
ing voted to build Patterson bridge
and instructing the selectmen to hire
10000 for the same If necessary,
also to see if the town will vote to
rescind the vote by which it voted
i15O for publicity purposes.
DIR. and Mrs. w. S. Milliken left
town the last of the weekbfor a
brief stop in Baltimore, after which
the Doctor will attend asseries of
lectures in New York City.
John Moores of Skowhegan was
in Madison, Wednesday, to complete
the sale of the farm of Mrs. Vina
c. Fowke in Arson to George Cor
don Ferguson of Pressure Isle. Mr.,
ferguson plans to move his family
o this vicinity as soon as spring
opens.
DIR. j. P. Lancaster. who has been
In Boston for the past week, return
ed to his home in Madison, Tuesday.
Roy l.. Head, who has been
working at Kennebago for the past
four months. has returned to his
home in Madison.
George Viger. an employee on the
log piles of the Great Northern Pa
per Company above the end of the
railroad bridge on the Madison side
of the river. had a narrow escape
from death or serious injury about
q o'clock Tuesday evening. The
logs are frozen together in the pile
and dynamite is used to loosen them
up In order that they may be hauled
back into the river. Mr.. Viger and
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Snnith-E1Ya

A very pretty wedding was solem-
nized in Winslow Tuesday evening at
8 o'clock when Clarissa Flye and Ell
mer Smith. both of this town, were
united in marriage at the home of the
groom on the Cushman road. The
house was ablaze with pretty lights
and an atmosphere of warmth and
happiness pervaded the rooms. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. F. S.
Dolliff, pastor of the Winslow Con-
gregational church, in the presence
of a few close friends. The single ring
service was used and the couple were
attended by Mr.. and Mrs. J. 0. Peck
of this town. No elaborate and I'M
necessary detail marred the happiness
that should be at time like this but
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith enjoyed the pres
ence of their closest friends and in
vited them to their home for this &C.
CASTOR in the same spirit that they
will be invited many more times.
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Dyers Valley Grange

Dyers Valley Grange met for their
regular all day meeting Friday.
March IL, with a good number pres
ent, the usual nice dinner was ser
we'd at noon. After the business
meeting the lecturer carried out the
following program: Singing by the
grange; Salute to the Flag; Read
ing, Amy Jewett; Current events,
Rev. Miles Fiske; Reading, Lillian
Campbell; Reading; Beatrice Garlic
ton; Story. w. M. Percy Jewett;
Reading, Mary Woodbridge; Song,
by grange; Reading Ella Campbell;
Recitation, Earl Fisk; Reading, Mrs.
Miles Fisk; Remarks, Daniel Car
Teton; Conundrums, George Wood
bridge; Story. Will Emerson: Read
ing, Mary Trask; Remarks, Rev.
Miles Fisk; Closing song by grange.