Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-03
Service versu9 Profits

which formerly constituted twenty
five per cent of their income. The
reason is that style and practicability
have adopted the she'll colored frames
for eyeglasses and spectacles, largely
because breakage is eliminated by
their use. Such frames furnish an
expansion that protects the lens and
makes unnecessary the drilling" of
the small holes used to fit the glass
into the gold or metal frame. Lead
ing opticians have entered into Wig
orous defense of demi-shell colored
pyralin frames for the simple reason
that they are practical. 1t is another
question just like that of paper YER
sus leather soles, of service versus
unearned profits.
China Becomes Insistent
Twelve foreign governments hold
the veto power over all legislation in
China and the native Cinnamon has
only "Chinaman's chance" in his
own country. Mr.. Cze, the Chinese
Minister to the United States says
that all China wants is to enjoy some
of the same kind of freedom that is
common in America. Washington is
warming up in support Of the China
men, and their bright Chinese have
brought this sentiment about.
Lame Ducks Still Wadd'e
Laws and appropriations are now
being made by congressman who "erf
defeated at the election three and :
half months ago. There are abnu'
sixty Of these "lame ducks, ,"-repu-
dated by the voters at home but still
recording yeas and nays in Washing
ton.
The women of the country, under
tho leadership of the Woman's Homo
Companion, have for two years beer
endeavoring to remedy this ridiculouS
situation which is a relic of the early
and slow motion days of the republic
They are urging the passage OF the
Norris Amendment, which would
bring not only the Congress but also
the President and Vice-President into
office in the January after their cleo
tion in November, while the issue and
the pledges of the campaign are still
fresh and to the point.
Under our Constitution as it reads
at present, the Congress chosen by the
neople does not meet, unless special
session is called, until more than q
wear after its election. Our Seven
tieth Congress, picked last November,
will finally get into action next De-
cember.
The Norris amendment to which
the women of the country have given
their support, would get rid OF the
"short session" such as we are now
experiencing, and which is always
responsible for some bad laws ana
much waste of taxpayers money. For
those very reasons, perhaps, the pro-
fessional politicians do not want the
amendment passed and will continue
to oppose it as they have opposed SIM
ilar reforms for half century NO
more valuable service can possibly be
rendered by great periodical than
the leadership of such causes, and IN
this field of endeavor the Woman's
Home Companion has repeatedly
shown an extraordinary wisdom and
sagacity.
Hard wood fer News Print
New pulping process which pro-
duces high yield of cheap print pa
per from hardwoods has been devel-
oned at the Forest Products Labora-
tory at Madison, Wisconsin, accord
ing to the United States Forest Ser
vice. Through the use ia rod MILL
hollow, horizontal steel cylinder half
filed with steel or bronze rod, hard
wood chips are reduced to fibre by
rotating the cylinder. The new pro-
cess is likely to be of great beneflt
in bringing into the market the hard
wood forests of the Northeast and
South.
Philosophy is the Fad
Philosophy has suddenly become
popular. Official Washington even,
has set it's seal of approval upon DIR.
Will Durant's recent "Story of Phil
osophy," the first book of its kind to
climb into the list Of best sellers IN
America.
Thousands who have seen his book
and other thousands who have not
done so, will have chance this month
to read in boiled down form all that
DR.. Durant has learned through many
wears of unremitting study. The
whole story of philosophy is summed
up in his remarkable article in the
current American Magazine on "Fhe
Ten Greatest Thinkers"
DIR. Durant is one of the outstand-
ing scholars of his time. His love has
always been for learning, his passion
for philosophy From his boyhood
days, when he saved his pennies until
he had accumulated fourteen cents
and walked four miles to buy book,