Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

Joint observance of Thrift week
and the 221st birthday anniversary
of Benjamin Franklin served to
awaken new interest in the remark
able personality and career of the
American father of thrift"
Franklin is one of the immortals,
and he grows in stature the more his
career and achievements are con-
templated," according to the Saginaw
News Courier, which adds the tribute,
Truly it may be said of Franklin's
time that there were giants in those
days and of this great man himself
that he was giant among giants"
OF his services that paper recalls that
he was successfully journeyman
printer, publisher, journalist, diplo-
mat, statesman, always philosopher,
always a worker, and 1t might fairly
be said he gave public service
throughout his life"
The Christian Science Monitor feels
that ION the anniversary of the birth
day of that many sided genius-the
221st-it Is fitting to call attention
once more to the lessons he has
taught" The Monitor quotes two of
Franklin's epigrams as typical of his
spirit, THE noblest question in the
world is, What good may do in
it," and ''If you would reap praise.
you must SOW the seeds; gentle words
and useful deeds"
Franklin, the statesman, the dip
lomat, the scientist, the philosopher
and sage, belongs to all the world,
declares the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin, which feels that members
of the Poor Richard Club of it's own
city, by annually rendering honor
and homage to Franklin's name, are,
in a marked sense, representative of
all Philadelphians, without d1st1nc-
tions of any sort. They render pub
lie service; they speak the public
voice; they embody the universal
thought of respect and even reverence
for this great American founder"
The broad observance OF the ami
versary impels the Oakland Tribune
to exclaim, "All this for q lad who, at
the age Of 10, went to work IN ms
fathers candleshop; a lad who had
good habits. was never idle. because
he knew the worth of time, and who
was fond of books and reading or
his mature life, the Tribune remarks:
"Inyentors. studying the records OF
research and investigation In the past,
are amazed to discover how often, IN
connection with one thing or another
IN the field of mechanics and science,
aDpears the name of Benjamin FRANK
lin. 1t would seem he was forever
turning his hand and mind TO I'M
nroyement and discovery. The one
who is interested in this nonest oio
American as a writer discovers ne
Anad a surprising number of pages
with ESSAYS. homilies and articles on
an equally surprising range or SUD
iects. Likewise Is there enough In
his career as a. diplomat and a states
man to satisfy a claim for fame, ana
he is. moreover, the recognized 1atner
of the thrift movement.
with the query, How did Franklin
accomplish such amazing feats IN one
life?" the Salem Sentlnel re-
Niles. "4is own words give the secret.
Said Poor Richard: 'Dost thou love
life? Then do not squander time, Tor
that's the stuff life Is made OF. Inc
Sentinel also, after observing that ne
performed such a variety OF TASKS
that 1t would be easier to say what
he did not do than what he did" de-
scrihas come of the services of Frank
lin tn the Nation in it's earlier days:
Nationally minded as he was, FRANK,
lin could not keep out of the colonial
controversies with England nor out
of the Revolution. At 70, he went
to England to plead the cause OF the
colonies before the King. Returning,
he helped jefferson draft the Declara-
ton of Independence. Recrosslng the
ocean, he presented the waning colo
NAL cause to France and secured the
help Of that nation, without which
the Revolutionary War could not have
been won."
X
IA marked revival of interest in
this genius of Revolutionary America"
is noted by the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, which thinks This country is
rediscovering him" and that 1.-The pass
ing of generations has not dwarfed
him; he seems to tower little taller
among his contemporaries as the per-