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Evening star., 1928-01-29

abolish shooting in England. but ne
rightly regarded the project as hopcleS
II may be that In this resDec: he Was
in advance of his time.
got along better on other themes
asked him what he though motel
should he He replied emphaiically that
IL should always be story. the founda-
ton must be a fable. He did not ad-
mire the modern custom of writing
treatisGs. diaries. propaganda. what not,
and calling the thing a novel.
told rim that even II ! had not
known he had been professional archi-
tect ! should know IT, from reeding his
books Because / introduce s0 many
architects" oh, no" said l. "b:cauSe
the whole structure Of your novels Is so
beautiful architecturally" And In fact
the outline Of almost any one is as SYM
metrlcally engaging as Gree statue
had supposed that he had reached a
peak Of eminence far beyond mems
praise or blame. II seemed Ia me that
If were writer of that class should
be mildly pleased by praise ard highly
diverted by blame. Such VA not the
case. He was sensitive. Il d1 no. mind
an open attack but misrepresentation IL
difficult 10 endure"
Mrs Hardy Joined Is We walked
8 .
where we say some of he" pain ing1.
was invited To come to lea the next ony
and told them that whiie ! had rather
do that Than anything else. We had only
II few days left In England. We were on
r bicycle tour and ! ma1t consult my
partner tllfeb He said They would .,e
having tea In the garden The next day
at clock anyhow. and We could come
OF not as We found IL convenient,
On my way back 10 the inn | re-.
membered the approaching dusk would
bring full moon. ] suggested that we
bicycle nil night take the train back
the next day. thus meeting the tea
engagement and l0sing nothing on our
schedule except sleep This was Joy
fully ratified. and We started
We reached Egd0n Heath at the ex-
act moment debefibed In the opening
chaptci ~ The Return Of tn. Native.
when day Was giving way 10 darkness
Seen IN this manner both the spectacle
and that eplcai flrst chapter took on
a garment 81 sublmlty And an WE
! gaued The full moon rose, All night We
/ wheeled through silent, sleeping Eng
I land the outlines of churches and
/ buildings were as clear ak at high noon
| We met no one ana IL seemed as u
! VIZ were the only human beings lefl
| awe on ebttH IL WhS MltrlfH anu ~
was splendid
! We caught The train back. aud en-
| tered MI iiafdys garden al b Then
! YOU didn't go oh, yes We did " and
when 1 explained he threw hlA handt
! ln the sir ana exclaimed. These
AmtIicnnA'
he Was literally covered with cats
Several large cats were plirrIng avei
him. and at different places on thf
/ lawn aud la The shrubbcry ! hhW san
! Gers ~ milk Are all these your own
catA2" oh no only few of ih"m
Eui my cats invite tie eats OF thf
ueighb0fhood IN Ia tea. They know
| that saiicers ~ milk viii b. provided
aud many come wh0 art not invited
They inst hear about IL" THIS pieahed
me. Tor have always been ali arden
catiisi A poem that MI Hardy pun
isted many years later. Last Words
! To "a Dumb friend Is the most beat
iifiIi and Affecting tnbu.e Ia cat thai
have ever hefn
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FTon Ea-ssers weekly.

Sill bears the marks % falling cnheEs
upon il.
Few fires in this country have meant
81 much 70 the historian and Scient1x&
Sometimes things that are easy 70 ce-
S.rcy are very hard. and frequently i'm
poSS bic % replace: and this Is oaly one
example Of number O. cases where the
less can never be recovered
These fires. and many similar ones
which have visited this city II the past.
au; add their warning - what we might
reasonably expect II the future, and O
flre Ccpartusen. twice the sine Of the one
Nc now have might, after. ee . goo6
i,>vc5:r>ent, especially for the National
Co eminent
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was no worse Rescued from the flames
were such National treasures as the
Declaration of independence, now on
exhibition in the Library OF Congress;
Washington's commission as comman-
der-in- chief Of the American forces, MS
inform and his camp chest; the coat
/ tien Jackson wore at the battle or new
Orleans. and many other relics ano
trophies. including the original Elias
Howe sewing machine: aitnough me
original model Of the cotton gin which
first made cotton a profitable product.
the conception of the genius OF Ell
whitney the Yankee schoOlmaSter who
went to Georgia to teach school, was
lost in the flames.
one OF the interesting things con-
nnctcd with this fire was the part taken
by former Gov. Alexander X. Shep-
herd whose form was conspicuous on
the part Of the roof which remained
intact. giving directions TO the WORK
men and assisting IN saving and pre-
serving valuable Government property
Even after the territorial form OF gov
ernment here was abolished, and ne
was lcgislated out OF Office, yet he even
TO the last loved this city and every
thing in it, and never lost an opportu-
nifty to show his fidelity.
heat from this fire when he is told
that the occupants of the houses op-
posite the Patent Office. on the Ninth
street side. only saved their property
and kept the fire from spreading By
suspending wet quilts from the roofs OF
their dwellings. Of which this section
was mainly made up at that time.
On the G street side the heat was
lust as great and for a time 1t was
thought that the Thompson and Wright
Buildings must go. but these also were
saved by excellent work and the fire
prevented from spreading to adjoining
property.
Several causes were given for the
starting of the fire, but the most likely
one offered vas the usual spontaneous
combustion,
THE Smithsonian's fire goes little
farther back, and took place one
cold Winters day on January -. 1865.
It's cause was about AS unusual as one
mipht imagine Some worEmen. II
seems, we're assigned 10 room which
had been unocCupied for long time
Becoming cold they decided 10 build
fire IN "a stove which was standing In
the room The StoVepipc ran To what
appeared 10 be perfectly good i'ue In
the wall but which turned out 10 b.
oniy a turing or blank space. The
heat. therefore. instead of going up the
supposed chimney tiue. discharged itself
into loft immediately under the roof
instead Of into The air.
Ten years before this fire took place
workmen had made this fiue hole and
occupied the room for some time
strange 10 say. without causing any
trouble This previous fire. however,
had caused the woodwork 70 become
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From Harpers Weekly

From Harper Weekly.
almost charcoal and when the second
lot of men came along a decade later
they uncOnSciously started fire in a
place almost as appropriate as in a
haystack.
Soon the rafters were ablaZe and be-
fore the fire was discovered the entire
woodwork was ia flames. So rapid was
the fire that but few of the contents OF
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4 ASKED him II he had p'Ii much al
hls own fFu@t.obre ln4n hiS novels
Ne said ihst A i.a0dlfsan' nad more
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~ tvo respects grieved hlm bat

~ ly0 respects ! gfiePed him bat !
khea ! ought ~ be- sincere He Loid
me lhst he greatly preferred his poems
Do be nGgelf whereas ! liked the novels
tlucn bctLeY a. that ii1e his f1fbt voi-
uJDt III pOGus had bfen oIt ooiy i#0
yeaJs III als0 said That tie regarded
the shooting II game birds as Wlfked
az slniD eIlG asked me II ! indNl.sd III
ihst pTactice Alas + told nm lhht I
Wal very fond III Eh00liu !. tb0ugh l1i
o. ths English fashion ! vas lucky -
bag iSo DT fhJce bifds ln = ftYs maHb
~ sid that be bs0 eDf@ tegrd ~ pn
olDsT3 " e. o."iate IN al Eiten. ~
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II SHALL never forget the first time !
read a novel By Thomas Hardy. !
had felt an attack of "fiu" coming.
4 and, remembering that ! had been
cured OF tonsilitis by reading
Treasure Island" / decided To read
another good book In the hope that It
would divert both the mind and the
cold. The volume | picked up had the
inviting title, "A Pair Of Blue Eyes"
90 not know how had escaped
hearing about Hardy's love Of tragedy.
but began reading In that ignorance
which has been call bliss After l
reach a certain point 10 the story the
heroine and the Two heroes were in se-
rious difficulties. but had 50 often In
other books seen even worse emergen-
cies from which the leading characters
had come o! scot free that felt no APP
preheEslon or alarm. merely curiosity 10
see how It's clever author gould man
age it,
II any one reading this article has not
YeaG "A Pair Of Blue Eyes" | invite you
70 stop half way through The narrative
and ask yourself this question. In what
way could the story end that would
hurt my feelings most And feel
sure no one would be able 10 imag-
ine an ending 50 bad AZ ihe one in the
last chapter When finished that novel
threw u As far ~ my dimluished
strength would permit; vowed | would
never read another book By Hardy. /
went 10 bed and stayed there one week.
Such WaH the effect produced on me BY
a pair ~ blue eyes
But such Is the inconsistency Of hti-
! man nature that within one year ! had
read the mans complete works Since
3 fks4s. 4 g. re fssGF b,. 10 y.fEa
+ u the iew authgTs ~ our time whose
DoDks become more Interesting Oh r.
gey1Aait He was the Euglishman whom
! most wanted " meet and my wish
Was gFatlflcd on ii behutl!uD September
: Gay IN the ycaf 1890
We were on q bicycle tour Ia SOUTH
western England al Weymouth bought
q copy oi o0s Of ny fayoTlteb "Fat
Prom the Maodlng Crowd aud armed
with this called At Max Dale. dor -
Z CHESTER. the author home which looked
like al Illustration iof Il he Wobdlaud-
ers Ths servant informed mf that
IA, Harry wOulc aee me AT G'cioCk
Maud WsE not awaited Ia tie garden
WITH any sharper FakefEess tlIsn
IogEed forward ~ That hour ! found
hltn by ms front door He vas ciad IL,
: knlckeTDpckffS. possibly Gul ~ consld-
1 finAPHt sE my Ht'''''"' "' 5''F at'ff
, He was 4 smaIiisn. slender why man
, with = gray muhthctf and gray face
| hnd although Dia expression was grave
sBd though ! never heard hlm laugh
: nf ysk A. Tar tTGn being sreere s6 ht
Nss from being pstulaDt During 9uI
conversation We sat DfeinFf on d
DauCh M Uhdf ~ feHafk that shYotel
either ii CyHlclsD az ~ bitterness i.lIi
he hss as might De ekpected nndfHi-
ably GeIigIs
Evening star., 1928-01-29
BY WILLIAM LYON PHELPS.

SHALL never forget the first time ]
read a novel By Thomas Hardy. !
had felt an attack Of "fiu" coming.
and, remembering that had heen
<,,rai ~ spssktftss hv reading
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illinois Faction
FIGHT CONTINUES
Republicans Unable to Heal
Breach-Leaders Meet !.
in Chicago.
Special Dispatch to The star

Special Dispatch to The Star
CHICAGO, September 15.-What eff
feet the bitter factional fight within
the Republican ranks in Chicago and
the recent indictment of several Re-
publican leaders for alleged election
frauds may have upon the success OF
the national and State tickets has be-
come a subject of considerable interest
to the leaders of that party in Illinois.
Instead of the differences between
the two rival Republican groups being
patched up, the breach between them
seems to be growing wider. Each fac
ton apparently has determined to sup
port for Office only those of their own
group. And meanwhile the special
grand jury continues its relentless in
curry into the alliance between crime
and politics, almost daily uncovering
further evidence indicating that some
of the Republicans now in power are
parties to that alliance.
In an attempt to meet this situation
the leaders Of both groups gathered In
a joint conference during the week
The result was decision to conduct
the campaign in Chicago for national
and State officers separately from the
fight for county places. This program
was decided upon In the interest OF
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BOTH PARTIES FIGHT TO HOLD
TEMPORARY MARGIN IN JERSEY
Hoover Speaks in Newark
TomorroW-WaIker to
Follow Friday.
Drive Conferred in Northern
Part of State-Fort
Leads G. 0. P.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEWARK, N. j.. September 15.-Na-
tlonal leaders of both parties are show.
ing how important battle-ground they
consider New Jersey in this presidential
campaign by the manner in which they
are stumbling over each other tryina
to hold temporary advantage.
A few weeks ago Gov. Smith drew
10000 at a seashore demonstration
where he did not even make a speech
The Republicans lost no time in pic,.-
ing Newark, the largest city in the
State, for Herbert Hoover's first Eastern
campaign appearance. They so Smith
one better by arranging for the broad
cast Of Mr.. HooverS important speech
on labor topics.
The Democrats did some fast think
ing and selected Mayor Walker of New
York to follow Hoover in Newark
He will speak in the 18th Regiment
Armory Friday, the same place Hoover
will speak Monday night.
State leaders are left bewildercd
They are wondering how national man-
ayers can keep up the pace they are
setting. It Is easy to draw a crowd In
New Jersey, both parties are so well
organized, but it isn't easy for one party
to continuously Guido the other.
Center in North.
It has been noted that all Of the
major demonstrations are being planned
for north Jersey. The southern part OF
the State is largely rural and always
goes Republican. There is little point
in wasting the most valuable talent in
that territory. Newark Is the hub CT
the northern counties wherein the cleo
ton will be decided. These counties
excepting Hudson, which is expected t1
go $4,000 Democratic. contain a large
commuter vote. Many of these folks
vote only in presidential year. 1t has
been their custom to vote Republican,
largely because they are influenced by
Wall Street, where most Of them are
employed.
The Democrats are counting on the
Raskobs and the du Points and the like
to cause change In the traditional
attitude of the Wall Street WORKER
If they can get across to these SUBJ
urbanites that the country will be just
as safe with Smith as with Hoover, the
north Jersey counties will more than
Offset the south Jersey Republican vote
The Republicans are aware that tbs
big play of the Democrats will be fol
this class of vote, so they are taking
Hoover for a ride Monday through IL
Of the most populous suburban towns
There will be no speechmaking on this
tour, but plenty of daylight fireworks
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DEMOCRATS TO WAGE
MISSISSIPPI FIGHT
Aroused by Recent G. o. P. Gain
in State Political Lead
ership.
Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
JACKSON, Miss. September 15.-
With the recent gain of the white S1,-
publicanS in leadership in Mississippi,
by the appointment of Lamont Row
lands of Picayune as the Hoover CAM
paign manager in the State, Democrats
have begun to organize and will wage ~
active campaign from headquarters
be opened here.
Chairman Noel White of the State
executive committee has summoned the
pro-Hoover members of the Franklin
County Democrats to appear here Tues
day to show why they should not be
read out of the party. The Franklin
County committee split recently. one
group adopting resolutions approving
Hoover and another group denouncing
the purported unauthorized vote and in
dorsing Smith.
Gov. Theodore Bilbo although declin-
ing to take the stump exclusively for
Smith because of his present speaking
engagements on his pet bills to be con-
sidered by the october special legis-
lature. is devoting part of his regular
speech to party harmony and to the
support of Smith.
County finance officers for the DEM
ocrats have been named and the party
organization is getting under way. The
selection of RowlanIs by the Republic
cans over colored candidate has given
| fresh hope of Substantial gains for
Hoover. but has aroused some Demo-
cratic leaders from their lethargy.
REX B. MAGEE.
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band music and automobiles to whoop
things up.
It is a departure from the Hoover
campaign methods, bat no word has
come from Washington to call of the
party. Mr.. Hoover will be busy man.
After the parade he will confer with in
dustrial and other groups at the Robert
Treat Hotel, this city. These confer
ences" will be only for the purpose OF
getting in the papers names OF indus
trial leaders whose influence Is felt to be
wide. After dinner, Mr.. Hoover will
lead another automobile parade to the
armory for his speech. 1t will be broad
cast over the Columbia chain from 8 to
$50 pm, Eastern daylight time.
Stay Overnight.
Another evidence of the importance
Of New Jersey In the minds OF the Re-
publicans is that Hoover has consented
to remain overnight in Newark. Tues
day he will be taken for another ride
through Hudson County, home OF
Mayor Frank Hague and Democratic
stronghold. Then he will visit the Port
Of Newark airport. the pet of Mayor
Raymond of Newark, who is a strong
wet Republican whose active participa-
ton in the Hoover campaign Is being
sought. Afterward he will attend a
luncheon of 400 State Republican
workers being given at the Elks' Club
by United States Senator Edge, also
outstandingly wet. 49,
This luncheon is largely responsible
for Hoover's decision to remain two days
in Newark The credit for bringing
Hoover to New Jersey goes to Repre-
sentative Fort, secretary of the national
committee. Mr.. Fort Is an independent
In New Jersey Republican politics, who
has never been aligned with the Edge
organization. Some Edge workers have
resented the Jersey leadership assumed
by Fort in the Hoover campaign and 1t
is to appease this resentment and also
to give the candidate a chance to meet
the Edge lieutenants that he is giving
a second day to New Jersey.
JOHN j. FARRELL, JR.
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REPUBLICANS GAIN
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
G. 0. P. Advocates Found for
First Time Since Civil
War.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBIA, S. c., September IS
For the first time since the Civil War
respectable people in South Carolina
are advocating the election of the Re-
publican nominee for the presidency
Hoover signs are to be seen on auto
mobiles, and Hoover advocates are to
be found in considerable numbers.
The Baptist Courier, published at
Greenville, S. c., owned and controlled
by the -Baptists of South Carolina"
which denomination has almost as
many members as all other white sects
in South Carolina, is giving support to
the Republican nominee. In a recent
editorial its attitude is expressed In
sentence: Some want to do as the
children of Israel did, kill our Moses.
the eighteenth amendment, and go
back to liquor under the captaincy of
Gov. Smith. They think they have had
enough of Moses"
Meanwhile, however. no break Is to
be seen In the ranks of the Democratic
leadership. A small organization of
Hoover Democrats" has been formed.
But 1t is not attracting much member
ship nor much influence. To more
than Offset this Smith clubs of various
kinds are being organized. DR.. Doug
las, president of the State University,
is the head of a student group Of Smith
clubs, and c. T. Graydon of the Co
lumbia bar says he hopes to organize
the lawyers of the State 100 per cent
into Smith clubs. For the first time
in 40 years headquarters for the ma
tional Democracy has been officially set
up In Columbia. So, while the anti
Smith forces are becoming more ag-
| greSSive, there Is no indication that
they are formidable, and they are not
likely to do more than register a pro-
| test against the nominee of their party
The opinion is sometimes timidly eX-
pressed that the solidarity of the DEM
ocratic party In South Carolina has
been broken. but the fear of negro in
| reference In politics has too deep a
hold in South Carolina to make this
at all certain now. 1t will depend upon
| subsequent events.
| 1t Is generally estimated that there
are about 100000 negroes qualified to
vote under the present election laws.
Less than 5000 ever do vote There
are probably about SOC, 1000 white people
so qualified, Of whom about 100000
voted in the primaries and about one
fourth that many in the general cleo
ton. The interjection of any larger
number of negroes into the elections
| Is abhorrent to the anti-Smith people
as we'll as to those Democrats who will
stand bv the nominee.
| Contributions to the national Demo-
cratic campaign fund grow very slowly
Abou. 81 900 has been collected to date.
Joseph w. Tobert. Republican national
| committeeman from South Carolina
| has already sent $4,000 to the Hoover
fund. FITZ HUGH McMASTER.
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V|RG|N|ANS PRAISE
ROBINSON SPEECH
Richmond Gathering Marks
High Tide of Democratic
Enthusiasm.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RICHMOND, Va, September Is
Democratic enthusiasm has reached a
high point this week as a result of the
address delivered in Richmond Monday
by Joseph T. Robinson. running mate
of Gov. Smith. Senator Robinson
addressed the greatest political assem-
blage which has gathered in Richmond
since william Jennings Bryan appeared
here In the free silver campaign of
1896. Enthusiasm was at high pitch
throughout the address of the Arkail-
sas Senator. The City Auditorium was
crowded to capacity, and additional
thousands lined the nearby streets and
listened to the voice of the speaker
borne to them by amplifiers. His sub
iect was Religious Tolerance" the ad-
mitted issue in Virginia
1t was big day for the Democratic
leaders who had gathered here from
all parts of the State. The State DEM
ocratic central and executive commit
tees held meetings and nearly all of
the county committees were represent
ed. All the rest of the week State
Democratic headquarters has been
crowded with visitors, campaign orators
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Both Camps in Tennessee Take Notice
Of Hoover Impending Visit, October {


though a Statewide meeting of pro-
testing Democrats perfected commit
tee plan with the intention Of spreading
to the entire State.
Just at the moment the situation in
Tennessee may be said to be at stand
still. Senator Robinson, Democratic
vice presidential nominee, made three
speeches In the State and aroused en-
thusiasm OF Democrats In Nashville,
Chattanooga and Knoxville. There have
been no serious defections in the State.
The Chattanooga News, normally Demo-
cratic, came out for Hoover. About the
same time the Nashville Banner, nor
mally independent, came out for Smith.
The Chattanooga paper disagrees with
Smith on the prohibition question: the
Banner disagrees with Hoover on the
power issue.
THOMAS FAUNTLEROY.