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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
Modern Tongues Made Interesting
By Admixture of Classic Languages

Lord Bacon said the last of farthest
end of knowledge was for a person 80
read the classics for pastime and re-
freshment. What he meant was that
the aim of culture was to find some
thing that would direct us for the time
being from our narrow path of Voca-
tional livelihood, our small round of
material immaterialities, or our tread
mill of grinding specailties.
History and poetry are two time
honored diversions. No better divert
ers from routine have yet been found.
There is vast deal Of good history and
poetry and there is no better than that
enshrined in the languages of Greece
and Rome.
The day when the modern languages
knocked" the ancient ones by calling
them dead is long since past The habit
clings in some quarters still. The two
nveliest languages inside the English,
French, Spanish and italian are the
Latin, first, and the Greek, second
These languages are composed almost
wholly of Latin and Greek derivatives.
No language of which an EngliShman
lately said the following can ever die:
Can such term be applied to that
Hellenic speech that in the Iliad has
rolled, like the great Father of Waters,
its course unhindered down three thou
sand years; that in Pindar still scars
heavenward, staring at the sun; that
rises and falls in Plato with the long
sequacious music of an Aeolian lutte;
that moves. stately and black-stoled
i'll Aeschylus: that reverberates with
laughter, half Olympian, in Aristo-
planes; that pierces with a trumpet
sound in Demosthenes; that smells OF
crocuses in Theocritus; that chirrups
like balm cricket in Anacreon? II it be
dead, then what language is alive?"
OR, again, is that old italian speech
dead and gone. that murmurs in Luz
cretius a ceaseless solemn monotone OF
sea-shell sound; that in Virgil flows
axe the Eridanus, calmly end males
tically, through rich lowlands, fringec
with tall populars and trimmed with
grassy banks; that quiverS to wild
strains of passion in Catullus; thai
wmples like beck in Ovid; that coo:
in Tibullus like the turtle; that spar
kles in Horace like a. well cut dia'
mond?"
1t is not at all true that only cul'
tured people of leisure love the human
tiles. 1T has been .trns. on the con
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the late Gen. Robert E. Lee in London
less than IL months ago. The lady in
question CHANGED to call one after
noon upon two old auntS of the writer
and the conversation turned naturally
to the stirring days of the great Civil
War. Presently another visitor was
announced He was a young man who
had recently finished four years at a
famous school from which he had grad
uated without disgrace. He was duly
introduced to the lady, with the infor-
nation that she was relation of Gen.
Lee, 1.-The famous Confederate leader In
the American Civil War, you know"
The young man tried to look as If he
knew. Then he sat down and waited
for cue to let him enter the CONVEX
Sation. In a few minutes 1t came.
Somebody mentioned the name of
George Washington. "Ah!" said the
young man, sitting up brightly, George
Washington. He was great man. En-,
I forget, was he for the FederalS or
the Confederates?"
That sounds a tall story. But 1t
happens to be true.
Such misconceptions may prove
mildly amusing to American visitors,
but they are dangerous to common
sense understanding between peoples.
For without knowledge there can be no
real understanding, and without under
standing legitimate differences of opin-
ion may be poisoned by unfounded sus-
picion and wild accusations. The best
way to guarantee that such ignorance
shall not continue is to educate those
who must supply the public with its
information-in other words, the writ
ers of both countries. That is the OBJ
ject of the Walter Hines Page fellow
ships in journalism. They seek to
build I'D on both shores of the At
lantic corps of newspaper men who
have some knowledge of the problems
and opinions on the other side, so that
if disputes arise between this country
and Great Britain in the future they
may not be embittered by the ignorant
Misrepresentation which has been all
too common in the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
LIONS
BY BRUCE BARTON.

One of my first bosses made II
rule every morning to ask for
the bad news first. He said: "a
want to get the tough things off
the calendar while I am fresh.
never deal with the same thing
twice. When ! pick up a paper
from my desk I don't lay it down
until it's settled. Procrastina-
ton is poison"
~ +
An acquaintance of mine is a
prominent operator in Wall
Street. ! asked once If it were
true that at different times he
has taken tremendous losses.
Losses" he exclaimed, "l've
taken millions in losses. Any
man who tries to get through
life without taking losses will
never make any money. The
trick is to take 'em quick and
forget 'em. Amateurs worry
about them in advance and brood
about them afterward. The wor-
ry and the broodins break their
nerve"
X X y y
The Book of Proverbs, which
said pretty nearly everything
that can be said-and much bet
ter-has this verse:
1.-THE slothful man saith, There
is a lion without, | shall be slain
in the streets"
X y \ y
Worrying about the lion. the
sIothful man is eaten by fear,
which is a more terrible death.
The wise man steps out boldly.
And more often than not the lion
proves to be just a motion pic
ture lion, with his claws cut short
and his poor old teeth all gone.
!, 1921
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How Revelation Came About.

The revelation came one morning in
the London Office Of a well known Brit
ish news agency at an hour when the
mind is not grateful for revelations. A
cable marked urgent" in large red let
tiers arrived from New York. On its
face was the cryptic message Ski dead
shotted speakeaSy." This was hot news,
demanding immediate translation for
the papers, since 1t announced that the
great Senegalese prizef1ghter, Battling"
Sikh, had met with an untimely end.
But who was this fellow Speakeasy who
had done the deed? The harassed ca
BILE editor searched frantically in the
American Who's Who" The S column
gave no clue. He turned to Easy, hop
ing that Speak might be one Of those
American family names, like Dwight.
But in vain. Mr.. Speak Easy was plain
ly not a social regiStrate. In despera-
ton the young searcher appealed to the
editor of an American news agency
downstairs. This gentleman had left
his native shore at a date when fam
ing youth did its petting in horse bug
gies, bat he was always ready to be
helpful. He contributed the ingenious
suggestion that Speakeasy was really
place name, translation from the orig
inal Indian, like Minnehaha, Laughing
Water. This seemed more hopeful, but
the best the gazetteer could offer was
Spekcszy, and that was in Poland. Evil
IDENTIFY it was too small a town to be
listed. But there was still chance;
the United States embassy might have
heard OF 1t. The embassy was rung
forthwith. Forgive me for troubling
you" murmured the young editor in
his most diplomatic voice, but have
you ever heard of a place called Speak
easy in America? Yes, Speak
Observation-Disclosures the joke? Five
hundred on Broadway? don't I'M
derstand-what? Wha- Oh, Lord"
British View of America.
Thus was filled one gap in the Brit
lSh public's knowledge of America But
there are many others, more important
If not more intriguing. For, to put it
bluntly, the average man in the street
thinks of life in this country as one
glorious riot Of movie stars and gun
men against q giddy background of
dazzling skyscrapers. Americans may
be shocked and Ruzzled that such q dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
Importing Greyhounds
Into China Forbidden

Following on weeks of campaigning
against greyhound racing on the part
of the Chinese, instructions have been
issued by the ministry of finance to the
customs commissioner that in future
the importation of greyhounds into
China is to be prohibited. Dogs for the
three greyhound tracks in Shanghai
have been imported from Australia
and England. Propagandizing against
greyhound racing has been one of the
most popular sports in Chinese circles
for some time. All of the tracks are
within the foreign concessions and it is
felt that Chinese officials, denied the
right to reap high taxes off the sport,
have been back of the propaganda to
close the tracks. The municipal council
retaliated by limiting dog racing to
three nights a week. Thousands of
persons, mostly Chinese, are regular
attendants.
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the other States, was made compare
lively easy by an element among the
better educated that considers itself
liberal, but might be more properly de-
scribed as pseudo-liberal. These have
preached various types of radicaIism in
schools and colleges and, to limited
extent, from the pulpit. Mainly these
were from the North or were educated
in the North.
To these the Communists appealed.
From them they received a certain
measure of support and sympathy. The
Communists, they argued, were harm
less, and anyway tolerance should be
the watchword, the more so If, as hap
pened in some places, women of good
family were inclined to applaud the
Communists and sheer at those who
might oppose them.
There was, in fact, little opposition
to them, most of it being provided by
Mrs. Edward c. Gregory, daughter Of
Senator Overman, wife of one of the
leading lawyers of North Carolina and
State regent of the Daughters Of the
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Hawaiian Fishermen
Meet With Success

Gov. Wallace r. Harrington, closing
his second term as Governor of Hawaii
and retiring from Office, has proved
himself a doughty fisherman. In COM
pany with Joseph B. Jameson, wealthy
tourist from Boston, and several Homo
lulu business men, the Governor has
just returned from a deep-sea fishing
trip off the EcEa coast of the Island
of Hawaii. The governors party
caught 1000 pounds of fish, all of it of
fighting varieties, and the governor had
his share. One Of the party. after a
three-hour fight, landed a 26l-pound
swordfish on light tackle. The Kona
coast of Hawaii is famous for It's
battling swordflsh and several tourists
this year have made remarkable
catches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
Influx of Koreans
Is Worrying Japan

The report that $4,000 Koreans came
TO Japan In 1928 as against 10000 the
year before emphasizes Japan's particu-
lar immigration problem. At least 1000
of last years immigrants came in search
of work at scale of wages substantial
ly below that OF the japanese working
man. Korea is a part of the Japanese
empire, and so there can be no open re-
strictionS, but officials Of the govern
ment have been known to say privately
that some solution must be found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

Note-Mr. Perry is an English news-
paper man and holder OF the Walter
Hines Page fellowship in journdlism in
1929. Under this fellowship a British
Journalist UiSits the United States for
year. during Which time he is attached
TO the Sta6s OF the leading newspapers
in the country, NTH the object OF obtain
ing an insight into the American point
ING between the ttDo nations. At home
Perry is Subeditor OF Reuters News
SerDice. He tDill be a guest member OF
The Stars stat for ttgo or three weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

THERE was one year in my
life when it seemed as it
i everything went exactly
wrong.
The resulting accumulation OF
worries and problems doomed up
like a range of mountains. 1t
hardly seemed worth while to
try to get on top of one of them
because there were so many
others beyond.
Wise old TalIeyrand, when he
could not see his way clearly
through a difficult situation, used
to take to his bed and give out
word that he was i'll. 1t was his
experience that many difficulties
solved themselves il one only let
them alone for awhile.
X X 4 \
Adopting his example, ! went
away for couple of weeks and
played golf. When got back
the troubles and problems had
not disappeared, but I was a diff
ferent man.
went down to the office, made
a list of all Of them, and decided
to tackle the toughest one first.
! cleaned it up in one day and
started after the others.
An amazing thing developed.
Some Of the worst situations
proved to be the easiest, and not
one Of the whole lot turned out
to be worth half the worry had
given it.
+ \ X
The lesson was valuable.
ought to have learned it much
earlier in life, for ! had been
given plenty of opportunity to
observe the ways Of successful
men in such matters.
(Copyri
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Promises String Of Strikes.

Promises String Of Strikes.
"Can you do it?" I asked a Commu-
mist leader in attendance at the Gas
tonia trial
Eyes," said he, land we will. The
strikes will be set off like a string of
firecrackerS over a period Of several
days until you'll think the whole South
is af1ame"
These demonstrations" to use the
Communist vernacular, or strikes, as
they would appear to the non-Commu
nists, were called off because at least
one of the lawyers for the defense
threatened to withdraw from the case
II this were done.
Communism as such has no appeal to
the Southern worker. Not l in 100
knows what it is all about. But he is
human, and when organizers, working
quietly in the forming of what the
Communists call nuclei said they
would get for him wages higher than
he had ever dreamed of and hours
shorter than even the yankee mills
worked, he was interested. And being
interested he responded.
So long as Communist organizers
talked wages it was all right. He was
willing to overlook the fact that, in the
same breath, the Communists advocated
race equality and miscegenation.
Curiously enough, the advance, great
er in North Carolina than In any OF
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1 4 other lives. He was too eau
tious in his estimate. Nine
tenths would be nearer the mark. But
SO far as the English-speaking world
Is concerned, his guess is not far wrong.
Certainly most people in Britain have
only the vaguest ideas how their cou-
sins on the other side of the Atlantic
conduct themselves, though they may
have their suspicious.
This ignorance is truly terrible at
times. Consider, for example, one little
word which means so much in the life
Of modern America-the simple sub
stantive "speakeasy" 1t is word sug-
costing volumes by it's very composition.
For does it not contain within itself
the whole procedure of illegal irriga-
ton? The three taps on the door, the
low-toned greeting as it opens, and then
the happy loosening of fabricated
tongues which follows, like birds
song when night has fled. But the
great British public never knew it till
the other day, comparatively speaking.
The writer himself did not know 1t till
q certain sad experience impressed it
on his memory some three short years
ago,
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the North"
Moreover, It is my Judgment that
once the shock Of the Charlotte convic-
tons and the stiff sentences handed out
by Judge Barnhill wears off, commu-
nism will make an even greater progress
for a while, owing to the peculiar psy-
chology of the hill people who make UP
such a large proportion Of the opera
tives in the mills.
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BY JOHN ]. LEARY, JR.

s; !: s :; = &C.:
suspected by most of the people
AZ the South and certainly those of
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"Ts communism making progress in the
South?" This question, in view of the
serious labor troubles in the South. vas
put to John j. Leary. jr.. internationally
known as an investigator of and writer
on labor problems. In 1920 Mr.. Leary re-
ceived the Pulitzer Journalism prize for
the most notable work by reporter in
the preceding year. The prize was
awarded for Mr.. LearyS strict accuracy
and terseness in reporting the coal
strike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
BY ALFRED p. PERRY.

n K ANY years ago a wise man re-
M marked that one half of the
wv world knows not how the
other lives. He was too eau
tiouS in his estimate. Nine
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n VOW that the Macdonald visit is
a matter of ancient history, it
VI is possible and perhaps profit
4 able to examine the results of
what certainly constitutes an
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CCopyrisht. 1921
New Britain herald., 1929-07-10
CANVASMAN DENIES
 HE HURLED STAKE
But Companions Of Dead Hart.
 ford Boy Identify Ksaiol

Hartford, July 10 LP'-A mild hammered man of medium build who speaks in a soft southern drawl was brought back to Hartford from Mon- treal, Canada. by Detective Sergeant Philip Dooley at I o'clock this morning. Two hours later the man, who says he is William keaton, 42, of Sarasota. Fla, was presented in police court on a charge of man. slaughter. Prosecuting Attorney Franz J. Carlson was granted a con- tinuance in the case to Friday, and Judge John l.. Bonee fixed bail at s15.o0o. which Keaton was unable to furnish.
 Keaton. employed as canvas man by the Ringing Brothers and Barnum X Bailey circus, is accused of being the man who hurled a tent stake at Joseph Habiger, 12, of this city, Friday night when the boy at tempted to crawl beneath a tent flap at the circus grounds.
 The boy died at the Hartford hos pital Sunday morning from skull fracture. Keaton denies throwing the stake. He was identified in Mon treal by a friend who accompanied the Habiger boy to the circus and was this morning picked from a lineup by a second companion of Habigers.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-10
COAST LINE TRAIN
 WRECKED IN SOUTH
Continued from First Page)

Most of the injured were being taken to Rocky Mount hospitals he said.
 Heat Twisted Rails
 The wreck occurred on what is known as Ruffles Swamp, and, trainmen said, was due to a sun kink" in the rails. The first five cars of the train passed over the bad spot. The rear end Of the din- ing car and four Pullmans left the rails and after being dragged over the ties about 75 yards turned over into the swamp.
 Engineer T. R. Petit said the train was travelling at a speed of about 55 miles an hour. The track had kinked due to the fact that q cool night last night was followed by a hot day, he said.
 Names Not Available
 The names of the injured were not available two hours after the wreck occurred. Hospital authori- ties said they hoped to have a list of those injured received there in short time. but that they had been so busy treating the five brought here in ambulances and preparing for others, that they had not had time to compile list of names.
 There were varying reports as to the number of persons in the derail- ed cars. It was said. however, that virtually every person on that part Of the train had required first aid treatment.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-10
Weddings
BIGGI,=SINSkIE

Miss Margaret Sinskie, daughter of MT, and Mrs. Luke Sinski of 132 Pennington avenue. was married this morning at g o'clock to Charles Bigge, son of Mrs. Samuel Martin of .325 Church street. The marriage took place in St. Mary's church, Rev. Walter A. McCrann officiating at the nuptial ceremonies.
 Miss Helen Sinskie, sister of the bride, attended as maid of honor and Stanley Albro was best man. The bridesmaids were Elaine Gagnon and Francis Kendzor. William Stew art and Albert Studney acted as ushers.
 The bride was attired in a white satin gown trimmed with orange blossoms and pearls and a veil trim med with orange blossoms and lace. She carried a bouquet of white roses and gardeneas. The maid of honor wore a georgette gown of Nile green trimmed with tulle and lace and a horsehair hat to match. She carried garden bouquet. The bridesmaids were dressed in rainbow colored gowns and carried bouquets of gar den flowers.
 A reception was held at the brides home. MT. and Mrs. Bigge left this afternoon on an extended motor tour through New England, which will last two weeks, When they return they will reside at 132 Pennington avenue.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-10
GIRL IS ATTACKED
 AND TIED ID POST
Maine Police Seek Former
 SCh0Olmate for Assault

Biddeford, Me, July 10 UP)- Victim of a brutal attack after she had been Kidnapped, the unconscious form of t7-year-old Mary Anne Bis son of this city was found strapped 10 q mail box on Youden road, five miles from saco today.
 Regaining consciousness later, the girl told police she was Kidnapped by TWO men yesterday, taken by auto- mobile to an isolated spot near a lake. and severely beaten when she resisted the attentions of her assall-, ants.
 Miss Bisson said she had recog- nized one of the men as a former scheol1nate. now living in Detroit, Mich, who came here recently for vacation. Authorities began a search for this youth.
 The girl apparently had been strapped to the mail box for about six hours before she was found py Henry Gonville, whose farm is near bv. He told of having heard screams late last night.
 After she had been taken to Con- villes home, doctor was summoned and treated her for bruises and other surface injuries. It could not be de- termired imm mediately whether the girl had been injured internally.
 Miss Bisson, active in local church affairs, is the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Milford Bisson of Biddeford'
New Britain herald., 1929-07-10
30 Killed in Japan
 During Landslide

Tokyo, July 10 (P)-Thirty deaths were reported today from Kago- shima prefecture, where there was landslide during the night which precipitated an entire fishing village into the sea. It was due to excess sive rains.
 Because of the inaccessabi bility Of the region, confirmation and exact details of the disaster could not be obtained immediately.
 It appeared, however, that con- tinuous rainstorms for several days loosened high ground above the village of Uchinoura in kagoshima prefecture, on the island of kiu- shiu, with the result that a great avalanche of earth and rocks hurtled down the mountainside carrying all before it into the sea.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-10
Traffic Cops Needed In Channel As Swimmers Arrive In Droves
 To Attempt Strenuous Crossing
All Nations Represented Hope to Conquer Strip of Water-Many England to France
 Efforts in Preparation.

channel aspirants.
 She's wonder, absolutely a wonder" said Woolfc, and she ought 10 beat Gertrude Ederlo's record"
 Connie is 21 and weighs 1Go pounds. She uses the American six beat crawl and is said to have in- credible power and stamina.
 Twins Still Training
 Eleven year old Joan Brunton and the American twins, Bernice and Phillis Zittenfeld, who are IS, are being trained by R. w. Kellingley.
 Joan is determined to subdue the channel on her 18th birthday in August. Last year she set record for her age by swimming the 10 miles from Dover to Deal in two hours and 51 minutes.
 Many attempts will be made this year to swim from England to France, more difficult task than swimming from France to England because of the contrary currents. 4 gold cup is offered the first one to accomplish this feat.
 E. H. Femme and Norman Der ham of England, Helmy the Egyp- tlan. Norman 10th of America and Michel of France have their eyes on the cup. All have splashed their way from France to England.