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New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
Washington Park Swimming Basin Dedicated in Pres
 enCe Of Hundreds
BOYS AND GIRLS HOP IN
 WITH THERMOMETER AT 50
Mayor Quigley, EN-Mayor PaOnessa and Chairman Mangan of Park Board Dedicate Recreation Spot to YOungsters-Execu Gives Credit to Others for Making Fa- Cilities Available to Youngsters.
ciIities Available to Youngsters.

CilItieS Available to Youngsters.
 With the temperature working up slowly from point just below 60 degrees. present and former city off cials today dedicated Washington park wading pool Ito the children of New Britain" then heard the en- thusiastic splash of scores of chil- dren into the concrete trimmed basin of chilly water.
 Carl Hjerpen, one of the junior park policemen, had the distinction of being the first to strike the water, but before he had returned to the surface he was joined by dozens of other boys and girls who had taken their cue from Hjerpen's dive.
 several Hundred Attend ! Judge William F. Mangan presid- cd at the exercises of dedication at tended by several hundred men, womeh and children, 4 large rep resentation of common council members, park commissioners and members Of the board of finance and taxation was present. He introduced as the first speaker Alderman Jo- seph L. Mlynarski, chairman of the wading pool committee.
 Alderman Mlynarski expressed pleasure at completion of the pro- ject which will. he pointed out. make it no longer necessary for boys and girls to walk rADre than two miles and face traffic hazards 10 have swim. The alderman urged mothers to accompany their boys and girls to the pool and share in its enjoy ments.
 As chairman of the committee. Alderman Mlynarski expressed his appreciation 10 former Mayor Pao- nessa for the cooperation he had given and to Mayor QuigleY, the
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
SHAMROCK Y EXPECTS
 TO MAKE PORT TODAY
Lipton's Yacht, Aided by Good Weather, Nears
 New London

Aboard Steam Yacht Erin, Aug. i3 JP)-We are off Block Island at i D. m. The weather is calm and the Erin is helping Shamrock V. along.
 We expect to he in New London at p. m,
 Steam Yacht Erin, Aug. 13.-tPl- The Erin, conveying Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V, expects to reach New London, Conn, at ?. m. today.
 The weather was fine today and the two boats which are bound for the International yacht races off Newport next month made better time than they had expected, as they first believed they would not reach New London until tomorrow.
 The message from the Erin giving the hour of ?. m. for arrival at New London did not specify the type of time. but presumably it is east ern daylight saving or p. m. e. E. t.
 Sir Thomas Lipton is extremely proud of his new Shamrock V and expects her to take the Americas cup in the Newport contest. Sir Thomas himself is aboard the Le. viathan, pound for New York.
 The Shamrock will be put into ooatyard immediately upon arrival at New London and there will be equipped with her special racing rigging.
 Then she will he taken out 10 the eastern end of Long Island Sound for tests of the rigging and after that will go to Newport for mooring lContinued on Page Two)
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
FAIRFAX CAPTAIN DEFENDS CONDUCT
Liner Which Hit Tanker Going
 Slowly, Brooks Testides
ENDS DISASTER TESTIMONY
Lookout on Merchants and Miners Steamship Declares Pinthis Loom- ed Out of Fog and Blew One Blast on Horn for Warning.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 13 P-Capt. Archibald R. Brooks, master of the Fairfax which collided with the tanker Pinthis in Massa achusetts Bay on the night of June 10, testi- fled today at the hearing before federal inspectors that the Merch- ants and Miners liner was making a speed of three miles an hour when the collision occurred.
 Captain Brooks was the last wit ness to take the stand today in the hearing. Four charges, including reckless operation of the Fairfax, unskillfulness and negligence, were filed against the captain as a result of the tragedy in which 50 lives were lost.
 The hearing of testimony was completed early this afternoon while ? witnesses, had been heard most of these were members of the crew of the Fairfax.
 Highlights Of Testimony
 The high lights of Captain Brooks testimony brought out under ques- tionng of Inspectors J. E. Tarken- ton and T, J. Hanlon and by the de- fense counsel were as follows:
 The average speed made by the Fairfax from Boston Harbor to the scene of the collision was 1O.47 knots.
 The Fairfax struck the Pinthis at the corner of the tanker's bridge and penetrated to a depth of four or five feet. Had the Fairfax baen making a speed beyond three miles an hour she would have cut the tanker in two.
 The Pinthis sounded only one blast on her fog. whistle and that only after she had emerged from the fog approximately 15O feet all most directly ahead off the star board bow
 If the Pinthis had been blowing her whistle regularly would you have heard it?" Inspector Tarken- ton asked,
 Absolutely" was Captain Brooks response.
 "Md had you heard this whistle
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
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Hankow, Aug. 13 P--Thousauds of Chinese were eyacuating Chang sha today as communists, who re gently sacked and burned the wealthy Human province capital. were reported returning 10 the city.
 Threats to eXCute everyone be-
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13

plication that possibly he was a swindler. MT, Schultz is more re spected than many bankers and l should like you to say that for me, please"
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
THE N FATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Fair and not SO cool tonight. Thursday fair with slowly rising temperature.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
Rctul.n Home safely

Return Home safely
 St. Louis. Aug, 13 P-Charles Kern, rich retired flour buyer, past 70 years old, and Mrs. Kern, for whom a wide search was conducted yesterday after their strange disap- pearance in Ohio with a $70,0O0 bank treasurer's check which Kern had drawn from a bank here, were back home today, No explanation Of their absence was offered
 Police had feared the aged couple had fallen into the clutches of kid napers or swindlers
 Mir. and Mrs. Kern returned quietly to their home here at 1:45 a. m. Kern said they had gone to Cnio to visit relatives but would make no further disclosures. He
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Average Daily Circulation For xss. %sst ,'s Ending i': l5,l27
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

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PERSONAL.

THE LEEHURsT-A REAL HOME. INvA
lids. aged. eonyaleseents, nurses. Home cook
ing Reasonable. TITS Lanier pl.
SCIENTIFIC SWEDISH MASSAGE. FOR
rheumatism, reducing, general body build
ing. 1923 Fairmont NV. Adams 1864.
OPPORTUNITY FOR FOREIGN SERVICE
French family; cow; reasonable Pot. 04SS.
NURSE WILL CARE FOR CONvALESCENTS,
elderly persons or invalids. in her own
one D room. with baths bath, suitable Tor Two two
persons. Clev. 2865-J.
NURSE WISHES TO ROOM, BOARD AND
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CoNvALEsCENT PATIENTS TAKEN NEAR
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PERMANENT WASHINGTON WOMAN
wishes to purchase small house on rental
basis O, from {, 0wn ns. NV only Address
ROOM AND BOARD IN REFINED HOME
for employed parent with children; special
attention to diet. Address Box 464-B, Star
LADY TO SHARE UNFINISHED 2-ROOM
apt. with another; reasonable; southern ex-
posture; Frigidaire Address Box 47o-B, Star
LADY. YOUNG. TO SHARE COOL, ATTRAC-
tive apt with another; swimming pool; ref
erences. Harvard Hall, Col. STA. Apt. 727.
BEST OF CARE GIVEN CONVALESCENTS
and aged. in nurses suburban home; diet
speciality Shepherd 1888.
MOTHERS LOVE AND CARE GIVEN TO
infants and childr sG.0 by nurse In suburban
LADIES, GENTLEMEN, JOIN CAPITAL
Bridge Club at Arlington Hotel banquet room
Fridays, pm, progressive bridge, SOC eacn'
TUTOR-GIVE YOUR BACKWARD CHILD
chance; coaching school. experienced pub
liz sch N ,s teacher class or individually
MOTHERS, WHY WORRY, ABOUT YOUR
children when at work or otherwise en-
gS5gsd send them to n6 fS s2e ons psf
Kenyon st. NV Overlooking Rock Greek
CHARLOTTE DESIGNING 51a na sG SasISn yVT+
for forming N.t no Sss Short course 'a' 'is Conn
DETECTIVE SERVICE SINCE IsS5-RELIA-
Aasms l2s S sSSnH BRADFORD :2
MISS FLOODS PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN
and School of Dancing, 1922 Mass: ave. NV,
for children and over; hours $50 to $50;
MONEY ADVANCED ON PAWN TICKETS,
GsHondS ntiqsfes silver ana Nsf ss4s
EVERY CARE GIVEN INv Al os,r CON CON
PHI Adams 1858. 1888 Kalorama I'd: NV.
GRADUATE NURSE WILL GIVE ROOM
very reasonable rates. Adams 500.
CHILDREN BOARDED IN TEACHERS
lovely home near Washington for Summer
tutoring If desired Marlboro 27-F-12. 20
ELECTRO THERAPY - REDUCING: TEN
treatments, IS; cabinet Turkish baths. bak-
ing. Met 0429. GIT 18th. Apt. 2. 20e
COPY WORK AND BUSINESS LETTERS
typed at home. Call Georgia 3413-W.
YoUNGs SUMMER DAY CAMP-BoYs;
girls to 10 years. called for. returned
by private car; swimming, athletics, crafts,
kindergarten; college counselors North 1898:
BODY BUILDING.
Physical culture, electric baths. oil mas
sages, Infra red rays. electric massage
=. A. CoE, p. D.,
Hours 9 AM to PM.
1920 M st. NV.
North 1855.
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WELL STOCKED general store and filling
station, doing good business; five living
rooms, chicken house, garage; good water;
one acre land; 10 miles from Washington.
D. c., on concrete road in Southern Mary
land; s6,50o half cash. Address Box 443-B
Star office.
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SITUATION-woMEN.
ECA.Ss-a

Possible to Earn S50-$75 Weekly
Sell Hertel personal Christmas cards. week
y pay experience unnecessary. OUTFIT free.
Chicago.
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CIGAR, candy, ice cream and lunch bust
ness for sale; two nice living rooms; on
pie or two women; low rent. Address Box
IT5-R Star office
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MEN-LarFe corporation has opening on
local sales force for men with experience in
dpect selling; hard workers can make $50. 90
week snd more after some training. See
AIR. Daniels. 40 MeGill Bids. , to 5 pm.
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YOUNG MAN DESTROYS of buying small bust
ness; must be established, paying and stand
investigation: answer fully. Address Box
lie. Star Office
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RENT FREE for s mo-, for card writer or
sign painter in bright shop cleo, gas. sky
lights can also turn over large clientele to
occupant. in exchange for light work for
owner; good location. 1884 l4th ST. NV.
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LEASE to responsible party furnished teS
room, partly furnished tourist home; houf
from Washington; modern improvements
throughout; to those experienced and imam
Cially responsible will make attractive pro~N-
ostion. Address Box Abb, Star ONCE
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RAISE CAPITAL-Best methods, corpora
tionS organized and promoted everywhere;
estab 1908. o. s. Legal Corp. $40 Bond Bldg.
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BUSINESS INSTRUCTION.

PREPARE NOw-FILE CLERK, STATTsTl
cal, bookkeeping exam; also stem. and w
exams. The Civil Service Preparatory Schoo
Sc. cor. 18th and SITS. NV. Met. 6931.
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FOR SALE-Hardware store doing about
$4,000 a year; reason for selling: CANNOT
wonderful bargain. Write to Komins
Brothers. AIT Arch street. Philadelphia, Pa.
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DRUG SToRE-With MIXTURES already In
stalled; good stand; .. o. station; low rental;
easy to handle. Thos. F. Burch Co., $50
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MUST SACRIFICE beautifully furnished, up
to-date house; refined NV. section; rooms
2 baths: garage; big income; large profits;
going North: modern rent lease. Address
BOX 23-C, Star Office
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FOUNTAIN-By owner; delicatessen, sand
wich and light lunch on busy corner, doing
health; no brokers' Address Box 92-B, Star
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EXPERIENCING AND PAINTING-After-
vacation special. We viii scrape dry and
paint interior and exterior. We use Dutch
Boy lead and pure linseed oil only. All work
ice Dec, Georgia 4567, 54o5 Georgia ave.
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] time, 25c per line
; times, 23c per line.
2 times, 21c per line
30 times or more consecutlvely, zoe per line.
additional w
Transient classified advertisements for the
baltimore sun and the New York Times will
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LUNCH CAR-Chevrolet. 6xl2 inside; 8 large
windows. doors; $500; - cash. Address
Box COB, Star office
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FOR SALE. LEASE OR ExCHANGE-BUuD-
ing with equipped motion picture show ira
floor and two 4-room dats second floor;
modern; suburban. Address Box hob, Star
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FOR SALE-Gas station, selling 5000
nearby Va Address Box lob, Star ONCE
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ANT, BEDBUG, MOTH. ROACH extermina-
Der, % rid furniture OF, moths and bedbygs
SO Eve sWa St de nw Natio9a s44s Co.
ARCHITECTURAL, mechanicaL patent draft
ing ard saw repairing. once $3.50 Nj.
evening phone. Adams 1858
AUTO GLASS INSTALLED; mirrors and fur;
nture sS Sps New YeFk sa
BEDDING of all kinds renovated and steri-
Neg oy process approved , 6y Health Health Dept:
Beddins co 22 sS stS r u n aU peestur ISIS
BEDDING RENOVATED springs: mattresses.
pillows; feather mat: down comfort; re-cov-
BEDDING. MATTRESSES. box springs and
WASH Mattress Co. sis 1 st. sw Nat. ss7s
BRICK, stone, plaster. stucco and cement
stontsenberger, 2io r 1. ave. NV. Dec. s4S2
BUILDING - construction and general re-
For satisfactory service call Metropolitan
0854 I'VE help you to finance"
CARPENTER, contractor; remOOelinR, exp, re-
pairing, painting, cement work, screens. fence
building. H Johnson 1865 Irving. Col. S9l7.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. doors. repair work
done; non-union prices. Call Col. 3483-W.
CARPENTER AND PAINTER; free estimates.
first-ClaSS work, lowest prices Phone morn
ings, Adams 9O67-J. White. 25'
CHAIR CANEING, porch rockers splinted
upholstering ,d ArmstronG' 1885 10th ST. NV.
$40 complete; fixtures, $40 installed Get my
estimate; save time and money; work guar
ELECTRIC WIRING, fixtures, repairs; low
est prices; best work; get estimate. E. R
BROOKS ELEc.. 1119 9th st. Dist. 0s41.
ELECTRIC WIRING-we will wire your six
fr oah OF snd up Is
years 70 pay; ,first payment to start Sept, /;
8l7 9th st. NV. Phone National 7417.
EXPERT FLOOR FINISHING. scraping, wax
ing, skilled mechanics Paul Serene. 20
" Y. ave. NV. Nat. 1855
like new Dustless machines Reasonable.
W. c Deaton, 2o10 st. NV. Pot. o967.
FLOORS FINISHED, cabinet fnish on all
0ors repairs al1eTatGps P 1sod Ney Buding
FLOORS sCRAPED. refnished,. cleaned.
Tsxed band or STE Tb
sos PfneetoR St Df nv coamba Egg sas1
FURNITURE UPHOLSTERED. repaired; slip
covers made; est. cheerfully given; returned
free T:ttensor. 1900 9th st. NV. N 1902
HOME IMPRovEMENTS-Ele wiring
and fixtures, papering and painting, hard
wood floors and staircaSes, carpentry. plumb
ing and heating, porch Enclosures, metal
ceilings, roofing, guttering, spoutinE. plaster
ing, cement and brick work; terms to please
you. get our price; our service Is our repu-
tation. Penn Improvement & Electric Co,
Inc, Oil 7th st. NV, Nat. Oslo and 0513,
opposite GoldenberEs.
KEYS-Dupucate Keys, IS cents: made while
you wait, Turner & Clark. I221h New
York ave-. NV. Net. 30o5.
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LIGHT MFG. BLDG. for rent End CONNER
cial; all or part 10000 feet; light on sides:
rent available Oct. 1. Phone Kensington
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MEN. experienced or inexperienced inter
ested in distributing circulars, samples. etc,
for old established houses; no selling; write
for details today Secretsrys ofnce, 1854
y Clark St. Chicago,
MEN--A good chance for a dependable man
VINO can sell metal weatherstripS friRid-
aires or oil burners TO home owners: steady
work; earnings, SO. 600 year; give expert
ence and phone number. Address Box
&C, Star Office
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PAPERHANGING and painting-Rooms pa
pered, Sc and up; rooms, scraped sanitarily
by steam. Interior and exterior painting
work; guaranteed. Earle Jordan (whiteJ,
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PAINTING, paperhAnging, plastering. Real
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IS up. We do general repairing. Orders
taken all day Sunday North l0l64.
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ped, doing fine business; one of busiest
downtown locations owner, leaving town,
will sacrifice. Address Box 4-C, Star once
BEAUTY SHOP-Sacrihce; best offer buys;
splendid location and equipment Met.
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LIFE MEM SHIP CONGRESSIONAL
Country Club; no dues. no assessments.
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PERSONAL.

The rate under heading of Personal
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Keys, IS cents: made while
you wait. Turner & Clark. l221h New
YORK ave. NV. Net. 30o5.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES papered. IS and
up: estimate furnished: WORK guaranteed.
A T George 2l29 18th st. NV. Apt. ..
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| PAPERHANGING, PAINTING, PLASTERING.
| Reasonable prices, prompt service Work
! guaranteed. ECONOMY DECORATING Co,
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PERMANENT BUSINESS CONNECTION.
An unusual opening for establishing one
self in the life insurance profession and
building an assured yearly income with
early personal direction and prospects SUE
pl'ei
This is an attractive agency offer with a
highly successful capitalized legal reserve
ID c., which in addition to obvious advan-
taEes for representatives and policy hold
ers, has available new States to enter and
general agencies for qualifying representa-
tives
1t will pay any one interested to investi-
gste. Call at Room 207, 1900 18Th St NV
Union Cooperative Insurance Association.
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The following business concerns
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GlEN-Can use rev men Win cars; pheasant
outdoor work Room 222 oxford Bldg.
MEN-Permanent positions now open for 3
good men; large expansion program Just
starting. Men in Observation-Disclosures
ously notwithstanding in security ex-
perience desirable, but not necessary. Mr..
Reidford, Room 1912, Ambassador Hotel,
Monday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-15
REASON By Ff nANDHs

10Y is unconfned in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
~ Cornelius Krock of Evansville for the telegraph
throbs with the glad dings that Helen Marie Krock,
six weeks DID, has lower front tooth.
Had little Helen Marie taken down the family
StradivariuS and rendered Souvenir" that wouldn't
have been in 1t with her precious yield of ivory.
Ever since the dawn of parental ectaSy an early
TOOTH for reason, has been an occasion for sing
ing and feasting and you will recall of course how
time you floated airiy downtown and
babe the world pause in its orbit while you unwrapped
tissue layers and displayed little Ephriams milk white
pearl, no larger than grain Of rice.
Like all welI-regulated households we have always
paid fixed price for such nuggets and every time we
have heard a child falling downstairs in a gale OF
eagerness We have known that he was bringing new
grinder to market, not infrequently with the string
attached.
WE have always paid 10 cents apiece and we've
w strongly suspected that this was where Rookie
Teller got his idea Of giving dimes to the youth of
fair land.
Like every other business, that of the tooth nler
chant is beset by hazards for instance one must guard
his merchandise. lest it succumb to the ravages of
time. How many of us have opened our wallets on
anniversaries only to find the gems reduced to frag-
ments and in this connection would say that such
keepsakeS should be preserved in solution and car
red in bottles, the bottles being carefully labeled
otherwise one would be at utter loss to know which
tooth belonged to Amos, which to Obediah, which to
Cinderella and which to Petunia.
When again the value of teeth passes quickly
degree OF growth rendering them practically vaueless
must guard his investment with extreme care lest
he become loaded up with worthless merchandise and
financial strngency find him burdened with lethargic
assets.
ONLY last week we had very narrow escape from
" an investment which would have been total loss
when one OF the children. suffering from financial um
bago sought to palm off for first year product
a tusk which might we'll have passed for dnosaur
specimen dug up by Explorer Andrews in the Cobb
desert
But with all its pitfalls the tooth business Is one of
the grandest enter particularly If veins
be filled with red blood, rather than ice water for
the years whirling past and the kids grow to be six
feet high and two handles the back gets
great thrill out Of sitting down by the fireplace and
bringing out the first teeth of the whole tribe
And so we extend our fluctuations to the Krocks
to Cornelius Krock and to Mrs. Cornelius Krock to
little Helen Marie krock and any other little Krocks
who may be roaming about the premises.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-15
TIN CEHNEO mn MT d. HAYWOOD
L OGElNlO ~ 11L ~ BROUN

grossly inept. I've heard heroes
say, "Oh, that was nothing"
And If I were the Greek who
came bearing gifts, only to meet
such a reception, I would reply,
you're quite right. it was nothing
much, but this is substantial" And
then I'd punch him right in the
nose.
Curiously enough, humility of
this sort upon the part of a per-
son praised often is applauded by
the public. This attitude is taken
for modesty. I hold that, on the
contrary, it is insufferable AFRO
gance.
Suppose I go up to some novelist
and pour out my heart to him by
saying, at think Gale in Garden
is the finest thing anybody has
written in the last fifty years" If
he replies, "Oh, that was nothing"
he has committed two offenses.
First of all, his answer is cruelty
rude to the disciple who just has
expressed enthusiasm. In effect,
the author is saying, Your taste
is rotten"
And beyond that the writer who
pooh-poohs his own masterpiece
seems to suggest that he has re-
serves of genius as yet untapped,
and that his current fine flight is
just a little hop. compared to what