New Britain herald., 1930-12-09
WORLDWIDE FAME
 BATTLES EINSTE|N
Finds Himself Popular Despite
 UnpOpularity Of Books

ing looked Eron IS a sort Of JevIsh prophet, hut HOW thzE'ye made ne aa American saint"
 Fame is nalnla! to him and he slGns puaetty, official and ccrc- nco2loas tributes 10 him. above all, are aEon5Ing. He las d tonduess fer recognition, though. u hen iI etcanaies rom simple folk. He found IL Lul.. for instance when he recerlly approached the yhochroom CT big Berlin hotel in the com- raHg ot Jha chancellor ot Germany. tns girl 1~aLd the counter hav- ir- t=Ell -.e yAancellor's olcrcoa, and handed him d cloaaroo@-chlca. turned to Ll1stejn and said 10 hls aulus5renr "NoG lo"E med any brass check, E.rr Professor. every body A2o0s .oa,"
 Hates FlattCly
 Glt ne f.arerT or social ua.rer- fhes 5s rerI.sve 10 him. < Berlin lady invited nm 70 come for snack e supper "3ca d couple Of friends, arriving. he saw the vesli- Aat4E At st-9 LG~lE-7 --A4ttt q. i tFtu with the alazaa. wraps Of a large --nGmher ot guests and. taking his hat and turning or his heel, walked our again.
 Moreover. h. can become brutal and relentless When faced with sro1a,slress
 I'm no table ornament" h. has .~.F r.s tried 10 make d social Ion out of h.n.
 lis d.stas-o for Iuxugv and cN- rcavagaaca asserted itse.f during bis visit 10 C.oan Manor, the estate or Lord Haldane. Efnstein and his wife arrived late one evening and were escorted 10 their baronlal room hy all impressive butler who carried l lighted candle la 4 silver landIestlcE-
 Eiasrsins host informed him. This servant IS at your personal disposal
 What" exclaimed the German sc.artisr. My dear friend, l don't need q butler 10 carry the few rags | brought along."
 Dodged Butler
 DarEnas, Dervaded the la' .~L U,droom nhcn the Einstem couple a1>oke the n-Nt morning. Emstg!n tlssled vln the curtains lu an awkward yttor. 10 open the window.
 What about ringing for the butler?" suggested his more Irac- tical wife.
 No" answered Eins.eln, ' haven't got the nerve. The buffers 100 formidable"
 Both sat in the darkness for while.
 Well. Albert" Frau Efasnm finally declareI perhaps you'l ovr- ter ring for th. servant after all; want some lea
 Inp4lently and with g note of hopetuIness. Eins-ein announced, Aca Else, lets not call the purl9r Maybe they'll forget Us here"
 One Of hls good friends is inc Queen of Belgium. He enjoys chas- ting with this wise and sensitive woman. and he likes hor acconl1ari- mea1 when le plays inc violin. for music is his great passion.
 On his arrival ln Brussels. the queen invited him 10 come to her castle r=-r the capital and brlu- his "ldd.e.' Her Majasty's auto mobile awaited him al the station. Long alter tae train was ach=dll-I 10 arrlved. the qeen chared lm- patient y, hut there Was 10 si-n Of EInstein or Of the royal auto. Growing more restless. the qu"eu, accompanied by ady-in-waitng, strolIed through the garden 70 inc country road. There was no au.o- mobile in s'ght At last d dust laden man, his gray hair flut.ering in the breeze. tI0llu-ca~a tucked under his arm, ambIed into yllw, whlstling as hc Jrad-ad along.
 Reproached by Queen
 Why didn't you use the aulo l sent to the station. and why did you walk all the way wItn that violin o' the queen reprOacheI uu. How should I know that Yorr Majesty sent an auto 70 ta. sration?' asked inc ho5o-lae way farer.
 It no more occurred 10 the queen that Einstein would enjoy 4 long hike along 8 country road than it occurred 10 her 10 emphasize this apparent iucougrutg
 Honor, wealth and public recog- nition all glide of Einstein like water off a root. 1t best these things strike hlm as amusing. Once in q while however, the dis crepancy between his nondescript. small beginning and his present pinnacle Of fame surges 10 his consciousness.
 And when I stop 10 rouamher.' he said lately, that tle vain am biton Of my life uas 10 land Il JoU as high school teacher in svItzer- land ."
 Sometimes he Yields to the temptation of ayenging himself for the obstacles with which he had 10 cope in earlier years. When he re- ceived an honorary doctors degree from the University Of Zurich a few weeks ago, he could not refrain from telling his professorial friends in Zurich It offords me peculiar pleasure to receive this honor from my Alma Mater, which nurtured and flunked me
 His irony is seldom biting. how ever. It is more like d mild grin