Evening star., 1938-02-06
HOLMES TALE TOLD
Civil War Anecdote Involving Lincoln and
Supreme Court Justice Is Related
for First Time.

ana tnere were more trains that were
below the trains that were below. Al
ways the trains were very full OF
people. I think If the trains all
stopped and the people got off them
there would be no space in New York
Tor all the people. So the people take
turns living in the trains
And of elevators: There is a little
room that you get into, and very sud-
denly it goes up. And when it stops
your stomach does not stop. But
when 1t goes down you feel that everv-
thing has gone out of you. 1t is much
worse than an airplane. I was al
ways afraid in it. but said nothing,
because I thought men would say,
He is just jungle mani"
And of our sports. Il went also to
see boxing and wrestling. Boxing is
all right, but wrestling is too rough.
In my country We do not act like that
unless We wish to kill men"
And SO on. The wild man from Bor-
neo, indeed.
THE current issue of Globe carries
brief biography of Charles Eu-
gene Bedaux, the efficiency expert who
came so near playing host to the Duke
and Duchess of Windsor short time
ago. Curiously enough, although
much has been written about this
man, little has appeared that throws
light on his past and on the processes
by which he came to his present
| wealth.
According to Globe, Mr.. Bedauy
came OF middle-class French parent
age, lmmigrated to America in 1907
ana began his career as a sandhoe n
the Holland tunnel After that he
worked in the Paterson, N. J., silk
mills and taught French in the Ber-
litz school in st. Louis. Then he en-
listed for a term of service in the
french Foreign Legion and was
wounded. Returning to war-excited
America he approached owners of
factories with his efficiency system,
and held out to them the alluring
offer that he would cut labor costs
IN half and double or triple profits.
! When he made good on those boasts.
says Globe, he had more orders to
install his system than he could fill
and came out Of the war with his
first million"
AS to the Bedaux connection With
the Windsors, Globe is somewhat uii
KIND. 1t sees the whole project as an
ef1ort to gain social prestige and n
connect the Duke with Fascist politics,
Tor Bedaux, says Globe. was a be-
never in Fascism. The Duke himself
was led into the enterprise inno-
Gently, says the article, but still II
might have worked out to its plar-
ners satisfaction if it had not been
Tor the press. The press was unfavor-
able and the Duchess-not the Duta
refused to 60 on. Or anyway, tnat
is the way Globes writer, Michael
Harrison. tells us about it.
IGLOBE also carries this month an
article on that little-heard-of
ngure. the former Emperor of Ethiopia
once headlined everywhere, he has
been given little notice lately, and
some readers may not even know his
whereabouts. 1t seems that he lives
IN Bath, England. and that he Is as
oodurate as ever about recognizing
ltaly's conquest Of his empire. On
tuesdays. says Globe. he comes up
TO London and. in Browns Hotel
holds ghost court" of his friends
and former subjects, eXiled like him.
self.
He wears long black cape over
his shoulders" says Globes piece
Under one arm is a small brief
case and hung on the other is an
umbrella. He is alone; his face is
lonely. deeply disturbed"
His court, however, is the extent
OF his present state. Although he
has ample means, he lives very plainly,
so that, according to Globe, he has
won the discourteous title from his
enemies of the miserliest Christian
IN the world" But he holds on and,
in spite Of the weight of the con-
quest as an accomplished fact against
him. he still has some cards in his
hand.
The greatest Of these, says Globe,
is that the League of Nations has
not recognized the Italian conquest.
nor have the leading powers indi-
vidually. Mussolini is anxious to OBJ
tain this recognition and he has re-
peatedly tried to persuade the En-
peror to return-as a puppet. of
course-to his former throne If he
did this the powers would be sure
to recognize Italy's rights in Ethiopia,
and, moreover, the dangers Of native
revolts would be greatly decreased.
But the shrewd-or merely pa
thetic-little black man refuses the
bait. According to Globe, he is "de-
termined to reopen his case before
this session of the League at Geneva"