Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 4, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 May 1921 — Page 4

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JttMana Jlatlu STimro INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. Daily Except Sunday, 26-29 South Meridian Street. Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351 MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. (Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Q. Logan Payne Cos. Advertising office* ( New \ ork> Boeton Payne , Burns A Smith, Inc. A WEEK’S DELAY in letting school contracts will not save much, but it may delay the use ot the needed buildings for a* whole term. , . . ■ , . / AMONO THE THINGS that do not tend to solve traffic congestion are device* that take five feet out of the center of busy crossings! MAYOR JEWETT did not change much between the time his picture was printed Saturday and its next appearance on Monday. NIGHT SESSIONS of court for the disposal of divorce suits will never become popular. They Interfere too much with theaters and joyrides. IT CERTAINLY IS reassuring to know that in the quest for oil to make it possible to visit them, the famous Indiana watering places are not to be destroyed! THE WETS are reported to be about ready to give up the fight. Whenever they determine to give up the illicit bottle there will be nothing more to fight about STATE OFFICIALS who recommend twenty-foot fences against the neighbor’s bees should not overlook the judgment issued against a man who built a twelve-foot fence between his home and that of an intruding colored family. * Why This Fire Loss? The recent damaging by fire of eighteen homes in a part of this city that is not particularly congested, and has never been regarded as a bad fire hazard, ought to be sufficient to lend additional impetus to the fire prevention campaign which is being directed through the Chamber of Commerce. A roof blaze started in New Jersey street and was of so minor a nature that a still alarm was regarded as sufficient to bring fire fighting apparatus equal to the emergency. An hour later eighteen homes, many of them two blocks away, had suffered from the fire that threatened to destroy the whole neighborhood. This incident follows almost immediately on the announcement that the Indianapolis fire department has been supplied with $400,000 worth of new fire trucks, presumably of the latest and best type. In explanation of the failure Immediately to control this fire, it is asserted that owing to the fact that only a still alarm waa“received by the department there was a delay in raising the water pressure to a point where more than one effective hose line could be used. The taxpayers of Indianapolis were required to put np $400,000 presuma bly for the purpose of providing pumpers mounted on fast auto trucks that would be capable of reaching the fires and there making possible all the water pressure needed. For some unknown reason the system failed to function at this fire and the result was the greatest loss of its kind in the history of the city. • It is very evident that there is something wrong some place. It is time for a thorough investigation undertaken with a view to locating the difficulty and correcting it. This investigation should not be conducted by persons whom it might involve, nor should It be susceptible of direction by persons who might suffer politically or financially through the finding. Indianapolis now has a motorized fire department acquired at tremendous costs. It has a Gamewell fir© alarm system that was recently rebuilt at considerable cost It has a water works system to which has recently been added a tremendous pumping capacity. * It has a fire department the members of which have been "taken out of politics” and given increased pay. And considerably to the surprise of the citizens generally it has just had a dwelling house fire with which all these agencies failed to cope In a satisfactory manner

Accuracy! Before the school teachers of Richmond recently, Lot L.fe, a veteran telegraph editor of Indianapolis, took issue 'with these persons who persistently assert that newspapers are inaccurate. He said: "The newspaper of real character guards that character as zealously as the Individual of character. "It can no more afford to misrepresent than an individual, and the chief concern of the newspaper with character and with conscience is to eliminate that which is unworthy of presentation to its readers or that of which the accuracy is in doubt.” Mr. Lee knows whereof he speaks. For more years than the average newspaperman spends in the business he has been handling the telegraph copy of a newspaper which he will assert has both character and conscience . even if he is dubious concerning its ownership. His assertions that such a newspaper "can no mor afford to misrepresent than an individual” are based on practical .experience and observation. It is indeed gratifying to find that his mature Judgment is all against the practice of coloring news and it is indeed unfortunate that he has not the authority to put into local practice a policy based on the wisdom he has acquired. t What Thoughts? It never will be possible to see one’s self as others see, for mortals are constantly changing, and day by day a growth, in age at least, is noted. It Is almost impossible to put self in the shoes of another and to Imagine what the thoughts of the other person are. y How little can one who never knew hunger realize the terror and fear which confront millions of famished Chinese—good, hardworking and law abiding Celestials whose life is as dear to them as is the life of the happy American. What parent can say the agony of a sale of children, in the mind of those who love them and parted with them to keep them from starving? A recent Government report from India says that la certain parts ot the Bombay Presidency, it is found that a family of three adults and two children have an unnual expenditure of only 573. This is less than 5 cents per day for each person. What Joys and comforts fill that home cannot even be guessed from here—if indeed there are any, and if there exist no joy then it is impossible to imagine what fills the mind of those who dwell there. y Life would not be worth living to any American if it had to be on 5 cents a day. So it would be most interesting if one could peek into the thoughts of the other person—not to learn his secrets —but to find what makes him live and want life prolonged, and, if possible, to catch a little glimpse of what constitutes his Joy. Let the World Laugh! > A recent lecturer at Yale University suggested that it wou.u n a gain to humanity if aqme prime minister or president would “crack a stupendous Joke which traveling around the world, would set it laughing for a day,” and therein perhaps greater wisdom lay than would appear at first sight. If the world would forget for a day, instead of weep for years, or if only a few in it would undertake such an experiment in Joking, all would join. A smile calls for a smiling response and two persons, happy together, •can carry sunshine anywhere. So perhaps one joke might indeed electrify the world. "Who, bowevar, is to furnish the Joke, or what will be the subject? It is said that the basis for all the humorous stories of the world rest in eleven anecdotes. It would take a mighty big man to be an universal Joker, through communities may possess some well established local members who are masters of the art But the world will not laugh. It is taking everything too seriously and has so taken life since the war. / The same gentle spring has returned —as soft and tender as before the war or during it, but few pause to enjoy it Families who remain after the troubled times love as before but fail to realize it. SThe world will go on for an Infinite number of eons and man should be happy during the brief moment of his life. He should so cultivate happiness within that he can respond to any joke this old world may offer.

GAUL DOES A LOT OF KISSES IN ‘CIVILIAN CLOTHES 9 Summer Policy v Starts at Keith’s—Lots of Harmony at Lyric—Whitney at Park

At last, girls Mr. George Gaul has a role in which he plants a harvest of kisses and win* a wife. All of this 1* happening at the Murat this week in "Civilian Clothes,” which has never been seen before on the local stage. Oh, yes, it has been done in the movies. It was a knockout on the screen and in the hands of Mr. Gaul, Regina Wallace, John Wray, Elizabeth Patterson and Beatrice Maude it is a vlqfory in entertainment. Os course, the topic of conversation around town this week is going to oe how Gaul makes love to Regina Wallace and would-be-love to Beatrice Maude in this play. In the words of a delightful little feminine party sitting near me, "He is for words.” And probably that expresses the feminine viewpoint. The masculine element of the audience likes Gaul in a lover role because he plays It as only a real man could play It. He rings true every minute that he is on the stage. He has many tricks of the profession, bnt Gaul Is not theatrical. He puts the spark of life and manhood In every character which he creates on the stage. His love scenes are splendid examples of refined acting. The scene following his first appearance In this comedy has not been equaled for tenderness, sincerity and fine acting within the last eighteen months of my experience in looking over shows here. I could extend the time to other fields, but It Is not necessary. I believe that Regina Wallace has her first big chance to show what she can really do In this comedy. Many probably thought she had a big chance In “The Wolf, • but in this comedy she has a chance to show the sweeter and more quiet qualities which she possesses. Every one should know the story of “Civilian Clothes” and it is not necessary to repeat it here. The big dinner scene is splendidly handled, especially by Mr. Gaul, Elizabeth Patterson, Miss Wallace, Mr. Bowker and Beatrice Maude as the widow who knows how to “get” a husband. This is Miss Maude's first appearance this season. James Morgan, Grace Klechle and Walter Vonnegnt are also making their first appearances with the Walker company this season. Helen Burch and Lucille Nikolas are new members of the company. Miss Patterson again has an enjoyable mother role and she has a chance to wear a beautiful evening gown. Mr. Bowker Is as successful in evening attire as he was as the rough Scotchman In "The Wolf.” John Wray again has a fat comedy part and does hi* “souse” scene with a suggestion that only a good actor can do such “ancient” scenes. There was a slight confusion of lines last night, but this can be overlooked as long as Mr. Gaul gives us an example of perfect acting. Opinion: “Civilian Clothes” Is the most enjoyable experience of the current stock season. At the Murat all week.—W. D. H. -1- -J. -I-

AXOTHER INDIVIDUAL HIT MADE BY RUTH GORDON. Happiness la Just looking forward to something I And If you who are bored and tired of life and a recipe for happines would help liven your state of mind toddle over to English’s this week and see "Happiness,” according to J. Hartley Manners, and absorb a few of Jenny’* novel ideas for being happy. The play deals with two blase bored people, who have everything that they could wish for except thfc vital thing, happiness. Mrs. Chystal-Pole, the spoiled yonng widow, orders anew frock alid the little errand girl, while waiting "for her to try it on, tempted by the beauty of the costume, slips it on and dons the hat. She Is admiring herself in the mirror when the Mrs. Chrystal-Pole come* into the room. Angered at the child's impertinence In donning her gown, she orders the clothes back to the modiste, but the tears of Jenny melt her coldness and she becomes vitally interested In the shabby little girl, who Is happy on J'l a week with a delicate mother to support. Jenny's philosophy of life brings the wealthy woman to a realization of the worthlessness' of herself and the emptiness of her life. After hnvlng Jenny and her mother as house gue*is for a week, she becomes inspired by the child and starts out to help her less fortunate sisters with her "tiresome money.” Jennie's meeting with the merry young Irish electrician, whose ambition la like Jennie’s, to have a shop of his own. the search for the handsomo father of Jenny who haC. mysterious’y disappeared, the working- out of Jennie's lifelong ambition and hep capture of the ‘‘bluebird,” together with the changes wronght in the lives of the two money-burdened society folk, all go toward making a healthy, happy tale. - Ruth Gordon as the sunny, imaginative Jenny, with her odd little awkward * gestures and gay little smile, was decidedly pleasing. In the childish role her characteristic brcathlessress and youthful appearance were most satisfactory. Gregory Kelly as the lively Irishman, with his touch of Impudence and conceit, gave a nice reading of hi* role. Grace Hayle proved herself a careful actress In her characterization of Mr* Chrystal-Pole, and Byron Beasley as the nonchalant, alow-minded Englishman, Philip Chandes, excellent. Florence Murphy as the volatile, empty-headed Miss Perkin*, brought several good laughs from her hearers. Angela Ogden gave a pood portrayal of the fragile mother. The cast as a whole was In good form, the action moved gmoothly and swiftly, and the settings were nicely arranged. It Is well worth seeing. -I- -I- -I-

SUMMER POT.TCT OPENS AT B. F. KEITH'S THEATEB The big time season has closed at B. F. Keith's and the summer season of popular vaudeville and movies opened yesteruay without any loss of time. The big time season closed Sunday night and yesteidv afternoon the summer policy began with five acts of vaudeville, the Pathe News Weekly, Literary Digest Topics and a Century comedy, ‘‘The Kid’s Pal.” There will be three shows dally—at 2:30. T. 30 and 9 o'clock. Bills will be chanced on Mondays and Thursdays. Monl Kalama, assisted by William Kao, In ‘‘A Hawaiian Night’s Entertainment,” wilt probably be selected as the fpature of the bill. Kao plays the national Instrument of the Island which made shredded wheat a famous dancing costume. In the last minutes of the act, Kalama does a dance which la similar to the one which made ‘‘The Bird of Paradise” a big money maker on the stage. Stuart and Lawrence is the billing given to another act of Interest. Lawrence Is a female Impersonator who wears stnnnlng costumes and crosses himself In the same weird way that Olga Petrova does when in vaudeville. Lawrence bills himself as a ‘‘California baritone.” Hurry E. Williams and Bert Howard offer some patter and songs under the title of "A Sure Cure for the Blues.” Gibson and Betty offer what Is called • Just Pals.” The bill opens with De Retter, who is known as the man who wrestles with himself. This bill Is on view today and Wednesday. -I- -I- -I- / TAUIETT OF ACTS NOW ON VIEW AT LYItfC. In a riot of comedy, music and good Binging, the Four Buddies easily take the lead In this week's bill at the Lyric. It really Is hard to decide which of the four “buddies” is best, as each has a little offering all his own. Their finale with barj.o, flute, whistling and piano, the quartet took the house by storm at Monday's matinee. The base soloist offering of “Asleep In the Deep” was well done, but could be improved by slower singing. The boys have some clever comedy that Is different, and the pianist understands bow to bring mnsic from the instrument. Buch brothers, la the dosing set, have

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1921.

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MR. GEORGE GAIL. In "Civilian Clothes,” the latest eontrlbutlon of Mr. Stuart Walker to the "unseen” on the local stage,- Mr. Gaul has a chance to do some “perfect” loving In the first act. It la easy to be enthusiastic over the work of this man but for plain, sincere and honest acting In putting over a tended love scene, which ends In the bitter realization that be has to fight to obtain the love of his wife, nothing better has been seen on the local stage within the past year and a half. All this is happening nt the Murat this week. It is perfect acting that Mr. Gaul is doing in the first act of “Civilian Clothes” If perfect acting ever existed.

a different kind of tumbling act that took well. One of the brothers' prolific loss of teeth caused a riot of laughter from the audience. Marshall and Connor, black-face artists, hare an act In which some clever steps are done to the tune of excellent piano playing. In fact, their dancing is j better than the singing. The Yokol trio Have a clever cycling act. in which the young Japanese girl asslft* with a touch of mystery work. The Copper City Four, the second quar- i tet on the bill,.sang their way Into the hearts of the audience. White and Coczl have an act of singing and dancing, in- ; terspersed with a few Jokes, some of which, however, were slightly aged. The “Tale of Three Cities” Is a novelty offering of singing and dancing, the set- j ting, of which is a beauty. The Elroy sisters and the two young men tramp off some clever steps during their act. -I- -I- -ILAFOLI.ETTE PLEASES AT LOEWS STATE. A unique novelty act is being offered at the Loew’s State Theater this week by the Great La Foliate, the "man of many face*." who with amazing celerity Impersonates a number of well known characters Including George Washington, Mutt, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Koose- t velt Jtggs and Creator#; give* a brief j dramatic Incident taking all three roles himself, concluding hi* eatert.ilnement with an attractively staged Chinese scene j In which he brings forth a live crowing ! rooster out of apparent nothingness, to- ; gather with various other sleight of hand “stunt*." Other sets on the vaudeville bill are ' Rand and Gould, jose act is hilled a* “Hilarious Bits of Trnmpolopy Holme* Hitrig and Wallace In a one act skit i whore they Jazz a little grand opera and exhibit some good voices; Norton and Wilson, who come in a* a bride and proom, sing a bit talk and talk a lot, dance a trifle and finish off with a tragic mnslial fragment of Chinatown, j and Denny and Louise Hurley, who open the bill with a bumnron* chatter concerning the household "boss" which 1* settled In short order by the feminine member by a few strong woman acrobatics. “Good Women" a strong photo drama, i

KEEPING HOUSE WTTH THE HOOPERS

fTae Hoopers, an average American family of nve, living in a suburban town, on a limited income, will tell the readers of the Daily Times bow the nany preser.t-ilay problems of the home are solved by -working on the budget that Mrs. Ifooper has evolved . and found pruotical. Fo'ldkv them dally n an Interesting rev'ew of their home life and learn to meet the conditions of the high cost of living with them.) ™ TUESDAY. ‘1 hope yon are not forgetting that Sunday Is yonr birthday, mother,” said Roger ns he helped himself to another slice of cinnamon toast, ‘ and that we are to have our usual party.” “1 was going to speak about that, Henry,” said Mrs. Hoorer. "If I have an extra nice dinner on Sunday and Invite Auntie Belle and Mother, don't you think that will be fl sufficient celebration without my usmal theater birthday trout the night before? It seems ns If everything we owe fell due this week and my accounts on Saturday will show a complete wiping out of every bit of my surplus.” “It doesn't make any difference, Mary,’ replied Henry firmly. “It is our understanding that you and I go to the theater two or three times n year to sue something wo really like and that two of those occasions will be on your birthday and on mine. That is nuless, of course, you have no surplus at all In your budget that provides for amusement, something which never seems to happen to you.” "Oh, yes, 1 have $12.05,” answered Mrs. Hooper. -“I looked last night and wondered If w H ought to spend any of it for the theater this year.” ‘‘Just hand me over $5 this morning and I’ll get the tickets at lunch time. I know the play you want to see and wa will go Into the city on Saturday night after dinner and have the first party we’ve had together In four months.” “Oh, very well,' said Mrs. Hooper complacently. “Ton know bow I love the theater and I’m really not anxious, even in the cause of economy, to disturb our regular plan of celebrating In some spoclal way the birthday of each member of the family as It comes nrouud. “I quite agree with you,” was Henry’s reply. “If w-e concentrate on a few occasions and make them real events, we really don't seem as destitute of recreation as Bqlle Is always trying to make us believe we are.” “You telphone Belle as soon as you get to the office and ask her to come out to dinner, then,” suggested Ire. Hooper, “and we will continue the festivity on Sunday, which will be my fortieth birthday. I must get my new dress finished for the occasion. In spite of the washing today and the Ironing tomorrow I Intend to sew on it dellgentiy” “Well, next week you’ll have your electric washing machine that warrants to finish your laundry In fifteen minutes. I’ll be enrions to know what you Intend to do with that extra time,” laughed Henry. “Oh, she’ll budget It, I suppose,” said Helen fllppcntly, “Alice Briggs says mother Is ’bugsLon budgets.”

showing how a woman con not fly In the face of iron clad convention without paying bitterly, Is the film feature. Rosemary Theby is starred as the beautiful young woman of an old family, who decides to live her life according to her own ideas Instead of abiding by the laws of society. Her elopement with a young Russian pianist who has a good wife and the results of her fatal step, bring on a series of results which make an Interesting story. A comedy film and the Pathe News compose the remainder of the combination bill. y -I- -I- -|- “TIIE PASSION FLOWER" NOW AT THE KJALTO. Nance O’Neil has played “The Passion Flower” on the stage for tyie last year with much success. Because of its marked dramatic situations, the movie producers were eager to get it for tho screen. After some effort it was obtained for Noring Talmadge and is now on view at the Rialto the first half of the week. Miss Talmadge plays the role of a Spanish daughter who rebels at the ; thought of her mother re marrying shortly after the death of her first husband. The daughter for years refuses ■ to recognize her mother's second husband as “father.” This situation results In three tragedies until the wife discovers the awful fact and removes the husband from the household. The story is a dramatic one Rnd the success with which the producer has been able to suggest the element of pense, adds greatly to the value of the picture. This department has previously listed “The Passion Flower’’ as one of the twelve best movies of the year. The Talmadim picture will <lor,e its engagement on' Wednesday nlf at. On Thursday Conway Tearle will ; ipear In "The Road to Ambition.” The vaudeville part of the show, Seymore and Larkin, acrobatic dancing; Olive and Mack in “Oh, Clerky,” and the Four Harmony Quartette. -I- -I- -I----AT THE BROADWAY. The current bill at the Broadway consists of a number of vaudeville acts and a Fatty Arbuckle comedy. The Florlnes open the show in a novelty act called “The Bell Boy and the Maid.” This act Is followed by Harry G. Haw, a little boy from China, who sings character songs. Walter Poulter and company appear In a comedy sketch, called "On Dangerous Ground.” Hughes and Moore are comedy singers aud talkers. La Salle ; and Mack appear in acrobatic dances. j Gilmore and Castle appear in several i singing number*. This bill is on view sc the Broadway the first half of the week. ... -1-v-l-WHITN'EY AND OfllA NOW ON VIEW AT PARK. The sight of Salem Tutt Whitney, a negro performer, agitating a huge oulja board Is or* of the funniest that has been seen recently in an Indianapolis theater. He does it at the Tark theater this week during the course of the performance by the Smarter Set Company of a "jazz goulash,” known as ‘‘Bariboula.” Whitney appears as a co-stur with J. Homer Tutt. The production is elaborate, consisflt g c? two acts and ten scenes, every one of the permitting to the best advantage the singing of Jazz songs and the dancing of dances of the same descriptions. As is the habit of this kind of production, tho actors cover lots of territory and lots of time, historically speaking. The scenes range from a modern railroad station to ancient Ethiopia. Included are a temple in British East India, a Haytian carnival and many nysdern scene! Included In tho song nnmbers are, "They Remind Me of Yon, Dear;” “I'm Jtist Music Mad." “I’m Strong For You,” "That- Intoxicating Jazz” and many ofhprs. The company is composed of negro singer* and dancer*. At the l ark all week. -I- -I- -ITHE MOVIES. The following movie* tnny be seen today: Mary Plckford in “Through the Back Door.” at the Colonial; Jackie Coogan in “Pock's Bad Boy," at the Cire'e; Vera Gordon tn “The North Wind’s Malice,” at the Ohio; “Too Wise Wives.” a Lois Weber production, at the Isis; Justine Johnstone in “Sheltered Daughter*.” at the Alhambra: H. B. Warner in ’Dice of Destiny," at Mister Smith's, and “The Midnight Riders," at the Regent.

“Helen!” exclaimed Mrs. Hooper In a horrified tone. "What a ridiculous expression and how absurd for Alice Briggs to make such a remark.” - “Well, she did.” Insisted Helen. "Her mother doesn't believe in them.” “I don’t think It is Just the thing for yon little girls to discuss yonr mothers,” continued Mrs. noopor, with a note of reprimand In her voice. “But every one’s mother Is so different,” persisted Helen, "It’s lots of Din to hear about them. Now Mrs. Campbell—” “Please don’t repeat any gossip about Mrs. Campbell In my hearing, Helen,” warned her mother severely. “And 1 want you to bear In mind that I do not wish you to discuss me with the girls at school. There sre a great many other things for you all to talk about, 1 know.” “Oh, very well, mother," promised Helen a trifle sullenly, ’’but all the other girls do It.” Mrs. Hooper was again disturbed at' Helen’s flash of lawlessness, and wondered If It might be traced to outside association or neglect of school discipline, whether she herself had been remiss, or whether It might be some Inherent and nnsuspected trait breaking out In the child. She determined to have a very serious talk with the child psychologist on Friday. The bride had asked her for another recipe for hot bread, ns her young husband had expressed a great fondness for it every morning, and slie was eager to have a great variety so that he could decide on a few things that he really liked best. She thw Intended to stick to those and perfect herself In the making of them. Mrs. Hooper’s family enjoyed very much a southern -buttermilk bread that she made for them, and before settling down to her sewing for the afternoon she wrote out the following recipe for the bride: SOUTHERN BUTTERMILK BREAD. Mix together two cups of corn meal, one cup of flonr, half a teaspoon of sugnr. Place in a bowl one cup of buttermilk, stir in half a teaspoon of baking soda and when It foams up add the dry ingredients with one lightly-beaten egg. BearTthe batter well, add four tablespoons of melted shortening and if the batter is not a thin one add a little sweet milk. Pour Into a hot greased pan and bake quickly In a hot oven. The menu for the three meals on Wednesday are: BREAKFAST. Orange Juice Cereal Broiled Bacon Southern Buttermilk Bread Coffee LUNCHEON. Boiled Rice and Milk reanut Rutter Sandwiches Stewed Rhubarb. , , DINNER. Cream of Corn Soup Planked Mackerel and Mashed Potatoes Green Peas and Carrots Sliced Ginger Cake. —Copyright, 1921.

DANIELS. GIVES INSIGHT OF NORTHCLIFFE AND BALFOUR (Continued From Page One.) ar and philosopher. He looked the student, not the administrator, certainly not a man with whom “bloody” could be associated. He had a calm, rather majestic bearing, but you felt that he could not harm a fly. Balfour impressed me by his reserve power. He always seemed to be telling you only a little of what he knew. You felt his largeness of knowledge, his breadth of judgment, his Vlarity and hts charity. He had learned so much he could not be dogmatic. It was hard to tell whether you liked him best when he was talking or when he was listening. There was a certain charm In his drawing you out that made you feel at once that he was deeply Interested In what you were saying; but when he was answering your Inquiries his fund of information '’was so ready and accurate that you understood his place of primacy when world leaders discussed big problems with him. Conditions In Egypt or India or Mesopotamia were as familiar to him as those in his own neighborhood. BALFOCR NOT AN OPTIMIST. Os course I talked to him mostly about the navy and navy operations and naval policies In the wnr. He had so recently directed the British navy that his knowledge was full and interesting. Like most Englishmen with whom I talked during the war. Mr. Balfour was frankly grave. He Irradiated none of the optimism which fairly dazzles one when Lloyd George talk*. He did not look glad or Joyous. I am writing of him now as he appeared In those dark days after years of difficult and baffling warfare. His tall form was bent ns if with the burdens of tho world. Every part of his face and body fold of the weight of responsibilities upon him. But there was a lilt In his eye when he smiled that made you wish you could have known him when war’s alarms did not make gravity sit like a master upon hi* spirits. A short time before he arrived. 1 heard a story wdlch I never doubted after talking with Mr. Balfour. The story was that an American Journalist visiting London desired for his paper above all things an interview with Mr. Balfour, and framed some leading questions'he wished to ask. At length an appointment was obtained with this condition: “At the end of fifteen minutes your audience must terminate.” AND THE EDITOR LOST A “SCOOP.” As he was presented to Mr. Balfour tho editor thought to be agreeable by speaking of the deep interest with which he had read Mr. Balfour's work on “Philosophy” or “The Future Life." I've forgotten which. It was a fatal error, for. once lnnnched upon his favorite topic. Mr. Balfour did not pause for fifteen minutes. At the end of that time the Amort* an Journalist was shown out. Not one of his questions had been even asked, he had lost his “scoop” interview, and was bemoaning his blunder of paying a compliment before proceeding to business. But afterwards, telling the Incident to a friend, the American said: “It was worth losing the story to hear a real philosopher dicuses great, Immortal question in the most immortal way. He seemed to rise from the plain* to the heights and to carry you Into anew world of speculation and thought and faith which you did not believe any man bad fathomed.” And that explains Mr. Balfour and is the secret of the good impression he made In 'Washington. He discussed tn-

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BALI OCR. ternational diplomacy, war end books with President Wilson, and they both spoke the same language. He discussed finance and loans with Mr. McAdoo and obtained a loan of $200,000,000 for his country—the first loan any associated nation obtained from our Government. He discussed shipping with the members of the shipping board, munitions with the Secretary of War, and, with the Secretary of the Navy he discussed naval cooperation and Invention to detect submarines. He was at home with the parliamentary leaders of the House and Senate. BALFOCR RELIES ON EXPERTS. I observed one thing about him and the Job he had come to do, which showed British thoroughness. He was the head of the mission and debated big problems and talked about whatever was uppermost. But he relied ou Gen. Tom Bridges (a fine soldier and fine man he Is) to carry on the negotiations with the War Department; upon Admiral de Chair with the Navy Departm*(nt; Lord Cunltffe, Governor of the Bank of England, with the Treasury Department; Lon! Percy on blockade and export questions; Mr. Anderson on wheat and food supplies; Major Puekle on transports: Mr. Layton on munitions, and so on an expert on every matter that might arise was at his elbow. And those experts were more than eiperts. They were masters in their iliifc, competent to confer and conclude with the officials here who were charged with like duties by the American Government. , Mr. Balfour never lost eight of the one big thing he came for, he never fogot the interest of his country, but he left to his able associates tbe carrying out of the many details and amazingly big transactions which full cooperation required. lord nohthcliffe BLOWS IN. And after Balfour ?ime Northeliffe. The groat British jomValist arrived on June 11. or rather I should say, blew in. If you were to enter s room already occupied by Balfour and Northeliffe, if there was a quiet Are burning and some books on philosophy or statecraft were on the table, you would feel it was Balfour’s home. But if it were Northcliffe’s home, you would expect to seq a typwrlter pounding a late “scoop" and books here and there showing that their contents were employed to give them as extracts to the world rather than for personal enjoyment. In other words, Balfonr looks like a dreamer; Northeliffe looks like a man of action. Tho truth is they are both dreamers, and they both have had large

NORTHCLIFFE. parts In translating their dream* lata world progress. When Balfour arrived the quiet honrt for discussion and entertainment seemed fitting. IV ht*n Northeliffe came over ha said with a business-like finality: “I am not her to talk. I am engaged In the task of organization, which precludes my accepting this country’s offers of hospitality which have poured In on me since my arrival. I hope to gather new Ideas for transmission to England and I shall be glad to answer any question bearing upon the lessons to be learned from any mistakes Great Britain and her allies have made since the time when they were so unexpectedly plunged into this horrible carnage.” In other words, in Journalistic language, it was time to go to press, and discussion and its amenities must wait until the paper Is printed. Then—who was more delightful company than the remarkable British editor! BALFOUR'S PHILOSOPHIC UTTERANCE. Contrast the above up-to-date utterance with what the philosophical Mr. Balfour said upon his arrival: “On behalf of my countrymen, let me express our gratitude for all that the citizens of the United States of America have done to mitigate the lot of those who in the allied countries have suffered from the cruelties of the most deliberately cruel of all wars.” And again, “That this great people should have thrown themselves wholeheartedly Into this mighty struggle, prepared for ’ all the efforts and sacrifices that may be required to win success for this most righteous cause, Is an event at once so happy and so momentous that only the historian of the future will be able, as I believe, to measure Its true proportions.” ’ Great Britain sent other great men to hold other conferences, so that our team work would be perfect, but Balfour arid Northeliffe came in the first days of our entrance into the war; they brought us the inside truths of a serious situation, and their counsel was then and will always be regarded as of great value to the closest unity which ripened into oneness of action by the two English-speak-ing nations. NORTHCLIFFE A BUNDLE OF ENERGY. I found Lord Northeliffe a bundle of energy and a personage of great ability. He fairly oozed vitality and information on any topic that might come up. Some people associate energy -with quick action, behind which is lacking thoroughness of prepartioa and large knowledge. The career of Northeliffe refutes 'this popular misconception. His large grasp of the great problems enabled him to co-ordinate British efforts here in a way greatly to facilitate the supplies to the armies and the civilian population. Asa fellow journalist it was a happiness to come In snch close touch as to appraise at its full value' the big service he rendered here, as well as In his own country, and in Europe to a cause which called forth in the highest degree his remarkable resourse and initiative, (Another article by former Secretary Daniels will be printed In the Times tomorrow.) 25 SHOTS PER MINUTE. Q. How ninny shots is a French 73 capable of Have we a similar gun ? H. P. DeL. A. The Wnr Department says that a French 75 in. m. gun has an average shooting of twenty-five shots per minute. At thf present time the United States 1s manufacturing a 73 m. m. gun which is based on the French model and is equivalent to It in every way. SEALSKIN AND NEAR SEAR. Q. tVhat 1* the difference between real sealskin and alectrlo or near seal? F. R. D. A. The Bureau of Biological Survey gays real sealskin Is the fur of the Alaskan seal, while electric or near seal Is dyed rabbit skin which Is handled in much the same way as muskrat is handled in order to produce Hudson seal.