THE TWO SIDES TO THE SEN
It is entirely In keeping with an
euistandlng phase of progress in
Japan that the Nation should be
host to the Pacific Rotary confer
ence, which convenes al Tokio, Oc
tober 1. The Rotary idea is essen
tially western, and Dai Nippon
Slides herself on nothing more than
mt she stands peer with the great
states of the Occident. She labors
consistently and with success to as
similate whatever makes for civili
zation in the modem sense. She
thoroughly enjoys being up-to-date.
Today's sojourner in the more
populous centers of the Mikado's
islands sees this at every turn. Mali
order houses sell clothes of western
mode* Ohaln restaurants announce
“Atsu Kelkl:” hot cakes, of course.
Taxis are so readily available in the
streets of Tokio and Kioto that,
even now, the quondam ricksha
would be as unusual as a hansom
In Picadilly or Fifth avenue were
it not that the quick business sense
of the owners recognizes the worth
of the tourist demand. What better
evidence of the fact that, in a gen
eration, Japan has brought herself
from the Middle Ages to the twen
tieth century than the forthcoming
marriage of Prince Chichibu, heir
presumptive, to Miss Setsu Matsu
daira, who Is “technically” a “com
moner," desoite her adoption by an
uncle viscount. Less picturesquely
noticeable and yet profoundly char
acteristic of thU triumphing of de
mocracy is the deep rooting of the
Jury system amid the still flourish
ing evidences of old autocracy, the
inclusion of the once despised in
dustrialist* In cabinet circles, and
Che sending of business men on
(government missions.
However, as the properly observ
ant traveler looks more closely, he
notes in most if not all of such wes
ng i lemethlng which begins
by surprising him and ends by leav
ing him both enthusiastic and as
sured. Here is modernising with
qualifications; a modernizing “with
a difference.” A very few instances
of many must illustrate the point.
Radio, banned -by law till 1935, has
spread in three short years with
such speed that a very network of
aeiials stretches over the ancient
tilings of the larger towns, but the
radiobroadcasting stations are sup
ported, not by advertisers, but by an
annual charge against each receiv
ing set; while educational features
(lectures, language lessons and the
like) predominate in the sendings.
Again: when a Shakespeare Memo
rial library was built at Waseda
university it was dedicated with
Shinto rites. Basketball is every
where played, but games without a
foul are the rule, not the exception.
Japan has begun to make her own
movies, but the actors of the an
tique stage shows are being em
ployed to preserve for the future
the dramas of a forever-past yes
terday. The new Tokio boasts a
"quite civilized” subway service, but
a considerable part of its revenue
comes from the crowds that ride
solely for recreation I
The explanation of this superfi
cially odd side of Japanese thought
and ways sets emphasis on a basic
national trait, deserving of more
attention than the rest of the world
has been wont to accord it. That
the Japanese is promptly imitative
is granted. That, like all Orientals,
he la conservative at bottom is
equally true. Too few stop to real
ize that here are factors seemingly
so opposed, one to the other, as to
suggest a canceling out. The para
dox is that Japan copies readily but
never slavishly. Prom the instant
she begins to take over a thing she
begins to make it over. She adapts
as she imitates, In other words;
adapts so that a custom brought in
from without Is reshaped not only
to fit her instant need but also in
a way best to accord with popular
characteristics.
Japan is moving as she must.
"Whether my country wishes West
ern civilization or not," remarks
Viscount Kiyoura, “the day has
passed when she could make choice.
It is now Inevitable that we grow
more and more Occidental. I be
lieve it for the best.” The former
Premier and Privy Councilor might
well have added (in quotation from
so astute an observer of the Par
Bast as Bertrand Russell): "The
civilization of Japan is based pri
marily on the acquisition of wis
dom; that of the West upon in
formation only.”
HOME OWNERS, OR FARM HANDS?
Prominent among the remedies
suggested for unfavorable conditions
in the agricultural Industry of the
United States Is the proposal put
forward by some city students of
the farm relief problem that the
system of Individual farm holdings
should be abandoned, and that
farming enterprises should be car
ried on by great corporations own
ing large areas of land. The prop
osition is based upon the assumed
advantages of mass production, as
illustrated In certain manufacturing
Industries, and Instances are cited
where conditions of capital operat
ing on a large scale have been suc
cessful In growing wheat, fruit, and
some other crops. Data In support
of the plan are said to be found In
the results of experiments by Henry
Ford on his Dearborn farm, but as
figures of net earnings, taking Into
consideration cost of land, equip
mtent, taxes, etc., have not been
furnished by Mr. Ford, the validity
of his enterprise as a proof of cor
poration farming can hardly be
granted.
Neither can It lie admitted that
the success of such great combina
tions of iron and steel-making
plan s as the United States Steel
Corporation proves anything more
than that consolidation makes larg.
er profits possible. It is not elalmed
that the prices of Iron and steel, in
the many forms In which thev reach
the consumer, have been reduced by
reason of more efficient production.
In the field of retail merchandising
the great department bazars have
not found It possible to reduce the
■cost of selling, despite vast, increases
in their volume of business.
Aside from the question as to
whether corporations engaged in
farming might make more money
for *helr stockholders than is now
made by the individual farmers,
then is another aspect of the prob
lem that is much more important
than the matter of profits. The «,
000.000 farms of the United State*,
civet v owned bv the men who list
and work upon them, although farm
tenancy has shown a deplorable !n
rrca^ ng tendency, are not merely
factories for producing wheat, corn
and meat. Thev are homes, with
all that the world connotes, and it
is difficult to understand how any
one familiar with conditions In
practically all the rural regions of
the United States, could contem
plate changing these proprietors of
their own Industry into wandering
farm hands earning wages for a few
months each year.
ANCIENT MAN
NOT SO DUMB,
BRITON SAYS
Manchester, Eng.-Sir William
Boyd Dawkins recently presented to
the Manchester City Art gallery a
collection of drawings and wall
paintings, put together by himself,
which he claims to prove the high
mentality of man when he first ap
peared on earth.
Discussing these primitive wield
«ert of paint and palette, Sir Wil
11 am says they lived in the
Pleistocene period when the con
tinent of Europe Included the Brit
ish Isles, and was joined to Africa
bv two tracts of land now covered
by the shallower waters of the
Straits of Gilbraltar and by the sea
between Sicily, Malta and Cape
Bon
"He appeared.” he says, “toward
the close of the period bringing his
art with him, and we lose sight of
him during the great geographical
changes by which Europe attained
Its present oiftllnes and the British
Isles became separated from the
continent in a past far too remote
«** That's Not Nice.
From
band paying attention to other wo
men—he’s crazy about me.”
“But perhaps he has lucid In
tervals."
O. How many newspaners are
-there In the world? E. J. C.
A The total number of news
rs and periodicals is about 50.
Contlnental United States and
Alaska publish 40 per cent.; Can
ada. 3 per cent.; Germany 13 per
cent.; Oreat Britain. 13 per cent.;
France 7 per cent.; more than one
half are printed In the English
language
■’ ' Prom Tit-Bits.
“I neve? worry about my hus
to be measured tn years.
“He may have retreated with the
reindeer and the musk sheep north
wards and be represented by the
Eskimos, or he may have been ab
sorbed into the Iberlc or Mediter
ranean race of the succeeding Neo
lithic period, the first on record of
a long series of migration to whlcn
we owe the greater part of the pop
ulation of Europe.”
Casts of primitive objects, taken
from originals In various European
museums, colored and prepared by
Sir William and Lady Boyd Daw
kins, are Included In the collection.
There are also mural frescoes and
engravings from the works of Pro
fessor Breull.
United States
Hotel Industry
Wins High Rank
Investment of $5,024,00 ,
000 Puts It Ninth Among
Nation’s Businesses
Special to the Christian Science
Monitor.
Denver, Colo.—With a total capi
tal investment of $5,024,000,000 and
annual sales aggregating $1,315,000,
000, the hotel industry of the United
States now ranks ninth among the
nation’s great enterprises, according
to a report to the eighteenth annual
convention of the American Hotel
Association of the United States
and Canada.
While the expansion enjoyed by
the hotel industry during the last
few years was generally known by
the hotel men, many said they had
not recognized Its magnitude as a
whole until the report was submit
ted by New York City hotel ac
countants. Records of the associa
tion and government figures were
used in computing the data, the re
sults being as of May 1, 1928.
The report showed a total of 25,
950 hotels In the United States with
a total of 1.521.000 rooms and 578,
000 employes. The total number
of hotels will vary with any enum
erator, the report stated, with the
Interpretation of just what consti
tutes a hotel, but in this survey
every effort was made to be con
servative.
Among the 21 great industries of
the United States the survey Indi
cated that the hotel business ranked
seventh In the number of employes,
seventh in the total capital invest
ment and fifteenth in the value of
products or service.
In Canada the survey showed I,
000 hotels, with 65.00 rooms. 28.
000 employes, a capital investment
of $175,000,000 and annual sales to
taling $49,000,000
Less than an average of 25 per
cent, of the tourists’ or convention
delegates’ dollar is soent in hotels,
delegates were told in another re
port
The survey showed that an aver
age of 23 per cent, went to hotels.
18 per cent, to restaurants, 31 per
cent, to retail stores. 10 aer cent, to
garages. 8 per cent, to theaters and
10 per cent, for miscellaneous expen
! dltures. Of the amount spent In ho
I tels. approximately 71 per cent, or
18 cents, of the visitor’s original
dollar, was spent locally by the ho
tels. leaving apnroxtmately 53 cents
of the visitor’s dollar going utlmate
ly. dlrectlv or Indirectly, to business
groups other than hotels.
Tlie report stated that since the
beginning of community advertising
hotels have borne a larger share of
the expense of such campaigns than
was fair.
To the Poorhoe
From Passing
Innocent Wife: Wh la thw
ticket, darling?
Hubby: Only a pawn * ket.
Innooent wife: Why didn't you
get two. then we could 1 >th go?
Q. What should be Msed as a
coating on windows to pi ent their
becoming spattered when he frames
are painted? M. C. S.
A. It is not necessa ” to coat
window panes before nr nting the
woodwork. In order to orevent the
paint from spattering tlv> glass the
windows may be covered jy a Dleca
of cloth.
Drugs Excite
the Kidneys,
Drink Water
Take Salta at First Sign
Bladder Irritation or
Backache
of
I
Th» American men and women must
guard constantly against kidney
trouble because we often eut too much
rich food. Our blood is filled with
acids which the kidneys strive to
filter out; they weaken from over- j
work, become sluggish, the ellrnlna j
five tissues clog and the result Is kid
ney trouble, bladder weakness and
a general decline In health.
When your kidney- feel like lumps
of lead; your back hurts or the urine ;
Is cloudy, full of sediment, or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three !
times during the night; if you suffer
with sick headache, or dizzy, nervous
spells, acid stomach, or If you have
rheumatism when the weather Is had,
begin drinking lots of good soft water
and get from your pharmacist about
four ounces of Jad Salts. Take a
tablespoonful In n glass of water be
fore breakfast for a fpw days and
•our kidneys may then net fine.
This famous salts Is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon Juice, com
bined with llthla, and has been used
for years to help flush and stimulate
clogged kidneys, to neutralize the
acids In the system so they no longer
are a source of Irritation, thus c*ten
relieving bladder disorders.
Jad Salts Is Inexpensive, cannot In
jure. makes a delightful effervescent
llthla-water drink and belongs in every
home, because nobody can make a
mistake by having a good kidney
flushing any time.
Treasure for America?
California may soon gain the altar
from the fumous Stoke I'oges church,
ft was In the churchyard of this
church that Cray wrote his “Elegy In
a Country Churchyard." If the sug
gestion now before the local church
council receives the final approval of
the chancellor of the diocese, tlie altar
will soon cross the Atlantic to adorn
the “Church of the Little Flowers,"
'ear Los Angeles.
wiemory of Animals.
It is said that the memories of cer
tain animals are longer and more
trustworthy than those of humans.—
Woman’s Home Companion.
Whippet sweeps country on
Performance qmCVjulee
i
WHIPPET FOUR
SEDAN
Touring $4*5; Roadster (2 poo*
•eager) $ 485 ; Roadster (w it-h
rumble seat) $525; Coups fS35|
t'.ubriolet Coupo(withfol«
'ttpsibl# ley) £39*1 Coach |39S.
WHIPPET SIX
SEDAN
*770
Touring $615; Roadster $6A5; Coach
$6931 Coups $693; Cabriolet Coup*
$753. All W ilIy><OverIaiid prlceaf .o.b.
Toledo, Ohio, and • pecillea t Iona
subject to change without not ice.
Whippet wins a tremendous
popular vote from America’s
motorists. They know that
the Whippet stands for high
quality of materials, expert
craftsmanship throughout,
performance that challenges
any car on the road, and
definite dollar-for-dollar
value—a full return for every
dollar spent.
The two Whippet Sedans —
the Four and Six —are the
lowest priced four and six
cylinder four-door enclosed
cars in the world!
^nC
\V1LLYS-OJeiio oHlo
kiwlcwk w ^ %4 Ik)
Early Colonial Day3
In tlip English ct.lunips in America
before in;»U such postal facilities as
exlr.ted were supplied l».v private en
terprise. In lii-'i'.i tin* fieii“ral court ot
Massachusetts took the first stop to
ward t lie establishment of a govern
incut postal system. In Virginia euch
planter was ret|Hired to convey the
dispatches, ns they arrived, to the
next plantation, and so on. In Idl'd
the government of New York estab
lished a monthly mail to Boston, and
this practice was followed in other
colonies. Benjamin franklin was Iden
tified with the early interests of tin*
colonial post office. In 1737 he was
appointed postmaster of Philadelphia.
In 1753 the delivery of letters by
penny post was begun. In 1775 the
colonies combined to establish their
own post office and to pay the neces
sary officials. The Continental con
gress appointed a committee to devise
a postal system, which went into ef
fect July 26, 1775. Benjamin Franklin
was unanimously appointed postmas
ter general.
A Treat in Store.
Clare Sheridan, the sculptor of half
Aiuerican and hulf-English blood, is
coming back to lecture again. She
said the other day to Loudon cor
respondent :
"My other American lectures failed
because they were too heavy. My new
lectures will he light and airy—full of
epigrams, you know. My lecture on
love, for example, will begin:
"Love-making consists in a man run
ning after you till you land him.”—
Iiehoboth Sunday Herald.
Gulls Liked Strawberries.
Strange picnic guests were enter
tained at a clambake on tiie shore at
Belfast, Maine, when a flock of sea
gulls, after circling about, swooped
down and made an attack on a plate
of strawberry tarts, although they left
the apple tarts on tiie plate. Only
one of the birds succeeded in getting
away with one of tiie tidbits of des
sert, and he was followed for some
distance by the others trying to get a
bite.
Sleep Bullets for Beasts.
Bullets carrying sleeping potions
have been invented by Cupiuiu Har
ris, director of the Harris zoological
expedition to South Africa. The nose
of tiie bullet carries a hypodermic
needle, which mi impact di soli urges a
powerful drug. The animal is un
conscious an hour.
It is always safe to give a Bayer tablet; there is not the slightest
harm in genuine Aspirin. You have the doctor’s assurance that it
doesn t affect the heart. And you probably know from experience
that Bayer Aspirin does banish all sorts of pain in short order.
Instant relief for headaches; neuralgia, neuritis. Rheumatism,
too. Nothing like it for breaking up a cold. At all druggists, with
proven directions enclosed.
Protect their Tender Skin* and
SUky Hair trUh
C uticura
Teach your children the Cuticura habit
thtt they may have cle»r skin and lovely
hair through life. The daily use of Cuticura
Soap, assisted by Cuticura Ointment, keeps
the skin and scalp clean and healthy.
Mump SI3e. Ointment Me, KOo.
Tail-Hill ilSt. AeM eerryirtere.
Sample each fret. Address:
''Cuticura,” Dept. BJ, Malden, Maas.*
Cuticura Talcum is Soothing and Cooling.
Another “dominating personality" is
a nuisance if you’re one yourself.
Assistance is always offered freely
to >hose who dou't need it.
No man ever thinks liis overcort
lasts long enough.
A boil in the pot is worth two o^
the neck.
