The Alamance gleaner 1
VOL. LIII. ? 'I'1,1*.".'Ji. I JifrfiMpI
GRAHAM, IS, C., THURSDAY AUGUST 11, 1927. NO. 28.
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DOINGS OF THF. WKF.IC~
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Coolidge Startles Nation by
Renouncing Chance of
1928 Nomination.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
NOT In many years has the United
States had a political sensation
equal to that caused by President
Coolidge's statement removing himself
from the list of candidates for the
Republican nomination next year. The
statement, handed to the corre
spondents at Rapid City without com
ment, was merely: "I do not choose
to run for President In 1928." Obvi
ously this is susceptible of several in
terpretations. While it Is generally
accepted that Mr. Coolidge does not
seek or desire the nomination, many
believe that if his party Insists on
"drafting" him he will not decline the
honor. However it is evident neither
he nor his supporters will make a pre
convention campaign, and therefore
the field Is open to ail.
As to Mr. Coolidge's reasons for this
unexpected action, one guess Is as
good as another for he has vouchsafed
no explanation. The Middle West ag
ricultural group are satisfied that he
became convinced that he had not won
over the farmers to his views on farm
relief despite his vacation among them.
Others think that, being a profound
traditionist and a good judge of polit
ical trends, he became impressed with
the danger of setting a third term
precedent, as it might be considered,
and that his popularity might wane
with this; also perhaps he could fore
see the end of the great reductions in
public expenditures, in the probable
new navy costs and in the necessity of
putting out huge sums for-flood relief
and farm relief. In yet other quarters,
especially in European capitals, it is
thought that the main reason for the
President's renunciation was the fail
are of the naval limitation conference
In r.pnpvfl
Bvei y Hepublican politician who has
railed on Mr. Ooolidge at the summer
White House has assured him that the
nomination was his for the asking, and
to none of them had he intimated that
tie did not desire the honor. Mrs.
Coolidge is said to havg known of his
Intention and to have urged him to
retire while at the height of his popu
larity and at the peak of his mental
ind physical strength.
Supporters of a dozen potential can
Jldates for the Republican nomination
tot into action swiftly on the an
nouncement of the President's decision.
Of the possibilities, Frank O. Lowden
had the best start, his friends being \
organized in various states. Next to
Mm, perhaps, stands Secretary of
Commerce Herbert Hoover, whose nom
ination is advocated by many party
leaders. Both these men are popular
In the South, Middle West and West,
and neither Is to be considered weak
In the East Vice President Dawes, an
advocate of the McNary-Haugen farm
relief measure, would have strong sup
Port if he went after the nomination.
Ills personality making him very pop
alar. But Mr. Dawes will not be a
candidate so long as Mr. Lowden has
a chance. (Conservative Republicans
In considerable numbers might be ex
Pected to favor Speaker Nicholas
Longworth or Charles E. Hughes.
Senator William B. Borah of Idaho
oust be considered among the possi
bilities, and the radical Republicans of
Hi* old LaFollette group are being lined
?P by Senator Brookhart for Senator"
"orris of Nebraska. In Ohio the
Coolidge following turned to Senator
Simeon D. Fess.
Probably the President's action will
love no great effect on the contest for
"ieDemocratic nomination. However, if
b* Is not nominated In spite of hlm
"elf, the Democrats will be deprived
?f the "third term" Issue, which might
love been useful to them in the cam
paign.
JAPANESE delegates to the Geneva
o naval conference made a last hour
attempt to save the parley by suggest
ing a compromise on cruisers and what
amounted to a navy building holiday
Until 193L But this was not aceept
,b'e to the British and little more so
to the Americans, so with the plenary
session on Thursday the conference
came to an Inglorious edd. Since the
British would not yield In their de
mands, which meant continued su
premacy on the seas, the American
delegates, especially the naval, ex
perts, were glad to have the confer
ence close without their having to
make humiliating concessions for the
sake of reaching an agtt$raent. At
the final session each delegation made
a formal statement, a joint com
munique was issued by the conference
as a whole, and the delegates left for
their homes without 111 feeling.
It Is stated unofficially that Pres
ident Coolidge will call another naval
disarmament conference before his
term ends, early in 1929, and that he
will ask that It hold its sessions In
Washington.
GOV. ALVAN T. FULLER of Massa
sachusetts, after his long and
careful investigation of the case of
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Van
zettl, decided that the condemned mur
derers should be executed on August
10. He said he was convinced that
the two men were guilty of murder,
that no evidence had been produced
that warranted a new trial, and that
their previous trial was fair and with
out prejudice. He could find no ground
on which clemency could be claimed
or granted. In reaching these conclu
sions the governor was aided by the
advice of President A. Lawrence
Lowell of Harvard, President Samuel
W. Stratton of Massachusetts Insti
tute of Technology and former Probate
Judge Robert Grant This commission
arrived unanimously at a decision that
was the same as that of the governor.
Mr. Fuller spared no pains in his in
quiry, interviewing the condemned
men, the witnesses, the jurymen and
Judge Thayer, who presided over the
trial and who was accused of preju
dice in its conduct He also talked
at length with Celestino Mudeiros,
the condemned murderer who made a
confession that was designed to clear
Sacco and Vupzettl of the charge
against them. This confession, the
governor was convinced, was false.
The only remaining hope for the two
men was that President Coolidge might
Intervene, but at Rapid City it was
stated that this was not expected,
since the President had always held
that the case belonged wholly within
the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts
courts, y
Word of Governor Fuller's decision
was sent immediately to all American
consulates and extra guards were pro
vided in foreign cities where demon
strations in favor of Sacco and Van
zettl have occurred in the past. Rad
icals here and abroad, who have al
ways held the men were convicted be
cause they were radicals, tried to stir
up disturbances in various places and
it was announced that a general strike
would be declared throughout Argen
tina. The radical press in I'aris wus
enraged and undertook to create a
sentiment there against the American
Legion which is to convene in Paris.
PRESIDENT AND MRS. COOLIDGE
journeyed to Depdwood Thursday
and, 300 Sioux Indians in full war
paint and feathered headdresses wel
comed him as the great white father
and a big chief in their tribe. They
kicked up their knees and bent their
heads forward as the tomtoms beat
out the message into the surrounding
mountains that a new chief awaited
their crown of eagle feathers, and Mr.
Coolidge, equally pleased over his
novel experience, looked forward to
taking away with him the title of
"Chief Leading Eagle."
Well to the fore were Chief Chaun
cey l'ellow Robe, his daughter, Rose
bud, and Chief Standing Bear, who
were chosen to perform the corona
tion, and with them were Chiefs Kills
a Hundred and Crazy Horse with a
coronation speech in the Sioux lan
guage that was translated to the as
sembled crowd.
The celebration which President and
Mrs. Coolidge attended, of whlcb the
Indian coronation was a part, was a
reproduction of the frontier days in
1878, when Deadwood was the center
of thp Black Hills gold rush.
FIFTEEN planes are entered in the
great aerial race from San Fran
cisco to Hawaii for the $33,000 offered
by Jumes D. Dole The race starts on
August 12 and the prizes go to the first
two to land on the Island. Three of
the aviators will make the flight un
accompanied. Among the others are
two women, Miss Mildred Doran of
Flint, Mich., and Mrs. W. P. Krwln of
Dallas, Texas.
Another attempt of British aviators
to make a nonstop flight to India
failed when the plane piloted by O.
R. Carr and K. C. Dearth was forced
down In the Danube river near Llns.
Neither man was Injured.
After a lot ofquarrellng, Charles A.
Leviue and Maurioe Drauhtn, the
French pilot, reached an agreement
concerning the pg'y the aviator is to
receive for flying the Columbia hack
to the United States and the Insurance
for his wife and family. It was un
derstood the flight to New York might
be started within two weeks.
For the benefit of the air mall serv
ice, Clarence Chamberlain made a suc
cessful test of taking off from a plat
form constructed on the deck of the
Leviathan when the vessel was 80
miles out from New York. It was
demonstrated that several hours could
be saved In the landing of European
mails.
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SEYMOUR LOWMAN was sworn In
as assistant secretary of the treas
ury In charge of prohibition enforce
ment, succeeding Lincoln li Andrews.
He said one of bis greatest tasks would
be the curbing of the radicals, both
wets and drys, indicating that he
would endeavor to pursue a middle
ground policy. Next day he announced
a shift In the machinery of his office.
Positions of Ave zone supervisors were
abolished. MaJ. H. H. White was
transferred from the post of assistant
commissioner of prohibition to a new
position k&own as general supervisor
of lleld offices. Having Just completed
the reorganization of the Washington
office of the prohibition bureau, Mujor
White will now undertake the reor
ganization of branch offices through
out the country. Shakeups In some of
the districts are In prospect. ?
IGNORING the walla of New York,
Philadelphia and other Eastern
cities, Tex ltlckard decided last week
that the Dempaey-Tunney prize tight
for the heavyweight championship
should take place lq Chicugo. The
South park commissioners there agreed
to lease the Soldier Field stadium to
the promoter for $100,000 for the one
night. At first September 15 was se
lected as the date of the battle, but
Jack Dempsey said he would not be
ready before September 22, owing to
his wife's Illness and other mallei's,
so the latter date was agreed upon.
It Is expected that the fight will draw
a gate of ut least $2,000,000.
Governor donauey ami other
Ohio officials were on edge all
week with the prosiiect of serious
trouble due to the determination of the
coal operators of tlie state to reopeu
their mines on a non-union basis.
The authorities ut all mining centers
were ready to do their liest to keep
the peace, and the governor was ready
to send troops Into the held as soon
as it was evident civil authority hud
fallen down. He urged the miners
and operators to reconvene ttielr wage
conference which ended in a dead
lock at Miami last spring, and asked
the co-operation In this plan of Gov
ernors Small of Illinois, Jackson of
Indiana and Fisher of Pennsylvania.
AMERICAN tourists In Italy hud a
tine time witnessing the eruption
of Mount Vesuvius, and throngs of
them climbed to the summit of the
volcano for a closer view of the sub
lime spectacle. Meanwhile the Inhab
itants of towns threatened by the out
pouring of lava were abandoning their
homes, though the director of the
Vesuvius observatory thought the vol
cano would soon return to normal.
Dowager queen marie of ru
mania was put on the Rumanian
pay roll at $125,000 a year by the na
tional council. The boy king, Michael
I. was grunted $110,000 a year. Small
er grunts were made to other mem
bers of the family of the late King
Ferdinand.
Premier Bratlano bus become vir
tual dictator of the country, for the
regency la composed of three weak
lings. Politically and militarily the i
premier Is taking the fullest measures
to frustrate any plans Prince Carol
may have for gaining the throoe.
^,e? Chicagoartt Plan
Flight Around World
Around the world In 20 days U the
"Pe of three Chicago men who plan
"tart about October L They ex
??ct to Hy east from Chicago In a
Pane designed there by a Chicagoan,
"nd to come back to Chicago fronv
west ?
Pilots are John H. Sayre Skoi*
!"*? thirty, and Nlmmo Black, thlrty
They plan to carry with them
' Passenger, Theodore Turnqulst, who
is fifty-one. None of them Is mar
ried.
Their itinerary as announced Is:
Chicago to London, nonstop in 42
hours.
London to Moscow, nonstop in 20
hours.
Moscow to Tobolsk, Siberia, nonstop
In 20 hours.
Tobolsk to Nicholaievsk. on the
Kamchatka peninsula, nonstop In 30
hours.
Nicholaiersk to Seattle, nonstop in
from 43 to 52 hours.
Seattle to Chicago, nonstop In 18
hours.
The plane, designed by ICoy Alters,
who years ago had one of the first
successes with gliders, will carry 730
gallons of gasoline, Turnqulst stated.
Hlaek was one of the first night
flyers and was a lieutenant In the air
seiwice during the war. Skcnlng also
Was a war flyer and la a graduate of
the government school of aerial navi
gation. Turnqulst la a real estate
broker and la secretary of the Com- '
j merrlal Aircraft association.
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WHY ?
JEAN WAS
. BLUE
(O by D. i. Walsh.)
JEAN I.EMAN was blue as Indigo.
As a matter of fact, she was Jeal
ous ? hopelessly, heart-breaklngly
Jealous. She stood at the ranch
house window, watching Perry ride
off with Phyllis Shannon, the baby
faced eastern girl, who had arrived
to be "Pa" Lemon's paying gnest for
a month. Phyllis was clad absurdly
In a smartly tailored broadcloth habit
and was 'riding Jean's own special
pony. Horeover Jean bad not been
consulted In the matter, so It was
simply adding Insult to Injury. Phyllis
was or pretended to be, a novice at
riding, and seemed to require con
siderable Instruction from her escort
Perry had been Pa Leman's right
hand man at the ranch for six months
now, and had spent most of his spare
hours during that time with Jean.
And yet he appeared to Jean's hurt
and bewildered eyes to be absolutely
delighted with his new role of guide
and Instructor to the pertly attractive
stranger.
Jean's eyes grew misty with tears
and her heart felt pitifully heavy as
she thought of the difference between
her present depression and her ex
cited happiness Just twenty-four hours
earlier. The evening before she had
gone with Perry, as she had gone
dozens of times, to see that the horses
were safe for the night Just before
they returned to the bouse Jean had
stumbled and was suddenly held tight
In Perry's strong arms. The very re
membrance of the kiss that followed
made Jean's heart beat faster even
now. It was her first kiss, and though
no words had been spoken, Jean had
lain awake for Into the night thrilled
with vision of a wedding and a pos
sible honeymoon In that far visionary
dty of New York. And now, this?
Perry had gone to meet the eastern
girl before Jean was up that morning
arid had been with her constantly
ever since, lie had no right to take
It for granted thnt Jean's pony should
he the one for Phyllis Shannon to
ride. She wished the girl had stayed
In the East, where she belonged.
Jean went to bed before the riders
returned. Perry's lnugb nnd a giggle
from Phyllis floated up to her Just as
she was dropping off to sleep and
kept her miserably nwake for hours.
Perry stopped her next morning to
ask:
"Not angry, are yon, Jean?" And
xucb a lump came Into Jean's throat
that she was helpless to answer and
turned back to hide her tears. Then
Phyllis claimed his attention, and
Jean didn't see him alone all day.
And so It went on for days, until
Jean was Just an aching bit of hope
less misery. Wanting desperately to
conceal her uniiapplness from Peri'y,
yet utterly unable to. be her old
natural self, she answered him so
shortly when he did speak to her that
he soon avoided her altogether. Some
times she fancied she saw s - hurt,
questioning look In his eyes, hut al
ways became convinced Inter that It
must have been her Imagination. Or
talnly he seemed to get along famous
ly with Phyllis, and Jean's resentment
toward the other girl grew Into a bit
terness that was more than dislike.
One evening Perry had ridden over
to a neighboring ranch on some busi
ness for Pa T.eman. Jean was Just
feeling a grim satisfaction In the
thought that at least Phyllis couldn't
be with him, when the eastern girl
came In, dressed for riding. She spoke
to Jean, coolly patronising.
"Saddle my pony, will you, Jean
I'm going to ride over to meet Perry.
The rage that suddenly surged Into
Jean's heart frightened her. She went
out of the house to the stable. She
hated the pretty eastern girl with
her plucked eyebrows and her too
red lips?what right had she to steal
away Jean's whole life's happiness?
"My pony," she said. It was Jean's
pony. Phyllis had appropriated the
pony as coolly as she had the man
Jean's eyes fell on the little horse
that Pa Letnan had recently brought
home for Perry to break In. It was
almost a counterpart In size and color
of Jean's own pony. He was becom
Ing accustomed to the saddle, but Pa
I^-man had forbidden Jean to ride
him. Jean's Hps were set In a deter
mined line, and her eyes gleamed dan
gerously. Phyllis would never know
the difference between the two ponies
In the dusky light of approaching
darkness. Let the patronizing little
eastern heartbreaker ride the forbfd
den pony and teat the value of the
riding lessons that Perry had given -
ber. She saddled the horse without
much difficulty and led him with heat
ing heart to the bouse, where she
helped Phyllis to mount and stood
watching her ride off. She was all
right while the pony was walking,
j but let her try to keep her seat once
- the horse broke Into gallop.
Then fallen the waves of anger
which had enveloped her hud sub
sided Jean was simply overwhelmed
with remorse. She thought site had
suffered before, but iier former misery
was nothing compared to the despair
that lllled her heart as a succession of
pictured disasters passed before her
menial vision. How could she have
been so utterly Insane? I'byllls would
be killed and Jean would be respon
sible. Should she saddle her own pony
and ride after her? But that would
be a confession. There was nothing
else she could do. It was quite dark
now and she stood In the doorway,
straining her eyes to see across the
sage brnsh. Just walling and waiting
?for what, she hardly dared, to think.
When, at last, she heard some one
riding toward the house she turned
cold with apprehension. It was I'erry
?Perry, holding a limp ligure on the
saddle before him! Jean could scarce
ly force herself to walk down the
steps to meet him as lie came toward
her with Phyllis In his arms. Her
voice was faint with terror?
"Oh, Perry! She's not?killed?"
Perry shook his head and pushed
past her Into the house. Jean followed
blm up the stairs and watched in ter
rltled silence while he laid the un
conscious girl on the bed. Then Per
ry dashed off for lite nearest doctor
and Jean sat beside Phyllis In an
agony of suspense, sending nut little
wordless prayers for the girl's recov
ery. It was terrible to think that,
loving Perry as she did, she was per
haps responsible for the wrecking of
bis happiness. How could she ever
atone?
Perry und the doctor nunc at lust.
The minutes drugged Into hours while
Jeun and Perry walled oulslde the
bedroom door. Then, when the doctor
opened the door and gave Jean a re
assuring smile Jean's face went white
and she swayed unsteadily. Perry
looked at her surprised?
"Why. Jean, did she mean so much
to you?"
The doctor told them that Phyllis
was badly bruised, hut there was
nothing serious, und left tfieui.
Jean turned to Perry?"If you only
knew!"
Perry said hesitatingly: "It was
sort of lucky that I happened along
when I did. Miss Phyllis had dis
mounted and was walking too close
to the cliff above the river?"
Jean's eyes widened anil sle
clutched at Perry's hands.
"Do you menn that the horse didn't
throw her?that she fell herself?"
Then as Perry nodded she sighed,
deeply In relieved thankfulness and
went on:
"Perry I know now that I only want
you to he happy?"
Perry's face lighted up. und he put
his arms quickly around licr.
"Well, Jean. I guess you know what
I need to make me happy."
"But I thought?that Phyllis?"
I'erry laughed Joyously. "Why. you
little goose?do you mean to say lliut
you're been Jealous? And all the time
I thought you were angry heentise I
kissed you!"
And so. with Iheir second kiss, nil
of Jean's "blue devils'* f tiled away to
purts unknown and life tixik on a
roseate hue once more.
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Nothing to Brag Of
At a plantation on the Savannah
river, where he was a cues). I)r, S.
Weir Mitchell and his host were en
joying their after-dinner cigar and
commenting on the hcaullcs of the
scenery, when tlu moon rose over the
bayou. The doctor exclaimed:
"took at that great, mellow, warm,
tropical moon, big as a cartwheel, (,'p
In Vermont that moon wouldn't be big
ger than a pint cup and It would he ull
hung over with Icicles."
Doctor Mitchell gazed rapturously
on the moon and continued:
"I don't wonder that the South de
velops tem[>eratnent. that poets and
artists and orators come from the
South when you have that beautiful
mellow moon to look at"
The colonel gazed sudly on the moon
and replied:
"You like that moon, doctor? You
Just orler seen that moon bofo' the
wait."
The New Science
Secretary I'urker Moon, of lite New
York Academy of Political Science,
was discussing the enormous cam
paign expendllures of certain catidl
dates.
"I'liese chaps." he ai-.d. "don't seem
to understand political economy."
Then he laughed and went on:
"A boy said to his father:
"'Pop. what's political economy,
anyhow?'
"'Political economy Y said the fa
ther. 'Why. any fool ought to know
that political economy la the science
of not huyln' any more votca nor pay
In' no higher for 'em than wot you
actually need.'"
Garrulous Spouse
Krown?It's a gi>od rule to think
before you S|K>ak
Jones?Yea. but fortunately It Isn't
compulsory or my poor wife would
hare brain fag.?ISostoo Transcript
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\XMArT TO see
JN TOKfO ^
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A Studious Tokyo Newsboy.
(Prepared by the National Ooo^raphle
Society, Washington. D. C.)
TO GET a mental picture ot
Tokyo one must hold clearly In
mind that Jnpan'a capital la
not reully a city but a collec
tion of town* and villages, groan to
gether. These settlements preserve
their entity..In..Xbe _l3?."?'nrds" fre
quently mentioned In dlsputchea re
lating events In the city.
Tokyo has a pecullur sentimental
tie with our own national capital, be
cause 'lie Japanese cherry blossom
trees In Potomac park. In Washing
ton, constituted a gift to us, which
was recognized by sending to Tokyo
a consignment of American dogwood
trees. There they form an annual
magnet for thousands of Japanese res
idents at the time of their blooming.
When one sails up the bay of
Tokyo to Yokohama, and buys a rail
road ticket to Tokyo, he senses the
distinctive group form of Japan's
capital. ,Kor the ticket reads "Shina
gnwa," or "Shlnbnshl," not "Tokyo.".
The Imperial palace Is In the aristo
cratic ward, or "Ku," known as Ko
Jltnochl-Ku. In this palace, originated
hy Ota Dokwnn In 14ofi, formerly lived
the Tokngunra Shoguns. This palace
bears witness to the frequent casual
ties of Tokyo; It often was burned,
the last time In 1873. It Is not ac
cessible to the public. A Japanese
guide-book naively says, "Ordinary
people are allowed to approuch only
as far as the end of the first bridge
outside the outer gate." The pnluee
grounds'are surrounded hy two moats;
I the perimeter of the outer one Is
about live tulles. In this ward also Is
the central railway station, with
I buildings occupying two acres. One At
four entrances Is reserved for the use
of the Imtierlul family.
The I.atln quarter of Tokyo lies In
Kanda-Ku. II'*re Is the Tokyo Higher
Commercial school, the first school of
that kind established hy the govern
ment when It launched upou a policy
of adopting westein business methods.
I.'pon the grounds of this school grow
pine trees which are survivors of the
grove standing there wlieq the school
tract was part of the Hhogun's pleas
ure park. This ward also Is famous
for a willow-tree thoroughfare. Its
secondhand clothes stores, and a
Shinto shrine which dates to the
eighth century.
it i. ?? "orrieisi" citv
Willi.- euch ward retains distinctive
characteristics of the time when it
wan n separate town, and each hag Ita
own business aeotlon, Tokyo aa a
whole haa a distinctive Individuality,
ft la an "official'' city, and frankly no.
Ofilchil hours, official guides, otllrla!
guide hooka and official aeaaona for
varlona sight* nnd acenea are officially
proclaimed. Von come away with a
aenae of having been officially con
ducted rtirongh a fairyland of cherry
bl.-aaoma, of nolay lotug flowera that
bloom with a detonation, of dell's
festivals, of IJelsha girl dancea.
The old atirrlTea alongside the new.
The Gelalin girl contlnuea to perform
tliough the cafeteria haa made Ita ad
rent In Tokyo. The Geisha girl la an
Inatltutlon hard for the western mind
to comprehend. Her most comparable
functionary In the western world was
the court Jester?long alnce passed
away. She la a modern prototype of
the private entertainers of wealthy
medieval nobles. She la of a class dif
ferent from the women of Japan who
cling to their seinlseelualon amid the
Inroads of modernism; but she la not
of the type which westerners class
as the demimonde.
Ilestaurants and tea bouses In
Tokyo etlll have their Geisha girls.
The Japanese business man. student
official, or visiting fanner are the
patrons. More often It Is a party of
men friends whom the Geisha girt en
tertains with song, dunce and mono
logue, and for whom she acta as a
sort of hostess.
Custom does not All these restau
rants with husbands and wives, men
and their fiancees, or friends of op
posite sexes, as in America. But the
wish to have members of the other
apx present Is Just as strong In Japan
as elsewhere. Hence the Geisha girl.
Outside the pervading sense of offi
cial regulation there Is Infinite variety
In Tokyo. Exclusive Kajlmachl Is very
different from bourgeolse Kanda.
Busy, hustling Mlhoinbnshl, with Its
"Broadway" and "Billingsgate" Is a
far cry from Shlba, village of the
tower gate and giant hill, native res
taurants and distinctive dances.
Easy To Find Your Way Around.
For the humble traveler by the
train, It Is exceedingly difficult to get
lost in Tokyo. Each car Dears the
number of Its route and inside, at the
place where, in America, one would
see hosiery and washing powder ad
vertisements. there Is a comprehen
sive inup of the city criss-crossed and
circled by lines of many colors cor
responding to the numbered routes.
A knowledge of the language Is super
fluous. From the guide-book map. or
bolter from the free map furnished by
the Japan Tourist bureau, which
seeks to make Japanese travel de
lightfnl, one locates the place he seeks
and the place where he stands. Then
It Is a mere matter of matching num
bers and colors to any spot within the
clrculur railway which forms the rim
of the transportation wheel.
This Idea of placing a map of the
city In the cars themselves instead
of on some sequestered wall around
the station may rob the traveler of
the cultnral advantages of tempting
pictures of butter and motor cars, but
It makes It easy to wnnder from vil
lage to village within the city limits
with the minimum of delay and sign
language.
Mhombnshl Is a principal business
quarter of the city, although each of ^
the wards Is more Independent, com
mercially, than the various sections of
moot cities. The center of Nihom
bnahl and of Tokyo, is the bridge
which In olden times was a measuring
point for distunces to places through
out the empire. Formerly It was
wood: It was rebuilt In 1911 of gran
ite. It is the thoroughfare from each
end of this bridge which popularly Is
known as "Broadway."
In Xlhombnshi Is the Bank of Japan,
occupying a building especially de
signed to be earthquake-proof. One
part of the building has three stories
underground for strong boxes, and
this part can be flooded as protection
against Ore. In this same section of
modern banks and office buildings Is a
Shinto shrine where charms are dis
pensed which are supposed to be ef
ficacious in such diverse emergencies
as shipwreck, child delivery and being
the victim of a liar.
"Newspaper Row" Is in Kyobaslil
Ku. Here are practically all the prin
cipal Journals. Shiba-Ku contains the
mortuary temples of the Tokugawa
Shognns. A concession to foreign vis
itors is indicated by the announce
ment. "Boots need not be taken off, as
covers are provided to slip over
them."
In Azahu-Ku is a Buddhist temple,
memento of the years before Shinto
ism took firm hold. Sblntolam has
been kept alive In Japan from the
dawn of the empire. Tokyo, as Japan's
capital, became a stronghold of Shln
tolsm because officialdom of Japan
support It ardently.
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