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Show Prevailing Opinions I Comment of the American Pratt 1 Edward Gray. In which hs repeats, tlms and again, that ths war would bavs been lost by ths allies If ths United Butts had aot backed them from ths beginning with money and munitions, and, finally, with men. Ths allies hsd esrrled aa tha war for nearly three years before ths Unltsd States formally and officially entered It but It was ths Unltsd Ststes which tsrmlnstsd It victoriously for them by whst J. L Garvin calls Its "decisive intervention." in-tervention." Detroit Frss Press. Incher Are you aa Incher? Probably you cannot anawsr offhand, aot being sure Just what la msant by ths term. An Incher Is ens who goes through life steeling a few Inches hsre and a few inches there. Inches hs uiually does not need snd which In all probability never do him any goad at all. A clear sxampls Is ths pedestrian pedes-trian who, when halted at a corner cor-ner by ths red light steps eff the curb snd inchss out Inte the street Hs blocks ths way ef Bute-mobiles Bute-mobiles trying to go slong ths street In front ef him; they must vser out toward ths renter te get by. And be delays traffic by being In ths wsy of cars that want to turn ths corner. Then bs scuttles en across ths Instant ths first bell rings, er even before, depending upon good brskss and quick action ac-tion by rapidly approaching cars. After thst bs will likely stop and gue Idly la a shop window in ths next block, er at mea working la a bole In the street for a much longer time than ths few seconds hs gsinsd by Inching at ths corner. cor-ner. Another Incher Is thst csr driver who, likewise stopped by ths light Inchss his machine out Into the crosswalk, 1st it start rolling In anticipation of the signal sig-nal to go, and starts te race across ths intersection a van before the signal comas. Too often a fool rushing nowhere ta da nothing when hs geu there. Don't be an Incher. Control your Impatience, live longer, ge farther, far-ther, de more, and ba happier. Portland Oregonlaa. W Won th War Why. st this lets data, should the British house of lords be "startled" to hear oaa of lu members mem-bers admit that Great BriUia would not have emerged a victor from the World war "except for assistance from the United Btstss before and after her entrance"? en-trance"? Ths rest ef the world has known that for a good many ysars Gsorgs Msrsulay Trsvslyan has Just published a biugrspby of Sir ' Kiplinq't Contempt of America The Intense dislike ef America, which characterised ths declining Kipling, found IU expression In hie autobiography, recently published. pub-lished. It is painful la Americana ta reflect thst Kipling considered us to be a rude, even boorish, snd "declvillBed" people. He admired us, with reservations natural ta his nationality, when be was a younger man. Hs msrrltd aa American woman and for soma time lived among us. Kipling's son nsvsr came back from the great war. Not even the manner of his dsath nor ths disposition dis-position of bis remains is known. Hs may bavs b-en obliterated by a bursting shell. Hs may hsvs sunk beneath ths mire ef a shsll hols. And Kipling. In hit loss, grew angry with America, for ws were laggard. In hla opinion, to enter ths war. and so In soms part wsrs responsible for his grsat sorrow. Ths memory ef Kipling is aa enduring en-during thing In this country. Ws are sorry thst bs died despising us. Somehow it mars ths grsstness of ths msn. But our liking for Kipling Is Indifferent to thst What splendid hours hs bss glvsa us snd shsll give. N. Y. HERALD-TRIBUNE Camera Hobby The Literary Digest estimates thsrs ars mors than 1000 000 camera owners In ths United Btstss. and that these use up 1SO0 tons of film and T000 tons of printing paper annually. No wonder tha Eastman Kodak company rscently announced a yearly wags Increase of 11.800 000 plus bonuses of tl.lll.SM for 137. Amateur photography Is big business In Itself. Add ths movies and commercial photographers and the thing becomes colossal. And why not? Photography la fun, and cameras can be bought for as little as M esnu up to almost al-most as much aa anyone wants ts pay. Ths cost of films, development develop-ment and printing Is low, and the fact that most amateur pictures grade from poor to fair is nothing against photography as a hobby. Ths greater part of ths enjoyment Has In the effort, as it docs In most fishing In California todsy. Sacrsrsf nto Bee, |