Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-27
tieIicon Hall on the Hoof Sin
cIaif's Latest Venture.
MILL TOUR TWO CON TlNENTs

York Times from Battle Greek. Mich. 81
The author Of The Jungle" who IS M
at the sanitarium in Battle Creek With
his family. has revived his cooperative
colony. but with many new and even 9
more unconventional features thar
those which made the Englewood
(N. ~ venture SO widely known. This
new plan will see the novelist at the
head of a caravan of wagons which
will convey the several families, some
of them formerly 4 Wellers at Helicon
Hall in a tour that win last. it is de
c1ared. for several years,
The families will have maids and
governesses and a stenographer- They
viii have tents galore They viii ess NJ
cape they say, landlords dats. mp
ed cities and all the ills Of ciyiliEatio
and will go back to nature, taking
with them. however, all the good
things Of civilization. Battle Greek has
! been selected as the rendezvous. sisfs
| This will be Helicon Hall ON the
hoof, Utopians on a trek" said Upten
Sinclair when questioned as to his lat
est venture. We will start the list Of
| January In southern California ana
work our way up the coast probably
as far as Oregon, taking the whole
summer or the whole year if necessary
| to the job. Then we win cross over
/ into England and then to the CONT
4 nent, seeing France, Italy. Belgium,
! Germanygoing anywhere and every
/ where, in fact, as our fancies dictate. 4
Why do you not rebuild Helicon
Hall Do you count that q failure2'
. ..On the contrary, have always
Il counted Helicon Hall success, I" said
Mr. Sinclair, tseven though we did not
have time enough to prove 1t to the
t world. That we do not rebuild Is mot
because all the people would not be
j glad to return, but because there Ia no
one who has time to superintend the
work. I cannot give my time, because
want to write. n
!, what we are planning now; 10 d
= small group, of intimate friends. We
a expect to be free of most OF the probs
t / lens that perplexed us at Helicon Hal,
e. from plumbers and carpenters, steam
5 heat and taxes 1t VIII be a practical
i protest against landlords. and also,
|. needless to say, 1t will be freproof. !"
Y | ''Your children will be cared for CO.
e operatively?" Mr.. Sinclair was asked
o "Most certainly he said That was
e one thing at Helicon Hall which every
~ one agreed was an overwhelming sue
S cess. The children decided that for
}. themselves. 1t will be an ideal life
/ for the children, for we shall be out
: Of doors all the time. and they win
:. have q sort of perpetual panorama,
t with something new to see every day.
+ Whenever we come to a place that we
u like we shall camp as long as we wish,
I We can have great deal more free
/ dom of every sort than we could have
Y at Helicon Hall.
/, $"We shall never trouble ourselves
g about what other people win think Of
the women OF our party, who will
| wear sensible costumes. That is one
Of the reasons why am never hap
a py in the city because Of starched
:, shirts and collars. The last time T
: tried to wear a flannel shirt in New
e York the hallboy of my mothers apart
n ment house refused to let me In the
a elevator, and Jack London told me
n, that one of the consequences OF his
V protest against starched linen was that
n porter about once month. cannot
+ knock down porters, SO I prefer to live
. in tent" @ FL, .
n .'Do you plan this as permanent
n: way of living"
II "Most assuredly. 1 do not see why
Il not do not think that any of us viii
h ever feel like going back to conven-
y tional life again. Michael Williams
4 and want to go over to Wales and
! see the summer camp of the Fabian
! Socialists and meet Wells and Bernard
Shaw; also we have an Invitation to
E Warwick castle, where the Countess
y of Warwick, Socialist, has asked as
If to come 53
10 'The new colony will be vegetarian,
q Cor had enough of running meat
Ig eating establishment at Helicon Hail.
" You have no idea of the trouble with
1t cooks and the varying tastes of the
people,
,u aHow many will be in your party r.
,e 'tAbout a dozen people. There are a
p couple of other families who are try.
ing to arrange to join us, but am moi
certain whether they will SO or not
lg We shall have couple of men to help
S. with the hard work. though of course
is everybody will do his share OF the
ia chores, I know a couple OF young
i. poets who think VIII enjoy the lark
te The only thing that troubles us Is thai
to we have not got musician. Perhaps
Of If you mention that = said Mr.. Sinclair
. laughing. s.some one win see It and
volunteer. =
ta Eggs Used as Legal Tender.
ae Because Of the scarcity OF small cur
rency at zanesfieid, OF. eggs have beel