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WHAT ELLEN GLASGOW SAYS.

Ellen Glasgow. trhose Life aud GnbrFnn' Is ne Of the leading novels
Of the spring. has started a discussion By stating that contemporary English
norcls are superior to American nes She Oircs this reason:
I think the reasonf for this s that Americans demand from u writer's,
as " re demand from our politicians and in general from those who theoreti-
cany are u lei OF light and leading. a evasive tdeansm instead Of Q
straightforward facing Off realities. In England the demand IL for a direct
and sincere Interpretation of life. and that is what the noveMsas Of England.
especially the younger nov ensts, are making But what the American pub
many Of them. are eager to meet this demand.
THAT is what the people want-a sugary philosophy. utterly without
n basis in logic os human experience They want false optimism. and
they want It to ne uttered by a picturesque whimsical character in humor-
ms dialect. Books made according to this recipe sell BY the hundreds Of
thousands
81 don't know which is the more tragic. the fact that a desire for this
sr OF literary pabulum exists or the fact that there are SO many writer's
wtninG to satisfy that desire But do know that the widespread enthu-
siasm for this sort OF writing is tho reason for the inferoriy NJ " novels
to those OF England. And think that this evasive ideansm. this preference
for n pretty sham instead If tho truth. is evident not only in literature but
in every phase OF American life"
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HENRY KlTCHELL. WEBSTER

There can't he any doubt. OF course.
that the cvasive idcalism Miss GLASGOW
has so brilliantly described tho sham.
shoddy. sugary optimism. which has its
basis no; In hunian experience hut in
what people Hike MIR, Bryan prefer to
bc'ieve'--suIrlies an enormous demand
Whether America m~oropolizcs this sort,
of thing as completely AS Miss GLASGOW
thinks Is perhaps open To question,
Certainly the English novclis,s whom,
we take as representatives and whose
superiority to our own We mus, acknowl-
edge do not supply the whole of tho
English reading public with their fric-
tional fare, The United Kingdom con-
suines tons of trashy sentimentality and
the demand for 1t is largely supplied h,
English writer's whom We over here
never hear Of, II is also true that We
have in this country \ public which de
mands of it's literary artists a., honest
Interpretation of life. TIE difercuc" is
that In England the honest work is taken
az representative, " lille in America il IL
not.
doubt 10 any one explanation can
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FAMOUS WRITERS
UPHOLD AND DENY
THE
"When Was This Match Played, and Who Were the
Oficials?" Asks Tarkington-"The People Are
Gun Shy" Says Amelie Rives.

I have seen this dogmatirally stated
30 often IN the past two years that N
has sometimes seemed that everybody
was suddenly speaking the same piece.
well come from the same book.
Supporting the Nat dogmas Of our dis
tingu!shed novelist We commonly and q
number OF underlying assumptions:
which. unluck.ly, remain to this day as
sunlpt!ons st.ll. Thus II seems to be con-
stantly taken for granted that 'senti-
lnentalisin." say, is a concrete and
measurable thing, like red paint: that
truth Is as obvious and recognizable
as a brown derby that the ''philosophy
o: !ife,' roughly described as ''pessimism''
is obviously truth. and the philosophy
known as optimism" no less obviously
false that great artists are invariably
'~pessimistic" or realistic" while
Optimism or romance Is a palpable
tin horn played by charlatans to tickle
the poor rahhle. and so m
All these hypothesis. with the theory
OF the novel built Upon them. may be
perfectly sound and dernonstrable Still
we are right to want to see them demon.
strated occasionally. and that We never
see. In especial We want to see nome
attempt at definition Of terms. that We
may urderstan nd more clearly what II il
that lovers OF Englani's little masters
are so constantly telling us for our
souls good In point OF fact, what ID
"sentimcrtalism?" What are Optimism
and "rcsslmism"" When Miss Glasgow
deplorcs the "evasive ideallsm' OF
American noyclists. does she mean to
say that all idealism is "evasive' or
only those manifestations Of idealism
which she herself happens not to believe
in? And what is tho false optimism"
of which She speaks? Everybody OF
course i against false optimism in all
my dsNs have heard no one say a
WORD Tor IT. ino question rs whether all
optimism ,tud | hate the shabby word
as much as anybody is false IL not,
VINO is tho judge between the various
brands AS for our critics. though they
speak with strong confidence. they seldom
give us a convincing peep at their secret
touchstoucs. What Is truth, TO come
right down ~ f." That question Mas
asked a long time ago, and still waits
an answer.
\ great mn'r brilliant men and
women. whose lives are in their coun-
try history. have been 'optinists'' and
"cvasive idealistS.' That is TO say. they
have profoundly believed that life had a
meaning and a beneticent one. and they
have strangely regulated their personal
lives in respouSe to al ideal which
they never saw, took up in the land.
tasted or rang upon a counter. These
re- sons may have been ludicrously de-
ceivcd, A great many sophomores have
been 'pessimists,' "realists' to their
simple marrows. youths sad and dark
with the knowledge that life Ia a SHAM
and, II need hardly be added. the utter
reverse Of a pretty sham" Most Of
them etill catch il like the measles. Tho
~sophomorcs may have been. and may
he. profoundly right. Maybe We shall
know NOR" Of This hereafter maybe not,
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There ar. ,hree or four. perhaps. that
deserve 80 be picked up 1Ai looked at
The FIRST Of them Is d'nllrrit,. We have
extended the doctrine that al men we're
created free and equal ~ many various
ways. We take the truth to be self
evident that one mans judgment Is as
GOOD az another's In any department Of
life. We're Suspicious OF experts, In all
matters of aesthetics we're completely
tolerant OF the man WHO knows what tie
likes. We attach Il frightful odiun 70
any pretence 90 superiority, And the
consequence IS we haven't any body OF
effective criticism. The effect upon the
novelist Of this lack hardly needs point
ing out. Vie works a. everybody else
does. for some sort of reward. and unless
ho is AN absolutely first class genius the
,eward mus, be, in part. exterior to him
self. And the only thing to induce him
T. foregc the pc-in!ary rcward o! tho
enormous public that likes sugar and
ss,ice and everything nice is the POSSIBLE
itv of another reward from a smaller,
but admittedly superior. public that de-
nlands pcneti alton and sincerity.
The second reason is that We are,
averaging tho whole country. only two
generations away from the pioneers
from men ana women Ia whom the q n
quest of the harcs, and most material
Nl'Il'a w " Nv : 1sHN. ill' 4IE t'Il-
Germ. Reflection is the product either OF
leisure and comfort or of resignation.
1t does not accompany the eager pur-
suit of an unachIevei hope.
So until our society j. older and more
static, until We have a secure class At
the top and a resigned class at the bot
tom, our best men. our most highly encr-
gizcd. imaginative men, are not likely 10
bend their energies to novel writing.
'Islan ,r,rp, .fI ,la I'm. vim. .i,,,. NKtIl on
tina" I" -.t drawn into utl.i ,hntu.is.
our best brains VIII sun go, mostly. into
business. In tho main. il viii ,outiuic
To he the slightly under cnerglzcd ones
of us VINO decide TO pursue literature
and the fine arts.
! have got one reason moro. That is,
that our best pubic is still. 70 adopt
Srandcr Matthew's phrase. Colonial. II
stiil turns an anxious face toward Eng
and, II is still trrinlluuSiN tluurouS
about according ~ need of rrats" 10
ANY good thing that docs rot come 10 rs
with the stamp of England : apprI al,
Granted two works If equal merit. one
10y an English N ON" hN an American
novelist, tho English novel VII! he gem
crouslN, the American grudginSly,
praised Ru' the oolonia',s'n OF our
best public has 4 more important result
than this. II puts n premium on the
sort Of American work That nclan VIII
praise that Is. upon genre work. The
novelist who devotes himself to life
among the lowly, TO New England VII
lagos. southern plantations. western
mining camps-to representations or
America that England considers charac-
teristica'ly American, has n pretty GOOD
chance of being taken seriously. But the
novelist Nho prcsuncs ia writ" about
our cultivated, or our moderately Guilt
.Hny . aLsG 81 tvtla IA la. go HFao
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AMERICAN READING
PUBLIC BLAMED o.
FALSE
Miss Glasgow's Charge Is Answered-"My Attitude Not
So Much One of Criticism as of Faith and
Hope" Says Winston Churchill.

with ever having written anything IN
sincere or indirect.
What the American publ, seems to
desire" Miss Glasgow continues. "is the
cheapest sort OF sham optimism 1t
is human nature" to desire optim-
ism in anybody-in a doctor. or n
friend. or a farm hand. or a dog.
OF course. 'the public" desires OPP
timism in a book. and IL wants not
the cheapest sort of sham OPTIMISM"
but the finest sort Of genuine optimism
that IL can understand. Naturally. the
average understanding isn't the highest
understanding nevertheless, the writer
WIN stoops to conquer doesn't conquer.
Miss Glasgow is sorry that there are so
many writer's willing TO supply the de.
mand for "sugary philosophy" hut those
writer's are not only willing to supply
they are inspired to supply. They aren't
superior people turning the trick for
money. as Miss Glasgow seems To- think
they are giving the best that IL In them"
They take their art splemnly. Among
them are the most Author authors alive.
Speaking m~ysteriously but out OF my
Christian duty ! would remark that II
Miss Glasgow hasn't heard about some
things she is missing a Treat.
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William Allen White, author
of Gods Puppets"
(Macmillan.)

can literature and make II really honest
and representative TO make Of fiction a
serviceable instrument rather tina the
plaything it has become-th!s seems to
me the serious business OF the immedi-
ate future. And now let's all stop this
f~oolishness and Join in singing The STAR
Spangled Banner and wire our Con-
gressmen to get down TO brass tacks or
the preparedness question.
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no better ideals. The rag Of the spirit
Is not only at half mast-it 10 down in
the dust.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-01-14
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, guardian of the person
and property of Gale Armstrong, a
minor, will sell at private sale for
cash on Monday, the 18th day of
January, 1916, at 1000 o'clock in
the forenoon OF said day at the AL
bion State bank in Albion, Whitman
County, State of Washington, the fol-
lowing described property which is
situated in the town of Albion, Whit
man County, State of Washington,
to-wit: Lot /, Block IA, First Syndi-
cate Addition to the Town of Guy
tnow Albion). Sealed bids in writ
ing for the above described property
Will be received up to and including
the said 18th day of January, 1916,
at said bank, at which place and at
the hour named, said bids will be
opened and said sale made, provided
however, that the undersigned here
by reserves the right to reject any
and all bids therefor.
The sale of said property will be
made by me, under and by virtue of
an order of the Superior Court of the
County of Whitman. State of Wash
lngton, made and entered on or about
the gath day of December, 1915, in
the Matter of the Guardianship of
Gale Armstrong. a Minor.
BERTHA V. THRASHER.
Guardian.
John w. Mathews.
Attorney for Guardian.
Jar.7-l2
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Walla Walla
NNnch nnnnnaka.. q tntE

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Walla Walla
Wash, December II, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Nora
F. Bishop, for the heirs of Clarissa
M. O'Dell, deceased, of Bishop,
Wash, who, on December Is, 1910,
made homestead entry, No. O4826,
for neg neg, Sec. "a. 7. 10 NJ, R.
4S E., lots l, 2, neg nwq section 10,
township 13 NJ, range "A E., Will
annette meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make five-year proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Homer L. Post, U. S.
commissioner, at his office, at
Asotin, Washington, on the 25th day
of January, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses.
George Morgan of Bishop, Wash.
George Boone of Wawawai, Wash.
Thomas Batty of Wawawai, Wash.
Percy Bishop of Bishop, Wash.
Not coal land.
FRED NJ. HEDGER,
Register.
Dec. 24-Jan. 81
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SEQ Duthis for all kinds Of
es7ssr. spr2tf
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Walla Walla,
Wash, December 90, 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that Wal
ter McKensie. of Bishop, Washing
ton, who, on April Is, 1915, made
Homestead Entry, No. 0644S, for sh
seq, seq swq, Section 10, nwq neg,
Section 80, Township 10 NJ, Range
IA E., Willamette Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Commu-
tation Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before William
A. Inman, U. S. Commissioner, at his
office at Colfax, Washington, on the
9TH day of February, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Leonard NJ. Bowman, George Nor
gan, Odell Bishop, w. B. Channell,
all of Bishop, Washington.
FRED M. HEDGER,
dec31-jan2S Register.
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EVANSVILLE

Word was received of the birth
of daughter on January 4 to MIR.
and Mrs. A. n. Bryant of Bull,
Idaho. Mrs. Bryant was formerly
Miss Winnie Brown
MIR. and Mrs. Sherman Brannon
and five children were Sunday guests
at the Charles Vollmer home,
A shower was given last Friday
evening at the Evansville Grange
hall in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r.
Rucker. short program was rem
dered and supper served. after which
the evening was spent in dancing.
The young people received many use
full and beautiful presents.
Mrs. John Swall and two children
spent from Sunday until Saturday of
last week at the home of her sister
in-law, Mrs. Scott Getchel.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fulfs spent
Friday night at the Max Heinrich
home, while on the way to Cotton to
spend few days with Mrs. Fulfs
mother, Mrs. Jacob Bauer,
Mrs. Minnie Bryant is spending a
few days at the home of her mother
Mrs. A. +. Carrothers. while recuper-
ating from a slight operation on her
nose.
Mrs. r. T. Morris and son, Harry
drove to Almota Thursday to visit
her mother, Mrs. A. p. r. Keith, re-
turning Friday
Frank Young was called to Mon
arch, Mont. Sunday by telegram, an
nouncing the death OF his sister, Mrs.
Joe Morris.
Mrs r. T. Morris on last Friday
evening gave party in honor of her
nephew, Glen Kellogg, at the c. O..
Kellogg home at which about 25 of
his school friends were present.
Mr.. Roy Haxton is on the sick list
this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Bush and
daughter visited on Spring flat last
Sunday.
Miss Carrie Morse is spending the
week at the Story home in the alb
sence of Mr.. and Mrs. Fulfs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Snyder and
three children spent Sunday after
noon at the John Klemgard home.
Mr.. John Klemgard and son,
Hudson. spent Sunday evening at the
V l.. Higgins home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Rucker are
moving to the Ed Ryan place, where
they will make their home this sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Spence and
daughter. Katherine, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Olson, two chill
dren and Mr.. Olson's mother, Mrs.
u. G. Olson. spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Lybecker
Mr.. Frank Wilson had very seri-
Gus accident Sunday when coming
up the Almota canyon. The sled up
set, throwing Mr.. Wilson. his hired
man, Dick Marshall, and his two
sons, Wayne and Chester, over a
bank about 10 feet high, severely
spraining one of Mr.. Wilson's ankles
and also one of Mr.. Marshall's an
kles. Both men were taken to Pull
man Sunday night for medical as
sistance. They are both obliged to
travel on crutches.
Messrs. Higgins. Klemgard and
Huston butchered Ia hogs on Mon
day at the Higgins slaughter house.
The worst storm known in this
country for years passed over on
Monday. 1t seemed to be a very
severe dust storm accompanied by
snow. The mercury fell as low as
IA degrees below zero Monday night.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-01-14

Snider's tomato soup-full pound
cans. Toe.
EMERSON'S
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNT

In the Superior Court of Whitman
County, State of Washington.
In the Matter of the Estate of Peter
c. and Lena Klemgard, both de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given that John
NJ. Klemgard, administrator of the
estate of Peter C. and Lena Klein
gard, both deceased, has rendered
and presented for settlement and
filed in said court his final account
OF his administration of said estate.
and that Friday, the 4th day of Feb
ruary, 1916, at the hour of 10000
o'clock a. m. of said day, at the court
room of said Court. in the City of
Colfax. Whitman County. State of
washington. has been duly appointed
by the said court for the settlement
cf said account and distribution of
said estate, at which time AID place
any person interested In sa;i estate
may appear and file his exceptions in
writing to said account ami Contest
the same.
Dated January 6, 1916.
b. +. MANRING,
Clerk.
By NJ. P. Bellinger, Deputy.
John w. Mathews,
Attorney for Estate.
Jan.7-2S.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-01-14
AT THE STAR

Graft" claimed to be one of the
greatest serials ever written, which
exposes the graft of the big cities,
will open at the Star theatre Satur-
day evening. Eighteen of the ma
tons most famous authors had a
hand in the preparation of the story,
which features Hobart Henley and
Jane Novak.
Guarding Old Glory" Il fiye-reel
production, showing Uncle Sam S
fighting men and equipment, will oc-
cupy the boards Monday evening.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-01-14
FOR COLD MORNINGS
Dec. 24-Jan. 81

These snappy mornings can you
Imagine piping hot dish of Juno
pancakes with a pitcher of pure
maple syrup before you when you
look at the cold world outside. A
cup of steaming Golden West" cot
fee will put this breakfast in your
memory Tor all day. jan14
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1t will pay you to buy your gro
eeries in quantities-by the dozen or
the case. You will be surprised at
the savings you can make. Phone 80.
Jan IA c. r. SANDERS co.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-01-14

first honors in the School of Theology.
was pastor of the largest Methodist
Episcopal church in New Eneland at
DePauw University at thirty-six, and
was elected bishop at forty-one years
of age, when most preachers are be-
ginning to gain recognition in the
church. He is che of the greatest
and most noted bishops, and perhaps
the best speaker among them all. lie
will speaL here this season
lghes will comprise the second num-
ure will be delivered next Monday
UNI. Season tickets admit; other
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-01-14

We will give a demonstration on
Saturday afternoon of grapefruit
marmalade. It's delicious and very
economical to make. The lady in
charge will tell you all about it.
C. r. SANDERS CO, Phone 80.
jan14
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS

DIR. ID. II. CAMPBELL
Physician and Surgeon
Office in First National Bank bldg.
Office phone 80
Residence phone
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DIR. u. G. kinney
Successor to DR.. Ed Mcguire
Office at Whites Drug Store
Residence 3O1 Colorado st,
residence Phones: City Sc; Farm
ers SO r
Office phones: 1875 both phones
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- HE career of Bishop Edwin II.
Hughes of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. one of the biz
church men Of the nation, whose
lectures are upholding the high
standard of the Lyceum set in the
days of the patrarehs of the move
ment, reads like a romance, and
is a constant inspiration to the youth
of the country. From winner OF ora
torical contests il college, he took
A lecture by Bishop Edwin II. II
Der on the lecture course. The lee
evening, January II, in the auditor
admission 35 cents.
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lEIIII1iIiIIiI!EI

The best 25c stockings in America.
Ladies' and childrens Wayne knit
and Pony.
EMERSON'S.
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Hoosier school shoes cost no more
and wear better.
EMERsoN's.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-20
MONTENEGRO CONTINUES WAR
SPAIN BEING WATCHED
Donna The Ma,afanaorrioe have

Rome. - The MontenegTins have
resumed hostilities against Austria,
according to official statement Mon
tenegrin minister informed Italian
foreign Office King Nicholas and the
Montenegro government have re-
fused all Austrian peace terms.
Londonderry move by Spanish
government is being watched closely
by allies. Though officially discred-
tied rumor persists in London that
Spain is making secret preparations
to invade Portugal if she believes
England has her hands full with
Germany and cannot go to Portu-
gals assistance. Such course would
at once range King Alfonso beside
the kaiser as an enemy of allies.
London. - Gen. Aylmer's forces,
marching to the relief of British sur
rounded at -El-Amara, advanced
to within seven miles of Kut-M-
Amara without coming in contact
with the enemy.
London.-From beginning of war
until Nov. 80, 1915, total of 1,037,
British seamen have been lost on YES
sells torpedoed by submarines or:
blown up by mines. 49,.
Z London, Jan. 2o.-British suhma-
rine aground on Dutch coast.
London.-Teutonic forces gathered
along Greek frontier are falling back
and making preparations to defend
themselves against attack by allies.
Bulgarians are destroying bridges
and Germans and Austrians with
drawing infantry and cavalry units
from Monastir.
Rome.-ItaIian cabinet met today
to consider program Of concerted
action in Balkans, said to be under
consideration by allies. Whether this
includes landing of more Italian
troops on Albanian coast for offensive
movement against Bulgars and Aus
TRANS is not known.
I~.Ia. AII;on ka,.a eaaaLoI L.