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New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
By Haywood Broun

The miners in Dane Coolidge's novel
~s;lver and Gold" (Dutton) refer to
ZACH other as "dastards" whenever they
crow violently angry, and there are
o.her evidences that the author is
striving to be pleasing rather than
realistic in his book about the West.
Mr.. Coolidge is familiar with the coun-
try of which he writes, but no one can
set down the life OF the frontier with
out making certain. CONCESSIONS to the
moving picture notion which we have
. all formed of the gun lads. In spite of
these concessions the book is readable
and exciting. At no point does the
hero fail in proper prowess. When q
gun man behind a barricade is about
70 shoot him he promptly picks up n
rock and disables his opponent before
he can pull the trigger.
There are other Incidents which may
startle all except confirmed moving
picture fans, but the story is ingenious
and the plot we'll sustained. Only in
his love-making does the hero seem at
all inefficient, and here his backward
ness may be excused, since fortune
teller has predicted that he will be
killed by his best friend. His hest
fancy N accepting the herOlne'S ad-
vances is understandable under the
circumstances. but at last he manages
to win love by skipping over friend
ship and the danger prophesied
"The Groper" (Boni -Liveright), by
Henry C. Aikman. is first novel by a
sincere young man with heavy hands.
The author IS disposed to take his char
acters very seriously, which is the
proper attitude for q novelist. but it is
a little dificult for the reader always
to be equally impressed by the plants
Of the men of twenty~seven or thereA
shouts who have slipped life to the
dregs and grown q little weary and
cynical. II is true enough that the pose
is common, and it is faithfully presented
by Aikman. And yet he might, without
damage to his sympathy, allow a little
satire to creep into the telling now and
again. The story follows a good for
mula, laid down in American letters by
Horatio Alger, and traces the history
Of poor boy from poverty to atfiuence.
Certainly there can be no complaint of
the complete material triumph of the
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02


BY urging that we make travelling
companions of our books Tribune
ad gives new slant to the ever-joyous
occupation of buying books. Cleaned
from our humble experience are few
other uses of books which properly
classified, we believe would suggest
many new and snappy leads to the en-
terprlslng young copy writer They
follow:
Cold cream books - intended to be
read while the feminine contingent
and the masculine, when freshly sun
burned - rubs cleansing and healing
unguents on its face and arms. We
have found the novels of Robert w.
Chambers and Mary Roberts Rinehart
most suitable.
Train books - must be short and
clever-somewhat disjomted, in fact,
so that one can fill in the intersticcs
between stations, meals and good views
with reading and not have to look for
ones place aftcrward, whatever the eve
lights on being fully as interesting as
the last thing one was reading when
interrupted. So far Don Marouis's
"Prefaces" and Christopher Morley's
Shandygaff" are uneXcelled for this
purpose.
Tub books-to be read, as their name
implies, in the bath Must be SO bound
that water. does not injure them.
For hot summer night baths George
Moore's Memoirs" stands without a
peer-being bit racy. and able to hold
the interest even when one forgets to
turn off the hot water tap till the
bath has reached the boiling point. For
early morning showers in cold weather
the best reading matter is an express
company's ad for Southern climes -
placed just above the tub, it supplies
local color which makes one feel that
he--or she-is taking dip in the surf
in one of those But it never rains
here-this is most uausual' winter re
sorts.
Exercise books meant only for those
who protrude in front and who know
that, by lying fiat on the back, placing
a heavy book on the abdomen and lift,
ing it high in the air by inhal;ng deep
iy, the obese portion of the anatomy
can be reduced Roget's Thesaurus.
Duclaux's "Short History of France"
or three copies Of "rhe Yale Review"
have been most eFectivo-we can prove
it by furnishing you with list Of the
names of prominent citizens, if so de-
sired. CYNTHIA
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Bartlett's "Joan and Co"
JOAN AND co. BY Frederick Orin Ba
lett Houghton Mifhin Company.

JOAN AND co. BY Frederick Orin Bart
lett Houghton Mifhin Company
Frederick Orin Bartlett has turned
out another novel admirably suited to
Willing away the boredom Of a law
summer afternoon. There is certain
novelty n the way Joan goes into busi-
ness with one ardent admirer, on capi-
tai furnished by another no less ardent
but Weather suitor. That is about the
only novelty in the story, but it is all
very pleasant and easy to read.
At the beginning of the book one man
needs money and the other needs am
bition, while the girl needs new in
terest in life. They all get what they
are looking for, without excitement
enough to overheat your blood in the
reading, even on a lazy afternoon. You
are even spared the pain Of watching
the agony Of the defeated candidate,
for when Joan has made her choice
the author obligingly rebuilds his pict-
ure of the man she doesn't marry,
turning It into a caricature which you
don't feel it necessary even to pity
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02

THE LAND OF TOMORROW. BY william
b. Stephenson Published by George II
Doran Company.
William B. Stephenson, who was
United States Commissioner of St.
Michael, Alaska, sets out in this book
to right some popular misconceptions
about Alaska and 10 add to the general
fund of knowledge about the land, its
history, its opportunities and its con-
dltions of life. 1t is written in a
pleasant, unpretentious way, and is full
OF useful information about the trad
ing and farming opportunities, politi-
cal and social conditions, and descrip-
tlon of Alaska's climate and natural
wonders. Nor does Stephenson leave
out OF the account the romantic stories
bound up with Alaska S growth There
is a description of the building of a
railroad, in which the engineers set
themselves in a race with nature, that
IS as thrilling a romance of the every
day job as any piece of fiction ever
written. Stephenson's judgment of
Alaska is evidently based on sound
knowledge, even if his literary judg-
ment that Robert Service interprets the
spirI- of the North better than Jack
London does not seem 10 US good
one. For the person in search of in
formation or the one who merely w; she .
to take the thrills of travelling vicari-
Eously, THE Land of Tomorrow"
should prove worth reading.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Love, Welcome and Otherwise

A SPINNER OF WEBS. BY Catherine
Plumer Bemen.. Published by the -Four
Seas Company. Boston.
The plot of this novel is built up
about the trials and tribulatons of a
young minister in a small New Eng
land fishing town where every man
(and woman) assumes the role of his
brothers keeper. Not that the minis
ter's conduct is open to any justifable
censure; on the contrary his charac-
ter is almost too sanity to be entirely
credible. But he pays a few visits to
a woman who has concealed her iden-
tlty from the curious villagers, and
this circumstance is Sufficient to con-
denim him in the eyes OF his self-right-
eous parishioners. After struggle
ne gives up, resigns his charge and
leaves the town. Then, in an episode
that is more pleasing than proba bic.
he is vindicated through the exertions
of a girl with whom he is in love; he
is unanimously invited back to the
church; and the curtain falls on a CON
ventional happy ending
The story itself has no distinguish
ing excellence; the leading characters
have too many of the gingerbread
qualities which are commonly found
in Sunday school fiction. Still the
narrative runs smoothly, and the plot
probabilities. The best work Of the
novel is found in some of the minor
figures. The shrewd, hard hsted, cen
serious yet not unkindly men and
women who make up the population
of the small town are sketched with
painstaking fidelity and genuine art.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Helping France

HELPING EI,I;I FRANCE: BY Ruth Gaines.
Published by e. P. Dutton Go.
The author who, in her "A Village
in Picardy," poignantly depicted the
war suffering Of those few inhabitants
left in little French village after
German invasion, has again published
book, the material for which was
gathered while she served with the
Smith College Red Cross Unit in
France
This time. however, the book is less
distinctive and has little of that fresh
ness of vision and originality of ex-
preston which made "a Village in
plcardy' such delightful reading.
Helping France" is an account of the
work the Red Cross is doing to re-
claim the devastated areas Of our
ally, and aside from few personal
anecdotes there is little in the book
which adds to the mass of tribute
which has been written about that
organization.
The book, however, is illustrated
with woodcuts, etchings and paint
ings that have been done by French
and American artists and are strik
ingly beautiful
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
~ mBES7 NEW NOVEL Is,
* M1&1>e::4
~

The story unfolds the struggle of family
to adjust itself, to grow and develop and
meet the outside world in spite of the hedge
that surrounds their home and has become
barrier between them and the world In
time, however, the hedge comes to mean a
shelter rather than a barrier, and the daugh-
ter sees that behind it many lovely things
may grow into a womans character that
might be trarnpled down in more exposed
situation,-if the hedge can be made thing
of beauty, and the right man is within it. all
wornan's world may be shut in by it with
out any sense Of Imprisonment The book
Isl beautifully done. with fine hu1nor and
courage. Illustrated, Price $1.50 net.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Another Barbllsse Book

A new book by Henri Barbusse,
whose "Under Fire" was one of the
most widely discussed books produced
by the war, is in train for early pub
lication by E. P. Dutton & Co. The
French title, "Clarte.' is rendered
into the English Light" by the trans
lator of the story, "F'itzwater Wray,"
whose remarkable Engishing of "Un-
der Fire" won much complimentary
comment.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Among Those Present
Fiction
'iE ir n,lt WnItNMlNG CLUE. BY James Hay.
Jr. Published by Dodd. Mead & Co

THE WINNING CLUE BY James HAY.
jr Published by Dodd. Mead & c.. i'@''
An incoherent mystery story, in
which the author gets bit hysterical
IN his endeavor to keep from all
chapters except the last any clue which
might lead the reader to suspect the
real murderer. The clues pursued are
not we'll worked out and are rather
thin in their disguise to hide the
guilty party.
THE HOMESTEAD. By zephine Hum
phrey Published by L. P. button & Co.
Inc heroine of this novel is heiress
to temperament in which the in
stincts of her rigidly orthodox New
England ancestors are in conflict with
the adventurous disposition bequea athed
her by a rowing sea captain grand
father. The story turns on her choice
between lover with all the homelv.
substantial virtues and one who would
satisfy her longing for wandering
and strange experiences and romance.
In the decision is bound up her ac-
ceptance of her duty toward the old
family homestead and the weight Of
tradition which it represents. or her
reputation of it. The weakness of
the story is that the authors bias for
the housekeeping virtues is evident
quite early in the story, and it is only
a matter of a few hundred pages and
a few superficial complications before
the heroine will relinquish all her
tightly notions and settle down with
the thoroughly good, if somewhat tepid
young. man. Perhaps f the author per
mltted her heroine some sort of a
hlng taste of adventure, before
naklng her decision The Homestead"
might have dash of color that il nov
IacLS 49,
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Miners and the Movies
Hero of Silver and Gold" Observes
Most of the Proprieties of the Screen

nero at one point in the story, for the
author relates that che lived luxuri-
ously in an Indian village house which
ne had bought the preceding fall. and
already he was looking about for n
country estate. He owned limousine
and six-cylinder touring car. Six
perfectly fitting suits, dozen pair of
shoes, half-hundred fresh cravat.
awaited his critical choice each morn.
ing, He belonged to three city clubs
ana two country clubs, and he PLAYED
goh three afternoons a week" Probably
ne owned four drivers, dozen putters
and gross of golf balls.
however, he is tumbled from his
hlgn estate back to poverty, and there
oy. he learns that money isn't everv
thing. As the author points out. it is
practically impossible to buy happi-
ness. 1t is just as we'll that the hero
does not stay rich, for the author "a
much better in his descriptions Of
low and middle life than of high. The
major portion of the book, which de-
scrlbes the routine of big depart
ment store, IS excellent work. The
author actually manages to convey
something of the point of view of the
business man who is able to look at
his job as an adventure, and more
particularly on ad writing as sheer
romance.
Later, when the hero was graduated
from the store to high finance, we
found his adventures less entertaining
and convincing. We were not able to
share all his horror of the rich young
women who were trying to marry him
Tor his money. Quite the worst of
them failed of her purpose when the
hero "even distinguished the family
sensuous redolence of sachet powder"
The best of the book is not only
honest enough but skilful enough to
convey the impression that first class
work may be expected from Henry G.
Alkman. The worst is quite different,
and 1T may be expected to evaporate
IN the process Of ageing.
When Upton Sincair's novel "Jim-
mie Higgins" -Liveright) first ap-
peared number of reviewers sug-
gested that he ought to be sent to
jail. THE New York Times Book Re-
view was particularly indignant be-
cause the hero of the novel was pict-
ured as receiving brutal treatment in
an American military prison. "Mr.
Slnclalr should produce the evidence
upon which he bases his astounding ac-
cusations, if he has any," said "Thc
Times reviewer. "If he has simply
written on hearsay evidence, or, worse
still, let himself be guided by his cray
ing to be sensational-and in another
incident of his book, both shocking and
utterly inartistic, no other motive oc-
ours to the reader-he has laid him
self open not only to censure but to
punishment"
We trust that Mr. Sinclair has not
neglected the opportunity to mail to
the reviewer the editorial from "The
Times" Of July 25 headed Prison
Camp Cruelties" which begins, "The
fact that American soldiers confined
in prison camps have been treated with
extreme brutality may now be regarded
as established"
We wonder whether the author of
Jimmie Higgins" has not "laid himself
OPEN to an apology.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
About a Column

Commenting on the high neutrality
OF John Galsworthy we said recent
ly that we were sometimes moved
TO exclaim, "Take off your coat and gee
in it," to which Keith Preston replies
mat m when it comes to the excitable Mr..
your shirt on
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
A Fifty Book List

For the benefit of the Californian
who wrote for list of fifty books to
start library, we submit the follow
ing as essential verte1ra, with the
King James Bible, a dictionary and a
complete Shakespeare as backbone. If
the list must include only fftv titles
the starred ones herewith may be omit
ted: v M
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Miscellaneous

SAMPLE CASE OF HCMOR BY strfck-
land GILLIAN. Published by Forbes &
Co. Chicago.
We take the authors and publishers
word for it that this is humor. 1t
strikes US as rather forced slap-stick.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
The
Undefeated
by ]. G. Snaith

The very real simplicity and
genuincness of the new Snaith
novel have achieved for it a
success rarely attained in con-
temporary fiction. A new print
ing of it has come to be
weekly procedure. The seven
teenth IS now on press.
800 net.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
We Have 90 Now the lawn

We Have 20 Now the Lawn
Why cont you pick some time list
OF moderns who know how to write?
The list wouldnt take up much space.
Moore-Dunsany (D-Synge (but he's
deadD; deny Edith Wharton; she's
second hand; gosn, you do it, I've cul-
tivated an acre of potatoes to-day and
weedcd the onions.
WALTER PRICHARD EATON
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Religion and Science

ANINIISM. By George william Gilmore
Published by Marshall Jones Company
Boston.
An interesting discussion of that
ism" which consists of the worship
OF spirits as opposed to that of gods"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02

THE STORY OF THE AMERICAS
LEGION. BY George Seay Wheat. Pub.
iished by G. T. Putnam Sons.
This is the first volume of series
which will form a complete record of
the story of the American Legion. 1t
gives the story of the Legion's birth
its meaning, and its present accom-
phshments. Successive volumes will
be issued following each annual CON
vention, and will contain full account
of that convention and of the Legion s
activities and growth throughout the
country for the current year.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Prefaces
by Don Marquis

Essays gay and grave by
noted humorist, the author of
Hcrmione.' f. P. A. says,
The book we have most en-
joyed this season is Don Mar
quis's Prcfaces. You will
second his choice of a good book.
Illus. BY Tony Sarg. $3.50 net.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02

GERMANY IN THE WAR AND AFTER.
BY Vernon Kellogg. Published by the
Macmillan Company.
The author traces the gradual decay
of German morale during the war and
throws an interesting light upon some
things which were going on in that
country during hostilities and imme-
diately after.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02

SCHOOL DAYS. By Dwig Published by
Harper * Bros
collection of some of the most pop
ular cartoons by this popular cartoon
iSt
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02

EXPERIMENTS IN PSYCHICAL SCI
ENCE BY W. j. Crawford. Published
by E. P. Dutton & Co
A technical treatise on psychical sci
ence-methods and the nature of the
force employed in the authors re-
search
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02

THE ARMENIANS IN AMERICA Pv
N Nartan Malcolm. Published by the
Pilgrim Press.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
War and Reconstruction

4 YEAR IN THE NAVY BY Joseph Hna-
band Published by Houghton MiffIn
Company.
The we'll told story of civilians
INDUCTION into the navy, his training
and his overseas service.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02

fair and generous tribute to a
race which has contributed much to
American citizenry The book gives a
sketch of the history, life and activi-
ties of the Armenians in the United
States.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Tub Books and Others

|ALTER PRICHARD EATON.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-02-28
WHAT WAR WILL COST THE
 AMERICAN PEOPLE.

Washington, Feb. 25.-It will cost the American people about ,20O,O0O,000 a year for the next 25 years to pay off the war debt, according to estimates of the treasury, based on incom- plete knowledge of precisely what the final war debt will be. This calculation is made on the assumption that the net war debt, with deductions for loans to the allies, will be in the neigh borhood of $18,000,000,000. In terest on this amount at the rate of A percent would be $765,- 100000 a year to be raised by taxes, and then repaid to bond holders. In addition about $417,- 000,000 would have to be pro- vided every year as a sinking fund to redeem all bonds in 25 years.
 This will require a cumula-
The Brinkley argus., 1919-02-28
N-O-T-l-C-E

Sealed bids will be received by the Mayor and Board of Al dermen of the town of Wheat ley, Ark. for laying approxi- mately 3400 feet of concrete side walk and crossings, in the town of Wheatley, until noon, Friday, March 7th, 1919.
 A certified check for 10 per cent of each bid must accom- pany each bid. For specifications apply to c. w. Brownlee, Mayor.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-02-28

It is to be hoped that no one will feel that these paragraphs are written with any spirit of animosity, but they are meant to make you think, plan and act for the betterment of our town. We have the advantages here or a great town and we should have it. Do your best, folks, to put Brinkley on top, for that IS where she belongs.
 A good citizen of our town who lives in rented property said a few days ago, Il guess will have to leave Brinkley. The place where I am living has been sold and will have to move and it seems that I have nc where to go. It is not a matter of choice but necessity" It is g reflection on our town that there l is so. much unimproved property in it and good and desirable cltl- zens are forced to leave because they have nowhere to live.
 A man remarked about the new "Murfette," 'Is this Brink Hey? Surely I am in Memphis ol l Little Rock" Why shouldn' Brinkley be worthy of a place like Fred has given us? Is it toe good for us? No. This popular place is one of the most beau tiful in Eastern Arkansas anC deserves the appreciation of all but let it be said again, that il is not too good for Brinkley The owners of this place have the proper conception of what i takes to make a town. They have shown a high degree O
 Continued on Page 6)
The Brinkley argus., 1919-02-28
Plant Less Cotton This Year

every acre he can make productive adds more to the wealth of the world But a farmers business, however, is also a business and he should not run it at a loss. Many people never realize that the average cotton farmers situation is something like this: He borows money, pays rent, and either gives his own labor and that of his family or hires labor to work enough land that will produce say ten bales of cotton Usually by the end of the season either through bad weather conditions or bad be- cause of boil weevil activity, or because of rainy weather during the picking season, or a scarcity of cotton pickers, his ten bales are reduced to eight bales. Now taking 30 cents pound as the market price for cotton we find that of his eight bales four bales will be good enough grade to bring the full market price of 30 cents a pound, or a total of $500. The other four bales, because of bad weather during picking or carelessness of picking, or various other reasons, might average say Is cents pound, 800 bale, or $360 for four bales, or total of S960 for his whole years crop. This farmer started out to make ten bales of cotton worth $1 300 Yet his gross income dwindled down to $960. The Southern farmers are certainly entitled to at least 30 cents pound for their cotton under present conditions and they should get it.
 Diyersification of crops is common sense policy for a farmer If your cotton crop goes wrong you have your corn your cattle, your hogs or other crops During 1919 you will make more money by cutting your usual cotton acreage and putting more land into feed and food crops. Plant corn. Feed it to the hogs if necessary. The mini mum base price of $1750 per hundred pounds Chicago basis, as established by U. s. Food Administration for hogs will prob ably emain in effect several months Even when this price restriction is removed there will be money in hogs. Europe is short of fats, and it will be a long while before pork gets so cheap as to be unproftable to the raiser. Europe needs food. Europe is not in position to raise a big crop in 1919, or even next year. America must help feed her. Plant some of your land in feedstuffs and foodstuffs, then you will be helping to both feed and clothe the world and make req sonable profit for yourself