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The sun., 1919-02-16
"My People" and Others
By GEORGE GORDON.

THAVE liking for old days, the snuff
i stained fingers Of eighteenth century
England, tho exquisite inconsequence OF
pre-revolutionary France, the babble and
intrigue Of Boocaccio's Italy that your
more cleanly and less colorful to-day can
convert to no passion for order. 1 am
. frequenter Of coffee houses, reader Of
Swift and Steue, sealed of the tribe Of
Ben, and, as Is proper, I delight in Ma
dame Sand. Indeed, it was his enthu-
siasm for her that first attracted me to
Henry James. Who Of her admirers can
forget their debt to him? Co.,, -,
Who of her readers has forgotten the
harmonious dedication-her inveterate
dedications have always, like her clear
light prefaces, the last graee-of Jeanne,
so anciently, so Economically readable, to
her faithful Perriehon servant who sits
spinning before the fret Vous ne savez
pas lire, ma paisible annie, but that was
not to prevent the association Of her name
with the book, since both her daughter
and the authors are in happy possession
of the art and will be able to pass the
entertainment on to her.
This in itself is no more than sign OF
the writer's fine democratic ease, which
she carried at all times to all lengths, and
of her charming habit Of speech, but it
. somehow becomes further Hlustrational,
testifying for the manner in which genius,
II it be great enough, lives its life at small
cost, when we learn that after all, by a
turn Of the hand, the paisible annie was,
under provocation, bundled out of the
house as if the beautiful relation had not
meant half of what appeared. FRANCHISE
and her presence were dispensed with, but
the exquisite lines remain. :" ~
The exquisite lines remain to welcome
the stranger who is without the gates Of
that garden where, in the evening cool,
Madame Sand walks with the spirit Of
her creations; the lines remain to make
memorable the servant before the fire, the
writer at the table; they serve their pur-
pose well though mistress and maid part
company in tears Of anger, though death
summon one to paradise and one to that
torment threatened by old eonfessOrs who
The sun., 1919-02-16

that any sort of man may happen to be a genius;
that there is hint of the equality of men even
in the inequality of men, All sorts make world;
and all sorts may make work of art.
Geniuses Are Job Lot.
The eeniuses are just such job lot as you would
get by taking any arbitrary test il you took the
hundred tallest men there would be man as wild
as Byron and as mild as Wordsworth. If you
took the first fifty in the street there might
be man as happy as Whitman or a man as gloomy
Poe 1 do not deny that the classics can include
the Waster, the wording, the miser the snob and
the sneak l only demur to a tendency to leave out
altogether such triieS as the hero the martyr and
the patriot.
OF this there is much negative evidence in the
novels of our time. But to this there is surely
very full and fat contradiction in the actual events
of our time. The contrast is so extreme that we
might almost call it the time of realistic books and
romantic men. Certainly the men who rise into
practical prominence are not always the least ro-
mantle of the men. And even that unhappy being,
the artist does not always deserve to be condemned
for being impractical or what is worse to be
praised for being impractical
In the epic experience through which the world
has just passed even artists have done artistic
things, and even musicians have achieved some har-
mony with their human lot Even poets have not all
been prosaic; and lovers of the beautiful have
not only left ugly stories behind them. That is why
it is worth while to say word of criticism about
that cruel psychology which is the afectaion of so
many artists in fiction; and to point out that our
aesthetics still somewhat unworthy Of our ethics
and politics. = -
There is surely some moral miscalculaton about
man, when We can open many novels about the
life of musical or literary genius and be that
the novelist will never dream of anything so wild
and wonderful as Paderewski lifted to throne un-
der the White Eagle of Poland, or d'Annunzio
flying in heaven high above all the eagles Of Aus
tria. G. X. CHEsTERToN.
The sun., 1919-02-16

THE most inspiring irony Of these days has
been this: that books were becoming more
prosaic in order to be like life when life itself be-
poetic in spite of books. The first law of the
new novel is that the hero must not be heroic. He
certainly is not We know now, after four years Of
fighting that it is the ordinary man who is heroic.
But even the extraordinary man is not SO ordinary
he is painted; especially by the realistic novel
lists.
A number Of novels have been written Of late,
with certain theme and tone of thought, Of which
perhaps the ablest example was Mcndel 1t de-
scribes the life and loves of genius of the musical
sort; and most Of the genuseS so described of
the musical sort. Morally, Of course, he is not
model and we have no right to assume he is meant
for model. If his story proved anything about the
general relations Of music and morals it could only
prove a sort of contradiction to the great tag OF
Shakespeare. 1t must be meant specially to show
that man who has music in himself will always
be particularly fit for treasons, straiagcms and
spoils. ,s.r -~.. I
Novels Without Heroes. ..-.... o-.t.
But we have no right to assume that it is meant
to prove anything about music and morals. All
that it proves so far as am concerned with it Just
now is that the cleverest kind Of modern novelist
feels in the most emphatic sense that every novel
should be novel without hero. 1t is not merely
that the life described is loose, but rather that it
is limp that it is not only immoral but illogical and
inconsequent, inspired by no strong purpose or
fundamental conviction.
This prosaic person apparently is the musical
genius of fiction And the flaming fact is before
very eyes at this moment, to show how much more
prosaie he is than the musical genins Of real life
For instance, to touch again on the musical
genius as cleverly sketched by the lady novelist.
Without pretence of doing justice to the details OF
what she does make him do, will answer for some
things that she does not make him do She does not
conceive him as consumed through all his life by
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Phisdslrhia Aug 1-Prrduce pr,~es on the
local n,a-tet ranged as follows today:
BUTTER-Schd parked creamery extras yJ-c.
high scoring goods. 57iza5'i-c the latter fr
l0hblDc sales; extras fr-ts. S5l3c; frsts 51l-a
Sl7c' thirds, Eaiac sweet creamery, choice and
fancy. 58sa6OEsc; fair to good. 53ieas7r=c; IadIe
packed, as TO quality. 4-at9r: rackiug STOCK
Safe: fancy brands Of nearby prints iobbinr
at e246iC; good, choice, 57a6Ic; fair. 52a55c
EGGS-Ncarby trsts. * 80 per crate: Desrb,
current receipts. l50O; do. seconds. 10 soaI2 20
Ter crate; Western frsts. Is 20 per crate: frsts
Southern. lo.soIi3se. as to quality: interior lot ,
lover; fancy. carefully selected candled eggs
JcbhIrg at 59a5lc per doz"r
iNgtc-ACccrdlng to the rules Of the PhiIadeI-
pIia Produce Exchange, nearby current receipts
sh"ll b" OF good, average size, reasonably full
fresh. vet and clean. and at this time Of
year shall weigh q lbs to % dozen and the
loss shall not exceed dozen to 20 dozen. By
loss is meant all rotten. cracked leaking
very small. dirty. badly heated and grassy eggs
LIVE POULTRY-FOwls. via express 37aSSc.
spring chickens brOil.rs, not Leghorns, yellow
skinned. weighing l}.a2 pounds apiece. 3Sa4Oc;
exceptional lots higher, spring chickens, brniers
net L'Ehorns. yellow skinned, weighing IalI,
pounds apiece. 36aGC White LeChoms. yellow
skinned. weighing l2.s2 pounds apiece. 33l34c: do.
smaller sizes 3a32c. rosters, 2ja2lc. ducks
Pekn. &s3Oc; do. Indian Runner. 3a2Sc; geese
DC; pigeons, old. per pair. 4Oai5c do, young,
Per Tdir. 5S40C
WHITE POTATOES-Easte Shore. Va. mr.
bbl., No. |, S4a6: No 2 Sa275: Jersey. i.r
basket, No. l, lOoall5; lower grades. 4oaG5c.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

The wholesale market prices yesterday ranged
about as follows:
EGGs-strictly fresh. &c; average receipts &c;
Southern. &c.
CHEESE - New York State factory, who'll.
milk, SIC.
BUTTER-Standard creamery, s1zas7c
LIVE POULTRY-Roosters per u, &c. tur.
ks,s. per ID. 56a4Oc; chickens. spring. Per ID,
Na96c: hens, Ter h. SIC; keats, young. each,
f5asCc
DRESSED POULTRY - Fresh-kiIlcd sprius
chickens, per ID, 55a4Oc; hens per h. &c; roOst-
ers. per n, &c; turkeys, per II. 4Oa4sc.
PORk-SmaH and neat. PC; medium, DC +;
heavy. 2aZ5c.
LIVE sroCK-Calres. l5c; lambs, l5al7c.
sheep, 5a6.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples. reT bbl. new. Soa
$50; basket. lOOa2.5 90; California lemons, per
box. 5.5osG %; pineapples. per crate 5O0a6 90;
California oranges S-OOa6 80; blackberres, l5a2Oc
per quart; peaches. 2OcaLOO per crate.
NEGETABLES-New, potatoes, y. C., per
bbl. OOa7Oo: No. ?. ? 5Oa35O: string bans,
per Dbl 0oa7.OO Peppers, per crate, ljGa2 % =;
okra. per quart, Ia25c radishes. rer l0O l.g0I
80; CucImbeTs. per boz, lOOa2O0; eggplant,
2O0a2.5O per crate; corr, nearby, per dozen,
l0aD: cabbage. new. 5oa3.O0 per bbl: beets
3a4 per bunch: lettuce, lT5a2.OO per basket :
Florida celery. 60Oa75O per crate; celery. per
doz. L0al5o: rCnaine lettuce. Coal .; squash
Gal0O Per crate, spring onions. . 50a3 % per
10 bunches; onions, per basket. 2-Ja3 %: to-
matoe5, nearby, lo0a2- 20 per crate.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
COTTON MARKETS.

New York. Aug. 1.-On one Of the most bull
ish government condition reports ever issued
for the period. the cotton market today de
Telopsd into the widest and most excited AFFAIR
in the history Il the local exchange. humping eO0
POINTS on enormous buyiug before 20 minutes
had passed aftcr the Publication Of the state
ment, where it automatically stopped by
the limit upon fluctuations during a days trad
ing The full extent Of the surprise TO brokers
can he understood from the fact that there
was only one private figure as low as that Of
the government ell The average q all pri-
rate reports was 693
Shorts made big rush 10 biv right aftrr
the issuance If the government report but as
s0"n as these lines were covered there was
not sufficient trade speculative demand for
the time helng to hold quotations, and on
heavy volume # outside selling largely
from the SCslth. prices broke rapidly until
mon than half of the gains had been wired
ont
Cl-Niug prices were very strong at a net
adrarcc u - - IA Irnts
Spt here WIS steatN At An ADVANCE If -,
rnints at $50; there were no sales Spot at
New Orleans was steady With middHrg -
points lngrer at SiIc, the sales were I.0.6
tales.
Tgday's port receipts totalled 700 bales.
Nflle there were no eEH'Fts
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
CHICAGO GRAIN
By JOSEPH +. PRITCHARD

Chicago, Aug Sensational price losses fea-
tned the com market today. At the close
December showed net loss Of Ga to ~ and
Sept, amber 2Ss to 43sC
There were. sales Of August from 10 down TO
$50 and these transactions mean corn will be
delivered during the month Septembcr sold
between lel and 80 at the start and advanced
to l So At that figure there were heavy Hquda-
tons with many stoplosS orders uncovered
There was also a break to Ls9 and subsequeut
recovery, and closing at 1884, and ls9a. De
cember sold between ssh and l6I. openins
at l59 and 1915 and closing at 5sIg and
L." There was more business in December
than in all ether months combined
The sensational break was due to rains
throughout the belt with lower temperatures.
Oats rallied after break at the opening. al
though losses were not fully recovered al the
closc. The net loss was 81 to &c. SELLING was
in sympathy with the action of corn and threat
encd scticn Of the government against high
prices.
In the products market weakness was re-
hected. Pork showed a net loss Of 4oc. lard
2s to %. and ibs, 25 to Soc
Grain and provision futures here TODAY:
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
WRECO WORKERS
FRAME DEMANDS
Better Pay and Working
Conditions to Be Asked
At Conference Today.

Mechanical employees of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany Will present demands for bet
ter working conditions to the COM
pany this morning when a commit
tee of three. appointed at a meeting
last night. confers with J. H Ste
phens. superintendent Of railways Of
the Wreco. The committee is COM
posed Of H. w. Lynn, president: A.
f. Denis. secretary and business
agent. and y. l. German. financial
secretary n the Brotherhood.
Following are among the changes
l" I" asked Tor hv the employees, af-
fecting principally motOrmen and
conductors:
That - per cent of the runs pay
IS day at the present rate Of nay.
day ~ consist OF ten hours and
twenty-foUr minutes.
- That NOR" running time be given.
the carmen claiming the schedule Is
too fast. adding to their labors.
That more time be given at the end
Of the routes to permit the men 10
'ti.i' ite cars ana leave on sChed-
ule time.
That. as nearly as possible. 20 per
cent Of the runs be made continuous
and comply with service demands Of
the utilities commission.
That mandrake stops, required bv
the utilities commission. two 10 the
round trip, he made just before
reaching the ends of the route. II is
claimed that hand brakes stick
frequently and cause tie-ups when
used in the middle Of runs.
An increase in the rate of pav
will be asked later on the rate Of
any fare increase granted the COM
pany.
Last nights meeting was held at
the East Capitol street car barn.
Schedule makers of the company
attended on invitation and com
mented on suggestions for making
the schedules more agreeable to
the car men.
1t was the expressed opinion of
the schedule makers that the de-
sires of the men would be difficult
to comply with.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
Charges Copper Monopoly
Was Given Metal Company

Charges that the War Depart
ment has given the United Metals
Selling Company a complete mo-
nopoly of the copper market by
selling it 100, 100000 pounds of sur
plus copper were made yesterday
by Chairman Frear of the special
House subcommittee investigating
aviation material
Secretary Baker in testimony
before the committee, said the de-
partment, in two months. had sold
the company S5.oO0.OO0 pounds.
Baker said the agreement with
the department was to buy the cop
per in installments at the market
price. He admitted that the S.
100000 pounds were bought at the
low prices.
In reply to questions, Baker said
that the department found after the
contract was made that it could
not sell the copper in small month
ly allotments.
Baker denied that John d. Ryan
used any influence in the making
of the contract.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
Financial News--Stock Market Prices
SHORTS SHARED
IN The MARKET
Few Stocks Decline And
These Only Fractionally.
Public Is Investing.
BY BROADAN WALL.

New York, Aug. 1.-The theory that
a large short interest was entrapped
IN the stock market proved correct
today, for with all the news Of a
character to enjoin caution. the list
was hrm in all departments and ac-
tually buoyant in spots. The most
active issues were the Whelan-Duke
stocks. These closed with a whirl
at new high record prices. Others
to show distinguished strength were
stocks of small metal companies. The
lew stocks that declined showed only
fractional losses
II there had been an overbought
condition there would have been a
deluse of stock for sale. In addition
10 the possibility of high money that
threatened the Street all day. there
was the nationwide strike of rail-
road shopmen and the double holiday
The fact that stocks advanced in
stead Of declined proved that the un-
Wleldly interest was on the short
side. The possibility of optimistic
developments over the holiday were
too great for the professionals to risk.
Among the most cheerful bits of
market information was the state
-ment Of the Federal Reserve Bank
admitting that there had been
heavy investment buying on the
part of the general public. AL
though the Street in general main
taIns a bullish attitude one of the
largest commission houses issued
wires to their customers and cor
respondents advising caution at this
time.
Announcement that the Stutz
Motor Car Company proposed issu-
ing $4,000 shares Of new stock 10
shareholders at 500 a share failed
to have any depressing influence on
the quoted market price of the
stock.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
STORES TO
BE CLOSED SUNDAY

Washington tobacco users tomorrow
will feel the effects OF self-imposed
blue law OF the United Cigars Stores
Company, which henceforth on Sun
day, will close its ZOO establishments
througho the country on the Sab
bath.
According to notices placed in the
local stores, the company concludes
that tradition is responsible for the
activity of tobarco stores on Sunday
and that the world has ou.srown all
traditions decreeins thai Z man WORK
seven days a week.
Sunday is a day OF rest, prCclaims
the notice.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
Firth Baptist Churck.


DR.. Weston Bruner. former paste
Of the Fifth Baptist Church, VIII cs
cupy the pulpit all during this montl
Dr. Bruner Is now pastor Of the Tst
ernacle Baptist Church at Raleisi
y. c.
\. NJ. c. A. News Notes.
The Rev. John r. Edwards. distr4e
superintendent Of the Methodist Epls
copal Churches, will deliver the az
dress at the Y. NJ c. A. open-si
meeting in Lincoln park Sunday afi
ernoon at O'Clock.
Homer J. Councillor. chief eIert
surgeon generals library. will speal
at the Sixth Presbyterian Church a
II o'clock tomorrow and at the Norti
Carolina Avenue Methodist Protestan
Church at o'clock In the evening
Charles K. Hoover, assistant educs
tional director Of the Y. NJ. c. l., vii
speak at the Fifteenth street Chris
tian Church next Sunday morning a
II O'Clock.
W. A. Morris will address the oun
class OF the Brightwood Methods
Episcopal Church. Eighth and Jefer
son streets northwest, Sunday morn
ing at s:i5.
Robert d. Burbank will preach Sun
day morning at the Congress Stree
Methodist Protestant Church, II
Thiry-frst street northwest
I. W. II. B. Letch will address tn,
CherTyoale. Va, Methodist Protest
ant Church at II O'Clock SUNDAY
morning.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
IF YOU KNOW HORSES
HERE'S JOB FOR YOU

What do you know about horses?
The Remount Service Of the Quart
ermasters Corps wants men, between
Is and 40, who have some knowledge
OF stock and stock handling, to develop
the proper type of horse for the cav
airy and artillery branches.
The purchase of horses during the
early days of the war showed that cav
airy horses as a type were few. To
breed the kind of horses needed by the
army, the Remount Service is now
operating three breeding stations.
More will be established and addi-
uonal men will be needed.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
AMERICAN SHIPS GO
UNDER FOREIGN FLAG

No American bidders figured in the
$50 900 ooo sale OF 100 steel coal burn
ing steamships Of the Lake type. an
nounced yesterday by the United
States Shipping Board. This feet. the
largest ever sold at any one time is
10 pass everuslly into French snG
Italian hands.
When asked today n bids had been
called for and whether American bio
ders had participated. Shipping Board
officials stated the sale was a private
one. The buyer was J. Herbert An
derson. representing the Anderson
Overseas Corporation. The Shippin-
Boards announcement stated that 1T
is understood that the purchase Is
for French and Italian account"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

~ York Auz . RITTER -Marks- stead-.
SAT- q and un-aIrr1. f-rS.. vreaGrrv o-trss 55l-1
'~...- rr-f~, 5-izaJ7 -. HIGHER than extras 76a
. @. co.. STATE darn mIE. f-a55-
CHEESE Make. steady. State wlole-mIIk
81 r.aIs ~ -a55ri-, fancy, 3IisaE2lc: lower
zr4Ies. -5lylr: Wisconsin Vhols-TnIlk fanrg
-nru- Americas. J5s55lac. State skins. specials.
- ss-J'-c- ch0i0- BIZ fair to gO1d. l5aI9c,
I.s,r -rad-s All.
E,iriN- Market firm; nearbg whIts. fancy. s7a
60. brown. 5S46I~; extra, 5ia55c; hrsts, 4Sa5Nc
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
from the pulpits
First CsnSresssionaL

Under the direction of Harry Ed
ward Mueller. an attractive musical
program will be rendered tomorrow
morning at the First Congregation
al Church. Mrs. Nellie Shore will
take the place OF Miss Marie B.
Culp during the lstter's absence in
August.
The assistant pastor. the Rev.
Wilmer P. Johnston. will preach the
morning sermon and the night GER
mon
Calvary Baptist.
Tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock
the Vaughn class of Calvary Bap-
tist Sunday school will hold a Joint
session with the Burial clas, of
young ladies OF the same Sunday
school. The classes will meet IN
the RiaIo Theater and the lesson
will be explained by Prof. Louis D.
Bliss, teacher of the Vaughn class.
who will be followed by Miss Bur-
rail- with practical applications for
everyday life.
Two Noted Speakers.
DR.. z. c. DinwiddIe will adore 50
the morning Bible class at the
Mount Pleasant NJ z. Church South,
at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Rev. H. NJ. Read will preach
the evening sermon. DR.. P. r.
ClaSton, commissioner OF sducstion.
will deliver an address on sduca-
tion.
Al First PentecostsL
Rev. j. 7. Upchurch. president OF
the National Berschah Rescue So
ClHtV and gnnarfRs1.In-f ~ A.
hngton Texas Home for Girls, VII
deliver lectures on Traps for Girls
and Those Who Set Them" Black
Slavery VS.. White Slavery" and other
subjects relating to American girl
hood, at the Church OF the Sszsrene.
Fourth and East Capitol streets, on
THURSDAY. Friday. and Sunday even
ing. Also, at the Gospel Mission on
Saturday evening and Sunday aft
ernoon- The public is invited to hear
these sermon-lectures. Mrs. Upchurch
and A quartet of redeemed girls from
the Texas Home will furnish music.
Temple Baptist.
The pastor, DR.. J. J. Muir and Mrs.
Muir. being away on their annual va
cation, the Rev. l. l. Lennon will
occupy the pulpit tomorrow morning
and speak on The Vicarious Suffer
ings Of Christ" In the evening DR..
Lennon will speak on The Atone
ment.' DR.. J. L. Curry. superintend-
ent Of the Sunday school. is awsy
on his vacation and his place will be
taken by Howard l. Little.
Church of the Covenant.
Rev. D. Hughes Edawrds will preach
at both services at the Church Of the
Covenant tomorrow. In the morning
he will preach on The Divine Father
hood, and in the evening on The
Cost OF Discipleship."
Mary Beisser. centralto, will be the
special soloist at the evening service.
Union Methodist Church.
The Rev. William J. Meeks will de-
liver the first of a series OF short SER
mons for summer evenings tomorrow
night on The Voyage of Life" at the
Union Methodist Church.
The Rev. A. E. Speilmsn. OF Alex
andria. Va, will deliver the morning
sermon at II o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
u. S. Claims in Mexico
Amount to S26,000,000

President Wilson yesterday sent
to the Senate a report prepared by
the State Department on claims for
damage held by Americans in Mex
iCo
The report stated that the United
states Is trying to have these
claims settled through diplomatic
channels. The total number SO far
filed aggregate over $26 900. 900. the
re port said.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
N. J. Trolley Company
Wins Zcne System Fight

Trenton, y. J.. Aug. THE Public
Service Co. operating trolley car lines
throuLhout New Jersey, today Won
its night for a fare zone system.
An order by the Public Utilities
Commission gave the company the
right to charge 3 cents for the first
zone mile and cents for each adGi-
uonal mile There will be no trans
fers. The new rate goes into effect
September H.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
Senate Confirms Nominations.

The Senate yesterday confirmed the
nomination of Lewis Williams, of Po-
catello. to be Collector of Internal
Revenue for the District of Idaho,
and William NJ. Steward. of Mich
igan to be Assistant Director of the
Census. and George L. Donald, Jack
son, to be Internal Revenue Collector
for Mississippi.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-02
Girl Scouts To FroIic
At Auhey Park, Md.

Girl Scouts of the District ar,
now having the time Of their live
at Camp Bradley, Autrey Park. Nd
1t has been announced that archer,
has been added TO the many attrac
tions. which include horseback rid.
ing, swimming and woodcraft
Invitations have been EXTENDED
friends and parents Of the youuT
women TO visit the camp on Sstur.
day and Sunday afternoons