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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-23

The Pittsf1eld Advertiser, Madison
Bulletin, Dexter Gazette and Piscata-
quis Observer, are on sale at Samn-
son & Azores.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-23

Advertisements in these columns not to exceed five
lines inserted once for 2Sc, four times tor SOC. cash
with ORDER Each additional line SC. In computing
,;ces. reckon an average of words Stamps taken
If not paid in advance, 1Oc additional is charged.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-23

room stove wanted that can take large
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-30

than the gradual coming of blindness
to a fourteen-year-old bog, but there
is nothing that stirs the heart more
deeply unless it be tragedy affecting
ones own father or mother-or son.
Our lives can all be scanned (even the
widest of them make sort Of free
verseD and they may be said to con-
sist, essentially, of upstrokes and
downstrokes, or anastrophes and ca
tastrophes as the Greeks would have
called them. The great upstroke in all
our lives, the fash of the sword that
sweeps through the Gordian knot of
loneliness and self-despair, is love.
And all the downstrokes are made by
the selfsame sword. 1t is our human
love for some other like ourselves that
makes us suffer when that other suf-
fers. The sword is turned in our
hearts. ..
Now there are people whose hearts
are dead and there are other people
whose hearts have never beat; but it
is difficult, outside these two classes of
Dead People, to imagine any one who
could read the opening chapters of
Dawn and not be profoundly moved.
1t is pulling to try to think of a live
and living person who could read
quite coldly the chapter in which
Susan Belts comes upon Keith Bur
ton in the attic. Here is the scene, a
little over a page in the book.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-30
H..
PORTER

rectly in versifying. Susan is trial
to more than Mr.. Burton, but even the
most impatient reader will detect, be-
sides her goodheartedness, rare mo-
ments in which she unquestionably
says Something's when she remarks
that there are times when it's an i'm
pertinence to tell people not to worry /;
and again when she asserts that to
choose the sunny side of the road is
more meritorious than to deny the
shady sides existence.
Now please note this: Mrs. Porter,
although she depicts Susan as offering
her doggerel to magazines for publ
cation, does not ask you to believe that
any magazine ever bought it. So, in
a more important matter, having re-
cited the history of Keith Burton s
blindness, she does not, at the very,
very last minute, tell you that, by
some magical hocus-pocus or other, he
is to recover his sight. Carp away, if
you will, but concede these things in
her story's favor. And now let US
see if there is anything else in its
favor or rather-since we have said
there is-what DaWn will mean to
those who like it.
The theme is extremely simple, fine,
and in itself so infinitely pathetic that
nc amount of dross in the telling
could utterly spoil it. There may be
more important events in the world
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-30

VIZ Z can see no reasonable objec-
w ton to, and we can imagine
good reasons for, setting down at the
very beginning Of piece about
Eleanor H. Porter's new novel, Darn,
the things to be said against the book.
Well, then -
This story about q blind boy is ut
terly devoid of any literary distinc-
ton. We have never been able to
define literary distinction, and do not
believe it exists outside the mind of
. readers; but whatever it is, whatso-
ever shapes it may assume, we are GER
tain that Darn has it not.
There's no plot worth mentioning,
and the faction" can be forecast
about a hundred pages ahead as you
proceed. The invaluable aid of coinci-
denee is not rejected, and Mrs. Por-
ter isn't above enriching her people
with money left, on page 256, by a
barely mentioned aunt. But this is by
the way; there are 339 pages.
Though the story is essentially .
story of the human mind and heart
the author concerns herself no whit
with dignity of narration. She does
not use dignifed words for dignified
things, often; and where she does she
frequently is trite. She tells us of an
"indefnable something; the usual
way in which her characters show re-
newed resolution or assert courage, or
betray their personal pride, is by a
lifted chin; but the worst thing is the
shallowness>of so many of these peo-
ole and the exaggeration with which
they are put on paper. 10
which must be added the less serious
but more annoying fault Of humor-
~ous character whose humOr Is low
grade. Persons who use the wrong
word are frequently funny, but they
are seldom funny through a whole
book.
Yet Darn has qualities which make
. it, if not a great novel, at any rate a
really moving story and story GER
tain to be widely read and quite hon
estly "loved." 1t contains, perhaps,
message" for good many people,
and readers Of Mrs. Porter's books
will turn to it with expectation and
the expectation will be completely sat
isfed. But to ourselves the best thing
about it is the message it contains for
those who will not read it and the
lesson it holds for writers who will
pass shudderingly by.
When you say that Dawn is about a
blind boy who was saved from despair
by finding that he could help blinded
soldiers you need hardly say more,
though you cannot very well say less.
Keith Burton went blind at four
teen. His mother was dead. He lived
with his father, a painter who was a
failure, and Susan. Susan was man.
aging, mothering housekeeper who
made rhymes continually and talked
Like Mrs. Malaprop. One of the won
ders is how Susan, who never used the
right word in conversation, always
ccntrived to handle words pretty cor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-30
Eleanor P0rter's Dawn"
The Story of Blind Boy and Some Reflections
Intended for Those Who Would Let 1t Go Unread

cover at the desk by the window
there was a swift movement-but not
so swift that Susan did not see the
revolver pushed under some loose
papers.
"'Is that you, Susanf' asked
Keith sharply.
Eyes, honey. I jest came up to
get somethin''
"Susan's eace was white like paper,
and her hands were cold and shaking,
but her voice, except for a certain
breathlessness, was cheerfully steady.
With more or less noise and with Q
running fire Of inconsequent COM
ment she rummaged among the trunks
and boxes, gradually working her way
toward the desk where Keith still sat.
cat the desk, with sudden swift
movement, she thrust the papers to
one side and dropped her hand on tho
revolver. At the same moment Keiths
arm shot out and his hand fell, cover
ing hers.
"She saw his young face flush and
harden and his mouth set into stern
lines.
Susan, you'll be good enough,
please, to take your hand off that, he
said then sharply.
"There was a moments tense 81
lence. Susan's eyes, agonized and
pleading, were on his face. But Keith
could not sec that. He could only hear
her words a moment later-light
words, with hidden laugh In them,
yet spoken with that same curious
breathlessness.
Faith, honey, an how can I,
with your own hand holdin' mine so
tightY'
"Keith removed his hand instantly.
His set face darkened.
This is not joke, Susan, and I
shall have to depend on your honor to
let that revolver stay where it is. Un-
fortunately / am not able to sec
whether / am obeyed or not.
est was Susan's turn to flush. She
drew back at once, leaving the weapon
uncovered on the desk between them.
".I'm not takin' the pistol, Keith
The laugh was all gone from Susans
voice now. So, too, was the breath
lessness. The voice was steady, grave,
but very gentle. we take matches
an pizen an knives away from chiJ-
dref-not from grown men, Keith.
The pistol is right where you can
reach tiff you want it. >"
When we started this. piece
we thought: eve will point out some
of the things that will make thou
sands Of readers like Da,Cn, and they
are the things that many far more
pretentious writers than Mrs. Porter
had better copy-if they can. We will
point that out, too" However, we
have changed our mind. There are
none so blind as
And, contemplating a certain COM
mon kind of Literary Critic and Au-
thor, bangl our philosophy and our
patience both leave us and we feel like
calculating, with Susan, on page 70:
"Fool! FOOL. FOOL! Don't you
know anythingi"
DAWN. By ELEANOR n. PORTE Bostons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT

The wholesale market prices this
morning ranged about as follows:
| EGGS-Strictly fresh. 66; average re.
ceipts. IS; southern. IS.
CHEESE-New York state factory
| new. 40.
! BUTTER-Elgin print. 70: Elgin tub,
GAME-Rabbits. No. /, per doz., s. GOA
500: No. 2. 3.00a4.00; squirrels. each,
10a20.
LIVE POULTRY-Roosters, per h..
%: turkeys, per h., 35a3S; chickens,
spring, per h., 34a35: hens, per h., 80;
beats. young. each. 5oa60.
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh killed
spring chickens, 37a38 per h.; turkeys.
per h.. 4oa45; ROSTERS, per h.. 25; hens,
per h., IS.
PoRK-smaIl and neat. %; medium.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples. per bbl.,
1.50aS.o0: per box, 1.00a2.50: western.
per box, 2.50a4.25; California lemons
7.00aS.00; grapefruit, per crate, 400a
500: pineapples. per crate. 4.5oa5.50:
California oranges, 9-00a10.00; Florida,
5.00a6.50.
EEGETABLES-Pota No. 1. 3.5oa
400 per standard bbl: No 2, 1.75aa 90:
western. 2.45a2.90 per cwt: sting
beans, per basket, 2.50a5. 90; peppers. per
crate, 3.00a5.00; okra, per quart. 20a25:
radishes, per 100. 1.50a2.50; cucumbers'
per basket, 4. 00a5.00; eggplant. 35Oa4 90
per crate; cabbage. new. per 100 lbs.
1.75a2.00; beets, per bunch, 4a6; lettuce.
150a4. 90 per basket; New York celery
per doz., LOCAL. so: per crate. s. GOA 10. 90:
California celery. per doz.. 1.50a2 90; per
crate, 10. 00al5.00; romaine lettuce, i. 25a
$50; squash, 2.50a350 per crate; spring
onions. 1.50a2. so per 100 lunches; onions
per 1o0-lb. sack. i.S5a2. 90; spinach, 3. Goa
400 per bbl.; kale, 2.50a2.75; tomatoes.
Florida. 4.00a6. 90 per box; peas, 3. 50a3. so
per basket.
LIVE STOCK-Sheep, per lb., Gar.
lambs, spring, per lb., Is: calves, per
lb.. 81; medium, per h.. 19a20: common
per ID, 15alS.
GRAIN-Wheat. milling. per bu., 2 goa
2. IS: corn. per bu., 1.70a1.75; oats, white.
S0aS2; mixed oats, Tears: hay. No. L
80. 0oa32. 90: No. 2. 2S.00aS0.00.
SEEDS-Red clover, 26.0oa2s. 90 per
bu. timothy. 5.15a5.50 per bu.: red top.
16.O0a1T.o0 per 100 lbs: bluegrass, {. GOA
$50: orchard grass, !. 00a3.75 per Blu.
Dundee. Scotland, last year spent
SdSG SfS on peu- nI1hJic hu;IdipDs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
Max Rosen Recital.

The fifth Of the seasons Ten Star
concerts, under the management of T.
Arthur Smith, took place yesterday
ter and served to introduce to Wash
ington music lovers a youthful genius.
Max Rosen. violinist. This artist, now
only eighteen years of age, who had
been heralded as one of the foremost
violinists of the day. before the con-
ciusion of his frst number, had more
than fulfilled the anticipations of his
hearers. From the first sweep of his
bow in the Concerto" by Pietro Mar
dini, to the last note of his final en-
core, 'Spinnlied." by Auer, which was.
by the way. strongly reminiscent of
Schubert's The Bee." he held the un-
wayering attention of his audience.
His work was marked throughout
by freshness and spontaneity truly
delightful and his beautiful tone, ia
ellie technique and graceful phrasing.
in Paganini's difficult Concerto IN D
Major" was one of the dominant fea-
lures OF his performance. emitting
him to rank among the great vioinists
of his generation.
But 1t was in the realm of pure mel
cdy that he made his strongest ap-
peal. in such numbers as Schuberts
ave Maria" given as an encore; the
DAINTY CaprfceuSe. Dy SIT EDWARD
Elgar: Summer IdyIl," by Cecil Bur-
leigh. and "Schone Rosemarin." the
last taken in rather more accelerated
tempo than customary. being one of
the gems of the concert. He gave
also Kreisler's arrangement of "S,a-
vonic Dance" by Dvorak: Perpetual
Mobi1," by Burleigh; Legend" by
Godowsky, and .Taranteila du Con-
cert" by Auer. He was accompanied
by Emmanuel Balaban at the piano.
Max Rosen. of Rumanian parentage.
Is in reality the product of American
environment, having been brought to
this country when only eight months
old. spending his childhood up to his
tenth year in New York city. where
his father had a barber shop. About
that time he was discovered by a mu-
sic-loving journalist, who arranged
for the child 20 have hearing at the
home Of the late Edward de Coppet
the founder of the Flonsaley Quartet.
who was so enthused by the lads
phenomenal gifts that he financed a
trip to Europe and several years
study under Leopold Auer. His first
concert was given in Copenhagen and
later he appeared in all the prominent
cities of Scandinavia. His first ap-
pearance in this country was in New
York city with the New York Phil
harmonic Orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
SHIPPERS TO HAVE
SENATE HEARING
Claim interests Are Largely
Identical With Road Sc
h. curity Owners.
OPPOSE 5-YEAR PROGRAM

Proposals which will be laid before
the Senate interstate commerce COM
mittee next week with regard to the
railroads by shippers. railroad Sc
curity owners and state railroad com
missioners nave become known in.
part The establishing of a Secretary
Of Transportation and the federal in
corporation of railroads as advocated
by the railway executives are opposed
by the shippers who recommend;
Rates sufficiently liberal to guaran-
tee proper maintenance of railways
and ample returns TO security holders;
government regulation by the Inter
state Commerce Commission: Ante
nance of the functions of the state
commissions; common use OF terni-
nails and other facilities: cooperation
among railways to promote efficiency
of service. but with pooling and amt
fication agreements subject strictly 10
the Interstate Commerce Commits
and restoration of the roads TO private
ownership as soon as remedial legs
lation has been enacted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
MARKET CLOSES HEAVY;
BREAK IN FINAL TRADING

NEW YORK. January 11.-Dullness
was the noteworthy incident Of to-
days short session of the stock mar
ket, trading dwindling to less than
half the usual total.
Appointment of new director gem
eral of railroads failed to stimulate
the slightest interest in transporta-
ton.
Oils led the heavy issues at further
declines of j to 3 points. associated
oils proving the conspicuous excep-
ton.
Other reactionary stocks included
sugars and some of the inactive in
dustrials, notably Gulf States Steel
Tobaccos and minor motors were
strong, but United States Steel and
related leaders broke in the final deal
ings.
The closing was heavy. Sales ap-
proximated 100000 shares.
Final Prices on Libertys.
Final prices on liberty bonds today
were: 312s, 1898; first convertible AZ.
$3.50; second As, $3.50; first converti-
bic AIS, $685.; second convertible
4As, $500; third 4As, 96.16; fourth
4As. 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
War Romance; Double Wedding.

A double wedding late yesterday aft
ernoon at the parsonage Of Ryland M +.
Cha-ch by Rev. J. II. Jeffries culrni-
mated a romance of the war. Two sis
tiers from Oakton. Va. engaged as war
workers, were married to chums from
Omaha, Neb.. who had come to WASH
Navy The sailors were aboard the
transport Celtic and after the vessel had
been torpedocd were adrift for some
time in an open boat Jefferson B. Var
ner. twenty-five years old. was married
to Bessie c. Ralston. and Obed ID.
Runion, twenty-one years old. welded
Edith May Ralston. twenty years old.
They will go to Miami, Fla, to make
their homes. il was stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
Volume of Silver Noted.

But there has also been increase in
the volume of silver dollars. more than
$40. 000.0 900: subsidiary silver, more
than s45.000,000, and gold in circula-
ton shows an increase of $3.50, 900, 600,
although more than this amount, near
ly $500. 100000, is actually withdrawn
from circulation as a credit of the
federal reserve banks in the gold set
tlement fund deposited in the United
States Treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
Jump in Federal Reserve Notes.

Considering the increase in meNey
in circulation in the course of the
past two years. it appears that the
most marked difference is found in
the matter of federal reserve notes
and federal reserve bank notes issued.
January /. 1917. together, these notes
aggregated ssOs.77773O, and January
1, 1919, the total was s2,755,s3 ,345.
This means that in the two years
the great sum of s2,446.159,615 has
been put into circulation as a result of
the federal reserve system.
This is partially Offset by the re-
duction of the circulation of gold GER
tificates by nearly $1,000, 000, 900, and
of more than s200,00o.000 of silver Ger
tificateS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
INCREASE SHOWN
IN MONEY OF i. S.
Amount in Circulation Janu-
airy | Enough to Give Each
Individual $3.50.

If the money in circulation in the
United States were evenly divided
every individual would have s55.76 of
the money in circulation January I
last, against $43 on New Year day
two years ago.
That is to say that this increase,
more than one-third for each indi-
vidual. represents a difference be-
tween s4,440.932.s34, January /. 1917,
and 5000. 627,S63, January l, 1919. the
aggregate of actual money in circu-
1ation on those two dates.
Increased Population Considered.
The equation takes into account
the increase of population from 103,-
$1,000 to 1os.5S9,0oo. estimated. The
actual increase in money in circula-
ton is represented by bigger frac-
tion-nearly 35 per cent
January l, 1879, the people of the
United States, numbering 4S,231000,
found 16,266.721 to be enough money
in circulation for all business and per-
circulation then was $16.92, an in
crease of nearly 800 per cent having
taken place in the forty years to 1919.
The actual money in circulation
January l last represents increments
of nearly seven and half times, or
actually an increase of S5.177, 361. Jap,
while the increase of population rep
resentS an equation of less than two
and one-quarter times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11

The indictment against the socialist
ma ga2ine the Masses and five of its
editors and contributors, charged
with violation of the espionage act.
has been dismissed in the federal
court in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
To Make Stamps Accessible.

According to the chairman of the
war loan organization of the fifth re-
serve district, the Treasury Depart
ment is recommending to employers
that the best method of teaching
thrift and inducing their employees to
buy is to make stamps readily ac-
cessibIe for purchase at their work S
on pay day. He says that in many
concerns where the sales of war saw
ings stamps have been large And reg
ular, supplies of stamps have been
furnished to foremen or others who
at lunch time sold to those who
wished to buy.
The most effective of all measures.
however. have been the savgS socie
ties established at 10000 places by
the employees themselves. Each So
ciety appoints one of its number as
secretary. One of his functions is to
get supplies of stamps and have them
ready for sale.
Eir Seay. in conclusion, says: I'VE
would appreciate your assistance in
bringing this statement TO the aten-
ton of as many people as practicable.
in order that the thrift campaign now
being conducted by the national gov
eminent may result in the greatest
possible benefit to our people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
Shippers Representatives.

Shippers will be represented by the
National Industrial Traffic League and
by Clifford Thorne. a shippers attor-
ney; security holders by the National
Association of Owners of Railroad Sc
curities, for which S. Davies War
field, the president, probably will ap-
pear, and the state commissions by
Charles E. Elmquist, president of the
National Association of Railway and
Utility Commissioners.
1t was announced here last night
that the Association of Owners of Rail.
road Securities and the National In
dustrial Traffic League had reached a
partial agreement on recommends
lions for return of the railroads to
private management. A statement by
Guy M. Freer. president of the traffic
league, said that shippers realize that
unless the railroads are given 'rea-
sonable return on the investment and
on the money required to give the
shippers additional facilities the
shippers suffer as much as the rail-
road owners This was accompanied
by . statement from Mr.. Warfield.
saying: The interests Of the shippers
and the security owners are largely
Identical"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
Final Prices on Libertys.
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Washington RAILWAY and Electric 4s, 81 900
at 72A. 81 900 at 12Is. 1000 Mt TN, 81. 900
at T2L..
Capital Traction, 10 at 81.
e1-apston. 70 at %. 20 at d.
After call:
Capital Traction IS, $500 at 9s.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
Security Owners Position.

Railroad security owners oppose the
dve-year extension of government
control, and urge return of the roads
to private management after enact
ment of legislation paving the way
for partial unification. They are OPP
posed also to the executives plans
for creating a Secretary of Transpor-
tation. and for federal incorporation
Of railroads.
Among the proposals of the state
railroad commissions are that state
governments should retain their au-
thority over intrastate rates and reg
ulation, that regional rate commits
sions should be created to assist the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
that the federal commission and
state commissions cooperate in all
matters of railway regulation They
oppose the plan for Secretary of
transportation and federal incorpora-
ton, and insist that the so-called
twilight zone of authority between
federal and state governments does
not truly exist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-11
Practical Banking Course.

The January and February schedule
of the practical banking course of the
Washington Chapter. American In
stitute of Banking. is as follows:
January 16. deposits and checks. in
Guiding government accounts, trust
deposits. deposit tickets. passbooks.
signature cards. statement of ac-
counts, travellers checks and post of
fce orders; January %. deposits and
checks, continued; January 80. the re-
celving teller duties. accuracy, man.
ner. knowledge of banking, records,
daily settlements: February 6. the
note and collection teller; February
ID. the paying teller duties. records.
stop payments and forgeries; Febru-
airy 20. clearing house. it's functions
how settlements are made; February
81. bills of lading and other docu-
ments. straight bill, order hill, ware
house receipts. their negotiable
and the bill of lading as collateral.