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New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
Settling America
How Our Continent Was
COIOniZed

T~HERE has been q tendency among
L historians to treat the settle
ment OF North America as a pre-
eminently British affair, to overlook
tho important contributions which
France and Spain have made TO
American Colonial history This mis-
take is avoided by Herbert Eugene
Bolton and Thomas Maitland Marshall,
the authors Of The Colonization OF
North America Macmillan). These
authors emphasize the fact that the
Spaniards were colonlzers, as we'll as
soldiers, priests and adventurers-t
they have impressed their civilization
quite distinctly upon Mexico and Cen
trail America, as we'll as upon the
South American countries, whose his
tory lies outside the scope of the
present volume.
the landing of Columbus to the end of
the Revolutionary War. Many of the
most picturesque episodes in American
history took place during this epoch.
The continent was practically divided
into three main spheres OF influence,
the English lying between the French
to the north and the Spanish TO the
south. The clashes OF the colonists
with each other, and with the Indians.
furnish material for scores of minia-
ture wars. The authors give an in
teresting account of the work of the
Catholic missionaries in securing and
civilizing the French and Spanish con-
quests.
The reader will fnd an excellent
sketch of the Revolutionary War and
the circumstances which led I'D to it
in the last six chapters. Messrs. Boil
ton and Marshall must be congratu-
lated upon a rather unusual success.
They have created an admirable text
book, which should also attract the
casual browser in the pages Of Ameri-
can history.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
Cape COddities

TWO persons who understand and
have an affection for Cape Cod, con-
ccaling Identities in the indigenous names
Dennis and Marion Chatham" remind
US in their Cape Oddities (Houghton
Miffln Company that "Joseph Lincoln
has told US Of the people; Thoreau has
written of the place; but no one Will
really know the Cape unless he becomes
a part of it," The writer has spent
liberal portions of the last thirty years
on this beloved ground, and he is will
ing to confess that he doesn't believe
he can live long enough to become q
complete confidant Of the spirit Of the
long arm OF Massachusetts. Still, much
Of the atmosphere OF Cape Cod has
seeped through into the pages of Cape
Coddities, carrying with it reliable pic
lures of the mild excitements of clam
ming, scallopng and grabbing in the
waters of Barnstable County, and of the
delights of fishing in and camping by
her many lovely lakes As a comrade
for any Of Joe Lincoln's novels, this
little and attractive book is Of especial
value.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
tn Gears Smoking Wells Comes Thlndering Down the Age

ident Taft, and the like. He did not
draw fully upon the moral and intel
lectusl resources of the States; he
nade tho whole issue too personal, and
he surrounded himself with merely
personal adherents. And a still gravsr
error was his decision to come to the
Peace Conference himself Nearly
every experienced critic seems to be
Of opinion that he should have re-
mained in America. speaking ~occa-
sonally as if nation spoke"
Mr.. Wells does not like the League
of Nations. He does not see in it
E., ything for which "men will be ready
tt. work wholeheartedly and, if nee
essary, fight as hitherto they have
been willing to fight for their coun-
try and their own people"
Considering Mr.. Wells's views on war,
one might expect to find him accept
ing the league rather than rejecting
il for this one reason But he has other
objections.
tslk to common men. 1t has gone into
official buildings, and comparatively
few people in the world understand or
care what it is doing there"
The Unimportant Three
However, Mr.. Wells remains opti-
n nistic
at is absurd to despair of mankind
because of these treaties" he con-
tirues, cor to regard them as anything
more than feeble first sketches Of 4
world settlement. TO do so would be
Iiance-that land OF fine imaginations
better than W. Clemenceau, nothing
in America stronger and wiser than
President Wilson, and nothing in
Britain to steady the Celtic traits Of
Lloyd George. The attention we have
given to these three personalities in
this outline is intended less to enhance
their Importance than to emphasize
their unimportance, and 70 make it
clear to the reader how provisional
and incidental all that they did must
be in the worlds affairs
This last, we hold. approaches ora
tory, let the ak fall where it may.
Probably oratory has no place in his
tory admittedly it hasn't-yet look
ing up at shelf after shelf Of the
dullest, drcariest history that was ever
written, we are more than ready to
welcome H. G. Wells. His IDEAS may
be fanciful, his facts corrupted, but
his technique never wevers.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
Novelists of New England

TOM, study of 'prejudices and tenn
permanent" 1t is evident, from the
chapters Of this novel, that its author
is getting down to the bedrock Of per
sonalities, or going about on another
tack in his opposing dissimilar indi-
vduaities and then cautiously and,
we arc glad to noce, successfully de-
veloping series of interpretativc sit
uations through the play Of antago-
nisms.
The Portygec is the boy Albert Spe-
rama, whose mother was jamie, daugh-
ter OF Captain Zelotes Snow, owner of
the sole hardware and lumber store in
a little Cape Cod village near lands
end. jamie had run away and married
a Spanish barytone, Speranza. When
the story opens both parents are dead
and Albert 10 taken from his school
rear New York and brought to live
with the Shows. The Captain will
fashion him into a man free of the
faint of the "Portygee," for such was
the title of scern given by Cape Cod
ders to all who are of the blood of
Southern Europe
Albert has in him the fire and the
poetry-he writes verse-of his father
and the spirit Of his mother. When
he clashes with his grandfather in his
determination to be a poet and wed as
he wishes, there are squally moments.
Before the two can shake hands with
out side glances Of veiled animosity
the war breaks and Albert goes to
France, to return famous and help Joe
Lincoln wind up his story in blaze
OF glory and vindication.
The slow growth Of the old Cap
tain's love for Albert, his eaglet of al
most alien plumage, is developed with
marked skill. You are coming down
before the wind, Joe, in this your latest
novel, without wrinkle in your spin
maker
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

ard pitiless criticism as President. VIII
son. He is blamed, and it would seem
that he is rightly blamed, for conduct
ing the war and the ensuing peace
hegota tions on strictly party lines. He
remained the Preside representing
the American Democratic party when
circumstances conspired to make him
the representative of the general in
terest of mankind
He made no attempt to forget party
issues for a time. and to incorporate
with himself such great American lead
crs as eX-President Roosevelt. ex-pres-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
Man VS.. Nature
Underground a Storv =,
Conflicting Force "
IF ONE could dee,a =.

Imagination summarjlv :. Aaatls
be described as the sor. Of @,gs' a,
mat sees life continually escapi,a a.as
bonds set Tor It, work;p- ;fS pHs % ta'
ing creative viii in an Infinite uaas' ra
Of WAYS And the romantic 'ass'F s".'
would be the one who could ss;,. .''''
give back this sense OF the insrs,'' ys an
bic variety and strangeness Of s'ss' -
lmmutable miracle OF its cnergv ms
n that charming mutual $780,. 81.
which characterizes the fra,sra''' .aa'''
.: the Younger British novelist. 4a''; ~
Walpole is quoted on the rora mug
Undergrowth Il. p button, as ..
of Francis Brett Young with F a.
Young, the author O''a
He is, think. among III. ~,
romantic younger English novs".. %
easily the frs. an, D'slsa .
to say that nc Whites better -p's' F.n.
prose than any living novelis- @ ..
only Conrad ''s
This momentary dizzy eminen,.
clearly intended for Francis h..
Youngs skin as phrasem.t4 S.'"
though the ability TO round ra.'-
gracefully is scarcely he vital nort
creative writing Bat the assoc;s,.'
Of names somewhat unfairly sncn.-
q comparison. And this the nero
because the theme of Undergrov.b
one that Conrad himself might b,,.
used
The struggle Of man TO CONQUER -.
snbdue the malignant forces Of na.,..
ne vast unintelligible will. in nst~.
which comes to grips with mans o,.
and ironically sets him at nsuebt-
this is the familiar Conradian ssn,,
ton. This IS 'he theme Of unds,
growth as we'll
1t is the story Of the building Of ,
darn The ancient Welsh forest A,,
teld its secrecy inviolate. The d..
Wild shepherd folk know the mensei,,
secret of the earth. But the unin.m
, tive men from the c.iies. coming WI.
noise OF navvies and machinery ~.
Justify intent or conquering this st,j,
of earth But in the presence Of tn.
sinister force which seems to crouch IN
the underground even they feel an s,s-
, vistic terror. At every step elements
force seems to thwart hem, until =,
the moment when the victory seems
theirs it takes its vengeance, ossr.
whelming the enterprise and the human
destinies bound up with it.
Just why this IS not tragic and 70
mantle it is a little hard to say |,
may be because the struggle is too Sc,
1t is overweightod with self-consciou.
ness. In Conrad man is not so articr.
late nor nature so conscious. The vas
accidental quality Of life is preser7e
in his pattern Underground is cOn-
tanned Oh tighter little formula Nc.
II these signs and omens. not in these
melodramatic dooms and madness an
suicide, not in this perfectly forssssa
and well-staged bursting of the dan
uoes one get the sense Of the spacious
ness, the strangeness, the unconquer
able quality Of elementary force vhicl
is the essence Of the romantic spirit.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

" Ohm FOX JR. makes q success
4 ful incursion into Fenimore
~ Cooper's domain in his last
novel, Erskinc Dale-Pioneer
(Scribner'sy. For the scene of the
story is laid in Virginia and Kentucky
at the time of the Revolution, and the
plot moves rapidly along against a
background CT the wild frontier life
in which Indians and white men often
clash.
Much Of the success Of Mr. Fox's
stories Of the Southern mountaineers
is due to the fact ,hat he knew init
mately the people Of whom he wrote
AS result he impaired an atmos
phere OF convincing realism to his
work The same careful workmanship
is evident in his present historical
novel. Whether he is describing the
rough existence OF the Kentucky set
tiers, housed in their fort, always on
the watch for Indian attacks. or the
luxurious, semifeudal life OF the Nir-
ginia plantations, or the wild villages
OF the red men, he is always sure Of
his background and his facts.
Erskine Dale is 4 white boy who was
kidnapped by the Inlians ana grew up
among them. Returning to his own
people, he falls in love with his
cousin, Barbara who is brought up on
great plantation. The course of his
affection does not run any more
smoothly than usual; for there is q
resourceful villain in the case, who
tries every means to put Erskire out
Of the way, from defaming his char
acter to killing him in a duel Even
tually he is ''hoist with bis own
petard' for Erskine develops unex-
pected skill as a fencer and effective
~ disposes OF his rival by running him
through the body with rapier
Echoes Of the Revolutionary War
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
New York and New England

A NUMBER OF the novels of the year
that open with scenes in New
York City or in the South or West
manage to get their people over to the
soil Of New England before they
reach iinis. Temple Bailey, in her
The Trumpeter Swan penn Publish
ing Company, links Virginia with
Massachusetts and obtains nm sfYec-
tive contrast by moving hcr two
dominant characters, Randolph Paine and
Becky fannister, from the slopes Of a
rolling country in tho Old Dominion to
the sandy shinglos Of Nantucket with
the blue sen at their feet. In its clnss,
that Of the mnture juvcnile. this novel ia
worthy nod Of approval.
As our British friend wonld say.
there's a perfectly ripping contrast be-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
The OverIord Of Cape Cod

lAPE COD has como to be a province
in hction sort of fcudal estate
under geninl overload, Joe Lincoln
Lovers Of honest domestic novels with
a Snlty tnng to them await anxiously
the book announcements OF cnch wear
and are satishcd 10 our wizard of tho
sand dunes is represented by another
story of his sun-and-sea- -washed him
tcr'and OF Provincetown. The Lincoln
book OF 1920 10 Ths Portygee (Apple-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

ably points out some other cause FOR
the confusion.
For example, lie accounts fox Presi-
dent Wilson's failure to justify the
high hopes of the world in extraor-
dinary fashion.
Blames Mrs. Wilson
HE brought his wife with him." he
writes Of President Wilson. THAT
seemed no doubt perfectly natural
ard proper thing to an American mind.
Cutie number OF the American rep
resentatives brought their wives In
happily a social quality. nay, almost O
tourist quality, was introduced into the
world settlement by these ladies'. Trans
port facilities were limited, and most
of them arrived in Europe with
radiant air of privilege. They came
as if they came to treat. They we're,
it was intimated, seeing Europe under
exceptionally interesting circum stances
They would visit Chester, or Warwick,
OF Windsor en- route-for they might
not have chance Of seeing these cele-
brated places again. Important inter
views would be broken Off TO get in a
visit to some old historic mansion'
"This may seem trivial matter to
note in q history Of mankind, but it
was such small human things as this
that threw miasma of futility over
the Peace Conference of 1919. In q
little while one discovered that Will
son, the hope of mankind, had van
ished and that all the illustrated fash
ion papers contained pictures Of de-
lighted tourist and his wife. grouped
srlilingly with crowned heads and such
Ike enviable company. 1t is so easy
to be wise after the event and to per
ceivc that he should not have come
over
Interesting as this picture may be,
il is the novelist and not the historian
who draws it. Earlier Mr. Wells
showed that he thoroughly understood
the situation.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

u. WELLS set himself an
enormous task when he
contracted with his con-
science to compress a com
plete history OF life and mankind into
,wo volumes, The Outline Of History
Macmillan). The only task approach
jng his in magnitude, at the present
moment. seems our own in attempting
A survey Of the work within the limits
Of the conventional column or so Of
-erudite Journalistic comment. One
.eels a positive urge 10 be a partial
ts. the REPTILES Of the late pal1ozoic
age, occurring on page p, as TO the
twentieth century figures which DO not
cone into the picture until after the
pages have mounted above tic thou
send mark.
Laudable as such sentiments may ap-
pear in print, this is obviously i'm
possible. One must take tho cue from
Mr. Wells and constantly steam ahead.
At Terrific Speed
A. times his speed is terrific. The
eloan Of the gears becomes plainly
audible under the strain. A few hun
5red million years whill Icy IN the
trst half dozen chapters: seven cen
trries 8. Asia are crowded INTO twen-
weight pages; our own Revolutionary
War is extremely fortunate to get four
rsges.
But Mr.. Wells is gracefully apollo
sttic for all this rush and hustle. Con-
tinually bemoaning the lack Of time
and space, he frankly admits the in
adequacy Of mis- effort TO give full JUS
ice. Particularly, ne regrets having
% pass over such names as Benjamin
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

"Odin GrcNory hasa achieved
" bjg "rres'ing thing Rugged
and ruthlcss utterance Of the truth" lr
~nat Ed'otn Morkhon says Of "Cniun
Iracchun," by Odin Gregory. All book
sellers. Koni e. Liveright, Publishers.
Kew Ioxk. ~ uat.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

"As truly NJ Shakespeare :
has thoughts and phlosophios Of his
own TO cIothe in urgent words" is what
tho New York WorM snyn of "Caius
Crncchus." by Odin Gregory. All book
sellers. Bon' q Livcright, Publirh.rs.
Now York. ~ nat
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
Continued from page eight)

Nontlnucd from page eight)
tile artisan This book would be an
admirable Christmas gift for a boy,
aIso for man who enjoys authentic
history in the hues of romantic adyen-
surc
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
President of the Democrats

Probably no falliblc human being
msnifcstly trying to do his best amid
Overwhelming circumstances has been
subjected to such minute, searching
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

Mr Wells feels that most Of the
blunders Of history can be accounted
for by lack OF general education
At least, he says so until he comes to
particular instance where he invari-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
A Pioneer Story by John Fox Jr.
Kentucky Novelist Successfully Invades Feni
more Coopers Domain

u Ohm FOX JR. makes success
v ful incursion into Fenimore
~ Coopers domain in his last
New-York tribune., 1920-11-21

Interesting as this picture may be,
it is the novelist and not the historian
who draws it. Earlier Mr.. Wells
showed that he thoroughly understood
tho .,t1,o ion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MISCELLANEOUS ANNouNcEMENrs T
 . rsClIII,s ,sir 1,1Sra

REQUEST FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received at the of- flee of the Federal Manager Mississippi Warrior Service. 321 Customhouse, New Orleans, La. until 10 a. m. December 21. 1920, for the construction and installation of decks in forty (40) steel barges be- apparatus in the same; also for the con- structfon and installation of bilge suction apparatus in the same; also efor the con- struction and installation of strongbacks for the hatch coverings of the same; sepa- rate proposals are desired for the follow ing:
 l. Furnishing and fabricating of material for the decks. 3. Installation of the decks
 2. Furnishing and fabricating of material for bige suction apparatus.
 4. Installation of bilge suction apparatus 5. Furnishing and fabricating of material and installation of the strongbacks. In presenting proposals for both fabrication and installation, it is desired that unit prices be submitted. that is-steel at a | fixed price per ton furnished and fabri- cated also fixed price per ton for in- stalled steel; also in case of installation, a fixed price per thousand feet for timber furnished. fabricated and installed. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. to waive any informalitles in pro- posals. to make awards by items or in the aggregate. as may be most advantageous to the United States. Written notice will be given when offer is accepted. Proposals must be submitted fin duplicate and dated. If submitted by firm or cor poration, they must bear the firm or cor porate name with signature and title of person authorized to submit proposals. The envelope containing proposal must be sealed and marked, Containing proposal for construction of decks, etc, to be opened December 21, 1920.~
 Specifications. detailed plans copy of pro- posed contract and specified forms on whichNproposals should be rendered may be had by applying to the office of the Federal Manager as aforesaid.
 THEODORE BRENT
 Federal Manager,
 Mississippi Warrior Service, .
 War Department,
 Inland and Coastwise Waterways Seryfca
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-22
HUNTSVILLE DEPUTIES DISPLAY ENTERPRISE
 TOUGH ON ANTl-DRYS

Huntsville, November z1.--(Spe- ciaI-)--Deputy Sheriffs Strong ana Cobb raidcd and destroyed big illicit fistillery of 12O gallons ca- pacity near Madison Cross Ronds yesterday. About c,0OO gallons of beer was poured out. Two men who were at work in the plant es- caped by running away.
 Two horses and buggies, each cf the vehicles having seven gallons of corn whisky aboard. were cap tured last night by sheriff's depu- ties. One of the drivers jumped and escaped into the woods, but the other, shelby Bradley, was cap tured, and is held for violation of the prohibition laws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-22
SELMA |NDULG|NG
 IN BOOM DREAMS"
Chamber of Commerce Asked
 About Lots, Houses and Ma : terlal on Wholesale Scale

--selma, November 21 - lspeciaL)-Is Selma about to- enter upon building boom?
 The Chamber of Commerce has re- ceived the following telegram from w. D. Hickman of Indianapolis, Ind:
 Can lots be bought from sAoO to s6OO for residences? Are brick and concrete blocks available? Can you secure loans Tor the construction of homes? Are modern homes in demand?'
 The telegram Sent in reply answered all of Mir. Hickman's queries in the af- firmative. and interest is felt in Just what sort of proposition he hasin mind. 1t is thought he may represent q firm dealing in '.ready-made" houses and is seeking an outlet for his product.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-22
l MONTGOMERY MASONS INITIATE BIG CLASS.
 BANQUET IS FEATURE

Greenville, November 21.--(SpeciaL) Lawrence Lee, E. F. Hinds and other prominent Royal Arch Masons of Mont gomery, assisted the Greenville chap ter, No. 90s in taking class of 22 through that order here last night. The newly made Royal Arch Masons are from .Greenville,s Montery, Garland, Chapman, and Georgiana- The day was full of action for the local members and the 150 visitors were highly enter tained.
 The feature of the social entertain ment was Banquet given by the Greenville chapter at the Knights of 1Pythias hall, arranged by the members of the Greenville chapter of the Eastern Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-22
WAR HERO IS GIVEN
 MILITARY FUNERAL
Anniston Army Officer Was Killed In Airplane Accident
 In England

Anniston. November 21-(SpeciaL )--Tne first military funeral for an Anniston soldier who made the supreme sacrifice in the colossal fight for universal free dom was held in Anniston at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, when the body Of Sergt. Sam N. Campbell, killed in an air plane accident in England in 1918, was taken from the First Baptist church to Pine Grove cemetery for burial.
 With ex-service men Of Calhoun coun- ty wearing the full regulation uniform and the honorary escort wearing steel helmets and the firing squad equipped with rifles and sidearms secured from the Presbyterian college, the funeral pro cession moved from Bagley & Stanley's undertaking parlor at 1:30 o'clock.
 The scene was most impressive. The former soldiers and others were trans ported from the church to the cemetery in cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-22
TO ARRIVE TUESDAY
Senator Harding's Steamer Heading
 for CristObal
Ry Associated rress

Ab0ard SteamShlp ParlsmIna, N0- vember 21.-President Harding scent the quietest Sunday in months oday resting and reading as his steamer, the Parismina, proceeded towards Panama under bright tropical sun and cscr a sea as smooth as a mill pond.
 Mrs. Harding, who remained in bed yesterday, was on deck early today and apparently in perfect health. After a walk about the ship the senator and Mrs. Harding picked adjoining chairs on the shady side of the prominade deck and remained there most of .he day
 At her present speed, the Parismina should reach Cristobal about daybteak on Tuesday. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-22
MARINE NEWS
By Associated Press

Nov Orleans, November 21.-Cleared: None today.
 Port Eads. November 21.---Arrived: :: Allentown Mexico: Baja California fHond.), Frontera; Borgestad (Nor.). Tampico; British Birch (Rr.). United Kingdom; Chalmette. Havana; Manx Isles fBr., Mexico.
 Arrived: Schooner Herbert May Cuba
 Sailed: Atenas Bocay, del Toro. vss Havana, Kingston and Cristobal; Bow den (Nor), Port Barrios via Belize Stann Creek and Livingston; Ell cit, New York; Elm Leaf (Br.}. Tampico Indore (Br.g Antwerp; John R. Gibbons Is Is1eorxetown, via Antilla and Paramribo sD 0.: Meltonia fBr.), Galveston; New burr. Norfolk: RepublicA Argentine
 Belgian). .ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-22
POULTRY EXPERT LEAVES
Miss Tappan Had Been Acting as Judge at Calhoun County Show

Anniston, November 21-( (Supecial Miss Gladys Tappan. poultry expert. who served as judge of the splendid exhibits, during the Calhoun County Hog and Chicken show, in this city this week, left Sunday to return to her home in Au- burn Miss Tappan made many friends during her stay in this city and her de- cisions gave general satisfaction among the exhibitors at the show, which closed Saturday