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The title of Rose Macaulay's pot
terism' (Boni & Liveright) may sug-
gest a treatise on social theory. But
the book is a true novel, for all that.
Whatever ideas are conveyed come to
the reader through character and sit
uation. And even when the persons of
the story express the theme directly
they are also expressing themselves
and respecting the laws of their fic-
tional being. From the first. the Pot
ter family and the circles in which
they move are visible and audible.
Robert Louis Stevenson says Of
George Meredith's "Egoist': 'It is
yourself that is hunted down; these
are your own faults that are dragged
into the light of day and numbered
with lingering relish, with cruel cum
ming and precision. A young friend OF
Mr. Meredith's Gas l have the story
came to him in an agony. This is too
bad of YOU he cried 'Willoughby is
mel No, my dear fellow said the
author; he is all of u.s."
Now the Potter family happen to be
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BOOK REVIEW S
London's Latest Ism"

English. And Il Is to be feared that
the American reader will gaze upon
them in this literary pillory and ex.
claim thankfully, or boastfuly, "This
is none of II" But he will be wrong.
For Potterism is really kind of ego
tism and It's habitat extends over the
habitable world. Certainly America is
full of Il.
The idea is worked out with all sorts
Of variations and contrasts. The chill
dren protest against their parents OBJ
vious acceptance of the creed. But
they are more or less bitter. The true
protest Is expressed In the character
of Katherine Varick and Arthur Gid
con. clearly portrayed and profoundly
impressive.
And Gideon, who was already half
lories her with the rest of them after
she marries one Of her fathers en-
ployees;
Jane can go to the devil in her own
way. She's married a second-rate fell
low for what she thinks he'll bring
her. I dare say she has her reward.
Katherine, / believe that's the
very essence of Potterism-going for
things for what they'll bring you, what
they lead to. instead of for the thing
in-itself. Artists care for the thing-in-
itself; Potterites regard things as rail-
way trains, always going somewhere,
getting somewhere. Artists, students
and the religious-they have the single
eye, It's the opposite to the COM
mercial outlook. Artists who look at
a little fishing town or country vii
lage. and find II q thing of beauty and
a joy forever, and leave 1t to itself
unless they yield to the devil and
paint it or write about 1t. Potterites
will exploit it, commercialize it, bring
the railway to it--and the thing is
spoiled. Oh. the Potterites get there
all right, confound them. They're the
progressive OF the world. They--they
have their reward"
And later he expounded his view
to Jane herself
You mean I'm Potterish,' obs
served Jane, without rancour.
"'Oh Lord, we all are said Gideon
in disgust. Every profiteer, every
sentimentalist, every muddler. Every
artist directly he thinks of his art as
something marketable, something to
bring him fame; every scientist or
scholar Of there are any who fakes
a fact in the interest of his theory
every fool who talks through his hat
without knowing; every sentimentalist
who plays up to the sentimentalism In
himself and other people; every Sec
ond hand ignoranus who takes over
view or a prejudice. wholesale. with
out investigating the facts it's based
on for himself. You find 1t everywhere |
the faint; you can't get away from II. |
Except by keeping quiet and learning, |
and wanting truth more than any.
thing else
1T sounds dull life, Arthur"
And for all the philosophy, there is
no lack of plot. 1t is well character
lied by one Of the personages:
"A regular Potter melodrama,' said
Gideon. Tt might be in one OF your
mothers novels or your fathers pa
pers That just shows, Jane, how in
fictitious thing Potterism is. 1t in
vades the least likely homes, and up
sets the least likely lives. Horrible,
disease"
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The publication Of a Juvenile edition
of one of Maurice Hewlett's romances
is an experiment that will be watched
with much interest. The majority of
this well known authors works are
distinctly for adults, consumption alone
cessfully for young readers. THE Light
Heart" (Holt) is the authors latest
story, based upon the Icelandic sagas,
and is quite differ ent from his earlier
novels in that 1t lacks the love interest.
1t is a swiftly moving narrative OF adj
venture. nothing more. Descriptions
and character development are left to
the imagination of the reader; the
author is interested only in deeds and
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ABOUT AUTHORS

events. For this reason the book should
be popular with the young folks
Youngsters want action.
| 1.-THE Light Heart" Is a vigorous tale
of fearless men, 1t tells about the ad-
ventures of Thormod, the brave and
| lighthearted Norseman, a poet and a
lover Of justice. and allegiance to ones
VOWS. Thormod romans loyal to his
sworn brother and his king to the
very end.
Herman Melville's "Typee" has just
been published by Harcourt, Brace &
Howe In an edition suitable for young
people. Any one who has read it will
remember it-those days of the fear
of sudden death, days of drowsy,
warm forgetfulness, of amber sunlight
| through the palms caressing the face
of wrinkled old chief. tough castaway
sailor. or startling the shadows from
the soft eyes of Fayaway. At this
centennial of Herman Melville the
book will have thousands of new
readers.
Any one who has ever observed hu-
man nature when 1t is selecting its
literature in library or book shop will
appreciate the following delicious bit
from the chapter on the book shop in
Frederick Nivens latest, "a Tale That
Is Told (Doran):
1.-TWO girls entered. ] noted that
they were having a rapid run of bad
luck. They asked In turn, and in duet,
in quick fire, for half dozen novels,
all of which were announced as I'M
procurable, with the stereotyped I'm
sorry, there is not copy in at pres
ent.' At last the youth who attended
to them came triumphantly back with
volume they had asked for.
"'Oh,' said one, I'VE won't have It,
seeing it is in. 1t can't be any good.
We want books that every one is read
ing
"The other agreed: IL it's in, we
don't want it.
THAT is the kind of remark / cher
ish. 1t made me go about gayly all
the rest of the day. 1t made me for
get my contempt for the young man
with the sneer, and blurred the sense
of unpleasantness left by his bouncing
acquaintance. ! chuckled over my
catalogues and reports all afternoon,
and smiled many times on the home
ward way. 1t Is a bon mot + cherish,
one of those (like Mrs. MacQuilp's:l
Bessie had her tonsils cut :.
end then Nance had tonsillitis) which
have the charm of Alice in Wonder
land in them, upsetting all the logic
Of life"
Raymond F. Yates, author of Boys
Book of Model Boats" Century. when
asked about himself rose to the oc-
casion and remarked:
81 was born twenty-five years ago
in a place where they have frogs 20
years old that don't know how to
swim--Lockport, N. Y. My father was
a tinsmith. didn't like this so I
thought would be a barber. Cruel
fate would not have It so, and here ]
am to-day only a poor editor. 1 started
to write when ] was Is years old.
When my first article was accepted |
was showered with wealth-literally |
buried under three dollars. / imme-
diately became chesty and sent a |
longer article to the Scientific Ameri- |
eau. When l came out of the swoon |
caused by the receipt of a thirty dollar |
check / thought / had the world by /
the nape of the neck. Having an |
like an untamed bronco
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and being unable to lasso it, I had to
confine my writings to scientific mat
tiers.
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Briefs of Books
And Their Makers

! ana i lelr Makers
Ambassador Brand Whitlock's BEL
| GUM" (Appleton's) IA being placed In
the university and municipal libraries
of Belgium as a permanent and au-
thoritative source book for future
generations on the subject of the Ger
man occupation.
Kermit Roosevelt Is true to the
Roosevelt traditions of family affec-
ton in the dedication of his new
book. 1.-THE Happy Hunting Grounds
(Scribner's), ITO the Mistress of
Sycamore"
James Welsh, a miner employed In
the coal fields of Scotland, is probably
not worrying himself over such things
as strikes, for the reading public ac-
cepted "The Underworld (Stokes), his
first novel, without any aFbftration
board, and the book has sold within
few weeks of publication In Eng
land, $4,000 copies.
James Branch Cabell has Just COM
pleted a new novel, as yet untitled,
dealing with the adventures of Don
Manuel, the father of Ettare, Melicent
and Dorothy, who are to be found, re-
spectively, in 1.-The Cream Of the JEST"
'Domnei," and "Jurgen."
George Engles, manager of the New
York Symphony Orchestra, has COM
pleted an account of the visit to
Europe of the Damrosch organization,
which returned home in July after ac-
complishing the first tour of it's kind
ever undertaken by an American SYM
phony orchestra. This chronicle OF
the doings of the New York Symphony
men abroad will be issued this month
by the society here In New York in
booklet form, illustrated with snap
shots made by the musicians them
selves.
John Burroughs, dean Of nature
writer's, whose new book, Accepting
the Universe" (Houghton Mifflin), will
shortly be published, spends his sum-
mers at Wood Chuck Lodge in the
Catskills. This season he has dis
played with pride a handsome coat
made Of the wood-chucks which he
shot or trapped the year before. The
farmers In that vicinity have been
pestered with these rodents. and MI.
Burroughs is giving them an objec;
lesson in how to turn their hindrances
into help. for he has rug of wood
chuck skins before his cot on the
veranda, and the coat for comfort in
the cold evenings, while young
chuck" occasionally forms a savory
item Of the midday meal.
Besides trapping wood -chucks and
writing. Mr.. Burroughs tends his gar
den, takes a hand at road mending, de-
signs rustic garage for his Ford car.
going to the woods with the men and
selecting the locust posts and ash
saplings of which it is fashioned, and
Hospitality receives the stream of auto
mobile visitors who, in touring the
Catskills, find their way up to Wood
Chuck Lodge November will prob
ably find Mr.. Burroughs in his home
by the river, at West Park, N. Y, and
in December he hopes to be IN South
ern California.
Charles r. Higham, member Of Par
lament, whose Looking Forward
(Knopf) has recently been published.
is an American by birth. The Editor
and Publisher states that he has the
of being the only adver-
Using man who has ever been elected
to a British legislative body.
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Charles r. Higham, member Of Par
lament, whose Looking Forward
(Knopf) has recently been published,
is an American by birth. The Editor
and Publisher states that he has the
distinction of being the only adver-
Using man who has ever been elected
to British legislative body
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-04
HOPE FOR AGREEMENT
On THE CUMMINS BILL

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-Senate ana
House cnnfrrees on railroad reorganiza-
,ion legislation after a deadlock for
weeks over outstanding features OF the
CIlnmins and Esch hills. tonight saw
slimmer Of light ahead. The joint COM
m,ttee Of the two houses made marked
progress at tuday's session through
agreement Of the senate members Tor
elimination of the compulsory consollda-
ton of railroads and establishment or q
TRANSFORMATION board provisions from
Tin, Tummins measure.
Several vcxluS differences, however.
r"rnnrn to be adjusted before the end or
the month, when the railroad proper
.irs ar. tu be returned to private con-
troll and operation. chief of these are
the tabor and auIiStriks prOvislnnS OF
tho Senate measure. The agreement to-
dav. Il was said. might make more pass
able the way for further compromises
In eliminating the consolidation plan
Of the Cumnins bill. II was agreed that
tho perrnisSivo consultations provisions
Of the Esch bill would be retained and
strengthened Duties which tn" Senate
gave tn the proposed transportation
board under the agreement VIII be
rlaCcd IN the Interstate Commerce com
mission, which Will have two members
added. to its pre- Sent strength.
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Naval Secretary Comes Back
AT Admiral Who Criticized
u. S. War Record

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-Secretary
Daniels made formal answer To-Day 10
criticism by Rear Admiral William .:
Sims. and others OF the policy 1olloWeo
ing before the senate subcommittee IN
vestigating the awards. Mr.. Daniels re-
affirmed the views which led him 10
alter some Of the recommendation Tor
decorations. supporting his contentious
with long carefully prepared state
ment going into the medal situation IN
detail. Other charges made BY Admiral
Sims AZ 10 the preparedness OF tho navy
at the start OF tho war and the degree
Of cooperation with allied admiralities
combining his testimony wholly TO the
medal controversy. When tho secretary
concluded. Chairman Hale Of the sub
committee adjourned the hearing until
10 study Mr.. Daniels statement The
naval secretary at several points In ~"
two and onc-half hour reading OF his
prepared abatement showed considerahl
feeling, particularly when he counterec
tho statement Of Admiral Sims that the
American navy did mn n~htinr durin
tho war" In this connection. Mr. Dan.
iels, vigorously pounding the table. told
tho committee that X was well that Ad-
mirai Sims had not made such an as
vessels in the war some. for II he had
he would have had revolt In his own
command"
Ignorsd wilson
At another point. the secretary depart
Ell from his written statement TO declare
that Admiral Sims az a result OF per
soma, differences with Admiral Henry
d. Wilson. former commander Of AM
erfcAn naval forces off the Freach coast.
had omitted Wilson's name from the
list Of officers recomrns snded for dis
tinRuished service medalA
The secretarys testimony for the
most part. however, was confined to the
prepared statement In which he took up
point by point, statements before the
Sub-eomuaittss b. Admiral etmS and
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PRINCE
OF GERMANY TO Be
TRIED FOR CRIMES
ALSO HINDENBURC
AND LUDENDORFF
List Of Accused Germans
Handed to the Teutonic
Representative

PARIS. Feb. The list of Germans
accused by tho allies Of war crimes and
whose ex,radition Is I" be demanded
is headed by former Crown Prime" Fred
erick william and several other sons
or the former German emperor. Tha
list was handed 10 Baron Kurt Won
Lersner, the German representative here
this afternoon
Included in the list are.
DR.. Theohald Won Rcthmann- Hollweg
former German imperial chancellor.
Field Marshal von HindcuburR.
General Erich Ladcnd"rff. formerly
tlrss ouarterTnnStCr general.
Field Marshal Won MackCnSen.
Crown Prince RIpprecht; Of Bavaria
The Duke of Wurttcmburg and
number OF other princes and Titled or
flcerS.
list is about 500 and II IS divided ntc
eight sections. The hrst section is q
common list Of all the accused. Thcr
follow seven other lists giving the
names. ran kand accusations OF persons
whose names wore supplied by Great
Britain. France. italy. Rumanta. BelSi
UNI. Jugo-Slavia and Poland.
THE HAGUE. Feb. $,-The Associ
ated Press was informed today that any
demand on Holland for tho surrendel
Of former Crown Prince Frederick Will
linn as a war criminal would be treat
ed by the Dutch government probably
according to the Dutch eXtraditior
treaty with Germany. and It would bs
a question for the courts to decide rath'
er than the government. as IN tho case
OF the former emperor.
If the crown prince Is demanded o'
Germany by the provisions OF the Yer
sailles treaty" II was stated. IT Is
then up TO Germany TO ask Holland fol
him" i"
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.nc. th.t she bill formally recognizing
tho Irish republic had better be pushea1
at a test OF sincerity. The spectaSie OF
tresty after a discourse by Yisoount
Grey on American AFFAIRS Is going TO Se
referred to aEainE and again py the
friends Of Irish freedom as disunct
senate almost. unanimously followed
Senator Borah's lead In expressing sym.
pathy for the hopes and aspirat>ons OF
tho Irish people
As matter OF fact Viseount 9rN
didn't say anything about some vital
sources OF opposition TO the treaty nam.
civ the elements in Americas population
who cherish grudEes eSaint eersnn N
European members Of the league. Ehe
treat and league shall not pass because
n might make America q helpless part
ner Of England and tie her hands In any
future revolution that may De carried
Also. the former British secretary said
nothing about the much noted Article
Ten. Rut on the whole what he did say
about his faith in Americas good nature
and unselhshness and ms eonH,rt,Un ar
ily help Europe with her moral innuence
regardless Of written specifications or
limitations, did produce this destreoie
anti American feeling abroad but II Also
stimulated tho Republican leaders 70
force the Democrats 10 surrender and
ttat's what Is cominS-the Repuoiicane
haye served notice that they Will bring
the treaty back TO the floor for discus
sion and vote. Thsy moan to insist on
surrender. There has yet been no com
promise on Article Ten-referred TO oy
Sr Wilson as the heart OF the cove
nant." Thus far Senator Lodge has
won and Viscount Grey,s letter has
strengthened his hand. 1t has knocked
the props out OF the argument tMt
vat,on. and that President Wilson was
standing between the European sever !.
eiEni.ies and American modification OF
the peace treaty. On the other hsnd
france is yet TO be heard from on tho
subject OF Increasing the American vote
TO eauallize that Of tho British
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-04
REVOLUTION
Breaks Out in Vladivostok
Where American Forces
Are Embarking

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-Another
revolution has occurred in Vladivostok.
the siberian port through which the
American cxped!tIonary forces are be-
ing returned home.
Major General Graves, IN a message
dated January 81. received today at the
war department. reported that the out.
break was purely local In character ana
that the revolut:Onists were In control
of tho city. Allied troops were patrol
ling the streets TO protect citizens and
prevent robbery.
The platform announced by the revo-
lutionists, the general said. declares
against civil war In Siberia and for the
end Of foreign interference in Siberian
affairs.
In announcing General Graves mess
age. Secretary Baker said the revolution
would not interfere with the departure
Of the American troops. which began
last month. The secretary added that
the American army stores In Vladivos-
tok were not large. but that there was
a considerable quantity Of army material
at Vladivostok which had been sold to
the Russian cooperative society.
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WAGES Of 100000 MEN COME UP

when the conference broke up until to-
morrow. having adopted the policy or
hearing argument from all union heads
a.. each particular statement or tho gov
rrnrnent case was laid before the con-
ference. The administration thus OBJ
tain.d a comprehensive idea OF the labor
view IA Individual claims ana counter
arguments were taken up
f. was not believed t"uight that the
conference would result In solution or
he whole wage problem. Some or ths
demands were expected TO be withdrawn
and others rrnbnhly VIII he Coinprom-
!s.d or b. r"-uun,mitt"d !" tn" union
membership directly aff"c'-d All VIII
b., .hrashed over. however. before the
conference ends.
The union leaders ar" expected "a
spend much Of tomorrow forenoon ola
r,,.,,ry among themselves their future
policies as II appeared '"day iha' N"
various organizations officials were not
together on tho question considered.
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NO REDUCTION
IN CLOTHING
Public Warned Not to Expect
Relief, Following Federal
Probe

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.--Tncressed
production, more efficient distribution
and Etahilizatton Of prices are necessary
to reduce the price Of clothing, dealers
in mems wear today Informed Howard
Ftgg. who is in charge Of the department
Of Justice campaign 10 reduce the cost
Of living.
Representatives OF the clothing trade,
concluding a two day conference. adopt
Cd resolutions pledGinG cooperation Of
tho manufacturers. merchants, produc-
nrS and employees in the clothing Indus
try 70 tho department Of Justice. which
was called upon to investigate charges
Of prn1tccrinE. and II suhstantiated to
institute prosecutions. A committee
composed OF one member from each or
ganlZHtIou. was appointed to assist Mt.
F!gg in carrying out the recommends
tionS Of the conference.
Organizations represented were the
National Retail Clothiers Association.
National Retail Dry Goods Association.
National Association Of Clothiers.
AmalEamated Clothing Workers. Cloth
INK Manufacturers Association OF New
York. American Association Of Woolcn
and Wnrstcd Manufacturers. National
Association ~ Wood Manufacturers.
American Cotton Association. Mississ-
iprt Valley Association. Cotton States
OFFICIAL Advisory Marketing board and
the Association Of Presidents OF State
Farmers Unions.
In a statement tonight outlining the
result Of N" conference. Mr.. Figg said
TINT causes for the present high prices.
ways AMI means OF correcting them.
standardization OF clothing and other
pertinent matters entered into the dis
cuss!On. which the department feels de-
vrl"p"d fact, which Will be OF material
assistance.
After the conference, the National
Association Of Clothicrs IsEucd a state
mcnt in which II warned that the pub
lie should not expect any material re-
durt!on in the price Of clothing, because
"f increased wages being paid by tho IN
dustry.