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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-07

begin the study Of trees p!ctorlally consid-
cred, as the architect mu base his work
on knowledge Of the frame. the anatomist
on knowledge Of the skeleton. t.
make a faithful study of a naked elm or
sugar maple, or even Of n lowly shrub is
to learn humbleness Of wrist and boundless
respect for the marvellous rhythms Of ma
ture. Consider any branch from trunk 20
tip and see how individual are It's various
seasons OF growth. and yet how the impu sc
OF growth, the constant extension OF Itself,
It's reaching outward or upward, It's life
line, unifies each separate curve, or twist, or
rhythm into the perfect. indivislble whole
A slender twig or a forty foot tree limb
has, when carefully considered, the same
effect on the eye that q perfect, spontane-
GUS, completed phrase OF melody has on the
ear. II flows and grows through variation
TO the completed whole that binds each bar
to the predestined master rhxthus-
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A T first. the idea--it wasn't mine-of
II writing about my husbands book
seemed to me indicate. But on Sec
ond thought-why not? After all I've lived
In the same house with the book and it's
maker and I've been very close to the mental
processes of it's making.
First. word as to why should be allowed
to lift my voice in public-my references
as 1t were. / once wrote complete solu-
ton of Irish politics that was turned down
by the Buenos Aires Herald! Again, an
article on the Information of bears, which is
considered authoritative and appears in Mel
sons Encyclopedia, and last, but by no
mems least the half of a current Broadway
production, Enter Madame" | am by no
means Understanding the Importance OF
these achievements, as l realize that they
serve as a proper introduction. perfectly
modest person may prattle on without Of
fence about her lit'ry achievements. Now
If should call attention to the arrival of
the twins in the same year with the play
and my mans book. that would be vulgar
Dragging No, not word about them!
/ have been asked to do this thing be-
cause the book says feminine careers and
happy home are incompatible. I'm a woman
with a happy home and four children and
a career and I'm afraid that people reading
Mr.. Byrne's book might point the finger
of SCOrn at me as one VINO tries 10 run
with the hare and the hounds" l may say
right now that THE Foolish Matrons'' was
written and printed before Madame" en-
tered and received such a warm welcome.
thereby landing me with career. So there
you are.
Now about the book, I want to be very
fair to it. I'll bubble at first. as that's the
hardest thing to do, and then praise, which
is easy.
l take it for granted that the people
who read this have read the book, but just
in case some of them haven't this is what
It's about. Marriage-Mr Byrne takes the
experiences of four different couples. Three
of them fail and the fourth succeeds, and in
every case the responsibility rests on the
woman The three foolish matrons come to
marriage for what they can get out of it
wealth, or amusement or notoriety, accord
ing to their different types of greediness.
The fourth wise woman brings her gifts
and talents with her and gives them freely.
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upon the poor tmio ONES back. set up .
great Tapping and cawing and speedily en-
JOY free ride over a gUodly portion Of the
surrounding landscape"
Comparison was made between Stone and
Eaton and Gilbert and Sullivan. And the
suggestion Of music is borne out not only
by the harmony Of picture and text but
also by the feeling for the harmonles OF
nature in the work Of illustrator and VT ter
This is clear enough in the following pas
sage from the tree chapter:
mNddlY nnrhnre u,in.er ls tho 500 COZ, ~
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N EVENING n book of Ernest PooleS
* is a good deal like trying TO tell the
home folks about Lake Ontario on
A postcard Yes it's a large lake; yes, It
covers lot of territory; yes, 1t Is deeper
than ii looks, and the water in 1t is m ostly
clean and fresh. and comes from the inner
most retesses of America. But though there
is little more than this that can be con-
veyod in a review the book itself is ac-
cessible. and If the postcard enables the
home folks to make up their minds about
visiting the lake it will have served its pur
pose
Larry Hart who tells the story in the first
person is a liberal New Englander, modified
ty wealth and certain miscellaneous New
York influences. Brought up in the country,
in Connecticut, he absorbed the complex
atmosphere of emotions that stamps the
home raised American with his local mark.
The aunt who brought UP Larry and his
sister was a Westerner and so to the New
ENGLAND influence was added an impression
OF the newer idealism of the West Larry's
career in New York was mixed and
hectic as most American careers of his gem
eration-frst as a newspaper reporter, liv-
ing in the slums and writing Indignantly
about the lives of the people there; then as
a playwright, struggling an the torrent OF
Broadway and finally going under-he rep
resents, as far as a drop OF water can rep
resent wave, the conflicting movements
and influences rolling on toward the tre-
mendous surf beat of the war AS son of
rich man Larry is exposed to the tempta-
ton of luxury and to the intellectual effect
of the contrast between his fathers house
on Park avenue and his own neIsnporhood
downtown. AS liberal he is drawn into the
conflict of ideas, where conservatives, rich
reformers, social workers. radicals and an
archists struggle each against all the others
for the salvation of the world His first
play is a piece OF labor propaganda. but
later the spirit of Broadway gets him for a
while and he becomes futile. recovering in
time for the seri of adventures abroad
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Reviewed by
DAVID COYLE.

~ EVIEW1NG n book of Ernest Pooles
* is good deal like trying TO tell the
- home folks about Lake Ontario on
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-07

has. But now 7 think I've rather over
stepped my limit and l don't want this re-
view to share the unhappy fate of the article
Irish politics. I'd better stop now, with
many thanks for your forhearance and the
opportunity to tell the world what think
of this big book.
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BLIND. BY Ernest Poole. Macmillan Com
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-07
A Novel Symposium
by Four Authors

THE TEN-FOO CHAIN. BY Achmed Ab
dulah. Max Brand. T. X. Means and r T.
Sheehan Reynolds Publishing Company.
TOUR fiction writer's were at dinner with
r. the magazine editor, Robert II. Davis
The writer's were Capt Achmed Alb
dullah. Max Brand. Or. T.. X. Means and
Perley Poore Shoehan. In the midst Of
general discussion Of plots Or. Means pro-
pounded this query:
what mental and emotional reaction
would man and woman undergo. linked
together by a ten foot chain for three days
and nights"
The upshot was that each OF the writer's
agreed 10 frame his answer in n short story.
and Mr. Davis promised 20 read the product.
The four stories. with an introduction which
apparently came from Mr.. Daviss pen. have
been published under the title The Ten
Foot Chain"
II would be unfair TO the little book, which
depends so much surprise for It's success,
10 describe the manner In which zach of the
writer's treated the subject. And II the com
nnent IA made that Capt Abdullah outdid his
competitors II must also be added that he
had the advantage Of an Oriental handling
q theme Inherently Oriental
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Reviewed by
DOROTHEA DOM BYRNE.
THE FOOLISH MATRoNs. BY Dom Byrne
Harper & Brothers.

A T first, the idea-it wasn't mine-of
~ writing about my husbands book
seemed to me indicate. But ON Sec
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-05
VERMONT EPIscoPALIANs
Hold Annual Convention in Burling.
ton.

Burlington. Feb. 5.-Two bishops, 20
clergy aud 81 laymen are attending the
l30th annual convention of the diocese
of Vermont, which opened In st. paul's
church Yesterday morning. At 7 o'clock
morning prayer was read and holy
communion celebrated and at $3.50 all
members OF the convention attended
holy communion. the clergy vested.
Bishop A. G. A. Hall was the celebrant,
assisted by Bishop Coadiutor George y.
Bliss and DIR. A. p. Grant Of st. Johns
bury, president Of the standing com
mittee. Previous to this service the
convention had organized at o'clock
with a roll call, etc.
At the opening of the business Of
the convention. Rev. w. Z. Bernard of
Brattleboro was reelected secretary
and with the consent of the convention,
Rev. G.. r. Brush Of Shelburne was ap-
pointed assistant secretary. On a
motion il was voted to ask all visiting
clergymen TO seat on the floor and
Rev J. g. Currier, formerly member
Of the diocese, was given seat.
The reports of the different com
inittees were read and Bishop Hall
gave his 9th annual address.
After evening prayer in the church,
members of the convention gathered in
the parish house, where Bishop George
Y. Bliss delivered an address on the
missionary work of the diocese. 5. W.
Hindes gave the financial report of the
missionary committee and Rev. +. J.
Buttery of Morrisville read the report
of the missionary committee. Among
the resolutions adopted was one that
the convention vote to make sppor
tionments of the diocese, $3.50 for
diocesan missions and $4,000 for gen
eral Missions; also that 1t is the sense
Of the convention that the clergy Of
the diocese shall cooperate in all pos
sible ways with the state board Of
charities and probation. and especially
shall II be ready 10 act as investiga.
tors or agents of the board if requested
to do SO.
The following clergy and iaity were
elected as deputies 70 the provincial
synod. Rev. :. H. Watkins Of Burling-
ton. Rev. Morgan Ashley Of Rutland
Rev. w. c. Bernard Of Brattleboro and
Rev. y. b. Holmes Of Middlebury. ;.
W. Hindes and VI. ID. Chitfenden of
Burlington. !. O. kimball Of Enosburg
Falls and J.. T.sIancc Of Mortified.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-05
NEW JERSEY HARD HIT.
Storm, Which Started Tuesday Night,
Continued To-day.

Philadelphia. Feb. 5.--Esstern Penn
svlvania. southern New Jersey and
Delaware to-day were still in the grip
of the storm, which started shortly aft
er midnight Tuesday. A combination
of sleet. snow and wind that at some
points reached a velocity of SO miles
an hour. made the storm the severest
of the winter. Railroad trains were
DELAYED, schedules demoralized and
shipping-on the Delaware river virtual
" was at standstill.
The storm in this city started with
rain. which quickly froze. and under
the six or more inches of snow and
sIeet. Is coating Of ice, making walk
ing difficult Many persons we're hurt
by falling on the treacherous pave
ments.
Jersey seashore resorts were hard
hit. Gales and high tides at Atlantic
City and Cape May inundated streets
and flooded cellars. Heavy damage was
reported at Cape May.
-Four schooners and a yacht broke
from their mooorings at Lewis, Del,
crashed into the iron pier and were bad
ly damaged, while at Rehoboth beach
more than thousand feet Of the board
walk and several small payilions were
swept away by the tide.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-05
BARRE LEGION
POST EXPRESSES
APPRECIATION
For the Use of the Church Street School
and for Balance of War
Chest Fund.

The regular monthly meeting q
Barre post, No. 10, was held last even
ing in carpenters hall in the Worther
block. The report Of the committed
on the new .elabhense-was accepted and
the following resolutions, submitted by
the committee appointed at the pre-
vious meeting, were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, the city of Barre, through
its mayor and board OF aldermen. has
made possible the use of the Church
street school building as headquarters
for Barre post. Ne. 10, American lie.
gion.
Resolved, that vote of appreciation
and thanks be extended 10 the citizens
of Barre. TO his honor the mayor and
to the board of aldermen, andA be it
further resolved. that a copy of this
resolution be spread on our records, a
copy mailed 10 the city of Barre, and
a copy published in the Barre Daily
Times.
Whereas. the trustees of the Barre
war chest have presented the balance
Of its funds to Barre post, No. 10,
American Legion.
Resolved. that vote Of appreciation
and thanks be extended to the trustees
Of the Barre war chest, and all who
have contributed TO il, for this gener-
Gus and patriotic gift, and be II further
resolved. that copy Of this resolution
be spread on our records, a copy be sent
TO the trustees OF the Barre war chest,
and copy be published in the Barre
Daily Times.
The clubhouse committee was in
strncted TO sign the lease for the
Church street property as soon as II is
prepared by the city attorney, and to
proceed with the remodeling necessary
TO prepare the building for occupancy.
A resolution regarding draft dodgers
and slackers was presented by com
mittee and unanimously passed as fol-
lows.
Be il resolved, that Barre post, No.
10. concurring in the action taken at
the Minneapolis convention, Nov. IL,
1919. goes on record as favoring imme-
date and drastic action in the prosecu-
tion of all cases of draft evaders and
slackers and that the post further COM
mends action already taken along those
lines.
Be il further resolved. that the Off
GERS and members of Barre post, No 10.
be directed TO assist federal authorities
to this end to the limit of their power.
The imminent closing Of the home
service Office of the Red Cross was re-
ported, together with Mrs. r. =. Rob
insons suggestion that the office be
maintained by the Legion until the
final settlement of all pending cases.
After discussion. il was voted that this
matter be referred TO the executive
committee for consideration and action.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-05
I,I26 MOTOR ACCIDENTS
nv VT. IN HALF YEAR
OF That Number e5l Were Sufficiently
Serious to Warrant CLASH
fication.

The Vermont secretary OF state an.
nounced to-day that l,l26 motor ve-
hicle accidents were reported to him
during the last half of the year 1919,
and of that number 9il were serious
enough To warrant classification. Ne
figures were available concerning aeei-
dents during the first half Of 1919. ow
ing TO the fact that the matter was not
systemstized until July !.
The classification according TO the
nature Of the accident is as follows.
Automobile vs.. team. II. automobile
rs. trolley car, IL; automobile vs.. BIZ
cycle l3; automobile ". motorcycle,
IA; automobile vs. dog. 20; automobile
vs.. cow horse. 35; automobile ys. pc
destrian, rs; automobile IS. wagon,
l2a: automobile vs.. pole, curb, etc,
1919; automobile vs.. automobile, AS,
Classified according TO causes: De
feet in highway, l2 intoxication OF
operator, l5; no signal, 30; insufficient
fights, 30 defective equipment, 3s;
negligence Of person other than opera
tor. sc: inexperience of operator, 36;
pure accident, I42; reckless driving and
speeding, III; negligence of operator,
36s.
Summary as to results Total mum
ber killed, 20; bicycle rider, /; pedes
trians. Z occupants of automobiles,
Is; total number injured 1893; motor
cycle riders. , bicycle riders, s; occu-
pants of carriages, 20; pedestrians, o.;
occupants of automobiles, 96.
In all other cases substantial prop
crty damage resulted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-05
VERMONT'S IO8 FLU"
CASES SCATTERED
State Board of Health Reported to Be
Doing Everything in Its Power to
Check Spread of the
Disease.

Burlington, Feb. 5.-All the district
health officers in the state were pres
ent Yesterday for A conference at the
headquarters of the state board of
health, in connection with the regular
monthly meeting of the state board
last evening The district health Off
GERS met yesterday afternoon in the
rooms Of the state board and talked
over many problems in connection with
their work, including better ways Of
quarantining, and the use of different
kinds Of forms for reports.
In connection with the state board
messing, there was a discussion of the
"flu" situation in Vermont. There are
not enough cases in the state to make
the situation very dangerous, and these
eases are pretty we'll scattered, but the
state board IL doing everything in IFS
power to keep the disease from spread
ing and becoming an epidemic such as
prevailed in the fall of 1918 and such
as has started this year in other places
There were rs cases Of influenza re-
ported in Vermont during the month
Of January. Alburg had the largest
number of any ono place, there being
81 reported from that town. Rutland
is next with II cases. Only two cases
have been reported in Burlington dur
ing the month of January, and there
have been no other cases in Chittenden
county There were 80 cases reported
from Rutland county, the town of Cas-
tleton having four, Pittsford 10, Poult-
ney four and Rutland 10.
Influenza cases in other counties OF
the state were reported as follows:
Bennington 10, Caledonia IL, Grand Isle
81. Orange IL, Orleans 3. Washington |,
Windham 2, Windsor 5.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-05
GRAND JURY TAKES
UP MORSE HOMICIDE
Funeral of H. Lester Morse, the Middle
eek Man Who Was Shot Last Sun
day, Was Held at Montpelier
Yesterday Afternoon.

The special grand jury called by
Judge r. Nj. Butler and the assistant
judges of Washington county court and
drawn Tuesday afternoon by Sheriff
II, III. Tracy reported this morning at
the county courthouse in Montpelier in
compliance with the order. Sheriff
Tracy had to get most Of them on the
telephone to make sure that they would
be here to day. The work OF the grand
jury was commenced at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. Ii was called for the pnr-
pose OF investigating the death Of H.
Lester Morse. who was killed Sunday
near his home in Middlesex, and for
which George o. Hale, neighbor, is in
the county jail, charged with having
murdered the man.
IL was not expected to-day that all
of those called would be able TO report
but the list of those expected TO report
was composed OF the following persons /;
c. ID. Farr, Woodbury.; r. r. Livings-
ton, Fayston; b. Z. Hart. Duxbury I;
NJ h. Briggs, Marshfield; A. H. Jones,
Barre City; G. {. Robie, Barre Town;
William Andrews Berlin: Il. NJ. Bliss,
Cabot; b. II. Bancroft, Calais; George
Kclton, East Montpelier; George +.
Parker. Moretown; Elmer l.. Bliss,
Northfeld; Arthur Dix, Plainfieid; Ira
Flint, Roxbury; William Bragg, Waits
field; A. H. Cove. Warren; Frank O.
Russell, Waterbury; 4. \. White,
Worcester.
The funeral Of II. Lester Morse oc.
Cured at 3 O'Clock Wednesday after
noon from the Barber Lanier under
taking rooms on East State street,
Montpelier Rev Wesley Meade off.
ciating. The bearers were relatives OF
the deceased The funeral was attend
cd by only few persons. The inter-
ment win be in Green Mount cemetery.
MIR. Morse was native Of Barnard.
where he lived for some years. Later
he lived in different towns until he
came to Middlesex about four years
ago. Besides his mother, who lived
with him, he leaves father Judson
Morse, who lives in Barnard with an
other soa and daugAter. lie also leaves
two other sisters. Lung Lenox and Lulu
Smead. who reside In Connecticut, and
brother, Darwin Morse, also of that
state
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-05
SNOW IN VIRGINIA.
But Heaviest Snowfall Reported Was
in Pennsylvania.

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 5.-States
along the Atlantic seaboard from south
ern New England TO Virginia were
snowbound to-day as a result of the
worst snowstorm of the winter. The
weather. bureau announced ,hat the
heaviest fall was in Pennsylvania,
where from II to IL inches was regis
tered. The fall in New York City was
six inches. and in Maryland and north
ern Virginia, it was about five inches:
The snow was accompanied by sleet
aud high wind. The snowbound area
extended as far west as the upper Ohio
valley. but the fall in the western see
tion was not as heavy as It was along
and near the coast. Moderate temper
atures prevailed generally and in some
sections this morning the snow had
turned into a fine rain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-05
FORT GREBLE POST
EXCHANGE BURNED
Blizzard Was Raging at the Time and
There Was Little Equipment to
Fight the Flames.

Newport, r. l., Feb 5.-Thc post ex-
change at Fort Greble, together with
the contents, was totally destroyed
early this morning The commanding
officer is unable TO give an approximate
statement as to loss. A blizzard was
raging at the time, and this island
post Is particularly exposed. II has a
pump and other apparatus, but the wa
ter supply is limited to that in tank
which Is filled by pumping through a
submarine pipe line from the masnland.
The commanding officer praised the
men for preventing the spread Of the
fire to the headquarters. service club
and post hospital. The loss of the cx.
change viii be particularly hard on
the men at the post, who have little
chance for entertainment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-05
CEILING FELL ON SCHOOL BOY.
Fire Department Had to Be Called Be-
fore Boy Was Extricated,

Boston, Feb. 5.-The collapse OF a
ceiling in class room OF the George
T. Angel school in Roxbury to-day
caused injuries to one boy. The fact
that there was no school session be-
cause of a storm probably saved in.
juries to many pupils. A teacher and
five boys were in the room. The lad
hurt was caught beneath the ceiling,
and the school janitor, unable to extri-
cate him, called on the fire department
for help.
The boy, Scipio Miller negro, sui
fered cut in the head, but his condi-
ton was not serious. The school COM
mittee ordered the building to be
closed TO all sessions, pending an lnves-
tigation Of the accident and an inspec-
ton TO determine the fitness OF the
building for occupancy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-05
TRAINS STUCK
In SNOWDRIFTS
Transportation Service In
Southern New England
Seriously Affected
NORTHEAST BLIZZARD
SWEPT SECTION
Conditions on Coast Remi-
niscent of Storm OF
November, 1898

Boston. Feb. 5.-A northeast blizzard,
the velocity of which ran from 30 to
81 miles an hour, put southern New
England under seven inches OF snow
before noon to-day. As an atmospher-
ic disturbance, the storm was the
worst of the season, but its effect on
the public was not so serious as other
storms because Of moderate tempera-
lures.
Transportation services were showed
under and the streets of Boston, not
vet cleared of recent SHOWS because
of shortage of laborers, gained fur
ther accumulation. Weather bureau Off
cials said the snowfall would continue
tonight.
The storm showed IN most OF the
southern New England cities and
towns. Trains on the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad were
stopped at Braintree by the snow, and at
East Weymouth two trains were stalled
behind snow drifts, which they could
not pierce. Trolley service was dead
south of Quincy.
Schools were closed and industrial
plants in many instances shut up shop
or ran on curtailed schedules because
operatives were unable to get to work.
AT Hull. the coast guardsmen report
ed conditions that were reminiscent Of
the storm of November, 1903.
Reports from Atlantic highlands and
other marine observation points along
the coast were that the storm was the
worst in years. The tide was high and,
driven by 50-mile northeasterly gale,
was pounding the beaches and threat
ening in many places to undermine
summer homes. No marine casualties
were reported but the condition of the
weather was such that captains Of in
coming ships were holding of in deep
water to ride ont the gale
Three Long Island Sound steamships
were fast in the ice to-day near Exc
cution light. Off New Rochelle, and
sound shipping was practically at a
standstill as result OF the storm.
The vessels in the ice were the Maine,
which left New York yesterday after
noon for bridgeport, Conn, the New
Hampshire, from New London for New
York, and the Pequonnock, from New
York for New Bedford All three re-.
ported that they were not in great dan.
ger