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The New York herald., 1920-12-26
Sherwood Anderson
Asks for a Place
POOR WHITE. BY Sherwood Ander-
son. b. w. Huebsch.
Reviewed bv ESTHER KoHEN.


For the past five years Sherwood
Anderson of Chicago. author of
Windy McPherson's Son." March
ing Men," mid American Chants"
"Winesburg. Ohio" and now of the
novel "Poor White" has asked for
place in American literature. OF course
these things are not actually peti-
tiored. But a writer asks them by the
intensity of his sincerity. by the fury
of ain Independent Imagination, by the
strength of his passion. The courage
TO accept and to voice boldly and freely
the visions of ones spirit is at once
akin to the audacity and the soaring
quality of genius. Sherwood Anderson
possesses a grain of primitive force,
shameless hunger that has its roots in
the subsoil of life.. and he may yet get
on to Olympus.
1t is curious and significant what
the country already has accepted from
him. His themes are strongly Ameri-
can, but he has given to his characters
the dolour, the troubled. mystic souls,
the ancient world maladies of intro
spective humanity. Insular or inn
mune to the burdens that fall TO the
inner life of man Anderson claims we
are not.
Here is shown the coming of indus
trial progress to the United States, the
greedy welcome to the new giant by
the simple going American communi-
les, where a Sense of quiet growth
was beginning to awake in sleeping
minds when it was almost time on the
Or. nd haa NJ tn x a
in the land" Each man thought he
was going to make record now in
factories and shops. Man saw quick
release in astounding energy. Boom
and promotion Of great schemes were
going to ease the souls of men. New
machinery was going to emancipate
them. The book continues long enough
TO show that the new energy-for ma
terial progress-was, after ALL sec
ond rate accomplishment, that indus
trial advance still left men with the
problem of their growth and of their
freedom to grapple with.
Writing OF transition period
wherein men were exhilarated and
misled by the phantasm of quick solu-
tions, he let's this old illusory drama
take care of its own hrmbug. AS a
picture of preindustrial America
only a third of century away-it is
beautiful, soft and shadowy. Uneven
the smallest of the towns, inhabited
only by farm laborers, a quaint. inter-
esting civilization was being devel-
oped," he says of the period. Men
worked hard, but were much in the
open air, and had time to think. Their
minds reached out toward the solution
of the mystery of existence. The
schoolmaster and the country lawyer
read Tom Paine's age of Reason" and
Bellamy's Looking Backward" They
discussed these books with their fell
lows. There was feeling. i'll ex-
pressed, that America had something
real and spiritual to offer to the rest
Of the world"
Hugh Mcvey, the poor white trash
and the genius of the book, uses his
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old South Carolinian name OF Champ
neys. and, upon an agreement with
his uncle, goes TO Paris to study art
Immediately after his marriage 90
Nancy Simms. a sort of Cinderella
Pomona combination of slavey who
is so ignorant that she thinks Sandy
Hook Is a Scotchman. Because OF
their mutual abomination they get
along famously without each other.
Peter winning great renown as n
denizen OF the Quarter Latin. and
Nancy. with the help of a governess,
ipstick and a copy of Hoyle's, be-
coming one of the most sought after
filers-in at bridge parties.
Among the dramatic situations of
the book, one, in which Peter holds a
gang of negro lynchers at bay, Is
superbly written. Mrs. Oemler dis
plays equal facility in her touches OF
humor and pathos. in the former dem
onstrating "A rich raciness Of colloquy
and repartee. whether It be the broad
accents OF the sturdy Southern
mamfny or the nasal twang Of the
emaciatcd street walker.
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from one Alec Quinn, scholar who
has ducked his job during the war.
At a psychological moment Adam ad-'
dresses a strikers meeting and. ap-
parently by the strength Of his own
sincerity (the quoted parts of his
speech. fail TO, show why turbulent
crowd should shave been quelled), he
gives to the unseeing mob a glimpse
OF his own vision Of England. the
great mother, as he sees her-a pos
sible thing to do, perhaps, by sheer
driving force and personal power but
a difficult thing to put across on the
printed page. Eventually Ursula and
Adam are left after a great fire at
Ivonrood planning to build something
finer"-a new version of the lived
happily-ever after" fable.
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Nancy and Peter
Get an Education
THE PURPLE HEIGHTS Rv Marie

THE PURPLE HEIGHTS. By Marie
Conway Oemler Century Company.
If you were an orphan. and you had
left in the world. would you. for his
sake and for a few paltry millions in
heritance, marry a girl whom you had
never laid eyes on before? This is
the condition that confronts Peter
Devereaux Champneys. the gawl1y,
heron legged hero of Marie Conway
Oemler's new novel. Peter heeds his
uncle's behest to perpetuate the good
The New York herald., 1920-12-26

by Mllard's Rerieic. Shanghai, ap-
pears i'm second edition, bringing to-
gether for easy reference the portraits
and biographical sketches of Chinese
statesmen and business men which
have appeared in the Reuietc in the
last three years. The editors are Nj.
c. Powell and II. X. Tong, who con-
fess in a brief introduction that po-
litical unrest has made their task
difficult. Notwithstanding the changes
which have made some men while un-
making others. the book will be OF as
sistance to all who have to do with
Oriental problems.
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Romance in a Steel Frame

d sillusionments of a peace that was
proving not worth the sacrifice Of
youth, Adam attempts to settle the
strike by temporizing bit, meanwhile
absorbing culture in homeopathic doses
The New York herald., 1920-12-26

Gardner Hunting's Touchdown and
After" (Macmillan) Is a story of high
school environment that tells about q
great football game. the celebration
that followed up the victory. and the
mischievous pranks that followed the
celebration; and of a real friendship
that sprang up between two boys.
The New York herald., 1920-12-26

In Scouts of the Desert" by John
Fleming Wilson (Macmillan), we learn
of the experiences which two Boy
Scouts on the Mojave Desert have
luck enough to go through. Five short
stories make up the book. They will
be found very interesting to boys,
whether Scouts or not.
The New York herald., 1920-12-26
Reviewed by
EDWIN H. BLANCHARD.

"A fox looked at his shadow at sun
lunch to-day And oil morning he
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Starvation and Journalism
By Nobel Prize Winner
Alfred

HUNGER BY Knut Hamsun. Alfred tc
A Knopf. u
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THE NOON MARK. BY Mary s. Watts
The Macmillan Company
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-01-06

Is eo nlade Tint the FIRM OF ostrich
mtho4 halo lor the fncv
lleies boz tho Illustration, ARE shown
draign, mndc l3 feNry iioyt lor Miss
AnIa Strwnrt ana Miss ira Claire.
MlNa stewart wcHra soft blue velvet
tuouc heavily embroidered with cleo
flIr Niuo chenillV
Miss Ina Claire wcnis 1 youthful hat
Of natural caficul Tho flnnl note ~
richness is attained hy the icwclcd pins
tyni,n give u realistic suggestion Of
lovely ola mosaic
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-10
DELAWARE COLLEGE
SUMMER SCHOOL
Mrs. Sala Friedewald Gave First
of Series of Dramatic Readings
Last Night.
ep~~ial Corye~pondcp~e OF Every Evening

Special Correspondents of Every Evening
Newark, July 10-Mrs. Sala Fried
wald delighted large audience Of sum-
mer school students and others m Wolf
Hall last night with the first Of q series Of
FIVE dramatic readings. She gave an m
terpretation of Sherwood poetic
drama by Alfred Noyes The scenes are IN
Sherwood Forest IN the time Of ROBIN
Hood and King Richard, the Lion-Heart-
ed, a time and place that figures 90 large
ly In the romance Of En- gland
She began by touching briefly on the
prevailing condition of the period, the
relations between the Normans and
Saxons and other points necessary to the
play IN it's historical sitting Then, with
an explanation of the positions and fmc-
tions of the pincipsl characters, she pre-
ceeded with the reading Of the more i'm
portant scenes Of the play, weaving them
together with consummate art by lucid
explanations and comment.
The second reading viii be given this
evening at 7-30 O'Clock The subject will
be, THE heart of the Orphan, by Amanda
Matthews. This should be especially in
teresting and large attendance Is ex-
pected. 1t is half humorous and half
pathetic sketch of en- Italian Orphan child
who goes to live IN a home and there
finds her conception of the beautiful.
Mrs Friedewald viii give her third
reading tomorrow evening which will be
followed by scared concert by Henry
Hotz, Elizabeth Porter Earle and airline
Smith of Philadelphia.
The Student Government Association
of the Summer School at Delaware Col
lege on Friday, effected permanent or
ganization and elected officers as follows:
President, Miss Roberta Burton; Vice
president, Mr.. Paul Judy; Secretary,
Mrs. Sarah Whiteman; Treasurer Miss
Eugenia Brown. The officers with Miss 5.
Catherine Johns. Alice Roop, Mary Fill
ingame and Mary c. Hoey constitute
the executive board of the Association,
which will name at once committees on
Entertainment, Dormitories, Dining
room and Ushers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-10
LAKENS- COSTELLO.
Wilmington Man Takes Bride In South
Amboy N. j.

Miss Mary NJ. Costello, daughter Of
William Costello Of South Amboy, ". j.,
and Charles A. Iakcng, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Lakcns Of Wilmington, we're
united in marriage by Rev. Edward g..
Griffin, ID. D., rector of ST. Mary's
Church, South Amboy, ON june 81. Oliver
Costello, a brother Of the bride, WIS the
groorn's attendant, and Miss Pauline
Conlogue was bridesmaid. William Con-
tello, another brother Of the bride, and
John A. Conologue, the bridesmaids
brother, we're usbcrs.
In n bridal costume of baronct satin
with q filet lace oycrdress and court
train, and wearing a veil caught with
orange blossoms and carrying an arm full
OF Bride roses, the bride was charming.
The groom's gift 10 the bride was q
Kappa Sigma fraternity pin set with
diamonds. Mr. Lakcns graduate Of
Rutgers, is a popular K S. man. Ills gift
TO the best man was a gold cigar cutter,
set with diamonds. To the ushers be
presented gold mounted cigarette holders.
Tho brides gift 20 her maid was
dinner ring containing ruby.
The nuptial mass was celebrated by
Rev. u. 4. Griffin as celebrant, Rev.
George A. Welsh as deacon and Rev.
tthttest'f = kLblflI H&D~JttgOn@ IbSFs
William j. Lannary acted as mnster Of
ceremonies.
Following reception at the bone Of the
bride, the newlywcds left on a motor tour
Of Virginia, with Hot Springs as their
destination. The brides travelling coz
tune was blue tafeta, with hat 70
match.
MIR Lakens is vice-president and
treasurer Of the Babbot-Lakens Con-
strlction Co. Of II Broad street, New
York
EYLE-JoEEs.
In silverbrook Church, on Saturday,
July 3, Bertha NJ. Jones, daughter Of
Lewis +. Jones, and William Kyle, were
married by Rev Mr.. Harris. Miss Esther
Warren and Jacob w. Barlow attended
the couple. Miss Elizabeth Connell played
the wedding march Mr.. and Mrs. Kyle
will be at home after July Is at 1904
Lancaster avenue
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-10
LIVING AND RENTS
ARE HIGHER HERE
Carpenters Seek Wage IncsIaes
TO Meet Wilmington
Prices.

The request ofW ilmington carpenters for
further increase IN wages was supported
by statements of wages and living costs
IN eight other cities at meeting of the
arbitration board yesterday afternoon
at the rooms of the Service Citizens In
the Library Building. The builders also
have reports on costs and wages, and
consideration of them will be continued
next Friday, when it Is possible that a
settlement may be reached.
Eight representatives of the carpenters
union had gone to eight cities on Thurs
day and prepared such data as they could
get in that limited time TO show wages
and living costs in the cities which they
visited Their figures showed that in many
instances prices are higher than in Viii
mington. Meat, for instance, could be
bought in other cities for 25 to so per cent
less than the Wilmington price.
A campaign, with the cooperation
of the Central Labor Union, to bring
down living costs, was suggested by one
member of the board as means of meet
ing the difficulty. The carpenters expressed
willingness to take part in such 3 campaign
but wanted their wages raised first to
correspond to present prices. Rent profit
eering in Wilmington was attacked as
another cause of the prevalent difficulty
in making both ends meet and this was
suggested a. one of the matters which
might be dealt with in the campaign to re-
duce living costs.
John P. Nields, one of the builders
representatives, acted as chairman of
the board in the absence of George b.
Miller Other builders representatives
present were John S. Hamilton, David
SneIlenburg and Ezekiel Cooper For the
carpenters M Ralston, business agent of
the carpenters union. E. Bockman, George
X. Hal. and William 4. Seeders attend
ed the NEE ting.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-10
NEW CHARTERS
Special CORRESPONDENCE of Every .

Special Correspondence of Every q vening
Dover, July 9.-Charters were filed here
yesterday, as follows:
National Finance and Insurance Corpora
ton. Los Angeles. Cal. SIS 900. 900.
Ansonia Phonograph and Record Co., Chi
cago. H.. 81 10000.
The Jackson yitriied China Co. Will
mington. Del. 81. 100 900.
Seven Seas Petroleum CO., New York,
Dividend Auto Rim Co, Inc, Whining
Nye Petroleum Corporation. New York,
81 900 900.
ming ton. 81 900 900.
bohemian Mining Co, Wilmington. ST.
600 600
Service Spring Co. Wilmington $3.50 900.
yunita Oil Corporation. Wilmington. $500
600.
Homer Extension Mining Co. New York.
West Coast Asbestos Co. Wilmington.
$500. 900.
Gilmartin Steamship Corporation. Mont
The CLASSIFIED Automatic Directory Co.,
Berkley, Calf: 5000 900:
Smith & Clark Co, Philadelphia; 800 900.
National Press Writers Association. Phila-
delphia, 500. 900.
johnson Petroleum Corporation. New
Mcclellan short Dump Wagon Co. Will
son, Pa. 100000.
Glenarden Amusement Co. Inc. Will
Submarine Devices Corporation. New
York. $4,000.
Pennsylvania Underwriting Syndicate. Will
mlngton, $4,000,
Increases in capital stock--Mutual Truck
Co, Sullivan, Ind. from s5oa.000 to s5.-
100000: New England Cereal Co, South
Norwnlk. Conn. from 81 600. 900 to S2,-
uoU,ouO; Powerton Tire Corporation. Buff
faIo, N. y, from s750,000 to 81 200 900.
Jessamin Oil Corporation. Wilmington.
SIS 600 600
The Ohio Granite and Marble Products
Co, Cleveland, o., 50 500, 600
Capital Chemical Co., Whining ton. 81
$50, 600.
The Parry Oil Co. of Texas. Wilmington.
81 900 900.
Discol Oil Co. Wilmington $500. 600.
The Automatic Filling Slate Co, $3.50, 600.
tex Novelty and Supply Co.. Pittsburg,
Stevens Studios and sanitarium, Inc,
Philadelphia xi25 900.
Porto Rico Blue Line, Inc. Wilmington,
500 900.
.ioa Amer,ean eric we..sprins Co. Inc, New York.
Glover Chemical Co. Wilmington. $780,
600
Iadd- Barrow Land Co., Wilmington. s25,-
Increases in capital stock-Permanent
So 2,750, 900 to Sc. $50. .o00 Pacific Coast Tale
Co. WASHINGTON, ID. G., from $500, 900 to
$40 600; We'll & Well, Inc. New York.
from 100000 to S150,O0O Automobile
Supply Co. Wilmington Del, from s25 900
Change of name of National Bureau OF
Wholesale Lumber Distributors. Inc. to
american Wholesale Lumber Associat tion
Chicago, III.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-10
GERMAN MOTHER
PLEADS FOR SONS
Didn't Want Boys TO Go to War,
Wilmington Woman's Defence
of Draft Deserters.

Jacob ]. and George A. Fink. brothers,
formerly of 232 Parrish street, this city,
were arraigned before general court
martial yesterday afternoon at Fort
du Pont, Delaware City, charged with
desertion from the United States army.
Both had failed 10 report for cntrainment
To camp under the provisions Of the draft
law.
The men were duly registered as subject
to draft, but disregarded the notification
by the local board to report on May 30,
1918 to entrain for camp. After that time
nothing WAS heard of them until they were
arrested in Philadelphia short time ago
by Detective James G. Riley of this city.
The prisoners pleaded guilty To the
charges and were represented by Henry
r. Isaacs.
The most important testimony was
that of Mrs. Elizabeth Fink. the mems
mother, who now lives at 2f3S South
Sixty-hfth street, Philadelphia. Mrs
Fink assumed the blame for her sons
failure to report.
She said the men had becn willing to
report for service but she felt she needed
them at home. She feared they might be
killed overseas.
On examination Mrs. Fink stated she
WIS DoTn IN NrCrInaEF Dhb nau lett tflat
country while she WAS very young. Both
her sons were born in the United States
The mother admitted she owns property
In Wilmington from which she received
substantial rents. However, she said she
could not have done without her sons
support.
The prosecution brought out the fact
that she had lived for two years without
financial help from her boys and had dur
ing that time supported daughter.
Thomas NJ. Monaghan, a shoe merchant,
of Wilmington testified that he did not
think the two boys would have deserted
from the service on their own initiative.
George j. Miller, sol West street, gave
similar testimony and said he believed
Jacob had taken advantage of his voting
privilege.
Mr.. Isaacs pleaded leniency on the
grounds that the prisoners were domi-
mated by their mother. He stated that
previous to their desertion they had had
no criminal records and had been good
citizens
No decision viii be announced until
it has been passed upon by reviewing
authority"
The brothers are now under guard at
Fort du Pont.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-10
| NAME REPUBLICAN
TICKET AUG. "A
Nominating Convention Date De.
cided on at Meeting Of State
Committee in Dover.
apecrnl Correspondence Of Every Evening

special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Dover, July 1O-Thc Republican State
Central Committee in its tour down the
State, held meeting here yesterday with
the Kent County Republican Committee
and discussed general campaign affairs,
with no disclosures as 10 such plans and
objects, other than to say that everything
was working smoothly and generally salts
factory to the party.
In the afternoon the State Committee
took up the selection Of date for the next
State Convention to nominate candidates
for Governor Congressman, and ell other
State officers. August "a. was selected os
the date for the State Convention and
Saturday August 81, the date for the pri-
maries.
At the afternoon session Of the com
mittee Alfred Raikes, colored of this
town was elected the colored member of
This appointment has been hanging
fire since the State convention when there
was contest over the reelection OF
Raikes, the Kent county colored dele
gates being divided on his selection for
another term. Yesterdays ., tion Of the
committee indorses Raikes not only as a
member of the committee, but as the
recognized leader of the colored forces
in Dover and Kent county.
Chairman Warner and Secretary Grant
land of the State Committee both ex-
pressed 50 tisfaction over the outlook Of
the coming campaigning, throughout the
State as well as nationality. There was a
good attendance Of both state and county
committees.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-10
LIFT EMBARGO ON
HIGHWAY MATERIAL
Railroads Notify Engineer Of Ship
ment Of Tar for County
Roads.

County Engineer Grubb was greatly
pleased today, when he was informed tha
the railroads had lifted the embargo on the
shipment Of highway construction ma
terials In New Castle county the embargo
had particularly held up the tar surface
treatment Of roads. Sneh work last year
began on June / For this year orders were
given promptly, but UP 70 June 80. IN
stead Of receiving 5000 tons Of stone, as
expected, only 10 per cent was received
Mr.. Grubb has been notified that q tank
car Of tar has been released, and IL will ar
rive at New Castle early next week.
Units are working on various stone and
dirt roads.
The concrete base and top Of the Lin
coin Highway from Pixies Creek TO ST.
Jones Church and the Limestone road
are completed, and the highway thence
10 Marshallton, a distance Of three-fourths
Of a mile, viii be finished in three weeks.
The Levy Court next Tuesday will con-
slider bids for constructing the Lincoln
Highway from Pixies Greek to RosevilIe
and, despite high prices, VIII probably
award a contract. Work on that section
viii begin promptly and proceed as speed
lly as possible. Legal complications over
right Of way, some OF which are difficult
to settle, have delayed construction Of
the highway from Pixies Creek 20 Newark
MIR. Grubb today stated that engineering
or financial features have not retarded
work, as few persons suspect, but the
delay results entirely from legal complica-
tons respecting right Of way.
OF SIS feet of surface on the Augustine
bridge, formerly the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad bridge over Brandywine creek,
300 feet have been concreted.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-10
PENNsY sHOPMEN's CONVENTION

Delegates to the second annual con-
vention of System Federation No. 80,
composed Of six shop crafts Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad system, will assemble at
Newark, n. j., on Monday for the yearly
meeting that viii continue the entire
week
The delegates are: f. r. Logan,
delegate, William Spencer, alternate,
Machinists, No. 1924; NJ. G. Ralston,
delegate, Joseph Harrigan, and i. r..
Foulk, alternate, Carmen No. S22;
ID Is. Thomas, delegate, David Mcbride,
alternate, Sheet Metal Workers, No. SIG;
William Ainsworth, delegate, Boiler
Makers, No. AL; James McManus,
delegate, Blacksmith, No. 68 and Leonard
Ferrier, delegate, Electrical Workers,
No. 629.
]. w. G. Willis, secretary of the local
federation advisory board, has been select
ed by the delegates to accompany the
members as their secretary.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-10
BRYAN THE ONLY SULKER.

There was never before such unanimity
among the candidates who were not NOM
mated Mr.. McAdoo declared himself
immensely relieved, Governor Edwards
describes Governor Cox as the best man
in the bunch, and Ambassador Davis sends
his hearty congratulations. Nobody IS
sulking. No aspirant for the nomination
is hurting billingsgate at the nominee, or
looks as il he would like TO. There has been
no suggestion anywhere that illicit or
underhanded means were used TO procure
the result 1t is remarkable that so long
and stubborn contest left no bitterness,
except, perhaps in William Jennings Bryan
and he expects to get his heart back out Of
the Philadelphia Record.