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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-12
Novelists of the Strenuous Life
Stories That Are Filled With Love and Red
Blooded Adventure

THE VALLEY OF SILENT MEN. BY
James Oliver Curwood. Published by
the Cosmopolitan Book Corporation.
Balm salmer. Published BY A'stis' Brown q
a MATING IN THE wILps: BY osswem
sinna. Published by Alfred A. Knops.
THE FLYING LEGION; ~ George ss.,: Al
an CO. england f'''''A'' '' a. ~ ~'''''S
GLEN OF TIE HIGH NORTH: BY II.
A. Cody. Published by the George II.
CURLY BY Roger Pocock. Published by
Little, Brown q Co.
MIDNIGHT OF THE RANGES. BY George
Gilbert. Published by Little. Brown
T@HE last big thrill did.not die
in the World War. At the
junction Of the Slave and
Mackenzie rivers in the white
North; on the rolling plains Of the
old West and in the upper reaches
Of the sky. are q brave host Of phan-
tom folk who are ready to do and
die, kill and be killed, dare death, dam
ger and destruction in the service Of
the lovers of good fiction.
They are the characters in an IN
usually interesting grist Of adventure
books just. placed on the market by
the publishers, and may be met, for q
price, Of course, between the covers
Of at least dozen Of the works
which are the best Of the lot. All
breathe the atmosphere Of the great
outdoors and kindles the blood by the
appeal of their setting and the vigor
OF their action.
One noticeable feature is the variety
OF entertainment placed before the
reader. The advance in aviation opened
new field to the novelist, and at least
one Of them has been quick to take
advantage Of the opportunity. Others
were among the first to see the new
drift toward the old types Of frontier
and forest life and peopled their pages
with two-gun men and border ban
dts. Life and adventure in the Hud-
son Bay territory; the big woods Of
northern Michigan; the cattle ranges
Of Texas and Arizona, and even the
deserts of Arabia, provide the back
ground for the stories.
A large number Of these books have
been received for review, and those
mentioned in these columns are fair
examples Of what is offered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-12

land. and, Of course, che usual moiety
Of Woodworking, honest folk, who
really meant to settle and help, by the
| sweat Of their brow and the Drawn of
| their bulk, to develop the country
ANY one who visited Edmonton in the
days before the war and invaded the
fastness OF the Peace River country
viii recall all these types. =
But before these invaders came with
their picks and their shovels, their real
estate prospectuses, their photographs,
their ready-made homes, the land be-
lopged to the wild things of the forest,
the trappers in the employ Of the Hud-
sons Bay Company, the rivermen, who
sang wild songs as they poled their
barges along the racing rivers; the
Northwest Mounted Police and the In
dams. Then, occasionally, some such
bold soul as Sergeant Kent, Of James
Oliver Curwood's latest tale, would
take the center Of the stage and
hold 1t to the end Of the chap
tor. Pierre and Jacqueline, Henri
and Marie, jacques and his Jeanne
stood, as Curwood says, at che
door Of adventure and lived their merry,
hazardous lives at the gates of the
great white North.
Curwood is an adept in this type of
fiction, and has caught the spirit of
it again in The Valley Of the Silent
Men. The story which Sergeant Kent
told on his deathbed, or what he
thought was his deathbed, made him
out q murderer and an unprincipled
scoundrel. But the doctors diagnosis
Of his ailment, and the love Of beau
tiful girl. added an unlooked-for COM
plication, and the narrative then GEN.
ters ON the escape Of the man trapper
and his fight down the wild trails. Of
the Valley Of Silent Men.
The book will be read with avidity,
but that which will be remembered
longest are the domain it pictures, the
wilderness stretching away to the Arc
tic, the thunder Of rapids, the howl
ings of the storms and the epics Of
virgin lands that accompany it.
Resurrection Rock
TTNHE big woods country of north
ern Michigan is familiar ground
for Edwin Balmer. 1t was tho
setting for The Indian Drum, which
he wrote in collaboration with William
MacHarg. It was the setting, in the
main, for his latest book, Resurrection
Rock. And so far as it pictures that
country it is wholly admirable. The
white pine lands made millionaires of
many of the pioneers in those parts.
They were, most of them, men Of huge
build, rough in their likes and dis
likes; capable in q fight and accus-
toned to hardships and dangers.
The country was fitting environ
ment for the adventurers. Lying in
the peninsula which sticks up like
thumb between the lakes, it was as
rough and rude as the men themselves
1t gave them great wealth, but for
price. The towering pines inclosed
the land like fastness. For genera
tions they had awaited civilized man,
stark and magnificent in appearance,
but decidedly hostile to the invader.
Underneath the pines lay lands rich
in iron and copper, although no one
suspected it then.
1t was a region which tempted the
strong and repealed the weaklings.
Violent loves, violent desires and vio-
lent hatreds marked the invasion Of
the settlers. The law was far away
and men adjusted their problems as
suited their opportunities. They cut
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
lltterIng the Streets

10 the Editor Of the Evening Public Led ,.r.
sir-Ailow me to suggest a rigid enfc,rcs-
ment Of the ordinance prohibiting the tn row.
Ing OF rubbish Into tho streets and ailsvs
1t should reach out and take hold OF Sihs
careless citizens who drop their packages IN
street cars, elevated and subway cars ana
who drop fruit peelings on sidewalks and lin
public places N''
A woman riding in n Willow Grove c. =
gave an orange to her little girl wha
when leaving the car. dropped tho pcelings
on the rear platform Of the car, thus Great.
ing chance for seme one to slip and fal,
on the car while alighting. Anything from,
q severe shake-up to a broker neck might
have been tho result.
I appreciate that It will take heroic ef-
forts on the part of the police to get results
The habit of dropping waste paper and
throwing circulars and advertising matter
on porches and front doorways is typical OF
PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia should get busy
and break itself OF the habit. As 1t Is now,
1t would take force OF cleaners equal 10
one-half Of tho c!ty's population to clean ur
after the other half. Only an imposition OF
fines from 81 to s25 will put an end to the
littering habit. F.. LR
Philadelphia. October 20. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

ssv ,hn. maye sex. II is not up to me to
do .am .ney are not the equivalent. But
bor -, ~ | honestly feel, tnat In entering
70 nws", 'pner's woman has no longer a right
| was hers '"' %"' sou''esS 'hht once
e,d nave pntered the battles Of life
mon 80 .nrown aside the protection OF
| Ionaer % rea OF their sex. Unwilling
consia., ,,ecosntze that sex exters into any
noctbd ~. WY. then. should men be ex-
cour,a ut 70 .eat them with the game
nnaa an expected show them any prefer.
women Is bound t08be changed.
II women no long, hold resneo, ,or ,hs,r
| 1,,, sex' now can thv r~sxpect men to do 40 ,
when ! say hold th ir own respect" 7 70.
90 70 tne former sta:ps Of women-the days
Oh our mothers and (erandmothers whon
woman was the queen o. ,ha ha,,a .s., wes
the soap box Since tbsy I've ao, ,ha,. ~
own status. they have +. =, o,t y, ~.
hands OF men any oblissrt-- nat t,aY r,a,,
| formerly have claimed ,-.nss,,Iiv haionnay
| to them. peionseu
l surely do not think -, ma, .,o,,,,
,eke on their hats In eisrass-. 10 womsn
nor IN any other way she . A.. doference 70
,neir sex. even don't a. 'i.ye thew are @
nat DON on the street. 'reday th.v "a
pals In the business world and WIN
snould they not be in social life ? In tho
clerical force II Is not unuss,aI to hear a
| say bhi. hand me your typewriter
| eraser" and he Ia supposed u, r..nons ..,
am sorry. Miss Take. but d., mo-. posse,s
one. Why should he not be rr,,,I,.as possess y.
| day'7 WIN me To-
Many a man has stood for 4 h,,,-,,,,-
| through courtesy. holding his Ehat ,n NJ.
| hand on street corner while nj ,,,o,,,a, H..
slsted IN conveying to him all the gossip in
| their social circle. The resul. was ,hnt ha
suffered from a cold In the head For n week
| not to speak Of a dizzy brain flled VIII eli
ss sorts OF nothing that the woman, had told
MIN. not to count tho wear ana t.ar or
MS has by crumbling II in his hand O''
Ihe elevators are drafty places. and mon
must care for their health now that woman
are are IN such close competition with them
| thousands OF mon have died in tho na.t
throush their chivalry 20 women, but tbev
40 not feel that this is longer ne.es.arv
since women themselves have failed 10 rec
osnize that any special privileges ire dns
| them. EDWARD NJ sLJ ~ uue
Philadelphia. October %. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
VERDI OPERA GIVEN
la Forza del Destino' Presented at
METROPOLITAN


The italian Lyric Federation gave
what was on the whole an excellent
presentation of Verdi's LA Forza del
Destino" at the Metropolitan Opera
House last evening. There was a good =
sized audience present, and as the opera
progressed and became better in each
succeeding act, its enthusiasm rose ac-
cordingly.
The first act showed apparent evi-
dences of nervousness, which wore off as
the work continued. until at the close of
the famous duet in the third act the
audience broke into spontaneous ap-
plause, which was repeated after the
trio in the fifth act. The known
places in the opera were the best done.
In the cast the stars We're Ada Paggi
and Carlo Ferretti, the latter making
his first appearance here. They We're
more than adequate, both vocally and
dramatically. Mr.. Boscacci did fine
work in the later acts, after his nerv-
BUSINESS had worn off. and so did Miss
Eldridge. Miss Klinoya did splendid
work in the comparatively small part
allotted to her.
The chorus did well, as it has done
ever since the federation began its per :
formances. One of the features Of the
evening was the reception accorded "a
the conductor, Mr.. Guerreiri, who re
ceived an ovation at the beginning OF
each act and was finally persuaded Il
appeor on the stage by Miss PaRgi
when the house fairly arose to applaut
the fine work which he has done. moi
only in this, but in all the other opera,
in which he has appeared. The stagin,
effects, directed by Mr.. Puglia, wer,
! unusually good,
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Says PhIIadeIphIans Are UnsociabIe

TO the Editor Of the Euenin1 Public Ledger:
Slr-Among many letters which I have
read In the Peoples Forum there are
two In today's Issue which appeal to me
most: They are headed. Claims We Are
Selfish" and "a Stranger Wants Advice 4"
wish to add that I can sympathize with
both parties. ! find that the young lady
and young gentleman are correct In their
ctatements. All indications show to enjoy
social life In this particular city one must
be q native Of Philadelphia. To have friends
You must know them from childhood. There
is no room for the newcomer" regardless
Of qualifications. Everywhere you turn there
are selfish cliaues. willing TO be acquaint-
ances, but not friends. I have even had
boys and girls to attend parties in my
home. who haven't had courtesy enough to
return my hospitality.
l came to Philadelphia four years ago
from a southern state) to attend College
During this time I have lost both parents
which resulted in my home being broken.
The remainder OF my family moved to
Philadelphia. in order to make a home for
me-
{. mad quite a few girl and boy acauaint
~nces during my two years at school, but they
soon forgot ever existed. Music, dancing
and athletics always have been my hobby
and yet I find II difficult to become n
member OF any organization OF athletics and
outdoor sports. Dancing. too. seems to be
out OF the question. as never have been
accustomed to attending dance halls.
A Philadelphian once remarked "If I
had so many friends In my home town
why did continue to stay away from
them7 Circumstances often cause one 10
submit to that which isn't always the most
pleasant.
OF course. I can best sympathize with the
writer OF the first letter. owing 10 the
fact that / am young lady, having ex-
psrisnced the same difficulty as she.
d. +. O.
Philadelphia. October 20. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
DAMROSCH GIVES CONCERT
Orchestra Gives Novelties In First
Appearance
THE PROGRAM

Symphony No 7.................Bee Beethoven
Suite "Mssques and Bereemasauesi :. .Fanre
Morceau Symphonique Redemption. .Franclt
The New York Symphony Orchestra.
Walter Damrosch, conductor, gave the
first of its series of four concerts at
the Academy Of Music last evening with
one Of the characteristically interest
ing programs for which Mr.. Damrisch
is famous. There was large audi
ence present and they received the un-
familior numbers of which there were
three, with enthusiasm.
The concert opened with the Beetho-
ven SYMPHONY No. Z, of which Mr..
Damrosch gave spirited reading. The
work was we'll played, although there
was an occasional tendency to allow the
accompaniment to overpower the solo
voices and, as is hsaaily the case, the
counter theme in the lovely allegretto
was played so loud as to fore. the main
theme entirely into the background,
an effect it is doubtful if the comp oser
contemplated.
There were three numbers, new 10
Philadelphia audiences, an elegiac
adagio for strings. by Lekeu charm
ing suite for small orchestra by Faure,
and the orchestral interlude to THE
| Redemption" by Cesar Franck. The
last named has been performed here
before, but not frequently. Of these
| three, the Lekeu work made the most
favorable impression. 1t is beautiful
composition, written in the earlier days
of the talented boy who died at the age
of twenty four. The melodies are pro-
foundly sad in character and the instru
mentation skillful, or rather effective
both in the use of the elaborately di-
vided string parts and in that of the
solo violin and cello. The audience
gave it more than cordial reception.
The Faure suite has much of the
atmosphere Of the pre- classic French
school. 1t is in four parts and is
charming rather than profound. Set,
to little operate number depicting
the France of an earlier day, the music
admirably carries out the spirit of the
theme. 1t is graceful and full of charm,
but only in the last of the four num-
bers does the real Faure, as we know
him in the piano quartet, the quintet or
LA Naissanoe de Venus" appear.
The Franck orchestral interlude.
with it's curious "reminiscences of the
first movement of the Ninth Symphony
(in major) was well played. 1t is at
somewhat of disadvantage when
played alone, as the relation to the
rest of the work cannot be shown. Mr..
Damrosch brought out the mysticism of
the composition admirably.
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Letters to the Editor
rhe Good old PennsylvanIa


TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledaer:
Sir-I write this article In an Indignant
,,ood For An hour the train on which I
-, -. .. A.. r, =, ,,,,,, 49,,
ploy the verb ride has oeen STRANDED IN
the shade OF the Bryn Mawr freight station.
And the reason tof this oeiayi ~ Is whis-
pcred sulienly from mouth 70 mouth, as nun
cry passengers staik tnrousn 'ne uan, cues.
tion brakemsn, CRAZE hecks vhniy out OF
open windows ana 9rump'e AZ their luck,
1T 10 another wreck. A"o'her wreck
Small wonoer that wr'e W an indignant
mood
" am a school teacher ag Bryn Mawr.
Daily travel on the Pennsyltania Railroad,
paying an enormous fare and losing twenty
trips on each monthly ticket because II
pleases the railroad to Issue tickets Of this
nature. with me on the morning train ride
about 900 school children and college stu
dents. A generous portion OF sne youth Of
the Main Line, travelling zach morning with
the happy assurance that IT'S the Pennsyl-
yania so, of course. It's all right.
aor.t,m., I wonder who started tina,
.,ss.,na iasa Doubtl,s. n WA. ,ome one
In ACES mot ride daily on the Psoli morn
,rs locals Now, Of course, I read, aions
,r,,b eyerybody else, the satisfactory yearly
a-,. y, tn. D "a n. No naasenaer ti,,ed
: o,ci n 4, a spIeno,d r,,yrt' r admit
.,. q, 4. mot one that is ro,nr to hold true
49, ,n,n.r 40 ,ho Nain IJne freights-oro
no,nn 20 hs run as they are being run now.
snhoo, ha. bsen omen Iust one month n nd
.rs day. In that time have seen with INV
omv o,,,, sye, two had wrecks between Merion
.,.,,on ana aacnor. n distance OF not more
,.an afteen miles, L have witnessed ali the
, .nsn,n, conseation Of traffie-down traina
.r,shins along nm tracks, tiny little school
, ,sudrsr hurryins into trains travelling on
.ah.an,a ana running westward on Tho tracLs
,.h,ch near The unexpected addition OF ali tbe
,nsn;n. "a n. Round trans ,,o, ons ,veeL
Nv. na.,ed but tbpt there has ,,-,, soma
i"-.,,,ar,,, IN train .ched.,,e Tive yeeL,
- wa were deIayed AN indefnite time a,
az az, .sss,a .,r.at ..,h. 70. .on ,yhv can.
80. 81, - Asain and arain NV sohooi chill.
~ H. arc bu.t,ed arroa. the ut.ids
,,snk over stones and ties, sometimes !
,,ar. or mora bevond Tho station in orde,
q, ho.rS train running for the "nonnes" ON
w %ntn.,da track. And vet I rid, but a few
n,i,o. daily on the local Main Line trains OF
,ha -, ,I,road which we are proud TO call the
,ns sas,'run rsi,,osa Of tho country.
T'be Pcnnsylyania may nave KILLED no pas.
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Advice TO Sunday School Teacher

70 the Editor Of tho Evening Public Ledger:
Sri have read with interest the letter
in the Peoples Forum from Sunday school
teacher who complains that he 10 not able
TO interest his class any longer. i know
Just how he feels. for found myself in
the same condition some years ago. and
was at my Wits ends to know what to do.
and was about giving up In despair.
prayed long and often for light as to over
come my troubles and eventually found a
method that feel was effective.
The ages Of the Sunday school pupils that
your writer refers to are the hardest kind
OF boys to handle. They have reached the
period when they cannot be controlled by
their parents. SO a Sunday school teacher Is
hardly to be expected to be able to exert
much influence over them. They are rest
less and full of animation. and want to
he out in the open as much as possible.
II Is necessary to interest them In the
Sunday school in a different way than girls
OF the same age. or younger or older pupils.
found that my efforts OF giving care
full study to the Sunday school lesson. and
attempting to impart the serious import Of
the text. were unavailing. They needed
something more entertaining. The way I
went about II was to read the lesson to
them. and. making few brief comments on
it, drift away to various subjects Of the
day. and had discussions with them on
such subjects: but In every instance
finally brought each subject back to the
original lesson. and made the point that
the more theological discussion would not
have reached. They seemed to take an
interest in the discussions. and through my
clever handling OF the boys gave them
full rein to express themselves. and they
seemed to be pleased when they found that
they were conversant on certain subjects.
This may all be getting away from the
original idea Of the Sunday school lesson.
but believe that II 10 the only way you
can handle class of boys In their teens
and keep them interested In the Sunday
school. It Is hard work for the teacher. for
II requires lots Of study and research on
his part. and I doubt whether few teachers
would care to go all through the preparation
that I do; but ! find my compensation In
having the closest kind OF attention to my
efforts. WILLIAM T. DARCY.
Philadelphia, October 20, 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
Poems and Songs Desired
Who Wrote Poem?

TO the Editor on the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-Please tell me who wrote the poem
or song containing the following verse:
I'VE don't want 20 fight. but by jingo
II we do,
We've got the ships. we've got the men.
we've got the money. too.
We've fought the Bear before. and while
we're Britons true.
The Russians shall no. have CONSTANT
nople." s. l.. II.
Philadelphia, october 81, 1920.
This Is a verse OF a song by @. w.
Hunt, and was first sung. 30 far as we can
find In 1878 by the grsat MacDermott It
added the term "Jiugo' to the political
vocabulary.
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Questions Ans,Uered
Origin Of Popular Sayinu

To the Editor Of the Evcnin0 Public Ledoer:
sir-Please state wha: is the origin of
the well-known saying. 'Die In the last
ditch" B. w E.
Philadelphia. October 27. 1920.
To william OF Orange may be ascribed
this saying. When Buckingham urged the
inevitable destruction which hung over tho
United Provinces. and asked William
whether he did not see that the common
wealth was ruined. There Is one certain
thing" replied .he prince, ''by which I
can be sure never to see my country 8
ruin--I will die In the last ditch"
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The poffina Of the Hat

To the Editor OF the Evsnin0 Public Ledoer:
Sir - One OF your correspondents has
started the controversy on the dofflng OF the
nat In the elevator when ladies are present
! take up the question, and no doubt before
! am through there are those who will :hink
l am somewhat Of a radical when II comes
10 courtesy to women. This may be true.
put whose fault Ia II that many men today
lsil In their courtesy to what was at one
TIME known as the geItler sex.
Women have forced themselves into the
political and the business world and are now
nrmly intrenohed there. In so doing they
eave claimed to be on an exact footing with
men, ana many OF them assert superiority
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In Which Tennyson Poem?

To the Editor Of the Evenin0 Public Ledger:
Sir-I will appreciate It II you will tell
me In which of Tennyson's poems occur
these lines:
'For men at most differ as heaven and
earth.
But women, worst and best as heaven and
hell" s. l.. e.
Philadelphia, October 81, 1920.
These lines are from Tennyson's 'Idyils
OF the King" and are in the section 'Mer-
lin and yiyIenn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
When Emmet Said Il

To the Editor Of the Euentno Public Ledger:
Sir-when did Robert Emmet use the
much quoted phrase. Let no man write
my epitaph'? CHARLES r. O'MARA
Philadelphia. October 81. 1920.
When Rober. Emmet was being tried for
high treason in September. 1903. he made
speech In which he said: Let there be
no Inscription upon my tomb: let no man
write my eptaph; no man can write my
epitaph."
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Where Verse Of Poetry Is Found

To the Editor Of the Euenin0 Public Ledger
Sir-Please tell me where l Will find the
following verse OF poetry
'"That heavenly music! what Is It hear,
The notes OF the farpers ring sweet In my
ear,
And, see, soft unfolded those portals OF
gold
The king all arrayed in his beauty be-
holdr' MRS. s. l.. T.
Philadelphia. October 27. 1920.
This Is a verse or william Ausustus
Muhlenbergts well-known hymn, II Would
Not Live Always"
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Old Ballad Desired

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledge'
sIr--I will appreciate II II you will publls
the ballad OF which the following lines ar
a part, or tell me where the poem may b
found.
',He royed the main. great wealth to gain.
Won prizes rich and rare
,Mong prizes bright. he took one night
A treasure rioh and rare
mi. treasure gay, he bore away,