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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18
GAS. STRAP AND PISTOL
IN THREE SUICIDES
Insane Patient Who, Shot Compan-
Ion Hangs Himself-Two Others
Take Ldvee.

: Three. suieidas wara reported to the
police here. today.
chester c. Rounds. thirty-eisht
wears old, waA found hengins on .
strap faslAnad to an Iron grating In
his room at Howard Hail. st. Eliza
beth's. hospital. at 7,aR O'clock. Death
had occurred ssxpral hours previous.
old, was found dead In her he'd by
.Clarenee NJ. Barclay at s!ao in her
room, at a5f q street, with a gas tube
in the nsuth and gas jet to which
1t was attached, opened to full flow.
The third case was that OF George
Andersen, thirty-five years old, whose
body was. discovered at his home. 5S61
Hair road, pistol in hand and bullet
hole through the head.
The body Of Rounds was discovered
by an attendant ON his. morning pa
ltrei, He cut. down the body. and Dr..
sBeavers, radical ofaceF, IN cearse 2.
dead, Gsrsner J, Ramsey hewitt.
after Investigation. issued 3 cerfih-
. Ra,sti.ns. Of Rsusds, living in Lin
coin. Neb., were retifIed today by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18
OPPOSE ST. LAWRENCE
RIVER Subway CHANNEL

ALBANY, N Y. October 1S.-Strong
opposition to the proposed st. Law
renee shipway channel connecting the
great lakes and the Atlantic ocean
was voiced at a hearing given today
by the International joint high COM
mission which is investigating the
project. In it's stead representatives
of chambers Of commerce in the Hud-
son River valley favored the state
barge canaI-Hudson river route.
The proposed ST. Lawrence water
way project, these representatives and
those OF the New York State Chamber
of Commerce declared, would hinder
the development of the state barge
canal and the Hudson river improve
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18
NAVAL MEN BURNED.

PENSACOLA. Fla. October Is
William A. Sheehan Of Bethlehem.
Pa. is dead and E. E. Hyder, Evans.
Col. is in a serious condition at the
Naval Base Hospital here as the re-
suit Of burns sustained when moaor
cvcIe on which they were working
at the naval air station took fre.
Sheehan's clothes were burned from
his body. u.;
aoT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18
Bread Price Advances;
Poor Are Without Coal;
Fuel Will Be Rationed
BY EDWARD, PRICE RELI.

ny EDWARD, PRICE HE'LL
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1890
LONDON, England. October 18.-
Responsible, trades union leadershap
deplores- any widening of the crisis
arising from the coal strike" said
J. II, Thomas. general secretary OF
the National Union of Railway Men.
this morning. Our best endeavors
, will be given to narrow the issue ana
reach an early settlement. However
powerful forces are involved and
disastrous struggle may be inevitable:
Between two and three days time should
reveal what may be expected.
Opinion among trades untonists
strongly favors peace" said ]. r:
Ciines, president of the National
Union, Of General Workers. THE
will join the miners only IL; every
avenue toward q. peacefnl settlement
his blocked. BY Wednesday we may
witness not a sympathetic strike. but
Ia. movement; for mediation. Trades
union leaders, interviewed successfully
in the railway, strike . year agp and
they may repeat now the good work
they did then"
|, Million Ara, Idle.
ia oomplete. Not less than 100000
man and boys employed eathar above
or below ground are. idle Other eEn-
nlovea by tens. Of thousands, Will be
out of, work in few days Il the, coal
stoppaHe continues. This Will De 80
whether the transport workera ana
railroad, men strike or. not, for the
ah.ence of coal means thea ahaAnce OF
amnioyment in every industrial CEN
%ar ~ the country.
consternntion prevails among tho
very moor, who have no coal ana VINO
see food prices. mounting. bread az
vanced today four psncs @ a Ssn A., per ~
aaTnenfnd to become, dsarer almost I'M
| All tho resources Of tho Eovornuaent
will be, used to feed tho peoplss %
|Neap the ESSENTIAL railway, tram ana
bus servioss, sesnG 70, ~ . an' e.
Dioymsnt wherever peAap'r hno 10
| preserve law and oFder
TknusanAM Voiuatear.
!, Thousands, Of men and Women are
volunteering fot' aav snfNos, inc 49, s
undsI, Inspiration ara haldane maat :
/ inas and deviaane Heaaursa for pubiia
probation, Ii IL safe to aay that any
belahevist manifestations will be
fiE.aiy repreased,
1btH tn1 NoS1tu0pE prdtl LILO atra&S
ora are utilizing modern msth6ds OF
publicity in the effort to win the
sympathy OF the poonle, The miners
| orsaaiHatIen iss hsedine tina aeuntrg
| with isafiets stating THEM casa for
| increased Waaea HeEae Of thaiE iaRd
hers ase a1adrsasine tina, pssasaie tAssneh
I the nsAapapsu, while atjseFu am
speaking ut mass Haastinas q oitlseaa
EHp anA dealn thu eaalBEE,. hfeqsassatls
Ht01e esRtosR 0sWA iM fRH aau1S1
I1an3sliaas TIM aNltaAEY3sAa AlsV0
srgllfrall. a.lQa5i ilaYs haen laid be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18
GIvEN DIVORCE DECREE.

Mrs. Ruth NJ THOMAS wna awarded
today an intorlooutory dscrao of di-
vorce from Wultsr A. Thomas on her
orosA bill. Hho was given tho custody
of tho children in the daoses aiEnsd
by Justice Hitz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18
DIYoRCK DFCREE sI0NED,
,fnatica 6faHerI

L Justice Stafford today signed aA iR-
L tssiocutery decree OF divorce in IA
kysH-eE aasrge r. Self frsm May Sail,
ihu Children. - e-+-rEf-e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18

The area planted in sugar in the
Philippine Islands this year Is esti-
= mated at $50. 900 acres, 20 Der cont
increase from last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18

When tho, hinged tse -ekfA 1oW
kitchAa table 10 tu9Ho& bOuk u Ror.
veais an ironing board and msanS. ABr
raising il 10 II dasirad height,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18
FINDS EMiGRANTS
WIckEDLY ABUSED
EN- ROUTE TO U. S.

Continued from First Paee.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18

The delegates will be shown over
the Pan-American building tomorrow
evening at O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18

L. S. Critchell. president of the Con
tinental Bank of Kansas City. Mo-, is
slated as the lone best bet" in the
golf tourney for, the bankers. which is
to be staged at Chevy Chase Club Fri
day Mr.. Critcheu won the tourna :
ment at Seattle for the bankers four
wears ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18

Charles J. Bell. president of the
American Security and Trust COMPANY
will entertain the members of the
council at his country home Wed
neSday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18

One Of the most interesting adj
dresses scheduled during the CON
vention is that by John Kendrick
Bangs. on the ''Incorrigible Optimist
He will speak at the general session
on Thursday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18

One of the entertainment features
for Friday will be cavalry and artii-
lery drill at Fort Myer at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon. and many of tho
visitors have signified their intention
of attending.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
We Read and We Wr,the

The following howeret is plucked
from the stenograp phc report Of a lee
tura lately delivered BY one Of the
mora prominent female American poets
before an audience Of girls, in a fash
ionable Hudson River heifer paddock
AS they used to say in Australia:
while the American novel and the
American drama fnd worthy and capa-
BILE authors, the two domains of criti-
cism and the short story are at pres
ent utterly bare Of either talent or
that mastery of manner ths. passes 40
talent. The only critic-whether of
books or plays--now writing capably is
Mr.. Francis Hackett, an Englishman.
The only passable producer Of short
stories is Mrs. Edith Wharton, whose
long residence In Paris has schooled
her to the point of excellence In the
delineat!on Of reasonable human be-
ings. To read the average matter set
forth as criticism In the New York
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
About a Column

n UST 30 remind readers, we re-
peat the statement made come
whose letter is printed in this
column may come to room 1928 In the
Tribune Building and choose book
as his honorarium.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
New Loeb Publications

-Four new volumes in the Loci
Classical Library have Just been pub
lished by G. P Putnam's Sons. The
first two books OF Livy's history are
translated by B. o. Foster, while the
first two books of Thucydides' His
tory OF the Peloponnesian War are
rendered into English by c. Foster
Smith. Walter c. A. Ker translates
some of Martial's witty epigrams, while
the poems of Ausonius, a product OF
the declining age Of the Roman Empire,
arc tr~ ,ated by Il. G. Evelyn White.
The works are provided with introduce
tions and bibliographies; and they all
reveal the high standard of scholarship
that Is characteristic OF the entire
series.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Sinclair Lewis on JurKen

am shocked, but also increduIous.
to hear rumors that certain authorities
may proceed against James Branch
Cabell'e "Jurgen" as an indecent book
1t seems to me incredible that any per-
son Of discrimination should not under
stand that '"Jurgen" is digntfied and
noble piece Of literature, comparable
not to cheap novels, but to the classics
o. fiction and as devoid Of indecercy as
the Bible or the plays Of Shakespeare.
Like those, 1t at times deals with deep,
though normal. human passions. but
also, like them, it deals with these
emotions In 81 revereut manner, with
the cleanness OF understanding and
knowledge.
l know nothing as to who oE what
may be behind the attack, If there
really is one, but certainly any per-
son who finds the book indecent must
be reading indecency into it. That Is
q possible thing to do with the most
innocent book OF remark. 1t Is pos
sble to read lewdness into a scientific
reference to approaching childbirth.
wonder If any attackers OF the
book may not have been influenced by
the fact that there are and have been
lascivious and vile plays running
openly, without let or hindrance, in New
York and other cities, into supposing
that here, In this story Of the love
Of an unhappy and lonely man, there
Is also such vileness7 That the dozen
or more dirty farces familiarly known
as bedroom plays" should be allowed
to exhibit, while this noble work of srt
By literary man of high and clean
reputation Is estopped, is alarming,
amazing ahd filled with all injustice.
AS matter of fact, far from being
indecent, "Jurgen" is the story of a
man of so high an ideal Of love that he
treasures it all through his life, and
even when opportunity offers refuses
to risk sciling it by any carnal contact.
speak with all modesty, but I also
wish to speak as, In some degree, an
expert, being not only a professional
writer, the author Of several novels,
ETC., but also having been the editor
for George Doran, the publisher; edi-
tor for Frederick Stokes. the publisher;
editor on several magazines and news
papers and for a goodly time a pro-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

effective book, for its survey Of de
decline and weakening of the mode Of
democracy. as effected by me inability
Of men to cohere, is logical to a degree
that appals the reader. And the grea.
synonym IS in the story of the world
itself, in the long record of the ap-
pearance and disappearance Of animal
and plant forms, in the changes Of the
earth's physical structure through
phases Of existence profoundly infsu-
euced by the shrinking and contracting
Of the terrestrial crust.
These changes And their similitudes
in the life of man. Where we have q
slow but continued dissipation Of en-
ergy IN nature, we do not have refuge
in the constructive struggle Of man as
q race to build protective defenses
against the deadly attrition. Where
Democracy should unite all Its ele-
ments. solve problems of betterment
and inaugurate movements shining, to
uplift the race and strengthen it FOR
its long struggle, Democracy is flying
to pieces IN its several members. The
Democratic Dogma has failed, for men
are selfish and not considerste of
others.
So, through q series Of ever lowering
averages, We are slipping downwsrds
The science Of the physical world
proves 1t, and the history Of man AZ
firms it. And yet it seems to US .hs.
the faith of old John Quincy Adams
in his God should help US in the face
of the dlsquieting outlook. Tennyson
may be somewhat Of an antique to
many of'us but his
worlds great altar stairs
That slope through darkness up 70
God
give the picture of an ever ascending
scale in life and in battle.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Book Gossip
A Traveller in the South Seas


When Frederick O'Brien, author Of
white Shadows in the South Seas"
tAhe Century Company. returned q
fortnight ago from year spent travel
ing through Asia, he was asked to say
lew words about his most recent ad
vsn'ures. His surprising reply was:
return moro fixed than ever in nay
belief that my beloved cannibals of tho
south Seas sre the only real philoso-
phers have ever known. saw whites
IN Siberia destroying one another, while
the Japanese said .Ranzai,' which NEAR 3
the more dead the more space l saw
relieionists stopping the marking and
sweeping of the path to heaven to clout
one another, while the heather smiled
in long sleeves. And heard eminent
American prophets of business preach
Ing the new war in the Far East,
while the poppies are frozen in Elan
ders fields on the bosoms of uncounted
dcra"
Mr.. O'Brien was asked what were his
p'~"A Iof the future, and whether he
intended to write another book of his
wanderings in foreign lands. He an
swered: IL return to Glendale. Calf
my nome for ten years past to con-
uHue to grow goats and goldfish, beings
which live in amity and wag their tail.
MT humanity. The mocklng birds dance
on the lawn by my window. the red
breast drinks at my fountain, and my
dog breathes heavily in the sun. Ru4
my book and let me stay a while. ]
traced White Shadows in the South
Seas here among the kids and the
brilliant dwellers with the lilies and
papyrus. and need but time and susie
mace to emit, mayhap, some other glim-
mer of whimsical intelligence"
To satisfy the curiosity of the LIDO
wonder what the author looks like
group, Mr.. O'Brien endeavored to
sketch his personality and appearance
from purely disinterested point Of
view. ~ am still young" he said with
enthusiasm, then added modestly, "and
'ai aAu ulalralu OF most manlfestn-
tons. My favorite sport is swimming
In the sea. and my leisure is spent most
satisfactorily lying on my back in the
grass or on the beach" He likes alli-
gator pears, mangosteene and durians,
pnpayas aud corned beef. He said he
was brought up in monastery. is all
Celt in blood, loves symphonies, but
most Of all the accordion. 81 like
nskedness better than clothing" he
concluded, "and during my happiest
year wore only a breadfruit leaf pinned
with thorn"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Unchanging Ireland
Elizabeth Nester Depicts
Disorders of 10th Century
S<T> LIZABETHAN ULSTER" by
T. Ernest Hamilton (Dutton), is

- TLlAAbEThAN ULSTER" by
T. Ernest Hamilton (Dutton), is
striktngly vivid picture of
the turbulent and disordered cond-
ton Of Ireland during the sixteenth
century. Mr.. Hamilton's narrative,
based upon a thorough and conscien-
tious study Of the historical records
of the period, Is q chronicle OF raids,
invariably accompanied by massacre
and pillage, Of incessant civil war be-
tween native Irish chieftains, Scotch
adventurers and the English officials
whose power was already acknowledged
in Eastern Ireland
In the time Of Elizabeth, Ulster had
not become a bulwark Of Professionalism
and loyalty to the British Crown. The
Scotch and English settlers who gave
1t this character entered the province
Il later date. Tho Scotch intrduers
Who figure in Mr.. Hamilton's book, are
lishlanders,. somewhat akin in speech
and customs to the Irish themselves.
"a fact, in its lack of any central
authority, in it's fierce clan loyalties,
which often eliminated in bloodshed,
and in its primitive economic condi-
ton Ulster was quite similar 20 the
Highlands.
Historians are supposed to be i'm
partial; but very few Of them achieve
this quality. In fact, the passions sup
pressed in searching through piles of
dusty manuscripts often find expression
In violent praise or denunciation of
men who have been inferred for many
centuries.
In "The Soul of Ireland" Mr.. Ham
slton vigorously presented listers
reason fox opposing Home Rule. The
present work is not written from q
consciously partisan standpoint; but it
Ia difficult to repress q suspicion that
the author derives certain amount
Of satisfaction from emphasizing the
squalor and savagery OF sixteenth cen-
tury Ireland and presenting the con-
temporary Scotch and English in a
more favorable light. "Elizabethan
Ulster" IL q challenge to some Sinn
Fein scholar to write similar work,
equally excellent from the historical
standpoint, vindicatng the tabled glory
Of Shane, the Proud. and Hugh O'Neil.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
ferslonal book reviewer IN charge c

fessional book reviewer In charge Of
various important booI, pages.
I have read, II re-ember, that Hugh
Walpole has praised "Jurgen." That
should be impressive testimony to its
art and importance. Mr.. Walpols is
undoubtedly the most brilliant Of the
younger British literary men, coming
now to rank with Bennett, Wells and
Gaisworthy, and his praise of the book
precisely because 1t does come
from foreigner and not from an
American, who might be prcIudiced-
indicates the books extraordinary
merit. SINCLAIR LEWIS.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

equal the accord of the
Adamses in the feld Of intel
lcctual activities and In de-
cisive ability to express these activities
in the written word. From John Adams
down to the present time no decade
IN American history has lacked an
Adams who thought independently and
wrote vigorously.
We now have before us "The Degra-
dation Of the Democratic Dogma" by
Henry Adams, with an introduction Of
l22 pages by Brooks Adams, published
by the Macmillan Company, New York
Curiously enough, this preamble is not
100 long, for it gives US the literary
heritage Of Henry Adams and of the
other members of the family during the
last half century, which was profoundly
affected by the life and writings Ct
John Quincy Adams. Brooks Adams
Las given US In this Introduction q
view of John Quincy Adams seldom
gllmpsed, one that presents him es a
type Of the American in politics who
tights and suffers for the ests blish-
ment Of democratic principles.
To the old mans horror. the develop
ment and extension Of the railroad
systems Of the United States, and the
invention Of the cotton gin, resulted
IN palpable swinging away from his
pole of ambition. There came an un-
holy scramble for land and q strength
anlng of slavery through the opening
Of new eras by The railroad and the
use of Whitneys invention in the
South.
THE Degradation of the Democratic
Dogma" is written with the keen close
ness of application shown by Henry
Adams IN all his works II is a terribly
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
The Human Race in Decline
Henry Adams Takes Dark View of Hurnanity's
Future
Future

0 AMERICAN family, and few
If any English families. can
equal the accord Of the
Adamses in the f3eld Of intel
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

dailies IL 70 BE- nauseatsd, and the
American short story - published in
the usual magazine II At only for the
American sailor or the Irish shop
girl"
Wind that about your heart and die
writhing, will you?
A CELTIC STENOGRAPHER (male).
Yes, but X IL comes to the attention
Of Francis Hackett that he is ian
Englishman" It will be his turn to
writhe.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

OF corpses rotting in front Of the
front-line trench
And dawn coming, drty-whita, and
chill with hopeless rain?
Do you ever stop and ask, rs IL all
going to happen again."
Lighter Magic
But the surprise of the volume /. in
Sassoon's lighter magic. Some Of the
raost memorable verses in picture
Show" are those in which one meets
shy whimsicality, a twinkling gravity
One of these reflections is early
Chronology where, after an evening
Of archaeological discussion, even the
moon takes on the appearance Of some
ancient copper coin:
And, as her whitening way sloft she
took,
I thought she had pre-dynastic look" :"
One perceives this same mock pro-
funoity in "Prelude to an Unwritten
Masterpiece the drol banter Of
"Sporting Acquantances" and the de-
lightful literary whimsy in "Limita-
tions." And here is a new etching OF
the oldest hero, mourning for the rem
egade son who had far more of "the
old Adam" than the effeminate Abel:
"ANCIENT HISTORY
Adam, a brown old vulture in the rain,
! Shivered below his wind whipped olive
trees;
Huddling sharp chin OF scarrcd and
scraggy knees,
Tie moaned and mumbled to his dark
ening brain:
he was the grandest of them all-was
Cain
A lion lared in the hills, that none
could tire;
Swift as a stag; stallion of the plain,
Hungry and fierce with deeds Of huge
desire
"Grimly he thought of Abel. soft and
A lover with disaster in his face,
And scarlet blossom twisted in bright
hair.
Afraid to fight; was murder more dis
grace?
God always hated Cain he
bowed his head
The gaunt wild man whose lovely sons
were dead"
Praise for Hardy
With the exception Of fugitive trace!
Of Maseheld and Waller de la Mare
Sassoon's verse betrays no Influences
It Is as difficult to find his models al
to get him to speak Of his contempora
rtes. He will quote from his friends
Robert Graves, Robert Nichols. Osber
Sitwell; he mentions poems by Hodg
son. Davies, Abercrombie, d. H. Law
renee and w. j. Turner. But he wal
speak continually Of only one singer
J he Is unreserved in his enthusiasm To-
writer who is known in Americ
chiefly as novelist. What grea
poets are there in England? Their
, may be several but am sure Of one
J and one Of the greatest. The ma
who antedates Henley and Kipling, tn
/ oldest Of English writer's; Thoma
, Hardy at the age of eighty is tn
Youngest and most modern Of US all"
] Sassoon comes to America for
, three months sojourn, iecturing, read
r ing his poetry and studying what Is IN
> clusively referred to as conditions.
8 For 1t must be understood that beside
. being a creator Sassoon is critic
t the literary editor Of London's creates
? labor paper. "The Daily Herald" It 4
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Pioneer PLAYA


Early in March, the Century Com
pany announces IL will publish a
romantic, human-interest narrative Of
the spectacular movement of westward
expansion in the old Southwest dur
ing the years between 1740 and 1890
written by Archibald Henderson
mathematician, author and literary
critic. DR.. Henderson is the profes-
sor Of pure mathematics at the Uni
versity Of North Carolina and holds
the degrees Of A. NJ. University of
North Carolina, Ph. D. university
Of North Carolina and University of
Chicago, and Doctor Of Civil Law
University Of the South. He spent
many months In research work in the
universities Of Cambridge, Berlin and
Paris, and during a period Of eleven
months he gave TO the world FIVE
books that were published in both
England and America, besides making
frequent contributions to leading
American and foreign magazines. He
ranks as an authority on the movement
of westward expansion in America
during the eighteenth century. His
new book, to be published by the Cen
tury Company, is the result of exhaus-
tive research in the English archives
in the great libraries and collections
Of this country and in the extensive
collection Of documents in public re
posi.ories in Virginia, North Carolina
/ Tennessee and Kentucky. Among DR.
Henderson's earlier books are Inter
prefers Of Life and the Modern Spirit
George Bernard Shaw: His Life ano
Works. and European Dramatists"
"Slippy McGee'
"slippy McGee," by Marie Conway
| Oemler, according to the Century
Company, has been ordered back to the
presses for the eighth time. This /:
the whimsical Southern love story that
Bostonian with poor eyesight hao
reprinted in large type at a cost o,
5000 after he had heard it read aloud.