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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
More Tales Of Chekhov
Russian Life Faithfully Pictured in Volume Of
Short Stories

are rife; there Is an utter lack Of broad
and generous thought and vision.
The mort Of the remaining stories
is somewhat uneven. Chekhov, as he
sometimes complains in his autobiog-
raphy, was often compelled by his
financial necessities to write more
hastily than he liked, and some of his
work seems to have been written for an
insistent publisher rather than for
posterity. Yet his tales are seldom
dull, even if they are sometimes incon-
sequential. Con the Road" is a ro-
mantle idyll worthy of Turgcniev. "Thc
Chorus Girl" and "Bad Weather" arc
two brief sketches in which comical
twist is given to gentleman's amor
GUS entanglements.
"Rothschild's Fiddle" is the story of
Il village coffin maker. Had Chekhov
been acquainted with the writings OF
DR.. Bcrthold A. Baer, philosopher Of
optimism and stanch panegyrist Of the
glories of the Campbell Funeral Church
Broadway at Sixty-sixth Street, he
might have enriched this tale with
some appropriate reflections on the
manifold consultations Of coffin
maker. AS it is, it makes rather grim
reading, with d note OF pathos at the
end.
Lovers Of Dickens should thoroughly
enjoy Chekhov, even if the Russian
authors work is placed in a less IA
miliar setting The spiritual affinity be-
tween the two men is quite strongly
marked. Both hate cruelty and injus-
tice; both, without subscribing to any
abstract cult Of humanity worship,
sincerely love and are interested in
human beings. Neither Dickens nor
Chekhov possesses profound psyche
logical instinct, but both, by means of
lively Imagination and an observant
sense for details, have created work
that is true and appealing and endur-
ing. A single volume of Chekhov's
tales will do more to introduce the
American reader to the Russian people
than a dozen books Of excited political
propaganda.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
A Book of Ghosts
Narrowing Tales of Psychic
Experiences
partitions Of all kinds squeak

A PARTITIONS OF all KINDS squeak
n and sibb.r through the pages Of
Violet Tweedale's book, "Ghosta
I Have Seen" (Stokes). The author ac-
quired the habit of Seeing things"
when she was very young and con-
tinued to experience supernatural Wis
itations throughout her life. After en-
countering disembodied souls, wraiths
of suicides and murdered persons,
erotesuue creatures which could not
be identified with any scientific species,
together with innumerable piercing
shrieks and other unaccountable
noises, the author seems to have be-
come hardened to contacts with the
spirit world. She declares that she
would quite readily live In a room in
habited by ghost, provided that the
latter did not resent her intrusion and
make himself nuisance.
Auras are ordinarily associated with
pictures of saints and angels, but the
author insists that practically every
human being has some such astral
emanation lowering about his head,
and processes herself adept in perceiv-
ing them and interpreting their sig
nificance. For the possible benefit Of
those whose powers Of perception ex-
coed their faculties Of Interpretation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
Men and Women
Irwin Cobb and Mrs. Rine
hart Cross Swords

NtATY-FOUR pages Of very anus
~ hammer-casting are done in
bilateral Irwin s. Cobb Mary Re
erts Rinehart wit book which tn
George b. Doran Company has put t.
gether In one volume, with isn't Thu
Just Like q Mani" on one side of tn
cover, and ooh. Welll You Know How
Women Arei" on the other.
"A VAan can stand anything once h
gets used to it," is the way the Ker-
lucky author assails the fair, Will,
his opponent writes in her half Of the
book that "the one thing women do moi
want is to have their men know how
we'll they understand them" That is
the kind Of give and take that runs
through the two essays which caused
SO much amusement some time ago
when they appeared in a magazine.
Cobb's reflections on the way women
get OFF streetcars, their Inconsistencies
in dress and their vagaries of mind are
philosophical as we'll as entertaining
He not only upholds his own but also
assails the other sex. Mrs. Rinehart
merely upholds her own and does not
bother at comparison. However, we
think she slips up where she compares
women to dogs and lets few lines 20
through admitting that men are the
stronger and superior sex. But you
know how women are! And after Irv
rails and rails at the women, his next
to the last words refer to "the ladies
God bless 'em." Isn't that just like a
man?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
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ton Chekhov is perhaps the
most realistic, using the word
in It's humber and more literal
sense. He does not possess the ro-
manticism Of Turgeniev, or the spiritual
enthusiasm Of Tolstoy, or the abnormal
psychopathic insight of Dostoievsky.
His scientific training Throughout most
Of his life he was practising physician)
made him an exceptionally careful and
faithful observer Of the prosaic facts
Of life. 1t is perhaps fortunate that
the work of Chekhov. through Con-
stance Garnett's TRANSACTIONS, is be-
coming increasingly familiar to Ameri-
can readers. For he is perhaps as we'll
qualified as any one to dispel the
illusion that Russia is country in
habited only by saints, criminals and
madmen, mandatory Of psychical
and political revolutions.
The latest volume Of Chekhov, trans
lated under the title "The Chorus Girl
and Other Stories" (Macmillan), in
cludes one fairly long story, "My Life"
and a number of shorter sketches. ."My
Life" is the autobiography of rather
uncommon type of individually; a man
who honestly prefers hard manual labor
10 easier and more dignified occupa-
lions. The hero expresses his simple
communistic ideal in the following pas
lage:
What is wanted is that the strong
hould not enslave the weak, that the
minority should not be parasite on
he majority, nor q vampire forever
sucking Its vital sap; that is, all, with
ut exception, strong and weak, rich
nd poor, should take part equally in
he struggle for existence, each one on
lis own account, and there is no better
leans for equalizing things in that
ay than manual labor, in the form Of
aiversal service, compulsory for all"
BY putting his idea into practice and
,oing out to work as house painter
lc grieves his sister, enrages his father
nd earns the snecrs of his petty mind
d neighbors. He meets a girl who is
'ttracted by his Independent mode of
life; they are married, but the glamour
Of their love soon wears off, and they
part, never to meet again. The atmos-
phere Of the small town in which the
scene Of the story is laid in interpreted
with keen and pitiless fidelity Gossip
and SANDER and all uncharitableness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

creed Of hatred and revenge, . creed
that spitefully disparaged health and
JOY and exalted sickness and sorrow,
To him Paul Is the incarnation of
prfestcraft, and he lavishes upon him
every abusive epithet in his vocabu-
larry. Except for the last few pages
the book shows little evidence, of any
mental strain or weakness, although
1t was written only short time before
the authors tragic mental break down.
AS always Nietzsche writes bitterly,
vehemently, passionately: but his anal
ysis Of the spiritual origin of Chris
tianity, although envenomed with hos
tile prejudice, is supported by sound
historical and philosophical scholar
ship. The charm of the authors style,
its combined fexibility and vigor, is
admirably preserved in Mr.. Menckens
translation.
1t is difficult to contemplate Metz
sche, always tortured but never broken
by the twin devils of sickness and
loneliness, and always pursuing his
suffering, without conceiving a measure
of sympathy and admiration for the
man, however much one may disagree
with or condemn his views And it seems
appropriate that "The Antichrist," one
Of his last rebellious outbursts, should
be written without trace Of weaken
ing or compromise. The sword Of his
keen and powerful intellect was soon to
be irretrievably broken; but to tho
very end he kept his hand on It's htlt
and his face toward the enemy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
tzsche's "Antichrs' Proves on Reading To Be AnPau
Mrs. Tweedale's recipe for tn. owl,
nation Of auras may be given:

nation OF auras may be given:
Though crimson red is the coin, :.
anger, there is beautiful sofs W..
that Is the color Of love. The .c,a.s
eyed monster Of jealousy history h..
handed down to US from the anc;e,.
seers, also the 'jaundiced' appear.ns'
Of envy. A gloomy, grumbline nov
son has a very leaden gray atmospb.,.
and one who has a fit Of the him..
shows he is of color in his dull. muda-
blue aura. But there Is beautiful
sky blue to be seen in the aura. :.
many artists and scientists. very ~.
terial, earthly people have general,
a deep, dull orange tinge in their ast,s,
envelope, and there is glorious eo,a
en- yellow surrounding the heads Of IL.
spiritually joyful and highly intellee.
tual. Purple is the color Of DOVE,
greatness. Children have an aura q,
crystal Wilderness, which develops co,o,
after the age of seven"
Some Of Mrs. Tweedale's psychic ~
periences were extremely harrowns
She tells one especially gruesome stor,
of a seance in a haunted hous. IN
which the medium experienced n.
anguish Of a double murder which had
taken place there many years ago.
Opinions will probably always djs.
fer as to the credibility Of such super.
natural happenings as the author r..
lates. A skeptical mind will observa
that the author Is obviously predis.
posed to mysticism and belief in occuls
phenomena, and that she makes littI.
distinction between experiences which
rest upon personal observation and
others which are based only upon hear.
say. But, whatever the haws in Mrs.
Tweedale's scientific armor, her stor;e.
make extremely good reading, although
trifie weird and shivery 1t bedtime.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28


MAN has had to fight for every atom
Of tho truth, and has had to pay for
1t almost everything that the heart,
that human love. that human trust
cling to. Greatness Of soul is needed
for this business; the service of truth
is the hardest Of all services. What,
then, is the meaning Of integrity in
things intellectual7 1t means that a
man must be severe with his own heart
that he must scorn beautiful feelings
aud that no makes every Yea and Nay
. matter of conscience! Faith makes
blessed: therefore it lies"
Despite its title "The Antichrist" is
not so much anti Christ as anti-Paul.
maintains the theory that
the original teachings Of Jesus, teach
ings Of quietism and spiritual anar-
ehism. were perverted by Paul into a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
"a Christmas Garland"

e. P. Dutton & Co. will have ready
next week another edition Of Max
Beerbohm's "A Christmas Garland"
which might we'll be used by English
professors for collateral reading in
their courses on the subject Of English
Stvle
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
SOMMERS GOING
ON HyDER TRIP
With Bureau of Public Road
Officials to Inspect Sea-
sons Road Work.

Surveyor General r. ]. Sommers
will leave town Monday on a boat of
the Bureau of Roads for trip to
Ketchikan and Hyder for the purpose
of looking over road work accom-
plished during the past season and
to get an idea of the needs of the
Salmon River district for future road
work.
C. w. Cheatham. in charge of the
road work for the Bureau OF Public
Roads, is scheduled to arrive in
town tomorrow morning from the
South He and Mr. Sommers will
leave Monday returning to the South.
At Ketchikan they will be joined by
a man from the Portland office of
the Forestry Service and c. H.
Fuory, Superintendent of Alaska For
ests, who will also make the trip to
Hyder.
Mr.. Sommers, who is representing
the Territorial Bureau OF Roads Oh
this trip will probably be absent
from juneau about two weeks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
KICKING HORSE ENDS
SHOW IN NEW COMEDY

The latest Paramount-Mack Sennett
comedy "Uncle Tom Without Cab
in" ends on the heels of a kicking
horse, at it were. The show, which
the one night stand company con-
sisting of Ben Turpin, Charles Lynn
and Marie Provost are putting on in
a small town is supposed to be
Uncle Toms Camin" but in some
manner the troupe stages a jockey
race scene instead.
The audience are terribly worked
up by this time by the way they
have been sold out" and they start
throwing things and breaking up the
show. Someone puts a bunch of fire
crackers under Ben's nag and it
starts kicking and soon lays waste
all the stage fxin's and scenery and
wrecks everything.
| The picture, which is said to be
the biggest laughgetter yet turned
out, will be shown at the Liberty
theatre Sunday. Charlie Conklin and
Marie Provost are in the COST.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
MRS. JARMAN ENTERTAlNs

Mrs. William Jarman was hostess
to several of her friends at a card
party at her home ON Thursday even
Ing Prizes were won by Mrs. George
Swarva and Harry Irvine Consola-
ton prizes were taken by Mrs. J. 4.
Guerin and William Summers.
Dainty refreshments were served.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
"FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE"
AT LIBERTY TOMORROW

ton, For Better, For Worse" which
is to be shown at the Liberty theatre
for Sunday night was written by
Edgar Selwyn, one of Americas fore
most dramatists, who has nearly a
score of successful plays to his
credit.
cast of notable players has been
selected, among them being Elliott
Dexter, Gloria Swanson, Wanda Haw-
ley, Tom Foreman, Theodore Roberts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

City taxes will become delinquent
Monday, October 11th, at 6 o'clock
.. IN. after which date penalty of
- per cent. will be added and in
terest at the rate Of 8 per cent. per
annum from date of delinquency
until paid.
A. B. COLE, City Clerk.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

James Mitchell, who lives at Gold
Creek, six miles down the bay from
Valdez says that the eagles are I'M
usually numerous this season and
are doing an immense damage to
ducks and ptarmigan. He has seen,
he says, many ducks killed by these
birds of prey.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS

The Library Committee of the
Treadwell Club has been busy this
week remembering and re-cataloqu'
ing all books. The committee is anx-
ious that every book shall be brought
In no matter how long 1t has been
out SO the work may be completed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

The Hurdle Creek Mining Company
will install a stamp mill on its prop
ertygnear Mile SO on the Richardson
Highway north of Valdez next Spring
according to Charles Wetzler, a rep
resentative of the company
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

Peter Monahan, an old-time pros
pectOr of the Valdez Creek district,
is reported to have made placer
strike OF considerable magnitude. on
White Creek, tributary to Valdez
Creek. Pay running $500 to the pan
is said to have been struck. Practi-
cally all of the ground in the vicin-
ity has been staked
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
COMING TO DOUGLAS

Mrs. X. NJ Kokish and baby are
passengers on the Alaska leaving Sc
attic yesterday. They will join Mr.
Kokish who is cigar maker for
Tex Zimmerman here
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
REVIVAL MEETING

A revival meeting was held in the
Lutheran Church last night as the
first of a series, to be held there by
Rev. Frank Hauser, Rev. F. o. krause
and George Brown.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
ATTENTION MOOSE.

There will be a meeting of the
Loyal Order Moose, Juneau Lodge
No. 700. Saturday evening o'clock.
Odd Fellows Hall.
JOHN WALLSTEDT, Dictator.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
American Relief Work in
Crimea Ordered Extended

WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.-American
work in the Crimea with Gen Baron
Peter Wrangels anti-Bolsheviki
forces have been ordered to increase
distribution of supplies five hundred
tons a week, according TO official
announcement today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
FOR NEAR EAST RELIEF

With a view of interesting school
children in the work of the Near
East Relief, A. e. Gurr, chairman OF
the relief committee here, addressed
the pupils at assembly yesterday
morning. 1t is probable that the
school will adops one or more OF
the Armenian orphans.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

FIRE ALARM CALLS
1-3 Third and FRANKLIN.
IA Front and Franklin.
Is trout, opp Marshall &
Newman.
1-6 Front, OPP, and .sar old
Dispatch.
IT Front, opp City Wharf.
l-8 Front, near Sawmill.
FL Hone German Grocery.
2-3 Willoughby o3p Cole barn
PA Front and Seward
2-5 Front and Main.
26 Second and Main.
2-7 Fifth and Seward.
20 Fire Hall.
80 Gastineau and Rawn Way
ga Second and Gold.
35 Fourth and Harris.
3-6 Fifth and Gold.
81 Fifth and East.
3-8 Seventh and Gold
80 Fifth and Kennedy.
Al Ninth back VI power house
Al Calhoun. opp. Juneau Apta
43 Oistin Ave & Indian Street.
4-6 Ninth and Calhoun.
4-6 Seventh and Main.
At Twelfth at Northern L'dry
AS Twelfth and Willouxhhy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
ANNOUNCEMENT

The Treadwell Club Library will
be closed for two weeks. All those
who have books are requested to re-
turn them at once. adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL

Douglas Union Sunday School at
the Congregation Church at 1920
a. m
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

News was recently received at
Dawson of the death at Durango
Colo, of J. O. Taylor, for many
years a leading operator on Sulphur
Creek, Klondike district. He left
Dawson for Colorado in 1908 and
shortly afterward became interested
in the theatrical business at Durango
and mining in the San Juan country
of Colorado.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
DOUGLAS CHURCH
SERVICES
ST. LuKE'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH

r.. Rev p T. Rowe, DID,. Bishop
Very Rev. G. d. Christian. in Charge
Owing to the pastors absence
there will be no services at ST.
Luke's Church Sunday, October 10.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

Old papers for sale, Zoe. per bun
die, at Empire office.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

IIaines Potatoes at low price ].
NJ Giovanetti.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

Masquerade Suits for rent; Co.'S
tunes made to order, Mrs. Swartz-
enberg. Phone ASP Douglts. adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

w. Fl. Palmer, veteran gardener of
Valdez, claims the record for produc
ing the largest turnip. Recently he
pulled one from his garden weighing
II pounds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

Cliff Rystcgi, a youthful bowler,
Of Dawson lCcently made three
game record Of TO-. an aver.
age Of 23i per gdni. IN three
tonse cutiye games II single
contest. He beat his previous
record of 22G in a similar contest
Last spring he made the single game
record for the alley when he bowled
2SS-within IL points Of a perfect
score.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
ALASKA NOTES

Judge Henry d. Macaltlay of the
Yukon Territory Court has been
granted a leave of absence and will
spend the Winter on the Outside
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09
DOUGLAS CATHOLIC
CHURCH
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Announcement will be made for
future services in Douglas.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

Henry Berry, dealer IN Curios
Speciality, Ivory Beads. l65 From
Street. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

The citizens of Anchorage have
more at stake on November 2, than
voting for a Delegate to Congress and
Territorial officers. They will Oh
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

that day vote on the question of in
corporation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

Mrs. ]. w. Pritchett of Wrangell,
has been appointed Deputy Grand
Regent of the Women of the Moose
heart Legion. Her jurisdiction en-
braces the entire Territory of Alaska.
Charles Moburg. Gust Hendrickson
and c. Victor Lindgren Of Wrangell
have taken over Niblack Island, 30I
miles south of Wrangell, and will
start in the fox ranching business
there. They will secure their stock
from the Hercules Fox Ranch on
Sockeye Island near Petersburg
Judge Fred NJ. Brown has author
lied the purchase of the municipal
building at Anchorage to be used
as a courthouse at that place. An
| addition will be constructed from
funds already appropriated for use
as a court room.
SEVERN Anderson, member of a
contracting firm doing rock work
in the Nenana Canyon. was recently
killed by being struck on the head
by a rock disclosed during blasting
operations. He was a newcomer on
the work and little is known Of hi
antecedents.
The shore lands of Resurrection
Pay around Seward. which are now
practically reserved by the Navy De
Dartment may soon be thrown omen
to industries of all kinds, accordine
- Information received by Eric La
cas- vice-preshent of the Hartman
Bank of Alaska. of Seward.
r b. Camp- has recently been put |
n charge of the Seward Gateway as
eEditor and manager. pending the !
sale of that publication by the Trus
toe. Elmer Friend. who has been |
editing the Gateway for the past two
wears. Is to leave for the States at
an early date.
The Seword term Of the District
Court ended last week. Judge Fred
NJ Brown and other court officials
Immediately left for Anchorage where
court term is now being held.
The citizens OF Anchorage have
more at stake on November 2, than
voting for Delegate to Congress and
Territorial officers. They will Oh
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

The Seword term Of the District
Court ended last week. Judge Fred
NJ. Brown and other court officials
Immediately left for Anchorage where
4 court term is now being held.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-09

Mrs ]. w Pritchett of Wrangell
has been appointed Deputy Grand
Regent of the Women of the Moose
heart Legion Her jurisdiction EN-
braces the entire Territory of Alaska
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-07-23

TO OUR OUT-OF-TOwN FRIENDS:
A written request and dollar
will entitle you to membership in this
club Machine delivered when records
are bought
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-04
St. JOhnsbury Artists
On a Concert TOui

The Misses Lola and MARJORIE
French, Misses Barbara and Lucy
Clark of Boston, Mass, came Mon
day to spend the week at Robert
French's.
These young ladies, known as the
Whitney Folk have given a gooa
many concerts in and near Boston
this winter. They go to LyndonVllic
Thursday evening and to Glover
Friday evening, where they give the
same program which they have con
tracted to give this summer for inc
Rcdpath Chautauqua, touring states
in the middle west and south,
The program is said to be most at
tractive, consisting Of piano, cello
violin, and vocal solos, pianologue5
and readings, dosing with costume
dancing.
Quite number are planning to go
to Lyndonville, Thursday evening to
hear the program.