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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-11-10
BROWNLEE

The nice weather still continues and
everybody seems to be busy.
Mrs. Rynearson and children spent
Sunday at the C. c. Mausen home.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Eckroat died Friday evening
and was buried Sunday moring at 10
o'clock in the Brownlee cemetery. The
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-11-10
reaehlna Music to the YOUNG.

'c'NIFI'T3 HUS'C 70 e''S 0'S-
Children are now taking In the mu-
steal work In the Roman cholrs as
early as seven years Of age, says a
writer In the Etude in discussing the
Importance OF early training In music
for church purposes. They are not
merely taught In the music they are to
sing, but are given very thorough
drill in solfeggio, and when necessary,
at the proper time in harmony and II
music 10 general.
The evening world., 1921-01-04
HEARING ONPLEA
OF BRINDELLPUT
OFF Until FRIDAY
Court RebukeS Counsel OF
Union Chief for interrupt
ing Proceedings.

Il Martin ConhOy appeared to-day as
counsel for Robert p. Brindell before
Justice Greenbaum IN the Appellate
Division of the Supreme Court 20
argue on an appeal from the decision
OF Justice Burr denying Brindelrs
plea 10 have hts trial IN some other
county. Martin W. Httleton, who
has represented BrindeH in other
proceedings. is in Washington for
the hearing Of the appeal OF Senator
NeVaberry from his conviction for
corrupt practices in his election.
Justice Greenbaum put over the
argument on the Brendell appeal un-
til Friday at the request Of Samuel
Untermyer. special prosecutor for
Lockwood Committee cases.
Mt Conboy has been prominent In
Lockwood committee proceedings in
resisting slfbpoenas and in inter-
Fupting the examination OF witnesses
on behalf OF the Builders supply
Bureau and some Of its members
notably John A. Mccarthy a close
social and business associate Of
Leader Charles ~ Murphy Of Tam
many Hall.
Rfyles A. Walsh appeared for Brin-
dell before Justice Finch In bhe Su-
preme Court on Mr.. Untorplyer's mo-
Alon 10 dismiss the stay Of trial for
one week from the decision OF the
change Of venue appeal lie pre-
scented a telegram from Mr. Littleton
asking the proceeding go over until
his return. Mr. Untermyer asked
either an Immediate decision or a
reference 70 Justice McAvoy in the
Criminal Branch before whom Brin-
dell Is 90 be tried. Mr.. Walsh made
frequent Interruptions.
III your honor decides this matter
on the amount OF noise made by
counsel" said Mr.. Untermyer, the
decision will go TO Mr. Walsh"
MT. Walsh was admOnished by
Justice Finch. who referred the mo-
tion 10 Justice MoAvoy.
The evening world., 1921-01-04
LENINE PLANNING
TO STIR UP TROUBLE
indispensable 10 Keep The 'Bour-
geoise Enemy" Busy With
Strikes, lie Says.

WASHINGTON, Jon. "a new
policy Of terror abroad, especially IN
noafby countries, has been decided upon
BY the Russian Soviet according 20 Of
ficial advices from MOSCOW received TO-
day by the Government
Rikolai I.enine Il quoted BY the Rd-
vices as saying IN a proclamation 70 the
ID is absolutely Indispensable 10 keep The
s,ourroolae enemy busy vita interna
trouble IN order that they cannot injuro
Soviet Russia"
Hgrcat strikes should be organized
throurhout the world" this version OF
the proclamation says, "and agitation
for the establishment Of commercial re-
iations with Russia should be In
creased"
The evening world., 1921-01-04
MOVIES OF CRIME
BARRED IN CHICAGO
Chief Fitnnonris Says Heroes and
Villains WIN Be Treated
Alike.

CHICAGO. Jan. l.--Motlon pictures
portraying criminals AZ work have been
barred IN Chicago, II became known to-
day Chief Of Police FItsqnOrris an
nOunced that three weeks ago he had
Issued orders 10 movie censors not 20
Issue permits for any photOplay that
showed a crime committed, even though
the end Of the picture might show the
criminal IN a prison cell.
1T will make no difference whether
tho criminal shown IL hero or a
villain," said the ohiof. Even the
showing Of a policeman disguised as n
burglar n taboo"
The order became public VI en- three
youthful TODDofa, who were sentenced
10 the state ItefOrmatOry At Pontiac,
said their crimes bad been Inspired by
a crook moving picture.
The evening world., 1921-01-04
BIC MEXICAN BANK CLOSES
EaFia-MeHic0 Company Expected TO
Resume Operations In Month,

MEXICO CITY, Jan. a.--The Paris
Mexico Banking Company, with a capt.
cal stock OF ihOOO,OOO pesos. did not
open its doors for business to-day. but
. Treasury Department announcement
last night said II was expected the
Institution would resume operations
within a month and llquidate all elAimn
Loans Of 1000. 900 pesos on cotton
merchandise, all Of which products have
decreased In value within the last
month. were recently made by the bank
and caused a run by depoaltorH Among
she concerns having large funds In the
companies.
The evening world., 1921-01-04
lTALY HALTs IMMIGRATION.
suSpesds Passports Uatii Infor~sd
of Class United states Desires.

81 Class United states Desires.
wAsHnSoToN. ian ultimate 90
luton Of the immigration question
through diplomatic agreement rather
than through separate legislative ac-
tion BY various Governments was
forecast az hearings Of the Senate
Immigration COMMITTEES on the John
son bill 10 impose ten months restrlo-
ton on immigration 10 the United
states. The letter read In part:
Senator Colt Of Rhode Island, Chair
man Of the committee, made public a
letter from Acting Secretary on STATE
Davis announcing that the Italian Gov
ernment voluntarily had Suspended The
issuing OF pasHports for the United
states. The letter read ip part:
THE Royal italian Government has
suspended the issue OF passports 10 sub
jects emigrating 10 the United States
ana will refrain from Issuing such pasa-
ports until Informed as to the claaFes
Of immigrants desired In this country. .
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

and roots; they relieve other men of
the trouble of sowing, of cultivating
and of harvesting to live and they
deserve to have enough of the bread
they SOW
In the following century, so impreg-
mated with the humanitarian spirit
one is turned away from the luxury
of the court and from princely figures
and financiers, who are fiayed to en-
phasize the virtues of the obscure. But
this was the result of a false sensi-
bility, the sensibility which made
Diderot pause before the paintings of
Greuze.
When finally, hundred years later.
the cult of science invaded philosophy
and literature, the naturalistic school
gave special attention to the study of
the laboring class, which was suddenly
enlarged by the development of indus
try. But even with that most mi
nutely and formidably documented
author of novels of the people, Emile
Zola, one feels himself in the presence
of literary man who has found his
subjects in world different from his
own. Whereas one finds in Pierre
author.
AS The "Vagabonds" of Maxim
Gorky was written by a vagabond,
''The Struggles of Men" were retraced
by man who had struggled would
not end this study without quoting
some words from the admirable article
that Georges Vidalence wrote for the
Grand ReDue:
THE work of Pierre Hamp, already
abundant, is of the kind that one may.
discuss and combat, criticising or cor
demnfng its tendencies; 1t is not of
those which can pass unnoticed, leav-
ing one Indifferent. 1t forces atten-
ton and respect by it's evident dignity,
it's high attitude and it's sincerity"
Let me add that hope other books
Of Pierre Hamp may be translated
and published in America following
People which has already appeared.
That could only add to the ties of
understanding between our two coun-
tries.
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

beaten upon by the forces of passion,
hatred. doubt, bitter suffering and pes
simism engendered by the war. For
such a psychological study the author
chose a man who was not by nature an
independent thinker. Clerambault was
an idealist Of inaccurate mind, mah
essentially dependent upon the opinion
end support of others. believer that
all good was in the people, of whom he
considered himself the champion, al
though he scarcely knew them. and
one of that group Of philosophers
common in France before l914-who
believed so firmly in the inevitable
march of progress that they felt they
could fold their arms and leave all to
nature
The story opens with Clerambault
reading aloud to his worshipping
family Schilleresque vision of the
fraternal joys that the future FOLDS.
At that psychological momtnt the
evening paper arrives. announcing war
between Austria Hungary and Serbia.
Maxine. the son, propheses a general
confiagratlon. but wise Clerambault
benignantly ridiculcs the idea.
In six days France had declared war.
Cierambault. stricken and dumb. felt
his whole foundation OF life snatched
from under him i'm one flash. He
thought he could no longer live, de-
prived of his faith In the reason and
love of men. And. yet his long ad-
herence to the doctrine OF common
thought soon drove him out to rub
shoulders with the mob. to be carried
away by their fiery enthusiasm and
dcnunciation OF the enemy. 20 feel the
spirit of self-sacriiee that made them
all one. Clerambault now busted him
self writing articles extolling the jus
tice of their cause and seething with
hatred and war fanaticism.
The son Maxine had left in the early
part of August and had gone directly
to the front Rolland's account Of his
visit home is a most poignant descrip-
tion of human relationships. The boy
had gone out high hearted. enthusias-
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Archibald Marshall, Who Is Now Visiting America

these people are individuals. but each
one very much alike. for the bony
structure of their characters is COW
cred with real flesh and blood.
1t is in this matter of characterize
ton that the special skill of Mr.. Mar
shall lies, this and the power of de-
yeloping events naturally and inevi-
tably out of the mingled good and
bad in the persons he creates. For
instance, if the loyal, upright Col.
Eldridge, gentleman to the last thread
of his we'll worn clothes. had not
nourished subconsciously but deeply
a resentment against his brothers $
power. and If the kindly. generous Sir
william had not been touched with
worldly ambition and the arrogance
of riches the misunderstanding that
shadowed the last years Of taeir lives
and incidentally caused the ColonePs
death could never have come about.
But it is the sheer humanness of II
all that makes what Archibald Mar
shall writes so vividly interesting. One
has the full understanding of whole
some. natural people, with their
foibles, their faults and their virtues,
and the penalties that they pay for all
these as life inexorably deepens char
acter into destiny.
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jolts you, but goes trolloping along,
pointing ont every significant detail IN
the well ordered lives he chronicles.
The Hall and The. Grange were
the two country places occupied re-
spectively by Col. Eldridge tto whom
the Hall came by primogeniture) and
by his younger brother, Sir William
Eldridge, who had gained riches and
knighthood during the recent war;
Despite the genuine love between them.
there was In the gentle heart of Col.
Eldridge a drop of resentment that his
brother William had money and power
while he had little of either. But he
had a group of charming daughters.
of whom Pamela was easily the chief.
and a wife who could see below the
surface of things and a home that was
a pattern of English domesticity. The
younger brother had the small country
place. which he was somewhat mis-
trying to convert into pre-
tentious copy of the Hall. and to bet
ter his purposes he wished Col, Ell
bridge to let him lay out In land
scape garden a bit of meadow land be-
longing to the Hall estate known as
"Barton's Close"
out of this situation develops the
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

tic. buoyant of spirit. He came home
silent and secretly bitter, wincing at
his fathers jovial questions about his
life in the trenches. his glorification
of war. his endless talk about Lib
erty." There was a gulf between the
father and son which they could not
bridge, although both were conscious
that their aching souls were out OF
touch When the last hour Of his leave
had come, Maxine gulped out the
words: Papa, are your quite sureY
But at the look of dismay on his
fathers face he checked his words
and asked If he were sure what time
the train left Clerambault knew what
thoughts were In the boys mind, but
dared not let him shatter the illusion
which he himself hugged to his breast.
So Maxine left his family for the last
time and went back 10 the front feel
ing ''the gulf between the front and
the rear vas deeper than the trenches.
and that guns were less murderous
than ideas"
Before long came the news OF Max
ines death. Through torturous nights
of grief Clerambault insisted more
than ever on the holiness of the cause.
And yet there was voice which
asked: Even IL you were twenty
thousand times more right in this
struggle. Is your Justification wort
the disasters II costs?" Finally he
stripped his timid. lying soul Of its
trick covering of mortal passions,
prejudices and beliefs. First came
the thick fleece OF the thousand headed
beast, the collective soul Of the herd
He had hidden under II from fear and
weariness. He could snlf the
musty odor Of the primitive beast, the
savage instincts of war. Of murder;
the lust for blood like living meat torn
from his jaws" At last Clerambault's
soul emerged, naked and weak from
the struggle of freeing itself.
The crisis occurs early in the story,
so that the greater part of the book is
taken up with Clerambault's thinking
aloud, as II were, his published ap
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
REVIEWS OF NEW FICTION

tragedy of the story-the almost per-
manent estrangement of the two broth
ers, with it's agony of small complica
tions in the lives and happiness of
both families. For Sir William had
son who would in time inherit the
estate of his uncle and who, as he
grew into a heartily likable young
man, was becoming more and more
fond OF his cousin Pamela. The usual
characters in English fiction attend
upon the development of this story.
There are the Crowboroughs. the
lord and lady of the countryside, with
their ancient castle and their son,
Lord Horsham; there is Fred Com
frey, half hero half bounder, the son
of the vicar. and there is the usual
elderly governess Of the children of
the Hall-stock figures. perhaps. but
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
FLICK's POEMS.
ROLAND exemplifies his hatred of war in new persO

peals and his friendships with Narl-
Gus young soldiers. all disillusioned.
some more violent and bitter than
others. One group. broken in both
spirit and body, could only hope for
an absolute change-revolution. But
Clerambault refused to give them his
support. prophesying that a revolution
would result in only another sort of
tyranny and declaring against all
kinds of warfare.
From time TO time through the press
Clerambault addressed eloquent but
rather vague appeals 10 his fellow men.
urging them to cast of their cowardly
fear of the truth, TO recognize the
divine right of life. to believe that their
country was the great community of
mankind. Throughout all his reason
ing there appears one dominant idea,
best expressed by the original title
OF the book. "LUn Contre Tous"
C'The One Against AID. name
which had been given him by his many
scoffers and bitter enemies. men who
had been his friends. He himself at
taches larger significance to the
phrase. IL stands for Liberty" (some-
thing far different than our usual po-
litical Interpretation of the word).
that sacred golden seed which
throughout the darkness of the ages
has implanted itself in the hearts of
few men" II is the spiritual opposed
TO the natural law. ''On the one side is
nature with her chariot of iron. IN
which she hurls worlds and peoples
into the. abyss. and on the other T.
only the Word" "A hundred times
must the flame be kindled and put out
before It burns steadily"
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
Reviewed by DOROTHY DUNBAR.

-HE war is over. Most of us have
turned our backs on its men,
L. cries of agony, heroism, greed.
idealsm. We arc interested solely in
living to-day. and give no Thought 10
the future. over which hangs the
threat of a far greater catastrophe.
VIII Irwin I'm his book The Next
War" warns us of its unimagiEable
horror. Now Roman ROLAND comes
forward with his final Judgment on the
war. Being a man who cannot believe
in the righteousness OF any war. no
has made many bitter enemies in
France. But certainly none could ac-
euse him of pacifism inspired by de-
sire to help Germany. Years before
the war; i'm "Jean Christophe,' he
analyzed Germany's besetting sin; in
"Au-Dessus de In Melee" written in
1915. he sternly condemned her on
slaught on civilization. and throughout
the war he gave devoted service, di-
recting in Switzerland the Red Cross
work Of repatriating French war
prisoners. His spirit has remained un-
fettered. SO, " you would read pierre
ing analysis of the psychology of war,
If you are truth seeker. you will
want to read Roman Rollands
"Clerambault" You may grow weary
over the pages and pages of solid
thought, disappointed that the book is
in no sense a novel, as you had ex
pected il to be. you may question his
logic and some of his fundamental
hypotheses, but you will close the book
convinced OF his sincerity and courage
mankind.
Barbusse's lie Feu" ("Uuder Fire)
is the story of n soul tempered and
wrought by the agony of trench war
fare. "Clerambault" is the story of an
older man behind the lines, OF his soul
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

at the centre of the earth or from the
sky.
But one of the most appealing fea-
lures of Gold Seekers" Is that of
obligatory work for every one. AL
ready i'm Meters Blesses' the author
BAD spoken of It, giving as example
the countries that had recourse 20 the
plan i'm the war-Canada, Russia. GER
tain States of the Union-New York.
New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia
Pierre Hamp denounces vehemently
"the amazing privilege" by which
one group of men in good health are
feed from labor by the possession of
9 fortune He quotes the war law
of New York State to the effect -<hat
"a revenue sufficient for a mans living
and that of his family does not con-
stitute an admissible excuse" He
returns to this in his latest book
apropos of the Russian Revolution.
and cites the words of st. Paul: "He
who will not work shall not eat"
II may be that Pierre Haup will
develop this thought more extensively
IN books that are to come. But even
If his work does not yield any final
solution of the problems posed therein
IL will at least remain a monument Of
the literature of the time whose essen
tial preoccupation IL reflects. 1t is
new bdth in formula and inspiration.
Certainly for long time now
writer's have turned their attention
to- those who toll Even in the aristo-
cratic seventeenth century La Bruyere
wrote these sympathic lines: I'VE be-
hold certain sullen animals. male and
female. scattered over the fields, dark
and burned by the sun. attached with
invincible obstinacy to the soil which
they dig and work over; they have an
articulate speech and when they stand
up on their feet they show human
faces. Indeed they are men. They
withdraw at night into their lairs.
where they live on black bread, water
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

out without forgetting his origin,
letter. which ended with a promise
to write something about his latest
book, Les Chercheurs dor" (edi-
ton de la Nouvelle Revue Francaise,
192D, In THE Gold seekers" the an
cient traditions appear side by side
with new developments in dramatic,
highly colored contrast And the line
between rich and poor is more sharply
drawn than ever, for side by side with
the frightful misery of Vienna IS
placed the boundless rapacity of in
ternational profiteers. The gold mine
over which the seekers" fight is the
manual labor of people dying OF
hunger.
In Pierre Hamp's earlier books the
leaders of enterprise might have ap-
peared keen after gain, hard on their
employees. But they never descended
to the ignominy of those exploiters
of distress who amaSs their fortunes
by an easy traffic with no profit to
society Aldridge, the American, is the
only character that joins a generous
idealism with a talent for business.
. ne dulIlOI SiNto iiiiii tiiS phA'AANS~
of speaking the noblest words in the
book and upon him falls the task OF
expressing the great thesis. For ideas
are no longer left to be OWNED by the
reader as they were in other works.
They are clearly stated in the con-
versation of the characters, mingled
with homely jokes and contrasted with
expressions of the most unrelieved
self-interest One is led along point
by point over every aspect of the
situation created by the treaty of st.
German, in Vienna and throughout
the extent of the ancient Austro-Hun-
garian empire. TAe national senti-
ment of the various peoples is re-
vealed, along with the role played in
human history by Jeanne dare, ADD
el Kader, Bismarck, Clemenceau, Pres
ident Wilson, Lenine and Sadoul
Says Mr. Aldridge: II detest the
cruelty of the revolutionary Russian,
but l understand 1t, having been pres
ent at an international congress of
manufacturers of Illuminating gas
They discussed the methods of clear
ing out choked pipe line when the
ordinary cleaning apparatus failed
Inc RUSSIAN QeleSdleS lOok IO lIllei
est in the debate. They considered it
all a waste of time, for. said they.
When our lines are stopped up we
send a moujik through The man
in that tarred pipe explains the muir
ders of the Russian revolution. After
such blackening comes blood And
the speaker added;
mo section of civilized humanity
can be certain of living much longer
as it has lived up to this time. From
Moscow to Cairo, from Dublin to Bonn
bay the old structure of society gives
out a great noise of cracking. The
rights and the duties of our children
will not be like ours. The new laws
are not yet wholly inscribed on the
tablets of revelation, but the revela-
ton is accomplished. Humanity knows
that it's law must change. Whether
that law comes with a great light or
other demonstration, it is now the
mightiest spiritual force in the world"
The reader sees visions worthy of
Wells, such as the picture of a world
where energy is no longer furnished
by coal or gasolene. but by the fire
The New York herald., 1921-06-19
CARLO GETS A NEW IDEA.

This morning we ran into Carlo
Knight, the free lance, who informs
us that he has Discovered a new way to
make money. "There is an excellent
market" he told us. for a book of
jingles from which friends and rela-
tions can select something suitable to
inscribe ian the autograph book of little
Willie or Jennie who is about to grad
uate from public school. All the old
ditties have been worked to death. You
remember them-the one beginning
Roses are red Uiolets blue the one
The New York herald., 1921-06-19

Alfred A. Knopf, the New York pub
Usher, and his wife have arrived in
England. where they expect to stay
for some time. Later they will make
an extended trip on the Continent. on
the same ship going over with Mr.. and
Mrs. Knopf we're Sinclair Lewis and
his wife.