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The New York herald., 1921-05-08
THE JOURNAL OF HENRY BULvER.
n. O. NeheYne- @. Z. pntnam.s Sons

Reviewed Dy n. l.. 4 hlNoDoNiN'
THIS story won the $500 prize III
the British collins novel con-
test OF last year. wherein the
Judges wero sir Arthur Quiller-Couch,
Mrs. Belloc-Lowndes and ]. d. Beres-
ford. And In this case one has
no quarrel with the judgment
The book is extraordinary both in
conception and in execution. 1t Is
thoroughly alive, not at ali built
to any conventional pattern, and is
artistic throughout, though il is some
thing Of a tour dc force and occasion
ally rather high IN key. But It's IN
tensity Is real it IS genuine emotion
even IL the personality Of the hero is
somewhat asllew. AS to that, he ends
by killing himself in fear of approach
ing insanity. and much Of his action
is scarcely to be classed as sane. Yet
there IS nothing that is not plausible
in him. nor Is he too much Of a patho-
logical specimen to be interestingly
human
In form II is the autobiography Of
a genius-actor. playwright journalist,
essayist and theatrical manager. lie
begins his career by running away
from his fathers drapery shon 70 a
vagrant year as a travelling actor;
returns 10 the shop for some time and
Is about TO marry In order TO secure
Independence, but shes Off and runs
away on his wedding day. lie be-
comes private secretary to an elderly
peer and then elopes with his en-
ployer's wife, not because he wants
10 but because she has fallen ia love
with him and he can't bear 70 refuse
her. Naturally they do not get on
we'll But his FIRST play IS a great
success. the burdcnsome lady leaves
him. and he Is fairly launched. After
sundry minor adventures he falls vio-.
iently in love with . girl who is en-
gagged to another man whom nc sue.
cessfully cuts out" ia spite IL the
girls fear OF him and her feeling that
II IS dangerous 70 love him too much.
Her fears are justified, as he goes
gallivanting after a showy actress,
but he is forgiven and taken back.
though he remains dubiouslv faith
ful. His wife Is drowned. with a sus.
picion Of suicide; his young daughter
sics because of his failure 10 take in
telligent care Of her, despite his ~
sorbing love for her, and he goes or
again with the actress.
Their ship is wrecked In midocean
/. like the Titanic) and he is supposed
10 be drowned. but Is actually saved
He oonceals his identity long enough
long enough for a famhoyant biog.
raphy of him to appear-and then re-
appears ~ London, for q mctooric FIN
ish. ending In his suicide at the apex
Of his spectacular (uccess as a drs-
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CEVERAL years ago Cora Harris
wrote book entitled "a Circuit
Riders Wife" The story OF the
struggles Of an austere Methodist
preacher and his wife. The preacher,
William ~ name, was the fourth
minister Of his line "IIe was born
with prayer on his lips" He be-
lieved with a fiery zeal and he broolIed
no compromise with his convictions.
lie remained until his death an OBJ
scure circuit rider because he would
not pander 70 the prejudices of his
congregation nor stoop to stroke its
Influential members with a soft hand
In the present volume the story Of
the circuit riders son Is told. Here
the mother confesses that throughout
her years Of struggle by the side of
her husband she has longed for free
dom. for escape from the church's
confining Influence.
when you have lived for SO many
years in parsonages furnished by com
mittees you do crave the privilege Of
having your own things and rubbing
them and looking at them and pos
sessng them. The hard. wooden bot
toned chairs that prevail in parson-
ages are durable, but they get to be
hard on the very soul Of you from
having to sit on them so much.
How many times had ] been
tempted to speak the truth to stew
ards in our church or at the womens
missionary meeting that would have
skinned somebody alive for meanness
when ! had to say something meek
and forbearing for Williams sake.
What a relief it would have been TO
tear around sometimes regardless Of
my souls salvation. But ] never did.
] was waiting for Peter to grow up,
win a place in the world and open the
door Of this prison for me"
1t is irony that Peter should choose
also to enter the ministry, the fifth OF
his line in direct succession-Peter
who was cheerful practical, modern
young man, who made his decision
without trepidation and with an eye
already fixed on the best appoint
ments."
Now. here he was about TO close
the door in my face forever. You do
not know how much YOU desire some
thing until you are about to lose il.
suffered"
She did indeed She reflects bitterly
that for woman there is no independ-
ence "You may be a home body, but
YOU must travel. You may want 70 see
the world, but you must remain at
home and let him be your world. ! do
not seem to make it clear; but If you
have streal5ed it this way and that
after one man half a lifetime and then
suddenly, when YOU We're settling
down in your own mind and spirit, If
YOU are obliged TO get up, turn around
and follow another one up and down
YOU know what ] mean"
Peter enters the ministry, and, al
though an honest and straightforward
gentleman, he contrives to make him
self agreeable to his congregation and
breaches only such things ms viii
please them. The result is tremen-
dous popularity and none Of the jar
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EVEN A CHURCH
CLAPPER MAY GO
TOO OFT TO BELL
THE WOLF OF PURPLE CANYON.
BY Charles Kenmore Urch The
James A. Mccain Company
Reviewed by
JOHN WALKER HARRINGTON.

TIME West that was--the West of
bad men and handy legged
i bandits. OF cowboys and rust
lers and wicked Mexicans in SOM
breros, not the West of respectable
married people with umbrellas'-
runs full blooded and riotously living
through the book which Mr.. Ulrich
has so fifty called "The Wolf of Pur-
pie Canyon"
Who has a better right to linn the
West of the sage bush and the rum
blossom of sheriffs and rustlers, than.
this author who for two years rode
mustangs and whirred lariats-long
before Theodore Roosevelt discovered
that beyond the Rockies was land
of good copy.
Since leaving the hard riding, hard
drinking realm of yesteryear, Mr.. Ul-
rich has been newspaper man, actor
and playwright, as well as scenario
shifter. Surely none is more equipped
than he is to make this drama of the
types move before us on its way, no
doubt. to successful presentation on
the silver screen. He does not mince
words; he hurls them at us with prod
igal hand dipped deep in the hopper OF
an exuberant fancy. His chapter
headings, which have the Tilt of cine
ma captions, swirl onward as they
intrigue the interest in The Scroll Of
the Gods" "The Trail Of the Wolf
and THE School of Love-"
The Wolf, wild and untamed though
he seems to be. was really only a
rum hound of those dear, damp days
beyond recall" Under the tutelage
of the little god with the bow, he be-
comes as gentle as a lamb. although
he still wears his chaps and the bal l
ance OF his lupine garb. This hero.
James Holloway, alias Jim" alias
"The Wolf is a fine fellow. and the
heroine is both winsome and sweet,
but commend us, after all. to bad old
Valdez, the cross eyed bandit from
Mexico, than whom nothing so much
becomes in all his life as his ingenious
taking off. Attempting to negotiate
a chasm in the tower of the cathedral
where he plotted TO make the hero
ine marry him. this wicked son of
nowhere lets the rottng and fragile
plank slip from beneath him, and just
manages to get Hold of the end of
the clapper of the deep toned bell
"Curfew shall not ring tonight" and
THE Heart of Maryland" are mere
kindergarten pastimes compared with
the fierce. wild game which Destiny
plays with the violent Valdez before
the clapper breaks from its rusted
hold and he goes down-down-dow
to his mangled death. One would fare
far. indeed. before finding a more dra-
matte situation worked out, with finer
appreciation of the verities of stage
and screen and life, than is contained
in this chapter, entitled, "The Bell
Clapper" 1t thrills the senses and
thralls the soul.
Mr.. Ulrich's book makes no pre-
tence to a highly FURNISHED literary
finish but from the moment that thS
Wolf Is introduced in his den, drinkN
ing\ copiously and stepped In sin, un-
til he reaches the end of the story,
regenerated by great love, and with
the heroine nesting on his manly
chest. there is not a dull moment nor
"a tagging line.
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History offour
genera tiOnS

THE DIXONS. BY Florence Finch
Kelly. II. p. Dutton & Co
~ ECENTLY THE HERALD endeav-
* ored TO nnd out why novels
- written BY Englishmen had 4
wider appeal In the United states than
the home product Answers To the
question by publishers, critics Of liter
ature and purchasers Of works or
fiction seemed 70 resolve into one. that
IN the main the British authors took
more pains and their writing was bet
ter. ''fhc Dixons," a veritahle Ameri-
can book dealing with several genera
tions Of d Western family, one that
persisted III existing from civil to
world war days, would lead one inter-
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CIRCUIT RIDERS
WIFE CONTINUES
HER NARRATIVE
Reviewed by GEORGE KENT.

MY son. By Cora Harris George II.
Doran Company
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
The old tragedy
of the square peg

THE TRAGIC BRIDE. BY Francis
Brett Young. e. p. Dutton & Co.
LTHOUGH vein of tragedy
~ runs through this novel the
title is a trifle misleading. For
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
REVIEWS OF NEW FICTION
Americans do not agOnize

ZELL. by Henry 9. Aikman. Alfred !,
A. knopf
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Shorty McCabe's
AmericaniSmS S

lEET EN- WITH SHORTY McCABE.
BY Sewell Ford Edward J. Clode.
\ ar. FORD has established a re-
Nj putation as a humorist. His
writings abound with that
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T,HE West that was-the West of
bad men and handy legged
l. bandits. OF cowboys and rust
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CEVERAL years ago Cora Harris
wrote a book entitled "a Circuit
Riders Wife" the story OF the
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Continued from First Page.)
mitteemen are said to have agreed
to support ratification.
The treaty text, which has been
negotiated at Berlin under an inhibi-
tion Of secrecy requested by this gov
republican members yesterday at a
conference with President Harding
and Secretary Hughes at the White
House and later was communicated
to the full committee by Mr.. Hughes
at the Capitol. In each instance many
there vas little show of hostility on
the part of any committeeman.
The treaty with Hungary was not
given to the committee, but It is un-
derstood to follow closely the lines
Of that with Germany.
No copies Of the German treaty
were left with the Senators by Sec.
retary Hughes. but ne did give each
a list of the sections of the Yer
sailles pact, which are to become
study of them.
Senator Borah, in particular, was
said to have indicated in the COM
mittee meeting that he desired time
to examine the text of the cited para
graphs. As leader Of the irrecon-
cilable opponents of the Versailles
treaty. the Idaho Senator is under
stood to believe that no parts OF 1t
should be accepted which might COM
port the principles upon which It
was drawn. -.
At the meeting with Secretary
Hughes at tho Capitol the only abb
sentees were Senators johnson OF
California and Knox Of Pennsylvania,
republicans and Senator Shields.
democrat Tennessee
Evening star., 1921-08-25

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSvILLE. August 25.-Friends
OF Lieut.. Joseph Bruce Anderson. me-
teorological expert. assigned to the
personnel of the ZR-2, but who was
not aboard when the accident hap
pened. were gratified today to learn
of his safety. through cable to his
parents, Rev. and Mrs. Joseph NJ. An
derson of the local Presbyterian
Church.
During the transatlantic flights Of
the NC planes he was stationed at the
Azores. and was responsible for the
last leg of the journey. And later.
when the NC-4 made its cruise along
the United States coasts, he was cho-
sen as official air pilot.
Although only thirty-one years Of
age. he was placed in charge Of wealth
er stations in northern Ireland and
France during the war. and from his
observations flyers took their cues as
to flying conditions. He aided In the
compilation of the first text book on
naval meteorology for use Of the naval
air service.
When the war broke out he was at
tending Tusculum College. He was
engaged as instructor at Akron, hav-
ing in his first class in naval meteorol-
ogy students from Annapolis.
Born in Cincinnati. Ohio. he was
graduated from Wooster College, Ohio,
and later took a postgraduate course
at the Michigan State University at
Ann Arbor.
From the time of his return from
the NC-4 cruises in this country. he
was stationed at the Pensacola, Fla,
naval air station, as instructor. until
last March, when he went abroad with
the ZR-2 organization.
Evening star., 1921-08-25
From the New York World.
statement Of what he knew Of J. H

statement of what he knew OF J. H.
Leet, held in Chicago in connection
with the swindling scheme:
About three weeks ago a man rep
resenting himself to be ]. H. Leet.
with excellent references from the
First National Bank Of Mantua, Ohio.
called at the International Bank and
stated that he desired to negotiate
a loan Of approximately $500.000. on
behalf of Chicago and Cleveland
capitalists who intended to purchase
either of two of the largest banks in
Milwaukee, Wis He stated that an
option had been secured by promi-
nent Milwaukee bankers for the con-
troll Of both institutions. The security
for the loan was to be collateral in
the form of the capital stock of the
hank purchased. Mr.. Leet declined
to diyulge the names OF any OF his
associates unless the International
Bank would agree to furnish the nee
essary capital ..........,.
The investment committee discussed
the matter and advised Mr.. Leet that
his plan Of financing was not con-
sidered either sound or practicable,
lars the bank could not even consider
the loan on its merits. 1t was sug-
gested that New York or Chicago
would be the logical center to finance
a loan of this magnitude.
Nothing further has been heard
from Mr.. Leet. As soon as we noted
the reports concerning his arrest we
reported the entire transaction to the
Department OF Justice and have
volunteered our fullest cooperation In
the matter"
Evening star., 1921-08-25
1.coo TROOPS ASKED FOR.
Appeal Made to War Department.
Investigation Is Ordered.

An urgent appeal for federal troops
to restore order and prevent further
Iawlessness on the part of striking
miners IN the Nfingo coal fields OF
West Virginia was received today at
the Tkr Department.
The request for troops made by
Gov. Morgan of West Virginia said
that a force Of one thousand men
was needed. Acting Secretary of
War Wainwright Immediately ordered
Brig. Cen. Read, commander of the
5th- Corps Area, with headquarters
at Fort Benjamfn Harrison, to hold
troops available Tor quick dispatch
to the West Virginia coal fields.
Investigates Asked For.
Brig. Gen. n. H Bandhoits. FORMER
provost, marshal general of the
american expeditfonary force and
desfkTAted commander Of the new
Army district of Washington, and
col. STANLEY Fl, Ford were ordered to
proceed Immediately to Charleston.
W. Va. to conduct an investigation
as to conditions in the troubled area.
Secretary Wainwright said that the
departments response to the appeal
IT the West Virginia governor would
depend largely upon the report made
by Cen Bandhoitz
The west Virginia state officials
appealed for the aid Of FEDERAL troops
last spring, when actual hghtfng oc-
CURED In the Mingo district, but the
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fAVORS ASPHALT
| ION CONCRETE BASE
Highway Engineer Reports
| Needs for Suburban
=! Roads of District.

All of the heavily travelled SUBURBAN
roads Of the District should be paved
With sheet asphalt on concrete base
ds rapidly as funds can be obtained.
4. b. Hunt engineer of highways. told
the Commissioners in his annual re-
Hort today.
For the past two years Congress has
appropriated a lump sum of s25o,0oo
for suburban roads. which has only
jpermitted the engineer department 10
Reep repairing the macadal surfaces
now on most of these outlying thor
.dughfares.
Asphalt on Old Concrete.
Engineer Hunt also told the city
,ieads that during the past year an in
tsresting experiment has been con-
xilicted in putting new asphalt sur.
faces on worn-out concrete streets. IN
this procedure the worn-out concrete
surface becomes the foundation for
the new asphalt.
of the engineer department in future
to pave as many new streets as pos
sibIe with concrete, so that after the
concrete has lived its normal period
of years it can be left on the street
as the. base for an asphalt surface.
sums Up Operations.
summing up street opefdI'"Hs io'
the year, Mr.. Hunts report states:
THE cost of work showed bu. slight
recessions, Toward the end of the year
tho tendency was rather markedly
downward, but the gratr potion of tn
downward. but the greater portion OF
mitted to contract obligations al
prices little better than the recent
past. Labor morale was continuously
improved and difficulty in securing
construction material practically dis-
appeared Notable items of street i'm
provemen were the paving Of Nichols
avenue from Sheridan road to the
southern entrance to st. Elizabeth's
Hospital; New Hampshire avenue
from street to 9th street; Louisiana
avenue from 10th street to Pennsylva-
MA avenue, and the east roadway OF
Connecticut avenue from Chapel road
TO the District line. The resurfacing
will, bituminous macs6am Of Bladens-
burg road from near NJ street to the
District line. at a cost Of $55. .SS6.27,
and of Alabama avenue, Pennsylvania
avenue to Ridge road, and Bowen
road, Ridge road to the District line.
at a cost Of $21 $500, was done by
day labor after efforts to secure bids
for the work within the funds ap-
propriated had failed"
L. r. Grabi1l, superintendent of
suburban roads. in his report. renew
ed his recommendation of previous
years that legislation of some kind
should be enacted to limit the weight
of loaded trucks on suburban roads,
Evening star., 1921-08-25
SEES $24,0(Q,0DD
RISE IN STEEL BILL
]. A. Topping Talks of New
Tariff Bill Before Senate
Committee.

The annual steel bill OF the United
States will be increased nearly $24.-
100000 under import taxes levied by
the Fordney tariff bill on certain
raw products entering into steel
manufacturing. John A. Topping.
chairman of the board Of the Re
public Iron and Steel Company. de-
clared today before the Senate finance
committee.
Speaking on behalf Of a delegation
representing Independent steel com
panies. Mr.. Topping asserted that the
steel industry must look to abroad
markets to keep its plants going and
ony e0Sa o% De
costs. He told the committee that
there was an exportable surplus OF
20 per cent of the output, adding that
if rates on the alloys were reduced.
I industry would be able to maintain
its place in world markets. BY thus
. unloading the surplus over home de-
mand. Mr.. Topping explained. the in
dustry would maintain 100 per cent
labor employment and said the cycle
of money circulation could there
! fore continue withou. interruption.
Call Schedule Satisfactory.
Mr.. Topping said he was disposed to
regard the Fordney measure as a
law, insofar as the steel industry WIS
concerned. Steel makers felt, how
ever, he added, that they could ac-
cept the steel schedule with slight
changes in the rates on raw mate
rials because it was tied up with the
American valuation plan of assessing
duties. Specifically. he said. the fer
! 70 alloy rates should be lower IL the
steel plants were to continue to grow,
but the import taxes on the manu-
factured products, however. were sat
/; isfactory, he added.
The discussion turned suddenly to
conditions in the steel and other in
dustries and brought from Mr.. Top
ping the statement that the depres-
sion now is the worst in his expe-
rienee Of nearly forty years in the
steel plants with their mines and 9TH
er component factors were running
less than 35 per cent of their maxi
| mum capacity and that only about
100000 men were employed at pres
ent, against a normal employment of
a million and half.
Feeding Men Ont OF Work.
ut would be cheaper" he told the
committee, IF We were shut down
completely now instead of trying to
hold our organizations together. Our
overhead expenses continue, and
/ meanwhile we have to feed some of
our own men out of our commissaries
without their doing any work.
Asked as to production costs, Mr.
Topping declared that undoubtedly
the cost of making steel was too
high to create a demand. Steel COM
/ panies, he said, have been unable to
get back to pre-war costs, especially
| as regards labor and transportation,
/ although selling prices are near the
! pre-war levels.
! Pleads for Alloy Makerx.
| c. A. Buck, vice president of the
| Bethlehem Steel Company. declared
I, that the alloy makers should have
f, protection in order that they might
| American demands, bpt he urged that
/ the steel industry not be forced TO
carry all of the burden while such
| development is taking place.
Evening star., 1921-08-25
PROFITS BY DRY ERA.

The District Home for Aged and In
firm at Blue Plains expects an in
crease in its population during Pc
riods Of unemployment and business
depression, but its officials predict a
gradual reduction in the number of
inmates as the era of prohibition
progresses. -.,t...,
This expectation is expressed in the
annual report Of the superintendent
Of the Institution, submitted to the
board Of charities today.
1--WE believe we are feeling the ef-
feet Of prohibition" the superintend-
ent wrote, money being used in the
support Of parents and dependents
that was formerly spent in the sa-
I'VE may expect increased popula-
tion during periods OF Unemployment
and business depression. but our hope
IL for q steadily decreasing number
needing public charity in the new day
OF temperance and sobriety."
Evening star., 1921-08-25
BULLET IN RIGHT TEMPLE

The body OF q man believed by the
police to be that Of Maurice b. Cum
ningham was found today near the
Corinthian Yacht Club, between the
south end of the Highway bridge and
the railroad. with a bullet wound in
his right temple. and a revolver lying
BY his side.
The. police say they found in his
pocket an automobile operators per-
NIT bearing the name Of Cunningham,
who wAs reported missing, yesterday
from his home at 1919 ED street
northwest.
The condition of the body. whef, It
was found indicated that II had been
there for several days. Sheriff A. c.
Clements of Alexandria county, assist
ed by Detective SerEts. Alffyood and
Connors Of the local police depart
ment, are on the scene this AFTERNOON
conducting an investigation. CunnfnE-
ham is listed in the city directory az
a chauffeur.