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The New York herald., 1921-04-10
10 POOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE

enjoyed the untrammelled tale OF the
adventurer who bet he could make
the Grand Canyon in two jumps. but
gave It up and had to como back when
he was only halfway across" is quail
fled to enjoy the whimsicalities Of Mr.
Chapman; but those who have lis
tened to the legend impatiently (and
they are many had best close the
book To such the practical protest OF
Mr. Bear Hawkins against the tnstruc-
tions of classic dancing to whom he
had rented his pasture will appear
somewhat Grass:
The cowboys sat for hours on the top
rail Of the fence
And watched the classic dancers as they
fitted here and whence.
Till Bear Hawkins said Dear madam.
you must sure detour your freight /;
While we like your classic dancin'. we
must hand II to you straight
That you've got our punchers locoed,
and the case is just this size:
You must quit this cattle country or the
price of beef will rise!'
The only fault to be found by any
one else, however, is this: that every
SO often 1t would appear that Mr..
Chapman is reminded that he is the
author Of "Out Where the West Be-
gins" and that therefore the West
begins to expect from him something
quite dfferent-a short sob concern
ing "The Last Drift" or THE Legend
OF the Sagebrush" or The Hermit =
Unfortunately these sentimental side
trackings are included with the an
nails of Cactus Center Although they
interrupt an otherwise pleasant even
ing. it is altogether possible that they
have been deliberately chosen by the
author as acutely Western. The bal
ladry of the range varies, as every
reader Of Lomax knows. from mellow
extravaganza to starkly maudlin senti-
ment. Therefore it may well be that
the Chapman Pegasus insists upon
pasturing far from Cactus Center every
little while. as did his bronco ances-
tors
Despite the frequent flourish of side
arms In Cactus Center certain of the
aborigines thrive delightfully."-. There
is Gun Steve. for example. who
shot up the Center now and again, lay
ing out one by one each newly ap-
pointed marshal. until. failing candi-
dates for the office, Steve himself was
acclaimed marshal. And again we are
introduced to the novelist who comes
to town in quest of local color and is
set to work on the Bar X ranch by
Waco Roberts. the foreman at 'fixin'
irrigatin' bitches. and a-feedin' stock
with hay" His disappointment Is
tragic:
He hustled wood for fires till his arms
was most broke or.
And he hollered at the milch cows till
he nearly got a cough
And when he SAYS BEG pardon, but trot
out your Western biz
Ole Waco says keep worlSin' this is
all the West there is.
The New York herald., 1921-04-10
Reviewed by
CORNELIA p. LATHROP.

There is much in common between
the poet who has once written a bit
of verse which has swung off on a
winged popularity OF quotation from
coast to coast. and the quiet common
place citizen who foresightedly ordered
the hugest mausoleum in the town
cemetery and now lies beneath it.
The Sunday strollers in the cemetery
may comment regretfully upon the life
and good works Of their former fellow
townsman. but the newcomers will as
sociate him only with the marble opu-
lence Of his one visible memorial.
Cactus Center" is introduced as the
latest production Of the author Of
"Out Where the West Begins"-that
Colorado classic which Denver news
paper readers clipped from Mr.. Chap
mans column some years ago and sent
around the world. According to the
reminiscent publishers, 1T is per-
haps the best known bit of verse
in America. 1t hangs framed in the
office of the Secretary Of the Interior
at Washington or did before March
At. 1t has been quoted in Congress
and printed as campaign material for
at least two Governors. 1t has crossed
both the Atlantic and the Pacific, while
throughout the country it may be
found pinned on walls and pasted in
scrapbooks tnnumerable."
AS we recall this modest early trib-
ute of Mr.. Chapman's to the ethnology.
economics and meteorology Of Colo
RADIO and parts adjacent, 1t was quite
the fitting thing to be included in po-
litical speeches and in any conscien-
tious scrapbook. Indeed. we should
not be surprised to learn that it had
appealed strangely to the advertising
manager of the Denver and Rio
Grande, and that anti-Colorado riots
had thereby been melted in the streets
or Los Angeles.
Otherwise "Out Where the West Be-
gins" is set aside utterly by the poems
of Cactus Center" and if Mr.. Chap
mans publishers would permit us to
overlook his earlier burst of local
pride and not linger further in remi-
niscence we would pick up his new
book far more eagerly.
Right here the Eastern reader should
be warned There is much gunplay in
Cactus Center; and degree of COM
Portable xaggeration-both of which
to the liberal-minded may at once
seem quaint and unreal. Too fire.
quently tourists are made of such lit
eral-minded clay. Any one who has
The New York herald., 1921-04-10

He would first get the full particulars
II, order to work with a complies
understanding of the case. He would
then ask abe boy II he liked to sleep
outdoors. Was the room he slept in
uncomfortable and close? The youth .
answer would. no doubt. be Yes.
Judge Hoyt would then say: Michael
I am going to give you another chance.
Take this letter 10 Mr.. So-and-So, who
is Scoutmaster near your home. and
Join his troop. You will learn there
lessons of obedience TO your parents
and cleanliness. and YOU Will have. no
doubt, many opportunities Of sleeping
outdoors. ] want you 10 come 70 sec
me once month and tell me how you
are getting along" And the lad would
look him straight IN the eye and say.
THANK YOU Judge So much for
little Michael Of Port Chester. y. y.
Judge Hoyt's book i made up of
stories that clearly relate for us
youths encounter with the law. and u
makes no pretensions to being q man
ual on juvenile court work. The stories
are selections IN narrative form Of =
number Of incidents from the records
Of the chidren's court. and comments
are brought in only whore Judge Hoyt
found IL necessary 70 bind these
sketches together into one consecu-
tive whole Ills criticisms refer
mostly % parents and guardians, many
OF them as much below par as the chill
The New York herald., 1921-04-10
This Poet Quivers
In American Slang
IN AMERICAN-POEMS. BY John v.
A. WEAVER. Alfred A. Knopf.

A. WEAVER. Alfred A. Knopf
Slang is one thing, sentiment is an
other. and poetry is still a third. 1t is
an easy matter TO drop your "g's' and
t. say bust" for burst" But when
you can put real dialect in the mouths
Of real everyday people when you
can place these people in original
situations and make them act nat
urally and stirringly. as John V. A.
Weaver does. it matters little whether
you write in American" orNin English.
The essence of the poems in this
collection is their realism. There is
pathos. but no cheap slush. Mr.. Weaver
writes of the druggist who is tired OF
selling soda and telling people the
time of the girl whose beau gave her
a phonograph before geoing to war
and left that as the only memory Of
him; of the piker who would have
won If he hadn't funked at betting on
the horse; of the man who was OBJ
sessed by screeching cats. In sum he
shows that strong emotions are not
for thinkers of great thoughts alone.
Mr. Weaver displays strong narrative
power and inventiveness. He shows,
too. some insight into young wom-
ans mind. Consider such pieces as
"Au Revoir," about the girl who is
saturated with kisses and can't stand
another: Prayer" which begs God to
assure the girl of her fellows love;
I'm Love-" which gives rebuke to the
girl who loses her heart quickly and
frequently; 'Denouement," which por-
tpal hn Sfof 70 Of ,ip1 af yi,.l no
has been left for another Here is
such a convincing, perfect cross
analysis of emotional life that wonder
cannot but accompany the thought
that a man wrote it, This is how
"Denouement" begins:
SO now / get the dirty throw-down.
huh?
What do l mean? Yeh, that's a good
one. ain't it?
How do you get that way? You think
I'm blind?
l seen you with that girl the other
night.
Aw. Frank. how could va ever come to
do IT?
| aint changed. am /? Amt just as
swell?
Don't my eyes shine the same way. just
for you?
Don't you remember out to San Soozy
We won long distance prizes dancn' to-
gether?
You says. You keep the prize what's
mine is yourn.
And viceyversy."
She goes on to chide herself for hav-
ing been gullilble. for believing every
thing he told her. And then she recalls
a night on the steamboat, the winlling
stars. the "niggers singin' soft, playin'
their yukalalies.' And she remembers
his pointing out the double row Of
lights along the shore-how he called
them the city's teeth. shining with
happy laughter. Yes, and she remem-
bers-and now
I'm hnished-thrun away Them
lights tDds teeth
The teeth the city's got. to tear and tear
Murderin'. tearin' teeth! They got me
In EN-!
The New York herald., 1921-04-10

Stir, II Cowpuncher Fred Hllman If
tho D-H Ranch IN Big Horn Is -
hc believed these electric haircutters
aren't a regular Sheridan luxury. Fred
The New York herald., 1921-04-10
American as She Is
Sometimes Spoken
ENGLISH. BY Gilbert M.
Tucker Alfred A. Knopf.
Reviewed by WILLIS STEEL.

Every decade or so discussion APP
pears in a big book under either Eng
lish or American imprint of the way
we speak here and the way they (the
British) speak over there. Faults of
either peoples are generally charged
by the authors of each country to the
other one. but in fairness it must be
admitted that they are to be found in
both. However much an American
may admire the softer intonation and
better diction Of the average educated
Englishman he wouldn't care to adopt
his whole vocabulary.
Ten bulky octave volumes have been
devoted to this subject to go no far
ther back than Pickering's "Vocabu-
larry" which contains, it is said, so real
Americanisms in a list of 500 reputed
to be such Then follow Bartlett's
Dictionary of Americanisms." 500
pages: de Vere's "Americanisms," 500
pages, and a tall octave of $50 pages
by H. L. Mencken. The last. a recent
book does not depend for its very rea,
intei on a comparison of words, but
sharp goes deeper and appeals to a
wider audience than the thorough go
ing etymologists. 1t is an attractive
work distinguished by the merits and
faults of this clever man.
To the list is to be added Mr.. Tuck
ers book another big octave Of 375
pa ges. Without prejudice this addi-
tion may be called vacant book; its
argument might better be contained in
an epigram and its long list of exotic
Americanisms and shorter one of
real Americanisms are to be found in
any good dictionary with a brief his
tory of the forbears. We have no
doubt the author is right when he says
that better English, on the whole, is
spoken in the United States than in
Great Britain, and we are able to ado
to his instances of faulty grammar
perpetuated by British writer's, some
that we have ourselves noticed even in
Thackeray and Stevenson. But what
is gained by this kind of discussion? :?
A little sop TO our self-love, perhaps.
The English language is so sound fun
damentally that il bears transporta
ton about the world very well indeed.
yet it would be strange If In its voy-
agings IL did not pick up queer un-
English words now and then. Which
shows it's vitality.
The New York herald., 1921-04-10

Go on away. I never want TO see you
Go get that redhead fool tell her | sent
you
| hope she'll be another fool like me.
hope you burn and burn in he'll
] hope
Oh, what's there anything to hope for
now?
There is no doubt about it; Weaver
has power. Only il is wrong to say
that this medium of his is the real
American language; II t~isn't that any
more than cockney is the real English
language.
The New York herald., 1921-04-10
Colorado Cowboys
Talk in Rhyme

CACTUS CENTER: roems of an Ari-
iona Town. BY Arthur Chapman.
Houghton Miffiin Company.
The New York herald., 1921-04-10

RANDOM THOUGHTLET.
Some patrons of circulating Libraries
take out Harold Bell Wright, while
others hire a Hall Caine.
NOW'S THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE.
Brentanos have enlarged and i'm
proved their little magazine. Book
chat, and are sending 1t regularly TO
any one who wants it-for nothing a
year.
John Witsil who proves by his
westkits and spats that he knows
something about decorative art, doesn't
overpraise the cover design. but other
wise he admits it's a whale of a book
lovers publication. Present plans call
for six issues a year. The current
number contains articles by Gertrude
Atherton. Floyd Dell. Sherwood An
derson Zona Gale and other well
known writer's.
LUNGTHROBS.
The specific systemic qualities OF
love arise from the region Of the
lungs Prof. Howard G. Warren in
Human Psychology" published by
Houghton Miffiin.
"Tdke deep breath and sap yOu lore
And uoto that none you rate dboce nc"
"Oh. II 'ticui help your doubts 10 shdtter,
Just hear mn lungs 90 pitter pattern
"Promise-I ask no s,cceter tonic
A lore eternal aud puinonic."
doubt not mn lore. nor stt aud NOPE.
Measure II ioith a stethoscope, dear"
IN WHICH WE MAKE a BRIGHT
REMARK
IL don't like Hardy" says our friend
Carrie Cheer. He's too gray"
And why shouldn't he be?'' retorts
your correspondent He's over 80. isn't
he?"
Announcement Of the publication by
Macmillan Of THE Sexual Life of the
Child" hy Dr Albert Mol. reminds us
Of the merry poem in Morrie Ryskind's
"Unaccustomed as ! Am" tKnopf). II
which the child actor in the movie
studio remarks:
Sex doesn't bother me at all
They say Il doesn't when you're small"
COLORFUL LITERATURE,
We have before lis m announce
ment Of n new book. which take II
from the publishers. Is very dainty
In its taupe-colored paper boards and
tawny paper label" Too had the covers
aren't mauve. We couldn't think uf
buying a hook that didn't match the
The New York herald., 1921-04-10
BY EDWARD ANTHONY.
TomeviHe Anthology.

TRUE MEMOIRS
"These memoirs the notice declares,
Are truthful as memoirs can be.
The author (V. Rdcity) stcedrs
The book from deception Is free.
No colorin0 here. not a jot,
No cutlery. cierer aud bold:
No tricks that the chdrldtdns plot
AYE, only the truth has been told
on. am stickler for truth.
frequently tell II, do:
IT'S an ercellent habit forsooth.
And venture you practise II, too
con occasion). But oh. in book
Requirement is all desire.
And tcedr a much happier look
when the authors a rdttiin0 good liar 7
ONE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
Two friends-Jim and Bill-meet
Each has just read a book that the
other Is unfamiliar with. Neither
wishes 10 admit that he doesn't know
the other mans book. Their conver-
sation sounds something like this:
"'Lo. Bill. Just read fine book
'Romping Around Great stuff"
You bet"
Then you've read it?"
"Oh, yeah Good character work
Jim"
"Whatddye mean-character work?
It's a book of travel, Bill"
you misunderstood me. Jim. mean
its got lots Of character
oh"
"Yop-that's what mean. Lots Of
character. BY the way have
ron read the book that I have just
fnished-'A Beast of Burden'?"
"a Beast of Burden? Lemme think.
&. OH yeah. remember that book.
Sure I've read IT. And it's a fine horse
story too"
Horse story? Aren't you mistaken,
Jim? Ii isn't a horse story. It's about
i poor boob who went through life
with a thousand burdens"
"Of course II is. Bill! You misunder-
stand me. simply meant he was a
horse for punishment"
"Ohl"
DlSAGREE1NG WITH MR.. LEWIS.
We can't agree with Sinclair Lewis's
Indictment of the small town. II was
bl u barber shop on Main street, Sheri-
dan Wyo., that we had the only hair
cut we have ever had with an electric
clipper. The shop had six chairs
equipped with these devices and the
speed with which the BARRIERS Topped
Off tho tresses OF hairy cowpunchers
made us blush for the inefficiency OF
The big town barber shop with It's
m nd -propelled clippers The more we
think Of this the weaker Mr.. Lewis's
case seems.
Still, II Cowpuncher Fred Himan ~
the D-H Ranch TN Big Horn Is t9
The New York herald., 1921-04-10
The Book Factory

once told us that they were only avail
able for barber shop use when the
Anderson Sheep Ranch wasn't shear
ing.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-28
Corn and Wheat Situation
Better, Says Chicago Re-
serve Bank; ; No Unemploy-
ment Increase Last Month,

CHICAGO, Dec. 81. Encouraging
reports from the agricultural sections
of the Seventh Federal Reserve Dis
trict indicate considerable improve
mcnt during November in credit con-
ditions, according to the monthly re-
view of business conditions to be is
sued by the Chicago Federal Reserve
Bank on December 81.
Corn is moving to the market
rapidly for this time Of tho year."
says the review, "and wheat is re-
ported in good condition. Advances in
corn prices have given encouragement.
Holiday trade started fairly we'll
early this month, although some re-
ports indicate falling off in dollar
sales from last year. The factory
situation in some parts Of the dis
trict is unfavorable. While orders re-
ceived are a little better, collections
have not been made, thus causing a
heavy demand for carrying large in
ventories and finished goods"
The total volume Of employment in
manufacturing industries in the dis
trict was fairly constant in November
with fluctuations, however, in indi-
vidual groups. Iron and steel in
creased 3.S per cent. Other increases
were made in other metals, leather and
leather products. The heaviest de-
crcases were in automobiles and ac-
cessories, stone, clay and cement.
Average earnings declined about 5 per
cent for the month,
New-York tribune., 1921-12-28

which was established year ago to
stabilize traffic in precious stones. has
done an enormous business, according
to a report issued to-day. The report
showed substantial increase in bust
ness despite the loss of South African
raw materials and claims that Berlin
is becoming recognized as strong
competitor of Antwerp and Amsterdam
in this field
According to the report, 100000
Dutch guilders and 100000 French
francs have passed through the
Reichsbank to cover turn-overs Of the
diamond bourse. Four times this
amount, says the report, has passed
through other banks, the government
collecting 100000 marks on 13,50O,0O0
marks worth Of business done by four
foreigners in eight weeks alone.
Foreigners are permitted member
ship in the bourse only under exccp-
tional circumstances. Trading goes on
practically all day, and prices during
fluctuations in the value of the mark
usually vary from 10000 to $4,000
marks carat. Many stones, known
to have come from Russia, have been
handled by the bourse.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-28
usiness n G w 8
Improvement in Agriculture
In Midwest Encouraging
Value To BE Keynote
OfDress Trade in 1922

The manner in which women pur-
chased new dresses immediately be-
fore Christmas, according to David
N. Mosessohn, executive director Of
the Associated Dress Industries of
America, has given dress manufac-
turers an indication of what is
wanted and at what prices the pub
lie will buy.
"The first three weeks of Dcccm-
bcr," he said, Showed material
increase in retail volume, and natu-
rally a much larger turn-ovc of
merchandise than during the same
period last year. Medium priced
goods constituted the bulk of pur-
chasing, with, of course, some of
the lower and higher priced mcr-
chandise moving in smaller per-
centages. Women shopped and Sc
locted values, This tendency was
not so apparent last year, and not
at all the year before.
"Women will buy, so there is no
fear for 1922. Women want value
and they must get it,"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-28
Petitions In Bankruptcy

Following petitions in hankruptcv were
nled yesterday in United States District
CHAs. J. RoMER-voluntary: 1920 Col
lege ave, Bronx. Liabilities s44.126; no
JOS. sCHEUER - Voluntary; womens
snd mems furnishings 17o7 "a ave. La
RAY c. OWENS-V oluntary; 1872 B'way
Liabilities sS,so7 no assets.
KENNETH DOUGLAS--Voluntary Ged-
ney Farms, White Plains ~ Y. Liabili-
GLENMoRE wooLEN MILLS. INC
Involuntary; woolens, etc, Al East goth st
NJ. 4. CLOTHING CO, INCwInvoiun-
RoBT. H. INGERRsoIIs iisR 81 IVSeBf & eBBfRo.-1nvol-
untary; Ingersoll watches 80 Irving pl
liabilities. sS,oOo.ooo assets. 81, ,oOo, ,o0o
Receivers In Bankruptcy
Following 'feceivers in bankruptcy ware
appeinted e,pt n Yesterday in United States Dis
Jos II. .Frier for Albert Halpin Co. Inc,
1ewelry, Al Maiden la, with bond Of S.,
Edwards r. Childs for Robt. II. Ingersoll
& Bro. mfrs. of watches 80 Irving pl,
with bond of $4,000.
Schedules in Bankruptcy
Following schedules in bankruptcy were
Med yesterday III United States District
Court:
MILLBLuM KNITTING MILLS, INC.
knlt s goods. 1875 lafayette st. Liabilities
POPULAR AND 10 CENT STORES,
2os Willis ave. and 242s Grand concourse
j: ALTER co. INC. 90 West 3Oth St
Aiabi1fsN sTTsSo T. assets so st1lS ,,tn
liabilities, $1s,o1S; assets, $5,113.
Assignments
mems furnishings 1929 Sth ave, for Edw
j. Ryan, 1872 West 42d st.
co6ns n3ns and sppsTs SIS saaSr
Bronx, for Isdor Mates, 220 B'way.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-28
McRoberts Assumes
The Presidency of
metropolitan Trust
Philip ID. Armour, Earl ID.
babst. w. b. Joyce and
Others Named Directors:
Will Have Virtual Control

Samuel McRoberts yesterday as
sumed tho presidency of the Metropoli-
tan Trust Company, following consum-
nation of deal which gives him and
MS associates virtually operating con-
troll OF that institution through acqui-
s!tion of a substantial minority inter-
est IN its stock. He also was elected
z director at the meeting of the board
st which he was chosen to succeed
Harold l. Pratt, retired last June, as
president.
The Importance of the arrangement
from tho standpoint OF the company's
development was emphasized by the
announcement making public for the
first time the men who come to the in
stitution with General McRoberts.
There were also added TO the board
yesterday Philip d. Armour, of Armour
& CO.; Earl D. Babst, president of the
3 American Sugar Refining Company;
Van Lear Black. president of the FL
deity Trust Company of Maryland; ;
William y. Joyce, president of the Ma
tional Surety Company; c. G. Smith,
president Of the Great American lnsur-
idcnt of the Consolidated Coal Com
panv.
'These gentlemen. with other repre-
sentatives of solid and substantial IN
terests throughout the country SAID
the formal announcement, "have, with
Mr.. McRoberts. become Interested IN
the Metropolitan Trust Company. AS
sociated with such men as Haley Flske,
president of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company; I. Dewitt Cuyler,
Ogden Mills, Joseph Walker. jr., Harold
l. Pratt and others who are already on
the board, the new administration
would seem to be amply backed for an
active and important career"
William II. Maxwell, jr, formerly
associated with Bernhard, Scholle d
Co.. was made a vice-president of the
company.
General McRoberts was for more
than ten years a vice-president and eN-
ccutive manager of the National City
Bank. resigning shortly after his re-
turn from war service. Since then ne
has been engaged in handling his per-
sonal interests and in serving various
business enterprises as financial ad-
wiser. He is a director of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company, the Chi
caro, Milwaukee g. St. Paul Railway
Company, the Consolidation Coal Com
panv. the American Ice Company, the
National Surety Company, the Kansas
Citv Southern Railway Company. the
Great American Insurance Company,
the American Alliance Insurance Com
pany and other corporations.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-28
Mattresses

NURSE, young. children; unusual refer
ences. Miss F'itzGeraids Bureau, 366
Fifth av.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-28
FINANCIAL

800 sha. Aetna Petroleum Corpn.
80 shs. IlaItnack OIL Go.
eco shs. The Electric Corpn.
$50 900 rho Electric Corpn. ~ Dob Bonds
100 shs. Paramount Securities Corp.
S576 Caribbean Construction Co.
prefd.
25 shs. Brown Exposition Co. prefd.
$500 Bond Brown Exposition 60.
A.ebs sha. Alaska Handy Gold Mining Co.
500 chs. SIcta Dredging Co.
Chs. Santo Elbruco Land Co.
3.900shs. Pande Basin Gold Mining Co.
14,75o shs. Continental Gold Mining Corpn.
200 shs. Sanitary Compressed Air Co.
80 shs. Kelley Safety Horse Shoe Co.
100 Bhs. Storage Power co.
shs. American Turbine Engine Co
Prefd
Receipts for 800 shs Glacier Gold De-
poait Bed Syndicate
New-York tribune., 1921-12-28
SITUATIONS WANTED FEMAY,
Mattresses

WAITRESS. charnbermaid capans
=. willing; $50; apartment preferrad scssz.
Shea's Agency. +. dist Murray IN, wv