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The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
Calls Indiana to Task.

Indiana is called to task in a recent edi-
torial in the Indianapolis Star for failing
to recognize that the State has produced
other important figures in modern litera-
ture, beside poets and novelists. The COM
ment is provoked by review in the same
paper of Paul L. Haworth's "The United
States in Our Own Times" (Scribners)
which brings up the point that Indiana is
not fair, enough to her writer's of more
serious books. The editorial, which refers
to Mr.. Haworth's book as filling the
double purpose of reference and reading
and supplying a want in historical litera-
ture," continues: 1--WE seem to overlook
the fact in Indiana that many books of
more serious, not to say, in some instances,
more lasting character, have come from the
hands of Indiana writers to the great credit
of the State as we'll as themselves"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
Wells Gives Whole
Credit to Ervine

In the Reandeau Company's ANNOUNCE
ment of its future plans, it was stated that
the next production at the ST. Martins
Theater would be the new play by H. c.
Wells and St. John Ervine. Mr.. Wells,
however, now writes to explain the exact
situation with regard to the play.
81 learn" he writes, that l have bios
somed into playwright This is news to
me. | know very little about the stage
am incurious about it; l am quite sure l
shall never be clever enough to write a
play. But my friend, ST. John Effvine, has
made play out OF an early book of mine,
and apparently. he is modestly putting my
name, before his own. 1t is his play Ny
share in it has been simply to supply the
book, the original raw material so to speak,
and afterward to spend three or four days
with the real and only playwright, chiefly,
in summer house, reading over the dia-
logue and making the modest suggestions,
which he accented or rejected as he~thought
good.
at seems to me that he has made a
very Ingenious and pleasing adaptation of
my story, but l know practically nothing
about this business. Living Age
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
Will Royals Pass
Under KeyBridge?
Sad Dissimiiarity Be-
ttDeen Cargoes Now
and so Years Ago

NOTE:-LdSt Sunday B. P. G. touched upon
tie Possibility of GeorgefopunS re-eStdbEsh-
nent as port going so far as to enViSion
the 00clconring of ships BEARING silks from
SdmGrkdnd. This point in the composition
drraV the prophecy that it 1voald be long
tme before such fabrics acre ,heGrd to rustic
IN west End lofts. Goods deposited on Wash
ington Hdrbor 1phGrVcS today and those con-
signed to Georgetown ttree-qHdrterS of o. cen-
tary ago are distressirgIy dissiniIor. Some of
the stHfs mentioned in the FOLLOWING as billed
to the old port may neGsr haze come 81 any
quantity, but license is besoHght.
Oysters in Bug-eye and tourists in a
Peanuts from Virginia and crabs from
Maryland
Lord! What csrgoes to unfade before
dreamer
Harking for the rustic of silks from
Samarkand.
Rusty on blue Chesapeake, heaving out the
lead-ine,
Go the blupdering tramps, weighed deep
with wares for Baltimore
With invoice and with sea-tale that may
earn a ship-news headline.
Grey have grown the years since Port
O. Georgetown held such store.
Grey since the Indiamen, West and East,
swift-csnting,
Tropic keels a-shiver to Potomac's cooler
tide,
Cast their lines to Georgetown wharves
while swarthy Seamen, chanting,
Derricked from their dusky holds rich
treasures oversize
Sandal wood and sugar-loaf, hemp and she'll
of nacre;
Bamboo and mahogany green citrons,
golden lines;
Casks of red Jamaica rum and silver-inlaid
lacquer;
Stiff brocades and supple blades; tea
pots and temple chimes.
Up and down the seven seas the merchant
men go Looping
Under snowy Royals or a belching, salt
rimed stack.
Poor old Port o Georgetown! Disillusioned,
but still hoping
Time and all its fullness will bring ocean
romance back.
Hookers, herring -redolent, and schooners
piled with lumber;
Melons from the Eastern Shore, tomatoes
fresh and canned.
o, Temporal o, Mores! Whose refec
tionS were not lumber
Waiting in vain the rustic of silks from
Samarkand?
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
Boy, Page DR.. White.

If life were not the supreme traffic jam
of words, wisdom, and worse-trip-ups, tie
ups and smash-ups-vertical vagaries, hori-
zontal hurdles and cross-purposes-in short
if the merry old existence itself were not
the supreme jigsaw puzzle it is, there
might be some reason for surprise at the
trend toward question marks in our every
day maneuvering
The squirrel in its treadmill cage has a
cinch Of it compared with the endless
track of questions our daily goings force
US to tread There seems no path of escape
from questions. The whole business of
Irving is shackled to questions we must
answer, or questions which we ourselves
direct at others.
The alarm clock goes off in the morning
and asks to be shut off.
A chilled backbone asks us kindly to
pull down the window
And then we ask ourselves if we have
time to shave.
While dressing we unconsciously enter
tain another half-dozen questions as to what
should be accomplished during the next few
hours of wakefulness.
En- route for the car downtown curiosity
asks US to stop at self-serve newspaper
stand Our honesty is questioned and re-
spends with pennies.
We look inquiringly for the right car.
The conductor asks if tokens are wanted.
Our mind asks why they don't operate
cars enough to give all seats.
The newspaper asks attention. The
headlines shrek of questions-local, ma
tional, world questions. A front page is
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
Gibbs Describes Paris Radicals
Attends Meeting of Intellectuals

l went one night in Paris to a meeting
OF a society called Clarte. 1t was founded
by the friends of that French author, Henri
Barbusse, whose book, LIE Ecu, gives the
most realistic and dreadful picture OF the
agonies and horrors of modern warfare,
and contains the fiercest accusation OF the
evil elements in civilization which led up
to the European war Clarte means clear
ness-clarity-and the idea of the society is
to bring together numbers of young men
in France and other countries who went
through the war and who are able to think
clearly on the problems OF lifc the struc-
ture OF society, and the means by which
liberty, brotherhood, and peace may pre-
vail over injustice, hatred, and the spirit of
war. 1t was a night in August when |
went to a back street in Paris and the
rooms in which this meeting was being
held. The rooms were so crowded that |
could hardly push my way in, and so hot
that one woman tainted, and sweat
poured down the foreheads of French SOL
diers, and the whole company looked half
Stifled. 1t was queer company, made up
OF many types and classes OF men and
women. Keeping the door was a hand
some young officer in the sky-blue uni
form Of the Chasseurs, wearing many med
ais for valor and service. Here and there
were other officers and private soldiers in
uniform some of them SCARED or MANNED
and one of them blinded. Those were the
best types in the room. Others were
clearly of foreign origin including many
Jews and Slavs, with rather sinister faces
of kind l have often seen in revolution
ary gatherings in London and other capi-
tails of Europe With them were young
women with black eyes staring moodily out
of dead white faces, aand young men with
long, uncombed hair and neurasthenic
eyes, rowing restlessly, and sulen in their
Secretary of the society, young man also,
smartly dressed, dapper, like a clerk in a
bank, and with the sharp, self-confident
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
Is Wealth a Curse?

Being born rich may be a misfortune
but it is one that no one born to poverty
would not take a chance on having been
fated to endure. Usually the greater han
dicap is being born to unaccustomed
wealth, to a rich father who was born
poor.
Probably if the intimate family history
was known, this is what John D. Rocke-
feller, jr., has more reason to regret than
that his father had to make his own way
and | have never known what that was"
He has been compelled to live in his
fathers shadow and so has not been
permitted, save most reluctantly, to light
his own way.
He has not been judged on his own
merits, but as his fathers son. He has not
been free to act on his own judgment,
but has been laced in by a huge organi-
zation almost as infexible as a straight
jacket. He has had more to contend with
than the ordinary mortal born with
silver spoon in his mouth" He has had
hard road to travel, probably harder than
that of his father.
1t has taken him years OF his active
life to establish a name for himself and
a reputation separate and distinct from
that OF his senior That he has been able
to do this, so that now hetis known for
and as himself, is as great an accomplish
ment as that of founding the fortune he
is to inherit.
In this, too, a measure OF credit is due
his father. Fathers who themselves go
from shirtsleeves to dress suits, all too
often spoil their sons by softeping their
muscles and morals to a pulpy substance.
They strenuously deny to them any OF the
stress, the discipline and responsibilities
which made them and their fortunes
They remember their own hardships
and common origin only to shelter their
sons from the one and camoufage them
from the other with luxury. The result
has been the old quip that in this country
it is but three generations from shirt
sleeves to shirtsleeves. The sons have been
credited with squandering the wealth &C
cumulated by their fathers and leaving
to the third generation the poverty of the
family origin
The junior Rockefeller has not had this
experience. He has not had to accumulate;
his fathers organization mas made this
unnecessary for him. But he has had the
even harder task of wisely administering
a constantly growing surplus and using it
as a trust for a country that made it
possible.
This he is doing in a way that takes
from his inheritance the natural public
stigma of too much. He is making the
Rockefeller fortune a recognized blessing,
rather than reproach. He is so using it
that he does not have to apologize for
it, but that the world is satisfied that
he should be its custodian, by making it a
medium of good works and by injecting
into its ramifcations in industry a great
measure of human justice
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06

concentrated essence of the verb to in
quire"-"Probe Balloon Trip"-"Seek Ban
dits"-"Investigste Fire"-"Question San
ity'-"Subpoena Profteers"-"Ask Relief
everything and everybody, being asked.
or asking for.
But this continuous round of question
marks from the crashing chimes of the
alarm clock in the morning until the insist
ent Morpheus asks for relaxation at night
is really only ordinary routine. 1t looks a
bit different when we attempt to analyze
the greatest of sports, living as a serial
whose every line is 40"
Hamlet became a near-cuckoo shooting
queries at himself. His one best bet was
ITO be or not to be-" Lost someone might
question what he meant, he kindly labeled
it-"that is the question"
To turn back to No Vol I, Eve was
quoted as having asked Adam if he
wouldn't have a bite.
Ever since that memorable event when
the first seventh day came around, there
with Sunday. Favorite colors are ex-
pressed. Clash of opinion makes every
thing a problem, a question, and though
few individuals figure in the actual show
down on any decision, or answer, the in
dividusPs life is constantly hedged in by
question marks.
Even these words will bring a certain
question to some minds
1t is your privilege to ask why"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
Louis Rhead as a Fisherman.

"a Modern Isaak Walton Fishes the
South Seas" is the title which the New
York Evening Post recently placed on an
article on fishing by Louis Rhead, beloved
illustrator of "Grimm's Fairy Tales"
Treasure Island" Lambs Tales from
Shakespeare" and the other volumes in
Rhead's Illustrated Juveniles, published in
New York by Harper & Brothers. And
Mr.. Rhead deserves the appellation, for he
seems to know almost as much about fish
ing as he does of painting. The Harpers
have just received from him the prelim-
nary sketches of the illustrations for Steven
sons Kidnapped" which will be the next
volume added to the series bearing Mr..
Rhead's name.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
Another View of
Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village has often been called
not a locality but a state of mind. That
this is an accurate estimate may be gath
cred from Storm Jameson's description of
one of England's little groups" il the
new novel "The Happy Highways"
"The takers OF our day." she SAYS,
were afflicted with the Russian fever and
the Fabian itch They could neither let
themselves nor their surroundings be- They
tore both to pieces. strewing the frag-
ments to the suffering winds, or rear
sat in cafes and talked art with their quaint
women folk. They founded reviews in
which to scratch each others backs. They
became bitter and wrote unkind manifes-
toes They were abusive and superior.
austere and licentious, and each according
to the newest and best tradition. They
talked themselves into every kind of pose.
They even became martyrs."-Anything
familiar-sounding about this? And can il
even be that "the Village" is a little lag
gard? Fabianism, to be sure, has long
since been passed up as too mild; but the
Russian fever RACES unabated.
Storm Jameson, in fact, seems to have
had about everything interesting and
ihsurgent and unconventional that heal
thy, robust soul could take" on its way
to maturity. The book is said to be frankly
half-autobiographical. the author writing
her American publishers, the Century Co,
that It was originally undertaken ito re-
mind me of my idiotic student days"
though it grew on her hands and didn't
turn out quite like that" Critics are
treating it, in fact, as an exceptionally
nlature-minded book.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
ChindtoUns Alert
For WarOutbreak
Hostilities Betueen Tongs
In West May Spread
.ToUard East

When silently one by one the business
places of Chinatown close their doors
and curtains are drawn closely over the
windows, when laundry remains uncalled
for on back steps and when Orientals-
if they can be found on the streets
merely shrug their shoulders and reply,
Me Yclly solly-me no spik English"
to any inquiry put to them-then there
is something in the air, something is
wrong.
Residents of American cities which
have extensive Chinese quarters have
long since learned what is wrong-a tong
war is imminent. Every city that boasts
OF or rather confesses to having a China
town has vivid memories of tong wars.
New York, Philadelphia and other Eastern
cities remember them, but it is along the
Pacific Coast where these wars flourish
best. The earthquake and fire Of a few
years back may have destroyed much Of
the underground city OF the Chinese but
San Francisco police have never success
fully checked the silent and mysterious
series of murders that accompany a tong
war.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
Gasbag Worshipers.

Arthur H. Folwell, in Leslies, says that
when the runaway balloon from Rockaway
Point reached the Canadian wilds about
James Bay, "the native Indians stood in
open awe, the older members of the tribe
chanting prayers" Let US not smile or
simple children. Talk about simple chill
dren! We ourselves will fall down and
worship almost any gasbag that comes
along. ~ a.-. ...
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
Woman in Interior China

Mrs. Beatrm Bulstrode, an English wo-
man who for some years has made fine
art of her great hobby-travel-recent
made unique tour of Mongolia, visiting
places probably never before seen by a
European. She gives a vivid account of
this journey in her book "A Tour of Mon
golia" (Stokes).
The Washington herald., 1921-02-06
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1ea1.

If it were possible to heal sor-
row by weeping and to raise the
dead with tears gold were less
priced than grief-Sophocles-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-23
POLO CHAMPIONSHIP
WON BY AMERICANS
Capt. Milburn Leads Players
From L. S. and Takes In
ternatiOnal Cup.
BY Associated Press

HURLINGHAM. Polo Field. Lon
don, June 22-America's polo quar-.
tet, smashing its way through the
English defense, won the final game
of the international series Wedneg.
day by ten goals TO six and thereby
earned the right TO carry back tc
the United States the international
challenge trophy taken from Amer
lea by the British at Meadowbroob
In 1914.
The American victory in this scr.
les, the Rhth OF these internationa.
cup competitions, came in straight
matches. Only two games are nee.
essary for the winning Of the cuF
and the first went 10 America with
comparative ease in the game Of las
Saturday.
Wednesdays game was OF a some
what different sort. 1t was no walk.
over for the challengers, although
they got away brilliantly to a three
goal lead in the first chukker, Jhe
British rallying strongly along -
ward the middle OF the match anc
drawing almost dangerously closf
to the Americans.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-23
DEMPSEY'S FAULTS
ARE MANY BUT NOT
OF SERIOUS NATURE
Scrapper of Oiden Days Lists
Defects in Champions Bag
of Tricks.
BY JACK NIcAULIFFE.
Indicated Lightweight Champion

BY United Press.
NEW YORK. June 22.-JacN
Dempsey has many faults and de-
feCts. but they are not serious.
The worlds champion cannot hus
band his strength. This b. his In3s-
noticeable failing. He Is essentially
a short round fighter He burns
himself out quickly and needs lot
OF wind for his high speed offense.
Occasionally ne leads with his
right. Maybe he does IL in play. bat
it is a bad habit 20 gel into as he
leaves himself wide open Tor n r'sht
hook.
Has q Poor Guard
He has no defense. He has a very
poor guard Carpenter wiz be a5;e
10 land both over and under It,
The champion also las the boc
habit OF siIestc2T Ing and half tu,a-
ing away fcom q clnch. He do -sn Z
have 20 TO t.. He wastes time. Is IT,
effective and is very dangerous.
He also has a slight physical dis
advantage IN the cut over his lef-
eye. II evidently has been tender
since he got IL training for Willard.
If the fight goes long enough Car
pentier is sure 90 omen il and Demp-
sey bleeds very freely.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-23
CARPENTER SENDS
ADVISER TO WATCH
CHAMPION PERFORM
Pays Admission to Jack S
Camp and Sees Him Work
With Little Fellows.

BY Associated Eres1-
ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. June p.
Without knowing that he was per
forming before the critical eye OF an
observer from Georges Carpenter
camp. Jack Dempsey perspired
through 40 minutes Of bag punching
and boxing in the hangar back OF
his camp Wednesday afternoon.
Dempsey boxed with light sparring
partners instead OF heavyweights 20
Increase his speed.
The man who paid his way into
camp was Pierre Mallett, close
friend and adviser OF Carpenters
and brother OF Capt Mallett, who
wns in the Frenchman's party on his
arrival I'm this country and is with
the challenger now. The younger
Mauett is about the same age as
Carpentier and mas been with him
in an OF his important battles for the
last ten years. with the exception OF
the contest with BATTLING Levinsky
last October.
Mauett made no attempts TO con-
ceaI his identity. but came here
merely 90 see for himself how Demp-
sew shaped up. He had never seen
the champion before. He stood on
an elevated beam in the old hangar
so he could get a closeup view OF
Dempsey over the heads of the spec
tatOrs
Mallett was duly impressed with
Dempsey's left hand. his thin legs
and deep chest. The Frenchman's
eve missed nothing. He timed every
round OF boxing and watched the
way Dempsey whipped over hooks
and his crafty way of shifting. The
champion worked out sin a thin
shirt and trunks. and his perform
ance was impressive.
What do you think Of him ?
Mallett was asked.
Hes splendid "a magnificent
specimen Of "A man." was the reply.
Look at his fine thin legs and his
deep. wonderful chest. While l nat
urally think Carpenter is a faster
and better boxer, 1 found that Demp-
sew was g more shifty boxer than
had anticipated. He is by no means
slow and ne is "a tremendous puncher
with apparently either hand.
Il have seen Carpenter in every
important bout. lie has gone into
the ring many times with heavy odds
against him and we have not under
estimated Dempsey, but Carpenter
can hit "a terrific blow
"Carpentier is absolutely confident
OF winning. 1 know Georges was
never better. and 1 am sure Demp-
sey is in wonderful condition. 1t Will
be a glorious battle and there will
be no disgrace in losing"
Mauett. since his arrival from
France two weeks ago, has been an
intimate member of Carpenters
camp at Manhassett Mallett comes
from one of the distinguished fam
flies in France and speaks English
perfectly.
Dempsey punched the light bag
for two rounds and then pounded the
60-pound swinging bag for two
rounds before pulling on the gloves
for four rounds OF boxing. He
worked indoors because of a desire
Tor some bag punching. there being
no punching bag platforms in the
outdoor arena.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-23
Monday VIII See
Benpie,S ArriUal
IN Benton HarbOr
Lightweight Champion Work.
ing Out in Catskill Noun
tains Now.
Special to The News Times

Special 10 The News Times.
BENTON HARBOR. Mich. June
%. - Benny Leonard. Lhtweight
champion of the world, matched 70
meet Sailor Freedman here the af-
ternoon of July 4. will arrive in
Benton Harbor next Monday. accord
ing TO word received Wednesday
from Billy Gibson. Leonard's Man
aeer. By promoter Floyd Fitzsim-
mons.
Benny is training i'm the CatskiIl
mountains" wired Gibson. Tine
champion is boxing daily with Benny
Valger and Sam Moseberg and is
fast rounding into wonderful shape.
The week remaining after our ar
rival in Benton Harbor next Monday
Will serve TO place him in prime con-
dition for Freedman"
Challenger Speeds Up.
Informed that the champion
would be on the scene of battle
next week caused Freedman 20 speed
up his program Wednesday. The
challenger boxed six rounds. taking
on trainer Jack Blackburn, sammy
Frager and Willie Jackson for two
sessions each. Because Of the rough
treatment they have been accorded
in the past two days. Manager
Hershie Miller instructed Freedman
10 go easy with his mates and as a
result the knockout wallop. which
Monday and Tuesday was so con-
spicuous, was absent yesterday Mil
Ter has sent an : @. =. call to Jim
Mullen, Chicago, to- rush another
supply of middleweight and light
weight sparring partners.
Jimmie Kelly. Chicago hyweight
who boxes frankie Mason in the
semi-windup also appeared in ring
toys yesterday afternoon and boxed
two rounds apiece with Willie Jack
son and Sammy F'rager.
The biggest crowd that has watch
ed Freedman work out TO date was
on hand to greet the challenger yes
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