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The New York herald., 1921-12-25

lame Celftque on te Genie de Ia France
d fravcrs les Stecles. Par Edouard
Scha,re. Paris: Perrin ct Gle.
T rs a poor cause nowadays that
cannot brag Of a renaissance.
The word is In everybody IS
mouth. The tendency seems to be
toward the classic. In the Autumn
Salon there was more than one
"fauve" "a name we have for the ex-
aggerated type) that managed TO
make the cap Of the academic Ecole
des Beaur Arts cover the uncombed
hair of revolt.
After the pause Of the armistice, q
moment of apathy such as always fol-
lows the excitement OF war, there was
revival also of the occult. Its inter-
prefers have never won as many fol-
lowers in France as in America But
In his new book NJ. SEIZURE, the au-
thor Of that admired earlier work,
"Grands Inities." declares that "the
science OF the occult gives the key not
only to the past but also to the fu-
ture." To this author the war was a
lightning flash of revelation. In its
glare he seized the meaning of all the
history OF France.
I'm the beginning was the Word and
the Word was God" In the beginning
Of France was the Celtic soul. and the
Celtic soul is the essential principle
OF French being. "Unconquerabe
genius OF expansion, OF enthusiasm
and OF sympathy; esthetic, moral. re-
ligious. philosophic and social aspira-
tion toward the heroic and free indl-
viduality"-thus he defines it, And
he goes on to discriminate between
Celtic and Latin elements. declaring
that for 1000 years there has been
"strife unceasing" between these two
I'm France.
The Latin spirit Is "the sovereign
genius of discipline and of. organiza-
ton, but also Of narrowness and mutt
lation as we'll" This lorded Il over
the Celts for time, but their ancient
flame was rekindled In Ireland and in
the west of England and in Brittany.
As Michelet said, they resisted 500
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Fraser's Designs
Glorify Old Play

THE BEGGAR'S OPERA Written by
Mr.. Gay. To which is Prefixed the
Music to Each Song. Doubleday,
Page & Co.
TOHN GAY had his share of appre-
citation in his own day, and now
- he is read at least in the eight
eenth century literature courses. The
text in this edition is taken from that
Of 1865.
But the emphasis here is that of
other arts than poetry. For those who
were lucky enough to see the recent
revival IN London or New York, text,
pictures and music in this finely ex-
ecuted volume will call up the spectacle
shown in the theatre, the motion and
voices of the living actors.
In one aspect the book is a me-
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w re don't suppose anybody will
AA/ read the papers to-day any
way. We suspect that you
will all be too busy erecting railroad
terminals and trying to find out why
the mechanical giraffe doesn't stretch
his neck when you wind him up.
However. some of you may pick up
one OF the books on the Christmas
table and wonder why on earth it was
chosen for you. We can't tell you
why. but we can tell you how.
Scere-Any book store.
Time-Yesterday.
There is no need for us to write the
dialogue. You know yourself what
happened there just as well as we do.
Like as not you were there yourself,
having decided a little while before
that you simply must get Aunt Me-
htabel something, and that "a book
always makes a good present." So
you shouldered in, and If you are one
of those folk who are thrice accursed
at Christmas time because they strive
to make each gift appropriate" to the
last shade and intonation you fever
ishly thumbed many leaves and read
the blurbs on countless book covers.
And If you are one of the others to
whom gift Is a package done up in
fiimsy white paper with a red ribbon
around it, in that case you probably
put your trust in the book clerk and
offered him this slender reed to lean
upon: II want book for an elderly
aunt who is terribly fond of reading" /"
with the result we limited at in our
first paragraph.
But we are ready to admit, il
pressed hard enough. that Christmas
sometimes brings the book one wants
most. Last, year. we remember, we
were given Wells's Outline" and that
, was royal gift. Perhaps you are so
fortunate as to find among the neck
ties and handkerchiefs this morning
Hendrix van Looms The Story OF
Mankind
When we first opened Van Looms
book we looked at every picture in
it before we read word of text, with
the exception of the paragraph or two
under a drawing of a mountain and
bird with which the story opens:
,"High up in the north, in the land
called Svithjod, there stands a rock.
1t is hundred miles high and hun
dred miles wide. Once every thou
sand years little bird comes to this
rock to sharpen its beak.
when the rock has thus been worn
away. then a single day of eternity
will have gone by"
We were halted by drawing in
| tended to illustrate the social struc-
ture of the Greek city state Through
the center of the picture is drawn a
horizontal line. Above it are showr
the Greek freemen who gave us the
Greek civilization. walking about ir
the sunshine, discussing philosophy
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In Which We Discuss the Hazardous Choosing
of Books at Christmas and Make an An
nouncement Concerning a Distant Cousin
of Penrod in Harlem.
Bv DONALD ADAMS

making speeches, listening to the
latest tragedy.
Under the line, in semi-darkness,
are the slaves, supporting the figures
above. A child who sees that picture,
or an older person, for that matter, is
sure to remember always the condi-
ton It points out.
The text has the same vivid quality.
Take his presentation of Jesus Christ.
With the space at his disposal Mr.. van
Loon chose an admirable method. He
has a chapter consisting of two let
ters, one written by Ksculapius, the
Roman physician. to nephew with
the army in Syria, asking him to find
out something about "the strange Jew
ish prophet" and another in which
the nephew replies.
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best possible agreements for The vari-
GUS industries and be sure that those
agreements will be kept without so
much troublesome pressure from the
union members who have not had the
opportunity to think the whole thing
through. 1t is unthnkable that
Britain should ever go back % an in
dustry in which the individual en-
ployer competes with other employers
Of the country. each fighting out with
his own workers the question Of
wages, hours, conditions. &c. Stronger
unions rather than fewer unions Is
what British industry needs
National interdependence is forcibly
brought home by the author. "The
cancelled automobile orders from
Great Britain" he says, brought the
first lay-offs' Americas workers
in Detroit and Cleveland in the fall of
1920. Those cancellations followed
directly upon the lowered value Of the
pound sterling. This III turn was one
direct result Of the unhappiness Of
my miner friends in South Wales
Every country is now on the watch
against the admittance of the Boil
unless he finds an audience among
great groups of listeners who are
fair DON 'appy,' as in the Rhondda
mining town. The roof of Great Brit
ain cannot suffer the cracks and
strains produced by those revolution
ary songs Of my miner friends on .the
bottom without threatening the jobs
of American workers. And nothing
threatens the normal current of men, s
thinking and convictions so much as
| the threatening of their jobs. No one
knows at this moment how many
| months of unemployment in America
will be required before millions of men
may get into that same dangerous
fed up mood. In every part of the
world the workers here must have
consumers there. For ourselves 1t Is
said that our productive capacities
increased as they have been by the
war. cannot be fully occupied unless
fully 20 per cent. of our output Is ex-
ported. British Strikes End Helps
Cotton Here. Final Prices Show Gain
Of 1881 Points, according to a Wall
Street headline of June 90"
It would be desirable, as Mr.. Will
Jams intimates. to find out the feelings
Of the workers of some continental
country. Germany would undoubtedly
be a fruitful field for an impartial in
vestigator, as well as Italy. France
and Spain, in the order mentioned. If
Mr.. Williams could bring back as vivid
and detailed an account Of the labor
situation in any or all of these coun-
tries as he has given in the present
volume it would be indeed worth while
AARON WYN.
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FULL UF AND FED UP.-By Wnlune
Williams. Charles Scribner's Sons.
~ ETWEEN employer and en-
~ ployee it is certainly the
more difficult to ascertain the
viewpoint of the latter. One reason
is that the employer is better able
generally to get publicity, either
through advertising or the news col
umns. A public statement by Judge
Gary, for instance. Is usually first
page copy and commented upon edi-
torially, which is not true Of the
opinions of a furnace man at one OF
his mills. But this is by no means
the greatest obstacle. Granted that
one wished to find out what is on the
workers mind, how can It be done?
This worker is too suspicious OF
strangers to disclose his real feelings
that one is a foreman's favorite; a
third has been won over bys-the ex-
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Romance languages
By HENRY S. WHITEHEAD.

TIME younger ones say he's a
Prune'
His legs are bowed, his back
is bent,
His bald spot makes a demilune;
,-ou'd never guess that his descent
Is from that Conquistador line
That hung the New Worlds mis-
sion bells,
That conquered leagues of stormy
brine
And ruled the world from caravels.
He rings his change on tortured
verbs
This Don Quixote, Ticking specks
OF chalk from clothes that smell Of
herbs
IAN s. dropped out-the circum-
Mort not 'mouru, that's not the
same,
'Mourus, young ladeez, Goldfish
My name in full you wish?-Don
Jaime
Valdez Cunha Salazar!"
From week to week his grind goes
on,
This noble grandson of The Cid;
It's years since he's seen Barcelon'-
The teachers call him ''katydid"-
He takes little walk each day
With gloves and stick, in sun or
rain,
From time to time they hear him
say
Some day he's going back to Spain!
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mortal to CLAUDE Lovat Fraser, the
young artist who died this year as a
result of an operation for shell shock.
John Drinkwater declares in his in
PRODUCTION, zone is confident that a
hundred years hence his name win be
highly honored among the little band
who helped to bring back some life and
truth to the English theatre of this
age"
Fraser left note on the scenery
and costumes for THE Beggar's OPP
era" reproduced as Illustrations of
this beautiful volume. He designed an
elaborate set which could not be used
and then with cheerful courage began
all over.
"rhe solution" he wrote, was, Of
course, to forget ones past work--to
scrap the models and to start fever
ishly afresh. The only method left un-
tried was the symbolic. That is to say,
to hint at the eighteenth century and
to suggest that through the doors on
the stage existed the London of 1928"
Not all tho beauty of Grant Over
TOMS "The Answerer" is limited "a
Whitman's life and love ventures MOI
Here is a paragraph in which Nine.
F1eurus describes a few American
cities. beginning with New York:
How I should dislike that cityi"
declared Nine. F1eurus. What is the
Yankee proverb? yes! It Is haystacls
and all OF the Inhabitants are needles.
Paris Is quicksilver, always running
.oeethor and smiling euarf Cb,ryos-
ton Is a rich cake In careful layers
Richmond is like a pair OF embroid-
cred. easy old slippers. How loved
Richmond But then. perhaps, It was
mostly M'sieu' Edgar Poa-"
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\A 1.-The American Revolution
wondering if we would find
there any rough handling of the Polly
anna conceptions of the winning Of
independence with which school books
misinform each new generation OF
children.
And we did. The child who is study
ing American historysis likely to gain
Va notion that the whole world stood
round with bated breath while we
fought the Revolution. That is one
bubble Mr.. van Loon punctures, though
he puts in place Of it a picture which
the school book. histories rarely give.
According to the poet" he says,
''the shot which opened the battle Of
Lexington was heard round the
world That was a bit of an exag-
geration. The Chinese and the Japa-
nese and the Russians tnot to speak
Of the Australians, who had just been
rediscovered by Capt. Cook. whom they
had killed for his trouble), never heard
of it at all. But 1t carried across the
Atlantic Ocean. 1t landed in the pow
der house of European discomfort and
in France it caused an explosion which
rocked the entire Continent from Pet
rograd to Madrid and buried the rep
resentatives Of the old statecraft and
the old diplomacy under several tons
of democratic bricks"
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

Mr.. Horace Liveright, president Of
Boni & Liveright, sailed for London
on Tuesday. December 10. Among
other missions of more or less i'm
portance. is his desire to inquire OF
Miss Rose Macauley, author of Dan
gerous Ages" and "Pctterism." whether
or not she considers his age dangerous.
He Is seriously considering the ad-
visibility of being Lsychoanalyzed by
her. Another Of his missions is the
gathering Of material for an English
diary like Clare Sheridan's American
one.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

TIONS: Lambs Tales from Shake
speare: Grimm's Fairy Tales; Arabian
Nights; Gulliver; Hans Andersen;
Robin Hood; Robinson Crusoe Swiss
Family Robinson; Kidnapped Tom
Browns School Days. (Reissued.)
Harper & Brothers.
|"HIS is the kind of books tina.
should never be allowed to go
out of print. Children are sure
to read them in some form or other.
And If these beautiful volumes are
put in their hands. along with the
story. they will get impressions from
the proportions of the type page and
from the pictures that will help to
create standards. Everything abou,
the series is admirable-paper, color
printing and type, as well as fore
words. where there are any,
:. In his introduction to "Swiss Family
Robinson" Howells remarks that if it
had not been for De Foe this tale
might not have been written. But he
adds:
what puts this book before the
greater book that went before it is the
dNehcA . al VI IclllilS SOiHcllililS lIeSu
on every page. or. rather, freshly pre-
se1y ing something. For him no day
passes without its difficulty overcome,
it's danger escaped, it's adventure hap
PLY ended. -. Almost every wild
animal that can be tanned or that
ought to be killed is found in it; that
every beautiful or eatable or compan-
ionable bird nests there; that every
strange or familiar fruit and vegetable
grows on the trees or above or under
the ground. The father leads
the boys in their adventures and en-
terprises; the mother welcomes them
home and spreads the table with rich
and wholesome abundance. For the
honest-hearted, home-loving boy. it is
like being under his own roof, with a
boundless range of field, forest and sea,
and every harmless delight of them"
The popularity of A. S. NJ Hutchin-
sons new novel, "Tf Winter Comes
now in It's seventeenth printing US2d
thousand), has so stimulated interest
in this English authors earlier novels
that his American publishers have
been compelled to reprint twice his
first book Of fiction, "Once Aboard the
Lugger," originally published in 1908.
and also "The Happy Warrior"
brought out in 1912. They have also
just reprinted 1.-THE Clean Heart" is
sued in 1914.
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B O O k Exchange

HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID FOR
complete libraries and small lots Of books
Encyclopedia Britannica, II edition. Book
OF knowledge and sets OF standard authors
particularly wanted. Calls made anywhere.
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The New York herald., 1921-12-25

George Kibbe Turner's white
Shoulders" (Knopf) is to be produced
on the screen by Katharine MacDon-
aid.
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The Gang

The Gang
~ ENROD, and the average small
- town youngster. not to mention
L the country boy, live for us in
many books. But until we read "The
Gang" (Henry Holt}, by Joseph An
thony, we had never encountered, in
recognizable form. the life of the aver
age New York kid who plays in the
street, and belongs to the gang on his
block.
Mr.. Anthony's book opens up virgin
territory. and does 1t well. His kids
are Harlem kids. and their gang is
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it has demonstrated it's effectiveness
on the actual stage. It reads we'll;
which is more thar can be said of a
great many eairly playable dramas.
Its theme is the very ancient one
of the conflict between a mother and
a predatory lady Cor the possession Of
a young mans love, but 1T is thor
oughly modern in setting and in con-
ception. The presentation of the nine
teen-year-old youth, who imagines
himself much older than he is is espe-
cially accurate. The mother also, is
a keenly analysed psychological study
adequately given in terms of action.
However, the courtesan is the CEN
trail figure, dramatically-and ones in
terest and sympathy really remain
with her, even aside from her heroic
sacrifice-but here one is not quite
so sure of the accuracy of Mr.. Man.
ners's psychology at all points. But
she is a striking figure, a genuine
creation" in individuality.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

W. L. George, author Of Ursula
Trent" will arrive in America Decem-
Der 2s on the Olympic. 1t may be as
sumed that this tour-will be honey
moon trip for the English author
feminist.
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A Youth Who Felt
He Was a GrOWn-up

He HARP OF LIFE. BY j. Hartley
Manners. George H. Doran Company.
(R. MANNERS'S three act play
MI justifies itself as a literary,
4 or "closet" drama as we'll as
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
China Didn't Hear 1t.

w TE turned to the chapter on
\A 1.-The American Revolution"
wonderinP If we would find
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Illustrated Classics
For Young Readers

LOUIS RHEAD ILLUSTRATED EDI-
TIONS: Lambs Tales from Shake
speare; Grimm's Fairy Tales: Arabian
Nights; CULVER; Hans Andersen;
Robin Hood; Robinson Crusoe; Swiss
Family Robinson; Kidnapped Tom
Browns School Days. (Reissued)
Harper & Brothers.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Jobs Are Scarce in England

FULL UP AND FED UP.-By Whiting
Williams. Charles Scribner's Sons.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
Everybody Is well

be served to all. Everybody is well
come.
In honor Of ther ninth birthday Miss
Laura Norris entertained number
OF little friends Monday evening from
4 till 8 o'clock. Games Of various
kinds were enjoyed by the youngsters
after which dainty lunch was served
by the little hpstess' mother. Mrs.
B. O. Norris. Laura Is treasuring a
number Of pretty gifts as souvenirs
Of the happy day.
Mrs. r. J. English entertained the
Get Together club At her home on
East Garnet mesa last Thursday in an
all day meeting. and the members en-
joyed fine dinner and a general good
time. The afternoon was spent in
making a comforter for family near
Delta which was recently burned out.
The next meeting will be held ut the
home of Mrs Frank Cottier on Feb
ruary 10. Roll call will be answered
with something about Our Best
Neighbor."
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04
SOCIETY
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Mrs. Herbert Chase was hostess to
tshe r. F. club Tuesday afternoon.
The F. A. club will meet this after
noon at the home of Mrs. Roy Smith.
Mrs. John w. Davis will be hostess
to the members of the Bridge club this
afternoon.
The Bide-a-wee club meets this af-
ternoon with Mrs. A. J. Hotchkiss as
hostess.
Mrs. R. F. Williams was hostess to
the Linger Longer club Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Elmer Skinner was hostess to
the members of the Merry Go Round
club yesterday afternoon.
st. Luke's Episcopal Guild will meet
next Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
E. ]. Darlington as hostess.
The Shakespeare club was pleas
antly entertained Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. Milard Fairlamb.
The regular meeting of the Womans
Relief Corps will be held next We'd
nesday afternoon at the o o. F. hall
The o. E. S. club met yesterday
afternoon in the Masonic club rooms
with Mrs. VIM. w. Dingman and Mrs.
w. R. Gale as hostesses.
The Presbyterian Calendar club met
Tuesday afternoon in the church par.
lors, Mesdames Burdick, Blaine, Cau-
BILE and Macauley being hostesses.
The Queen Esther girls of the
Methodist church spent very enjoy
able evening Monday at taffy pull
given by their supervisor, Miss Hor.
ton.
We note that Delta county musical
talent was represented in a concert
given Tuesday. February /, at Gunni.
son, Miss Edna McCarrier OF Delta.
and Miss Maude Kehmeier of Eckert,
appearing with piano solos.
Delta Lodge No. 1885, b. p. o. Elks
will give a valentine party at their
February Z. which all Elks and their
ladies are invited to attend. Cards,
dancing and refreshments will supply
the diversion for the evening.
The Mems Bible class of the Presby-
terian Sunday school held social
Monday evening. Games were played
and the last and perhaps the most
interesting feature was boxing
match In which everyone engaged,
combatants being chosen by lot. Hot
dog: sandwiches and coffee were the
refreshments.
A meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the Delta Woman's club
was held at the home Of the president,
Mrs. C. e. Blaine, Monday afternoon
Three ladies' were elected to member.
ship, and Mrs. L. l.. Haines was elect
ed secretary for the remainder of the
club year to succeed Mrs. w. II. Flual-
len resigned on account of her kinder
garten class.
A valentine pie social will be given
at the Liberty School house, District
No. 4, by the II. N. & v. club, Tues.
day evening. February 18th. There
will be riddles to guess, prizes to win
and fun from start to finish. Each
girl and lady please bring pie for
the gentlemen to buy. Coffee will
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04

. Word was received Wednesday stat
ing that the little baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy NJ. Border. had died after . brief
illness Of pneumonia In Denver, where
one about two weeks previous. We
were unable to ascertain at time of 60
ing to press whether the body would
be brought here for burial. but rela-
tives believe It will. The little one
was born In Delta on July Z. 1920. and
was a few days Of seven months OF
age. Sincere sympathy is extended to
the parents and relatives in their sor-
row.
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04

Grand Junction Is patting herself on
the back over the reported prospect
that It can have the Reform school
moved from Buena Vista to that town
IL II so desires. The reason for the
change is that Buena Vista cannot
offer suitable nor sufficient opportuni-
ties for the employment Of the In
mates. while Grand Junction and the
surrounding country offer many oppor-
tunities for the paroled boys who
wish to make good to find employment
in congenial environment
The Delta independent., 1921-02-04

Mrs. j. C. Myers OF Cedaredge.
passed away Wednesday evening ut
about $3.50 o'clock. death being due
to hemorrhage of the brain. She had
an attack early in the morning. but
rallied, but the second shock proved
too much for her strength. The de-
ceased lady was we'll liked In her
community. No arrangements have
been made for the funeral. as the fam