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New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
THE NIGHT TIDE

THESE are fascinating and colorful
sketches Of tho old San Francisco
Chinatown. This is the complex and
secret Oriental life--the world of
slave girls and OF highbinders and tong
wars, Of curious law and customs,
which we have romantically liked to
believe existed in tho Chinatown of
before the fire.
Certainly Grant Carpenter, II he has
not written Of what actually was, has
created world Of his own with a great
deal Of skill. Tho chief figure OF these
sketches Is the Big Chink, Guam
Quock Ming, tho scholar, who by his
strength and cunning becomes tho in
terlocutor between tho daylight world
of white men and the twilight world
Of Chinatown. His Is verysSrcat skill
and profit indeed in setting tho law Of
one against the law Of the other.
TO create this atmosphere Of super
stition and fatalism, or swift and
strange deaths, Mr.. Carpenter has
properly not scrupled to make the Orl~
entails strange masquo more strange
and immobile. But in tho episode of
the slave girl who comes for counsel
to buy back her freedom he has writ
ten a moving and dramatic story that
gives off tho sound of real emotion.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

course, that + always thought her a
topper, but tho idea Of getting engaged
Il don't know-sort OF thing that
doesn't occur to chappie, if you know
what mean. What mean to say is,
we had always been the greatest Of
pals. and all that, but it never struck
me that she would think it much Of a
wheeze getting hooked up for life with
chap like mo. We just sort Of drifted
along and 50 forth. All very jolly and
what not.
"And then this evening" don't
know. / have bit Of hump, what
with onc thing and another, and she
was most dashed sweet and patient and
soothing and-and-well, and what not,
don't you know, and suddenly-dcuced
rummy sensat.on-the jolly old scales
seemed to fall, IL you follow me, from
my good old eyes; don't know If you
get the idea. suddenly seemed to
look myself squarely in the eyeball
and say to myself, freddie, old top,
hew do we go? Are wo not missing a
good thing?'
"And, by Jovo, thinking It over, I
found that was absolutely correcto- -ol
You've no notion how dashed sympa-
thetic sho Is, old man! mean to say,
l had this hump, you know, owing to
ono thing and another, and was feeling
shat life was moro or less of a jolly
old snare and delusion, and she bucked
me up and all that, and suddenly I
found myself kissing her and all that
sort Of rot and she was kissing ME, and
so All and so forth, and she'd got the
most ripping eyes, and there was
nobody about, and tho long and short
OF it was, old boy, that said, Let's
get married. and sho said, when p
and that was that, if you see what l
mean.
Tho scheme now Is to pop down to
the City Hall and get license, which
it appears you have to have if you want
to bring this sort Of binge off with
any success and vim, and then what no
for the padre! Looking at it from
every angle, bit Of good egg, what!
Happiest man in tho world and all that
sort of thing"
And only Freddie Rookie would add:
Il say! You'll forgive my dwelling
bit on this thing, won't you? Never
found girl who would look twice at
mo before, and it's rather unsettled
tho old bean. just occurred to mo that
may have been talking about my
own affairs q bit. Your turn now"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
WANTED: A FOOL

AN ACTOR out Of employment re-
4 ~ plieo to an ad in New York paper
requesting "a fool" to answer. He goes
to a hotel In obedience to summons
by mail, and is given position by q
man signing himself ~. S. Pickering"
The latter has cabin In a mountain
district between New York and Massa-
chusetts and needs man who will
obey and ask no questions, as valet
and man Of odd jobs.
And 80 Robert O'Mara walks delib-
erately into hotbed Of plot and coun-
terplot, for pickering" is a mystery
and the two girls, who appear at tho
cabin In strange ways, arc also mys-
teries. All this, and much more, con-
stitute the ingredients Of Wanted: A
Fool, by Philip Curtiss, novel Just
long enough for snowy evening, just
exciting enough to keep one awake and
just happy enough in its ending to
give ono smilo Of 'satisfaction as
ho completes the final chapter.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

her own family, but with comfortable
balance In the bank, might conclude to
appear as q widow without being In
stantly surrounded by individuals
whose designs were evil.
Not SO with Gilbertc, who tries to
live under such circumstances in the
village of Domfront. Her eyes Of inno-
cence, it appears, are her only safe
guard. Their gaze confounds those
who would do her harm. Fortunately,
too, at the salon Of Nine. de la Vau-
draye, Gilberte meets tho right man in
the hostess's son, Guillaume, who is
romantically given to gazing upon the
young widow every day from far
corner Of wood, but who otherwise is
quito sensible and normal person.
The description Of Nine. de la Vau-
draye's social affairs, where two young
ladies always play tho overture to "Thc
Bronze Horse" and the town millionaire
sings, and M. Simare confesses that
he cannot tell his best stories under the
innocent eyes Of Gilberte, is all we'll
done. So are the other details of
French village life, but the mystery
element Of the story is quite trivial for
an author with such reputation along
those lines.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
History of Religion

THn WAYS OF THE GODS. BY Aisernon
Sidney Crapsey. Published by the In
tcrnational. PresA
THE various gods who In different
ages have attracted tho worship OF
mankind are skctchcd in this work
which combines scholarship With a
simple and understandable Style. Dr.
Crapsey believes that the powcr Of the
Church is waning because Of its neglect
Of the apostolic and monastic teach
ings Of economic equality. In his
opinion, Journalism and theology have
had their day; the Only truly valuable
element in Christianity at tho present
time is the humanity Of Jesus Christ.
And he contends that this humanity Is
sighted by tho modern churches whom
they leave 80 largely to secular agcn-
cies the practical work for tho better
mcnt and liberation Of tho masses.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
The Struggle of Two Women
San Francisco Background in Gertrude Ather-
toms New Novel

OF the war he renounces his party
affiliation, cnlists in the American
army and becomes an officer.
The war also gives Alexina a chance
to go abroad and serve as q nurse. She
has always cherished a romantic rec
election Of Gathbrooke, an English
man whom she met at San Francisco
ball many years ago. Gathbrooke is
also beloved by her sister-in-law, Cora
Dwight, a woman of somewhat harsh
but powerfully intense character. The
two women, rivals in love, come to
grips in scene which reveals to the
fullest extent Mrs. Arherton's capacity
for sensational dramatic writing.
The curious prejudices and customs
and lines of cleavage that mark the
social life of San Francisco are sketched
with a firm hand. The gradual sup
planting of the traditional aristocrats
by new class Of pushing, aggressive
millionaires gives color and signif-
cance to many Of the incidents and re-
lations in the story.
But Sisters In Law is a novel Of per-
sonalities, rather than novel Of en-
vironment and background. The real
appeal Of the story lies in its vigorous
character sketches, in its dynamic
emotional crises. Mrs. Atherton occa-
sionally pauses too long to muse over
ethics, civilization, sociology and other
abstract subjects. But these moments
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
GERTRUDE ATHERTON 1vhose latest novel, Sisters in
La1o, has Just been, issued by the Frederick A. Stokes
Company
AS Wodehouse Writes a Novel
The Little Warrior Is in His Customary
Manner

THE LITTLE WARRIOR. BY Pelham
Grenvlle wodehouse Published BY the
George II. poran Company.
+ ANY ono were selecting a barn
storming team Of writer's to tour
the world, the namc Of Pelham
Grenville Wodehouso should be
considered seriously before making up
the final lists. Though Wodehouse Is
not homebred, he is an Englishman
who seems to have adopted himself as
an American, probably with no formal
proceedings as yet. Some ons should
look into this. Playing on an oppos-
ing team Wodehouso has a bagful Of
tricks that might easily turn tho tide
in any close contest.
His chief merit, looked at coldly
from a spectators point Of view, CEN
ters on his ability to stick to his own
position. Essentially humorist, he
never tries to make an appeal to the
stands by dashing over to play the
philosopher at left end. Nor does he
crowd in at the pivot to pass the ball
as moralist. AT his own game, he is
as reliable a dropkicking humorlst as
there Is Oh tho eligible list to-day.
NeTer great craftsman, ignoring
most Of the rules of plot construction,
hc travels along from ono humorous
situation to another with little concern
for tho interims that drop down to
rather dull reading. His humor Is
tho humor Of tho farce. most OF it
coming from the "silly-ass," musical
comedy typo Of Englishman that has
figured prominently in all his writings.
Freddie, last of tho Rockies, Is not
the hero Of Tho Little Warrior, but pro-
vides large share OF the entertain
mcnt. firing Of the monotony Of Lon
don, Freddie pops over to America and
gets taken on in tho cast Of musical
comedy, where he meets Nelly Bryant,
ono Of the chorus. And hero let Fred
die, in his own breathless way, con-
tinue tho story
II say, Derek, old scream, the most
extraordinary thing has happenedl
You'll never guess. To cut long story
short and come to the blowout Of the
scenario, I'm engaged Engaged, old
crumpetl You know what I mean-en-
gagged to be married.
"She's girl in tho compsny-in tho
chorus, as matter of fact. Girl
named Nelly Bryant. An absolute
corkcr. I'll go further-a topper. You'll
like her, old man.
Extraordinary how these things
happen. Looking back, can sec, Of
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
FAR-FLUNG MYSTERY

TTVHE formula Of tho mystery story Is
90 mathematical. You divide a given
amount Of suspicion among a given
number OF characters, add somc un-
foreseen chances, subtract tho mis-
leading cues, find tho lowest common
denominator, and after little more
OF this Juggling you find the least
likely person the guilty party. This
frank method proves none tho less
exciting in The Orange-Yellow Dia-
mond. An impecunious author goes to
pawn come rings at a pawnbroker's
and finds the proprietor lying mur-
dered. Suspicious circumstances attach
the guilt to him, and the pawn
brokers' niece, with whom he has fallen
in love, friendly tout Of the shabby
boarding house and an old chum con-
stitute themselves q band OF amateur
detectives to clear him from the sus-
picions OF Scotland Yard. They turn
up vast International intrigue for
tho possession Of fabulously large
yellow diamond, through whose web
dart and double all sorts Of mysterious
personages. In its flashing progress
the jewel has touched Kimberly, Aus
tralia, the South Seas and all the re-
sounding places OF romance. After
all this ingenious unraveling the mur-
der comes to rest on an entirely un-
foreseen motive and person. Lauris-
ton, tho author, Is cleared and there Is
summary pairing off Of al pcrsons
concerned.
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OF comparative dullness are ANN ..
gotten in the rapid sweep Of the ~,
cinsting narrative.
Pirates of the Air

THE AIR PIRATE BY Ranger Gu,, ~.
nshed by Harcourt. Brace & uowa
pIRATE yarns must learn to sccomu..
date themselves to changing fash.
ions Of commerce. However wistfu,,,
we regret it, the skull and crossbon..
at the head Of a sailing sloop /. .
literary museum piecc-it has onlv
remote, antiquarian interest. With !,
thrifty forehandedness Ranger Cuf
has been quick to see what deve|or.
ments the pirate business is capable q,
with the advent of aircraft. In III.
Air Pirate he has looked forward "a
1880 and tells the story Of the lootin.
Of the gigantic air liners by a band !,
desperate air bandits. These are pirats.
OF different sort from the one-evaa
ruffians we were used to. Gentlemer,.
younger sons they are, most Of them
led by a very suave and polished viii
lain, resourceful in every sort Of ma.
chanical cunning. In these later davs
the fine old custom of making ths
prisoners walk the plank is out Of
vogue, but it is heartcning to know
that the old chantey Fifteen man
on a dead mans chest" is still rivs,
its proper respect.
The hero Of this yarn is Sir John
Custance, Commissioner Of Air PoNcs
Aided by the amazing Japanese, Dan
juro, he runs the pirates to earth IN
their cave in Cornwall and rescuss IN.
kidnapped heroine in fine, stirring
fashion.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
ERTRuDE. ATHERToN's new

uoVcl ueBlHS WlCn description
Of the San Francisco earth
quake. After this prelude the story
runs more or less tempestuous
course until the climax is reached,
when two women contend fiercely for a
mans love amid the ruins of devastated
France.
The heroine, Alexina Groome, a
daughter Of one of the old aristocratic
families of San Francisco, marries a
weak and worthless young man named
Mortimer Dwight, whose ambition is
to attain height of social prestige,
where he can drink whisky and soda
with millionaires on equal terms.
Mortimer is unable to make his way in
the business world and appropriates $
a large sum Of his wife's money, which
he loses in speculation.
However, Alexina derives a full
measure of enjoyment from life, de-
spite the shortcomings Of her spouse.
She becomes acquainted with an IN
surgent workman, James kirkpatrick,
whom She invites to expound the prin-
ciples of Socialism to an audience
composed Of herself and a few of her
wealthy friends. Kirkpatrick takes
John Spargo's work Socialism as his
textbook. Promptly upon the outbreak
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Young and Vivacious T Heroines
Three Novels That Deal With the Ingenue Tvpe
of Girl

ISABEL CARLETON AT HOME. BY
Margaret Ashmun. Published by tho
Macmillan Company.
ACATHA'S AUNT. BY Harriet Lummis
Smith. Published by tho Bobbs- Merrill
Company.
EVE TO THE RESCUE. BY Ethel Hues-
ton. Published by tho Bobbs- Merrill
Company.
n ARGARET ASHMUN, having
V brought her character, Isabel
Carleton, through all tho ad-
ventures and critical experiences Of
girfhood in several previous Juvenile
stories, Tho Heart Of Isabel Carlc-
ton and Stephens Last Chance, finds
that thero Is nothing for It but
to admit that her character has grown
up and put her in long dressed. Tho In
cvitable result is that she must give hcr
a grown-up romance, and shc does this
In her latest volume, Isabel Carleton at
Homo. She takes her through several
ndolcscent nirtatlons and brings her
sedately to rest, properly engaged. In
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Taste in Fiction? Here's Food for Every Palate
fred Delaheld, who, on his wedding day,

fred Delaheld, who, on his wedding dag,
Is injured In an automobile accident and
becomes a paralytic for life. To COM
plicate matters sufficiently for the de-
mands Of fiction, tho poet comes back
in a soldiers uniform and with a posi-
ton in poesy 80 assured that eminent
critics read his forthcoming works in
advance sheets-the less eminent critics,
it Is to be presumed, waiting for ordi-
nary review copies. Things look tragic,
but it is no unfairness to tho author to
say that tho ending Is happy within
reason.
There are mansions with open fire.
places and garrulous colored servants,
and other Southern settings more or
less familiar. The preceding books in
this Thought trilogy" are Tho Invincible
Bond and The Courage Of Blackburn
Blair.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
OCCULTIsM AND ADVENTURE

60 LONG as Kipling refuses to write
~ any moro jungle stories, it can
not be recalled that any one Is bette
fitted to fill the breach than VIII Lev
ington Comfort, who has furnishe
what he calls "the writer mans hig
lights" for tho collected tales in th
book. His collaboration is, In real life
Willimina L. Armstrong, so the pub
fishers say, and she has lived In Indi;
many years. It is plain enough that
somebody connected with the making
of the book must have lived In India
or whereabouts, for there Is local color
splashed on every page.
The supernatural note in the book
might be regarded as strained, If the
scenes were not In India. When one
reads how Skag, right from an Amer
leap circus, holds tho greatest Of py.
thons at bay by looking the serpent IN
the eyes until a scompanion has q
.hance to blow the creatures head off
he might be inclined to be skeptical if
he did not stop to reflect that all things
occult are possible-at least In India.
There is a thread Of love story in
the book-just enough to bind together
the incidents which MIR. Comfort at
times has @eated rather feverishly. In
the main this story Of the youth with
the circus training, who overcomes
tigers, hyenas, cheetahs and other in
habitants Of India's deadliest jungle.
and who wins the girl Carlin against
supernatural odds, is all swift and in
terestin4 reading.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
THE SUNsHINY HEROINE

TVHE MYSTERY OF TUMULT ROCK.
- by Louise Plat Hauck, is slight
and nons too skillful talc OF murder
mystery, in which sweet and sunshiny
heroine 1s the goddess in tho machine.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
EYES OF INNOCENCE

IN THIS story tho author has devel-
oped theme which seems to apply
moro generally to French life than to
our own. There can be no doubt that
over here young girl, left alone In
tho world by the sudden death Of her
mother, and finding herself among
strangers, with no real knowledge of
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

SISTERS IN Law. BY Gertrude Ather-
ton. Published by Frederick A. Stokes
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1921-11-26
lie fOrzG ViVG della COIOnia
ALA riSCOSSa"

Quail saranno "le forze yiye della
colonia', ci domandammo subito moi
appena letto questo titolo pomposo
su un giornale di Reading, Pa?
Saranno forse gil eterni disturba-
tori di quella pacifica laboriosa CO.
lonia italiana, veri "cayolifiorT',
quail, per il regalo di una misera
"peliccia", facevano j mediator fra
un prete ed una poyera ragazza a
mericana deGlorata poscia sui gradi-
nj dell'altare ALA presenza di tutti
/ santi del paradise? Saranno, inve-
ce. i condannati dai tribunal d'I-
talia, lie cui fedine penali sono in
nostro possesso? ST vuole forse allu-
dere a qualche procacciG postale dal-
le mani "inzaccherate' che fece in
tendere di essere state aggredito in
casa propria da sconosciuti, quando
81 sa che gil aggressori erano collie
CHI d'imbrogli i quail pretendevano
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1921-11-26

parte del bottino? 0 con "forze viy,
della colonia" 81 intendessero indica
re certi agenti di compagnie di asst
curazionc fallite che hanno truffatC
nostri poyeri cafoni con Ia promessa
di lauti sussidii, per malattia; o 81
yolesse alludere al "check artist,
autore di luride operazioni rimpro-
yeratcgli dal proprio fratello, il
"check artist" che anche oggi sta
truffando nostri connazionali con la
scusa di azioni, che fra breye diyen-
teranno piu' sporche di lui stesso?
Parlano di liberia certe canaglie
e poi affibbiano tire mesi di sospen-
stone ad un bravo socio che non yuol
sottomettersi al lorO abusi. Parlano
di liberia lie putride carogne, G, no
due votazioni contrarie il
dello statute il quale di-
ce che tire soci possono rimaneryi,
vogliono imporre ad una Societa di
farle seguire i loro capricci. Parlano
di liherta' i cani rognosi e poi san
ciscono nellie Leggi della loro So
cieta' che 'se uno o piu' soci 81 per-
di proporre e insistere sui
la prOposta di modilicare lie leggi O
uno piu' articoli di esse, sara o
saranno ipso fatto espulsi". Gia',
perche' queste leggi furono scritte da
luel galantuomo della ''peliccia"
per sua esclusiva protezione.
lie miserie moral, intanto, di quel-
.c inyeterate canaglie, andranno a
linire in Corte, poi continueran-
no a parlare di pace, di concordia, di
noralita'. di patriottismo e di ''for-
,e viye della colonia'. In galera fa-
e nunica residenza dogma di
anto tango. Agent imbroglioni di
Real Estate.
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SPONSlLI

II 16 corrente mese 81 uniyano mel
dolce nodo d'Imene la signorina Ro-
sa Roselli ed il signor Giuseppe Di
Nunzio di francesca. La cerimonia
reIigiosa con MESA solenne, 81 syol-
Sc nella Chiesa cattolica di Santa
Rita. Funzionarono da testlmom
dell'anello Carmine Pasquini la 81
gnorina Annina Menino. | riceyi-
menti, al quail parteciparono pa
remit ed amici degli spesi, ebbero
luoqo nella residenza del padre della
sposa a 1881 Reed st.
Allo studio fotografico del signor
Seyerino Verna posarono per un rlu-
scitissimo gruppo che costituisce un
orato ricordo del felicissimo evento
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1921-11-26
CONGRATULAZTONI

Facciamo le nostre sincere. CON
gratulazioni al DR.. George Morris
Dorrance, yalente chirurgo alPOspe-
dale di SantAgneso che, il 10 del
corrente mese, impalmaya la signo-
rina Emily Burrows.
II Dr.. Dorrance e conosciutissi-
mo dai nostri connazionali. Egli,
10 scorso ammo. operava di appendi-
cite. con esito felicissimo, la figlia
del nostro direttore signorina Rosa
lia Di Silvestro, noi principi di
quest ammo il DR.. Pasquale Assante
che oegi code ottima salute.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1921-11-26
D'ANNUNZIO TEATRE

II programme del D'AnnunziC
Theatre per Ia prossima settimana e
il seguente:
Lunedi', 28 corrente, Charlie
Chaplin nell idle Class.
Martedi', 29, Special Fox Day -
Eileen Percy nelPIIusville a Broad
way.
Mercoledi' 30 Alice Joyce nella
enigma Kate.
Giovedi, l dicembre, Carmela
Neeyers nella figlo della legge.
Eenerdi' ,. - Giornata speciale
- sara prcsntata sulle scene la piu'
grande attrazione del 1921. La ri
vincita di Tarzan.
Sabato, 5 - Ire grandi stelle:
Chaplin. Hutchinson Frank Mayo
nello "Shark Master.
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BTLINCTO NAZIONALE
1922-1923

La Tribuna riferisce che, secondo
:tudi compiuti dai Minister dele
Finance c del Tesoro, preventive
del prossimo bilancio 1922-1923 sa-
rebbero risultati assai favoreyoli. Fa-
cendo valutazioni motto prudenziali
@ lasciando ampi margini per even
tuali variazioni, 81 otterrebbe la ridu-
zionc delPattuale deficit da cinque
miliardi a due mihardi e mezzo.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1921-11-26

mia moglie aveva sofferto di in
fiammazione reumatica per otto an
ni', SERVE il Signor A. Augeni di
Rochester, MINI. "Talvolta yeniva
afflitta dal male al punto da non
potersi pettinare ne layare. Allora
comincio' a prendere il Lozogo del
Dott. Pietro ed ora e diyenuta COST
florida in salute, che talyolta mi aiu-
ia nei miei lavori" Questo prepara-
to di erbe sperimentato dagli ami. e
motto appreciate come "medicina pei
reumatismi", perche', a motive del
suoi effetti benefici sugli organi di
secrezione, alleyia ogni sorta di dolo-
ri reumatici. Non puo' essere acqui-
state nellie farmacie, ma e fornito da
agent speciali. Per maggiori infor-
mazioni scrivere DR.. Peter Fahr-
ney & Sons Co., 25O1 Washington
Blvd, Chicago, Ill.