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The Washington times., 1921-03-07
DANIELS BECOMES
A AC0RRESP0NDENT
Former Secretary Of Navy to
Represent His Own News
paper at Capital.

Former Secretary of the Navy Jo-
sephus Daniels is going to be a Wash
ington newspaper correspondent, for
while, at least. He will be the sec
ond notable in the press gallery. Gen
Isaac r. Sherwood, who has Just nm
ished service in the House. having at
eighty-nve years of age become a
full-fledged correspondent for a To-
ledo paper.
Mr.. Daniels will be in Washington
only temporarily as a correspondent.
When the extra session of Congress.
to be called by President Harding.
meets in April, he will come to WASH
ington to represent the paper he pub
lishes-the Raleigh News-Observer.
How long he will stay here Is not
known, but It is expected that while
he is here papers other than his own
will be after his writings, for they will
be interpretations of the doings of
the Harding Administration by one
who knew all the inner workings of
the Wilson Administration and has
it's viewpoint.
RETURN OF UNUSUAL INTEREST.
The return OF Mr.. Daniels to the
journalistic field OF the South and his
State has unusual interest because of
reports, which Mr.. Daniels has not
denied, that he may run for the Sem
ate four years hence.
When he became Secretary of the
Navy, Mr.. Daniels cut loose from his
newspaper so far as actual editorial
dictation or work was concerned. He
appointed a manager and told him to
run the paper. Persons who have sp-
pealed to Secretary Daniels during
these years asking him to support ed
itorially this proposition or that. or
80 at h trSn nttf nf
or put some thing in, have been ad-
vised that so long as Mr.. Daniels re-
manned Secretary of the Navy he was
on that job and not the editorial.
Beginning tomorrow the situation
will be reversed and Mr.. Daniels will
not only keep close tab on North
Carolina State affairs. but one eye
will be set toward Washington and
the acts OF the Harding Administra-
tion. At one time the most criticised
member of the Wilson Cabinet, Mr..
Daniels-after having his critics take
most Of II back in later years-will
now do a bit OF editorial criticism
himself when the occasion justifies.
SERVED FULL EIGHT YEARS.
Secretary Daniels left office with the
distinction of having actually served
longer than any preceding Secretary
Of the Navy. But once before In
American history has a Secretary of
the Navy served eight years, or
throughout an administration. Gideon
welles, who served from 1851 to 1860,
matched Mr.. Daniels, but Secretary
Welles fell a few days short of a full
eight years. He served seven years
eleven months and twenty-six days,
while Mr.. Daniels went the entire
long distance route.
During the time Secretary Daniels
held down the desk at the Navy De-
partment other nations have made
many changes in similar positions.
Since 1913. when Mr.. Daniels entered
the Wilson Cabinet, Great Britain has
had six first lords OF the admiralty,
France has had eleven ministers of
marine, Italy has had seven ministers
OF the navy, and japan has had three
ministers OF the navy.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
CLAIM TWO STOLE STILL
FROM DRY" OFFICIALS

HUNTINGTON. w. Va. March T.
Thomas Lucas and Robert Gardner
we're In Jail here today charged with
stealing n whiskey still from prohibit
ton enforcement headquarters.
Agents declared they discovered the
two men operating a 90 gallon still
which was stolen from headauarters
who're IA had bean taksn following .
rnAA
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Boys $3.50 and $3.50 Norfo
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make so satisfactory for women and misses suits dresses
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reindeer and tan.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Urue Walnut Memorials.

Plant black walnut tree as a
memorial to soldiers, the United
states Department OF Agriculture
urges. The tree itself suffered heavy
in the war through sacrifice to gun
stock and airplans propeller produc-
tion. the department declares, aside
from providing much carbon for gas
DAaks sAA nsts far Aeihra0kaa.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

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The wanted blue brown and green colorngs in me-
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The Washington times., 1921-03-07

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newest ideas In these fashionable
silks. so much in demand this
season for sport skirts. Scores OF
beautiful self f-colored satin plaids
and stripes ard attractive two
tone effects to select from, in hem
ma, gray, tan, navy. cadet blue'
brown. also black and white.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

m Francisco dancer practicing the art Of balance on
the steel girders Of building 120 feet above Market
street, San Francisco. Miss Haick thinks nothing OF
dancing on the top wing Of areoplane, and as to
the girder stunt, 'its nothing"
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

The strange part of the situation is that II
one makes inquiry at the New York Public
Library 1t will be learned that there is no
real basis for the remarkable increase in the
aIl-plot story which deals with the daring deeds
Of the superhero.
According to the Librarians, who have first
hand knowledge of the likes and dislikes OF
modern boys, the boys themselves not
sponsible for the thrilers that are thrust their
way in such numbers 1t is true that they
like stories with plenty of action, but they do
not like such stories TO the exclusion Of all
other types The theory of the librarians is
that the thriller" books are put out and sold
in such quantities because they are easy to
sell to indulgent parents The covers look in
teresting-perhaps the parents are movie VIC
Tins themselves-and there seems to be action
in every chapter. The book will keep little
James or Edward quiet for while, SO it is
bought to be followed by the rest of the
SERIES" and thus the heir to the family mil
lions acquires taste for the same sort of read
ing that used to provide the basis for the
messenger boy joke which has been referred to.
That is the way the librarians have it fig
ured out, though they admit they do not look
at the situation through the eyes of book
salesmanship. But, so far as the demand in
the library goes, the little rubber stamp marks
in the front Of such books as Treasure ISL
and" Kidnapped" Kim" "Stalky & Co."
"Tom Sawyer" and Huckleberry Finn" tell
story that confounds the salesman Of the
punch fiction school. Such books are most
in demand Then there is a good, healthy stir
ring among the newer books by such authors
az James A. Altsheler, Edwin M. Sabin and
others who know how to combine interesting
fiction and reasonable Characterization with
accurate history. Ralph D. Paine's sea stories
have gained constantly in favor, and there is
John Masefeld, with Martin Hyde the Dukes
Messenger" book that many a grown man
will register a VOW to read. Then there is
The Mutineers," by Charles B. Hawes. and
The Black Buccaneer." by Stephen Meader.
that seem to have some of the vitality that
has kept Treasure Island" in demand. And
among the spinners of sea yarns Frank T.
Bullen survives Justify. OF Marryatt only
Peter Simple" seems to be in demand. A few
of the countless Henty volumes are kept. but
as an institution Henty is minus many corners.
Those who are called upon to keen track of
the books most in circulation report encourao-
ing things about the school story, with the
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

occasional books that suggest the story
tellers Of something more than generation
ago, when the spinner of juvenile yarns was
pretty well equipped if he had a reasonably
good plot, quiet humor and style that was
slightly more finished than that Of Biff {,
Bang Of the vaudeville stage. But such books
seem lonesome in the big drive Of aIl-plot
fiction. Also the book clerks seem rather
averse TO showing them because their covers
don't picture a boy dangling by one hand from
en- airplane or engaging in q battle royal with
shark, an octopus and an enraged swordfish.
Some Of the authors who pleased boys be-
fore the era of action fiction were J. T. Trow-
bridge, Frank r. Stockton, w o. Stoddard,
Noah Brooks, James Otis, Kirk Munroe and
Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Also such women
writer's as Louisa M. Alcott and Mary Mapes
Dodge found about as many boy readers as
girls. But roll call of such authors to-day
would bring to light an astounding list of
missing" Even in the public libraries, where
literary traditions are more or less maintained
there have been sad inroads on the favorites
Of a onparatively few years ago. If one
looks for Trowbridge for instance the
chances are that he will be hard to find. A
few books by Stoddard survive The same is
true of Kirk Munroe and James Otis. Aid
rich's "The Story Of Bad Boy still lives
a matter for consolation--but Frank r. Stock
ton is name the youthful reader of to-day
will hardly recognize. Nor does there seem
TO be much Of demand for the books by
Noah Brooks, kindly and genial man, who
carried delight to thousands OF boys in his
generation.
In the juvenile fiction Of the day one
searches in vain for book like ''Phaeton
Rogers by Rosster Johnson, book about
boys and a print shop---a book which is a
challenge to nothing more violent than
chuckles but which has exerted peculiar
charm Of it's own and will never be forgotten
by some thousands Of gray-haired men to-day
Nothing so colorless as print shop would
be picked for the background to a novel of the
motion picture school of juvenile fiction. The
heroes would be put in scientific laboratory
and would perform wonders in chemistry
perhaps evolving some compound that would
enable them to fly to the moon. AS for story
like "The Boy Emigrants," by Noah Brooks,
which sprang from the authors actual obser-
walton of life along the Overland Trail in 49.
no doubt II it were to be fixed up for ready
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

hero wssp always won the big football game
anu AZ knocked the home run with three On
bases when, as substitute player, he brought
the baseball honors to Tushtushville Prep
School. The encouraging thing reported Is
that such stories arc having a noticeable
slump Boys who have tried to 90 out and
win football games singIe-banded and who
have sought an opportunity to knock home
runs at crucial moments in school baseball
series, have found out what r"t has besn
handed them in fiction. They know that boys
simply don't do such things-not as "frosh,"
anyway The school hero still maintains, but
lie is travelling at slower pace. Prexy does
not kowtow to the gifted youth as suddenly
in the heyday Of such fiction. Librarians
say that the big Improvement in school fiction
has come through plots and more care
full work in characterization. The author
must really show his own interest in school
character if he is going to get the hero over"
Such improved tendencies, as noted in juve-
nile fiction, would not be unwelcome in adult
fction--not at all. Saner plots and more
careful Observation-Disclosures things have
been the dreams of the critics all along. May
be the writer's for boys--the better writer's,
that is-are going to shtsv the way out for all
other writer's to follow.
The writer's who do the dime novels IN dol
lar form are not welcome in public libraries.
While librarians do not have blacklist, they
have some very effective white lists Not
being on one Of these white lists is equivalent
to being blacklist The hero who bangles
from airplane or dons his Cap'n Memo suit
Of lead and rubber underwear and stirs UP
the denizens of the deep has hard work getting
into good company He is much a stranger
to the library shelves as are the old-fashioned
newsboy- -to-rniiionaire heroes of Oliver Optic
and Horatio Alger jr. The bars are put CD
against all such, not because they are vicious,
but because Of their hopeless inanity.
Strained situations and one big scene after
another do not keep d book from being vspid-
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

was going up the stairs TO bed-when she
mounted stairs she stopped her shoulders,
punched her extremities and bent her head
Lulu looked after her, as if she were half
minded to claim the protection so long lost
Dwight lighted the gas. Better turn down
the gast jest little" said he, tirelessly.
Lulu handed him the two letters He saw
NInian's writing and looked up, said "A-har'
and held it while he leisurely read the adver-
tsement of dental furniture, his Ina reading
over his shoulder. "A-ha!' ne said again
and with designed deliberation turned to MIN
ian's letter. 'An ep;stle from my dear
brother Ninan." The words failed as he saw
the unsealed flap
sYou opened the letter." he inquired in
credulously. Fortunately he had no clnaaxes
of furious calm for high occasions All had
been used on small occasions sFYeu opened
the letter" came in tone of no deeper horror
than "You picked the fower"-once put 70
Lulu.
She said nothing. AS it is impossible to
continue looking Indignantly at some one who
is not looking at you, Dwight turned TO Ina,
who was horror and sympathy, nice half and
half
Your sister has been opening nay mail
he said.
'But, Dwight, if it's from Ninian"----
1T is my mail" he reminded her "She
had asked me if she might open it Of course
l told her no.
Well" said Ina practically, what does he
say?"
Il shall open the letter In nay own tims.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
MISS Il1IT RI TIT s. s.


threw up her head and no one had ever seen
Lulu look like this.
sIf you cannot settle this with Dr. said
Lulu, ''you cannot settle it with me-
GA shifty answer said Dwight. ''You
have q genius at msrepresenting facts, you
know, Lulu"
Bobby wanted to say something" said
Inasstll troubled.
"No, Mrs. Deacon" said Bobby, low. 81
have nothing--more to say"
In little while, when Bobby went away,
Di walked with him to the gate. Il was as If,
the worst having happened to her, she dared
everything now.
Bobby" she said ''you hate lie. But
what else could / do?"
He could not see her, could sec only the
little moon of her face, blurring.
"And anyhow" said Di, 'it wasn't lie
We didn't elope, did we?'
''What do you think / came for to-night?"
asked Bobby.
The day had aged him; he spoke like man.
His voice came grufly. But she saw nothing,
softened to him, yielded, was ready to take
his regret that they had not gone on.
well, came for one thing" said Bobby,
''to tell you that / couldn't stand for your
wanting me to lie to-day. Why, Dbl hate
a lie. And now tonight He spoke his
code almost beautifully. "Id rather" he said
they had never let us see each other agar.
than to lose you the way I've lost you how"
"Bobhy!"
"It's <rue- We mustn't talk about It."
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

ialative, it would seem that nothing short OF
"a earthquake or volcanic eruption could bring
climax Of correct proportions.
Invention has opened fertile field for
assa rapid-fre writer's who supply the de-
aand for boys books. Let there be some
nng new invented in the realm of electricity,
and Immediately there will be several fctional
A'llers for boys put on the market, ali based
90 the achievements of boy wizards who can
Utilize the new device IN ways never dreamed
1t by the inventor.
In such books there is nothing Of style.
generally the stories are crudely writer
0newhat better than the old dime novel, per
aps, but not enough so to justify any undue
yelling with pride on the part of the authors.
AMID the downpour Of such fiction there
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fContsmued from page two)

Bobby. III go back and tell them ALL
"You can't go back" said Bobby "Not
out OF thing like that
She stood staring after him. She heard
some coming and she turned toward the
house and met Cornish leaving.
Miss Di," he cried, IF you're going to
elope with anybody. remember it's with mel"
Her defense was ready-her laughter rang
out SO that the departing Bobby might hear
She came back to the steps and mounted
slowly in the lamplight. a little white thing
with whom birth had taken exquisite pains
"If," she said, "if you have any fear that
I may over elope with Bobby Larkin, let it
rest ! shall never marry him if he asks me
fifty times q day"
Really, darling?" cried Ina
Really and truly" said Di, land he knows
it. too"
Lulu listened and read all.
II wondered" said Ina pensively. 'sI
wondered if you wouldn't see that Bobby isn't
much beside that nice Mr.. Cornish."
WHEN Di had gone upstairs Ina said to Lulu
in a manner of cajoling confidence:
"Sister"-she rarely called her that, "why
did you and D have the black bag?"
So that after all it was relief to Lulu TO
hear Dwight ask casually:
"By the way, Lulu, haven't got some mail
somewhere abort?"
"There are two letters the psrlor table"
Lulu answered. To Ina she added: Lets 20
in the parlor-'
As they passed through 9ss hall Mrs. Bett
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

voNC the Jokes that have disappeared
from American life is the enc about
,he slow-foOted messenger boy whose
,.c. dragged because Of his absorp-
!, The inevitable dime novel;
W. ,oks. like all ether standard jesss. orig
:. h.cause at one time 1t was part Of
! Ma The dime-novel-reading messenger
Y .x,s.ed, and the joke concerning his liter
y ..sta was founded in truth.
= ro.day the messenger boy would scorn to
=, reading paper-backed literature of any
=, ne waits till he gets home. and then
: : .,,oy, ss his leisure the latest book in the
.,u.r;ne Boys Series. the Young Aviators
-. the Wireless Youths Series or some
-, Of the innumerable series" fiction put
!. standard book form between stiff covers
; Illustrated by artists who have the knack
,..tehing modern hero at top speed.
rss reading Of the messenger boy is the
ding of q big share Of the rest Of the
...sule world as well. Boys are having books
.,nest home to them by fond parents--the
..,,s sort of books for which the gray-haired
..,hsr was whaled for reading in dime novel
,,,m IN the haynow. But responsibility has
.,rs to the books through their covers--and
10 through the movies.
For the influence of the motion picture
,snario on the juvenile literature Of the day
90 marked that it is undeniable. Action
md yet more action" the slogan of the scenario
rrtsr who knows that anything quiet will be
tsip By the director, has been taken up by
ss writer's of boys books as we'll as by the
ritter Of short stories and adult romance.
Book reviewers have the same story to tell
! daldge of boys books in which action stuff
,,sdouinates Super-heroes are in demand
uys who perform impossible feats, whether
"a the Western plains. in logging or railroad
ANUS or adventuring in some far-off country
shch probably the author has never seen.
Imident piles upon incident, and one thrilling
asuation follows another until, all things being
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

asmoed, she was frantic with loving and au-
s''p'c anxiety, but she was without power,
''' overshadowed the real gravity Of the mo
''a' by her Indignation.
mrs. Deacon" began Bobby and stood up,
ny straight and manly before them all.
Rol Dwight interviewed, Dwight, the father,
the master of his house Here was some
:, s'ng requiring him to act SO the father set
y lace like mask and brought down his
= asaa on the rail of the porch. It was as If
% sound shattered thousand flaments--
shere?
Usna'" his voice was terrible, demanded
.,sponse' ~ ravened among them
'eS' papa," said Di, very small.
Aaswer your mother. Answer me. Is
~ws ~, anything to this absurd tale?"
~ -" papa said Di. trembling.
Nothing whatever?r
Nothing whatever"
~ eah you imagine how such ridiculous re-
Nn started?"
No, papa
n 'esy well. Now we know where we are.
''a to me- s'O'' ''''~' ~
!, - psa Out that satchel." said Ina, to whom
s,s s's manifested itself less as function
Ssa as leech
sn,.s ne moment" said Dwight. ~Lulu will, Of
- W. verify what tae child has said
mn, Ire .s mas never been ar adult moment
hsl. saa' day when Lulu had not instinct
arsp.s saAen the part of the parents, OF all
h 4. NOW she saw Dwights cruelty to her
did J. uSisy to Di; she saw Inc, herself a
si,s ~ y maternity. as ignorant of how to deal
Dr.. a,s moment as was Dwight. She saw
~, 'a'ssness partly parented by these par
Asi,ss,'' one burned at the enornlity of
appeal to her for verifcation. She
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

MY present concern is this disregard of my
wishes" His self-control was perfect. ri
dlcuious, devilsh. He was self-controlled be-
cause thus he could be more effectively cruel
than in temper What excuse have YOU to
offer?"
Lulu was not looking at him None" she
said-not defiantly, or ingratatingly, or fear
fully. Merely, None"
Why did you do tg'
She smiled family and shook her head.
Dwight" said Ina, reasonably, she knows
what's in it and we don't Hurry UNI
She is,' said Dwight, after pause. "an
ungrateful woman
He opened the letter, saw the clipping. the
avowal. with its facts
AHA" said ne. so after having been
absent with my brother for month you find
that you were not married to him"
Lulu spoke her exceeding triumph.
sYou see, Dwight she said, .he told the
truth lie had another wife. he didn't just
leave me-
Dwight instantly cried: "But this seems to
me to make you considerably worse off than
If he had
'Oh, no. Lulu said serenely "No. Why
she said, YOU know how it all came about.
He-he was used to thinking of his wife as
dead. If he hadnt-hadn't liked me. ne
wouldn't have told me- You see that. don't
you?"
Dwight laughed. "That your apology?n he
asked
She said nothing
Look here, Lulu" he went on. ssthflss bad
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

On the contrary, they are the surest means
Of inducing vapidity, according to the testi-
mony OF those quiet critics at the Public
Library whose good taste makes the Chill
dren's Room place where one can send boys
or girls secure in the knowledge that they
are not going to have notion-picturized fiction
served to them.
Some day, perhaps, this same useful inst
tuition Will have an advisory department
where those who buy juvenile books viii be
taught that startling cover does not always
incose a good story, and that the average
boy can be taught to enjoy reading about q
hero who keeps his feet on the ground instead
OF one who is forever hanging to airships by
one hand. Until that time comes the mes
senger boy has the laugh on the head Of the
Great American Family, who now goes out il
behalf Of his sons and grandsons and buys
that ancient dime novel for dollar
New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

business The less you say about it the bettsr
Tor all our sakes-you see that don't you?"
See that2 Why no. I wanted you to write
to him SO I could tell the truth. You said I
mustn't tell the truth till | had the proofs.e
Tell who?v
TELL everybody I want them to know
Then you care nothing for our feelings In
this natter"
She looked at him now. "Your feelingsr"
It's nothing to you that We have brother
who's bigamist?"
But it's me-it's me"
you. Yca're completely out Of it, JUST
let it rest as it is and it'll drop"
L want the people to know the truth - Lulu
said
But It's nobodys business but our business:
take it you dent intend 10 sue Niniang"
Sue him. Oh, no."
Then for all our sakes, lets dyop the mat
ter"
| uLU had fallen in one Of her old attitudes.
tense, awkward, her hands awkwardlv
placed, her feet twisted. She kept putting a
lock back Of her ear, she kept swallowing.
TEL you, Lulu" said Dwight. here ara
three of Us. CIR interests are the same in thia
thlng-only Ninian IS our relative and he's
nothing to you s-v. Is he?p
why, no. said Lulu in surprise.
Very will Let's have vote Your snap
judgment IS TO tell this d;seraceful fact bread
cast Mine IS, least said soonest naended.
What do you say, lna-considering Di and
anP"
"Oh, goodness" said Ina. IF we get mixed
up with bigamy We'll never get away from il.
Why | wouldn't have it tod for wor,as.a
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