The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-14

Death and Resurrection" which was
published in The Monist" of Chicago,
was one of the most widely read sub
poets of this nature ever written
This publication called on Mr.. Fries
for more of shis work, and in July,
1921, there appeared Relatively"
In 1908, Mr.. Fries first translation
was published by The Monist. This
appeared in April of that year and
was Svante Arrhenius' The Trans
mission of Life Through the Uni
verse, from the Swedish.
In 1910, the Open Court Publishing
company Of Chicago published Mr.
/ Fries book, this being also a trans
lation of the Swedish Death and
Resurrection" by G. Bjorklund.
Then in April. 1911, there appeared
in The Monist Mr.. Fries translation
of Svante Arrhenius' "Infnity of the
/ Universe" this translation being
fl ON the German.
Another translation from the Swed-
ish appeared in 1918, another book
which was published by Putnams-
! Svante Arrehenius, THE Destiny of
the Stars"
Aside from his published work Mr.
Fries has read many papers when
attracted great interest Among them
being one read March 10, 1908. before
the Toronto branch of A 1. e. E., en-
titled, Distribution Voltage for Cen
trail Stations" This was afterwards
printed an Western Electrician, April
4, 1908. In December, 1903, he read
paper before the American Society
of Engineers at Brooklyn, entitled
Electric Drive of Turbine Pumps"
In April. 1911. he read paper be-
fore the Cleveland section of A. l. b.
e, entitled, Power Factor Then
in November. 1918, Mr.. Fries paper
entitled. so cy. VS.. 25 cy. Power for
Steel Mills" was read before the
A I. S. e, e.
Mr.. Fries paper, Influence of
Gear Ratio on Speed of Operation,
Motor Heating and Contractor Wear
in Auxiliary Steel Mill Drives" was
read in November, 1919, before the
A. l. f. E. E. His latest reading was
| in February. 1921, before the Ala
bama Technical association, and was
entitled, "Einstein's Theory of Rela-
tivity."
Mr.. Fries is a member of many as
| sociations, among them being the
Svenska Teknologforeningen. Since
May, 1914, Mr.. Fries has been an as
sociate member of A, /. Il. E., and has
| been a fellow member of that organ
, ization since January, 1915. He Is
member of the American Society OF
Mechanical Engineers. the Engineers
| club, New York; American Associa-
! ton for the Advancement OF Science,
| American Iron and Steel institute,
and is a director of the Association
of Iron and Steel Electrical Engi-
Ieers.
From all of this 1t will be seen
that not only is Mr.. Fries an engineer
of deserved recognition. but that he
is also an authority on many other
subjects.
Asked for his hobby. Mr.. Fries said
fungi" adding, mushrooms"
There are. many kinds of "grudge"
in the world, but seldom Is any va
riety of it amusing. 1t remained for
Octavus Roy Cohen to discover the
laugh provoking variety. His story,
Chocolate Grudge," In the Saturday
Evening Post of Saturday, November
! 10, is all of that-and more.
1t is a very hard matter for any.
one to determine which of M.
Cohen's many good negro stories are
the best But 1t is an assured fact
that Chocolate Grudge" should be
given place hiohS Win eiS NeiS
best.
Semore Mashby may not have en-
joyed his part in the story, but 1t is
certain that Mr.. Cohen's readers re-
celyed many a good laugh from the
things which Semore found terrify-
ing. Florian slappey Lawyer Evans
Chew and others may. not have
laughed over the result of their plan
to Guido Semore-Mr. Cohen's readers
are doing the laughing for them.
Chocolate drudge" has deservedly
taken its place along with 'Mistuh
Macbeth" Auto Intoxication," The