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The New York herald., 1921-02-06
BIasco Ibanez Sets the Pace
For Foreign Novelists Here

The money Blasco Ibanez collected in roy
alties for his translated novels in this coun-
try beginning with the enormous sales OF
1.-The Four Horsemen Of the Apocalypse,
has been varously computed. but all com
rutations approach the million dollar mark
A popular story to the effect that Blasco
Ibanez parted with his rights to the novel
mentioned for small sum of money has
been denied by his American publishers. AS
the Spaniard was no neophyte but fedged
author, famous in Paris in Madrid, the
denial seems to be the right version. II
arose in the public mind possibly from
suit brought by the translator of "The Four
Horsemen."
No foreign novelist in this or in the gen.
Grafton before this one has met with a
like success and this is denominated in
money as we'll as fame. America liked
Basco Ibanez from the beginning and has
because of this liking taken some queer
creatures to it's breast. His vogue has al
ready lasted longer than usually happens in
the case of foreign and Latin writer.
Every writer wants to be popular. Mere
dith sighed because the people" didn't read
him. and If what is hidden in a writer's
breast suddenly became transparent and
readable it would be seen that he wanted
unrestricted audiences for his works. I'm
fortunately for such hopes, popularity Is
gift like every other endowment: it can't
be acquired. 1t is as much beyond certain
writer's as if they set down their thoughts
in Sanscrit or other forgotten tongue in
stead of in English. But they may find
audiences of their own, the aft and few
that Alcott was contented with. Even such
audiences, it would seem, pay enough so
that their favorite authors can eat and have
clothes to wear. The popular authors, who
easily win greater worldly advantage. and
toward whom this country is more than
hospitable, often show discomfort with
their too quickly won and too quickly
fading laurels. The author of a best
seller" would like to be a Henry James;
that novelist yearned to be a popular play
wright. So no one is smugly satisfied
with himself in the literary world. and
owing to this general discomfort things get
done.
The New York herald., 1921-02-06
Edith Wharton, Zane
Grey, Harold Bell
Wright, May SIN
clair and Zona Gale
Among Leading
Royalty Farmers

TOR the first time in the history of
X American book publishing the Amer
- lean book-novel. serious work. poetry
has distanced it's European rival and. COM
mercially at least, it has reached the top.
This statement, made on the authority of
a number of publishers, among whom are
some whose roots are still in England. is
curious because it is only few generations
ago when books written in this country by
its citizens were sneered out of existence in
Europe.
American books. Are there such
things?"
This was common exclamation in super
cilious England before Hawthorne went
there as Consul to Liverpool, and although
a few general readers made the great Amer
lean author exception it remained the
common exclamation pretty nearly down to
the present time. England, even literary
England, is very conservatives; along in
1913-1914 she discovered Ella Wheeler Will
cox Qiterary England stood aloof from this
discovery, it must be owned), gave her
laurel as ''the American poet" and bought
her books by the million.
American Authors Riding
Wave of Commercial Success
Whether England and her colonies have yet
w
hear Of him and buy him numerousy as
his fellow citizens in the South and West
have done. She has had obscure best
sellers" of her own and made them extraor-
dinarily rich, and she doesn't bear malice
when she fails to put them "over" on us,
thinking perhaps, that having succeeded
in planting Marie Corelli here, enough rap
port has been established for the present.
Whatever the future may hold, the fact
of the present is that American authors
have the ear of their countrymen and in
consequence are selling better than the
authors of Europe. Respectable fortunes,
even for these days of great incomes, are
the reward of popular authors and half
dozen or more have been carried into the
millionaire class by their pens.
To designate these supposedly happy
writer's by name and habitation is the pur-
pose here-an avowedly sordid, money spir-
tied purpose as remote possible from
literary criticism. And at the tip-top of
be set Harold Bell Wright, who has just
been taken over by contract, said to be the
most liberal ever signed by a publishing
house. by the New York firm d. Appleton
& Co.
This California writer was born in Rome,
N. Y, in 1872 and after fiuke at painting
and decorating became a pastor in the
Christian Disciples, serving congregations
in Pierce City, Mo-; Chicago, Kansas City
and Redlands, Cal year before he retired
from the ministry he issued novel called
"The Shepherd of the Hills" This was in
1907. Before he put out his third book a
company was formed in Chicago in which he
was interested to push his output in a
strictly commercial way. He was advertised,
as the report goes, throughout the South
and West like new SOAP
The New York herald., 1921-02-06
\ oLICE COMMISSIONER RICHARD
ENRIGHT has a friend at court in
the person Of Dr. George 0. Fergu-

IN OLICE COMMISSIONER RICHARD
r ENRIGHT has friend at court in
the person of DIR. George O. Fergu-
son. Jr., professor of educational psychology
of the University of Virginia.
Dr. Ferguson sides with New Yorks po-
lice chief in blaming at least part of Goth'
ams-and the nation's-crime wave upon
the press. He says that printed accounts OF
the ease with which crime may be com
mitted serve to stimulate criminal activities
and increase the actual number of law
breakers.
The Virginia psychologist furnishes new
academic explanation for the number OF
crimes committed, stating that the majority
of maefactors are probably not old time
offenders but rather men and women whom
prohibition, postwar unrest and the pres
ent labor situation have forced over the bor-
der line Of responsibility into life of crime
The blue laws and other measures restrict
ing personal liberty, he says. are additional
contributing causes.
Americans have never accustomed them
selves to the word rerboten, says DIR. Fer
guson. "Say don't to n man and he nat
urally rebels. Germans would take with
better grace the new restrictions that have
been placed upon citizens. They have been
brought up to obey orders and commands.
Sees Less Respect for Law
As Result of Volstead Act
THE after effects of the volstead act have
lessened the respect of the average man for
American laws The subnormal man, the
man of small intelligence and the man on
the border line of crimnality is harmfully
influenced when he sees Alderman Smith
and Counsellor Jones defying the authori-
ties by buying whiskey. He feels that IL
these leaders in the community have the
right to break Federal statute he can break
a city ordinance.
you can't make IL a moral crime for a
man to carry pint of liquor, and laws that
tend to turn petty vices into acts of moral
apprehension are bound to meet with oppo-
siton. Thomas Jefferson third President
of the United States and founder of the Uni
versity of Virginia, said: The least gov
ernment is the best government That has
been the guiding genius of the American
The New York herald., 1921-02-06
Some Financial Successes
Scored by Scientific Works

Rare successes, when the term is re-
stricted in meaning to our narrow money
terms are books of a serious or edifying
nature. Two such appear on publishing
lists of the day. They are John Bass S
THE Peace Tangle" and Edward Slosson's
Creative Chemistry" The Century Com
pany announce that they have sold 10000
copies of the Slosson work and the Mac
milan Company put the former title along
with their novels that are in the best seller
class.
The New York herald., 1921-02-06

published. That too. as it came out two
Volumes at time, was absorbed by the pub
lie instantly.
Now, what did Wells get in money
turn? He has already received in royalties.
including the very large advance demanded
by him, between 100000 and $4,000.
and the sale of the book, not yet three
months out, has, it may be said, only begun.
Some idea Of what have been the returns
OF a popular novel by the inexhaustible
Wells, novel like "Mr. Britling Sees 1t
Through" which swept like fire about
the English reading world, may be formed
by knowing what book of history, neces-
sarily limited in it's appeal, has done. Put
ting an anomaly like Harold Bell Wright
out of the consideration, Wells has probably
earned more money than any other living
author
Rudyard Kipling once held the proud po-
sition of getting the biggest advances and
the best arrangements among English
writer's He still commands big money for
anything he wishes to sell in the literature
kind, but he never bothered with such de-
tails himself Mrs. Kipling, who was Joseph
inc Balestier, a Vermonter, has made con-
tracts for him since the publication Of THE
Light That Failed" His American publish
ers grudgingly admire her as a true sport
at a bargain. 1t is their belief that she al
ways got the best end of the bargain.
The precursor of the small town story,
which is admirably American and singularly
interesting to most persons, for most per-
sons come from small towns, is claimed to
be Zona Gales Miss Lulu Bett," from
which a play, apparently as absorbing as
the story, has been made. This author had
done clever work before and pleased the
critics, but she didn't scoop in readers until
this book appeared 1t has been best SELL
er and brought her a tidy sum Of real cash.
Following it comes much discussed book,
that by Sinclair Lewis, called, Main Street
1t is in the best seller class also and rapidly
approaching the 100000 mark. When it
does the young author can count up his roy
alties and find that, they approach an
amount between 81 200 and $4,000.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-11-16

many other commodities, automopli"
manufacturers were among the first TO
recognize the need for lower prices.
a comparison of price adjustments
on more than fifty of the leading
makes of tve-passenger touring cars
shows an average price reduction OF
more than S4G0 per car. or more IMAM
POO in less than one year.
THE intending automobile purclas-
or should. therefore. look upon the
present as the most favorable time TO
purchase II car. The manufacturers
have given the public reductions which
place automotive transportation on a
lower cost plane than many other com
modities.
THE Chevrolet line is an example
Today the Chevrolet is nos only low
in price. but added improvements nave
given all Chevrolet models IL distinct
added value. even when Judged by the
price standards of 1911.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-11-16
PHILADELPHIA CAMPAIGN FOR
y. NJ. ii. A. BUILDING PRO
CROSSING RAPIDLY.
over $5OO,OOO Raised During First
Week. Some Notable Contributions.

Philadelphia-In the campaign 10
yaise S1JOOOO for II y. NJ. ii. y. Com
uunity building in this city the first
week of the drive closed with $685.
Zoo subscribed Among the notable
donations is n subscription of Sl,oo
from Joseph NJ. Steele, president oil
ne Philadelphia Young Mems Christ
iap Association The chairman of the
committee announced the contribution
was made without solicitation. Anoth-
Ell subscription. that was acclaimeu
With much appreciation was one oil
$4,000 from the family of the late
solomon S!onimsky.
Mr.. Slonimsky died in TINS CIT!
about two years ago, after LIE de-
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-11-16

store this side of New York.
He will redecorate and refurnish
the Store until he can serve his Gus
toners with "A degree of efficiency and
:; tisfaction that will win all who
trade with him to become steady
patrons.
Mr.. Landes has just returned from
a recent trip thru the east where he
made study of the newest methods
of serving the public mos efficiently
in the delicatessen business.
Mr.. Iandes says that n great deal
Of the success in business depends up
on the manner in which the public IS
served: if this is the case We are
sure that Mr.. Landes will succeed.
This new addition to the progress
sive business firms in Denver will be
most welcome and we are sure that
the public will patronize the New York
DeIicatessen Store in the manner that
il deserves.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-11-16

the
take the elevator n
S
will at the
merchandise all kinds but
of of
of buildings downtown Denver and even IN rto u
40
remark that they personally prefer " 90
where IN
the
the majority Of these shops sell EITHER asb
modern life has been
all of
appeals Denver people IN t
manne are al of n
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-11-16
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY MEETS
DEMAND FOR LOWER PRICES.

a few months ago the statement
heard most frequently thruout the
land was that prices must come dowh'
says T.. h. Tibbals. Manager of the
Chevrolet Retail Store, 1912 Broad
way, Denver.
"And in response to this demand oil
the public, prices have come down. III
most cases they have touched rock
bottom. and the next ching to look for
is the rcbouud-higher prices in the
spring.
This is notably true in the automo-
bile industry While automobiles dld
not have as great rise in price as
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-11-16

But the public must bear in mind
that present prices for improved ears
cannot he maintained unless sufficient
volume of business is created to keep
down the cost of overhead in manu-
featuring. There are no surplus stocks
of cars manufacturers are
building automobiles only as they are
sold. Therefore, the time to buy next
springs car is now-trade authorities
have claimed higher prices and Il
shortage of cars early in 1922
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-11-16
THE ENCLOSED CAR SHOW.

An unusual feature of the automo-
bile show being conducted at the show
rooms of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Co. At
18th and Lincoln streets is that only
enclosed cars are being shown.
There are several unusual designs
On display that are creaoing much of
comment and favorable criticism.
The show rooms in themselves are
worthwhile seeing because of the
splendid manner with which they are
decorated and furnished.
II has been estimated that two thou
sand people witnessed the eXhbitloh
the first two days of the show.
This automobile show is the first
in che west to be n show of enclosed
cars exclusively.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-11-16
REMODELING OF POPULAR DEL
ICATESSEN STORE.

Mr.. W. Lands, well known bust
hess man in Denver and Colorado, has
taken over the delicatessen store at
1862 Larimer St, which will be known
as the New York Delicatessen Store.
Mr.. Landes has declared his intention
Of making The New York Delicatessen
Store the most modern and complete
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-11-16

rhasizc the fact that che new building
is to promote the Jewish conscience of
IT, young people who will he its bene-
iiciaries.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-11-16

The Bolshevik authorities in Minsk
are now gathering historical data on
the old Jewish cemetery i'll that cit
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-02-12
DETROIT STARS ALL SET

With butaw years OF baseball ex-
periencc behind him, Tenny Blount,
owner OF the Detroit Stars has shown
himself 10 be man with a remark
able foresight, that is when it comes
to rounding out high class diamond
talent and whipping them into a
smooth-runniug playing machine. OF
BlOunt's first year IT was said hat
he wa reluctantly handed cham
pionship aggregation. That may be
truc. but the Wolverine owner must
be given the honor OF maintaining
that winning spirit amongst the play
trs 50 absolutely necessary Tor site
cess Many big league owner has
either bought or been virtually handed
What looked like a pcnnant winner.
only 10 finish with his charges trail
ing along III the tail end OF the race,
but BlountS initial year had him
within hairs-brcadth OF the worlds
championship honors The ncryy
owner shattered that great team and
started his second year released oil
the services OF six OF his former
stars. finishing second in the race.
and only Tor accidents which had his
team all shot Tor the greater part OF
the season, the general belief prevails
that he would have COPIED the big
honors OF that year Blouuts ability
10 each year round out a winning
aggregation for the great baseball
city OF Detroit, Is a grand tribute, to
the cunning and foresight OF the
Wolverine owner, and this coming
season. with owners ali over the
country up in the air as TO their line
ups. Blount announces that he is ali
set and ready to GO With Miller
Higgins, Warheld and Wesley Tor the
inhcld. the Stars can match heads
with any and not fear the results
Behind the bat. the prowess OF Pet
way Is we'll known and the well
seasoned Webster gives the Stars
added prestige, with fast coming
Young ster, Scott. to draw on. Hol-
league on the slab aud big Bill Gate.
wood. with a world OF knowledge
and experience is due to cop more
than fifty per cent Of his games.
Lefty Cooper Is due this season and
II right his work abodcs no good Tor
the Toe. Force, the Southern league
crack comes with reputation for
giving "Rubc's' gang all and more
than they bargaincd for, and will just
about round out a peunant winning
-tah. IN out6cld OF Hill. Cans
Polls and Moore is bound to give the
Dctroitcrs plenty OF prestige both on
the oifense and defense. MANY Of the
players are in winter basc ball and
the veterans wintering in Chi are
taking light workouts daily at the
y gym The players assemble carly
IN April.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-02-12
3 Y "DA We WYATT
The California Winter League
THURSTON TRIMS L. A. WHITE
SOX IN ZIPPY GAME

Pitcher Thirsty" Thurston sue
cessfully defended his reputation by
defeating the l.. a. White Sox (coi-
orcd), & to 5. in a snappy and excit-
ing game. He was nieked pretty
well. now and then, but kept his
hits we'll scattered. Rogan performed
for the Sox and was hardly at his
best The All-Stars made five rims
off him in one inning by punching
their hits. Joe Pirronc and his trusty
bludgeon started the onslaught with
slashing two-bagger
Bobby Meusel who arrived in Los
Angeles from the East was in the
lineup with the All-Stars.
The same teams will hook up again
at the Sox park Sunday. Ray Keat-
ing, one OF the cleverest pitchers on
the Coast, or Red Oldham will be
the heaver for the Ali-Stars. while
King Curry will ofIiciate for the Sox
The score:
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-02-12

Summary

Two.base hits-Niehof. Pirroue. Elliott,
Kyle, Ray. McNair. FaRen. Stolen BASES
Blue. Thurston. Thomas. Boeckcl Sacrifice
hit-Woods Struck out-By Thurston, }; by
Rogan, 4. Bases on balls--On Thurston, ! +:
of Rogan, 5. Double plays-Rogan to RAJ to
Moore Elliott TO Nichoff TO Blue. Umpires
-Reardon and Archy McLennsu.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-02-12
CAN'T STOP POLLARD

Los ANGELES, Calf, Feb sth.--C zach
Bullock OF the American Legion football team
said before the game at Tournament Park
last week that individually his men would give
the Akron pros real fight After watching
the slaughter OF the Legionnaires, one is
forced to chronicle the fact that this was no.,
enough. Akron won By the massive count
OF 90 to and lett nothing at all to the
imagination.
A lot OF folks in Southern California have
been wondering jus, what the Akron gang
would do il they erer got mad Apparently
someone spoke rous4Ii- TO the Ohio boys be.
tween halves. foT Il &c second period they
ripped loose with everything in the book.
shreddng the legion defense 10 hits and
ripping over The last chalk mark for seven
toiIchdowns.
Pollard. the star. was smallpox to the
Legion team lin the first hali. but Conn was
leprosy to tho san Joaquin boys in the second
seance. He bad them dizzy in the dome.
There was no further scoring IN the hrst
quarter. though Pollard dog rotted 90 Yards
for touchdown after smuggling blocked
punt. the BALI being brought back for oh-sde
play.
ward pass or swo aud +. Tobin bucked ovcr
for the second, touchdown,
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-02-12
BASKETBALL.
FORTY CLUB TO
PLAY INDIANAPOLIS

Monday. Feb. l4th. is the evening
set for another show OF the Forty
Club basketball squad. This time. the
highly spirited indianapolis cagcrs
come 10 try conclusions with the
locals who know naught OF the word
defeat The great athletic events
| that are being pulled by the Forty
Club has endeared not only the red
| blooded American sport follower to
the Eighth Regiment Armory as a
rendezvous. but the sport shows are
attracting tive blue bloods and elite
in all walks OF life The Forty Clubs
Interpretation OF this highly popular
game, beyond all doubt has gone a
long way towards educating sport
lovers concerning the great posi-
bilities of this particular pastime
towards a means of health. happiness
| and longevity, as well as glittering
gallantry in the athletic world. Re-
port has the Hoosier squad as cave
| men. raw meat eaters and other OF
the vicious type that bring the red
! blood OF fight to the surface not
only of their foe. but TO the onlooker.
1t will require the steel OF just such
a squad in order to cope successfully
! with the Forty floormen. for at this
| time-tatoocd as they are with the
scars OF fierce battles-endowed with
| that do or die spirit, putting up a
| front to all foe that is designed to
sweep them from the floor. Let the
] Hoosicrs beware The regular dance
will be a part OF the evenings enter
4 taiuDrut
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-02-12
WIZARD ,BAUGH TOO MUCH
FOR ALL-STAR NINE

Those pesky Lincoln Giants (col-
ored) seem to have happy faculty
OF hanging it onto anything that
Bobby Fisher shoots against them in
HE baseball line. They again downed
Bobby with Byron Houek in the box
by score offs to 0. Wizard Baugh
was on the mound for the Giants and
he just had the All-Stars' scalps at
all stages of proceedings
I The same teams meet again Sunday
but this time the tables may be
turned, for Slim Love will be in
the points;for Fisher and "Slm" had
the rare distinction last Sunday of
trimming the colored cracks. 3 to /.
Against Love will be pitted Nonpareil
Jess Hubbard, who is some finger
and with but few peers in the bust
ness.
As the Giants appear to be un-
bcatable just now record crowd is
expected to be on hand The score
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-02-12
BREAKERS
Score by Innings


Earned runs Breakers, ,. Left on bases
Ponciana. . Breakers. J. Two-base hits
Dixon. Sacrifice hits Warfied Sacrifice ny
-Narlied Stolen bases-Demoss, Lyons.
Martield %, Malarcher Barber, Brooks.
Hits-Oh Brown, in l-3 innings: off T.
in s innings; off Roberts. in inning
Struck out-By Brown. 7 by T. Williams. J.:
by Roberts, !. Bases on balls-OH brown,
l. Of John sou, 2; OFF J. Williams. !. Batter
hit Grant. Double plays Brooks to Santop
Williams to Lloyd to Douglas, Williams to
Lloyd, Lyons to Dcmoss. 5
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-02-12
PALM BEACH
RESULTS
GIANT TEAMS IN DEADLOCK

"Rube" Fosters American Giants
caused the Royal Giants to partake
OF the dust OF their hoofs for seven
innings OF the third game at Palm
Beach. and Lefty Dave Brown had
the Royals eating from his hand his
Zoe being able to secure but two little
bingos IRON the southpaw shoots OF
the Chicagoans. The stick work,
base running and team work OF the
Wcsterners enabled them to shove
four runs across the platter in that
time. and with darkness coming on,
the Chi crew looked to have the
doings all sewed mp, when outhclder
Brooks. in the 9Th. opened up the
fireworks for the Royals with a
flashing two-Sackcr, followed by a
binglc BY Miller Joe Williams
grabbed a hit, and later OIL. on an
lnhed play designed 10 kill the work
OF trances's bat, Brown heaved
wildly to the plate and the Royals
counters jumped TO three. In the
ninth Rube's men pushed one over OH
smart maneuvering OF DeMoss and
Lyons and a drive by Warheld. /.
Williams relieved Brown in the ninth,
but did not survive barrage OF blows
sending him TO cover and Lieut.. John
son came. to the rescue. The Lieut..
.ane out of a bad hole with the
core: Rube. 5; Royals. 8. With
Roberts pitching against the Chi
gang and one run behind, they fought
mother run across, tieing up the
longs, where ii remained.
The score.