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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-24
WHAT is RUBBER


Although the public Is fully aware
Of the source Of supply Of coal, ron
sugar, gold and other basic needs,
but little seems 90 be known con.
corning the fundamentals Of rubber
SAYS recent article in one Of the
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
publications..
"The first references 10 India rub.
Der are found in the writings Of
Spanish travellers in Mexico, about
1921. These travellers observed that
the natives Of Mexico had q national
game Of ball which they had deyel-
oped 10 a high degree Of skill The
travellers were greatly impressed with
the remarkable resilient qualities OF
this ball, and they had never seen
anything Of the sort before.
1T was found that these wonder
full bouncing balls we're made from
the dried Juice Of a certain tree, but
the Spaniards failed 90 realize the
commercial possibilities for this new
product, and did not seem 70 make
any attempt 10 put their discovery TO
any useful purpose.
About century later, Portu-
guese missionaries, in the Amazon
regions, discovered that the natives
we're using rubber in making such
articles as shoes, clothing and water
bottles. In 1871, the French Aeadl
| envy Of Science sent explorers there
TO investigate the sources Of this, to
, them. new substance These scien-
lists reported that IL was a gum OBJ
tanned from tree and they named
II Heve."
According to the Firestone article,
Il was Priestley, the discoverer OF
oxygen gas. who, observing the won
derful erasing qualities Of the sub
stance, named Il "Tndian rubber,
but IL was Mcintosh, also an English
man, who, in 1920. put the material
to general commercial use by manu-
featuring rubberixed raincoa,s.
1.-THE best kind Of rubber. CONNER
rially known as para Is produced
from Hevea trees. This tree grows
to a giant height and girth. flourish
ing only in tropical regions. The
largest plantations are in Malay
States, Straits, Settlements, Suma.
ira, Java and Ceylon. and the great
est volume comes from Straits Set
Elements with Singapore as the port
Of shipment. II Is here that the Fire
stone Company maintains large
establishment for washing and pack.
ing the crude rubber which. with
buying headquarters nj the same
point, effects economies in eventual
tire costs by reducing freight charges
and ensuring first selection ~ ma
terials.
"The process Of collecting the later
or rubber" the flrestono article con-
cludss. "is similar. In some rsspscts'
20 collecting maple sugar Whsn the
trees have matursd q native picks out
those 10 be tapped. cuts a notch and
| . channel, places . cup bs'ov 10 cob
beet the flos nd later W ~ Ia,
gathers his enra carrying hsm 4
central point sAsfs The d. crop
" usauis
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-24
CARD OF THANKS

We desire 20 express through
the columns OF the Avalanche our
appreciation TO the Masons, and
friends and neighbors for their
many kind acts during the illn -
Of our father, j. A. Smith, and TOR
the many sympathies expressed
when death called him. We assure
you that what you done for us is
greatly appreciated, and we win
ever remember you for IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Haywood.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-24

10 die Jus, yet. and 40 adopted
safe Methods"
The big man saw the point, capt.
ulated handsomely, and withdrew
the embargo on his name. Not cnly
that but he frankly acknowledged
that he had made a fool Of him
self, and limited that possibly he
did have a touch Of the govt, and
that's why he lost his temper
Continued next issue)
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-24
YOUNG MAN RETURNS
FROM A. a NJ. COLLEGE

Ledyard VIM returned Sunday
from A. a NJ. College, where he
took course in mechanical work,
and is here to ply his trade In that
line In some garage or on auto
motive machinery On some OF the
farms. We believe he u getting
TO Lubbock at the right time for
work like that, as there are many
farmers here who will be glad 20
secure the services Of n trained
mechanic 10 handle their tractors.
and are sure he will make good
when given an opportunity.
The young man who takes cd
vantage Of the rapid progress Of
the farms BY equipping himself
viii find young VIM taking the
lead among the farmers Of biz com
munity.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-24

There 70 more Cafarrh In this section
Of the country than N other diseases
local remedies. sntol 1art4nty failing
20 cure with local treatment. pronounced
Il incurabis. Catarrh Il a local disease.
greatly Influenced BY constitutional con-
dltions and therefore requires constitu-
tlonal treatment Halls catarrh Msdi-
cine, manufactured By v J. Chsnes =
Co. Toledo. Ohio. n constitutional
thru the blood on the Mucous Surfaces
ef the system. One Hundred Dollars 70
ward 10 offered tor any ease that Hslis
Cafarfh Medicine fsils IN cufs send toe
circulars and tsstlmonlals
~ y. cHENrY.A CO. Toledo. Ohio.
i isiss FAMILY rsIis iss solsus4slaA
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-24

n A. Johnson, u slstsn. wss
here henday trsnsAetins business
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-24

Mr.. A. ". Perkins h under ne
care u specialists In iessi ned
eel lnssitutisa,
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-24

J. n. Doyle l. n q local sanitsr-
lam under treatment OF specialists
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-24

There's a convenient and eco
nomical way to be rid of wash
day and all its trials. 1t is this
enlist the services of this corps
of competent laundresses.
These are the folks-conscien-
tious and careful-who do your
washing when you send it to us.
II is they who look to the
washing. 1t is they who super
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-24
These Competent Laundresses
are at Your Service

wise your ironing, and give to It
the painstaking attention you
would give yourself. 1t is they
who send back your family
bundle-snowy white, refreshed
and ready to put away.
Have these willing assistants
take off your shoulders the bur-
den of the wash. Ours is a SER
vice that will satisfy. Have us
call for your family bundle.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
New Fiction

OF characters in each division. Young
Arthur believes in progress and sees pros
poets OF a fortune for himself in the
trade" of banking. Oyington takes him
INTO partnership and all goes we'll for a
time. But naturally the autocratic old
Squire is enraged, shocked at the idea of
any of his family in dirty business The
plot is built up around pretty love story
and the progressive degeneration of the
ambitious young Arthur: there is far too
much of it TO permit summary. Mr.. wev-
man INDUCES in no tricks: it is a game
played with the cards on the table One
KNOWS what is coming and can foresee
how the various characters must turn ont
The interest lies in following their ORDERLY
inevitable development-the displav and
nteraction of the primal human emotions.
love- ambition. greed, anger stubbornness
and devotion to honor 1t is a widely rang.
ing, comprehensive picture of life.
The outstanding figure is really that n,
the old Squire: the fine. stiff necked
irascible. honorable narrow but disnified
old potentate, who is bent but left unbroken
by calamity. Possibly young Arthur and
the utular hero, young Clement Ovington.
are somewhat conventional figures, but
they are admirably done. So, also. is old
ovington. the aspiring middle class man
with vision Of great things II is a far
cry from the Weyman of the Gentleman
OF France" and The House of the Wolf
TO this more mature incarnation. but he
has kept the life and movement of his
earlier manner in sufficient vigor and has
added depths and breadth to his concep-
tions. 1t makes very fine story.
HENRY WALKER.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12

ton of the unhappiness of genius. exempli-
fed in music. Daniel. the hero, is a Gre
ative artist, but also a savage He is
passionate, wholly self-centered, ruthless
and contemptuous of the ordinary de-
cencies of life. One woman after another
is sacrificed to his need for stimulus: as
Eleanore. the sister of his first wife, and
also his mistress of the moment with the
wifes consent), says OF him: The de-
mands of his soul are always few leagues
in advance of the humanity possible" But
she. and others. do their best to satisfy
him. His first wife hangs herself, to leave
the way clear for her sister. Eleanore,
whom he then marries Eleanore dies
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in childbirth. Then follows a long period
of wandering before he marries The youth
ful Dorothea, who tires of him and turns
to other lovers, thus bringing about
final smash. Ultimately Daniel turns into
a wise teacher. but all his marvellous COM
positions have been burned by the wild
lunatic woman, Philippine. who pursues him
a lewd fury. through the whole story.
That suggests one trouble with all such
stories: one must take the ineffable genius
OF the hero for granted. and it is rarely
convincing in contrast TO his faults. Like
all Wassermann's novels. this is a vastly
complex story, with half a dozen sub
Continued on Pace Ttcenty-one
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HENRY WALKER.

THE HOUSE THAT DIED BY Henri Bor-
deaux- Translated by Harold Harper. Duff
field and Company.
is an excellent thing to have good
English version of such substantial
work as that of Henri Bordeaux. espe-
cially as the average English reader is ant
to think that all modern French fiction is
freakish, or somehow "decadent." since
there has been more translation of the
exaggerated. hammered, or sensational out
put than of the more solidly conceived
novels. NJ. Bordeaux is strongly individual:
he has originality in his approach. bu, he
is no innovator, no freak He belongs
rather to the more ancient tradition and
does not expend all his energy on trying
to be clever. 1t has been well said that if
his novels were better known in America
our knowledge of French life would be
sounder." To judge French current litera-
ture by its extravagances would be like
judging all American fiction by the writ
ings of Ben Hecht or Waldo Frank.
This story la Maison Morte," is a
modern version of the theme of Hamlet
frankly so. as NJ. Bordeaux takes his text
from the situation of the play But instead
of one bewildered. hesitant Prince. driven
toward revenge, but also held hack by his
inhibtions. in the novel there are three.
and there is added the expiation and re-
morse of the criminal himself 1t is beauti-
fully worked out, with cumulative effect
that is highly impressive The story is
dated within the last twenty years, in the
hills of Savoy, at the edge of Italy-the
Maurienne. The actors are typical peasants
of that peculiar land: not unmaginative
like most peasants and with flavor of
their own The old house built of stone
some three hundred years ago. is itself al
most a personality in the tale At the open
ing see the patriarch, Jean Pierre Cou-
vert, his wife, and his two sons, Claude
and Benoit, and Claude's Italian wife living
together in the old house, wherein the farm
animals are also stabbed. Claude is mur-
dered by his older brother Benoit who has
been carrying on an intrigue with Claude's
wife, and, one after another, the others
learn the truth. Their first impulse is re-
venge punishment, but then comes the in
hibition, for it is the son and brother who
Is guilty. Old Jean-Pierre solves his part
The New York herald., 1922-11-12

BRING ME HIS EARS" BY Clarence f.
Milford. Chicago: A. c. McClurg & Co
A SIDE from its singularly engaging
~ title this is pretty much the usuai
thing in semi historical, wild West
adventuring. 1t dates about lS4O and Is
full of trappers, Indians early editions OF
gunner. and "Greasers." The Mexican
Governor OF New Mexico is so ill-advised
as TO demand the body of one Tom Boyd
or failing that he instructs his emissary
10 Bring me his ears" of course killing
him first. IL was much too large a con-
tract even for syndicate of hard char
acters. There is plenty of good fighting
ambushes. hand TO hand struggles. and a
general sprinkling of gore. Ii is a good
thriller
The New York herald., 1922-11-12

DITTE TOWARD THE STARS. BY Martin
Anderson Nexo. Henry Holt & Co.
COMPASSIONATE readers who have
I followed poor Ditte through the two
earlier volumes of her troubles
starting as Girl Alive" some years ago
will be relieved TO know that at the end
of this installment she is out of her earthly
miseries at last. safely dead and headed
toward the stars" 1t was a hard journey
but, Sic itur ad astra. The Scandinavian
takes his gloom gloatingly and, naturally.
Nexo kills off his victim with high ef-
ficiency. Like its earlier installments this
is a powerfully moving. po:gnantly emo
tional record. but. as whole. the thing is
one is forced to question whether that
sort of thoroughgoing realism" is after all
a truthful picture of life
Winter" says the opening sentence of
this book, "is an evil time for all little
creatures; but for the poor man it is like
a hell which must be suffered twice-in
anticipation first, then he must go through
it." There had already been more than
anticipation in this record. especially in
the Vi It's SeCOnu NOiuIHe, Out lulS
carries out the promise of hard winter.
1t is a series of narrowing episodes in the
life of the submerged folk-with side lights
on politics. socialism, crime and assorted
miseries Nexo is a master story teller:
his narrative moves and it is always grimly
alive. Nor is there anything conventional
about his gutter creatures: each is a
clearly differentiated human atom, broken
and trodden down into the muck of things
"Ditte could not get the hang of the whole
affair. There was too much 10
fight against from day to day for one to
begin TO speculate about the future: suf-
ficient unto the day is the evil thereof
That is the text of the whole; except that
the evil more than suffices.
But one must admit that Nexo is an
artist: perhaps even great artist in his
narrow field--an art Mdcdbre that must
probably remain exotic 10 the English
mind. The translation is by Asia and Row
land Kenney. and is very well done
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
THE GOOSE MAN. BY J. Wassern
Translated by Allen W. POrterfield
cnurf Brace & Co.

THE GOOSE MAN. BY J. wassermann.
Translated by Allen w. Porterfield Har-
court Brace & Co
VTT HEN German Kultur was at its
wv real height. century or so ago.
/, when the ruling cult i'm litera-
ture was that Of sentimentality and saus-
ages. it must be admitted that though
the sentiment was often beautiful and the
sausages. beyond question. of the very best.
the thing was carried somewhat to ex-
cess. The German lacks moderation in
his enthusiasms. Now that the prevail
ing taste tends toward sin and sordid-
ness il is not surprising 10 find indulgence
therein excessive-inordinate OF these
modern apostles of literary frightfulness
Wassermann is easily the most import
ant. He is a master of this form Of
RedIismus and is unquestionably an artist.
His insane or half insane, grotesques are
disputably vivified And Wassermann is
not merely a sneering, leering Mephisto-
pheles, like Schnitzler, for behind his bot
tomless miseries is a suggestion OF some
thing ultimately better almost a mystic
belief in what he might call salvation He
does not approve of his CHASTITY folk.
though he is very sorry for them. But,
though it is there, it is difficult to see
much of the rainbow after his storms.
The present story is another presenta-
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of the problem by retiring to a monastery
as a lay brother, and the others find SINH
lar solutions.
But such a bare outline does no justice
to the quality of the novel, which depends
for its values upon the emotions of each
character as he or she is enlightened One
must follow it in detail to get the effect
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
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Continued on Page Ttoenty-one.
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DITTE: TOWARD THE STARS. BY Martin
Anderson Nexo. Henry Holt & Co.
The New York herald., 1922-11-12
LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY'S
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representative ONE -AcT PLAYS BY CONTINENTAL
AUTHORS Selected, pith Biographical notes,
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This companion volume to Maog Representative Plays by
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-22
HUMOROUS CLIMAX

Concerning the now exploded
charge that the big newspapers
threatened to defeat Taft in 1912 un-
less news print and wood pulp were
placed on the free list. which re-
suited in nothing more interesting
than that Senator Watson of Indiana
has a bad memory for dates. the fol-
lowing anecdote by Senator Heflin
(Dem.. Ala.), is a fitting climax for
the humorous invident; Senator Hef-
lin said:
II recall an incident in connection
with the presidential election of 1912.
A story was told to the effect that
the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Wat
SOM was calling upon Mr.. Taft at the
White House after the election, and
that while he was discussing some
matter will him word came in that
Senator Smoot was in the office to see
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-22

prompt and unquestioning obedience
is essential. If child is in danger,
there may be no time to reason, ar
que or explain-in such case prompt
obedience may be necessary to save
him from serious injury. The habit
of obedience will never be formed
through making unreasonable or I'M
just demands, but a demand once
made should be followed in the end
absolute obedience.
There is no place in society where
the law-breaker is welcome-there is
no gang or group in child life in
which the child is wanted who does
not respect the law of the group.
The child who does not obey will de-
velop into a citizen having little or
no respect for the laws of the COM
munity.
A free country is not place where
every individual does as he pleases,
regardless of the rights Of his neigh
Dor, but a place where every individ-
ual has a right to the opportunities
of the land and the privilege OF
making the most of them, provided
he does not interfere with the rights
or other members of society.
1t is the duty of each to obey the
laws of the group, and the place in
which this respect for law, order and
the rights of others should be incul-
Gated is the home.-Gertrude E. Skin
ner.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-22
Iced tea at vanarsdell's.
HOW MANY KISSES FOR wlvssa

| TOW MANY MISSES run WfVEof
The news of the day reveals many
cases of wives who seek divorce be-
cause their husbands either kiss
them to excess, or do not kiss them
at all. Some say that their amorous
spouses overwhelm them with oscu-
latory demonstrations, while others
aver that hubby has not kissed them
since Christmas, or their last birth
day And there are still others who
assert that the head of the house
obeys the impulse only when he is
drunk.
A decade or so ago an American
newspaper asked for the best defini-
ton of kiss. A prize of $4,000 was
offered for the approved answer.
The winner submitted the following:
"a kiss is an insipid and tasteless
morsel which becomes delicious and
delectable in proportion as it is saw
ored with love" The verdict of the
judges in awarding the prize to the
author of this concise summary was
never disputed.
But that is getting away from the
legal phases of OSCILLATION as paraded
in the divorce courts. It is too alb
stract to appeal to a chancellor who
is called upon to say whether or not
wife should be freed from a hus-
band who kisses too often or one
who does not kiss at all. The matter
is so purely personal that it ought
of jurist, but so long as wives elect
to base their pleas for divorce and
alimony on the plus and minus of
kissing, the Judge must listen and act
according to deposition. AS a chan
cellor he has no other alternative.
Yet, beyond the facts upon which
he must base his judgment and rem
der an opinion, arise certain ques-
tons which, while ultra wires, yet
should have vital bearing upon d.
vorces which are sought on such
grounds Must husband kiss his
wife unless he feels so inclined? If
he kisses her too often, is not slap
on his bewhiskered jowl enough of
hint that she is tired of kissing?
And there is another angle. Not a
few women become suspicious when
their husbands kiss them. and others
wax wroth when they do not. Until
husbands and wives can agree upon
how much kissing shall be included
in the days schedule, there will be
trouble for the chancellor.-Louis-
vile Times.