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New-York tribune., 1922-07-23
The Ten Best Sellers

The best sellers at Brentano's
during the last week were:
FICTION
"The Vehement Flame," by Mar
gafet Deland (Harper). The ro-
nance Of middle-aged bride, and
youthful husband destroyed by jeal-
ousy.
"The Secret Places Of the Heart"
by Fl. G. Wells (Macmillan). The
erotic difficulties Of a middle-aged
man.
"The Beautiful and Damned" by
F, Scott Fitzgerald (Scribner). An
arraignment Of the present genera
tion.
House Of PERIL" by Louis Tracy
(E. J. Clode). Detective story.
Covered Wagon" by Emerson
Hough (Appleton). A novel Of pio-
neer days.
"Ravensdene Court" by J. 8.
Fletcher (Knopf). Mystery and love.
"Adrienne Toner" by Anna Doug
las Sedgwick (Houghton. Miniin).
"The Garden Party" by Katherine
Mansfield (Knopf). Collection of
notable short stories.
"One Man and His Time" by Ell
len Glasgow doubleday -Page). A
self-msde man against background
Of Virginian life.
"Mr. Prohack," by Arnold Bennett
(Doran). A humorous and mallow
tale OF man who acquired riches.
GENERAL
up Stream" by Ludwig Lewisohn
tboni d Liveright). Autobiography
OF literary man who met with
antl-Semitic prejudices.
"The Days That Are No More.~ bv
Princess Pauline Metternich (Dut
toni. Memories Of Austrian court
life.
"The First Million the Hardest"
by A. B. Farquhar Doubleday.
Page). An autobiography of a man
who wanted millions and mada +hen,
Memoirs Of the Crown Prince of
Germany" (Scribner's). His view of
the situation.
"The Opinions of Anatols France n
by Paul Gseil (Knopf). Record Of
Frances conversation with his
friends.
"The Private Character of Queen
Elizabeth" by Frederick Chamber
lain (Dodd, Mead). Evidence ad-
duced to prove that the Virgin
Queen really was.
"Tramping With a Poet In the
Rockies" by Stephen Graham (Ap-
pleton). Accounts Of q hiking trip
with Vachel Lindsay.
"On Life and Letters" by Anatole
France (Lane). Translation of the
third series Of Frances literary
essays.
"Afoot in England" by W. a.
Hudson (Knopf). Essays on nature
by great stylist.
"Plots and Personalities" by stos-
son and Downey Century. Hints
for short story writer's.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23
Light Verse and Wistful
By Milton Raison

THE YALE RECORD BOOK OF VERSE;
Yale University Press.
VIGILS BY Aline Kilmsr. Ths George
II. Doran COMPANY
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23

Mrs. Kilmers book is more even. Per
haps the most typical poem IN the book
Is "Tour de Force"
Smilingly out Of my pain,
have woven little song;
You may take 1t away with you.
l shall not see you again,
But when you have learned It
through
1t will keep you brave and strong.
wove 1t out OF my pain:
There is not word Of it true.
The finest things In the book are the
children songs. Not even John Farrar
can beat Mrs, Kilmer IN that field.
have never seen better children poems
than '"To Child Shut in a Bedroom ?,
Tribute" "song Against Children"
"The Touch of Tears" and "Charmian,s
Song" Mrs. Eilmer is undoubtedly
better acquainted with children than
John Farrar.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23
A Puritan's Life

TIE LTFT OBJ DONALD g. MITCHELL
OK MARVEL). BY Waldo H Dunn
Charles scribner's Sons
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23
''The Mercy of Allah"
BY Howard Irving Young
J" HE most effective weapon In the
equipment Of the satirist Ia c

@% HE most effective weapon In the
equipment Of the satirist IA
H good humor. Moral indigna-
tion. albeit a praiseworthy
virtue, causes the hand to tremble with
honest passion when the bow Is raised
and thus disconcerts the aim. But
good humor clears the eye and steadies
the hand of the marksman, and, what is
still more important, wins fer him the
partisanship of the bystanders. Per
haps this is one reason why Hilaire
Belloc has scored, in the past, such n
high number Of hits in his jovial
crusade against the follies and foibles
OF our civilization. He apparently
does not take deliberate aim and his
weapons often appear too light to
carry far, but within his feathery jests
Is the sharp barb Of the arrow that
they wing true in its flight toward the
center of the target.
His latest book, "The Mercy of
Allah" (Appleton) is worthy sue
cessor to "Dr. Caliban" and "Mr.
Burden" Belloc tells the story Of tha
pilgrimage Of one Mahmoud along the
road to riches. Mahmoud Is q high
sheik Of finance in the City Of Bagdad,
in the reign Of the great Caliph, Add
er-Rahman, and is possessed of such
enormous wealth that ''his iightest ex-
pressions of opinion cause the mar
kets Of the Euphrates to fuctuate in
the most alarming manner" This rich
merchant has an impecun,ous brother,
a healer Of the sick, who seeks for his
seven sons some share Of their elderly
uncle's tremendous fortune. But
Mahmoud declares that, in his opinion,
"a mans first duty is to his own chill
dren. and though I have no children
myself, I must observe tho general
rule"
However, In lieu of making these
nephews his heirs, he promises to
award them the unique distinction and
potential advantage Of hearing from
his own lips the story Of his life. He
declares that IL Is o combination Of
two things that has brought him to his
final goal Of benefcent wealth and
benevolent powers "ths unceasing ap-
petite to snatch and hold from all and
at every season" and shat profound
mystery, the Mercy Of Allah"
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23

II. Doran Company,
A T A first glance the above
~ books Of verse may seem en-
"a tirely inha,monious. But
" they are allied by bond OF
lightness that amounts to collegiate
burlesque Is one and wistfulness In the
other. 'The Yale Record Book Of Verse"
is compiled from poems frst published
in "The Yale Record" for the last fifty
years. William Lyons Phelps is a typi-
cal introduction says that "it is as nat
ural for undergraduates to write verse
as It Is for them to sing in shower
bath. All boys are poets at heart" A
happy phrase, and he leaves the field
for the boys to prove It. Stephen Vim
cent Benet seems to be most repre-
sented. His "Game and the Poets" a
parody on Horace, Burns and Masefeld,
is the best thing in the book.
From '9s to nineteen blank
My conduct was described as rank"
The verse through the entire book Is
funnier and more facile than any of
SOSA pCAA-CoAiSSlOuo uQulOClSlS aS ClGLu-
ent Wood and Arthur Guiterman. Take
"The Dyspeptic Cannibal" who mourns
that "to eat a missionary was the acme
Of insanity. You can't keep a good
man down." Undergraduates are at
their best when writing humorous
verse. When they try their hand at
serious stuff they usually let loose too
much anguish. This book contains
mono Of that anguish, and is therefore
delightful from start to finish. It Is
certainly among the best of humorous
verse anthologies.
think that Aline Kilmer has cap
tured the quality Of wistfulness better
than any other woman poet. The make
up of this wistfulness Is a difficult
thing to describe. Very little Of the
verse is sentimental. Ali of it Is sim
cere, striking fact. Though not SO
full and facile as the verse Of Sara
Teasdale or Edna St. Vincent Millay,
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23
Paris News Letter
By Lewis Galantiere

ENHE French Academy awarded
its novel prize for 1922 to
"L'Homme Traque" by Fran
L. els CARGO. One must have
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23

ok MARvEL). BY waldo H. Dnnn
Charles scribners Sons.
TNHE time has passed when "The
Reveries of Bachelor could
H. be found in almost every
gx-@sy family library. However, TX
MarvePs essays have undoubtedly won
the author many admirers who will
enjoy Professor Dunn's highly en-
thusiastic biography.
Donald G. Mitchells quiet and re-
firing personality is pretty fully re-
vealed by the numerous letters and
personal anecdotes which have been
dug out by the industry Of the BIZ
ographer. He belongs to what may be
called the genteel tradition In Ameri-
can letters. He sets forth the most
generally accepted moral and intel
lectual values in clear prose style,
which Is relieved by frequent touches
Of whimsical sentimentality. 1t is
difficult to accept without important
reservations Professor Dunn's very
high estimate Of Mitchell's literary
achievements.
TX Marvel's intellectual viewpoint
was decidedly overballasted with puri-
tanical limitations and inhibitions.
When he visited Paris in 1S45 ne was
shocked at "the amount Of vice that
absolutely basks in the sunshine Of
popular favor" He apparently had
little conception Of the city's signifi-
cance as the cultural capital Of the
world.
The author gives an excellent con-
secutive account of Mr.. MitchelPs life.
He shows Mr.. Mitchell as courageous
figure, struggling through life man
fully under a double burden Of debt
and physical disability.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23

Published by d. Appieton
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23
"A Bookman's
Day Book

Continued from page four
singer Sargent. The boy, who is older,
mas really interesting reactions. dis
New-York tribune., 1922-07-23
"Psychingg'' 8 Drama
By Will Cuppy

fsYCHOANALySIS AND THE DRAMA.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe, NJ. D., and Louise
brink, A.. B. Nervous and Mental Dis
ease Publishing Company.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-22
Believes One Quality
of Tire Is Best for
Dealer and Public

'"There is a big movement going Oh
among tire dealers everywhere says
Mr.. Walters Of the Oldsmobile
agency, ito induce the tire manufac-
turers to abandon the common prac-
tice of making tries of several quail
ties. The National Tire Dealers assO-
citation has just issued a bulletin urg-
ing all its members to bring the ut
most possible pressure to bear on tire
manufacturers to stamp out what the
dealers regard as a serious evil.
"The practice of making severai
grades of tires has become so bad that
one manufacturer now makes four diff
ferent grades of fabric tires in the
Ford size. not to mention his cord
tires. And a number of others make
three grades OF fabrics.
I'VE believe that the manufacturer,
the dealer and the public will all pro-
fit if a policy of one quality only is
strictly enforced.
"A cheap tire never pays anyone.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-22

thermore, to carry on any kind of a
state highway program q state highway
department organization must be main
tanned. If work is stretched out over
a large period of years the overhead
administration costs eat you up.
Washington's Record
mo modern business concern at
tempts to build it's plant out Of earn
ings. 1t capitalizes its earnings. Why
not apply business methods to state
affairs? Every $4,000 Of revenue you
receive from motor fees will buy you
$1,000 of cash on a 25-year bond basis
at 5 per cent interest. Ninety dollars
won't build much road, but $1,000 will.
The state of Washington is following
the pay as you 60 theory. They are
building some fine roads over there
from an engineering standpoint, but
they are not building them very fast.
Besides, if you happen 70 own any
property over in Washington, as / do,
you will find that pay as you go is
costing you $1,000 on every $1,000 OF
your assessed valuation.
''There is still another important
reason why ! favor the bonding method
Our only legitimate reason for building
roads at all is that they have an eco
nomic earning power. In other words.
that they are worth what they cost and
will pay dividends on the capital in
vested. If they are not of this char
acter they should not be built. If they
are of this character then every year
we delay the building of them we are
losing the economic benefits they bring
Development in our communities and
| state is retarded, and it is an old say.
ing that opportunity knocks at the door
but once. Retarded development fire.
quently means opportunity lost forever
If these roads are worth what the!
| cnst we shnuld have them low"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-22

Il am opposed to financing the con-
struction of state roads by any scheme
of general taxation against real estate
Or personal property either as a gen
eral state tax or as a county tax. You
may not agree with me in the theory
of road transportation which ] have
advanced, there are many who do not,
one thing, namely. that you will either
have to accept or reject the theory
before we can proceed further to dis
cuss the subject with any hope of
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-22

Only one thing makes it cheap and that
is reduced quaIity-and in the tire
business that means reduced value.
"One of the reasons we are so
strong for the Michelin tires, which we
sell, is that Michelin has never made
more than one quality-the best. The
company that sticks to that policy can
put out tires at a moderate price, as
Michelin has proved"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-22
CUTTING INp is DANGEROUS

When overtaking another automobile
on the road, pass to the left and do
not pull oyer to the right until entirely
clear of the car. The purpose of this
is to prevent this dangerous practice
of cutting in,' which has been the
cause of many accidents.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-22
LONG AUTO RIDES EASY

To drive to a n~eighboring city or
resort $50 to 200 miles away and think
nothing Of it, has become Characters
tie of 1922 automobile e
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-22

TRUCK SAVES IN CHINA

In China the expense of operating
a motor truck in Shanghai for a day
amounts to approximately $31. The
same amount of work, requiring sixty
coolies, costs from $50 to $48 for labor
alone, exclusive of all other expenses.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-22
GASOLINE

According to estimates, each reg
istered automobile. including trucks,
taxicabs, busses and passenger auto
mobiles, consumes from 400 to 40
gallons of gasoline a year.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-22
Schedule of License Fees

1.-THE fight in the 1917 legislature
over the passage Of this bill is one of
the memorable epocbs in the history
of the Oregon legislature. The bill was
finally passed by a majority of two
votes in the house. 1t was submitted
to a vote Of the people at a special
election held the following June, and
was passed by a very small majority
after one of the most vigorous cam
paigns of publicity and public speak
ing ever had in the state. A powerful
orgsb ized campaign was made against
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
SCOUTS FIND LOST CHILD

CONSERVATION reigned In n certain
home in Shreveport, La four-year'
old Perkins Sykes had disappeared,
apparently as completely rs last win
ter's snow. The frantic mother ap-
pealed 10 the police, and al the same
tive Wayne Durham, cousin of the
youthful yagrant, took Il on himself
to call out the Fox patrol Of which he
was leader. Two squads Of scouts, one
headed by Durham and another by
Ned Tarver started an organized
search through the neighhorhood. \
scout never gives up and though for
hours no luck crowned their efforts;
finally the missing youngSter was cap
Nred in Gasser bali park tired, hut
hnpnv and not at all concerned about
getting home. 81 walked that's all"
he explained, walked and walked,
wanted to find .lcrry' Jerry. II
seemed. was small playmate whose
society Perkins had missed greatly
since his parents had moved 10 an
other part of town Cant get home
now" he added. Don't want 10 get
home. Want TO play" Nevertheless
he consented to be taken back to his
mother. the scouts taking turns carry
ing him. Sound asleep in his cousins
arms he was handed over to his de-
lighted mother
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
BOY
SOU 7 :
-2s
Conducted by National Council OF the Boy
Scouts OF America
BRITISH COLUMBIA HERO

Before the eyes OF scores OF specta-
tors, two boy scouts of Vancouver,
b. c.. Allen Wooton and Hamlsh Da-
wilson recently covered themselves
with glory by crawling out on the
treacherous melting ice of Coal Iar'
Dor and rescued Bruce Mcintyre, the
fourteen-year-0ld son of Rev, X. J. Me-
lntyre. The boy had been skating
and was about 200 feet out from shore
when without warning the ice gave
way, preciptating him into the water.
He made game struggle to pull him.
self out but the ice was too rotten TO
cling TO.
Many people saw the boys plight,
but none dared venture out to his
rescue MS the ice obviously would
bear no mans weight. Ladders were
run out, Even this improvIsed bridge
was precarions, as by this time the
ice was breaking up on all sides. The
two scouts volunteered to attempt the
rescue, Davidson skating out MS near
as he could to the ladder while Woo
ton crawlcd out on the ladder, drop
ping rope and another small ladder
behind him. Between them the res
cuers managed to push the extra lad
der under the drowning boy and pry
him to the surface Of the ice. People
on the shore then hauled in the rope
and all three boys landed safely Just
MS the police arrived. First aid was
given young Mcintyre and In the eX-
element the two reScuerS slipped
away nobody having even inquired
their names. Later, however, the
Young heroes were suugSlt out, though
they made light Of the incident and
would not permit their pictures 70 be
published until they secured the prom
ise that the fact they were boy scouts
should he mentioned and The chief
credit given to the organization when
had given them the training which had
enabled them to do the good turn Both
boys have been scouts for over five
wears Davidson Is troop leader or
the Fifth mountaineers and Kings
scout. rank corresponding somewhat
to the Eagle Of the Boy Scouts OF
America. Wooton IS mn assistant
scoutmaSter OF the Sixth vancouver
troop.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

depreciation In connection with clothes
this season for il embraces everyday
street dress. As Il rival Of the tnil-
ored suit sport suits like that shown
here. or similar TO II, enliven the
streets and lend 10 their wearers ut
least the flavor of youth. Al first
glance II seems there Is nothing to
these suits--just plain skirt and
u jacket or smock or slip-over blouse
but there is IN reality much to them.
Ii lies in the choice of material. color.
neck and sleeve styles and charac-
ter Of decoration. The suit pictured
is made Of gray homespun and EN-
hroidered at the neck and on the
sleeves with blue and white chenille.
II has three small pockets, one at
each side of the blouse and one. still
smaller, at the left of the bust. The
narrow belt is made of the material.
The skirt. as pictured. Is shorter
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

been reinforced by pale tint. ar
irving in company with Princess
Mary pink" Orchid has an army OF
admirers and gooseberry green Is Il
promising addition to the gay company.
In more vivid tones there are spark"
and "lIp.stick" reds, rust color and
nasturtium shades. But none Of these
coiors outrivals white, which the dis
plays Indicate will predominant for
midsummer.
In the group of four hats shown
here little glimpse of the great
diversity in millinery styles Is given.
They are distinctly different from
each other The group includes leg
horn in the natural color, with soft
crown and scarf of pale amber georg-
cite and wreath of locust blossoms.
A small hat of orchid straw. wreathed
with grapes and pansies. has II sash
of narrow blue ribbon. A white fab
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
WILL MAKE WASHINGTON TRIP

BOY scouts of Wheeling and Mounds
Vile council West Virginia are al
ready beginning TO hoard their earn
ings and spending money In anticlpa-
ton of their excursion to the national
capital, scheduled to take place next
summer. according TO the present plans
Of the council. It is planned to make
the trip by means Of auto trucks, trav-
cling by day and making night camps
along the way. This is one of the
many similar education trips which
are being promoted by scout leaders
throughout the country, looking to-
ward both pleasure and profit Of
scouts.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
Value Of Libraries.

Women can do great deal to ralst
the tone of life In the community. The
public library ought to have Its place
and adequate support in every village
town or city. In some parts of Ne"
England, the law requires that ever,
town, however small, shall maintain
a public library. II is discreditahl'
70 ms that there is not such library
In many more Of our communities. lie
the beginning be made in small way
If necessary, nut let church womel
give leadership In establishing suci
libraries and making them attractive
places of resort for readers. centers o
intellectual life.-The Bishop o.
Newark.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

TINE arbiters of fashion are not
L those who design the clothes that
pass in review each season, but those
who approve them. The way OF the
producer would he a straight ana
easy path to success II he could make
the right guess AT least half OF the
time. His brain children have had
their spring tryouts and he knows
now which have survived.
Among the dependable things for
summer wear, very simple sport suits
are already a success. The word
sport must be given a broad IN
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

heavens again and had TO become
men and women. says the Detroit
News, The Chins have story Of the
tower of Babel to account for the varl
Gus clans that inhabit the range OF
hills looking down on the bay of Ben
gal, and traditions of deIuge arr
found everywhere. The Kachins tel
story of the passage over a bridge
to the afterlife. which recalls Addi
sons vision Of Mlrza,n and there are
many more of the kind that suggest
these folk myths come down from 9
long-gone past.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
,TNTNTN-ZE-EZIE
Borrow Sportswear Styles;
New Styles in Millinery


fruits and flowers for theirsadornment.
These ARE the themes, with endless
variations, that millinery employs to
mike It's song of summer. and hats
with no flowers or fruits on them, are
rare.
Another outstanding feature In the
new displays of millinery Is the num-
Der of hats with brims more or less
wide. and therefore more picturesque
than their early spring forerunners
Colors nre enchanting, with many
soft shades of yellow in great favor.
In blues, cobalt and perwlnkle have
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28

than the mode dictates eight inches
from the floor Is the limit set for
breyity But In some localities the
younger women insist upon shorter
skirts aud go their independent way
with the approval of considerable
number Of people.
Fashion may decree simplicity in
dresses and suits for spring and sum.
mer. but she is of a different mind
about millinery. In every assembly OF
hats we ind them elaborated in many
ways; paying tribute to spring by
wearing its blossoms and heralding
the coming of summer by choosing its
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
A MAN, WOMAN AND Soy SCOUT

The Chamber Of Commerce OF Mar
tinez. Call recently put through n city
cleanup during which they urged
everybody to trim shrubbery remove
rubbish, tear down or mend and re
paint Old fences. burn over grass in
vacant lots, etc. The city was
blocked out in districts for this pur
pose, with a man, woman and a
boy scout In charge of each
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-28
RESCUE WITH HOCKEY STICKS

Scouts Rosland Bowers and Donald
Clark OF Milford, Conn. last winter
saved with their hockey sticks a small
boy who had fallen through the Ice.
With characteristic scout modesty,
neither boy told of the incident The
first notification their scoutmaster had
that his troop had some sure-enough
heroes was when he received CRATE
full appreciation from the rescued lads
parents asking him to publicly thank
the boys for their splendid service In
first aid.