davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

ciple Of Balzac who has devoted all
his effort to the analyses Of morals be
permitted to point out RS sign of retro
aression the temperance in our mod,
ern world of spirit Of cruelty which
bsffles all the conjectures os the
apostles of progress
"See how this spirit of cruelty is
turned loose in Russia, which the Bol-
sheviki are not satisfied with trans
forming into laboratory of mon.
strous theological experiment"
NJ. Bourget shows the harshness Of
the struggles that desolatc Europe.
Even III France the traces ''of an in
vasion Of this spirit of cruelty' is OBJ
served in the multiplication Of bloody
facts and the fcrocity OF the polemics
inviting the people to direct action"
"Baleful indiccs of retroercssion. May
they be only passing. Other
indccs of renaissance authorize US to
think that France, called by Bonald
tho first born of European civiliza.
tor will also, if need be, &c inc last
defender"
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Professor Couc

"No," said Professor Coue, 81 cannot
cure every complaint. But my patients
have effected wonderful cures on them
selves. For instance, in the cases Of
insomnia, my method knows no failure.
A lady, thanks to autosuggestion, WAS
able to permit the extraction of tooth
without suffering and to stop hcmol-
rhage in few seconds. An old peas
ant woman who had not been able to
walk for years, who was taken TO Nancy
in 8 carriage, left it on foot TO return
to her village
How" l insisted do sou explain
such fact":'
81 can explain it in this way: The
peaeant had only been stricken with q
temporary paralysis; she was cured
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
The 'irtue Of the Rhine

/. lhe horrors on the Rhine cam
raiFn Of falsehccds. still persists. rs
appears from recent Official stateme Mt
IN the House Of Commons that England
was permeated with German tract. ard
Leaflets IN which the French African
troops were charged with hideou. acts
OF violence against German women. Bu,
THESE caiumnies not infreeuently en-
counter telling replies. The other dsv
citizen OF neutral nation wrote 10
French friend to ask him if such
seandaloas things had occurred in the
occupied region.
'unhappily, yes was the reply,
though they sre not nearly 50 nun,er-
Gus as they are represented hy the
Germans to be. The fact is, of course,
that morbid curiosity has led some
German women TO assume a very allur.
inE and provocative air toward the
black soldier. Of the French army. and
since 'ths female Of the species is more
deadly than the male the soldiers
rave not been able to resist the women
N peace as effectively as they did their
'ushsrds and brothers in the war"
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

without knowing it; then, by habit, she
continued to believe that she was
paralyzcd. Therefore autosuggesti ion
acted at once and easily. But come
and attend at one OF my consultations,
you will be edficd'
I passed into an adjoining room,
Where q dozen people were waiting.
Some Lad conc from very far. There
"as, for instance, an English lady who
lad come fron London; Dutch pastor,
who had come by automobile from AM
atcrlan; Belgian visitors, French trav-
elcrs. Professor Coue asked each one
OF them:
What is your complaint -
The English lady replied that she
suffered from rhcumatism; the Dutch
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
A"cient Housing Distress

Housing distrass is 70 new thing II
IS ss o'd as t ehhistory OF human h.bi.
tstien. In Pheenicia and the ancient
orient the price Of building lots rust
nave been high. Still worse were mat.
tess in ancient Rome. Especially in
the time Of the emperors people hoek.d
there from al parts Of the vast en-.
pare snd 80 there were no transporta-
tion facilities there could be no very
great extension Of the sone Of house
building. As consequence, there va.
congestion, rents were (. constantly
raised, and there va. much agitation
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

Dempsey, champion o. the boxing
world, on setting foot in France,
uttered fcw words in vigorous, d.
rect language.
The style ID the man" says James
dc Clceuet in Figaro" Dempsey sum.
med up his impressions Of France thus:
II have just drank gl,ss Of wine.
1t is excellent. ] don't think tii. could
hurt any one"
Great. this vii perhaps give the
death blor-~to the American dry sys
tenn More than the speeches OF the
politicians, more than the articles of
the hygiemsts and the lectures Of the
temperance societies, the world Of q
world champion influences the masses,
1t prevails against all. Tomorrow
wine will flow in torrents in free
America, because Dempsey has declared
before twenty persons in a railroad
station, that This could NO. hurt any
person.
ut Is certain that 4 man such as he
must know what is good or bad for the
health But it is rot this particular
competency that gives weight and
authority to his opinions. No. He is
heard solely because he is famous. Ii
he had ssid: One should wear marsh
mellow suspenders with brown suit
this fashion would have been launched.
celebrity has considerable influence
OF The public. Smart merchants have
understood it and prohted by it. The
multitude like to know tho tastes OF
famous people, and follow them blindly.
The tooth powder wAich veaette Of
the music hall uses daily is said to be
superior to al lethers' and ore cannot
have becoming hat il it is not Of tn.
hatter OF head Of the state.
We do not follow TIE prescrint;on
o. our doctor, but We hear the ady;c.
OF cycsist champion in matters Of
hyglene, If it were to occur to
Dempsey TO declare that an elegant
man must wear his hair. in ruicunxes.
81 1.-The pupils OF rhetoric who have
pretens'ons to dandyism would i'm.
medlateiy try to realize this capillary
ordinance.
I'VE have had a narrow e.cap.!
suppose Jack Dempsey had e sense Of
smell less sensible to the bouquet of
French wine. eH would then have pro.
nounced himself asaisnt it and the drv
regime would also be decrsed with. US
we can now understand the tor,n;d.
ae!e role which Cleopatras nos. could
play IT 1t were only TO launch be.utv
psrlor."
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Large Doses Of Optimism Effect Cures
In Hopeless Cases, Says Miracle Worker
Doctors Amazed at Bcne-
fits Derived From Au.
10 Suggestion Method
Of French Savant

pastor from, neuralgia; the Bclsis1o
from insomnia; the Frcneh from vari-
Gus pains. 70 all MIR. Couc replied:
"Do not say thai you arc sufYcrnK
1t is rot true. You imagine that you
arc suffering. But, in reality, YOU are
not suffering. 1t is your imagination
alone that suffers. Close the eyes and
repeat with me, with all the strength
or your will: 4 am better. am bet
ter -. | am better , And
you will sec that you are really feeling
better. Believe in your health and
you will be alrcsdy half cured
English Are Astoundcd
BY His Accomplishments
Ard really The patients seemed to be
transhgured. Their physiognomy re-
aXcd They appeared to be happier.
We're they cured? do not know.
But it is certain anyway that they ali
left tho house Of Professor Coue say
ing: "G am better am bet
ter
Moreover, Professor Coue's fame e1-
tends bcy ond Nancy and further than
France. a month ago the Institute Of
AutosUgeestion, Of London, which has
opened up it's offices in Grosvenor Gar
den., had invited Mr.. Coue to come
over and experiment before the Eng
liah public. An impressiopable scene
was Witnessed. A lady, psralyzed, in
one leg, was brought in carriage and
had to be carried To enable her to reach
the office Of Professor Couc, The lat
ter WIT toward her, and without
touching her merely said:
"Why do you not walk? am GER
tain. absolutely certain, that you can
walk
Then, gathering all her strength TO-
sether and by an effort OF her will,
which proved her blind faith in the
power Of autosugges estion, she stood up
and took 4 few steps in the study Of
the Nanciar psychologist. She then
sat down again, then rose and walked
again. "This man is Cod" she ex-
claimed.
Professor Cove, who !. telling me
the story, adds modestly:
81 am not god am merely pro-
fessor OF optimism. All! IL all the
doctors would follow my method there
would hardly be any more sick pco-
pie"
Yes said I, but then there would
scarcely be any more DOCTORS
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Anti'Cocaine Drive by Press
Curbs Use of Drug in London
Each Death Due to Dope Is Signal for Newspapers
to Renew Campaign Against Ring of
Narcotic Smugglers

various agents, each taxing away ,
portion Of the FIVE pounds which, j. u
said, is the average consignment
Through these agents the cocaine i
distributed to the retaiie-s-st-ess
sellers, men and women in restaurant
night clubs, theaters ard saloons.
The cocaine agitation hss naturally
led to a more vigorous search BY tie
customs officers, with the result that
small quantities OF drugs have be-.
found c!everly concealed in most IL
nocuous looking articles. Thus. ssu'
stuffed teddy bears were found, vss
ripped open. TO contain cocaine to t..
value of some 5000 This much is
authenticated, as is the fact ,hs. 5
woman snluggler. afraid TO take fur
thor chances with her baggage, tof
some tine managed to bring sr'N
quantities Of cocaine into the coun.v
by the expodient Of concealing !. urdeF
the lining OF & fur reckp.sce.
Most Of Struggled Dope
Said to Come From Germany
Most OF the smuggled dope is said =
come from Germany. 1t IS alleged shss
the price paid for it there is l3s'
marks Cor about 50 an ounce, whils
the London retail price varies fror
$40 to slo0 FOR the same quantity,
Many of the older tricks OF the smas'
sier Of small articles seem TO be en-
pioyed by the cocaine purveyor:. For
instance, the white powder is sad +"
be concealed in the fingers OF gloves
in shaving sticks, in hollowedout cases
OF soap, in the high heels OF womens
shoes.
Some antique shops are supposed 70
be concerned in the cocaine "riag
These are said to cater chiefly TO fasn'
ionable women. Particular arrange
ment OF Chinese idols on certain
shelves, 1t is declared, indicates tfs
presence or absence of drugs for sac
and whether or not the coast ls cIesf'
Another method prscticed TO op'ai,
dope is to send long strings of orien's1
beads to be cleaned. These beads, aF-
parently solid. are really hollow ara
the bill for cleaning, which runs 'nso
apparently exorbitant figures, in reaiits
includes replenishing the beads VITA
cocaine.
Singulsrly enough there seems to ps
comparatively little evidence OF go.
ca;ne parties" where large number o.
people come together to indulge -
drugsing themselves.
There are allegations that At CERTAIN
houses in Mayfair people who nave
the entrce may be inoculstcd with Coz
caine By means Of h;poderms
syringe, but the majority Of the COPS
addicts prefer the old-fashioned methca
Of shifting the drug up their nostr'is.
Whatever the extent Of drug-tsksnk
there ;s in London to-day, the receas
publicity given the matter has stirred
up opinion agsinst the practice, an0
there is general agreement that enis
people whom the cocaine sellers reasls
can trust now stand any chance Of kes,
ting THAR 7dcre. = /
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
By Harold E. Scarborough

LONDON, May /.
,<FERY now and then somebody
dies in London from oyerdoses
Of cocaine. 1t depends great
deal upon the manner in which the
coroner's inquest is held whether or
not the newspapers start a new anti
cocaine campaign.
The coroner's inquest IN England is
unique institution. 1t may pass of
in as cut-and-dried fashion rs it does
in the United States; or it may prove
the starting point in new journalis-
tic sensation, for the particular ten
denotes in English headlining make
every unusual happening either "sen-
hsation" or startling occurrence"
Much depends upon the coroner's sense
of publicity.
Several weeks ago girl named
Freda Kempton, a habitue of night
clubs, friend Of the proprietor of
Chinese restaurants, and a frequenter
Of dance halls, was found dead in her
, -'os' AHS'S oSilS !lO lN-
teresting murders on the cards at the
/ time, and politics being rather dull,
the affair At once was elevated into
Che sensation" class. The coroner's
inquest, just finished, recorded that
she died from, an overdose of cocaine.
This led to the alleged discovery Of q
Cocaine ring will; wide ramihestiors.
and if not sll the tales which the "spc-
c!al Investigators" OF various newspa-
pers have to tell could be substantial
ed in fact, they are at least 'ben tro-
veto"
1t is an undisput&Dle fact, however,
that attempts to smuggle the drug
into England have been increasingly
/ frequent of late and that the methods
adopted have been more OF less in.
genious.
Ono Man Dominates
Traffic, Says Newspaper
One newspaper has gone so far as
to state that virtually the whole of the
cocaine traffic in England is directed
~ oiio mann ~ SCuEQS rather ike s
Flu -Manchu story. but here is the
newspapers version:
There is one man in London to-day
who occupies high position. has many
dealings with Oriental. Of all classes
and who is prominent and popular
figure at some Of the cafes OF the West
End.
He is protected by an outer ring OF
agents, such AZ the man who owns the
various shops which arc the clearing
houses OF this vicious and degrading
trade. They, in turn, employ large
number Of girls, young men and boys,
a! OF whom take part in the actual
work Of distributing the tiny paper
packets containing few doses Of the
deadly cocaine drug"
One method Of importing cocaine
into England 10 said to be by means Of
= small oilskin bag worn about the
waist, next the skin. The carrier Of
the drns is supposed to 20 straight to
his Lodgings, where he is visited b,
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
II hat Is TO Become Of Them.

Tristan da Cunha is the general
Memc for a group of three small vol
canic islands belonging to Great Brit
en, situated in the South Atlantic,
about 1000 miles west of the Cape Of
Coed Hope and about 1000 miles north
cast OF Cape Horn. Tristan, the
largest and northermost island has an
area of sixteen square miles, is cir
cular in form, about seven miles in
diameter. and\ has a volcanic cone
(7t4o feeO, usually capped with snow,
in the center. 1t sometimes happens
that Tristan ds Cunha remains six
months, ten months, R year without
eceiving news from any part Of the
world.
The islands were discovered in 1906
by the Portuguese admiral Tristan
cor more correctly Tristao) da Cunha,
after whom they are named during q
voyage to India, but It Was not until
the nineteenth century that the ISL
ands were permanently inhabited. One
day an American named Lambert "late
Of Salem, Mass, mariner and citizen
thereof landed in Tristan and de-
c'arcd himself sovereign and sole pos
SCISSOR OF the group (Which he renamed
Islands Of Refrcshment}.
u have made up my mind" he wrote.
TO prepare for myself and my family
nome where | shall be able 10 liy.
without the difficulties that have con.
stantly troubled me and to procure
fop us property that will insure MS
forever the means Of living and nr.-
serve US from common misfortunes. p
Jonathan Lambert had MANY imita-
tors. He arrived in 1910. in 1916 the
Island had already counted seventy .tuo
inhabitants; it counted eighty in 1880
ana 100 III 1908 According to the
latest news the Tristan population has
increased to lso persons, men, women
and children, aud pastor H.
Guided. incidentally, l.ambert's SOW.
,ereisnty was short lived, as he was
drowned in May, 1920, while out fish.
ing.
tristan da Cnnha has no history. r.
Knows neither industry nor commerce
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Officers Who Use Big, Big d.
Must Go, British Navy Edic,
London Chortles Over Odd Rule to Danish Chol....
Sailormen; Conspiracy to Get Rid Of
Surplus Staff Hintcd

too bad But his cart r.f,,
the lot. sounded ss profan. j. '"s
ears Of sonc Of their lordshin. ;. 'as
Admiralty as did the more VII. 'a'
pletivc Of Captain Corcorsn e
Sir Percy Scott, WHO bas b...
ing at the Admiralty for tne h.. ''s'
years because they won't liz..n - .eF
and stop building battleahips. 49,. 70
"Thsa they want 20 d.
English, is TO kick the old ss,.'. p'a
out. a lot Of taenn are hanging ,,sa ,s','
in the hope Of getting ano.str 'Y'H
betical order ''pa
Scheme to Oust Surpius
or AdmiraIs Is Revealed
Il think 1t ia 3 pity tn. Ad..
mentioned orc or two ;.erss sm.,
peculiarity OF temperament r,
have been much more strsiy.,..' .s1'
to have said We are ee,nc n .n,
the admirals whom We don't reon;,.., -.
Asked whether Lord Fi.s.r r,.,,
not have found himself in dia,ni..
under the temperament oya.r es
Percy replied:
"oh, they never would have had II.
pluck 10 k,ck lin out.n '
Other naval officers ar. askin, -.
the order is to De executed.
"A senior naval osicerp Ar. go.
" is seldom, Il ever, in such close ,o,,.
with hi: supcriors that tbev az. y
position to Judge, and If his ;pr;..
are to make confidential report, SIR.
an atmosphere Of espionage and ms,v,
distrust will b. brought into ban,
that the traditional spirit of the nv,
will be destroyed in 10 time
There are, however, junior os.,n
who are reported TO have rems,,..
that it would ha7e been a ble,.;,, .
the order banning profanity Or temr.,
had come long ago. They AZ. tso..
"ho are N the position Of the ycunr
lieutenant in the KiDliae stery Who
was told by an irate admiral to go and
conduct his own damned mausuce-,
in his own damned way" Among other
ranks. too, there is said to be cers;,
unholy glee at the prospec. that c.r.
tain nartinets os the quarterback viii
have to soften they ways and b.con.
kind and gentle, or else ind the skid.
creased for them.
The acreage admiral, howeE.r
doesn't seem much worried. Proba5-
he thinks ira. he will be safesuariei
after the same manner as Captsi.
Corcoran:
For hs h,nss..t has sad i;
And IS great 20 his cred.
That i;e .s an Erg..shman
Ee remains an Engi.hman
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

NJ bitter cry was almost most
w the sole interruption as
Sir Robert Horne un-
folded his budget statement to the
House OF Commons Monday. The
Chancellor had spoken for al hour and
- half He had given full details OF
tne national balance sheet, told of
achievement in the way Of debt re.
sluction and announced that ne would
Tealt for no further contribution to
debt redemption from this years
revenue. 1t was this decision which
1rsdc possible the reductions in taxa
,son which he went or to reyeal-a cut
IN income tax and in the tea duty.
Then came the shouted inquiry, ac-
companied b. another about sugar.
Thirsty souls, buoycd up BY rumor.
ethat the budget would bring them re
lief, were bitterly disappointed that
the Chancellor's statement ignored
. them. Remission of indirect taxation
lit was urged, might have been spread
over both tea and stronger beverages.
1.-The staple drink of the working popu-
alton Of this country" said a leading
English newspaper tersely the fol
lowing day, commenting on the budget,
is not tes. 1t is beer
II is the whisky rather than the b.er
drinkers, however, who should have
grievance against the Chancellor on
me showing of the budget figures. Sir
Robert Horne's statement revealed the
fact that the yield of the duty on
spirits was under t&e estimate by as
much as s7,5oo,o0o, or roughly $4,000.
600. These figures imply very re-
inarkable falling off in the consumption
Of spirits IN this country. 1t j. a rule
Of taxation that taX should be cut
when 1t reaches a point where il de-
feats its own end by the reduced con
sumption due to it; but the Chancellor
has not tried out the experiment Of
cnriching the cxcheqner by cutting the
spirit duty.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
The Dauser Of Sunset


The daath g. Funchal OF the ex x-Em-
peror Charles, who succumbcd to
hioncho-pneumona. caused great as
tonishment, for it was supposed that
IN the warm atmosphere OF Madeira
people did not die from such affec.
tiors, but were cured OF them.
The action o2 the sun is, however,
not uniformly bencfeent, and many
physieians distrust its last rays when
it is disappearing on the horizon. II
sis we'll known that in warm countries
people provide against, the sudden low
erins Of the temperature which then
occurs.
Thus, in all churches in Home they
sing the Ansclus an hour before sun
set to warn all those outdoors to take
the necessary precautions.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
HOW History ia Written

"\ cIhsgen und klasslnss Monsts
hette' is a high class, much read
monthly magazine published in Berlin.
In a recent number "Professor" pub
hshes a study, illustrated with numer
Gus photos, OR German Metz" At the
conclusion Of the article occurs the fol
lowing truly German passage:
"A significant fact, in which every
good German will readily sec q happy
omen, happened in November, 1918.
AFTER the surrender of the place. Tho
genera! who was to ride at the head
of the enemy troons entering the town
feii from his horse. The FrencLmen
cay: The horse, scared b. the formi.
dab!e acclsmations of that trjumphal
oay' started aei9e and threw off his
RIDER But the old Metzians. onr
trends who witnessed the accident,
sara to me, He was drunk"
And this refers to General Manein
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
IRE We Coin. Back

IN "LlllustrationH Paul Bourcet
studies the evidence in contemporary
me that tends to show rctrogression
'netead of progress. He says:
M Ferrero rishtfully advances the
axiom chat civilization demands tho
unanimous recognition Of principle
OF authority, and. pointing out the dis.
appearance OF such principle in
Europe, ne concludes that the aetna,
crisis evident to everybody is not an
accident N. Bainville, who more par
ticularly considers the relations Of RI 4.
states TO each other, dcnounces a, a,
alarming symptom the absence ~ :.
stable political order~-order In the ex-
tefhsi relations Of these states, order
IN their interna! affairs May dis.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
BY Harold +. Scarborough
LONDON. Nay

LONDON, May T.
1(HE general public would Be
v"st'y amused IT. from the
rambling scventccnth century
Admiralty buildings, in White
hall. crtorisn voice should be heard
chanting to tire pasycrsby;
For they al nhust le.rn etc long
TO sbatsin from language strong
For I haven't any sympathy with illorao
taunts---
Quite right. 1t is pure Gilbert and
Sullivsn--tho First Lord's song from
"Pinagore,' to be exact. And yet that
comic opera, which for almost fifty
years has been held to be delicious bur
lesque, is founded upon exactly the
same basis as ia the newest order OF
the British Admiralty.
An order in council authorizes the
Admiralty to put on the retired list,
irrespective Of age or service, such Of
ficers as are considered Unfit for fur
thcr employment by reason Of inca
pscity or popularity Of temper Or other
defect not amounting to misconduct
and not caused by intcmperatc and
irregular habits Of life"
Comes again the strain from Pima
fore:
Though "sotner it,. ma
Occasionally say.
never use big. BIS r
No Excuses Will Divert
Punishment Of Offenders
And although to the lrcredulous
chorus of What, neYer?' the seadoss
Of the present day may reply, We'll,
hardly ever!" it will not save them.
Their lapses will come under "peculi-
arity Of temper" and around the cor
ner there will be the present day Sir
Joseph Porter, X. c. B., to rcproye
them:
Go, "!bsld, ges you hence
TO your cabin with ceier!t!.
OF iii advised asperity.
The thing is too perfect parallel
for the man in the street to refrain
from laughter, and renewed laughter,
as they say in the Parliamentary re-
ports, but there are naval officers who
are seriously concerned over the po-
tentialitles OF the new order. It pro-
vides, they say, convenient pYetext
FOR getting rid Of any man who is un-
acceptable to the sea lords and for in
Producing favoritism and other unde-
sirable things into the senior service.
1t is not on record that the late Lord
fisAcr ever flashed out with, "Why,
damne, it's too bad. Yes, damme, it's