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The New York herald., 1922-12-03
Surrender" Books.

DY surrender" l mean that power a
- book has over you to make you sur
render yourself to it completely. There
are plenty of good books that do not have
this power 1t is also true that many of
the books that do have this power are
not necessarily novels. The surrender
books indeed are in a class by themselves
as | have hinted, unique class quite
apart from anything else in literature.
| possess few of them and | would not
part from these books for anything in the
world that can think of l cannot, how
ever, explain them definitely all at once
l can do so only little by little. If l
should attempt to make complete defini-
tion of surrender book you would i'm
mediately begin to qualify it; yet it is
quite definite, when you understand the
conditions.-By Thomas L. MoSsOn in the
BoOkm0n
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
The Author of Dead Mans Rock"

@ ONE people expressed surprise ten
- years ago that the author of Dead
Mans Rock" and other romances which,
though excellent were popular. should be
elevated into chair of literature; but
at the beginning of his career the prophets
would have predicted success for Sir
Arthur in scholarship rather than in ro-
mantle fiction. He was a notable scholar;
took first in mods. at Oxford. and after
obtaining his degree remained as lecturer
in classics to his college His resumption
of his first calling has more or less de-
prived us of a great romancist and su-
preme artist in the short story (there are
tales in "Noughts and Crosses" that none
of his contemporaries has surpassed) +,
but, by way of compensation, il has given
us an educationist as learned and demo-
cratic as any who preceded him in the
Cambridge chair.-From John o. Lon
dOn'S Weekly.
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

does.-FrOm "0n English and French Fic-
tion By Arthur SymonS in Broom.
The interpretive Mark Twain.
LIE was oppressed with the miseries of
IL the world from time to time. He
wrote of the depravities and basenesses
and hypocrisies and cruelties that make
up civilization. There is for those who
choose to look for it a recurring refrain
of weariness, evaporation and misery
in some of his later works. / think Mr..
Paine was right when he attributed this
to the burdens of debt and family sorrow,
but Mr.. Brooks is not satisfied with this.
He thinks that there was deeper source
for Mark Twain's melancholy. He was
very much interested in such movements
as those of Loisette, Kellgren and Mrs.
Eddy. He wanted an element of soul
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
Stevenson and Henley.


-EHE author who for one brief moment
came nearest to interfering seri-
ously with the Stevenson myth was W.
E. Henley. In the earliest years of their
acquaintance real sympathy had existed
between these two greatly different men.
But misunderstanding arose, and as the
Stevenson myth developed Henley, the
unsuccessful, became more and more
estranged from the popular r. L. s.,
who was now the far famed and highly
regarded leader in large Samoan house
hold. The review that Henley wrote of
the Stevenson biography was thus tinged
with the spirit of resentment, and COM
ing shortly after the death of man who
had long been his friend, the paper justly
incurred the criticism of being in bad
taste But all this does not do away with
the fact that Henley barred some truths
concerning Stevenson that no one else
has since ventured to say with so authori-
tative voice.-From 1.-THE Stevenson
Myth By George S. Hllnldn in the Gen.
tHry.
Sinclair Lewis and the "Alien Tongue"
@ INCLAIR LEWIS himself is a real
~ American-no more European than
he is Asiatic. He writes American, and
Mr.. Cape has added a glossary to his
novels. l am not sure that this glossary
is necessary. 1t serves to exaggerate the
differences between the English and
American languages, and some of the
American terms, laboriously translated
such as "bootlegging, frame house, -
CRATER" crouch" "kibosh" and ''totty'
are familiar enough here. On the other
hand, it is as we'll to be told that booze
hosting is American for drinking. that
"doodads" means thinguIhmies is this
English, by the way?-that "fiivver" is a
cheap motor, that Ito hit the hay" means
10 go to bed, and that ''the razz for fair"
is American for censure.-By Stanley
Dark in John o LondonS Weekly
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
Famous Heroines.

It HERE is no question that Becky Sharp
is not derived from Balzac's Lisbeth
IN la Cousine Bette" but at what dis
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cure in his illnesses. He could not say
enough in praise of Christian Science, for
its healing of the spirit" its "gift of
buoyant spirits, comfort of mind and free
dom from care" There was something
gravely amiss with him. He feared soli-
tude. He suffered from remorse which
appears to have been often largely
groundless.-Fron THE Correspondence
of CloHdiWs Clear" in the British Weeklu
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
Paul Bourgeois New Honor.

DAUL BOURGET has just been made
l. Conservatism" of the Musee de Chan
tilly. He did not solicit this honor, but
the Academic Francois found an oppor-
tunity to express their admiration for
their illustrious confrere and bestowed it
on him by spontaneous and unanimous
vote.-Bg Sergiaes In Les AnRGles.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
NATIONAL CITY CUTS
DIVIDEND TO 20 p. C..
Profits in Investment Banking
Hold Up General Average.

The aggregate dividend rate OF the
National City Bank and National City
Company stocks combined was cut from
an annual basis OF % per cent, the
rate prevailing for four or five quarters,
to 20 per cent. at yesterdays meeting of
directors. The cut would have been
greater, except for the profits in invest
ment banking, which enabled the Ma
tional City Company, with $4,000, 600
stock outstanding, TO declare an extra
2 per cent, equal to III of 1 per cent.
on the National City Bank stock, off,
setting in part the elimination of the
per cent extra paid by the National
City Bank heretofore.
The decline both in the aggregate
amount of loans outstanding, coupled
with the smaller interest rates charged
by the bank, accounted for the reduc-
tion in earnings that led the directors
to declare a dividend OF only per cent,
payable April I, to stock of record
March 18. .p At the same time, the
profits from investment banking in
creased so that the National City Com
pany board declared the regular quar-
terly of 2 per cent, and an extra of
per cent, the first extra dividend ever
declared by the National City Company.
The banks directors approved also the
appointment Of Lee e. dwell as assist
ant to the president, Mr.. dwell, retain
Ing also his position Of assistant to the
president Of the National City Company.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
BRAZILIAN EXPOSITION
LEADERS TO TOUR u. S.
Harrison and Snmpaio VIII
Start From, Astor Luncheon.

Representatives of number of banks
and commercial organizations interested
in Brazil met at the Brazilian-American
Chamber OF Commerce yesterday and
decided upon a plan of cooperation with
the commission appointed by President
Harding to represent the United States
at the Brazilian Centennial Exposition
to be held at Rio Janeiro beginning
September Z.
Congress has appropriated s1,O0o.0OO
to meet the expenses of participation BY
the Federal Government in this EXPOSE
ton. Deputy Commissioner-Genera
Frank A. Harrison, accompanied by
Sebastio Sainpaio. commercial attache
Of the Brazilian Embassy. is planning
a tour OF the United States. holding
meetings In more than hundred cities
under the auspices of local chambers OF
commerce and trade organizations.
To start them on this trip yesterdays
meeting decided to give a luncheon at
the Hotel Astor on Thursday, March
is, to which representatives of all the
commercial organizations and others In
terested in Brazil will be invited
Among the guests of honor will be Mrs.
Arthur Livermore, a member OF the Ex-
position Commission: Hello Lobo, Con-
sul-General OF Brazil. and Messrs. Har-
rison and Sampaio. Invitations will be
sent to the Brazilian Ambassador and
to Mayor Hylan.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
AMERICAN WOOLEN
NET PROFIT GAINS
Increase 60 SO. 9.192,62 in 1921
Is S2.337,3G2 More Than
in 1920.

The American Woolen Company's re-
port for 1921. issued yesterday, can bo
ranked as an important business docu-
ment. recording. as It does, the recov-
cry OF confidence OF consumers in q
generally unfavorable year. It was not
until May. nearly two months after the
company opened its heavyweight goods
lines. that buyers were willing to con-
tract ahead. but, once the ice was
broken orders came in rapidly and its
plants were operated at full capacity
during the remaining months.
Last years manufacturing brought
the company q net profit Of $9.192,62l
after providing reserves for taxes and
contingent expenses, an increase ct
s. ,SS37 362 from the total in 1920. The de-
probation charge was $3,ls5,97S. Earn
ings We're equal to sS.01 share of COM
mon stock, after paying preferred stock
dividends, against $.57 share earned
in 1890. The sum Of s406,eiS was added
to surplus, making the aggregate profit
and loss surplus $3i, 915,SS1.
The chief items of the balance sheet,
with comparisons, are in this table:
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FOREIGN TRADE OF u. S.
DECLINES IN JANUARY
Exports to Europe Fall off to
SI48,939,246.

WASHINGTON, March THE decline
in the value OF foreign trade OF tie
United States in January compared with
that of January, 1921, is further en-
phasiZed in statistics made public to-day
by the Department of Commerce.
Exports to Europe totaled $14S,93a.-
246. against s325.218,637 in January.
1921, and s1.219,6s7,511 for seven
months ended with last January, against
$2,440,597,216 for seven months ended
with January, 1921.
Imports from Europe in January were
s6s.113.403, against s59,57S,s4s In jan
uary. 1921. and s457.1To.152 in seven
months ended with January. against
1921 ,502.23S in seven months ended with
January. 1921.
Exports to South America in January
were s13,063,S69, in contrast to sS1,4so.-
2S9 in January. 1921. and s102,083.23t
in seven months ended with January.
against $399,774,90S in seven mor.ths
ended with January, 1921. Imports were
S22.s03, ,043 in January, against s30.750 :
49S In January. 1921. and s154,96S,323
in seven months ended with January.
against s352.517.S76 in seven months
ended with January. 1921.
Exports to Asia were S4S.073,866 In
January, in contrast to s73.1S6.6S5 in
January. 1921. and s290,353,425 in seven
months ended with January, against
s41S.191,S50 in seven months ended with
January, 1921. Imports were s62.7s0.-
6S1 in January, against si5,S1S,52s In
January, 1921.
This table shows the amount of this
country's exports to and imports from
the following countries:
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
RAILS AND INDUSTRIES
ARE STOCKING UP COAL
Plans to Haze Supply If Min
ers Strike April I.

Steam railroads in virtually every
section of the United States are stocking
their coal storehouses to the limit in
anticipation of coal miners strike On
April /. 1t became known here yesterday
Almost all important railroads have coal
on hand sufficient to provide motive
power for thirty or thirty-tive days in
the event of walkout. BY the end of
March most roads will have stocks large
enough TO carry them through a strike
period OF sixty days.
Electric light, heat. power and other
public utilities are also reported to be
well stocked with fuel. According 70
railroad officials here th. output Of
bituminous coal from the non-un'on
fields would be sufficient TO maintain
adequate transportation in case OF COM
plete shutdown of the union fields.
More than 95 per cent. of the motive
power used to propel freight and pae-
senger trains is provided by bituminous
coal.
The outcome OF the Administrators
efforts to bring the coal operators and
miners together and the conference he
tween anthracite mine owners and men
In the Pennsylvania Hotel on March Is
will be watched with interest.
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TURNOVER CUT HALF IN 1921.
". I. du Pont de Nemours Reports
sales of sS5,2s5,

The volume OF business done by Il. /.
du Pont de Nemours & Co., the ex-
plosives company, in 1921 was not much
more than half its turnover OF 1920, its
total sales being s55.2S5.1s1 last year
against $93.9s3,292 In 1920. After meet
ing expenses, interest and dividends
there was In 1921 a deficit OF s3,579. .0s9.
In 1920 a surplus OF s4,4S3,061 remained
after dividends. which were larger than
those or 1921.
The annual statement issued yesterday
said that the s9s,099.236 OF securities
held for permanent Investment consisted
chiefly of issues OF the General Motors
Company and other underlying COM
panies. The asset value Of those secur-
ties. tho report added, was at the end
Of the year $4,000. 600 more than their
cost. Tho organization. through the du
Pont American Industries. owns 81 per
cent. OF the outstanding General Motors
stock.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
HARDWOOD MEN PLAN
NEW ASSOCIATION
Present Body Illegal in Pub
fishing of Prices.

LOUISVILLE, March members OF the
American Hardwood Manufacturers AS
sociation in convention here had before
them tonight the report OF the board Of
directors, which proposes to disband the
present organization and to undertake
the formation OF an institute under
which statistical information can be le-
gally gathered and distributed. A re-
cent decision Of the Supreme Court held
the former method OF gathering statis-
tics to be in violation OF the antitrust
law because they were made available
only to the seller. This tended to in
crease prices the court ruled.
The proposal as presented by Mr.. Dull
webber was for the formation OF an as
sociation to be named the American
Hardwood Manufacturers Institute. 1t
would be Incorporated for S100, 900 and
data would be available to both buyer
and seller.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
FRANCE HALTS u. S. PLAN
TO END CABLE DISPUTE
Red Tape Must Be Cut in Is
sue With Germans.

WASHINGTON, March (Associated
Press) Acceptance by Powers repre-
sented In the International Gable Com
mission of the plan submitted at the
commissions meeting yesterday by Act
ing Secretary Fletcher for the dispost-
tion OF the former German cables is
understood to depend largely on the
attitude of France.
The American plan, 1t was said to-
day, appeared at yesterdays meeting to
be generally acceptable TO most members
of the commission. and the decision to
refer 1t to the home Governments vas
regarded as probably nothing more than
formality.
The French representatives, however.
were said not to be able to indicate what
would be the attitude of their own Gov
ernment owing to the complexity OF the
French process of handling such mat
ters.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
ADVANCES MADE
In FINISHED STEEL
Jones 4 Laughlin Jump Bars
Shapes and Plates-Gary
Is Optimistic.

Predictions or stability progress and
prosperity by Judge T. n. Gary, chair
man Of the board of the United States
Steel Corporation, and announcement CT
price increases in bars, shapes and
plates were outstanding features OF the
steel Industry yesterday.
Judge Gary said that there has been
a graoual ii limited Improvement n
business conditions In the last few
months but that he has seen no SUB
stantlal evidence of general and rapid
recovery to normalcy.
Probably it is better So" the Judge
continued, in an interview with the New
York News Bureau. 'The natural laws
applying to business are grinding SLOWLY
but surely and will compel sooner or
later stability. progress and prosperity
II the laws Of the country snail be SUI
f,ciently enforced to permit every in
dividual to utilize his talent and energy
without forcible interruption we shall
soon see the prosperous conditions fer
which we have been anxiously looking
for many months. The sun of prosperity
is still shining, although il has been
unnecessarily obscured.'
The new price for bars, shapes and
plates announced by the Jones & Laugh
lin Steel Company In Pittsburgh yester-
day is $3.50 hundred, which compares
with nominal market quotation Of
s1.35.
The Illinois Steel Company, a. sub
sidiary of the United States Steel Cor
poration, has started two more furnaces
In the south Chicago district, making
fourteen of twenty-seven now active.
The company is operating at 60 per cent
Of capacity per cent. increase IL
week. The mills at Gary operated last
week at an average of rs per cent. OF
capacity. Another of the Carnegie Stecl
Company furnaces in Pittsburgh has
been started, making that company's
total twenty-eight of ffty-nine.
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IMPORTS.
PENN sEAB0ARD DEFICIT CUT.
steel Manufacturers Look for Inn.
proved Conditions.

Penn Seaboard Steel Corporation for
the second year in succession reported a
deficit after expenses, taxes and interest,
the amount being $749.0 .045, against $780,
247 in 1920. Profit and loss surplus was
s4,960,169. J. 3. Warren, president, in
his report said
"The outlook for 1929. in the opinion
OF the board OF directors. is reassuring.
This view is supported by the fact that
consumers inventories nave been well
liuuidated."
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
AMERICAN CIGAR EARNS LESS.

The American Cigar Company In it's
annual report for 1921 Issued yesterday
showed net earnings of s1.s02.39 after
charges and Federal taxes, compared to
s2,4S9.s $50 in 1920. After preferred divi-
dends the balance was equal to 1901 a
share on $4,000. 900 common stock
agaisnt s12.59 in 1920. Profit and losa
surplus now exceeds s9,000,o 900.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
CAR LIGHTING HOLDERS MEET

special meeting OF stockholders OF
the Car Lighting and Power Company
will be held March 16 to vote on a pro-
posal to reclassify the stock into COM
mon and preferred shares and 70 con-
vert the 10000 shares in the treaeury
into preferred stock OF s25 par value.
The balance OF the outstanding common
stock viii remain unchanged.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
GULF STATES STEEL
CUTS DOWN ITS LOSS
Cost Of Output Is Reduced 30
Per Cent, Says Report.

The Gulf States Steel Company In
1921 had a net loss after expenses,
charges and Federal taxes OF s591.915,
which compares with profit of 1920 OF
s751.220. Necessary retrenchment and
liquidation were policies of the manage
ment during the year, according to the
annual report of c. A. Moffett presi-
dent. Comparisons are:
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
COLUMBIA GAS INCOME FALLS
Decline I'm 1921, but Big squirt Re-
corded I'm january.

The Columbia Gas and Electric Com
pany and its subsidiaries report net In
come Of s4.sO3,5ss in 1921. after allow
ing for fixed charges and taxes. This
was s535.S41 less than the year before.
The Sc dividend was earned, with $3.50
a share over. The January report shows
gross income increased 1876 per cent. and
the surplus after charges 9.43 per cent.
over the same month last year.
Salient features OF the 1921 income
account with comparisons arc:
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
JAMAICA TARIFF CHANGES.

KrNesroN, Jamaica. March THE
Legislative Council passed to-day
tariff measure giving preference OF 25
per cent. on goods imported from Cam
ada and Great Britain and OF 50 per
cent on empire manufactured cotton
y,icca goods.
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TO SELL NJ. AND \. A. ROAD.

HARRISON. Ark, March 7.-J. C.
Murray, receiver, OF the Missouri and
North Arkansas Railroad, announced
to-day that April 10 had been set for
the sale OF the road In accordance with
a recent decree issued in the Federal
Court at Little Rock. Under the decree,
$4,000, 900 is the minimum price that
may be accepted for the road.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
CAPITAL INCREASE PLANNED

AUGUSTA, Me-, March 7.--Application
to increase the Eastern Railroad Com
pany's capital stock from $500. 600 to
$1,400,000 to make possible construc-
tion Of trackage between Houlton and
Bangor and connect the Canadian Pa.
cifc lines in Maine and New Brunswick
wes made to-day.
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Although the sale of finished products
was 81 per cent. below and semi
finished products 80 Fer cent. under the
previous year, the report shows, the
cost was reduced 80 per cent. and sales
price 81 per cent. To prevent increase
In inventories the mines and several de-
partments Of the steel plant have been
operated only sufficiently to fill orders
for products not in stock.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, March 7.--Gilt edge securi-
ties were firm in the Stock Exchange
to-day. Trading in other sections was
quiet Quotations at the closc Of trad
ing follow:
Bar silver. 33Md. an ounc..
Bar gold g4s. Cd
Money, az per cent.
Discount rates: Short bills. 3h per cent .
three months bills, 3Ma3J, per cent,
~ per cent. consols, J6.
British per cent war loan, pTx
British 4h per cent. war loan, "a.
DE Beers, H..
Rand Mines, ..
The New York herald., 1922-03-08

William NJ. Wood, president, stated in
his report to stockholders that all the
mills were free from leases, bonds and
mortgages OF every kind. From both
the physical and financial aspects" he
added, "the company is in splendid
position to avail itself Of whatever ad-
vantages the new year may Offer
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
J. N. JUDD FALLS SIX FLOORS

NASHVILLE. Tenn, March Joseph
Fl. Judd, president OF milling company
here, jumped or fell from the sixth floor
OF the Chamber of Commerce Building
to-day. his skull being fractured. Little
hope Is held out for his recovery.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08

Capital expenditures during the year
tctalled s4.712,443, OF which s3,516.100
covered the cost OF additional equipment
In electric power houses and substa-
tions. Plans call for the outlay OF
s1,20s,265 this year.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
ROADS SURPLUS Is LESS.

The Chicago, North Shore and Mil
waukee Railway for 1921 reports sur
plus OF s339,720 after all charges and
taxes, compared with s4s3,720 earned in
the previous year.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08

PARIS, March Prices or securities
traded in on the Bourse to-day moved
irregulorly. Quotations at the cloee OF
the trading were as follows.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
j. X. Rice, j.. & Co. Will Sci.

j. X. Rice, j.. Il 90. Will Sell
$50 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $. $. II
1000 American Thread Pfd.
e5 Bank of Amer. stock
( zoo Pliss, Y. W., Com.
80 Calico Chem. Pfd.
10 CITY of ~. ". Insuranc.
HI $50 Clinehficld Coal Gem.
so Consol. Shipbuiiding
100 Eastern Steel Com.
SO General RaIing Com. s. Pfd.
n 25 CT. American Ins.
80 Hanover Insurance
so International EIeyating
ION Int. & CT. Nor. SO notes
I rs Johrs-ManyifIe Com.
100 Kirby Lumber Com. & Pfd.
100 Lehigh Valley Coal Sales
25 Mccall Corp. Com. & Pfd.
hi 30 Mech. g. Metals Nat. Bk. stock
80 Metal & Thermit Com.
MI ZOO Nat. Ice & Coal Com. & cd Pfd.
30 Nat. Liberty Ins.
10 New Netherland Bank stock
III 100 N. y. State Rvs. Com. & Pfd.
100 y. y. Mutual Gas Light II
HI 25 Niagara Insurance
100 Pacific Coast Com.
tl 100 Penn Coal & Coke
so Phelps-Dodgc Corp.
MI 200 Pyrenc Mfg.
Ill 50 Royal Baking Powder Pfd.
100 Roch. Gas 4 Elec. sc5 Pfd.
MI 40 Singer Manufacturing
MI 100 Sweet-Orr I'd Pfd.
100 Underwood Comp. Mach. Com.
30 Universal Leaf Tobacco
H. 25 Ward Baking Com. q Pfd.
" 100 West yn. Pulp & Paper II
J.k.Rice, Jr.&CO.
Phones 1000 to 4oio John. so Wall ST., y. Z
The New York herald., 1922-03-08

Commercial paper. si5 days, Az: 60 to 20
days. AZ: Liberty bonds end Victory notes.
is days, Az; 10 to 30 days, Az; bankers'
ncceptances, IS to 30 days, AZ.
'Fixed November 2. Previous rate. q,
rtval cnutofnhnr ~ r.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
OPEN MARKET RATES.

Call loans and acceptances. s............ Escs
Discount rates on prime bankers accept.
ances eligible for purchase by Federal lie.
serve banks
Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask
20 dsyr... AZ 10 days.. AZ {
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receipts business
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
cIrARING HOUSE sTATEMENT.

Clearing House exchanges, $3.50 2Cs 600;
balances. s61 300. 600; Federal Reserve credit
The New York herald., 1922-03-08
UNITED STATES TREASURY STATEMENT
New York Herald Burran.
Washington, ID. O., March i.

Epsctol YoRK HrrsIn.
The New York herald., 1922-03-08

official bar silver IN New York, domestic
a9ssc.. unchanged; foreign, G4kc., I'd Ic
London, ssMd., up "a. Mexican dollars.
l9hc., up nc.
Range OF silver prices this year.
Highest. Lowest
London ....... .3SMd., Jan. . a2tsd., Feb 2s
Saw York sGaic., Jan. 10 e2&e., Feb 2s