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The New York herald., 1922-05-21
New Fiction in Varied Forms

nephew, George. And these four old
fellows are also a rarity in current
fiction in that they are really and
indisputably gentlemen. Their clothes
and manners and thoughts fit them
naturally. with no air of having been
assumed for a masquerade. That
of itself is quite enough to make the
book noteworthy.
Our house. was one of the un-
touched remnants of earlier days; a
five story brownstone affair with old
fashioned high front stoop. pleas
ingly incongruous," says the mar
rator. Il liked to think. among the
fiashy novelties that surrounded us.
George said that our house reminded
him OF nice old lady lost in an
aeroplane factory" Here, then,
dwell these charming old bachelors
in comfortable amity. The two lower
floors are used in common, but each
has his own sacred quarters above,
the privacy of which was never
violated. mo casual rapping on
doors or dropping in to borrow to-
bacco or ask a useless question. /"
They are delicious quartet.
Although they are wholly real
there is sometimes a flavor about
them that suggests the eighteenth
rather than the twentieth or even
the nineteenth century; yet they are
far from being anachronisms or in
any way grotesque. Mr.. Smith never
loses sight of their environment. but
they are properly enough in it and
sufficiently Of the present to be
wholly convincing.
The ladies, too, and thA youthful
George are admirably done: clearly
marked characters, each of them.
The fun of the Liece depends too
much upon the ENHANCEMENT of
cross-purposes and comic adventure.
with the elements of surprise plen-
tifully provided, to permit any out
line OF the plot. But one may refer
to the professor and the episode of
the poison gas, which he has in
vented, and which gets loose to sur
prising effect and helps toward the
necessary climax of the story. The
book may be heartily recommended
10 all discriminating readers who
can appreciate fine humor and who
value manner and style in their
reading as much as mere plot.
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KIMONO.
Liveright.

KIMoNo. BY John Paris. Roni &
Liveright-
CH IMoNO' is calculated TO dis
IN pei the aura of romance
which has gathered about
Japan. The strongest factor in the
story is the Yoshiwara, the great
market in Toxic, where women were
formerly exposed for sale to the
highest bidder. 1t is the Yoshiwara
that casts its sinister influence upon
the marriage of the Japanese girl
Asako Fujinami. and her English
lover. 1t is the discovery that
Asako's money comes from this dis
gusting traffic in human flesh that
temporarily drives the couple apart
and condemns Asako to life of ag-
ony with her greedy. scheming jap
anese relatives. And it is the
foshiwara. one feels. that causes the
author to write with almost eonsum.
ing bitterness of all things Japanese
emphasizing the hardness. the sham
the tinsel of japanese life and ignor.
ing. perhaps. its finer and more beau
tiful aspects.
Mr.. Paris treats his theme in the
cold dissectfve manner of Flaubert in
Madame Bovary' or of Brieux in
one of his typical social problem
plays. Commercialized vice. with its
inevitable concomitant of disease. is
shown not as alluringly wicked, but
rather as something ugly. filthy and
abnormal. In general the authors
method is unsparingly realistic. He
makes one concession to romance in
his depletion of Yae Smith. the beau
tiful seductive and soulless daugh-
ter of an English father and a JAP
anese mother. Yet even Yae's las,
appearance. in the role of unsuccess-
full Delilah TO the Samson of an
English Captain, has a touch oi
ridiculous impotence.
The author gives a very unpleas-
ant picture of Japanese family life
In Japan, as in most Oriental coun-
tries. the family is a unit, which the
individual cannot disregard at his
pleasure. \ successful man is held
morally responsible for the mainte-
nance of his needy relatives. In ar
ranging marriages the interests of
the family are considered before the
desires of the individual. The long
survival of this system would seem
to indicate that, to Oriental minds,
at least, its workings are not alto
gether unsatisfactory. But Mr.. Paris
viewing the situation from the stand
point of the Western individualist, is
quite naturally rcpelled He Is also
offended by the frank subjusation of
The New York herald., 1922-05-21

THERE GOES THE GROOM. BY
Gordon Arthur Smith. L. p. Dutton
& Co.
KR. ~SMITH is entitled to q
V hearty welcome for this
altogether pleasant book.
which belongs to a class whereof we
have no surplus. 1t is pure comedy:
light and deft in touch. sometimes
delicately delicious, sometimes roll
licking almost to the point of bolster
BUSINESS (but never too much sol
and always happily entertaining. 1t
is graceful in style, unaffected and
smooth in its narrative-a very
pleasant relief from the banalities
of the mystery story. the moving
picture wild West or cannibal island
adventure and the hair raising frank
ness of the pseudo-psycholosical sex
stun that form the bulk of the cur
rent American output of fiction. A
book like this stands out of the
crowd. joyously.
II is built about the adventures of
four middle aged or even elderly
bachelors. who live together in an
ancient brownstone front house on
Madison avenue, in their attempts to
marry of the nephew of one of the
quartet. This uncle tells the story
in the first person, and in the end il
turns out to have been, his story all
the time instead of that of the
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in the early Stone Age but
now
The New York herald., 1922-05-21
III. L. PANGBORN.

THERE GOES THE GROOM. BY
Gordon Arthur Smith. f. p. Dutton
The New York herald., 1922-05-21

THE SECRET PLACES OF THE
HEART. BY Fl. G. Wells. The Mac
milan Comany
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-20
INCOME TAX AND EXEMPTION.

One OF the conspicuous ways IN which tax ex-
emption operates to the disadvantage of all except
1.-THE favored few is in connection with the applica-
Etion OF income surtaxes. Under the federal income
ltax law all incomes up to a certain point are taxed
lat a given fiat rate. In comes beyond that rate are
taxed at a higher rate, and so on, progressively,
11ntil the maximum is reached. The man of great
4wealth is able to escape the payment of this surtax,
and often OF any tax at all, by investing in public
securities which are either entirely tax-exempt or
exempt from the operation of the surtax.
One result of this is that an undue incentive
rs given for the investment of capital in government
fsecurities of one kind and another, and investment
I'm productive enterprises is discouraged. The in
jurious economic influence of this tendency extends
Into every branch of industry, and it is impossible
Ito estimate its scope.
The direct result in the loss of income to our
public bodies is easier to recognize and compute.
1.-THE statement that is often made that the loss Of
l~Fevenue to public bodies due to the exemption is
balanced by the lower interest rate produced is not
true. It might be approximately true If all in
comes, OF whatever size, were taxed at the same
1rate----if there were no surtaxes. But this condition
does not exist, and it will not exist. The policy
ri progressive taxation which we have adopted
1S g fixture. And with that policy in force the
tpsrer rate does not balance the decrease in revenue.
a e matter OF arithmetic it makes no difference
ftoatne government whether it issues a bond at a
kAhpw rate and collects no tax or at a higher rate and
sMacollects the difference in taxes. But the applica-
sa@tjo1 of the surtax feature creates a condition n
hichst the wealthy investor may eyade thelpav-
Naei,t s.ot additional taxes amounting to possibly
IL a11f ms income The income from the estate Of the
MiateSJarnes j. Hill lis said to have been increased
sM@aranl $4,000 to $4,000 a year through invest
SgNl1Eit IN fax-exeinpt securities. The estate received
Stesss interest on its securities, hut it was required "a
8gay so mach less in taxes that the gain to the estate
As16siapdnted rs $4,000 year. III other words there
! S6as I direct loss in public revenues amounting ID
sx S69y0OO aSyear. @5"@ 80
sss Sonnebody nd e pay that mohsJ That sum,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-20
ABOLISH THE SUPREME COURT

One OF the bits of literature circulated in the in
]tercst of the Frazier-Lemke combination charges
j. F. T. O'Connor and Sveinbjorn Johnson with
icausing the farmers of North Dakota to lose $685.
100000 on this years crop, because there is now
no state grain inspection department to protect the
farmers, that law having been declared unconstitu-
tional by the United States supreme court" I, For
that unrighteous declaration by the supreme court,
lMessrs. O'Connor and Johnson are held responsible
because they suggested that course of action to the
court, and, in fact, insisted on it. The conclusion
and a very natural one on the part of the trainers
of the Frazier-Lenke campaign documents that
OConnor ought not to be elected to the United
States senate or Johnson to the state supreme court.
But the defeat of these gentlemen would be only a
partial remedy. There would still remain the United
States supreme court. Obviously, to make the clean-
up complete and effective, the supreme court should
ing at what moment it will obey the instructions of
some other vicious North Dakota lawyer or lawyers
and perform some other injurious act which will cost
our people another thirty-three millions. And.
while we are perhaps in>condition to worry along,
after our expeIence with the Frazier-Lemke ad-
ministration we have not many millions to spare.
The case to which reference is made is quite re-
cent, and will be well remembered. Congress pass
cd one grading law, and the North Dakota legisla-
was a physical impossibility to obey the one with
out violating the other. The farmers who owned
an elevator in the southern part of the state sought
a decision as to which law they should obey, for
without such a decision they must go to Jail or 20
out of business. Messrs. O'Connor and Johnson,
who were then business partners engaged in private
!practice, were employed by these farmers to con
cluded that the North Dakota law was unconstitu.
ltional. They proceeded on that theory, and the su.
,pren1e court knew no better than to agree with them
We repeat, the supreme court must be abolished
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-20

speciality Of this service. The customers securi-
ties are checked over, market value is ascertained.
lists are made Of tax-free securities, with their yield,
and computations are lnades of the saving in net
which may be realized by making the
exchange. 1t is all perfectly legal and straightfor-
ward, but it is certainly not in accordance with
sound public policy that a condition should exist
in which it is possible experts should be able to
earn good money by advising their customers how,
in strict compliance with law, they may increase
their own net incomes by d~epriving the govern
.ment OF revenue and making necessary the 3levying
additional taxes on other people.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-20
WHY ADVERTISE TT

The manager Of : country branch bank up 81 Sas.
katcheWar, having noted the alarming prevalence Of
bank. robberies, has taken steps to prevent anything
|of the sort happening to his institution. Taking the
public into his confidence, he explains just what
ing he has built a special room into which he can
within ten seconds after an alarm is sounded.
There he has AN equipment Of artillery with which
he can rake the country side. Aid, he adds he
knows how to shoot.
Such preca1ticns are excellent, but whysadver-
|tises them !? Probably the idea is to convince bandits
that That particcllassbsntk Is irnpregnable.S The effect
Ks more likely toS he To create an intense hankering
10 do Just that job. M shall be prepared 10 lear,
Amy ofgthese fine mornings tnat tfe bsnk in question
has been pried up by The roots ,sloaded onto asfrlsck
and haulsed 2otf INTO ne nnknown, cash 4contsnts;
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-20
Q. What was the "qreat Awak-
lninH"? I. r, w,

VAlAAA8 . 81 wv o H. a. .-.. ...u-r r
"A. The Great Awakening was the
popular name for a remarkable re-
vivial that swept over New England
during the period 174oAs under the
leadership OF Jonathan Edwards and
George Whitefteld. Almost $50 towns
were stirred to a Ycritable religious
frenzy and in the end It wa eoneid-
cred to have dgne more harm than
good, having resulted in d~issensions
and divisions in congregations.
q. How long have there been trade
unions in England7 I. +. H.
a. Trade unions were 1egalized in
England in 1924, but such organiza-
items or combinations OF wage carriers
for the purpose Of maintaining or i'm
proving the condition Of their en-
from the latter part Of the 18th cen
fury. The earliest actudl record 81
such a combination is that Of the
WOODEN workers 81 the southwest OF
England, which IL mentioned al exist
ing Ill 100 and frequently referred
to in Devonshire,- SdnerSet, Wiltshire,
and Gloucestershire Throughout the
18th century. The London tailors can
DO shown to hayA been In continuous
combination from. at least 1890. when
an act Of parliament was passed to re.
strain them.
q. What distinction 10 made b.
tween Jew. Hebrew. aand 1sraell:ts1
! A. Jew Is the. popular name u tn,
people; Hebrew, the chronological ant
! linguistic name; 1sraalite, the rationa
M me.
@. When was the G. A. R. organ,
lied? o. u. G.
A. The Grand Army Of the Re,
public was organized at Decatur, Iii.
April 8, 1855, and the first naticna
enoainpment wa held at 1naiapapoli
November 20 folldW.ng..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-20

MODEST MR.. LEMKE.
Mr.. Lemke, being a modest mar

Mr.. Lemke, being a modest man, has re-
drained, so far as we have noted, from claiming
Fdivine attributes forhimself. He deals in a familiar
Eway with the prophets and the apostles, but be-
Hond that he prefers that the people should draw
Hheir own conclusions. But there arc things which
lin justice to the campaign in which he and Mr..
Frazier are jointly interested. he feels that he can
mot conceal from the public. Hence, when the
Mandan News, in a long article dealing with the
(vile purpose of the corrupt interests to Get
!Lemke," drew parallels between that gentleman
and Jesus Christ, to say nothing Of Abraham Lin
coin, John Brown, and others, Mr.. Lemke's we'll
known modesty would not permit him to withhold
from the public such a valuable contribution to its
knowledge. Accordingly. the Frazier-Lemke; organ
reproduces the article entire in bold, black type. A
paragraph or two will serve to indicate the general
character of the article:
History tells us that the people for whom
Christ sacrificed his life upon the tree, stoned
him!
The people of the state of North Dakota
for whom William Lemke gave his best efforts
and devoted thesbest years of his life joined
hands with their enemies and crushed the one
who was defending them and doing it without
money and without price.
But such is history both ancient and
modern.
1t will be pleasing to many from whom Mr.
ELemke has successfully concealed his saint-like
Equalities to learn what a godly character they have
Yin their midst.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-20
C~ARBoNru ACID.

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: s SSi:u IL AK Az s e rs 81 psi ia liS Il
ats : 'S.y aaswhs scik. sss Xfa liz i{hs ia iaf sssle
s asss a ~ fe'ks sats'iy seissasa y
Tns arst srer.a q cleaning pp the
fair name. q, this !nsi!sIfd z were
opai sas hars Vssal sfSSt II sa s:s'"; sSss IL;
that the proportion u. okrbonic acid
i, IL 81 saai ST III 5he s. 81 s.e sRs P sse. Rs :
Z en- ina'sato5 e Poilntion-not I
the Droporu5h o rarppnic acid
1s. y E. s. a s'fa 4 rS'stu.s ssssss
i The next step In rehabilition went
Fconetderahly further. Cooper proved
/, thatta high percentages a. .caTbbonie
aclLd II tho TISSUES of tie body shRwpd
the development o. tp~b1rcpiosls.
se's r. ne .;;., ,as' i pa 81 sf sgsg II s.. :.
s So ! b:sf' 'tSe : :asa q ss sssss.ary ,'rs g
AoiA As1 t~uherculoatss IL .e check.
ee1 Aas e YsnS ssTi s. taassss , ssiss , tRts
: MIR ~ p .tfmI,ist., e a.. Ss sessss,, ss.a Il Il
Flrthsrmats. he thaksa use 81 this
TACT to feslscitate people who nave
been oysrcorns py illuminating ~
fumes, 81 sassss4 IL roliipg nilIs: ana
II ssvsra) other ~asI! III kas ppiGiaon-
. oosos Fl ms.t. rs q ..t SeF1ss u.s., II |:
rsoakeds With cSFbon mono4ida5
II 'cAnnSt carry oxySenTt6Sff1hs tis-
sues becanssSa1l etl,ts pefrrylng
! sssSsn y ns sisa Ss ST 4 s ! 3 s,s 1asn: s' "
having the patient brseths oxyxen,
lsRut whom pure oxygsn 80 ApppliSa,
the tendency 10 10 breathe shallow.
Rut deep breatAinS VII srSqHtrs0 90
may thsre fs1Sn III bloo6 Ind dis,
place the carbon mpnoxide. You h1}ll
the horse sat TIM tfsu1h, hit he VIA
npt drink ozmAkssh him drink,
Itha. ..s,tns .SIsstaos; ". ut
oxyssn shouia SsNni.xsSy ~ith a ~ \.
ssass.r .sss sSs p:ss sssssf s R:'s..t e ::
Eoarbonic AciAs$ tai thAs mixture sumu-
Ilatss dsep, bfsafhinF ths 5desp breefh.
inssasT.ss 1T p osyssR Into 81
thsn nests tAs hood. ind
|E ssI,.. Fsp, .Ss t 40 sc. q ~ ~ !.
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SsEsS; sgEI SS No..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-20
AN 1MPENETRABLE MAZE

Some 700 years ago an English king built on
his grounds at Hampton court a bower which could
be reached only by a very circuitous path, and this
path was bordered on both sides by thick hedges.
it at many points were false paths, the
whole constituting a maze into the center Of which
It was supposed to be impossible fer anyoneto pene-
|trate without guidance. The maze at Hampton
court is historic, but whatever its perplexities were,
1T was simplicity itself in comparison with the tangle
which the genius of A. c. Townley has perpetratrd
with the assistance of William Lemke and the ad-
|tniring appreciation softLynn ]. Frazier.
We have a reminder of the fondness of these
league dignitaries for puzzles in the answer which
Mr.. Lemke has just filed to the complaint of farmer
lmerpbers of the Nonpartisan league who supposed
that, having contributed many and considerable
sums of money for the purpose, among other Wings
|of operating a daily paper-the Fargo Courier
|News-they had some elements of ownership in
that property. These unsophisticated persons now
learn from Mr.. Lemke's answer that they have been
quite mistaken, and that they have no interest what
ever in the newspaper property.
1t appears that there are two owners, Mr.. Lemke
and the Nonpartisan Publishing company. Mr..
(Townley, We are told, owns no stock in the paper,
but he does own stock in the publishing company
which owns stock in the paper. That is a little dizzy
but it is to be hoped that the farmers will be able to
get the hang of it after trying it a few times. But
even if they do not, and if they are unable to get
quite clearly the idea of just who does own the pa.
per, it must be quite plain that they, themselves, dc
mot. @
The league people have had a fondness for tying
hard knots in their financial operations, as vitccss
another newspaper deal, that of the Grand Forks
American. A lot Of farmers supposed that they had
property interests in that enterprise. Some Of them
paid out hard money, and others signed notes tc
establish that paper and keep it alive. The various
lsteps by which the final result was reached would
be next to impossible to trace, but the conclusion il
that the money is gone, the notes are in process o.
collection. and the property has been sold under thf
hammer.
Then we have the case Of the Consumers stores
a concern which a lot of farmers supposed they own
ed, but which, it appears, is owned chiefly by Mr.
Lemke, so far as ownership has been established
Then there is the Sisal trust, the ownership.of which
appears to be in doubt, even on the part Of thos.
who were chiefly instrumental in organizing til.
thing.
Taking the situation up one side and down thu
other and considering all the financial enterprise.
lin which the league bosses have been involved, i'll
doubtful if any one Of them actually knows whe
owns anything. The one thing certain about thu
whole collection Of enterprises is that the farmers
|pay the bills.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-20

The Associa ed Press is exclusively, entitled I o ~ . ~
r.n,,;iicatinn Of all news dispatches credited TO u u not U rM
wise credited in this paper and also the local GU" po'''"''
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-20
plan is as follows
!. Start artificial respiration al
once. The prone pressure method ID

!. start artificial respiration al
best.
2. Just as quickly as it a b.
rigEed UP, have the patient inhnle a
mixture OF oxygei ami carbonic acid.
As q rule the artificial respiration
need not be kept up any longer than
nfteen minutes, nor the use Of oxygen
and carbonic acid gas longer than
thirty to forty-4ve minutes. Including
Lne niteen minute of artificial tres-
3. TO lessen the danger Of pneu-
monia following gassing, wrap the
patient warmly and keep him warm
Beyond this. Henderson recon.
menda That the patient be let alone.
iao tn!nSs bleeding and transfusions
DON'T WORRY ABOUT n.
e. y. writes: H.. May / ask d Paw
questions Concerning floating 'kidneys?
-. what does this generally mean
10 Ss. z MAJ Of 90, IN average good
Z |. Doe. tn. organ properly tuno-
What steps should ba ~ AZ "a
overcome the trouble?
IF left te Itself, Il It liable to
Reply.
:. Nothing. knowing about II /.
oaa; Worrying about It Is worse.
portatt, as a rule.
Yes. In q few cases the kidney
aalis enoush to kink the ureter and
N That way cause Obstruction.
n tne average case do nothing.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-20
What house plants are recom-

@. What house plants are o
mended for rooms receiving compar-
at:vely little Sunlight? F. ]. 3. &
"A. We suggest the following: Bos-
ton fern rubber plant, palms, un1-
brella plant, nspidistra. asparagus
fern, English IVY, ard silk oak.
Q. What is the strength Of gold
wire2 G. N. c.
A. A gold wire one-tenth of an
inch thick will support nearly 2oo
r ounds. Its alleys with copper and
silve: are stronger,
O.. Which is the most rapid river
in the world? ID l.. y
A The Rhone in France is prob
ably the swiftcst river. The velocity
of its current ranges as high as 40
miles per hour.
@. How should one lnscribe a sig
mature on an hotel register? j.. z.
A. Use the form OF name which
appears on the visiting card, adding
also the name of town or city which
Is ones permanent place of abode.
q. DO many people from the Unit
cd States tour Canada in automobiles?
L. K. H. q
A. According to the Canadian Gus
toms department over 100000 cars
from this country entered Canada for
this purpose last year,
HIGH INSURANCE PAID ON BULL.
Buenos Aires-"Faithfui," the short
horn bull that took the champion
ship at the 1920 show of the Argcn-
tine Rural society-the leading expo
sition of its kind in the world-and
which was sold a few years ago for
100000 pesos. has died suddenly.
The bull was out of action for the
greater part Of the last two years,
but 1t is believed that he left about
Fl calves behind, while there are
, still more than a score Of shorthorn
!, matrons to calve to his service.
Faithful" was insured for 10000 pc
sos.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-18
TWO AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTS IN DAY

Fred wench an employe OF the D.
and r. @. railway narrowly escaped
serious injury when an automobile
driven by l.. S, Bressler, 900 East
Tenth street. collided with his car yes
terday morning at the intersection OF
D street and South Union avenue.
Wench was driving north on South
Union avenue while Bressler was COM
Ing east on D street and hit Wench's
car, breaking the rear left wheel and
axle. and tearing the running board
loose.
Another accident was reported to the
police which resulted in slight Injuries
TO Bertha Smith. age 20. employed as
a waitresN Miss Smith was returning
to her home in taxi cab driven by
Jack Salbo when it is claimed that the
steering knuckle broke and caused the
machine to swerve to one side, striking
n telephone pole. Officer Haas inves-
tigated the case, and Salbo was later
released as the accident was unavoid-
able.