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New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
A New American Humorist
By Robert c. Benchley

fessor Leaeock shows himself . British
humorist u the core. He does not at
tempt 70 be funny IN every sentence.
There are grest stretches in bis es-
says which any American syndicate
manager would cut out az sight as be.
ing dead wood. II has become q point
Of honor with most American humor-
Gus writer's 20 pack laugh into every
line. doubtless due 10 the terrific pace
set By the columnists. We grudge even
the ecniunetions snd propositions be-
cause they crowd out material which
might otherwise draw down the coveted
eaekle. Thi, has resulted in writing
which is either uproariously success
ful or downright emstie.
In my Discovery Of England" the
author take, his time He even stops
for while to be serious. as in his
essay on "o1ford as See IL" For
the most part, however. the book is
given over 70 a genial survey OF Eng
lish institutions. ranging in quality
from gentle satire to broad burlssque,
and Of such general excellence that
the authors inclusion Of himself among
the writer's Of America brings a flush
Of pride to the brow Of the 100 per
cent reader.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
he Sunday bunes News Reviews Of Books and Authors
Seriousness Of Aldous Huxley
By Will Cuppy

may mention that even supereheiss nay
seem 20 be. II rightly considered, as
deep a. hell itself, and Just as true ard
important
"The Gloeonda Smile" ths fret piece
in the new book, sets forth 10 fan
isstically ironie framework the ezpsrt
and authentic anatomy Of the hbido 81
Mr. Hutton, who was either just an
old fool or Egeryman, ard OF the
fabulous face NJ Janet Spenes, a honi.
eidal virgin OF thirty.aK Who thought
she was by Leonardo. Gt - Mrs
Hutton who shuales on Poor Old
Hutton. One shrin<s from The picture.
And actually. really, he was what
Who knows?' Absolutely true ard
beautifully done. except FOR one dDbi-
Gus page where the author Jumps opt
Of Mr Hu'ton's skin omnisciently, bot
awkvardiy. 70 administer the arsenic
"Nuss ~ Luncheon" Is tale tod ~
sob.s.s'cr. fuii of sound without 'he
leas, fury. signifying everything. Two
writers testing hideously over the Sc
duction of Sister Agatha ard eiseu'i'
.ng how TO turn it into salable hetion.
I out o. heartless comment ard bruially
cailous Jokes this Huxley fashions
something ~ piteous and 50 terrible
that few viii dare reread u. A mas
terpiece9 Perhaps. The art that pro-
duced "Nuns a. Luncheon" Is zones
thing 70 admire.
Green Tunnels" Is mildly later.
. esting thing about a young girl sur
rounded BY some Of those middle-aged
grubs that Huxley sometimes digs up.
The Tgletson Banquet" Is an aneedots
moro irony. "Permu,atlons Among
the Nightingale" contains a woman
who is steatopygous, whatever that TO-
Several things in Mortal Coils" took
like studies for "crome yellow" In
fact. mortal Coils" Is the stuf from
which "Crome Yellows" are made. But
fro.h7 Well, why not7 And now
plaeate Mr. Redmsn. bethink me- Of
what Lytton straehsy says spropos
another work not 50 dissimllGr as some
might think. the "Lcttres Philo-
sophiques' Of yoltairei
"He offers ore an exquisite dish OF
whipped cream; one swallows down The
unsubs,antial trihe. ard Nks Inn
patiently II that is ALI A. any rate,
h is emo IN. Into that froihy sweet
ness his subtle hand has ins.nua'ed q
single drop o. some strange liquor
is Il poison or Is II an elixir - iifsi 7
whose penetrating influence will
spread and spread until the remotest
/ fbers OF tho system hsye felt -
power"
And th's mysterious drop, which 7
cannot bear 20 have undeFyalusd or
misunderstood, Is IN the ease o. "crome
Yellow" ard mortal Coils" simply ira
immortal soul OF the artist who wrote
those books.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
New Frankau Novel
By p. |. Prentice

THE LOVE STORY OF ALiErrE BruN
TON. BY Gilbert Frankau. Century
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25

. ASCOE tells Us (Bookman's
h Day Book. May 2i that Ed
. mund Wilson jr. doesn't think
u much Of Baudelaire. and ap-
parertlv is thinking Of an ar
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25

Nr. CYppy wrote th> foiioviro os n
Letter 10 "a. editor, but 7 see 10 rc0sor
iUhy n should not ssrve - rsrioW Of
Mortal Coils" jus, published by
DordH.-B. Y.
TN THE DIAL" for Jons Mr. Ray
moEd Mortimer opines that the
principal end and aim of Aldous
Huxley is 20 be amusing" and
insists 10 the author Of "Crome Vel
low upon the importance Of being
earnest
on May 27 Nj. Burton Raseos. hav.
ing lunehed. allowed IN the Doran Of.
fees as 10 how Aldous Huxley. "un-
doubtsdly the most sdroit and anus
ing Of the clever young Enclishmen,
deals in sUperheies, but vita a gay
satiricsl touch"
On June i3 Mr. Ben Ray Rsdmsn.
having dined. announced al Mr. Louis
Untermyer's that Aldous Huxley was
like oscar Wilde in the sos. the clever
young froth wider OF his dsy."
II this sort Of thing goes on don't
want 20.
And It's almost sure 20 90 on, for
Mortal Coils" which has Just fol-
lowed "Crome Yellow is a book Of
shorter pieces almost as clever and
amusing as the novel. ! want 10 point
out, with due respect that Mortal
Coils Is also just as deeply serious,
purposeful, holy, flaming and passion
stely true and wise as Is 80 certainly
"Crome Yellow"
Aldous Huxley deals In both books
with q gay. satirical touch. truly
with the inevitable cruces Of this. our
mortal, life. with the sickening. blast
ing ironies o! this vale OF tears. with
the beautiful poisonous snAres Of this
utterly marvellous world. with the mere
emotions and ideas. such as they are,
OF US human creatures; with the re-
sistless desirfs and shat,ering half
truths by which we live and die. Are
these superheiss! Is this froth!
4 SHOULD hate 20 see Aldous Huxley
tagged as superficial. Nobody Is
superficial anyway. There is no such
thing. (Lesst Of all Huxley. or Wilde
either, for that natter. The author
o. Mortal Coils" is a direct and linsal
descendant, a true son and disciple OF
the authentic and sacred philosophers
81 the aforementioned world. Wis
dom has bloomed in him as an orchid,
not as a cabbage. That is all.
Does Mr. Huxley deal in half.truths
Is thA. the charge against himl DO
- Does Nietrsehel Are there any
whole.truths7 Perhaps not Surely
then. may insist that Aldous Huxley
is serious and an earnest writer,
since but point TO the reverse Of the
medal And by way Of hsrmonizlng
my views with those Of ore critic
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25

TON. BY Gilbert Franksu. Century.
rR. FRANKAU has written .
NJ novel which will grip the
WI reader who asks only 70 be
- entertained and excited; Q
study which will probably receive an
A grade from those who look upon
novels as glonhsd examinations in
psyeho-analysis; a story which from
cover 10 cover rises far shove the sor-
did realism Of so much modern he'son.
This is no attempt to graft upon the
English or American mind the stodsS
hopelessne,s Of the Russisn peasant
II isa novel at sight Of which the
little band watching for the dawn OF
a new romsntieism will set up . new
"All Hail" for ali that MI Frsnhsu's
romantieism occasionally sinks from
high sounding prose 70 somewhat
pompous oratory.
II isA book Of intense situations
about people with intense feelings IN
der intense strains. The intense sitra-
,ions get sero,s despite the fact that
some Of them are improbable, and the
intense ehstseters are real human
beings.
EIRST, there Is AlIstts herself. who
Il is intensely courageous In leaving
her husband 70 live openly with Ronald
Csvendish. Then there is Hector
Brunton. who Is intsn" in bis worldly
love for his wife, In his resentment
Of her elopm,nt. in his ultimate re-
morse over refusing her Q divorce and
compelling her to live for years an
outcast.
Ronald cavendish Is intsn" In h'
ambition and in sacrificing his career
for Aliette. And his mother, Julis'
Who. by the way. Ia one Of the finest
and bravest figures in recent action i'
20 intense that she gives her life IN
writing novel 20 vindleste the course
her son and AlIets have taken.
Unfortunately, ar. Frsnksu has also
written with Just that apparent pur'
pose. to justify Alist'e's love ansir'
lie is so intensely eager 10 defend her
that when he cannot quote his char
aeters in her defense he rushes to the
rsscu. himself His book Is as much
an editorial asa novel. And. though
/. isa good novel, We think Il pretty
poor editorial.
The Aliettes Of Enslsndl" MI
Frank.u .ighs. women whose only sin
is that. craving happiness, they have
taken their hsppine,, in dshsnes Of
some male"
Being still under twenty-five, ve defy
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25

w yLhave always snviousiy con-
NA/ esdsd Stephen Lsseoek u
w the British crown. In th'
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25

RI. FRANKAU has wrftttn .
novel which will grip the
r.sdsr who asks only 10 be
entertained and excited; Q
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25

w the British crown. In the
bitter debates which rage
futilsly ever th. respective uuits Of
English and American humsr we have
never dared name him a. an example
Of VIA. we can do on this side Of th
water beesuss someone would surely
pop up With the reminder that Mr.
Leaeoek Is a Canadian and the posses
sor Of a gentle. whimsical touch which
Is far more ehArseteristicslly British
than American.
Yet IN his latest volume. my Die
eoyery OF England" (Dodd. Mead he
Voluntarily rsnounees his allegiance TO
the banners OF Burnand, Jsrons, Sea-
man and Milne. and speaks through
out as we Americans" He writes ss
an American visiting EnEisnd, views
the English with what Is st lssst .
perfect stimulation Of American detseh-
m.nt, and gives an impression OF gem
i.l provineisli.m which one suspects Is
assumed IN order to land With an even
frmer vallop on that very quality as
displayed By his adopted eountrymsn.
In one basic respect, however, Pro-
New-York tribune., 1922-06-25

Mr.. Pranksu 70 call US an old fogey
for answering tartly. Bunk Aliette's
sin was that she was too fsstidious and
heighty-teighty 10 meet her husband
half way. Granted that he had big
feet and worldly ambitions, that he
loved her rather prossieally and a bit
ssnsueusiy, he was none the less biz
Kid turning 20 her for this, that and
the ether thing and getting the cold
shoulder.
TINE and again Mr.. Frsnkau shows
US that Aliette never made real
attempt TO make her husband happy,
and we are rather glad that she was
we'll punished by public opinion when
she committed an overt act on which
the public could base its eensure. But
Mr. Frsnksu seems 10 think that II was
only the uneonvsntionslity OF her overt
act that was eensured. and this makes
him very mad.
A, We said before, We consider the
book a bad editorial. We consider IL
bad because il seems TO Us to miss the
whole point OF the question. But all
the characters in the story agree with
Mr.. Frsnksu 80 strongly that We are
not 40 sure Of our own opinion. Aliette
feels quite right with her conscience,
and Julia caysndish suddenly realizes
that her formal" religion ard her lie
long opposition 70 easy divorce were
mere attempts 70 bind the free, strong
souls.
Even Hector Brunton anslly agrees
With Mr.. Franksu. The "Furies" get
after him and he ends up BY giving
Aliette her divorce. Personally Hector
was our fsvorits character. He was AZ
least willing 10 admit that he had clay
feet and did no. mistake himself tor
the Arehangel Gabriel.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01

Now that Egypt is free she can
have her dances back.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01
RICH SETTINGS GIVE
DISTINCTION TO film

The costliest and most elaborate
set ever constructed for a moving
picture, is conceded to be the
Monte Carlo plaza set built at
Universal City, California, for the
production Of Foolish Wives, :"
the million dollar photoplay
which comes to the Grand theater
for five days starting Sunday,
April 9th.
The set is four hundred feet
long and almost three hundred
feet wide and includes three full.
sized buildings. two circular parks
and many yards Of concrete side
walk and oiled roadways. The
Hotel de Paris, at the head of the
plaza, isl100 feet long and 66 feet
high. At its left Is the Casino,
ia long and "a feet high, and on
the right side of the plaza is the
Cafe de Peris, 120 feet long, with
Its crystal fronted ground floor
and Its shining dome, So feet In
diameter and 80 feet high. Forty
eight plates of glass, twelve by
four fet, were used for this build
ing.
Fhe biggest item In the con-
struction of this plaza set, which
is an exact reproduction OF the
plaza at Monte Carlo. was lumber
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01
growers SEEK TO
Find PRUNE COST

nnlIna n, A-..s i. ,r,
Aas. ~ april alne actual
.oS' :, .no pfouuclion OF prunes
1919. .na' is 70 De lnorougn-
= lnes'asA'eu among me prune
s'owe.s,.n ~ arouno DALLAS, an
nsos'isa'ion 70 % STARTED along
,mose nnes ~ tnis Vicinity on
inursuay, April ..
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01
Baseball BreezeS

Paris, Texas, April 1.-Dick
Kerr today confirmed the report
that he will play with the City
Hall semi-pro club of Chicago this
season. He had been awaiting
the outcome of a proposed deal
whereby he would have gone to
Cleveland which club is willing to
meet his terms.
Chicago, April 1.-Golf helps
the batting average of baseball
players according to leading bat
ters, and Babe Ruth of the New
York Americans thinks that he
may be able this season to equal
or even surpass his record of SO
home runs by reason Of the alert
ness of vision he has gained on
the golf links.
Chicago, April 1.-The Chicago
American league team yesterday
defeated the Cotton State league
club Of Meridian, Miss, 6 to 2.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01

of which 10000 board feet were
required at $75 per thousano
Other items were 10000 square
yards OF lath, 10000 pounds Of
plaster, besides hundreds of palms
and semi-tropical plants. Labor
alone amounted to 100000. The
total cost OF this set, one OF sew
eral costly ones constructed for
foolish Wives" was s15O,000.
Even the Monacan trolley cars
were reproduced for the sci, ac-
tually running on regular tracks
and carrying passengers.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01
Sport Briefs

New Yor.-Babe Herman, San
Francisco featherweight, defeated
Eddie Brady Of Brooklyn, receiv-
ing the judges decision after their
12-round bout.
Appleton, Wis.-Ed Stranger
Lewis, heavyweight wrestling
champion, defeated George Hill OF
Appleton In straight falls.
Minneapolis.-Stewart Mclean.
st. Paul, won from Earl Puryear,
Denver, in 10-round no-decision
bout, according to sport writer's.
Del Mote, Cal.-The San Mateo
polo team played the champion
Midwick team to a standstill in
the opening chukkers but the
champions came through in the
final chukker and won 5 to 4.
Now that Egypt is free she can
have her dances back.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01
Burch Trial Holds Over.

Los Angeles, Cal, April NO
session OF the trial Of Arthur O..
Burch for the murder Of J. Bolton
Kennedy was held today, adjourn
ment until Monday having been
taken at the request OF defense
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01
PAGE FIVE

counsel, who announced their In
tention of preparing additional
affidayits to support their con-
tention the entire Jury panel had
been tampered with by alleged
representatives Of the district at
torney's office.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01

dent Wilson gave miners an in
crease of approximately 27 per
cent In wages---tneir largest sin
gle increase.
Unlike the great strike, one be-
gins with warm weather approach
ing while the 1919 shut down
came with winter. Stocks now
are more ample than then. but
the present situation is much like
to Fourth of July walkout OF
1897. Out of the strikes. both
large and small, the workers as a
general proposition have won
many benefits in increased wages
and improved working conditions.
But victory has not always been
theirs, though the big strike set
Elements have favored them. The
operators successes, however, in
clude wage reductions, denial Of
increased wages, changed working
conditions, and the crushing Of
Two unions-the first national or
ganization of miners, founded in
1860. which perisned in ssrres
OF strikes at the close Of the ciyal
war, and the Workman's Beneyo-
lent Association, an organization
Of anthracite workers, which was
demolished in 1875 after 15 years
existence.
First Walkout Local
The first coal strike In the Unit
ed States occurred In 1S49 in the
pennsylvania anthracite field
when British miner, named
Bates, organized a local union
ina sought to increase wages and |
better working conditions. His
strike failed and Bates was forced
o leave the field and for eleven
'ears the workers made no furth-
'r attempt at organization.
Since Bates day, many leaders
lave been developed among the
workers and strikes Of yarious1
orts for varied purposes hayel
'een carried on, the early fight be-
ng largely centered to small areas
OCCASIONALLY including an entire 7,
tate coal field. y
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01
(ENT STRIKE
hi RECORDED.
GOAL INDUSTRY

Inapolis, Ind, April l.
Asociated Press) Great Goa
such as the country ii
cing, have been few al
n for seventy-five years tht
Industry had been marked
host mum berless statewide
&calized strikes, often involy
Neral thousands of workers.
y the big strikes have con-
4 more than a month, the
ID having been that Of 1902
anthracite industry which
he'd 23 weeks.
big strikes-five in number
Summarized as follows:
First Strike in 1894
First general strike in
LIT coal industry, called by
bited Mine Workers Of Amer
le purpose being to restore
scales that had been decreas
hing the panic of '93; 100,-
10000 men engaged ant
called out in four states;
tempt at a compromise fail
{ second coyrsrence or min.
d operators ended with ad-
of a scale agreement.
July 4th walkout of 15O,
iners, called by D. M.
ord, president of the U. M. |
A. to deplete an overstock-
| market, ~hich union Off
cared would result in wage |
ons on account of the slow |
strike was called off after
ks duration, at the end of |
the market had depleted; |
eat successful strike of the
W. of A.
strike in
ber and October, engaged
and ended with miners
10 to 16 per cent increas-
wages.
Fourth Called Off
Great anthracite strike,
the late John Mitchell, as
1t Of the U. M. w. Of AL,
'3 weeks, May to October;
men engaged, and finally
'ff when President Roose-
pointed a commission that ,
rd gave tn miners a 1OI
advance, and made theirI |
for three years, ending {
1906.
Nationwide soft coal 9
! November and December :
100 miners called off by !
compliance with a court
IN, obtained by Attorney
Palmer under the war v
.er fuel control law; com $
later appointed by Presi a
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01
CHILD KILLED BY BOMB
THROWN into IRISH HOME

Belfast, April 1.-(By Associ-
ated Press. "A laborer named
Donnelly was seated at the fire
side last night reading the terms
OF the London pece pact TO his
wife when bomb was thrown
which killed his 3-year-old son
and wounded two other children
and Donnelly himself.
Donnelly had just remarked
that the troubles In Belfast were
over when the bomb was hurled
The child was sleeping when four
shots were fired, but without ef-
feet, at Mrs. Dinnelly who was
nursing an infant.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01

BY the time the different ma
tions quit fussing over all the
cable lines the radio may have
showed them into the discard.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01

A French chef has come to the
defense OF pretzels. The war is
over.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-01

How trivial world problems seem
when we reflect that soon we
shall hear the crack OF the bat
against a fast one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-18
LILLIAN E. PECK
PLACED IN JAIL
Two Claims Against Defumct Brokerage
Firm at Burlington Filed
Against Her.

BURLINGTON. March 1S.-Lilian
F.. Peck of the firm of l.. T.. Peck < Co,
formerly located at 1SS Main street, this
city, was placed in the county Jail
Thursday afternoon on close jail exc
cution obtained against her on Feb. 10
last on information furnished by Ray
Z. futile of this city before + &. Web
Ster as justice of the peace Since that
time, until Thursday. Miss Peck was
allowed to remain at her home. IS Ad-
ans street. on account of i'll health 1t
is said that she is not now in. very good
health.
1t is understood that there are a mum
Der of unsatisfied accounts against l..
Il. Peck x Co. The close Jail execution
was issued on two accounts, one for
S205.96 and the other for SG0.21. As
She was unable to satisfy these, the al
tentative of going to jail was all that
was left.
Unless Miss Peck is able to satisfy
these claims, it Is probable that She viii
remain in Jail until action can be taken
to have her released by taking the poor
debtors oath
Now that Miss Peck has been placed
in Jail, many people i'll the city are again
inquiring: Where is Victor H. Hod-
upp, the former partner of Miss Peek 2"
For Hodupp is considered more to blame
for the present condition of l.. r. Peek
& Co. than is the original member Of
tho firm. But Hodupp is among the
missing and apparently intends to re
main SO. if he has his wish about il. At
least. he has shown no hurried iuclina-
ton to come to the aid of his former
partner
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-18
TWO PROMISING FILLIEs.
Horsemen Watching First Get of Man
O'War at Kentucky Farm.

LEXINGTON, Ky, March Is.-Out at
MaYlands the bluegrass farm Of Miss
Elizabeth Daingerheld. noted horscwo-
man. two long legged bay colts, which
will be watched perhaps closer than ans
pair foaed this spring. gambol in the
Kentucky sunshine. They are the first
children of the world famous Man o.
War and on them the eyes Of horsemcn
are turned to determine whether or not
the son Of Alahubah Fair PLAY has the
ability to transmit to his progeny the
stamina and speed that made him til
super horse of 1920.
The colts both are bay FLIES The
first was foalcd by Masquerade on Feb
&c and the second by the imported mare
Bathing Girl
Both of the baby horses are very lively
according to Miss Daingerfeld who has
charge of Samuel ID. Riddles famous
stallion and of the mares TO whom he
was bred
Ii all goes wen there viii DC fifteen
or twenty colts by he famous stallion
at Maylands within the next go days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-18

of correction at Windsor, with a fine Of
$50 and costs of $3.50, and a payment
of SD as his share of restitution to the
owner of the store. English was SEN
fenced to the industrial school at Yer
gennes for the remainder of his minor
ity and is to pay costs of S11.05 and
So restitution The sentence was the
same for Bates. The restitution money
and costs We're paid by the boys faith
ers through the state probation depart
ment.
States Attorney Charles b. Adams
stated to the court that the offense was
the first for each of the trio. although
they had been in trouble in Keene for
taking ice cream pies from the back of
a store, and had been in trouble in
school. Uneasiness concerning the ice
cream pies affair is thought to have
started the boys away from Keene last
Thursday night. They left with small
amount of money, most of which was
spent for food before they had been long
on the road Most of the trip To Rox-
bury and from there to Montpelier
Junction was made by means of freight