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The New York herald., 1922-06-11

EDITOR Book SEcTIoN-Sr:
r n an article on Punch and Eng
lands Men of Letters" in last
Sundays book section a passing
allusion is made which 1 believe to
be erroneous and which might well
be corrected. Punch is relieved of
the responsibility for naming Swim
burae "Pigsbroolx." and that ques-
tionable distinction is given to Halli-
well-Phillips.
May / call the writer's attention
to the Letters of Algernon Charles
Swinburne.' edited by Edmund
GoSse and t. j. Wise, for more ac-
curate information on this unsayory
subject? F. J. Furnival seems to
have been responsible for the parody
on the name of his greater contem-
porary, and Swinburne replied, not
in print, but in kind, with "Brothels-
dixie" an excellent rendering of Fur
nival into acrimonious equivalent.
In one of the letters to Morley
Letters. American ed. Q919), vol. l.
page S0S) reference is made to a gift
from Halliwell- Phillips, in which
Swinburne speaks of the donor in
Enthusiastically friendly terms. Else
where similarly respectful mention
is made.
The warfare between Swinburne
and Furnival was of the most saw
age nature. and apparently Halli.
well-Phillips is TO absolved from
blame for bad taste in inventing
nicknames, unless your reviewer has
further evidence. Very truly yours
PHILIP MASSINGER. Jr.
MAPLEwooD. n. j.
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Henderson is a lecturer at Cam
bridge. His treatise is lucid and
well arranged; an excellent intro
duction to the subject for the stu
dent or general reader.
And behind all material problems
for us in America steadily looms the
vast specter of immigration. past,
present and future; the most diff
cult of all the human factors in
volved. The new (fifth) edition of
DIR. Jenks's and Mr.. Lauck's COM
pendulum brings the data right down
to date. with a consideration of the
"3 per cent law" and an outlook
toward the next stages. n is. in ef-
feet, digest of practically all avail
able data. including the forty-two
volumes of the United States Immi-
grafton Commissions report. The
present revision is by Prof Rufus d.
Smith of New York University.
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pendence where it says that all men
are created equal. I read in book
once that my teacher used to have
on his desk that there was a kind
of ''fallacy" that comes from the
danger of proving too much Ii
| seems to me that Mr.. Stoddard
stands in danger of falling into that
fallaey himself. For if he means to
say that all these people like the
people l know are not much better
than the barbarians that never can
be worthy of the great civilization
that has been built up in America, |
don't see where he is going to stop
when he and the rest of the fore
sighted people who have been think
ing about this danger that has
grown to such size in the United
States undertake to steer the coun-
try in safer direction. 1t is just
as hard to guess where he is going
to begin. for the people who do not
have time to read the books that Mr..
Stoddard has studied, and so do not
know about the danger that threat
ems, but just go on living their own
lives, are the people who run the
factories and mines and stores and
railroads and trolley cars and keep
things going generally.
I know that a great civilization
has universities and picture galleries
and great art and literature in it,
besides the factories and stores and
all the great commercial enter
prises where so many of us earn our
livings, but do not see how we can
have the high art part of civilization
without the commerce to make the
money for it. 1t must be that these
inferior men Mr.. Stoddard writes
about are all packed into the great
cities. where It will be easier for
them to begin tearing down the sky
scrapers and other marks of our
eountry's wealth and greatness, for
am sure there are not many OF
these barbarians out here in Iowa
or l should have seen some, and /
know nobody in this little town
wants to destroy anything. We are
all good Americans, who want to
give everybody a show. L hope you
will print my letter. for if am wrong
L want somebody to tell me and
show me how it really is.
JAMES d. SMITHERS.
GOPHER PRAIRIE, Iowa
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MAPIEwooD. n. ].

Charles Scribner's Sons announce
for future publication a series of
approximately ten volumes on the
evolution of the earth and its in
habitants. Each book is to be writ
ten by leading American author
ity. The series will set forth. in
the light of latest investigation and
discovery. the formation of worlds,
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Relatively

By the force of gravity and that the
universe is really finite, since if one
were to travel indefinitely one would
end by arriving at ones starting
point. Although not completely es-
tablished, this theory has been strik-
ingIy confirmed by observation, and
it is with good cause regarded as one
of the most brilliant and daring feats
of the modern scientific Imagination.
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the evolution of species, and the
emergence and development of man.
The first two volumes, announced
for publication next autumn will be
"The Mechanism of Evolution" by
Edwin Grant Conklin, professor of
biology at Princeton University.
and "The Racial History of Man."
by Roland B. Dixons professor of
Anthropology at Harvard Univer-
sity.
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Correspondence
The Moron at Bay.
EDITOR Book sEcrIoN-sir:

EDITOR BOOK SECTIOS-SH.
T RECENTLY read in your paper
Harold Callender's review of
Lothrop Stoddard's book called
''Ths Revolt Against Civilization" in
which he says the nations health
and even its life are threatened by
the growing numbers of the inferior
people who cannot appreciate our
civilization and do not want it to go
on because they are not comfortable
in it and never can be because they
are something like the little girl be-
ing washed. who said she didn't want
to be cold and clean. but liked to be
warm and dirty. And he goes on
(Mr. Stoddard) to say that a good
many of the foresighted people in
this country have been thinking
about this very thing for a good
while. and that when the army
psychologists got to psychoanalyz-
ing the young men who were drafted
to fight in the great war they found
almost half the people ESQ they fig
ured it ouO in the country couldn't
ever know any more than a twelve
year-old child ought to know, and
so they set up this moron" theory.
and believe that the country is not
only going to the dogs. but has go,
great start and is on it's way very
fast.
Now it seems to me that know
a good many people who will never
be really great men, such as his
tory tells about. who know enough
to get along and live without steal
ing or numbering anybody. and, are
called good citizens by their neigh
bors. They don't care for highbrow
books. and they enjoy the movies
without a thought that they are
getting the United States deeper into
inferiority just by living their own
lives. as they call it. And if they
should have Mr.. Stoddards book
read in their reading circles. as soon
as they saw what it meant they
would all be as hot as anybody else
against these morons. They would
want somebody to do something
about it. and would willingly write
TO their Representatives, in Congress
and say so.
Now il know people like this. I
suppose other people like me in
other States know a lot more people
who feel the same way about il rs
1 do. and are just as ready TO take
hold Of this danger that threatens
our country But since I started ia
write | have been thinking that
these very people that don't want
the morons to break up civilization
do not know any more how to 60
about the work of stopping them
than the twelve-year-oid child Mr..
Stoddard and the army psychologists
talk about. And maybe they think
that just because these people don't
know. those very people are morons
themselves without knowing that
either.
Now Mr.. Stoddard, so Mr.. Cailen-
der says, writes that all modern
nations are full of these barbarians
who are going to pull down our grea.
structure of civilization. and tells
how science has exposed the fall
lacy" OF the Declaration Of Inde-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-11
FIFTEEN WE'LL KNOWN BELMoN1
COUNTY CITIZENS WILL KEAE
EYmBNCE IN LAFrERTY
MURDER CASE.
vice-Presddent Robert Farmer OF The
M1nerB Il Hold Under $4,000 Bond
BY Squire Baker.

The special grand jury called on
July lst by judge w. w. Cowen at the
request OF Prosecuting Attorney VIM
T Dixon. jr.. went into session az. 81.
Cla!rsville yesterday morning The
following fifteen men were selected by
Sheriff Lynch 10 serve on what Is
probably tho first special grand jury
ever held in Belmont county
James r. Bentley. foreman: J. II.
BIckerton, E. y. Boggs. William Bum
garner. John Duvall, r. J. Duff. Charles
". Hill. w. II. Eumphreyville. Frank
Meade, James Patterson. Howard Plet-
cher. Albert Thomas, Fred Longley.
Harry Borotf. and s. c. Chr!sty. all OF
St Clairsvillc.
Tho men wero called at ten o'clock
and Judge Cowen charged tho jury ar
ter they were sworn after which they
went into session In the grand jury
room.
No Afternoon SeBdon.
Seventeen witnesses were. summoned
Yesterday TO appear before the STann
Jury today in connection with tho In
vest!rut!on Of the killing OF John |.
Major and the wounding OF Scott story
ana Clyde Major At Sew Latferty.
Ohio. on June 9th. Among the number
issued FOR were Scott. Story and Clyde
Major. the TWO wounueu men. JAW
parties who were in ~ho machines NJ
New Larferty NJ tho time or tho
trouble have also been suopocned rs
VOL as Cproner Hardesty,
Much interest IS being displayed IN
the present grand jury and the court
room was well filled during the morn
Ing. There was no afternoon session.
witnesses Will 20 heard today.
An unexpected develorment was the
surrender ot Woo President Robert
Farmer Of tho miners. Learning that
the officers were In search or MIN.
Farmer went TO the sher!ffs office He
was taken before Justice J. G. BAKER
and held under $4,000 bond. IT Is
claimed that Farmer warned tho Ma
ior party before the tragedy.
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GERMANY ASKS
MORATORIUM
WOULD PAY DASH rNsTALLMENTs
DUE THIS YEAR IN EVENT OF
TIME EXTENSION.
aERMAN REPRESENTATIVE CALL
ON PRESIDENT DUBOIS, OF
PREPARATION Confession.

Parts. July lo.-CBy The Associated
Press)--A proposal providing for the
payment OF all the remaining cash in.
s:allmcnts duo this year provided Ger
many Is granted moratorium OF At
least two years was brought - Paris
today by German representatives. ac-
cord'nE 20 official information which
reached the rcparatiors commission.
TIL" German representatives were Or,
Fir'~r. chairman ot the war debts COM
mission. and Herr Schroeder. under &C.,
rotary %: the ministry OF finance.
After VISIT 10 President Dubois. Or.
the reparations commission. this after
noon. Herr Schroeder expected 20 call
upon each member OF tho commlss!, y
separately. outline tho details OF Il &
plan and set forth reasons why Ger
many regards long moratorium as al
solutcly necessary. It Is not expecte,'
;h& proposals Will b" laid before tn,
FULL meeting OF the commission untf
Friday.
Members Of the comm !ssson have in
d!cated that they feel the immediate
reason for tho present financial sh ua
ton In Germany Is tho failure OF Oar
many TO put m end 10 tho wholesai'
printing OF pnper marks and the wide
spread cxportatlon OF capital from the
country.
in rcparation circles, however. the
opinion seems daily TO be gaining ground
that the fundamental reason FOR the
German financial choas lies in the tota'
OF repa rations required, $4,000. 100000
Sold marks. which 70 regarded in many
quarters as impossihly high.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-11

Back among the West Virginia hills
on fall day, November 7th-to be eH-
act-our genial friend opened first his
eyes. After attendance at public schools
was graduated from the State Normal
School In June. 1925. Like many nutev
mon before and after him, no taught
school for 4 couple OF years. He then
read law for two years. Some one has
said that IT pays TO read law II for no
other reason than to know how to talk
to lawyers. We presume thar IN
Georges case this has been helpful
along such lines.
Associated with tho National Tcle-
phone Company In their engineering de-
partment In 1900 and remained with
the until December 3lst. 1910. From
1911 TO 1917 was clerk OF the Board or
County Commissioners OF Ohio county.
1913 was spent with the Wheeling Mold
& Foundry Co. and in 1919 was With tho
income tax department n Washington.
D. c.. being in charge OF the iron and
steel section IN the technical division.
ResiGn!ng from the government service
and returning to Wheeling IN November.
1919, he formed a partnership under the
namo Of oldham Beck Co.. public ac-
countants and tax attorneys, which be-
gan business January 5th. 1920.
After many attempts no convinced
ono Julia Helen Epstein to change her
name TO agree with his and this she
finally consented 70 do on August 5th.
1903 They have been blessed with two
boys and one girl. what George calls a
total OF three.
II Is said there are three kinds or
worry--what you can cure. what you
can't euro and Tho Democratic party.
George admits being a Democrat and
claims 70 be Presbyterian He has
been identified with Wheeling's public
lie for many years interested In fra
ternal and club affairs and has been
made a patIcn, man by following as
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-11
ANOTHER WARRANT
IN ROUSH MURDER
Man Seen IN Vicinity Of Home Where
Aired W. Va War Veteran Was
Slain Sought BY Officials.

Petersburg, w. Va. Jlly lo-A sec
ond warrant In connection with the
murder Of J. NJ. Roush. an aged Gfvll
war veteran at his homo at Letart Yves.
Virginia. was issued at Point PIeHsah!
,odSy The warrant is for the arrest
Of Jack Jibeaut who IT is said was seen
in the vicinity OF the Roush homo on
the day OF the murder in company with
Nathan Shields. formerly OF Parkers-
burg who was arrested near the city
sunday morning and who Is now con-
fined in he Mason county jail at Point
pieasant awaiting preliminary hear
ing.
hon,e OF the murdered man with cloth
ing, two watches. pistol and other
articles. When arrested Shields had
more than 5000 In his possession. tho
denies any connection with tho crime.
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F|REMEN FIGHT TWO HOURS IN
. SPECTACULAR FIRE ON BRIDGE

throwing the streams OF water to tho
scene OF the fire.
Thought Small At First
The first alarm that called the 1irs
department was turned IN from box Fl,
a, tho weimer corner. Practically
every truck In tho city answered tho
call. but when II was discovered that
the fire was on the bridge. they were
sent back TO their stations. as all
thought the fire would amount TO moth
Ing.
A few minutes later Chief OF the Blu.
reau OF Fires Edward Grannahan
realized the fire was more serious than
first thought and called the trucks
back gain. The recall was not sounded
until 7:cS.
As soon rs the trucks arrived. 900
yards OF hose were run from zach end
OF tho bridge. Chemical lines were used.
but tho heavier lines were needed and
were soon strung.
Tear Up Bridge.
Work OF tearing up tho wood work OF
the bridge was started at once and the
first blaze was soon under control. An
other fire broke out about fifteen yards
away. and Il was then discovered that
the woodwork FOR several hundred yards
between tho flooring and tho under
work was burning. II was then that the
fight started which lasted over an hour.
With tho blaze being famed BY stiff
breeze. the fire spread quickly when
the frs. section OF floor was torn up,and
before the fire chief finally pronounced
tho blaze extlngu!shed K had broken
out in seven different places.
Crawl Between Floors.
Firemen crawled between the floors
playing the streams OF water. and II
was a hard fight against stubborn
fire. finally being conquered by per-
sistent work.
About Sis yesterday afternoon q
steam roller. owned and operated by the
Coss & Otto Company, returned TO the
city from the Island. and 1t IS believed
sparks from tho machine stNrtcd the
blaze.
C. F. Yates. traffic manager OF the
traction company. stated after the blaze.
the damage would not exceed $1,000.
although II was hard 10 estimate the
loss until a thorough investigation had
been made between the two floors.
Eighteen cars Of the Wheeling Trac-
ton Co.. operating to tho Island and on
the Ohio side divisions. were on the city
end OF tho bridge when tho fire occur
red and Il was 7:30 before the first
could start back across Automobile
and veh!cular traffic was also greatly
delayed all evening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-11
GERMAN CRISIS
WORRIES BRITISH

London. July 10--(By I'he Associated
Press)-Germany financial Crisis con-
/ t.n,ies 10 be subject OF paramount con
Germ in the British press, which TO-DAY
discusses the question eNhauAtlfeiy,
stressing the danger confronting the
According to the Daily Telegraph a
Diplomatic expert. committee OF the
cabinet is Considc"!ag tho situate
which II Is understood comes beforo the
full cabinet tomorrow, !,
This writer believes the allies may 90
eide TO invite an Immediate rcasSem-
sling Of the international bankers com.
nn!ttee granting Il the fullest powers or
Recommendation on all aspects or the
reparations problem 49,, .
Tho Daily Malls political correspon-
dent says British representatives, o. IN
, ternatIonai financial houses are schIIhE
! demands OF extreme urgency TO the hT't-
! ish government. that Il take steps 10
hnlp Germany. Efforts are being mado
20 secure a big loan for Germany no
! declares 49,
Tho editorial comment follows tho us
nal two lines one dictated by an incur
able d!strust and suspicion OF Germany
and the other tincturod with the We"
tina, France Ia guilty OF rapacious FOLLY
in Insisting upon enforcement OF the
whole Versailles treaty.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-11
sYMNG BRrpoH or TKE WHEELING
xRAcrIoN COMPANY SCENE or
sruRBo2N BLAZE
Several Thousand Yards OF Hose Run
.. From both EndS-Ttrsmnn Crawl
Between floors

Fire. believed TO have been caused by
sparks dropping from the fire box OF a
steam roller caused $4,000 damages 20
the Steel Bridge OF the Wheeling
Traction company between Main street
and the Island last evening At $3.50
o'clock. tied up traffic OF tho Wheeling
Traction company Tor over two hours
and proved to be ono OF the most spec
,acular blazes in the past three years.
Fireman, hanging under the super
structure OF the bridge. threw three
heavy streams OF water on tho blaze.
which had gained great Roadway before
the arrival OF the departments. Flames
leaped through the flooring OF the
bridge In seven different places. and
whom firemen attempted TO tear up the
woodwork OF the bridge. great clouds OF
smoke and sparks encircIed the men
making the view q great scene from the
river front.
Large crowds gathered on both SIDES
OF the river and on the suspension
bridge 70 watch the fire ladies at work.
and they are to be highly compltmented
upon their good work In saving the
bridge from further destruction.
Several thousand feet OF hose were
strung from both ends OF the bridge and
bumpers were busy for over An hour
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-11
NEGRO IS SHOT
BY DETECTIVE
At WELLSBURG
RAILROAD DETECTIVES BATTLE
TWO NEGROES WHEN THEY
LEAVE WABASH TRAIN.
Ono Runs a Milo and Appeals to Fol.
lansboe Chief of Police For
Protection.

Nicholas Herbcrsock. negro is In
, the Wcllsburg jail charged with pistol
toting and Ellis Clark. another negro
Is in the Follansbee jail facing tho
same charge as the result OF shooting
on passenger train No. on the Wabash
railroad at Wellsburg Junction last
night.
clark was given n hearing ten MIN
utcg after his arrest, fined 500 ana
costs and sentenced to months al hard
labor on the Brooke county roads. Her
bcrsock Will be arra!gned today.
According to word received late last
night. the two negroes boarded the tram
at CliftonYillc. and cn route 10 Wells
burg became boisterous, several times
fla shing .revolvers. Fearing starting
trouble, detectives NJ Miribak and
George Holman, who were on the train
said nothing to the men until the men
left the coach at Wellsburg Junction
and then placed the two under ar
rest
Herbersock drew his gun. according
10 the officers and fired point blank at
Miribak, and the officer returned the
fire, inflicting n flesh wound on the lett
I arm Herhersock was placed under ar
rest BY tho detective he had tried TO
shoot.
Clark in the meantime took 10 his
heels with Detective Holman after him.
The officer chased the negro to Fol-
lansbcc when he was arrested.
According 10 Chief o. Tolicc Lee Chal-
mers. the negro approached him stand
, ing In front Of the town hall at run.
: and demanded protection, declaring an
italian was chasing him and was going
, 10 kill him The chief and mayor Of the
/ town took the negro into the Jail. and
! then the detective arrived. The dctcc-
tive told the town officers what had
+ happened, and then the negro was
searched. which resulted in the finding
, Of the gum
, First reports from Brooke county were
, that the men we're tratn-riders on
, freight and that a man had been killed.
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AUSTRIAN DIES
Man Pound Lying on Street Of KArt1A1
Ferry sucoumbS to Illness

Nick Nonek. the Austrian who was
picked up near the Wheeling & Lake
Erie passenger depot in Martins Ferry
last Wednesday night by the Martins
Ferry police and taken to the hospital
when It was found he was suffering
from dropsy died at the hospital last
night Mt 1890 o'clock.
The only details that could be learned
last night were that the man was form
erly employed as a section hand by the
Lake Erie railroad although he had not
worked for some time. He had been
getting his living from the different
families in the foreign colony about the
town. AS far as could be learned the
nan had no relatives. The body was
taken to the Noble morgue where 1t Will
be held till further efforts to hnd his
relatives have been made. ---
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yEwsPAPHRMAN DIES

Pittsburgh, July 10.-Charlcs r. SUIT
PEN business manager OF the Pittsburgh
Dispatch, died suddenly here today.
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SHOOTING PROBE GRAND JURY
WILL HEAR vi Illnesses TODAY
SONS AGED 90 AND 7
At FATHERS FUNERAL

Louisville. Ky, July l0.-AmonG the
many mourners At the funeral OF
Uncle" John Shell. 1874 years old. were
his two sons. William aged 80. and AL
bert. seven It became known here to-
day when news was received that the
oldest white man In the world had died
July at his home at Greasy Creek
Albert IL The offspring OF second mar
riaCe "tnClo" Johns first wife who is
said to have been two years h.s senior.
having died about ten ycnrs ago
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