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The New York herald., 1922-02-12

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United States Senator from Texas
and Governor of Texas.
Success" by Lord Beaverbrook,
which Small, Maynard & Co. are
issuing in February, is already in
its third edition in England. Lord
BeaverbroOk has had a romantic
| career. Born the son of Presby.
terian clergyman in New Bruins.
wick, he became the Cement King"
Of Canada. and during the war he
was in charge Of the British bureau
of propaganda, with most of the
literary lights of the empire under
his direction. His previous book,
Canada in Flanders" was the Off
cial history of the first Canadian
contingent.
The last issue of The DickensiGn
Of London reports forty-six branches
Of the Dickens Fellowship, four in
London, twenty-four in the re.
mainder Of England, one each in
Ireland, Scotland and Wales, four
each in Australia and Canada and
seven in the United States.
The famine relief edition of John
Reeds "Ten Days That Shook the
World" has just been issued. Louise
Bryant, wife Of John Reed, is waiv
ing her royalties, and the book is
being sold at cost to a Russian
relief committee by Boni & Live
right.
The lie Gallierne Book of Eng
lish Verse" and Padraic Columns
Anthology of Irish Verse;" both of
which were scheduled for autumn
publication, will be published on
March 1. The LIE Galleinne book
aims to bring together as much of
the best poetry as ihis possible to
include in one conpanionable vol
ume. The Irish Anthology contains
what the author considers the best
Irish poetry from earliest sources
to the present time.
=
The Cara edition of the works
of George Moore will be published
by BOni G Liveright in the spring.
This is the first definitive edition
of the works of George Moore, and
it will contain several titles which
have been available only In linz
tied editions previously-such as
"HelOise and Abelard," "The Story
Telier's Holiday" and Memoirs of
Ny Dead Life"
William Dean Oreutt has re-
turned to the writing of fiction.
His first novel since "The Bach
elors" will be published by Stokes
this spring. MIR. Orcutt was called
to France by H. P. Dawson to as.
sist in the formation Of the Inter.
national Red Cross, and his work
took him not only through France
but also into Belgium, Germany and
England, and brought him in inti-
mate touch with all classes. from
doughboy to Cardinal Mercier. His
new novel. THE Balance" deals
with after-war conditions and after
war young people in America =.
Stokes announces for spring pub
lication a book on Caruso by his
coach and friend Salvatore Fucito.
This book, to be called "Caruso and
the Art of Singing" will be pub
lished in March.
| An admirer Of George Bernard
Shaw's was impressed with many
parallels between him and Dean
Swift; and he wrote to suggest that
Shaw put the fool killer Of the
eighteenth century in a play Shaw
replied on a post card: 81 have too
much of Swift's business to do in
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
\ ICKENS, after q lifa in which
j he certainly did not stint
himself. left an estate OF

that he did not receive his share Of
the profits accruing from their sale
was obviously unfair. But if to any
English author the American peo-
pie tried TO make reparation that
author was Charles Dickens. Be-
cause Of a. poor copyright law Ed
gar Allan Poe with a dying vile on
his hands was hungry and cold in
his Fordham cottage. But Ameri-
can dollars to be turned In at the
box office were plentiful when
Dickens read.
TT ERE are the material fig
n ures. to be found in Fors-
ter's Life.
In New York, where there were
five farewell nights, three thou
sand two hundred and ninety eight
dollars were the receipts of the
last, on the Goth of April; those of
| the last at Boston having been
three thousand four hundred and
fifty-six dollars. But, on earlier
nights in the same cities respec-
lively, these sums also had been
reached; and, indeed, making al
lowance for an exceptional night
here and there. the receipts varied
so wonderfully little that mention
of the highest average returns from
other places will give no exagger-
ated impression of the ordinary re-
ceipts throughout. Excluding frac-
tions OF dollars, the lowest were:
New Bedford (s1.640). Rochester
ts1,906), Springfield ts1.970), and
Providence (s2,140). Albany and
Worcester averaged something less
than $1,000, while Hartford, Buffa-
10, Baltimore. Syracuse, New Ha-
ven and Portland rose to $4,000.
Washington's last night was $3.50.
no night there having less than
$4,000. Philadelphia excee d d
Washington by 5000, and Brooklyn
went ahead Of Philadelphia by 5000.
The amount taken. at the last four
Brooklyn readings was S11,12S.
A NEW novel by Mrs. Frances
~ Hodgson Burnett, especially
= - when IL is the first that has
come from her pen IN nine years,
is to be regarded as something Of a
literary event. Many years ago,
when Mrs. Burnett was still a very
young woman, the late Richard
Henry Stoddard, not always the
kindliest Of critics, wrote: There
is a quality in the work CT Mrs.
Burnett which reminds me Of Dick
ems, but nothing which reminds me
of the Dickens manner. Roughly
speaking, l should say it was pro
found sympathy with and an inti-
mate knowledge Of what English
statisticians call the lower classes
aud American statisticians the
democratic classes-in other words,
the people-the poor. I should say
that she was drawn to them in her
early years without knowing how
or caring why. Mrs. Burnett dis
covers gracious secrets In rough
and forbidding natures-the sweet
ness that often underlies their bit
terness-the soul OF goodness in
things evil. She impresses me as
understanding her suffering and
SHINING characters as fully as
Dickens ever understood his-as
having a more genuine affection for
them and as never at any time
! c5ricaturing them"
VIZ HILE Mrs. Burnett has
wv written many novels OF
The New York herald., 1922-02-12

IN ESPITE many Aanqdets and
much speee b ma K ng
stressing the deep love of
America for England and of Eng
sand for America, the community
Of tongue and the common heri-
sage of immortal Shakespeare the
teadings OF Dickens and his utter
snees after returning, home from
The New York herald., 1922-02-12

(" HIS matter of English lectur-
ers and American dollars Is
not one of to-day or of re-
cent yesterday. 1t goes back to
Thackeray and Dickens. There are
Americans alive who delight in re-
calling glimpses of Thackeray's
good gray head" But his lee
tures here, which were read from
the script before him. were not
generally indorsed on either side
of the Atlantic. In the United States
those who We're sympathetic To Ire
land found fault with his lecture
ON Swift. In England his lectures
on the Four Georges were as
sailed on the ground that their ar
raignment Of the British aristoc-
racy was merely pandering to
Yankee flapdoodle." The lecture on
George the Fourth was particularly
criticized. On the other hand, there
were many Americans who found
it difficult to reconcile the tone of
the lectures with the famous lire in
the first chapter OF The New
comes" about George Washington
leading the American rebels with
a courage worthy of a better
cause"
The New York herald., 1922-02-12

wv HILE Mrs. Burnett has
wv written many novels OF
charm and distinction. she
will probably be remembered long
The New York herald., 1922-02-12

ID EvERTING to the English
n. lecturer in the United
States, q typical unfortu-
nate example was Sir oliver
Lodges lecture tour of two or
three years ago. IT was not that
Sir Oliver said anything discour-
teous. anything disparaging to the
country of his audiences, but that
what he said was so inadequately
said. Those who went to his iec-
lures expected much and paid cor
respondingly high prices. Also they
vent In spirit Of great reverence.
for 1t was a time when, owing to
the war, many we're seeking conso-
iation by cropping for that invisible
world beyond with which the lee
turer was known to be so keenly
attuned. To put the matter blunt
ly, Sir Oliver was a very poor lee
turer, inarticulate and hslting.
That was not exactly his fault. A
man cannot add cubit to his stat
ure. But it was not the fault of
the theatrical troupe of Mark
Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" thai
the performance was not better.
Yet no reader has entirely blamed
the audiences OF the first two nights
for being dismayed and disap-
pointed.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
CHRONICLE
AND
COMMENT

N OaIETIMEs we are moved to
- the feeling that the relations
between this Republic and
the British Empire would be far
pieasahter IL all the English lee
turers were kept at home and if
most of the lecturing tours of Eng
hshmen and English women in the
past could be expunged from rec
ord and memory There have been
exceptions, but the usual expert
enee is that the English lecturer.
probably honestly wishing to be
eoneiiiating. succeeds only in being
irritating. Graciousness, it must be
remembered, has never been Brit
ish defect.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12

N all politeness. Mrs. Asouith's 8
lecture tour has not begun aus
piciously. That is expressing
the matter euphemistically. With
engaging candor she avows the
purely commercial purpose OF the
venture. Col. Repington. who is
the next lecturing visitor in pros
peet, may talk with the tongue of
men and OF angels. On the other
hand. and what is much more like
Iy. he may blunder into utterance
rasping to the American nerves.
Yet in fairness we must not forget
that for some years past the Brit
ish Isles have been afflicted with a
type of American orator who is no
mere blunderer, but whose impu-
dent meddling has stirred English
men to positive dislike of America
and Americans.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27
The Voice of Maine

On Tuesday at it's September cleo
ton Maine went Republican, electing
a solid Republican delegation to
Washington, including senator, and
a full state ticket. Democratic pro-
phets and committees profess to find,
and perhaps really find, comfort in the
returns. This does not arise from the
result, as all Republican candidates
were elected, but from the fact that
Republican majorities are much small
er than those in the presidential cleo
ton of two years ago. But a Re-
publican majority of 26,392 in this off
year is not negligible.
In 1920 Harding beat Cox in Maine
by II, 494 votes. But this was by no
means normal Republican majority.
1t was in fact section of the national
landslide for Harding that gave him
more than seven million plurality.
The Maine plurality of 1920 was made
up of many elements which concurred
in Harding's favor. The Republican
vote in 1920 was far too large to be
healthy.
The fact is that the Maine vote of
Tuesday last does not afford a good
basis for Democratic jubilation The
majority of 1920 is reduced, but at
the same time a substantial majority
remains. Basing prophesy on similar
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27

stop this CHASTITY advertising Of country that
wants settlers and tourists to come. Minnesota
went to sleep as soon as it had forgotten the. fire
Of October, 1918, and that before the hurts
of the afflicted had been healed.
The whole situation is simply another case
of criminal neglect that leaves life and property
subject to perlls that could be greatly reduced II
not abolished. It has been the same after every
fire. The state is Mortified startled, pitifu-for
moment. But when the legislature meets the
fires are drowned in snow and frost and nothing
happens.
Minnesota. must not go to sleep again. 1t
must use its imagination if it's memory won't
serve and realize in the wintertime when the leg
islature meets the danger that exists in the sum-
mertime, needing only few weeks Of drouth and
couple Of inches of deficiency in rainfall to make
it acute
~ THE hope of the present lies in this commit
tee which Governor Preus has named, and its
members have assumed terrible responsibility
which they cannot in the name of humanity, un
derstimate or neglect.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27
A REAL COMMUNITY CHURCH

~ RAND RAPIDS, the, thriving little city
III = about hundred miles to the west Of Du-
- luth, has achieved the distinction Of max
ing dream come true. After years of patient
effort the members of the Presbyterian, Methodist
and Baptist churches there decided that their
Christianity broad enough to cover their de-
nominational differences, organized union church
that is said to be united in fact as well as name,
and last week dedicated one of the finest commun-
ity church buildings that graces the state.
That it is the product Of a fine community as
we'll as Christian spirit is indicated by the state
ments in Grand Rapids newspapers that Protest
ant and Catholic alike contributed to the enter
prise. For them to do this generously is spen-
did testimony to the intelligent work of the pas
tor, Rev. J. R. Parkes and his lay associates, who
seem to have established the new church on the
enduring foundations of Christian charity and
service.
Grand Rapids has here provided a beautiful
example Of what can be accomplished in church
unity when the problem is taken up in the spirit
of brotherhood that is the very flower Of Chrsts
teaching. That the church will bless as welt
as profoundly influence the community's spiritu
al, moral and social life is foregone conclusion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27
VISIT THE COUNTY FAIR

THE county fair is the great family reunion
of the year. People from all parts of the
- county and nearby portions of surround
ing counties will be there. Old friends and neigh
bors always have fine time visiting at the coun
ty fair
The county fair is educational. The prizes
offered bring out the best products of the county
with a demonstration Of what is actually being
DONE
1t is educational also in the exhibits of i'm
proved machinery and appliances, in the work of
the schools and the boys and girls club work.
The county fair is entertaining in the album
dance OF amusements offered, out door attrac-
lions, races fireworks, dancing, etc. .
The county fair is cross section of commun-
1ty life, entertaining, inspirational instructive,
and everyone interested in the well-being of this
community and of the people in it should visit it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27

votes in ordinary years, Republicans
have usually won.
The Republican election in Maine
for hundred years has been regarded
as guage of American political opin-
ion over the country, and as giving
more or less reliable forecast of the
November election. Some doubt ex-
lists whether feeling in that state can
at this time be regarded as an accu-
rate index of feeling elsewhere. If
it is such an index, it is fairly dedu-
chile that the Democratic party over
the country has recovered to some
extent from it's disaster of 1920; that
it has not, however, regained public
confidence; that the Republican forces
are on reasonably normal footing;
and that the next Congress will be Re-
publican.
1t should be noticed in weighing this
evidence that this is an ''off year"
when political feeling runs low, and
there is a strong disposition with
many to take shot at the party in
power. Democrats who can extrac:
comfort from the Maine election are
certainly optimistic, and Republicans
who are disturbed by it want more
than they are entitled to, and moi
than they should expect.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27

!. Redwood Falls and vicinity had the opportun-
ty last week of seeing the film version of the
-Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, one of the
biggest and best things, if not the best, that has
been produced for the movies within the past
year. Manager Byram is entitled to the gratitude
of every resident Of this community for bringing
this worth while production within reach of many
who would probably never have seen it had it not
come to our own town. The lesson of the pic
ture makes it a valuable one for young people,
and the great art of it's setting and the acting
makes it worthy picture for everyone. More
power to Manager Byram so he may give some
more of the same kind!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27
NEIGHBORS UNITE AGAINST THE KHAN

A CITING on the understanding that efforts
~ were being made in North Dakota to or
ganize in this state branches of the Ku
Klux Khan, and on the conviction that the purposes
and methods of this organization were inconsis-
tent with the principle of Masonry, the North
Dakota Masonic grand lodge at recent session
at Fargo made a ruling declaring that member
ship in the two organizations could not be permit
ted and prescribing time within which Masons
who had become members of the khan must with
draw from such membership or sever their con-
nections with Masonry.
The adoption of these resolutions has been
followed by some correspondence between John ].
Columbus, and E. A. Ripley, grand master Of the
Masonic bodies. ..-.'.
Mr.. Coyle expressed the appreciation Of him
self and his order of the action taken by "a truly
patriotic order, such as the Masonic fraternity"
in setting the seal of it's disapproval on move
ment calculated to arouse bitterness and create
strife. Mr.. Ripley responded with a cordial let
ter in which he said:
"Our fraternity is strongly opposed to
any organization which fosters racial and
religious prejudices among citizen
Ship and which frequently aims to sup
,ersede duly appointed government auth
critics. .sa~~
"Our aim is to uphold law and order at
all times, to live in peace, and to pro-
mote in every way the greatest happiness
of mankind" ,..-
Thus it appears that efforts to create or ac-
centuate religious differences among react
ing in most desirable way, and are bringing
into closer and more neighborly relations those
who differ, as have right to differ, on
matters Of religious faith.-Grand Forks Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27

Parents certainly have no idea of the social
crimes that are committed at barn Dances or they
would keep little closer watch of their boys and
girls. Something must be done to arouse parents
especially and possibly this statement from S.
G. Peterson, chairman of the Mcleod County Child
Welfare board will help: Last year, right here
in Mcleod county, there were twelve children
born illegitmately into this world that were
traced directly to one particular dance" Mr..
Peterson says the board has information at hand
to prove this statement. Parents, what do you
think Of that Hutchinson Leader.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27

Governor Preus has proclaimed the week of
September Is as diversified Farming Week"
That is also the week of the Redwood County
Fair-Minnesota's Biggest County Fair There
can be no better place to study the results of
diversified farming and also to get good insight
as to methods, than right at that same County
fair. 1t isn't probable Governor Jake really
planned it that way, but he certainly made good
choice of weeks .-1.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27

The Gazette editor is very happy to think
that there is to be a really good merry-go- round
at the County Fair this week. We are not fond
of this sort of vehicle ourselves, but young
matron of our acquaintance was so disappointed
that the Chautauqua didn't furnish merry-go-
round that glad she is to have her taste
for the circulating ponies gratifed. Perhaps she
can crowd enough rides into this one week so
that she won't miss it among the more staid en-
tertainment furnished in the Chautauqua tent
next year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27

Voters in Minnesota are pretty we'll satisfied
with Senator Frank B. Kellogg's record for eff
fcient and distinguished service for his state in
the highest lawmakng body in the land Of
course he has made Mistakes what statesman
hasn't? But the man or woman, who assails his
record with the hope of gaining political favor is
making a great mistake, for the average voter is
pretty well able to judge for himself.-Austn
News.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27
SHALL WE GO TO SLEEP AGAIN?
Duluth Herald.

Duluth Herald
minnesota has had forest fire menace which
didn't develop much of anything except anxiety
and needless bad advertising for Duluth and
Northern Minnesota. But it might have develop-
ed vastly more
A committee has been created by Governor
Preus to investigate the situation and report sug
gestlons to the legislature That committee ought
to have all the help that the public and the coun-
ty and state authorities can give it.
For Minnesota must not go to sleep again like
a village on the slope of an active volcano. Yet
unless the course Of history changes, it will 90
to sleep, and nothing much will be DONE We pc.
very much worked up about forest fires while
they are burning, and then ignore until next time
the menace that creates them
There was DISASTROUS fire four years ago that
killed hundreds of people and destroyed millions
OF dollars worth of property. That ought to
have been enough to awaken the state into con-
structive and effective action. But it wasn't.
Shortly after that fire, H. W. Richardson
weather bureau meteorologist at Duluth, wrote an
exhaustive and comprehensive and informing re-
port on it for the National Geographic Magazine.
The information in his article was available to
anybody, and has been available ever since. In
it he said:
Indirectly the fire losses of life and
property are believed to be largely due to
inadequate forest ranger service, over
drainage of swamp lands and the lack Of
control gates for the drainage bitches, in
sufficient supervision and control of land n
clearing and logging operations (par-
ticularly as to brush burnings), insult
fcient forestry laws and inability to loo
ate and punish offenders, public ignorance
to forestry laws already enacted and the
difficulty of quickly warning people who
live in isolated sections.
That sets forth some Of the causes Of the
catastrophe of four years ago. If the knowledge
Of these causes then had done any good, some of
them at least would not now exist. The fact Is
that all Of them still exist; that virtually nothing
has been done to protect life and property and to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-09-27
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ~, 1922
YOUR CADDIE KNOWS

BY Rolfe c. Spinning.
II caddied FIR guy one day,
Not many days ago;
I always wondered why he played
Alone so much, but now know.
'He isn't honest when he counts.
He doesn't play tn game quite square.
He tries t. kid himself, jes' like ,.&
A guy who cheats at solitaire.
II saw him get rotten lie
N try a dirty little trick.
He thought wasn't lookin' n b..
He gave tn ball little kick.
''He kicked it jes' enough t. make
1t lie upon a better spot.
N then he had the nerve, t. say,
Now, wasn't that pretty shot?"
zone time found somebody's ball
N on it had been printed SPIN
'Jes' give it here he yelled at me,
I'll give it back when I go in
"He put the ball into his bag
N went ahead to play tn round,
But when got chance, looked
At all tn balls. Guess what found!
Besides tn last one there were some
Marked j. L. M n &C. E. D.
N LEO B. n C. J. E.
II wonder how guy must fell
When he knows he amt playin' fair?
What does he dream about, at night? Il.
A guy who knows he isn't square"