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The New York herald., 1922-06-25
MORTAL COILS. BY Aldous Huxley
George III. Doran Company

MORTAL COILS. BY Aldous Huxley.
George II. Doran Company.
"HERE is no denying that the
/ five rather long short stories
which make up this volume
represent a very high attainment in
technique. There is, in truth. no
doubt whatever about their bril-
liancy," which has often been predi-
Gated OF this authors work. They
are masterpieces in expression. in
accuracy of effect both in the me-
ohanics of their plots and in their
superficial texture. But-and it is a
very large but in a serious appraisal
of any writer-the content of its
thought. the thesis behind the ex-
preston, is largely meretricious.
using that term with a full recollec-
ton of its derivation and its conno-
tations. Its philosophy of life is
that of kind of moral. even aesthet-
ic. nihilism. essentially false in that
IL isolates certain phenomena and
presents them as il they were the
whole picture. 1t is the artistry OF
cne who separates the complexity OF
a clear white light into the spectrum,
picks out one ray alone and uses
that with a pretense that IL is white.
The central thesis is that anything
really good or generous or decent is
the attribute of weakness, displayed
only by a feeble person, who is
pretty sure TO be victim. There
is no particular object in being de-
cent or generous or humane: no par
ticular use, after all. in being any,
Continued on FoiIoicia1 PdOs.
The New York herald., 1922-06-25

and the same moment the heroine is
swimming across an ice cold noun
tain lake at night, in her nightie,
with the jewels in her mouth, and
Captain Darragh is also riding away
with them, on a stolen horse, having
snatched them from Quintana's
hands. The mystified reader is once
more referred to the book itself for a
solution. But it is worth noting that
that is dual situation" which is
beyond the screen drama, though
quite easy for the expert Beadleite.
Nearly everybody m the story has
a whack at them. or part of them, at
one time or another. One secondary
villain even has a large diamond of
the collection shot into him-and
subsequently, carved out of him, very
unpleasantly. But after their fourth
or fifth transformation or vanishing
act they begin to pail on one a little.
You see. in spite of his general ef-
ficiency, Quintana allowed himself to
be robbed OF these jewels, in Paris, by
an apparently commonplace Amer
lean soldier. But that soldier was
really no less a person than Mike
CErch, of Star Pond. n. Y, which
was on the edge of Captain Dar-
ragh's estate. And Mike had a fos-
tar 1ar 70 l.,
voted. He stole the jewels to make
a lady of her. according to the not
unfamiliar formula.
But here Mr. Chambers is taking
himself and his story a little more
seriously. Old Mike is really human;
rather overemphasized, with too
much high light on him, but still
recognizably human being instead
Of character in tale of romantic
adventure. He was originally a
guide and honest woodsman, driven
TO crookedness. including bootlegging
and poaching. by the invading mil
lionaire whose camp" surrounded
his place and shut him in. Here. of
course, Mr.. Chambers is drawing
upon recent history. There have
been real tragedies of the woods not
very different from Mikes case. Mike
and his troubles stick anonymously
cut of such story as this.
1t has long been the fashion to
weep over Mr.. Chambers as one of
cur most notable might have
beens." 1t is. indeed. a very far cry
from The Maker OF Moons" THE
King in Yellow" or "In the Quarter
to this. So. too. it is a long way
from Cardigan" He began as an
artist. and has continued as an arti-
san. But, il he likes TO turn his un-
questionable ability to the making of
literary jazz. such as this, instead of
attempting a symphony, why, let us
be thankful that It is very good Jazz
HENRY WALKER.
The New York herald., 1922-06-25

length. The comic butler, the comic
village constable and the comic old
nurse are a comic butler, and so on.
respectively, and no more. The
assorted villagers. both peasant and
gentry, are the usual comic chorus.
But the performance comes off with
a good deal of snap. A fairly read
able, amusing story.
The New York herald., 1922-06-25

testing against archaic tradition, in
grained prejudices and Journalism.
The author compares him to a
painter defying the venerable Acad-
emy, or a writer defying the pun
dts of his profession" The COM
parison is Illuminating, since there
is obviously wide variance between
ossibly-eccentric practice of
medicine and the revolts of the artist
or GERS hbre poet.
Not but that there is plenty of
obstructive, unintelligent material in
the Faculty; nevertheless, they have
rather the better of it in the case
in point. The book, however, is no
crude or hysterical defense of any
familiar vagaries of the pseudo-sci-
entists. 1t is a thoughtful, tenn
perate presentation of a difficult
situation. but it leaves no real solu-
ton in sight.
The story takes the hero from
early boyhood, through varied
career, to a final collapse and retire.
ment AS child he is obsessed with
the study of bones. He catches rab-
bits and boils them down to clean
off the bones for examination-a
proceeding that naturally shocks the
peasantry. Later on he falls in with
another natural genius, an "osteol-
ogist" and becomes his disciple. He
succeeds to this man and has phe-
nomenal popular success, in spite of
the opposition of the licensed prac-
titioners. There is also tragic love
story. ending in the suicide of the
woman, and this is followed by the
heretic's own physical breakdown
and his retirement to the remote
country district of his boyhood. He
is, in fact. essentially a solitary man,
naturally a recluse. needing room in
which to brood without being dis
turbed. The book certainly shows
him a strikingly individual figure in
his devotion TO his ideals and in the
utter honesty of his purpose. But
one is not surprised to find him
finally frustrate. The book may be
recommended to connoisseurs of the
gloomy psychological study.
The New York herald., 1922-06-25

CLAIM NUMBER ONE. By George
w. Ogden. A. c. McClurg & Co.
TT is unfortunate that the movies
/ and the cheaper sort of West
ern cowboy story have so de-
based the type that a really good
novel dealing with frontier life,
in the recent past when there was
still a kind of frontier, is very apt to
become lost in the shuttle. Mr.. Og-
denis book should not be classed as
just one more Wild West yarn. 1t
has, it is true, the usual adventures
and something of the atmosphere of
that familiar brand of fiction, but it
has also a good deal more. He was
evidently very much in earnest in
making it, and it has value as COM
ment upon recent American history
and the development of the social
life of the West. For, aside from it's
typical features, of gambling, gun
fights and the rest, it is a scorching
indictment of the not uncommon po-
litical corruption that often went into
the making of some of our newer
communities
1t is staged in Wyoming. at the
opening up to settlement of an In
dian reservation. with the drawings"
for lots, and the consequent struggle
for their possession. But the point is
that it presents the Governor of the
State and his son as the chief rascals.
1t shows the officials dealing with
public land as if it were their
private property, as if they were ORR
entail potentates. 1t also shows their
satellites. sheriffs and petty officers,
as medieval braves. There is vivid
ness as well as a bitterness in the
picture that leads one to feel that Mr..
Ogden is not altogether romancing,
but that he is drawing, more or less.
from the life.
The plot itself is intricate. and
sometimes lurid enough. The hero is
little out of the ordinary, being a
doctor as well as an adventurer. He
has a hard time of it under the
ohicanery and occasional violence of
the Governors son and others. The
story differs somewhat from the COM
monplace. too, in that it's end is un-
conventional. All through it the hero
and the girl are just on the edge of
attaining wealth and happiness and
the usual "lived happily ever after"
climax. but they always just miss it.
You constantly expect the ordinary.
romantically conventional thing to
happen. and it doesn't. The conclu-
sion. however, is plausible. natural
enough. and altogether more artistic
that one expects. The story is dis
unctly good work. both in its ideas
and in the expression OF them in
terms of human life.
MORTAL. COTT
The New York herald., 1922-06-25
THE RETURN OF ALFRED. BY the
author of Patricia Brent. Spin

THE RETURN OF ALFRED. BY the
author of Patricia Brent. Spin
ster." George III. Doran Company.
"HERE is a mildly amusing
dedication Of this story Ito
those in many countries who
have generously assumed response
bility for the authorship Of Patricia
Brent. Spinster,' which suggests
that the anonymous author has en-
joyed the reception of his previous
book. This one will receive a well
come from the same audience. 1t is
clever-to the point of smartness.
II has the brightness one expects
from a very bright youngster who
is using very. very familiar old ma
terial with an air of having just in
vented it-and sometimes with a real
belief that he has invented it. He
does il quite well, with a sufficiently
new twist to make it an entertaining
story.
1t is the comedy situation arising
from mistaken identity; of two men
who look so much alike that when
the one who plays hero here drops
accidentally into the home of the
other he is at once accepted as the
long lost prodigal. He decides to
stay. and although he denies that he
is the other fellow few believe him.
II is a promising mixup. as the other
chap was. in the phrase of the native,
IA rare wrong un" and had left be-
hind a most unsavory past. ranging
from mere coarse horseplay and
drunkenness down to crime, or, at
least, vicious immortality. But our
masquerading hero has fallen a vic
tim to the charms of the incidental
heroine, and of course has to stay
to convince her that he is a reality
in his own person.
II is good material, and in one form
or another has worked well since the
days of New Comedy of Athens. This
newest modern version is well built
as a plot and holds the attention,
although some of its episodes are
overdone. so long drawn out as to be
firing. Its character drawing is
rather crude, tending to an over
emphasis that makes a burlesque
where the author means to be moro
subtle-as in the picture of the alb
sent minded old vicar, who instead of
being merely an amiable eccentricity
is sometimes shown as an utter i'm
beetle. So. too, the irascible old
Colonel feninds one little OF the
art of the highly colored comic sup
plement.
But the hero himself will do very
well. and the minor folk for the most
part play up to him satisfactorily
enough. The action of the whole is
smooth and rapid-except when 1t
gets begged. momentarily, as in the
long account of the cricket match
which spindles out to sporting page
The New York herald., 1922-06-25
New Fiction in Varied Forms

THE FLAMING JEWEL BY Robert
W. Chambers. George III. Doran
Company.
"HIS story shows US Mr.. Cham
bers on a youthfully adven-
turous spree. He has chosen
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
not. 1t was some biackguard not NJ
to Wipe his boots"
ALL ULSTER MOURNs DEATH
OF GREAT IRISH LEADER

Belfast. Aug. 23.--Ail Ulster has
been profoundly stirred by tho news
of Michael Collins' assassination. Tho
Free State commander in chief was
looked upon here as a more forceful
personality than Arthur GrifYlth. and
many declare he had Grester hold on
the people. including those who fully
appreciated tho latter's cleverness.
The tragedy occurred on the ami
versary of the murders in 1920 nj
14rburn CT District Inspector swanxy,
which was followed by one OF the
fiercest riots in the history OF Belfast
and the burning of 500 houses at Lis
burn.
The Irish News says the assassina-
ton will couse profound conformation
among tho Irish people. to whom Col
Inns had cndeared himself by his
sterling qualities OF heart and mind
and who looked upon him as their
chief mainstay In the field as well as
In the council chamber against the
"evil conspiracy to which he has now
fallen victim"
ireland" the newspaper adds. "wiI
mourn the loss Of "A devoted son nnd
gallant leader and pray that tn,
calamity may bring tho less dcsperat,
OF those who oppose his policy TO .
sober realization of the terrible natur,
OF the course into which they hay,
been seduced.'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE
MARKET QUOTATIONS
At NOON TODAY
BY Associated Pres. to Every Evening.

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oats-No. 2. white. 4sG+3is; No. 5,
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Butter-western creamery. extra.
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Live poul,ry-Fowls. not leghorns.
?cA2s; do. leshorns, 1894; spring
chickens. act leghorns. 25 Q33: leg
horns. 22d27; old roosters, 154l7:
fancy ducks, white Pekin, 2lQ22; do.
mixed colors. l5Gl7; do. fair TO good
1920.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed. choice
@25:. western chickens. 32Q35;
roos,ers, western. 20; broilers. nearby
s2034; de-. southern. ls4ls; do.
western, 3oG3.; spring ducks. nearby
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Potatoes-No. per basket, 35Q45
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edible, In tierces. "a.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
SURELY DIED LIKE A COLLINS
CHICAGO BROTHER DECLARES

Chicago, Aug. 23.-Bandon, county
Cork where Michael Collins, Irish
leader. was assassinated last night is
Just twelve miles from Cloankilty.
where he was born, said his brother,
Patrick Collins, Chicago police SER
geant, when informed OF Michael's
death.
Many is the time Mike and l have
walked to Bandon as boys" the SER
geant said. Never would ! believe
anybody In that town would kill my
brother"
That his brother had been expecting
to be killed was revealed Sergeant
Collins said, in a letter the Irish leader
wrote him fortnight ago.
But he wrote me that II l did get
the news that he had been killed to
know that he had died like Collins
and fighting for Ireland" added the
Chicago man.
IT it were a real Irishman that
killed Mike l would say the Irish race
stands dscredited. But know it was
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
LOCAL SECURITIES.
Reported Daily by Laird 4 Co, Sc
curby Brokers, du Pont Building.
GUARD AGAINST TROUBLE.
Pennsy Signs New Agreement With
Men In Train and Engine Service.

To prevent any misunderstanding
between the officers Of the Pennsyl-
vania system and the employees in its
train and engine service, which may
result from the mine and shop strikes
now on, a conference between the rep
resentatives OF the employees and the
management was held in Broad Street
Station last Saturday, at which an
agreement was entered into whereby
any question affecting the working
conditions of employees in the engine
and train service must be taken up
through the proper channels. with the
strict injunction that mo departure
from the terms Of the agreement be-
tween the management and the men
Will be tolerated.
II was also agreed that no indi-
yidual employe in engine and train
service should at any time take 1t
into his own hands 10 deviate from
the course outlined in detail In the
agreement.
Copies Of the agreement were yes
terday distributed to all employees in
the engine and train service on the
Pennsylvania system. as well as tc
all officers who deal directly or indi.
rectly with these employees.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
"FORGIVE THEM" COLLINS
DYING WORDS TO DALTON

Cork, Aug. 23.-"Forgive them"
Those were the last words Of
Michael Collins. commander OF the
Free State army as he lay dying from
An assassin's bullet last night. They
were addressed to Major General
Dalton.
The assassination occurred between
Macroom and Bandon, about 20 miles
from this city. He was accompanied
by members Of the Free State head
quarters staff, who were visiting vari-
Gus military positions In the south
of Ireland.
Large numbers OF Republican Ir-
regulars ambushed the commander
in-chief's party en- route to Bandon.
An armored car, which was accom-
panying the National army officials
inflicted heavy casualties upon the
Irregulars. Just as the attack was
beaten Off. a bullet struck Mr.. Collins
in the skull and he expired a few min
utes later.
The body was brought TO Cork this
morning and transferred to a steam
er for conveyance TO Dublin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
MURDER FOLLOWED REBELS
THREAT OF AN AMBJJSR

London. Aug. 23.--The assassination
OF Michael Collins Mt Bandon, Cork.
yesterday, comes directly on the heels
Of the announcement by the Irish
lrregulars OF policy OF ambushes
and raids In their fight against the
Free State Government. Collins was
shot down from ambush only few
hours nfter he had been given an
ovation by the residents OF Cork
City, which was freed less than two
weeks ago by the military under
Collins command. The place In which
he fell is part OF the constituency
which he represented in the Dali
Eireann
News OF the outrage, only meagrs
details OF which have been received
came too late for publication in the
morning newspapers. the majority oi
which comment on tho breaking up OF
the organized warfare IN southern
ireland.
The Times prints under the captior
The Hour for Leadership" a tribut,
to Collins as successor to Arthur Grif
fifth az directing heed OF the fgh
for the Free State which assumes un
expected timeliness In view Of his as
sassination.
I'm the public eye" It says. mi
chael Collins Is a man OF energy an,
obvious ability whose dash and per
sonal disregard for danger have en-
deared him TO young Ireland. Gen
eral Collins shoulders no doubt ar
broad and his frHrpe ere stronr M,
tho yoke that now lies upon him /
heavier than that which Parnell Dor
and beneath which Redmond fell"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
TO SUE ron eovrlsoR,s PAY.
Nebraska's Executive WAS Absent 81
Dayuf Ala waists Money for Serving.

Lincoln. Ncbr., Aug. 2s.--In n
statement made public today by
Lieutenant Governor Pheiam A. Bar
rows no declared he had consulted an
attorney for the purpose OF bringing
suit against Governor McKelvie. to
recover 31.7o0 which he claims due
him an acting governor while the chief
executive was out OF the state.
Much publicity waS recently at
tached to Mr.. Barrows' when 1t was
discovered he was in tho employ Of a
railroad at a wage OF IS day while
acting. governor. In a statement he
said that when no found himself with
only a few dollars In the bank and
1892 in his pocket. he was forced 70
go to work. He stated that money
due him under Nebraska law for act
Ing M governor had not been paid
According to the lieutenant governor
the total number OF days the governor
had been absent from the state ie
SIS days. In the event that a suit II
brought the lieutenant governor vii
| demand s20.55 for each OF the 81
days he was acting governor, II ie re
ported
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
NEW BOATS FOR WILSON
LINE READY NEXT MAY
Additional Workmen Will be
Needed at Pusey & Jones
Yards.

That the Wilson Line will use the
two new steamboats, for which con-
tract was awarded last Saturday to the
Pusey & Jones Company. to navigate
on local waters, principally between
this city and Philadelphia and River
view Beach, was emphasized today by
Captain Horace Wilson. president OF
the company.
Although deflnate program OF
operation has not been outlined as
yet, Captain Wilson said. 1t is pro-
posed TO operate the new steamboats,
In conjunction with the other fleet OF
Wilson Line boats now plying be-
tween this city, Philadelphia. Penns
Grove and Riverview Beach. The new
vessels, 1t is expected will be In readi.
nes for use by the first OF next May
With the opening OF the summer eX,
cursion season next year, II Is planned
to provide every convenience for ex.
cursionlsts. Captain Wilson said
At the office of the Pusey 4 Jone,
CO., 1t was stated this morning worl
Of building the two new steamboats,
will be started Immediately after the
preliminary details are completed. 1
will take sometime TO prepare tn,
necessary plans but no delay is an
ticipated IN having the vessels II
readiness at the time specified In tn,
contract, 1t was stated.
Pusey q Jones Co.. officials further
declared that an additional force %
shipbullders would be required as a re
suit OF the contract Just how muci
the present force Will be increased
could not be ascertained. However, no
until the new work Is fully started
will the company consider this phas,
| of operation. II was announced.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
SPECIAL PRIZES
FOR STATE CROPS
State Board Of Agriculture Of
fers Big Premiums to Della
ware Farmers.

In order to increase the interest
OF residents OF Delaware in crops Of
the soil, the State Board OF Agricul-
ture has offered three special prem
iumA to residents OF this State who
will exhibit at tho State Fair which
opens at Elsmerc on Labor Day. Two
dollars are offered to the farmer own
Ing tho largest number of bluc rib
bons in the grain and forage de-
partment. For the largest number OF
blue ribbons In the vegetable depart
ment. the prise IL $3.50 The same
amount is offered for tho largest num-
ber Of blue ribbons won by any farm
er in tho fruit department
Hundreds Of premiums are offered in
the vegetable department Of the Fair,
OF which Frank f. Yearsley is tho
superintendent. There are thirty cash
prizes offered for dwarf limas. pole
limas, pole wax or green podded beans.
the dwarf wax or green podded beans
Twelve premiums are offered for
cabbage. six for cantaloupes, 4 for car
rots. IL for celery. 8 for sweet corn,
IL for cucumbers.. for egg plants
IL for onions. for parsnips and IL for
peppers.
nj the contest for raising sweet po-
tatoes. special prizes, S26. SIS, SO
are offered. They will judged accord
ing to size. snoothness. uniformity
quality and freedom from blemishes
Three prixes. SIS. SO and $3.50 are Of
fered for the eight largest potatoes
Of one variety.
In tho contest for single premiums
81 cash prizes are offered for 16 va
rieties OF tubers.
Squash growers have a variety OF q
premiums, while In the raising Of to.
matoes there are 80 cash prizes Of
fered.
In the largest vegetable display
prizes are offered for the largest and
heaviest watermelons. squashes, cab.
bage, egg plant, peppers. sweet pota.
toes, sun flower head. citron. radishes
ruta bal gas. cauliflower and pumpkin.
Three special premiums OF s25. 81
and $40 are, offered for the best dis
play Of farm products. live stock ex.
cepted. the competitors to be limited
TO farmers only. Another chance 70,
farmers Is offered In the display o.
garden vegetables, the competition (,
be limited to professional gardeners
and for which the cash premiums Of
fered are $40. Sl25o and IS.