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New-York tribune., 1922-11-12

w. S. Rainsford. Doubleday. Page Co.
/ II -w AM NOT writing the story Of
@@ my life for scholars" says
w. s. Rainsford, in tho in
E PRODUCTION to this book. II
can make no claims TO schol-
arship myself. ] am writing for my
friends, for those lived among,
worked for and learned to love--and
who loved me-" In this statement Is
perhaps to be found the reason why
"The Story of Varied Life" Is sue
cessful autobiography. Above all else
I it is human document; it Is the tale
Of one who struggled necessarily and
aspired nightly, and yet never with
drew his hand from the great throb
bing pulse Of humanity.
Fer, Dr. Rainsfords career as
Epreacher was distinguished by the in
timacy OF his contact with the mem
bers of all classes, by his actual ap-
plieation Of the doctrine that "ali men
are brothers" He himself was reared
amid humble surroundings in Ireland,
and he never forgot his love OF the
common people nor his appreciation Of
tho virtues of the common man, al
though his career was to bring him in
close contact with multimillionaires
and to offer temptations that q man
of coarser caliber would have had diff
Gculty in resisting.
In common with so many other auto
biographies, DR.. Rainsford's book is
particularly vivid and effective in the
opening chapters. It is as IL the mem
ory of age fingers with peculiar ten
derness in remote dawnlit valleys, as
| if there is an added glow and mellow
ness in youth as observed through the
| dimness of many ears. Certainly,
there is more that is real, more that
is humanity appealing, in the first quar-
ter of the book and we warm little
more quickly toward Rainsford, the
thild and the struggling youth, than
we do toward Rainsford, the active and
successful rector of great church.
Perhaps the reason is that certain
incidents in Rainsford's early life
stand out as peculiarly touching and
significant. For example, ne relates
how once, when he was child, sick at
heart and lonely, his mother devoted q
whole morning TO walking with him
and instillingo him with fresh hope.
One regrets that the chapters con-
cerning Rainsford's childhood are nee
essarily few. Passing on TO the storm
/ ier period Of his youth, we see him as
a boy in London, as traveller in
southern France. and later as an ex-
plorer of the great unmapped wilder
ness sof Western Canada. We observe
him making his choice Of professions,
and by slow degrees deciding to be a
| minister; we watch him taking his final
leave of England, serving as an alien
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missioner In New York. aoe....
appointment in Toronto. snd spslng aa.
turning to New York to -assy re.
reetorship of st. Georges I've I've tss
the course Of years, he dege,.hlch il
one OF the greatest parishes bpga INTO
country. an she
If DR.. Rainsford has any
standing message to 6eliysS ote out
message Of optimism, of co,,.o = Is
OF faith in humanity. in nayt;age age aad
message is one of faith n e,sesaT ss. his
"Those who despair of bnn,a,.s sne poos
he remarks, "do not know tt Aasars,
For, among the poor, cynieiena poof,s
less common than among on. y J, much
ard spirit Of sympathy and telasses
ness is far more more nro,,aY.ss Ptu!.
support oe this belief fgr pEt Ia
cites many interesting and s.ss,lassicFd
amples: the story of a bow ~ axla asla es-
who went hungry for a nantl s.gasssa
ms mother could have SO with VIZ sas
TO engage u physician; the tale 7pea ~
man under thirty, who gave mn y
trade and nearly starved 50 az ~ ~ als
personal attention to q notbey WY
lapsiug into imbeciIity. iast
surely, ono. cannot read Of suck
rifice and devotion without ~. ss.sa sst.
faith in the ultimate soundusss ss'iag
human nature; surely, one eaarss ,,sss q
believe tnat DR.. Rajnsford il lssdss W
right when he says: ''If you vsssss}
help men themselves, trust tAs,i sas e 2
you want to get the best thess =
you, trust them! No man. 81 gFe
how gifted, can finally suecesd s
will not trust his fellow mas
The author make It evident fb..
himself is accustomed to trustise iN. ~! y
NO member Of the great parish NJ ~,
humble but that he might va ~ 9
difficulty see the rector persousils l'va. wy
lay his problems unhesitatingyv :, az "a
minister's feet. Certainly. tb;s shs
democraey-not the democracy "a ,;issS
words, but the more effectiys 5s.as s,ass
racy Of action. And that DR.. Paisasass Pa'Oe
was consistent in support Of b,.',ag,s bjs ~,
cipies may be demonstrated bv ! siaa Ks.s
instance. At one time PierDont ~
gan, a close friend Of Rainsford,s ~
posed that the size Of the yestry IL s'O. z
reduced as to place it virtually bens,ss
the thumb Of the great financisr Sr Pm
ford. objected, on the plea Of dsras.
racy, and waged SO vigorous ! =,
against Morgan's policy that n,
while his relations with the bsntsr
were severed. In thus jeopardizins Is
friendship with Morgan, Rsingford bsS M
nothing perSonally to gain and mues
TO lose, but in fighting for what l..
believed TO be the right he man;festss
the qualities responsible for mak;sr
his life one Of inspiration and aceom.
plishment, rather than the miserable
story it might have been had he beer
wont to sacrifice principle to expeSl.
ency.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Discovering Columbus
By Isabel Paterson

what he did not find as by what he
found. We have never speculated
much on what kind Of man it took
to discover America. Miss Johnson
has; and I for one believe that her
conclusions are in the main correct.
Her Columbus could have done it.
Consider his necessary qualities.
Practically, he must be an expert navi-.
gator, Of course; man who could
feel the very moods OF the sea. In no
other sense could he be truly prac-
tical at all, else he would have thriftily
turned that professional skill to
more certain profit, been content to
sail to the Indies by the known route.
He must be visionary then, even
with touch Of megalomania, for
nothing less was enough in the way
of self-confidence to enable man to
brave the terrors of the unknown. And
he could not be shipmaster and hold
his crew on such perilous voyage.
Yet with limitations to his power in
that direction, or he would not have
been supplauted after he had achieved
SO much. All these things Miss John
son shows him--shows him in action,
mind you, as is essential to the max
ing of good fiction.
Then he must have some indication
VI lAiS PeI ao!a!lty III MS ouCWaru ap-
pearance. He could not be common
place. Here is her portrait of him:
"a tall, strongly made, white-haired
man. The silver hair was too Soon.
+. He had a long, fair face that
might once have been tanned and
hardened by great exposure. But now
the bronze was faded. Across
the high nose and cheekbones went
a powdering of freckles. His eyes were
BLUSH gray and habitually looked at
things afar off, He was rather
the suppliant for ships, but lordly
suppliant, demanding in advance a
bond to be made admiral If he found
what he sought.
All through the story Mas Johnson
keeps him in character. No other Of
her figures Is drawn in the round and
in colors, so to speak; but he is. And
the physical aspects Of the voyage, and
of the new land, are depicted with an
equal clarity and completeness. Per-
haps this is intentional. There is no
plot to the book, and one perceives it
would be out Of place. That is. it
would be dwarfed into absurdity by
the magnitude of the main theme.
| There is symbolism, no doubt, in the
way the story is told, as by an eye
| witness, one Jayne de Marchena, who
for good reason chose to call himself
Juan Lepe. De Marchena is refugee
from the bigotry which then had the
Old World fast; therefore, forerun-
ner of those who were to form the
nucleus of the New World. But his
personality is but dimly indicated.
To dwell on these shortcomings, IL
such they be, is ungracious, when the
positive qualities are so notable. There
is alloy, but there is gold. To read
such a book is to be sensibly enriched.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12

BY Mary Johnson. Little. Brown
70.
MEXICAN authors in general
are often reproached for al
lowing popularity and the
a.. prospect Of quick gain to de-
hasn fhnir talnnfe h.r n Ann
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xxITansiated by Allen w. Porterfeid
nsscourt. 5race Co.
a a TIME when he was most
"a beset by all the corrupting
fattery OF fame and love
Christian Wahnschaffe tore
ths veil OF loveliness from the decen-
tive appearances Of Nature and looked
snto the dungeoned anguish OF the
heart Of life. "He walked to the win
dow. He saw the whole space Of heaven
before him, the evening star and the
unresting sea. And he knew that It
was all illusion, this great peace, this
glietering star, this gently phosphor-
escent deep, that it was but garment
and painted curtain by which the
soul must not let itself be ouieted,
Behind 1t were terror and horror and
anfathomable pain. He understood. he
understood at last"
After his nightmare dialogue with
the rusty devil Of eternity Ivan Kara
mazofT understood at last. The under
standing toppled him TO madness
Christian Wahnschaffs suffered mo
such merciful escape from the rack of
the tough world. In the slime of fun
damsntai evil. In that fearful confess
sicn Of Nisls Heinrich, Christian faced
the ultimate and inexorable horror ef
existence. He understood that aIl the
rapt beauty OF life is founded in dis-
sonance and pain and infinite despair.
The world revealed by Wassermann
In "The Worlds Illusion and aTha
Goose Man" is neither the counting
room OF fashionable intelligence. nor
problem to be solved by the prag-
matte method. II offers none Of the
poisonous attractions of rolden-hned
romance, or the spurious Consultations
OF specific program of reform. The
romance goes down into subterranean
chambers haunted by the powers of
darkness. The solution dawns only
after night of dread. This world
gloyvs only from an inner light like
a lantern borne across desolate moor
beieaguered By gobiins and yet
pcignantly beautiful under the cynical
Indifference of the heavens, You ear
not approach Wassermann in an atti-
tude OF condeseension and credulous
leyity. In an age Of thin bright sur
faces and fountainous garrulity, of
fragile porcelain and copyrighted
hardware, he is cloudy sorcerer who
conjures up the profound dream Of
life lowering always between the sum
lighted uplands and the vile abyss.
Beneath the forms aud gestures of
society organized for common plumber
and benefit lies and will ever lie the
primevai mystery of the creative need
The soul il prisoncd in the confinement
OF ths desirous fesh and must choose
hstwecn tho shows Of the world and
che deyourIng ghosts whip elamor for
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An Inspiring Autobiography
BY Stanton A. Coblentz:

THE STORY OF A VARIED LIFE By
w. s. Rainsford. Doubleday. Page & Go.
( < -w- AM NOT writing the story of
W my life for scholars" says
n w. s. Rainsford, in tho in
n frnduction to this hook ~
New-York tribune., 1922-11-12

I a TIME when he was most
beset by all the corrupting
fattery Of fame and love
Christian wnbrn,hs@a 49,.
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The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-20

made homeless, the other at Tonic,
which drove 5000 from their dwellings.
In medical relief that was quick and
effective the smallpox epidemic in San
Domingo, which had q total Of 22.0O0
cases with rs deaths In a single day,
tested the readiness Of the Red Cross
for action, and the same can be said
Of the San Domingo hurricane. which
killed IL persons and reduced the
homes Of 1872 persons to wreckage. A
flood in San Salvador, with a death
toll of so and 1000 refugees, was also
effectually handled by the local Chap
ter of the American Red Cross.
Relief Machinery Perfected
The year has seen the further per-
lection of disaster relief administra-
tive measures In every field Of Amen-
can Red Cross activity, and that the
work may be carried on to still greater
accomplishment the American Red
Cross is appealing for widespread re-
newal of membership during the an
nual Roll Cali, to be conducted this
year from Armistice Day November
1D to, and including, Thanksgiving
Day (November 30).
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-20
$1,41,486 A YEARS
DISASTER RELIEF COST
Red Cross Aided $4,000 VIC
Tins in United StateS-L0SSeS
Total $4,000, 900.

Seventy-two disasters. with hun
dreds reported killed and injured, and
more than $4,000 either homeless Or
requiring assistance, called for emer-
gency relief b. measures and the ex-
pendfture of ST AL, 4S6.36 by the
American Red Cross during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1922. according
to a statement based on the forth
coming annual report Of the Red
Cross. The greatest toll of life was
taken by hurricane and tornado,
while the overlooking Of rivers, the
breaking of dams ard torrential rains
drove the greatest number of people
from their homes The property loss
was estimated at more than $780,
100000.
The years disasters reported In
Guided twenty-six floods, nineteen tor
nadOes, fifteen fires, four epidemics,
two theatre collapses, two shipwrecks
Zone an airship), and bridge col
lapse. mine explosion, railway COLI
sion; and a drought. OF the floods in
the United States that at San An
tonic. Texas, caused the greatest
property loss, $6,OOO,OOO and the high
mark of fatalities, 100, while the
flood in the vicinity of Vicksburg and
Natchez, Miss, forced $1,000 persons
from their homes.
A National Calamity
In the, Red Cross disaster relief
records there will probably remain
for many years one calamity which
touched nearly every state with q
sense Of horror and Of loss. This was
the distressing collapse Of the roof
of the Knickerbocker Theatre in
| Washington, D. c., resulting in nine
ty-six deaths and 125 persons injured.
Situated in the center of the heauti-
full Northwest residential section, this
motion picture theatre was patrOniZed
by many persons Of prominence both
in the official and civil life of the Ma.
| tional Capital, whose family and per
sonal connections radiated out over
the entire country The horror was
| intensified by terrific snowstorm
which. though it retarded did not
| block Red Cross relief
Airship Crash Finds Aid at Hand
The crash and destruction Of the U
/ 8. Armys large airship Roma in Vir
ginia last February with the loss of 3
officers and men and II injured was
the first disaster of its kind to call fol
Red Cross relief in this country. Tit
| suddenness of the accident tested thu
preparedness of the organization ant
of the Chapter at Hampton, Va, bu
the response was immediate and relic
furnished the survivors, also funds TO
the expenses of relatives of the dead
who came from long distances to CLAIM
their own.
In the years oversee record for ali
rendered by the Red Cross are tw,
fires in the Philippines, one in Manila
which destroyed 1000 homes, with
loss Of $500 00O-and 5000 person
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-20

Not all OF il comes from thes chool.s
The child gets it in the library, in
it's daily reading, the movie and other
sources, but the home is the most i'm
portant source. Care should be taken
that the school be not burdened with
the work the home can and should do.
The home is the measure Of the civil
ization of community and the COM
munity should see that it's own social
and political life is such as to help the
schools in teaching it's pupils the
highest ideals of political and social
life. There should be adequate
financial support for education. One
can and will get an automobile if
they are determined to get it, and SO
they can get the money for the best
kind Of schools if they want them
badly enough. The community should
also afford more means of recreation
for it's children, for play and recrea-
ton should have a larger place in
community life.
Mrs DR.. Redfield spoke on the Flu
ture of Education in Idaho" She
felt that the past achievements in
Idaho were but the foundation for
| future achievement. With pOpula-
ton of more than 431,O00 the state
was Will served with public schools
with we'll adjusted courses In the
days of high taxes the temptation Is
to let economics Gu. too deeply into
the efficiency of our schools. Under
the constitution he state is squircI
to provide free common schools but
il has made no pro ri ;.inl for sustain
ing them. In 1850 sch i districts q
pure democracy eAlsts where the peo-
ple vote upon the length Ct thes chool
year and decide on ne expenditures
the people de ,ide upon 'he budget oA
expenditures: The revenue fer sch
col purposes comes from three SOU
rces TO provide the minimum of SIS
per census ch'i. The federal gov
eminent with the interest of the sen
DOL endowment 1 co my levy, md the
local district by special levy. This
Isvstem is anteluatcu and unfair. BE
cause of unorgan'z,i school districts
there is ten m Il. III of valuation not
responsible for school tax. Districts
with much na.u,ai ma wealth FRO
ducing resources have an advantas s,
over poorer districts. The state
makes education obligatory, and th'
future of education requires that th'
state assume its Obligation for thu
means of education. II is difficult t
keep up the standards of education
in high schools but the standard
lare improving. The rural school i
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-20

Tuesday evening the Rotarians
held their regular luncheon at the
Eccles Hotel with DR.. B. H. Hudson
presiding. Supt. Walter R. Siders OF
Pocatello, DR.. G. e Davis, of Dillon.
DR. E. A. Bryan of Boise, PORT. T. II
Nelson of Pocatello, DR.. Payson
Smith of Boston and Supt. E. D.
Bloom of Blackfoot were guests OF
the club and each delivered a short
address, the principal address OF the
hour being given by DR.. Smith, on
working Together"
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-20

y Thursday evening the Shrine Club
met at the office Of ]. H. Early. A
very enthusiastic meeting was held
and arrangements were made for at
tending the ceremonial meeting which
will be held in the gymnasium of the
Tech, Oct. 28th. About six candi-
dates expect to take the degree work
that day.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-20

Friday morning very good prog
ram was given at chapel which was
in charge Of Ray Yost and Harold
Hines, Junior. The following num-
bers were given. Piano solo, Miss
Marjorie Albertson, saxaphone solo,
Ellis Chaplin, Reading Miss Dorothy
Cobbley. Selection by the High sch
COL orchestra. The remainder of the
time was spent in football pep raj
ly in preparation for the game bet
ween Blackfoot and r1alad.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-20
SATURDAY Is THE BIG DAY
IN THE NEWS CAMPAIGN
CONTINUED from page one)


the first period which ends Saturday
night. Mrs. T. c.. Blackburn has
made wonderful showing of late
and is rapidly forging to the front.
A Half Million Credits
Many of the club members do not
realize that it is not hard matter
to win and any one of them could
easily secure a half million credits If
they would 60 after them properly.
All it takes to get half million
credits is 10 subscriptions for five
years each. Just think what this
would do for you. Right up among
the top ones would be the reward
for 10 five-year subscriptions.
The race is surely becoming an
exciting affair and everyone of those
who are entered are determined to
make the most of the remaining time
of the first period. Club members
residing outside Of Blackfoot do
not have to have their subscriptions
in the NEWS office Saturday night
but they must be mailed at their
home town or from some post office
before midnight Saturday in order to
get the large credits of the first
period. Subscriptions mailed Satur-
day night will be counted in the first
period even though they are not re.
ceived at this office until Monday or
Tuesday, just SO they show the Satur-
day post mark.
How SPeriod" viii Close
The First period" will end with
the closing of the NEWS office
Saturday night. The time is set for
9 p. M, but should the contestants
not be able to report in full by that
hour the time will be extended to
meet the requirements.
Contestants are requested to come
to the NEWS Office as early in the
evening as convenient beginning at
z p. m. They will be waited on In
dividually in order-first come first
served. The NEWS office will be
closed as soon as all club members
nave reported in full. and with its
closing the first period ends and the
big credits will be over. There will
positively be no subscriptions accep-
ted for the the first period after Sat
urday night no matter what the con-
ditions except subscriptions contain
ed in letters postmarked Saturday,
October n.
Confidence Assured
Candidates may rest assured Of alb
solute confidence so far as their re-
ports are concerned. Impartial treat
one, and information will positively
not be given out. The campaign man
ager must necessarily be a clam in
this regard and it is Aoped that candi-
dates will exercise the spirit of sports
and not ask for details that
could not be given to one and all alike
ask for details that could not be
given to one and all alike.
Campaign Soon Over
The campaign will soon be over,
and this Saturday night will to
considerable extent, tell. the story.
We can help you only by telling you
how. Your fate is in your own
hands. You can sweeten or embitter
It yourself. Your own subscription
counts.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-20

Tuesday while swinging from a ca
BILE attached to tree Randall Chap
man was unfortunate enough to fall
as the cable slipped, he fell to the
ground and received a broken arm,
the left one breaking at the wrist
and the right one being badly sprain
ed. He is resting as easily as pUssf-
BILE at this time.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-20

Thursday noon the Kiwanis Club
held their regular meeting at the Cot
tage Hotel. Judge VIM. Lee Of Mos
COW, Republican nominee for Judge
of the Supreme Court was guest of
the club and gave very fine address
Miss Mildred Felt gave several read
; ings which were greatly enjoyed.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-20

The Editor and family enjoyed a
six pound trout Wednesday noon
from the hook Of J. T. Vaught, who is
now in the hills on a Deer hunt the
fish were shipped home, the largest
weighing eight pounds. There is
nothing nicer than a large baked
trout. and the. treat was surely appre-
ciated.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-20

Miss Ina Whitmill entertained a
number of her friends at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Whitmill. Games were enjoyed thro-
ughout the evening and refreshments
were served to about twenty guests
in which the young hostess was as
sisted by her mother and Miss Jennie
Hymas.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-10-20

Friday afternoon Mrs. James Bur-
nett and Mrs. B. H. Hudson entertain
ed at the home of the latter. Seven
tables were arranged for bridge and
the home was most beautifully deco
rated with chrysanthemums and au-
tumn leaves arranged in rustic bas-
kets. Other guests arrived for the tea
hour. Dainty refreshments were SER
we'd by the hostesses at the conclu-
sion of the afternoon in which they
were assisted by Mrs. James Burnett,
Sr.. Mrs. l.. B. Dustin and Mrs. HAM
ilton Wright. Favors were awarded
to Mrs ]. N Hartong and Miss Irene
Good