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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1922-09-22

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KEN manzeIskym snoubenci: DR..
Vincent V. Joska a slecna Hilda A.
Novotny. Novomanzele bydleti bu.
dou dome. {. 845 N. Patterson
Park Avenue, kde DIR. Joska ma
svoji lekaTskou 6fadovnu. Vedle
sve siffci Sc prakse DR.. Joska jest
vitan1m lekarskym hostem v
universitni nemocnici. LekaTskou
praksi zahaiil pred dvSma mesici.
Sv6dky sfatku byli: p. Emil Ce
sky sic. Frances Joska.
- Dne 10 zar1 spojeni byli svaz.
KEN manzelskym snoubenci: p. Cy-
ril Ruman. mattel realit Mt.
Vernon, N. Y. a v Newark sic.
Helena s. Kolafik. Svedky sfatku
byl p. Rudolf Kraus pi. Kar. Ca
nyi. Novomanzele odjizdi ma sva-
tebnf cestu New Yorku lodi
George Washington" do Ceskoslo-
venska.
- Do stavu manzelskeho vstoupi.
Ii dtery. 49, zaTi pan Jaroslav
Tuna Sc slecnou Emilii Hrdlicko-
you: pan Josef Flip sc slecnou
Hedvikou Sulcovou oidani byli v
chramu Pane 81. Vaclava.
- Dne Ia zafi zemfela pi. Hele-
ma Beran, m nzelKa Gerarda Be-
rama, {. 1923 E. Eager ulice Po-
hfeb zesnule konan byl pond6li
rano ma now kathedralni hfbitov.
Dne Is zafi zemfeIa pi
Frantiska Linhard manzelka Franka
Linharda, Annapolis. Md, We staff
Al rokn. Pohfeb zesnule. iez naro-
dila Sc Uhlifskych Janovicich v
Cechach ,keEAsl byl ne5sli<edpqi. o
8. hod. ma Narodnfm hTbitove. De-
legatky shoru "Zlata -Praha" do.
provodily zesnulou ma posledni jeji
cest9. Mad zesnulou slova 1t9chy
ku roz0stalym truchlfcim a prate.
l0m promluVila pi. F. Kubant.
Zanechava zde vedle truchicihe
manzela syny: Otto. Franka, FL
mera a dceru: Hildu, ret sester a
diva brstry.
= Dne II. zafi zemfela Of. Kri-
stina Moravec. ozena Slama. manzs-
lka Karla Moravce, {. SIG N. Ma
deira uIice. Y, staff AZ rokd. Po-
hreb zesnLla koaan byl domu
smutku We stredu odpoledne o 2.
iodine ma Narodni hfbitov, kde "a
live 1easti vsech byla ulozena ku
odpocinku.
- Dne 18. zaFi zemfela pani Ro
sale Bernat. manzelka Josefa Ber-
nata. {. l15 N Duncan ulice, We
staff 62 rok1. Zesnula nalezela ku
Sboru "Vlastmila". jejiz clenkyna
1castnily Sc pohfbu, ktery konan byl
We cvrtek odpoIed NE o z. hod. z
domu smutku na Narodni hfbitov.
Mad rakVi zesnule dome a ma hi.
bitovS promluvila slova 1techy "a
spolek pani A. Pokorna. Pohfebnt
obrad Vykonal Rev. Fank Novak
Mad rakvi bolem skliceni stall vedle
manzela. ditky: pi. Karolina Musi
a pf. Anna Antos, pfibuznf prate
le.
Pohfeb vypraven fipnou "Her'
wig"
- Druh5 zupny slet Katolicke.
no Sokola. oahSvan We dnech OF
IS. do 10. zari jak oznameno. \
patek uvit&ni delegati, ktefi pfijeli
rnznJch NEST k tomuto sletu. \
sobotu zavody Patterson Park,
pfi velke 1casti obecenstva. v ne
deli rano pnl osme slouzena slav
ma mse syata, ktere pfitomni byl
delegate Katolicky Sokol a po n
schnze v 10 hodin. kde zvoleni nov
1rednlci a sice: Kaplan vldp. Jos
Janecek. Detroit. Mich. pfedsed
JOS. Stepan, z Cleveland. O.. misto
predseda Frank Kyarda, z Baltimo
re. tajemnik Vaclav Kelka. Cleye
land, O., pokladnik Jos. HoudeL
: Detroit, Mich. Usneseno pfist
slet odbyvat v Cleveland. O..
nedeli odpoIedne byla projizdka ma
stem. v pondeIi odbyvan vylet d
Eoatorss Parku. rano kOn6u prlvo
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1922-09-22

William Hilzeman. osmnact rokd
stsry {. 626 S. Bradford ulice.
utonul v ned6li v Middle fece be-
hem koupani sc. Bratr ieho. Har-
ry. ienom stezi zachranen byl. Ia
chrance ieho. Emmett Cumming
ham z Annapolis a oba bratfi kou-
pail Sc v Prices Cove, kdyz William
zachvacen byv kfecemi. pocal to-
nouti. Harry pfispechal tonouci-
mu bratru ku pomoci. 'ronouci
kfecovit6 chytil Sc bratra, tail to-
hoto sebou do hlubiny. Cunning
ham vida nebezpeci obou. pfiployal
k MIN, roztrhl je cd sebe a dopra.
viv Harry nebezpeci. vratil se zpet
ku tonoucimu. ktery vsak zatim
zmizel v hlubine l8 stop. odkud
mrtvola ieho "a kratko vytazena
byla.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1922-09-22
Chatrne zdravi priGjnou til
Sebeyrszd.

V 1tery odpoledne otravila se
svitiplynem 30leta Edna Mary
Spear v dome (. 832 w. Fayette
uice Nalezena byla manzelem jiz
iako mrtvola.
Edward P. Murray So let5. "a.
stfelil Sc dome (. SIC Forrest
ulice.
Edith C. Brown. 38lety, ob9sil se
ma dveTich pfibytku sv@ho (. ll0S
Riggs avenue. Pficinoa tfi t9cato
lsebevyazd byIa choroba.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1922-09-22
DemOkraticka kampaf1 zahajena
We CtYrtek.

Demokraticti kandidati statri
konvence sesli Sc We ctvrtek We
Ford's divadle ku zahajeni pfedyo.
lebnf kampane. niz jeiich kandi.
dat. William Cabell Bruce. stati
bude proti republikanskemu kandi-
datu, France.
- Repulikanska statnl konvence
odbyvana bude %. zafi. S ptiprav-
nymi pracemi pro sestaveni republi-
kanske platformy bylo jiz pocato.
| NedeIni hra karet "zak0nit0u."
Policeini sondce severov5chodni
stanice, Rohleder, rozhodl v pond9.
IL. ze clovek m1ze ned9li, hr&ti
karty jeho distriktu. jeuom kdyz
/ pfi tom zadny hluk nedela neped-
vadf. Rozhodnuti toto ueinil v pfi.
padu nekolika ned6li pFi hfe ka-
ret dopadenych. z hry karet zalo-
by je sprostil, ale potrestal pro ru-
Semi klidu V prvnim pfipadu Ger.
nosi zatceni ned6li dome (. 10
IN Caroline ulica, zaplatili 20 So. As
"a hrani karet. V druhem pfipadu,
lSam Seldman, c. N. Luzerne
iavenue byl zatcen nro ruseni klidu
IA stiznost' soused0. Pokutovan
Ihvl $40
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

feet. It is impossible in the state -
fux, in which the whole world OF rfhs1o
finds itself, to say whether a composi.
ton will be lasting or not. The Strawin.
sky composition has much that IL ap.
pealing and much that Is not. A later
generation must give the final answer.
Ernest Schelling was the soloist. ap.
pearing in a composition of his own. lt
is an unequal work. The first movement
IL palpably modelled after Liszt: the
other movements are original and fac
better. The scherzo is one Of the fnSse
numbers which has been played hero Tor
long time. the orchestration and the
solo part being beautifully divided and
differentiated. The slow movement ls
excellent, although II might be a bit
shorter. and the finale is 100 per cent
American" Mr.. Schelling might well
take this work and by a remodeling, II
not an entire rewriting. Of the first
movement, by which. after ali. compo.
sitions are mainly judged, make It q
standard number of the modern piano
repertoire.
The concert closed with three we'll
known Wagner numbers.
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in this he does not get the essential idea

III tIiS He uoes Hot get tHc eSschtldl luea
of Debussy.
In an opera Of this character, If the
work may justly be termed an opera,
as much depends upon the audience as
upon the performers and it Is sad but
true that moderately large proper
tion Of last nights audience, did not
grasp the essentials of the work. There
were Tin the ideals of the composer)
no leading roles, there were no arias.
no duets, no trios and those who ex-
pected to hear a "RigolcttO" quartet
went home sadly disappointed. There
was also no choras, no ballet, little
spectacular display and few tonal eli :
makes. But there was display of the
finest artistry imaginable in the mar
vclous combination of artistic reci-
tative, Of wonderful Orchestration. of
scenic beauty and Of unity of all the
lows In the gradual unfolding of the
Mnrtcrlinck story.
In work of this kind 1t Is difficult
to make the ordinary operate dis
tinctions. The artistry demanded of all
the roles Is so cOnsummate that the
betrayal of any of them would at least
partially destroy the ensemble. 1t Is
perhaps the most difficult of all operas
to give successfully for this very rea =
son. That the Chicago Opera Associa-
ton gave the performance which 1t did
last evening is thc highest possible
tribute To its artistic resources.
Miss Garden. Of course, was the
principal character, and she showed the
versatility Of ncr character delinration
by the beautiful manner in which she
portrayed the role. There is little
singing in "Pcllcas," but there Is that
more difficult art Of effective and ar.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
HUGHEY DARCY IS 79; WROTE
FACE ON BAR-ROOM FLOOR"
Old Theatrical Man to Mark
Anniversary Quietly at Club
in Ne,v York
Election of "Drunh;' From Sa.
loon Brought Idea for Poem
KnO,Un to Thousands

Hughey darcy will be seventy min.
years old tomorrow and will celebrate
his birthday in the Green Room Club,
in New York. sitting in the big arm.
chair always reserved for him, with his
friends about him.
You NAV not know Hughey Darcy
by name, though there are many Phila-
delphians who will remember him. But
It's 10 to 1 that you know 1.-THE Face
on the Barroom Floor" which he wrote
away back in 1887.
That isn't its correct title. by the
way. The author called it "The Face
Upon the Floor" but the public, who
haze immortalized this "epic Of the
saloon" have insisted on remaining il
IN spite of Hughey D'Arcy's protests.
Darcy, still a hale old man has en-
joyed a varied career, always asso-
ciated with the theatre. He has been
everything from callboy to impressrio.
He has written close to hundred other
poems, which have been collected in a
little volume. and il the author of
thirty -one plays.
Poem Still Popular
The popularity of THE Face Upon
the Floor" attested by the many re-
quests for copies of the poem received
by the editor of the Peoples Forum of
the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER. No
daily mail to the Forum editor is with
out dozen requests for the poem, and
literally thousands of copies have been
sent out.
Mr.. Darcy relates that he wrote the
poem in August, 1887. after he had
seen a ragged, dirty tramp thrown out
of Il Fourteenth street cafe. In New
York. where he was begging drinks.
The tramp proved to be IL highly edu
Gated man and an artist, who had been
ruined bv liquor.
The author thus tells the story Of the
poem
Zone night in 1887 some men were
seated about a table In the rear of Joe
Schmidt's saloon, then famous rem
dezvous for theatrical folk. In the
party were Colonel Milsora, manager of
the Opera House at Nashville. Tenn. I;
Henry Greenwald,, manager Of the ia
nous Texas circuit; Frank O'Brien, Of
O'Brien's Opera House, Birmingham,
Ala. Jake Tsnnenbaum, Of Montgom-
cry, Ala, and myself. At that time
was plotting the fortunes Of Ada Gray
n"Wa "a js.s ssi.A.d eating and
sena 11he wees % The tableT wAsq
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
CHICAGO COMPANY GIVES
"PELLEAS AND MELlSANDE"
One Of the Great Performances Of
the Season In Debussy Opera
THE CAST

THE CAST
Gsl.sa.Ss GsnsvaSs Ms1In mary yc,s"aseHs Gasees
Little Ynoild. ............. Melba Goodman
peleas pssns M%f;usnns n;rsnns
rhs e'DocitorI......:.' Doctor constsniin Sicoiux
Conductor-Giorgio Polacco
The Chicago Opera Association last
evening gave remarkably fine per-
fOrmancc of what Is probably the
greatest operatic work of the modern
French school. Dcbussy's "Pelleas ct
Melisande. There was present one Of
the largest. and at the same time one
of the least understanding houses that
has witnessed a great operate per-
formance In Philadelphia for many
years.
The Debussy opera is one which
must be heard with an utterly open
mind. In way, 1t realizes the ideals
of Wagner In that It is a combination
Of the arts; the music is simply one of
the essentials and is not the sole rca =
son for which the opera was composed.
The essence of "Pelleus ct Nell
sande" is atmosphere, as was the case
In everything which Dcbussy ever
wrote. The music. the stage settings,
the action and all the other elements
which go to make up this unique work.
all tend to the especial atmosphere in
which the work as whole was con-
ceived. Therefore, in listening to
"Pelleas," the hearer must abandon
the idea that he is hearing music alone.
He Is witnessing and hearing the un-
folding of story in which his own
Imagination and artistic understanding
must play leading part. If he fails
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through the swinging door-it was mid
night-came man. Nv attention was
attracted to him as he stood in the cen
ter of the floor. apparently friendess
He made u touching figure. his coat, Il
rusty Prince Albert, fastened at the
throat with a safety pin, his trousers
soiled and torn and his shoes heelless
and ragged. He saw me looking at him
and hesitating came forward. \ want
a drink, he said.
Saw Drunk" Put Out
'"The request was so simple and dIrcc.
that one of our party handed him his
untouched glass, which the stranger
drained with speed. He started to talk.
but at command from Schmidt the
bartender threw him out into the street.
Aroused by the brutality of the incident,
tnree OF our party went out and foun!
him. While the other two went for
brandy ! ascertained the stranger S
name and found that he was a homeless
and friendless artist.
As ! walked home I composed in nv
mind the first two lines. beginning,
Twas a balmy summer evening" The
measure was happy iambic tetrameter
ana ntted the story, and before going to
bed l jotted down these two lines and
the next day finished the rhymed story.
II was first published in the New York
Dispatch.
COPIES of the verses fell into the
hands of Colonel Cody and Major Burke,
Of circus fame. and before many months
three vaudeyillians were reciting the
piece In the big music halls. Then Sam
Bernard began to recite it, and now
aftse elees 10 forty years Il d stil q
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tistic defamation. This was demanded
of all the characters. and there are
times when the singing voice Is re-
quired for the declamatory or recita-
tive roles. She was superb In all the
requirements of the part and reached
the climax in the last act. Mr.. Ma
guenat, as Pclleas, showed an almost
equal ability, and Mr.. Dufranne, as
Golaud, was more than adequate to the
demands of the role, both as to action
and tonal achievement. AZ Arkel. Mr..
Cotreuil appeared to better advantage
than he has shown in this city; he has
progressed admirably in each role in
which he has appeared, probably be-
cause the later roles have suited him
better than the preceding ones.
The opera demands an ensemble
rather than individual work. This en- =.
semble was admirably furnished by the
Chicago company last evening. The
orchestral parts of ''elleas' ar" quite
as important as the chief roles. and
they were wonderfully well performed
under the direction Of Mr.. Polacco.
The presentation of the opera marks
one of the high spots in operatic pro-
duction. that this city has known for a
long time and will live long in the
memory Of Philadelphia opera lovers.
The audience failed, apparently, to
realize that the opera Is staged in
scenes lasting for some time. Many
failed to accept the fact that the opera
continued while the lights were low
cred and general hum of converse. d.
tion after the curtains were drawn did
much to spoil the effect Of the opera.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

In addition to Mr.. Warwick, there
is Helen Menken. WHO took the leading
role of Cassie after Alice Brady'g III :
ness caused her retirement from the
cnst. They were going to have Flor
cnce Reed in the part, I understand,
but she didn't think 1t suited her. and
after q week Of idleness somebody sug-
gestcd Miss Menken, and she has scored
n real success. A.
Lumsden Hare. that always depend
able character man. plays the role Of q
are Seline johnson. Florence Short and
Marguerite de Marianne. The role OF
the Beach COmber, assumed nv Wnr-
wick, sounds enough different from the
starchly uniformed captain In I'm the
Night Watch" to make interesting com
parison.
MME. ANNA PAvLOWA uiU make
!N her -fno! appearance Of the yea,
here on Monday evenin0. Ma,ch IS: at
tho Academy Of Music. Iha wil! be
the last opportunity for Philadelphidns
period, as she leaves shortly for japan,
the Far East and the Scandinavian
countries to fill lengthy engagements.
PHILADELPHIA is getting to know
1 the name Of the Scandals" vel
by now, having already seen several
editions Of this yearly product. The
one that comes to the Forrest Monday
has diminutive Ann Pennington A. IT.
chief attraction.
Miss Pennington seems to have givpr
up the screen entirely for the present
and prefers to display her humming
bird like agility and grace on the reg
ular stage. Also in the cast of this
Scandals" show is their pcrsonablt
producer, George White, assisted b,
Lou Holtz. Aunt Jemina, Lester Allen
George LcMaire, George Bickel and q
number of others whose names are fa .
miliar to devotces of the revue form oi
entertainment.
Mr.. White and Arthur (Bugs) Bae,
supplied the lines for this years
Scandals" the music is by George
Gorshwin and the lyrics by Arthu,
Jackson. The show is announced tt
stay only two weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
Two Vastly Different Parts

Mckay Morris who is playing Doc
Kennicott in "Mnin Street at the
Walnut Street Theatre, was seen here
last season as Dcmrtrios. the sculptor
hero in "Aphroditc. No two parts
could be further apart and Mr.. Morris.
who is young and exceedingly engaging.
plays Doc Knnnir"tt just as inteligently
as he did the "sthctic young sculptor.
Last sea son his costume consisted chnJ1y
Of flowing robes and the rather pro-
verbal string Of beads and golden
bands, while this season his wardrobe
was provided. or rather was procured.
in N"blesvilIr Ind. and indeed it must
be admitted that it looks like Mobiles
Vile, Ind. Mr.. Morris originated the
role when the play was tried out last
summer by the Stuart Walker Players
during their season in Indianapolis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
Nan Halperin's Rise

From an obscure tabloid act which
secured the Middle West. giving as
many as six performances day, to q
featured position in Broadway re-
vue. establishes the boundaries Of the
theatrical gap which Nan Halperin.
playing next week nt the Chestnut
Street Opera House. has bridged in the
last four years. Miss Halprrn success
fully 'evoluted" the tab" the six
a -day vaudeville. the four day and the
two-a day. In this last named phase
she reached stard"m. Miss Hnlperin
credits her speedy elevation to one
song. lyrical ragtime ragout. "Play
My Wedding March in Ragtime" II
is as much Il part of her as Casey"
is of De Wolf Hopper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
Concerning Ann Pennington

Ann Pennington, who Is featured In
George Whites Scandals" which
comes to the Forrest Theatre Monday
for short engagement. is n native Of
Camden. She made her stage debut
In Philadelphia as n member Of the
chorus of Raymond IIitchcock's "Thc
Man Who Owns broadway compa ny.
Later she was engaged by r. Ziegfeld.
Jr., to appear as n dancer in the
"Follios." She continued with that
revue for six seasons. When George
White made his initial production In
1919. Miss Pennington was the first
artist he engaged. She has been with
"Sca ndals' ever since. Next season
Mr.. White will star her in comedy
with music which is to be provided by
Arthur Bugs Bacr. Arthur Jack :
son IS writing the lyrics. The music
will be from the pen of George Gersh
win
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
Bruce McRae's Varied Career

Bruce McRae, Of 1.-THE Gold Dig.
gers" at the Broad Street Theatre. is
an English actor, born in London. Per.
haps no actor now before the public
has to his credit So long and varied a
list Of characterizations. His first an.
pearance in Philadelphia was in "Aris.
tocracy." with Viola Allen. and he has
appeared with Blanche Walsh, William
Faversham. Wilton Lackaye and others.
Ruth Chattcrton in "COme Out of the
Kitchen"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
Sho,Os That Are Coming
to Philadelphia Soon

March ~ - Lefty Pepper" with
Charlotte Greenwood, Walnut
March 2O-"The Grand Duke" with
Lionel Atwill. Broad.
April S-Shakespearean Repertoire,
with Robert Mantell, Broad.
April 17-''The Varying Shore" with
Elsie Ferguson. Broad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
Charlotte Greenwood com,no

Another musical comedy bound in
this direction is LEFTY Pepper"
which will open limited engagement
ut the Walnut Street Theatre Monday,
March 13. Charlotte Greenwood, re.
membered here from others of the
Lefty" series, will be featured In this
musical version Of Rose Stahl's old
success. maggie Pepper" Werner
Jansen composed the music. The book
is by George V. Hobart, and the dane.
Ing was staged under the direction Of
Julian Alfred.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
Sunday Walk for Hikera

\ regular hike Of the Athletic Walk
ing and Outing Club will take place to.
morrow. Members of the club will NEE
at 9:l5 A. NJ. at the end Of Route 80
In Fox Chase, and walk from Fo,
Chase to Ogontz. Maurice Rovens viii
lead the party.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
BEFORE THE CURTAIN GOES UP
Local Theatres Return to Normal With Departure of "Or
phans and Resumption Of Legitimate Shous at Forrest
by HENRY NJ NEEv,Y

eight
attractions but with the departure Of GMths Glm Ophans
Forrest
the Suber to add this house their apparently
dpped Will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
TravestTes at Dumont's

Emmett Wclch and his minStrcls will
present a travesty on that famous melo-
drama. "Tcr Nights In a Rarroom,'
as the feature next week. Bennic
Franklin il I'll" chief funmnkcr in its
production. The burcsquc. 'E. V.
and TootSi".' which has made such
hit the last two weeks. will be con-
unued. and n special "lio feature will
be George Mcdonnell and Happy
Thompson in II skt Master Joseph
Rankin. musical artist, will have
novel act.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

QUEER THINGS FOR YOUR TABLE
Your mouth vii! water when you read Of
the unusual dellcacies imported by Uncle
Sans Explorers In the Magazine Section OF
next Sundays PCRIIC LEuGER.-Afv.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

THE PROGRAM
sacrs du Printemps s........... .Strawinsky
Fantastic suite for Plano and Orchestra,
Ernest Schelling
Entrance Of the Gods
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-09-29
OUR DEBT TO THE CAVE MAN
Tribute to Him by William James
One of Most Eloquent Pas
saues In Literature.

One of the most eloquent passageA
in American literature is William
James tribute to the cave man, says
the Detroit News. He wrote: Bone
of our bone and flesh of our flesh, are
these half-brutish prehistoric brothers.
Girdled about with the immense dark
ness of this mysterious universe even
as we are, they were born, and died,
suffered and struggled. Given over to
fearful crime and passion, plunged In
the blacklist ignorance, preyed upon by
hideous and grotesQue delusions yet
steadfastly serving the profoundest
of ideals In their fixed faith that ex-
istence in any form lis better than
umphantly from the jaws of ever
imminent destruction the torch Of life
which, thanks to them, now lights the
world for us.
How small indeed seem individual
distinctions when we look back on
these overwhelming numbers Of hui
man beings painting and straining
under the pressure Of that vital want.
And how inessential in the eyes OF
God must be the small surplus of the
individuals merit, swamped as it Is in
the vast ocean of the common merit
Of mankind dumbly and undauntlngly
doing the fundamental duty and liv.
Ing the heroic life. We grow hunlble
and reverent as we contemplate the
prodigiOuS spectacle"