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composer. as an artist. a critic. a
creator. husband. a raconteur and
poet. all in a few more than $50
pages. In the smallest possible type
the mere tabulation of his list of
musical compositions takes up thir-
teen OF these pages.
That is one reason, perhaps, why so
long a life can be told in so nice a
space. Saint-Saens was the most
fluent, ready composer of our fathers
and our day. No chapters of psyche
logical despair or battling sterility
intrude upon the blithe parade of
music that he wrote. 1t is a parade
of pleasing. sensuous. shrewd Pari-
sian fancies. which passes for the
benefit of shopkeepers by day. bou-
levardiers by highland. having
passed and gone around the corner
of the next few years. will doubtless
be forgotten. II is no such martial
and meaning army of works as is
sued from the torn heart OF a Bee
thoven. The biographer's only duty
is to count Saint -Saens's compost
tions in columns of fours as they go
by-and possibly to marvel at their
uniforms.
or course, Mr.. Hervey waves flags
and tosses garlands from the window
Of his authorship. He tells US that
"Saint-Saens IS indeed absolutely
unique and has no counterpart" and
glories in his ability ito employ all
musical forms with ease and absolute
mastery of resource" There you
have it, 1t was inevitable that such
magnificent Jack -of-all-music
should reserve his holiday self. his
keenest thought and truest feeling,
for expression in words.
Some of the most brilliant criti-
cisms OF the day were written by the
composer OF Samson ct Dalila." and
no less than twelve other operas.
twenty-five symphonic works and
truly innumerable lesser pieces. How
he ever found time to write his es-
says and collect them into volumes
is the marvel Yet his books num-
GER thirteen, and range from notes
on the scenery OF ancient Roman
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what is now being done with success
somewhere IL the world Is to be re-
made"
Considering that much Of the idea
matter in the two books Is identical
there Is practically no repetition. the
authors knowledge Of his vast SUBJ
ject enabling him to accomplish this
with complete success. In view OF
local municipal conditions 1t would
be Of great profit to the generality
Of New Yorkers If they would read
and study these two volumes with
view to putting themselves into q
better posture as to city affairs so
that they would not be deceived BY
political demagogues.
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SAINT-SAENS. BY Arthur Heryey.
Dodd. Mead & Co.
STREAKs OF LIFE BY Ethel
Smyth. Alfred A Knopf.
DN delightful variations on a
theme BY Havelock Ellis. It is
Carl Van vechten's rule that
good musicians are such shabby
writer's. Composers. il seems. need
the FIVE tracks of a music staff for
the propulsion OF their thoughts. and
words are only boomerangs in the
hands OF those who usually fight
with quarter notes.
Camille Saint-Saens was almost
equally graceful with words =
music. equally consequential He
wrote an enormous deal in both
idioms. For those who know moth
ing about music and for those who
know enough about il to forgive and
forget a good many of his compost
tions, his prose and his one book OF
verse are the more interesting. For
he was both wit and poet: and.
though his music was all optimistic
indefatisability. it is in his poetry
that Roman ROLAND discovered The
most individual feature of his moral
physiognomy a melancholy
languor. that has its source in a
rather bitter sentiment OF the moth
ingness Of things. with fits OF lassi-
tude OF a somewhat sickly nature.
succeeded by fits OF a somewhat
fantastic humor. OF nervous gayety.
OF a capFicious taste for parody. and
burlesque. the comicaI" By their
words. in short. shall ye know their
music.
1t Is such a little whiic ago that
Camille Saint-Saens died, and so
many OF his compositions. operatic
and concert. are still with US. that
an American edition Of Mr.. Hervey's
chronicle and crltique must seem
; especially timely. Like almost all
otz>he innumerable books on music
and musicians which are coming out
Of London nowadays. this one has
the virtues OF brevity and compact
mesa It has the whole Of the French
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What You Should Know
About American Authors

Foreign Press Bureau. which was
fighting German propaganda in
thirty-five other countries. and when
the armistice was signed he began
eighteen months work on another
novel, Blind" which appeared in the
autumn OF 1920. Last year he pub
lished a shorter novel. "Beggar's
Gold"
The Harbor." which. despite the
award to His Family" remains the
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serial For the book and both serials
Mr.. Poole received $3.25.
Mr.. Poole got the idea for his latest
novel, fBeggars' Gold." many years
ago from a Russian engineer who
said: I'VE are beggers sitting on
bags OF gold" That struck him as
true not only OF Russia but Of all
people everywhere. So In his book
he tried to tell the story OF a man
and woman who. cramped by their
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ERNMENT. BY Charles NJ. Fassett.
Thomas Y. Crowell Company.
ASSETS OF THE IDEAL CITY. BY
Charles NJ. Fassett. Thomas Y.
Crowell Company.
TN the first of these two books
Mr.. Fassett tells what cities are
and in the second what they
ought to be. The Handbook is in
tended to be a handy volume con-
tanning the essential facts of the de-
velopment and structure of city gov
ernment, including an outline of some
of the administrative processes
through which democracy functions
in municipal affairs. and in addition
to this there are comments. criticisms
and opinions set down upon these
facts and processes.
The author, who was a Mayor Of
Spokane. gives a brief outline of the
origin of cities and of the ancient,
medieval and modern types. under
the last classification describing
American. English and German
cities. He summarizes the different
forms OF government from the bor-
ough type through to the latest de-
velopment in governing cities, the
city Manager Form" Municipal
charters are described, and a model
form given in full; how elections are
carried out and appointments of off,
cials made; what the duties OF the
various city officials are; how the
administration of the citys affairs Is
conducted. and what municipal fin
ance means. Brief as the text is, it is
singularly complete and fun of in
formation regarding the latest devel-
opments OF municipal government.
about most of which too many of us
are not sufficiently well informed.
III.
In the Assets of the Ideal City,
Mr.. Fassett tells what should be done
to make a modern municipality up to
date and capable of being enjoyed to
the full by its inhabitants as well as
being made safe. sanitary and beauti-
full. His text is not built on ideal
isms. but on practical illustrations
taken from cities where all of the
things he considers ideal assets are
in actual practice, but not all in any
one city. unfortunately. He assem-
bles his various topics under separate
chapter headings. as Streets" "Util-
ities," Recreation" and Music and
Art" thus pressing in the lesson Of
that telling and significant phrase OF
DR.. Edward Alsworth Ross. which Is
the text of his civic sermon: "That
mankind has only to do everywhere
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best known OF Mr.. Poole's books. has
been published also in England, Nor
way. Sweden, Denmark. Germany,
Holland and Hungary. and in most
OF those countries it has run as a
serial as well. His Family" and
Blind" have been published in four
or five foreign countries. In Ger
many Blind has appeared as a
book and has been run twice as a
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Ethyl Smyth. an English composer,
a Doctor OF Music. Dame Com
mander OF the British Empire, told
something Of the story Of her life
few years ago in two large volumes
which she called Impressions That
Remained" Now she has evidently
been sorting the chaf Of these i'm
pressions. and the result is "Streaks
of Life" Like her other literary out
put, 1t Is fairly readable copy. full of
easy opinion on everything from
opera to royalty and servant girls.
AS a miscellany 1t Is not quite justi-
fed by its writing. AS a memoir it
is a mixture Of innocent prattle and
mean harangue. peopled in part by
characters of public interest, such as
the German ex-Kaiser and the diplo-
matte and operatic sets of Berlin.
Queen Victoria and the Empress Eu-
genie. 1t is concerning the last that
DIR. Smyth writes longest and best.
But she devotes as many pages to
the Vaccinations for and against the
production of her opera, Der Wald."
in Berlin. This one act piece was
likewise produced at the Metropolitan
here with about as much success as
in Germany. and DR.. Smyth, in one
handsome sentence. tells what she
thinks about the state of music in
New York. Anyhow. she discloses the
wherefore of some operate produc-
tions.
1t is quite probable that Time. the
Great Eraser. will not find these
"Streaks of Life" indelible.
GILBERT w. GABRIEL.
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Is II there that I would care to live.
as the song has It? Born in the early
half Of the nineteenth century,
whether I like 1t or not, I belong to
the past: in spite of all the comforts
Of the young nation will always
prefer our old towns. our old relics
of the old continent! On returning
from New York Paris struck me as
a pretty. elegant bibelot, but what
joy to be back there!"
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M u n i ci p a |
Government

HANDBOOK OF MUNICIPAL GOV
ERNMENT. BY Charles NJ. Fassett.
Thomas Y. Crowell Company.
ASSETS OF THE IDEAL CITY. BY
Charles NJ. Fassett. Thomas Y.
Crowell Company.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

SAINT-SAENS. BY Arthur Hervey.
Dodd. Mead & Co.
STREAKS OF LIFE. BY Ethel
Smyth. Alfred A. Knopf.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

VTY HEN Ernest Poole. who was
wv born in Chicago in 1880.
was graduated from
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
CAPTURE SIX AS
Mint ROBBERS?

Santa Fe, N. M, Dec. 23.-Seven
men who arrived in Santa Fe, driv-
ing q large touring car were taken
into custody here today for investi-
CATION. Officers at Las Vegas, N.
M, wired local officials to arrest
them, believing they might be the
bandit fugitives who held up and
robbed United States federal re-
serve bank employe of 100000 at
Denver last Monday.
1t appears, however, that sus-
picions are based almost entirely
ON the fact that one of them cashed
q brand new S. bill at a restaur-
ant at Las Vegas last night. Moth
ing Of an incriminating nature was
found in their effects.
Baltimore, Md, Dec. 23-Discov-
cry has been made here of one of
the five dollar BILLS stolen by
armed bandits in the raid of the
United States federal reserve bank
truck at Denver last Monday, po-
lice officials here declared today.
The bill was passed at downtown
restaurant last night, it was de-
clared.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
PRESIDENT TO
Spend. "A QUIET
CHI RIS TN "A S
Illness of Mrs. Hard
ing Makes Cheer
less White House.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Christmas
at the White House this year will
lack much Of the usual spirit of
time gone by because of Mrs. Hard
ing's illness.
There will be no houseguests
and no Christmas tree. Neither
the president nor Mrs. Harding has
made any holiday plans. She may
come down stairs in her wheel
chair and preside at the table for
Christmas dinner but otherwise
the day will be like any other since
she was taken ill
To add a little cheer, the White
house has Yuletide wreaths in the
windows, and there will be a profu-
sion of flowers.
AS Christmas present to the
thousands of government employees,
President Harding issued an execu-
tive order closing the government
departments at noon today, and at
that hour most high officials as
we'll closed up their desks and went
home.
The senate, too, Joined in the
early beginning of the Christmas
season, holding only short ses-
sion, but the house went ahead with
the consideration of appropriation
bills.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
New Troops are Rushed to
Mer Rouge; Probe Date Set

Identification of at least Watt
Daniels is complete, according to
authorities. because of the initials
"F. W. D." found on a belt buckle
and buckle Daniels is said to have
worn at the time he was spirited
away.
The bodies are lying in the Ma
sonic Temple, where they are
guarded by . detachment Of Monroe
national guard. The guards are
armed with automatic rifles, and
were instructed by Captain Cooper
to shoot persons who may attempt
to spirit away the bodies.
The inquest probably will be held
late this afternoon. Coroner Pat
terson said no effort had yet been
made to officially identify the
bodies. He said he was awaiting
instructions from the attorney-gen-
eral as to how to proceed
Company A. Louisiana national
guard Of Alexandria, and = machine
gun company from New Orleans,
ordered to proceed to Morehouse
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
Pope Decries Tendency Of
Modern Society; Raps Jazz
Dancing, Fashions, Divorce

teaching true domestic brotherli-
ness.
Pope Plus announces that the
probability Of his summoning q
meeting Of the entire episcopacy Of
ne world in Rome in the course Of
his approaching jubilee year Is q
continuation Of the ecumencical
council at the vatican held here In
1870 10 strong.
Condemns Divorce.
The pontiff praises efforts at
universal pacifcation. He con-
demns divorce, modern dances and
immodest fashions.
The encyclical expresses the hope
that all those who are still outside
the church Of Christ may enter it.
The pope says he is encouraged in
this hope by the fact that nearly
all the states Of the world have en-
tered into relations with the apos-
tolic see. He regrets that Italy,
his country. and the seat of the
papacy. is not among these, and
protests against the situation of the
holy see in this country which. he
says, has nothing to fear from it.
The encyclical ends with an ex-
hortation to prayer and with the
beStowal Of the apostolic benedic-
ton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
so HuR I IN
TRAIN CRASH.
NEAR PEORIA
Two Passenger Trains on
Bureau Division Meet
Head On.

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 23.-Between 40
and so passengers suffered bruises
and several hundred others were
badly shaken up when two passen-
ger trains on the Chicago, Rock Is
land & Pacific railroad crashed
head-on near Mossville. eight miles
north of here.
The collision occurred shortly
after 1880 p. m. Both trains were
heavily loaded with holiday crowds.
The injured were taken to the
Crawl hotel and placed in q store
where they were given first aid
treatment. An appeal for automo-
biles and ambulances was flashed
here.
Both trains were crowded with
holiday traffic. Failure of the air
brakes to work while one train was
heading into a siding, was the cause
OF the collision, it was said by the
trainmen. The trains were going
at a slow rate of speed when they
crashed.
The trains ordinarily pass at
Sankoty. It is a single-track line
and the siding at Sankoty is the
regular meeting place. The Peoria
train was running several minutes
late and it was believed that Moss
vile could be reached before the
southbound train arrived. Both
trains were running slow at the
time Of the accident.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
RESUME PARLEY
COAL men JAN. 3

Chicago, Dec. 23.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-Representatives of
the bituminous coal operators and
the union miners of the country
will meet in Chicago on Jan. 3. to
resume work on the reorganization
of the industry where 1t was LETT
of when their meeting was ad-
journed at Cleveland Oct. 2.
Reorganization Of the industry,
including a fact-finding -commis-
sion, which was appointed by Pres
ident Harding and a joint COM
mittee to devise q method Of me-
gotiating future wage cases to elm
mate strikes and SUSPENSIONS, was
authorized at the Cleveland meet
ing which brought q settlement Of
the coal strike. The wage commit
tee, however. in several confer
ences held here failed to agree
upon any plan of wage negotiation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
.CATTLEHIT BY
SHIPPING fever

81
Washington, Dec. %. = Reports
have reached the department of
agriculture of outbreaks of ship
ping fever, or stock yards fever
among cattle and sheep in the mid
die west. The disease known as
'shemorrhagic zepticima,' Is a
blood poisoning which proves fatal
quickly. according to the bureau
or animal industry, which is doing
everything possible to combat the
spread Of the disease.
Disinfection of stockyards, which
may be effective temporarily, can
not be relied upon to protect ami
mails shipped to farms for feeding,
according to the departments op-
orators. They suggest vaccination
Of susceptible animals for stock
yards as an effective means OF con-
trolling the disease.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
BANDITS RAID
TWO STORESM
MINNEAPOLIS
JeDelry Stores in
Heart of City Rob
bed Of $25, 600.

Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. a.
Bandits today invaded the Mime
apolis downtown district, staged
two daring jewelry store nbberjes
within a halt AloeksOf eth other
and fled with about SIS, 900 in cash,
diamonds and jewelry.
The first robbery was at the I. r.
Weisman Jewelry company store,
where the bandits got $4,000 in
jewelry and $50 in cash, after
binding a clerk and the second was
at the Harry Rush jewelry store,
where they scooped up between
$11, 900 and $4,000 in diamonds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD IN
recommendations RULES.
OTHERS ARE INELIGIBLE
Congressman Says He VIII
Refuse to Name Anyone
But Republican.
Washington Newe Bmeaaa.
Rock Island ArGuo.

HOck 19i4n0 AfIO0.
Washington, D. c., Dec.
23.-Harry P. Simpson was
today declared the only one
of the three candidates for
postmaster of Rock Island az
eligible for the position in
the official report of the civil
service commission to Post
master General H u b ert
Work.
John T. Campbell, chair
man of the Rock Island
county Republican commit
tee, and Fred w. Rinck were
marked unsuitable for ap.
pointment" in the report of
the commission.
Congressman w. J. Graham, upon
receipt Of the finding Of the COM
mission, Immediately declared that
he would ask for a new examina-
ton to select two more Republicans
as eligibles for appointment. Gra-
ham is obdurate In his refusal to
even consider Simpson for the ap-
pointment, stating that it would
not be party policy for him to name
q Democrat when there are plenty
Of good Republicans available"
Graham stated, however, that hs
will not contest the action Of the
civil service commission in barring
Campbell and Rinck from consider.
alton. The commission did not
make clear the precise reasons up
on which they ruled the two Repub-
licans out OF consideration. The
report of examiners are never
made public in detail, but are
based largely upon the estimates OF
candidates given by their fellow
citizens.
The examination of the three can
didates was held several weeks ago
in Rock Island. a representative Of
the postoffice department and Of
the civil service commission spenG-
ing several days in surveying the
field examining the applicants and
sounding out public sentiment
Has Served s Years.
Simpson, who has served as post
master of Rock Island eight years.
having been appointed during the
first Wilson administration, hrs
the support Of thebusiness interests
of the city, who ask that he be re-
appointed in view of his record OF
efficiency and service. Campbell
had the endorsement of the county
Republican committee, while Rinck
entered the field at the 11th hor-
and was without any substantial
, backing.
Congressman Graham will pro-
ceed Immediately to lay the case
before Postmaster General Work
and ask that date be set for sec
ond examination, preferably early
! in January. II Simpson takes the
next examination he will no doubt
be ranked among the first three
candidates, The commission de-
clared.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
1INE TRIAL
IS RECESSED
until JAN. 2
Dsfense Charges Country
|ide Was Terrorixed by
Non Union Guards.

u.v,or III Oac % nv rh.
49, D o
ssoclated fress.)-Ine terroriz-
= OF a peaceful countryside. abuse
law hiding citizens and, finally,
y killing of an. unarmad nnion
,,.- w.. oh.,..a .-.;... a.
Al'' "ss enu .no
Pmed guards ut the Lester mine
witnesses for the defense today
! the trial Of i've men charged
ath ,r,,raa- IN conract,or WITH .ho
srrin - % r;ot ~ '
Gniv tvo v,tnee.e. for Tho do.
k,nse were hesrd at the morning
~ssion ana fhe scross-eraminat;on
= third held over from vesterdav,
.onnleted when conrt Recessed
rer the holidays to reconyene ON
nesdav. Jan. q
NJ The cross-examination of Ed
Nard Crenshaw. defense witness.
ko related circumstances NJ the
I1ath of the first union miner.
Iordy Henderson. was continued
IA morning nv attornevs fdFr the
infe
4 m d;roct oxam;nat,or vostora.v
snsSa nv t.stiaad re- mo. a. f.ort
Sa.Ia" -. h",,a % nhn,,. s.,e - ~ ~ % s.o..'
4. nina whon ho coz uondarson
-, ~ % .s.nI 49, % ..., -. . Ill. M
~ A.te tsa d;rnae,o s =. sH ~, W ;n = UutIs IT.
"a uanaarson NO. ~ ,na - rmadA ~
M s' Ius o "o s,a -.
ane uelenos eei.ou ee'en WI
sss yestelusy 70 support its
OBVIOUSLY announced contention
~ tle sayings were 1ustlnsoie
0mlcldey IL attempted to snow
nst extreme provocation resulted
1om impor,atlon OF armed guards
Va non-nnfon miners during the
Pol strike. witnesses also told OF
ne shooting OF the three union
niners at the mine on the after
non of June q,
Under cross-examination. Cren-
ihaw said that he had been a miner
Iir ls years. He said he knew most
ID the sunion men who worked al
|Ae Lester mine until they were
discharged Just before the coming
the nora-uaion workers and
kuards
The witness said that he was
uprking in Herrin. June q. and tina,
income told him he had better &c
pme and that a crowd of about :
ndred armed men passed hi,
kouse going toward the mine about
4 o'clock that afternoon.
O. "Did Won know any of these
#henw
"No 7 aid not know a sinel.
mer "
.n,dn,. +hov rroLo vour houan 4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
COUNCIL BLUFFS
swept BY FIRE

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. 23.-
Fire OF unknown origin early to-
day destroyed the four-story brick
business structures known as the
Rogers & Brown buildings at Pearl
and Main streets. with a loss esti-
mated at $250.000.
Offices of the law firm Of Tinley,
Mitchell & Ross, whose library was
burned with an estimated loss. Of
$50, 900, a cafeteria and the Knights
Of Columbus hall, were among the
places wiped out by the blaze.
Offices Of the Council Bluffs None
pareil, adjoining the Brown build
ing, were damaged by water.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23

TodayInCity

Thomas Cox, unable to fur.
nisA eseye bond, returned to
Moline city jail
Christmas gifts distributed
among 80 poor children Of
Rock IslaHd by Argus Santa
Claus Fund.
Mrs. II. s. Bollman dies Mt
Daytona, Fla.
John Looney deeds over all
Of Rock Island property to his
daughter, Ursula Hamblin.
All persons indicted IN vice
Investigation to be arraigned in
circuit court next Wednesday
and given opportunity to plead
to charges against them.
II. p. Simpson declared by
civil service examiners only
applicant suitable for Rock Is.
land postmastership.
Posateri market ON Fourth
avenue burglarixed Of $3.50
worth Of meats and produce.
: A. d. Harris held to federal
grand jury on dope charge.
Edward Simmons, long i'm.
mune rs bOOtlegEer operating
within half block of county
Jail, arrested by Sheriff C. L.
Edwards and fined 500 In cOun.
ty court. ~