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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
Is the Short Story to Be Standardized or Is It
to Be Work of Art?
By EDWARD o'BR1EN, in Boston Transcript.

/ would give a great deal for a more relaxed humanism. I am
tired of our Sense of strain, and, I doubt its value. It seems to me to be
chiefly machinery for machinerys sake, a card catalog of the human mind
after the mental vultures have picked it. Why can we not cultivate the
loafahlities a bit more, to use Jay Goulds excellent phrase, and stop
striking noble attitudes? The American short4tory writer is SO self
conscious about structure, and SO stiff in his mental attitude toward his
gospel, that his reader can seldom relax. The writer's drug US; the others
tire us. Meanwhile, I dare say, Chekhoy and Maupassant re selling
shoedIings on Broadway.
If the short story is to be standardized, I suggest that New York
business men might well erect an assembling plant upon University
Heights, or any suitable location which they may choose nd offer prizes
for the inventor of the cheapest and most durable mod If cheapness
is what is most desired, let US put a greater premium upon il. If dura-
biTty is merely a matter of structure, let us offer a great reward to our
shotstory engineers. Once the model is whitfield into shape. endless
reproduction without toll will then ensue.
But if the short story is to be a work of art, we shall proceed in q
very differ Mt manner.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

and China, politically separated TO-DAY
but logically bound together by racial
linguistic and cultural ties. And the
fifth is Continental Europe, togethe,
with the African colonies of the con.
tinental nations Of Europe, which
would mean a compact federation OF
nations extending from the North
Cape. past Tripoli and Morocco, to the
Congo, Angola and osher regions of
southern Africa.
The five groups, thus classified.
would compare in population and In
area Square miles) thus:
Population. Area.
British Empire. .454. 600. 900 1S.see.o0o
Pan-Europe .....431. GOO, 900 10,o36.0 900
Eastern Asia.....4os 900. 900 1882. 900
Pan-America ....212. 600. 900 f1,6S0.o 900
Russia ..........145 ,0o0. 900 1892. 900
Federation of Europe would there
fore give her a bloc" Of nations with
a total population which would mt
her on terms of practical equality with
the other four 'blocs' yfsualized nv
the a~uthor-second In population and
third In area. Pan-Europe, so formed
and established, would be strong
enough successfully to resist every
kind Of military invasion and every
kind Of economic competition.
And only by such a union. he saws
can Europe hope to make head
the other four world fedora.
tons, which in his view are being
every day brought nearer to realiza- !
ton by force Of circumstances. Eli
world supremacy Is already a
hing Of the past, he says, and her ma
ions must federate for s~elf-preserva.
ion, not for world domination. He
The European problem will never he
until the nations of Europe totn
together. This union will occur etthar
by the creation of a Pan
-.:ropean federation. or II will =.
'orced upon Europe as a result of !
conquest Of western Europe by Russia
Whether or not the European proh-
EN- Is solved by Europe herself or hy
aussia, one fact remains: the present
European system of small nations can
lot maintain itself permanently In the
ace of the four great declarations OF
future: the British. Russian, Amer
an and East Asian.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

way 10 uhe cross, saying, In effect
lou need not die for me, show m
to do. / am quite sufficient IN
myseiI. have no need for a Savior
can save myself and make mysel,
worthy Of eternal life BY the rood
things l do"
At FIRST glance the Savior's snswe,
seems TO be a closing of the door in
the a OF an honest seeker. awbv
caiiest thor me good? there Is none
good but one, that is God" God alone
can bestow eternal life. 1t is not
gained by good deeds, but is given
freely to those who accept Him in
whom 1t Is. IF | am not God WHY
ask me about eternal life?p
The Lord must meet him therefore
where he is: not with the gospel of
his grace, for he knows no need Of
grace. The law must do its work. for
by the law is the knowledge of sin -
And thus the Lord uses 1t. to give His
questioner what he did not possess.
the knowledge of himself as n s,nner
Thou knOwest the commandments
He said, and quoting several of them
ended with Thou shalt love thy neigh
Dor as myself" But if it is a matter
OF doing, all must be done. And when
the ruler declared that he had kent all
these, he was astounded at the an
swer: One thing thou lackest: 90
thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast
n give to the poor, and thou shall
nave treasure in heaven: and come.
taxi up the cross, and follow me"
crossl 1t was the one thing he
would avoid.
How could the God of all grace
make that a condition of eternal lifeY
1t was what the law promised TO those
kept 1t: the man that doeth
these things shall live by them" But
who ever did them or could? If he
loved his neighbor as himself as. in
Matthews account. he declared he did.
why not give all that he had to the
poor? Would 1t be any more than CIV
ing II back to himself? Thus the Lord
is, with the law, searching out the
heart that does not know Itself. He is
not making law-keeping a condition of
eternal life. but showing the young
nan how far short he comes of the
avs requirements in order to shut
him up to Himself as the only Savior.
And He does it with the tender assur-
lnce that His heart is open to him and
'eady to receive him, for Jesus. be-
him, loved him."
And though he ent away grieved.
We may hope that that love brought
lin back at length, not to seek some
'ood thing to do but to accept what
cross had done for him.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
Scouting Is Endorsed

The broad-visioned support of the
COY scout movement by the Exchange
Clubs of America was recently ex-
pressed in an inspiring resolution
passed at the annual convention of
this organization.
mo more significant contribution to
community and national welfare
should be made by each Exchange
club" says the resolution In part,
than to sponsor one or more scout
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
Conditions Under Which Calves Are B
Shipped toAnericau Tables


= ~ DR.. W. A ST1LLMAN, President American Humane Ass,n.
One OF the most important reforms in stock transportation, which
should receive prompt and effective attention, is the regulation by law ~
'ne railroad transportation OF young calves. We believe that calves should
NOT d shipped until they have been weaned. It is idle to contend that
tnere Is any practical method by which unweaned calves can be fed N the
Journey These baby calves simply starve to death if carried long dis
lances. They make poisonous food and are fit only for fertilizer.
Ii some states an attempt to solve this abuse is made by reou;rino
nat caives shall be shipped with their mothers. The result has been that
poor, old, bologna cows, not in milk, re sent VIII the calves with daas.
trous results for the babies. Sometimes these calves ire sbipped from
northern sections in openslated cars, in cold weather. without food "
protection. They have been known to freeze to death, supplementing the
large mortality which results from lack of food. Frequently they have
been kept without food for a long time at the shipping point until a car
load has been secured.
These re the conditions under which calves re being shipped which
supply veal OF American tables 1t is small wonder that the evils result
Ing npm these conditions ar very serious and cause much human sick
n@s. Ihe only possible practical solution of the bob veal problem ia to
absolutely restrain the shipment of calves until they have been weaned and
iearn to 1ed themselves. Any other course results in inexcusable cruelty.
10 snip the unweaned animals mean starvation for the baby calves and
human poisoning from ptomaine. If people must eat beef babies, at least
it should be required that conditions TT sanitary.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

even now assuming shape and will
tomorrow take the place of the great
powers of today.
In Washington. London. Moscow,
Tokyo and Paris Is centered the polit-
Zeal leadership Of the world today, as
he sees 1t. Power, in world terms,
Is American, British, Russian. East
Asian and European. Therefore the
world should be divided Into five cor
responding groups Of nations. united
OF a basis Of common expediency.
The first of these groups Is Pam
Amerlca-the whole western hemi-
sphere Excepting Canada, loosely
federated under the hegemony OF the
United States. The second group Is
the British empire as at present
constituted-the British Isles and all
the enormous colonial possessions Of
the British, extending over FIVE con-
tinents Of the earth. The third is
Russia-the Russian dominions both
I'm Europe and Asia. The faHrth Is
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
Sevres Blue

For a long time II was believed that
the famous blue color given to the
porcelain manufactured at Sevres, In
France, was the result of a secret pro-
cess and there were many legends in
regard thereto. 1t has been proved,
however, that it is an error to sup
pose that Seyres blue cannot be pro-
duced elsewhere. AS a matter of fact.
it is produced in many French pot.
teries where sufficient care Is taken
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

and where pure oxide of cobalt is EN-.
ployed. Formerly 1t was difficult to
procure this article free from certain
impurities that injured the color, but
chemical science has overcome all the
difficulties. The same is true of the
Chinese green known as celedon. It
was invented in China. but 1t can be
perfectly reproduced elsewhere.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

bricks. big and little, Asiatic and Euro
pean. ~neighboring and remote. nations
/ The author sees In Pan-America
"either the greatest danger or the
greatest hope for his Pan-Europe.
His thought Is that either Pan-Europe
and Pan-America will develop side by
side, In friendly cooperation, or Pan
Europe, having escaped military con-
quest at the hands of the Russia OF
tomorrow. will become economically
enslaved to Pan-America.
The British Empire. he states fur
Their, might In future be a most use
full link between Pan-America and the
new Pan-Europe. and stretching as 1t
does oyer all five continents Of the
earth, 1t might be a most useful factor
In preserving world-peace.
He realizes. to the full the wealth
and power Of the United States. He
says:
Whereas the forty-eight republics Of
North america are united politically
and -ecapopicelix IL one single union.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
secret-

Learn a wondrous secret, that pen
niless is not poverty. and ownership
is not possession; that to be without
is not always to lack, and to reach Is
not TO attain that sunlight is for all
eyes that look up. and color for those
who ''ehoose."-HeIen Hunt.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

sinner in the pres
e e o I h e
Savior. But how
different the re-
suit In this case !
In the others we
read of salvation
and peace for the
sinner and of re-
Joicing on the
part of the Savior.
But not here. HE
was sad and went
q %grieyed.''
Sad, too, that in
finite Heart from
whom be turns
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

)THING can save Europe
from destruction but a
league of nations - not
the League of Nations.
but a league of European
nations. So says DR.. Rich
ard N. Coudenhove-K aler-
81 of Vienna in "Pan-Eu-
ropa," Europe must pro-
claim her own Monroe
doctrine: Europe for the
Europeans. Otherwise she
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
Iheater Should Be Required to Measure Up to
This Minimum Standard
By Get PICKETT, Methodist Episcopal Board.

Objectionable passages in plays that 1 have denounced have been
ueeeeo' II is better to let the producers clean up, if they will. How
ever, merely temporary changes in dialogue and costuming sboud NOT
anay indignation unless action can be taken under present laws which
will deter theatrical producers in the future.
New York city should have a license system under which nermus 70
operate theaters would be revocable for due and proved aus Tt sbonla
oe remembered that New York has the duty, responsibility and privilege
OF acting for the entire country in this matter. The New York tbeatsr
is the American theater.
1t would be absurd to expect Che theater to conform to The standards
which the Methodist church erecs for its own COMMITMENTS. There
are standards of common decency, however, which are common to all
Americans, Christian, Catholic, Jew and unbelieyer. The theater should
be required to measure up to this minimum standard.
Inc vast majority of stage people arr selfrespecing and clean
minded. They want decent scenes, especially the women of the stage.
cleaning.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
Japanese Bell t,1e1 Years Old.

The largest bell In Japan is sus-
pended In the grounds of the grand
Jodo temple of Chion-in. at Kyoto. WIS.,
itors are not allowed to sound 1t. 1t
was cast In 1888. 1t weighs IA tons
and requires. 1t is said, "a men to ring
IT properly. Next in size ranks the bell
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
Oh, Such a Name!

Several species of sea urchins occu,
on our Atlantic coast. says Natur,
Magazine. The commonest specie.
from New Jersey northward rejoices
in one of the longest of all geological
names-Strongylocentrotus drohbach-
iensis. The sea urchins feed on vege.
table matter and seaweed. which they
serape from the rocks with the sharp
teeth of their remarkable dentary ap-
paratus
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

hv. W. H. "edderspoon, Chicago M. E. Pastor-It was Bob Inger-
soil VINO SAID, LOOK II the solemniaced ministers. Hear them-they are
'tl hootng the same old boot" And I'll repeat that is what we are doing
and proud to do. Hoot the same old boot. 1t is a wonderful old boot
May it never grow faint. Why shouldn't W e stick to the old. the
established, the tested, the triedP Why at this hour when VIZ arr 50
richly lowered by the past and all that it has given to us sbould w
hut 1t in the pursuit of modernities as yet unproven?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

me twenty-six democracies Of Europe
are undermining their political and
economic sovereignty and, by means OF
their policy In peace n war, are
systematically destroying each other.
The Unit.d States Of America is the
richest. most powerful and most high
ly developed country In the world. Her
citizens are not liable to universal
military service. Upon her territory
no war has been fought for over half
a century. Industry and agriculture
prosper there and American material
and intellectual culture grows from
year to year.
He has no illusions as to Europe.
He says:
Every European COUNTRY lives in a
continual state of alarm lest war break
put: mutual hatred and envy among
European nations preclude all cooper
alton. . Industry, and
intercourse are throttied by ridiculous
customs barriers which paralyze Europe
economically. and. month by month,
European intellectual and material cul-
ture sink lower.
Yet the Austrian Is an optimist Of
the highest rank. He thinks a future
reconciliation possible between even
Germany and France. He admits,
however, that such a reconciliation
can come only If both France and
Germany recognize that a continu-
ance of their hostility will eventually
mean their ruin; to save themselves !
they must foster a mutual solidarity
based on common sense. Germany
and France will emerge from the fear
'ul crisis In which they find them
selves at present either as European
or. leaping at each others
they will bleed to death from
he wounds which they will infict
ipon each other"
Doctor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fears
war-which will be Europe's
warrant. Be the outcome OF a
uture European war what II NAV.
nut one real victor can emerge from
That is his fear-and his
Judgment.
So his conclusion is:
Europe, one hundred vears 4a-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
NOUS the Time

Your wife says she can read you like
a book"
u must turn over a new leaf"
Few dreams are pleasant, but near
ly all are foolish.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

troops and provide leadership to bring
the benefits of the character building,
citizenship training program of the
Boy Scouts of America to a larger
number of the nations boys"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
Rich Sinner and
Righteous Savior
By REV. GEORGE e. GUILE
Extension Department. Moody Bible
Institute. Chicago.


TExT-And when he was gone forth
into the way. there came one running,
and kneeled to him. and asked him,
Good Master. what shall I do that I
may inherit eternal life2-Mark 1917.
Here is another Of those stories,
with which the gospels abound, Of a
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

Europe, one hundred years after
America, must proclaim to<the world
her own Monroe Doctrines: Europe for
the Europeans.-Richard N. Couden-
hove-Kaler1i. In 'Pan-Europa."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
Family Secret

A little girl was telling what she
had learned in Sunday school. "Anr
sc" she said, Eve was made out of
Adams rib and"
MY ma says" interrupted a neigh
bors boy who was present, that she
wouldn't mind being a mans rib; it's
having TO be his backbone that makes
her mad."-BostOn Transcript.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

Be on the lookout for mercies. The
more we look for them, the more of
them we viii see. blessings brighten
when we count them.-Heart and Life
Bulletin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

FOR blosted feeling and distressed breath
ine due 10 fndtg estion you need a medicine
as Wen as a purgative. Wright,s Indtap
vegetable Pills are both. Adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

Yokohama, the chief port and one
of the greatest cities of Japan, was,
until 1854, an Insignificant fishing vii
lage.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

commits suicide. He proposes three
preliminary steps to bring into being
Pan-Europe:
First. the callIRG o nlEuropear
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
Look Ahead.
Lookl

II you would have a golden old age,
DO not live a pewter youth.-Forward.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

Miss Annie Matthews, Register of New York ~County-Marnaee Ia
. career and not a condition of slavery.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
So his conclusion is:

Europe, n hundred years after
America. must proclaim TO the world
her own Monroe Doctrine: Europe for
the Europeans!
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27

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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-02-27
BE NOUR w o Isl

ess for yourself. Send postcard for
alton. - Raker. Rockford. Mich.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17
An rxuInIT on ARR wORt

AN EXHIBIT or ART WORK
An exhibit of art worl, deHlgnr.
poatela. black aud white. coloH and
weaving, win be held al the Cornish
school on Friday ana saturday aft
ornoons, january IS and 10, by
tho pupils OF the school Portaituro,
whether In colors. pastel or blhck
and white. IL the speciality Of tho
pupils Of Mark Tobey himself a
noted portrait painter OF the newer
school In New York Locating Ia
the West he has Joined the ,-eulty
OF this school.
The pupils OF IrB, Irene Ewing
Davis Of tho department Of design
are not only taught tho drawing Of
original dcsign and decoration but
also It's commercial application.
Weaving, which Is becoming n
vogue in the Eastern and Southern
states. Is being introduced By
Madame Kirstine IIauser This art
n as old as mankind ana at one
tIno was 20 DO seen IN every
European home. az II Atll Is IN
most Aslatic domicilos. II was dis.
missed from the curriculum OF the
housewife because Of the incoming
OF machinery OF the industrial
epoch and because OF the lnbor and
cumberaomeness OF the operation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17
Personal

ships ia hls school while aWas1
Madame a. Audifrott viii be 20
guest Of Mra. Fred Pcmbcrton. she
Will return next Tuesday 70 begin
rehearapls on her new play. "a has
ter Decision" which Will be present
cd al the Cornish school IN February
Mrs. Roy &. Baumgarten and son
Jay returned Tuesday from a visit
OF nix months in Los Angeles, aud
arc al home at 45f Wheeler n
Mr.. and Lirs. Edward l.. Burwell
and sons. I.angdon and william, re
moved "wednesday 10 their home -
Richmond Beach
Ar. and Mrs. w. s. Burt left Tues
day for Southern California. Mr.
Burt viii be away a month. and M.
Burt Will return IN March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Douglas lsfi
Tuesday for Los Angeles. where they
viii make their home.
Ar. and Mrs. John T. Heffsrnan
viii leave the last OF the week for
California, 20 remain until spring
Mr. and Mrs. 81. a. Arnold left
day for California, 70 be gone u
month or two.
Or. and Mrs. George G. Miller have
returned from a visit OF several
weeks in Chicago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17
Kansas City Orchestra
Approved

Last evening the Kansas City LII
Ito Symphony orchestra OF 30 must
clans. under tho direction OF n. De
Rubcrtls, was heard In concert az
the First Presbyterian church.
saint,saens' symphony No. 2. or.
Is. and Scenes Poetique," by God
ard. which included in the Woods. :"
"on tho Mountain" and 'In the WI
lago." were given q most satisfying
Interpretation by the orchestra.
Other numbers that met with favor
were the overture 10 "oberon," by
Weber: Brahms Hungarian Dance
No. 8" and Caprice E.spagnole." by
Rimsk $ .Koraakow.
Tho assisting artists were Lha
Roma. whose pleasing soprano voice
was heard 20 advantage in her ains.
ing OF an aria from MaNsanet'n lie
cid" AB an encore. ''viaA d'Arte. q"
from Ia Tosca." was given. Mar.
garci Fowler Forbes. yiollnist.
played Bruchs scotch Fantasy"
with flncsso and musical under.
standing. and was greeted with un.
usual enthusiasm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-17
oRTHoPEDIc GUILDS
Tln AFAFteas

TO MEET
Tho various guilds Of tho Chi
dren's orhopodic hospital will meet
Friday January SO, according 20
the following schedule,
Broadway. Mrs Henry c. Ewing.
52i Belmont ~. at p. IN.
Capitol Inn. Mrs. Bruce Shorts,
pea 10th ave. NJ all day meeting
DonnyFuhrmnn. Mrs. j. A. Myl.
role. 9oi Shelby 81. al 1880 a, m.
East Highland drive, Mrs Joseph
l.. VIM, 1880 Goth ave n, al
1880 .. m
First hill. Mrs. j. d Loyman, $50
Boren ave, at 1880 ,. NJ.
Frink park. Mra. u. l.. Williams.
pos a0th ave. s.. at 1880 p. m
Interlakon, Mrs. w. II. Hendry,
1871 23d ave. n, at p. m, Mn.
James w. llamill. assistant hostess,
Laurelhurst, Mrs. Ernest Eckle-
man. 9o42 u faurolhurst drive al
y, m.
Madrona, Mra. c. A. Burkhart.
1866 u. olive.
Medina, Mrs. Eva l., Miller. AT
10 "a. m.
Mt. Baker park. Mrs, James a,
Wood. 1919 Cascade ave, al
= y. m.
n. Queen Anne. Mrs. u. w
Franck. Arcadia apartments. i22.
summit, at 10 n, IN.
Queen Anne, Mp. W r. Stevens
.ii3s s5th ave, n. az 1880 a. m.
Renton I'M, Mrs o. T. Leonhart,
2st seth ave. ~, al 10 a. m,
University. Mrs. o. l.. Bent b26f