Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

and IL will not be so very lonI, either,
this dismal spot will blossom liSN the
rose. will develop into bit Of b.auiy,
restful and inviting to thu weary edi-
torial vision of Sherwood Anderson and
70 the tired business m2n or woman.
Sherwood And@rs3n'S activities rs
crusader end reformer ars not restrict
ed by any mesns to the field Of his
own private desires. Wherever he secs
need. either civic or personal, or
whenever his attention is called to such
need. he immeeia tely buckles on his
armor and starts out on ths warpath
Everybody who reads his papers knows
ehout his appeals for more sanitary
prison accommodet ions, for the XII
wants Band Boys, for Beu'ah, the little
crippled mountain maid who wanted to
be- learnt. his campaign for pure-bred
stock in our country. his championship
of the colored people In our town in
their effcrtS TO secure a modern school
building. the establishment by him and
his vile OF high-class library watch
is open To the public At A merely nomi-
nal expense. the proceeds from 1t b.
ing deioted To the purchase of new vol
una 3 for ITS shelves. Everybody knows
further that interest has heen aroused
ri HNtiis Sft0 NBtOhu III Vie EstkSSS III
has sponsored and that matarial am
gsnsrous gifts have come from some OF
the most famous men in America his
personal friends
The library mentioned above is To-
Gated right in the printshop. Many OF
It's volumes were brought from Sherwood
Anderson's private library at TroutGA,.,,
and new ones. fresh from the presses,
sre frequently added to the collection.
Ccnsorts With Rabbits.
II did not take long to discover that
reports from Troutoiala were correct,
and that Sherwood Anderson, although
he may be @ hi2hhrow novelist, is by no
means : recluse. He is, on the contrary,
3 decidedly gregar:ous animal, conSort-
ing not only with tine Rabbits but APP
finding himself at homa with
all types of humanity. high ana low, rich
& nd DOOR GOOD and bad. young and
old, grave and gay, male and female,
black end white and colored He is a
st heart and en- exceed
ingly adaptable one His sympathy is
wide and deep. embracing not only the
Joys and sorrows OF his fellows, but their
pursuits and their professions. their
aims and aspirations. He Is responsive
10 every type and every class. There Is
no aloofnsss
His sympathy for criminals is an open
secret, yet he never allows his concern
Tor these unfortunates to interfere with
the course OF justice or the welfare OF
civilization and society.
Sherwood Anderson'S books. although
they have made him famous, are not as
popular in Our Town, as he Is, although
they have their admirers. Before he
came and dwelt among US there was A
certain amount of prejudice against him
because of then--a prejudice, however,
which did not take him long TO over
come. People we're inclined TO judge
him by thu frankness of his books
This judgment. OF course, was absurdly
erroneous.
Popular Speculation.
OF course. when he bought out our
publishing company, lock, stock and
nerrel, e.eryeoay wondered just what
his intentions were concerning us snd
Iilst what sort OF paper h1 would give
US TO take the place OF the old familiar
sheets II was supposed By many that
his paper would be Ike his books, and
that we would blush TO our finssrtlps
when the mail carriers HANDED them In
at our doors. and would read them IN
secret with all the shutters closed and
the blinds pulled down.
Furthermore. they probably would be
fun to the limit Oh highnrow stun
adapted to the intellig sntsia, but not
TO ordinary laymen. Contrary to expec-
tations. Sherwood Anderson has gwen
US two weekly newspapers character
lied BY cleanness and simplicity. They
are readable from ''kiver TO kiver,
and are different from anything that
f1es ever before come of OF anypodys
printing press There Is nothing heaVy
or buruensome about them, nothing re-
Voting. Being strictly local, they nave
a novel personal touch quality which
city papers necessarily lack. They are
not studied. They ABOUND
IN light and lively humor. wn'msi-
cal hunlor. which has special charm.
Sherwood Anderson has created for
his papers some original and diYerting
characters, such as Buck Fever, Han
nah Stools, Miss Spring Fever, the tirm
Of Fever 4, Agus. Bessy Wish OF Roa~
noke. tn. Black Cat of Chiihowie. he
geens liz in a state OF excited anticipa-
tioTs wondering what they will do next
emo what is happening down in Coon
Hollow. where the FeverS have tneif
nabitai--Coon Hollow, which seems to
us real locality, not an imaginary
one.
RZcenLlY CnfEWODu AiiISt"o'' hSa" AZ
.ro6iced his readers TO the ingenious
Mrs Colonel Homing Pigeon, who Is
enthusiastic on the subject OF the con-
teu1ulated park and whose intriguing
letters 10 the editor anent this enter
nrtx> doubtless have Influenced our
mayor and counciimen TO favor the
movement.
That Washington Article.
However, Buck Fever and his associate
characters are mere incidentals. Inc
successful development OF Inc 5myuh
County News and the Marion Dehio~
rot Under sherwood Anderson's guild
anne il not altogether dependent upon
Puck and his merry crew. For those
g,no prefer q better type Of Journalism
every issue Of each paper contains ~
t~ast one hign-ciasS arslcle aIteT tIie
best Sherwood Anderson manner. Tax
MS Washington arhcic, Tor exaHpls'
glnieh nurported 10 be political inter
v.aw with Hoover, but which, looked al
from another angie seemed more OF
visit to the Frecr Art Gallery. rms
amazing production from Sherwood An
derson's facile pen was in reality two
articles, or rather two essays, each
absolutely separate and distinct, yet so {
closely related and interdepcndent that
neither was complete without the othet /
Then. at the close. the two were
lightly merged into one, an exquisite
blending. IT. would seem that there
:oiid be no possible relationship between /
an interview with Hoover regarding the |
presidential nomination sno Visit W ,
The Fieer Arr Gsiiery~~yet there was |
A remarkable piece Of work. thai Wash
iup4on ar5iGle---A bit OF genuine magic, !
rel yet unreal. pfossic yet poetic. mae .
r.ri substantial, yet ethereal and dream /
Ike.
We are in constant terror here In our !
town lest Sherwood Anderson, accord" |
ing To his custom should weary OF us !
suddenly, fold hts tents like the Arabs !
ana silently steal away
When he returns 10 Our Town from q |
Two or three days visit 10 New York, !
llaat aIi1rinn niIH which he adnIlik Mah /