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Humorous Criticisms On
Ibanez, Spanish Orator
and Vigorous Writer.
Next Tuetday we wtrt to have
heard Vicente Blasco Ibanei, called
''the greatest of living novelists" (by
his publishers.) Coal miners have
decreed that he shall not 'speak to
an Omaha audience at this time.
The engagement has been cancelled
for the present We can only buy
hii "The Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse," "The Shadow, of the
Cathedral," ' "Mare Nostrum," or
others of his sweeping stories, and
curl snugly around the fireside and
reaa. Alter an, 10 De opumisuc,
this may be more satisfactory, for
Ibanez does not, speak English, a
gentleman who knows both Spanish
and English reads a translation of
' what Ibanez is about to say. Then
Ibanez himself takes the Actor and
speaks in Spanish. He is said to be
a natural orator.
His gestures seem impulsive, they
follow his thought, the whole man
moves as he talks, and at the right
moment he glides from one side ot
the reading desk to the other. There
' is a manuscript on the desk; he
never refers to it; but the desk is
useful to tap upon with his long
fingers when he wishes to emphasize
points. Frequent applause follows
his periods, which he utilizes to pat
his brow with a beautiful white
handkerchief.
One critic says of him, "He is a
force; he has gusto and vitality, and
lie is fiercely interested in many
things, besides the writing of fic-
' tion, politics, history, sociology.
' "A vital, vigorous, fearless man
who spurns the word neutral. He
is as pro-ally as Raemaekers. A
"sturdy man with a bull-like head;
an 'agin the government man; jn
1885 he was imprisoned for six
months for writing a sonnet against
the Spanish government; a "man of
imagination and dynamic driving,
power. My only objection to him
is that he allows himself to be called
'the greatest of living novelists."
But perhaps, as he doesn t reaa Eng
lish, he is not aware that tjiis Has
been said about him. So here's to
you, Vicente Blasco Ibanez.
Another critic says:
"Mr. Ibanez is preparing to write
a novel about America. This ardent
Spanish (writer and publicist does
not know English, but "the greatest
of living novelists" rises above such
a slight limitation. A few months
of rapid- observation and travel, a
few months of rushing writing, and
the book will be done. We shall all
be reading it. His publishers will
see to, that. They have exploited
Ibanrz 'magnificently. By the clev
erest advertising campaign that has
come under my notice, outspoken
and intelligent as well as clever,
they have forced America to take
Ibanez to its fireside. For weeks I
resisted the blandishment of their
advertisements, as I resisted the ad
vertisements of a suit of B. V. D.
underwear and an electric toaster;
but in the end I was conquered. Ad
vertisement always conquers pro-
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15th and Harney Sts.
Douglas 1973.
Congregational Ladies
Give a Delightful
, Benefit Program
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Presbyterian Women's society, Col
ber Apt 39, Thirty-ninth afld Far
nam streets, Mrs. R. B.. Cole: 2:30
p. m Girl reserve mothers, Y. W. C
A.; mothers' meeting, 2220 Evans
streett Mrs. Robert E. Marble; 2:30
p. m., West Omaha Mothers' club,
1927 South Twenty-ninth street, Mrs.
J. Northrup; 3 p. m.. Camp Fire mo
thers, place to be announced later;
7:30 p. m., Y. W. C A. gym girls.
' Dorcas Club. !
The Omaha Dorcas club will be
entertained Friday, December 12, at
the home of Mrs. Trimble, 2S72
Ames avenue.
Daughters of 1812.
The Daughters of 1812 will not
meet for the annual -election of of
ficers Friday, December 12. - The
meeting has been indefinitely post
poned. West Omaha Mothers.
The. West Omaha Mothers' .Cul
ture chib will meet Friday, Decem
ber 12, at 2 o'clock with Mrs. J.
Cooper at the home of her mother,
Mrs. J. Northrup, 1027 South Twenty-ninth
street
Booklovers
VAtotHABT-MAMiOkA PHOTO
j A total pledge of $40,000 on the
part of the woman's committee of
the , First Congregational church
means the application of energy, in
genuity and skill- on the part of
those who undertake this large and
creditable task. Among the benefit
entertainments giver to this end;
was a program, following luncheon
.it the home of Mrs. E. W. Gunther
Thursday. A delightful drarria,
"Modes and Manners" was givenun
der the direction of Mrs. William
M. Burton, as part I. Part II was
an operetta, "Seven Old Ladies of
Lavender Town,", under direction of
Mrs. W. L. Pierpont
vided ,that the article advertised "is
worthy. Meekly I .bought "The
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
and read if; meekly I bought "The
Shadow of .the Cathedral" and read
it, and it only needs a few more
thousand dollars of expert advertis
ing to make me buy "Mare Nos
trum," "Blood and Sand" and "La
Bodega." ,
"Do I think Ibanez the greatest
of living novelists? Well, nol There
is a shy, sad man living in Dorset
shire, England, called Thomas Har
dy; there are others, a dozen and
more; there is the author of "Kim,"
and "Captains Courageous;" there
is Conrad; there is W. D. Howells.
A man does not become a tremen
dous novelist because he handle)
tremendous themes. The soul, as
Maeterlinck observes, does not al
ways flower in nights of storm.""
One writer, having read Ibanez's
bullfight realistic romance, has sug
gested that his American novel
should be about base ball. Then he
might visit England and do Cricket"
George Crook Relief Corps. ,
George Crook Woman's Relief
corps will ' meet Friday, December
12, at 2 p. m. in Memorial hall. Elec
tion of officers. v r .
Roosevelt Circle.
Roosevelt chautauqua circle will
meet Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock
with Mrs. F. A. Cressey, 4204 South
Twenty-second street.
B. T. Club.
B. -T. club of the railway mail
service will meet with Mrs. F. L.
Phillpot 5624 North Twenty-fourth
street, Friday, December 12.
War Council Lectures. ,
War council lectures scheduled for
Friday, December 12, are: 1 p. m.,
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Juvenile. 1
THE STORY OF PORCELAIN. By Sara
Ware Bassett. Fenn Fubliininc com
nany.
Theo Swift goes to the woods
with his father and Mr. Croyden
and is in for a good time with fish
ing and canoeing. An accident in
terrupts his holiday and to help the
boy around a hard corner Mr. Croy-
den, who manufactures porcelain.
tells Theo what it is, how it was
first made and all about it
CAPTAIN LUCY IN FKANCB. 1 Br AHna
Havard. Perm Publishing company.
Lucy Gordon is an American
"Army GirL" She is staying with
English cousins when news comes
that her father, Colonel Gordon,
is seriously wounded. The book is
a storv of her adventures in the lit
tie French town to which she goes.
A MTTLE MAID OF PHILADELPHIA.
By Alice Turner Curtla. Penn Pub-
Hsning company.
Ruth Pennell lives in Philadel
phia, while the British army holds
the City. In search ot her lost aog
she noes uo to General Howe's
headquarters and there meets Major
Andre. ' She overhears important
news that must be carried to a
famous general. The story is full
of interesting adventures.
MAROERT MORRIS MASCOT. By Vlo
lea Gordon Gray. Penn Publishing com
nanv.
Although a newcomer in the
town Margery was popular. What
with good times and skating and a
jolly automobile ride to Princeton,
life looks easy to her. Then Bunny
came and everything was different,
but there was a way out and you
rould trust Margery, to hnd it
Miscellaneous.
THBJ RUSSIAN PENDULUM. By Arthur
Billiard. The MacMMlan company.
The author, who has been in close
touch with Russian affairs for many
vears. in this book describes the sit
uation in Russia under the rule of
autocracy, democracy and bolshe'
vism, in turn. He throws light ori
the characters of Lenine and Keren-
sky, shows the political develop'
ment of Siberia and essays an an
swer to, the question, "What can
we do to help Kussiar
ANGLOPHOBIA. By 3. Q. Cook. The
Four Seas company.
An analysis of antiBritish preju
dice in the United States from the
time of the American Revolution to
the present This book will be of
particular help to the teacher who
feels the need of an authoritative
work which will enable him to com
bat the natural prejudice of the
American schoolboy against Eng
land, and it will aid those interested
in the development of friendly re
lations between England and th
United States.
In the amazing increase in di
vorce cases throughout Great
Britain it is notable that the large
majority of actions are brought by
husbands, where a few years ago. the
petitioner was usually a woman;
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Medical inspectors in the public
schools of some of the large cities
have found that much of the malnu
trition of the small pupils is due to
too much candy and insufficient
breakfast
Contrary to the customs in Japan,
China and India, the young married
couple of Burma reside with the
bride's parents.
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Woman Suffrage
Demanded in
India'
In the struggle for a higher
conception and fuller realization of
freedom and progress that is taking
place throughout the whole world,
the women of India are taking their
full share.
In accordance with a pledge given
in 1917, a bill to give self-government
to India is now being consid
ered by the British parliament. But
as at present framed, the govern
mentvof India bill provides only for
the enfranchisement of men in spite
of the considerable body of evi
dence in favor of women's suffrage
which was submitted to the com
mittee of lords and commons deal
ing with the measure. Upon its
terms becoming known, mass meet
ings were held in different parts of
India, and resolutions were passed
protesting against the exclusion of
women. Bombay was particularly
active in expressing its disapproval.
It not only held meetings and cabled
the results of resolutions to the gov
ernment, but its branch of the Wo
men's India association, appointed
two of its members to travel to Eng
land and give evidence before the
Southborough committee. Mrs. and
Miss Tata the chosen delegates
did not, however, arrive in time, ow
ing to delays on the way. They
have since sent in a written state
ment of their views, and have re
ceived a promise that it shall be con
sidered. "If women are enfranchised on the
same terms as men in the reform
bill which gives the vote on a prop
erty qualification about 1,000,000
women will be emancipated as com
pared with 6,000,000 men. These,
by the very nature of the case, will
be the better educated, women. And
even if time should ever bring about
universal suffrage in India, there
could never be a preponderance of
women voters, as the men outnum
ber the women by about 500,000." 1
It is the opinion of Mrs. and Miss
Tata that if the real position were
properly understood by the British
electorate there would be no obsta
cle to (ne inclusion of women in the
bill.
"There is practically no opposition
among Indians," Miss Tata .contin
ued, "and no anti-suffrage move
ment' Indeed, if the bill should be
carried as it stands it will for the
first time introduce a sex disability
hitherto unknown in our country.
And as, during the last 20 years or
so, the higher education of women
has made immense strides, this will
be the more intolerable. There are
at present over 1,000 women gradu
ates, besides an untold number who
are widely educated without possess
ing academic honors. And it is ad
mitted by all who have come into
close contact even with those who
have received no scholastic educa
tion that they are on the whole un
usually intelligent
The war, too, had its effect" on
the women of India as on those of
other countries. Many who had not
previously taken part in public life
joined the women's council, which
organized sewing classes, nursed the
wounded, entertained the troops and
collected thousands of rupees for
the war fund. Thus the political
consciousness of its members was
aroused and stimulated. An intense
desire to know and understand the
Famous Women
Idit, Lot's Wife.
Beautiful minx. It seems too
hard to have had herself doom her
self to turn into a "Pillar of Salt"
She had the almond-shaped eyes,
the tawny skin, the 'slender stature
of the race of Israel of old. But she
had one besetting sin to look back.
Lamenting never gets you 'any
where. No matter what happens in
life, Forwardl Forwardl should be
the motto.. Idit was Abraham's
niece by marriage. With her hus
band, Lot, she lived in Sodom, on
the shores of. the Dead Sea. This
Lot was very wealthy; and not a
bad Lot Sodom and Gomorrah
were famed for their monstrous
sins, and Lot was warned by an
angel to flee the place AND NOT
TO LOOK BACK. Its destruc
tion by fire was near. Lot obeyed.
But Idit looked back with regret,
and was turned into a pillar of salt,
Josephus declared that he identified
her form in a crystalized rock-salt
the Arabs call the Dead Sea the
Bahr Iut (Sea of Lot.)
nature of good government came
into being. This feeling has been
wisely directed, and the study of
civics has been keenly taken up all
ever India. If women should not
now be enfranchised there will be a
feeling of great disappointment. It
is felt strongly that at a moment
when the country is taking on a new
phase of government the women
should help in its development side
by side with the men."
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women and men.
IMPORTANT There is a shortage
of PHOENIX Hosiery for Christmas
so do not delay one day longer.
Make your selection today not to
morrow. No gift that you could buy could
possibly be more useful, attractive
or give greater service. A gift of
gifts.
Women's, $1.38 to $3.68.
Meo.eOc to $1.35.
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AGENT. SHE SHOUD KNOW HOW TO BUY AS WELL AS THE
MERCHANT KNOWS HOW TO SELL. SHE MUST READ ADS.
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THE MUSIC CENTER C)F OMAHA
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( from and in the benefits and exceptional service-that the purchaser enjoys, the Burgess-lsash Co. is more
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