THE BEE: OMAHA", SATURDAY, 'APRIL' 9, 1921.
9
U.S. Authors on !N
Par With English,
Lewis Asserts
egro Suspected of
K. C. Murder HeU
K nri wn Writer of Middle-
west Displays Versatility in
Address Here; Praises
Nebraska Author.
Sinclair Lewis, author, journalist
and "lecturer, proved conclusively
Friday afternoon in his lecture at
the Fontcnelle hotel before the
members of the Omaha Society of
Fine Arts that one dpesn't neces
sarily have to be fat and come from
England to be brainy; that a middle
western birth or experience doesn't
detract from the accumulation of
poise or prevent a broadening ot
the mentality and artistic vision; and
that American authors of fiction
needn't further bow their heads in
humiliation before the literary fel
i'h et up in Europe years ago by
tlie fiction-reading public ot Amer
ica. - v
In his lecture, "The Novel, a
Study of Life." Mr. Lewis declared
that a demand by the fiction read
ers for better things 'would mean a
more artistic and betKr written out
put by the outhors; that the proper
.support would mean the birth of fic
tion which would be a true portrayal
of American life and experiences.
Free From Mannerisms.
Mr.' Lewis is free from the ulual
'"mannerisms which make most lec
turers impossible. He is not ashamed
of his middle-western birth and i:i
siite of a Yale education and a resi
dence in the cast, he speaks au
thoritatively of north, south, east,
middlewest and far west in a man
ner which" denotes first-hand experiences.-He
has not allowed him
self or his ideas to become anchored
to one portion of the nation, but
has assimilated ideas and truths in
the far corners. His perfect poise
and absence of any aHempt at ap
pearing "high brow" made him an
entertaining speaker, proven by the
attention of his large audience. H.s
bright red hair, which he wears un
Llushingly. parted Jn the middle, is
probably one reason for this.
Condemns Unreal Fiction.
Mr. Lewis condemned the reading
oi fiction in which experiences ot
life were not truthfully drawn. He
declared the old-fashioned cut and
dried hero and heroine, with the
invariably "happy ending" were out
of date, and that the experiences of
the characters in the story should
be lifelike and natural ana the end
me regardless of being happy or
tragic, should conform t. the experi
ence of life. , . .
" uthors." the speaker said, may
be in advance of their time, just as
manv philosopher have. Thus they
have" suffered by a lack of apprecia-
tlV ?n example, he mentioned
Wf a 'Sibert Cather. a Nebraska
writer, author of "My Ato"'a
"The Song of the Lark' and other,
books. . , , '.? i'U
r:... Mohraelta AuthoreSS.
"I wonder if Wflla S"ibert Cather
isn't really one of tlie biggest things
Nebraska has produced. Long after
General John J. Pershing and W
iiam Jennings Bryan have been for
gotten. Willa Sibert Cather will be
rememlx.red for the beautiful stories
be has written.". Mr, ; Lcww.-said.
In piying tribute to. tfie; younger
writers of the present day; Mr.
Lewis said they wertf not excelled
by European writers of fiction and
that American readers would do
well to follow them more carefully.
In the early part of his lecture
Mr. I amis cited the "Tired Business
Man", a an example of how bad
fiction i.? encouraged.
Mistake in Selection.
"T he T." B. M. comes home at
night and his wife probably recom
oiends a '.good book'. 'I can't read
that kind of stuff. I'm too tired. I
must have something with jazz and
pep in it.' he says. Consequently he
picks un that sort of literature,
rsfially' tound in fifteenth-rate tnag
f.zinesi end leaves the better books,
which would be really entertaining,
tmread To have really good authors
there must be readers who demand
well written books," Mr. Lewis said.
' The audience listening to Mr.
Lewis was one of the largest to at
tend a lecture under the auspices of
the society this year.
"1 C'.'vld have listened to him two
hours piore." one matron said, as
she leaving the room.
Lew s is the author of "Main
Street," a book portraying life in a
small town. Critics proclaim it the
best book of the year..
4 "" '.
Masons of Plattsmouth
To Entertain Grand Lodge
Flattsmouth, Neb., April 8. (Spe
cial.) Plattsmouth lodge, -No. 6. A.
F. and A. M.. has named a commit
tee to look after the reception bf the
grand lodge of Masons of Nebraska
when it will pay this city a visit dur
ing its session in Omaha in June,
to inspect the state Masonic home.
It is planned to bring the delegation
here on a special train, with a sev
eral hours' stopover.
L. E, Sowel of Kansas City, negro,
is being held by Omaha police for
investigation into charges by a Bur
lington special agent that he is want
ed in Kansas City for the murder
of a policeman. The negro denies
the charges.
Detectives Bolar, Anderson, Trapp
and Bunch were sent with drawn
pistols to the Douglas street bridge
yesterday afternoon to capture Sow
el, who, the railroad officer tele
phoned headquarters, was running
toward the bridge from the Bluffs
side. Sowel told the officers he was
merely running after a truck to catch
a ride to Omaha.
Plattsmouth Woman Held
On "Moonsbining" Charge
Plattsmouth, Neb.. April 8. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Delia Travis, arrested
by Federal Officer William Hanks
on the Iowa side of the river, makes
the second one of her household to
be held for dispensing "moonshine."
Some months ago a carefully con
cealed dugout, still and many gal
lons of mash were unearthed on this
side of the river. Mrs. Travis' hus
band pleading guilty to charges. Now
the wife has been bound over to fed
eral court, following the raid of her
l ome on the Iowa side and discov
ery of a quantity of liquor.
Man Accused of
Forgery Year Ago
; Captured Here
Victim in Alleged Bad Check
Deal Spots 'Him on Street
and Causes
Arrest.
. Charged with the forgery of a
check. a year ago to secure funds
with which to go to Germany to see
his dying father, Waldo Wink, for
merly of Omaha, now of Syracuse,
N. Y.. was arrested yesterday when
recognized on the street bv Henrv
DolRoff. his alleged victim. 212 South
Twelfth street.
.." A year ago, Dolgoff told the po
lice, Wink entered his store with a
check for $105.
He had known Wink, and when
asked to cash the check so Wink
could get' to Germany to see his
father, reported dying, he' did so.
The check was returned as a for
gerv, he said. , .
Meantime, Wink went direct to
New.-York .on the money he .got
from Dolgoff. he told' the police
vesterday.! but. was' stopped there
from embarking: because of an $85
tax which he could not tay.
He wandered about the country
seeking employment, and made sev
eral attempts to enter the army, he
said, but was refused because of
physical defects.
He learned of a position open in
Omaha, he said, and came here to
take it.
When Dolgoff saw him on the
street, he summoned police and
caused Wink's arrest.
Wink will probably be arraigned
in police court today.
Large Crowd Attends
Benefit Matinee Here
The Orpheum theater was filled
almost to capacity at the testimonial
matinee given yesterday afternoon
for the benefit of members of the
National Vaudeville artists.
- Proceeds from the performance
and from over 600 other matinees
which were given simultaneously in
theaters of the LTnited States and
Canada will go to a foundation fund
to provide insurance for the 12,000
members of the actors' association.
Immediately preceding the per
farmance at the Orpheum yesterday.
Manager W. P. Byrne spoke a few
words in behalf of the movement,
telling of the necessary part that
vaudeville actors play in life. Their
work in entertaining the public is
as essential as food and clothing,
Mr. Byrne said.
Deal to Reinsure
Lion Bonding Co.
Encounters Snag
Firm May Go Into Receivers'
Hands; President Will At
tempt Sale to Chicago
Syndicate.
The deal to reinsure the Lion
Bonding and Surety company liabil
ities with a Kansas City company
has struck a snag, and state officials
arrive yesterday to consider what
further action "may be necessary.
Dennis Hudson and R. E. McKin
nis,. officials of the Employers' ln
e'eninity company of Kansas .City,
who spent the week negotiating win
officers of the Omaha company and
auditing its books, returned home
Thursday night without completing
the deal.
E. K. Gurncy, president of the
Lion Bonding company told The
Bee Thursday the company would
go into the hands of a :ccciver if the
pending deal was not closed.
He has gone to Chicago in an
effort to make a sale of ;l.e companv
to a" Chicago syndicate. '
Officers say there is hope either
the Kansas City or Chicago deil
will go through.
J. K. Hart, secretary of the stat.'
banking board, said a division in the
company's affairs woula be reached
soon.
Clarence' Davis of Lincoln, attor
ney general for Nebraska, will come
to Omaha to decide what action the
state will take in the company's af
fairs. ,
The state of Minnesota yester
day denied the Lion Bonding com
pany permission to do further busi
ness in that state.
The company's affairs have also'
been under fire of Maj. William
Herndon, insurance commissioner
of Kansas, as well as William B.
Young, Nebraska commissioner.
The latter recently notified the
Lion officials they must raise $400,
000 to fill legal requirements. The
reinsurance plan was proposed to
obviate this necessity.
Transfer Involved.
The transfer of $1,250,000 was in
volved in the proposed reinsurance
deal, Gurney said yesterday.
' He intimated affairs were not sat
isfactory when he said:
"They want us to' practically give
them everything and of course we
can't do that. There will have to
be readjustments."
Local agents, who stand to los
$100,000, according to reports, fav
ored the reinsurance plan, "even at a
loss, rather than go into receivers'
hands.
Twelve or IS out-of-town direc
tors were summoned to a meeting
in the Omaha offices yesterday.
The Lion Bonding company is
one of the largest . bonding com
panies west of Chicago and employs
over 150 people in Omaha. Its busi
ness trebled in the last two years
and this growth is responsible for
its present difficulties Gurncy said.
Soldier Pawns Medal,
Then Drowns Himself
New York, April 8. The man is
dead, his clothing soaked with water
from Peck's slip, in the East rivei,
and his body lies on a gray 1 slab
down in the Manhattan morgue; but
the pawn ticket found in his pocket
that speaks for him and tells a
story that makes one thiijk of the
days of 1917..
"Pawn ticket No. 84,415. Medal
?5,"
That was all the ticket said. There
was something else in the old black
overcoat or the blue overalls, citi
zenship papers of one John Hm
drickson, taken out in October, 190o.
Nobody has yet called tor the man
at the morgue. But it must be tha
Uncle Sam called for. him in 1917,
that he responded to the call and tha:
he was. proud enough of his .being
an American to carry in his pocket
his papers of citizenship.
It's a sad end the rivr for a
soldier, when you think how the
world fawned on him in the days ol
U'17. .
I 3
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Smart in Appearance
LION
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Get Acquainted
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THAT "Greater Ornnhrn" pat P
pearlnc In Tha Be cvtry week,
tmd other apeeial pace. d Mr
ties, of lutTertiilng that ar pub
lished f r m
ttlm. to time.
form the cob
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of thle moa't
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member of
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half. Ho m
ponicuiwiy u
chart of p
rial ton til "
and' alwa?( roade to tell the world
' ho like the game and onj?a deal
ing with Omaha adrortloera. . ,
Winder, betoro reailag , to Tbo
Br, had heea with the Amerieaa
Chlrte oompaar and the H. J.
Helna compay ao a opeelaltr
oalesmaa.
: ONE MINUTE
STORE TALK
Ton re . certain' mak
ing the - political price
croakers hunt their hiding
places with the prices yon
are featuring. Why don't
jou shoot from the house
tops what you're doing'
heret Why, I neTer bought
a finer hand-tailored suit'
at any time for W)M,n said
a delighted customer, and
erery busy day adds proof '
to onr con fictions that .
THE INTELLIGENT
MAN KNOWS VAL
UES TODAY AS
HERETOFORE.
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