Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 234, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 February 1925 — Page 8

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■ Weekly Book Review — Here Is Satire Full of ‘Xs, Square Roots of Minus One ’ and the Like

By WALTER D. HICKMAN CTUAL life 1,000 years in the future. - Have you ever thought what the future would be if that future reduced everything to one United State upon a mathematical basis? Suppose that in 1,000 years hence, human beings existed only as numbers. Under that plan Alice Jones might become 1-550 or Bill Smith might be Just 0-90. Such an idea nearly drives me “nutty,” but I have been sleeping, eating and working with that idea ever since I began reading “We,” written by a Russian, Eugene Zamiatin and put into English by Gregory Zilboorg. This book is the berries. It started something in my mental box that drives me to sudden laughter and :hen grim mental despair, only to catch myself laughing again at real life. It seems that Zamiatin sees the world and life reduced to a mathematical equation. Let me hasten to use the words of the author who places himself as a number in this future mechanical state. His own words are: “ * • * With great sorrow I notice that instead of a correct and strictly mathematical poem in honor of the United State, I am writing a fantastic novel. Oh! if only it were a novel and net my actual life, full of X’s square-roots of minus one and downfallings. Tet all may be for the best. Probably you, my unknown readers, are children still as comared with us. • • •” Queer Operation And in that future day of the United States when a fellow” gets a bump of imagination, the kind state through the 'Well-Doer, has an operation performed upon one’s center of fancy. Too much fancy in the future, according to this satirical nightmare of the nth degree, results in too much unhappiness to every one in the United State. So under pain of losing your head as well as your number, everybody in the United State must submit to the ‘great operation.” Out goes your bump of fancy and you become more machine like than ever. This is done because “mechanisms have no fancy.” Continuing in the words of I, D-603, ‘Did you ever notice a. pump cylinder during its work show upon its face a wide, distant, sensuously-dreaming smile? Did you ever hear cranes restlessly toss about and sigh at night, during the hours designed for rest? No.” And when such a "terrible” thing as dreams break out in 1,000 years hence, you learn that “it is not your fault; you are ill. And the name of your illness is Fancy. It is a worm that gnaws black wrinkles on one’s forehead. It is a fever that drives one to run farther and farther, albeit, "farther’ may begin where happiness ends. It Is the last barricade on our road to happiness. The latest discovery of our State science is that there is a center for fancy—a miserable fit Me nervous knot in the lower region of the frontal lobe of the brain. A triple

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treatment of this knot with X-rays will cure you of fancy—”, Zamiatin records all this as a part of the State Journal of the United State a thousand of years in the future. . ' ;• ' Rich Applesauce This will hit you right between the eyes concerning elections in a thousand years * * * Certainly this in no way resembles the disorderly, unorganized election days of the ancient, on which (it seems so funny) they did not even know in advance the result of the elec-

You May Get ’Em at Library New books of fiction at the Public Library include: “The Wind and the Rain,” Thomas Burke; "Children of * the Shadow,” I. C. Clarke; “The Widow’s House,” Kathleen Coyle; "King of Elfland’s Daughter,” E. J. M. D. Plunkett, Eighteenth Baron Dunsany; “Great House in the Park,” “Thundering Herd,” Zane Grey: “Quenchless Light,” A. C. Lautf "Dominant Blood,” R. E. McClure; “The Roughneck." R. W. Service; “Lord of the Sea.” M. P. Shiel. New books of religion, sociology and economics include: “One Thousand Bible Readings,” D. J. Wetzel; “The Larger Socialism,” Bertram Benedict; “Gift of Black Folk,” W. E. B. Du Bois; “Racial Realities In Europe,” T. L. Stoddard: “Is Tour Latchstring Out?” Ruth Walkinshaw; “Church and Community Recreation,” A. B. Wegener: “Personality in Politics,” W. B. Munro; “Politics: The Citizen’s Business,” W. A. White.

tion. To build a State on some nondiscountable contingencies, to build blindly—what bould be more nonsensical? Tet centuries were required to pass before this was understood.” “We” is startling and at times gorgeous neurotic fun. It will hit you like a bombshell. If you get hold of this literary sensation as published by E. P. Dutton & Cos., New York, read it in the spirit of a glorious sadness with a laugh just around the next sentence. you take it seriously you sure will go daffy. “We” is exciting mental fun. It is for adults who are not easily frightened or shocked. DRUG BUILDING DESIGNED Goldsmith Brothers to Begin Work in Summer. Work on the new building to be erected by Goldsmith Bros., druggists, at northwest corner of Illinois and Walnut Sts. will begin some time during the summer, Sol Goldsmith said today. A four-story structure will be built on the newly acquired site. Goldsmith said. The lot has a frontage of sixty-nine feet and a depth of 195 feet. Building will cover the entire lot.

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BURNS TO BE HONORED Caledonian Society to Celebrate V Birthday of Poet. A dinner will precede the program in observance of the 166 th anniversary of th§ birth of Robert Bums, under auspices of the Indianapolis Caledonian Club, at the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, Thirty-Fourth St. and Central Ave., Wednesday night. The Rev. A. C. Ferguson will give an address on “Robert Bums, Scotland’s Ambassador.*’ Scottish songs will be sung. Purse Snatcher Gets $5 A man took a hand bag from the arm of Mrs. Anna R. Hewett, Apt. 1. 1503 Park Ave., as she was walking on Fifteenth St., near Central Ave., Monday night. The bag contained $5.

Meetings Here Wednesday Bookbinders No. 63. Meeting Denison. Phi Delta Chi. Meeting 7:30 p. m. Severin. Shoe Buyers’ luncheon and ' dance. Claypool. Indianapolis Real Estate Board, dinner and dance. Ln--4 coin. Maripn County Gravel AssoLuncheon 12:15. Lincoln^, Exchange Comm. ttee. Luncheon 12:16 p. m. Lincoln. Altrusa Club. Dinner 6:30 p. m. Spink-Arms. Indianapolis Gun Club at East Side Club, 2 p. m. Lions Club. Luncheon. Lincoln.

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OUT OUR WAT—By WILLIAMS

LOCAL PASTOR CHOSEN Rev. Taylor New Secretary of Disciples of Christ Commission. Disciples of Christ commission on international peace is headed by Kirby Page of New York, president. The Rev. Alva Taylor, secretary American Social Service Board, Indianapolis, was elected secretary at the first meeting of the commission Monday at the Severin. Commission will outline peace program at the church and Bubmit recommendations at the next convention next October. ‘BLUE MONDAY' FOR 11 Police Records Show Increase in Speed ArrestsMore alleged speeders were arrested Monday night than either Saturday or Sunday night, usually record nights, police records showed today. Saturday ten were arrested; Sunday, nine, and Monday, eleven.

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TUESDAY, FEB. IU, 1925

THOUSANDS TO BENEFIT Results of Life Saving Institute Here Cited by Commodore. Results of the first life saving lw stitute in the United States cow ducted by Indianapolis chaptej American Red Cros at IndianapoH* Athletic Club this week will be fell by thousands of persons, said Conv* modore W. E. Longfellow, national Red Cross life saving director. Interest of civio herds and public officials was praised by Commodordj Longfellow. fl Importance of learning to swing was stressed. Barbers File as Lobbyist* Lee B. Dines, barber, operator o| five shops hare, Ralph E. Doriot and William Hannah have registered with the secretary of State as lobby* Ists aga'nst the cosmetology bill re* quiring persons practicing massag* and general beauty culture to b* licensed.