Evening Star Newspaper, July 7, 1929, Page 6

GRS OF MND” SEENIN EUROPE Decadence of Intellectual Life Alarms French Philosophers. By Radio to The Star. PARIS, July 6.—Members of the Frenck Academy, writers and philoso- phers are alarmed. There is in France, they say, a “crisis of the mind,” or, to speak plainly, a decadence of intel- lectual life. This decadence is, per- haps, not confined to France, but is a modern evil of all of Europe. It is, however, according to French writers, particularly noticeable here, where the intellectual life has been so brilliant during the past century and before the war. The number of books printed in Prance is increasing yearly. The pub- lishers have become extremely prosper- ous, as the need for books has grown considerably, but the quality of the printed matter has been depreciated, observers think, by its quantity. Young writers are stimulated by the desire to seil their books. In order to live com- fortably they try to publish at least two novels yearly, and these novels are no more books of high standard that are likely to outlive their authors and re- main in the history of French litera- ture. Most of them will have a short fame, with attention for a while, to dbring in a sufficient sum to the au- thors. Two Types Popular. There are scarcely any more writers | who, like Balzac or Flaubert, toil day and night at their books and live for the sake of pure art, poor and un- known. Two types of rather easy writ- ing have fascinated young authors as having most success among today's readers—romantic biographies of fa- mous men and women and descriptions of adventurous voyn{es in all parts of the world. The market has been flood- ed with books of both types, some of them being of a high literary value, others of a cheaper sort, but all having & like success. Psychological studies, in which French novelists had always ex- celled, have now gone to the back- ground. The problem of psychoanalysis seems to modern writers too dangerous ound to tackls since Marcel Proust as made such an elaborate study thereof. Poetry is almost dead; it does not pay any more to be a t and | writers disregard this type of literature. ‘There are only two real poets now known in Paris—Paul Valcy and Con- tesse de Noailles. Serious play writing 18 in just as bad position. Light com- edies, reviews, music halls and movies have driven dramatic plays out of the market. Theaters like Le Vieux Colom- bier, which tried to revive the serious dramatic style, had to close their doors. In a word, the older writers and stu- dents of French literary life agree in saying that the intellectual production in this country is in a critical state. ‘They fear that if writers continue to adapt their works to the public’s taste instead of trying to bring readers to | their standard France might lose the | prominent ition she has always oc- eupied on the world’s way toward prog- | ress. Many reasons are blamed for this | fall in intellectual standard. War Wrought Chaos. Tirst of all, of course, was the war, which brought chaos into what people considered before as firmly established values. War was responsible for the desire of the younger generations to! live as quickly as possible—to snatch from life the maximum it could give. Young writers are like most of their contemporaries—snobs who are eager to | sell their talent to the highest bidder. | They do not care for a post-mortem | fame, but prefer quick success that is likely to them honor and money. * But in spite of these Eel!!mlstlc state- ments regarding French literature, some observers still remain hopeful as to the future. They think that the lower uality of production is merely a passing phenomenon of the post-war era. In | their opinion any movement that has | gone too far must inevitably bring a reaction, and this reaction can already | be ‘There are signs, although | slight yet, that Fgench literature and theater production are becoming deeper | in thought and conception. With the gradual stabilization of the European political, economic and social life liter- | ature may also return to more normal | ways after baving passed through a period of “inflation.” (Copyright, 1929 D. C. WOMAN IS WEDDED | SECRETLY TO INDIANAN Mrs. Ella Lindemann Marries Russell D. White—Couple | to Reside Here. Russell D. White of Indianapolis, son | of State Senator William M. White of Indians, sand Mrs. Ella Lindemann, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Jack- son Nichols of 1843 Mintwood placs, were married secretly at Annapolis, Md , on Wednesday last, it became known | - and Mrs. White will spend a brief | honeymoon in New York. They will be | week end guests on the yacht of a friend of the groom. They expect ta ryeturn to Washington, where they will yeside, about July 15. Mrs. White was divorced from Law- yence O. Lindemann of Wisconsin. GEN. CALLES DELAYS TRIP, By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, July 6.—Gen. P. Plias Calles, has postponed the date of his departure for a European trip for at least several days and possibly until | the end of July, newspaper reports said tonight. Gen. Calles had intended to leave to- morrow. ‘The Mexico City Press said he was going abroad to seek a cure for {liness caused by physical strain in his | | terday. Coney Island to Get| Elder Rockefeller’s Birthplace for Show By the Associated Press. OSWEGO, N, Y. July 6.—The house in which John D. Rockefeller was born may be moved to plebeian Coney Is- land soon as an exhibit, Mrs. 8, e i Bockctelier. hommes ure e ef gt Richford, near here, where the oll mggnate was born, announced today her intention of razing the house at ,onea ;x‘xg"{emov\ng it to Coney Island or_ex] on 5 Mr. Rockefel lem cted here this month on s lmam?:flmne to the | scenes of his chil N —. MARLOW INDEBT | S250000 AT DEKTH Whalen Reveals That Broad- way Habitue Was “Broke” When Slain. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, July 6—~Frank Marlow, racketeer, was not only “broke” but owed more than $250,000, to Broadway associates and his friends in the sport- ing world when he was “taken for a ride” a fortnight ago, Police Commis- sioner Whalen revealed today. The commissioner did not think Mar- low was killed bscause of his debts, since it was axiomatic that “dead men pay no bills,” but he did think it was Marlow's attempt to invade new fields in his endeavor to collect money to re- establish himself that led to his killing. Mr. Whalen had advanced this theory prior to naming the total of Marlow’s bills. Tried to Finance London Trip. ‘The racketeér's financial straits wers illustrated, said the commissioner, by the fact that Marlow was unable re- cently to raise $2,000 for a trip to Lon- don to see his actress friend, Dolorcs Ferris, now playing in “The New Moon.” Letters obtained by the police showed that Miss Ferris was anxious to havy him make the trip and was annoyed because he delayed doing so. One man from whom Mgrlow sought a loan for this purpose’ hid once ad- vanced him $25,000, said the commis- sioner. But this time the friend snarled at the racketeer and sent him away empty-handed. This incident was typical of the attitude of those who once were Marlow's closest associates, sald the commissioner. | Mr. Whalen, mentioning that “Scar-' face Al” Capone, Chicago racketeer, now in a Philadelphia jail, was an enemy of Marlow’s and that Frankie Uale, slain Brooklyn gangster, was Mar- low's friend, revealed that he though the police had uncovered enough evi- dence to convict Capone and his men of Uale's murder. The commissioner said: “Of course, the guns found in Uale's car were traced to Capone and enough evidence was submitted to the district_attorney to warrant an indict- ment—Inspector John J, Sullivan, in cgsrue of Brooklyn detectives, told me this.” ‘The eommissioner added: “In my opinion there was not only sufficient evidence for an indictment but for a conviction.” Uale Murdered a Year Ago. Uale was murdered in Brookiyn a year ago. District Attorney Charles J. | Dodd of Kings County was away over the week end and efforts to ol7tllnl comment from him on the commis- sioner’s statement were unavailing. Mr. Whalen will begin Monday re- examination of the girl and six men held as material witnesses in the Mar- low case. He also will question Mrs. Minnie Curto, wife of Marlow, who was born Gondolfo Curto. The com- missioner had hoped to talk with Mrs. Curto yesterday, but his men were un- able to find her at her former home in Bellport, Long Island. 1. D. LODGE WEDS DANCER. Grandson of Late Senator Formerly Lived in Capital. John Davis Lodge, grandson of the late Henry Cabot Lodge, and Miss Francesca Braggiotti, society girl and dancer of Boston, were married at the | Church of the Advent in Boston, yes- Mr. Lodge is the son of Mrs. George Cabot Lodge of 2346 Massachusetts | avenue, for many years a resident of this city. He lived in Washington prior to entering Harvard, where he gradu- ated in the class of 1925. 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