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6 "US OF MIND” SEEN IN EUROPE Decadence of Intellectual Life Alarms French Philosophers. By Radio to The Star. PARIS, July Members o! the French Academy, writers and philoso phers are alarmed. There Is in France, they say, a ‘‘crisis .if the mind,” of, to apeak 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 France 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 sell 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 lame, with attention for a while, to bring 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 voyages 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 ground to tackls since Marcel Proust has made such an elaborate study thereof. Poetry is almost dead; it does rot pay any more to be a poet 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 Is 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 rrench 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 position she has always oc cupied on the world's way toward prog ress. Many reasons are blamed for this fall in intellectual standard. War Wrought Chaos. First 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 ltke 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 bring them honor and money. •But in spite of these pessimistic state ments regarding French literature, some observers still remain hopeful as to the future. They think that the lower luality of production is merely a passing phenomenon of the post-war era. In their opinion any movement that has 1 gone too far must inevitably bring a reaction, and this reaction can already ! be noticed. There are signs, although j slight yet, that French literature and theater production are becoming deeper in thought and conception. With the gradual stabilization of the European political, economic and social life liter- i ature may also return to more normal i ways after having passed through a period of "inflation.” (Copyright. 1929.1 d. c. woman’is wedded SECRETLY TO INDIANAN Mrs. Ella Llndsmann Marries Russell D. White—Couple to Reside Here, Russell D. White of Indianapolis, son of State Senator William M. Whit; of Indiana, and Mrs. Ella Lindemann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jack con Nichols of 1843 Mintwood plac-:, were married secretly at Annapolis, Md , on Wednesday last, it became known yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. White will spend a brief honeymoon in New York. They will be week end guests on the yaeht of a friend of the groom. They expect t.i return to Washington, where they will reside, about July 15. Mrs. White was divorced from Law rence O. Lindemann of Wisconsin. GEN. CALLES DELAYS TRIP. Fr the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, July B— Oen. F. Elias 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. Oen. Calles had intended to leave to morrow. The Mexico City Press said he was going ebroad to seek a cure for illness caused by physical strain in his recent campaign against the Mexican insurgents. ‘ * GET A SUITE FREE Come in and Be Convinced! 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Dennan of Brooklyn, who last year purchased the Rockefeller homestead at Rlchford, near here, whera tha oil magnate was born, announced today her intention of razing the house at once and removing it to Coney Island for exhibition purposes. Mr. Rockefeller is expected here this month on his annual pilgrimage to the scenes of his childhood. , MARLOWINIBT MM DEATH Whalen Reveals That Broad way Habitue Was “Broke” When Slain. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, July 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 b’cause 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 racketeer's financial straits were 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, Dolores Ferris, now playing in "The New Moon.” Letters obtained by the police showed that Miss Ferris was anxious to havg him make the trip and was annoyed because he delayed doing so. One man from whom Marlow sought a loan for this purpose' had 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, said 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; “Os 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 charge of Brooklyn detectives, told me this.” The commissioner added; “In my opinion there was not only sufficient evidence for an indictment but for a conviction.” Yale Murdered a Year Ago. Uale was murdered in Brooklyn a year ago. District Attorney Charles J. Dodd of Kings County was away over the week end and efforts to obtain 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. J. D. LODGE WEDS DANCER. Grandson of Late Senator Formerly Lived in Capital. John Davis Lodge, grandson of the late Henry Cabot Lodge, and Miss Franoesca Braggiotti, society girl and dancer of Boston, were married at the Church of the Advent In Boston, yes terday. 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. At present he is attending the Harvard Law School In Cambnde<\ Mass CHOICE PIANOS FOR^ RENT PROfS 1110 G E511879 THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHIKOTOy. D. C.. 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