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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
Weekly ReueqU Of Books;
AuthorS and Publishers

Not long ago asked F. Marion
Crawford II he were aware that some
literary critics accused him Of writing
solely for the ubiquitous young person
and for parlor-tabIe decoration, writes
Waiter Llttleneld. in the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald- IDS answer was sufhci-
eEtly Characteristic and convincing to
me. 1t may possibly be so TO others.
He said:
g That IS because these critics have
no imagination. After all. why should
I offend intelligence, culture. and dec
ency. as well as the senumentality OK
thousands Of my old readers by solicit
ing the applause Of a public which Is
both erratic and erotic in its tastesE II
requires no art 10 call a spade spade
/ think YOU Will agree with me thaI
literature like other arts OF expression,
requires not only sympathy, Dut alSo
knowledge and taste on the part OF the
audience, in order that II may ENJOY
the best artistic products.
"A man who has no knowledge OF
art or sympathy with ia conhIiIleu
materialiCt. for example-Wlu ma no
pleasure in contemplating picture, OF
a statue. in reading poetry, or IN us.
tening to music. i write for men anu
women of the would, just as / always
nave, but I am glad that the ubiquitous
young person" as you call hst, sun
finds pleasure I'm my books For me
1t is a greater ambition 20 have IL sald
that innocence need not blush at any
thing l have written than II is 70 nave
experts in erotics cite my pages for ex-
amples Of morbid realism.
" Some day. however. l may write a
novel solely for mature minds But tlIs
will no, mean that Il viii offend in
nocence or decency. At the same time
i hope that neither innocence nor
decency Will fnd IL dull
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
Frederic Harrison,s Essays.

Volume III Of the Collected Edition
OF the Essays OF Frederic Harrison,
has Just been issued. with the title,
National and Social Problems" in an
introduction. which is one Of the most
vigorous pieces of writing Mr. Harm
son has done in years. the scope OF the
volume is clearly indicated
The book, as the title indicates. is
divided into two sections. distinct al
though IN mutual relation The first
part deals with International problems,
war. and Imperialism It inevitably
opens with a criticism Of German mill
tarism and imperialism begun more
than forty years ago by the powerful
statesman, who. IN two generations, has
so deeply transformed the German PEG
Ole and so pOtently TeCast the policies
OF Europe.
Just as the tremendous responsible
ties Of our anonymous empire are the
cTux of our national problems, so the
Upheavaf OF the industrial order is the
most urgent OF our social problems.
The whole Of the second pat. and es-
pecially the essays on cooperation, on
social remedies, and the asst on moral
and religious, socialism discuss these
Tsocialisticl fallacies."
Mr. Harrison has hir-self played NO
ipconsIderabIe part in the most import
ant social and political movements OF
the last forty years. He is one Of the
clearest thinkers, one OF the keeuest
critics. among living Englishmen, and
this latest book is Of genuine Importance
as a contribution TO the intellectual hist
DRY of modern times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
New Jersey Steps Out.

after two years of effort, ex-
tending through three Legislatures,
a civil service law has been passed
for New Jersey" says Good Govern
ment. Next after those in New
York and Massachusetts the New
Jersey law is the most comprehen-
siye of the State laws. As an initial
civil service reform law it
is a notable achievement"
This is the progress of reform in
a State which only two years ago
sat hard on d proposition to estab-
lish the most elementary regula-
tions against turning the spokesman
loose in the public employment. It
is a gauge of American opinion.
For Representatives inclined to sup
port bills like that recently report
ed in the House to give the place
hunter a grip on the Census Blu
reau it cannot fail to be of interest.
Particularly should it inject a little
ginger into the civil service reform
views of any that waver among New
Jerseys twelve representatives in
the National Legislature.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
Origin Of the Maypole.

'May-Day ceremonies were not IN
origin a mere sign OF rejoicing that the
leaves were on the trees again, and the
flowers blooming once more" says J.
Ernest Phythian In his Trees in Ma
tUre, Myth and Art recently published
by George ". Jacobs & Co. 'Thev were
religious obSeTvances. believed 10 secure
the blessings the spirit could bestCw.
The spirit that Inhabited the tree IN
habited also the Maypole taken from
the tree: and the dance round the May
pole was a religious ceremony. The
earlands that children still carry from
house TO house were believed In the
pas. TO secure a visit from the spirit
and consequent well-being The May
Queen and Jack-in-the-Green were. in
origin, human forms OF the tree-spirit
The belief that the Maypole ensures
fertility. both in women and cattle. Is
rot yet extinct in Europe. and in 5ome
parts or Germany. on May-Day the
peasants set I'D May-Jrees at the doors
OF stable and COw-brye. a tree for each
horse and COW to ensure fertility. and
that the COWS viii give plenty OF milk %
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
IRRIGATING BARYLoN1A.

If the schemes of Sir William Will
cocks, the famous engineering expert.
go through successfully. the barren land
OF the Chaldeans may yet be turned
into region of fertility, and filed with
prosperous cities ana towns
Inc region of Babylon was ancfently
a huge Sranary. owing to its stupen-
oous system of dykes and canals. which
nave long since fallen into ruin and
ofJen wholly obliterated
Now irrigation is coming to the fore
once more IN that part of the world,
plans il1sving been already perfected
which viii cost SO, 600.
me Euphrates, some years ago.
changing It's course. ate out the bed of
the Hindiyeh canal, the Hindiyeh be-
coming the Euphrates. and tho bed of
the old river going dry for two months
IN the year As a result, the valuable
rice fields about HiIjah (ancient Baby
Ionl have gone out OF cultivation.
rms has caused the Turkish govern
ment to take action. An appropriation
has been made for reclamation and irri-
CATION work and as the first step a
trench engineer has been commissioned
70 prepare plan for q barTaGe across
us HiadiXe5 KAUAI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
Turning on the Light.

When a Government has spent
hundreds of thousands of dollars in
stalling electric lighting plants in
it's buildings, any plan to shut down
that machinery and buy light from
a corporation should be thoroughly
ventilated. That was the view taken
by the president of the local Sta
tionary Engineers and the Central
Labor Union, by Representative
Cary of Wisconsin, by Secretary
Cortelyou, and by The Times. 1t
proved to be an important view
wien the House came to consider
the now famous section 9 of the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
By that paragraph the Secretary
of the Treasury was authorized to
contract for electric fluid for all the
bureaus of the Government in the
District, without single exception,
at a rate which may or may not
have been profitable-6 cents per
kilowatt hour for the first million
lliIowatt hours and 21s cents there.
after. If there was any precedent
inquiry on the part of the Commit.
tee on Appropriations, no reference
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09

has been made to it from the floor.
As far as the public knows, this
was a proposition to change the
method of lighting the Government
buildings in the District, to abandon
costly and modern machinery IL
stalled within very recent years,
and to make the Government en-
tirely beholden TO a corporation for
its lighting service, without any
shadow of reason. 1t failed, and in
the absence of more information it
well deserved to fail.
What an inquiry would disclose no
one can be sure. But the Secretary
of the Treasury, at whose request
it was rumored this paragraph had
been inserted, has reported to the
committee that in at least four
buildings the Government is now
producing its own current for APP
prOximate1y one-half the proposed
rate. That is a showing in itself
which should make Congress hest
tate. In the face of it, and in the
light of the earlier action of the
House in fixing IS cents as a maxi
mum rate for gas used by the
Government, it may reasonably be
concluded that even without the
point of order made by Mr.. Gaines
the paragraph would have been
eliminated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09

observation-disclosures as the landing floats
lower TO crowded deck lips. I ached
for sight of that old crust thrower of
a town, where its skyscraper teeth bit
up into the morning. smoke, and it
seemed TO whisper, with one eye
Wlnked: Feed me, or III feed on your
want 1t all, Dinneyn 1 said 10
that puzzled son CT the Sucker state,
VINO knew nothing of life or living be-
yond the range Of She HOosiers- i
want II all, from the Greek peanutman
with his barrel oven and his little steam
whistle 10 the fash Of the afternoon
sun on some Wiae-colored tonneau as II
clps and meJts away up the aVenuel 1
want II all, from the old Irish news
woman and the passing street faces. and
the night hawks OF the TendeTlOin 10
1ne groups Of Well-built and bright-eyed
girls in velvet and feathers and furs,
WITH nuns as big as cash boxes, Dinney.
ana punches OF violets the size of a
caDoage-the girls who come laughing
ana talking down Fifth avenue every
AFTERNOON and make me wish I'd Kept
out Of the Under Groove"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
Congressional Club
Guest at Tea Of
Mrs. Fairbanks.

Mrs Fairbanks entertained a. large
party Of women at tea yesterday after
noon in the Vice Presidential mansion
on X street, IN honor Il the members
Of the Congressional Club. Of which she
is an honorary member. The drawing
room floor was decorated with clusters
OF dOgwOod and palms. and the tea
table held a huge cenrer.-fece OF. yellow
daisies.
Miss hean, sister Of Senator. Keaa OF
New Jersey, who wore a handsome
gowni-Of black satin and lace. presided
AT one Of the tables, having as her Wis
avs Miss CznnOn, daughter OF the
speaker, who wore black satin striped
chiffon over white
Mrs Fairbanks. who looked particu-
larry handsome in a gown Of vioIer
moire silk and lace with a yoke OF ne.
was assisted in receiving the guests by
MIS- James Breck Perkins. wife n F2aD-
resentative Perkins. Of New York NJ
Perkins Is the president OF The eIub.
and was one OF the prime movers in
us organization. She wore a r7odish
costume Of deep cream enbrofdara5
crepe CrimEeu with folds Of name
teLFel and lace. Mrs. TimmOus daroT7-
Ter OF the Vice President uho aIso p
sisted n the entertainment % fba
guests, wore becoming gown % Nal
Lte urea Nhlte satin with a woke and
SleeFeS OF Silver-em brOideraT 49,
There were about two b1In6rai -
list -- me cluO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
The Light On Tennyson.

The third volume OF the new EversIey
Tennyson contains 1.-The IdylIs of the
King and the notes Of the poet and
his son, the present Lord Tenuyson.
are naturally of great interest. They
tell mere clearly than has ever before
been told how the scheme Of the ''JdyIls
formed itself and grew in the poets
mind. Moreover, these notes are fuIl
Of references that throw light on the
personality Of TennySOn
Thus. his son notes that Elaine.
Guinevere, The Holy Grail. and the
Passing Of Arthur were his favorite
idylls for reading aloud With refer
ence TO the title the poet says, 7 spelt
my idylls with two Is mainly to divide
them from the ordinary pastoral fdylS
usually spelt with one J."
With regard to the inception of CUM
evere' the editor has this note:
My mother notes IN her Journal:
July 9, 1857, a. has brought me a birth
daE present the first two lines that he
has made Of Guinevere. which might be
tie nucleus Of n great poem. Arthur
is parting from Guinevere and says,
'Bnt hither shall I never come again.
Never lie by thy side; see thee no more;
FAREWELL q"
The appendix contai Is nearly one hun
dred pages Of such notes as these. NOf
inestimable value to the lover Of Tenny-
son.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
Colonial Danes Reception

Inc club Of Colonial Danes. recently
OF gained in Washington. held a rAos7-
Ion at Rauscher's last evening An
during the evening the bsH room v-bf-r
"ds decorated with palms and cut flow
sIs. was crowded with guests. u7osr ~
"iorn were descendants OF. famous -
rlors' statesmen. and others in Amer
Cah history = section OF the Marine
sand played throughout the evening
MIS- FORAKER, who occupied the pIaca
al the mead Of the recefv ing partv die
20 IN the absCECe OF Mrs samuel .S1e,c-
er' president Of the club. who, on ac-
count OF being in mourning. was ma bls
10 De present. Mrs. Foraker yvors .
hs4ndsc-ne white lace gown embroi5ored
with pearls and made over cloth or en-
YER and trimmed with gold roses She
wore diamond ornaments
Miss Amber. the founder ,f m.
clety, who wore black Lace t1-ir,r-1<.,4 :,
oiH lace. stood beside Mrs For -
MIS- Robinson Buchanan. VINO vas
next N me lire Of those receiving y,-o-e
" 49, g2SSSOlI N pearl gray satin gown
MISS Ella Lorraine Dorsey wore black
4ace and diamond ornaments
MS. I RANGES J. Kicks wore pounadou-
Sat-eld SIX; Miss kean wore white
rtOSdoe trimmed with old lace Ms
- +. t1Oes wore black silk over. chifTOr
9nu trimmed with old lace ans NJ
SEN shepard wore white lara fy-fy,,--,,' :
WIN lulIe and wore diamond ornaroa-,fS
MIS- NIneen, who stood beside ~
shepard, was very attractive IN -. :
sIay SStln brocaded N delicate ni1L
iOSSS- MS Arthur Lee, who vvas 1-s---
~ me party, wore white tulle eDob,-oJS-
cred in silver and gold Si1iOI Olu-
among otner handsomely e-ou-r.l
%oIiieH were; Mrs. Elkins. who vvo-e
Dt1SA spa SIsoangIed tulle. embroidered In
wnue satin, trimmed with fi0I31nco- -
OH idce and -nuches Of gold ,aroL-,fS
cry MIS- Gillespie, wife OF C.eneT-sI 81
lespIe' beautiful old lace over 1a,,--e
sam Win unique silver Ornaments.
Mss w oodhull- black spancled 7,ef
trimmed with knots OF ceriSs .-,l- ne
MS roscoe {. Bulmer. turouoisa bI,,e
satli1, MADE empire and Trimmed ,z-itI7
T T,a1n lace and silver embroidery Mrs.
lie, q EasIr ;oW green velvet, trimmed
Win gold; Mrs. Ten F,vcIy TVeN5AIi
white satin, embroidered in gold. NJ
CIiarles campbell, electric blue spangIe5
~ VIII pearl and diamond necklace.
MIS- william Ruffin Cox, pale bIue bro.
cade, embroidered IN silver aD5 TO-.
Mrs Thomas Cha&ard l7Iaci- ,,, tssSS,
made in panels. each of -vv6foF ~ !
edged with black Jet. over CoDenha~an
blue silk. and trimmed with tOuc77e.S ~
olue velvet; Miss Wood. pink liberty
satin and lace, with pearls: Miss Fora
keFr pale blue satin. made urinreSs.
Mrs J. Van Vechten Clcott. raia hire
chiffon, hand painted. and trimmed viii
bands OF blue satin and old lace Mrs
William Corcoran Hill. pink embroid-
cred brocade. trimmed with founceS ~
gold lace; Mrs. Churchill Candee. black
satin. trimmed with silver lace and
white tulle.
This following were among those who
called during the evening: Senator
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
A Land of Never Was.

ElenOre Plafsted Abbot and Helen
Alden Knipe. who last year so cleveriy
Illustrated Dwight Burroughs Jack the
Giant Killer, Jr.." are now engaged up
on a series OF drawings OF Mother Goose
characters for a chIld's book by MiIli-
cent Oimsted. which VIII be brought
out in the fall by George w. Jacobs &
Co under the title OF The Land Of
Never Was
The new story takes three small tots
70 this wonderful land where Mother
Goose lives and here they have some
very amusing experiences. meeting with
most Of the characters from the Old
nursery rhymes that all little folk love
and that We ourselves loved as children
Il Is not Mother Goose retold. but a
brand new story with the Mother Goose
characters as actors IN the tale.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
A Question Of Magistrates.

Some little confusion is likely TO arise
for the Americas reader Of Baron Pale
Rosenkrantz' new book, The Magis-
trate's own case" by the difference be
tween the English and German use Of
the word magistrate. A magistrate, in
German legal usage, is not a magistrate
ar all In our sense Of the wOrd-that is
a judge before wnom nearing IS helo-
but what we call a district attorney or
a court officer who represents the state
and conducts prosecutions in the name
Of the. people. Such is the magistrate in
Baron Rosenkrantz' s book, and here
arises the peculiar situation which is
the basis Of its unusUa! plot.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
Gives Farewell Tea
For Wife of Naval
Attache.

Baroness Won SternbUrg. wife OF the
German ambassador. viii be hostess at
a tea this afternoon, given as 4 fare
well compliment TO Nine. Hebbinghaus.
and 10 which she has invited the per-
sonal friends Of the popular young wife
Of the naval sttac'le Of the embassy.
Captain Hebbinghaus. who win short
" be transferred TO another post OF
duty
Captain and Nine. Hebbinghaus wiu
make a series OF visits IN this country
before sailing in July, however
The pariOVs OF the embassy viii be
decorated with spring flowers and ferns,
and Nine. Ifebhinghaus and the baron
ess will receive alone. Miss Violet Lang
ham. sister OF the baroness. viii pre-
side at the tea table
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
The Adventures of an Author.

II IS not generally known that DR..
Edward Breck. author Of the new field
manual OF wilderness sport. The Way
Of the Woods" Putnams) WAS one Of
the most daring heroes of the Spanish
war
Reslgning his position as American
vice consul general in Berlin he became
assistant 10 the American naval attache-
After an interesting experience in the
German ports. watching the Spanish
agents and negotiating for ships and
munitions. his offer 20 so 10 Spain wa1
accepted by the Navy Department and
he spent the last two months OF the
war in the coast cities Of that cOuh try,
charting and photographing the new de-
lenses
In the course of his career from Bar
celona 20 POrtugalete he was twice nreo
on and once arrested cat CadlZ) ard
kept IN guaTd-hOuSe while his Ger
man passport was examined by the
German consul and his baggage at the
hotel was searched. owing to the re-
suits Of these EXAMINATIONS. ard 10 let
tiers Of Introduction from General Wey-
Ter, which Dr.. Brock, or "Dr. hOenlS
as he was called. had personally re-
ceiyed IN Madrid from 's'Tne Butcher
ne escaped tho firing-squad, ard was
told 10 leave the country, a command
he obeyed by shifting 20 tile nearest
spanish town where there were Dat
tefies TO be inspected.
Had DR. Breck, though a New Eng
land Yankee, not spoken German as
well as his native tongue, his converse
ton with the German consul would
undoubtedly have been his un1oiog.
And had the war. as was projected
been carried into the enemy's country,
the extensive Information which. by
means Of his pluck. energy. and re-
source. he was able 10 transmit to the
Nav Department. would have been in
valuable.
DR.. Breck's present abode IS a cabin
on the shores Of a wilderness lake
where he lives surrounded by his books
and his pets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
Eight Parliaments.

Henry w. Lucy. known the world over
as Toby. NJ P. Of Punch, has set down
in his "reminiscences OF Eight Parlia-
ments." which the Punams have re-
Gently published. recollectioDs Of inter
esting and extraordinary incidents that
have In his memory varied the daily
round of parliamentary life- de has
made graphic sketches. too. OF many
great parliamenIarians from Disraeh 20
John Morley The book throws IN
teresting sideIights upon the characters
of many great or distinguished men II
IS an informing book. That st IS highly
entertaining goes without saying.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
The Call of the City.

Arthur Stringer. in his new adventure
story, THE Under Groove" when the
call of the city sounded strong within
him. voices the longing for New York
thus:
Il wanted to 90 East. I began TO
get homesick and peevish for New
York. I wanted TO sniff the familiar old
ferry smell, to hear the rush and gutter
of water in the narrowing slips where
the piling yields and shuddeCs against
the Dumping paddie-bOXes. to catch the
metallic and familiar tinh-a-link Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-09
Writing in a Mates Cabin.

Arthur Stringer Is at present making
rather novel tour OF tIe tropics Mr..
Stringer left New York a short time
ago on an italian tramp-steamer. and
his wanderings are taking him about
the coast towns of Cuba Jamaica. and
other Caribbean points. 4 mate s cabin.
converted into a ten-by-tweive library,
provides the novelist With d wOrkroom
where he Will labor on his next book.
and the main item in Mr.. Strinser's out
flt. he reports. was six pounds OF
tobacco and six volumes Of Turgenief. %