Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-15

The interest centers around the profes-
sOnal struggles of the heroine against the
misunderstanding and Quackery which go
far to defeat her in her chosen field. and
around an unusually interesting love
story. Possibly the best thing in the book
is its study of feminine types. The four
young women who figure In 1t are ad-
mirably conceived and entirely convincing.
Together they run the gamut OF feminine
possibilities in a manner which shows
more than ordinary intuition on the part
of the author. DIR. Ellen" can be recon-
mended as a thoroughly good story or the
lighter type which appeals only to sane
and wholesome tastes.
THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION. BY
Frederic Jesup Stimson. professor OF
comparative legislation. Harvard
University, etc. author OF american
Constitutional Law, etc. New YORK:
Charles Scribners Sons. Washing
ton: Brentano.
This authoritative volume Is composed
Of the Lowell Institute lectures. deliv-
cred at Boston during last fall. The
author discusses the threefold nature
of the Constitution the national powers,
the rights Of the states and the nbert es
Of the people. The various chapters In
clude 1.-The Meaning of the Constitution"
Constitutional Rights Peculiar to Eng
lish and American Freemen. English
Liberty and the Freedom Of Labor" De
velopment of These Rights; Their In
fringement by Kings and Their Re-estab-
lishment by the People,. THE Expression
of Those Liberties in Our Federal Con-
stitutiOn." division of Powers Between
Legislative. Executive and judicial. and
Between the Federal Government and the
States:' Changes in the Constitution
Now Proposed" Interstate Commerce.
4 hn f~o1 0f fl,oC <h@ Dc,
lation of Corporations" The value of
the book is enhanced by chart. which
exhibits the distribution Of powers among
the three elements of government.
MUNICIPAL. OWNERSHIP. Four Lee
lures Delivered at Harvard Uni
versity. BY Leonard Darwin. author
of municipal Trade" New York: E.
P. Dutton & Co.
Considering the many claims that are
made in favor of the principle Of munich
pal ownership-or more properly, mu-
nicipal employment of labor-dtscussion
of its advisability is timely. The author
has made a detailed study of the opera
ton of this principle in English cities
and gives the result of his researches in
clear and forcible words. Advancing first
the proposition that municipal monopo-
lies must be controlled for the sake both
of the consumer and of the taxpayer, he
| tests the experiments already made by
this principle. Taking up first the matter
or taxation. he asserts that 1t cannot be
directly proved that English cities where
| there is municipal ownership or direct en-
ployment OF labor are either more or
less heavily taxed than those where there
| is but little. With regard to the financial
result of municipal ownership, he shows
| that English statistics indicate the prob
ability of small MT deficit on new mu-
nicipal ventures. The probable loss is
more than the probable deficit The in
dfcations therefore are that English cities
are losing by their municipal policy. In
the same way. 1t cannot be proved that
goods are made more or less cheaply by
municipal industries With regard to
municipal corruption. the author doubts
that corruption would cease with the
abandonment o. private enterprise, and he
considers that the larger pay of munich
pal workmen affords an argument against
direct employment, since the extra taxa
tlon thrown on private workmen cannot
be justified. In general. his conclusion is
that no formula can be laid down re-
garding the principle, that each case of
own merits. We should study existing
municipal industries carefully before add.
ing largely to their number.
JACQUETTE: A SORORITY GIRL. Rv
Grace Ethelwyn Cody. illustrated
by Charles Johnson Post. New York:
DumeId d Co,
This is bright story for girls of the
high school age turning on the influence
OF Greek letter societies among high
school girls. Jacquette Willard. coming
from a small country town to live among
relatives in western city. is brought into
the midst of the life Of the "Marston
High" Pretty and popular. she soon ex-
periences the ill effects OF the too great
dominance of the sorority life. The story
Of the degrees by which she was led to
take an active part against it. and the
interesting young Americans who take
part in the movement for and against
Is an absorbing narrative Of school life.
The atmosphere OF the little world is
sound and wholesome, the simple virtues
of honor and unselishness are unobtru-
sively taught and there are a number of
interesting personalities among school
boys and girls, relatives and teachers
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE AVERAGE
MAN. BY Albert. Shaw. author of
Political Problems of American De-
velopment." etc. New York: The
Macmillan Company. Washington:
woodward & Lothrop.
In view of the rather commonly accent
ed belief that the chance of the young
man to make a place for himself Is much
smaller today than it was twenty-five
years ago, and that conditions are con-
stantly growing worse, Mr.. Shaws sug-
gestive treatment of the subject will be
widely read. 1t may be stated at the
outset that the authors view is an Op-
tiniistic one. 1t cannot but be helpful in
the extreme to the young man facing his
future. Mr.. Shaw treats of the COMMISSIONS
and misconceptions that have come from
| the changing Of the landmarks" that
have been familiar ones for a generation
or more. He admits that the young man
with no particular equipment will find the
world d harder taskmaster than his pro-
totype OF twenty-five years back. He
for the special training of some kind
that enables a man to make expert APP
plicatiOn of his developed force and abil-
ity. He enforces the principle by exam
Piles drawn from his own observation
where a professional equipment has
proved of many times the earning ca
pacity of an unspent principal In the
chapter on Present Economic Prob
lens the author discusses the theories
of the socialists and Of their opponents.
He cOmbats the hostility to capital which
has become prevalent. showing that
wealth must not be despised inasmuch
as 1t is a factor of production. While
admitting that one Of the present social
problems has to do with the wiser and
better control Of masses OF accumulated
wealth used in production, he considers
that the fact has been overlooked that the
condition of the working classes has also
advanced. Mr.. Shaw presents the prob
lar, Of