Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19


Deltus NJ. Edwards. Illustrated by
C.. A. Coffin. New York: Henry Holt
* Co.
COMMANDER PEARY'S achieve
II ment of the north pole galvan-
lied the public into another
~ spasm of interest in this long
sought top of the world, when,
now found. is bound to settle quickly
hack into it's native security against IN
trusion and popular concern. At the
present instant. however, it is center
of attention Just at this psychological
moment of aroused curiosity comes MT
Edwards new book. built out of the ad-
ventures of arctic explorers. Twenty or
more accounts. all historic in accuracy
and highly dramatic in recital, thrill from
beginning to end with the tragedy of
suffering unspeakabe-cold, starvation.
nure animal madness death-and the
heroisms of occasional rescue. The ad-
ventures of Hudson, Franklin and Kane
are retold, and the scientific accomplish
n1ent of men of various nations, culminat-
ing in that of Commander Peary. Records
used here for the first time serve chiefly
to round out human suffering to a COM
Meter fullness This dramatic summary
Of a certain phase of human folly ieads
The reader through II chamber of horrors.
from which he ener~es filled with the
marvel of that mysterious ahinty Tor
death--the divine madness that under
tIIe banner of conquest. FOR my coun-
try and my king. adventure. or ex-
uoration. under the emh'em OF ren"loh
most of all. draws men into death, WIN
lauvhter and hi"h courage and the fuii
spirit of the BRIDEGROOM TINS vlvld VOL
ume pathers il all up--the loss, the waste.
the folly.
GROVER SLEvELAN b., \ i Rec %.,so OF
Glider Illustrated. New YORK:
The Century Company.
Richard Watson elders record of his
friendship with Grover Cleveland is not
biography hut it is the essence OF TINS
drained off from the usual bulk OF sur
rounding circumstaaces-ancestry birth.
training. profession and the like. Polit-
Teal, social and domestic episodes gather
here I'm Sketches and shifting outlines-a
set OF vignettes. arranged in no particular
order, but summing ~ clear picture or
personality and character The TREND
shin out of which this record springs
talIies with MIR. Clevelands best years.
with the period of his highest public serv-
ice The privileges OF intimacy open TO
the author direct avenues To private opin-
ions feelings, motives. policies and plans.
Out Of these conditions this tribute takes
on a srecial meaning and weight. Recent
years have broueht To Mr.. Cleveland a
generous AFTERMATH of patriotic appre-
ciation-withheld during bis public life
by tho cruelty and unreasOn of political
passion. ont from this volume of tardy
devotion shines with exclusive tenderness
and grace the free and full offering of this
constant friend.
THE POI.STvCxL THEORIES OF MAR
TIN LUTHER. BY Luther Hess
Warning. Phi. D., author of THE aw
and the Gospel of Labor" etc. New
York: G. p Putnam's Sons.
They who. with Carlyle gather the his
tory Of the world from the lives Of great
men are keen to the search for facts and
groups of facts ITO round out these human
embodiments of historic prosress. The
volume in hand is one of these compile
rent3ne views. the study of Martin Luz
ther as a political thesrist. .Pre-emipent re
iieious reformer Of the sixteenth century.
Luther consciously working out political
principles Is less familiar. Since reform
however. to be effective and endurins
must pass to government protection ano
control il is easily conceivable that this
practical and astute reformer sought to
bring the state itself into harmony WITH
hts own general notions or REFORM the
nresent study is brought as evidence thai
Luther did so direct his enersies. and
that in consequence he does stand as the
founder OF the modern state. The arsu-
ment opAns with q general statement or
the conditions of Germany from it's oe-
ginnines to the time OF the great pro-
testant II recounts the reriod of I,uther's
ectivitv as tive of revolt aPainst the
hierarchv. of political dis,ntegration, or
etrugrle between the classes. Then fol-
lows philosophical ana,vsis or the bis
toric state ito origin Nature. necessity.
oh'ects functions ard limitations. This
schemic notion of the state 's then 'a'd
down as the patterr bv which to meas
ure the work Of Luther as political re-
former and TO demonstrate that to hi'',
the rncaern state owes its fundamepfa'
notions of scve~eigntv involving iegisia-
tive judicial and executive Dovers: that
from hiu, snrin~s the modern idea that
.he object of the state is the welfare of
aI the peonle--an ohiA"t defining its
furct'ous prd sorting IT'S limits. In for'n
the study is q fine e~am"le of thorough
ress and nrecisicp. In substance il adds
IN the history OF political development
toward denncracv. W also sets out
phase of Juther's character and work
that is conlruonlv cbscured by the SPLEEN
doris Of the religious reform.
AMERICAN CORPORATIONS: The
I.-xsi R"ies GOvevnic~ COruorat:
ov1~u,y~t'ons and W"w"1ement.
Nssh Eo--..~ and ILLUSTRATIONS. Bv
John L. sullivan. a. NJ. IL. B.. as
sistant professor in business law al
the University Of Pennsylvania. New
York: d. Appleton * Co.
Nowadays. every man and woman doing
almost any sort of business comes up
against the corporation as an instrument
Of business transaction. To know in
general way. therefore. the common facts
OF corporation existence and usage is q
necessity to the majority. What is this
Invention that grants to Individual ard
limited investment the OPPORTUNITIES. priv
iIeges and proportie Toned advantages o.
large capital? Where Goes II get rs
mowers And what are these? What ar
the features that st il oil from similar
business devices How does 10 relate II
self To other community interests. Socta
and political? Having CHOSEN it as p
business agent, what are on"s rights
within il. what his respons abilities? CUES
,ons of about this cast and sweep rise in
the common mind concerning corporations
The present study appears 10 have ben
planned and carried out with the average
business man acting definitely as the
authors incentiv" and guide. 1t deals
with the big facts of the CORPORATION its
essentials In its business aspect II is
direct and objective. In its exposition of
corporation law II is free. so far may
Nc from technical terms. and Is furthe 7
simplified by the use OF concrete cases
With their decisions. The study breaks
into ten parts. each short and sharp To
draw the usabl" facts o. the subject out
from their eVplana ions aad illustrations
each part irs followed by an exact concise
summary. To test the students ability
TO apply these facts there rs. going along