Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04

ton problem, and so on along this line. A
warm defense Of Wall street is based
upon its usefulness as an index Of in
duetrial conditions and as a necessary
market for incomes. In more personal
vein. the author gives an eloquent ap-
probation Of Theodore Roosevelt. and a
most interesting study OF the personality
OF Edward Hartman. Whatever the sub.
jsct, these essays are stamped through
out by. their ideality and high level OF
rectitude. In manner they retain the in
formal and friendly front OF the speaker
facing responsive, sympathetic audi
eace:-
A. SHORT HISTORY OF wOMEN's
RIGHTS: From the Days OF Angus
fus to the Present Time. with Spe-
cial Reference to England AID the
United States. BY Eugene A. Heck
En- author OF THE Teaching of Latin
in Secondary Schools" New York:
@. p. Putnan1's Sons.
With this excellent hook in hand. the
woman suffragist may. SO to speak, sit
in the branches Of her own genealogical
tree. and. while waiting for the fruit of
franchise to come within her reach. re-
rieve the tedium by reviewing the line Of
her ascent. From the days Of pagan
Rome. when woman was put to death
by the mere wish of the men folks Of the
family. :up to her present secure height OF
right and privilege is a long view. And
this, is, the specific s'ght-line laid down in
this Illuminating work. The status Of
women under the Roman law, under the
eariy Christian Church, and under later
canon law. lays the broad foundation of
this chapter in evolution. Built upon this
basis is a history OF women's rights in
England and the United States. This is
brought up to such a point of immediacy
as to warrant predatory note to the eff
fect that while this volume is in press
the state OF Washington has granted
full suffrage to women" The part OF this
history devoted to the United States con-
tains q most valuable state-by-state rec
ord-.-tsbulated and fit for COMPARISONS
OF the property rights of women, labor
laws. sunraEe. divorce. political eond'-
tons. Industrial and professional status
Suppdenentfng this full history il dis.
cussion OF the main points OF opposition
to woman suffrage. These are grouped
as; theological esnsa obteetions phys-
1ectual; >. moral. In the discussion. fair
~ and intelligently put, these sum to less
than, single substantially valid objection.
The distinction Of this interesting study
Gfiat II is the first on this subject addressed
70 Enefish-speaking people It is. more
over, succinct clear, unbiased Every
omen-whether Of the suffragist or SUI
&Etvill DO we'll to gather in the facts and
fs0oeocies set down in thi: history OF
keman's rights.
en- CLIPPER SNIP ERA. a, E,,,o-
- - Fa0ous AmerScan and British
C13DDsr ShaDA, Their Owners, Duild-
o1Ub Commanders and Crews 1a43-
1880. By Arthur n. Clark, late COM
nander Of ship verena. ETC. author
OF "The History of Yachting" IL
Illustrated. New York: G. P. Putnam's
Sons.
An entertaining and important chapter
Of maritime history. this. having to do
With that period in which the clipper sail
ing vessel reached it's highest power and
played, a leading part in the rise and
growth of both foreign and continental
trade. At about the middle of the nine
teenth century demands for the rapid de-
livery of tea from China spurred the clip
per to it's speed possibilities. The sue
eeeuing gold rush to California stimulated
and sustained this power. producing an
excitinalv brilliant era of clipper sailing.
The perfection of the marine steam en-
Rfne-fOr twenty-five years of trial a lag
gard behind the sail-followed by the
openinR of the SueZ canal in 1869. intro
duced the period of steamships and oh
secured the supremacy of the clipper. The
volume is Geographic study, so to sneak.
OF the imnortant American and British
clippers. The author. himself al one time
ara another commander of this sort of
craft. brings to the study definite knowi-
devotion-all counting for a valuable and
spirited record The significant features
IN the career and fate of each of these
vessels are drawn. Gathered these pres
emit a unit of sailing history that turns
out to be. as Well chapter in the devel-
opnlent of commerce. An appendix tabu-
iates the California and Chinese tea clip
pers in the essential facts of name OF
tonnage record passages and the like
Half a hundred portraits Of builders. cap-
tains and of the clippers themselves add
distinctly TO this valuable study.
OPEN WATER. BY James Brendan
Connolly. author OF THE Deep Seas
Toll. etc. New York: Charles
Woodward & Lothrop
4 group of stirring sea stories. dramat-
real seamen having il out together AS
the thrill of the reading Gibbs. perhaps
the keenest after-feeling about these tales
is that of wonder at the precise and in
finite detail OF knowledge that floats them
easily and securely into the haven OF
convincing reality One falls TO wonder
ing when, and where and how this
craftsman found out so much about this
particular tide, Of invention; and by what
circumstances he sucked; in this full
savoI$ Of the deep, where, In essence and
eject viking and pirate. buccaneer and
men. tpass over to him the fruits of long
centuries OF laborious learning about the
disposition and. moods OF this unknow-
able thing. Splendid sea stories-the
best in many a day.
THE LEVER, 4 Novel; BY William
Dana circuit. author Of. 1.-The SPELL
etc. New York: Harper Brothers
Publishers.
Schooied By, these muck raking days
when riches and rapine. power and op-
preston are declared to3walk invariabl,
two-py-two together through the world
II Is hard TO accept. even as hero OF q
passing tale. a. pure idea!ist and a lord Of
industry. rolIeii~into one. Such. however
is the great man Of the present story, q
lovabfe, urbane gentleman I'm middle life
With thet one hand he shapes future
,con0snt. Utopia. where lord and labore
share in. fair division. With the other ht
directs with mastery precision the mech
anisrQ- of monopoly, in order that-ac
cordinc to histow accommodating gained
dominion over enormous fields OF indus
try, he may reorganize these on q broas
and equit able basis UHiuckiIy. this maj
of aItruistic, vision is surrounded by as
sociates of the current type, compount
Of fhis-w orld1inesS, who, for personal ad
Vantage and corporate gain. under on,
specicus pretext dr another, load and un
load according to wont and weather quit.
. in the usual. fashion of the souifess ma
nipuiator. II is right here in the readin;
that Q query obtrudes: How can one 81