The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Literary Review Of Latest Publications

than they were conducted four months
ago.
IT is a graphic. a picturesque, and an
interesting narrative It throws light
INTO dark corners of civilization, and IL
causes us TO reflect and 90 conclude that
our much-praised twentieth century civil
izatton still has many a forward step
to take.
Should man. though a failure, be for
gotten because Of or insplte of the on
ward march Of science?
A CHAIN OF EVIDENCE: BIZ CAROLYN weua
illustrated in color by Gallo Hoskins Pnbaished
~ the j. b. Lipptncott Company. Philadeiphia
Ifow a criminal, murderer. or a
housebreaker got in or how he man
aged to get OUT after completing his
job has been one OF the leading puzzles
of the detectives since the Sherlock
Holmes class of stories have come into
vogue.
The Chain of Evidence" is the au-
thor's third venture In this field. and I
admit that she Is a clever plotter and
reconteur. Her last book consider her
best effort. An old miser is found dead
in bed In the morning. Only his niece.
the victim of his evil temper. and the
colored servant were In the apartment
with him during the n ght, and-the chain
Access or egress by the windows Is
proved to have been impossible. Here.
then, Is the alternative: Either the
niece or the servant, or both together.
committed the crime. or the real mur-
derer must have forced some way in and
out that no detective skill can trace.
There are all kinds OF clews. and. OF
course they lead in different directions.
but the problem Of the door chain de-
feats them all.
Then there is the mysterious behavior
of the niece. who Is under suspicion,
though not openly accused Of the deed.
Miss Wells does her best trying to fit
the wrong pieces of the puzzle togethe.
with an air OF conviction In the end
she calls in a professional detective to
solve the puzzle. and make 1t all plain
to the reader.
OF course. she awards the suspected
heroine. according to the tradition of
the authors of novels. in the approved
manner. The book is interesting and
does that which 1t was intended to do;
1t keeps the reader guessing.
THE NATIONAL CIVIC FEDERATION Twelfth
annual meetingJ Published BY the Executive
Council Of the Federation in New York City.
Qllustrated)
Some of the most acute and most in
dealt with IN this volume in mastery
way. which makes a strong bid for
a place in the library Of every thought
full and patriotic American citizen.
Industrial Peace and Progress. The
Trade Agreement in the Relations OF
Capital and Labor" "Workmen's Com
pensation," Pensions for Civil En-
ployes." Welfare Work." The Rela-
ton Of the Public Employe to His En-
ployer,'' Reform in Legal Procedure"
''Regula ton of Industrial Corporations"
all these challenge the attention Of the
man who cherishes his Americanism.
The reports from the American Con-
sul-General Of Berlin. London. Paris,
and Rome upon methods OF foreign coun-
tries IN dealing with government en-
ployes In cases OF grievances and strikes
constitute an important feature of the
book.
Among the contributors TO this val
liable publication are President Taft.
Cardinal Gibbons. Speaker Champ Clark.
Secretary Franklin MacVeagh. Judge
Martin A. Knapp. Senator George Suth-
erland. Representatives James T Lloyd
and Frederick H. Gillett. and Messrs-
Seth Low. Benjamin Ide Wheeler. John
HAYS Hammond. August Belmont.
Charles P. Neill, William R. WILCOX,
Samuel Gompers, and H. N. kellogg