The Detroit times., 1912-09-03

4 from the pFoHnc- pen OF thht- -excet
lent storyteller. Stewart Edward
White. comes new novel called The
| Sign At Six.
The Sign At Six is a novel OF New
York city. But what a New York II Is
Imagine. II you can, that this great
hurrying metropolic, so utterly de
pendent upon modern scientific lux
rr.es, should suddenly find itself In
tho grasp OF a scientist who has dis
covered the startling secret Of sus-
pending the operation Of natural
forces; but, alas. scientist whose
brain has been turned by It's cunning
and who. instead of being great
creator has become a destroyer. seek
irg vengeance on one man, and un'
mindful OF the fact that millions must
suffer likewise.
Such Is the situation chosen by Mr..
White around which TO weave q story
OF mystery, adventure and love. The
opportunity for adventure Is limitless
onc the result Is such as a writer OF
Mr.. Whites ability would be expected
to achieve.
Through the story there runs a cur.
rent Of love. and the heroine Is equally
"a charming as the hero. she gives
her sprightly conversation Is always
appreciated. The Sign AT Six Is pri
marily intended for entertainment,
and II serves this purpose admirably,
! The September Metropolitan Is Q
summer fiction number with variety
Of entertaining stories by w. w. ia
cohs, Melville ID. Post. Allen Sangree
and others. The lighter vein Ia con
tinued In the articles, which are most
/ ly OF picturesque. descriptive char
acter. These include a brilliant de
scription OF the Yosemite Valley by
Robert Haven Schauffler; new de
velopment OF the art OF dancing by
Bliss Carman; "A Glance at Rodin,
hy Carl Hovey, and The Price oi
Fish," by W. ID. Steele. These articles
arc enhanced by many handsome illus
uations. or more thoughtful interest
Is the continuation OF the Socialist
series by Morris Hillquit, who writes
on The Methods OF Socialism" and ar
analysis OF the part played by Gov
error Hadley, OF Missouri. at the Chi
cago convention. by Peter Clark Mac
farlane. Leroy Scott contributes {
sharp story OF Broadway life called
The Six-to-One Shot" William Mail
lly's editorials continue as a prominen
feature Of the magazine as well as the
department OF humor conducted b,
Franklin p. Adams.
Red Book.
Hats" a sprightly love story BY
Earl Derr Biggers, is the leading
feature OF the Red Book magazine
for September. II Is the story Of thu
part played In a Senatorial race BY
a young woman who checks the hat:
lin swagger hotel of a middle
western city. Hugh Stuart Fullerton
the baseball expert. has in this NUN
ber a short story. based on fact, OF 4
young player who poisoned all the
pitchers on his team In order to ge
to pitch the opening game Of the sea
son. There Is story OF the Philip
pines, called, "Jhe Women of Tha
Land by Lieut.. Hugh JohSlbn, U
s. a., and strong political story b.
James Hay, Jr., entitled Stag.
Marion Bruntlett Powell contributes
story OF Chicago life, called "Th,
Lure OF the LOOP" and Roy l.. NJ
Cardell one OF New York life, calle'
Tito Duck Press" Other contriba
tors to this number are: James Olive
Cdrw bod, Frederick r. Bechdolt, Ray
mond S. Spears, Ellis Parker Butler
Ray mCld lee Hartman, Harris Mer
, ton Lyon, Ernest l.. Starr, john Has
iette. arthur Cottonwood, John Bay
ton Oxford and Louis v. De Foe.
/ Popular Science Monthly.
The Popular Science Monthly TO
September contains the following ar
! Iticles. Research in Medicine" b.
: professor Richard NJ. Pearce: Wind
gravcd Mesas and their Messays," D,
lDr. Charles r. Keyes: "Old Lamp,
for New" by John Mills; The Re
vival OF Economic Orthodoxy" Pro
lfes. or s. NJ. Patten; George Marc
grave, the First Student of American
Natural History" by DR.. z. w. Gud
ger. The Real Problem of Commits
sicn Government" by Oswald Ryan
"Genius ana Hair Color" by Charlie
Ka5sel; The Nature of Hunger" b.
Professor w. b. Cannon; The Tive
hund ed and Fiftieth Anniversary o
the Royal Society,"" THE Interna
tionai Eugenics Congress"
Nautilus.
Scientific Management OF th'
Business of Home Making b,
Thomas Dreier, is a feature OF SEP
tember Nautilus, Holyoke (Mass.)
} And in this number. Mrs. Bleecke
Bangs who originated the co-opeIa
tive marketing plan in New York city
tells Just what she accomplished ,,
this plan and how TO apply the sam,
principles in any city large or small
Ia third article along related line Il
l"The Wagon School Of Cassell in Ger
many" by Anne Warner, an accoun
of n German school on wheels whcr'
young girls are taught household art
and sciences. Other good things II