The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-25
Review OF Current
MAGAZINES
The November Red BOOK.

Edwin Ballner, who wrote the first
short stories taking advantage Of the
dramatic possibilities Of the wire
from them developed the
play Via Wireless"-has returned to
that field for the space Of one story.
after having left it to other writer's
for several ears. His 1.-THE Sleeping
Ship" which is the leading feature
of the November Red Book magazine,
is a powerful story. with a tremendous
thought behind it. This story brings
out more forcefully than could a doz-
ity Of the wireless during that part
Of the t%wenty-four hours when the
operator is asleep. For this dramatic
situation Mr.. Balmer pictures three
ships bound toward the United States.
The first is fifty miles ahead Of the
second and the second is more than
two hundred miles in advance Of the
The first would have ample time to
rescue all its passengers. but the
operator on the first ship is asleep!
The third ship cannot reach them in
time. For thrilling suspense the story
has not had an equal in many a day.
This number Of the Red Book con-
|tains q number Of exceptional stories.
Michael Williams. a totally different"
ways" "A Diluted Diplomat" another
of Ernest L. Starts clever stories of
that amazing little woman. Polly Rip
pie; "A Sister Of Shalott," in some
ways the best piece Of work that has
come from the pen Of Harris Merton
Lyon; BUCK Fleeharty Goes A-Woo
ing:" a new western story by Gilmore
story by Charles r. Barnes. called
Thinkers starhitched Wagon" which
has to do with a patrolman who tries
mental suggestion On the people on
his beat. Frederick R. Bechdolt. Mary
Inlay Taylor. Owen oliver. Campbell
MacCulloch and several others also
contribute stories to this issue.
Woman's World for November.
Woman's World for November in
cludes among its fiction. short stories
by Emerson Taylor. Berton Braley
and E.. r. Lipsett. Burns Mantle re-
tells the story Of the successful farce
Ready Money" and the serial, THE
Dare Devil approaches its conclu-
sion.
Herbert Kaufman's 1.-THE Boys Who
Don't Grow Up" Is a whimsical but
tender masculine appeal for feminine
sympathy. while. in his poem. 1.-The
|Slattern Woman" he denounces the
wrong scrt Of a wife. THE Failure
of Modern Philanthrophy," is a
searching arraignment Of scientific
charity.
DIR. Frank Crane. in his genial way.
tells How to Grow Old Gracefully
and Maude Radford Warren continues
a series Of helpful articles for young
writer's. by advice on How to Market
Manuscript"
November woman's Home Companion
Woodrow Wilson: democratic eandi-
to the November Wom.n's Homs
Companion an Interesting article
which is really a message to women.
In 1t he develops the idea that those
with whom we entrust our govern
ment at Washington ought. as he x
presses 1t. to keep house" for the
whole people. Our revenues. he says.
a governing class or Of any limited
set of governing influences. As he
goes along Mr.. Wilson illustrates his
points with specific suggestions.
8. Seymour Thomas made the pic
ture Of Governor Wilson for the COW
er. It is a study he made for his own
use in painting a portrait Of the gov
n which Is not yet finished. Only
three people-the governor. Mrs. Will
son. and the governors sister-had
w seen this study before The Com
panion acquired it. Mr.. Thomas said
that Mrs. Wilson thought it the best
portrait Of the governor which she
had ever seen.
Tho November Companion contains
many other entertaining special arti-
cles. among which are: "Women Of
the campaign:" The Girl in the
mother" "A Patients Account Of
Days in the Hospital:" and The
Training Of a child"
Fiction is contributed by Justus
Miles Forman. Kathleen Norris, Isa-
bel Gordon Curtis. Beulah Marie Dix,
Ward Muir and others.
In the household. fashions, cook
ing. home decorations and handicraft
departments special attention Is given
to practical SUE for Christmas
how various kinds of attractive
gifts can be made. economically.
The November S~cribneF's.
Price Golfers Germany and the
Germans fror" an American Point Of
View begins in the November Scrib-
ner with an article on the emperor
which he calls "The Indiscreet." 1t
is n remarkably candid study Of one
Of the most picturesque and influential
personalities Of the world. It will be