Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-26
Among the Magazines

Ainslee's Magazine for October han
an unusual number of stories coiorcd
with life and customs in Europe The,
complete novelette, has it's setting In
the beautiful Italian lake country.
Kid Hargan and the New France
by Joseph Ernest, is another story
that will appeal 10 readers with its
interesting glilnpses of life in Paris.
although its hero is a sturdy Amerl-
can prize fighter.
A story of adventure in the air, en-
titled Wind Tactics is by Raymond
Coulson. A biplane and a monoplane
on the coast of England have a
chance to test their respective merits
in most thrilling contest.
"Bili Heenan Saves a SOUL by
William Slavens McNutt, is as rugged
and gripping story of Alaska as this
writer has yet done for Ainslee's. Ir
a light, rollicking, humorous vein.
Robert p. MacAlarney tells a charm.
ing love story called Jackie Wlcks
Jilts Japery.' Albert Payson Ter
hume continues the Super woman
series with MADAME Jumel. New
York's First Official Heartbreaker."
Women's stories for October pre-.
sents readers with a complete book
length novel. This plan is to be fol-
lowed In each number hereafter. The
novel for October is by John r. Cor
yell, "Sallie Drew's Vocation" the
story of girl who, with only her
own intuitions and high spirit to
guide her, successfully meets some
very difficult situations. Other stories
are: "To Anybody Who Reads It, by
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton; The
Curse of the Zodiacal Ring" by Kath-
10 u O.. lxa - 11y
Atkinson Kimball "A Case of 10y
atty, the Friend of My Heart" by
Virginia Middleton, and Dan Cupid's
NJ d. by Arnold Hoffman
The October issue of the Wonlaa't
World beside a number of stories
contains departmental features, ed
torial comment and counsel on various
matters. "Disappearance of the Re-
gent" is q story by Carleton Brown
DR.. Frank Crane writes on The Great
War" and Van Dinneen on The care
of the Babe" Fashion talk, instruc
ton on economy and practical meth
DDS for the household are included IN
the contents
One of the special features of the
October Woman's Home Companion
is a, call to American women to SUP
port American industries. The idea
is that in the past American women
have preferred imported goods, ano
that in the present crisis they have
a splendid chance to show real pa
triotisnn by supporting our American
industries. The author of the article
Is Ida NJ Tarbell
The now dances are also described
with illustrations in color by Troy
Kinney. Laura Spencer Porter gives
splendid advice under the heading.
"ETow to start Your Library" Anna
Steese Richardson, director of the
Better Babies Bureau of the Wom-
ans Home Companion, contributes
news of the movement and sugges-
tions under the heading, What
Every Mother Wants to Know"
War and American Wages
"The Unseen Empire Atherton
Brownelrs just-published peace play.
was. of course. written months before
the opening of hostilities in Europe.
Yet the effect of the war on America
was curiously enough foreshadowed
in the conversation between the i'm
aginary American ambassador and
the German chancellor The latter
predicting that a European war would
result to the advantage of the United
States, was answered by the former
with. 81 don't know about that.
We'd have to feed Europe, of course.
but if you put that demand upon our
supply the price of foodstuffs would
shoot up like a rocket. It costs us
enough at home as it is, and the
worst of 1t is that the burden would
fall heaviest on those least able to
pay. Why, our little Spanish
war put the cost of living up sixty
money to buy with? For every dollar
of increase in cost they got an In
crease of twenty-five cents in wages
A war in Europe would be worse"