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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21

THE PANAMA CANAL. BY Frederic ].
Haskin. Illustrated from photographs
taken by Ernest Hallen. Official Photog-
rapher Of the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion. 8vo. PIP. X, 1885, Doubleday, Page
* Co.
Many books have been written about
the Panama Canal; more Of them will
undoubtedly follow, but among them all
this volume by Mr.. Haskin will hold
its place and interest as just what it Is
intended to be-the popular story Of
what James Bryce has called "the
greatest liberty man has ever taken
the author deals with the stupendous
technical difficulties Of the undertaking
in way that the layman can fully and
easily understand, but, above all, be-
cause there is in his pages a ringing
note OF patriotic pride in, and Of rejoic-
ing over what America has wrought. We
hear SO much nowadays. and with good
reason. of German efficiency, that this
straightforward, telling record Of our
own efficiency is doubly and trebly well
coined. What minor mistakes were
made occurred only at the very begin
ming. in confronting problems with
which the past never had dealt, and
which had therefore TO be solved step
! by step.
The transformation Of the face of the
| isthmus, the digging of valleys where
mountains stood. the building Of noun
| tains where once the valleys were, in
order that water bridge might link
ocean to ocean; the construction of
the locks-the steps leading to this
bridge-the obstacles easily overcome
at Gatun and laboriously subjugated in
the Culebra cut; the giant machinery
poses. the new era opened up by the
completion OF the canal. all this is told
tersely, with the enthusiasm of one
who saw the giants at their task OF
changing the work of Nature for mans
purposes TWO vessels a day Of 1000
| tons each will make the canal self-sup-
| porting: by 1875, 1t has been computed
| 10000. 900 tons will pass annually
! through its locks. its maximum capac-
| ity. But provision has already been
made by our engineers for third set
OF locks TO meet future greater de-
mands upon the waterway.
The sanitation OF the Canal zone
another triumph of our efficiency, is
not forgotten, Of course, by the author
-Corgas's name is a. closely connect
ed with the building Of the Panama
Canal as that Of Goethals himself-but
we are reminded that the success OF
the great army surgeon was Immensely
facilitated by the sobriety or the
| American workers. They eschewed the
traditional peg" Of the white man In
the tropics. The benedicts. by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21
LITERARY CRITICISM
AND BOOK NEWS
Queen Victoria, King Edward, and the Impress
Frederick-A Popular Story of the
Panama Canal-Other Reviews.

the smallest spot on the glory OF his
hero's reign or the impeccabie perfec-
tion of his character. Not content
with Edward the Peacemaker," he
would have him Edward the Great
Nay, more: he was IAN amalgam OF
Cesar and Charlemagne when his
royal will power was aroused"
A little more moderation would have
served the memory of Edward VII far
better. He does not stand in need OF
exaggeration of this kind. 1t rouses
doubt of his biographer's balance OF
Judgment, however great its evidence
Of his loyalty. In the case Of the King,
as of his august mother. the time for
the final verdict of history is still far.
The anonymous Empress Frederick
is what IT'S author calls 1t on the title
page memoir, not biography, but 1t
is the closest approach to full-length
life Of her we have yet had, and, indeed,
the only work entirely devoted to her
long career. Discretion" is one OF the
qualities claimed for the work by its
publishers, and discreet 1t certainly Is.
Indeed, it gives the impression that its
author could have told us far more
than he has, had he decided to do so.
He might, for one thing, have gone
more deeply into the question OF hered-
ity-the measure in which the oldest
child Of the royal English couple was
beholden for her qualities Of mind and
character to either Of her parents. She
had little tact, one feers 1t must be
admitted, and no prudence; she was
not a good judge Of men and women;
she sincerely loved art and culture, and
she was widely If not profoundly read.
She had ideals and the courage of them,
and in their support and furtherance
was her husbands true companion and
inspiration.
AS her father had been an unwelcome
German among Englishmen, SO was she
a suspected Englishwoman among the
Germans. Bismarck saw her influence
DtlIlIlu lHS AIOWH uliO Sii 1NOp
ert Morier's influence behind her. II
the unknown writer Of this memoir be-
trays strong anti-German bias
throughout, 1t is understandable, as ono
reads in these pages the tragic story Of
the long battle between this exceptional
woman, who had so strongly les defaults
de ses qualities. and tho Iron Chancel-
lor. who respected her while he feared
and opposed her influence. The book is
welcome; IT will fill q space too long
left empty until the publication Of a
full-length biography Of her who was
dred days. But for that definitive life,
too, the time is not yet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21
DODO RETURNS.

DODO'S DAUGHTER. A Sequel TO
"Dodo." BY z. f. Benson. l2mo, PIP.
3S9 The Century Company.
Those Of us who are approaching
middle age, if they have not already
reached it, will remember the Dodo OF
twenty years ago as an ultra-modern
Young woman revolving against late
Victorian environment. Her daughter,
the co-heroine Of this sequel TO her
story. is best described as a mid-Nic-
torian Young woman fioundering in an
ultra modern atmosphere. Her very
complexity makes her feel as stifed ana
bafied by modernity as her mother
felt hampered by conventionality. Her
emancipation is a reversion to earlier
SIMMER things. to elemental womanll-
ness. AS she explains to one OF her
suitors:
want to be the inferior mentally splr.
itually. of the man l marry. am Jus'
Tho opposite Of those terrible people VINO
want vote and say they are the equais
NJ men. That Is so bourgeois an idea
Whn me woman with any self-respect could
stand being her husbands equal II she
felt herself capable of loving? II is that
Yor are too easy, Hugh. l understano
vou and you don't understand me-
wish II were the other way round
Her desire is fulfilled in the good old
way of romantic fiction: shipwreck
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21
OuEENWcTORiA
from aR2nf

way, proved TO be more efficient than
tho bachelors, whence an interesting
chapter on what the government did
for the comfort and entertainment OF
their wives, both dwellings and COM
missariat as we'll as clubs coming
under this head The pages devoted
to the West Indian negroes, who fur
nished 60 per cent Of tho unskilled
labor. are delightfully."- sympathetic and
colorful.
Notifications, the permanent gov
eminent Of tho zone, the possibilities
OF the canal in the worlds trade and
politics, tho question Of tolls. still un-
settled our own commercial prospects
and opportunities-all this is consid-
cred in the authors unfailingly light,
interesting way. This Is "populariza-
ton" at It's very best. The illustra-
tions are numerous and good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21
OHIO IN THE CIVIL WAR
A photography of Her Services
to the Union.

THE CIVIL WAR LITERATURE OF
OHIO. A photography with Explana-
tory and Historical Notes. BY Daniel J;
Ryan, former Secretary OF State or
Ohio. Large syo. PIP; TX. Dis CieVeien o'
The conspicuous place Of Ohio in the
Civil War has long been a common
place Of national record and pride
"Primus inter pares' is Its appropriate
characterization. No other state was
more intensely and aggressively loyal,
and no other gave more freely Of life
and treasure to the Union. In leader
ship in war and in the councils Of state
and also in numbers Of the rank and
Ale, In battle and at the polls, Ohio's
gifts to the Republic were unstinted,
opulent and priceless.
In consequence. the Civil War liter
ature Of Ohio is voluminous. That state
has not been ranked as the foremost
in letters, although its contributions to
that art have for a century been con-
siderable and honorable. Yet the 300
save one titles in the photography be-
fore us are an impressive reminder Of
that states fecundity at least in the
current literature Of the day. and Of the
compelling inspiration which Ohio his
tory has afforded to the chronicler, the
critic and the panegyrist. Here arc
enumerated all manner Of compositions,
from laments over the death OF Lincoln
to paeans Of praise at the victory OF the
Union; from a brief essay on some sim
gle achievement of single regiment or
company in a single engagement, to the
encyclopaedia "Ohio in the War" Of
Whitelaw Reid 1t is a comprehensive
conspectus of a great subject, which
should be invaluable to the student,
the historian and the serious reader, as
q work Of authoritative reference.
Mr.. Ryan has done his work we'll. He
gives the complete title Of each work,
with date and technical description Of
the volume. and with concise yet COM
prehensive and judicious notes concern
ing the Identity Of the author and the
circumstances Of the authorship and
publication. He also gives an excep-
tionally detailed analytical index, fill
ing forty seven double columned pages,
which renders every item in the book
readily available for reference. And in
arrangement, paper and print, the vol
ume is about as nearly perfect as any
thing we could expect to see.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21
THE NEW EGYPT
A Poor Book on an Interesting
Subject.

THE MAN OF EGYPT. BY CLAYTON
Sedgwick Cooper, NJ A. illustrated.
12mo, PIP. XVI. 300 Holder & Slough
ton.
Inexcusable slovenliness irreparably
mars a book which might have been
highly interesting and profitable. We
might almost excuse "Mennon" and
"carytids" and "suzerainity," and even
"Phllipinos," and the juYtaposition OF
"Mueddin" and "Muezzin," if it could
be demonstrated that both proofreader
and office cat had gone on strike. But
when we find Egypt described as the
most fantastic and picturesque Of any
nation under the SUM- and are told
that the French sailed away, leaving
the British to successfully take con-
troll of Egypt with her army Of occu-
patton" we begin to wonder in what
language the book is supposed to be
written. And when We are reminded
that Herodotus wrote more than a
thousand years ago"-truly, he did,
and find characteristic Lamb-like
STORY attributed 10 AUdIltS hlllSsicy,
with his prolonged stammer," tho
query irrepressibly arises whether the
book can safely be accepted as an au-
thority on facts any more than on
photography or syntax.
Yet there could scarcely fail to be
something OF interest in almost any
book on so prolific and suggestive a
theme. Egypt is one OF the most in
teresting Of countries. and not the least
interesting feature Of 1t is the current
attempt to effect its renascence, and to
make a new land OF one that was old
when history began. To the solution
Of the profound problems which In
vest the Land of the Pharaohs, this au-
! thor contributes little But his volume.
with all its glazing errors. contains at
least enough information of a some
what curious nature concerning that
which lies beneath, and TO suggest to
the reflective reader how well worth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21
"ATHIETJC TRAlNINo."

In the introduction to his book on
Athletic Training" Charles Scribner's
Sons), which he finished shortly before
his death, the late Michael c. Murphy,
known to athletes the world over as
Mike" Murphy declares that he never
set any value whatever upon victory
for its own sake. or even on athletics
for their own sake, but only valued
them on account Of his faith I'm their
influence in developing the highest type
of young men, morally and mentally as
we'll as physically. And this may well
have been, in part at least, the cause
Of his phenomenal success with team
after team Of Yale and Pennsylvania
men. and with the last two American
teams at the Olympic games. The
great trainers book covers every phase
OF its subject thoroughly and with
praiseworthy clearness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21

THE MARRIED LIFE OF QUEEN VIC
TORIA. BY Clare Jerrold Illustrated
svo, DIP. xi, 500. G. p. Putnam's sons
MORE ABOUT KING EDWARD. by
Edward Legge. Illustrated Wo, pp
xviii. 3se. Boston: Small, Maynard q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21
AMERICAN EFFICIENCY
Our Great Achievement on the
Isthmus.

THE PANAMA CANAL BY Frederic ].
Haskin. Illustrated from photographs
taken by Ernest Hallen, Official Photog-
Tapher Of the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion. Svo, PIP. X, 1885, Doubleday, Page
A, Co
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21
THE EMPRESSFREpERlck
AS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

while 1t would be to study seriously and
authoritatively the Man Of Egypt In
order to determine whether he was, or
Is, or Is to be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21
fdBOOKS AUTHORS G. PUBLISHERS ~
SOME EARLY NOVELS
OF THE NEW SEASON
"Dodos Daughter and Her Mother Twenty Years After
Mr.. Curwoods Dramatic Story of Arctic
Dog-The Rejuvenated Mr. Crockett.

brave mans plunge into the roaring
breakers, rescue-and Dodo's daugh-
ter finds happiness. She is married
about the time when her mother, who
has grown older but has not grown up
has her third husband and her third
baby. II the story did not end i'm
nediately afterward Dodo would un-
doubtedly remark upon the appro-
priateness Of this, for the book is full
Of preposterous conversation, some OF
which is clever, but more Of which IL
mechanical and wearisome. Mr.. Ben
son. so to speak, gives us the recipe
without the bonnie bouche. Even as
Dodo was a member Of a society of
Souls" so her daughter. before her
awakening, is a leader Of a clan"
whose members do not care what they
say, but understand what they mean.
A STORY THAT GRIPS.
KAZAN. BY James Oliver Curwood.
Illustrations by Gayle Hopkins. l2mo,
DIP. $40. Indianapolis: The Bookseller
J Hll Company.
Mr.. Curwood may be a nature
faker," but all lovers Of capital story
will give him thanks for having
faxed in so gripping, telling man
ner. Kazan is a dog Of the frozen
north, three quarters wolf His life OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09
NEDDERMEYER'S BAND
SCORES IN OPENER

A varied program was presented
by Frederick l.. Neddermeyer and his
band. opening a series of Sunday az
ternoon concerts In the Garrick the
alter, yesterday.
The big organization was I'm splen-
did form and interpreted Its difficult
subjects, OF a wide range. with pra-
cision, finishing and feeling.
The versatility Of the band was
evidenced In It's rendition OF such
widely different themes as the gentle
Les Preludes" of List, and, later,
the awesome, solemn. March OF the
knights OF the Holy Grail" Of Wag'
ner
Signor Luigi Motto, cellist, pleased
with his rendition OF Dunklers Ca
price Hongroise," and responded TO an
encore with ''Traumerei."
Fred 8. Paine. xylophonist, respond
ed to several encores.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09
IN DETROIT

WIsdislaus kowics, - years old. Of
No. 230g East Grand-blvd., shot dur
ing Sunday night riot at Joseph
Campau-ave. and The railroad.
week ago died Sunday In Samart-
tan hospital. Kowicz was in crowd
that gathered when Patrolman Fer
guson, OF Hamtramck. attempted 10
make an arrest, and was attacked by
striking Kowicz. Coroner Burgess
Ii making further Investigation
The Board Of Commerce will attempt
10 prevent the auetloning Of Jewelry
under brilliant lights. Night auc-
tions are said to place the pur-
chaser OF jewelry at a disadvantage.
There In "A city ordinance providing
that auction sales must stop at p.
m, but this measure has been bit
terly fought by the auction jewelers.
and IL now before the supreme court.
The jewelers. division OF the ways
and means council Of the Board OF
Commerce believes IL Will be able
to step night auctions.
As q means of relieving traffic con-
gestiou On Woodward-sve.. system
Of diagonal roads, running from the
district OF Woodward and Kirby
AYES, is being considered by the
City Plan and IMPROVEMENT commits
sion. according to Charles Moore,
president OF the organization. Four
to Belle Isle. another to the new
Michigan Central depot, third
through the northwestern section of
the city and the fourth through
northeastern Detroit
Bert schmid. an animal trainer In
charge Of some trick dogs I'm the
Temple theater, was shot below the
left shoulder Saturday night by Pa
trolman Emmanuel Dimero, when he
failed to halt, on the officers COM
mand. as he was emerging from an
alley near Rivard-st. and Lafayette
ave. east. Dimero was exonerated
declared that schmid. instead 81
stopping. hit him on the jaw, and
proceeded on his way. when lbmero
fred. Numerous holdups had occur
red In the vicinity. Schmid VIII re-
cover.
Uncle sam FASTENED the marriage OF
Louis Reinhsrd. farmer, OF sydney,
o., and Mrs. Mary A. Hughes, Can
adam woman. The two had been
Mrs. Hughes getting word from sgd
ney, o., o"come on" last Saturday.
She was intercepted by Detroit Inn
migration officers and taken before
the examining board. she blushing-
ly admitted that she was on her
way 10 meet her prospective hus-
band. The immigration officers were
to-be. He came to Detroit, and sat
urday they were married In the
county clerks office.
Prominent Detroiters Of various call
ings have pledged their support to
the 6 O'clock store closing movement
since the big meeting Of clerks FRI
day night I'm the Light Guard armory.
Among those who have Endorsed the
movement are Judge william ~
Rev. 4 NJ. Barley. Judge George E.
Hosmer. the Rev. D. l. sutherland.
Dr r. q Clippert. the Rev. James u.
Black Rev, william J, Jacobs, Aid.
George A. owen. Aid. John G. Lodge.
Attorney George 4. Field. the Rev.
Angus VI. Cameron. George ~ Bar
hour, jeremiah Dwyer, DIR. J. " Car
stems. DR. Samuel Bell. City Treas
urer Max c. Koch and the Rev.
william -. Maxon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09

CINE house No. IS OF Detroit. was un-
able TO do more than prevent the
names from spreading TO adjoining
houses. The l. perty was valued al
The cornerstone OF the new $40 900
municipal building OF Hamtramck
which Is being erected on Joseph Cam
pau-ave, between Alice and Crawling
ayes. will be laid Thursday afternoon
The program viii be In charge OF the
.counctls building COMMITTEES, consist
ing OF councilmen Henry NJ. Jacobs
William Zenow, Edward Russell and
Michael kluczinski Village President
John Klinger will deliver the principal
address
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09
FORD.

Mrs. Daniel Houston will entertain
the Busy Dozen club at her home on
Second-st, Tuesday evening
Miss Myrtle Begeman. $40 Second St.
who underwent an operation at Harp
er hospital for the removal OF piece
of tooth from her bronchial tubes. was
able to return 10 her home Saturday.
Marshall George Perry who has
been i'll. resumed his duties. Monday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09

||t alfCEUM.
With the great American desert as
background and a plot Involving
II business and the operations OF
|~|olefactors OF great wealth, with
,hich IL entwined a charming love
ory The Winning 81 barbara
rorth. dramatized from Harold bell
Vrght's novel OF the same name, by
Lynch Roberts and Mark z, swan, is
one OF the most pleasing productions
4 I'm recently In the Lyceum theater.
1.-The book lends itself we'll 10
decentralization and the stage version
ollows The original With unusual
delity.
# The story deals with the fortunes
Ia Barbara Worth. child OF the desert,
which sch Is found a mere babe.
~ her foster.father Jefferson Worth,
tn1ter her real parents, deaJh from
|<hirst. Worth Is engineering great
|1oclamation scheme, and as barbara
>xrows to womanhood his years are
'1pent In perfecting plans TO make
<<erttle fields OF the waste places,
he falls foul OF James Greenfield.
eastern capitalist, also interested In
!. IRRIGATION. Greenfield builds dam
<of unsafe construction and when
Worth refuses to join In his projects
attempts to ruin him. He discharges
Abe Lee, foster-brother OF Barbara.
and puts his own .adopted son, VII.
Hard Holmes, In lees place.
Holmes falls In love with Barbara.
md In the end deserts Greenfield TO
cast his lot with Jefferson Worth. AS
ID climax, il is discovered that Bar
bara Ia daughter OF the only broth
|or OF Greenfield. and the warning fac
Ions are united with the usual happy
hiding. @
Kathryn stems is charming Bar.
4 hara. and brings to the somewhat
||lfncult part high degree Of dra-
snatic ability. and Cash Thompson as
willard Holmes. IL no less praise.
9osthy. Miss stems work In the pro.
/oge,. In which she appears as the
'ving mother OF Barbara, is, perhaps,
ne best bit or acting in the entire
rloy.
Edwin Weaver plays the criminal
6topitalist along conventional lines
md does II well. while Thomas
Colmesnil makes satisfying Jefferson
NORTH. -.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09
DIED.

EDwARDs--Nov. 3, at residence, III
Willis west, Martin, husband OF En-
he Lewis Edwards, father OF Mrs.
Irving X. Swan. Mrs. EDNA NJ Pad
dock and Arthur III. Edwards aged
So years Funeral Tuesday, Nov. 10
at y. m. Burial private
KIENLE-EMrs. Julia. Nov. Z, mt her
home. liz Brandon, beloved wife OF
Herman kienle and daughter OF Mrs
Julia Connolly and sister of Charles
Connolly. Funeral from above resi-
dence Tuesday. $3.50. and Holy Re
RODGER---Nov. z, at 2ti Trowbridge-
ave, Andrew, beloved father Of chas
w, Lucius y. and J. :. Rodger. OF
Los Angeles. Cal Funeral services
from residence Monday at ID. m.
Iuterment at South Lyons, Mich. on
Tuesday.
ScHMIDT--Nov. Z. Catherine, aged "a
years. sister OF Frank schmidt and
Sister Mechlildes. Order Of Christian
Charity Funeral from residence OF
brother, T4s McDouRall- ave, Tuesday
at a. m. and 81. Eiixsbeth's church
at s;so. Please omit flowers.
j., son OF James y.
and Georgina Hartrick, at his rest
dence, 81 Hecla-ave. Services Tues
day at p. M, from residence, Bur-
iai private at Royal Oak, via funeral
car. ~
BEAL--At mothers residence. 7ss SEQ.
ond-ave., Minnie Martha. beloved
daughter OF Martha sarah Beai. Fu-
neral from residence Tuesday at Tao
.. m
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-09
HAMTRAMCk.

A pretty woman, with her clothing
badly torn. was found lying by the
roadside on the Seven Mile-rd.. Ham
tramck. early Sunday morning. She
was taken TO Supervisor Anthony Buhr
in North Detroit. and told him that she
had been taken motorcycle riding by
a young man. and that he had struck
her, knocking her down. She said he
then rode away and left her super
visor Buhr referred her to the county
authorities. Her name was not
learned