Evening journal., 1915-04-05


Knew" by Don Cameron Shafer; "A
Side Line That Paid" by c. II. Claudy
and another installment of William
Heyliger's serial entitled Against
Odds" MY Adventures in the Boer
War" by Captain w. Robert Foran,
F. r. G. S. F. 4. 5. +. r. c. l., leads
the feature articles OF which there
are a gOodly number. Features i'm
the other departments are bright and
snappy and conclude what is an un-
usually attractive number.
THE Red Book Magazine has add
ed another big" writer to its already
imposing list Melville Davisson Post,
who is recognized as the greatest liv-
ing authority on the short story. and
especially on the short mystery story.
begins in the April issue series or
mystery stories built about his fam
Gus character, "Uncle Abner." The
first story is entitled "The Straw
Man" II has that rapid sketching in
OF background, the quick action and
the surprising finish which have made
Mr.. Posts articles stand out among
those of the writer's of the day.
Spring and Hope" Our Future
Meat Supply" "The Income Tax" "A
Sensible Insurance Law" and Child
Labor Law" are the subject of FIVE
editorials by G. II. Windsor which
prove interesting features in the April
issue of Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Besides these editorials, however,
there are number of interesting
and unique features to be found in
this number of this magazine includ-
ing an article that discusses the
"wobbling' of the North Pole. as a
possible cause for earthquakes. sal
wage work on the ill-fated Empress
Of Ireland" a submarine for the re-
covery of sunken treasure. the latest
addition TO New YOrk's skyscrapers,
the biggest typewriter in the world,
the jitney bus as a rival to the street
car, big pumps for draining Louisi-
ana land, elevated playground for
New York slums. submerged pipe line
with flexible joints and any number
Of other features too numerous to
mention.
The April Shop Notes department
contains the first of a series of ar
ticles on Building a Home" besides
which much other practical material
7 while the Amateur Mechanics De-
partment has the usual number of ar
ticles and illustrations.
/ In addition to the editorial which
always includes number of especial
/ ly interesting subjects the April is.
sue Of The American City Magazine
contains an exceptionally large mum
ber Of special features and illustra.
tions showing many municipal ant
I industrial improvements in various
parts of the country, all of which ars
written by men of authority an,
knowledge. One Of the leading fea,
! lures of this months magazine in,
cludes an article written by Calvin
Hendrick, chief engineer of Baltimore
wherein is described the covering o
Jones Falls notably one of the great
est of engineering works in this coun
try. Other articles include "The Pre-
vention of Odors at City ReTuse Dis
posal Works" by Rudolph Herring
d. Sc: -Four Years Result in
Water Publication Plant" by Jane
NJ. Caird;" What Pittsburgh is DO
ing TO Improve Its Housing Condi
tons; Bluff Improvements at Cor
pus Christi. Texas" by Alexander Pot
ter; Cleaning Up Kowanee," by c. J
Kellam and numerous other short an
ticles pertaining to fire protection
street paving and widening. and gar
dening, each Of which should prove D
untold value and interest to those con
cerned with municipal and civic prob
lens.
One of the most interesting fea
lures in the April issue Of Every
body's Magazine includes the pub
fishing of the Eve prize winning let
ters in answer TO the question put Il
7 Everybody's readers some time age
what Is a Christian?" in connection
with this same subject the editor
publish an interview with Winston
Churchill author Of "The Inside o
the Cup" which presents an interest
ing and different view Of the aues
ton, that is well worth reading Othe
features TO be found IN this Issue in
clude five fiction stories, six featur
articles and a number of strong edi
tOrials. Those who contribute stor
les this month include Perceval Glib
! bon. Virgil Jordan. Elizabeth Hardin
Snyder, Henry McGill, owen johnson
William Ashley Anderson. Pete
Clarke MacFarlane. Charles Hanso
Towne. Honore Willsie. Virginia Rod
erick, BOzeman Bulger and Booker Z
Washington.
e The Strand Magazine for April con
tains a generous amount of fiction b
, writer's of international reputation
!. Herman Scheffauer, Richard Narsh,
j. Bell. Violet NJ. Methley and Others
> Marsh's third series of the episode
2 of Sam Briggs Becomes a Soldier.
, not only is highly amusing and enter
| tanning, but is singularly aprOpos {
J this time, and lightens the sad weigh
| of the war stories actually comm
! from the theatre of war. Real Iif
Romances," h.- II. Greenbough Smit
, reaches the ninth of the series. th
{ author this month dealing with JaC
queline de Laguette. An article {
, timely, il not propehtic interest.
! ''The Ghost-Lady of the Kaiser
) House." from the French of G. l.,
: notre.
"a Pro-American Doctrine" #" "Wher
Pan -Gelmanism and Pan-Slavis
3 Meet" Lessons OF the War" 9TH
= Tariff Again" Business and Politics
4 For a Square Deal" "The Tendenc
. 10 Lean on the Future" "1'he Jiiney
I "a Fine Spirit of Government Sc
5 vice. what is the Matter With Ii
I erature." and "An Announcement
- are the subjects of a number of ei
. pecially strong and timely editorial
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