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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
Gy s. N. CLINTON y y

LTHOUGH the pillow is the first i'm
plement used by man in field
farming, real progress in it's devel-
opment has come only within the
last fifty years. First mention of
the pillow in the Old Testament
is by Job where he says: The
oxen blowing and the asses feed
ing beside them" In JOBS time
the nlow was nrnhahlv a crnnked
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER IL
ELIJAH's FLIGHT AND RETURN

LESSON TEXT Kings 1s:s-1s. (Read
entire chapter).
GOLDEN TExT-Be stili and know that
i am God. Ps. 1910.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
"Pan-American"

As diplomatic history is always a closed
book to the layman we will probably
never know how much serious thought
the great statesmen of our country have
given to the problem of Latin-Amerca
and its relationship to the United States
But others shave studied and thought of
the complexities Mr.. Roland Usher in
his "Pan-Artericanlsm" Century Com
pany, New York;. is full of suggestions
and possibilities. He frankly does not
try to solve any of the problems, and n
prejudiced reader will find him a most
irritating compromiser--so clear and con-
vincing on all sides of the questions that
prejudices of the reader take the dis
tinct form OF uncertainty
But Mr., Usher wants to inspire
thought. His book is written rather for
the layman, because 1t is not elaborated
with sources and footnotes-which the
student demands. Hence tho possibility
of flaws and Inaccuracies. But there can
be no doubt that Mr.. Usher has II deep
appreciation of the problems under dis
cussion. He sees clearly how economic
relationship affects all internationallsm
lie leaves not n stone unturned in his cf-
fort to indicate possibilities and probable
tiles which the United States may have
to face when the victor of the great
European war turns his interests toward
the South American states. When this
happens what will be our attitude? Can
We meet the situation with our small
army, backed By tho ethics and custom
of the Monroe Doctrine? Shall we in
crease our armaments TO cope with this
possibility? VIII 1t pay us, economically
and is it ethical to be eXpansionists? or
shall we better put our trust into Pan
Americanism-a confederation with the
Latin-Amercan states, on terms of
equality-despite the differing traditions,
social, administrative and economic
needs which exist on the two CONT
nents? All these questions are for our
considerations, not for Mr. Usher's solu-
tlon.
That the victor of the present war is
justified in turning to the conquest OF
South America is without question-f
any of the ideas of expansion for eCono-
mic reasons which dominate the present
war are still in existence when 1t Is over.
Mr. Usher presents South America as
a rich and lucrative continent, full of
hidden possibilities and rightly the envy
of any growing power. This part of the
authors exposition is most fascinating;
for there is n general lack of appreciation
among the unintiated for the other half
OF this hemisphere, and perhaps a feeling
of superiority among those of us in the
United States.
If Mr.. Usher has done nothing more
than to present all the complex points in
volved in this question, the book would
be worth the effort Nto read-though We
might hope that MIR. Usher had seen fit
TO write his thoughts more conclsely, so
that we could comprehend without quite
so much explanation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
A GAY Composite

Quite a large chunk of Robert Ma
caire." brought up 10 date, bit of 'Raf-
hes" and Just soupcon of "Huckleberry
Finn"-these are the ingredients from
which Francis p. Elliott has concocted his
story "Pals First CHarper & Bros. New
York;. Naturally, one could not expect
great originality under the circumstances
hut II WSll be admitted by the average
reader that "Pals First is an unusual
hook. a very readable book, and might be
almost a great book were II not for its
weak and labby ending. ii. G. Wells re-
cent diatribe scoring the novel with the
"happy ending can easily be applied TO
MIR. FlIiott's work, for the author has
been at such pains to briEg happiness 10
his principal characters that he has Yio-
lated every law of life's logic
The story deals with the remarkable ad-
ventures of two crooks-at least We are
led 10 believe that they are crooks until
the final chapter, every detail Of evidence
pointing to that conclusion. Not until the
very end do we learn that one OF the
pseudo rogues is a mere masquerader and
the other Is a long suffering and much
abused victim of the laws injustice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
Book Gossip

John Lane has acquired the English
aAa American rights I'm Sir Sven Hedin' s
oook' with the German Armies in the
west" and the English translation will
ue published within the next month or
NO IN England, Canada and the United
eiates' As the book was commissioned
" the Kaiser. it naturally takes the Ger
man point OF view. Sir Sven had unique
laellities for seeing things behind the
eerman lines. and the photographs alone,
1aAen by the author himself at the front
logether with his sketches, make a most
valuable record from any point OF View
Thomas Nast, His Period and His
Fletures," by Albert Bigelow Paine, is
now TO be published in a cheaper edi-
Aon thus bringing the book within the
,eaeh OF wider audience. Comparative
Few newspaper readers familiar with
me cartoons OF the Tammany Tiger, the
1smoeratic Donkey or the Republican
Elephant know that Thomas Mast was
me inventor. .pf these political symbols.
The Historical Society OF Pennsylvania
aas lust received as a gift from the
=athor William Welsh Harrison, LID
new and superbly bound volume, print
= on Nhatman's handmade paper en-
atled The Royal Ancestry Of George
s-s'p Harrison, of Philadelphia DOCTOR
PARTON. the compiler, Is me son
2aze Lelb HarrlFon and memper pt
- Genealogical socicit as Vel as me
zEzIEeal Society Of Fernss ifsnia'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
Conrad's "Victory"
a Splendid Novel

II has become Joseph Conrad's habit,
In recent years, to give his books fan
tastic subtitles and to mislead his read
srs. The present volume is called "Vic-
tory" and is subnamed AN Island Tale"
doubleday, Page &s Coz Why It is
called "Victory" is hard to say but 1t
is certain that in calling the book AN
pointed remark to the people who i'm
agine that the worth and the value of
his books lie in the environments and
localities they exploit. 1t will be remem-
bered that there were even those who
called Chance" that masterpiece of hu-
man fiction, a book of the sea.
The scenes of "Victory" are laid in
samburan, the Round Island" of the
Malay Archipelago, and in Sourabaya.
From Samburan comes AXe Heyst. the
man who would keep life forever from
him: in Sourabaya, at the hotel Of
certain Schomberg, he meets and res
cues Lena. a girl in a travelling orchestra.
and returns with her to his deserted
Island. To the island come, in turn, two
desperate characters. lured there by tales
told of Heyst's wealth, and in the mex
tricable maze of misfortune and misap-
prehenson the book ends in what might
he unnecessary tragedy, were IL not for
the high devotion and sacrifice of the
two chief agonists. The victory, if there
be one, is the victory of life over those
who fear IT,
In giving such resume of the book,
one does cruel violence to the author.
The story is told in Conrad's sardonic.
and sometimes in his worst smart"
manner. That is when he seems only to
be writing fiction. Before the end he
Is writing book. and does it with firm
and unerI ''~ simplicity. No writer of
our time . accomplish his miracle of
writing q Ory so unaffectedly, yet so
artlstcally. of making the necessary
compromise between art and life so eN-
qulsite and SO just. And there are very
few writer's in English, of our time or
OF other times who can reveal the uni
yersal emotions, the action springs of
humanity so truly. Because in this story
the adventure is much; the presence of
his extraordinary bad men is not mere
device for telling the tale. But beyond
that, and at times engrossing the au-
thor and the reader as no adventure can,
is the beautiful situation of Heyst and
the girl, of the man who holds life in
scorn, and the girl who is unconsciously
winning him back to life 1t may frighten
OF few readers to say of this book that,
like all of Conrad's. 1t is Il psychological
novel But those who know the author
OF Romance" and the author of "Al-
mayors Folly" of 1.-THE Return" and
Typhoon," will know that for this
writer. as for no other, of our time, the
psychological problem weaves itself Won
derfully into action, is, in the words of
another master, "adorablyi picturesque"
and absorbingly interesting-to the mind,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
STOKOWSKI STUDIES
ART OF ETCHING
Leader of Philadelphia Orches-
ira Has Given Many Odd
Hours to Hobby.

Leopold stokowski, leader OF the Phila-
delphla Orchestra, has ambitions In a
realm Of art other than that of music. He
is learning to etch and has become facile
in manipulating the tools of this most
difficult and elusive art. with his friend,
Leopold seyfrert. tho artist, he has been
studying etching at odd hours tho greater
part OF tho winter, and when summer
comes he Intends to devote serious atten-
tion to IT,
"Nfr. stokowsli shows marked talent
for etching" said Mr. Seyffert today. ut
is to be expected for a man who has ac-
complished what he has I'm music is gem
orally proficient in anything that is artis-
tic We are only learning now, but we
have planned greater things for the sum-
mer."
The two men have practlced etching
whenever opportunity offered. generally
in tho late afternoon hours or on Sum
days. Neither has had much time to
spare for II, as this season has been par
ticularly busy for the orchestra director,
and Mr. Seynert's attention has been di-
rected chiefly to his canvascs; but their
efforts have been In earnest, and Mr.
Seyffert's studios on the third floor Of
the Fuller Building contain many sam
pies of their collaboration. Their instruc-
tion has been derived mostly from books
and standard works on etching
IT am afraid that our friends are dis
appointed" said Mr.. Scyffert. "They hear
of this new activity of ours and come
here expecting to see great results-mas-
terpieces. perhaps-whereas they see only
the product of our practice. But we are
only learning now"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27

MOFt fTfCWSlte COlnmgWt Wttt De fnunF on
those rhoSo Importance tcdrrdnts further
attention,
VICTORY. ny, Joseph Conrad. An Island
her strange lie with one ne Axei Heyst on ma a
South sea island, 4G2 pp Si.3S Doubleday,
LOVE. LETTERS or A DIVORCED COUPLE.
Ry William Farauhar Payson. a tale built
" @es5 S5 qSn %6 as so6ne Ss % indicates Die Se @
Doubleday, Page New York.
COLLECTED PLAYS, AND POEMS. BY Gale
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MODERN WARFARE, By Henry Smith VII
oas mcgSuniss 2ST p$iS' and mItaTy fgrms ai pP
$40. Hearst's international Library, New
CRITICISMS OF LIFE. BY Horace j. Bridges.
Tho head OF the Chicago Ethical Society
ei HsecEei. winston on' chuFcRiii, Captain scott
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THn GERMAN ARMY IN VAR. BY 4. Hi:
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PALS FIRST. By Francis r. Elliott. A mys-
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BARBARA'S MARRIAGES. BY Maude Rad
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JoHNNY D%PPTEBsEiEDI;. BY Eleanor Atkinson.
''9 fSTy sSB{SF ESBby S 84i iOy pp s6o "s}2
Harper's. New York.
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THE FRENCH IN THE HEART OF AMER
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Til" VtEEITH.s OF ISIS. BY Frank Harris.
Eleven stories by tho distinguished English
man Of letters BIZ pages. $t.25. Doran,
GETTING 4 WRONG START. In this book
popular but anonymous novelist tells OF his
false starts. 2li pages. 81 Macmillan, New
York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
Wilson on Finding Oneself

President Wilson has published in book
form his faVOrite essay. when a Man
Comes TO Himself" (Harper & Brothers.
New York;. A man comes 10 himself,
or finds himself the distinguished au-
thor believes. when ne appreciates
that the world demands his best ef-
forts. and that he Is but secondary
consideration. AS long as he acts,
talks, feels OF plans for himself. con-
sidering only how he himself will be
aneeted he has not found himself. He
comes 10 himself as coon as he acquires
a full realization OF what his mind needs
OF rs complete satisfaction; when he dis
covers his limitations as well as bis en-
doHmentz. ana hoH' he can best minimiss
bis defects and use hls sifts for The inter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
"Pennsylvania

Harvey Maitland Watts poem, Penn
sylvaniar' written for the dedication OF
the state pavilion at the Panama-Pacifc
Exposition, has been printed in hand
some little paper edition Its merits are
as evident as it's possible shortcoming.
MIR. Watts richly stocked pen overhows
with poetic image and metaphore; the
only plant on that score is that the store
may be too dazzling, too freely given for
the taste of reposefu souls. Undeniably'
however. the poem brings up skilful pic
ture of the historical and physical riches
of Pennsylvania. Our only quarrel might
no with tendency to overlook the politl-
cal and social shortcomings OF our State
I'm the zeal to celebrate her many power
fml NirIuCs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27

IL a great concerto FOR the pianist. not
for the listener What we're Mr. iIof-
mann's gorgeous progressive chords
which marshaled the whole keyboard into
an army OF sound and then were dis
persed in shattered atoms OF light2 What
were they to those who came to inhale
the sweet breath of beauty? What beauty
was there beyond the exquisite tone
which MIR. Hoffman won from his instru-
ment? IL is good at times TO hear music
like this, but in this year we could hardly
spare such talents for less than their
most splendid expression. The concerto
was glorious 1t is easy TO see why as
we were assured New York went Wild
over his playing OF It, But II should
be remembered that there are some who
would rather grow sane with a passion
ate and fearsome sanity over the En-
peror concerto as Hofmann alone can
play II. than grow Wild over IIofmann
as he plays Rubinstein. And TO desire
of Mr.. Hofmann that he devote himself
ever to the highest, let IL be recognized,
is the richest suerdon We can offer him.
Futures
A piano recital Wednesday evening By
Raymond l.. Yeake and the regular
concert of the Philadelphia Orchestra on
Saturday evening are the two musical
events which will bring the Lenten sea-
son to a close. There will he no con-
cert of the orchestra on Good Friday.
the program being given on the follow
ing Monday afternoon instead The Sat-
urday-Monday concert is the final WaE-
ner program of the year. Among the
concerts promised for April, concerning
which there will, of course be fuller mo-
tlce In due time, are the following:
A Joint recital by Nine. olga Samarom
and Thaddeus Rich April T. A recital
by John Mccormick, April 9.
A recital by Evan Williams, the Welsh
tenor, April 12.
The first public appearance Of BenJa-
min Tartaglia, pianist. April g.
A Joint recital by Molle and Maurice
Cutler, playing the piano and violin, April
II.
Two operate events for the Same month
will be the performance of Gounod's
Faust" by the Philadelphia Operatic So
ciety. April 81, and the final performances
OF the season by the Metropolitan, which
will be April 20, instead of April 6, as
previously announced. The opera chosen
is Carmen with Martinelli, Farrar and
Amato.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27

wright that reflects credit on Mr. Palmer.
II Is rather his analysis Of the motive
behind Shaw's The Commonsense About
the War"
shaw's primal passion, MIR Palmer
hnds, is neither aesthetic nor intellectual,
but moral. lie passionately hates "all
that is complacent. malevolent, callous,
inequltable, oppressive, unsociaL stupid,
irreligious, enervating, narrow, misin-
formed, unimaginative, lazy, envlous, dis
loyal, mercenary and eXtravagant." Hat
ing these very typical aspects of our
civilization, he searches for a stick, the
biggest stick with which to hit them.
II happens to be the socialist stick In
another age It would have been another,
The Commonsense About the War" Ia
simply the sharpest attack Shaw can
make upon the cOmplacency of an Eng
land that will not recognize its faults
and mend Its ways. MIR. Palmer believes
TINS natural sequel Of all Shaw has
hitherto written" to be a mistake, be-
cause the faults of England which dl-
rected the attack are quite as much the
faults OF her enemies. Shaw would prob
ably answer him with the plea Of neces-
sity. II is no use telling a world of war
that IT Is wicket world. But 1t is
terribly efiicacious to lndlct your part of
that struggling world Attention, If not
always results. is bound to come.
u may be doubted whether Mr.. Palmer
really regrets what he calls Shaw's mis-
take" He has given him support in a
most sympathetic brochure. Mr. Pal
mer insists on the reader seeing that
The Commonsense about the War" lays
forever the fable that Shaw is "a very
discreet and financially successful mounte-
bank He cries that in writing such
q book at such time Shaw Is simply
the priest who insists upon sacrifice be-
fprn unpr halinynu
every good fight should he preceded by
confession, absolution and high mass"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
WHAT'S DOING TONIGHT

Dinner. Five O'Clock Club BELLEVUE. STRAIT
ford; : o'clock.
Dinner in honor or tho Rev william Arm
hold. Alumni Building. Broad street and
Columbia avenue.
Flag presentation to Rudolph s. Walton
School. 21O5 West huntington street, by
Sth District l.. q. s Of A.: s O'Clock Free
Fairgrounds Gymnastics championship tourna b.
ment, Athletic Recreation Park.
Society for Promotion of Liberal Studies
Drcke Institutes : o'clock
College club reception to Doctor and Mrs
MacCrncken, 1900 SnruCe street; $40 O'Clock.
Federated Committee Temperance Organiza
tions of Philadelphia, S1+ Girard avenue; s
o. clock.
Twelfth annual meeting Philadelphia Natural
History Society, Wagner Free Institute of
Science; T:3O o'clock.
Tnasmuch Mission anniversary. 1O1l Locust
street; 8 o'clock
g o'clock.
Bows EriGades Review. 2d Regiment
ArmoTy, Broad and Diamond streets: 8 o'clock
Free.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
ARNHoLp euEsT on HONOR
Members of Keneseth Israel Congre-
cation TO Give Dinner.

on the occasion OF his 5oth anniversary
as a resident Of Philadelphia. the mem
bers OF the Keneseth Israel Congregation
will have the Rev william Arnhold as
their guest OF honor at dinner tonight,
at the Alumni Building, adjoining the
synagogue, Broad street above Columbia
avenue. The opening address, our
Guest" will be made by DR.. Joseph
Krauskopf.
baum, who will talk on the sisterhood
movement; Jerome J. Rothschlld, Jacob
We'll, Joseph H. Hagedorn. the Rev DR..
William Roseman. his subject being
"Arnhold In Atlantic city" and the
Rev. Or. Henry Berkowtz. who will tell
Of Mr.. Arnhold's activities In Pitts
burgh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
Harlequin
or-Patriot?

Quite probably no one has written n
keener analysis of England $ leading play
wright than John Palmer's George
Bernard Shaw Harlequin or-Patriot?"
Century Company, New York;, Certain
ly not in so small a compassion words
1t is not the recognizing of Shaw as a
serious writer as well as a great play
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27

ests of tho society in which he lives.
When n man once realizes he is part OF
q whole, he has found himself. This little
book is written with the fine appreciation
of word values and the rounded style
which characterize all the writer's manu-
scripts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
BEQUEST TO CHURCH
Sarah Craig Leaves $50 to st. An
drew's. West PHILADELPHIA.

st Andrews Protestant Episcopal
Church, of West Philadelphia, will receive
bequest of so from the $1,000 estate Of
Sarah II. Craig. late of zoos Reno street,
whose will was admitted to probate to-
day. The residue of the estate Is left to
relatives.
Other wills probated today include those
OF John a. Hall. s3i 900: Sarah Clark, SIS
600: Mary NJ. Iicgler $1,000; Catherine
Mahoney, 1850; lens Hansen S2liO.
Personal property of John GladinE has
been appraised at $50, 2,7323i; Thomas j.
Brady, S26, ,63O23.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27

In his new book of caricatures,
"The Wellknowns," (Doran) +,
James Montgomery Flagg says Of
the author of "Paths of Glory:
"Irvin Cobb tells the best stories
about the worst niggers. To show
his freedom from race prejudice,
he tells stories about white folks,
too"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27

Mr. Josef Hofmann was soloist with
the Philadelphia Orchestra yesterday sf-
ternoon in a concert during which or
chestra, conductor and sololst each found
room for the expression Of some OF their
finest talents. From Mendelssohn to
Dukas. the concert held more pure love-
liness than most of this season, and the
level of playing In the orchestra, which
has steadily risen these last few weeks,
continued to he gratifyingly high. One
might quarrel perhaps with Mr.. Stokow-
Skis tempo in one movement OF the
Schumann symphony, and one might de-
plore the OnfreduenD moments of hesl-
fancy on the part OF the players. But
beyond these trifes, which are noted only
because we expect the orchestra to
achieve perfection, the concert was beau
tiful to listen to- delight to the ear,
not exercising the senses unduly, and
leaving, with thorough sense of salts
faction. a lively gratitude for the tireless
inspiration of the conductor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
Mr.. EfOfmann

When Mr. Hoffman, played here recently
the present writer said, after some de-
failing of his technical merits, that they
were unConsidered trines in comparison
with the eloquence or utterance and
depth of poetic feeling which he brought
TO his work. the Chopin concerto. It
VAS also written that "Mr Hofmann's
play ing is unique and wonderful in our
experience" These things are not now
quoted for purposes OF rocantaton, hut
for reasserton, despite the unhappiness
caused 0y Mr. Hofmann's performance
of yesterday He Is a wonderful player
with technical equipment, a passionate
intellectually and a restrained and re-
sponslve poetic fervor which are possibly
unequaled in our time. Yesterday he
chose to play n concerto by his master,
Rubinstein. But the G major concerto