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The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

Prominent OIL men and men IN
public life from many parts OF the
country are 20 meet IN Chicago to.
day TO discuss the oil supply. fed
oral cooperation. the future OF the
natural gas industry, the future Of
The dye industry thru petroleum. and
other subjects OF Importance TO
those engaged IN the oil and kin
dred industries.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

How Edward Alexander. Quaker,
and therefore dlabel'cying in war,
oycrcomes the scorn felt for him 10y
his ladyloye because he refuses Co
c1list In the English army. Is told
in this story, which Is interesting in
"A mild sort ~ way. but lacks liter
airy charm Altho refusing 90 fight.
Alexander volunteers in an am
balance corps and slmosi loses his
life in saving a comrade He Is a
consistent character and the incl
dents Of the story arc sufficiently
good 10 make a better book. On the
whole Il would seem that Mr. Han
nah's style rs better adapted 10
; ooks of travel then 10 story telling
g Arnold Shaw, publisher, New
York, Sl35,
RODMOOR. by John cowpei Powys.
strong- elemental romance
which can only be compared with
some Of the works OF hawthorne
or. better still, the wlerd tales Of
Charlotte and Emily Bronte.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

In their motives" IL the way Mr.. st.
Irvine sums Il up. aurora tho
Magnificent" by Gertrude Hall. n
begun In this number and is ''ro-
nance OF an American family In
England
ELIZABETH s HITCHCOCK.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

Of the old cry OF The soul against
the sadness and injustice OF the
world "Perplexity" can only ne ap
rreciatod by one who has endured
The crushing sorrow Of burying 70
child. and The Baby" is a dainty
bit witch We wish might nave kept
us joyoIsness a. The end Except
for the name, We would think that
woman had written most Of rhe
verses
when Leaves Grow Old" by Eg.
bert>I Bush. published by the same
publishers. sherman, French Bos
ton, contains a glorious tribute 20
womanhood in "Her Career" tho
clearly the poet IS not 4 lover OF
the new woman. 4 fanciful and
omInous poem is The Final Wreck
which is a philosophical prophecy be
disguise. THE Dy ing Phliosopher
contains in the last two lines the
wisdom of the wuild-"Out from the
great All-Llfe | came, hack 10 the
great Al-I.ife / &C" Mr. Bush rs
not a great poet and his hook rs
very small. but he has some great
thoughts for which We give hiu
credit and praise
GODS MINUTE. a little book cor
tanning 365 daily prayers, 90 sec
onds long, fo- home worship.
This little book may be more he
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

can De- easily believed a. can the
attraction OF Phlupa for Adrian. who
really loves Nance. and the giving
WAY OF his brain thru the strain OF
his ntcn-c c"otism The psychology
ot The Who'll, book tho exaggerated
and romantic ir Tho extreme. is fas-
.ciaating beyond words and makes
one feci that ne has been living on
deep water battling with dcyastat.
ing storms and cropping thru mist
OF hcinr aftcr thr eternal quostior,
why and whithcr9 No one can call
tnis a pleasing book It may not be
"a great book, but one IS inclined 10
believe that IL Is book that ha
come o. stay
G Arnold shaw publisher NcW
York. $3.50
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13
B K S

EMMY LO.S ROAD 10 GRACE,
by George Madden Martin, a sc.
quel which should have ceme be
fore the first Emmy Lou book. for
u gives the little girl at four years
old. struggling with the problems
OF her little li'e and her surround
lngs.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

Tho reminding one strongly OF the
mid Victorian period when poetry
must have "a rhymc and a lilt with
a fcN notables excepions) in order
90 be classed as poetry AZ all, this
little book contains some thoughts
which are so deep and true and ten
Ger that IL cannot NJ cast aside with
cut a word "Life's Plan" and "Over
tho Road from Yesterday" arc full
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

RECOVERED YESTERDAYS IN
LITERATURE, BY William a.
ouale, a series OF essays on men,
women and literature which viii
take the readec back into the
quiet OF the Victorian age and re-
aeeuaint him with the writer's and
ideals Of those days.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

While penrod stands for boyhood
around ihe restless age OF ~ years,
Emmy Lou stanls for little girlhood
and the bewildering time baby minds
have With the situations. clrcun,-
stances and countless combinations
which happen IN the life Of child
and which the stupid grown ups take
80 phlegmatically. Tho author of
10th OF The Emmy Lou looks has
written them for the purpose OF
showing rs the injustice done the
child boy cur methods and our stupid.
lty in not realizing lifo from its
point OF view The first hook dealt
with the tragedy inade Ia little
hearts by the public school system.
and this one goes stlll farther back
and shows the confusion brought
about in the tender mind OF the
chnd by it's home training and the
teaching OF the sunday school. When
poor. little innocent Emmy Lou takes
her two friends, the little Jewish
boy and the cclorcd baby. into sun
day school she Is panied and bewild-
cred 20 nave them sent home by tho
teacher one thing she does know
and that Is that they are her friends
and that she must go with them, 30
out she marches with trouble in her
hearr Like the FIRST book, this Is
a fine and lovely bit of writing
which tho Il hal no other motive.
would be story dear 70 every lover
of children
Appleton. publisher. New York,
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

Never do We realize so fully the
change which the twentieth century
has brought abou. aS when We read
book by writer inbued with the
idealism OF the nineteenth. Bishop
QuAyle has written such a book, and
II one has time In these strenuous
days of activity 10 retire into his
library and himself he may enjoy
some quiet. resiful hours which
viii carry him far away from the
trend OF thought today The read
er's view OF the authors verdict Of
The beauty OF TennysCn's men,
/ Selfish Womsnhood, and other
writings Is OF little consequence, the
point teing that this Is volume OF
essays OF men. women and things
not generally thought Of these days.
mixed with considerable philosophy
applicable 20 all times They are
hot unmlSed with the point Of yicv
~ the preacher, altho being treer
or 1iaa than ono might suppose. His
tl3s.ng. o euloey 10 Charles Lamb.
touching bit Of writing
The Abing ioi Press, New York
Sl 30
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

Romance r. not lost In the vast
material gains OF America Here
and there pee sings and keeps
alive the spirit which soars away
from all imprisonlng surroundings
That such a one -hould come out Of
the land of intoxicating sunshine.
washed by the Fummer sea and fort
rcssed by lofty mountains. Is not
strange And he has preserved for
~ thc legends and stories of the
~paniart and the pioneer He has
almost gwen "a the epic ~ this mar
,clous land itself In somc OF the
longer poems What could be more
bautful than Tho story oi the low.
crs in tho Three Avilas," what
more uns grict stricken trsn The
Year ot Mourning? Thru all these
poem na'fre arl people are as one
The rel wood he winds The sea.
lbe river aud tho birds all are part
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

SONGS OF TIE HILLS AND
HOMES, by Wallace irving Co
burn; small volume of poems
published by Sherman. French &
Co., Of Boston
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

We can read about a thousand or
more men being killed but It makes
little Impression on US. We cannot
read Of single individual being
shot and know the circumstance Of
HIS life. his home. his family, and
not be torn with pity. sorrow and
indignation TINT such thing can be.
These letters bring the intimate side
OF the war closely before us-the
brave young wife and mother. caring
for her home and little ones while
her heart is breaking with suspense
and logging. and finally having her
letters returned because the hus-
band. foro whom these tender conn
dences were written, lies dead some
where in France n one can bear
"a have his feelings harroSed and 10
realize the actual havoc OF hearts
and homes the war IL creating, let
him read this little hook
George II Doran, publisher, New
York. SOC.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

OUAKER-B by Ian Csmpbei
Hannah, = writer of many oookc
OF travel who now tries his hand
AZ a love story, with the war az
its center 81 interest
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

cALIFoRNlANs by Robinson JET
fers. volume OF Verso which
bresthes the very spirit Of that
land where the air Is like wine
Rnd the earth blossoms as N
touched by the magic wand.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

81 the lie oi tfe californian AMI
become his inspiration and his soul.
Mr. Jeflers has done some noblt
work and as he is new poet. We
feel that he viii dJ uill nobler He
reaches his greatest height when h,
leaves The personal and addresses
himself 10 nature alone in all her
NondrnUo mystery
Macmillan. publishers. New York
1925.
MY-MAN by c. e. l.. letters from a
wife TO husband Somewhere In
France" a little book Of letters
showing the love, courage and de
votion 10 country felt by. the Eng
lish wife and mother and her
faith In the high Ideal for which
she thinks the great war is being
waaed,
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13
Articles on the
Following Subjects :

Paintings $4,000 years old Gllustrated).
The hugest theatre ever built.
Amphitheatre at Pompeii (illustrAted).
The fato of the Ark OF the Covenant
The perils TO health of certain oecupa-
tons (illustrated).
The wonderful Vaphio geld cups (illus-
strated).
Waterproof sunpowder.
What did Shakespeare look like? (illus-
trated).
Scotland Yard (llustrated).
Japanese Demon Quellers (illustrsted).
Land at 4c an acre.
Making the sun take pictures Gllus-
trated).
How old was Esbylon7
Flayed alive for playing too well Gllus-
trated).
Tho man in the moon (illustra,ed).
The Cock Lane ghost.
Most beautiful work Of architecture in
the world.
How dress goods are colored.
How dinossur ate dinosaur.
Largest refrsctins telescope Cllus.
trated).
Origin OF the game Of "bridse."
What a wholesome diet 10.
Discoveries about ancient Egyptian cui-
ture (llustrated(
Thomas Hardy.
How soldiers treat gunshot wounds.
History of asbestos.
Worlds greatest bridge.
A miracle wrought in metal (illustrated).
The first census.
The beginning of our A-B-C's.
The witehery of Wagnerian music.
Japanese painting by Twelfth Century
priest (illustrsted).
The fell of Jacques Occur, richest
Frencbman of his time (llustraied).
The guns that arc revoiutionizipg war
fare (illustrstcd).
Fascinating miniatures (illustratedl.
Why pigeons fly home and cats como
back (iilustrsted).
Where bathers can't sink.
Theory of heredity.
The old story Of the "Patesi Of Lasash"
(illustrated)
Italian art (illustrstedl.
King" Cotton Cllustrated).
Why are the red men "Indians"7
Roman engineering (illustrsted).
The Mighty Pharaohs (iIiustratedl
Subway ventilation.
Why boomerang flies back.
The ohssf as an emblem Of authority.
When a dog was king (llustrsted).
VI
The golden age of chivalry Gllustra,ed).
Roman theatres (illustratedl
Command Of the sea (llustratedl.
What worlds are made Of
Needle paintings (iilustrated)
Bible mysteries explained Gliustrsted).
The origin Of book marks (illustrstedl
Under the stars and stripes
The wonderful eye of the gun (illus-
trsted).
The trsp-door nests Of spiders.
Can a pig swim7 (illustrated).
Astral influences.
priceless" jewels Of history (illu,trAtsd).
Transmitting dross 20 gold.
What is German silver7
Round towers Qllustratedl.
Lace Clhustrsted)
Constantinople Gllustrated).
A world-fsmous brewery 0llustrEtsdl.
The "left-hsnded" Jingera (iilus,rstedl
The Queens crown Qllustrsted).
n True stories Of mystery.
~ Beside
~ story {
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

This little book may be more ne.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

GODS MINUTE. a little book cor
tanning 365 daily prayers. 90 sec
onds long, fo- home worship.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-13
What "The Book of a
Hundred Wonders" Is

Il contains 100 pases--over 200 illus-
trntiona.
pages Of illustrations in color.
map in color.
SO questions asked and answered.
so other questions asked.
Over 80 portraits Of world leading edu-
Gators and famous and learned men.
Portraits Of Nobel Prize winners.
3 clever short stories Of interest to
women.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29
SANS SoucI CLUB
WITH MRS. BEECH

The Sans S0uci club met at the
home of Mrs. Thos. Beech, ON Holly
wood avenue, Thursday afternoon, for
an enjoyable literary and social time.
In the business session. the ladies
decided to do away with the member
ship limit of thirty which has been
always the. previous rule of the club
There are many ladies who would like
to become members and who would be
welcomed into the club, and would
have joined except for the hindrance
of the membership limit A commit
tee was appointed to obtain permits
sion for the club to have it's meetings
IN the banquet hall of the Daytona
Beach Methodist church.
After the business hour the literary
program took place. Mrs. Emma Free
man had charge of the numbers for
the afternoon. and the subject was
California" Mrs. Chas. Raynor and
Mrs. w. b. Reed each read interesting
papers describing parts of the great
western state. Mrs. ]. p. Esch read a
favorite poem by Bret Harte, Her
Letter" which was pleasing to her
hearers. A beautiful tenor solo, Per
feet Day." by Carrie Jacobs Bond. on
the VictrOla closed the literary hour
Tasteful refreshments were then
served to the ladies after which the
meeting adjourned.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29
'.'0NE|DA" OF DULUTH,
At so. BRIDGE DRAW

The beautiful yacht Oneida, owned
by n. w. AlwOrth, of Duluth, Mimi.
arrived last night and was tied at
the South bridge draw for "a hours.
Mr.. Alworth and party were on board
and are bound for Miami and Tarpon
Springs, where he has winter home.
The boat is one of the finest
that has touched here during the pres
ent season. 1t is 81 feet long over all
and sixteen and half feet beam and
draws nearly four feet of water. 1t
was built by the Racine Boat Manu-
featuring company and launched at
MpskegOn, Mich. in 1911. Its gross
weight is 81 tons. 1t is fitted with ev
cry modern convenience and is dec
Grated and finished in the finest style.
Its motive power is furnished by two
four-cylinder Standard gas engines,
Skill.
Mr. AlwOrth is a member of the
Duluth Boat club and takes great
pleasure in his fine yacht. He has
been coming TO Florida in it for the
past several years. He Will probably
leave tonight for southern waters.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29
Improvement on "Skis."

An Increase of several Nar.i> IN I'll.
jump of Ski-runners is i; rather sur
priSing result Of the process of metal
iizing objects by means of II spray Il
Switzerland Il coating of aluminium oi
the thickness of TIM, cardboard is be
ing applied to the Sli-hladn> by this
method, and this not only adds greatly
to the durability of the bearing Surfac,
but it also very materially lessen.
friction, and tends further Ia prevent
cakiug of snow on the blades 1t is tn,
diminished friction that lensthenS tn,
Jump.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29
tnO0-Enot Tub Of Stone.

The BIZ Bend country in Texas Dor
dering on the Rio Grande, famous in
frontier history AS the rendezvous OF
scores CT bao men, has been mapped
be the | nited States Geological Sur
yev. The survey mas made known
some striking topographic features.
About 10 toiies northwest OF Ter!in-
qua IS a circular area seven Dliies in
diameter called Soltargo. 1t IS
formed Ct huge cnrNed strata o. lue
rock standing neariY on tdee anu
SianlIng inward unG ~e slaves - al
inverted tUD.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29
Oiiinq the VS. on a Lathe.

To keep the IS of TIE lathe bed oily
and in condition. Il piece of heavy felt
should he glued over The VS. un TIE
four wings of the carriage. I'll" felt
should be almost saturated With oil
each day. As the carriage mo,cS back
and forth over the VS.. the oil VIII
spread over the surfaces in contact
and emery and grit will he prevented
from accommodating between In ear
rage and the lathe hed.-ropui, Sci
cnce Monthly
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29
ER-PARTEs At
FINE HALL 70 Be
SECRET HEREAFTER

Al the last meeting Of the Daytona
zach Volunteer Fire department, it
1as decided that no outside reports
1ha1l be given Of what takes place at
1ntnre meetings. This means, in
cher words" said . well known citi-
IN Of Daytona Beach this morning,
~that the hre department is afraid
q ashamed to have the public know
1hnt they gather round the festive
~ Ct each session."
President Chas. HI. Wilson, of the
Assortment was asked to resign at
~ last meeting ON account Of his
1Atoct1ons to the beer parties. When
ut to . vote this question was de-
7bated. Mr.. Wilson. however, tender
q his resignation and It was accepted
1ofore the close Of the meeting.
Il IL . noteworthy fact that the min.
utes Of these meetings. which have
been held every two weeks for some
months, contain no reference to the
amount Of money spent for liquid key
1ofreshment.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29

ABOUT HOGMANAY.
Disputed Origin of Name of Old Time
New Years Custom

1t is possible that "murnning." such
as marks New Years day in Philadel-
phia and some other places. is related
in some way to the performance which
marked "IIo@nanay" ia England and
Scotland Ho@mauay was the last
day Of the wear says the New York
Times. Some scholars think the word
comes from The Greek 'a.ia meme
C'holy month. others from the Saxon
"halig moAath," which has the same
meaning: stiil others from the French
phrase "Au Qui menez.' c'To the mis-
tletee GO which nummers anciently
cried III France at Christi mas. or from
''Au queux 1nenez." t''Ering % tie. beg
garsrp. Whatever the original Of the
word may be, Iosmanay was the time
for much amateur begging.
The children went from house to
house singing such songs as
IIoeraaaay. troiIolay.
Glr. rs ut YOUR y mite bread,
But II re of YOUR gray.
fi1gi.eIla. Hcgnena.
CIV Us cake aa4 cheese and let US
80 away.
AS they sang they collected what
they called their farls'-oaten cake
and cheese. From this developed the
letting in Of the new year. Parties
Of men and boys. went through the
town. They stopped at the front door
OF every house and sang until they
were admitted Then they received q
small gift Of money, went through the
house and left by the back door.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29

"HE fashions In New Years reso
buttons will be dOminantly phil
osophical. with religious shades
very much In evidence. says Z
writer In the New York World Long
and waving lines Of self expression
will largely supplant the tight effects
Of other years, although self control
will still b permissible. Introspec-
lions win be popular, trimmed with
psychoanalysis and new thought. Econ
omy and anti-nicOtine may be worn
during the very early part Of the sea
son. but these will be draped In the
most exclusive circles by TUNES Of
simple life or very fine philosophic
netting In other words, I've been
nosing around asking people what New
Years resolutions they are going to
make. and found mighty few who
were willing to let the season pass
some bad habit.
I'm going to be less vain. less hum
bic. less contrite and less self right
eOus." was the enigmatical statement
a woman who is looked upon by many
as an ideal wife and mother.
Don't you know" she explained.
that vanity and humility are just diff
ferent phases OF the same disease?
And remorSe and self righteousness
are almost identical The girl whose
mind Is filed with thoughts Of how
stunning she IS is simply crushed wien
she fails to stun. The man who ex-
a-ccratcs tho Importance OF his cw1
virtues is always tie louIe>t inUll,:Ie-
on the bench w'loa he is convicted of
sin.
.Oh, yes she added. Il want my
children to be good. but l don't want
them TO make business of it. Be-
cause then. If they were bad, they'd
be sure TO make business OF that.
The woman who told her son. Johnny.
don't go out of doors. but If you do go
out put on your overcoat,' was pref
ty good philosopher. Disohedience is
an issue. but so is catching cold. and
there's no need of tying the two to-
gether That's why | am so particu-
larlv against vanity and self righteous
ness. self depreciation and remorSe. If
Won try to tie the whole cosmos into
one knot You're apt to get Strangled
in the moose.
I'm not going to make any reSoiu-
4 ton" said a serious minded humorist.
/ (My humorist friends are the most
serious people l know Il might make
some if knew what to make. hut I'm
past forty now ana haven't the slight
est idea whether | suit myself or not
Ny acquaintanceS seem To like me
but few Of them know me. and I'm
sure | don't want to bc the Kind 81
man they think am. | think III open
up Il little more. make my whole life an
open book not try to he agreeable OF
disagreeable. but just DO what | want
to do and say what l want To say, re
gardicss of anybody's prciudices ant
opinions. might eventually get :
genuine appraisal of myself. solnethin.
To base any proposed changes upon.
No. coadn't either. he added sad
ly. Every hody would Laugh and say
that | WAS funnicr than ever.
I'm going to economic aud begin
smoking WAS the brilliant decision o
a newspaper man. Il haven't smoke,
for three mont MS" he said, and it i
gettim-, expensive. Where / used t,
spend an evening with a pipe ami
book have Jo 20 ont now and lind
game of billiards or musical comedy
Going without tobacco has its advan
tages admit. but unless | get rails,
III salary | can't afford 10 continue tn
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29
WINTER AND HOME PEOPLE
COMPLAIN ABOUT S1CNROARDS

Many winter tourists have remark
ed on coming to Daytona Beach this
year. that instead of improving in the
matter of ugly sign boards and post
ers. Daytona Beach has grown worse
A number of flaring posters have been
placed on some buildings of the main
street, and large signs are placed at
nearly every vantage point along the
street car line. Several other Florida
cities have passed ordinances which
limit the size and number of signs
1t is believed that such a step would
be very good for the beach to take.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29
The Ar Of Oratorv.

Did your speech change anybody's
mind?"
Il wasn't hoping to change any
body's mind" answered Senator Sor-
Ehum. Il tried tc find out what the
majority OF the voters thought and
then convince them that l was with
them.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29
GivinQ Cheese Ace.

By treating freshly made cheese
with alternating currents of cleo
tricity for "a hours Dutch electrician
has found he can give it all the prop
critics OF age.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29
Up to Her.

Wife-"Do YOU object to my having
two hundred dollars u month spending
money" Husband Certainly not If
you can find K anywhere. Judge.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29
NEPTUNE HOTEL LEASED
FOR THE WINTER SEASO

Mrs. J. l.. Morgan, who has been
conducting a hotel in St. Augustine
for several winters, has rented the
Neptune hotel on the corner of Earl
street and Ocean avenue, for the win
ter, and will arrive in a few days to
open 1t for the winter season. The
rental was made by w. H. Courtney
for the owners, L H. and W. A. Mer-
ryday.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29

White paint may BE cleaned by rub.
bing it gently With 4 soft flannel
dipped in paste made ST whiting and
water ana a little soap powder
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-29
FORMER WINTER RESIDENT
DIES At NORTHERN HOME

The many friends Of Mrs. ]. F. Put
nam, OF Canajoharie. N. Y. will re-
gret to hear of her late demise several
days ago at her northern home For
eight years the late Mrs. Putnam has
been coming to Daytona Beach and
other parts of Florida to spend the
winter and had a large acquaintance
here.
The late Mrs. Putnam has lived in
New York state practically all of her
life and was a descendant of Dutch
and Scotch ancestry.