Evening star., 1917-01-07
Reviews of New Books

to 1t. As a study Of the half century
of American history that eliminated in
the making of our Constitution and the
establishment of the government the
book is finely compact and vital de-
velopment. Each of the two volumes is
illustrated and each contains an appen-
dix OF important matter pertaining to
one or another aspect Of John Marshalis q
life and times.
NEW IDEALS IN BUSINESS, An Ae-
count Of Their Practice and Their
Effects Upon Men and Profits. by
Ida NJ. Tarbell, author of The His
tory Of the Standard Oil Company.
etc New York: The Macmillan
Company.
This book consists Of chapters in sup
port Of the writer's claim that industry
is undergoing a silent revolution. revo-
luton that is centered about Industrial
management. And back of it Hes be
lated realization that the responsibility
for the weaknesses and unrest Of our in
dustrial life does not rest with the Amer
lean workman. but with his employer.
The outcome Of this new movement will.
in the authors Judgment, II properly de-
veloped overcome many. II not all, OF the
Industrial evils with which we are SO Ia
mliar. The movement itself is taking
form in new workshops, in good homes,
in safety appliances. in sanitary condi-
tions and health promotion. in mans
hours and his hire. In all the nuinberless
measures that employers are. throughout
the country. fastening to carry out for
the physical well-being of their workmen.
The book Is the outcome Of personal in
vestigation on the part Of the writer. Il
have talked" she says. with hundreds OF
men and women. presidents and directors
OF companies. superintendents. foremen,
consulting engineers. safety and santa
tion experts. Industrial nurses. men at the
furnace, the loom or the lathe; girls at
the spinning form. the canning table. the
counter. To zee at their work all the men
and women in a plant. from those with
the shovel or scrubbing brush to those in
the head Offices. to look at their condi-
tions, to gee them in their homes. to learn
from their lips what they thought and
felt about it aIl-this has been my
method Miss TarbelI gives generous
praise to the modern employer who is
entering so whole-heartedly into this new
order for the workmen. In it's specific de-
tails the book is calculated to have a wide
usefulness among business employers. Its
reasonable tone. coupled with it's enthus-
astic attitude. is another feature that
will open the book to a wide and attentive
consideration.
THE SECRET TRIALS. BY Charles C.
u. Roberts. author of Kings In
Exile" etc. Illustrated. New York
The Macmillan Company.
No nature lover has established and
maintained a more friendly and human
intimacy with animal life than has
this writer. The long years of study
lying back OF this intimacy have un-
covered many points of contact between
human nature and animal nature. 1t
is at these points that Mr.. Roberts in
terprets the scheme OF existence by
which these dwellers of the wild, one
and another maintain themselves.
There are wonderfully dramatic mo-
ments in this secret world of the
woods. and Ii Is around these that this
writer builds his fascinating stories
The volume in hand contains ten of
these. The best of them, without doubt,
one thinks. is The Dog That Saved the
Bridge"-not a wild animal story at all.
you see, but, instead. story of the
dogs well known efficiency OF service
In the present war. The Morning OF the
Silver Frost is as tragic as 1t is icily
beautiful. All of them are OF the best.
Rather more than Ia his habit Mr. Rob-
erts has here introduced the human
element. making the relation of ami
mas to man the basis Of some of these
tales. The Aigrette" is story for
bird lovers, text for the law ma kers
and a sermon for the heather who
make such an account possible. The
book shows this writer at his best, and
Mr.. Roberts best In his own field Is
surprisingly fine.
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE THEATER
Cincinnati: Stewart & Kidd Com
pany.
The author OF this disclosure with
holds his name. Some one. presumably
his publisher, declares him to be zone
OF the best known theatrical men In
New York; Certainly he appears te