Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-17

A RICH biography Of a notable
~ personality. Though the per-
sonality be that Of. news
paper, 1t 10 personality mono
s.. the less. And It is to this
role. and In this character. that Mr..
O'Rrien holds the Sun in his bril-
liant and interesting narrative Of it's
rise and continued effulgence. While
in the background. so to speak, Mr.
OBrien deals in easy anecdote with
the hundreds Of men who have had q
hand In developing this great paper.
giving time ana circumstance to the
most inspired and influential Of these.
Il u with the paper itself. AZ living
force. that he deals. Its infancy and
it, early years are detailed here In
the promises that these periods Of
growth gave. Ono learns many an
interesting fact about these lusty
young days Of the Sun. It was
daring young7ter.. making the penny
sheet o PERMANENT feature OF Ameri-
can nswspaperdom. inventing the
snswsboy' to shout his wares along
the streets and to deliver the
ser1bsrs: Introducing the street gossip
of accidents, thefts. police court hap
p1nlnGs, and 30 ON. in place OK tho
Rhetorical political pompositfes that
Tie common six-psnny sheets reserved
New York aristocrats. And 80 the
story goes on-pest the robust youth
Of this paper into IT. ripe .Years Of
varied service. into the dignity Of Its
ultimate achievements, into the au-
tumn GLOW Of its continued iaaus s1:
tAaa tive to this paper its own per-
senAlity. Just ~ any other considsxa-
bic paper possesses, too. it, own Pc.
culiar attitudes and gestures ana
activities. The book 70 . mine Of IN
tsrsseinx m.tsri st +, that nas
- sei1a upon ana hold the undivided
Attention Of any one who IL lucky
enough to fall Into the company OF
this remarkable narrator.
LANDS END, Ara othsr stssies. By
Wilbur Daniel Steele. author Of
se9t0ssn," etc. New York; Harper
= Bros.
Ten short stories. All Of them deal
with plain folks. All Of them are
inwrou9ht with tho appearance. the
tsmpsr and the bshaviora Of the sea.
Hardly can one count the sea here ~
atmosphere. Rather 10 Il q force in
the character and the fate Of the men
and women brought mp 1t lts hands.
The average reader villa take each OF
these etoiles a. an edventurA-e STIR
ring tale such a. e tn: SEA - able .t 70
stun floating nDon tts otherwise conn
monplacs surface. To other readers
these stories Will open windows out
upon the rnmancs that makes it,
secret, wingtne way under the Mod
ding feet Of the common vayfarck a.
lures OF the soul thaf are Independent
Of Che usual trapSfnEs Of romance.
a episode At IL hiEosst point in the
ME- Of tho average man following
sr6asry pus1 sSsr: ,nt ro ,h tAis D,e ae
lasts, implications. shades Of subtle
Interpretation and Sudden flashes OF
illumination. And within the frame
he arranges these elements 90 that
each. In its own way. hsars mag.
nstically on that eatmactio point o.
the colois Of the sea, animated With
the spirit Of the sea. In q wonderful
effect q at.noslhere, OF 9 Vital ana
eustafning atmosphere. Nothing In
the way Of material here out of the
srS,nsrY T.. ..,d sh.' vos !: d1s 4 II Ky
spirit Of the artist that produces this
effect It II his attitude. his con.
a0ienco. hia curious sense OF man ana
nafure a. inextricably blended parts
81 the single whole. ana his respect
for the romance that walks In the
Arab garments Of proso-these arc
10 tools with which this notable
WORK v achieved.
HTaRFIN0 THIN D0CHM UNDER
90OUND. BY Capt H p. Trounce.
ri, RI 6, Illustrated. New York:
CHARLES Scribner's Sons
From personal experience Capt.
rrouncs here tells the story OF I'M
Iersround lighting. Il 10 from the
standpoint Of the mining engineer
that this new view Of the war I'M
folds. Straightforward ana unpreten.
tious. a well 40 free from the tech
nical terms Of the profession. the ac-
count sums, primarily, TO . fresh
otoro Of information on Q relatively
unknown aspect Of the waf. Out OF
this compact and graphic narrative
one gathers the essential features Of
tho war work Of the miner and sap.
Der. Encompassing these points OF
definite information are hundreds OF
glimpses Of the danger ana adventure
Of this burrowing existence, hundreds
Of views Of hazard ana disaster ana
heroism. A fash OF lighter matter
brightens It here ana there. but, IN
the main. this 10 . serious record OF
The manner Of the book. added to Its
Srn.h ouhafa nca f7ta ~ for 4 vary zen.