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THE SPELL OF ERIN
nv A FINE NOVEL
"1he Land They Loued" Sym
pathetic but Not Contro-
rersidI

The tragedy of the Irish soldier in
rovel The Land They Loved" by G.
u. tummins, though the story itself
Is not tragic but rather "A Gaelic
''"omedic humane --racy of the soil
NTH the tang of Irish ar III it and
singing al times with the rcek of the
turf fire The book is neither prop
agandistlc nor controversial.
1t is impossible to deciphcr from IL
internal evidence whether the author is
man or a woman; whether member
of the 80 odd per cent of Sim Feiners
or of the small residue of Carsonitcs in
the remaining population; whether
Protestant Of the northeast corner or II
PapisL of the other quarters of tht
Irish compass. At any rate. the author
writes the story with sympathy ana
with knowledge and understanding
And in spite of the authors closely
salcguarded neutraity-in the achieve
ment OF conscious purpose to main
tain the novel rs fiction in the sense of
reflection of lif"-the rcaGcr will in
StlnctiyelN. on the basis of the facts
presented and the pictures unioldcd. in
cline to one view. namely that Ireland
belongs to the Irish to do with what
they will, Both Kitchener and Ilovd
George officially praised Ireand's
magnificent support of the Allies in
Mr.. Ncdmond'S $ recruiting campaign
though it was understood then in Ire
/ land as it is not so we'll understood now
throughout the world. that the Irish
volunteers were fighting under a flag
that they did not hold in allegiance,
not 10 support the British empire. with
which they temporarily Shrlved their
ages long quarrel. but in the cause of
saving civilization. Prior to America
entrance into the war the Irish death
roll amounted to 40. 900 and of course
TINS has been greatly augmented by the
addition OF the Irish Americans in the
y. f.. +. who paid the supreme Sacri-
flee. One of Kate CarmodyS old
friends put on the king KHAKI. and died
i'll Flanders fields. His brother later
/ took the course of some other Irish
men. who considering that they had
been duped out of home rule by tricky
politics. won though it had been after
many years of parliamentary struggle.
Joined the desperate Sim Fein rising of
Easter week, not with any idea of win.
ming against the army of occupation,
but to pass on by their martyrdom the
torch of liberty to Others in Ireland
fields where shamrocks grow. He died
in Dublin with Pearse and Kcannt and
the q 'Rahilly.
Kate. after live years Working in the
states. comes back to the old sod. Weld
ing not only to the call of ireland. but
to the call of love and to the call OF
the soil. She finds both brothers dead
anG she was not sure which She loved
the community disturbed. and Eu-
gene. the brother of Steve, and Michael
the only one about that comes within
her aspirations. He too. is profoundly in
lnrn N-ttb tbn soil nd hos
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4 PARISIAN ROMANCE
Somewhat Caddish Captain Is
the SomeUIiat Hero OF 1t

Doubtless America cannot be unre-
servedly proud of all the men it sent
to France As matter of fact. not
only is it the case that not all OF us
Americans are perfect and infallible, but
the real truth is that none OF us are,
the patrioteer notwithstanding
Certainly not even a July orator
would care to use Captain hendaIl
Ware, of the A. f.. F.. Paris sector
(thc A. f. F. of fction) as hero.
though Clarence Buddington kelland
does in The Little Moment of Happi-
ness.
The army will be no moro proud of
Captain Ware than the navy is of Lieu
tenant +. +. Pinkerton, the melodlouS
and amorous tenor of the Pucciui Long
Eelasco opera. MADAME butterfly,
Ware aud his friend establish rcla-
tons with two French girls we are
glad Mr. kelland did not make the
Young mrn liaison officers y one OF whom
understands that the relation is only
temporary her A, +. f.. friend
military service, merely for the aura
tion-but the other Parisienne, lovely.
intelligent. chic lets what at first she
holds down to II platonic friendship de-
velon into real love to which she Yields
all of affection and all of passion. Ware,
Judging by the novel. is in love with the
girl though occasionally his affection
turns to an American welfare worker
girl of very broad mind and much
charm. However. his inheritance OF Il
Plymouth Rock sort of conscience.
though it does not prevent his enter :,
ing into what his home town would
consider immoral relations with the
Paris girl, does not permit him to bring
her back to America as war bride.
Detroit happens to be. the homo town;
and as Mr.. Kelland for time edited
a boys magazine there, doubtless he
knows the civic temperament OF the
place and doubtless. too. his solution OF
the tanglc. which is BADLY stated de-
scrtion of the Parisienne, is in accord
/ ance with Wares environment. One
/ might reasonably ask Why 90 back To
Detroit and face the fellow worshipers
! in the church vestibulc-a point which
much worries Ware-rather why not
settle in some other city?
Mr.. Kelland has had the courage OF
| his characterization and his unhappy
ending, which does him credit in an
artistic sense at time when fctionists
are bringing back their war heroes with
the Croix de Guerre. fourrageres, etc
THE LITTLE MOMENT OF HAPPINESS.
BY Clarence Buddngton kelland. New
! York; Harper Bros,
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NEW BUSINESS BOOKS
RICH IN INSPRA ALTON
"BuSineSs Career OF Peter Flint Full OF Stimulus and
Practical lntereSt-PerSona Efficiency
an asset.

Prof. Harold Whitehead in his intro
Peter Flint says that the will 10
succeed is the most powerful weapon
in the drive for a successful business
career. Readers of the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER will recall the enter
prising central figures of Professor
Whitehcad's book. which is really n
business manual couchcd in the terms
and form of entertaining fiction. The
articles on which the book WAS based
appeared in this paper in serial form.
He takes bright. energetic youth at
the start of his business life and leads
him through the trials. pitfalls and in
tricacies of the business world. of course
buoyed up by occasional encourage
ments Among the things that Peter
tackles are salesmanship. insurance.
finance and real estate. He runs into
or across bunco games. Jobs that lead
to nothing, loan sharks and other OBJ
stacles or ilI-meaning gentry besetting
the path to success. Eventually he
winds up with his own business. which
is not a success. and out of the wreck
of it he gets his big chance To get into
real business in big way. The large
stores of information for the guidance
of young business folk which the author
Incorporates in his volume are always
practical and never obtruded. The book
is good reading and good dope.
As assistant professor of business
methods in Boston Uhiverity's College
of Business Administration. Professor
Whitehcad's lectures have attracted
widespread attention, and the popularity
of his stories of business life. under the
above mentioned title. which have ap-
peared in important trade magazines
and newspapers throughout the country
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has created an nSiStent demand for
book publication. herewith met.
Ambition and Success is by a past :
master of writing inspirationaI stun
for young peoplc-Orison SWEET Marden.
the founder and for many years the
editor Of Success Magazine, Many
thousands of Doctor Marden'S various
brochures on business subjects have been
sold, and this new addition. which is
well up to his standard. is doubtless
destined to equal popularity. Among
other topics he. discusses. "Thc -infiu =
ence of Environment. Ambition
Knows No Age Limit" Visualize
Yourself in Better Position and
"Make Your Life Count.
Personal Efficiency in Business is
by Edward Earle Purington. author
of Efficient Living and similar
works. 1t gives common sense advice
for the man who is anxious to enlarge
his business and increase his own abil-
tiles. He considers efficiency i'll sales
manship. order versus red tape, buying
an office library. the job higher up.
keeping fit and other germane topics.
Business Inspirations is another
of the Larson books by Christian d.,
Larson. well known as business
psychologist and author of numerous
books on the psychology and routnes of
business. The secret of getting on. vir
tues of persistent desire. demanding
more of ones self and how one gains
in mower are among his many topics.
THE BUSINESS CAREER OF PETER
FLINT. BY Professor Harold Whitehead,
PERSONAL EFFICIENCY IN BUSINESS.
Ry Edward Earle Purneton. New York:
Robert II Mcbride. 81 60
AMBITION AND SUCCESS. BY Orison
SWEET Marden. New York; r. Y. Crowel1
Co
BUSINESS INSPIRATIONS. BY Christian
u. Larson. New York; 7. Y Crowell co.
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SHORT STORIES
TINCED BY VAR
Mary X. Shipman Andreps and
X. L. Raymond Collect Tales


The great war has been very prolitic
ir short stories with it's multitude Of
thor,es ;ts multinl;citv of interests and
A. '.ei.,-.. ~ e .,,aa.,n
IT'S many MANIFESTATIONS OF cnafac'e'
under the stress and strain of great
emotion and high pat,iotism. Already
,,,n,,. 80 thoso stan;as have hoor oo1lootod
many vi 'ne'e "'o,re' ""'e oeen ,o',,'','
into book form. Two recent collectiohS'
it may be safely said. in their several
wavs are both representative sign;
fcant and of artistic Instruction.
Mary RAYMOND Shinmon Andrews
h,s gathered several If ber stories under
the title ,'Jov in the Morning. The
lille is drawn from the biblical Sentence
.tIIeavinesS NAV endnre for a night but
ioy rometb in the morning If is
from Ms .of today who have weatherrd
thr storm, tbot tLe burden is lifted TO
ns .'iov comatb in the morning PER-
Us Jon eoile.n % III nnia .ne n,J, iii"s .ha,,.
maps 'ne mos. menioraoie OF theSc
stories, The Ditch, was. III the very
midst of the war, a prophecy abundantly
fulfilled by the Americans in France.
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4 PURITAN VENUS
Story Of a Louer Records
NeWaStkenic Romance

THE Story Of a Lover is the docu-
mcntaton Of the love life Of it's anony-
nous author. the chronicles of his ro-
manccS with both the uranian and nan
demian Venus. 1t purportS to be the
record of reality and probably is the
record of real person distorted i'm
the mirror of mind that reflects its
eroticism both puritanically and ncu
raSthenlcalIy. In other words. the pages
bear the impress of a rather stark ac-
1uality without the swelling and tocm-
ing creative imagination that rounds out
fine fiction to a proportion that is more
lifeliEe than the record Of mere and
actual details however veraciouS and
however chronological aud chronic in
the daily routine
More paganism aud less puritanisn,
would make the autobographic subject
of this book much more interesting 10
main, ordinary. falliblc. hard boiled
folks. II is soul. which he lays naked
and unashamed open to the view OF
all. hardly rcpays scrutiny. If il were
Il mutinouS scarlet soul and the flare
of its star shells of sin lighted up n
spiritual No Mans Land. there would
be an illumination of human motives
and moods, probably very unnecessary
yet probably very interesting. If il
were white soul smeared and smudged
and Singcd bit by too close contact
with the soaring intensitics and white
| heats of passion, either Illicit or al =
lowed. or both it would have value as
an individual Interpretation of the com
plexes of error and the psychology of
penitence. But it's really drab soul
driving across its temperamental timor
BUSINESS unexpected and uncertain TEN
critics that do not hazard to the full
loss of puritanism.
In substance. the book mainly chron
icles the writer's love for one woman
she is his wife through most of the
narrative-with occasional amatory cx
ploits elsewhere. 1t is frank enough
. but does not seem completely sincere.
1t is by no mean prurient in matter,
/ sensual in manner or sensational il
style.
THE STORY OF. LOVER New York
Boni Liveright.
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Musical EventS Of
the Coming W eek

Monday. November 3-Boston Sym
phony Orchestra. Academy of
Music, S;lJ p. M. Sergei Rach
maninoff. soloist.
Tuesday, November - Matinee
Musical Club, Bellevue Stratford
> 80 p. m.
Vocal recital. Mrs. Clarence i.
Close, Acorn Club. II tt. m,
Martinelli. vocal recital, Acad-
emy of Music. S:1j p. m.
Wednesday. November J--Fricda
lIempel vocal recital Academy
of Music. S:l5 p. III.
THURSDAY. November 6-Cniversity
Extension symphony Orchestra.
Withcrspoon Hall. S:11 p. m !:
Emily Stokes llagar, soloist.
Organ recital by Charles NJ.
tourboin. Wanamakcr store.
$40 y, m.
Friday. November I--philadelpha
Orchestra, Academy Of Music, 3
p. m. no soloist.
Saturday. November Philadcl-
phia Orchestra Academy of Nu-
sic. S:lJ =. m, no Soloist.
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THE CRITIC TALKS
TO MUSIC LOVERS
Weekly Comment on Things
Musical in Discriminating
Philadelphia
T,HE symphony concert programs ar

T,HE symphony concert programs ar
Il ranged thus far by Mr.. Stokowski
show off the flute both as a solo and
orchestral instrument. Three numbers
Of the two programs the Midsummer
Nights Dream music of Mcndclssohn.
the suite l. Arlesienne of Bizet and the
Il Minors New World) symphony of
Dvorak in themselves come pretty near
exhibiting the entire resources of that
instrument
~ There is some unique scoring tor the
flute in the New World symphony. In
deed this work in itself requires pretty
nearly everything possible from the
flutes except runs for two dutes III
thirds and sixths. and this was sup
piled by the Bizet suite.
II The unusual scoring of the Dyornk
symphony. however. lies in the very
important solo part assigned to the
second flute. In the first parH of Inc
symphony. the first subsidiary theme
and the second main theme are both an
nounced by the first flute. After the
development >Section, however. bolh
these are given out by the second flute.
in virtually identical form as at first.
besides having the most important solo
development figure.
1t is rarely that a composer gives n
solo pure and simple tn the seconds OF
the reed section. There really ism
much reason for not doiug SO. because
with the demands made upon all players
of the great symphony orcheStras. inc
seconds are usually able to give pretty
good account of themselves rs solo
players.
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snaith Coming Into His own

d. Appleton & Co. report that ''1he
Undefeated," by ]. G. Snaith. is iu
such demand that printing a week is
needed to supply the wants Of Mr.
snaith's hosts Of readers,
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standard of performance now required
by metropolitan concert audiences it
will be difficult for any orchestra to
prepare two entirely different programs
each week, especially in view OF the
difficulties of the novelties which must
now form considerable part of every
concert season, The modern orchestral
works are very difficult both iu their
ensemble and in their technical require
monts and demand much rehearsal.
\ work like Scrlabinc> "Pocmr
d ENtaSe' or the remarkable "Salome''
of Florent Schmitt will require pretty
nearly all the rehearsal hours of even
the best orchcstras for week at least.
The result of this new plan would seem
to be that when difficult novelty Is
given at one concert. the rest of the
program and all of the other concert
must be mad" up of the older pieces
requiring little rehearsal. OF course,
the new piece can bc given at the
other concert the following week. but
this in the end will amount to exactly
the same thing as if the programs of
the two concerts were alike,
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MIR. STEAMSHIPS plan would ais,

MIR. STEAMSHIPS plan would also
4Fl appear to have its drawbacks from
the point of the hcarer as well. Every
concert gocr wants to hear certain mum
bers during the course of the season.
Under the plan pursued by the Philadel
phia. Boston. Chicago and New York
Symphony Society orchestras. if these
works appear on the program of the
orchestra at all during the year, the
holder of season ticket for either
series will hear them If they do not
appear at all. no one has any kick.
Under the new plan, the concert
gOer will want to see the complete pro
grams of both series before deciding
which to buy,
The plan of having different programs
at each concert was tried wears ago in
Philadelphia when the concerts of tn"
Boston Orchestra proved 50 poUuIar
that two series were given, one on Mon
day evening. and one on "Wednesday
evening. The different program prUpo
sition did not work then because the
holders of the Monday evening series
frequently found that the things they
wanted most to hear were scheduled for
Wednesday evening. and the Wcdnes
day evening ticket holders had the same
experieTce. 1t proved to be box -
Office dntriment rather than stimulus,
because people bought both series. con
cert by concert. and did not subscribe
bV the season.
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1t the Free Library


Books added to the Free Library, TIM
teenth and Locust st eets. during the wee
emdinE OCtober 30:
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Abbot W. J.-"story of our Merchant
"",fi ABBY H. Bon The Ohio"
Audsley, G. A.-"orsan OF The Twentieth
"kVion way 10 Fly"
Barker. u. W,-"rhings Sailor Needs 10
Bucher +. E;7E"yyaeuum Tubes in Wire
Siappe, 4. A-"Band Teachers Assist
Golyin, r. H,1-"Li8k Motions, p. =.
Davis X C.-'Horticulture."
Droege, ], A-"Freight Terminals and
Trains ans, - c-"sooiaI Games
Hard William-"Theodore Roosevelt"
Hayden. Arthur.-'Chats N Royal Copon-
5erroid, Wajter-"Douslas Jerrod" Uwo
liiSs H."Tgaosn4s,tiS2. ,o ,,o,,.,,o .,
Maxwell william-"T Training of Sales
Miner. !. b - Deficiency and Delin-
Robinson, A, G.-"old New England Door.
Rogers. w, s.-,"Rook Of the Poster. -
Roosevelt, Theodore-'Letters to His Chill
Saunders. X. J.-''Heart of buddhism
scholes, p A. 49, Listeners Guide t'
shaw. Rernard-"Hea rtbreak House"
shaw Herman - Textbook Os Aero
TsTmap, l., M.-"Intellisence of schoo
Walker stuart - "More Portmantea'
" Ward Mrs. Humphry 49, "Fields of vic
Weaver. Lawrence Memorials and Mon
UNVEILS Wells, r, 'Moderp Cabinet Work
Warner, L. r. C.-"China OF the Chi
wilkinson Marguerte--'New Voices,
Wooliey. F. {. = Handbook of Compo
sition
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MUSICAL SEASON INCREASES

The Phladelphia Orchestra concerts on
Friday afternoon and SATURDAY evening next
arrangement which has met with favor in
past sea SONS Oue novelty is included IN
Michel Dvorsl,y entitled The Haunted
Castle The symphony is the seventh or
Beethoven and the other numbers are the
''Freischuta' overture of Weber and the
"Rienzi" overture Of Wagner.
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THE lack of these clements wa

THE lack of these clements was
shown only in his performance of
the Cesar Franck sonata on Monday
evening. The subtlctics of Franck and
the philosophy of Brahms are the things
which come to the musician last Of all,
and this applies especially TO the
Brahms violin concerto. the three
Brahms sonatas and the Franck sonata,
Revcrting to unusual scoring for
moment. the Franck sonata is another
remarkable instance. In the first move
ment. the violin has not a single note of
the second theme, either in exposition
or in development This. considering
the righteousness of this theme, is most
unusual, for the violin. like all the
string instruments. except the bass, is
pre- eminently an instrument for
melody. The theme appears twice. once
in the exposition section and once in
the repeat after the development, and
in both instances the violin not only
has no part in it. but has not even a
note of cOunterpointed melody.
The dazzling part of Heifetz' 5 playing
is apparently entirely uncOnSciO"" aud
unsought for by him. Like Kreisler
he never ''plays to the gallery as do
some highly gifted violinists. but is
evidently serious minded artist who
always gives MS DeSt W ms duuleHce.
There is never any attempt to astound,
and his technique is, as it should be,
only an incident in his Interpretation.
If there is any question as TO his future,
4 IL is because he attained technical per-
fection too long before he arrived at
Z intellectual maturity. This he alone
can correct, and therefore his future.
more than that of any other volinist
&, now before the publics lies in his own
hands.
TIME New York Philharmonic Or
4 chestrs, like most New York or
ganizations, always on the lookout for
something new. has hit upon the plan
OF playing a different program at their
Friday and Saturday concerts. The
plan Is comprehensive in that the solo
lists are to play or sing different nun
bers at each Of the concerts,
like good many other things now
going on in the world Of music, thC
novelty Of fhis idea seems to be it'
chief Recommendation, for both from
the standpoint Of art aud from thu
Fiewpoinf Of the concert goer il appear;
fo| have some serious drawbacks.
lii t& FIRST place, with the higl
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Fiction

ASscoush .rohn--"Fer
CHAPMAN w G-"Green Timber Trails.
FTance' Xnatole-'' Revolt OF the Angels -
Iownes. Mrs RelIoc-'Love and Hatred -
Olliyant Alfred--'Two Men"
oppenheim. Fl -"Box with Broken
worse. M. H.=tThe Prestcns,p :,
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Sersei Ruchmaninoff soloist a the opening
Boston symphony concert next Monday eve
ming will play Lists First Concerto in r
nat. NJ AlonteuN. the new conductor, VIII
begin the program with Schumann
interest will be the suite which Stravinslly
has arranged from his "Danced Legion
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willy Arzt the young Philadelphia violin
ist who has been IN Europe for the last
seven years has just returned to this city.
MIR ART was given the opportunity Of study
ing. with Sevcik through the kindness Of Ed
win A. Fleisher and will soon be heard In
concert throughout the country.
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bvterian Church Twenty first and Walnut
streets. viii be resumed next Sunday eye
ming November . Frederick Cook violin
iet and Vincent Fanelli. harpist Of the
Philadelphia Orchestra. will be beard in CON
junction with the, choir and also in trios
80 O'Clock.
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A recital for the benefit Of the endowment
fund Of the Philadelphia Orchestra will be
given by Mrs. Clarence p. Close. soprano,
The Acorn club IN uesdSy day morn,ng: nc, So
will be Miss Elizabeth Gest