Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-17
Books and Authors.

Mexico TO-DAY, and Tomorrow" is the
.us Of a hook by Edward y. Troy
MHcM tllan co /. is a comprehensive
statement Of the general situation IN
MEXICO TO-DAY, political. social. financial
and economic. with ancient Mexico and
IN" spanish CcnQucSts as the back
ground Tho events leading up TO tho
recent revolution and tho social aud
economic troubles following the polr-
teal Gphcaval are clearly set forth
rrann.c picture is painted OF life in
Mexico during the chaos following
the ran OF the Diaz regime. Mcxicos
ne" constitution and her international
r"let IONS AMI attitude toward foreign
capital are reviewed. and tho iinancia.
asrsrian aud educational problems
Win a, length hc worS is s o. tt nTs'
interest an up-io- da,c study o!
Mexican anairs.
story IS supposed TO tc the most pop'..
lar OF all books OF nction for the bust.
crime according to tho theory. takes
as mind OFF things that should pc for
author. herself "a business woman. who
has acted on the theory that tho writ
ing Of /. mystery story would supply
that rasitulness which a temporary
change Of occupation gives. She is
Mrs. ". W. Vhaycr Che, pen name be
ing &c Thaycr). and the Century ia to
novel. The MNster" OF tho Thirteenth
tIoor lSy day she J. hard work
'ec,ors % an old and wcll-known art
organization which has designed the
covers OF nuiti,udinous books and
n"Fa1"ss ~ nE nigh M she is d 5saa DE-.
Thir,ecnth Floor" vas. she says. a
Joyful piece OF work for hcr
Herman Whitaker, author OF Hunt
ing tho German Shark" which has
recently been published by the Cen
my c9mpNny. G!ed d IN 81, 81 Lnsss hos
He mad only recently returned from
abroad, where he had spent month";.
with the allied lighting ships studying
the submarine situation and gathering
material bearing on the merchant ma
rinc OF the world. Mr.. Whitaker was
one Of those gifted Englishmcn VINO
about what they sec and feel Born IN
Yorkshire. Mr. Whitaker came TO the
United States. went next UP into the
Canadian Northwest as a pioneer,
dropped down into California. went on
southwark into Mexico and had come
back TO thc United States when the
war started. lie then nirr
other side. where he specialized on
the submarine war He was a great
favori,c OF Vice Admiral William S
Sims. He was the author OF seven
books. and was frequent contributor
10 American magazines.
Dear Folks at Home" tHouchton
Mfiiin Coz is not quite adequately
described by its subtitle, The glori-
Gus story OF the United States Marines
in France as told in their own letters
from the battle fields 10 Dear Folks
a, Home" For the book includes
letters not only from the masculine
marines in France. but from most
appealing petticoatcd marine over here.
Corporal Martha" was a young wo-
man OF tact and presence Of mind
but now and then her military title
made complications too intricate for
chivalry to solve. Il have difficult
situations TO handle sometimes. Bill"
writes Corporal Martha. For in
stance. the other day the lieutenant
and | were waiting to go down in
the elevator. Now here's the question
If am a lady and he is gentleman
I go in first. If he's an officer and
In, corporal, he goes in first II
all depends how you look at H.
! didn't know how he'd take il, so
J thought I'd wait and see what he'd
do. l guess he thought the same thing
SO We both stood there cycling each
other up on the right oblique Then
hc stepped forward and stepped back
I was getting pretty dizzy by tina,
time. l guess he was too. Then We
both squeezed in at the Same time
J guess that's what they mean bv
military tactics"