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New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
In Askatopn
Cir Gilbert Parker's Romances
of the Northwest

,,,rn YOUTH AND ANOTHER BY Str Gilbert
psrser Illustrated. lsmo. rp. 200. j. Il.
Isppincott Company
We must confeSs-nay. we are proud
70 boast-that we have never faltercd
- the love which we cherished for
pretty Pierre. in the golden days of
long ago. Therefore. whenever Sir
c;,bert Parker sends us another of his
tales. our first curiosity concerning it
ia 70 know its latitude and longitude 1t
;s hound to be good But its fascina
t;on-for us increases as the square
n the distance toward lhe Northwest.
Co when we read the opening words,
From the beginning. Askatoon-,"
no reioiced with exceeding JOY. For
sstatoon could mean nothing but the
Northwest. And so it does. and we
Isys in both stories the very air and
sn;r;t and life of that enchanting
region.
hor will TO an aged human beast, of
hor meeting a youth suited to her own
Ssart of the mutual love that flashed
fron, eve to eye. of the superb re-
strajnt of purity and honor that held
tbem apart until by law as we'll as by
uature they were free to mate, of the
dramatic tragedy, entirely outside
thejr ken. that thus set them free.
There is not novel feature in it. not
an idea that is not old; as old as the
love of youth and as the life of man.
pnt love and life. age-old. are peren-
nislly the newest, the freshest, the
most most enticingly original things in all
the world. Never, we think, has this
lifted romancer touched higher notes
of nure romance than in "Wild Youth"
From first to last it approximates per
lection.
1s Hard Road" unworthy of it. The
scene is laid in Askatoon. with some
Of the same figures as before; notably
that clever deus ex machina. the Young
Doctor. The story of Bill" Minden's
conversion and its results is delicious
" filled with humor and with human
nature. which lead as humor often
does, to almost infinite pathos; so that
the reader runs the whole gamut Of
emotion, with every note sounding
clear and true.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
The Red Triangle
n Record and a Promise of
Service TO Men
TIE lF. R.oM1ANcE OF TIE RED TRIANGLE. p

TIE ROMANCE OF TIE RED TRIANGLE By
So ar AFllur H u iapp. Limo, pp. 1875 George II
If the war between civilization and
tae nuns has been the greatest and
the worst, and if it has been marke d
with savagery and Observation-Disclosures
never before known, it has also been
amellorated with such efforts and
agencies of humanity as none before
IL saw The science of life saving has
Kept pace with the science of life
destroying, and beneVolence has
rlvalled malice. The marvellous
achievements of the Red Cross in the
last four years fill an UNSURPASSED
chapter of history, and comparable
thercwith we must reckon the doings
OF the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton under it's emblem Of the inverted
red triangle.
In this little volume Sir Arthur Yapp
tells IN brief the whole splendid story
OF the entrance of the Y NJ. c. A. into
the war, its miracles of finance, its
work for the bodies, minds and souls
OF the men, in camp and in the
trenches, and its promise, or at least
It's potency of further work in the
period of reconstruction and reorgan-
izatlon after the war. An English book
It deals chiefly with the British Y NJ
&. A, but it is finely suggestive for
the organization in other lands, even
our own. AS a narrative it is as fas-
clnatlng as any work of fiction. But
its chief value will be to induce the
utilization of the association and it's
plant and equipment as an agency OF
service after the war comparable with
that which it has been during the last
iour strenuous and tragic years.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
4 Blot i'm the 'Scutchcon?
Mrs. Atherton's Mystery Ro-

pp. 22e. Frederick *. Stokes Company
1t is pleasant to find Mrs. Atherton
laying aside a certain prediction for
problems and propaganda and writing
sheer mystery and romance; and par
ticularly to find her doing it, so far as
plot, construction, action and narra-
tive are concerned, so brilliantly we'll
In all those elements this story is quite
above criticism, save as criticism may
be commendation. Extraordinary as
some of the complications are, there $
nothing in it impossible or even so
improbable as to tax credulity. A
young aristocrat wcds with short WOO
ing a beautiful girl, of whose ante
cedents he is ignorant, and presently
is agonized with the strongest of sus-
picions and indications that her origin
was of the most shameful description.
His splendid loyalty and his gallant
fight to save her from the unknown
horror which impends, and which, in
deed, envelops her, redeem a situation
which to less noble souls would be
quite hopeless.
The insight of the novelist into the
hearts of both men and women, and
her power of dramatic exposition, merit
the highest praise. We can only regret
that the important element of conver-
sation is not equally we'll presented.
1t is really impossible to imagine hus-
band and wife. in the supreme crisis
of both their lives, when both are in
the grip of overwhelming passions, as
conversing in the restrained and meas
urcd phrases which Mrs. Atherton at
tributes to them, But that defect, re
gretable rs it is, merely mars, but can
not destroy nor seriously impair the
charm of a romance of singular power
and beauty.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
ChiIla's Affairs
Their Relation TO the Great War
and TO Other Nations

China AND TIE WORLD WAR. BY W; Reginald
Wheeler Illustrated. i2mo. PIP. 263. The Mac
milan Company.
DR.. Wheeler, who is a member of the
faculty of Hang Chow College, has
written brief but comprehensive and
informing history Of the relationship
of China to the world war, and of it's
participation therein From this be-
ginning he proceeds to cons nsideration
OF the place of China in the peace
negotiations which are now proceeding
and in the impending reorganization of
international affairs. He points out
convincngly, if indeed we needed to
have it impressed upon us, the vast
economic and other Importance of
China to the world, and the necessity,
both for her sake and theirs, that the
Western powers shall deal with her
justly, and even exercise over her a
benevolent tutelage.
The interests, ambitions and needs of
Japan must of course be idered
They are recognized by the author in
broad and statesmanlike spirit. The
great island empire is, in his concep-
tion, just now at the parting of the
ways in her marvellous career, and it
does not yet appear which route she
will take. Upon her decision not only
her own future but also the future of
China must largely depend. There is
therefore need that the present peace
congress shall so far as possible exert
beneficent influence upon both those
nations.
The author is exceptionally we'll in.
formed upon all phases Of the topic or
which he writes, and he writes with
containing the text Of various ofiicia
documents and a copious and usefu
! hihl inrra nhV
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
A Haunted House

SINISTER HOUSE BY Leland Hall Illustrated
l2mo. pp 226 Houghton. AIfiu Go.
Lovers of the mysterious and the
uncanny will revel in this romance,
though it be told in a most unromantic
style marred with numerous utterly
commonplace colloquialisms. In spite
of its defects it has a fascinating plot,
some what reminiscent in some re-
poets of one of Bulwer- Lytton's mas
terpieces. 1t is not altogether CON
vncingly wrought out, but perhaps
that is because 70 do so would be i'm
possible. There are some flights of
fancy from which one cannot land with
ease or grace. But once begun the
volume Will be read to the end with a
keen sense of its weird portrayals Of
terror and impending catastrophe.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
therton, Sir Gilbert Parker.
finitely little is no less impressive than

fnitely little is no less impressive than
the infinitely great
AS an example of finical realism the
present volume is one of the best
things that Mr.. Swinnerton has ever
done. On almost every page he really
surprises us with the amplitude of his
expert knowledge Of the dust behind
the door. We must confess to some
degree of uncertainty and wonderment
as to whether he works with a micro
scope or a microphone or stereoscope
or by chemical analysis. Whichever
method he pursues, however, he is a
master of it. And if he will patiently
persevere in the same spirit in which
he has written "Shops and Houses" we
nave no doubt that some day of days
he will make some of his realism "a
truly realistic as are the romances of
the to him utterly despiscd and
abhorrcd Robert Louis Stevenson.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Our Winter Birds

OUR WINTER BIRDS HOW TO KNOW AND
HOW TO ATTRACT THEM BY lrank NJ
Chapman Illustrations by Ernest Thompson
Seton aud Edmund }. Sawyer. l2mo. pp lsu
j. Appleton & Co.
The curator of ornithology at the
American Museum of Natural History
certainly knows his birds. and as he
has the gift of talking about them in
a manner at once entertaining and in
forming, he has produced a book which
is cordially to be commended to every
lover of birds, in city or in country.
1t describes the birds which dwell with
us or visit us in winter SO clearly as
to make their accurate recognition
easy; gives delightful account of
their tricks and manners, and adds
many hints as to the way in which
they can be attracted and tanned. The
numerous illustrations, in color and in
black and white, are admirable.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Romances of Many Lands---
Sentiment and Mystery
By Willis Fletcher Johnson

tensely loyal friends, the one to the
other. OF course the marooning of the
three on small island remote from
the rest of humanity affords opportuni-
ties for some very interesting and at
times very trying situations. David
and Jonathan do not, however, settle
their rivalry after the traditional
fashion of cave men. but await their
return to civilization. There, of
course, the wit of the woman solves
the problem and. as Fitz James O'Brien
used to say, Everything is gracefully
concluded" 1t should be added that
the sex problem and propaganda feat
ures Of the work are not sufficiently
obtrusive to spoil it's interest as sheer
romance of a somewhat cxtravagant
kind and touched with some very ef-
fcctiVe humor
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Bows on a Trail

THE TRAIL OF TIE CLovEN FOOT By A
Ivat. Ncrriil. illustrated by Hugh Spencer
llmo pp 2GO L. p. Dutton & Co.
We have here the sort of story that
Mayne Reid delighted in and OF which
he set standard for all time. 1t is
the trail of boys quest for hidden
treasure in the wilderness of the Pan
ANA isthmus, and it is very we'll told.
Mr.. Verril knows the land of which
he writes and reproduces its scenes
with admirable lifelikeness. In his
narrative of adventures and achieve
ments he avoids exaggeration and yet
succeeds in gripping the interest OF
the reader. 1t is book that will
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Books of the Spirit
Religious History, Doctrine and
Inspiration

"The Religious Teaching of the Old
Testament" by Albert C. Knudson, is
an exceptionally thoughtful and in
structive analysis of Old Testament
theology and its bearing upon the Mes
sanic Dispensation, written IN spirit
of reverent yet fearless and nonsuper-
stitious criticism. 1t will appeal to
latter should be able to find in it much
of practical profit. (8vo, PIP. 416. The
Abingdon Press.)
How to Know the Bible" by George
Hodges, is most illuminating and
helpful volume, of fine scholarship (its
author is dean of the Protestant Epis-
copal Theological School at Cambridge,
Mass.), yet sufficiently on-technlcal IN
tone to appeal strongly to the layman.
1t would be difficult to find within the
compass Of single work better COM
pendulum of the worlds fullest knowl-
edge of the Scriptures, or one which
could be more confidently commended.
(12mo, PIP. 800 The Bobbs- Merrill
Company.)
"Religio Grammatici," by Gilbert
Murray, is reprint of an address de-
livered as it's president to the Classical
Association, and is an eloquent and
thought compelling exposition of what
it's author regards as the religion of
man of letters" (12mo, pp 40. The
Houghton Miffiin Company)
.'Thc Religion of Israel" by George
A. Barton professor in Bryn Mawr
College), is a critical and expository
history of the development of Hebrew
theology and worship down to the Mes
sianic Advent-reverent, scholarly and
interesting. 1t contains many notes and
topics for students, but is of equal
value to every layman. ,l2nlo, PIP. 2S9.
The Macmillan CompanyD
"The Course of Christian History"
by w. J. McGlothin professor in the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary), is critical history of the nine
teen centuries of Christianity and Of
the numerous sects into which the
Church has been divided. 1t is marked
with authoritative scholarship and with
broad and catholic spirit. Intended
primarily for students, it is heartily
commendable to the general reader
12mo, PIP. 1928. The Macmillan Com
pany.)
"Wesley as Sociologist, Theologian,
Churchman," by John Alfred Faulkner,
is a concise, direct, intensely vivid and
human analysis of the teachings and
example of the great reformer, written,
of course, from most sympathetic
point of view (the author is a professor
in Drew Theological Seminary, yet i'm
partial and catholic in spirit. l2mo,
PIP. 173. The Methodist Book Concern.)
"Patriotism and the Christian Life"
by Wilfrid A. Rowell; "Things That
Cannot Be Shaken" by Charlotte v.
Adams "Thc Way of Christi by Alex
andcr C. Purdy and "Fellowship Pray
ers," selected by Sarah Truslow Dickin-
son, are all put forward by the National
Board of the Young Women's Christian
Association and are to be commended
for their devotional tone and inspiring
qualities. (The Womnns Press.)
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Chess and Checkers

CHESS AND CHECKERS BY Edward J. Iasker
Emo. 80 xvi. 2Si d. Appleton 4 Co.
This is an admirable manual Of two
of the finest games in the world by an
acknowledged master of both. The
novice will find it clearly instructive,
enabling him to learn how to play,
while even the expert will find in it
hints and suggestions calculated to
improve his playing. 1t is profusely
provided with diagrams illustrative OF
the manner in which the games are
played and Of problem we'll worthy of
SolutiOn
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Realistic Small Beer

SHOPS AND HOUSES. BY Frank ssnnerton
I2'no pp. 32o George H. Doran Company.
The versatile Mr.. Swinnerton in his
latest work repents him of his involun-
tary descent into mere romance in
"Nocturne" and makes haste to climb
up again to the pure heights of ultra
realism. Wherefore he studiously
chronicles the very small beer of small
snobs in a small town and does it in
the smallest of small ways. There are
philosophers who maintain that the in
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
arker, and Other Romance VIZ
Fifth Avenue-The Y. NC. A.
Book News and Miscellany

strongly appeal to boyish readers and
that will give them correct conceptions
OF the land of which they are reading
while it cxcites their interest. and we
should not be surprised if adult read
ors found it well worth their while for
careful perusal.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Alligator Classics, 2oc Each

Alligator Classics, 29c Each
Handy Volume Edition. Padded Alligator Covers, with
Titles in Gold. Printed on Good Paper.
Acsops Fables In Black and White
p,o..,;na Mr. po.m. Kplng
D'o"""s' n"'' oe"' Lambs Tales from Shake
Browning, Robert. Poems speare
Crawford. Mrs. CaskelI Little Minister. ! NJ Barrie
Emersons Poem. Longfelow's Poems
Dill p en Man Without Country
Familiar Quotations NH on the Floss
Daf"e" George Eliot
Idylls Of the King Moses from an Old Manse
Iennyson Hawthorne
Also in Progress--A Sale of tn
CIMBELS BOOK AND STATIC
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-04
Break Promises.
Bosses Are ''Raked' By War
Labor Board.

Washington-The national war la
Dor board condemns the Maryland
Pressed Steel company, Hagerstown,
Md, because that concern violated
pledge it made relative to labor con-
ditions. The board says:
''This company was doing work for
the government, and at most criti-
cal time during the war it assured
its employees and this board that it
desired to carry out the principles of
this board and would deal with COM
mittees of the employees. This prom
Use it later refused to carry out. 1t
is greatly to be regretted that, at
time when it is highly important that
the relations of employer and employe
should be maintained on friendly
basis, this company would have COM
mitted so fragrant a breach of good
faith with its men, and although the
case is not one of joint submission
which permits the board to make a
binding award, it can not pass over
the case without expressing severe
condemnation of such conduct on the
part of the company"
"a Ha pa
Ruy Thrift SfamDa and hahn
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Especially Adapted for

Truck farms. gardeners. nursery men,
small fruit growers. corR and tobacco
raisers. and others who do not renew
chemical elements of their land by
crop rotation.
ONLY 1890 TONS AVAILABLE
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Detroit.-One of the most signifi-
cant events of the past month has
been passed by in absolute silence by
the entire press of this city. This
is the close cooperation decided upon
by the Allied War Veterans Associa-
tion of Detroit and the Detroit Fed
Grafton of Labor.
The soldiers turned to the labor men
for aid after having met with rebuffs
from various organizations of the city,
notably the Board of Commerce and
the Army and Navy League. They
had asked from both merely the
courtesy of being allowed to hold
meetings in some room at the dis
posal of one or the other of these
organizations, place where they
might discuss their common affairs
and aid one another in finding suit
able jobs. But both these bodies, SUI
per-patriots during the war, pro-
duced some kind of an excuse for
turning down the boys who had fought
and bled for them
The appeal of the soldiers to the
labor body was made in most dra-
matte manner and met with instant
promise of assistance.
The Federation of Labor was in of
ficial session when a delegation of SO
veterans, led by lieutenant, marched
into the hall AS the soldiers en-
tered they were greeted with tu-
multuous cheers. Every labor man
in the room rose to his feet.
The lieutenant explained the OBJ
jects of the veterans organization now
in process of formation. He stated
that it's chief aims are to place re-
turned soldiers in suitable jobs and
to promote and safeguard their in
terests in every possible way.
He expressed hot Indignation at the
way his men had been treated by
bodies named above and declared it
his belief that employers absolutely
diapprove the organization in any eff
fective form of those who risked their
all for their country.
When the lieutenant concluded by
saying that the interests of labor and
the interests of the soldiers are one
and identical he was greeted with
thunderous and prolonged applause.
Walters Local No. 725 immedi-
ately donated the use of their hall
as a meeting place for the organized
veterans
The Federation of Labor appointed
committee of three to make suitable
arrangements for close cooperation
between the soldiers and the organ
lied workers Every effort will be
made by the two organizations to
get in touch with and assist returning
soldiers as fast as they come home
But not newspaper in the city
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-04

The price en- fhis better grade of
fertilizer has keeH made lever than
yea hsve ever ksHgkt its equal be-
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The Union Label As An Ed
ucational Force.

The declaration of the Committee
on Education of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor that Educated man
hood and womanhood are the Nations
greatest asset, both in peace and war"
is fundamental upon which all can
agree.
If the education of the children re-
suits in such great asset to the Ma
tion, it is self-evident that the appli
cation of the same principle to the
trade union movement would be ad
vantageous to every worker.
One of the great agencies through
which the workers can be educated is
| the union label, that potent but silent
messenger of industrial peace and So
cial betterment which should guide
them in the utilization of their pur-
chasing power just as the beacon light
aids the mariner to avoid the dangers
of the sea.
The union label, representing as it
does, the best possible working con-
ditions, makes direct appeal to all
fair minded people to discriminate
against the exploiter of women and
children and the man convicted of
crime, by refusing to purchase COM
modities upon which this emblem of
fair labor does not appear. BY carry
ing this principle a little farther and
dealing only with stores where union
cards are displayed or buttons worn
by the clerks indicating membership
| in labor union, immeasurable bene-
| fits are bound to result.
By cooperation of this character
| the billion or more of dollars spent
| by trades unionists each year could
be made so powerful and influence for
good that it would be amazing, and
| the educational value of such cooper
alton would be so beneficial and per-
manent that it would not be confined
to the workers but would extend to
al branches of society.
The union label has been of ines
timable value to trade unionists in
securing improved working and living
conditions, and if the workers would
practice what they preach" by a
continuous and persistent demand for
union-made goods, these benefits could
be increased and continued indefin-
itely
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Detroit War Veterans Turn 10
Labor Unions To Help
Secure Work.

mentioned the striking appeal of re-
turned heroes to the labor men for
aid in organizing, first of all not to
become objects of charity and, sec
ondly, to make, certain they receive
just treatment from employers.
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A limited quantity OF this nne fer
tili2er 10 offered for sale by the City
Oficials of Columbus, who have do
tsrmined to give users the beneht OF
low prices. rather than continue to
sell to the Fertilizer Trust who re-
sell to the consumer at huge prohts.
You can order in 1o0-lb. or ton lots
sacked or in bulk-and save big
money.
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FERTILIZER
For Farmers, Gardnsrs, kMssrymsn

Thoroughly Sterile, hwt HRs An
Features OF MiRk-Prfcea Fertilizer
m Times IN Tmes IRI1nes
IN as Mwch More Jas Mach
FkospA oriC Nitrogen Potash
Acid as Tkan Manure az Manure
HmmwFm
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Ramittancsa must be made in cash.
money order or on c. O. d shipments
Write, wire or call. addressing all In
euirfss to Il. ID. Banks, Sept Munici-
pal Reduction Plant. PhoMe, Mafm
013. City Mall. Ceiumkun. Ohio.
March 28-4t
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The Ohio State Fertilizer Bu-
rsau has analyzed this fertilizer
| and endorses 1t as more eff1cisnt
| than manure
Alma record., 1919-10-30
Joys Of Tournament Golf.

Wouldn't ii make you mad II you
were entered In golf tournament and
you started out shooting the little old
pill down the line. better than YOU
ever had and finished the frst nine
holes In the lowest score you had ever
made; slipped little on the second
nine. but still had chance to make n
respectable showing, and then on the
eighteen hole in the presence OF an
admiring throng of friends you pro-
ceeded to put the pill into the ditch
three times and take eleven strokes
where five should have been plenty?
Wouldn't il make you mad?
Well. the only consolation we know
out OF that horrible catastrophe IS that
we remembered even I'm our rage that
there were ladies within hearing dis
fance. We came up smiling ont Of the
ditch. but we sincerely hope the young
woman i'm the pink gown and the big
hat who grinned gleefuly at us is no
mind Exchange