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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24

Books added to the Free Library. Thir-
teenth and Locust streets. during the week
ending January 81:
Miscellaneous
Aaronsohn Alexander-''with the Turks in
Palestine
AAcksT. Peula.L'Amie o,, IeTdus;"
Bernheim. b. M.--"Passed as Censored"
Bullock. William Timber
RriEhouse. Harold-'Hobson' Choice
Butler, G. J.-"Yankee Bachelor Abroad. - -,
Legend, o.,,n .c,-,,on.n
Realty TO Serve Foods
Gibbs W.. s.--'Lessons in the Proper
Feeding of the Family"
Giordano, Umberto - Madame Sans
Gene
cobineau, Arthur de-'1ncauaIity of Hu-
Giumera, Ansel-'Marta of the Low
Haier,. wiiliam-"Eary Life of Robert
Hisparic Society of Amcrica-"Antiaue
Hood, Christopher-"Iron and Steel"
Hoppin, j. C.-"Euthymides and His Eel
lows"
Horton. Edith-''Frozen North
Hubert P. G.-"Liberty and Living"
:. Hutchls. C. L.-"Carols Old and Carols
international Geological Congress-"Coal
Jsffa, A., s.-"standard Dietary for An
Orphanage."
Maire, .F.--'Graining and ,,Marbling.'
Scott. e. B.-"Scott's Code
MacGrath. Harold-"Man With Three
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24

Those who know Margaret Widdemer
only as the writer of delightfully."- viva
cious and cheerful love stories will find
very different kind of commentator on
life revealed in her latest book, "The
Boardwalk. 1t is a collection of short
stories dealing with group of charac-
ters that live or lived in Asbury Park or
Ocean Grove. The boardwalk is the
link that connects them all. They are
not stories of seaside local color. though
there is some seaside atmosphere in
them. They might have been written Of
people anywhere, for they are tragedies
of the emotions told with such a pene
trating insight as few persons now writ
ing possess. Their literary art is perfect.
Miss Widdemer sets her stage, intro
duces her characters. tells what they do
and why and then stops. "hc emotions
induced in the reader arise from what
happens and not from any philosophiz-
ing of the author. The effect is as if she
had carved a marble statue of youth
struggling with its emotions and set it
up for us to look at it, allowing it to
tell its own tale.
1t is difficult to give adequate praise
to ''Thc Changeling," the first tale in
the volume. 1t is the story of girl
who in her youth was the delight of all
her friends She was animated and
radiated joy wherever she went. When
she was seventeen or eighteen years old
d quiet, serious minded boy fell in love
with her. They met at school and in the
street and on the pond, where they
skated in the winter. The girl is finally
forbidden TO go out at night. but sht
does get away from home OH the pretext
that she studies her lessons with another
girl. But she skates with her lover OF
the lake. One evening her father find:
her there just when the two young
people are planning how and when they
can get married. The father. with NJ
conception of the delicate mechanism o.
the human heart or of innocent maidenl,
reserve. berates her most cruelty, de
nouncing her as a bad girl for meetin.
the youth under such circumstances. Th'
boy has fed at sight of the father, fo
that seems to him the best way to pro
tect the girl. The girl goes home in {
daze. She has nervous breakdown
and goes away for some months. In he
innocence she believes that she mus
have been bad if her father had told he
she was, and when she hears nothing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
T1Uo Books on Bridge

Probably the adroit Sarah Battle
would learn nothing useful to her game
from two new books that have come to
hand on the subject of modern auction,
but other devotees of this indoor sport
will be likely to pick up not few handy
knacks and new wrinkles.
Modern Auction" is course in
bridge playing in ten lessons. 1t is a
revised and enlarged edition of a stand
ard handbook in brief by Grace G..
Montgomery. The new edition, in addi-
ton to its practical pedagogical value to
the beginners has much of interest to the
practiced hand. 1t includes also the
latest laws and decisions of the Whist
Club of New York.
Florence Irwin is out with new
post war edition of her standard. ''The
Complete Auction Player" Miss Irwin
is combination of philosopher, de-
votec. fan and instructor and her writ
ing has genuine style. Of course, the
substance is highly authoritative. Her
work is both a reference book and q
guide.
MODERN AUCTION IN TEN LESSONS. BY
Grace e. MontgomeTy;;- New York. Charlca
THE COMPLETE AUCTION PLAYER. BY
Florence Irwin. New York: G. P. Put
nam's Sons. s1.5O,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
PLOT THAT FAILED
MAN WHO MADE 1T
Futile Efforts Of a Solicitors S
Clerk to Get Rich
Quick

The popularity of ''The Middle TEN
pie Murder has induced J. s. Fletch-
er's American publishers to issue sec
ond detective story by this voluminous
British writer. The new one is called
''The Talleyrand Maxim" An amPi..
tious solicitors clerk in provincial
British town ran across amaxim one
day and decided that it contained a
sound philosophy which he would apply.
| The maxim runs. with time and
patience the mulberry leaf is turned into
satin" The clerk decided that he
would turn himself into a rich man
came when man brought into his
office the will of rich manufacturer
in the town which had been made on
the day of his death and then lost
sight of because the witnesses to it
were kil'sl on the same day as the
tcstator, and because it had been care
fully hidden in an old book that no
one thought of looking into. The man
who found the will dies suddenly in the
office and the clerk takes possession OF
the document and begins to blackmail
the legal heirs, who are enjoying the
property.
The clerk does murder before he has
been plotting very long. but he thinks
he is so well protected that no one eau
discover his connection with the crime:
The story deals with the efforts of
friends of the heirs to extricate them
from trouble. the nature of which
they do not discover for a long time.
The story is unusual in that the solu-
ton of the mystery is not kept from
the reader. Its interest lies in the eff
forts which are made by the parties in
interest to solve the perplexing prob
lens. In this respect it differs rad
ically from THE Middle Temple Muir
der a story in which the denouement
is held in suspense until the very end
and then is most unexpected. AS de-
tective stories GO it is good one.
THE TALLEYRAND MAXIM. BY J: s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
RooseueIt's autobiography

A new edition of Roosevelt's auto
biography has been printed from
new plates to supply the demand
for it which revived when the former
President died. The edition is in some
respects more attractive than the old.
The paper used is not so heavy and it
is not glazed. so it is easier to read
by artificial light. The increased cost
of the manufacture of books is reflected
in the addition of $1.50 to the price
at which this book was originally pub
lished. But it was worth So when
first issued. for it is an important con =
tribution to American political his
tory.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. An autobios
raphy. With illustrations. New York
Charles Scribner's Sons. So
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
Fiction

EtCtlOEl
THE TANNING OF NAN. BY Ethel Holds
w,oootnh New York. E. p. Dutton 6 Co.
THE ROLLING STONE. BY C. A. Dawson.
Stone.s New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 81.
THE SWING OF THE PENDULUM BY
Adriana spadoni. New York Bon Live
FROM RON Place ACE TO PLACE. BY Irwin S.
THE CoCKPIT OF SANTIAGO KEY. BY
p. s. Grsenbers. New York: Boni Live
AN HONEST EST THIEF AND OTHER sTo-
RIES. BY Fydor Dostoevsky. New York:
The Macmillan Co. So.
York: George II. Doran Co.
General
A YEAR AS A GOVERNMENT AGENT. BY
Vira Whitehouse. New York: Harper &
THE nE'J JUDGMENT OF PEACE. BY Andreas
Latski. New York: Bont & Lveright: 81. 10.
INDIA: 1919. THE INDEMNITY BILL. New
INDIA N THE YEARS lol7-1s. Calcutta
CAUGHT BY THE TURKS. BY Francis
Yeats Brown. New York: The Macmillan
THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN
GIyLLIzzAT!IsoN. &I!'ILLIz New York. B. W.
LIBERALisM 5EiSs"i IN AMERICA. By Harold
Stearns. New York; Boni & Liveright.
Sl.75.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
Marshall Coming to America

Archibald Marshall in a recent letter
to biss publishers, Dod9, Mead & Co.,
wrote 81 am settling TO the idea of
coming to America about the end of
August next year and travelling about
for few months, or as long ss is uec-
cssary. shouldn't mind doing little
lccturing in the ordinary way, as /
could prepare what / had to say. 1t is
the after dinner speaking that | funk.
You're so good at it and we're SO bad,
and ] think should be about the worst
ever.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
At THE FREE LIBRARY

Books added to the Free Library, Thir-
teenth and Locust streets. during the week
ending January %:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
Justice Holiness Point Of View

Lawyers ard many laymen will find
unusual interest in the announcement
that Harcourt, Brace & Howe have
arranged with Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes for the early publication of his
COLLECTED Papers which will include
all of Mr.. Justice Holmes's legal papers
and addresses from 1880 to the present
time. The opinions of Mr.. Justice
Holmes have been vigorous and often
puugert expressions of one of Amer
lea S real personalities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-24
IRISH
IMPRESSIONS
BY Gilbert K. Chesterton

Author of "Heretics," "Orthodo1y,"
etc. Cloth, $1.50 net.
Personal impressions of the
authors recent visit to Ireland.
Mr.. Chesterton understands the
Irish thoroughly and says many
fine things finely in this refreshing
and stimulating book.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
Enperlment Proved Eat,l.

on the 18th of January. in 1884.
the first sailor out Of seven who had
been left by Dutch fishermen on the
Island of Spit1bergen to see whether
life could be sustained throughout the
severe arctic winter. died. The sailors
We're left there In the fall Of 1888 In
November the scuryy attacked them.
as they were unable to get any green
herbs or vegetables and In that dos
olate region even variety of game
was scarce. Their journal ended Feb.
26, and they were all found dead on
the return Of their countrymen In the
spring.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26

imatedly under some trees. one was
a handsome young woman David had
never seen before The other was Ar
thur Moore.
The woman seemed under a strain
of Intense emotion. Her gestures were
animated and her familiar manner
with Arthur aroused deep suspicion
In David's mind. As she clung plead
ingly to his arm David's face dark
ened why was this prospective SON
in-law meeting n woman clandest:nelyf
She acted as though she WAS pleading
with Arthur as only woman stirred
by love or some kindred emotion was
likely to do.
For over half an hour David watched
the pair. He resolved to seek an ex-
PLANTATION of the apparently recreant
love. Finally the twain parted. The
woman went away weeping. Arthur
came up the river path, his face seri-
Gus and troubled He acted startled as
David sternly confronted him.
"I have been here some time" spoke
David. What does this mean, your
meeting a woman secretlyf"
IF tell you In confidence will you
regard IT as a pledged secretf" In
qulred Arthur
"Yes."
"Very well; came TO meet that
woman, the deserted wife of close
friend, to see II I cannot bring about
a reconciliation"
"Oh by the way. what is the timer"
-
turned where their paths parted.
"Half-past four" reported David.
Coming over tonlght?'
"Oh, surelyr'
Arthur Moore did not go TO the
woolson home that night. Before dusk
a telephone message announced TO the
startled David that Arthur had been
arrested, charged with the murder OF
his stepfather AT three o'clock that
OF his mothers estate.
At the hour stated a servant had
heard a shot. She rushed to the liv-
ing room OF the house. to f1nd Hugh
Griscom lying dead on the moor. shot
through the heart. She observed a
scurrying figure In the garden resem-
bling In build the stepson.
Back to Brownsville sped David. II
took only few moments to convince
the marshal that his evidence would
absolutely clear Arthur Moore. An
empty. rifed drawer In cabinet
where Griscom kept his money indi-
Gated that some common burglar had
committed the crime.
so Martha's birthday present had
aided an innocent man; at least had
saved him from serious trials and trfb-
ulations.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26

ly crept under cover. wiping n drop
of blood from his cheek where
splinter OF rock dislodged by the bullet
had slashed the flesh. He was, never
theless, in excellent humor. his keen
grey eyes laughing as he peered out
over the rock rampant.
"If they keep up shootin' like that.
Jim, I reckon our Insurance won't be
high" he said I'm plumb ashamed
OF the camp. the way them boys waste
lead. Hand over them cartridges let's
see what sorter stock We got"
(ContInued Next Week.
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26

native soil, one OF the two accompany
Ing caddies turned to the other and
said In stage whisper:
did ye tell me they were actors.
Jockr'
Aye. Wuii," admitted the other.
with faint air OF apology.
well" responded wuli. 'if 1t wasna'
that ye're usually truthful chap I
would have thought they were scene
shiftsrs."
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
A TIMELY GIFT.
By EVELYN LEE.
copyright. 1870. western Newspaper Union


Nov. then. David. tomorrow is your
birthday, and | have present for
you that | may as well give you now"
Not neckties, or a sport shirt. or
stickpinf" Inquired David Woolson
suspiciously.
mot likely. seeing that you make
knotted strings OF the ties In a week.
never would wear anything but cali
co shirts and lost the pin l gave you
the second day. No. David. I'm going
to give you watch"
why you gave me one once"
u did. on the anniversary OF our sill.
yer wedding, and you let 1t drop on
the floor and put II out OF commission"
mo use burdening a man with jew
slry who Is too busy with farming to
pay attention to fal-lals r. pronounced
David.
We'll. watch Is something that
every man should carry.
II declarei II makes a fellow feel
sort of dressed up to carry a watch.
eh. Mnrthaf And you're a dear. whole
souled woman TO think that much OF a
hHrd-heuded clumsy old fellow Ike
myself"
David delivered resounding smack
squnrely ON Martha's lips, and she
huttered and flushed like some school
struct in detail To get the watch placed
In the right pocket and the chain bar
IN the correct button-hole.
Martha smiled an extra welcome
when. Oh the stroke of six. David came
into ilie house from the field. rather
boyishly compared his watch with the
kitchen clock. aud announced:
You've had good time-keeper
made NJ The old wreck Of watch,
Martha. rs right TO the minute"
Arthur Moore called that evening
He was Keeping company with the eld'
est daughter. Hazel. and was gen.
cral favorlte with the family. The
smaller children had considerable fun
| repeatedly asking father what time
| II waS. while Hazel declared the watch
must Ice fast when her father oh
served that il was ten o'clock, which
was the usual hour Of departure OF
her lover.
II was two days later when David
walked over to Brownsville on some
| business. The distance was only five
miles and he did not care about spar
| ing horse from harvest work. II was
at Brownsville that young Moore LIVED
with his stepfather. Hugh GriscOm
! Those two had not been very con
genial. and Arthur had told Hazel tha
the sooner they We're married, the bet
Ter pleHsed he would he. as Griscon
had grown into n gruff. unsoc'able com
| panion. 1t seemed that the latter wa'
second husband of Arthur's mother
who had left quite mn estate. Th'
stepfather was TO have life incom'
from the property, but after his dealt
IL was TO revert TO Arthur.
II WIS about three miles from
Brownsville that David paused on th'
path lining the river, to gaze In aston
'-hraant nj tws nsrsons sonvsrsing an
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26

proclaimed u e
fact that. however
experienced they
might be on tho
stage. on the green
they were novlces.
Several fair
sized bits of turf
b ad cen dis
lodged. and then
when one unusu-
ally large slice
parted from Its
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
toopynsht. By Randall Psrrish)

colt was on his feet again before Lacy
could act. closing with the latter 1t
was hand-to-hand, the silent struggle
for mastery between two men not un-
evenly matched. men asking and re-
ceiving no mercy. The revolver OF one
lay on the door, the other still reposed
on the open desk, and neither could
be reached. II was battle to be
fought out with bare hands. Twice
Westcott struck. his cienched fist bring
ing blood. but Lacy clung to him. one
hand twisted In his neck-band. the
other viclously forcing back his head.
Unable TO release the grip. westcott
gave back. bending until his adversary
was beyond balance; then. suddenly
Strengthening, hurled the fellow side
ways. But by now Beaton. dazed and
confused, was upon his feet. With the
below OF a Wild bull he flung himself
on the struggling men, forcing Lacy
aside. and smashing into Westcott with
all the strength Of his body. The i'm
petus sent all three crashing to the
floor.
Excited voices sounded without I;
then blows resounded against the
wood OF the locked door, but the three
men were oblivious to all but their
own struggle. Like so many wild
beasts they clutched and struck, unable
to disentangle themselves. Enright,
his face like chalk. got to his knees
and crept across the floor until his
hand closed on Westcott's revolver.
Lifting himself by grip on the desk,
he swung the weapon forward at the
very instant the miner rose staggering.
dragging Beaton with him. There
was fash Of flame. a sharp report.
and Westcott sprang aside, gripping
the back Of a chair. The gunman sank
Into shapelessness on the floor as the
chair hurtled through the air straight
at Enright's head.
With a crash the door fell, and
black mass of men surged In through
the opening. the bartender leading
them, an axe in his hand. Beaton
lay motionless Just as he had dropped (;
Enrlght was in one corner. dazed, un-
nerved, n red cash across his fore
head. from which blood dripped, the
revolver, struck from his fingers, yet
smoking on the floor; Westcott, his
clothes torn, his face bruised by
blows, breathing heavily, went slowly
backward, step by step, to the farther
wall, conscious of nothing now but the
savagely hostile faces Of these new
enemies. Lacy. staggering as though
drunk, managed to attain his feet,
hate, desire for revenge, yielding him
strength. This was his crowd, and his
mind was quick to grasp the oppor-
tunlty.
There's the man who did it." he
shouted, his arm flung out toward
Westcott. II saw him shoot. See,
that's his gun lying on the floor. Don't
let the murderer get away"
He started forward, an oath on his
lips, and the excited crowd surged af.
tas growing anaaA Then the mass
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
Quite Natural.

This clock you sold me last week
is extremely variable and errstic."
complained the customer with the
package under his arm. at looks
pretty, hut 1t cuts up scandalou,ly
and"
"Ah, hut. SIR" suavely Interrupted
the jeweler, you forget that 1t is A
French clock."-Kansas City sar,
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
JlmnIe,s MiddIs Mama.

"Jimmfss is the youngest son in q
large family composed for the most
part Of giAs. He is eleven years OF
The Lamar register., 1920-05-26
The
Scrap Book
As 1T SEEMED TO cADDIE
ohrsv~d Youth Guessed That Thss-
plans Might Have Had Vocation
More In Their Line.

Two wsll-kn0wn actors were having
q round on the links. and every stroke
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-11-03
Cotton Market Stronger

Alter several days OF weakness, the
cotton market showed renewed
strength Monday when local spots
vent to 22 cents after having fallen
almost to the 2 cents mark Friday
and Saturday Yesterday the stock
markets were closed and no reports
were received from. New York and
New Orleans, but local buyers con
t!ANcd TO pay around 22 cents. Sat-
urday and Monday were the biggest
cotton days Of the season, wagons and
trucks moving in all day loaded with
new crop bales. A considerable
amount was sold, but great majority
of that received went into the ware
houses.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-11-03
Beating Old II. G j..

Judge John W. Fowler was parad-
ing around the streets Monday morn
ing in q nicely creased, pearl gray suit
of clothes, looking SO distinguished
that he attracted the attention Of all
Dasscrsby When questioned as to the
cause of all the fuss he replied
that he bought the suit sixteen years
ago in Spartanburg and was still try
ing to beat down the high cost OF liy-
ing with It,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-11-03
MRS. MARY A. LANGSTON
Wife Of u. $ .LangsiOn Died al Family
Home at Madden Wednesday,,

Mrs Mary A. Langston. wife of
Thomas Langston, a leading citizen
of the county died Wednesday noon at
the family home at Madden four miles
south of baurcns, after an illness OF
about two weeks. The funeral was
held Friday afternoon at > O'Clock at
Prospect Baptist church, Of which Mrs.
Langston had been a useful and val
ucd member for years.
Mrs. Langston was the eldest daugh-
ter of the large and influential Laur-
ems county family OF Whartons of
which State Senator John II. Wharton
Of Waterloo, brother Of the deceased,
is member. She was twice married,
her first husband being Robert Hud-
gems, who died more than 40 years
ago. William II. Hudgens OF Madden
Is surviving son Of this union. In
addition to her husband, IT. S. Lang
ston, the deceased is also survived by
two daughters, Misses Carrie and Ma
ME 'l'angStnn. teachers III the county
public schools, and one step daughter.
Mrs, j. d. Bryson, Of Madden and by
one son, DR.. Alva b. Langston, a mis-
Sionary teacher and preacher in Rio
dc Lancila, Brazil, who is at home on
a visit, and by one step son. r. Judson
isangston Of Madden. Two brothers,
Colonel Wharton, OF Waterloo and Mel
'in wharton Of Aiken county. and two
sisters, Mrs. f. NJ Fuller Of Noun
vile, and Mrs. Ella IIudgens OF Knox
vile, Tenn, also survive.