The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

time she must show a profit or re- sign her position.
 The two love themes that run through the book are thoroughly de-
 ightful. and the mystery that en- gulfs Reddy. the sullen, red-headed farmland. adds interest and suspense to an altogether absorbing romance.
 Mrs. Dillon was born in Carlisle, Pa, and her childhood was spent in this little village during the romantic days of the civil war. She is lover of ad- venture and she has a natural narra- tive gift. However, Mrs. Dillon needs no introduction. Her earliest TO- mances have established for her a place in the hearts of the American reading public and "The Farmer of Roaring Run" will strengthen her po- sition and increase her following.
 THE FLOW or VALUE"
 By Logan Grant McPherson. The Century Company. Publishers. New York City.
 Mir. MePherson first became known through his studies in transportation. Research under the auspices of the Johns Hopkins University where for nine years he was Lecturer on Trans portation enabled him to make broad application of the experience of many e'tiS III dClANe TdllTbdu SeTNlce. Ine Working of the Railroads" was the first publication to present the inter- working of the different departments of railroad operation. Railroad Freight Rates in Relation to the ln- dustrv and Commerce of the United States" traced for the first time the bases of the freight rate structure of this country. "Transportation in Eu-, rope" resolved the perplexity caused, 1~ h T of the United States and of the coun-. tries of Europe by showing that they were due to radically different con-. ditions of industry and commerce.
 At the invitation Of committee of railroad presidents. MT. McPherson established in 1910 the Bureau of Railway Economics projected by him. for that study of the economic rela-. tions of the railroads which would lead to solution of the railroad prob, lem He served as director of this organization for four years.
 The five years of his retirement have been devoted to the fulfiIment of a lifelong desire to study all economic phenomena in the light of their evolu- tion. How the Worla Makes It's Liv- ing " published three years ago. is an exposition of the evolution of the en- tire economic organization. This book
 
 general press. with little exception on the part of the critical economic journals. and with unanimous conn., of it's clearness and sim- plicity of expression
 "The Flow of Value' presents the sequence of cause and effect in the determination of prices. profit and wages. and in the growth of capital. The theory of evolution has changed 1f s,, O+h a11 1u It Is applied by MT. McPherson in de- veloping in new light the principles which underlie industry and com. merce. The application of principles working out to the greatest good of the greatest number would tend to quiet the prevailing unrest. It would lead to a beneficent solution of the problem of transportation which is no more than one phase of the economic problem. Mir. McPhorson shows how and why those who produce must con-, sume. that those who consume must produce or live upon the production of others. and thus solves the old enigmal as to the relation between the producer and the consumer. 'rhe long tandinP, dispute as to the quantity theory of money fades under his demonstration That theory once held good. But as banks have developed prices have comej tD Dt dtlCI ullHGQ III ff tdltT utS rec pN the interrelations between human eff, fort put forth in meeting wants and the wants that are met
 SONGS IN THE COMMON CHORD' By Amelia E. Barr Illustrated D. Apple
 ton and Company Publishers. New York
 City
 Songs in the Common Chord" is the latest volume to come from the pen of Amelia F. Barr, whose recent death be- 'eaved a wide public of one of it's beloved authors. Songs in the Common Chord" S a collection of simple, heartfelt poems selected by Mrs. Barr herself as the best 'f her verse. While these poems were never before published in book form they nave appeared in magazines and newspa- oers everywhere and some of them such US "The Old Piano. My Little Brown 'ipe' and Help" are known through ut the country There is nothing exotic IF highbrow about Mrs. Barr's verse. It, S the simple, direct "homey" sort or poetry that goes straight to the readers eart. Undoubtedly Mrs. Rarrs many ad- nirers will have a warm welcome and will maintain a steady demand for these, Ter last songs. Joseph C. Lincoln, the uthor of 'Shavings and other success ul novels, has written an appealing pre- ace to the volume. Among the most appealing of the verses
 the one entitled: