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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27

The first thing to be said Of Mrs.
Asquith's story of her life is that she
has not published her diary Of which
Henry James wrote her after being al
lowed to read It, II take off my hat
to you as to the very Balzac of diarists.
1t Is full Of life and force and color,
of remarkable instinct for getting
close to your people and things and for
squeezing, in the case of the resolut.
portraits Of certain OF your eminent
characters, especially, the last drop Of
truth and sense out of them
Mrs. Asquith, wife Of the man who
was for nine years British prime min
lister, says that not more than fifty
pages of her book are taken from her
diary. She found the diary too full OF
cabinet secrets to be published. II
James, II ought to see the light at som,
time in the future when its revelation
can do no harm.
The second thing to be said of the
autobiography is that 1t Is essentially
n feminine production. This was to be
expected from the woman who wrote It.
She Is woman raised to the nth power,
not in any bad sense, but in the sense
that she never seems to have forgotten
her sex, nor to have been ignorant oi
the susceptibilities Of men to its bland.
ishments. When she was a girl, livini
In Scotland, there was hardly a youni
man who visited the house who did no
propose to her before he left---and hi
declaration was not without provoca
ton. She exercised her wilcs upcr
every man whom she met, If she though
it worth while. She sat next to tn,
famous old Duke of Argyll at dinne
once and the next day he wrote to hi
hostess, How dare you ask me t
meet a siren?" So, as matter of course
the book is filled with accounts Of he
copquests. Even Gladstone was move'
to write poetry to her.
But there was more to her than mer
sexual charm. That was not enough t
hold for her the friendship of the mos
distinguished men in England for
long period of years. She Is intellectu
ally brilliant, and she holds her owl
with the keenest wits. IL she had de
voted herself to literature. as was sug
gested to her in her youth, she woul,
have achieved fame, that IL, II she coulC
have disciplined herself to CONSECUTIVE
and orderly work. But the manner ant
method OF her autobiography indicat
that she would have had to put hersel
through a severe course of training be
fore she could have accomplished thi
result. The book IL fragmentary ant
onnected--discursive, as the bes
conversation Is. Perhaps 1t reveals tn
woman's intellect in its true form. 1e
she discloses a brilliancy in characteri
zaticn which many professional literar,
women might envy. For example. II
the course Of description OF variou
women members Of Souls, the famou
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
GRIM AND GROTESQUE
Tod Robbins Stories Are in
the Style of Edgar
allan Poe

When you read the first sentence Of
'Silent. White and Beautiful" you
think you are going TO like the book
immensely. 1t is: "Tomorrow at this
time shall be dead" But the freight.
ed promise of the phrase is hardly
borne out by careful reading of the
subsequent pages. There you will find
grotesquerie. horror. vividnrss Of
physiological coloring, neat plotting
but no charm of style.
Considering the preface. BY Robert
II. Davis. this is more than n disap.
pointment, since Mr.. Davis. himself n
remarkable journalist, thinks that Mr..
Robbins has developed an entirely
new method Of treatment Can it be
that Mr.. Davis is unaware of man
named Poe, and can it be that he has
never read "Thc Tell. Tale Heart" or
bins has read them. though his lingering
of theme IL hardly so delicate "a poe'S.
nor his word building so felicitous. But
he is nm admirable example of the
journalist turned author. and he has
the authentic grip on the short stor,
form.
OF the three narratives in the book
"Silent. White and Beautiful" stands
out as most graphic in story and most
concise in treatment. "Who Wants
Green Bottle?" has Stevensonian dia ..
lect and imaginative power. For Arts
Sake" is the best of the lot. since in
it the writer unfurls his lasting affec-
tion for the supremely morbid 1t Is
written with less "swank," too. Mr..
Robbins may be recommended to the
excitement hunters, but as craftsman
he Is hardly what his prefator claims
for him.
SILENT. WHITE AND BEAI'TIFUL, AND
OTHER STORIES Rv Tod Robbins .Iew
York: Boni & Liveright
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
TRTOCRAPHY AS HTSTORY REDUCED TO PERSONALTI
REDESD4LE READ
"SCENTED CARDENA
He Tells in His Memoirs Oh
This and Many Important
Political Experiences

The memoirs Of the late Lord Redess
dale, which attracted wide attention.
when they were first published In Eng
land, will be found by American read.
crs to deserve their popularity, now
that the book Is available for them
here. M
Lord Redesdale was attached to the
British foreign Office for forty years,
and served in China, Japan and Russia
He had wide acquaintance with pub
lie men at home and in the countries
where he was on duty. The late King
Edward was an intimate friend. He
lived neighbor TO the Carlyles in
Cheyne Walk. He knew Disraeli and
man Of the Milford who wrote the fa-
nous history Of Greece. And he was
man of letters. a musician and q
| sportsman. Above most men, he had
| the experience and acquaintance which
make the material for illuminating
memoirs, and he had the literary abil-
ity to use this material in such way
ms to make it interesting. His chap
ter. on Beaconsfield gives rs good q
the six volume life which has Just been
completed. His estimate OF King Ed
ward is probably much nearer to that
which history will ultimately Ak upon
than the estimate by Sir Sydney leo
in the Dictionary of National Biogra-
ply. Believers in Article X of the
League Of Nations covenant will find
in his story of the diplomatic prelimi-
naries to the seizure of Schleswig =
Iiolstein from Denmark by Prussia
more ammunition for their guns than
can be found in the same space any
where else.
He is one Of the few men who had
the privilege Of reading Sir Richard
Burton's Scented Garden In the
manuscript which Lady Burton pru-
dishly burned in order to prevent It's
publication, and Burton allowed him
to read the first chapters Of his trans
lation of the "Arabian Nights" while
he was at work on that monumental
task. The story Of all these things ap-
pears in the book.
MEMOIRS. B Lord Redesdale. q. C. v. O.,
X. c. b. with two photoRravuro plates
and sixteen illustrations. Two volumes.
New York: f. p. Dutton a Co. sl2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
CLIMBS AND FALLS
OF 4 STEEPLEJACK
Families, Dreams and Auotodls
Mark Jim Huneker's
"reminiscences

Under the general title. "Steeple..
jack" James Gibbons Huneker, OF
Philadelphia. Paris and the world, as
we'll as the seven arts. gives chronicle
sometimes annalistic and sometimes i'm
pressionistic. of his long career as a
journalist. critic and interpreter. Many
Of the chapters appeared in the Phila.
delphia Press a couple of years ago. at
the time when Mr.. Huneker .graced It
with his perambulating criticisms OF
musical affairs here, making the great
sacrifice of coming over from New York
to cover the most important events OF
this city.
The writer of this autobiography has
known many men and been much TO
some OF them and something to many
Of them. Nowadays. with the ranks OF
criticism swollen by the Menkens.
Nathans, Van Vechtens, and other
provided that it is new or strange or
unusual, and especially IL il counters on
or contravcnes what they call conven-
tional morality (by which they mean
Puritanism), the fact frequently is lost
sight Of that Mr.. Huneker, together
with the late Percivnl Pollard, and even
more, possibly, than that coloratura
stylist. was the great pioneer in in
PRODUCING to the American public n
large number of creative artists whose
prestige and influence are today ac-
cepted as part of the possession of con L;
temporary culture. Mr.. IIuneker footed
flies. banged drums and waved banners
for many Of them at time when they
were generally damned either as i'm
moral or inartistic. That's one great
and fine intellectual capacity of his
catholicity and tolerance. Also he has
feeling and understanding. In this book
we get at first hand the record of his
long sweeps of the horizon from his
elevated, and in a sense exalted, post Of
a steeplejack. His questings and ad.
venturings into the world of art make
a fascinating, because sympathetic ant
valid. esthetic and emotional auto
biography.
The book is very individual in 1t.
viewpoints and it's style. Often it is
couched in the staccato-and occasion
ally syncopated--diction that marks
other Huneker books. There are forit
passages and grace notes and Italian.
ate decorations in the score-verba
arias of traditional opera type-ant
there are many very beautiful section
in which the themes have real substance
and are developed in a spirit that Is fit
ting and authentic. The Celtic tempera
ment of the man shines Quits magi
Of words, it's wistful melancholy. It
wit, and yet there is countervailin
through what may quite properly b.
called the American temperament, whicl
knows what o'clock it is, and il com
mon sensible almost to the point o
practicality. It's all very engaging
this book, with it's intriguing blend o
emotionalism and enthusiasm, acuit.
and ardency, insight and vision.
sTEEPLEJACK. BY James Gibbons Hume
| ker. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
MARGOT ASQUITHS
LNDLSCREET BOOK
The Woman Noted for Saying and Doing Imprudent Things
Has Justified Her Reputation in Her Autobiography

London association Of intellectual men
and women, she speaks Of one as a
Roman coin, Of another as an ltal-
ian primitive and Of third as Scotch
ballad. OF another she says that she
added to chronic presence Of mind un-
disguised effrontcry." And OF Lazy
Wemyss she says, "She was the
kind of person I had dreamt Of meet.
ing and never knew that God had
made" She writes Of Lord Curzon
"enameled self assurance, and she
says Of Arthur Balfour that "He either
fnessed with the ethical basis OF MS
intellect or had none." Yet both Bal
four and Curzon were her friends.
Her skill in saying merciless things
about her friends Is not accompanied
by resentment when sharp things are
said of her, for she quotes with appre-
citation Balfour's remark, when some
one asked him II he were going to
marry her, that he rather thought o,
having a career Of his own.
She summed up her own life better
than any one else could have done wher
che wrote Of 1t as: "An unfetteret
childhood and triumphant youth; lo'
of lovcmaking and little abuse;
little fame and more abuse real maj
and great happiness; the love OF chii
dren and seventh heaven. She con
cluded the summary with, AN earl!
dee tn and a crowded memorial service
the consummation that Is still detc-red
perhaps to the regret OF many on "n'''
she has used her tongue.
The book is full of indiscretions an
transgressions Of the rules of taste, bu
40 has her life been. So what wou,
YOU have when she tells its story! 1
Is n remarkable book by one OF the mos
conspicuous women IN Londoh soc'e'
of the last thirty years.
MApoor NASoUITH. An autobiosra phy
, srSxo volumes. New York: George Il. Dora
Co. $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
TODAYS MYSTERY STORY
Rv PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN

na,ers IN NV desk drawer could have
,,oIIa aJ IN and tsInr th.n !. hmt what 7
can;t understs nd ia how anybody could
have known tbey we're there
Waan,t vour off;ce door locked'n
asked Harvey HINT, tho criminal in .
vsatiuotor
mI .h...,. -. :. ,..
thouSnt 50, tut IL WASH ex-
plained Fauls; Miss Dougherty mus. 8
nave ,nrown .ne ,atrn on oelore she Iet!
-hho tnn. "as ptlole Erch khew
Mns sSing 10 set the secuI''ies. n'hu-
sha anu mnei ,,sah .' eu. Hnus' nase
throM.;nr ow 'i ~ IN om ,hnn ."Ns .so, "nI J'',
UT th,owins II on rGuherioet "iht ! u'I
not bother to Try the knob when
closed the door pehind me.
Harvey Hunt glanced out the offic,
window. There was only a blank wal
on the other side of the light well.
"Are you sure nobody was in here
after you brought back the securities %
he questioned.
"Not n soul except Tim Trovis :,
Faulk replied. "IIe might baye secr
the papers as 7 slipped them into ~,
drawer. but-why, It's simnly ridicn
ious To susncct n man like Trny;s ''eu -
.Neyertheless said Hunt "c;+bo,
Travis or some other ncrson who tnou
| Just where they were took them Lar m,
examine that desk " ' '''
Harvey Hunt seated b,uss,f {,
Faulk's chair and ,ct bis evea rnor ora, =,
the cxpanse of glass coyersd ooG "" o'e'
fully removing The few naner" " ho Co.,,
n Iittlc boy NJ nowdor frnrn Nv n e%ot
and InsteJ n over tbo nia.. '' pt potnc,
evenly. e'"'e 'u''uc'
Then bc blew ovov oil .,o .5.,
that did not adhere ~ ths smr po"ue'
"IIeiIo =" hn eIcIaimsd ,urh;s' rS' :,
more PROMISING than " thn,,,. ms u
afraid there would he 60 m"nr ansa' ma'
number would 5efoo. 'ma' ma ''nn ver, r,
smear on ths cornor h"rc h"r ,odn hu' tni'
nrom;s;no than Sn.n. p"Ns NOR
thief must have rosteJ III. Phi iou
Hunt bent over the desk, his kee,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Humorous Anthology

Carolyn Wells has added "The Book
of Humorous Verse" to her series OF
anthologies. Her definition of hunor
is but an incident OF 80 slight momsht
that only those with fine sense for
It would be able to find it: On the
other hand she has included q lot OF
whimsical verse the humor OF which
appeals to a limited few. But on
the whole the book contains good
representation of all that large class OF
English verse which IL lightcned up by
an appreciation of the. incongruoouls.
Among the authors quoted are Franklin
=. Adams and william f. Aytoun,
Hilla;re Belloc and Lord byron, Phoebe
Cary and Lord Chesterfield, Austin
Dobaon and John Dryden, John Keats
and Charles Lamb. Edmund Lear and
Alexander Pope, Oliver Herford and
Edwin Arlington Robinson.
THE BOOK OF HUMOROUS VERSE. Com,
piled by Carolyne Wells. New York
George II, Doran Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Let us nowtal of Mary
Roberts Rinehart and her
novels of American life-of

AAOVSAo Va <AxA1C1xN1kl uxC-O1
romances that encompass this day
and generation in a broad sweep of
dramatic presentation. On every hand in
this Kaleidoscope age is the material for
thousand and one wonderful stories. The
men and women to people them rub elbows with
US everywhere. The joys and tragedies, brave
struggles and passionate devotions-enough plots
to make hundred tales-touch our lives for
moment and are gone. How often have you said:
Il would give lot to know what her whole story is."
Or: That man is one Of the most extraordinary
people have ever met. wonder what his history
isl? If life in this great country With it's multitude
and solitude is subject you like to find reflected
in the books you read then you have two great
pleasures in store for you in A POOR WISE MAN and
DANGEROUS DAYS by Mary Roberts Rinehart These
two vigorous novels reflect the hgghts and the shadows
of American life it throbs about OF the former
critic There is denying the vigor the dra-
matte intensity and the fine romantic sweep this novel;
Again: One only say il is book for everyone who
takes pleasure in the reading Of representative American
novels. The book is intensely American and the types
of homes and of people which presents such may
be found in any American city," Of DANGEROUS
DAYS: One of the truly notable novels of American life
married lfe." Mary Roberts Rnehart has found in the
life of today rich Of dramatic material and her
in special belongs the distinction of having held
before a broad and flashing mirror in which
cries of time. The dependable enjoyment be found
in her the fact that in each of these stirring
American stories enjoys fine constructive skill and
human warmth and understanding which make her
and her characters live in the memorythese qualities
have justified the fine tribute paid by the New York Sun
to Mrs. Rinehart after reading DANGEROUS DAYS:
"She is the foremost novelist of America"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
The Invisible Thief

"It's quite plain that the securities
were taken some time before I came
lack from dinner at 8 O'clock" said
Robert Faux.
"I grant you " ~ anybody who knew
they were tueks@ under those other
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
YESTERDAYS Mystery Solution

SSLeTuuy IVA Joec'J
HNHESE were the fourteen points Oh
i consecutive reasoning by which Har.
vcv Hunt pointed out the murderers OF
Mounted Patrolman Krebs in the case
Of "Scorched Wircs.'
First. Kreb's body found ut oppos'te
end of the city from beat--prooao'y
taken there In automobile.
Second. Horse found beyond his
heat. returning to it-Encounter TOOK
place beyond beat. Auto naturally
could have passed on way south before
Rvon turned into road and met horse;
Third. Double wire binding Kreo' :
f,ot had insulation scorched Mt one end
md copper slightly mclted--Used to ig-
mite explosive or Illuminating cnp.
Fourth. Soap on this wire--F'rom
hands Of n safe. breaker, who used 1t to
stop up cracks. S
h,dy with medical knowledge. !.
sixth, Torn skirt As bandage-A
woman, probably nurse.
Seventh. Hands bound with insu =
rotcd wire showing exposure to weather
ot one end, and soaked with grease IN
snots-Wirc to rear lamp on automo :
Vile. Not likely to be thought OF ex,
cont nv one familiar with the car and
it's equipment, In short its regular
driver. ,,
ogcd-Krcbs didn't die at once. some
attempt made to save him.
Sinth. Head bandaged to conceal
pag-Captors might be discovered with
Vim and circumstances were such that
| this would not be suspicious unless the
man could talk. Only place IN which
| injured man Is expected to be found II
in ambulance.
Tcnth. Particles of grey wool on
front of uniform-body covered with
| Slankct. Blankets are carried in am
Eleventh. Why would a safe. break
| or take woman with him !--PoSs,h''
hccause she supplied the information
regarding the "crib" to be "cracked. "
ue'd leave her out Of 1t II he could.
Twelfth. Where would she get such
| information ?--AsSuming that she was
| a nurse, she might get 1t from patient
Thirteenth. There was no robbery
| rcportcd-Hence none had yet beer
discovered. The explanation of this
| and support or the preCtulhB assumption
,ould be furnished in the case of pa
| lent still In the hospital, whose house
was closed up while he or she was there
Fourteenth. This house should bC
| looked for somewhere north OF the mur.
| tered patrolman's beat.
Acting on Harvey Hunts advice
Detective Krebs made the rounds Of th,
hospitals and found a man who 'ivN'
north of his brothers. beat. lnvestiga
ton proved that his house had beer
ohbcd. lie had spoken to the nurse o.
valuables in his safe over which he wa'
worried.
Mounted Patrolman Krebs had sccI
the ambulance pass toward the north
-he actions of the driver and the nurs,
| made him suspicious and he followed
| rhcy distanced him. Later he encoun
tered them coming back and stopped
| them. The chauffeur shot him. Fear
| ing discovery through him. and unabl
to agree on what disposal to make o
| lin, they trussed him up as described
ater, when they found he had diet
~ wound. they drove to the other en-,
If the city and left the body in lot.
The ambulance was supposed to b
n the repair shop. The chauffeur ha
'alsely represented it as being out o
rider.
Can you solve this mgsterl
Of
The Invisible Thief
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27

Many of the books
you enjoy bear tho
DORAN mark.
We will send you
on request an H.
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CATALOGUE of
some of the very
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yeer. Ask also for
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27

desk thdt told Harvey Hunt tohdt Kind
Of a visitOr Fdulk had, a visitor Ne
couldn't remem Der!
The dnSTer piH appear Monday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27

Can you solve this mgster!
Of-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27

mo" Hunt laughed, "I won't ex-
plain now I'd rather save It for n
surprise. It'll be surprise to both Of
Vol ~
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-01
ITEMS ABOUT
BROADLAWN RESIDENTS

A baby girl arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Nygard March
20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pope spent
Monday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Augustine.
Several people from Broadlawn
went in to the party and kitchen
shower in honor of Miss Edna Pope
given at tn home of Mr.. and Mrs
J. A. Brace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Steinke and
family spent Sunday at the Egger,
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osmond Nygard and
Mr.. and Mrs. Einar Thompson called
at A. Nygard's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hagebeck and
the Jess and Eggert young folks
spent Sunday at the Vierkandt farm
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Brace visited a,
Jesse McChristie's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Linderman
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Hanson of Hope.
Sylvester and Lillian Wyborney
called at Plainview farm Sunday.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-01
ELECTRIC SERVICE RESUMED

On Monday evening, after over u
week without electric service, the
Hope people once again enjoyed the
switching on Of an electric light bulb
and the hum. of the motors.
AS stated in last weeks Pioneer,
the light and power service was
severed from the Hope patrons on ac-
count of the balancer at the plant
getting out of order last Sunday. The
machine was shipped to Fargo Mon
day evening and returned Friday
morning, supposedly in good condi-
ton, but later proved not to be.
The electricity was turned on about
two o'clock in the afternoon, but
lasted about an hour, when the
balancer broke down again.
Saturday evening the machine was
again taken down to Fargo to be re-
paired, VIM. Bowen, Jr., accompany
ing it. 1t was fixed up Sunday and
brought back Monday, installed, and
has been giving satisfactory service
since.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-01
PARENTS. S.TEACHERS MEET
). DRAWS lARGE ASSEMBLY

After several postponments due to
the lack of lighting facilities, the re-
gular meeting of the Teachers'-Par-
ents'' Association was held at the City
Hall Tuesday evening. The meeting
was splendidly attended, almost every
seat being occupied. We were es-
pecially pleased to see so many new
faces, and we hope that future meet
inEs will always have this splendid
sign of growth. We welcome every
one to our meetings, and constantly
aim to have something Of interest for
those who attend.
The program was opened with a
splendid Piano Duet by the Misses
Ruth Smith and Gertrude King.
They were heartily encored and gave
an extra number.
Mrs. Frank Philip then gave a
reading entitled "sidelights On Carv-
ing". It was wonderfully well done,
and was splendidly encored with
"Carlotte'',
The round table discussion on the
topic: Resolved that the League of
Nations and the Peace treaty be
adopted''-followed. Rev. F. H.
Bergman was the opening speaker for
the affirmative, with Mrs. Leo Smith
as alternate, and Miss Neva Bake
we'll opened for the negative with Mr..
Shippy delivering the closing address.
All of the discussions were rendered
in a forceful and capable manner
Mr.. Bergman based his discussion on
the fact that Men of Vision have al.
ways been held up to ridicule by
those who have not been able to
Judge wisely. Mrs. Leo Smith who
Announced that she was reading the
paper for Mrs. Joslyn who was unable
to come, brought out the fact that the
League Of Nations does not infringe
upon our Monroe Doctrine-in fac
for the first time is this Doctrine be-
ing freely acknowledged. She fur
ther brought out the idea that under
the old order Of things there have
been but so years Of peace out o.
over 5000. Surely the league woult
do better than this. Then why no
try it?
Miss Bakemore who spoke first fol
the negative had a splendid papel
which decried the proposed plan q
Intervention for the much embroilet
little nations of Europe. Sht