South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-23
DAYLIGHT SAYING
REYIVES INTEREST
IN SHORT STORY
City Librarian Says Call for
Small Volumes is on
Increase.

Since the inauguration ~ daylight
saving. south Bend reading public
has taken am unusual interest IN the
short story. according 20 Miss Nir-
ginia Tut. city librarian This COM
ing al the heels OF a reported de-
crease IN the demand for midnight
oil. WOULD indicate that people are
getting out OF the habit Of taxing
the little hours of the morning for
review Of contemporary litera-
ture
Am1ng the most called for vol
U.Ies this month IS "Tatterdema-
lion" 4 collection OF single chapter
narratives. by tho internationally
read John Galsworthy. Half Por-
tig.ls" BY Edna Ferbcr. b. another
Of the books which have been pop
uiarized as the best summer read
ing. a varied gathering Of love stor-
les. that have the distinguishing fea-
ture of not being at all triangular,
they are a fun bill in the list of
literary morseis
Novel I'm Lead.
That the novel still maintains the
lead is evidenced in the wide ciTcu-
iatiou still recorded in connection
with the latest works OF fiction. de
spite the drift 20 the short and
Birmingham. author of Spanish
Gold" IS Z humorous version OF the
Sim Fein movement IN Ireland.
Michael Forth" By Mary Johnson,
e. "A tale OF the new south and its
evolution since the days Of the con-
foderacy.
j. O. LincoIn's The Portygee." is
an adventure story set staid iu New
England. and one of the most pop
ular books OF the year. The Mat
rix" By Maria T. DayieSS, Is in no
way related 20 printers ink Rath-
or Il is an account OF the romance
Of Nancy Hanks and q story Of the
early life OF Abraham Lincoln. De
Morgan. Conan Doyle's heir 10 the
mantle Of mystery, has recently fin
ished The Madhouse." "A most BAT
fling disappearance story.
Father Duify's Story Is a chroni-
Gle OF the Fighting 69th" OF New
York, which fought from Cantigny
20 the Argonne during the war, I'M
der the variagated colors OF the
Rainbow division Another war
story. but far removed from the bat
tleheld Is Ten Years Near the Ger
man Frontier" by Maurice Francis
Egan. ambassador 10 Denmark. Be
hind the scenes Egau had an un-
NnrLE 4iLEu view Oh NAAH AlrH VI 4 tAo
sian power from it's embryonic stage.
SELF Government iu the Philip
pines" by Maximo Kalaw is a clear
e,cL osition OF the character of the
Filipino and an argument for Filipi-
no freedom.
Widely Known Work.
In the field OF economies. Irving
Fishers "Stabilizing the Dollar" Is
the most widely read non-hction
work. next 20 Keynes Economic
Consequence OF the Peace" an in
sight into the deliberations of the
peace conference.
Mrs. Nellie Sanchez. sister OF the
wife OF Robert Louis Stevenson, de-
scribes the lie Of "a great writer's
mate The call for Steveuson's books.
a set OF which is I'm the South Bend
library. has been followed BY
strong demand for the Life of Mrs.
Robert Louis Stevenson"
Perhaps the deepest and most
sympathetic study Of labor condi-
tions is set forth IN the Casual
Laborer." a collection Of essays by
the late Carleton IT. Parker His in
vestigation into the daily life OF the
downmost men or Montana, Wash
ington and Arizona. IS a complete
arraignment of modern materialism.