The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
GODS SMILE"

l GODS SMILE"
 By Julius Magnussen. D. Appleton & O., ', Publishers, New York City,
 r Many books have some one remarkable deed is the book that has so many re-
 narkable qualities that the further one
 reads the longer grows this list The limpid simplicity of Gods Smile makes | it accessible to all who can read; it's
 powerful message of hope offers an ines timable boon to the sorrow burdened; it's ] psychological interest gives it a high 1 value for all those who are Investigating this field
 | Julius Magnussen, the we'll known Dan lsh dramatist, the confirmed agnostic, the Bernard Shaw of the north. has been I the recipient of certain supernatural | messages. All the strength of his will 1 is bent on disbeIieving them, yet the ex- iperiences he has had he cannot deny. fWithout training knowledge in the art, he has played the piano like pro- fessioffal; with the firm intention of continuing on the play he was writing I he yet wrote of matters in no way re- 1 lated to this work; without religious up- bringing or temperament he wrote of the glory of things divine.
 His messages have an ineRabie beauty; the conflict in hB soul has an arresting grandeur 1.-THE RAPIDS
 By Alan Sullivan. D. Appleton & Co.,, Publishers, New York City.
 Some are born to command and to bui1d--of this class is Robert Clark. A man of 0estless energy, supreme confi- dence, and unbounded ambition, he dreams great dreams and deyotes his e 4.1 CUo rtr comes to St. Marys, 9. village of Area dian simplicity, lulled by the voice of the rapids, he visions the town transformed into a mighty city. Though without re- sources of his own, by his remarkable compelling power he achieves the SUD- port of practically unlimited funds. Then with the assistance of his chief engineer, Belding, he plans a tremendous pro- gramnne of construction. He builds mills and bridges and discovers iron and gold. The only disturbing influence in C1arks glorious progress is Elsie Worden. Clark loves her and so does Fielding, and Elsie doesn't know which man is her choice. And then Clark's affairs come to crisis, and he faces a tremendously difficult al- ternative
 Urged by the necessity to determine his future course, Clark walks to the rapids as though called by the voice of the Master that has always guided and 1 inspired him. There he finds Elsie, for l she, too, has always been fascinated by the rapids prodigious tumult. In this tense moment Clark reaches his decision, the inevitable decision of a great soul, | thus making "The Rapids" book of unusual interest and originality.
 l THE AUTOMOBILE OWNERS l GUIDE"
 ! By Frank B. Scholl. D. Appleton & Co, ] Publishers. New York City.
 l The author of this book, "The Automo-
 bile Owners Guide" is Frank B. Scholl. I and he has had many years experience 1 in teaching in automobile schools. He
 knows the kind of information which every man, be he owner, chauffeur or mechanic is seeking. He has written l this book in language as easily under stood as if one man were talking to an- other. It is the most up-to-date book ! on the automobile It contains no confus- l ing explanations of obsolete systems or parts. It describes clearly everything
 which has to do with the functional ac- ton, adjustment and care of the car. "A MAN OF THE PEOPLE"
 GA Play.) By Thomas Dxion. D. Apple
 ton x CO, Publishers, New York City. Thomas Dixon has chosen, as the cen
 tral figure of his play, Abraham Lin coin at the most crucial moment of the l great en1dnClpdtuT l. ctrSSI. <AllSA prologue based on Lincolh's childhood MT Dixon's drama begins with the mo- ment when the union fortunes were al their lowest Grant was apparently beaten before Richmond. Sherman en- Jagged upon his spectacular and danger ous march to the sea, sent no word. h the election about to be held 1t seemed salmost certain that Mcclellan would de feat Lincoln. Lincoln's own party was tanxious to have him withdraw from the
 presidential race in favor of another can didate "A Man of the People" shows our great President believing firmly 1T ;the inevitable triumph of his cause
 Packed with thrills. containing req
 love story. forceful and interesting 1T it's depletion of historical characters and events. and illumined throughout by tht great harassed. big hearted kindly fig lure of the uuartyred President, "A Mar
 of the People, is play that will live i CHILDREN IN THE MIST"
 By George Madden Martin. D. Appleton
 & Co, Publishers, New York City.
 s'Children of the Mist'' are the negroe; whom the white man has brought here the white man who shirked the responsi lbility that this act of his laid upon him The tales here gathered together presen a chronological continuity. covering th' time from the emancipation of the negr' tOOWH LO tic PScSohe. IF
 dark people not only as children. but al children groping through fog. the ar lraignment is not of the negro. but or hi! ] sponsor, the white man. In the spiri
 of justice and, sympathy Mrs Martin
 pcrtrays all the lblack mans virtues ant 3 ihis limitations. Sweet and iovable, mystt fled. bafrled and exploited. discouraget l. and embittNred, these hapless people
 children who after 56 years Of freedom still see as in a glass, darkiy. AS sto iries alone these tales are distinctly apov
 the average from the standpoint both o
 Literature and entertainment
 1.-THE COUNSEL OF THE UNGODLY'
 lBy Charles Bracket. D. Appleton 6 Co., Publishers, New York City.
 A delightfully."- humorous swift-mov
 ling romance of society. Old Peter Val
 lHceven, who has yer worked m hl'
 life, is suddenly confronted with tn'
 necessity of supporting himself. I'll
 remembers that he once remarked thu
 1.-the Van Hoeven family portraits loohs'
 like a row of buffers in line at al
 employment agency. So Peter Val
 Hoeven proceeds to take the position
 of butler to Mrs. Isaac J. Dawson,
 Ilady of newly acquired wealth! Sh'
 land her daughter Mary, choose Lont
 lIsland for an attempt at breaking mt
 society, and Peter, who becomes yer!
 fond of Mary, assists them. Tn
 eyents which follow the opening of-thi
 lsocial offensive are charged with drOl