The Washington times., 1921-06-26

ber OF the speeding car anU tnelr
only recourse is to wait until 1t
comes back on that side Of the
town.
The question has been frequent
ly discussed by the city officials on
both sides but no practical solution
has been found. The police on
!. each side are limited In jurisdic-
ton to one side. They can work
in conjunction only by sharing in
formation.
sive silver lamp. casting . solitary
Coningsby Dawson, you know. was
poet long before he became either
a novelist or soldier. Wonder IL arch
il sets couldn't sell more houses II
they first became poets and novelists? I?
DR.. Blanche Cotton Williams. chair
man OF the o. Henry memorial prize
committee, sailed for Europe last
week. She has arranged that the
work of the committee shall be car
ried on during her absence abroad.
and upon her return In September
the selection Of the stories for tho
volume of o. Henry Memorial Stories
for 1921 will be brought to compile
ton.
BRITISH IMPERIALISM.
Brougham villiers contributes an
interesting and suggestive volume to
current discussion of the chaotic
condition of social. political and in
dustrial affairs In England In Eng
land and the New Era" published by
e. p. Dutton & Co. His previous
works. "The Opportunity of Liber-
alism." Modern Democracy" and
"The Socialist Movement In Eng
England" have already made him
well known to students of recent de-
velopments of political and economic
thought In England. He foresees the
breaking down of British Imperialism
and deals with the principles and
methods which the times and the
conditions require from a new states
manship. times and conditions with
which he thinks the old statesman
ship Is incompetent to deal. after
ALL" he declares. "the ImperiaIist
fever was never a very English af-
fair; IL was far more an affair OF
Anglo-Indians, cosmopolitan imam
ciers. ex-Governor-G Generals and CO.
lonial Prime Ministers. What could
these know of England who never
England knewr"
aTHE SHIELD OF SILENCE
"The Shield of Silence" Harriet T.
Comstock's new book, just published
by Doubleday, Page & Co, has the
mountains of Virginia for it's scene
OF action and has the same sweep,
the same elemental quality possessed
by the other mountain stories Mrs.
Comstock has written.
1t is a story OF two. children. each
given an equal start for the future,
a veil of silence for the past. who
trace out their Individual destinies,
as fate and blood direct.
Miss Elizabeth shepIey Sergeant.
author of French Perspectives" and
: shadow Shapes" and a frequent con-
tributor to the magazines, is leaving
her home In New York for New Mex
leo, where she will devote her time
to a study of the Pueblo Indians.
NEW BOOKS REPRINTED.
Doubleday, Page & Company an
nounce second printings of the fol-
lowing books, all OF which have only
been on sale short time.
"The Memoirs of Count witte.r
"The, Complete Garden" by A d.
Taylor.
IAN ocean Tramp" by william Nc
Fee.
Naval Lessons of the Great War"
by Tracy B. Kittredge.
"Ths Guarded Heights" by wads-
worth Camp.
SAVE YOUR STROKES.
In "Golf Simplifed," which Doubles
day. Page & Co. have Just published.
Dave Hunter. golf instructor of the
Essex Country Club, of West Orange.
N. J.. and one OF the foremost au-
thorities in America, tells how TO
reduce your score materially and save
your strokes.
He explains a new and simplined
method OF instruction whereby one
corrects all the faults common to
golfers. Proper pronating, the turn
ing of wrists and forearms at tina
Leginning OF the swing. is, believes
Mr.. Hunter, practically all there ,s
to the game of golf. He describes
in simple language the correct grip,
stance and swing, takes UP the COM
mon faults of the golfer, and by
analyzing these, shows why they
were made and how they can be
prevented. m
The book is illustrated by twenty
i've photographs, showing correct
and incorrect positions.
Archibald Rutledge, whose PLAN
tation Game Trails" was recently is
sued by the Houghton -Mifflin Com
pany, is one OF the sportsmen who
have been asked TO contribute 60 a
volume concerning Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Mr.. Rutledee will
write of Mr.. Roosevelt as a naturalist
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