The Washington herald., 1921-03-12

commented upon the \similarity of
its theme to the Elwell murder mys-
terry, implying that Miss Ostrander
got her inspiration from that case.
In fact. the novel was completed
and in the hands of its publishers
two months before Elwell was mur-
dered. II any plagiarism was COM
mitted il was not the work OF the
author of the story. but OF the per-
petrator Of the crime.
The Grinding" by Clara Good
year Boise Bush. which will be pub
lished by Henry Holt & Co. early in
February, is a Southern romance
that is not all races and juleps. 1t
1t a vivid and stimulating tale of
courage versus adversely and is full
of the atmosphere and romance OF
Louisiana.
Irwin s. Cobb, author of more
books OF side-splitting fun than
probably any American since Marr
Twain, and more recently author Of
abandoned Farmers" CDoran). a
sally into the back-to-the-land
movement, finds a veritable addition
to native American literature in
Hugh Wiley's inimitable tales of
Vitus Marsden in the A.E.F. Mr.. Cobb
writes: Hugh Wiley not only
knows the modem Southern negro.
but knows how to put him down in
he has done this in that book OF
his, The Wildcat every page OF
which abounds in racy humor In
this connection I use the word
'racy' advisedly." THE Wildcat"
has recently been published by
George H. Doran Company.
Charles Edward Russell in his
STORY of the Nonpartisan League"
gives a number of figures which.
now that the league is carrying its
hight into Kansas and other States
in which it has not heretofore beeh
active. are of fresh interest. Par
tfcularly striking is the story of
the hve farmers who dined at a res
taurant in Washington. noted for
its modest prices. Mr.. Russell says:
They ordered. with design, a din
ner OF staple viands and. as 1t came
to the table, closely estimated each
dish-so much of bread, so much of
potatoes, SO much meat so much
butter, and so on. With paper and
pencil they recorded each amount
and, at current prices at the farm,
the net sum the producer received
Tor each dish they consumed. When
all was done they called for their
bill. 1t was s11.75. They made a
total Of all the items they had en-
tered as they went along, showing
what the producer had netted from
this. 1t was 81 cents"
"Old World Traits Transplsnted"
(Harpers), is volume III in the
characterization Series" which
they are bringing out for the Car
negie Corporation of New York.
Herbert A. Miller. professor OF
sociology in Oberlin College. and
Robert E. Park, professor Of soci-
ology at the University OF Chicago,
who conducted the investigation of
which the book is the result, are
the authors. The basic problem OF
Americanization-th of fusing the
old world memories, loyalties and
habits of thought and of conduct
brought to this country by the inn
migrant, with American aims ano
points Of view-and the problems
solution, are set forth in this
volume by means of the actual ex-
periences and expressions Of scores
of immigrants.
An interesting and very reada-
BILE addition to war literature VIII
be. made by a volume entitled Tales
| or Aegean Intrigue" announced Tor
early publication by E. p. Dutton
& Co. Its author is J. c. Lawson
who before the war was Cam
bridge don and was sent TO the
countries bordering on the Aegean
Sea as a member of the British ma
val intelligence service. The work
is said. to be written in a lively,