The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-30
Book News

The following books, published
September 20, are announced by the
Century Co.: "Atolls of the Sun" by
Frederick O'Brien, the new book
about the Dangerous Archipelago by
the famous South Sea writer; THE
Importance of Bird Life" by George
lnness Hartley popular account OF
it's economic significance, and of
life; THE Reign of Rubber" by Will
liam c. Geer, a rubber experts ac
count of rubber, its history and uses,
written for laymen; THE Problem of
China" by Bertrand Russell. de-
scribed as a brilliantly readable sur
yey of China's culture contrasted with
western ideas. and of Chinese politi-
cal, economic and social conditions
which have significance for our west
ern world; Shouts and MurmuIs,' by
Alexander Woollcott, the reflection of
a thousand and one nights at the play
and among players, pIaywrights and
producers; kid Kartoons," by Gene
Carr. a square quarto volume of Sc
lectionS from the sympathetic car
tconist's metropolitan NJ ovie 81"
"Mihrima," a new book of poems by
Gale Young Rice, containing, besides
lyrics, a long dramatic poem; 1.-The
Book of Noble Dogs by Estelle Ross.
a very full and varied collection of
canine myth, legend, history and what
might be called biography: THE Wind
BlOweth," by Dom Byrne, a longer
novel by the author of "Messer Marco
Polo;" THE Mystery at Number Six.
i by Augusta Huiell Seaman, juvenile
mystery story, its locale the Florida
potash region; 1.-The Pussycat Prin-
cess by Edward Anthony, an I'M
usual child's tale of a fairy cat. with
pictures from animal photographs by
Harry Whittier Frees.
The Houghton Mifflin Company an
nounces publication September 20:
George Washington" by William
Roscoe Thayer; THE Way of Poetry
John Drinkwater; big LAUREL" a
| novel, by Frederick Grin Bartlett;
Battles and Entertainments" retold
from ancient Irish literature. by Nor
reys Jephson O'Conor; christmas
Light a story for children, by Ethel
Calvert Phillips; 1.-The Merrie Adven-
lures of Robin Hood and Santa
Claus" by ]. Edgar Park; Three
Asses in Bolivia" an account of
amusing and exciting adventures in
and "Whittier's Unknown Romance"
in a special limited edition, of which
only three hundred and fifty copies
are for sale.
News dispatches from the Pacific
coast state that Zane Grey, while at
Catalina Island seeking local color for
a motion picture, rescued man who
had been stranded without food or
shelter on the Island of San Clemente
for two days. Mr. Grey was cruising
about in his yacht when he saw the
mans signals. He had just completed
a transcontinental trip by automobile
with Mrs. Grey and their son. There
have been three Zane Grey books out
this year, by the way ITO the Last
Man" THE Day of the Beast" and
Tales of Lonely Trails" There will
be a fourth around Christmas his
publishers, the Harpers, announce.
"The present monetary condition on
the continent of Europe" says Francis
w. Hirst in his little volume THE
Paper Moneys of Europe" (Houghton
Mifflin), constitute fraud and rob-
berry on the most wholesale scale ever
practiced by governments with the
style and title of democracies) upon
the miserable victims called citizens
and supposed TO be endowed with the
blessings of self-determination." And
later he claims that. to flood deliber
ately a country with valueless paper
money is "a crime far more pernicious
than that of private forger.'
Charles Alden Settler, author of
many tales of the western country
his latest, published in mid-August.
being "WestH' Century company
spent this summer among the scenes
OF MS various rdncnlng, mining, al
venture novels. He views the con-
stantly increasing sophistication and
leveling-up of isolated communities
with a kind of regret. but believes
that. for America. the type of the
earlier cowboy will never pass. He
wrote to a Cleveland friend: Moth
ing has changed here but customs.
Civilization has advanced, bringing
modern buildings, street cars. automo-
biles and the nimble taxi driver. But
the mountains are still here, the
desert stretches and the atmosphere
of solemn majesty The cowboy had
his bgief day. But while he lived he
wrote his name to last for all time on
the history of our country. He
was the most romantic figure on our