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ss.s,n~ The Eastern States. BY
John T. Faris, author OF Seeing the
Far West" Seeing the Sunny
SOUTH" etc Frontispiece in color
and 9l doubletone illustrations.
Philadelphia, Pa: J, b. Lppincott
Co. ($5)
Mr.. Faris, in this volume, opens to
the traveller, even the casual seeker
for pleasure and recreation by
Journeys away from home. how it is
possible to enjoy easy tours of great
attractiveness, with scenery and other
accessories equal to the famed places
of foreign lands. within easy radius
of their own homes. His route covers
the Eastern States, extending TO the
western boundaries of New York and
PENNSYLVANIA and south to the 'N\r-
ginia lands. Here are to be found all
the striking features of nature-ield
and woodland, stream and lake, low
lands, valleys, hills and mountains.
and long stretch of the finest ocean
coast in the world.
Beginning up in Maine, Mr.. Faris
takes the book traveller over q route
that opens all the attractive scenery
OF this territory. Then he traverses
the entire section of country, describ-
ing all the points of interest in the
most pleasing manner. And amaz-
ing is the result, even to those who
have a comprehension of what that
part of our country really is. The re-
tire section has been aptly set down
nv. a.1itnvio1 ssfhat
extraordinary natural division of
America known as the great. coastal
ellipse that reaches from Maine 10
Maryland-an empire in Itself in which
is found not only more than one-fifth
of the entire population of the country.
but the most dazzling manifestations
of that civilization which the world
calls America. Within this ellipse is
also found q radiant countryside that
ranges from the mountains and lakes
of New England to the Palisades of
the Hudson-compared with which the
glories of the Rhine sink into inslgniti-
Cance-and the Quieter rural beauties
of the rolling country round about
Philadelphia
This is the region over which the
author conducts his accompanying
tourists, pointing out the rich beau-
ties in full colors and with revealing
skill. Our own Delaware Is included
in the itinerary and finds appropriate
place. The entire tour is most agree
able and satisfying.
The pictures richly illustrate the
book and present some rare and beau
tiful bits of romantic and rugged
scenery. 1t shows a country full OF
natures glories, to all of which DIR
Faris does ample justice.
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"Au That Matters BY Edgar

"ATl That Matters" BY Edgar A.
Guest. Illustrated. Chicago. H.:
Reilly & Lee Co., 1006 South Michi-
gan avenue.
This publication embraces n collec-
ton of Mr.. Guests most notable work
of the past three years, and what that
work is all newspaper readers
well know. Mr.. Guest is a poet OF the
people. and his verses are most APP
pealing TO persons in all stations OF
life.
The book is pleaslngly illustrated by
w. T. Benda, Harvey Enrich, NJ. l.
Bower, II. c. PITT. Pruett Carter, f
c. Yohn, Robert Z. Johnston an6
Frank Y. Lyendecker, well-known ant
talented illustrators.
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peggy. Raymond's Way" or "Blossom
Time Mt Friendly Terrnce." BY Har-

riet Lummis Smith. Illustrated by
Frank Il. Merrill. Boston, Mass;
The Page Co., SO Beacon street
(s1.75)
The many admirers OF the Friendly
Terrace Series" will be both pleaked
and regretful at reading this final
volume. which brings Peggy Ray
mond. Priscilla Combs, Amy Iassell
and Ruth Wylie TO the end of their
delightful and varied experiences as
school and college girls. In interest
and features. this volume holds rank
with It's predecessors, and rs Il closes
with Peggy's marriage to Graham
Wylie. her boy school chum, it will
be regarded as high satisfactorily.
Also, IT leaves the other three in easy
view of congenial matrimony. especial
ly Priscilla, whose premature engage
ment to a very unsatisfactory party of
the male persuasion was most for
tunately broken or In time to avert
calamity. But Priscilla also meets
her future before the story ends.
These Friendly Terrace books have
proved delightful, informing and really
inspiring reading to hundreds of girls
and young woman, those in school
and college as we'll as those who
vainly aspire to this distinction. There
will. no doubt. be a general desire to
have further intercourse with them
in their womanly carrs, IN som fu-tea
intheir womanly careers, IN some fu-
ture volume.
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writer OF books that appeal to boys he
also has achieved success and added
fame.
In this volume Baden-Powell pre-
sents stories OF moose hunting. bear
hunting and adventures with panthcrs.
Also. an interesting account OF some
horses he has owned and some trips
he has taken. recounting his expert
ences with natives In Africa, especial
ly OF an adventurous journey TO the
western part Of that mysterious conti-
nent.
Altogether, this Is book that n
boy will read again and again, and
treasure for the entertainment 1t has
afforded him.
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Glove Ne. Love NV Dog.c By c,

"LOve Me, Love My Dog BY Carolyn
Verhoeff. Illustrated by Frank It.
Merrill. Boston. Mass: The Page
Co, 90 Beacon street.
The real meaning OF the good old
injunction: Love me. love my dog"
is most entertainingly set forth in
this very pleasing story. It is of a lit
tie girl, who. deprived Of her parents
in an accident, was taken from an in
stitution by a sympathetic woman, as
a companion for her daughter, a
somewhat spoiled and selfish girl. The
good influence of the stranger soon
became apparent, but the story's
chief interest centres about her dog,
Billy, from whom she refused to be
separated. Opposed as an intruder at
first, he gained the love and admira-
ton Of all by his shrewdness, his low
able traits, his loyal devotion and his
dependability as protection against
thieves and other dangerous intru-
ders.
The career Of this orphaned girl. her
tlnal success and good fortune also
make interesting reading. but the dog
remains the chief attraction. Incident
ally, the story also contains much
that will increase the interest in the
generously growing cause Of kindness
to animals.
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"Big LAUREL A Romance OF the Blue
Ridge. BY Frederick Orin Bartlett.
Boston, Mass: Houghton Mifilin
Co, Park street. ($2)
Here Is an impressive. vivid love
story OF the mountains, In which two
men and two women figure In a most
unusual ENHANCEMENT Captain Ed
ward Allston, returned from the war
and desirous of recreation, found 1t
most pleasingly In country tour
which took him to the Blue Ridge
country: He easily fell In love with
Wilmer Howe. Il woman OF his own
sphere in life. and she fell IN love with
him, but not so easily. RoXie kester,
mountain girl. also became deeply
enamored of Captain Allston. and
Bud Childers, n rude mountaineer, al
most an outlaw, was flercely In love
with RoXle Kester.
How this entangled romance be-
came Strengthened out Ia told In pic
turesque manner, with some startling
adventure and almost the murder of
Allston by Bud Childers. But this
crime and Roxie's influence sobered the
outlaw. and he became penitent and
good. Also. he won tho hand of
Roxie, and Wilmer Howe gave her
heart and hand to Captain Allston,
making everything satisfactory.
Here is story that pleases and
| interests in the telling. and Will prove
most acceptable.
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"The Cuckoo's Nest" BY Christi

"The CuckOo's Nest" BY Christine
Jope Slade. Boston, Mass: Hough-
ton Mihlin Co. 4 Park street. (s2)
1t was a cuckoo's nest that brought
adventure to Zuriel Whistler. for a
cuckoo never builds It's own nest, but
takes the nests of other birds. and the
nest that sheltered Zuriel for awhile
was most romantic. She wanted to
know life, which was impossible In
her home environment, and so the
offer of life in another home, located
in London, appealed to her and she
accepted It.
How Zuriel wriggled free from sub
urbanism and struck out for the land
of romance, with her mother plodding
anxiously behind. makes a sprightly
and intriguing story OF youth, told
with zest. humor and knack for
character drawing that mark the
advent of new popular novelist
There is a mystery in the story. also
which turns out most uniquely.
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Little Glad Heart BY Linda

Little Glad Heart BY Linda Stevens
Almond. Illustrated by Elizabeth r
Wilmington. Boston. Mass: The
Page Co, So Beacon street.
Well named was Joan Warwick, a
joyous, happy little girl of Nlayboro,
a small country town. for her glad
heart diffused Joy among all with
whom she was associated. Much dis
tressed she was at the airs" put on
by her sister. Virginia. just back from
term at boarding school, but even
Nirginia's perverted ideas of what
education and good society required of
young folks We're dissipated by the
good example of Joan's sunny, Joy
Gus and helpful life. And after some
severe experience, Virginia was con-
verted.
! The book gives a most pleasing pic
ture OF life among good and really
refined persons in a small community.
and most attractive Is the part that
was played by Joan. Also very in
forming is the readers acquaintance
with Virginia's school chum, Alicia
Donelson, who made her a memorable
visit. She was rich and lonely from
life in. a fashionable hotel with q
step-mother, without real family ac-
compartments. and so thoroughly en-
joyed the sweet home life she par.
ticipated in at Mayboro, that she re-
mained there.
A very fine story for boys and girls
and also for grown-ups, is "Littl,
Glad Heart"
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"POlIy, The Pagan" BY Isabel

"PolIy, The Pagan" BY Isabel An
derson. Foreword by Basil King
Boston. Mass: The Page Co., SO
Beacon street. (S1.90)
Mrs. Anderson. who has become
pleasingly familiar to many readers
by her stories of the intmacies Of
diplomatic life, has entered the field
Of newell writing with Polly, the
Pagan" 1t Is a most interesting ven
ture and is assured of popularity.
The story opens with a thrilling in
cident--a German bomb raid at night
on beautiful and distracted Paris. In
mates OF a hotel flee hastily from
upper rooms to the safety Of the cell
lar. To the author is committed, by an
American woman with. her arm in
sling and wearing a Red Cross uni
form, bag containing many letters
They did not meet again.
The letters set forth in full a most
enhancing romance. A young Amer
lean woman. reyeling in the delights
of European society, records her eX-
periences in these letters, and in her
journal. and further incidents are af.
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"Red. Robin.- BY Jane Abbott. t.


Illustrations by Harriet Roosevelt
Richards. Philadelphia, Pa: J. r.
Lippincott & Co. (s1.75)
This IS the story OF Robin Forsythe.
who becomes heir TO the Forsythe for
tune and goes 10 live on Grey Manor
IN Connecticut, the former home Of
Madame Forsythe, her benefactress.
At first she is very lonely. but soon
finds a playmate in Beryl Lynch. the
Chore-g!rl, whose brother, Dale,
works In the Forsythe mills and whose
parents live in the little town nearby.
Robin and Beryl have wonderful
times together, playing and motoring
about the country. During one of
their excursions they meet a strange
lady living in a lonely cottage, with
only an old cook and a dog for COM
panions. There is something mysteri-
Gus about her, and both girls sus-
pect her Of being an exile.
Very interesting are the subsequent
adventures Of Robin, especially in her
efforts TO improve the living conditions
OF the mill workers. Altogether they
make a most attractive story, which
Will prove most pleasing TO girl read
ers.
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~Winona On Her Own BY Margare

sWinona On Her Own BY Margaret
Widdemer Frontispiece in color
and other illustrations by E. Cor
rinne PAUL.. Philadelphia, Pa: ].
3. Lippincott Co. (s1.75)
wlnona Merriam must be a very
real person to many girls who have
followed Miss Widdemer's delightful
recounting of her adventures as
Camp Fire Girl, at Camp karonya and
At her war farm.
Since that time things had not been
going we'll financially with Winona.
and she and her old chum,
Louise, in order to be really self-sup
porting, accepted positions as coun-
sellors in a camp Of lively, yet spoiled
girls. Their days are filed with
swimming, hiking and many other
activities, SO dear TO the heart Of
youth. When the camp closes the
problem arises OF what to do next. In
a short time Winona and Louise Sc
cure work at a Settlement House, and
with Another Camp Fire Girl. her hus-
band, and Winona's brother, they have
a happy time. replenishing the old
house they are living in. in New York
City.
Not the least pleasing feature Of
their new life are the auto picnics in
the country and the searches they
make for old furniture. Girls will be
more reluctant than ever TO part from
their old friend at the end OF this
thoroughly wholesome story.
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"The House OF DeluslOn." BY Rupert
Sargent Holland. Philadelphia. Pa:
George w. Jacobs & Co., 1928 Chest
nut street.
Here is a most interesting and in
tricate story of mystery. which the
reader positively will be unable to
solve until enlightened by the revela-
tions OF the closing pages.
Melchoir Pryde. long a resident of
Italy, where he lived at n charming
villa with his devoted friend, Ambrose
Tyrrel, and his faithful servant.
Antonio, resolved to return to his
native country for Mt least Il visit
TO his numerous nephews and nieces.
They did so and took up residence at
his handsome country estate. Hillcrest,
near Philadelphia. And his nephews
and nieccs welcomed him warmly
most of them being very much con
cerned about his large fortune and
the manner in which he might dis
pose of it.
Mystery, tra gic and fateful. followed
There were two murders and almost
n third. In each case there was pre-
sumed provoCation and strong suspi-
cion, but no proff, one of the family
connections being suspected of each
crime. Finally there came the abduc-
| ton of Pryde's favorite niece. Clarice
and in the desperate search for her
at once made by Clement Dale. a
young lawyer who had been called
into the case, the mystery was eX-
| planned.
The instigator of these crimes was
| Tyrrel. the supposed frind He desired
to eliminate all the others by death
and suspicion Of murder. then marry
| Clarice, and thus succeed to Melchoii
| Pryde's money,
| But in the end he committed suicide
and Clement Dale gained the hear
and hand of Clarice. And so every
| thing ends well.
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forded by other letters from her num-
crous admirers. Chief among them
arc Russian Prince and a secretary
of the American Embassy in Rome.
set down as "A. d." meaning Ameri-
can diplomat. The Russian prince Is
flercely inslstent In his love for the
young woman, who Is Polly. the
Pagan" ShH loves the young diplomat
and he loves her.
Most adorable is Polly, and delight
fully does her romance unfold. The
Russian prince pursues her to the
last, but then is unmasked as a fraud
Subsequent developments bring him
into the war, as a German spy, and
Polly proves his Nemesis. And it IL
shown how she escaped the boml
visitation and had the false prince
brought to justice.
Altogether n most unusual story
but full of stirring pictures Of foreign
social life and interesting incidents
from first to last.
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~The Pemtent" By Edna Worthley
Underwood. Boston, Mass: Hough-
ton Miffiin Co., Park street. ($2.)
1.-The Penitent" is an historical ro-
nance. largely involving Alexander II,
Gar Of Russia. during what may be
called the period OF his Transformation
and troubles. after he had broken
away from the great influence Napo-
leon had secured over him, and join
I'D the rest OF Europe in overthrowing
the notable Emperor of the French.
II liz a strange and fantastic story,
drawing upon many secret sources for
material and comment. and present.
ing a masterful picture OF a powerful
monarch not only tormented by doubts
as TO policy but at times deeply af-
fected by feelings OF humanity en-
1irely at variance with the accepted
policy Of arbitrary monarchies In the
days up to century ago.
Pushldn, the famous Russian poet
plays a prominent and interesting part
in the recital. He is shown as the
registering young blade Of st. Peters,
burg, mingling with the elect of the
liberal thinkers until they began TO
plot against the empire. He was not
of them TO this extent, but he was ex-
lied. and spent years away from the
capital, although not treated with
great severity. He developed in a
material way. making the most OF
The New York herald., 1922-12-16

companied the posse as representatives
Of the Omitted States Marshals office
and had warrants for thr arrest OF Bob
and Charles Ballard on charges OF kill
ing a Government officer in the dis
charge OF his duty.
Federal officers say these two men
were in the fortified cabin from which
Prohibition Agent Duff was killed last
Saturday when he went into that sec
tion of Menefee county with agent ID.
NJ Carter and a posse of six special
deputies from Mount Sterling. This
posse was forced TO withdraw from the
neighborhood. leaving Duff's body
where 1t fell when they were fred
upon from the cabin and from
the hiiltopss surrounding the place.
When men went to the cabin later in
the day Ii was found that Duffs body
had been stripped of weapons. ammuni-
tion. money, badge and Identification
commission. officials say. The follow
ing day. Sunday, when posse of twenty
to thirty men went back to the neigh
borhood David Treadway of Mount Ster-
ling wasT shot and instantly killed as
he reached the top of a hill 200 yards
from the spot where Duff was killed.
The killing OF Bob Ballard will, it is
believed, break up the gang which
infested wide area in the rock, cave
county.
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differ widely as to how enforcement can
be made practical. Many are satisfied
with conditions as they are, saying their
own States are dry, and very few wish
to be publicly recorded at this time
There are several who feel that they
may be made the victims of buck
passing
Twelve Governors, six of them "iame
ducks" accepted the invitation. They
are Thomas r. Kilby, Alabama Thomas
Il. Campbell, Arizona; William ID.
Denny. Delaware d. W. Davis. Idaho
Warren r. Nc McCray, Indiana; Henry
j. Allen, Kansas; Albert c. Ritchie,
Maryland j. A. Q. Preus, Minnesota
Arthur NJ Hyde. Missouri; Samuel r.
McKelvie. Nebraska VIM. c. Sproul.
Pennsylvania, and L. Lee Trinkle of
Virginia.
Gov. Hardee, Florida, is not sure that
he can attend. but may accept. Gov.
Cox. Massachusetts. is not sure. but
will try and arrange his engagements.
Gov. Olcott OF oregon may attend.
Gov Hartness of Vermont is trying to
arrange his affairs OF attend. Gov.
Ephriam of West Virginia. host to the
present conference. will be unable to
attend because of a budget meeting
Monday.
The New York herald., 1922-12-16
AMERICA FAR BACK
IN LIGHT CRUISERS
Tabulati0n of Positions of the
5-5-3 Powers i'm That and
Submarine Strength.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is (Associated
tive positions of the British. American
and Japanese navies in cruiser and sub
marine strength apparently sheds light
on the situation which led the House
appropriations committee to propose
that President Harding negotiate an in
ternational agreement to check COM
pttitive building in these types.
The figures credit Great Britain with
forty-five light cruisers OF the first line.
built building or projected. and aggre-
eating 206,4S0 tons the United State
with ten building, $4,000 tons, and
Japan with eleven built and twenty-one
building and projected. aggregatins
191.45O tons. In addition the list shows
Great Britain to have thirteen light
cruisers of the second line. 6s.2S0 tons,
neither the United States nor Japan be-
ing credited with any ships In this class
ification.
In fleet submarines Great Britain is
credited with six Of the first line. 11,2S0
tons . six of the second line. 1900 tons,
and two building or projected, $500
tons the United States with three of
the first line, built, 1913 tons; none of
the second line. three building. 6,375
tons. and six additional authorized but
rot under contract; Japan with no fleet
submarines built but three under con-
struction, 4.500 tons.
In first line submarines other than
fleet submarines, Great Britain is cred
tied with forty-two built. 33,T40 tons.
and six building. $3.50 tons the United
States with fifty-nine built. 37.120
tons, thirty-four building. 29,575 tons
Japan with twenty-seven built. 23,53S
tons and one program of sixteen build
ing. 13,4S0 tons and second building
program of twenty-eight vessels. ton
mage unknown" While the tables
showed a decided American inferiority
in light cruisers, theWnted States has
distinct advantage in first line de-
strovers with 295 built. against IFS for
Great Britain and fifty-four for Japan.
Six new deStroyers are given on the
British building program, none on the
American and thrty-eight on the
Japanese.
The New York herald., 1922-12-16
OUTLAWS KILL THIRD
DRY LAW ENFORCER
Kentucky Moonshiners' Chief
Also Loses Life During
Mountain Battle.
POSSE SEEKS BROTHER
BloodhOunds Trail Charles
Ballard Following Death
of Guy Cole.
POSSE SEEKS BROTHER

speciol Dispatch to THE NEW yosK HERALD,
LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. is. - A large
force of Federal prohibition agents
with bloodhounds tonight is searching
Menefee county mountains for Charles
Ballard. alleged rnoonshine and outlaw
and reputed member of gang which
to-day killed Guy Cole, Federal pro-
hibition agent. during battle between
outlaws and twenty Federal officials.
Bob Ballard, leader of the desperadoes.
and brother of Charles. was killed dur
ing the lighting.
Bob and Charles Ballard, for whom
the officers have been searching since
r. Il. Duff, prohibition agent, was
killed last Saturday, and David Tread
we'll a member of a posse, was killed
last Sunday, were barricaded in another
log cabin a half mile from the scene of
the first fight.
Cole was killed without warning be-
fore the posse had fired a shot, when
he approached the front door of the
cabin. according to Agent Roy Easley.
Before the house was surrounded
Charles Ballard dashed out the front
door and through the woods. 1t was
thought he was wounded
Prohibition Director Collins sent re-
Inducements to Menefee county upon
receipt of news of the battle. Twenty
Federal agents and members Of posse
left Lexington at 2 o'clock this morning.
Arriving at the home of jeff Ballard,
father Of both Charles and Albert Ball
ard the posse took into custody Albert
Ballard and Will Ferguson and con-
tinued their search for Bob and Charles
Ballard When they came to an old
log house on Fergusons land. the Of
ficers were assured by the two men In
custody that nobody was in the house,
according to Capt Roy Easley. AS
Agent Cole and several other members
of the party ncared the house the door
was thrown open suddenly and a volley
of shots poured into Agent Cole.
Deputy Marshals Davis and Castle ac-
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Rome paid s2.2W foi. them. When he
opened the package he found that II
contained twenty-one pieces of glass.