The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-28

THE HERO or THE FILL.
PlNos.r CHARLES EDw ARD
sSELL AND 10. u. ROD.
mQuE1; CENTURY 60.
Jose Rial was not only IN, great
est man tho Malay race has pro
duced. no was ono OF the greatest
men OF all races and all times. He
was an astonishing Intellectual
prodigy. distinguished by amazing
achievements In many diverse ways.
Ito was great novelist ophthal.
mologist, poet. ethnologiht. sculptor.
biologist. illustrator. geological, eHaay.
isi, linguist. engineer, educator. 70
former. and at all times aud above
all great patriot and In the end
one OF tho worlds greatest martyrs.
Ito was tho admired friend and co.
laboror OF the foremost scientists OF
Europe and hN was the Idol and
leader OF his people AZ homo.
His life was a series OF strange
adventures. When student at the
university no was driven from tho
Philippine islands because OF his
patriotic activities lie returned
once and was deported. lie return.
ed again and was eriled 20 a lonely
spot on a distant island. where he
spent four years Ia reoondite selen'
,iflo investigations. writing poetry
and modelling statues. one OF which
won tho gold medal AZ an interna-
tlonal fair. After further adven.
lures no was put 20 death by tho
spanish government In his ssth
war.
This book n the f1rst complete &C
count Of RlEal's life 20 be offered 10
the American public Besides the
story OF hia exciting career and
tragic end. II gives the plots Of his
two novels. examples OF his poetry.
summaries OF his treatlHes. describes
some OF his most famous works OF
sculpturai art. and deals with his
profound and historic influence upon
The Far East. where no has become
figure az portsntous and always
Increasing significance
THE KINGS POWDER Amer
,us T. Dudley; Lothrop. Lee shep-
ard Co.
The Leading characters are pa.
,riot non OF Tory father In tho prov.
inco OF Now Hampshire. and his
former chum at Exeter. whose
powerful frame enables him 20 serve
we'll both friend and country. The
plot turns on the seizure Of the
gunpowder in Fort william aud
Mary. In Portsmouth harbor. and In.
cludes the ae,lon OF 6taTk's troops
at Bunker Hill. where our heroes
render service that wins the APP
prevail OF Washington himself For
boys OF high school aga
THE LOVE CHILD Bertha
Pearl Moore: Thomas Settler. 8 ".
5oth nj. Now York
When Bertha Pearls nrrt novel.
Sarah and Her Daughter appeared.
readers and critics agreed that there
WINS no one Ike hor 20 interpret the
dumb heart Of the immigrant Our
hope said ono writer. that really
Inspired document would come from
the Ghetto In NJ last realised
Tho Love Child IL tho moving
story Of rekel. an Old World. un.
practical poetic man. batfled and
made dumb by the understand
Ing OF his family and OF his vito. and
tho story Of Annie. ths one Of yck-
els daughters who IL kin 10 him In
spirit Tho efforts OF father and
daughter 70 break thru the rctiecnce
Of long Misunderstanding and cx.
press their love are recorded with
the saIno vividnets Of scene and keen
eye and depth Of psychological In
sight which ware remarked upon In
MrA Moore's earlier work.
THE TIMBER TREASURE. =
Frank Lille Pollock: Century Co
Tom Jackson. tho son OF
wealthy Canadian lumbcrman. has
spent money freely and taken moro
lntsres, In college sports than in
his studies. Checked suddenly In
this. no goes TO tho northern woods
70 visit an uncla. Instead Of find.
ing friends, no IL stranded in
solitary wilderness. Too proud 20
20 homo. he tries to straighten out
tho wreck OF backwoods tArrn,
finds an unexpected resources In
hunting and trapping and. with the
aid Of young Indian friend, begins
20 develop pioneer life.
Suddenly he finds that he has
enemies about him. Puzzled. no
gets wind OF buried treasure
a strange treasure. ms II turns out
but valuable Hs finds II. IL cheat.