The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-27
Among the New Books
Ambling Thru Acadia, The Beloved Brute, Camp
Site Guide, Dapples Of the Circus, Capitol Hill
The Social Revolution in Mexico, When | Was
Bow in Denmark Round the Corner.

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"Dapples Of the Circus" Clarence
Hawkes. Lothrop. Lee a shepard
No pet can make a stronger ap.
peal than q Shetland pony and Moth
ing else can fandnate youth Ike the
circus. Let a good story teller. who
az the same time IL devoted animal
lover and has n warm heart FOR chill.
dren have such d combination and
pleasing book must result The story
opens on the island Of Shetland and
follows the pony. DappicH. thru his
later career with The great American
circus and the many adventures that
came % him and his devoted young
master. "Frcekleh" Circus life IN told
from accurate knowledge. with all III
atiractiyenesa, yet with no false
giumor. For boys from 40 20 10.
Capitol Hin" Harvey Ferguson.
Alfred 4. KnoDf
II. T. Mencken sayH.
Capitol iiill' ia the first novel of
Washington life that attempts 20 de-
scribe genuinely typical Washington
inns and the essential Washington.
Il IN quite devoid Of the usual gnudy
stuff about the doingr or so-oalled
diplomatic society. and u contains
very little politics In the ordinary
sense.
"what II seeks 10 do h 10 exhibit
clearly and dramatically the wash
ington that lies under the surface.
The Washington OF professional job
holders and manipuiators. the wash
ingion that really runs the country.
THE central character. Ralph Do
Ian. 10 a type quite new in Amori-
can fiction, but be Is nN wholly real
as George +. Rabbit or Carol Kennl-
cot. The book IL the product OF
life-iong familiarity with the people
and scenes dealt with. n has accu-
rncysof observation. II has humor.
and u tells brisk and entertaining
story"
THE Social Revolution in Mex
leo" Edward Alaworih Ross, Cen
fury Co.
Or Ross. professor OF sociology in
the University OF Wisconsin. has been
In Mexico with Just one purpose TO
discover and tell the truth about
present conditions there and the
effects o. the revolution.
He has an unusual equipment for
seeing straight and Judging infor-
needy. He is thorolY conyofsant
With tho Spanish language. He " a
socioloEis;. not Of the closet. but very
much or the actual world. and a
great Traveller. having observed So
cicties In many parts OF the earth.
He has a vast knowledge OF human
behavior In association. and was able
10 compare and weigh the facts
which confronted him
The picture 10 none too sunny,
even when the situation OF the I'M
fortunate. beautiful land Is viewed
without prejudice. Dr. Ross expects
Il viii take years 10 hrinx Mexico 10
economic health He considers her
maladios are not 70 much due to the
faults Of living men us 10 eyil het-
tage from the past.
Talking TO governors. school Hu-
prriniendcntz landed proprietors,
heads OF agrarian commissions busl-
ness men. labor leaders. prelntes and
missionaries AZ well AZ the humb-
lcE, people. he came TO the conclusion
that. aitho recovery from nine years
Of civil war win necessarily be slow,
and the economic condition Of the
Mexican working man viii only slow
~ rise, there is a wonderful new
spirit in the masses Contrary TO all
his expectations in Initiating the in
curry. he found reason TO believe
that, IN Mexico. social revolution has
paid.
when Was a Boy in Denmark.
II Trollc- steonstrup; Lothrop. Lee &
shepard Co
Another Of the excellent Children
OF Other Lands books. each written
by man or woman who has lived
the actual life described and later
come 10 America for greater oppor-
uInity. and one OF the liveliesi OF all.
The author had the advantage of
growing up In the beautiful city OF
Copenhagen. the heart OF Denmark.
and was not only finely educated. but
a regular fellow" in every boyish
activity thnt can be Imagined. Al
wealth Of information IS pleasantly
woven into this faithful narrative Of
the thoroly happy boyhood of one
who made himself physically and
mentally active where there was
much TO learn. ana was endowed with
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