Evening star., 1924-07-27

1SG5-1824. By Josephus Daniels,
Secretary of the Navy, 1913-1921.
Philadelphia: The John c. Winston
Co.
~IE Woodrow Wilson literature,
now, multiplying SO rapidly,
will take on it's real impor-
tance in the hands of some
future historian, whose task 1t Will
be to draw from these many sources
of exposition the true character and
work and influence of this outstand-
ing figure at an epochal moment in
the history of the world. This accu-
mulating literature, however great it's
immediate interest may be, IS a1ter
all, but material for the use or some
constructive historian OF the future
who will out of it proportion this CEN
tral figure to 4 larger perspective
than is now available, to truer In
depreciation than is now possible. All
Of this growing Wilson literature is
much alike. 1t must be. The facts
are clear and open to all The differ
ences that appear lie in each author S
point of view, in his particular angle
and mode Of approach. distinction
of Josephus Daniels Life OF Wood
row Wilson" is that II is written from
the standpoint Of an official in the
Wilson cabinet-revelatory, therefore,
of cabinet procedure and of the rela.
) tions of President Wilson to that
ever, written from the standpoint Of
clearly clearly 'u euIogistic. The author tells
the story easily. smoothly, pleasingiy,
going back to the early Gays OF MT.
Wilson and coming on toward MS
own association with his chief In
growing ardor Of affection and hom-
} age. IN response to a desire for an
: early story of his life. with appre-
citation Of his outstanding contribu-
tion to his country and the world, this
volume has been undertaken as a
labor Of love-" Mr.. Daniels says add
, ing: "If 1t will help his countrymen
to visualize the devotion OF woodrow
Wilson to their veal and his conse-
Grafton to human freedom the writer
will feel his purpose has not 1allea.
ing of this life will stimulate devo-
tion to the principles and Ideals lor
which he gave his life"
THE STATE OF THE NATION. By
Albert ]. Beveridge. Indianapolis:
The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
A bewildering period Of multitude
nous affairs and confusing cross
currents, this. One calculated to en-
tangIe the average man in maze
OF misinformation and indeclsion.
But it is the average man whose
voice and vote must decide the ques-
tions lying implicitly in this chaos
and confusion. Imperative, there
fore, that the average man have some
reliable light and leading. This book
. is a step in that direction. Out of the
enormous bulk OF cotemporaneous
affairs Mr.. :Beveridge has, for the pur,<e
poses of this leading, lifted a hal1
dozen important points, vital points
for every mans seizure and fair un,
derstanding; Our E9relgnr Fore Reiati1hs s.i,n,on
Railroads. Bureau Rule The
President and The Supremacy of the
Supreme Court" fill out the list. Mr..
Beveridge is a deep student OF aftairs,
as he has more than once triumph
antly made manifest He is clear
thinking man of logical and direct
processes He commands n.aIs anG w3ras ,Ss. n;s.
turesque medium for his thoughts.
He is fearless. He hits straight. He
throws away the classic for the Yer
nacular when occasion oemanus- ne
. is all Of these things and has done
. all of these things in this admlraole
study of the pivotal points of our i'm ,
mediate situation-a study addressed
to the average man hrst ana 10 Ine ne
occasional exceptional man next No
radical. No reactionary. Just a sane
, man Of parts who appears to be inter
, ested in the best things for our coun :
, try and in the best things for US as
we'll.
4. IN THE SIGHT OF GOD. BY Jacob
Wendell Clark. Chicago: Covlci-
McGee Company.
, This is the story of an illegitimate
daughter who in turn gave Dirtn 10
, an illegitimate son. By now you are
! saying this is no fit book to be out in
, the open. Wait a minute. Througn
strain of inheritance Jane Tower
over was protected, inspired and d.
rected so that in maturer years she
, became an honored exponent and ad-
vocate of the science OF eugenics as
, and reproduction. The boy, sharing
in the mothers good blood, aug
, mentei by that of his father, moves
! securely forward in the promise OF
: | sound manhood and its happy re
wards In effect, here are the laws
of inheritance, as these have been
| scientifically discovered and formu-
{ lated. applied through fiction to con. %
, crete cases of human existence. The
! story is set for its beginnings in the
, Michigan copper country, where, in
Helltown, there are congregated the
{ familiar odds and ends of existence
that in earlier days. if not at present,
, Towerover. upon learning the facts
Of her birth. ran away from home A
4 good providence, or its working
D equivalent, brought her to the hermit.
aflicted man, who buried himself in
? scientific research. He proved to be
i the schooling for Jane Towerover
: who loved and venerated him for his
powers and gifts and devotion to hei
= own development. After the deatt
3 of Smith stranger passing thai
. way wrought out the seemingly un-
: fortunate destiny of Jane Towerover
e A sincere story, whose people are a:
real as life, each of the substance Of
= a living person, whose surroundings
, shape them much as they do all Of
I u.s. A convincing story. besides. thai
I leaves one impressed with the essen,
I tial nobility of Jane Towerover anc
! with the high order of her practica
\ humanitarian program for succeed
= ing generations. A big novel of use
full purpose developed out of the sheer
facts of life, illuminated by the
g demonstrated laws OF inheritance.
MY LIFE IN ART. By Constantir
Stanislavsky. Translated from the
Russian by J. J. Robbins. H.
, Iustrated. Boston: Little, Brown
a & Co.
,. An impressive book from every
t point of View-impressive to look a.
o as well as to study and read. Here
Y Constantin Stanislavsky. Russian
!, actor, director of the Moscow Ar
/; Theater, tells the fascinating story
d Of his life And he tells it in a beau
s tiful simplicity. The story falls natu'
! rally into two parts. In the first the
author talks about his childhood and
e friends He dwells upon his very
t early experiences in acting and di'
: recting plays and fingers over hi!
t meetings with many interesting peo