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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-12
STOCK LETTER

NEW YORK, June 11.-rhe temper of the stock market has shown a com plete change since last Saturday, and the way 1t accepted the steel tonnage report Tuesday indicated right then that the buying was better than the selling. The most active group during the past month has been-the public utilities, and the way they have ad- vahced Is a fair illustration That the public wants to buy stocks with money at its present leveb provided there Is . reasonable amount of activity. The general market has been and Is now under accumulation, which accounts for the past dullness. The short inter est is very large and also very stub born, and perhaps with the exception of A few they have not covered much stock aS5yet. Today's market showed further bigns of nervousness on the part of the shorts in American Can, Bald win, Steel and other leaders. The short interest in Stewart-Warner is said to be heavy. High-grade stocks, such as Gen. eral Electric, Pullman, etc., continue absorption of all offerings. Southern Railway made a new high.-Fenner & Beane to Kahn & Virgin.
 NEW YORK, June 11.--Today we had a condition of the same character of market that has prevailed since the opening Monday mornings disinclina- tion to sell stocks, a general increase iH the demand, the demand broadening each day this week, with the volume of public business today the largest in some time, and a corresponding gain in values. What is the reason for the change? Aside from the technical posi- tion of the market, which has been ad- mittedly strong for a long while, there may be no definite reason to assign at the present time. There seldom is a definite reason at the commencement of a move in the market. The move Is usually contrary to what appears on the surface in business. The market will begin a decline at time when busi- ness is big; it will begin to advance at q time when business is dull, just as it iS at present. The reason for this is that the stock market does not follow business; 1t leads. We feel that the time is here to take a more favorable view of the future and accumulate 'stoeks-John F. Clark & Go.
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COFFEE FUTURES

NEW YORK, June 11.-Recent ad- vances were followed by irregular fluc- tuations in coffee futures today, but 1 except for realizing very little selling was reported. The market opened 5 points lower to points higher, and after selling/at 12.05c December rallied to 12.19c, the market closing net points lower to points higher. Sales were estimated at 21,000. Closing quotations: July, 13.25c; September, 12.53c; October, 12.41c; December, 12.15c; March, 11.soc, and May, 11.65c.
 Spot coffee, steady; Rio 7s, 14% @ 14hc; Santos 4s, 1874 019Ac; cost-and- freight offers included part Bourbon ss and 5s at 17.50Q1sc Rio exchange on London, 1-3od high CT; dollar:buying rate, unchanged. Rio market, 300 reis higher; Santos, 75 reis higher to 400 reis lower. Brazilian port receipts, 45,000; Jundiahy, 22,Oo0,
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Oats, No. ? white, 511zc.
LIVE STOCK

CHICAGO, June 11-Cattle: Receipts, 14,000. Beef steers and yearlings, gen. orally 10@20c lower; desirable handy weight kind, mostly 10015c off; top matured steers, $11.40; few loads, SIC 11.35; long yearlings, $11; killing quail ity fed steers and yearlings, unchanged; bulk fed steers, $10.50 upward; stockers and feeders, very scarce; country de- mand fairly active; hay-fed Montana steers on country account, upward to $9.65; others to feeder dealers, $S.40@ g; fat COWS, very scarce, steady to weak mostly; spots, 10@15c lower; beef heifers, weak to 25c lower; other classes, generally steady; bulk bologna bulls, $4s505.25; most veal calves, $9.50 Q10.50 to packers.
 Hogs: Receipts, 32,OOO. Slow, 1O@15c lower; closed mostly 15c off; light weights and pigs, 15@25c lower; bulk good and choice 270 to 340-pound butchers, $7.10@72o; top, SIPS; bulk de- sirable 1S0 to 250-pound weights, $6.90@ 7.05; bulk better 140 to 170-pound aver -ages, $6.25@6.s5; bulk packing sows, largely $6.20Q6.50; bulk good and choice strong-weight killing pigs, $5.T5q6; estR mated holdover, 1s,OOO.
 Sheep; Receipts, 13,000 Lambs, 25@ soc lower; native springers, mostly soc lower, cull springers closing 50c@$1 off sheep, scarce and steady; bulk
 
 springers, $11@12 largely; few upward to $12.50, mostly to small killers; clipped lambs, scarce; best, $14.75; bulk better grades, $14@14.25; choice handy-weight fat ewes, upward to $6; heavies, down. ward to $4.50.
 EAST ST. LOUIS, H., June 1L-Catz tie: Receipts, 5000. Native and Texas beef steers, steady, with spots 10@15c lower on low-priced kinds; light year lings and beef COWS and canners, steady; bologna bulls, 15@25c higher; light vealers opened at $10; few sales, $9.2599.75; few steers, $1o.25; bulk na- lives, $7.75@9.75; most Texans, $5.50@ 6.75; yearlings and heifers, largely $s.25 Q9; most beef cows, $4.5O@6; canners, $2.25@2.76; bulls, $4.75@5.25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 4,0O0. Opened 25c higher on lambs, closed with advance lost ;early offerings with wet fleece went largely at $16; one load, $16.25; late market, mostly $15.75; culls, uu- changed at $s.50; fat ewes, $45OQ5.5O.
 Hogs: Receipts, 1S,000. Slow; steady to 15Q25c lower; good butchers, 170 pounds and up, $7@7.15, packers hold ing back; pigs, $5.75@6.25; 140 to 16O- pound kinds, $6.25Q6.S5.
 KANSAS CITY, June 11.-Cattle: Re- ceipts, 5000; calves, 15OO. Very slow; best natures held above $11; beef cows, steady to weak, $4.50@6.50; fed heifers, up to $S.50; bulls, steady; bolognas, S4.6OQ4.s6; calves, strong to a shade higher; practical top veals, $9; stockers and feeders, scarce around steady; bulk, $55OQ7.5O; fleshy feeders, up to $s.25.
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NEW YORK COTTON
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, June 1.-The cot ton market today showed an advancing tendency from the start and the up- ward trend continued throughout the session, with only insignificant reac- tions from time to time. All the active months opened higher and during the call showed gains of 4 to 8 points. These levels proved to be the low points of the day. July gradually advanced to 28.17c, or 50 points above the previous close. October rose to 25.25c and De- cembeF> to 25c, or AZ and 49 points above the previous close.- The close was near the top. showing net gains for the day of A to 49 points. The good start was attributed to better Liverpool cables than due to the condition report of a private authority, showing a loss of 8 points by the crop in average condi- tion compared with the governments figure for May 25.
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, June 11.-cotton goods markets were quiet and steady today, the buying being confined to very small lots of finished goods, with an occa- sional contract for June and July in Yarns were quiet and steadier. Carpet mills are beginning to curtail production more freely. Raw, silk was steady and quiet. No change was reported in the quiet conditions in wool goods.
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COTTON SEED OIL

NEW YORK, June 11.-Cotton seed oil was lower today under scattered liquidation induced by the weakness in hog products and for want of out side support. Closing bids were gener- ally 5 to IA points net lower. Sales, 1000 barrels. Prime crude, s.371sc, sales; prime summer yellow, spot, 1O@1o.S0c; July closed 10.O2c; September, 10.11c; October, 9.7Oc,, and December, 8.sOc, all
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NAVAI srnREs

SAVANNAH, Ga, June 11.-Turpen- tine, firm; TIC. Sales, 141 receipts, All shipments, 358; stock, 6,6s1.
 Resin, firm. Sales, 1880; receipts, 1,271; shipments, $50; stock, 7s.4S6.
 Quote: B, $4.20; D, $4.S0; E, $4.50; F, G, H, I, $4.65; K, M, $4.S5; N, $4.95; VIC, $5.75; WINK, $6.30.
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Markets At 4 Glance

NEW YoRK-stocks, stronger; over 20 issues touched new highs in active trading.
 Bonds, buoyant; rail liens and Liberty bonds at 1924 top. Foreign exchanges, higher; francs rally on Millerand's resignation,
 Cotton, firm; trade buying. Sugar declined;' liquidation.
 Coffee, lower; eonnnission-hous sell ing.
 CHICAGo-Wheat, higher; better milling demand.
 Corn, easy; improved weather.
 Cattle, irregular; buying limited,
 Hogs, generally lower.
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CINCINNATI, O., June 11.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 4,000; 15c lower; pigs and roughs steady; heavy, S7.50; packers and butchers, $7.50; pigs and lights, S4.50Q 6.7O.
 Cattle: Receipts, $50. Slow and steady; calves, steady.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000. Steady; lambs, steady.
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NAVAL STORES

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June H. Turpentine, firm, 77Ac. Sales, 314; re- ceipts, 4ss; shipments, 205; stock, 14,105
 Rosin, firm. Sales, 1929; receipts, l. 366; shipments $50; stock, 115,0ss.
 Quote: B, $4.20; D, $4.30; E, S4.5O; F, G, H, I, $4.65; K, M, $4.S5; N, $4.95; VIC, $5.75; wv, $6.3O.
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COTTON LETTERS

NEW YORK, June 11.-A report that National GInners' mid-monthly figures were 8 points under the last govern ment report started the market higher, with local professionals the leading buy CTS. A private May consumption 'esti- mate of 47S,000 bales also helped. Trad t~g died, down, however, after the early
 ~riz. and the market ruled very
 3as held it's rally. The weather ed scattered showers in the
 A 1t and the forecast was for
 fair weather was promised
 % swSBtern belt! 1Ehe weekly
 eport showed the crop to be
 :. sir progress, but conditions
 from ideal. The market is
 All affair just, ,now, awaiting further - developu snts with much of the
 se1t-zys ? F. Clark < Co.
 ia June 11.-weather ..,s,,.,. v, h~ : gMlast week have been mixed anH nave left the market in an uncertain position, so far as this factor is concerned. Prospect of better weather was turned into one less favorable, which in turn has not matertalized to the extent anticipated. We do not be- lieve the effect of weather on the crop has been such as to warrant a decided position on the market one, way or the other, However, the. known market factors, general trade conditions, have remained bearish. and if anything are worse than last week. ReadJustnent of the wage level seems inevitable, and this we believe will tend to unsettle trade conditions for some time to come. We therefore continue to believe 1t Is the, better part of wisdom to hedge , present and prospective supplies of cot ton at the prevailing price level.-LeVy e Aronson to s. R. Stewart.
 NEW ORLEANS, June 11.-Report from a private bureau showing a loss of 8 points in the condition of the crop during the past two weeks and pros poets of more favorable weather upset sellers today and brought on cover ing movement that lifted prices about \ s2.5o a bale. -The summary oc crop
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HUBBARD BROS. & co

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for 'futute delivery. Special consignments of spot cotton for delivery.
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METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, June 11.-Copper, quiet i; electrolytic, spot and futures, 12%c. Tin, easier; spot and futures, SAP. Iron, easy; No. 1 northern, $20621; No. northern, S19@20; No. southern, $20@21.
 Lead, steady; spot, $7@7.25.
 Zinc, quiet; East St. Louis, spot and nearby, $5.S0.
 Anthony, spot, SS.40.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
CASH GRAIN

CASH GRAIN CHICAGO, June 11.-Wheat, No. 8 red, $1.O91a.
 Corn, Mo- 2 mixed, s1Ac; No. yell low, s1h 6s2c.
 Oats, No. 2 white, 50% 951kc. Rye, No. 1, 73c.
 Barley, 77@79c.
 ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 11.-Cash wheat, No. 2 red, $114A115h; No. 8, $1.13; July, $1091a; September, $1.11h. Corn, No. white, s1Ac; No. 2 yeilows s3c; July, sOAc; September, 7sN ds0c. Oats, No. white, 511Ac; No. 8, 51c; July, 49c.
 KANSAS CITY, June 11.-wheat, No. 2 hard, $1.04@1.11; No. red, $1.05@1.07. Corn, No. yellow, s5c; No. mixed, s1h0s2c. Oats, No. white 5115c. TOLEDO, O., June 11.-Clover seed $11; October $12 bid; December, $11.75. Alsike, $9.s0.
 Timothy, $s.45; September. ss.s5; oc- tober, $3.75. i
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NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK, June 1l.-Following Is the official list of transactions on the New York Curb Exchange giving all stocks and bonds traded in:
 IMpuSTRlALS
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FLAX MARKET

DULUTH, Minn., June 11.-Flax closed: July, $2.35h; September, $2.124s {; October, $207%.
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m,snErtAMFnIIs ms

and weather conditions Issued by the weather bureau showed weather for the past week was mostly favorable and that the crop had made fairly good progress as a whole during the period. If the crop fails to show material inn provement this month, hope of a large crop will soon cease to be factor as determination is>the rule after June Fenner & Beane to Kahn & Virgin.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
SPOT COTTON NEW YORK, June 11.-Spot cotton steady: Middling, 29.25c.

NEW ORLEANS, Junef11.-spot cot ton, steady; 40 points up. Sales on the spot, 40S bales; to arrive, g. Low mid ding, 27c; middling. 29.40c; good mid ding, 30.52c. Receipts, 2,242; stock, 123,- S39. .....
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BAR SILVER

NEW YORK, June 1t.-Bar silver 66%c; Mexican dollars, 51hc.
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK, June 1l.-Following todsy's high. low and closing prices of bonds the New York Stock Exchange, and the total sales of each bond -
 UNITED STATES BONDS
 United States bonds are quoted in dollars and
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LIVERPOOL, June 11.-Cotton, spot, easy: Good middling, $17.9sd.. Sales. 4,000 bales, including $500 American i; receipts, 1,200r bales, all American. Flu lures closed steady: July 16.71d.
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NEW ORLEANS, June 1.-The cot ton market was higher today. owing to the. buIlish semi-monthly private crop condition report. It is reported that returns to National Ginners average the condition of the growing crop at 62.5 vs. 66.6 by the government as of May 25, showing a deterioration of S.1 points and indicating a yield of only about 10,460,000 bales, exclusive of linters. Prospects are for the continu- ance of favorable weather over the Rreater portion of the west belt, espe- cially in Texas, but scattered showers are likely for the east portion of the belt, where dry and warm weather Is desired As yet there is no improve ment in the domestic textile trade sit- uation, New York reporting the cotton goods market to be ruling quiet, with out any special change yesterday. Be- cause of the expected change in the administration, the political crisis in France apparently shows more improve ment, which is reflected in some recov- cry in the franc; and the excitement in Japan seems to be subsiding, although there is talk of boycotting American goods. A private bureau in Washing ton estimates May consumption of lint cotton at only 47s,o00 bales, vs, 621, 900 last year.-H. and B. Beer to J. F. Willingham & Co.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. June 11-Cattle: Receipts, 10O Slow; heavy steers, SS5O @9.50; beef steers, S6G9.25; heifers, iS5@ 9.25; cows, $3q7; feeders. $550Q7.50; stockers, $396.5O.
 lower; 165 pounds up. SIPS; 120 to 165 pounds, S6.3O; pigs, $4.2O95.20; throw outs, $5.35 down.
 Sheep: Receipts, 4,5oO. Prospects slow; top lambs, $16.50917.
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NEW YORK, June 1.-The opening was featured by fairly good demand for Julys and also a scattered demand for Ostobers. The steadiness in the mar ket today was due principally to a pri- vate condition report indicating a yield of under 100000 bales, which, in our estimation, Is alarming in view of the necessity of rsising large crop. Later
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 11.-Cat- tie: Receipts, 75. Steady; heavy steers, $775@S50; beef steers, $7d7.50; heifers, $7@7.50; cows, S6d650; feeders, $4.5oQ $50; stockers, S35O66.
 Hogs: Receipts, 500. Light, medium and heavy hogs, 10c lower; 200 pounds and up, SIPS; 165 to 200 pounds, SIPS; 130 to 1855 pounds, $6.20; pigs, $42O@ 5.20; throwouts, $5.30 down.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1000. Top lambs, 25c lower; seconds, Sc lower; choice lambs, $15.50@16.50; seconds, $s.5009.50; cull lambs, $5@6.50; fat sheep, $405; medi- un, $2q3; culls, S1 down; bucks, $2.50 down.
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PORT MOVEMENT
INTERIOR MoVEMEN'

Receipts-Week, 25iOs; season. 6.646. .53I Exports-Week. 24.157; season. 5,27f,o06.- ..
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW AOkk. June 1I.--kollowing is the ofricia list Of transactions the New York Stock Ex- change. giving all stocks traded in:
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LIVE STOCK

Total sales of bonds today were s23. ss7 OOG com pared with SlSiO7,0 900 previous day and 80 SOY OO year ago.
Evening star., 1924-04-27
BOOKS RECEIVED.

LOUIE MAUDE. By Helen Sherman
Griffith. author of THE Virginia
Books" etc. Illustrated by Hattie
LongStreet Price. Philadelphia
The Penn Publishing Company.
CHOICE RECIPES FOR CLEVER
COOKS. BY Lucy G. Allen. Illus
trated from Photographs. Boston:
Little, Brown & Co.
WHY. VIRGINIA! By Helen Sherman
Griffith, author of 1.-THE Lefty
Books" illustrated by Nora
Sweeney. Philadelphia: The Penn
Publishing Company.
CRYSTALLIZING PUBLIC OPINION.
By Edward L. Bernays. New York
Boni and Liveright.
THE JEW AND CIVILIZATION. BY
Ada Sterling, author of "A Belle
of the Fffties," etc. New York
City: Aetco Publishing Company.
THE STORY OF A GREAT SCHOOL,
MASTER BY II. G. Wells. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
BARRED WIRE AND WAYFARERS.
Sy Edwin Ford Piper. New York
The Macmillan Company.
THE MANCROF'T ESSAYS. BY Ar
thur Michael Samuel New York
Ifarcourt Brace & Co.
WHAT Is MANI by J. Arthur Thorn
son, NJ. A.. IL.. ID. New York:
G r Putnam's Sons.
ACCORDING TO SEASON.: Talks
About tho Flowers I'm the Orde r
OF Their Appearance in the Woods
and Fields. BY Frances Theodore
Parsons, author OF How to Know
the Wild Flowers" etc. New York {:
Charles ScribnerS Sons.
A WARNING TO WIVES. BY Hester
L. Hosford. Boston: The STRAIT
ford Company.
THE REAL TROUBLE WITH THE
FARMERS. BY Herbert Quick. In
dianapolis: The Bobbs- Merrill
Company.
ESSENTIALS OF DESIGN. Charles
de Garmo and Leon Loyal Wins
low, with numerous illustrations
from the Metropolitan Museum of
Art New York: The Macmillan
Company.
THE CLEVER LITTLE PEOPLE
WITH SIX LEGS: Strange Adven-
lures in Natures Wonderiands.
By Hallam HacfleSworth, author
of THE Strange Adventures of d
Pebble etc. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons.
THE HOME ROAD. BY Martha Has
kell Clark, introduction by Curtis
Hidden Page. New York: ID. Ap-
pleton & Co.
THE TRAIL OF THE SQUID. BY
Harvey Wickham, author of THE
Clue of the Primrose Petal" etc.
New York: Edward j. Clode.
Evening star., 1924-04-27


brary and lists of recommended read
ing will appear in this column each
Sunday.
Tales of Adventure for Older Boys.
Bullen. Cruise of the CachaIot Kip
ling said of it, I've never known
anything that equals it in deep
sea wonder and mystery"
Doyle. White Company. A thrilling
story of that band of free lances
who for the fun of 1T fought for
the. Black Prince and for the land
where the Grey Goose flew"
Fitzpatrick. Jock of the Bushvelds
A wonderful picture of life on the
weld and dangers from wild ami
mails. Shows not only the courage
resources, but also the courage
and faithfulness of mans best
friend, the dog. No one could
know the dog Jock without liking
him, gentleman that he was.
Hawes. Great Quest. The young
hero with his uncle goes to Africa
ostensibly to get marvellous
treasure, but secretly the men who
ture mean to engage in quite an
other quest. The outwitting of
the villains makes one of the most
exciting yarns since Treasure
1Sldnu
Hawes. Mutineers. Quick wits and
hard blows, dealt in the eternal
fight between honest men and
knaves, play their constant part in
this absorbing tale.
Hutchins. Sword of Liberty. Fasci
mating story of the American and
French revolutions with Lafayette
as the central figure and connect
ing link.
Kingsley. Westward Ho. Westward
no! with a rumbelow and hurrah
for the Spanish Main, Or
Russell Wreck of the Grosvenor. A
ningling of realistic pictures of
life on board, of mutiny and of
the storms and beauty of the
ocean.
Sienkiewicz. In Desert and Wilder
ness The son and daughter of
officers of the SueZ Canal Company
are kidnapped by dervishes and car
ried across the desert to the king
dom of the Mahdi, where they are
to be held as hostages. The story
of their long journey, heroic es-
cape and final return to their
homes is full of exciting incident.
Snedeker. The Spartan. Sets forth
with vivid interest the story of
Three Hundred came back from
Thermopylae and was taunted
with being the Coward of Their
mopylae."
Stevenson. Black Arrow. What be-
felr Richard Shelton with barons,
men-at-arms, and the outlaw band
of the black r arrow arr co,,.orni. in
the days of the gold rush. Splen-
did story of the hardships, strug-
giles and adventures of the forty
Miners"
Evening star., 1924-04-27

gent, the kindly and charming Lily
Shane. Both the story and it's title
serve to remind one that the wicke ed
do flourish like the green bay tree
sometimes. Then one is off on a
wild-gooSe chase after the real es-
Sence of wickedness, and the special
quality of that green bay tree in it's
f1ourishing.
THE GRACIOUS HOSTESS. BY Della
Thompson Lutes. Indianapolis:
The Bobbs-Merrill Company.
A book of etiquette, but with a
shade OF difference that sets 1t off
from the common run of books on
good manners and correct department
by way of which one hopes to steer
at least a not disgraceful course
through the sea of social contacts. 1t
appears to be all here-just what to
do from weddings to funerals. and
all in between. What to do at high
teas and just teas. How to comport
oneself at functions, both formal and
less formal. In short, what to do in
every conceivable social demand. Now
the shade of difference existing here
rises out of the fact that the author
has sourced all of the various be-
haviors, not so much upon the arbi-
trary rules. as upon certain instinct
of kindness, an intuition of attitude
springing from a fine friendliness of
feeling. A useful book, certainly, to
have at hand for the exigencies that
1t covers
Evening star., 1924-04-27
The PUBLIC LIBRARY

Recent accessions at the Public Lii
brary and lists of recommended read
ing will appear in this column each
Sunday.
Evening star., 1924-04-27

/ MY FAIR LADY. BY Louis Hemon,
author of Maria Chapdelaine,"
etc. Translated by. William Aspen
wall Bradley. New YORK: Inc
Macmillan Company.
That which made Maria Chap,
delaine" triumph to its autnor anu
= source of deep joy to the reader Is,
in fulI measure, here in this group OF
,hort stories by Louis Hemon. Ine
clear seeing, the tender feeling, the
sense of dramatic content tnese ~
tit word and companies OF words
stand back of these stories as tney
stood back of that other one.' y
Fair Lady"-just two old men, meet
ing after many years, and driitins
back in that clear reminiscence tnat
ago so often commands. That gar
den and the sunlight! There
was always sunlight in those days.
And the little Liette,. under the great
straw hat that shadowed her eyes.
And when you spoke to. her, to say
some of those childish things Whicii
are so extraordinarily important you
came quite close to her ana pent
trifie down and forward to get good
look at her face deer - this shade.
Two old men, meeting So ain, recall
ing the dead years bS soylng over
again the name of Iiette, filling these
empty years with the poignant per-
fume Of youth" seeing again the
little girl with tender eyes who held
her court between the house and the
tall somber trees on the lawn mar
bled with sunlight" That's all. A
little handful of beautiful stories
only eeven or eight.
6ING TOMMY. BY George H .Bir-
mingham, author of THE Great
Grandmother" etc. Indianapolis:
The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
This is the story Of Tommy, an
Irish clergyman, who slipped over to
Berlin on some wholly unclerfcel
business of his own that centered.
primarily and privately, on the van-