Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23
NEW BOOKS
AT RANDOM
i. C. M.

Dorr. Frederick A. Stokes Co.
Seventeen hundred and seventy-six
Is an epic date with us. Then this
country not only declared its indie
pendence, but, besides, it fought long
war to secure and establish such ma
tional sovereignty. It was 70 years
later than this that another declara-
ton of independence was made in the
United States. Now in 1929, after the
passage of more than fourscore years
since that event, the war to which it
gave rise Is not yet entirely ended. A
thousand victories have been won.
Still there are outposts Of resistance to
be vanquished.
Back there In 1848, at the village of
Seneca Falls in New York State, a
little group of women had the nerve to
stand up and to declare their revolt
against the age-old overlordship of the
male in certain matters that concerned
exclusively, the welfare of women the
world around. They formally stated
the case and solemnly ushered in a
rebellion. Like the heroes of 1776, they
prepared to fight for their rights-for
the rights of woman.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia
Mott, Susan B. Anthony were the prime
crusaders in movement whose object
was to win--well, pretty much all that
you and can, today, really call our
own And what are these rights that
we nowadays SO blithely set out to
demonstrate as our very own, sewed up
in our own coat pockets, SO to speak?
Oh, there are many of them, but,
broadly speaking, they come together
under the idea of free opportunity to
do and to be the thing we want to DO
and to be. Doctor, lawyer, merchant
priest-anything at all, even the wife
and housewife and mother if we choose,
and not simply because there Is MOTH
ing else that we are permitted to De
Every sort of school is open to the girl
to enter as she thankfully goes out to
meet this magic opportunity. Now we
earn our money, or ought to, II we have
any. We use and control 1t as never
was done before. We go to the polls
to help name the ones who make the
laws that we must obey. In a WORD
thanks to those women up in Seneca
Falls on that day in l848, we do what
our gifts and our desires invite US 10 90
And here is the story of one OF those
heroic pioneers, Susan B. Anthony. II
is the story of dauntlesS woman, OF a
doughty fighter in a momentous mat
ter. 1t is a record of hardships and q
grim endurance, of small trlumphs ano
many defeats. Yet standing where we
do now, it is plain to us-probabiy
palmer than it was then to Susan in
the thick of the fight-that she and hel
forces were all the time on the up
grade. That even at their darkest
hour they were, in reality, facing the
supreme height Of their endeavors
votes for women. An achievement
which by only few scant years sue
ceeded to the final outfaring OF Susan
B. Anthony.
Mrs. Dorr knows this field, has per-
sonal interest in its meanings and I'M
plications Therefore this is sympa'
| thetic study as we'll as one OF highly
| intelligent projection. All of the fact:
are here. They are here. moreover, II
their rightful places, contributing 70
coherent and comprehensive view o.
woman's advance and of the service OF
such progress as was rendered by Susar
Anthony. She Is the center OF thi:
progression. Around her are other ca
pable workers, brilliant women giving
aid and comfort to the great question
but through thick and thin here Is
Susan B. Anthony, given over heart anc
soul to this single cause. Mrs. Dorr Is
again, practiced in the art OF telling
her story, whatever this story may be
This is, therefore, in its way with words
an inviting narrative, thing that one
likes to read from start to finish. To-
ward the end there Is a little incident
that serves to clear up a case mere IN
Washington. You recall that IN the
Wilson administration there was around
the White House a demonstration OF
women that was censured as mere BIT
1 - If iS worth one
while to read this. since it shows how
easy it is to hand in judgment when
but a few of the facts are known. TIC
read the whole of this incident is to see
that this spectacular action was merely
a part of very aStute political procedure
a bit of political technic that had PROVED
most efficacious for the woman move
ment in England 1t proved to be jusl
that here, too. Read this for your owr
understanding. Read the whole book
you woman and girl, for by way of the
effort that it depicts, by way OF the tri'
umphs that 1t records, by way OF tht
character of this woman or that one
who fought our battles, by way of the
inspiration of Susan B. Anthony her
self. YOU will come to know more of your
history as a real being than you nov
know. Read the book. Substantial anc
admirable throughout.
X X X \
WAYNE WHEELER: Dry Boss. By
Justin Steuart. New York: Fleming
H. Revell Co.
The substance Of this book Reads
much like a record Of current events
as indeed it is, as indeed it has beer
| for many years. In effect, the biograph!
of Wayne Wheeler must Of necessity b'
@{x
| the long story of prohibition. And thi
particular chapter came to an end bu
| Yesterday, or so it seems.
In a short opening sketch justin
Steuart presents the child and thu
youth, set in the circumstances of birth
surroundings and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| offered for what they are worth In tn
| life of any man as direction and force
| for subsequent years. The body OF tn
| study is, however, a summary OF INT
! activities that distinguished Wayn'
| Wheeler as a fighter in the cause OF hi
| single hearted eSpouSal. We recall tn
rugged stories as they came out day b.
! day in the press. Here, however, theS
| tales of high-handed procedure agalns
| the mightineSs of Legislatures and othe
obstructive powers are brought into or
der and Sequential point to give a bet
ter understanding of both general pur
pose and special movement on the par
of this indomitable crusader. Through
this assemblage of properly co-ordinate'
facts the reader secures view OF tn
whole Wheeler movement, where hith
erto this came to him in relatively un
revealing fragments. So clearer in
sight is gained, not only of the servic
| of this one man but of the question o
prohibition as whole. The study set
out definite period in the long histor'
of matter that since the founding o
the Nation has proved to be a fighting
| cause.
Out of our recent press readings W
know the activities of Wayne Wheeler
Never before, however. has the man II
his work been presented so starkly a
in this book. Right, always right? on
no; often wrong Always wise in hi
warfare? Often clearly unwise. Fear
less, outrageously fearless at times. Al
| Ln~a~k ,.aov @tan,,nta iV, hath intent AMI