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not a Dozen or more or less? On the whole.
however, this is a tale from which even tho
most prudish need not shy Possibly such ira
regularitieS do exist seem innocent au@
harmless beside. the much of deep errancy wit11
which the present is stamped. But why StoNs
to try analysis upon the obvious and open joN
of this uninvolved-really neutrality-suspicious.
of the persiStng English countryside. II
BAYBERRY LANE. BY Sara Ware Bassetk
author Of The Harbor Road" etc. Pfila3
delphia: The Penn Publishing Co.
h Jew ENGLAND to the very center, this talN
of Relleport. A fishing town on the coast
of Massachusetts, provides the undilute Yankee.
to readers in his shrewd good sense, that othe4
where is named philosophy. In his thrifty waye
that draw out scorn from the shiftleSs and the
waster. In the full sum of those qualities thA9
stamp the Yankee just that, man to enjo&
and to honor. However, this Is a story In which,
the countryman, and the New England ODD
man have little part sort Of flavor. 3
splicing to the whole. The business itself has "a
do with great house. Bayberry Lane whicn
without any sense at all was bequeathed to tn
three Snow girls. girls of an older vintage
What to do with this estate, white elephants
If there was one. But flashes of inspiram
ton are likely to strike anywhere at any time
One did in this case. The girls" moved ID
and, one day, one said, We'll make this house
a memorial to good old Uncle Issachar."' a
big undertaking. but they carried it through tn
a community center house, filled with activities
of neighborhood pattern, grew out Of Bayber1E
Lane, otherwise useless old mansion.
Active in the New England way filled with
the clean stripe of local sense and good sense
of odd humors and odder sayings, "BayberTy
Lane is admirable. A refreshment Of intereS&
new window open to the sea up New England
way. "a
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The Case Of Poland, Today and Fi0eHundred
Years Ago-<|1He almond Tree and
"Finch s Fortune, . 7'70o Of the
Antumn NoOeh
Autumu N0OeL.

done something very fine, has done it, too,
when many folks were not looking. Kind Of
an abused feeling takes hold of up-and-
coming reader. in such case. remember
waking up to General Yen" in a sudden sheer
delight. That should have taught me. But
you know-a million books on hand-are a
million books-or less.
Still the comng-to was only delayed. For
here I am making my best obeisance to Grace
Earring Stone for having done it again. For
having projected in quiet and composed certi-
tude new noval out of the later, and big
ger outlook of writer's upon the novel as q
medium of illumination well a source OF
passing enjoyment.
Washington backs the romance. family
sets it to action. The background Is of q
piece with the spirit Of the story, with the
spirit of the artist as we'll. There is here no
literary blazonry of the capital, such as writ
have tried to produce, in clear failure.
illusions to an old quarter, to one or more
historic houses-and that is about all, save
for glimpSes of city viStas and the feeling Of
its Spring sunlight upon the streets. No more,
save medium for action involves such locale.
family of women, three sisters and
daughter of of them A Spinster, a
divorce, a widow-the daughter. manless
world, in effect. What to do about this un-
usual unnatural situation becomes the bust
nesse of the romance itself. An old family Of
discreet outlook. So there is to be no modern
capering here. Rather a serious on-looking
to find out how women, alone, fill themselves
and their days with the stuff that life Is
made Of in almost fantastic restitution Of
the most common, and intimate of social re-
actions The family bond holds good. Yet
divergences within the blood come out in the
varied situations The spinster, a trife sap
less, in her clear authority as head Of the
clan. The divorcee-well,- behaving in char
acter, high character upon the whole The
widow disconSolate and mourning-for a time.
The young girl longing to get out. to be free,
to do things-but in a measure held
The current drift Of the feminine world is
embodied in The Almond Tree" It's
emergence into the open, timid or bold its
makeshifts between the past and most de-
handing and disconcerting future, its she'd
ding womanhood, womanhood in the old sense;
its perplexed and frightened poise upon the
threshold of tomorrow-all here, in a quiet
and unaSsuming self-conviction that takes
hold Of readers to their own stimulation, even
excitement
FINCH'S FORTUNE. BY Mazo de la Roche,
author of "Jalna," ETC. Boston: Little,
Brown & Co.
OOKS like company of gifted women this
l. morning, DOESN'T it?' Well it is something
like that. With Mazo de la Roche and the
Whiteoaks of Jalna we are at home, eager to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
Insects Take Abble Toll

INSECTS take rank among the largest con-
slln1ers Of apples in the country. It is esti-
mated by Federal experts that from $40 600 600
to $4Oo0o000 worth of apples every year are
destroyed by insects which cuts a big piece out
of the 5000 ,0O0, 900 annual yield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
Rice Industry Progresses

THE sowing of rice seed keeps apace with mod
ern progress. Former tedious methods have
been thrown in the discard by some of the
more up-to-the- minute farmers of California.
Now they food their rice fields and scatter
their seed with an airplane. The water then
distributes the seed. The work has been inn
measurably speeded up by this new method.
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Books ReCeiUed

MASTERING YOUR OWN MIND By james
Alexander author of '"Thought-Control 81
Everyday Life" etc. New York: Funk q
Wagnalls.
TWO MEN IN ME. BY Daniel-Rops Transa
lated from the French by Gil MeynieA
Chicago: Thomas S. Rockwell Co.
WHY BE AFRAID? The Psychology Of Em0n
tional Disturbance. BY Leon Mones, Pm. d
Boston: The Stratford Co.
WHY WE DON'T LIKE PEOPLE. BY II
Donald Laird. New York: The MohawN
Press.
THE ABOLITION OF POVERTY BY Harrison
E. Fdybergcr. New York: Advance Pulrs
fishing Co.
THE UNIVERSE WITHIN US; A scientina
View of God and Man. BY r. o. p Taylot.
REFLECTIONS OF A RESIDENT EXPATh
RATE. BY Gerald Chittenden. New YORK.
Longmans, Green g. Co.
THE BOOK OF AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
BY Esse v. Hathaway. Illustrated by Samuel
Bernard Scaeffer New York: Whittleseg
House.
THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF MODERN
NATIONALIST. BY Carlton J. II. HayeA.
professor of history, Columbia University
New York: Richard r. Smith, Inc.
THE OUTLINE OF MODERN KNOWLEDGE
Edited by William Rose, Phi. d. New York;
G. p. Putnams Sons.
THIS MAN-MADE WORLD; The Story Of Inn
vestions. By Anthony r. Fisher. Drawings
by Ernest Richardson. Chicago: Thomas s.
Rockwell Co.
OUR SUPERCONSCIOUS MIND. BY Edith
Lyttleton, d. B. E. New York: D. Apples
ton & Co.
FATE IN THE MAKING: Revelations q q
Lifetime. By Cheiro. Illustrated. Nez8
York: Harper & Brothers.
RACES OF MEN; The Story of Ethnology. b
j. v. Nash. Drawings by Don Nelson. Chic
cago: Thomas S. Rockwell Co.
STARK INDIA. BY Trevor Pinch former3N
editor of Civil and Military Gazette, I'm
dia New York: D. Appleton & Co.
DISTRIBUTED LEISURE. BY L. G. Walke1k
author of 1.-THE Office and Tomorrow,s Buss
iness," etc. New York: The Century O.
IF WE WERE CHRISTIANS By e. M Laws
renee Gould, pastor of The Church Of tho
Neighbor, Brooklyn. Foreword by BishoI
Francis ]. Mcconnell New York: e. Is
Dutton & Co.
LIFE IN NATURE. By James Hinton. Edited
by Havelock Ellis. New York: The Diaa
Press.
JOE BUYS NAILS. Delightfully."- By Kws
Wiese. New York: Doubleday Doran & Co
THE LEWIS CARROLL BOOK. Edited b&
Richard Herrick. Illustrated by John Tens
MEL New York: The Dial Press
Lewis Carroll has gone omnibus - like so mauN
other English and American writer's. In thd
one book are "Alice in Wonderland
Through the Looking Glass" 1.-THE Hunting
OF the Shark" along with other members Of
the Carroll story family
YELLOW JACKET: The Story of Domestic
Cat. BY Russell Gordon Carter author Of
THE Singing Dog" etc. Illustrated by Ralph
Carlyle Prather. Philadelphia: The Penn
Publishing Co.
LAUGHING LAD: story of Modern France.
BY Helen Coale Drew, author Of Singing
Seamen," etc. illustrated by w. NJ. Berger.
New York: The Century Co.
THE DRAPER GIRL: Story of Three Sisters
BY Elizabeth Corbett. New York: The Gem
tIuy Co.
JOYOUS PEGGY. BY Lillian Grace Oopp n
Illustrated by Russell H. Handy. New Yorlsd
Cupples Leon Co.
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Continued from Fourteenth Page

Continued from Fourteenth Page
shire Summer School of Art, member Of the
California Print Society and other profess
sional organizations. He has made a speciality
of block prints in color, and those he produces
are charming.
\ IRS. MARGUERITE NEUHAUSER has
lNi opened studio at her home 1847 Kalo-
rama road, where she is showing at the present
time landscape paintings, murals and deco
rated articles of use, such as trays, screens
and boxes. Mrs. Neuhauser will open this
exhibition with tea on the afternoon of
November %. The exhibition however will
be open to the public from the 10Th through
December or longer
1t will be recalled that Mrs. Neuhauser and
Miss Critcher held an exhibition for a few
days at the MayfoWer last year at which time
the public had an opportunity to see some of
Mrs. Neuhauser's decorative work as well as
her paintings both of which called forth much
praise.
A exhibition of Illustrations and decorative
work by Hugo linden will be held at the
residence of DR.. and Mrs. Philip S. Craven.
2Oo7 Massachusetts, avenue, from November %
to December from 1 to 4:3O pm each day.
This exhibition also will be opened by tea
on Saturday afternoon, November g. for
which DIR. and Mrs Craven have sent out
cards.
Mr.. linden is member of the faculty of
the Abbott School, and his works have been
seen in exhibitions at the Arts Club and else
where. He is modernist, but one whose mod
ernism has its roots IN tradition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29

= GLAND came into its recent and per-
sistent general prominence through
y Woodrow Wilson'S steadfast espousal Of
its claims in the peace conference and
settlements of the World War. Since
then "the Polish corridor has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
THE AUTOMOBILE IS AS STRONG
AS IT'S WEAKEST MECHANISM
Failure of Smallest Part to Function Can
Put Entire Car Out of
Commission.
COMMISSION.

these parts are likely to be the same In
all automobiles.
The front wheels of an automobile
are used to steer the car, while the rear
wheels are used for providing the power
which moves the car forward or back
ward. The frame in an automobile Is
made OF pressed steel, In comparison TO
the wood which was formerly used on
buggieS and wagons. This frame Is the
foundation which supports the power
plant, the various gears and levers, the
steering apparatus, the fuel tank, in
addition to the body. Each of these
parts Is attached to the frame in some
way so as to insure a firm contact in
such q relation to the other parts as TO
make a co-ordinated whole. Usually
the frame Is hung by what is called the
overslung method. The springs rest on
the axles. If the springs are attached
below the axles, this is termed the un-
derslung method.
The engine is usually attached 70 the
forward part Of the frame. This being
In place, q carburetor Is connected TO
the intake pipe on the engine. On the
other end the carburetor Is joined to the
feed pipe from the gravity tank. The
feed pipe gets its supply Of gasoline
from the fuel tank and by q vacuum
system. The exhaust pipe is attached
to the engine and goes through the ex-
haust manifold to the mufiler, permit
ting the burned gases to escape from
the rear part of the car. The purpose
Of the muller is to reduce the noise
created by the explosions which take
place in the cylinders of the engine.
The electric plant has the ignition
as an important part. This involves the
storage battery and generator. The coil
and battery system, with q timer and
distributor, Is connected to the engine.
The radiator, water pipes, circulating
pump and fan comprise the cooling
system which keeps the engine from
overheating. Finally, lubricattng sys-
tenn keeps the bearings and rings and
other moving parts from wearing.
The transmission has to do with the
speed change gears which transmit
power from the engine to the rear
wheels. In order to permit the engine
to run free when the gears are In
motion, clutch is provided. This Is
attached to the engine and connects
with the transmission. A foot pedal
furnishes the medium for operating the
clutch.
A universal Joint Is used to connect
the drive shaft to the end of the trans
mission shaft. 1t allows for the parts
mounted on the rear axle to move up
and down, and prevents the axle from
interfering with the drive of the car.
To insure the axle housing against
twisting when either power Is applied
or the brakes are put on, torque rod
is generally placed between the housing
on the rear axle and the transmission
case The front wheels run free on the
axle, which makes It possible for the
outside wheel to revolve faster than the
inside one when making a turn. For
the rear wheels differential is supplied
which permits these wheels to revolve
at different speeds as may be required.
Mr.. Brokaw will be glad to answer
any questions which a reader Of these
articles may have.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
1881 ROADS TO COST
WORLD VAST sum
Highway Construction and
Improvement Stimulated
by Depression.

One hundred and ten nations and
political subdivisions of the world will
spend at least $4,000 100000 on roads
and road construction during 1891, &C
cording to an estimate made by the
automotive division of the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Worldwide Investigations disclose the
fact that in the majority of the coun-
tries of the world road building has
been stimulated as O measure Of unem-
ployment relief, and as consequence
world highway budgets were larger in
1890 than in 1929 and are expected in
1881 to be larger than ever before.
That history repeats itself, in this re-
spect at least, Is attested to by recent
findings in India, Asia and other places
where ancient roads have come to light,
built many years ago by SovereignS to
provide employment for their people.
Many of these ancient roads are in use
today. indicating the high quality OF
construction.
It IL gratifying to note that the
United States leads the parade of high
way construction. with expenditures
which, according to the best estimates,
will reach $2,0O0,O00,OOO during the
year.
Though not In as large quantities,
many other countries are proportion
ately increasing their highway budgets
to relieve unemployment. From Japan
comes the news of a special and addi-
tional 10000, 900 yen ($20 1000, 000) for
1891 roads. In Canada expenditures are
expected to be increased by about $780,
100000 Mexico is pushing its great
trunk highway system to give Mexico
City modern highway connection with
Vera Cruz, on the Gulf, and Laredo and
the United States on the north. Ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
MAINE LEAVES RANKS
OF SNOWBOUND STATES

AUGUSTA, Me, January 31.-With
$500 miles Of highways kept per-
petually clear Of snow, Maine has
emerged from the ranks Of the snow
bound States. The Pine Tree State
takes on its Winter coat Of snow as O
matter of course, but has struck
"Snowbound" from its lexicon in favor
Of Snow control"
Automobiles, business and pleasure,
pursue their uninterrupted course along
the highways at season which some
years ago saw the paralyZing of traf1lc
after a storm. except in the immediate
radius of cities and towns, when man
left the highways undisputed to the
Northeast storms and did his travel
ing, If at all, on the railroads.
The State highway snow-removal
program Is teaching the tourist that
Maine, ever popular In the Summer,
offers equally delightful prospects in
the Winter months. Hundreds Of huge
plows are engaged In the business Of
clearing the highways to width that
facilitates the easy passing Of cars,
with gangs of men in attendance.
smoothing ruts to make q surface Of
Summertime smoothness.
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gentina in the closing days of 1880 is
sued q decree calling for bids for the
construction of some 800 miles Of paved
highways, with an outlay estimated at
5000, 900 900 or more. Algeria, the
Sudan, Czechoslovakia and Greece all
have increased their 1880 budgets.
Jugoslavia has a $13,000,000 project
on foot, for approximately 500 miles.
Hungary has an ambitious program al
ready under way and Bulgaria has dou-
bled its highway budget for the pre-
vious year. Italy has vast public works
program under way, employing close to
$4,000 men for highway construction.
Belgium, Austria and the United King
dom all have additional plans for the
year.
In the Philippines 100000 are to
be used for highway construction for
the relief of unemployment and in
Porto Rico 100000 will be spent on
roads.
Thus we see all over the world slim
ulated activity in highway construction
and greatly increased expenditures dur
ing 1880 and 1881. Although this is
being undertaken at the present time
as a direct measure Of relief for unem-
ploymnt, the permanent character of
the works will, of course, bring lasting
benefits to the countries concerned and
should act accordingly not only as a
temporary relief now, but as an aid to
permanent insurance against future
crises by stimulating economic develop
ment and accordingly economic wealth
the world over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

me market offers a new type Of
driving robe which fastens In such q
way as 10 provide o rather snug cover
Ing for the woman at the wheel OF
the open roadster You can get out
az II quickly with 4 clipper fastener.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
Milady's Motoring
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

made the grade. II the latter would
be a little more truthful about their
early experiences doubtless many a
fearful woman would promptly call up
an automobile instructor and decide
to try for q drivers license posthaste.
Recently q woman who has been
driving cars for 20 years started telling
Of her excellent record at the wheel.
Some one else in the party, however,
happened to have o longer memory
and asked her II she recalled the time
she ripped q load Of bricks from Q
garage wall a. clean % Q shot OF
dynamite. she also was reminded OF
the evening her car had to be brought
home on a truck after she ran it
over an embankment. The converse
ton developed the fact that nearly
every time she took the car out in
those early days something serious hap
pened.
The incident gave encouragement to
several timid women who had been
quietly listening in.
When there Is snow on the ground
and she is driving the car at night
there is good opportunity to fore
stall some Of the much dreaded start
ing trouble. Less lighting is needed
when the snow offers handy reflections.
This conserves battery current for the
starting process the next morning.
It is surprising how many closed
cars are filed with dangerous exhaust
fumes in Winter--without their drivers
being aware Of the risks they are
taking. Just TO be on the safe side
woman with q number of years OF
experience to her credit makes it q
rule 10 stop the car. step out and
then return TO it each time she has
been driving with the windows nearly
closed. After . breath Of fresh air
any odorS in the car are quickly de-
tected.
While carbon menoxids has no smell,
it Is almost invariably accompanied by
the smell Of other, exhaust fumes and
burnt oil.
Why is It that children who would
not be permitted to climb all over the
living room furniture and decorate the
windows with lollypop juice aEe given
carte blanche to desecrate the interior
Of a car that represents many him.
dreds of dollars worth of labor? The
man who washes cars at the neigh
borhood garage tells me that IL is .
| common thing for him TO find mud
on the ceiling material and chewing
gum tracked into the floor covering.
It must be q letdown for little Wllil
J 10 have to use the back stairs wl1er
he comes IA the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

Here Is where the body designer gets
in his work. Combining the talent Of the
architect and the interior decorator as
it applies to a structure that travels on
whsels he is called upon to produce
something that must eXemplify style,
novelty and distinction together with
comfort and safety merging in an ami
mated effect for which an ems mble Of
lines and surfaces has to be created.
These ideas were the t5xt Of q talk
given before q New York automobile
show assembly Of alumni" OF the
Andrew F. johnson School for body
designers. Andrew F. Johnson, now at
an advanced age, is regarded as the
doyen CT the body designers, his home
and school are in Gray, Me, and the
school Is soon to be suppl mented by
branch in Detroit.
The talk was given by Roy F. Ander-
son, graduate, now connected with
the Murray Corporation, which
produces bodies for numerous large
manufacturers.
Achievement Difficult.
Appearance in body design" Mr.
Anderson pointed out, "is acknowledged
to be most difficult of achievement, SO
much so that cars that have not cor
reotly pictured thu public'S choice have
resulted in huge losses in manu-
featuring"
Like the architect Of a building, the
designer Of Q car body has to carefully
evaluate, on the side of comfort. easy
entrance and exit to q car. The height
Of roofs has to be estimated in relation
to the ground line and floor of thu body,
as well as the top Of the cushions.
The details of neat contours and
al
the layout, as are also ventilation,
vision, weathsrproof construction, inside
dimensions, convenience Of accessories
and absence Of body sound OF squeaks.
(Copyrigllt, 1891. by North American News
paper Alliance.)
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FRANCE LEADS IN AUTOS

PARIS, January 31.-While the world
leadership of the United States In the
number of motor vehicles per inhabi-
tant Is generally known, the rise Of
France in automobile ownership by large
masses of the people since the World
War is less generally known outside the
ccuntry's borders. France stands first
among the European countries.
Statistics compiled by cities and
made public here show that there Is
one automobile for every nineteen
Parisians; one for every twelve persons
in Cannes, on the Riviera; one for
every sixteen in Agen, Provence, and
one for every seventeen IN Charlevtlle,
near the Luxembourg border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS

Mrs. Either Denny Church, daughter
of the late Frank Lee Denny, quarter
master general, United States Marine
Corps, and wife of Melville D. Church,
prominently identified in social circles
of the National Capital, announces her
association with the Packard Motor
Car Co., Connecticut avenue and S
street, as special representative. En-
tering the business field after extensive
study as social sponsor and demon
strator, Mrs. Church achieves first
place for an endeavor of this kind in
the feminine world Of washington.