Evening star., 1933-07-01
THE LIBRARY TABLE
BY SARAH G.. BOWERMAN.
NAPOLEoN'S MOTHER. BY r. Nc
Nair Wilson. Philadelphia; J. B.

Letizia Buonaparte was . woman OF
strong character and insistsnt ambi-
tions. not an average woman, but biog-
raphers would not be writing book.
about her had she not produced ono
son. among her numerous children, who
shook the whole world. To that son
after she was left q widow with eign;
minor children and q small patrimony
she came to pin all her hopes. His
successes. which came early, caused her
exultation and she was always the
goad which impelled him to promote
the family interests, both financially
and In terms Of ambition. Her attitud.
to her famous son, even after he be-
came Emperor. was not one of unques-
tioning devotion. She was as furious
over his marriage with Josephine de
Is any ordinary mother
would be over the marriage Of her son
with q woman Of Josephine's past There
were frequent disagreements between
mother and son: efforts on her J. rt to
secure advantages and honors which he
efforts on his part to shake
of her influence, while he was always
bound to her by the tradition Of family
real affection, and the recog.
milton of what he owed to his heredity
from her and to her early influence He
said of her: MY mother was born to
govern a state" But he did not want
her to govern his state for him, III
spite Of their Quarrels. she was always
his admired mother and he was always
her almost divine son. the Emperor
She said Of him: "At least a hundred
years must pass away before the En-
peror can be understood. ! would
rather be the mother OF Napoleon
than the greatest queen on earth" His
uf1erings at st. Helena caused her the
greatest anguish and she exhausted
her energies In trying to obtain release
for him. At his death, she claimed
his ashes from Lord Casterleigh. Al
ways thrifty and afraid of poverty, she
had amassed savings to a considerable
amount, and after Napoleon's death she
refused all demands Of her other chill
dren for financial assistance and went on
sa saving-saving for Napoleon's son, the
Duke Of Reichstadt, whom she always
called Napoleon II. Mr.. Wilson ha,
written a good popular study Of a
woman who combined many OF the typi-
cal characteristics Of the Corsican peas
ant woman with some Of unusual great
ness OF necessity. he has included
much Of the history Of the Napoleonic
era and sketches Of other members OF
the Bonapart family. He has digressed
into the question Of the
divine right Of kings. but that was a
doctrine which excessively interested
both Napoleon and Letizia. On her
tomb are the words: Mater Regum"-
mother Of Kings.
SHORT-SELLING THE u. s. A. Ar
Opinion in the Form Of an Analyst.
of the System of Short-Selling and
Its influence in the Creation of the
Depression. BY D. Med. Bruner
LII. B. Philadelphia: The John c
Winston Co.
The author. a member Of the Phila-
delphia bar. writes his diagnosis Of the
disease in the form Of q
In which q judge. . doctor
and a stockbroker discuss the phases
and fallacies Of short-selling, the meth
DDS Of unfair manipulation employed
and the insidiously disastrous results
The judge does most Of the talking and
does it very we'll. His doctor friend has
lost heavily In the market defiation, for
being absorbed in his profession, he ha,
been one Of the lambs. The stock
broker friend admits sheepishly that he
has had his losses also, In spite Of In
side knowledge Of the market. The
volume Of conversation Is packed with
words Of wisdom on all the forms OF
market trickery. as we'll as the short
selling form. The judge >says among
other things: by the manipulation OF
stocks downward through the means OF
short selling. with an accompanying
Of bearish reports IS to
their condition. q two-fold profit is
frequently realized; that gained by the
short sale on the trip down, which,
after covering Of the short sale and
an additional purchase Of the stocks,
followed by glamorous accounts as to
their then favorable outlook, Is dupli.
Gated on the trip up to the point of
starting This Is personally conduct
ed round-trip excursion, productive OF
much satisfaction to the managers of
the tour" The whole book Is worth
the attention Of any one who ever took
. market tip. bought q share Of stock
on margin. or sold one short, and the
last 10 pages compress into maxim
form a number Of "becauses." the rea-
sons why short selling should be en-
tirely abolished. The first of these IS:
Because it condones the selling of
which the seller does not
own, and which he. consequently. in the
eyes OF the law, should not be entitled
to sell" The next to the last is: Be
cause 1t Is q continual menace to the
country, and of its citizens who have
so literally supported its security mar.
kets and who deserve as full a protec-
ton IS can be accorded them!' Mr..
Bruner concludes: Many other coun-
tries. including some of the large ones
as England, France, Italy and Germany
have seen the evils of short selling and
have either temporarily or permanently
prohibited it. 1t would appear that the
United States would greatly profit by a
like elimination Of short selling, and
for the future good Of all, the peace
and contentment Of its citizens and its
own progress and prosperity, such an
enactment, either by Wall street or by
Is to be sincerely desired.'
CAREERS AHEAD. BY Joseph Cottler
and Harold Brecht. Boston: Little,
Brown 4 Co.
The authors Of this book of voca-
tonal guidance for boys and girls. COW
ering so occupations. are both English
teachers in Central High School, Phila-
delphia. Both appreciate the crisis in
the life of . young person when he or
she finishes school and faces the neces-
sity Of finding some means of earning q
living congenial means If possible,
but q disagreeable means II need be.
They believe that in the interest of
sane psychology the way in which any
one earns a living should be way OF
Their book is written in
the form Of conversations among youns
people and between young people and
older ones who are telling them about
different vacations. Section I discusses
vocations for the mechanically minded,
Section II for the artistically minded
Section III for those who wish to work
with people, and Section Nv for nature
lovers. Under these divisions much
practical information is given concern
ing various forms Of work with wood
and metals. mechanics, engineering
printing. dentistry, medicine. dietetics,
decorating. architecture,
art. journalism, teaching,
social work, librarianship, the law, mer-
advertising, farming, fores.
try and many Of the vocational SUBJ