The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-08

Ely WALLER ID. HICh MAN
4 GAIN this department yields
IN to its readers and lists the
books which would make splendid
Christmas gifts for all types of
readers.
The honor Of heading the gift
list this year goes to Eugene
ONeilIs ~Ah, Wilderness" On the
stage this play is the hit of New
York. and as a book it makes an
ideal gift for the discriminating
reader.
Mr.. O'Neills latest play is a
great piece of writing. Especially
noteworthy among the characters
are his handling of the father and
son.
While there may be a question
Of ONeills latest play as an all
round adult book, there can be no
difference of opinion regarding the
merit of coll for the Lamps of
China" by Alice Tisdale Hobart.
Even the reader who goes in for
the lightest fiction, as well as those
who enjoy the heavier" styles will
relish oil for the Lamps of China, 8"
because it tells a realistic story of
a man who loses his personality by
ruthless financial dealings in China.
BobbS-Merrill, indianapolis, is
the publisher of this fascinating
novel. To receive a copy of this
book is to guarantee the one re-
ceiving it many hours of fine en-
tertainment.
NTHER recommended adult
~ books in fiction are: Presents
ing Lily Mars" by Booth Tarking-
ton; Enchanted Village" by Ed
ward Shanks; 'The Farm" by
Louis BrOmf1eld; Front Porch" by
Reginald Wright Kaufman; Muir
der Day by Day" by Irwin S. Cobb;
Anthony Adverse" by Hervey
Allen. LAS the Earth TURNS" by
Gladys H. Carroll. and "One More
River by the late John Gals
worthy.
An ideal book for father is "Life
Begins at Forty" by Walter B.
Pitkin, and for mother, Crowded
Hours" by Alice Roosevelt Long
worth,
GONE seasons ago "The Spe-
~ ciahst" was considered to be
nifty fun. The leader in this brand
of writing this season is, There
Ought to Be a Law" by William
Seagle. It is a collection of Iunatic
legislation. Even great comedy can
come out of the legislative halls
Of this country.
1t is published by the Macauley
Company and sells for SIPS.
The author approaches his sub
iect seriously when he says: THE
average American has heard of the
quaint laws of the Puritan fathers,
but he vaguely believes that the
legislative fancy has Slumbered
since the end of the patriotic pc
riod. No better proof of this is
needed than the incredulity and
amazement which greeted the en-
actment of the wOrld-famous Ten
nesSee anti-evolutiOn law"
Some examples of "lunatic' leg
lslatiOn are as follows:
A Michigan law provides: "No
Justice of the peace shall hold any
court in any barroOm or any other
place where any Intoxicating liquor
is sold"
A law of Georgia DEGREES! eff
any person shall fire a pistol. gun
or other firearm on any excursion
train or at any picnic, except in
self-defenSe. he shall be guilty of a
miSdemeanor."
"A law of North Carolina pro-
hibitS the use of the name of a de-
nominational college in connection
with running a dance hall"
Each example of the legislation
discussed in this book is accompa-
MED by an illustration.
Indiana is represented two or
three times. One is our prize act
defining "Peeping Toms"
THIS department recently re-
a ceived a copy of "Ovid's Meta
morphoSes" Books I-II-III-IV-W
in English blank verse. by BrookeS
More. 1t is published by the Corn
hill Publishing Company at Bos-
ton with "Ovid's MetamorphoSes in
European Culture"
The Metamorphoses includes such
verse as The Creation, 50 The Four
Ages" Giants" "Lycaon Changed
to a Wolf" The Deluge." The
Pythian Games" and 10 and Ju-
piter."
The two books have been beauti-
fully printed and illustrated.