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Evening star., 1937-05-29

not confined themselves to ceremonial
praise for this centennial. The papers
have had their viciSsitudeS. Their
power and influence have waned as
well as waxed. The authors make no
effort to disguise this fact. What is
important is that they have always
been papers Of unquestioned integrity
and, more often than not, of power as
well. 1t is record the Sunpapers
and their readers may be proud Of
And this is book which does It full
JUSTICE. T.
FOR READERS ONLY. BY j. Penn.
New York: E. P. Dutton g. Co.,
Inc.
HERE is provocative, strange and
original book which will leave
the reader with a healthy sized ques-
ton mark in his mind. The reviewer
is going to make no attempt to an
swer the question: It is q Job for
news sleuths.
~. Penn"-the reader will even
be puzzled to determine the sex of
the author, who turns out to be two
women-went into the reading room
of the British Museum ito pay
homage to the great minds who
have sat in here, dreamed and
worked" The authors wanted to ab-
sorb the atmosphere which had in
e,,hofnI nd 70 ,Nf1
thing Of it for others.
Becoming utterly absorbed, they
stayed there for 10 years and found
that, instead of becoming clustered,
they actually had entered the world
and found themselves rubbing shoul-
,ders with humanity. studying the
faces OF fellow readers instead Of
books, being shaken into a recogni-
ton Of realities.
There they met a wealthy Ameri-
can with startling idea for a Ii
brary and reading OF tomorrow-a
Temple Of Reading, Hive Of Learn
ing, with books on imperishable films
and visual projectors. Each desk
would have a COIN in -the-slot cam
era Tor copying extracts and other as
tonishing features. The trio find q
community of interest: the American
pleads with the authors to join forces;
on the spur Of the moment the agree
ment Is made, and the American
rushes out into the rain, not even
leaving behind his name or address.
Then comes the final paragraph by
y. Penn:
ga few days later) It IS all right.
am not mad. have seen him again.
am sailing for the States on the
18th OF this month"
Whatever the fate Of the Temple Of
Reading, there has been left = de-
lightful history of the British Mu-
seum's reading room and its occupants.
past and present, vividly and most en-
tertainingly told. J.E.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Brief Reviews of Books

Eiker. Garden City: Doubleday
Doran e. Co.
A modern triangle. Two women
and man. Solved, for miracle, by
eliminating one point.
ELEVENTH HOUR. BY Robert Give
New York: w. w. Norton Co.
Berlin In the days before Hitler's
coming to power. and a famous cor
respondent In love with the wife Of a
German official.
Autobiography.
DAUGHTER OF THE EAGLE. BY
Nexhmie Zaimi. New York: Wash
burn.
The life story OF a young Albanian
girl who grew up in the days Of her
country's new independence and wit
messed the conflict Of the old ideas
with the modern. She IS now a stu
dent at Wellesley College.
Mysteries.
FILE ON RUFUS RAY. BY Helen
Reilly. New York: William Nor
row g. Co.
lC SCCOIlu Ol ltllS puDIlSIleT S
"crime files"-detective stories put
out in the form of police records, even
to being bound in looseleaf covers. AS
tonishingly realistic. gotten up with
newspaper stories reproduced in news
print, actual fingerprints, photographs
from police laboratories and the like
The first of the series was File on
Bolitho Blaine" Perhaps you remem-
ber it.
THE RADIO STUDIO MURDERS.
BY Carolyn Wells. Philadelphia
j. B. Lippincott Co.
The veteran writer sets up crime
in broadcasting station and then
solves 1t with customary neatness
Good thriller.
Juveniles.
JOAN WANTED A KITTY. BY Jane
Brown Gemmill. illustrated by
Marguerite De Angel. Philadel-
phia: John c. Winston Co.
Charming story of little girl who
wanted kitty and was told that she
could not have it. Pleasant illustra-
tions in black and white and color.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

Health.
HUMAN CONFLICT. BY Trigant
Burrow. M. D., Phi. D. New York:
The Macmillan Co.
A highly interesting study OF the
common denominator" in mental
disease, the underlying factor which
in the Majority of cases. brings insan-
ity about. AS this author sees it. 1t is
the conflict between mans mind and
his environment. A serious work that
ought not to be undertaken for vaca-
ton reading.
NEW MEXICO'S OWN CHRONICLE
BY Maurice Garland Fulton and
Paul Horgan. Dallas: Banks, Up
shaw g. Co.
The history OF Americas current
land Of the lotus, beginning with pre-
discovery days and coming to the
present. New Mexico to date, in other
words.
Psychic.
BEYOND NORMAL COGNTTION.
By John F. Thomas, Phi D. With
foreWord by Prof. William Mac
Dougall. Boston: Bruce Hum
phrieS.
A study OF record from spiritualist
mediums, based on the question OF
whether superhuman information may
or may not be received. Not popu-
larly written thing, but a real case
study.
Religion.
THE RELIGIOUS AIM AND HUMAN
PERPLEXITY. BY Dobbs Fred
erick Ehlman. Boston: The STRAIT
ford Co.
How application Of religion may save
the individual from being overwhelmed
by the perplexities of current living.
Your Manners.
BEHAVE YOURSELF! BY Betty Al
len and Mitchell Pirie Briggs
Philadelphia: j. B. Lippincott Co.
Etiquette for young moderns. How
to keep from being sorry that you went
70 the party-and the like.
Casual Novels.
KEY NEXT DOOR. BY Mathilde
Evening star., 1937-05-29
THE WAR BETWEEN THE
STATES.

" HE Memorial day holiday dawns
upon United States in a Pc
riod Of transition as important
L as those which preceded and
followed the years of the Civil War,
but today's problems, though eco
nomic and social as those of the
earlier period, are, 1t is to be hoped,
capable of solution without blood
shed, however blundering. Much has
been written on the war between
the States" about its causes, its lead
ers and its effects on the Nation
Points of view and interpretations
have changed with the passing years.
Today the Public Library presents q
short list of recent books on the
war and some Of the men who helped
make history in those eventful years,
with a few works Of fiction.
There are many more volumes on
the war in the library Ask at the
| information desk for personal men,
| oirs. accounts Of the campaigns,
books about Grant, Lee, etc.
civil War.
AMERICAS TRAGEDY, by J. T.
Adams 1884. F834.Adl69.
His interpretations are fresh and
vital He has made real contribu-
ton to complex period in American
history."-Avery Craven.
THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT,
l850-l865, by A. c. Cole. 1884.
F833eC63.
prof Cole shows the daily life Of
the people during this period and the
life of the civilian population during
| the war years"
GRANT AND LEE, A Study in Per-
sonality and Generalship, by j..
&C. Fuller. 1888. F834F955.
"a satisfactory introduction to a
closer study of the conduct and larger
| implications of the war.'-Sean
| O'Faolain.
A HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE OF
THE UNITED STATES DURING
LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION,
by J. B. McMaster. 1927. 1884.
Mash.
"a remarkably deep and interesting
view Of the average citizenship and
Its impulsions, North and South, In a
great crisis.'-S. L. Cook.
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
FROM THE COMPROMISE OF
1850 TO THE END OF THE
ROOSEVELT ADMIN S T R A
T1ON, by J. F. Rhodes. 9v. 1885,
1929.
The most comprehensive history Of
the Civil War, its beginnings and its
aftermath.
Leaders
JAMES LONGSTREET, Lees War
Horse. BY H. J. Eckenrode. 1896.
E.L8665e
"a careful, earnest. honest attempt
to deal fairly with Longstreet, and to
tell his story fully and without ami
mus."-C. w. Thompson.
R. E. LEE. a Biography. BY D. S.
Freeman. 4 ", 1934-l935. EL5lf.
''Lives Of Lee are plentiful and in
creasing yearly, but none Of them are
like this. Its exceptional quality is
not in the grace OF style Ohough it
has that), nor in any creation of a
new Lee. 1t lies in the fact that
after reading 1t there is nothing more
to be said about Lee. w. T.
THE GENERALSHIP OF ULYSSES
S. GRANT. BY J. F. c. Fuller
1929. E.G7657fu.
"There Is hardly book written on
this period which Is so clear in its
presentation OF facts and so unpreju-
diced in its point Of views. L. Cook
SHERMAN, soldier, realist. American.
BY B. H. Liddell Hart. 1929.
E.Sh54L
"As . military study Capt. Hart's
! Chairman can be placed alougdds Of
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Best Seller.

For the first time in more months
than the reviewer can remember, Dale
Carnegie's success recipe, How to Win
Friends and Influence People," Is of
the best-seller list as represented by
four leading Washington book sellers.
It disappeared with q peculiar sudden
ness. Up to last week it led the nom
fiction side Of every list. The present
week it was on one list only, and ut
the bottom Of 1t. On two lists, Curl
ously enough, 1t was replaced by Van
wyck Brooks The Towering Of New
DoG4and"
Evening star., 1937-05-29

she did not steal another womans s
husband when she might have done
so. With this halo Of feminine mar
tyrdom around her head, she exits,
wondering bitterly if being a mother
to her son will be enough" AS has
been said, the book is perfectly ade-
quate for what 1t is. Faith Baldwin,
for example, admires Mrs Sims very
much.
THE SUNPAPERS OF BALTIMORE
BY Gerald w. johnson, Frank r
Kent, H. L. Mencken and Hamil-
ton Owens. New York: Alfred A.
Knopf.
THIS is history Of the Baltimore
Sunpapers written by four from
their staffs and published on the Tooth
anniversary of the founding of the
Sun. 1t is primarily the story Of the
Sun and the Evening Sum- but because
these papers have been such vital fac
tors in their city it Is also the story
of Baltimore in the last 100 years.
The fact that the Sunpapers have
four such gifted writers to pen their
history is itself a tribute to them. Mr.
johnson OF the editorial staff of the
Evening Sun writes brilliantly of the
early days. ending his section with the
death Of A. S. Abel, the founder, In
1888. Mr.. Kent, political writer for
the Sun, describes some Of its earlier
political battles. Mr.. Mencken writes
of the l900l920 period and Mr.. Owens
editor of the Evening Sun, of the
present papers. Mr.. Mencken served
as general editor, and throughout the
book the influence of this literary
enlivener Is apparent.
The Sun was begun on May II, 1887,
by Arunah S. Abel, one of the found
ers Of the Philadelphia Public Ledger
who had been associated with the
founder Of the New York Sun. 1t was
designed as a paper which would give
first place to local news. which had
been deplorably neglected by the six
other dailies in Baltimore. This was
only the first Of many innovations
which attracted notice and respect
for the Sun. In its first years the
paper carefully avoided controversial
issues, a fact hard to remember IL,
light OF its later vigorous editorial
fights But this policy allowed it to
survive when Maryland was caught
between the North and the South in
the Civil War.
After the war came a bolder attitude
and the first big political flght-to
protect the Maryland judiciary from
machine politicians. Ever since that
time the Sun has been in the thick
of political wars. Never given to party
regularity, 1t has been more often on
the side OF the Democrats. It bolted
when Bryan was nominated, and at
one time Maryland was found with an
almost complete slate of Republican
officers elected with the help OF the
States leading Democratic" paper.
The Evening Sun, founded in 1910
became one of the most daring ot
American papers, and its campaigns
against prohibition, alien-baiting, Ku
Kluxism and all forms of political
hypocrisy won it great fame among
liberals. But the authors of this vol
ume insist the Sunpapers are essen
TALLY conservative. In view Of their
record-including 1886, when they
could support neither Roosevelt MOI
Landon-one prefers to think Of them
as Independent. This is q tribute tc
their courage, which even they can
admit is justified on the basis Of their
frst 100 years.
The Aalthms ee ~ HoilNma ha4l
Evening star., 1937-05-29

ONE Of the surest signs, to this re-
viewers way Of thinking, at least,
that the psychological aspects Of the
depression are on the wane, Is the
magazine articles now appearing IN
increasing numbers in which writer's
spool our former terrors. Such an
article appears in this months Scrib-
ner's. It Is, in fact, the leading arti-
Gle. It's author is Henry F. Pringle
and its title Is, with significant light
ness, 1T Was = Nice Depression"
Listing some Of the benefits Of the
debacle, Mr.. Pringle puts down these
go In so many ways the world
was . better place. The cheats and
the fourflushers and the bounders
were driven into storm cellars from
which, too soon, they are now begin
ming to emerge. (Some Of them went
on relief, Mr.. Pr1ngle. at everybody s
expense) The financial gigolos called
customers men did not prey upon
stout and foolish ladies, to cite
merely one boon, for the ladies no
longer had money to attract them.
In business the occupants Of high
places were more humble. Socially.
there was no need for show, for keep
ing up with the neighbors. And the
fact that most of us were suffering
the same woes and annoyance
brought about q certain democracy
that in the late 2os had become well
nigh extinct"
Thou, nset1ng aaussnd % tlno tnevi.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
BEST SELLERS FOR THE WEEK
ENDING MAY ~
FICTION.

THE YEARS. WooH, Harcourt
Brace.
THE OUTWARD ROOM. Brand.
Simon and Schuster.
GENTLEMEN FROM ENGLAND.
Lovelace. Macmillan.
THE WIND FROM THE NOUN
TAINS. Gulbranssen. Putnams.
BUGLES BLOW NO MORE.
Dowdey. Little Brown.
w A S INGTON CALLING.
Childs. Morrow.
NON-FICTION.
CORONATION COMMENTARY.
Dennis. Dodd Mead.
THE PIONEERING OF NEW
ENGLAND. Brooks. Dutton.
PRESENT INDICATIVE. Coward.
Doubleday Doran.
RETURN TO RELIGION. Link.
Macmillan.
KING EDWARD VIII. Bolitho.
Lippincott.
OMETHING OF Myself.
Kipling. Doubleday Doran.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
COMPOSITE SCORE
lFOur Gamesl
SCORE BY INNINGS
YANKEES

POLO GROUNDS, New York, Oct. 9-Backed by his teammates in the first mighty outburst of hitting and fireworks in four games King Carl Hubbell subdued the mighty Yam kee batsmen this afternoon with a six hit pitching performance and hurled the Giants to T to 3 vic- tory for their first triumph in the present world series. the fourth game of the series.
 The Yankees are still in the lead by three games to one and need but one more victory to retain the title of World Baseball Cham pions.
 Warming up fast in the cold weather more suited to football than baseball, the National League cham pions loosened seven hit attack on Bump Hadley and Ivy An- drews in the second inning to score six runs and put the game on ice.
 It was an entirely different look ing Giant team in the field today.
 Hubbell held the Yanks tight.
 Lou Gehrig made the last run of tHe day for the Tanks, a home run into the lower stands in deep right field.
 Henry Danning contributed three hits in the Giants attack today on the Yankees.
 The fifth game of the series will be played Sunday in the same place. the Polo Grounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
SOVIET UNION
 TO BUY HEAVY,
 UNITED STATES
Fifty Million Dollars to Be Spent for Naval Equip
 ment, Is Report

NEW YORK, Oct 9-Soviet au- thorized commercial agents will purchase $50,0o0,O0o worth of naval equipment for export to Russia in the immediate future, said Morris Wolfe today He is the counsel for the export and import corporation which is now negotiating deals.
 Morris added that the deal in- cludes the purchase of pre-fab- ricated battleship parts, turrets, ar mor plate, propelling machinery, boilers, engines and 16-inch guns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
Girl, Left Handed, Found Dead; Right Handed Man Arrested

 EMMETT, Idaho, Oct. 9. - Be- cause his sweetheart Anna Jean Phipps, Is, was left handed, Au- die James Robentt, 21, of Kan sas City, Kansas, is held in the hospital on charge of murder after coroner's jury found the girl had been murdered and did not commit suicide.
 A physician testified that the bullet near the heart had been fired by right handler.
 Prosecutor Thomas G. William said he believed Robentt killed the girl and then attempted sui side.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
APPROVES
 OF JAPAN POLICY
 TOWARD CHINESE
Mild Reply Reported Given League = Also U. 5.
 on Condemnation

TOKYO, Oct. 9. The Domei News Agency reports that Italian Ambassador Glacinto Auriti has as- sured Kensuke Horinouchi, Japan ese Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, that Italy approves of the Japanese measures in China, and will never spare general support to Japan
 Authoritative sources expressed surprise at the mildness of the For eign Offices answer to the League of Nations and United States con- demnation The same sources give the impression that something has changed tie Japanese governments position within 12 hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
Federal Women Employees Are Guests at Tea

Mrs. Sally Shafer, president of the local branch of the National Fed eration of Federal Employees, was hostess this afternoon at a tea giv- en for women members of the or ganization. The affair was held at Mrs. Shafer's apartment in the Assembly.
 Assisting the hostess during the afternoon were Mrs. Emma White, Miss Bess O'Neill. Mrs. Robert Mar cum, Miss Mary Wander Leest, and Miss Louise Kemper.
 White candles in silver holders provided setting for the tables and autumn flowers were used for decoration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
REJECTS. FRANCO BRITISH
 CONFERENCE BID
Mussolini Refuses to Con- sider Spanish Issue Un-
 less Germany Invited

PARIS, Oct. 9.-Italy has reject ed the Franco British invitation for a three-power conference on with drawal of Italian volunteers from Spain.
 The reply to the week-old invi- tation declared the Fascist gov ernment will not participate in conference to which the German government has not formally been invited"
 The statement said problems con- corning intervention should be handled by London and the 27-na- tion non-intervention committee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
FARM PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO
 BAIT SOIL MEN
Department Does Not h. tend to Whip Acreage
 Owners Into Line
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The 1858 farm program, devised by the De- partment of Agriculture and repre- sentatives of the industry, proposes to bring farmers into compliance by offering a sort of bait instead of whipping them into line by taxa tion.
 Doubters aplenty believe that many farmers won't come in under the plan, but will go heavily into production of cash crops, which the administration is trying to con- trol. If they should hit year of high prices, their large acreages would bring them far more than the government bounty offered for curtaiiing crops. "
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
Cubs Have One
 Game Lead in ], Chicago Series

CHICAGO, H.. Oct. 9.-The Cubs whipped the White Sox in the inter- city series yesterday afternoon by a score of 4 to l. The Cubs now have a one game lead in the city series.
 Pitcher Larry French repulsed the White Sox but had plenty of help from his mates. notably by Gabby Hartnett who socked out a homer in the third innings with one player on base. French banged out a tri- pie in the next frame, scoring Augie Galan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
FRANCO FORCES CLAIM GAINS ON
 SPANISH FRONT
Defense of Gijon Reported Broken -Oviedo As
 saulted by Planes

HENDAYE, oct. 9. - Advancing columns of Spanish Insurgents have broken the iron ring" defendinL Gijon and today claimed that in fantry and planes had attacked si- multaneous1y eastern Oviedo and cracked the fortified front lines.
 The Government militia offensive after fast changing aut- umn had delayed it and Asturian counter offensive had broke against the Franco Insurgent superior
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
Heapy '. s. Cruiser Is Nov
 Alaska Bound, Secret Orders

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 9-The Los Angeles Times says the spokes- man for the United States Fleet disclosed that the heavy cruiser Portland has left San Pedro un- der secret orders, on confiden- tial mission to Alaska and the Aleu- ton Islands area.
 The spokesman declared the cruise is not connected with the Sino- Japanese war, however.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
ORIENTALS ARE WATCHING EACH
 OTHER IN CHINA
National Holiday Tomorrow Expected to See Big
 Clash If Rain Stops

SHANGHAI, Oct. 9.-Chinese and Japanese forces waited apprehen- sively today for the dawning of China's National Holiday tomorrow but each are on the guard against the others threatened offensive.
 The Chinese have made the boast they will celebrate the twenty sixth anniversary of the Constitutional Government with a drive that may oust the Japanese.
 Rains are drenching the Shang- hai front and prevented the Japan csc from carrying out their threat ened onslaught.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
HUSKIES HAVE. HARD CONTEST. OREGON 5. GAME
FINAL SCORE Washington 3; Oregon State 6.

Fitting against the Huskies the most determined defense met by Jimmy Phelan's squad yet this sea- son the Oregon State Beavers stop ped two University of Washington drives cold to hold the Huskies .scoreless during the first quarter of their Pacific Coast Conference clash in Seattle this afternoon.
 Just as the first period was near ing it's fadeout, the Beavers began to retaliate by flashing passing attack of their own, an overhead offensive that worked the ball from the shadow of the Beaver goal posts to near the midfield stripe as the quarter ended
 Speeding up on their usual pro- cedure, the U of W. Gridders delv- ed deep into their opponents terri tory at the outset, when Husky Fullback Jones took the opening kickoff for a run to the Oregon State 30-yard line.
 After being halted by the Beav- CTS, the Huskies then started an- other march, which aided by an in terference ruling on pass, led them on a series of passes and bucks to the Oregon State 3-yard line, where with only one yard to go for a first down, the Purple and Gold rush was turned back by the determined Ore gon State boal guardians.
 Following a brief exchange of punts and power plays, the Beavers then began their push toward the open territory around the mid-field stripe.
 Second Quarter
 After futilely digging twice more toward paydirt in the second quar- ter the Huskies left the field at the end of the first half with only a three-point lead from field goal to show for their efforts. Twice more had the under-dog fortune dogged Beavers line held.
 Put on the threshold of touch down by pass Interrogation for the second time during the half Jim my Johnston carried the Huskies to the Oregon State two-yard line with sparkling 20-yard dash, but tossed away his run when on the next play he fumbled almost on the goal line for a Beaver recovery.
 After the Beavers had punted out, Washington assaulted again, with Johnstone's relief, Merle Miller, car- rying the brunt Two nice runs took Miller to the Beaver eight. T wo bucks put the ball on the five-yard stripe
 A pass, Waskowitz to Newton, was very nearly completed in the end- zone. with two minutes to go in the half But Newton muffed the catch. and all the Huskies could salvage was a field goal, which Thompson place. kicked, to end the half, Wash ington 3, oregon State College 0.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
NEW INTERVENTION CLAIMED

LONDON, Oct 9.-Spain today accused Italy of planning an un- precedented campaign in support of the insurgent cause. A note from the Spanish Loyalist government claimed that the new intervention would include "gas attacks on Span ish cities" of strategic importance. It also charged that Italian sub marines carried Spanish flags.
 A spokesman for tn eItalian En- bassy said the Spanish charge was an absurd and bombastic state ment"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-09
STERILIzED
 GIRL IS WED
Ann Hewitt, Heiress, Be comes Bride of Oak
 land Garage Foreman

GRANTS PASS, Ore, Oct. g. Y Ann c. Hewitt, San Francisco heiress, central figure in the steri- lization suit against her mother, was married yesterday to Ronald Gay, Oakland garage foreman.
 The ceremony was performed by County Judge Grant Matthews at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the presence of a few friends who ac- companied the couple to obtain their license half an hour earlier.
 The bride is B and the groom 32.