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wonder whether he got his bachelor
later. However. as has been said, this
is worthy effort. Indeed, it is almost
Overwhelmingly worthy.
THE ANATOMY OF MURDER. BY
Helen Simpson, Margaret Cole,
Dorothy Sayers, John Rhode, E.
R. Punshon, Francis lies and Free
man Wills Croft. New York: The
Macmillan Co.
THE reviewer sometimes wonders on
what bit of conviction publishers
base their evident belief that hot
weather breeds in the breast of the
reading public taste for crimes of
violence. Certainly they do so be-
lieye; at no time of the year are works
on murder so prevalent on their lists
as in the still dead heats Of Summer.
Can this be their idea of light read
ing?" Or is it their notion that only
violent stimulus can arouse readers
attention from a heat-induced leth-
argy? Nobody has explained it yet,
but there it is. Homicide begins to
loom on the book horizon about the
middle of June and reaches its point
in the zenith about dog days Homi-
eide and heat. Is there a real con-
nection? Some lover of facts ought
to make study sometime and de-
termine in what season of the year
major crimes occur most commonly.
The New Deal might even appoint
bureau But to get on with the
days reviewing.
The present volume is the history
OF seven actual crimes retold here by
writer's who have an interest in crime
detection. But it is not a mere re-
telling in any case. Possibilities are
also explored beyond the findings of
the police and the verdict of the
trials; speculations are engaged in;
unsettled points are discussed. Each
crime Is treated as chess master
might treat a problem in his game
or a chemist an analysis. The re-
suits are entertaining, if you can
stick the consistently gruesome. The
element of downright comedy, indeed
is not lacking from some Of the most
outrageous of these crimes.
They are the murder Of one Henry
Kinder out in Australia, the famous
case of Constance Kent, the mysteri-
GUS death of Edwin Bartlett in which
his wife was implicated, the dreadful
Landru business, the unexplained
murder Of Julia Wallace, the killing
of Francis Rattenbury in the house
in which his wife was living with a
lover and of which killing she was
acquitted, and the double murder of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lakey out in New Zea-
land. AS has been said, the treat
ment given these unpleasant affairs
in this volume is interesting and even
ntertaining-that is, If you can bear
it at all.
CLAUDE KITCHIN AND THE WILL
SON WAR POLICIES. BY Alex
Mathews Arnett. Boston: Little
Brown & Co.
THIS book offers q record of the
= part played in Americas entry
into the World War by Claude Kitchin
| who was at the time Democratic
leader of the House Of Represent
atives. It Is tAe authors contention
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that Mr.. Kitchin was largely intiuen-
tial in preventing America from en-
tering the war even earlier than she
did. He asserts that President Will
son, If uninfluenced, would have
brought the country into the conflict
as early as April, 1916.
Mr.. Kitchin, who opposed war. was
made to bear the pro-German charge
which was leVeled against all paci-
fists at that time. He was not pro-
German, says this author, but felt
that the country was being led by
pro-Ally propaganda. He was in favor
Of complete neutrality.
The book is evidently written with
good bit OF personal feeling but the
case made seems to rest on the record
SO that the authors insistence in pre-
senting it does not injure it. The
work can be added to the steadily
increasing group of war books which
have for their object clarifying the
issues which, in war times were OBJ
scured by the intensity of general
feeling.
THIS SIDE OF REGRET. BY Cla-
rissa Fairchild Cushman. Boston:
Little, Brown g. Co.
THOSE who read and enjoyed Mrs.
Cushman's former novel, The
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Brief Reviews of Books

TIVE. BY George Antheil. New
York; Stackpole IL Sons.
How to distinguish different Grim.
inal types and how to determine from
a crime what type of criminal has
been guilty. An argument based on
glands. Interesting.
Character.
THE AMERICAN HOME AND CHAR
ACTER TRENDS. BY George D.
Beckwith. With preface by Roger
w. Babson. Gloversville: Published
by the author.
A study Of child life in the home,
with character building the basic
theme. By Boy Scout executive.
Millennium.
TECHNOLOGY. CORPORATIONS
AND THE GENERAL WELFARE.
BY Henry A. Wallace. Chapel
'Hill: University of North Carolina
Press.
The Secretary Of Agriculture tells
how to bring In peace and plenty for
more powerful technology" Not by
killing pigs, by any possible chance?
Biography.
JOHN CARLISLE KILGO. BY Paul
Neff CARRIER. Durham: Duke Uni
versity Press.
The life history Of the president
NJ Tr, Mi
University. An interesting chapter
in educational development Ia the
South.
Fiction.
THE FIFTH HORSEMAN. BY Rob-
ert w. Chambers. New York: D.
eton-Century Co.
Story of mill town girl who won
love and fortune. BY the very old
maestro. Just as usual
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Womankind, and yet she knows that
they are not. for womankind goes for
them in the biggest way. Womankind,
indeed, simply laps them up. II the
reviewer could believe that all the
purchasers who spend their husbands
money for the ladies publications are
really only interested in the recipes,
patterns and fashions, she would not
be so depressed. But the horrid con-
published in these magazines has
something to do with the demand
And it is the worst fiction in the
world. 1t Is false in outlook, it is
vapid and 1t is narrow. 1t seems to
have for its purpose above all things
to flatter its readers and make them
believe that they are the most wonder
full creatures in the entire world.
And they may be. But, if 80, and
particularly II so. why do they need
to read about their wonderfulness?
Does not the course of such superior
virtue also imply the course Of mod
esty? (Of does it?) There is the
catch, my sisters. Answer that one,
il you can.
The reviewer once made q survey
Of the fiction published in four of
these mags for q period OF several
months. She found that the over
whelming number of the stories dealt
with brave, beautiful wives who, by
their courage, cheer and intelligence,
brought dropping husbands through
great crises and made men OF them.
but why did you marry them in the
first place. gals? Who wants droop-
ing husband?)
The next greatest number OF stories
dealt with brave. beautiful wives
generally encumbered with young chill
dren, who fought of the nefarious
advances OF bold glamorous hussies
who wished to steal their men. Is
this common experience in suburban
society? One hardly thinks that it Is.
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all possible precautions. Unknown to
Miss Earhart, it had set up a high
frequency direction finder on Howland
for extra safety, and her communica-
tions were monitored throughout by
four officers, Lieut.. Comdr. Baker,
Lieut.. Comdr. Kenner. Ensign Sutter
and Lieut.. Cooper Of the U. S. Army
Air Corps.
IN TALKING with Lieut.. Frank
johnson yesterday he gave me in
detail his personal summary of the
entire situation. 1t is largely through
his steadfast analysis, based on long
experience as navigator and q radio
man, that the Phoenix Island theory
at last assumed such Importance.
Much of Mr.. Putnam's assurance came
from him. Said the lieutenant. II feel
that the plane, il found, will be on
dry land or reef. The study OF con-
ditions prior to and during the fight
indicated extremely unsettled weather
over the middle portion Of the route
No foreknowledge here was available,
due mainly to the fact that few
weather forecasting stations are To-
Gated in this part Of the world, and
those that do exist are used mainly
for the convenience Of local mining
or plantation interests. Communica-
tions thereabouts are very poor. Re-
ports the day-Miss Earhart took of
from Lac indicated wind velocities Of
Is miles at the surface, and wind
velocities at higher attitudes are al
ways more or less uncertain and many
times shift wind direction 4 few thou
sand feet up. In addition to this, it
is extremely possible Miss E&rhart
made several detours around thunder
showers and squalls and that the ac-
cumulated errors In making changes
In course or the failure properly to
cureet for wind drift would. over .
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complications can be and are well
imagined.
After years incarceration of the
body Of Lank Hank in an asylum on
the theory that Hank thought himself
a dog, and after years adventures Of
the body Of Muggins, the dog, motivat-
ed by the mind OF, Hank, all ends we'll.
Body and mind of Hank, again united,
and still in love with the same maiden,
celebrate by hasty marriage and
honeymoon in Europe.
Like all farce, it Is rather vulgar in
spots, a fault easily forgiven in this
type OF book Like most farce, it has
long spots OF moralizing not so easily
forgiven. But it is perhaps only nat
ural that all Falktaffs fancy them
selves In the role Of Hamlet.
r. r. r.
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distance of $500 miles, be likely to
cause an error in landfall Of possibly
as much as 100 miles.
"0N THE morning Miss Earhart re-
ported she was short OF fuel"
the lieutenant continued, "she gave
just one position, the indeterminate
line of position 337-157 degrees. 1t is
assumed that this line of position
passed somewhere near Rowland, but
perhaps as much as so miles east or
west. Even though considerable dis
tance existed between the limits, they
would allow all lines to pass through
the Phoenix group. Noonan being a
navigator of experience, and finding
himself in such predicament, would
head in the direction of the greatest
amount of land on tine line of position
rather than attempt to reach one
small island.
1t Is entirely possible that Miss Ear
hart changed course to follow the line
OF position and rapidly flew out of
range Of the Itascas radio. II she
sighted even small reef then, it
would be the logical thing to do to
land even though it meant minor
damage to the plane and no oppor-
tunity for a later take-off. I person.
ally do not believe that she ever ap-
preached Rowland closer than 100
miles, and If she did land on q reef in
the Phoenix group that she did 1t
within a very few minutes after she
said she had only half an hours fuel
left.
1t is the feeling of most pilots that
she could have kept her plane in the
air by the use of only about 80 gallons
Of gas an hour. myself believe that,
II the radio we have heard is hers and
not some crank's, that she and Noonan
are safe at least from the perils Of
drowning"
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Bright Hill" will find much OF the
same charm and speed of action in
this new volume Written with fine
understanding Of human beings and
the temptations which beset them,
she paints her characterizat tions with
sure, bold strokes; at no time does
she sentimentalze with or about
them. This impersonal treatment
leaves the reader free to enjoy his
own reactions to the various situations
as they unfold with no interference or
guidance on the part Of the author.
The novel, Of course, concerns a
triangle-a charming woman, reared
in luxury, forced to come to grips
with reality through disgrace and
tragedy, finds herself unable to con-
form to the role required of her as
the wife of professor of chemistry
in an Eastern university.
During this period of maladjust-
ment the inevitable third of the tri-
angle appears on the scene-but Mrs.
Cushmans handling Of the situation
is refreshingly different and the
denouement entirely unexpected. The
book fills all the requirements for
good, light Summer reading, when
heavier material is apt to pail, and
will prove as pleasant as drink of
cool water. BIC.
ZERO TO EIGHTY. BY E. F. North
rup, writing under the name Or.
Akkad Pseudoman." Princeton, N.
j.: Scientific Publishing Co.
THIS Is the Autobiography" of DR..
Pseudoman. scientist, who lived
from 1920 to 1000 A. D.-zero age to
80-and who, among other things,
circumnavigated the moon.
While, of course, pure fiction, the
work is 50 solidly based upon scientific
data that it forms an extraordinarily
vivid picture of the possible ways of
life for mankind in the future. DR..
Northrup went into the laboratory in
his quest for material for the volume
and he holds patents for much of the
equipment developed, including an
electric gun.
Here is book which is original in
concept and fully as thrilling as Jules
Verne. What is more to the point, it
is based on sound science. "Dr.
Pseudoman" makes many philosoph-
ical observations upon the basis for
an ideal society, which, he finds, has
not yet been attained by 1000 A. D.,
though much progress has been made.
1t is an optimistic, inspiring glimpse
into the future which he records.
Well worth while reading from
many standpoints, not the least Of
which are sheer entertainment and
mental stimulation j. S. E.
THE DOG DAYS OF LANK HANK.
BY T. P. Leaman, jr. Boston, Mas !:
Bruce, Humphries, Inc.
\ FARCE based on an ancient the
ory of transmigration of souls or
the more modern one of mental
telepathy. In this case Lank Hank, a
poor dub in love with very modern
maiden, tries the experiment Of
changing minds with the maiden 8
mongrel dog when she, the maiden,
announces her engagement to q
tailor's dummy. His experiment Is
only too successful sud the resulting
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Fifteen great-grandmothers and IS
grandmothers received diplomas In
graduating exercises recently In . New
York Euglish ard citizenship class.
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

Martha Britain and Betty
Haynes pick up Gerry Neal, hand
some young hitchhickcr, on their
way up the west coast to demon
state the new AirSpecd trailer. At
the Long Beach auto camp, where
Neal was to meet a friend, one
Jack Speddon, Neal disappears
from the trailer and Spcddon abb
ducts Betty.
After repeated efforts TO lind
Betiy, Martha again meets Neal
and agrees to retrn TO San Fran
cisco with him to search for Bet
~. Meanwhile, Martha has fallen
in love with Neal, despite the fact
she does not know whether she
can trus. him. In San Francisco,
Martha finds thai neither Betty
nor Speddon are registered at the
hotel designated for their meet
ing. Instead. Martha gets letter
presumably from Betty, explain
ing that everything is all right.
Blu. Martha is increasingly dis
turbcd. She wants to call police
but Neal tells her this move might
mean Bctty's death. That night
Neal Stclls Martha he loves her.
hints That if she didn't love him,
she would have turned him in to
ihc police long ago. And the next
day. en- route north with Nc"l'
Martha suddenly swervcs her car
into Il filling station, while Nca!
is asleep, and tells the attendant
that Gerry must be arrested.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVI
Never would Martha Britain
be able to remember clearly the
night and day following her DIS
covrry that Spcddon had gone
north without Betty Haynes IN"
night and day which took hcI
from the California border to
Portland. that busy metropolis OF
Northern Oregon.
She knew that she must hav"
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ADVENTURE
by Nard Jones
| @ 1897, NEA Service. Inc.
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slept, but at what spot along the
claggy coast of Northern Call
fOrni& or Southern Oregon she did
not remember Sometimes, long
aftcrward, she recalled bits OF
SCCncry-thc ocean breaking in Il
rim oc white far bclo wthe high
way Or 4 tall rock iutting from
the sand. Or stretch Of shaggy
Earkcd pines stretching over roll
ing yellow grass. Sometimes she
would recall the names of towns,
or remember vaguely mquirng
her way. She remembered, too,
having 4 sandwich and coffee in a
small, smoky restaurant. But 1t
was all as in a drcam-and the
rest was blank.
Aftcrward she knew that if it
hadn't been for the shock Of the
news at the border she wouldn't
have gone on north at all. Cool
and sober Judgment would have
made her stay on, since the traffic
officer seemed so certain that
Betty had not proceeded with
SDCddOn into the north. But oft
times Providence steps in TO take
hand, to make mortalS relln-
uuiSh their cool and sober Judg-
mCrts. Betty was to believe That
this must have been the case dur
ing those tlcak IS hours after she
left the California border, those
hours when she seemed to have
driven on blindly, without con-
seriousness and without reason.
But she would never forget the
moment which brought her into
Grim rcaiity-a moment Of sur
prise that struck her like Il dash
Of lev water It was a slim white
sign-post which she slowed down
TO read, her mind struggling from
its fog. At first the word con-
noted nothing, and then she took
( in its meaning. Even then she
could not believe it, was inclined
70 think Il The roadside trick OF
some itincrant wag. She stopped
n. \ roadside stand Il little farther
on and asked the frccklcd little
shopLccpcr how far it was to
Portland.
"About II miles, lady. Just
keep on goin' the way YOU are:
Then she knew that the slgr
had been right. She had driven
somehow go more than 200 miles
acloss = western state, and yet
she remembered no more than {
handful Of scattered moments
| from it! While the frccE!cd ur'
chin gapcd curiously, Martha sal
silently in the coupe trying to re-
member. trying to collect hel
shattered bearings. =.
The words Of the CaliFornI3
state patrol officer driftcd bacF
TO her. Il looked in the rccor'
book and found Spcddon'$ nam'
and his license number. He wa!
olovod through--and nobody was
with him."
Nobody was with him. THAI
was what had paraly2cd her rea
| son. II had struck her suddenly
that Betty was dcad-and then
mcrcifully, all reason had crow
dim. She had functioncd Ike NJ
automaton. Martha remembered
rtorics Of soldiers in the grea
wor. Of how when death was al
about them, and their eyes were
seeing frightful carnage, the!
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went on without knowing OF car
ing-as though God in His wis
dom were protecting them in that
awful hour from something which
might drive them into an insanity
worse than death.
But now rs she sat there, slow
~ retaining her grip upon real
ity. she saw that the officers
words might really be the first
ray of sun that had pierced since
the moment she knew Betty was
not going to return to the trailer.
Perhaps Betty had escaped, or
Spcddon had let her 90 before
crossing the border. In that happy
event, her first move would be to
get in touch with Martha.
With start Martha realized
that. according TO Sloss' itinerary,
she should have made several
stops before reaching Portland.
But now the best she could do
was to go on to Portland and wait
lot BcllN lilcSSdSS N"Nl''
Filled with renewed hope, she
turned to the child in the little
fruit stand. Thanks so much -
She held out Il shining quarter.
and, pop-cycd, the urchin grab
bed it, stammeIing his own thanks
profusely.
Consulting SloaS' itinerary book,
Martha read. Rose City Trailer
Haven. Portland, Oregon Slid
inc the book back into the pocket
of the coupe, she showed into gear
and was off for Portland.
She had no sooner registered al
the Rose City Trailer Haven
than the alert woman proprietor
said, II think got Il letter Ton
Won. It's addressed in pencil and
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great hurry or terrible fright
could make her mali n letter such
rs this. And the pencil and cheap
paper were unlike Betty.
Swiftly Martha took up the
paper and stuffed it into the
pocket of her Jacket. "If there's
a message for me here. please
hold il. I'm unlocking the car
from the trailer and going to the
police with this
In less than threc-quarterS Of
an hour she had again told her
story to the law. But this time
she had q genuine clew. n piece
of evidence. The attitude of Joe
Marshall of the Portland bureau
was much different than that OF
Sloan at Los Angeles and the
dubious desk sergeant mt Eureka;
But then Detective Marshall had
before him this piece Of paper
which seemed to interest him
strangely.
81 think what she's saying
here" he told Martha, sis that
she's in no immediate danger. but
that Spcddon * carrying her
along for safety"
For Safct"?' -.
Marshall nodded. Afraid She
talk if she got away. That's bad:
And what makes il twice as bad
is that Spcddon was headed to see
guy named Ciznik in Seattle.
Johnny Ciznik." He looked at
Martha oddly moment without
speaking. Then: IF she wrote
this from Eureka. and didn I
come across the border with Sped
don. got hunch she's been
murdcrcdr
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kind Of smudged--but | think 1t
says Martha priv,ain'.'
Let me soc it,!
The woman fumblcd among the
disarray of a dusty desk. Here
I il is. Is that your name on there
It's terrible writing"
yes" Martha cried ccstaiicai-
ly. its mine" For Sh" recoE,
niZcd the writing, a. ScrawLcd and
hurried as it was, rs Bctty,s.
And the pOstmark was Eureka!
Opening the envelope, she drew
out a piece Of cheap notcpaper
which had obviously been tightly
crumplcd before being folded and
inserted The pcncilcd scrawl
was dim and smca"cd--but there
were characteristic letter forma-
tions. Martha was certain that
this message, at last. was from
Betty Haynes herself.
"Its-I can hardly make 1t
out. Can | have a little more light,
please"
Reluctantly the woman turned
another switch, while Martha
smoothcd the paper flat upon the
table. Time after time she tried
TO follow the thought Of the few
pcncilcd lines after tn" NOR,
clearly legiblc Dear Martha
But the best she could make Of II
was this:
"Dcar Martha
no danger right now but
| Speddon just carrying -.
Ciznik in Seattle -.
Betty"
Try as she might. Martha could
make out no moro than thoS"
] words. Bctty'S WAS usually = fine
hand, and Martha knew that on
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PAINTS-Paintiug time is here.
We have fine assortment OF
the famous Ccrtainteed paints
suitable for all purposes
bought at lower prices than the
present. Buy here and save the
difference. Hendersonville Sup
plv & Coal Co. Phone 500. q
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are bringing
good prices and we are buying
heavily. Bring them in at once
for top prices. Shcrman's Groc-
rrv. Phone Nll.
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FOR SALE - House logs, any
kind. Field and creek stone,
sand and concrete gravel; fire.
wood. locust posts and rough
lumber. Construction work
done. F. d. Dalton. Brevard
road.