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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-08

saved more than z,oUU lives LII the
more than $50 years they have been
used by the monks.
AT the first sign of the storm, the
animals become restless. When it
breaks, they are turned loose, and
scatter in all directions, noses high
in the air, seeking the scent of some
stray traveller. They carry a cask
of brandy suspended under their
necks.
Often when they arrive, the lost
man is covered with snow, uncon-
scious. The dogs are trained to
scratch away the snow that may
have drifted upon the unfortunate
traveller. They warm him with their
bodies, and lick his face.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-08
Profitable World War Deal

A most profitable transaction in
the World war was the purchase of
German register by the British
Secret service in Belgium in 1917.
It contained far more information
about the German military forces
than had been secured in the pre-
vious three years from an army Of
spies. The seller, says Golfers
Weekly. accepted $500 for it when
he could have successfully demand
ed several hundred times as much
money.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-08
Cock-of-the-W the
Largest of Woodpeckers

The pileated woodpecker, COM
monty called log-cock or cock-of-the-
woods, is the largest of our native
woodpeckers and is only a trife
smaller than the crow, writes Al
bert Stoll, Jr., in the Detroit News.
Like most members of the wood
pecker family, it is possessed of
scarlet red crown with white stripes
running down its neck to the wing
joints. The body is grayish-black
with the base of the wing feathers
white. The pileated woodpecker
loves the dense forest. It is seldom
seen beyond its confines. It is Of no
interest to the farmer as an insect
destroyer, for its work is confined to
the dense timber stands and it is
recognized by foresters for digging
out destructive tree insect larvae.
1t is able with its strong, chisel-
like bill, to penetrate the hardest
woods. There are many legends
woven around the pileated wood
pecker. 1t was one of the guardian
birds of the ChippewaS. The Me
nominees looked upon its presence
as a good omen. Even old time
deer hunters believed that where
this bird worked the hardest in
searching out forest insects, there
would he find good deer hunting.
AS our virgin timber disappears,
so does the cock-of-the-woods The
two go hand in hand and there is
no separating them.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-08
Word Eisteddfod Means
"Sitting" or Session

The eisteddfod, an annual Welsh
national festival, is accompanied by
competitions in the musical arts
most associated with the history Of
the Welsh people.
The Welsh word means literally
Sitting or session." notes a writ
er in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
It was applied of old to Welsh as
semblies of bards, whose meetings
additionally go back to the Fifth
and Sixth centuries. The eisteddfods
Of definite record, however, begin
much later than that. The earliest
actual account Of one of these fes-
rivals is Of the one held in ITO by
Lord Rhys at his castle in Alder
teifi.
In that century the eisteddfod APP
pears also to have been a regularly
constituted court of sort, its func-
ton being to license bards and regu-
late their privileges. In the time Of
the Tudors it was still recognized as
a tribunal of authority and Queen
Elizabeth issued a commission for
holding one in 1858.
During the next century the Gus
tom seems to have lapsed entirely,
but it was revived in the Nineteenth
century, and restored to its impor-
lance in Welsh life. The eisteddfod
is held every year, in North and
South Wales alternately.
Music competitions of a similar
nature as the eisteddfod and under
the same name are also held chiefly
among people of Welsh origin or
descent, in the United States and
some of the British dominions.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-08
Twin Town Talk

popular Paul gotten herself quite reputa-
all the waggng herr Twin Town talk doesn't
deserves it, but wondeng! An old love being
reknded again by attractive couple Cupid darng
Tuesday evening Looks like certain is
agadoesnt it, c. and RI has sorta been just drifting these
looks if she's going dock Whose hubby
himself old time these twin Tuesday
things going in OF St Paul Tuesday
Saturday and Sunday nghes better start getting
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-08

What famous musicians wife re-
fused to leave her secret love and
return home to him? From all re-
ports the new love is the real thing
since she is never seen in familiar
places. To add fuel to the fire she
has began divorce proceedings. So
it looks like so long papa for
good!!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-08

What Mill City postal employee
has been named as correspondent
in a divorce suit?
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-08
Only Species of Wild Horses

Prejvalsky's horse the only spe-
cies of truly wild horse in existence,
cannot be tanned and is rarely
caught after it reaches maturity.
says Golfers Weekly. In 1902 Karl
Hagenbeck led an expedition to the
Cobb Desert, the habitat of these
animals, to secure a number of
them for ZOOS. But despite the
fact that he had 1000 extra Kirghiz
horsemen to help his own men,
he captured only 80 foals, which
were too young and weak to escape
with their herds.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-08

out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays;
of course, Snoops and staff are out
every night. About 80 miles from
st. Paul in an adjoining state, Mr..
M. and F. were having a quiet
tete-a-tete Tuesday evening.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-08
Names in South America

Lucky is the tourist on a South
American ri who finds it easy
Evening star., 1938-06-19

outfit to 90 to = party and forget her
broken heart. One puts down the
book convinced that Il the party u
sufnciently exciting shell make out all
right.-K. v. c.
LIVING ABROAD: The Adventures
Of an American Family. BY Nor
val Richardson. Philadelphia: ].
B. Hppincott co.
HERE Il { book about Europe which
has in it nothing about Eascists,
Communists, Spain, Germany Or Rus
sia. Not one political crisis appears.
It h-this rare document-a story Of
how to live pleasantly in Europe. It
is first-hand and authentic because the
author is an American diplomat and
the life he describes II the life he and
his family have lived.
It is written tn . light, informal
manner and makes delightful reading.
The family and Its amazing encourage
60 from France to Italy to England
and finally to Switzerland. spending
comparatively little, yet having .
thoroughly good time. There are chap
ters on house-huntins, eArdening,
cooking, servants, natives. eats, dogs,
. few celebrities and many friends.
This book should appeal to any one
who Is interested In the amenities Of
civilised living: abroad Or at home.
Z =.
Evening star., 1938-06-19
Brief Reviews of Books

northern neishbor. Highly readable.
Nature.
STRANGE BIRDS AND THEIR
STORIES. BY A. Hyatt Verrill.
Boston: L. c. Page q Co.
Highly readable stories Of birds Of
queer and little known habits. Well
illustrated.
Cities.
METROPOLIS. BY Howard Woolston.
New York: D. Appleton Century
Co.
A study of urban communities.
Reading very much like 10000 theses
for Phi. D. degrees, but still, no doubt,
very valuable.
The Jews.
PEOPLE AT BAY. BY Oscar !.
Janowsky. New York: Oxford
University Press.
A study Of the Jewish problem In
Hast- Central Europe. Informative.
Evening star., 1938-06-19

Places.
LEGENDS OF LOUDOUN. BY Har-
rison williams. Richmond: Garret
& MaSsie
A history of the homes and people
Of the Northern Neck County. At
tractively illustrated.
GOLDEN GUERNSEY. BY Alfred s.
Campbell. New York: David Kemp
d Co.
A readable history and guide to the
famous Channel Island.
CANADA LOOKS ABROAD. BY r.
A. MacKay. New York: Oxford
University Press.
A study of the factors which viii
be involved in Canada's international
relations under her constitutional
status. Serious.
THE CANADIANS. BY George M.
Wrong. New York: The Mac.
milan Co.
A popularly written, history Of our
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ment with maid service-plenty Of peo-
pie to ak her out-tickets to al the
concerts and play-time to read
Vogue and money to buy 1t WITH job
In . million good food every day
highballs every night"
The author tries to convince US that
Leila 10 really unhappy about it al,
willing to kick It ali In the face for .
six-room bungalow with leaIy faucets,
= husband and children" But she
never succeeds.
At the beginning Of the book We
find Leila, who has already lost one
husband who earned smaller pay
checks, very distllusioned and going
to lots Of parties. She takes . lover.
He moves to New York and does not
ofIer to take her with him and marry
her. That's a. IN thP last pages
Lsila = sssn douning 8 vsfy snappy
Evening star., 1938-06-19
Public Library
Socialixed Medicine.

THE meeting Of the American Medi-
cal Association In San Francisco
last week again aroused the contro-
versy over socialized medicine which
has been the focal point Of much pub
lie and private discussion during the
last several years.
The Public Library presents . brief
list Of books on the subject. A request
at the information desk at the central
building at Eighth and K streets NV,
will help the reader to obtain others, as
only a selection Of the titles available
can be given here.
As early Is 1894 the American Med
ical Association had made . study Of
the field and published IT. findings in
the Handbook Of Sickness Insurance,
State Medicine and the Cost Of Med
ical Care" This was preceded ID
1888 BY Evans Clark's How to Budget
Health; Guilds for Doctors and Pa
tients." published BY the Twentieth
Century Fund, Inc. Similar surveys
made IN 1857 are: ''The Cost Of Ade-
quate Medical Care" by Samuel Brad
bury, published By the University Of
Chicago Press; and 'Physicians and
Medical Care" by Esther Lucille
Brown, working under the auspices Of
the Russell Sage Foundation. The
American Foundation, which II study
ing various governmental and social
problems, brought out "Ameeican
Medicine; Expert Tsstimeny Out Of
Court" = study Of the organisation o1
medical care.
Health insurance u reviewed In:
security Against Sickness; Study Of
Health Insurance" By !. q. FAlk, who
In 1888 collahorated With two other
physicians In The Cost Of Medical
Care" another University Of Chicago
Pres publication: and In sickness
and Insurance; Study Of the Sick
nes Problem and Health Insurance."
BY h A. Mills.
Other pertinent works are: '"The
Doctor and the Public; . Study Of the
Sociology, Economics, Ethics and Phi
losophy Of Medicine. based ON Medical
History" By J. 2. Warbasse; New
Plans Of Medical Service: Example Of
Organised Local Plans Of Providing or
Paying for Medical Services IN the
United States" puhlished BY the Julius
Rosenvald Fund; and Public Medical
Services; Survey Of Tax-6upported
Medical Care IN the United Slater" BY
n. N. Davis. what Rusin b doing u
told BY Henry :. sigerist, in 't8ocialised
Medicine IN The Soviet Union." and
the whole subject pro and con Is treat
Cd IN Z number Of debate books, among
than \. r Rankins .eocialisation ol
Medicine spousored ~ the University
q North Carolina.
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Mr.. LEIGH'S BOOK IS SENSIBLE
Local Man Bn Attacks the Whole Governmental Machinery
Europe in Refreshing Ana lyss- Story Of New Deal
Persecution Bears Stamp of Sincerity.

disprove the charges made. That would
clear him completely.
COMING FROM THE FAIR. BY
Norah Hoult. New York: Covici
Friede.
THlA fne novel completes the story
begun last pear In Miss Hoult,s
book. Holy ireland" II q the end
Of the tale Of The o,Nsiu family, and
covers the yeAx3 between 1908 and
1915. being actually . picture Of the
Dublin scene Ia that period. The &C.
ton y shown through the eyes Of
young Charlie ONeill, who, In the
opening chapter, inherits his cattle
merchant fathers fortune and prompt
ly sets about to waste It. Charlie
loves the company Of the educated,
the talented and the gay; hs finds the
ugltness Of the cattle markets. unendur-
able; he yearns to be writer him
self but has neither talent nor per-
sistence. And % he stands drinks to
the men whose company he seeks. BY
ana by his money Is gone and then
he cadges drinks. And then, ct last,
he dies.
But this is not the fullness Of Miss
Hoult's work. That rests in the 1lne
broad picture she gives of the Dub
liners, their patriotic RACES, their pas
sionate convictions, their cheerful In
consistencies. their priceless humor
and their inevitable tragedy. Ireland
without martyrs7 she asks, can it be?
And she shows how the essential
spirit of the country has been built
up in . reverence for defeated past
heroes and lost causes, and intimates
sadly that q. country with 10 grand
and tragic q past as hers cannot have
much IN the way Of . future. And 20
her story dies away In . sorrowful
murmuring. It Il . nne thing, well
worth reading.
CAPTAINS OUTRAGEOUS. sy Nor.
ton Gill Clark. New York: VII.
liam Morrow q Co.
A COCKEYED tale Of q cockeyed
trip by = dizzy company Of Ill
assorted adventurers aboard Q leaky.
cranky. obstinate, heart-breakins
beast OF yacht over . meandering
18.000-mile course from Tahiti to the
Mediterranean.
II you are an orderly, practical sort
Of person, this Is no book for you;
its frantic tale Of budget-busting mis-
adventures will leave you enawing your
nails. II you have. however. any
thing Of the carefree, happy-go- lucky
spirit in your nature. then you will
md much amusement and entertain.
ment in this more than slightly In
sane yarn.
You will marvel at the captain who
plotted his position as 10 miles In.
land; the doctor who viewed the
tropics through . gin fog. interpreted
with doses Of THE Powder" and
bur-r-ps; Muriel, In fiouncy chiffon,
Evening star., 1938-06-19

Of the musicians ancestry and his
beginning in life work. Mr.. Chap
mans activities were numerous, wide
and continuous, covering the entire
country and Europe and ranging In
medium from conducting to solo work.
Aged newspaper and magazine re-
views of Mr.. Chapman's efforts con-
stitute large part Of the general
praise, and there are reams Of per-
sonal letters dealing with his pro-
gressive work. The detail furnished by
the author is profuse. regrettably
overbearing for the most part. Even
as a>biosraphy the book lacks direc-
ton, rather being q vast, promiscuous
collection Of data.
However. the principal certainly de-
serves some measure Of notice, since
he was one Of those sturdy souls who
struggled to make America music
conscious-and succeeded In his
sphere. Incidentally. there Is q fine
supply Of photographs Of foremost
musicians Of Mr.. Chapman's time
scattered generously among the pages.
Us.
BEdGARs' REVOLT. BY Maurits
Decker. New York: Doubleday q
Doran.
THE period Of Spanish oppression
and inquisition in the Netherlands
under the reign Of King Philip is here
converted into . romantic tale based
ON authentic historical data. On first
consideration the subject has good pos
sibiilties but somehow the effect falls
short Of satisfaction despite lively
handling Of characters and minor SIT
uations.
From the very beginning it appears
that climax is being built; the work
ers and lower nobility are being sub
jected to some first-class tyranny
through the King Of Spain immedi-
ately upon his assuming rule and are
fermenting surely toward overthrow.
Some definite conclusion is anticipated
to cap all the strife. But nothing de-
velops other than q withdrawal from
the country OF the Prince Of Orange,
the popular hope for salvation, with
the rabble still in q threatening atti-
tude and the Kings army en- route to
adopt punitive measures. It Is not a
decisive climax.
An intimate survey Of the numerous
historic personalities and the political
intrigues involving Lamoral Esmont,
Orange, Margaret Of Parma and Car
dinal Granville Is provided for stimu-
lation Of interest. Description is real
istic, too, so the book is at least not
stately pedagogic.-. S.
WOMAN ABOUT TOWN. BY Allis
Mckay. New York: The MacMil-
Ian Co.
THE often told story Of the modern
woman, who has rejected the con-
ventions only to find that they were
made for her protection, Is told In this
said little tale Of fashion artist in
Chicago. She has no trouble keeping
the pay check rolling in, but she can't
hold her men, and she whines fright
fully about it.
There is something old-fashioned
about the book. About the pre-reces-
sion. pre-repeal, pre-depression era, it
seems almost to have been written
then. There's no trace Of perspective.
It's pages reek of bathtut gin. Leila,
the heroine, apparently is intended to
be . tragic. brave figure, . good
sport" even, but Allis Mckay only sue
ceeds in making the reader impatient
with her.
Here she u, as her friends tell her:
"the best dressed woman in town
with . different party to 60 to every
Saturday night-with q swell apart
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pink gin in her flst, whipping up
blanc mango In q hell-hole Of the
South Seas; the hereditary king Of
Fiji who yearned for q Hollywood
screen test; the wandering reporter
who insisted on facing the stern when
he steered, because he found It easier
to tell II he was going straight by
the wake Of the vessel than by the
compass.
You will laugh at the luncheon
for the governor and his lady-plum
pudding with the temperature over .
hundred and . meat course which
didn't arrive until after the guests
had gone. And over the native stew
ard who insisted that the governor
and his stan and every, one else Join
in sinking that good old campaign
song Of Al Smith: Eat sye, wet sye,
all aroun e toun. HeyI"
The log itself u full Of stun, Is
witness the following entry:
"Pana Ruru Wara. There.
"The quickbron fox jumod over the
laxy dog. Pana Ruru Wara Is . small
ASAesAAA OA WAC WCSVCAA VV00t "a i -
gula an island of the east coast OF
New Guinea. Pana Ruru War is an
island. Turtles. 0ulls. Currents.
Tho quicbron fox jumod. -.
NO"
A troubled ship on . more troubled
ocean. All very good fun II you like
your fun well added. ]. s. Z.
swEDEs IN AMERICA. Edited by
Adolph B. Benson and Naboth He
din. New Haven: Yale University
Press.
THE 6wedes In America are cele-
brating this year the tercentenary
Of their residence on this continent,
the original shipful having landed in
Delaware and founded the city Of
Wilmington. There Is. consequently.
. stirring Of interest IN the Swedish
element Of our population, an ele.
ment which most Of Us do not think
Of - being Of such long residence
here, for the later immigrations Of
6candinAvians to the Northwest have
somewhat overshadowed the Colonial
settlements in popular recognition.
For this reason the present book does
. useful thing. It contains 4 record
Of the accomplishments of people Of
Swedish birth IN our country from
Colonial times to the present. II
contains - chapters, each devoted
to . different fleld-as education,
journalism, religion, the law, public
ofncialdom and % op-and each chap
ter has bsen contributed BY . writer
recognized - IN authority In that
ned. The result is IN impressive
amount Of information. And It =
testimony 70 the real contribution
which the sturdy Northerners, have
made to America. The volume Is
heartily recommended. II u well
worth having.
A SERVANT OF THE CROWN. By
Norreys Jephson o'Connr. New
York: D. Appleton Century %.
THIS Il Z record of The work and
amuaements Of an agent Of the
English government 10 the American
Colonies at about the time Of the
French and Indian War. Ths aeeut
In question was ons John Appy, VINO
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WEEKS 10 Rest sEIxERs
m OTHER CITIES.
BOSTON,

Fiction-"Lisa Vale" Olive Hig.
gins Prouty; "The Mortal Storm"
Phyllis Bottome: THE Yearlins,"
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings; "Ths
Citadel" A. J. Cronin; MY Son,
Ny Son!" Howard Spring.
Non.fction-"The Importance
Of Living" Lin Yutang; "FAshion
r Spinach" Elizabeth Hawes;
DRY 0uillotine," Rene Belbenoit;
Hell on Ice," Commander Nd
ward Elbberg: "The Evolution Of
Physics" Albert Einstein and
Leopold Infeld.
CHICAGO.
Fiction-'The Yearling," my
Son, Ny Son!" Towers In the
Mist" Elizabeth 0oudge; "The
Mortal Storm; "Kindling," Ne
vile shute.
Non-fiction-"The Importance
Of Living" u. B. Murphy" Loyal
Davis: I'm the Name of Common
Sense" M. N. Chappell: "The
Evolution Of Physics";; "The Evo-
luton Of Physics; Middle Age
Is What You Make It." Boris
Sokolo6.
NEW YORK.
Fiction-"The Yearling";; my
Son. My Sonl";; The Mortal
Storm; "The Citadel; Towers
In the Mist"
Non-fiction-"The Importance
Of Living; Madame Curie," Eve
Curie: THE Evolution of Ply
sics";; MY America" Louis
Adamic; Master Kung," Carl
Crow.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Fiction-"The Mortal Storm;
"The Citadel; Northwest Pas
sage" Kenneth Roberts; Dawn
in Lyonesse," Mary Ellen Chase;
"The Rains Came" Louis Brom-
field.
Non-fiction-"The Importance
Of Living; THE Evolution of
Physics; The Culture of Cities"
Lewis Mumford; Dry Guillo-
tine: 'The Fight for Life" Paul
De Kruif.
(copyright, 193s)
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was secretary to Lord Loudoun, COM
mander in chief Of the English forces.
Secretary Apply. it appears. kept .
minute set Of account books, annotat-
ing his records Of his expenditures with
comments, witty, sorrowful or indig-
nant. The present volume Is based on
that set Of books. It is not published
as . diary, but gives the narrative Of
Mr.. Appy's life Is Mr.. o'Conor recon-
structs 1t from the record.
Unfortunately Mr.. O'Conor has not
had the ability to give his reconstruct
tion the interest to his readers which
1t must have had to him. His COM
ments between excerpts from the &C.
counts are voluminous and sometimes
rather wandering. Apply never comes
alive, really. and the stirring up Of his
bones seems . sad performance. We
read how he took this or that lady to
dine. how he ordered flowers, or visited
his tailor, We get the drift Of his re-
lations to Lord Loudoun, Who thought
him too much given to "raking," and
50 on. But it is far from being Pepys-
like performance. One would have
to be student of history. the reviewer
feels, to take any lively interest in this
work.
THEY Met AT MRS. BLoxoM's.
BY Hayden Norwood. Emaus:
Rodale Press.
THIS novel Is reviewed chiefly BE-
cause its scene is in Washington.
It purports to be an account Of the
happenings In q cheap boarding house,
where taxi driver, . bakers helper,
q laborer, q janator and q would-be
writer live and look on life. It also
touches on the existence in the neigh
boring alley, where . skittish mulatto
girl has dimculties with her iceman
suitor. There Il . murder, . romance,
. disappearance and . job lost-and
yet, curiously, these sensational mat
ters are not sensationally presented,
but come very easily within range Of
credibility. The book Is unskillful in
writing. It's realism Is unhumorous, but
1t has = certain respectable sincerity.
The reviewer can say that it can be
read without pain. That 10 not nesli-
eible praise, either.
MINISTRY OF MUSIC. BY Nina
Holway Caswell. Portland (Me.)
Observation-Disclosures Press.
WILLIAM ROGERS CHAPMAN,
ardent man Of religion and mu-
sic, who founded and guided such
prominent musical organisations rs
the Maine Festival and the Rubin.
stein Club Of New York, Is paid trib-
ute In this biography by . close friend
Of the family.
The work - exhaustive. Miss Cas-
well has apparently delved into every
personal record and Newspaper no.
tice existing to trace the smallest fact
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BEST SELLERS IN,WASHING-
TON,
Week Ending june Is.
Fiction.

Weck GAAOA1A8 JULIO AOs
Fiction.
THE YEARL1Nd. Rawlinga
scribner's.
CrTADEL. cronin. Little
Brown.
HANDSOME ROAD. Bristow.
Crowell.
FREE LAND. Lane. Lons,nans.
MY SON, MY eONl Spring.
Viking.
THE MORTAL STORM. Bot
tome. Little Brown.
Non.Fiction.
EVOLUTION OF PHYSICS. Ein-
stein and Infeld. Simon d
Schuster.
THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING.
Yutang. Reynal & Hitchcock.
MASTER KUNG. Crow. Har-
per's.
WOMAN ON HORSEBACK. Bar.
rett. Stokes.
MY AUSTRIA. schuschnigg.
Knopf.
MOST POWERFUL MAN IN
THE WORLD. Roberts. Covici
Friede.