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is still unquestionable that he is a
man whose views on current polit-
ical issues command wide attention.
The present volume is a collection
of the speeches which he has made
on these questions in the Parlia-
ment of England and, for the gen.
eral awe which this body commands,
as we'll as for Mr.. Eden's own
prestige, it is a grievous thing to
be forced to comment that the work
is, in the main. as dull AS ditch
water. Mr.. Eden, as parlia-
mentary orator at least, has dealt
very generously in platitudes. One
gathers that he approves of honest,
decent national behavior and de-
plores any national behavior which
seems to him dishonest or indecent
But. whether expressing approval
or whether engaged in deploring, he
sticks as closely as possible to gen.
eral terms. Reading him is GER
tainlv not exciting. Indeed, the
reviewers own experience is that
reading him is downright sporiflc
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History.
TABEAU'S RATIVE OF
LOISEL' S EXPEDITION TO
THE UPPER MISSOURI. Edited
by Annie Heloise Abel. Trans
lated from the French by Rose
Abel Wright Norman: Okla
homa University Press.
Narrative written by an early
18th century fur trader in the Mis-
souri, Valley, telling of winter
spent with the Indians, describing
the day by day life of the typical
trader and giving vivid pictures of
frontier life in a time and country
where the white man had made
almost no impression. The docu-
ment is published here for the first
time. Very valuable paper on the
time which it covers.
Collection.
THE MODERN READER. Edited
by John Beecroft. New York:
Doubleday Doran & Co.
Modern observation-disclosures, plays,
poems, history. biography and
complete novel-gathered into a sin
gle volume according to the editors
reasonably good taste. The full
length novel is The Moon and Six
pence" by w. Somerset Vaughan.
Places.
AUSTRALIA. HER HERITAGE
HER FUTURE. BY Paul Nc
Guire. New York: Frederick A.
Stokes Co.
A lively and highly informative
book about the land down under,
its legends, its history, it's possibil-
tiles. Genuinely atmospheric and
entirely readable
THE BERKSHIRE HILLS. BY
members of the Federal Writer'S
Project of the Works Progress Ad-
ministration of Massachusetts.
New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
An American guide volume, cover
ing the already fairly well-publicized
Bershire Hills. So so.
Juveniles.
OLD COVERED WAGON SHOW
DAYS. AS told by Bob Barton to
G. Ernest Thomas With draw
ings by Howard Simon. New York:
E. P. Dutton Co.
Another of Bob Barton's circus
yarns, stories of animals, adventures
with travelling show and a journey
to Africa In search of performers
Lively good story for boys and girls
aged-say-about 10.
Novels.
WASHINGTON AND THE La
FAYETTES. BY Frank and
Cortelle Hutchins. New York:
Longmans Green & Co.
The story of the son of the
Marquis de Lafayette. George
Washington Lafayette, who fed to
America to escape the terror Of the
French Revolution and involved our
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Americans

By Emil L. Jordan. Ne1D York:
w. w. Norton.
An ambitious undertaking, to un-
ravel the racial strains predominant
in the peoples of this hemisphere and
to trace their separate fates, Emil
Jordan handles his vast subject with
the competence of true historian.
Furthermore, because he writes in
living and sometimes romantic
terms, his book holds an appeal that
is stimulating and in line with the
tastes of the average reader.
Arranged in an encyclopedia man.
ner, with each chapter dealing sing
ly with the groups represented, the
book may perhaps approach monot-
ony and the subject matter under
chapter subdivisions lacks the homo
geneity necessary to form. But off,
setting these faults of style is the
authors aptitude for shedding light
on facts without overlooking the
smaller and human factors and for
injecting the writing with a rich,
lifelike quality. These are the chief
merits
Notable are the pages devoted to
the so-called natives. the highly
publicized and truly great cultures
of the ancient Mexicans, the total-
tartan state of the Incas and the
friendly, unspoiled Eskimos Dealing
with the post-Viking' migrants the
author is as willing to point out the
good as we'll as the evil influences
of each, overcoming bias peculiar
to most historians.-J. S.
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April Was When 1t Beoon
By Barry Benefited. NeU
York.. Reyndl & Hitchcock.


If you are looking for a logical,
orderly book with a plot that has
purpose, cast of characters that
would fit into a modern suburbia,
and little grandiose scenery or dia-
logue thrown in, don't read April
Was When 1t Began But if you
never did get over a sneaking fond
ness for fairy tales and are willing
to project yourself into an, absurd
situation, become involved with an
unreal assortment of people and
become identified with an utterly
unreasonable set of events-yet feel
while you are participating in all
this that everything is perfectly
sane and sensible-you will love
this book. 1t is that kind of tale.
Beginning with an absurd premise,
laid against the grimly realistic
background of the lower West Side
of New York, it moves on in a sort
OF predestined course that makes
good reading, to say nothing of
logical story
1t is an absurd book. a gay book,
sometimes even mildly exciting
book, but it is not whimsical or
fanciful. R.R.T
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Hannibal Hooker
By William Harlan Hale. Ne
Vn4L d Il IIanna

By William Harlan Hale. Ne1D
York: Random House.
The public, it must be admitted,
has always loved renegade clergy
men, either in real life or fiction,
probably because people identify
such spectacular clerical defeats
with their own minor ones and re-
spond with sympathy. Therefore
the reading public will be diverted
by that two-fisted muddler, Hanni-
bal Hooker, pious hero of this first
novel by William Harlan Hale.
Mr.. Hale left Yale University less
than a decade ago after creating a
sensation on the campus as an un-
dergraduate by publishing a radical
journal, Harkness Hoot. Since that
time he has been seen a good bit in
the magazines.
Every reader of Hannibal Hooker"
is convinced from the beginning of
the story (early in this century, that
Hannibal is not long for the church
and is delighted when he deserts his
pale bride and goes off to revolu-
ton in Haiti.
Hannibal has most exciting time
from there on, finally arriving at
that most coveted of jobs-covering
Europe for newspaper. That he
was able to do this, skipping those
apprentice journalistic years most
newspaper folk must serve before
their opinions are worth money,
was due to the influence of a WASH
ington hostess, Diana, the number
one woman in his life She is one of
those gorgeous red-haired, green
eyed, slightly -older than the hero
beauties with lots of money and
freedom, so often found in novels
and so seldom in real life. (They
must be the answer to suppressed
desire common to young writers)
Diana's affair with the young
Hannibal is never convincing. She
is. apparently, only a part of the
mother fiXation he admits through
out the story. Nor does the author
make Hannibal's marriage to the
daughter of his immediate superior
in the church credible. The reader
knows all along that it will only
hasten that date with the world
Hannibal will be inevitably keeping.
The marriage seems to have been
tossed in to hasten his escape from
the routine duties of soul-saving.
AS war correspondent Hannibal
mingles with prime ministers and
doWn-at-the-heel plotters, self-in
1ated Senators and flnanciers. He
is privy to the secret Vaccinations
of men in high places and among
them he moves, an incorruptible
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Himself: The Autobiography
Of an Indian Lady

Mrs. Ramabai Ranade, Trans
lated by K. Van Akin Gates.
NeU York: Longmans, Green
& Co.
Because it was written, presum-
ably, for her own country folk, this
book gives a clearer picture of the
life of a well-born Hindu lady than
does one written for foreign con-
sumption. The minor and yet most
revealing details of life are casually
mentioned as though the reader
would understand and know all
about them, and in this casualness
is shown their Importance and their
daily accustomedness.
From her marriage at the age of
ii to a widower of 30-odd until her
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introduction to a more thorough
study.
-Four hundred and lightweight
reproductions are used to illustrate
the text. In the main these are well
represented and clear. MGR,
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woman just Courthouse Mr. Noel has been abe
TO aaw much oh Of the that gGy in his from
shoulders with the giants of the Law here popularity
Engaging Personalities.
from m nen Of G@5e nus S Legend T1s4a and legal lore this
heated Tanss causes sao we're we're aired the cos
Abraham Lincoln There sdeghts personalities
fne msds s hs au law live with the thunder of
and Tnsre The 45 are portraits in lucid Of
the Nsion man 'ee were at one time 0a70ned
Mr. Noel has shaped the etvhile fine old
mansions along louisiana where the
where the author includes the
the Would de m @ @ and re too much i'd disorder in
where na the waiting beverage appropriate place
Vic be lmasun noerspbv of tho ud,c,sr and tho ,.r
the National captaa M ibue nT,s to the s m ro
labor lo9e Of RE Rsg Soe dev0D
Journey to War
By w. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood Neao York:
Random House.
This book the war; hav
ing Tor its particular claim attention by profess
senal Journalists political observers but by poe M
Auden and strictly literary sherwood STILL it very much
the old thing and perfectly readable
But what tells about trouble we have read
aD0 a tut trouble ss in China Chi before Probably there
@ M Auaen keeps his part of the contribution
sonnet met on his trip out the Far East from
long verse commentary war in general He
The reviewer finds his work this young
stupidity expresses them without the sgh sq e0 m @
inspiration @ One feels that Mr. Auden pretty of his
his poetry is craftsmanly indeed-and boring
fo the prose section @ of the contribution
There strue
giles to permits to travel of meals
comforts living and of conversations
right seem to arrive anywhere That
is the only objection which the reviewer
the perfectly a war You can read
tiff you like nice little books about such
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OF the District OF Columbia, who
points to the need for a new build
ing for the District Court in Judi
ciary Square.
For the venerable structure, one
of Washington's oldest and at one
time the City Hall, is far too small
to house the dozen justices that now
make up the District Court estab-
lishment. Yet around it's hoarv
walls cling many traditions and Mr..
Noel has brought these afresh to
mind in pleasing language, with apt
citations and with illustrations from
the law books to point out cogent
cases.
This publication should have an
appeal far beyond the borders of
the District of Columbia, for the
Courthouse has been the forum
where many questions of national
significance have been decided.
The author of this book has
personal link with one of the great
interpreters of the law in the Ma
tional Capital, for, as young man,
Mr.. Noel served under that eminent
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ID. G. Courthouse History
Dramatically Described
Former Bar Association Head
Gives Treasure House of
Legend and Lore
The Courthouse of the District of Columbia

By F. Regis Noel Washington The Reporter Printing Co.
Famous lawsuits eminent practitioners
at the District Court today through the
OF the District of Columbia
and former president the local
press Law Reporter Printing Co here
with preface by Seton Dar
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personality, shouting naledictions
on complacency and fraud.
Mr.. Hale is at his best describing
the rogues Hannibal encounters.
The pulses of his women do not
beat. But it is book that moves
fast and will give many readers
pleasure. V.K.
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Parliamentary Speeches
Of Mr.. Eden Published
Book Is Chiefly Collection
OF Mildly Admonitory
Character Talks
Foreiqn Affairs
By Mary.Carter Roberts.

By Anthony Eden. Neap Harcourt Brace G. Co.
This ought be document historical
has
who that he the leader
democracy champion
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Having said much only Immediately
Eden course he was
bearing this obligation that there
yd George and WINSTON aa chrch Te H in
our own times have given us examples of official
The history of Esand g great me
m may have been consciously limiting himself It be that the
people propaganda methods viii expect
they vslized
Mr. M d as for his Political and who
af eoo aver eae % 0 n M Un b m
CA " al earnest 0u routine "'n0e0 secretary OF
with all defense oher speeches psfS
became
IN tbs @ Ss The s d the latte latter date deal with
aa and Bertho the
gathers that these particular
@ go"fa ness ss OF ans
e and from that
quest R;5sa,
sPaRSs pPa
ens ON the ~
they chose His speeches
paned But he begins advocate Enand rapd
m W a @ ws ss have hobs oegyd S
everybody else theirs"
n5 o5tetss sssn to Pact
His resignation in 1888 the
Ango-1aian agreement Mr. Eden took the
gh @ a n @ a o Hgah nd latte attempt to make new pact
previous and pointed out that until the Italian
its intervention had fulfilled
the
OF Italian infantry the
pledge Mr. Eden held part
ys aid to Franco and pointed
OF now or accompanied Mussons offer of reconciliation
reslgning
Following his his deepening pessmism
down and long
organized for of
offering affairs
Is the English people make tremendous national effort toward
of
g Or other words Mr. Eden today obviously
peoples have had them
for the furtherance of holly
maintenance peace.
1t which could
cence and reader will not puzzled Mr. Eden gloom
to offer It, One will certainly however his
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So Stands the Rock

By Anne Miller Douland. Frederic A. Stokes Co.
This another purpose
the life of married couple which two tempaments borousy
conasted-a all ideals
practically and hard They
then goes
hundred when the accidentally tmes
The background Vermont and gathers that
embocal OF the womans character
Vermont marble The reviewer for her
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Soaring Wings

By George Palmer Putnam Nep Harcour Brace Co.
George Palmer Putnam thing
those who Miss personally
To those whose with
channels however the will probably appear
just that brilliant but quality
the flyers photographs reels
quality
would bemsh
the record personal modesty which she left behind
The present concentrates
the facts of her much public
Putnam has not felt ndfu
has set himself the
Amelia Eahart human being gifted with
secret happiness and off, by that
which the generality of strive happiness
elud them human by
free with wings to her spirit and by still stranger chance fated
for her body Seen this Amelia
could almost become symbol the of flying aviaons beauty
and wonder from its utility destrucvene
ing thing in the tragic shadow which inevitably
Readers should not be led into thinking that the work
done sentimentay
life schooling during
social worker
her but
that
fortunately, o
gotten into the
slim shyfaced girl
Putnams book
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1t all started one Sunday morning
when Coleman sauntered down to
the Graham House in San Francisco,
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Lion Of the Vigilantes' Was California's Hero

citing story, ably done by a man
who was formerly president of the
California Institute of Technology.
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Six Centuries of Fine Prints
By Carl Zigrosser. Neu York.
T01,ici Eriodo

BY Carl ZtgroSser. Ne1D York.:
C0Dici Friede.
This is an excellent text for the
beginner in the study of printmak-
ing. 1t takes up the work of the
outstanding men in the art from the
18th century to the present, giving
brief outline of their lives and
some general description of their
work. 1t also attempts to trace the
development of printmaking in gen.
eral through the various periods in
volved. While it would be absurd to
offer the book as profound dis
cussion of its subject, therefore, it
still can be described as very sound
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The Priory

By Dorothy Whipple. Ne1D York.
The Macmillan Co.
This is a long, serious, absolutely
respectable novel. 1t is one of those
long, serious, respectable novels
which deal with the affairs of a
family through a generation, too.
And the family is an English family.
So the reviewer recommends the
work for any one who is likely to be
in a plaster cast for the next six
weeks to come.
1t tells of muddle- headed squire
who has two daughters and lives
in a rapidly tumbling down country
estate in much the style, apparently,
that Squire Western used in his day,
save that cricket in the modern
novel has edged out fox hunting.
There is picture of household of
almost unbelievable crudity, with the
two little girls growing up as best
they can. Then gradually the two
little girls merge into modern wom-
anhood and the book is taken up
with following their affairs. None
OF the business has any artistic
necessity behind it. though, as said,
there is respectability in every line.
1t is just one of those dull, earnest,
gossipy novels which, so sadly often,
women will put down. NC. R.
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History.
N A RR RATIVE OF
LOISEL' S EXPEDITION TO
THE UPPER MISSOURI. Edited
by Annie Heloise Abel. Trans
lated from the French by Rose
Abel Wright Norman. Okla
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
M'CLUSKEy TO
 RUN AT PARK
Famous FOrdham Athlete Here June lS-WOrk=
 out Tonight

Joseph P. McCluskey, former New York Athletic club and Fordham star, now running unattached will perform in a special mile run Sun day, June IS, at Hamilton Park. Running against Joe will be Bob Bowen on Connecticut State college, who will represent the 20th Century Track club and Charles Suntava who is this years one mile inter- scholastic champion. It is hoped that the name of ole Shea of Bos- ton college will be added to this list.
 J. Francis Roland, coach of Crosby high school, will once again handle the local club. It will make his fourth year with the club. The first practice session will be held tonight at Hamilton Park at 2 o'clock. The team will have four days to prepare for the first outdoor meet to be held this Sunday at Spencer, Mass. Some of the members of the squad who will make the trip are Bob Bowen, Charles Suntava from Bristol, Paul Hummer from West Haven, Boeis Pacelia and Joe Astman from Hart ford, Donald Erbe from Southing- ton, John Roland, William Phelan, William Brickel, Edward Vallone and Joe Wolff from Waterbury Newcomers will be taken in at the practice session tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
Double Action Publicity?

Movie actors are never averSe tc publicity-that is, the favorable kind. By the same token the Ma tional Football league, which in- wolves professional teams all over the country has a competent pub- licity staff in New York and another one in Chicago. Could it be that the parties concerned got together on the following bit:
 Branch Hickey, master mind of the St. Louis Cardinals far-fung baseball farm system, would like to operate a National Football league club on the banks of the Mississippi, President George Mar shall of the Washington club an- nounced today. The Football Red- skins chief also revealed that Clark Gable and Robert Taylor, two young men who do pretty we'll for themselves in the movies, de- sire to sponsor enc of the pro gridiron circuits clubs in Los An geles. Tt is steadily becoming more apparent that the National Football league must soon ex- pand," said Marshall. My pre- diction is that in the near future our. circuit will stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Our new link would be St. Louis. Some claim it is a poor sports town. Branch Hickey talks differently. He's convinced St. Louis wants high-class sports attractions and will go strong for pro football. Baseball's miracle man is so cer- tain of this that he wants to op- crate one of our franchises. In my. humble opinion Los Angeles would be a grand spot for one of our teams. The town turns out 100000 crowds for single gridiron games and can't get enough of the sport" continued Marshall. Clark Gable and Bob Taylor have signi- fled their readiness to finance a league team in the movie center and are confident it would start
 with bang. Football of tomor- row will not be seriously concern ed about long travelling distance. Planes will solve that problem for our teams going to Los Angeles"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
LONG AND BILITZ
 TOURNEY WINNERS
Walter Boss" Norton Un- able to Play in Borough
 Golf Event

Naugatuck, June 6.-The U. S. Rubber company's Interdepartment golf tourafiment got off to flying start last evening. Long and Bi- itz defeated Kennedy and Koronoty, 2 up; Hughes and Sullivan defeat- ed Upright and Palmoski, and 2; zonino and Mckee toppled Donley and Houston, up; and Leeper and Nawraht conquered Peterson and Comulinski, and 2 in the best match of the night.
 Comulinski was inserted as a substitute for Water Boss" Norton at the last minute. MT. Norton suf- fered very painful injury in soft ball game the evening previous.
 Saturday evening the Golf Stag was held and Postmaster Frank Greens Whites were honored by att tending the dinner at the expense of State Treasurer Joseph Talbot's losing Reds. A large crowd att tended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
Tom Donahue, Ex- Commissioner, Dead

New London, Conn, June 6-(UP) Funeral services will be held Thursday for Thomas E. Donollue, 67, Connecticut's first boxing com- mibssioner and nationally known fiStic authorithy, who died last night after three weeks illness.
 Donohue authored the bill which legalized boxing and wrestling in the state, and became commissioner almost score of years ago. During his tenure, three worlds champions were developed in Connecticut Jack Delaney, light heavyweight; Bat Battalino, featherweight, and Kid Kaplan. lightweight.
 When Gov. Cross took office, he displaced Donohue and appointed Joseph H. Lawlor, Waterbury, who since has been replaced by Frank s. Coskey, Hartford.
 Donohue was widely known throughout the country. He was born here, and more than 40 years ago, was named supervisor of box ing in this city.
 He was former president of the National Boxing Associations, and for many years was a member of its championship committee.
 He leaves his widow and four children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
How They Stand
DOEC AND SABIN SEEK DOUBLES POST

West Hartford. Conn, June G. (UP)-Johnny Doeg, New York, former national singles tennis cham pion. said today he would team next week with Wayne Sabin in an eff fort to capture the United States Davis Cup doubles team assignment.
 Doeg, U. S. champion n 1881, was entered here in the New England tennis tournament, seeded third be- hind Martin Buxby and Chauncey Steele.
 The left-handed star told the United Press:
 "Sabin and I are going to team up starting next week at St. Louis and see how we get along.
 well play in five or six tourna- ments together. think we've got good combination here.
 We may give Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cooke battle when they get back"
 Riggs and Cooke, also Davis Cup team aspirants, are in Europe where they will play in the French and British championships. Before em- barking, Riggs said he planned to play double swith Cooke, with view to becoming the American Da- wis Cup combination in the chal- lenge round at Philadelphia next September.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
COOPER COPSP PCA NEW HAVEN TEST Hunsick, Reid Win Other Places in National
 Meet

New Haven, Conn, June 6 (UP)- 'Lighthorse" Harry Cooper, Shene- cosett Country Club pro, Bob Hun sick, Fairfield, and Graham Reid, Pennington, today won the three places allotted to Connecticut for the National P. G. A., championship.
 Cooper won the 36-hole medal with 143, followed by Hunsick and Reid, tied with 147's. The turney was held over the New Country Club course.
 Eddie Burke, state open champion scored 149, two strokes out of the running. His home club is Meadow brook.
 Joel Smith, Wallingford, and George Hunter, Silver City, came next with 151's.
 Cooper left following the medal play to enter the national open tourney beginning Thursday at Philadelphia.
 The PGA tournament will be held at Flushing, L. l., July 9-15.