Evening star., 1939-12-31
Miss Tarbell, at 81, Still
Hopes for Winter Spent
On Her Farm in Country
Standard Oil Story Writer
Has Discovered New Facts
About John Wilkes Booth
Bv Cecilia B. Van Auken.

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told She had returned few weeks before from Bethel
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of her publishers and editors
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probably that Miss
Iaes Her sister Sarah
has m R Mm s9 a % 4s1 @ s @ M
Tarbel while she herself when Bethel occupies little
TaDe think wnterins Bethel
and the sd being v vs editors
than many half century her Junior
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Miss TarDsn had Just completed busy 1erenoens work
Booth she explained but have material his I
snd found dnn in little town ah once lived which significant that
already written five books ABR.
who the whose act brought to her at the
age Of her first realization Of tragedy. ,, -
asked M aS neeG @ I'd, S hsnd
only could yeaso otherwise miss
s r keen n os af n sf 60 and %
did not not denote her age - l., , - -..-. - 49, ..
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like writing Just record it on the aphone and don't have to wait
interested learning how Miss Tarb had succeeded
all the and m n nod a % n @ ana
her stirring and
the Miss 1ss1s explained not written
one m @ 0ns no me n
day and throw away
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women @ the rule
College the fall of 1876 determined to be biologist the only
Her first two out of college she spent pepe Poland
Union % n year amd board s yourself hss But
biologist Miss Tarbe went home to Tlusyle little PENNSYLVANIA
She her s m and M way m be M writing
resigned chauauqu Magazine
and uey decided to strike out her She made her mind
this Paris with all her and $50
lance writer Her first check for S. in payment for syndd
and the check came as welcome present '''''
b y a9S stairs m m p M seo
her vacation mon-an launch her upon 81 exciting years on
William Allen White
Dunno
n with m r Tvs a oSn oa s y sn
hos OF 4sfe 9s5 pse ae n four Presidents Cleveland
Called misguided Woman"
Writing The History the Standard OIL Co. which first appeared
volumes long and exciting piece Of work In carving out her
She tried balance what
willing
it
Rockefeller did call her that misguided woman
Miss TarbeI has had ydd career Fame to her
volume The History the Standard
published before
problems
During a
Council of National Defense Amstice
the staff of the Magazine
well the lecture
being 40 lectures on 49 consecutive days
Her real and most absorbing interest however has been tor many
the life OF Abraham material Miss
months hunting Lincoln data starting Kentucky and
talking with
friendship Lincoln living
Chicago The result succeeded digging hundreds
of hitherto unpublished Lincoln letters
professional life that will
another life of Lincoln" she her autobiography
What think Lincoln would he alive President
oday?" asked Miss Tabe referring to the European situation
should do Miss
with calm philosophy.
time things out He would
squarng his conduct always with what
principles We people ought know
| thinkers"
Battle Stotions
. By Hudson Neo York: The Macmillan Co. 4
little book gripping
excitement than heart stand 1t