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Sons and Fathers

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By Maurice Hindus. Ne,p York:
Doubleday. D0ran & Co.
These two novels of Russia, though
they are widely dissimilar in treat
ment, cover very much the same
ground. Both take up the case of
the old-time revolutionist of the
Observation-Disclosures type, vet
eran of the struggles of 1905, as he
fits into the plan of modern Soviet
Russia. Of the two. the Kalashnik-
off book is much the more impress
sive.
1t is, we are told, a biographical
thing, and certainly the fine detail
with which it adorns its story speaks
for the authors personal knowledge
of his material. 1t tells, in the first
person, the life history of one Of the
old revolutionists from his early
childhood to the days of the Novem-
ber Revolution and after. In the
course of the narrative, it goes into
the Vaccinations of the terrorists.
describes their organizations, their
methods and their personalities. The
hero is a member of such group
at the early age of Is: he assists
in the assassination of a Czarist
general and is nominated for an
even more dangerous and important
crime and accepts the nomination
gladly. Then luck turns against the
comrades, and they are arrested.
All except the hero are imprisoned
or killed. Thoroughly disillusioned,
he decides to give up terrorism.
Then he is taken up on a technical
charge and sentenced to exile IN
Siberia. When the war breaks out,
he is permitted to enlist. he serves
as a loyal officer, for he believes
that the Germans are worse enemies
to Russia than the Gar. Finally,
there comes the March revolution,
with its generalization of the troops
and it's paralysis Of military action.
And, at last, with the feminist tri-
umph in November. the army col
lapses, and Russia starts on her
new future under the guidance OF
those who have long desired to chart
her course. The terrorist-hero finds
little or nothing in the Bolshevik
regime to satisfy his lifelong passion
for justice and humanity. Instead,
he is sickened by brutality and in
Justice. And so he sorrowfully turns
his face toward America.
This tale is told, as said, with
fine detail in abundance. Unfortu-
nately, the very minuteness with
which the author describes his man.
fold scenes and personalities works
toward slowing up the movement
of the narrative. The result is
that, instead of having the central
drive of novel, the work seems
more to be a connected series of
short sketches. 1t is sloW-moving
to the point that, at times, one
loses the sense of motion altogether
But the verisimiltude of background
gives it interest Notwithstanding.
The Hindus book is much lighter
thing, a tour de force, one feels,
written without any emotional COM
pulsion. It's title is reverse read
ing of the Turgenev masterpiece
and on the forepage the author
quotes the speech of Bazarov to
Arkady in which the nihilist bids
his friend farewell, saying that he
is going out to fight for a new order
The theme of the novel then is the
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The Donoer of Being Gentleman and Other Essays

BIZ Harold J. LasM York: The Viking Press
The title the chief piece in this book
imagine that Mr. Lask had tor volume anar
built his reputation political
scientist informal which after ALL has
occupation But the suspicion VIII ole soon
Las not left his accustomed
field And wighty When he writes of
still writing political science Under
rng pointing out that the government Of Eng
administrators The danger in question
that Of being gentleman but that OF insisting that 1t IS
England
d by gentlemen
gntmanly nefhciency and nepoism
gentleman Lask has become public dan
ger"
collection law and justice in Soviet Russia
English constitution French opinion the
naonain the future civilization and-Mr
practice interested
naonasm 1882 that the
peril to the world that only society founded on world
equality Danish this peril in 1889 he
English constitution the
judicial function the committee system largely technical seems
probable only will their
merits writes eulogy
the greatest
eS al time
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Oscar Levant Produces a Storehouse of Anecdotage'

cert platform, bringing forth many
backstage yarn that serves to re-
move a bit of the gilt from the
sacred brows of the great and to
present that more or less abstract
body, the symphonic orchestra, as
group of human beings. . In a
scathing chapter dealing with music
in Hollywood, he outdoes himself
in revealing the Importance of be-
coming "a cog in the Wheel" the
rule by which movie magnates have
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effected the progress Of the in
dustry. Mr.. Levant feels strongly
about the way music has been
showed around in the movie capital
It is a full parcel of many tales that
he brings back from the mad whirl
that is the social activity of the
Harpo Marx home, where have
gathered such guests as Aldous Hux-
ley, H. G. Wells and Make Rosen-
bloom. Typical of a mad evening
at Harpo's was the occasion on
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Testament of Friendship

By Vera Britain Neu York: The Macmillan Co.
This book perhaps shade wenamed 1t biography
the Wmfred Hotby Britain
Miss Hotbys closest oltby died 1887
49, written novels the bestknoWn which South
Riding and Mandoa Manda had also written store articles
and She had taken the feminist had
treated
the cutting off which would inevitably that
novelist declares with
South Riding Miss Hoby did take place Engand
accomplished literary artists dealing
constitute
squire 1t certainly keike felt in
reading from reality reviewers crit
undressing book slice of Heyes But
implications itself Hobby had
ability endow ordinary with universally
she did not make them significant
point naturally reviewer sharing Mrs
the book built
Miss Holtbys
finally The facts
well be interest those find her
Yorkshire farming family
learned the country of
the 49, studied Oxford
a Travelled the continent and in South
slowly developed herself novelist
unsatisfactory love affair couded
her Youth ndoa Mandoa!" Her
England of childhood
great is the that Mrs Britain tells
her yorkshire neighborhood becoming literary district
Benefits "Five Towns
Mrs Britain makes liberal letters, scripts
and articles One sincerity and must
its
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return of an old nihilist-terrorist
from exile to Russia in the general
liberation of political prisoners which
followed the Bolshevik triumph.
Mitosa, who has spent his youth
fighting for justice. returns to take
an important Office in the Cheka
All his old passion for humanity
dies when he finds that he has
power in his hands. and he vents
his long accumulated class hatred
on his former rulers with a more
than Czarist ruthlessness. The cli-
max of the novel comes when he
orders the execution of his son S
innocent f1ancee. The son, who is
not revolutionist but a scientist,
has felt only disgust at the conduct
of the self-heralded champions of
popular liberty. With the final
brutality he breaks.
The Kalashnikoff work Is worth
your reading-if you have a lot of
time and patience. The Hindus
novel is more readable-and less
worthy OF the time.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
The Literary WordRevw Of Current Publications Various Fields
Literary Critics Place
Subjected to Barrage
In Current Magazines
Charge of Bias on Political
Subjects Raises Question
AS to Public Prejudice
By NC. X.

AS " uDIlC lCJuOlCC
position the literary critic considered in two
leading February Hpers Magazine and the American
Hsrpers piece Revisited lightly at tn.
personal s $ Tsea S % s % ssss. the ps'
given by four critics to request for verdict on Matthew Arnds
M ef mora
And Ws
that the inspiration of the famous verses the impending class
there justice the claim that critics Judge books
the belief that the public reads criticism from a. similarly biased biased
political matters critic treating 1 such s work rarely estimate
its content And So % mans ha1.
herded into political thinking IT The Mercury STUDY of the critics
uy the wind He begins by saying that
announce that NO critic himself excepted one supposes has been
n0u g 5Ri h aas. slump in American writing
of mote II m world
recognize depression
fo
with the literary situation"
Writer'S Discovery Related
bos And h on it, say of o the h Hy @ sne s.
than cultural publicity for the Stain this
real writing many Of its their much-
advertised social
similar
they Itself as an enemy
And
is in hearty with Mr. Rahv his opinion Of
s' fart sy s @ @ him M of s 5
m Of the M But she with him when he that
ing of herself an accredited Of the creative but
been the M dull literary time these past three and
discovery brilliant which began
group
Of giants has given way to another smart medocties
articles the reviewer suggests
sn men being in the February m g Aan G 81 is S TsS d
traditonay pertained
Rsss 1 tg se W1m e h title
Btains Strength in the Air. by Allan Niche in the February
side indicating making
s'0D p
able itself matter what the
LEARN Lesson and m start doing g sse0 h of what our
what Has Happened Poves2 BY william oliver Stevens
favor particularly
Has Germany Death Ray2' by Albert Brandt in the February
that air raids not hold that the death
entirely feasible Brandt laboratories working
Selected
For pieces following recommended:
tenth First % m the NUMBER aDd Issue ru m e It is united M so
America The unable articles which apparently
pictures general impression recognizes
make thing
WIZ Then % having eye you these
So M as By a css M m e ae a
have getting
South" Vrgnu Dabney in the winter
than writers would have believe but by
no white, either
of February
Dies Committee: An Appraisal by
Atlantic The first study OF
the famous gentleman from Texas not entirely but
signs of
ooneludlns
altogether
its procedure far
Bogus" H. Mencken the February
highly written in defense OF
agcuuast distinguished from the doe-seekng land
rackeeer
But people Must Eat by Donald Howard in the February Allan
after almost eight of printing.
Edward Hutter in
which
professional reefe particularly
artistic thing
Brief Reviews of New Books
New Editions WISDOM CONDUCT. BY Chris
LEAVES OF GRASS Bv Walt Garnett, r.
bv
Evening star., 1940-02-04

Leuant faboue) is smng-his first book,
"a Satteng OF Ignoance has made the bestseHer lists.
The Hte Of Gaeo Is the basis OF 1he the req
lett the author of Sons and Fathers Testament Of
Friendship the 1Dork OF Vera Britain upper rg Whe
Harold Lask over right ,0rites "Te Danger OF Being
q Gentleman" A. p and Harris & EDing Photos.
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Quality Of Wilcox Verses
Made Subject Of Debate
In Volume of Biography
Author Declares Americans
Share One Literary Mistake;
Friend ] ,auds Holtby Genius
By Marv-C carter Roberts.

Period Piece
By Jenny Balou Boston: Houghton Mi61in Co.
of Ella Wheeler
s e a Wo snS m ae Te nor NOR
Of anecdotes tells le :. her and
n o does go @ % Sa @ sn bas sed nst r
both background and finding her work fall
passages thing the world which
kind Of iterary-or literary Baous it
dsssrsl the illusions
' for he s9dy nSes an which
Just about what she said he hers and fills m much @ the same place c s
story Baou had stuck her title told that success cess
that Of Brnum she might have crowded her pages with an
unsppy however in type
forces at work Mrs. Wucoxs artistic
Is 18th not M the @ s m sss M
or Turkish coy strictly interior
Dreamed Of Literary aE,E Fame When
i % mrs @ sr @ a to % an ON psst s
unhappy surroundings and dreamed Of
s%a the age her
found market that she also ns wrote test stories M and and neva I S
whtcomD Riley that she became famous
married and Lived happily PLY
articles
and m ai & on the solemn We also learn
a:s she she received sS in
ion sD W are a9a I h he % o sma %
in that das she m the a s DID Of st war
believed that under higher
subject thorough
follow implications
phrase satisfactory that
like whole volume devoted to her to find
fuller corroboration
Writers
O Worship
BaIou her final chapter that she
animation of the
this undertakes tell Ella
the day Of her death and
Balou would think
Elias of fear which she acquired in her
childhood Mrs Balou
point of takeo Baou then
all writer's for all Of them she
guilty Of the same Well Of course this Just
Wilcox achieved
because not in her to do absurd even to raise the
question
Mrs Balou difficulty be that she cannot make her own
"lowbrow
has named her In others she would have believe that she weak
maerialm divided attitude
produce convincing biography 1t eevos to have to mention further
herself sometimes
critng On 49, for example find this passage He had
uncertain Weled Suddenly April
OF the eerthng possible again with the return OF
Wlcoxis that would like
it. The poetess certainly subject for period
But the piece has not yet been written
Evening star., 1940-02-04
Men in Chains

VlCH III SHO1uS
By Thomas Ryan. Ne,p York:
Random House.
This is a book of stories, some
long, some short, in which an in
dignant young man undertakes to
write an indignant young mans
indictment Of humanity. Since the
indignant young man in question
has talent. the collection can be put
fairly high in the large library of
its kind.
Mr.. Ryan-whose first work this
is-begins his fagellation of our
poor species at the relatively early
date of 1000 BIC, when, as he shows
us with devastating clarity, men
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Hold Soldier
F GLOWING Crash

Unable to raise $1,000 bail.
Ralph L. Herber. 80. Ri. 1. box
AIS. Tacoma. was in the county
Jail Saturday facing dual charges
of hit-run and drunken driving.
State patrolmen nabbed Herher
after his machine. allegedly driven
at a high rate of speed. struck a
car driven by Paul f. McGraw. "a.
of Aberdeen, on the Tacoma -Olym.
pia highway at the Lakewood in
tersection. about $50 a. m. Her
Der is accused of speeding south.
ward after striking the rear end
of McGraw's machine. also south
bound
Herber. a soldier from Fort
Lewis, escaped injury. as did the
other driver Both machines sus-
tanned considerable damage. pa
trolmen reported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Lincoln Club 10
Meet Tuesday

Monthly meeting of the Lincoln
Citizens club will be held in Lin
coin high school Tuesday at S
p. m. Officers for the coming
year will be nominated and a
large attendance is expected. ae-
eording to DR.. C Q. Walters, club
president.
Following the business session.
the club will present Miss Peggy
Mason. recently selected Miss
Washington" and sent to Atlantic
City under that title Miss Mason
will tell of her trip. including the
judging. and will display the
trophy awarded her as states
namesake.
Sheldon Brooks and A NJ. Jack
son. directors. are in charge of
arrangements. Pupils of Lincoln
high school will furnish the music.
The club regularly meets in
Masonic hall. So. 3sth and Yakima
ave. but the auditorium of the
high school was selected because
Of its greater seating capacity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Crash Leads 10
Trial Tuesday

Police court trial for Ray K
Fortney. 26. sol So. Puget Sound
ave. accused Of driving while I'M
der the influence Of liquor. was set
for next Tuesday hy order of
Judge Joseph Mallery Saturday.
Fortney arrested after an acci-
dent ia the early morning, entered
plea Of not guilty to the charge
Police stated that Fortneys car
struck a sedan driven by William
Martin. 56ss So Durango st. at
So. 9th and Broadway. and also
smashed into a wood truck op-
Grated by Albert Bond. RI. 2. Box
262. Kent.
All escaped injury. including
Mrs Martin. Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
James. 3606 No. Cove st. anG
Euniee Almas. 3616 No. Ferdinand
st. passengers in Martins car.
Harold L Glow. 80. riding with
Fortney. was fined SIS for drunk
eness
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Jail Woman as
Drunk Driver

Betty L. Robertson 45-year-old
Olympia housewife. who had bad
luck making turn near McKenns
Friday night. will 20 to trial in
Justice Blanche Funk Miller's
court next Tuesday on charge
of drunken driving.
Mrs. Robertson WAS arrested by
state Patrol Officer Campbell
after she ran wide on a turn and
struck guy wire. turning her
ca around. She claimed she was
sideswiped by another car.
Suffering from slight shock. the
driver was kept in the county hos
pital overnight and booked at the
county jai' Saturday morning.
She pleaded not guilty and was
freed on personal recognizance to
60 to her home at Route 4, Box
53s, Olympia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Chance TO Be
Policeman Soon

Taeoma's policemen Of tomor-
row Saturday were called by G
r. Anderson. secretary Of the city
civil service commission. to pre-.
pare for their tests.
Candidates for patrolmen are
advised they have until p. m
on Tuesday. Nov. 10. to file appli.
cation for examination.
Dates for the first examination
TO supply an eligible list since
1887 will be announced shortly
With only two eligihles remaining
on the present list. and expeeta.
tons of more vacancies in the po-
lice department by men called for
army and navy service. those top
ping the new list may be called for
police service soon.
Application blanks may be OBJ
tanned from the civil service office.
room 100. city hall. The tests will
be held for the rank of patrolman
at $50 per month, for those in per-
feet health. not less than % years
old or over 30. and having a high
school education or equivalent.
Physical and written tests will be
coupled with oral interviews in
choosing the eligihles.
Last tests. held in July. 1887,
were taken by group of IS APP
plicsnts. nut only 10 passed the
examinations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Judge Ellis Death
STARTS On PAGE ONE

president Of the Washington State
society. S. A. r., for two terms.
and vice president of the general
Mountain and Pacific district. s.
A. r. He also was former men,
Der of the judicial Council of
Washington. the State Historical
society and American and Wash
ington Bar associations.
Other affiliations included Ia
coma Elks lodge, No. ia; lie banon
lodge, No. 104. F. and A. NJ. Phi
Delta Theta fraternity. and the
Order of Golf. Judge Ellis also
was a charter member of the old
University club and an honorary
member of the Union University
club, the Country club. charter
member of Tacoma club. He was
a member of the Christian church
Funeral services. tentatively set
for Tuesday. viii be held from the
Buckley-king chapel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
AnybodySeen Dot
Weimar s Little
Piggy-Wiggy?

At the Leslie Weimar home. Sid
So. ssth ST. mourning was in
order Saturday for Oscar" who
was hardly more than few
pounds Of live young pork-chops.
on tho hoof
The Weimars fear that Oscar
might be having a tough time IN
the cold, cold world Leslie CDoc)
Weimar became Oscars qua rdian
Friday night at a rattle. He put
the eight-weeks-old pig. all pink
and white, in the rear compart-
ment of his car and started home.
Oscar evidently jumped from the
car en- route. Weimar drove back
in a vain search. but Oscar. "a
friendly little fellow had van
ished.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Se5 Cash Taken in
Store Burglary

Loss from burglary of a con-
fectioners store at GOT Center st.
amounted to SOS In cash and nine
cartons of cigarettes. Mrs. Sophia
Dabroe. the owner. complained to
police. The burglary. discovered
Friday night. was committed by
someone who broke a window on
the east side. ransacked the place
to find the cash, and took a small
bank containing about IS in
change.
Russell Coffin. vasa hotel, re-
ported the theft Of table model
radio by visitor who broke into
the locked room. Stanley II. Dean,
RI. 2. box 2, Tacoma. reported TO
police the theft of his topcost.
containing car keys. from the
Lucerne tavern early Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Buckley Child Is
Victim oil Polio

A five-year-old Buckley child
Barry Dunbar. was In the Pierce
county hospital isolation ward Sat
urday as mid case of poliomye-
Tits. DR. Norman 2. Magnussen.
Pierce county health officer. an
nounced
He also announced release from
the ward ~ TED Iufer. Of 5s44 rs
F ST. q former Lincoln high school
football player. who wss admitted
as q polio patient two weeks ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Light Department
Calling for Bids

Tacomas board of contracts ano
awards Saturday called for bids
On five .0oo-kilowatt transform.
ers and two voltage control regu.
lstors for the city light depart
ment. Bids on the transformers
are returnahle Dec >. the voltsgs
regulators Dec. .. The equipment
is needed for installation Of trans.
formers on the Fort Lewis ex-
tension line and the regulators vii
be used to protect hydraulic gen
orators az Cushmsn plant No. !.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
World Affairs
TOPICS Chosen

Two topics q intense interest
and importance n he shaping Of
current world history 3ill De Dis
cussed next THURSDAY evening.
Nov = It the opening dinner
symposium o. the Tacoma World
Affairs council n the dotel Nln-
throp Crystal ballroom.
The Economic Capacity n Ger
many n Continue Fighting Vii
be analysed ny DIT Kari Brandt
now professor Of agricultural eco-
Monies in the Food Research inst
tute Of Stanford university. wno
held that identical position at one
time in the University Of Berlin.
Dr. Brandt has oeen lecturing IN
the United States since 1888 and
al Stanford since 1888.
Northern Europe in the War:
Russian -'olicy in the Present
Crisis VIII De the dual topic OF
Or. Eric Bellquist. professor IN the
department Of political science Of
the University OF California.
DR.. Bellquist wak in Sweden on
a social science research scholar.
ship at the time Of the German
invasion of Denmark and Nor
way After visits with many lead
ers and people of the Scandinavian
and Baltic states ne returned TO
the United States ny way Of Rus
STA and Siberia
Reservations for the symposium
dinner may De made with Mrs. j.
II. Gilpin, ST No. 9Th. The eoun-
Gil will hold reception IN honor
of the two lecturers at s O'Clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Repair Break in
KVI's Cable

Radio station kNI's submarine
cable from Vashon island to the
mainland WAS repaired early Sat-
urday morning and the studios
programs once again were being
broadcast from Tacoma and Sc
attic studios II was announced.
Thursday afternoon the cable.
which crosses the bay from Point
Defiance TO Tahlequah. snapped
and it was necessary. first. TO re-
broadcast programs from kNX
tLos Angelesl and then TO broad
cast direct from its transmitter on
Vashon island.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11
Woman Injured in
Two-Car Crash

Mrs. Ida Simpson. As, el0 Ea.
Seth ST.. sustained minor injuries
Friday when car driven by her
husband, D. r. Simpson, was in
yolved in q collision with q ma
chine driven by Clyde A. Faulkner,
IS. Of Centralia.
Faulkner, who admitted blame
for the accident because he ran
through a red light al 26th and
Pacific. was placed under technical
arrest and released Mrs. Simpson
was taken to the county hospital
for treatment of facial cuts and a
knee injury.