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Evening star., 1940-12-08
Seven Mysteries of Europe
By Jules Romans Translated from the French bu ermoine
Bree. NeW York: Alfred A Knopt

By Jules Romans Translated from the French by Germane
Bree. Ne1c York: Alfred A. Knopt
Jules Romans best author of that series
Kaleidoscope novels called Men us here his
eos at solving the mysterious collapse in the face
OF FRANCES hereditary
JOINS To
an Aefary Ffechmen still
M Romans divides the matter into
parts pu the villain
AS he It, EerS
by one thngthe betrayal the
Tree mana IN MS conquest OF Ethiopia
neuayed the League Had he this
could primary thrown
wholesome into all that
NJ LaValS secret diplomacy
assorted dcao signal
does not to the that
Romans unique
evident to wide awake observers all
For the other the
that the chief of staff Gen Gameln had
unfortunately will
IN their effort Belgium
lure troops into dangerous deal
interesting before which
known it be the scandal
of Euope domestic difficulties Yet he kind about
doubt
Discussing due order England retains exquisite
poene which characterized the writings
of bis
skins well above those of their
M
he wel-too
Substantially is There are couple
the Rbbentrop
that Nasm doctrine which all with
Probably
life But he
for him.
The book while convey much information not
in
ense quality which peculiar attribute of
realize considerable extent thing
So viii moved admiration OF its perfect polish and
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Bronson AIcott, Teacher
By Dorothy McCuSkey. NeU
York: Macmillan Co.

This book would seem to be for
educators rather than for the layity.
1t is an examination and analysis
of Bronson Alcott's theories of
teaching and his practice as
teacher. 1t goes into the personal
side of his life sufficiently to give a
reader an understanding of his
unique character, his almost un-
imaginable idealism and the reasons
for his various failures. In the
main. however, it discusses his work
as theorist in education. in which
field Miss McCuskey places him
very high.
The book sums up with a compari-
son of Alcott and Horace Mann
the one being the apostle of indi-
vidualism. the other that of organ
ization. Alcott failed, due to his
personal qualities. to impress his
theory on American educational
methods. Mann succeeded. And
today we have school systems in
which the real object of veneration
is the system itself. with lip service
only being paid to individual devel-
opment. Yet the Nation is learning
at last that it is only through indi-
viduals that moral qualities can be
expressed. The comparison of the
methods of the two men invites
speculation in an interesting, if de-
pressing, vein.
The book is based on Alcott's
journal and seems to be admirably
thorough. NC. R.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Sons of the Fathers .
By Albert Halper. Ne1U York

BY AlOerI Hdlper. Ne1C IOTk.
Harper & Bros.
Like Theodore Dresser, Mr.. Halper
paints his family portrait with
clumsy strokes. but with an accumu-
lation of detail that gives the COM
pleted job an appearance of real
ity. His story is of Jewish immi-
grant family in Chicago before and
during the World War of 19l4-l8.
The father had fed to America from
Russia to escape conscription, and
even his love for his adopted coun-
try cannot convince him that it is
pursuing the proper course in allow
ing itself to become involved in Eu-
ropes ancient Quarrels.
In a preface, Mr.. Halper declares
he has written "a novel-and not a
tract" and that the first draft of his
book was completed before the out
break of the present conflict. Never
theless, 1t is impossible to consider
the isolationist attitude Of the Berg
man family without weighing it
against problems of today.
Despite their !dealistic conception
of their duties as citizens, the Jewish
storekeeper and his sons are swept
by the current of war hysteria into
compromises that result in virtual
abandonment of their convictions.
The pacifist viewpoint of the story
Is presented with unquestioned sin
cerity, but probably would have
found a more sympathetic reception
in the war-debunking period of 10
years ago than in the less theoretical
atmosphere Of today.
PAUL w, FERRIS.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

Ma Chan-San. 1t was Gen. Ma.
whom the Japanese claimed to have
killed, only to have him plague them
doubly when re raised an army of
deserters from the flag of the Ris-
ing Sun.
Mai. Carlson's estimate OF the
Japanese soldier is not f1atterine.
His principal handicap is apparent
inability to think for himself. The
author describes him as entirely
creature Of habit, inspired only by
fidelity to his emperor and possess
ing only raw courage. Coming from
an army man, this estimate is i'm
portant. The Japanese, he reports,
obtained their successes only be-
cause Of superior mechanizing
equipment, and this will not save
them from the vastness that is
ChinaS topography and determine
ton.
JOHN p. GRHFEE.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Ultima Thule
By Vilhjalmur StetdnSson

Ne1U York: Macmillan Co.
Once again, the explorer scholar
is trying to embarrass folk who still
believe it is chilly up around the
North Pole.
And a good job he does of it
marshaling his facts and quotations
to show that the vast and unused
Arctic is eager for agriculture and
commerce on big scale. When you
get through this book, you will be-
lieve, literally, that hard Arctic VIM
ters are balanced by summer heat
that frequently jumps above 100 de-
grees.
The implication is that a world
bowling for lebensraum might find
1t in the under populated North.
Though now an inhabitant OF
Greenwich Village, in New York
City. Mr.. Stefansson is qualified to
speak. He has lived for months on
a floating ice cake, and is never so
much at home as in an igloo.
Because he has stated his thesis
SNAStSy AiC lldo GlllS UOOk
warily. He has turned it into an
absorbing story, presenting the read
er with evidence on many banning
questions. One Of these is: Did
Christopher Columbus visit Ultima
Thule Iceland) in 1477? Back in
1881, Washington Irving believed so;
but not many Americans have
agreed with him since.
Another riddle is whether the
Greek navigator, Pytheas, lied when
he claimed voyage to Thule and
beyond in 300 B. c.
The book is worthy sequel to
"Unsolved Mysteries of the Arctic"
published by the author two years
ago. Just one warning must be
made. Do not bestow this volume
upon any one lacking patience to
plow through the numerous quoted
documents. HENRY GEMMIII.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Change in Basic Values Is
Mans Only Hope, Says
Stewart Edward White
Abandonment of Materialism
Offers Solution to Worlds
Problems, Author Holds
By Joseph S. Edeerfon.
The Unobstructed Universe

Co., Inc.
associated
of pioneering this
be call the work which has Mr. White
large following actually nothing Rather
account pioneering field of universe without
barriers which with from the material obsucted world
which spend
No work could be timely Man lives today material world
which crashing
chaotic collapse world which
has stabthe his finite have become
shaky and insubstanta,
Where shall beWidered mankind stability
happiness? not without grossly dsodeed material world then
Within those depths without athoming the reality
mankind,
fundamental
ustment Willingly unWingy he make this adjustment and
Mr. White believes that the taken the
leadership in the political which the world
individual freedom
the world this
fer the whole foundation life from material values and material
those which lasting
mortal life nothing
happiness mankind establish his
faith continuity of Of life which
beyond this plane of existence
of this
Evening star., 1940-12-08
The Happy Hiqhwoy

By Francis Brett Young. NeD
York: Reynal & Hitchcock,
Inc.
This is the story of q successful
English businessman in his SOS who
rebels against his stuffy ONCE walls
and the attempts of his social
climbing wife and his imperious
butler to regiment his life. His
rebellion leads him to drop COM
pletely out of his regular way of
life and seek the simple pleasures
of the countryside as an aimless
wanderer. For two months, he
spends only enough money to buy
food and lodging, finds Joy in work.
ing with his hands to help new
found friends and grows immensely
in both physical and spiritual
strength. 1t is q mellow and heart
warming tale Of q man finding him
self. &. D. II.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
The Sun Shines Bright
By Jean Thomas. NeU York.

Prentice-HdH.
Miss Thomas is the woman who
founded the American Folk Song
Festival to preserve old frontier bal
lads of the mountains. This is her
autobiography. She began as a
court reporter and it was while rid
ing thu circuit in the backwoods
that she first became interested in
the fast-disappearing mountain
songs. Ever thereafter she devoted
much of her time to them. But
she did manage to work for such
varied characters as Joe Tinker. the
baseball man, and Texas Guinan.
She glows about both. She wrote q
little, too, newspaper and magazine
articles mainly. 1t Is clear from
this book that her best work was in
taking down mountain ballads and
songs for her festival. r..
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Where Do We Go From Here?
Bu Harold J. Ldski. Ne1D YC

By Harold J. Laski. NeW York: Viking Press.
Those who been wondering their lack Of enhu
sympahize with the Brons suffering and their
fighting
possible dangerously
national
emotion
the led international outlaws Britain the last
stronghold ranyng
World
World battle
neither
the fighting
might be
inclined Englands aid economically
politically England fighting
what future
world
need" Laski fellow English
which confidently
social which deliberately
Italy Poland and major
But the first that have adopted this strategy
This
ming of gescale social economic adjustment Great and
self vital
justice into court with hands"
his lucid and stimulating spokes
akin that of this
concerned the
World War produced. F.F
Evening star., 1940-12-08
e Literary WordRevews of Current Publications Various Fields


With "reminiscences
| By Mmy.Cnrter Roberts.
Mark Twain in Eruption
introduction by Bernard De Voto Nev York.
Harper Bros.
Out of the material left Albert Auobog
apy Mark Twain Bernard De
which make up the present work For the writing hitherto
pieces appeared in
Review 1906
the journal which kept years of his life and which he
expected be published Autobiography" death
The entries dated between 1906
personalities literary acquant-
the times and the There
of Marks early
passed
writing? Has the dust
only unaeI the acy OF the familiar that he can be received by
deghtuy-no years touched Mark
1wans power He steps out of them as emphatic ascb tolerant and
lucid
reading his book like being
the resumng
interrupted What
simultaneously.
Approaching Monarchy"
And about, years ago?
Politically he unhappy He journal in
seemed to him that under the leadership Theodore
nonarchy which what he virtually
for Rs size compse one Of the Ns 1l
f e aae e @ the the % s In
a6e Change 1903 to stc and make few other amendments
Of power the growth Of an American astocracy puocrsev and he
purchasing funny
about it. but he deadly He shot the first Roosevelt small
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is colossal S no" It'd" " 'A every 's ne Goes Dig OF n''e
Story of of His
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references M to AS Mr. De voto points out his went back to
had had not @ @ % sGned m then but hard guess the kind of rule Mark
The story tory the Of the tale of 1.-The Jumping Trog the
its publisher his publishing exploits
accounts of Of the composition M of various wokth make up the
political Of his fellow writers
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had with Otu Of
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Adjectkes "Flabby" in
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shape She has gross
sweetest Of all ages: and SO
h exterior her interior and with it. with the result
nsrep[esen and satie the human today would willingly
poor and feeble and fabby this morning"
giving completely savage estimate of srtes
@ @ 1 Of ne k dpofs m Of ] him W stt by saying that he
Marx old n6 @ nkr @ IN h nef R & But that is not fair fair criticism
notion and it nobody
perfectly justified
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hour ana Mark
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Seven Mysteries of Europe
By Jules Romans Translated from French bv ernane
Bree. Neu York: Alfred A. Knopt y 00''''"'
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eor at solving the mysterious collapse
OF Frances latest
JOINS legion To explain that collapse
almost all literary Frennmen who
the
Evening star., 1940-12-08
The Old Deal and the New Deal

By Charles A. Beard and George H. E. Smith. New York
Macmillan Co.
a which
though hard still highly useful points
national policy which generally ae+
"the New Deal" Summed these about follows
Deal inevitable
utonay change That began effort credit
ownership which become
agencies underWe resulted sudden cntra
President
whole finance traditional
That organized has in these the price
ceSsions relief collective bargaining That political
millions jobs wide foreign
politicians
lines Civil
pletely disappeared.
All of which being the Beard and Smith.
dipensaion possible
national
time the debts
the Government be end explosion
mainly, but of goods for civilian consumption. -
p6on lkja
Evening star., 1940-12-08

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Evening star., 1940-12-08
Twin Stars of China

By Euans Fordyce Carlson. Ne,o York Dodd, Mead Co.
old leathernecks her
with Japan and in doing founding order
Maj Carlson the 13 China
the United States AS official observer marched with
the talked
Manchuia China Then unable
capacity
a O lecturing writing
only eyewitness cooru He describes
battle of Shanghai the Chinese
all with the fidelity of the trained observer.
Beneath it all unfolds
that far the Principally
exemplihed fghng
social equality liberty
and Middle China fighting the republic they
Carlson found the
faction enlightened disciplined
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14

SandY's Gulls
Beat Yakima

EsERETT-Roy Sandberg may
have lost some football players
who packed up and joined the
National Guard but his Everett
Seagulls still pack enough wallop
to rule the roost In the Cross State
League.
Last night the seaguils turned
back Yakima Pirate challenge.
Is to 0. by taking 10 the air lanes
Twice passes from Norman Brand
TO Larry Hatch scored touchdowns
One heave was good for Is yards
in the second quarter. the other
WAS good for six yards In the
third.
Everett led In first downs. Il
10 4.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14
Buiierfai and
Butter Higher

nastsrfst. butter. Sssfsrn
cheese ard light average hseon
we're advanced In efiee Saturday.
according % LEGAL wholesalers
Rntieffal now sslla At - cents
per N. and butter. ap one half
cent carries : top score price Of
81 cents per II followed ~
prices u a. and a. esuls Tor
loNsf scores
Western cheese. also up one.
half cent. sas quoted II II I'D
II esnis per II.
Light average bacon was raised
10 . fiat price Of IL esnts per 10.
Other quotations remained IN
changed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14
Rival Sophs
Play Monday

CITY sophomore football pay all
open Monday aftsfnoen n the Ia.
cela bowl when Stadium and Ian
coin come to Erirs
John ksnneays asll=rllsssF
eleven wiii re seeking IL frat eln
Of the saason after losing fwles
Incidentally the fray marss the
opening AZ thres.same series
both teams are experienced md
are rated on even terms.
The tentative lineup Cor Lincoln
calls on Godfrey for = sinnai.eall.
lna Ioh sith England and Hart
man. halves Brunswick doing the
line nlnnsins Tor the fullhAek spot.
Line starters are Thompsun Ard
Nadawofih. sndzi Fnrseth and IL
back. tackles Hamilton ana itok
snson. guards and Taylor. center
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14
MRS. GLADYS OLIVER

Funeral services for Mrs. Gladys
Oliver. Al. Of 1917 SO. 43rd St. who
died Friday in local hospital. will
be held Monday at $50 p. m. from
Mellinger's chapel. with the Rev.
Henry Victor Morgan officiating.
Burial will follow in New Tacoma
cemetery. Mrs. Oliver had lived
in Tacoma 30 years. coming here
from Wabash, Ind. She leaves
three daughters, Mrs. John L.
Roufs, and Misses Virginia and
winifred Oliver of Tacoma; a
grandson. Edward Roufs Of Taco
ma, and two sisters and one
brother.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14

One Of three occupants OF an
automobile involved In . spec
tacuIar crash on the Psasiey can
Won road. two miles east Of
Auburn. was seriously hurt FIJI
day night. Ross mesereau, 30. of
Sumner. suffering from brain con-
oussion. was taken to the Auburn
hospital.
TWO companions Tom o. Tar
box. 2s. the son Of n. o. Tafboz.
mayor of Sumner. and Joe DAVIS.
IS. Rt. /, box 357. Sumner, eseap-
ed injury. The car. repeatedly
driven by Tsrbox. was going al a
fast pace when II left the road,
rolled 200 feet. hit 3 telephone
pole and caromed back onto the
roadway. where II turned over.
according 10 state patrolman Mike
Wavno. The accident occurred
about II p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14
Sumner O. Kent O

SUMNER - Cramming all the
possible scoring threats into one
minute of the second quarter,
Sumner Spartans and Kent VAN
dals battled on even terms and
ended in 0 to 0 tie for the second
consecutive year In a Puget Sound
conference game here last night.
The spartans recovered a Van
dal tumble on the Kent 12-yard
line and pushed up to the one
yard line on three plays. Here
Kermit Dubois fumbled as he was
going over the goal line and Don
Asseltine caught the tumble in
The air and raced down the side
lines ss yards before being run
out of bounds.
After that the game was punt
ing duel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14
Mrs. Dean Wins
Golf Tourney

Mrs. w. n. Dean. Brookdale
club champion, won the Tacoma
champion OF the champions wo-
mems tourney yesterday al
Meadow Park and Allenmore.
Eighteen holes were played on
each course. Her total was 1853,
having an 81 At Meadow Park and
81 at Allenmore. Shirley McDon-
aid. Firerest, Was next with III
total. 81 at Meadow Park. 80 at
Allenmore. Mrs. Olaf Grything.
Highland. and Mrs. Nell Day.
Meadow Park. respective club
champions. picked up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14
Park Naturalist
To Lecture Here

{. Frank Brockman. naturalist
AT Rainier National park for the
last IL years, win be principal
speaker at a meeting Of Tacoma
branch Of Puget Sound Academy
Of Science in Hovarth ball. Col
Ie9e Of Puget Sound, Wednesday
al T.30 p. N.
The lecture. first IN series Of
eight will include natural color
slides and motion pictures taken
BY Bfockman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14
Renton Is. Auburn 7

RENTON-U nleashing the
power that had been previously
wasted in midfield gain. Renton
Indians scored four touchdowns
here last night to defeat Auburn
Trojans, IS to 7. to give the In
dians their first Puget Sound
conference victory of the season.
Ray Sloan and Ed Walt
each scored two touchdowns
and all four were thrillers.
Sloan broke through right
tackle for 50 yards for the
first. Then Ed Walt ratified
Of ~ yards to score. both
touchdowns coming In the
second quarter.
A 16-yard pass from Sloan to
Walt added another in the third
quarter while Sloan romped IL
yards in the next quarter for the
final score.
Auburn Tailed in the dying mo-
fnents on a pass from o'Neil to
Hawley. MeGilvray converted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14

sE1a-s1sh the clsa 4
sreshefs Merle - sssrEs
handing ths offensive wafh and
mn sekellk starring 81 defense
Vein tofnsdoes aafeafea Clever
Para waFfiora - II {. hsrs 80
leftlAv Allsrnoan
Merle Mef1nuda paAa - Chuck
Nlisoa ~as knod FER = aosYana
touchdown IN ths second quarter
George AeCleud rAn - Yari= far
thlrd=auaflsr tsaeAdosn nd
merle tenk Georges pas frr -
yards n score n ths fourth
period Louis aleHEl Elessd tsa
conversions
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14
Soldier Hurt in
Fall at Rink

Victim of a roller-skating acct
dent. Nick Mesa, 20. member OF
the s1st bombardment squadron,
Fort Lewis, was being cared for
in the fort hospital Saturday.
Mesa was skating at the King
roller rink. 9th and Pacific ave,
when he tripped and fen heavily
backwards against bench Friday
night. Police removed him to the
county hospital. where an army
ambulance called for him. Fun ex-
tent Of the injury TO Nesa's back
was not determined.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14
New Class in First
Aid 10 Open Monday

First meeting Of a newly or
ganizsd class In first AID will be
held At Tscoms seeretarial school.
BIS Medical Arts building. Mon
day At 7.s0 p. m. Under sponsor
ship Of the Pierce County chapter
Of American Red Cross. the class
will be open to both men and wom-
en- Sessions viii extend from 7:3o
until $50 p. m. Those interested
are invited to register Al ths first
meeting. No tuition will Be
charged.
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ARTHUR A. BIxBY

Arthur A. Bixby, 80. 4o1f No.
35th st, died Friday In local
hospital. He was born In Cedar
Falls, Iowa, and had lived In Ia
coma IA months. coming here from
California, where he was an adj
vertising and publicity man for
II years. He was well known In
journalistic work In San Fran
cisco. At one time he was marine
editor on the Honolulu Star Bulle-
tin. Bixby was a member Of
American Legion post No. Q in
Alameda. Cal, and Of st. Luke's
Episcopal church. He leaves his
wife Irene; a son. John Chasteney
Bixby; two daughters. Rosalie
Elaine and Margaret Vera Bixby.
all OF the home: his step-mother.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-14

Monday: Tacoma Nc. /, Kay 81
p. m, Normsnna nall. So. 18TH
and K sts. Mckinley Hill No. 7.
card party at Royal Neighbors
hall. Ia. C and Division Lane, .
p. m. Refreshments. Ruston No.
!. Ruston school, p. m. business
meeting and home talent play.
Tuesday: All-city No. "a. .
p. m, business meeting. card party
and refreshments. Emerson hall.
1904 Broadway. manitou No.
"a, .. m, Manitou hall McKin-
ley No. 9. p. m, Sheridan school.
34th and Mckinley ave Oakland
No. IT. p. m. 1882 SO. Tyler st.
Harvest Home supper, with PIE.
coffee and sandwiches. Ortlng No.
1. 8 p. m. at G. A. r. hall gard
st. No. %. T:50 p. N. at 2344 80.
Sheridan ave.
"Wednesday: Hawthorne No 20.
26I0 Ia. c St, T.50 p. m. Park
ave No. 1s. p. m. PARK Ave
school Redmond No. z. ?. N.
A. cid post office Sumner No. l
al l. o. o. F. hall.
II you're rot using It. sell II with
q Fast Action Tlmes Want Ad.
Phone Main 5l51.
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data supplied ~ I. ; weather
Bureau Department e coan<re<l.
Forecast for Washington Tn
settled and raid tonight and Sun
day: occasional rain IN Nest pnr-
ton. moderate esxt Il <oath wfHd
OFT coast. gentle southeast wind
over inland waters.
At Tacoma. = = N. saturday
Overcast: wind north % N. , h
Barometer 7ass. steadily falling
%.
sun rises sunday II e7s. sets
II 81: rises Monday 81 s77,
sets AZ s.25
Taeemas weather On Oct u.
iasa-clear. no rain. maximum
temperature 81 degrees and mini
mum &c. Highest uind velocity Is
m. p. h. from the nurth