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Evening star., 1941-03-23

By Alfred Barn1by Thomas.
Norman: University of Okla
hon1 Press.
Teodoro de Croix was military
governor of Spain's northern from
tier provinces in America from
1776 to 1870, when the chief prob
lem of these colonies was one of
surviving attacks by hostile Indians.
Mr.. Thomas shows, however, that
De CroiX also had to contend with
dishonest subordinates and petty
jealousies. The author pays tribute
to him as one Spanish crown ad-
ministrator who was concerned
more with carrying out his job than
with lining his pockets. But even
his good intentions begged down
under the cumbersome machinery
of colonial administration,
Named commander general of the
interior provinces of New Spain
by Charles III, De Croix governed
provinces which included what is
now Southern Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona. From Seris, Apaches
Comanches and other tribes, De
Croix defended a frontier of 1,5OC
miles with less than 1000 men.
The author tells about De Croix's
administration IN about 70 pages
The balance of the book contains
translation of the commander.
generals general report of 1781-
slow going for the casual reader
but of interest to the student.
GEORGE HADDOCK,
Evening star., 1941-03-23
My Theodosio

By Anya Seton. New York: Houghton, Mfin & Co.
There history
this country than the dashng visionary Aaron Burr barely
missed being President the United States killed Alexander Hamilton
sold
of his other
alconsumng
Hamlet complex
her only tragedy and death
To please him because he needed married Carolina
rice planter whom she did not love and endured countless problems
the aveoWnng feverhaund plantation that later claimed
life of child him ovebronzed
weather of the Lewis expedition When
called him left the child husband
where she called and expected be ruler Mexico
him the death
child little
New York
this talented beautiful sensitive girl
everything did
handled naturally
Thompson and Gaan Seton both
other
Aston the unhappy husband of Thodosa done with skill which,
combined with the picture of the and landscape of the times
extremely readable although
fctonal Interpretation of Theodoas life Miss Seton
historical possible
preceded by careful research available material
including published unpublished letters between father
and daughter JOHN w. THOMPSON, Jr.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
West Point in the Confederocy

BIZ Ellsworth Eliot Jr York: G. A. Baker G. Co., Inc
this wasn't sent to HOLLYWOOD
of Fe Trail the Enrol Flynn
Custer Phil Sheridan,
n o West Point
EIot-not to romancng-neos
that whereas did graduate in
class 1872 Pickett OF 846 and
the concerned primarily with the 3O west
Conederacy the fact that Sheridan lett
1861 is brought out only incidentally
the Civil War IN
diminished Mr. Eliot previously had authored
useful
furnishes alphabetical list of the West Point grad
follows
arranged according to classes showing their respective
table showing grad
class survivors when the broke out
while Conderacy table
listing West Point after the
Military Academy held
of the Confederate Army
devoted of
the with the relations
bigwg the Confederate Army particularly between Jefe
Johnston The author definitely
laid the DavJohnson feud
Eliot with MEoys Life
l820s while
fight village belle According to this theory
the incident
considerable light difficulties between
Stonewan Jackson and Gen. A. P. Hill
In spots the book not well written and the proofreadng could
definite contribution and eminent
worthwhile CHARLES M. EGAN.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Man, the Mechanical Misfit
BIZ G. H. EstabrookS. Ne1O
York: Macmillan Co.

G. H. Estabrooks, professor of
psychology at Colgate University,
here takes the human race apart
and neglects to put it back together
again. But the assembling is in
teresting, though somewhat dlsll-
lusioning. for anybody who hopes to
be around longer than most mortals
After bringing his reader up
through the Dark Ages and showing
that the bestial lords of the world
failed to survive, he relates that it
is man who is now in disgrace, and
that nature is giving him that look
of grim determination which boded
no good for the great sea scorpion,
the dinosaur and the thunder
beast"
What DR.. Estabrooks means, and
says, is that man is woefully frail,
that he leans heavily. indeed, on his
doctor. "A weakened man-macnine
might 90 on indefinitely with his
trusses, his glasses, vaccines, false
teeth, etc." he writes. THE doctor
makes death look like beginner in
the two-handed game of human
poker. But woe betide humanity if
the medical crutch ever slips, if the
human machine ever degenerates to
the point where even medicine cam
not supply the energy to carry on"
In other words, he says the race
is slipping, but not fast enough to
be alarming to those who are salts
fed to live out their threescore and
ten. He reports that the degenera-
ton of man is proceeding surely but
slowly, and at the present rate he
gives civilization another 1000 years,
then phftt! The writer merely sets
down his observations; he has no
remedy. In fact, he regrets there is
no other alternative for man at
present but to trust his future to
medicine. Because, as he puts it,
mo one would dare propose that
only the physically perfect be al
lowed to breed"
IRVING LASH,
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Wolf Child and Human Child


D.
Gese Development
the months by shewo carried off the
where brought with the VOLTS other until
development Mdnapore
India, she taken
During the of his discussion Dr. Gese refers to other authen
A l.
running
brought along the development
until the of 49, she died of uremia November H. 1929 With
the wolf but who died after comparatively short the orphan
authenticity writing
Geological viewpoint emphasizes
the development child
really HOWARD
Evening star., 1941-03-23
By Frances L. Alexander,
Readers Adviser. Southwestern Branch.
Public Library.

hebQeT B AullstE, OOuLHWcoLcIH
Public Library.
Historical novels portraying the
American scene from colonization to
the turn of the goth century form
an important part of the fiction
collection of the Public Library,
Eighth and K streets NV, and its
branches. Reading these books
creates broader understanding and
appreciation of the problems in
volved in building a democracy.
The interested reader may begin
as far back as the discovery of
America with Mary Johnston's
1892" "Pocahontas," by David
Garnett, tells the story of the colony
at Jamestown in 1907. "Yonder Sails
the May1oWer," by Honore Willsie
Morrow, relates the coming of the
Pilgrims to American shores in 1920,
and Betty Alden" and "Standish of
Standish," both by Jane G. Austin,
describe the life of the early New
England Colonies.
"Gallows Hill" by Frances VIM
war, and Paradise" by Esther
Forbes, recreate the high excitement
and suspicion of the witchcraft trials
in 18th century Massachusetts. The
social life of 17th century Virginia
is depicted in Mary Johnston's "Au-
drey." Clifford DoWdey continues
the picture of Virginia in the 18th
century in CANDLES Hundred"
The reader may watch the prog
ress of the French and Indian Wars
in Next to Valour," by John Jen-
nings, or share in the hairbreadth
experiences of Maj. Rogers and his
Rangers in Northwest Passage" by
Kenneth Roberts. Benedict Arnold
marches against the French at
Quebec in Kenneth Roberts "Arun-
dep' and fights through the Aueri =
Evening star., 1941-03-23

Good Neighbor' Policy Is
Seen Evolving New U.S..
Doctrine for Americas
Novel by Josephine Pinckney
Blends History and Fiction
To Produce Good Work
New Docfrine for The Aoericos
4 New Doctrine for the Americas

By Charles Wertenbaker New York: Viking Press
Under the stimulus
hrely doctrine
distinct
Monroe Doctrine and which has little in it.
This New Doctrine for the Americas the foreign editor
Time Magazine original codhcaton
Of the 81 American republics their
cratic systempeverted by dictatorsps-and
their determination to follow pacific paths
disputes
The of the
during Henry
foundations Nicaragua
good neighbor" policy
the development this
America there stands the tall Undersecreay
Wen the he had
the beach Of Boca Chica the Dominican Republic
Weles Cordel Hull
States led founding
doctrine.
Wel considerable credit from Mr. Wertenbaker the
neighbo" policy Hull
republics the author ovempy the
relations with its sister republics of this hemisphere is
forgabe effort make the development of the new doctrine
comprehensive to the lay reader for whom chiefly written
CRESTON B MULLINS.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Best Sellers

The following list of best
sellers is compiled weekly from
information obtained in WASH
ington by The Star and in New
York, Boston, Chicago and San
Francisco by the North Ameri-
can Newspaper Alliance.
FICTION.
III. NJ. Pulham, Esquire" by
j. P. Marquand little, Brown d.
For Whom the Bell Tolls"
by Ernest Hemingway (Scrib-
ner's).
"Sapphira and the Slave
Girl" by Villa Gather (KnopD.
Random Harvest" by James
Hilton Little, Brown.
"DeliIah," by Marcus Good
rich (Farrar & Rhinehart).
NON-FICTION.
"COme Wind, Come Weather"
by Daphne Du Maurier Dou-
bleday, Doran).
"Out of the Night" by Jan
Valtin (Alliance).
"White Cliffs" by Alice Duer
Miller (CoWard-McCann.
Behind Gods Back" by
Negley Farson (Harcourt,
Brace.
"The Wounded Don't Cry"
by Quentin Reynolds Dutton)
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Library's Historical Novels
Portray American Scene

can Revolution in "Renown," by
Frank o. Hough.
The Revolutionary War may be
relieved by Kenneth Roberts "Rab-
BILE in Arms" "Raleigh's Eden" by
Inglis Fletcher, is the story of the
struggle in the colony of North Caro-
lima. 1t is seen through Tory eyes
in "Oliver Wiswell," by Kenneth
Roberts, and through the eyes of
Dublin man serving in his majesty'S
army in Sergeant Lambs America, 4"
by Robert Graves. The Conqueror," ="
by Gertrude Atherton, and Tree of
Liberty" by Elizabeth Page, give a
picture not only of the Revolution,
but Of the fashioning of a new
Nation under the able leadership of
such men as Washington, Jefferson
and Hamilton.
Frontier life is the theme of Rich
ard Hallet's Michael Beam" De-
lectable Country" by L. D. Baldwin;
Land Is Bright" and Mighty
Mountain" by Archie Binns, and
The Judas Tree" and The Silent
Drum by Nell swanson. The latter
two are the first of project Of 80
novels planped to cover the Ameri-
can scene. The expedition of George
Rogers Clark to the West is set
forth in westward the Tide" by
Harold Sinclair; the Mormon ex-
pedition and settling of Utah, in
The Proselyte," by Susan Ertz, and
THE Giant joshua" by Maurice
Whipple.
The War of 1912 is represented
with Kenneth Roberts Captain
Caution" and Lively Lady" The
Civil War is graphically portrayed
in Gone With the Wind" by Mar
garet Mitchell; Foundation Stone"
by Leila Warren; Marching On"
by James Boyd; Arouse and Be-
ware" by MacKinlay Kantor, and
"Bugles Blow No More by Clifford
DOudev
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Hilton Head


By Josephine Pinckney Neu York Farrar Rinehart me-
Woodward physician at 49, from London the
World leaving and felt the travel
mainland
When
friendly Indians entered negotiations for
Woodward volunteered remain
thus became the first
settler in Carolina lived there until his death
history in Miss Pmckney novel The story is blend
balance OF
accomplished without gueung
colonies the friendly attitude OF
nurtung this relationship that
States history AT first there
expedition
taken Augustine in Florida and had
British Returning Carolina he
of who founded the city OF Charleston
the a the
Miss Pnckneys interpretation
degree in him thrust upon him by the times This
Pnckny particularly effective in her description
devoid 1t esure Thoughts
there hardly which not give the
that its author also poet There an air OF ana
Head especially in the adventurous epsodes
feeling that here writer who will tell her story
literary devices the interest 1t
Compliment reader villa appreciate. TREBLE
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Union Now With Britain
By Clarence K STREET, Ne1o York: Harper & Bros

a.
plan the union OF all democraceS into world state This merger
presumably
all English peoples which he should take place
feels
autocracy before it too late.
thought that preliminary union must take place
until the is the dmocracies after
admitting
deliberately He the detail of his idea
Plainly ALL writes with
evangelical ferVor.
may course will
advocating
the a
bystanders therefore find interest following the
forward for salvation Mr. Streis those
nrornine
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Find Treason
BIZ Rtchnrd Rollins. Mem York: William Morronp G. Co

By Richard Rollins. NeW York: William Morro1o G. Co.
subverse activities in America He began 1888
direction
When he had discovered enough about the reasonable
the dctaoS
chairman subcommittee
testimony
subsequently
him resolution appreciation Congress dropped the matter however
Rollins work for Samuel Unermye
Champion Rights.
His describes his researches He investigated the German
Bund and before New YorkS attorney general
He methods
by which Naz propaganda and trooper uniforms
the Hitler found
the National the police force of New York City, He
into activities of the Ku Kx Kan the Black the
Silver Shirts other such He did not bother with the
world of Dickstein
committee which of Dicksteins preliminary
gives evidence that lot of subevey intended being
question: the man the conduct of the
foolish
Wouldbe leaders" has value Americans this time
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Cosonovo's Women
BIZ John Erskine. Ne1u York.
Frederick a Stokes Co


The Ersklne fan will find here the
fare for which his heart hungereth
1t is the professional ictionist at
his happiest-writing little innuen-
dos about him-and-her. He takes
for his subject year in the life
of the famous philanderer and then
he takes IL episodes within that
year, each episode, naturally, CEN
tering about a woman. The moral
of all of them is much the same
Casanova was an overrated fellow.
In Prof. Erskine's Interpretation his
success as an amorist was in his own
telling of it. If this does not seem
to promise much in the way of ro-
mantle reading, it can be said
truthfully that the dialogue is the
book, anyway. 4 NC. r.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Narcotic Agent
BIZ Maurice Helbrant. Ne1U York: Vanguard Press

author this book magazine readers and radio audi
Col
illegal
for 9 arrests of drug pdders that time here he writes Of
astonishing
ton world unknown unpected by almost all society except its
habiues Hebant
higher
i word-not excluding China.
The separate existence of the world OF course not measured in
HebantS makes all
the world noma His quest for pedderS took him into
derec but likewise with weed and weknown and women
describes different kinds dope which commonly sod
he tells of the various which addict made he gives
international
carried by agents not
the which the Secret Service
track the criminals engaged Those who imagine
exordi
his with popular easily read
picture which is distinctly shocking 4
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Contino
By Kim Schee. NeD York:
CoUdrd, Mccain & Co.

This is thoroughly amusing COL
lection of short stories. The author
has lived for number of years in
the famously picturesque Mexican
town of Taxco, and he offers his lit
tie tales as picturesque of Mexican
life. They are, however, just liter
airy hors d'ouvres with a dash of
chill. Nobody is supposed to take
them as having more serious intent
Their idea is to make the reader
smile over Mexico as Americans like
to think of it-a place full of lazy,
good-natured peasants with charm
ing manners who spend their time
making love, composing epigrams or
drinking. Mr.. Schee pulls this of
pretty well, and the agreeableness
Of his text is enhanced by illustra-
tions by Carl Critz, admirably in
harmony. NC. r.
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Irwin Cobb, Man Of Many
Moods, Exhibits Most of
Them in "reminiscences
Scandinavian Novel Achieves
Impressive Beauty Despite
Seemingly Dull Material
By Mary.Carter Roberts.
Exit. Laughing
By Mary.Carter Roberts.

By IrDin S. Cobb Indianapolis: BobbS-MerriH Co.
Cobbs, anybody who will
take back the funny mans
subject the
writer boerous
writer
playwright lecturer the broadcaster and the professional
the of all Cobban manifestations
carefully collected
Cobb take it all is
book
the approximation
Mr. Cobb
childhood
the next he
will telling something happened before the World War STILL
Will
would pretty much
finished all personality
Cobb the story-ter BEST the reviewer recon-
the book where anecdotes OF the authors child
foot
Mr.
themselves worth the price.
series of chapters gives us rare
which
Editor preceded the Age OF the
today That the PERIOD OF
giants whose names
history the New York Sun and the Evening World
of them and their period with
included covering the Harry IhaW trial
war reporting murder of Gov Goebe of
written appropriate
well mixed Sometimes the
famboyant hair again. in the chapter
lecturer coored audience of the hero
wonderful writing
sentiment tenderness and
this Perhaps ALL the
qualities Nobody OF this Repuonc
conceVably done the thing
Evening star., 1941-03-23
The Earth Is Ours


Bu Wilhelm Moberg the SOediSh By EdDtn
York: Simon & SchuSter.
Scandinavian
as translated English usually either ad
And for general hold under remarkably
mediocre much long it
thesis
being downright ought certainly to fall short OF
excellence the fact remains that THE Earth Ours is very
good
1t Tostoyan that machine
a
pride
worked through the adventures of
disguised the brutal stupidity OF the
Stockholm, where
marries
work onds him, inevitably he throws
to a
communal interests That is all
story, dull ditch water.
however that it impressive and marked with much
sincerity his belief in his
material live its obviously
The the puzzle apparently that
of life
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Teodoro de Croix
IRVING LASH.

By Alfred Burnaby Thomas.
Norman: University of Okla
hOulG Press.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
UhIity's Setup

The MICHIGAN Consolidated Gas
COMPANY is owned hv the Ameri-
can Light and Traction Company.
which in turn IS owned by the
United Light and Railways Com
pany which in turn is owned by
the United Light and Power Com
pany
In the utility empire controlled
by the United Light and Power
Company there are p gas and
electric operating companies. of
which the Michigan Consolidated
Gas is the largest, both As TO as
sets and revenue.
a compilation by the Securities
and Exchange Commission shows
that these % companies have total
assets of Si22, 11O500 and annual
gross revenues of So. 1873. 900.
In this list the assets of the
Michigan Consolidated arc given
rs S95 $50. 34i. including both De-
troit and out-state properties. and
gross revenue as sol 620. 532.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
Continued on Page IO)
81 ,8O4 Yedr|yPdy Outline PIagens
10 GIN Workers Reception Rites

GRAND RAPIDS, Feb. 8.-De-
tails of the public reception TO
Bishop Joseph c. Plagens on Feb
ruary Is when he assumes
spiritual direction over western
Michigan's $4,000 Catholics were
announced Saturday by Rev.
James P. Flannery. pastor of Holy
Name parish and chairman of The
civic reception committee.
State and city officials, the laity
and clergy. will speak at the pro-
gram which will start at Sis
p. m. in the Civic Auditorium.
James L. McInerney, prominent
layman, will preside.
A 300-voice choral group. &C.
companied by the WPA Symphony
Orchestra, will give a program OF
religious music at the reception
which will be open to the general
public.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
Same Family Has Funeral,
Wedding Within FiUe Hours

Saturday morning al $50 the
Rev. Iarion Moloci conducted the
funeral service for Mrs. Ann Pop.
g. Five hours later in the same
church and with many Of the
same persons present, he officiated
at the wedding of her grandson.
The unusual coincidence of a
funeral and a wedding in the
same family at almost the same
time resulted. explained bride
groom Gregor Filean. %, from a
Rumanlan custom that once a
wedding date is set it must not
be broken.
Mrs Pop of 1926 Dequindre
street had been i'll for weeks when
she died Unexpectedly Wednesday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

The hourly wage workers of
General Motors received an aver
age pay for 1910 of S1,804. an in
crease of 20 per cent over the
preceding year and the highest
annual wage in the corporation $
history, the company announced
Saturday.
The total GM pay roll for the
year was S492 ,246,017 highest in
the corporations history, of which
S84. 329,067 was paid to employees
in Detroit Seventy-one per cent
of all hourly employees were on the
pay roll for the entire year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
65,I98 Meters in Use

The Detroit district of Michigan
Consolidated has 465.l 1913 meters
IN use. 3. 7SS miles of mains at an
estimated value of sos, ZOO. 600
seven gas manufacturing plants
I'D p gas holders. of which is
p water sealed
The gas manufacturing plants,
which are now used only as a
standby service and to meet peak
loads. have a daily capacity of
100000 cubic feet and the hold
erS have a total capacity of g.
100000 cubic feet
Detroit now receives its supply
of natural gas. approximately Co.
100000 cubic feet per day. through
a I200-mile pipeline 1.-THE longest
natural gas pipeline in the WORLD
from the Amarillo field in Texas
and the Hugoton field in Kansas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
City Redssures
BondhoIders on
Gas Purchase
Payoff of 90 Millions
Expected in Fixing
rice on Property
BY JAMES III. INGLIS

Admitting that the city gas
plant proposal may cause more
than a ripple in eastern financial
circles. city officials gave assur-
ances Saturday that the plan
would work no serious hardship on
the present gas company's bond
holders.
Detroiters will be asked 10 de-
eide at the April election whether
the city should condemn the local
properties of the Michigan Con-
solidated Gas Company and set up
a municipally-owned and operated
gas system
If the city council receives the
Go-ahead sign from the voters. a
condemnation jury will be asked
To fix price on the necessary
properties of the company some
where between $4,000, 900 and
SbO.0 900 600
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09

after an operation.
Meanwhile" id Gregor's
mother. Mrs. Eva Filean. 1914
Riopelle street, Invitations had
already gone out to relatives
living in other cities. some OF
whom were already on their
way here. Large quantities of
food and wine had been ordered.
I'VE could not tell the guests
TO go back-and we could not
cancel the food orders. IL
would have cost a great deal.
Besides, ! know my mother
would have wanted us TO go on
with the wedding"
So Saturday afternoon a few
hours after the return from tho
cemetery. Gregor married Miss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
Detroit'S Example

4 favorable municipal OWNERSHIP
vote IN Detroit might Jolt utilit!
for several reasons
sDetrOf would be- by far the
DargeSt municipal gas plant to be
set up in the United States
Condemnation Of tho Mlchi-
gan Consolidated Gas Company
would remove the largest and
brightest star from the crown of
United Light and Power Com
pany ono Of The top utility hold
ing companies Of the country.
Condemnation rather than a
negotiated purchase would set
an unusual precedent for the
acquisition of a large utility.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
Congratulations

Capt. and Mrs. Louis Kuehle
will celebrate their fifty-seventh
wedding anniversary Monday at
their home at 1915 Ravenswood
avenue The Kuehles were mar
ried in Chicago in 1884 and have
lived here for nearly 20 years
Captain Kuehle sailed on the
Great Lakes for 40 years prior
to his retirement. They have
one son, William, of Madison,
Wis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-09
Cranbrook Director
To Address KiWanis

Rudolph Lindquist, director OF
the Cranbrook School. will address
the Detroit No. ! Kiwanis Club at
the Hotel Statler Tuesday noon.
His subject will be "Today's Edu-
cation Problems and How Gram
brook Meets Them" DR.. Harry j.
Baker will introduce the speaker.