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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
BY Cmvel Palmer,
Readers Adviser in Political Science.
Public Library.


AS the war moves from the Euro
pean to the world stage and enters
its decisive phase. the American
people are likely TO be called upon
to face a serious decision-peace or
war The Public Library, Eighth and
K streets NV. can furnish num-
Der of new books by American
authors on this issue.
Hugh S. johnson, expressing his
well-knoWn isolationist views, con-
tributes "Hell-Bent for War" Those
who read Keep America Out of
War" will be familiar with Norman
Thomas opposition TO intervention.
Now, in new book, I'VE Have
Future" he emphasizes his skep-
teal view of Americas present chart
for the future and advances his
Socialist remedy. Francis Williams
points out the challenge of revolu
tionary fascism in Democracy
Battle More support for the posi-
ton of the non-interventioniStS lies
in the slightly older book of Charles
Beard. "A Foreign Policy for
America" and c. H. Grattan'S The
Deadly Parallel"
Recent polls indicate that We still
believe Britain capable of disposing
of the Nazis short of total Ameri-
can assistance. Malcolm Wheeler
Nicholson. in America Can Win"
write sto dispel this illusion. Some
months ago Hamilton Fish Arm
strong wrote a calm book. "Chro-
nology of Failure" drawing lessons
for America from the tragic tardi-
ness of moral and material prepara-
ton in France. Vice President Wal
lace, before the election, wrote a
constructive book, The American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
An Island Patchwork
By Eleanor Early. Bos

Houohton, Mt61in Co.
Miss Early is not so amusing here
as she was in her New England
Sampler" but a reason may be
that she has given her fancy mar
rover limits than inclosed it in the
former book. For in the Sampler"
she freely dipped into whatever as
pect of her native New England
that amused her. past or present.
But the patchwork" Is a history
impressionistic of Nantucket Island
and. being a history, even though
informal. requires a more concen-
trated treatment.
The islands story. as Miss Early
sees it, is best told through the
personalities whom the island has
produced. And so she makes an
astonishing list. Among the wom-
en- are Lucretia Mott, the demure
little Quaker wife who launched the
feminist manifesto at a complacent
masculine world; Maria Mitchell,
the lady astronomer who discovered
comet at the age Of % and was
decorated for it by the King of
Denmark, and Keziah Coffin who,
in the undecided period of the Revo-
lutionary War, did a very nice trade
in smuggling and got so rich by
her extra-legal activities that she
owned the whole island. Among
the men are William Carey. who
lived six years among the canni-
balls; Walter Folger, eminent as
tronomer. mathematician, engineer,
writer and lawyer, and r. H Macy,
founder of the first department
store. which is today the largest
department store in the world. And
among the animals of Nantucket
fame, Miss Early mentions the
ship smashing whale which, in the
genius of Herman Melville, event.
ually became "Moby Dick"
Other important factors in an
understanding of the island are,
she says, the gardens, the recipes
and place names. She gives chap
tiers to them all She is sometimes
terribly bright and she pads her
material obviously, but she does
seem to know her subject. Her
book, If read in places with dark
glasses, will be well worth the trou-
BILE. NC. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
The American Primer
By DorSha Hayes. Ne1O York
Alliance Book Corn.

BY DOTSHu hayes. NelO YORK.
Alliance Book Corp.
The Soviet Union and the Ger
man Reich each have issued
Primers purporting to explain the
ambitions and aims of their re-
spective governments. The Amer
lean Primer performs this task for
the United States.
1t is not, however, as are the
other Primers" the carefully CEN
sored opus of a propaganda agency
bent on concealing reality and dup
ing its readers. 1t is the work of a
free woman. whose thinking has
been stimulated by adversely. At
one time the authoress was on re-
lief, and she writes of this, not
with bitterness but with a convic-
ton that, in spite of shortcomings,
American democracy is the best
form of government the world has
knoWn-that it is vital enough to
improve as 1t goes along. accom-
plishing not only security from
outside aggression but, gradually
and in orderly fashion, economic
security within. Her comparison of
1t to the slave rule of totalitarianism
makes especially good reading for
members Of our radical youth move
ments, warning them of the fatal
consequences of allowing mere dis
satisfaction with things as they
are to abolish democracy as We
know 1t. BASIL GORDON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
Glowing Through Baseball
BIZ Al Schdcht. N,
A. S. Barnes & Co.

A. S. Barnes & Co.
This autobiography of the one and
only AL Schacht, clown prince Of
baseball, certainly gets away from
the general run of autobiographies,
which are supposedly dull, There
is not dull page here. Even when
not describing one of the high lights
of his mixed career, his language
carries the readers interest along
with it's joyous absurdity. Accord
ing to the publisher Grammar and
Adjectives" are by Murray Good
man. but it is obvious enough that
AL at least retained control of them,
The book brings out what SO many
do not realize-that Schacht was
primarily a ballplayer and not a
mere clown. He was, in fact, a
pitcher of no mean ability, having
in one season 10 shutouts to his
credit; but he was cratic, and was
just as likely to toss away a game
on one pitched ball Both of these
facts he discusses with complete i'm
partiality-no braggadocio for the
one. no alibi for the other. In
addition to the laughter provoked
by descriptions of his own absurdi-
ties. he gives the reader the benefit
of his wide knowledge of baseball
and of most of the old-tfmers and
moderns who made the game what
1t u. B. g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
Brief Reviews

INHERITANCE.
Heirs to Your Money, by Nathaniel
Fishman Observation-Disclosures on
will making, with suggested forms
and an appendix of legal terms. But
better see your lawyer.
ENTERTAINING.
Friday to Monday, by Irene Par
rott Funk)-Instructio to hosts
and gueSSt about Week-ending with
out casualties. Bright, wise-crack-
ing style, worthwhile material.
ART.
Art Today, by Ray Faulkner, Ed
win Ziegfeld and Gerald Hill Holt
An introduction to modern fine
and functional arts, written with the
aim of aiding appreciation and I'M
Outstanding Good
Vermeer iOxford University, Phai-
don Edition. Reproductions of all
Of the artists paintings. Fifteen
large-scale and five small-scale color
plates and many photographs. A
most valuable and beautiful volume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
Bush Master

By Nicol Smith. NelD York:
bbS-MerriH Co.
A cross between a travel tale and
an adventure story is Mr.. Smiths
latest book about a trip to Dutch
Guiana and his meeting with a
snake collector who took his nick
name from one of the most deadly
reptiles in the world, the bushmaster.
All who met the Bush Master"
otherwise known as DR.. Won Heiden-
stamm, were agreed that he excelled
everybody in his professed vocation
of collecting snakes. All felt that
he had another vocation which he
did not reveal to casual strangers.
Mr.. Smith came very close to dis
covering what this second profession
was, as well as to uncovering the
reason for Won Heidenstamm's luck
in capturing rare snakes.
He draws vivid picture of the
man, brings out the political como
tation Of his presence in Dutch
Guiana-and, incidentally, makes
real a strange, romantic section Of
world. r. r. TAYNTON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
Ftrst>Hand Observer Deals
With Small Town Theme
Established Style of the Past
Is FOrsaken in New Novel
By Martha NJ. Wolff
Whistle Stop
Ry Ma &C arter Roberts.

By Martha M. Wolf. Ne1u York: Random House.
1t well
novel has about written itself years.
tionaized varying
small of the United
key cultural Sahara wherein sensitive people inevitably suffer
theme chiefly subsequently,
England and the Northwest To degree has taken the other
roads novists have amented Unfortunately viii
ase We f all @ % Eef s qe ou dog s Tat b out tribute paid
by its innmerabe rewIngs has been deserved But after 20
reader we'll reflect that the small town still exists and that quite
probably 0e[ fertile field today to the novelist who writes from
Lewis Has changed then the distracted Kinncot
aspects? the question
nov finds relief to be able to report the appearance Of an author
the town material
Worse Place Than Village in Main Street"
VOLTS small ownte small town the moments infinite
T ee nf mag OF the teens wGh MI LEWIS e found
than we're o n0se Of 0pher Ps and ey ARE great deal tougher
them all Instead stagnatng under the
DUCT and take for their $50 Te villagers Sepe
hypoies Their Woan however though equally ignorant
e themselves smart and conceal nothing They are
And their desires quite uniformly for passing pleasures crude
The novel indeed somewhat terrifying deals with
village ageing pavement
me front ana on me lar size ammea up against the usedar lot
Teeen tribe An oldest son. Ernie has PopGed crooked con
ventures succeeded becoming mistress of the local acketeer the
end There are -four o Carl 4s
sppo youth
bully
the girl sefassured
individuals n Family Group.
The of the in
harmonious Though they all Observation-Disclosures
family
generation children materam,
who have conditioned look after Number One" and
appalling.
downright startling American family life
could
She has real ability The worst of her book that
Michigan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
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.
II. NJ. Pulham, Esquire, by J.
p Marquand Little, Brown.
Flotsam, by Erich Maria
Remarque little, Brown.
This Above All, by Eric
Knight Harper.
Random Harvest, by James
Hilton Little Brown.
In This Our Life, by Ellen
Glasgow tHarcourt. Brace.
NON-FICTION.
Blood, Sweat and Tears, by
Winston Churchill Putnam.
Out Of the Night, by Jan
Valtin alliance.
The White Cliffs, by Alice
Duer Miller Coward McCann).
I'd Live 1t Over, by Flora
Cloman (Farrar e. Rinehart).
The Soong Sisters, by Emily
Hahn doubleday, Doran).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
Library Suggests Timely
Books on War Issue

Choice" which points out particu-
larly the problems to be encountered
in fighting Hitler in the economic
sphere. Albert Carr. in America S
Last Chance" and William S.
Schlamm, in This Second War of
independence" plead for aggressive
action. an offensive psychology and
strategy, against Naziism. Pierre
van PaSSen has written a hurried
book. The Time Is Now advo-
eating immediate American inter-
vention, and Edward M. Earle, in
Against This Torrent" while &C
cepting a defensive program as a
political objective. also demands the
offensive in initiative-in choosing
our time. Ralph Ingersoll, in
America Is Worth Fighting For. "
contributes again to the support of
Britain and the policy of interven-
ton. Lewis Mumford. in slightly
older book, Faith for Living takes
this as his text: Victory is never
guaranteed beforehand. Counting
gain or loss as one, prepare for
battle"
Clarence K. Sreit's Union Now
With Britain" puts his scheme for
federal union into form for i'm
mediate use in the battle for de-
mocraCy, Reinhold Niebuhr has
gathered together collection of his
thoughtful essays under the title,
Christianity and Power Politics"
with the underlying thesis that the
best and profoundest Christian
thinking does not support the cause
of pacifiSm. And, finally, a group
of Christians. principally church,
men, half of them paciflst and half
of them not, have contributed arti-
Giles in a special edition OF the
Christian Century addressed to the
problem. IF America Enters the
War-What Shall Do?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
The Literary WordReviews of Current Publications Various Fields
Monroe Doctrine Is Little
Understood by Americans
Most of Them Are Willing to
Fight For 1t, but Few Can
Define 1t, Says Author
Hands OFT: A History of the Monroe Doctrine
By Derter Perkins. Boston: Little BroWn.

By Derter Perkins. Little
The Monroe Doctrine has fundamental but de-
velopng tenet of American
willing fight for it, few define
book has done his best to Of the popular mppre
Many Americans believe
reconquest of South America wicked combination
believe
Venezuela
that the Monroe Doctrine escbes complete abstinence from
affairs
and ought to grateful for doctrine
Perkins, happens to be true.
Europeans Agreed to
First expressed by President
doctrine bold defiance by usory
Prof Perkins shows clearly that there
Alliance
for the most part didn't bother be indignant they
sidered impairment announcement.
and weak. the United
States became nations admitting
validity the
Today the Monroe Doctrine o
mas given way to the Americanm policy
makes extension European sovereignty territory
IN this hemisphere matter of joint
Author Explains Fundamental o.
But despite the policy
the time
its own protection, to alone decsively.
Although
rine is and although implications
It's fundamental basis according to Prof Perkins
existed political different they wished
10 keep 1t different They believed
ENDANGERED by the satisfaction
c.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
The Admirable Trumpeter
By Thomas Robson T
ddU, DOrdn d Co.

ROBSON Hay werner. DOuOte-
day. Doran Co.
this n kin Sa
all the writing done about their subject has been by his enemies
about James wilkinson
Of his career well as of the partisan against him and his
Judged on the basis of this declaration Of alone reader might
enemies of the general on all important counts The unbiased exm
solely grounds for the work
both valuable and entertaining This in spite of the fact that its authors
Their subject evidently UNIQUE character and is good thing
him He certainly worth the effort is from his n9uad
loud cries Of maydom his 6s poFn b g a s int
rascal for hero almost book would have an
Always Preferred Intrigue to
authors describe him. was born consprator He
n o po Haa to ae efeTred
tressons he did so more resisy mped
conspe than because any va reason i o fnrs hand cner his
exclamation Hist and his natural manner an air Of pToiunE
in his plotting himself intrigued tortuous
that the Sometimes he even
of question simultaneously He was catholic
AS is presented of little real ability but
push At the Of 10 he got himself APPOINTED by Geog
his associates But promptly mixed himself into
caba made improper comment on the disagree
To repoaces this early he made the answer which was TO
Be s Rn 0 d 5e nays s6eaeny WAS made
Gun m ANN Here he showed both marked ncapacy
b ftsr to such degree that washington made
OF letter He resigned in statement which was master
into pocs-whch the circumstances was perhaps natural
Succeeded Waynea Commanding General
His subsequent career these early adventures
unsuccessful promptly began
conspng Spanish authorities at New Orleans separate he
He had principe
in pension from the Spanish anu
regular stipend lew
wears later he was back the Army still consplng WIN
French-put
incredible seems ne sue
eded the Anthony Wayne as commanding
f the United States conspiracy foloWed-he wrote count
appointed Governor OF Louisiana ana
succeeded in getting the ofhce Tor 'ne upper p' u Vic ~
Wklnsons career most
in
where he discovered at Burr ho no
exposing 1872 he conducted the worst cam
this book describes IT, IN
of his conduct onc ana
miracehe acqutas
CRYING the with bombas And SO on u
letters representing pensions.
1t is history only described subimey shabby NO
the general tey
psychological compson But
oldfashioned
about well as anything A-O ~"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
ENCYCLOPEDIA AND
HAND BOOKS,

The Britannia Book of 1941 en-
cyclopedia Britannica Coz
Americas Economic Strength, by
c. j. Hitch oxford University -
A study of our country's resources
and wealth Pocket size. Illustrated
with graphs.
L. 5. A., by D. w. Brogan COxford
UniverSity)-S of our people
and institutions. Pocket size. Illus
trated with photographs.
PATRIOTISM.
The Patriotic Anthology, intro
duced by Carl Van Doren Double
day, Doran)-Purports to be our
history in poetry and prose" a COL
lection of writings which were COM
posed to celebrate events in national
development Begins with Joaquin
Miller's Columbus" and continues
to the present.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Ill Sing One Song. by Willie Snow
Ethridge tMacmillanD-Pre bly,
delightful record of the day-by day
life of the author, her husband and
four children in their Kentucky
home. Sometimes witty, sometimes
ELUSIVE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
Night Raid
By Eugene Lohrke. Ne1D York.
Henry Holt g. Co.

by eugene LOHrke. Ne1D YORK.
Henry Holt g. Co.
Serious war fiction is now begin
ming to appear in earnest, and the
present book is an example of the
school. Its story is limited to a
single night and is told in terms
of the thoughts of village doctor.
The night in question is one set for
a major raid. The doctor goes about
from home to home and gathers the
reactions of the people, high and
low, as they wait for the expected
bombs. 1t is not so fine a piece of
prose as Mr.. Lohrke has written in,
for example, The First Bus Out, :"
but it is without pretense and very
close to IT'S subject.
Mr.. Lohrke is an American who,
a few years before the war, settled
his family in England, expecting to
remain there. He formed mixed
impressions Of the English. He felt
that there was profound decay in
the system of their life and that
this decay was more evident in the
upper classes than among the work
ing people. In the present book he
simply puts these impressions into
fiction The humble English people
are pretty fine, he thinks, but, grad
ing them upward, fineness becomes
steadily rarer. This is not an i'm
portant novel. 1t is just good
minor work. NC. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
River of Ruins
By Louis J. Halle, jr. Ne10
York. Henri Holt & Co.

BY Louis J. Halle, Jr. NeU
York: Henry Holt G. Co.
Mr.. Halle is a professional writer
and an amateur of archaeology and
ornithology. With friend he went
into the Peten district of Guatemala
to examine the Maya ruins and the
bird life of that little-eXplored land.
He did not find out much on either
subject, but he has written a finely
entertaining book about his expedi-
ton. Reading it. one concludes in
eVitably that it was professional
interest which took the young man
jungleward after all
For he writes in the classic trav-
eler style, mixing unashamedly fine
descriptive passages with Sententious
reflections and carefully tightening
his effects with humor 1t is much
the sort of thing which young gen.
tlemen of the grand tour" period
used to turn out-polished, effective
writing done simply for the noble
cause of making a book. Once this
was the accepted amateur mode, but
today no one but professional
could compass it.
Mr.. Halle entered the Peten by
plane, then went by mule and dug
out down the Rio de la Passion and
the Usamacinto to the Gulf of
Mexico. 1t was not long trip IN
miles, nor does it ever seem to have
been particularly adventurous. But
it was through an ancient land and
among a people so isolated as to be
virtually forgotten. The mystery
of the Peten's past and the manners
of its present gave the author
abundant material. And it is OF
these things that he writes most
lengthily. When he came to a ruin
he duly photographed it; and when
he remembered to notice the bird
life around him, he made a note
Science will not profit noticeably
by these accretions. But travel lit
erature has received one more emil
nently worthy volume. NC. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
The Lonehorns

By j. Frank Dobie By Tom Lea and With photo
graphs. Boston: Little, BroWn & Co.
This is fully documented cattle that
grazing world of America and furnished political economy
The breed is
Wichita Mountain Wdfe Refuge
being made
The story Of the famous
ton OF animals from Spain and
breeds The cattle
TANKS and giant swrng
and Individuality In regard actual legends
OF steers with horn-spads 13 feet
8-foot
made the animals
OF the longhorn
OF
up OF West
mtleSs and prices generally
part OF the Texas Everything
suspension bridge of raWhide but that couldn't
verify 1880 " ~''
The longhorn played their history bred out
Rising
ana getting STANDARDIZED uniform
Devons good cattle but
tn powerful horns they could
oeserts climb highest
the hercest
e as rev beasts OF the
doing" 49, ~ ' '"l"'D' "a
The facts are cd from their great DAYS
And much Of the has the
IL also permanent record Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-25
Darkness at Noon
BIZ Arthur K(

BIZ Arthur KoeStler. York: Macmillan Co.
able
With without
deal of understanding forth the consdera
alleged
sons The reasoning sometimes hard to follow; has Acen
obviously explain supposed
mental
truth of after all.
commisSar
of dictator
the revolution reves
death himself the
in his mind right sacrifice individuals
could
the machine which he helped motion
of submission
la n a
It pleasant reading but it is worthy thing NC
Lovers Are Losers
Roland Per0ee. NeW York: Doubleday, Doran
MI has tackled delicate subject this
which
who enters the life of them find that though
him. she his thoughts
life of the this
triangle analysed Many OF Mr.
will recognize the of his findings.
Perhaps will be the which the
dson husband personal qualities Of
Most of the of novel writing
familiar basic
pen provided dressing which
reading His descriptions times border
clothes
saving discretion which ofense.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Arch Mcdonald
AtCrOSS Roads

Now that it is fairly certain that
the Washingtons are not too likely
to cop the American League pennant,
Mr.. Arch Mcdonald. the ace base
ball announcer, is permitting himself
some lighter moments Of relaxation.
Turning to the arts, as he has before,
he is playing this week the central
role, the title role even, in the Don
Marquis comedy. THE Old Soak,
at the Cross Roads Theater, where
he was q success, or at least SEN
sation in the same play a few
seasons ago.
Mr.. Marquis comedy probably is
funny on its own, but one seeing 1t
with Mr.. Mcdonald in the leading
role-never would know or care how
1t is on its own. Mr.. Mcdonald, IN
addition to being an actor Of some
considerable stature, If you get what
we mean, Is also an actor with what
is known as an individual style,
He remains unequalled. no one ever
having played The Old Soak" or
any other play for that matter,
quite the way he does.
Mr.. McDonald's supporting cast
includes Ann Cloward. Ruth May,
Edith Simmons, Fred Draper, Allen
Andrews, Suzanne Carrier, Francis
x. Nolan and Neal Frizell. But In
this case the star really is the CEN
trail attraction. The Old Soak" is
something. H. M.
Evening star., 1941-08-20

His optimistic observation Is that
democracy Is going to emerge finally
from the Communism for which he
has no use.
He doesn't call it democracy, in
cidentally. He says there is a very
definite hope that Russia may come
through her troubles with a way Of
life and a government which is like
the American way. That's what Mr..
Lichine likes. He likes his farm in
upper New York. He likes to read
what he wants to read. He likes to
think what he wants to think. He
likes to talk to whom he wants to
and to say what he wants to say
He likes President Roosevelt: His
smile is America; If I'd never been
to this country and I saw him in the
news reels I'd know what the coun-
try was like, what sort of people
were here. how they feel about life
and their freedom"
Some day the dance critic is 60
ing to have to talk to Mr.. Lichine
about the dance. He probably can
talk Of what he likes and dislikes
about the ballet with the same en-
thusiasm.