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Evening star., 1945-10-28
Ballad of the Bones
And Other Poems
By Byron Herbert Reec
(Dutton;: S2.)

(Dutton;; s2)
An unquestionably genuine poetic
talent and particular gift for the
ballad form come before the public
with the appearance of this collec-
ton of verses. The author is a
young man from Georgia. He is a
farmer and so perhaps it was suit
able that he should be discovered
by another Southern farmer-poet.
Jesse Stuart of Kentucky. What
Mr.. Stuart writes about Mr.. Reece
is whole-hearted indeed. He says
that he read one of the Reece bal
lads, Lest the Lonesome Bird" in
the Prairie Schooner, wrote the poet
asking If he had any more and,
when he got the manuscripts at his
combined country post office and
store, sat straightway down on a
potato box and read them through
without a pause, while the Gus
toners pushed around me, stepping
on my toes"
This was poets reaction, but
the ordinary reader, taking up Mr.
Reeces volume, will understand it,
I think, at least as far as the bal
lads go. They are the kind that
fascinate the imagination-as bal
lads are meant to do. They seem
simple and are actually highly fin
ished.
The other poems, though of less
Immediately popular quality, are
equally genuine and accomplished.
They are sonnets and short lyrics,
full of music and poetic vision. Any
one following the progress of poetry
in cur country should give attention
to this talented pen.
Evening star., 1945-10-28
Book Reviews in Brief
CITIZEN AND LAW.

CITIZEN AND LAW.
Your Legal Rights, by Samuel j
Killing. New Home LibraryD An
swers to 1000 legal questions cover
ing the points of law most frequently
raised in the life of the ordinary
citizen. Useful.
THE DANCE.
Theatrical Dancing in America, by
Winthrop Palmer. (Ackermann. J
History of American ballet from 1900
on. Illustrated with photographs.
RADIO.
The Fundamentals of Radio, by
Henry Lionel williams. New Home
LibraryD The mechanical side of
radio for the beginner. Illustrated
ANTHOLOGY.
Promised Land, edited by Steward
H. Holbrook. (Whittlesey House. }
Collection of writings from the
Northwesterners. Stories, poems
excerpts from novels.
Evening star., 1945-10-28
Everything Is Quite
All Riqht
By Wendell WilcoI. (Bernard
Alderman, Inc; $780,
Reviewed by
HARRY MACARTHUR.

Reviewed by
HARRY MACARTHUR.
There is so much uninspired, Pc
destrian prose written these days
and published, which is worse-that
it is a distinct pleasure to come
upon a book like Wendell Wilcox's.
A writer of short stories which have
appeared in the New Yorker, Har-
per's Bazaar and other magazines,
Mr.. Wilcox, in his first published
novel, has given us a story that is
unhsckneyed and refreshingly easy
to read. Whatever else you might
say about Everything Is Quite All
Right" you will be forced to agree
that its author has an ear for
speech that rings true and can
write exceedingly well; he makes the
mother tongue trip along with a
zestful Tilt.
1t is no easy task Mr.. Wilcox set
for himself when he embarked upon
this initial venture, for he chose to
tell story of a brief lapse In the
lives of some quite ordinary people
lapse, furthermore, from the moral
rather than from the mere ordi-
nary. Such a yarn is not likely to
be one surging with drama, and 1t
often leaves writing man with
nothing but his talent to fall back
on. Fortunately, Mr.. Wilcox has the
skill to write himself right of the
spot on which he placed himself
and he has breathed considerable
life into his story of Elsie Singer, a
dull and colorlesS country girl
turned maidservant, and her brief
romance with Henry Korg, dull
and colorless housepainter turned
mild and fumbling Lothario in re-
action against nagging wife.
This romance Gf that is what 1t
can be called of the young servant
girl, fumbling for the meaning o1
her life, is no business of reaching
for the stars, but rather is just
something which happened through
combination of her own inertia
and her gratitude for kind woro
in world which seemed ever hos.
tile. 1t is far from poetic, but nei.
ther is it cheaply vulgar. It's very
conventionality makes it the more
real.
Evening star., 1945-10-28

GENEVIEVE WIMSAi1,
Author OF "A Lady Like the
Moon," Who has Dritten eight
books on the Orient aDhere she
spent gears studying the peo-
pie and their customs. A na-
tine Wdshingtonidr1, she noU
liUeS in q small Chinese house
Which she built in Georgetown.
Harris & Ewing Photo.
the Manchus. She began life as
2 child acrobat and player. and, in
her teens, became a singing girl
BY then she had developed the kind
of beauty which the Chinese of the
time held in virtual reverence. She
was, in short, Great Beauty. some
thing approaching an official insti-
tuition in the China of that period
A young Ming general, lonely on
his frontier post of duty, hearing
of her loveliness, though he had
not seen her, dispatched an officer
with a fabulous sum of gold to pur-
chase her for him. That was Yuan
yuan's romance, unlikely as it may
sound to a modern American. She
built her dream on the handsome
Young soldier and was ready to &C
to him without hesitation.
How the happy scheme was fol-
the time being thwarted by ar
elderly prince who purchased hel
with. the idea of presenting her as
: gift to, the Emperor and ther
made her>his own concubine, how
she escaped from he, orwelcom:
lover and joined Tie general, WIN
still dreamed of her, make up only
a part of the story. Yuan-yuar
lived to be an old woman and Miss
Wimsatt tells her whole history
She ruled as the generals first lady
for many years in Yunnan, ther
left his home when she discovered
him in an act of political dishonol
and finally became Buddhist nun
The historical background of hel
romantic career was something more
than tumultuous and Miss Wimsatt
does 1t colorful justice. Scenes o.
battle, loot and plunder and in.
stances of appalling vengeance al
bandits and Manchus successfully
conquer the Forbidden City are
painted in her tale with decided
realism. The dust, clamor and ter.
ror of medieval conquest appear be-
fore -the reader, as do. in gentlel
scenes, the beauty and elegance OF
Chinese courtly life
Miss Wimsatt, a Washington au.
thor, who has already written eight
books on Oriental subjects, did ex-
tended research into Yuan-yuan's
life in China, and is the first west
ern student to discover the secret
CT the Round Moon Beauty's closing
years.
Evening star., 1945-10-28

finding themselves disbanded when
the Allied troops begin to sweep the
Germans back. One. Jean, tells him.
self that now, at long last, he will
go to see his children, whom he
has not seen since the defeat and
whose mother has been shot as a
hostage by the Germans.
Military necessities at the last
moment interfere with jeans jour-
ney, but a young American officer
who has been jeans comrade in the
maquis, takes his own precious leave
to bring the children to him. How
Jean is surprised, how he finds a
new wife, how the poor French
folk of the village set up a Christ
mas tree and how the erstwhile col
laborator. Henri, is put where he
will do no more harm, all make a
very nice little tale for the modern
season of peace and good will.
Though the story itself has a senti-
mental quality. the writing and
method, I would add, do not.
NC. r.
Evening star., 1945-10-28
Among
the Authors
By CAROLYN Coaains

Historians may discover that His
tory of World War H." edited by
Francis Trevelyan Miller, is largely
for the paper shortage.
It took As carloads of paper to make
the first printing of this book-350,-
600 copies. This gigantic edition
was off the presses within 25 days
after the Japanese surrender was
signed. The feat was accomplished
by means of having four sets of
plates printed simultaneously at four
printing plants.
4 + 4 y
Hugh Gibson expects to finish
editing "The Ciano Diaries" so that
the 100000 words written by Count
Ciano will be whitfield down to
publishable size and appear in book
form by January 10, 1946. Double
day-Doran secured world rights for
the book, except for France and
Switzerland. Since it will be
necessity for every reference Ii
brary in the world, that was lucky
bit of business.
X X X
Two of the most popular plays on
Broadway, in New York, are "Har-
vey" and 1.-The Glass Menagerie. I"
Frank Fay, superstar in the first,
has written his life story, How to
Be Poor" coming November IL. 1t
is not true that Harvey" wrote this
book when he wasn't busy ghosting
on the stage Fay was one of the
country's old-timers in vaudeville
and a favorite even then, SO his story
should be Americana as we'll as biog-
raphy. Julie Hayden, one of the
trio of stars in THE Glass Me-
nagerie," has written about herself,
but indirectly. Her book, coming
this month, is the story of her dog
Maxim. Since she is rarely seen off
stage without him, Every Dog Has
Its Day" should be revealing.
Those readers who were capti-
waited by Hobart Douglas Skidmore's
valley of the Sky" will have new
book by him to read this fall. Its
title will be Point OF Departure"
Evening star., 1945-10-28

o..
$780,
Reviewed by
RICHARD D. MONTGOMERY,
In this novel of Elizabethan times,
TanSy Taniard. mistress of a small
manor in Sussex, becomes embroiled
in international affairs through sac
rlflcing her red hair to the wig
maker and because of her meeting
with Rupert de Boscage. The hair
because it was the color which
Elizabeth, Queen of England, fancied
and Rupert because she fell in love
with him at II. s.
AT the death of her father Tansy
is left Peascod farm, which is neigh
Dor to the Great Hall, seat of the
Perldots, cousins of Count Rupert.
When Tansy carries the wig there.
where the Queen is resting on a
royal progress, she becomes her
aYoWed loyal subject. Through this
turbulent period of English history
Tansy and Rupert meet often
enough to establish their love, but
because of an overheard plot against
the Queen, she fees on the eve of
s-rs Wedding to London to warn the
queen. But the lovers are united
Rupert is absolved of treason and
they return happily to Peascod
farm after their marriage at Hamp-
ton Court.
Miss Strode- jackson has done
much careful research in the de-
scriptlon of dress, food and customs
OF the times. Her knowledge OF
herbs and their uses is evident
There is also enough intrigue and
plot and, together with the quaint
speech OF the period. they make an
excellent historical novel.
Evening star., 1945-10-28
Teresa; Or Her Demon
Lover

By Austin X. Gray. (Scrib-
ners; $780,
This is one novel about Byron
in which that dominating figure,
that superb egotist, is a secondary
character. One feels reasonably
sure that the poet would not have
liked it at all.
The book is a fictionized story of
Byron's love affair with Teresa
Guiccioli, which began in 1919 and
ended only when he set out for
Greece-and his death. But the
main character is Teresa and,
though the great part of the book
deals with the Byron episode, which
ended when she was 81, there are
concluding chapters which carry
her on to the end of her life-and
she died an old woman.
She was the pretty daughter of
an impoverished noble Italian FAM
lily. She was married by her
parents decision at the age of 16
to a rich and elderly count. 1t was
a very good match for girl with
a small dowery; Teresa acceded to
it with good grace, aware of her
luck. But the irresistibly romantic
poet appeared on the scene and she
the role of discreet
young matron for that of Juliet.
Austin K. Gray tells the story of
her laison with Byron exactly as
he has been able to reform it from
existing records. He quotes ex-
tensively from letters and journals
of the period, he makes it plain
that the affair was a matter of vast
public interest and that the lovers
were the subject of an enormous
amount of comment. written as well
as spoken. And what he brings
cut of these old reports is history
which blends comedy with romance
to nearly overwhelming degree
The absurd element which dogs all
behavior has seemingly
fascinated him and he misses no
to bring in those ma
terial details which SO obstinately
refuse to be in harmony with high
flown emotion.
1t sometimes makes gay reading
Evening star., 1945-10-28
A Lady Like the Moon
By GeneUieue WinSatt. (Ack
ernGn; S2.75.J

By GeneDieUe Win1SGtt. (Ack-
ermGn; S2.75J
Although this is a historical novel
1t will read to most Americans like
pure romance. For one thing, il
comes out of a place and period
with which only a few of us have
any acquaintance, and, for another
it actually is romance. It is the
fictionized life of Che'en Yuan
yuan, a famous figure in Chinese
history and legend, who had a career
so desperately romantic that no
sober novelist would dare to match
1t with invention.
She lived in the 18th century, in
the turbulent time when the Ming
dynasty was being overthrown by
Evening star., 1945-10-28
Bertrand Russell
Traces Trends
OF philosophy
A HISTORY OF WESTERN
PHILOSOPHY
By Bertrand Russell. (Simon
& SchuSter, So


& SchuSter; $5J
In his introduction to this huge
work, Bertrand Russell says that
philosophy, in his view of it, lis
something intermediate between
theology and science. Like the
ology," he continues, ''it consists of
speculations on matters as to which
definite knowledge has, SO far, been
unascertainable, but, like science, it
appeals to human reason rather
than to authority, whether that of
tradition or that of revelation. All
definite knowledge-so I should con-
tend-belongS to science, all dogma
as to what SurpasseS definite knowl-
edge belongs to theology. But be-
tween theology and science there is
a no mans land, exposed to attack
from both sides; this no mans land
is philosophy"
With that definition of his field, he
reviews western philosophy from the
time of the Greek cosmographers to
Bergson. James and Dewey. In the
beginning, as he shows, the philoso-
pliers were concerned with geog-
raphy, mathematics, physics, the
nature of the universe, morals,
mans duty, the gods. AS science
broadened its field and as theology
became a separate branch of
thought. philosophy performed the
systematiZing function. Bertrand
Russell has concerned himself with
tracing its influence on social and
political behavior through the va
rious schools which successively
grew up.
Picture of the Times.
His method has been to keep
before his reader picture of the
times, to describe the various plailo-
sophical systems with a brief history
of the philosophers, and then to
attempt to show how philosophy
flowed out of and back into civiliza-
tion. 1t makes an enormous under
taking, but not too large for it's
author. An exceptionally lucid
historical narrative is the result.
Lord Russells enthusiasm for his
material is always perceptible. His
style is lively and at times even
colloquial; he can be humorous and
-again-he will exhibit his talent
for mathematics to an extent which
he must know will be beyond the
ability of most of his. readers to
follow. Even so, I think his book
will fit the popular taste. 1t seems
designed expressly for the intelligent
citizen who knows that his under
standing of philosophical history is
slight and would like to get the
whole matter into his head WITHOUT
too much hunting through too many
Volumes
Evening star., 1945-10-28

and again it becomes too much of a
muchness and approaches the tire
some. But I commend the method
for all those who undertake fic-
tionized biographies. 1t clearly
cures the usual tendency of such
works to 60 saccharine. 1t keeps
a sane astringent quality upper
most anyway. NC. r.
Evening star., 1945-10-28
New Books

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The TrelIopes. Lucy Poate stebbins and
RiehaTd poate Stebbins. October 80.
Forty-eight Million Tons Of Eisenhower
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Evening star., 1945-10-28
PICTURES.


Funny Business, edited by Marione
R. Derrickson and John Bailey.
(Whittlesey House.) Collection of
cartoons taken from the Saturday
Evening Post.
All Out for the Sack Race, by
Robert Day. (Random House) A
collection of cartoons by Day from
the New Yorker.
This Ones on Me, by Mischa Rich
ter. (Whittlesey House, A collec-
ton of this popular cartoonist's
pictures.
JOBS.
500 Postwar Jobs for Men. Dou-
bleday, Doran) Jobs catalogued ac-
cording to qualifications required.
The present outlook in each is given,
the advantages and disadvantages,
the salary. the future.
Evening star., 1945-10-28
A Fellow of Infinite Jest
By Thomas Yoselof. (Pren
tice Hall, So

Though it is not profound piece
of biography, this is a thoroughly
pleasant and readable little account
Of the career of Laurence Sterne,
immortal creator of the immortal
"Tristram Shandy." AS Thomas Yo-
seloff remarks, the early years of
Sterne's life are very little known
The country parson was Al years old
when, in 1760, he first became known
outside his obscure parish. He had
failed to attain preferment in his
career in the church, he was in i'll
health, he was to live only eight
Evening star., 1945-10-28
The yellow Roolr,
By Mary Roberts Rinehart.
(Farrdr G. Rinehdrt,, S2.50.J
Reviewed by


VI VI W xtbftCft0ft 9S.OUI
es Reviewed by
MARTHA LEWIS.
Carol Spencer, wealthy young
socialite, goes to Maine to open the
family summer home with troubled
mind-a fiance killed in the war, a
neurotic mother who makes life mis-
cradle for every one, selfish sister.
But Carol learns the meaning of
real trouble when she sets foot in
the Maine summer nome. For there,
in a closet in the yellow ROOM" she
finds the dead body of an unknown
woman, plus evidence of attempted
arson and other strange happenings.
What follows is complicated
series of events involving numerous
possible suspects and an assortment
of crimes that leave the reader
challenged TO the end.
An unimaginatiye police chief at
tempts to clear up the mystery, but
is beaten to it by Jerry Dane, an ex-
+ pl HAL wiz Id lCIuPCl ublAlS lLOii
a war injury in the swank summer
resort and can't seem to stay away
from the temptation to go about
solving murders.
Mr.. Dane also provides the ro-
mantle interest in the mystery, and
this works out well for the distracted
Carol Spencer, whose life has so
suddenly become a nightmare.
Carols sister Elinor .and brother
Greg. war hero, are among sus-
poets brought into the case by Mr..
Dane, a ticklish situation for a man
In love.
But all is we'll in the end in this
18th mystery story by Mary Roberts
Rinehart, which has been appear
ing serially in national magazine.
1t is her first mystery in three years
and the reader will find that she
remains a master of the formula
Evening star., 1945-10-28
Moquisord
By Albert J. Guerard. iKnopt
90

A Christmas tale of France In
process of liberation, this novelette,
has the sweetness and geniality
which We like to find in stories of
the kindly season. 1t tells of
group of maquisards who have been
through the long nightmare of the
occupation and of their dismay at
Evening star., 1945-10-28
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Tdnsy Toniord

By M. B. S. Strode-Jackson.
fChGrleS Scribner's Sons.
$780,
Reviewed hy
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-05-26
Impose Fine On
Pennant Grille For
Discrimination

William H. Lewis, Jr., won the
case Of discrimination by the
Pennant Grille Inc, located at
81 Brookline Avenue Boston,
against Geraldine sequeira, wife
of Joseph sequeira, and Lor-
raine Watkins, also william
Watkins, the latter recently
killed in action overseas.
The court awarded $500 to
Lorraine Watkins without costs;
$500 to Joseph Sequeira with
costs and $500 to Geraldine Sc
guerra without costs. The decis-
ions were by Judge Donovan.
The original statute which
provided a minimum penalty of
$500 and a maximum Of 500
damages was introduced into the
Legislature by william H. Lewis,
Sr. The statute has since been
amended to increase the penalty
in such damage cases from $25
and 500 to $500.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-05-26
Hub Pastor Speaker
At St. Augustine's
College, Sunday

The baccalureate sermon at
st. Augustine's College, Raleigh,
N. C. Sunday May 9th will be
preached by Rev. Leroy Fer
guson, Rector of st. Cyprian's
Episcopal Church. st. Angus
tines College is the leading ed
ucationaI institution of Class A
Of the Episcopal Cndrch in the
South with an attendance of
over 300 students enrolled from
all the States and distant lands,
Solving Today's Problems
with Moral and Religious Pro-
gram" is the subject selected for
Rev. Ferguson's sermon. Moral
and Religious training should be
emphasized in oil educational
institutions to improve the worth
and character of the individual
and the home life, and inter
racial relations in the commun-
ity and world. In the near fu-
ture students will be attending
our colleges by airplanes from
all over the world, and barriers
should be let down to serve all
for international benefits given
and to be received" is a part of
the speakers address.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-05-26

Frisco Confab Near Failure Hub Leader Passes
SENATE FEPC FOES ROUTED

The opposition Of Sen. Pepper,
often regarded as the South's
leading liberal, appeared to rep
resent a reputation Of his pro-
gresSive record. His about-face
was gleefully hailed by the SEN
ate's Chronic reactionaries.
In desperate attempt at COM
promise Sen. Ellender had pro-
posed that the bill be amended
to provide that the permanent
FEPC be operative only in those
states where it was adopted by
proclamation of the Governor
or action of the state legislature,
but his proposal was defeated 10
to 4. It was reported however
that he will seek adoption Of his
amendment on the floor in order
to give the North an FEPC if it
wants one, but give southern
and western states a chance to
stay out"
Sen. Johnston said that he
.woull filibuster any FEPC bill
Continued on Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-05-26

WASHINGTON-By a vote of
II to S the Senate Education and
Labor Committee approved bill
to establish a permanent Fair
Employment Practice Commit
tee.
The bill bars discrimination
in employment because of race,
creed, color or national origin.
and carries provisions for en-
forcing the decisions of a per-
manent FEPC.
Senator Dennis Chauez ID,
NM a leading sponsor of the
bill, said he would seek speedy
Senate action although it is
generally known that the bill
faces the certainty of a filibus-
ter by Southern Senators.
Committee members voting
against the measure were SEN
ators Clude Pepper ID, Fla);
Allen ]. Ellender Cd, La; DIN
Johnston d., SCI; J. w. Full
bright 3D., Ark.) and Robt. A.
Taft r., o..
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1945-05-26
PASSING OF M. CRAVATH SIMPSON

DR.. Minnie Cravath Simpson,
well known club woman, veteran
fighter for equal rights for COL
ored Americans, close associate
of the late william Monroe Trot-
ter, passed away quietly last
Saturday night, May 10, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T.
Pierce, I'll Townsend st, death
being due to a heart attack
Earlier in the year she had been
taken to Boston City Hospital
after fire at her residence, 529
Massachusetts, ave, and had been
resting there comfortably, in
cheerful frame of mind and en-