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TETE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 18, 1915. 9 CAMERA MEN GET PHOTOGRAPHS OF MEN PROMINENT IN 3 CONTINENTS D. A. Thomas, of Cardiff, Buying Coal in America Harford Marshall and Martin Manton Fight to Save Becker. J. II. Lee, of China, May Take Tango Teachers to Orient. 1 I V j - A Jv : s 1 ; gcare f D- A. THOMAS Is the Cardiff coal man who has been sent to Amer- ica by the British government to make purchases. He was on the Lusi tania when she was torpedoed. Final efforts to save the "life of Charles Becker are being made by At torneys Harford Marshall and Martin Manton. Manton went to the Governor with a statement from Becker involv ing men "higher up" in graft charges, but the Governor refused to act as the statement in no way diminished Beckers guilt in the matter of killing Rosenthal Marshall has said that Bridgy Webber approached him with a request that he act as his counsel at the trial and said to him that Beck er was innocent and that he. Rose and others were perjuring themselves to 1- . . iiecus ay involving Becker. Marshall at that time consid ered the communication privileged but decided to make it public in Becker's Interest. Webber denies it. J. II. Lee is one of the Chinese dele gation which came over here recently to look into commercial possibilities. Mr. Lee and his associate. Mr. Gee, re mained in- New York, and in an un guarded moment told a newspaper re porter that they were thinking of ship ping a bevy, of tango specialists to China to teach his countrymen and countrywomen the modern dances. Since that time Mr. Lee and his asso ciate have been in receipt of letters from many teachers only too willing to go to China at their expense. Mr. Lee has not decided about the delega tion of tangoists, however." He is merely regarding this as one of the possible commercial developments growing out of his visit to America. Mr. Lee's headquarters are in Shang hai, where he imports and exports elec trical machinery. Herbert S. Houston is the president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World. He was chosen at the con vention held recently in Chicago. His election was unanimous. Mr. Houston, who is vice-president of Doubleday, Page & Co., was one of the founders of the association. Sir Thomas O'Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, went abroad recently to confer with Lord Kitchener and the British Cabinet on the business of contracts for supplies, over which there has been some dissat isfaction. He straightened out all mat ters, according to his own words, and the' manufacture and the shipment of supplies for the use of the allies will go along smoothly and harmoniously. An important incident in Mr. O'Shaughnessy's visit to London comes forth in his following statement. Wil son W. Butler, the steel foundry man Sunday Church Services (Continued From Page 8.) X.uther R. Dyott. minister. :C0, Bible school; Dr. Dyott's themes; 11 A. M., "The New Transformation"; 7:45 P. M., "God's GoKpel and Man's Greatness." Highland, East Sixth and Preacott Rev. K. S. Bolilntcer, pastor. 10, Sunday school; 31, worship, sermon by Rev. William Ewing, X. I., secretary of the Sunday school exten sion work; 7:45, "The Stories ot My Build ing"; 6:45, Y. P. S. C. E. I.aurelwood, Sixty-fifth street and Forty-tlfth avenue C. S. Johnson, pastor. Morning service, 11, sublet, "The Great Helper"; evening, 8. "An Open Door"; Sun day school. 10; Christian Endeavor, 7. CHRISTIAN. . Woodlawn, corner East Seventh and Lib erty streets W. L. Millinger. minister. Bible school, 9:46; morning worship, 11; Christian Endeavor, :3u; evening isitiw 7:30. Kern Park. East Sixty-ninth, corner Forty Ixtn avenue Southeast R. Tibba Maxey, minister. Bible school. 9:46; morning worship. 11; Christian Endeavor, 6-SO; evening services, 7:30; praver meeting. Thursday evenlntr. 7:30. Vernon, corner East Fifteenth and Wy gant streets A. J. Melton, minister. Bible school, 10; morning worship, 11; Christian Endeavor. 6:30: evening services. 7:30. Rodney avenue S. S., 9:30 A. M.; Chris tian Endeavor, 7 P. M. ; preaching by S. K. Hawkins 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. First. coTner Park and Columbia street George Darsie, minister. Bible school, 9:45, at the church: men's class at Y. M. C. A. auditorium, 9:45: young ladtes' clans In the Y. W. C. A. auditorium at 9:45; C. E. So ciety at 6:45; church services at 11 A. M. and 7:45 P. M. In the absence of the min ister. Rev. E. 8. Muckley. former pastor, will sneak both morning and evening. Central, corner East Salmon and Twentieth A. L. Crim, pastor. Bible school at 10 A. 51.; morning services at 11, subject. "Sons of God"; C. E. at 7 P. M. ; union service with Central Presbyterian Church, corner East Pine and Thirteenth. S P. M-; Rev. Mr. Grimes, pUstor. Address by Rev. Mr. Orim, subject, "The Greatness of Human Life." "IIRISTTAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE iospel Tabernacle, corner East Ninth and lay streets, John E. Fee, pastor Sunday "Z-mm wf 4 ;y j - ',7 - " v . . a - -.fs of Canada, returned to American from London recently. He said that Canada had given to Kngland her full quota of contracts. Sir Thomas thought dif ferently. "Canada is getting her Just share of the war business," he said. "In fact, she is getting all the business her factories can take care of. Al ready nearly all of the plants have been converted for the manufacture of goods for the British government, and others are being converted." - What is believed to be the most re markable exhibition of clairvoyant powers ever demonstrated was wit nessed at a hearing In the Court of General Sessions, New York, recently. Professor Bert Reese had been con victed by a magistrate as a fortune teller and had appealed against his conviction. To prove that he was not a fakir, but a scientist, the professor volunteered to give a demonstration In court. The Judge wrote the questions: "What was the ruling in the Shelley case?" "How much money have I In thj Bank?' and "What is the name of my favorite school teacher?" The demonstrator not only told what the questions wefe, but informed his honor that $15 was In the bank to his credit and that his favorite school teacher was Miss O'Connor. Reese had given exhibitions before some of the world's greatest scientists. Thomas A. Edison has tried vainly to solve the secret of his powers. He says that the questions and answers flash themselves on his mind without any effort on his part. school, 10 A. M. ; preaching, 11 A, M.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 7:46 P. M. EPISCOPAL. St. David's Church. East Twelfth and Bel mont streets, Rev. H. K. Talbot, rector 7:10 A. M., celebration of holy eucharist; 9:45 A. M., Sunday achool; 11 A. M., morn ing prayers and sermon. Church of Our Savior, Sixtieth avenue and Forty-first street Southeast (WW car Rev. E. H. Clark, vicar. Services at a and 11 A. M. and J:!0 P. 1L . St. Andrew's, Portsmouth F. M. Baum, vicar. Regular services 11 and 7:30; Sunday school, 10; third Sunday at 7:30, holy com munion. Pro-Cathedral of St. Stephen the Martyr, Thirteenth and Clay streets Very Rev. H. M. Ramaey, dean. Holy communion, 7:45; Sunday school, 10: morning service. 11; serv ice for colored people, 3; evening service, 7:4S. St. Matthew's, Bancroft and Cofbett streets Rev. W. A- M. Breck. vicar. Sunday school. 10; service and sermon, 1L Trinity, Nineteenth and Everett streets Rev. Dr. A. A. Morrison, rector. Services. 8. 11 and 8; Sunday school, 9:45; Good Fel lowship Society, parish house. Nineteenth and Davis streets, 7 to 7:55. Church of St. Michael and All Angela. Broadway and East Forty-third street North. Sermon. 11; holy communion, first Sunday, 11; third Sunday, 7:30. Grace Memorial, Weidler and East Seven teenth streets North Rev. Georre B. Van Waters, rector; Rev. Oswald W. Taylor, vicar. Holy communion, 8. excepting on first Sunday in the month; morning prayer and Bible class, 10; morning service and sermon 11; Sunday school, 10. No evening sermon. All Saints', Twenty-fifth and Savler streets Sunday school, 10: morning prayer and sermon, 11;. celebration of the holy com munion the first Sunday In the month at 11 and the third Sunday at -8. Good Shepherd. Graham street and Van couver avenue Rev. John Dawson, rector. Sunday achool, 9:45; morning service, 11; evening service, 7:30. St. Paul's. Woo dm ere Rev. Oswald W. Taylor, vicar. Holy communion, .first Sunday of month, 8: evening prayer and sermon, 4, except the first Sunday of month, St. John's, Sell wood Rev. John D. Rtce, vtcar. 8. holy eommnnion. except on first Sunday of month; 10, Sunday achool; 11, Jrof &srZ 7??es? msrolng prayer: 7:30. evening prayer; holy communion first Sunday of month. St. John's. Milwaukle Rev. John D Rice ylr-ar. Prayer. 3; holy communion,' i io' first Sunday of month. ' Bishop Morris Memorial Chapel, Good Samaritan Hospital Rev. Frederick K. Howard, chaplain. Holy communion, 7; ves pers? St. Mark'. Twenty-first and Marshall streets rector. Rev. J. E. H. Simpson. Sum. mer schedule: Sundays. 7:30 A. M holy eucharist; 9:45. Sunday school, 10:lr,. matins; 11, holy eucharist and sermon. Weekdays' 7:30 dally, holy eucharist: during July and August there will be no evening service on Sunday or Friday. EVANGELICAL. The Swedish Evangelical Free Church, corner of Missouri avenue and Sumner street H. O. Rodine,' pastor. Su-day school. 8:45: preaching. 11 A. M. : young people's meeting, 6:45; preaching, 8 P. M. First English. Eust Sixth and kfarket streets Kev. E. L. Hornschuch, pastor. Services, 11 and 8: S. 8., 10; Y. P. A., 7. LUTHERAN Portland Norwegian. 45 Twentieth street, North Dltman Larsen. pastor. Services at 11 and 7:45; Sunday school at 10 Bethel Free. Stuben Hall. Ivy and Williams streets. Rev. J. A. staley. minister Preach- io'Z'm. M' "1 8 P' -: iiua'1, cn"1- .H 0re?lmno Ltn"rn Church. Fourteenth and Davis Sunday school, 10 A.M.- other services at regular hours. Everybody wl fnm, '-retterson win preach hi. initial sermon at today's services. German Evangelical Lutheran Zlon (.hurch (Missouri Synod), corner Salmon and Chapman streets Services. 10:15 A M. and 7:4o p. M. Sunday school. 9:15 A. M 11 w Koppelmann, pastor. St Paul's Lutheran, East Twelfth and Clinton streets A. Krause. pastlr. German and English Sunday school, 9:50 A M German service. lo:30 A. M.; . quarterly meeting 11 :4s A.M.; English service? I aI m ' y ramm"r school from 9 to la United Lutheran Church. 43 North Four t""11!, street Rev. D. Larsen, pastor Preaching at 11 and 7:45. y ' Trinity German (Missouri Synod), cornel Williams and Graham avenues J a. Rim bach, pastor. Services. 10:15 A. M.,; S a. 9:15; no evening service. St. James' English Lutheran, corner West Park and Jefferson streets J. Allen Leas, pastor. Services at 11 A. M . conducted by th pastor. There will be no evening serv iced Sunday school meets at 10 A. M. Bethany Danish, Union avenue North and Morris street M. C. Jensen-Engholm, pas- LATTER DAY SAINT 3. Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints, corner East Twenty-fifth and Madi son streets. Sunday school at 10: services ll:4o; evening service at 7:30. Everybody welcome. METHODIST. First. Twelfth and Taylor streets Frank L. Lovcland, D. D.. minister lo:3o A M morning worship and aermon; 12 15 p m' Sunday school; 6:45 P. M., Young People's Council; 8 P. M.. sermon. Vancouver Avenuo Norwegian Danish cor ner of Skidmore street Rev. Abraham Ve reide. pastor. Services Sunday at 10:45 A. M. and 8 P. M. ; Sunday"school at 9:45 A. M. First Norwegian-Danish, corner Eighteenth and Hoyt O. T. Field, pastor. Morning service at 11 o'clock and evening at 8 o'clock: Young People's meeting Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock; prayer meeting Thurs day evening at 8 o'clock. Epworth. North Twenty-sixth and Savler streets C. O. Mcculloch, pastor. Sunday school, 9:45; publlo worship, 11 and 7 45 Epworth League, 7. Centenary, East Ninth and East Pins streets T. W. Lane. minister. Sunday school. 9:45 A. M : morning worship. 11; holy communion, class meeting Immediately after morning service: Epworth League, 6:30 P. M.; evening worship, 7:45. Rev. W. H. Selleck will preach morning and evening. Swedish services will be held In Oregon City at 3 o'clock P. M. Ail Scandinavians are most cordially invited to attend. John Ovall. Swedish minister. First African M. E. Zlon Church, 2t8 Williams avenue W. W. Howard. D. D.. pastor. Preaching at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. : S. 6.. 1 P. M. ; C. E., 7 P. M. ; prayer meet ing. 3:30 P. M.. Woodlawn- Louia Thomas, pastor. S. 8..' 10 A. M. ; E. L.. 7 P. M. ; services. 11 A. M., "The Betrayal": 7:45. "Divine Economy"; prayer service Thursday evening. Rose City Park, Bandy boulevard and East Fifty-eighth street North William Wallace Youngson, minister. 9:45. Sunday achool; 11, "The Unpardonable Sin"; 7 to 8, com munity song service on the lawn. Sunnyslde, corner East Yamhill and Thirty-fifth streets R. Elmer Smith, pas tor. Sunday school, 9:50 A. M. : preaching. 11 A. M.; Epworth League. 6:30 P. M.: people's popular service, 7:45 P. M., subject, "Play Ball." Mount Tabor E. Olln Eldiidge. pastor. 8ervlces Sunday as follows: Preaching. 11 A. M.. 8 P. M. : subject, morning, "Is the World Growing Better?" evening. "Christ the Friend of the Poor Man"; Sunday school. 9:45 A. M. ; Epworth League. 7 P. M. Central, Vancouver avenue and Fargo ati-Vet C. C. Rarick, pastor. Sunday school, 9:45; morning sermon, "The Transfiguration of Man"; 11, class meeting: 13:15. Epworth League; 7, evening sermon. "Man's Ruin. God s Remedy and Its Application," 8: mid week service. Thursday, 8. University Park. Lombard and Klske streets c. L. Hamilton, pastor. Sunday school. 9:45; Epworth League. 7; preach Ing. V- and 8: morning aermon by Rev. D. T. SummervlIIe; evening sermon by Rev. J. B. Hoadly. Trinity, East Tenth and Sherman streets Rev. A. B. Calder. pastor. Sunday school. 10: Epworth League. 7: 11, "Following the Fashions"; 8, Young People's programme, METHODIST EPISCOPAL 80LT1L Union avenue and Multnomah street Rev. W. J. Fenton, pastor. Sunday achool at lo A. M. ; preaching. 11 A. M. and P. M.; Ep worth Leagus. 7 P. M. , NEW THOUGHT, New Thought Temple of Truth. Ellers building, 142 Broadway Perry Joa, Green, minister. Lecturs at b. "Footprints ot Uod." NEW CHURCH SOCIETY. New Church Society. Knights of Pythias Hall, Eleventh and Alder streets 11 A. M.. Rev. Samuel Worcester pastor, subject, "In fanta and Little children In Heaven"; Sun day achool at 1:15. PRESBYTERIAN. Ross City Park Church, corner of Forty fifth and, Hancock streets Morning wor ship. 11; evening worship, 7:45; church school, 9:4S A. M. : Junior C Sunday afternoon 3:30; ben lor C. E.. 5:45 P. M. ; mid-week" meeting, Thursday, 7:45 P. M. Spokane-avenue. East Sixteenth and Spo kane J. E. Youel. pastor, ci. S. at lo; wor ship at 11 and 8 o'clock. Piedmont, corner Cleveland and Jarrett streets lie v. A. L. Hutchison. D. U . pastor. 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. ; Sabbath achool. 9:44; Christian Endeavor, 7. Rose City Park Community Church (Pres. byterlan) Rev. J. M. Skinner, pastor. Sun day school. 9:45; communion service, recep tion of members and sermon, 11; ttealor Christian Endevaor service, 7. Calvary, Eleventh and Clay streets Rev. Oliver S. Baum. pastor. lt:3o, 'Loes Gki Care?"; 7:45. "Do You Care?"; Sunday school, noon: Christian Endeavor Society, 6:45; open-air song service, 7:-. Kenllworth. East Thirty-fourth and Glad stone avenue Rev. L. K. Richardson, pas tor. Bible school. 9:45 A. M. ; morning wor ship. Infant baptlam reception of members, sermon by Rev. A. J. Montgomery; P. M.. worship. "Amusements." Vernon, corner Nineteenth and Wyaant streets H. N. Mount, pastor. Sabbath school s.t 9:45 A. M.; public worship at 11 A. M., -with sermon by the Rev. Georre L. Clark, df La Grande; no evening services until September. Centrsl (Hawthorne Park and Third . ror. East Thirteenth and Plna L. K. Grimes, minister. ll:3i. Dr. H. N. Mount will CHURCH NOTICES DUE THIRSDA Church notices for The Sund Oregonlan should be In this office by Thursday at 5 P. M. It Is cot posslbls to assure publication of any notices after that hour. preach; 12, 8. S.; 7:4 5, union aervlce. The congregation of the Central Christian Church will meet with this confreation. Dr. Crtm will peak. Fourth Presbyterian Church, corner First and Ulbbe Henry O. Hanaon, pa tor. 10:30 Y M., preaching; 12, Sund.y achool; S, Y. C. A. goepel team will conduct service. Hope, Svent y-tiiffhth and Everett streets P. W. tfemann, minlnter. Morning subject, "The Changeless Christ"; in the evening ther will be union services In tho Mea ta villa (School building. First 1 nlted Presbyterian Church. Cast Thtrty-eevonth and Hawthorne avenu Frank DeWltte Flndiey, minister. I.lbls school, lO A. M.; mornlnir worship, 11 o'clock, sermon topic, "Coming Home to Fundamen tals"; Christian fendcavor. 7 P. M.. topic, "Christianity and World Progress , leader. K. T. Phillips; evening services, s, sermon topic, "living Li loo a Prince and Dying Like a Pool." REFORMED. Hirst German. Twelfth and Clay a. Ilaf ner, pastor. Services, 10:4i and S. In the .evening special song service, ttunday school. y. p. s., i p. m. fetVEMU-DAV ADVEXTI.STS. (Kesjulmr service of this deoomlnatloa avr held on taturday ). Central, Kast Kleventh and Everett streets Elder Milton 11. Ht John, pastor. Preach ing, 11 A. M. ; Sabbath school, 10; prayer meeting, Wednesday. 7 : JO ; Y. P. H.. 7:20 Friday evening; special services .Sunday evening at 7:3u. A Iblna i German) Skidmore and Mallory avenue Henry Hlock, elder. G. F. Kusch, local e1d-r. Sabbath school is at 10; preach ing. 1 1:30 and a. Preaching Sunday night la Kt . MonturlllA. East Eightieth and Everett streets J. K. Beatty, elder. Sabbath school Is at 10 A. M. and preaching at 11. &. Johns Central avenue and Charleston street Elder E. D. Hurlburt. Sabbath school Is at 10 with preaching at 11; mis sionary Society meets at S o'clock. Mount Tabor Kaat Sixtieth and Belmont streets Rev. C. J. Cummings, pastor, tsb bath school Is held at lo with preaching at 11. , Lents Marlon avenue and Blumauer T. J. Chltwood. elder. Kabbeth achool is at 10 with preaching at 11. breaching tiunday night Is at 7: J. Hrandinavian Church, Sixty-second and Thirty-ninth a venue Elder O. E. Sandnes, pastor. Sabbath school la st 10; preaching, 11 and tiunday servlcea at 7:30. 8PIRITUALJ8T. First Spiritual Church, Manchester build ing. 80 H Fifth street, between btark and Uar. Services 1 and t P. M. The Christian Spiritualist Church, Allsky botldlng. Morrison street S I'. M.. lec ture and messages; H p. M.. "Kqulty and the Spiritual' rhllosophy." by I. Taylor. Church of the Soul. 208 Third street Rev. J. II. I.ucaa. pastor. Conference meet ing. II A. M. ; mediums', 3 P. XI.; lecture, 8 P. M.. by the pastor, followed by Mrs. Cornelius, demonstrating; solo, by Mrs. Mar garet Marx. IX1TKD BRETHREN. Fourth, filxty-ninth street and Sixty-second avenus Southeast. Tremont Station J. K. Connor, pastor. Sermons. 11 A. M. and 7:42 P. M.; Sunday achool. 10 A. M. ; Christian Endeavor. 6:45 P. M. First United Brethren Church. Fast Fif teenth and Morrison John D. Xlsawonder. pastor, sjibie school, lrt; preaching, 11. "The Stn W Are Afraid to Mention"; 7, Kntleavor; 8. B. McKoden. tho rectified bartender, on "The Guy That Cams Back." UNITARIAN. Church of Our Father. Broadway and Yamhill streets Rev. Thomas 1.. Ullot. min ister emertui; Rev. Wm. G. Eliot, Jr.. min ister. Morning service at 11 A. M.. with ser mon by Kev. Christopher R. Eliot, of 1-ios-ton, Mass.; evening services are intermitted. UNITED EVANGELICAL, First Church, Poplar and East Sixteenth streeta (Ladd Addition! Preaching both morning and evening by Rev. c. C. Poling. Morning subject, "Christian Perfection"; ovening, "Bethel; or, the True Vision"; Sun day school at lo A. M. In charge of the as sistant superintendent. C. A. Staver: Chrisw tlan Endeavor meeting at 7 P. M. ; midweek meeting Thursday evening. Oakley Green Church, Gay street and boulevard Preaching by Rev. G. L. Lovell both morning and evening. Sunday school at 10 A. M.: Christian Endeavor meeting at 7 P. M.; midweek service Wednesday venlng. AH welcome. Morning subject. "The Value of Losses." fct. John's Church Preaching both morn ing and evening by Rev. A. P. Laytoo. Morn ing subject, "Some Church Problems"; even ing. "Two Prayers and What They Accom plished": Sunday school st 10 A. M.; Chris tian Endeavor at 7 P. M. All invited. Wichita Church Preaching both momlns; and evening by Rev. H. H. Karnham. Mora ine;, sermon; evening, stereopticon lecture. "Christ and His Teachings" and "The Il lustrated Holy City"; Sunday school at 10 A. M. : Christian Endeavor at 7 P. M. First German Church of the Evangelical Association, comer Tenth and Clay streets G. F. Llenlng. Sr.. psstor. Snnday school. 9:20 A. M. ; preaching. 10:45 A. M. and S P. M. : Y. P. A. meeting. 7 P. M. weekday prayer meeting: Young nrople. Tuesday, S P. M. ; old folks. Wednesday, g P. M. UN'IVERSAXIST. Church of the Good Tidings. Broadway and Kast Twenty-fourth street Kev. James LHmond Corby, minister. Worship with ser mon by the pastor at 10:45 o'clock, subject. "Echoes From the Great Unlversalist Con vention at Pasadena; sunshine hour Sun day school at 12 noon. Special music Strangers cordially welcomed. . Great mass meeting of convention speakers Wednesday evening, July 21. MISCELLANEOUS. Chrtstadelphlana. :l East Washington street Services. 10:10, Sunday. The regular Bahal meeting wilt be held In room old Ellers building. Sunday. 8 P. M. Christian Yoga Center. l(t-20 Abtngton building Rev. Coro Hammond, instructor. Sunday evening services at 8 o'clock; free public healing meetings Tuesdays and Fri day afternoons at J o'clock; healing class, Tuesday evening; meditation and free heal ing meeting. Wednesday evening; class la metaphysica, Thursday evening. Swedish services will be held In the Methodist Church. In Vancouver, at 3 o'clock P M. All Seandlnavlana are most cordially Invited to attend. John Ovall. Swedish minister. Divine Truth Chapel, Pslllng-Hlrsch build ing, corner West Psrk snd Wsshlngtoa streets Rev. T. M. Mlnard, psstor. Services. 11 A. M. Warnlag Sis;, mt H'srk. Waahlngrton ( D. C.) Bta.r. "Why do you keep that sign over your desk. Thus Is My Busy Day?" "So that people won't hang around and try to transact business when I want to Ilay El-" j A History of Travel In America, by Sey. mour lunbar. Illustrated. Sit. Four vol umes. Th liobbs-Merrlll Co.. Indianap olis. Ind. These four gossipy, interesting, dis coursive volumes busy themselves not with the severely technical side of transportation, but with this end in view: "The development of travel nd transportation from the crude meth ods of the canoe and the dogsled to the highly-organized railway systems of the present, together with a narra tive of the human experiences and changing: social conditions that accom panied the. economic conquest of this continent-" The books have an attractive appear ance typographically, and there Is a wealth of maps, colored plates and other illustrations reproduced from early en gravings, original contemporaneous drawings and broadsides. Mr. Dunbar's industry has been prodigious. He lias read deeply and noted assiduously. The result of his l.-tVtors is Illumining-. "It ' appears that the underlying thought and basic plan of tho inexperi enced pioneers, out of which grew the travel system they made and be queathed to us and which we are still using; is not altogether such a thought and economic $lan as fits our later de Fire and determination," writes Mr. Dunbar. "A conflict between old con ditions and new ideas has resulted. Va rious methods and practices which de veloped out of the pioneer procedure have been outgrown, and no longer fit the acre into which they have survived. We are now seeking; to rid ourselves of the undesirable parts of our inheri tance, with resolution so to do, and are likewise trying; to avoid the making of similar mistakes while dealing with the same large subject. It follows that a study of tho pioneers, and of that work of theirs which had come to be of such importance to ourselves, may be of aid to us amid our present prob lems. If the following;' pases present some past conditions whom Intimate relationship to the world of today could otherwise have been forgotten, and If they suKfrest the application of certain principles to our present and future af fairs, then the work of preparing; them will have been repaid. Nations like individual men must struggle over the road of the pilgrim's progress." Reproductions given of contemporary sketches, printed handbills, extracts from old newspapers, descriptions of pioneering; and life In newly-settled communities, have special interest, not only for the general reader, but for the American student tracing the de velopment of his country. It is a case of boiling; down many volumes Into four. We are told that from about the year 17S5 until 1870 old methods and condi tions went to the scrap heap, and that the world, as we bump against It. was built all over again. In considering the development of travel in America, and the relation of such development to the National progress, it Is stated that there were five events or move ments with the cycle of 1788-9 and 1068-9: The governmental organization of the Ohio country and the Northwest territory, and the beginning; of a gen eral migration to those regions in 1787-178. A general public recogni tion of the value of steam as a means of propulsion. In 1807-09. The begin ning of the railway building period. In 1K2.1-1829. Discovery of gold In the West and the general rush across the trains In 1848-49. Completion of the firot transcontinental railway. In 1869. The stagecoach era in New Kngland of the days between 1800 and 1840 Is treated with lively touch. Drivers and travelers had a perfect understanding with each other. It is re'.ated that the drivers often railed to the passengers in the stage to lean out of the carriage, first on one side and then on the other, "to prevent it from oversetting In the deep ruts with which the roads abounded. 'Now, gentlemen, to tho right." Upon which the passengers stretched their bodies half way out of tho carriage to balance on that side. "Now, gentlemen, to the left,' and so on." In 1812 the stagecoach trip from Washington to Baltimore required one and a half days for its completion in a coach drawn by three horses. On the stagecoach trip between Providence, R. I., and Boston. Mass.. many new lines were organized around tha year 1822. When a new coach line was established the older organizations whose field was invaded invariably re duced their price In the hope that the new company would find the business so unprofitable that they mliht aban don the venture. One Boston-Providence line reduced Its charge to $2.50. The "old lines" cut their rates to $2. As the fight for trade waxed hotter no charges were made for tickets, and finally "every passenger by any of the competing lines was In receipt of a bottle of wine and a free dinner for the privilege of transportating him over the road." In describing a trip between Albany and Rochester. N Y-. in 1824. Thurlow Weed wrote: We left Albany at T o'clock In the even ing, and traveled diligently for seven nights and six dnys. The road from Albany to Sclienei-tndy, with the exception of two or three miles, was In a horrible condition, and that weit of Schnectady, until we reached Tribe's Hill, still woroe. For a lew utiles In the vicinity of Palatine Church there wna a gravelly road over which the driver could raise a trot, but this was a luxury experienced la but few localities and those fur between. Passengers walked to ease the coach every day and each night. Al though they did uol literally carry rails on their shoulders to pry the coach out of the ruts, they were frequently called upon to use rati for that purpose. Such ennll paced movements snd such discomforts In travel would be regarded as unendurable now; and yet passengers were patient and some of them sven cheerful, under all those Ilia and annoyancea. That, however, was an exceptional passage. It waa only when we had horrid bad roads that the atagea dragged their alow length along. Joslah Quincy also left his observa tions of a stage Journey from Phila delphia to Washington in February, 1826. The record waa made In his diary and reads: At 8 o'clock this morning the light of a candle under the cfoor and the rousing knock told me that' It was time to depart, and fcliortly after I left Philadelphia by the Lan caster stage, otherwise a vast. Illimitable wagon, with seats without backs, capable of holding some lrt passengers with decent comfort to themselves, and actually en cumbered with some doxeu more. After riding until a o'clock we reached the break fast house, where we partook of a good meal and took on Messrs. Storm and Whea ton. We then proceeded through a most beautiful tract of country with good fences and atone barns, which proved the excel lence of the farming. The roads seemed actually lined with Conestoga wagona, each drawn by six stalwart horses and laden with farm produce. On this trip Quincy went from Bos ton to New Tork in four days, from New York to Philadelphia in one day, and from Philadelphia to Washington in three days, making his entire time for the Journey between Boston and Washington eight days. Railroad days are handled with skill. Collisions between trains were at first called "concussions." The approach to aeroplanes of the present la described with uncommon interest- The pages of the four voluraaa amount to 1529. Ciom-nment of the Canal Zoae, bv Colonel George fioethsia. fl. Illustrated. Princeton University Press. Princeton. N. J. We have met with accounts galore showing how the Panama Canal was built, and such have been accepted In the ordinary course of reading. There Is a Panama Canal book of special significance. written by the man who was the preKiing genius of : &e:gss 7vyv,s- zzA-y wtw cti.a? suj?jas-rr ml )i CjOferm m ?j-i e?f&2& dsn&Z ZZ&n? " It. Colonel Uoethals. Oovernor of the Canal Zone. He has written a modest message, fashioned in modest Kngllah. The story is told in technically written, long paragraphs, much the same fashion as one might write an official report, straight facts are given, with glit tering, graphic word-pictures absent. Our author remarks that the building of the Panama Canal has been written and talked about aa one of the great feats of engineering, anil that the sani tary work by which yellow fever was banished from the Isthmus has re ceived equal recognition. "Lattle or nothing has been said or heard of the other co-ordinate branches, such as the housing and feeding of the force: the purchasing, receiving and issuing of construction supplies; the recruiting of labor, both skilled and unskilled; or the controlling of the gone and pre serving order within its limits. Yet each was very necessary and import ant to the attainment of the end. for the failure of only one would have crippled and delayed the completion of the canal. "The construction of the canal In volved the solution of no new engineer ing problems simply the application of known principles and methods which experience hud shown would give satin factory recults. for the very magnitude of the work precluded trying out any thing new or experimental. With Sir Donald Ross discovery of the cause of malaria, which led him to adopt means for Its reduction and eradication in Egypt and India, and with Keed, Uzoar and Carroll proving the theory that yellow fever is transmitted by the mosquito, and formulating rules which freed Cuba from the ravages of that dread disease, there remained but the application of the methods followed elsewhere to secure similar results on the Isthmus with respect to these two diseases." It Is significant to read that "when President Roosevelt turned the canal over to the corps of engineers, he It for two reasons: one was that an Ajrmy officer could not resign and the other was that continuity In. office would be secured." One of the specially valuable chap ters is where the various legislative moves of Congress are recited, de scribing what waa done to give the United States ownership of what l known as the Canal Zona. It should be noted that this severely official book belongs to tho Stofford Little Lectures, of Princeton L'nlver sity. The Works of Edgar Allan Ioe. collected and edited by K. C. ritedmitu and t;. K. Woodierry. Ten volumes, yi each. Illus trated. Charles Scrlbner's Sous. New York City. All who have been thrilled on read ing Poe's poem, "The Raven." or stirred to the depths of their souls by his stories, "The Murders of the Rue Morgue" or "The Fall of the House of Usher," will agree with a literary esti mate recently made that Poe is the most distinguished, unique and yet un fortunate figure in American litera ture. Lowell has said that Poe "had that indescribable something which men had agreed to call genius." Tennyson said of Poe that the latter was "the most remarkable poet that the United States had produced." Swinburne praised "the short, exquisite music, subtle and sim ple, and somber and sweet, of Edgar Poe." Yet Poe as a severe literary critic went the length to declare that Carlyle was an a-ss; that Bobbie Burns, of Scotland, was the most overestimated poet, living or dead. Poe had no rev erence for Homer. Shakespeare or Mil ton, and was of the opinion that the Bible was "all rigmarole." The truth is Poe thought Poe was all right; he was both a genius and egoist, and he indulged so much in liquor and opium that many of his statements must be reaj with pity and kindly charity. He married a girl who was 13 years old. I'oe had a disordered, brilliant, but not evenly-balanced, mind, lie was a hypochondriac, a prey to what we moderns call neurasthenia. If he had only lived in our day and been made over In an up-to-date sanitarium welt. I'oe would not have died aa he dil. a drunkard at 40. These thoughts are called tip in re viewing an admirable set of the works of Edgar Allen Poe. book that will be admitted to places of honor in any li brary. The literary appearance of the books Is perfect. They are enriched with a remarkable series of well authenticated portraits of scenes con nected with Poe and 18 illustrations from drawings by Albert Edward Sterner, all reproduced In photosrave ure, to which are added two facsimiles of the author's manuscript All the volumes have been printed from new plates, the type being the large and handsome 12-point Scotch. In which the edition of TurRen left's novels In the "Scrlbner Library of Modern Authors" and the "Edinburgh Edition of Stevenson's Works." famous am ng bibliophiles the world over, were set. bpeclaily uiaue paper bearing the author's Initials In water-mark, csre ful printing and elegance and taste of the highest degree in the binding, com bine to make the manufacture ot these books representative of the finest art of tho book-maker of today. Thla Woodberry-Stedman edition la complete, representative and definitive. The list of volumes: L Memoir In troduction to the Tales Romances of Death Old World Itomance: II. Tales of Conscience. Natural Beauty and I'seudo-Solence: III. Tales of lvatloct natlon and Illusion; IV. Tales: Extrava ganza and Caprice: V. Tales of Adven ture and Exploration: VI. Introduction to the Literary Criticism On Poetry ml the Poets: VII. On Novels. Essays and Travels: VIII. The Literati. Minor Contemporaries. Etc.: IX. Eureka and Miscellanies; X. Introduction to the l'oems Poems Notes Contemporary Notices of I'oe On tho Portraits In This Edition Bibliography General Index. It is announced that these attractive books are sold only on subscription and that no order is taken except for the entire set. No criticism is now offered of Poe'a individual writings. The world has already passed on them, and now that their author ia at peace has pro nounced them works of genius. Tennis as I Play Ir. bv Maurice K. ! I.aushiui. Illustrated. lieorga li. iJorall Co.. New York City. When it is remembered that Maurice E. Mclaughlin is former fiolder of the world's championship tennis title, and Is ever considered by many to be the world's best tennis player. It can be admitted readily that this book, con taining his life's tennis experiences. Is of unusual Interest. The book is an attractive-looking one. it has an Interesting story, and it Is illustrated by more than To pho tographs. Our author tells frankly from experienco what things in tennis he found best. He discusses stands and strokes, new American service, new value of back-hand, courts, racquets, tennis garments and tennis balls, men tal attitude necessary for success, how to win. etc. Mr. McLoughlin protests that ho does not lay down the law that he knows it all. "There is certainly no royal road to an expert game, and no words of mine can turn your lead Into gold by some mysterious alchemy. One does not learn tennis from a book in any case, but by constant practice anil study on the court itself, and the en countering and overcoming of the ob stacles that present themselves in each day's play. A racquet in the hand is worth any number of diagrams." Emphatically, the most important, graphically-told, outdoor book of 11S. The War and Its l"".le, by John Oman. T.I cents. Oambrn.se University 1'rviML. K-igland. and G. I'. 1'utiam's Sous. New York City. Mr. Oman argues from the aca demic English point of view in pre senting a Christian Judgment upon the present war. He pleads for a moral and spiritual victory, and writes gen erally a well-reasoned but wordy book. He makes a protest against what he rails the evils of militarism and adds: "On any policy we ought to maintain conscription to be a folly. Conscrip tion Is Dead Sea fruit which we will not pluck, because It Inevitably means militarism, at least If It succeed. A liberty at the mercy of militarism is not worth defending." The cold facts are that it seems If Britain does not train Immediately every British man of military age to be either a soldier or a sailor she will be unable to defeat her enemies, and this means that Britain will go uader. What use. then, to talk about mil itarism as If It were a terrible ogre, if it proves after all the salvation of the P.ritlsh empire? Under conscription men would not be allowed to engage in a strike for higher wages or go on a big drunk, face to face with the de vouring enemy. There Is a time to fight and a time to pray. The present time of trial In Britain calls for rousing action, not reflection or philosophy. The Creative rrmcva In the Individual, by T Troord. 11.;.. MrllriJr. .Nut a Co.. New York City. One of the lecture series of Edin burgh University. Scotland, a valuable, serious lesson. The author, an honorary member of the Medico-Legal Society of New York City, explains ln his bool scientifically the sequence of creative action from the first beginnings of life through the development of the race to the need of the present day the perfect realization of the divine right of creation. The knowledge of oneself made in the likeness of the great creative power and necessarily sharing in that power to create what is good open up astonishing possibilities. The Jealnem (ioridew.. br Madre Mears. 11-4. John Lane Co., New Yjrk City. An English story of love. and troubled married life, handled with a happy cleverness and resource that charm. The Jealous goddess. Is work.