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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOSIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 16, 1919.
MANY SCHOOLS DEVOTE ASSEMBLY TO VICTORY DAY OBSERVANCE
Students Who Participated in War Are Honor Guests and Relate History Music and Debating: Come to Forefront.
Freshmen Brothers Are
"Adopted" by Seniors.
Wnnhlnwrton I'ppfr Clamnnen Imi
tate Plan of Sinter 1 Amite I
ew French Club.
BY ANNA L. McPHERSON.
THE January '20 class of Washing
ton held an important meeting
on Monday. The class motto was cho
sen as follows: "Riht against wrong;
deeds against words." The following
were appointed to take charge of the
class play: Al Crawford, business
manager; Anne Roberts, property;
manager; Norris Sewell, assistant
property r..ar.aer: Chester Benson,
stage tpanHger; Robert Sit tiger, elec
trician; Elizabeth Stewart, costume
manager. A committee consisting of
Henry Padgham. Lloyd Ritchie. Law
rence Hartmus and Robert Hadley was
appointed to see about the little
freshmen brothers for the senior boys.
The boys decided not to let the senior
girls outdo them by haying freshmen
sisters. A jitney dance is being
planned for the near future. The com
mittee has not been announced yet.
The advanced French class and
members of other French classes well
versed In the language met on Fri
day morning and organized the
French club, L'Amita. The officers
were elected with the following re
sults: President. Beatrice Herman
son ; vice-president, Penelope Gehr;
secretary, Florence Irby; treasurer,
Marjorie Lent; critic and editor, Mil
dred Keittle. Many interesting pro
grammes and social affairs are being
planned.
At a June 20 class meeting held
Thursday afternoon a report on class
pins was given by John Otto, chair
man of the committee. "Vine Bucholz,
chairman of the honorary member
committee, announced that Miss "Vera
JLarling and Mr. Linnehan had been
chosen as honorary members of the
class. The following committee was
appointed to take charge of board
notices: 3'hil Thompson, Mary Mc
Kit trick, Jane Becker and William
McKibben. Thirty dollars was made
from the sandwich sale held at noon.
The sale was held in order to raise
money for entertaining the January
"-ft class. A committee Is at work on
plans for the entertainment.
The date of the faculty dinner to be
given by the High Y and Phrenod
iken clubs has been changed to
November 21. The dinner will be :
given at the Commercial club rooms.1
An interesting programme is being
arranged.
Students and faculty joined in wel
coming Miss Elizabeth Bain back to
Washington. Miss Bain did special
work for the Y. M. C. A. in patroling
the streets of London and Paris dur
ing the war. Before her leave of
absence Miss Bain was head of the
history department. 8he resumed her
duties a week ago Monday.
A humorous programme wa given
by members of the Neakahnl Literary
society Wednesday. Edith. Anderson
told several short stories; Thelma
Peterson gave a humorous talk, and
a clever musical number was pre
sented by Olive Lindell, Vivian Grand
and Mary Search. At the business
meeting it was decided to give a skit
some time soon. Eunice Cowgill was
appointed chairman of the committee
to find a suitable skit.
Wednesday morning at the regular
r ssembly the orchestra opened the
exercises by playing several numbers
and the school then sang favorite
songs. The announcement that the
boys of the band were invited to hear
ifousa'a band -was made by Mr. Herd
man. Then Douglas Farrell, presi
dent of the June '20 class, announced
the sandwich sale which the class
was to give on Thursday.
A representative of the Fox News
mine to Washington during one of
the rehearsals of the "Pied Piper" and
took pictures of the skit and also of
seme of the posters and placards, for
the movies.
The eighth-term girls met Thursday
morning to hear the report of the
committee about graduating dresses.
After Mrs. Levinson spoke of the
value of simplicity of drew the com
mittee gave its report. The announce
ment that the senior girls would
bring their freshmen sisters to rooms
10 and 14 at noon on Friday to eat.
Girls of the league were all glad
to hear that Mrs. Levinson. dean of
girV at Washington, had come back
lor the remainder of the term. The
senior girls are now relieved of their
duty in the dean's office during va
cant periods.
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The Pedagogy club recently heard
the second of an interesting series of
talks on parliamentary procedure by
Mr. Linnehan. As there are 19 new
members in the club an Initiation
party is being planned for Thanks
giving time.
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Benson Boys Ceremoniously
Cremate "Jinx."
Band DiHCOurseiv Funeral Strains as
Students Dance Serpentine Rites.
Club Holds arty.
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FRANKLIN SENIORS, IN THESPIAN ROLES, PRESENT "WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES.'
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BY ALBERT E TCH ELLS.
AVERY impressive funeral was
held on Friday, November 7, at
9:15 A- M., when the "jinx" which has
been attending Benson since the
school first started was cremated. The
funeral services were conducted by
Theodore Dittebrand, who made an
appropriate talk, followc-l by the
burning of the "jinx" During the
funeral the band played a number of
funeral marches while the football
players formedi a serpentine around
the burnlns: body of the "jinx." A
number of the seniors made the
dummy before the game and had it
locked up in a room to keep it from
attending the game between Columbia
and Benson.
Many applications for basketball
manager were handed to K. Baker,
who is on a committee for that pur
pose. Malcolm Rasmussen was elect
ed manager for this season. The bas
ketball team should make a good
showing this year, as there are 10
basketball letter men . in school who
are intending to play, and the mana
ger will have an important office.
The Beta Pi Sigma club held a hard-
times party in the gymnasium of the
girls traae scnooi r riaay. everyone
enjoyed the dancing and game to the
accompaniment of a five-piece jazz or
chestra. This was the second club
party this term and was a great suc
Although the football team has not
won many games this year, there are
a few players who have a good chance
to make places on the all-star team.
Klineau, the 100-pound tackle, has
ability to break up plays and owing
to his being 6 feet 4 inches in height
is the best man on the team to re
ceive forward passes. Perket, vet
eran center, has a good chance to fill
that position on the all-star team
because of his ability to pass the ball
with wonderful- accuracy. On the de
fensive he backs up the line as do
no other centers in the league. Hill,
at fullback, is unsurpassed in run
ning interference and. carrying the
ball through the line. All the credit
for the wonderful condition of the
team is due to Coach "Billy" Bryan,
The team has played seven games and
only once did any man have to be
taken from the field on account of
injuries. Last Thursday Benson de
feated Columbia by the score of T
to 0 when Malony ran half the length
of the field after catching a long pass
from Hill. Armistice day Benson was
defeated by the James John eleven
before one of the largest crowds of
i the season.
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Handsome Sana Netted br Jaanarr
20 Clasa ob Ita Prodaction Ulre
Club Plaaa Operetta.
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Front row, left to ruErit Toul-i Schumacher Victoria Kills, Ksther Wejltnftton, Blarjorle Haley, Grace Jasper and
Jean McLean. Back row, left to right Harvey Bennett, Allen Knight, Lmtnoi Sims. Robert Kuhl and Uogh
Walton.
Patriotism Is Aroused at
James John Assembly.
Students Who Were In War Give
Talk Hiking Society Has Ini
tiation Kestlvltles.
BYjCHARLOTTH JONES.
(I'pHE days of real sport" returned
X to James John Friday, Novem
ber 7, when the Hiak Klatawa in
itiated new members. Of course, the
rites are eecret, but all of the new
girls are confident that they are
fully competent to be members of
the hiking society. Getting acquainted
was made easy by dancing and games.
Before the refreshments, consisting
of chocolate and cookies, were served,
each candidate was told she must
sing, speak or dance for her supper.
Patriotism, both national and James
Johnlan, was the keynote of an as
sembly held Monday at the sixth
period. The entire student body, led
by Clinton O: Bay. sang "America."
Mr. George introduced the ex-service
men of the schools, who were the
sneakers of the afternoon. The first
of these, Captain-President Oliver
Jessup, told of his experiences in the
marine service. Edmund Rugel and
Earl Prewett gave their views of navy
and marine life. Victor Brown, who
saw service in Mexico, Canada and
Europe, told something of his experi
ences. Mr. Georee related tne tnrm
fng tale of a wheelbarrow chauffeur
in a naval training camp. Gwladys
Keeney, Adelaide Eggman, Lluriel
Thernas and Erma GrlBwold sang
as soloa the stanzas of a number of
patriotic songs, the entire school
uniting in the chorus. By way of
finale old and new yells were given.
led 4r Dick Bowles.
Oliver Goldsmith's well known "She
Stoops to Conquer" has been chosen
as the play which the February '20
class will present. The cast selected
is: Mr. Hardcastle. Harlan Hiatt;
Hastings, Edmund Kugel; Tony, Paul
Chatterton; Sir Marlow, Rudy Ander-1
son; Young Marlow, Stanley O'Con
nor; IMggory, Lowell Dotson; land
lord, Clarence Toole; Mrs. Hardcastle,
Gwladys Keeney; Miss Hardcastle,
Helen Story; Miss Neville, Gladys
Coon; maid, Esther Piele. Rehearsal
for the play, under the direction of
Mrs. Drury-Scott, will begin imme
diately.
At a meeting of the seventh-term
class on Monday it was decided that
this class should give the eighth-
termers a farewell party. November
8 was declared open and. as Irene
Faulkner offered the use of her home
for the affair, the time and place were
soon decided upon. A committee, con
sisting of Frank Hedges, Helen Ed-
mondson, Charlotte Jones. Amanda
Stede. William Curtis, Myrna Lane
and Jacob Griffith, was appointed to
make definite skfrangements for the
party,
During "good English week " the
third-term English classes, under the
supervision of Mr. George, dramatized
chapters six and seven of "Sila Mar-
ner" and presented them to the fresh
man English classes.
At a meeting of the boys glee club
Wednesday morning, Owen Robertson
was elected president; Frank Hedges,
secretary, and George Walker, treas
urer of the organization.
At the suggestion of C. O. Bay, one
of the new faculty members, two con
tests, one declamatory and one ora
torical, will be held soon. In the first
of these the students participating
will select some fairly well known
speeches to present; in the second,
the speech must be original. All stu
dents will be coached before the con
tests. First and second prizes will be
awarded in both contests.
Franklin Debating Society
Has Initiation.
Six New Members Inducted Into
Orftnnliatlon Alumni I'lan Party
at TbanknKirincr.
Profit In Midnight Oil.
Washington Star.
"Did you attain success by burn
ing the midnight oil?"
"Well." said Mr. Dustin Stax, "mid
night oil may have helped some; only
I sold the oil and let other people
burn it."
BY ANNA KARAGOZIAN.
THE Franklin high school debat
ing society held its first annual
Initiation party Friday, November 7,
at the home of Ruth Le Van. The in
itiation was very impressive - and
unique. Games, music and dancing
were enjoyed after the initiation. The
new members are Evalyn Hogue, La
verne Rumbolt, Anna Ulen, Mary Mc-
Glnty, Lynn Anderson and Emerson
Simms.
An assembly was held Thursday
morning for the purpose of creating
interest in the January, '20, class play.
"What Happened to Jones." A short
skit was given and Miss Emily John
ston, faculty adviser of the class, and
Harry Thomas spoke in behalf of the
play. Edith Snider, assisted by the
Boys' Glee club, sang "Carry Me Back !
to Old Virginny," The next number
was a reading by Myrtle Analow. The
programme concluded with the sing
ing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
.Then the members of the January
class sold tickets to the students.
Arthur Mackenzie, president of the
Franklin Alumni association, is in
augurating plans for a get-together
party during the Thanksgiving holi
days. The Parent-Teacher association of
Franklin high school will hold its
regular meeting Tuesday afternoon.
The affair will be a reception in
honor of Mrs. Ella Ehmsen Wilson,
newly appointed dean of Franklin.
The programme will consist of a talk
on ".Dean in the High Schools," by
Dean Wade of Commerce high and
musical numbers by the school or
chestra and glee clubs. AH mothers
are requested to attend.
BY LIONEL M. CLARK.
ON FRIDAY night, the Pi Delta,
Epsiloa and Zetagathlan socie
ties gave their annual dance in the
school gymnasium. The programmes ,
and invitations were of an orange and
black design. The gym was deco
rated with the club's colors and au
tumn greenery. The dance tasted
from S to-10:30 o'clock and all who
were present voted it an all-around
good time.
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The January '20 class was favored
by an unprecedented sale of seats for
their class play which was given on
the nights of November 7 and 8. The
class made over $900 after all ex
penses were paid. The play made a
great hit and all who saw it were
much impressed by the excellent way
in which the various characters were
portrayed. The leads were both han
dled in fine manner.
The regular weekly assembly was
held on Monday. Mr. Jenkins, who
had been absent from the school for
some time on account of illness, was
present and presided. Mr. Boyer led
the assembly in singing many of Jef
ferson's favorite songs. Loud ap
plause greeted the announcement that
school would not be held on Tuesday,
which was Armistice day.
The January '20 class has announced
the formation of a, double quartet,
composed of members of the class.
Those of the class who will take part
are Harold Brown. Christian Kisky,
second tenors; V alter Holman,
Charles Layton, baritones; Edward
Whiteman. Lowell Beck, first tenors
William Jacobs, Thomas Beck, bassos.
The quartet will give various selec
tions in the assembly and at other
times when called on. ?
The boys of the January 20 class
have decided to change the decorative
legend in the plot of ground on the
north side of the building from "June
"19" to "January '1:0. "
the early part of December. The mu
sical presentation is of a dainty,
quaint variety. It Is a Japanese op
eretta by the name of "O Hart San."
George Wilbur Reed is in charge of
the coaching and has many good so
loists in the club.
On Thursday, Jefferson's football
team met the team from Columbia
university on Multnomah field. The
game was a hard-fought contest and
up until tne last quarter no points
had been scored by either side. In
he second half "Frenchy" Youmans
and Louis Coulter -were sent in and
two others relieved. In the last 13
minutes of play Jefferson ran up a
otal of 13 points and defeated the
Columbia team.
The football game between the
January 'HO and June '20 classes will
be an event of the very near future
Both classes have a number of able
gridiron veterans and it will be hard
to forecast the outcome of the game.
The June 20 class pins were dis
trlbuted to members of the class on
November 6. The members of the
class proudly displayed their gold
"J" set on a background of silve
and salmon pink ribbon, which dis
play the class colors. The members o
the January 20 class wore paper
badges bearing the words "Cong rat u
lations, June '20. These were als
of silver and salmon pink.
A special assembly was held on
Wednesday, November 13. Mr. Jen
kins gave a short address to the stu
dent body, after which Ambrose Mur
phy, president of the Live Wires, gave
a talk. He quoted figures on the re
cent football games and urged a
greater attendance at the games.
The January 20 class is just now
without a president. Worth Caldwell,
the president. Is very ill with small
pox and is unable to be at school. H itj
energetic work will be missed and it
is hoped tha t he will have a speedy
recovery.
Overseas Men Tell of Ar-
mistice Day.
Lincoln High's Returned Soldiers
Honored nt Assembly -!'ew fac
ulty Members Kntertsined.
ture. The subject of the talk, -will
be "Children's Literature."
The faculty of Lincoln entertained
on Saturday evening at the Portland
Heights club, in honor of. the new
faculty members who have entered
the school this year. An enjoyable
evening was spent in dancing and
card playing.
A formal dancing party was given
by Fhilos on Friday evening, Novem
ber 7. The dance was a huge success
as Philo affairs invariably are.- It
was given at the home of Mary Grif
fin on Willamette Heights, and the
committee in charge included LuciUa
Helmer. Mar.lorie Adams, Doris Hol
man. Catherine Ross and Florence
Fowler.
Pi Delta Epsllon has made arrange
ments for its mock trial, to be held
this term. The trial is. a feature of
the society's work, and one is held
each term. The name of the culprit
has not yet been divulged and it is
hoped that speedy reparation will be
demanded for his crimes.
The glee club is now hard at work
on the operetta which it will present
BY GEORGIA JACOBS.
N COMMEMORATION of the great
event which took place one year
ago on Tuesday, a big formal assem
bly was held at Lincoln this week.
The assembly was in honor of the
Lincoln boys who are now attending
school again after serving overseas.
All of these boys had seats on the
platform, and each related persona
experiences of tne war and told of
the celebrations which the people of
Europe held when the armistice was
signed one year ago. The talks were
all Interesting and were greatly en
joyed by the students. Among the
boys who spoke were Chester Cobb
and Ted Evans. All efforts to per
suade Jimmy Spate to speak were in
vain and he would only condescend
to sit with the other service men on
the platform. E. G. Harlan of the
faculty who instructed in airplane
machine-gunning in France, also gave
short talk. Shirley Baron favored
Ith a violin soTo, accompanied by
his sister Pearl Baron. The assembly
was conducted by Mr. Schwartz
trauber.
The "movie" given under the direc
tion of the High Ys was an unusual
success, and was shown to capacity
houses at both the afternoon anil
evening performances. The fact that
a very popular Star and picture were
featured along with the added at
traction of an admission which was
considerably lower than the down
town theaters charge, brought the
neighborhood around the school and
the students themselves thronging to
attend. Besides the feature, Charles
Ray in the "Girl Dodger," a comedy
and an educational film were also
shown.
The following Philo girls ushered
for the entertainment: Lucille Hel
mer, Rut h Waldron, Alice Bain, Ida
Fendel, Frances Cummings, Catherine
Rosa Margaret Peterson, Margaret
McGowan, Marjorie Adams, Anna
Katherine Chapman, La Veele Long,
Georgia Jacobs, Helen Ball, Dori
Holman, Katherine Forbes. Maud
Schroeder, Mary Blaker, Vivian John
son, Ruth Hann, Helen Simmons,
Sally Cunningham and Sophie Sheik
As a representative of the Monday
Musical club, John Claire Monteit
gave an exceedingly enjoyable con
cert on Thursday morning. It has
been some time since Lincoln has
been favored with a concert by th
Monday Musical club and this on
was appreciated to the fullest exten
The catalogues in the library hav
been the source of much anxiety an
work on the part of throngs of earn
est and fearful little freshmen, wh
have been seen buzzing around
the school library during the pa;
week. For, under Miss Durst s soun
instruction, the youngsters have bee
filling out the special blanks whic
she has prepared for them.
which call for special work with th
catalogues, as a part of their firs
year's English. Miss Durst will giv
a talk to the Creston school Parent
Teacher association In the near fu
VIANY STUDENTS MARRIED
Roys Who Enlisted in War Return
With Families to Complete Courses.
CAMBRIDGE. England. Never -in
the history of Cambridge university
ave the authorities faced such: a
ituatloti as confronts them 'this
ear. There are 1000 more under
graduates than in 1913 and a large
umber of them are married. -Hundreds
of them are completing
courses begun before the war. Dur
ng the five-year interim many nave
married and come back to college, in
many instances, with one or ; two
younesters. It is a task for Cam
bridge to care for t000 students and
he audition of so many wives -and
children has aggravated the crowded
conditions of the town.
While married students are not un
common in any university it is stated,
that never has so large a percentage
of the student body been married
men. -
There will be two royal under
graduates this year Prince Albert
and Prince Henry. ;
STUDENTS GET TOGETHER
Vocational Class at O. A. C. lum
bers 313 Members.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, Nov. 15. (Special.
The vocational students at the col
lege have organized on the same basis
as other classes with George R. Ilys-
lop, professor of farm crops, as fac
ulty adviser. The total number en
rolled in these courses is 313.
Vocationals have heretofore been
classed with freshmen, but due t$ the
large enrollment of freshmen this
year and the growing diversity of in
terest a separate organization .was
deemed advisable.
Ernest Larson of Turner Is acting
chairman of the organization. Chair
men of other committees are as fol
lows: Vincent R. Deamer of Los
Angeles, constitution and by-laws:
James H. Imbrie of Hlllsboro, nomi
nation of officers; Clara Owen of
Boise, Idaho, class insigna; Johli E.
Lamb of Jefferson, social. T
King George's Scheme Adopted.
LONDON. Two hundred firms have
adopted the scheme promoted by King1
George for the re-employment of dis
abled soldiers or sailors, and will be
entitled to use the seal of honor on
their note paper. Names of employ
ers who reinstate a certain percentage ,
of their former employes, now dis
abled through army or navy service,
will be enrolled on a newly created
roll of honor. ' .
Women Motorists Number 10,0 0 0.'
LONDON. Women, who during the
war found their most useful field of
service as drivers of automobiles, con
tinue to swell the ranks of British,
motorists. From a few hundred, the
number of women members of tho
Automobile Association and Motor
union has increased to 10,000. One
explanation of the increase is the com
paratively recent Introduction in Eng
land of the automatic self-starter.
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Theodore Roosevelt: an Intimate Biogra
phy, by William Kutsvoe Thayor. " Illus
trated. Mifflin Co.. lioston, Mass. 1
Biographies and various other esti
mates of the late Theodore Roosevelt
continue to grow.
The latest on the reviewing table
is that by William Roscoe Thayer,
who is recognized as a leading Amer
ican biographer, from his highly suc
cessful studies of Cavour and4 John
Hay. Mr. Thayer is well equipped
for the present task, for he was a col
lege mate and long friend of 40 years'
standing of our "American man of
destiny," and knew him with an inti
macy shared by few other Roosevelt
biographers.
The book is no eulogy of a friend
and hero, but rather a strong and
sympathetic estimate of the many-
sided Mr. Roosevelt, from the latter's
infancy to his death. The book will
live as a well-informed, condensed.
American historical study and classic, 1
It is related that when the future
Mr. Roosevelt was quite a young boy
he was taken, much against his will,
by his par en ts to visit Paris, and
from thai event we' npeet with this
delicious extract from the boy Roose
velt's private diary: "In the evening
mama showed me the portrait of
Edith Carow and her face stirred up
in me homesickness and longing for
the past which will come again never j
ab;ick never."
Edith Carow did. however, at first
enter his future, for she one day be
came his second wife. They were mar
ried in tt. George's, London, Kngland,
in the year 1SS6. The groom after
ward wrote that being married in St.
George's church made him feel "as if
he were living in one of Thackeray's
novels."
In young manhood, Roosevelt was
nt first sickly, but he must afterward
have been a muscular specimen of
Christianity. Mr. Thayer writes:
"Theodore taught Sunday school at
Christ church, but he was so muscu
lar a Christian that the decorous ves
tryman thought him an unwise guide
in piety. For one day a boy came to
class with a black eye "which he had
got in fighting a larger boy for
pinching his sister. Theodore told
him that he did perfectly right that
every boy ought to defend any girl
from insult and he gave him a dollar
as a reward. The vestryman decided
that this was too flagrant approval
of fisticuffs; so the young teaoher
soon found a welcome in the Sunday
school of a different denomination."
Roosevelt's early political days in
the New York legislature: his more
mature activities as assistant secre
tary of the United States navy; his
part with his Rough Riders in help
ing to defeat Spanish rule in Cuba;
as vice-president and afterward presi
dent of the United States: his ex
ploration trips; his prowess as a
hunter of wlld game; as an author
and exponent of modern democracy,
and oilier ttidclihls luet all receive
-Harris & Ewlng, Washington.
Samuel G. Blythe. author
'Hnnkins.' a novel
tics.
nthor of t
of poll-
mention and weighing
adequate
value.
In describing President Roosevelt's
settlement of the coal strike in Penn
sylvania, Mr. Thayer mentions par
ticularly the Roosevelt desire to be
fair to both capital and labor: "The
laws he proposed, the adjustments he
arranged had the self-respect, the
dignity of the individual for their
aim. He knew that nothing could be
more dangerous to the public or more
harmful to the laboring class itself
than to make of it a privileged class,
absolved from the obligations and
even the laws which bound the rest
of the community. By this ideal he
set a great gulf between himself and
the demagogues who fawned upon
labor and corrupted it by granting
its unjust demands."
Our friend the biographer is singu
larly happy in picturing Roosevelt
from his speeches as a chief mouth
piece and interpreter of the highest
form of democracy in this country;
"In the vast and complicated mech
anism of our modern civilized life,
the dominant note is the .note of in
dustrialism, and the relation of cap
ital and labor, and especially of or
ganized capital and organized
labor, to each other and to the
public at large, comes second in
importance only to the intimate ques
tions of family life." Again: "The
corporation has come to stay. Just as
the trade union has come to stay.
! Kach can do, and has done, great
fcood. Kach bkouid be favored aa Ioiik
as it does good, but each should be
sharply checked where it acts against
law and justice." ,
John Morley, a guest in the White
House in 1914, said: "The two things
in America which seem to me extraor
dinary are Niagara, Falls and Presi
dent Roosevelt.
In reference to disquiet and other
forms of destruction worked by cer
tain I. W. W. leaders, Roosevelt ex
pressed this view: "I treated anarch
ists and bomb-throwing and dyna
miting gentry precisely as I treated
other criminals. Murder is murder.
It is not rendered one whit better by
the allegation that it is committed
on behalf of a cause."
In addressing the students of Cam
bridge university, England, Roosevelt
discussed sane, modest athletics: I
never was an athlete, although I have
always led an outdoor life, and have
accomplished something in it, simply
because my theory is that most any
man can do a great deal. If he will,
by getting the utmost possible serv
ice out of the qualities he actually
possesses. . . . The average man
who is successful the average states
man, the average public servant, the
average soldier, who wins what we
call great success is not a genius.
He is a man who has merely the ordi
nary qualities that he shares with his
fellows, but who has developed those
ordinary qualities to a more than or
dinary degree."
It seems that it was In the early
'80s that Mr. Roosevelt bought the 80
acres comprising his future country
place at -Oyster Bay, Long Island
N. T., and that on the top of a hill he
had built a spacious house. This
statement is interesting, in view of
the erroneous rumor heard now and
then that the Oyster Bay property be
came Mr. Roosevelt s own by inner
itance from his wealthy father.
Jacob Riis says the finest compli
ment he ever heard paid to Mr. Roose
velt was a remark by a woman that
Mr. Roosevelt was the living embodi
ment of the high ideals she had as
to what a hero ought to be: I al
ways wanted to make Roosevelt that,
she declared, "but, somehow, every
time he did something that seemed
really great it turned .out, upon look
ing at it closely, that It was only just
the rieht thing to do."
Roosevelt had a keen sense of hu
mor. When New York folks insisted
on placing him among the gods.
Roosevelt remarked, drily, to his sis
ter: "Thsy will be throwing rotten
apples at me soon.
Roosevelt treated newspaper men
fairly, and he once said: "It Is gen
erally supposed that newspaper men
have no sense of honor, but that i
not true. If you treat them fairly,
thev will treat you fairly; and the
will keep a secret, if you impress upon
them that it must be kept.
Mr. Thaver is insistent upon the
point that Roosevelt was one of the
big national voices tnat neipea to ge
America Into the big war, to free th
world from Prussian domination, and
that Roosevelt really roused our na
tion. Mr. Thayer writes in this con
nectlon: "Roosevelt sacrificed hi
life for patriotism, as If he had died
leading a charge in the battle of th
Marne." In other words, Roosevelt
sapped his already failing strength in
making ins pre-war speeches ions ue
fore the people of the United States
took the war In Europe seriously.
Mr. Thayer mentions the statement
heard that th reason the Wilson ad
ministration "shelved General Leon
ard Wood in not sending him to com
mand troops in Europe was because
"the unsympathetic asserted that Mr.
W ilson took care to assign no con
spicuous officer abroad who might
in laurels which would bring him
forward as a presidential possibility
n 1920" p. 437).
Johnston McCulley.
New York City.
Broadway Bab, by
W. J. Watt fc Co.,
Mr. McCulley, in creating this story.
has written one of more than ordinary
interest. It impresses the reader by
ts common sense, its skilfully con-
tructed characters, and for the abil-
ty and humor shown by the author In
projecting such realism in the por-
rayal of boom-town atmosphere in a
wild Arizona Jumping-off place.
The girl in the novel is Miss Bar
bara Murphy, red-haired, American f
Irish ancestry, wno is Dy occupation
waiter in a New York City restau
rant. George Scrim, the proprietor
of a tough restaurant in Dusty Bend,
Arizona, by a newspaper advertise
ment secures Barbara for his place of
business. How she quickly buys him
out. runs the restaurant herself, man
atees to reform several of the bad men
n town, declines various otters or
marriage until the right man, justin
Garrett, civil engineer, asks her be
hold is it not all visioned within these
magic pages?
one of the great love stories of our
generation.
In this his newest book offering,
Mr. Hichens presents us with an
English story reflecting woe, tribu
lation, spiritual awakening and the
spirit of sacrifice that grew out of
recent war conditions. It is emo
tional and as nicely tuned as the
strings of a violin.
Mrs. Marden, rich, a widow, a so
ciety idler, not religious, suddenly
gets a telegram stating that her only
son, Roland, her darling, had been
killed in battle. Crash! goes her
mental house of composure. She tries
religion for comfort, but not betng
a believer, she is worse off than be
fore. She tries spiritualism, to get,
if possible, a message from her son
in spirit-land, but that fails.
Something violent in her butterfly
life gives her the consolation she
seeks.
Homing With the Birds, by Gene Stratton
Porter, illustrated, uouoieday, ta.ge s
Co., Garden City, N. Y.
All who think that material gain
and sordid elements generally are the
only things worth while in this world
possibly will fail to understand this
book. But all others who love hirds
as friends and think that these feath
ered acquaintances have character-
good and bad. just the same as some
human beings wiu una iascinanon
n the eloquent stories about birds
related In these 380 pages.
Mrs. Porter has made a long life
study of bird habits, and she has ae
veloped a keen sense of observation.
She has tola in inese pages ner actual
adventures with birds, with really
moving and often pathetic stories
about the family life of birds.
Just the safe book for children and
the home.
and others out of sectionalism, into I
broader national life.
Tho characters of Iavld Blactburn,
the Meade family especially M?ss
Caroline Meade, nurse and Angelica
Blackburn are splendidly drawn.
There are a twisted love story, a
threatened divorce suit, a sick child.
sacrifice, tears and out of all these
lements, there is evolved a wonder-
ul emotional answer.
The Builders" is a woman's novel
and is quite a message that is unusual
because of its genuine literary worth.
The Heroic Record of the Britiah Navy, by
Archibald Hurd ana rt. 1 . Bauniora.
loubleday. Page & Co., Garden City,
N. Y.
Written from a British viewpoint.
this learned and authoritative book
has much to recommend it.
From August, 1914, until the arm
istice was declared, the ocean story
of the recent big war is clearly and
brilliantly told. The coming of the
American ships of war has a heroic,
pulsing section.
Especially interesting is tne rair-
mlnded and truthful account as the
Germans now admit of the battle of
Jutland that the Germans were de
feated and that they knew it.
Our authors are valued and exoe
rienced critics on naval affairs..
The TJttle Tame Prince, by Miss Mulook.
lllufttruted. J. B. Llpplncott Co., FttU
adelphla. Illustrated In color by Maria L.
Kirk, this gift book, meant for the
ensuing holiday season, consists of
three favorite stories by this emi
nent authoress: "The Little Lame
Prince," "The Adventures of a
Brownie" and "Poor Prln." The first
two especially are well known and
already have reached, in their line.
the dignity of near-classics. 1 he
three stories largely about fairies
are of the kind that children love.
The Green -Pes Pirate, by Peter B. Kyne
Illustrated. Doubleday, Page & Co.,
Garden City, N. Y.
Captain Phlneas P. Scraggs, Mr.
Gibney and other sea-worthies are all
interested financially In the welfare
of the coaster Maggie. Trouble starts
when the ship is accidentally steered
Into the sand below the Cliffhouse,
Golden Gate, San Francisco.
An American sea novel of pure
humor and comradeship well worth
the reading. It's filled with entertainment.
The Outbound Road, by Arnold Mulder.
Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boo to a.
Professor Bakkerrzeel brings a
strange baby boy to the Dutch farm
house of Fappe Spykhoven and his
wife, for adoption, telling the couple.
as a "fairy" story, that the boy
mother had been an actress and that
the father wasn't much good.
The Spykhovens are Bible reading.
devout people and the boy. Tennis,
gets a good home, with strict disci-
Dllne. His training from childhood to
manhood is described, with unusual
literary skill and the outcome is
sterling American novel of high
achievement, with scenes and en
vironment that are new to the ordi
nary . reading public
The Blooming Angel, by "Wallace Irwin.
George 4. Jjorau -o,. ftew 10m tiiy.
This' is a smart and often slangy
but always smart and- amusing
American novel, up to date. It fea
tures two extraordinary individuals,
Colonel Chester Framm, his sweet
heart Floss, also politics, society.
patent complexion powder and Cal
ifornla and other things.
George
Mr. Mardea. by Robert Hfrhena.
H. Doran Co.. ew York City.
Robert Hichens Is kindly remem
bered for the fine literary success of
his big novel, "The Garden of Allah,"
The Builders, by Ellen Glasgow Double-
day, 18. ro & Co., Garden City, N. X,
It has been, we are informed, three
years since Miss Glasgow Issued
novel.
In "The Builders," we start In th.
year 191S, to know Virginia social
life, democracy, old families and
observe the growth of a new era tha
would lift ail old Xauii.it a ul Yiiiini
Child's Garden of Verges, by Robert Louis
Stevenson. Illustrated In color. J. is.
Llpplncott Co., PhUadolphia.
Surelv this Is the kind of book that
will be hailed with delight by chil
dren as gifts in the coming festive
season. The pages are 191 and bear
on them selected pages on child life
by the prince of writers, w-ho is stiu
affectionately remembered as "R.
S."
named American city, appeared re
cently in The Oregonian.
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED
The Mu.k in' O' Joe. by Louis Matthews
.Sweet, a laughable, merry down east
tory of Yankee flavor, with a wort of
Iavid Harum atmosphere; and Jeremy
by Hugh Walpolt;. a finely balanced, 1
analytical novel of a quiet, respectable
English cathedral town, a stury that
opens alout -7 years ago- I Doran
Co, N. Y.)
Boys Book of Famous Soldiers, by J.
Walker MeSpadden. excitinp. spirited,
well edited stories: 1- In number, from
"Washington to Foeh and lVrshinR", and
Boy.' Book of Battles, by Chelsea. Cur
tin FMser, attractively told stories of
the land battles of Bunker Hill,
Waterloo, Gettysburg. Swonii Marne.
Verdun, Argonne, Meusc, etc. (Thomas
J. Crowll Co., i. Y.
Our America, by "Waldo Frank, powerfully
written, ! rams tic essays on ch&nieiTis
conditions In the United States: condi
tions seen through sympathetic eyes.
(Boni & Lilveright. N. Y.
Winona's Way, by Margaret "vTIddemer. a
safe, entertaining. helpful story - ror
girls, detailing experience of campf ire
heroines, who ut an old farm house a
a community center, for ?hnp and fac
tory girl employes. (Lappincott, l'hlla,)
The Call of the Soil, by tha late Adricn
Hennnd. a T!'it-t novel of th 1:
Hunk Ins, by Samuel G. Blythe. George H.
Xoran Co.,Jew York city.
A review of this excellent, racy
novel of current politics in an un-
TJie
Law of the Gun
by
Ridgwell Cullum
An ingenuous youth from
the East has been victim
ized by some cattle rus
tlers in Montana and goes
to prison. Eightyears
later he escapes, and trag
ic events begin to happen
in the gold and copper
mining camps of Sunrise.
"As in his earlier books,
Cullum's word-pictures of the
rude frontier are consistently
vivid and realistic." Philadel
phia North American.
S Illustrations In full color
by Anton Fischer. tl.CO.
Every Bookseller has it.
George W. Jacobs & Co.
Publishers rti'In1rlpfcla
war In France: a atory wo admirable an
a work of real art. that to it was
awarded the "prix HoncounU" for 191S;
and. In Pawn to a Throne, by Deniotra
VakK anil Kenneth Hrown; a romantto,
excellent novel, with kingly folk aa char
acters, anil i;reece In war aa the scene
of much of the action. iJohn Lane Co..
X. Y.)
Flames of the Rlue RldK. by Ethel and
Jam.. a norrance. a rouMnir novel aooi't
moonshine" whisky, revenue officers
and a love match. (Macaulay Co., X. T.
Comrades of Peril, by Handall Parrlsh. an
excr.ilie, splendid Btory of western ad
venture amonpr near-profeseional bad
men. who think that the best man in
the crowd Is the one Quickest with run
plar: also killer Indiana, and a hasty
weddlnc. (McClure:. Chicaco.1
Life Can Never Be the Same, by W. B.
Maxwell, one dozen short stories of the
late war, depicting" conditions In Ens
land and France; stories that are ar
tistically written. with realistic ele
ments. (Bobbs-Merrlll, Indianapolis.)
Shadowy Threshold., by Gale Young- Rice,
1111 poems and some or these are 01 un
doubted sterllna- merit. But at leant
two poema in the collection never should
h:ivc been printed. They are on pages
S4 and Hr. also on page 100. These
two pocma are harmful to read, Cen
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