TJTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. POBTLAJfD. NOVEMBER 14, 1920
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The History of the A. E. L by Captain
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Loran Co., New York oity.
In the reader's mind, the Question
of comparisons arises In the line
military histories of the recfo'f the
, la France from the viewi"-' ,
' participation by Am.-0 &rmle" ln
th-f.t"t-lJff-lei reading these
MS d-'' wlth lndox tn opinion
. eiDwssed truly that CaDtain
Shipley Thomas' history bears off the
Palm for graphic details, fascinating
word-pictures of battles and a dispo
sition to play no military favorites,
but record the' truth as he found it.
It Is a real American record of the
valiant manner ln which our soldiers
behaved in France.
A prefatory letter is furnished from I
Major-General C p. Summerall, U. S.
A., commanding general of the fith
army corps, A. E. F., and also a fore
word by Brigadier-General U. O. Mc-
. Alexander, U. S. A, 180th infantry
brigade, 90th division,
The recital begins with the arrival
or General Pershing ln France and
describes the action of the allied ar
mies until the armistice of November
U. 191. The text of battle ohapters
contains 68 sketch-maps, which show
U dally advances.
One unique feature ta the complete
galea to the battle-front, with a sum
mary of the battles of the war oa the
western front, for visitors to Franca.
Thin has been prepared with great
car to enable American travelers to
'visit ln the easiest manner possible
very point of American Interest on
we battle-front.
Several features of the late war and
held In dispute give to the account a
real news value.
It Is related on pages 241 and 249
xnat in the first phase of the Meuse
Aygonne three American divisions
were defeated by the Germans. , The
80th division was stopped in front of
Jtsrieui;es-sur-M.euse, the 4th division
was halted by a galling cross-fire. In
the attack toward Brieulles: and the
35th division ln reaching Charpentry
was checked by machine-gun fire and
forced back with severe loss.
Captain Shipley Thomas thinks that.
in spite of the general opinion as to
the historical Importance of Belleau
Wood and Chateau-Thierry, the Blanc
Mont battle was the big action of the
2a division.
The gallant story of the Hast bat
talion" (the unit commanded by Major
Whittlesey) Is told of ln pp. 30S-307.
In the second phase of the Meuse
Argonne it is shown that American
troops commanded by General Leni
han, near Landres-St George, twice
failed to advance; and 'that two in
fantry regiments of General McMa
lion'a troops were half an hour late
In forming for the assault conse
quently the protection of the rolling
barrage was lost. On page 327 It Is
stated that General Pershing relieved
uenerai Jucjuanon irom command or
the 5th division and in his place ap
pointed General Hanson Ely; and that
General Buck was relieved of com
. maud of the 3d division. General
Preston Brown being sent to replace
him.
The story of the gallant defense of
the Swimelln valley, by the 38th in
fantry, commanded by Colonel U. B.
McAIexander, is graphically related,
pp. 121-122.
- It appears (p. S73) that the historic
and battle-scarred 1st division was
'the first American force to enter Ger
many and the first to cross the Rhine,
where It occupied with the 2d on fts
left and the S2d on its right, the 30
mlle diameter, Coblenz bridgehead.
It Is related (p. 478) that to Include
May 15, 1919, the 91st division con
sisting of troops from Oregon and
neighboring states suffered 1890 bat
tle deaths, S496 battle casualties and
received 12,530 replacements; cap
tured 2412 German prisoners and 33
German cannon; It advanced a total
of 21 miles; and lost, captured by
the enemy, 28: men.
Meuse-Argonne battlefield "the Amer
ican army fought the greatest engage
ments or series of engagements in
the history of our. country."
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The names of five other -nen other
than Thomas Lincoln whom rumor
has credited with being Abraham Lin
coln's father, are printed on pages
20-21.
Ultimately, after presenting evi
dence for and against, for about 220
pages, our author finds that Thomas
Lincoln and Maocy Banks were 'law
fully married, and that the said
Thomas Lincoln was the father of
Abraham Lincoln.
A review' could be prepared on this
subject that would leave the reader
perplexed or guessing as to the mat
ter. But it is better to- settle all
doubt once and for all on so Import
ant a subject and state publicly the
recorded tacts pr Lincoln's paternity.
Captaia Shipley Thosuu, author
f "The History f tka A,
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It is learned "Tire of sH from a study
of one's eelf through the study of
one's own personality" jra.se i).
Space does not now admit of 4
lengthy review of . Dr. Freud's sci
entlf lo theories en this subject, al
though, it deserves much consider-,
tion.
The entire message consists of a
series of 28 lectures delivered recently
by pr. Freud, told In simple lan
guage and addressed to an audience
of men and women. laymen and stu
dents. The result la a concrete expo
sition of the subject.
The publishers state that this. Pr.
Freud's latest book, has ln two and
one-half months exceeded the com
bined sale of all his other books ln
two years. The third printing is Just
off the press, each printing consisting
of zouo copies. .
The etyle of the argument has
European tinge and soma of the foot
notes bear translations of words In
German.
Contents of this ultra-learn ad book
are:
Introduction to psychoanalysis The
psychology" of errors. The dream"
Difficulties and preliminary approach
hypothesis and technique of interpre
tation; manifest dream content1 and
latent dream' thought; dreams of
childhood; the dream center; symbol
Ism In the dream; the dream-work;
analysis of sample dreams; archaic
remnants and infantilism in the
dream; wish fulfillment; doubtful
points end criticism. General theory
of the neuroses' Psychoanalysis and
psychiatry; the meaning of the symp
toms; traumatic fixation tha uncon
scious; resistance and suppression;
the sexual life of man; development
of the libido and sexual organisations;
theories of development and regres
sion; the development of the pymp-
toms: ordinary nervousness; fear and
anxiety; the libido theory. 'and nar-
cism; tsansierenoe ana analytical
therapy.
Empress Eugenie in Exile, by Acnes Carey.
Illustrated. Tile Century Co., New Tork
city. . . V
It Is a pleasant and Informing ex
perience to read this chatty, friendly
narrative of peeps Into the private
life of ex-Empress Eugenie of France
when she lived in England. It is an
aloquent reminder of a storied past.
Mrs. Carey lived for several months
ln the ex-empress' household at Fern
borough. England, and had long talks
Wltn that distinguished woman. Mrs.
Carey wrote a letter every day to
ner grandmother, telling her what
ha had seen and heard. Out of these
experiences has grown this fascinat
ing book. It seems that the material
was written years ago at the sugges
tion of Richard Watson Gilder and
held for- publication after the death
of the ex-empress.
Mrs. Carey writes: "However dis
connected and fragmentary the fol
lowing account of the empress may be.
It has one merit truth to fact. Anec
dotes and an account of events were
hastily scribbled at the close of each
busy day. Realizing the value - of
spontaneity, I have purposely kept as
much as possible to the wording of
these notes, written while the actual
words the empress spoke and her im
pressive face and gestures were fresh
in my mind. Other incidents, since
learned, might have inspired better
stories, but would not be the words
that came from her own lips. So, I
have preferred to give only what' I
positively know she said, merely add
ing a few words here and there for
the sake of clarity."
An Old Chester Seerei. fer
land.' Illustrated, tiaxpar Bretnera,
New Tork city.
Mrs. Deland has In "An Old. Chester
Secret" sketched a pretty, sympa
thetic tale that is so sensibly and
quietly done It Is as f welcome as a
.breath of cool air on an excessively
warm summer day.
It brings before us tha American
Chester town that Mrs. Deland loves
so well to paint to ouy old friend.
Dr. Lavendar, Willie King, Miss Lydia
Sampson and others.
The plot concerns tha identity and
paternity of a disowned child named
Johnny, who was deserted ln baby
hood by his married but heartless
parents; and about what tha Chester
gossip of both sexes thought about It.
Wanted A Fool, by Philip Curtis. Harper
4 Brother. New Tork city.
Robe i O'Mara, actor, out of em
ployment, financially broke, and for
merly a lieutenant in the American
army in France, sees an advertise
ment In an eastern paper, commenc
ing: WANTED A fool, apply so and
so. He applies, and adventures be
gin in a camp in the mountains of
New York-Connecticut-Massachusetts.
Then a strange girl appears, and ro
mance comes along. - i-
Decidedly an outof-the common,
entertaining novel. .
Satan's Diary, by Leonid Andreyev. Bonl
& Liverisht,. New York city.
"Satan's Diary," Leonid Andreyev's
last novel, completed by that great
Russian writer a few days before he
died in Finland in September, 1919,
portrays with masterful power Satan,
reincarnated in the body of a Chicago
billionaire, coming to this earth to
amuse himself and play. He travels
through Europe and it is a relief to
know that puny man outwits him,
Satan tells the story.
A General Introdnrtloa ta Psychoanalysis,
by Profesaor Slgnnund Freud, M, tj
Bonl Uveripht. New Tork city.
Experts on this subject agree to a
eertaln extent that Dr. Freud Is the
acknowledged head of a school of
psychio thought as powerfully Influ
ential as was Darwinism, when the
latter first wets presented to the
World. '
Psychoanalysis can be explained as
"a method of treating nervous pa
tients medicallyl (page 1), and that
The Paternity af Abraham Uneoln, by
William E. Barton. Cea B. DorsB Co.
New Tork elty.
At first Bight this appears to t a
startling hook' for its sub-title Is
this; "Was he (Abraham Lincoln) tha
son of- Thomas Lincoln? An essay
on the chastity of Nancy Hanks."
But on reading through the entire
message of 410 pages, with index, the
reader Is not so startled. Ha is, de
cidedly, informed. The author, who
writes from the First Church study,
Oak Park, 111., under date of August,
1930, allows both enterprise and la
duejtry in contributing such an addU
tion to the growing library of Lin
eolnania. It appears that our author has trav
eled far and studied much, ln order
to arrive at a knowledge of such an
array of facts connected with the pa
ternity of Abraham Lincoln. He has
given serious attention to English
authors who refer ln their biographies
to the Lincoln paternity rumors men
tioned. He has read rumors (page 18) I
alleging that Abraham Lincoln was a
grandson of Chief Justice John Mar
shall, or a son of John C. Calhoun.
Political Systems In Transition, by Pre
feaaor Charles G. Fenwick. The Century
v-o new -ior city.
Our learned author Is professor of
political science, Bryn Mawr college.
Pennsylvania. His educational and
valuable study of changes going on
in politics and world affairs general
ly Is one to make people think seri
ously. . , ,
Professor Fan wick discusses these
and similar topics: How did demo
cratic governments Ilka those of the
Cnlted State and Great Britain adapt
themselves to the" demands of war?
What weaknesses ln their political
machinery were discovered under the
severe test to which It was subjected?
What special difficulties confronted
tha United States at Its entrance Into
tha war, by reason of Its mora rigid
form of government? Were these
difficulties as great as ln the easa of
a government like that of Great Brit
ain, with a centralized parliament and
a responsible cabinet? . To what
extent does the experience of the war
offer lessons for the present time of
reconstruction?
Such questions and others of sim
ilar character which are uppermost in
the minds of thoughtful men and
w6men today are answered clearly by
Professor Fenwick. In addition be
makes comparisons and contrasts be
tween democracy and autocracy when
at war, and between the older democ
racies and the new republics that have
sprung up la Kurop.
whims! Compton Mackenzie 1 re
ported to have leased two of tha
smaller islands of the Channel group
for 60 years at a yearly rental of
$4500. (Who said authorship doesn't
pay?) Mr. Mackensie has dona much
of his later writing at his home on
the island of Capri which he is now
giving up.' Too many people crowd
ing in there, probably. The new isl
ands will be much more select as on
Herm there is at present ona house
and Jethou is less than half a mile
wide. The famous tulip garden from
the Capri home will be transferred
to Herm. and .the islands will serve
as a delightful week-end resort for
the novelist's sister. Fay Compton,
who is starring - in Barrle's "Mary
Rose."
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Professor William VL Sloane's new
book "The Powers and Alms of West
ern Democracy" contains this mo-
nn .n (nil MntjinA' "Th sa1ArinA nf
property In any form is the founda-
tion stone of. personal liberty. Pro
fessor Sloans is a thoughful student
of history- and not a woolly-minded
conservative. It might be educational
to see how he makes the Hon of prop
erty rights lie down with the lamb J
or UoerLy in peace ana narraony ed
ucational for all . Bhades of political
and social theorists from, the most
encarnadined t-ed to tha most limpldfy
white. It's the: biggest "act" that
tha American three-ring political cir
eua has got to bring off ln tha near
future or? .
a a a
A careful inspection ef tha Con
gressional Record reveals the fact
that our statesmen have a high re
gard for the decorative value of
"flowers of poesy" and that they too
often use the same book of poetical
quotations. Here ara soma Interest
ing facts discovered by the. Bookman:
1. The favorite selection is "The
Blvouao of the DeadV" -
It is often as Important to bs abia
couplet beginning "The saddest words
of tongue and pen " (That mast be
a poor book of quotations Shouldn't
it be "Of all sad words of tongue or
pen?")
3. There Is no lover of poetry like
a southern democrat.
4. Old-line republicans confine tbelr
quotations to Tennyson and Brown
ing.
6. Progressives dote on Ktpnng.
6.' Om senator who perpetrated
"Horatlua at the bridge' 'recently has
so far escaped unharmed, thus show
ing tha forgiving spirit of i-he times.
The Big-Town Rotrfld Up, by WTTT'.am Hao-
ieoa Maine, Houghton, slifflin A Co.,
jMiwiun.
Mr. Raise, English born but Amer
ican trained, has in this new novel of
his given the reading world a wild
west tale out of the ordinary. It
fairly gallops with action.
une nero is (J lay Liindsay. a cow-
puncher of Arisona, who, instead of
remaining ln the west, goes east for
satisfaction and tames his share of
that east which is located ln New
Tork city. 1
Then, in turn, a millionaire's daugh
ter tames Clay Lindsay.
Tba Dreadfnl Ktver-Cave, by James
iara tscnuitz. llluatraxed. Uougbton,
Mifflin Co., Boston. ' .
In his younger days Mr. Schults
lived for years with Indians, and was
adopted into the Blackfoot tribe.-
In this hovel, with pathos and the
graphic power of a real story-teller.
Mr. Schults opens the action ln Mon
tana, and makes a dashing young
brave, Black Elk, relate his many
adventure.
Lewis. Jess
Fror Blind Mice, by C C
lane Co.. New Tork city.
Life ln faraway Rangoon, with Its
excessively hot weather and English
army officers and civilians who cre
ate plenty of action and humor, make
up this lively novel.
NEW BOOKs R-ECTEIVKD. '
The Paaalns et the Old Order In Europe.
by George Qregory zilboorg. secretary to
the ministry of laoor under the KerensKy
eovemmoiu ln Russia. 287 pages, written
from a Russian point at vlaw-w-an educative
book on the social and economic change
of Europe, with ehapters on bolshevism.
the soviet, etc: Marie uiaira a womsnop.
by Marguerite Audon. a French novel of
seamstresses, industrialism and fine senti
ment a naval that Is sucn a worn 01
art that It must be received as a French
classic and Master Eustace, by Henry
James, nve of the earlier James stories,
never previously published ln this country
(Thomas Ceitser, N. r..
The New Decameron. Dy various writers.
entertaining, capitally told stories, done ln
modern style book worth possessing;
How Many Cards? by Isabel Ostrander, an
exciting. Interesting detective story, with
ex-Roundsman ai&jariny aa me principal
figure and victor: and High Ufa, by Harv
rison Rhodes, seven short stories of merit
and entertaining value the best one be
ing "High Llfe" wblca recently appearea.
winning a hit. In the Saturday EWemlas
Post ( Robert BtBna in. I.).
Mr. Breaton's ITaagnter. Dy 1 nomas tJo-oo,
charmlni after-tbe-war English novel:
and tha Great Leviathan, by D. A. Barker.
an English novel, of entertainment, with
an Idealist of a hero who tries to Improve
the world by drastls expedients (John
Lane Co., N. r.).
Silent, wnite ana xxesniirui sue. truer
stories, by Tad Bobbins, splendid tales oi
the imagination and the near.iro probable;
and What I claw In Russia, by George
Lansburg, one or tne leaders 01 tne .Brit
ish labor movement, an out-of-the-ordl-.
navy, slashing, severe exposition or tne
social. Industrial and political condition
of soviet Russia of today Bonl & Live
right, m. y.).
4nihmT Aston. BtTDller and Adventurer,
by Wabaea Nicholson, Ph. r.. a book of
nntable literary Interent. depleting the
romantic, theatrical figure of a stageland
hers - of the ISth century. In England
("Walter Nicholson. Seats Haven, Mich.).
We find that we must correct a
statement previously made In these
columns to tha efefct that the late
William Marlon Reedy "discovered"
Fannie Hurst. It was not Mr. Reedy
at all, but Robert H. Davis, editor of
the Munsey publications. Miss Hurst
herself says so. After Ss months of
peddling . manuscripts, imagine her
amazement when Mr. Davis said to
her "Fannie Hurst, you can write.''
So she does.
It is often as Important to be able
to recognise a story when you hear
one a" actually to write It. Edgar
Lea Masters would probably ' never
have written his "Hitch Miller" if
Roosevelt, had not recognized its
possibilities first. Mrs. Robinson and
telr. Masters were discussing, the
power over tha minds of boys exer
cised by "Tom sawyer and "Huek
Finn." .and Mr. Masters was recall
ing two boys in a little Illinois town
who read "Tom" and acted it out in
their lives. "There," said Mrs. Rob
inson,, "is your story." Mr, Masters
went back to Chicago and in two
weeks prepared Mitch - Miller . and
Skeeters Klrby to face tha world. Are
they to challenge the preeminence of
Tom and. tiuckj
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A n a t o 1 a Franca, simultaneously
with ths news of th addition to his
uniform English edition of "The Sev
en Wves of Bluebeard and Other Mar
vellous Tales," announces his en
gagement ln his 77th year to Mile.
Emma La Prevotto. Let 'nothing om
inous be deduced from this conjunc
tion of announcements!
Remember Good Book week, No
vember 4S-20. More books In the
home. ReadVa-?aak-a-week. Buy-a-
DOOK-a-weeK. Un-ls means youl
1 THE' UTBI&RY PfflSCOffl
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BY ETHEL. R. SAWYER,
Director of Training Class, Library Asso
ciation or roruano.
L. GEORGE, visiting English
novelist and critic, states ln
an Interview on our literary
output that we should adopt as our
slogan, "American Literature for
Americans." He refers, as his idea
Of what American literature in es
sence should be, to a piece of sculp
ture by G. B. Watts, called "Physical
Energy." - It shows a man astride a
galloping horse and pulling back PP
the ' reins, striving with all his
strength to control tha anlrhaL He
counsels ns to remember that our
literature la going to be Judged as
a pioneer literature, and ha cites
Frank Norris as tha interpreter of
tha pioneer in terms of materialism.
Jack London as the romantio or emo
tional pioneer, and Theodore Dreiser
as the cultural pioneer. He has vary
little interest ln tha delicacy of James
Lane Allen he Is not a typical Amer
ican writer. William Dean Howells
counts with Mr. George as a much
more vital shaping force In the very
beginning of our national literature
than does Mark Twain, whose work
ha dismisses as "largely burlesque."
The whole of my code." continued
Mr. George, "is no illusion.' Illusion
creates the evil which Illusion is sup
posed to alleviate. Nothing is good
in literature which la not tha truth.
It is possible that Harold Bell Wright
and Gene Stratton porter sea the
world as they have described it In
their novels."
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Those of us who noted and won
dered at tha tragic decline of tha art
of Stephen Phillips as a poet will
be Interested and enlightened by. an
article In the November Bookman.
"Stephen PhllllpB in everyday life" is
set forth by his brother. Harold D.
Phillips, and the portrayal will be
something of a shock to hero-worshippers.
It should be an interesting
study for the psychologically-minded
student of character.
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Edna Ferber and Mr. George ought
to tour tha Cnlted States together.
They could develop the same theme
from the native and from the foreign
point of view. . It might be called "The
League of Nations and American Art"
or "Why do we need a tariff to pro
tect art products?" Miss Ferber says
it's time we stopped giggling with em
barrassment every time anyone men
tions art in connection with Amer
ica. We can create, so why imitate?
Hera Is our formula for writing : a
good short story a la Russe: "Ivan
the idiot was sitting behind the great
porcelain stove. He was' pulling tha
legs off cockroaches. Now and then
ha laughed, mirthlessly, hideously. Ha
had Just murdered his grandmother,
poor old Marushka Stepanovitch. Her
body, still warm, lay under the kitch
en table. How the fine crimson blood
dripped, dripped, dripped. It made a
gay spot on the fjoor. On her wrin
kled, leathery cheeks you could still
see the tears. She had been peeling
onions when Ivan creeping softly,
softly up behind her, had struck the'
blow. How strong ha was! How
strong, , , . Outside the snow was
falling. The white snow, falling, fall
ing." But as we are not Russians,
why not be content to read them and
strive ln writing to be Americans
like Zona Gala in her "Miss Lulu
Bett" and Willa Cathar in nar "My
Antonla"?
Hera la .tha 'latest ln novelist's
BOOK WEEK PUNS LAID
PORTLAND TO TOIX CRUSADE
FOR. CHIXiDItKX'S BEJTpFTT.
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Central Libr-ary Experts, School
Teachers, Women's Clubs anJ
- Clin relics to Promote Interest.
Children's Boole. Week. November
15-20, is to have national observance
under the auspices of the American
Booksellers' association, acting ln co
operation with the American Library
association and tha Boy Scout of
America. The purpose of the week
is to get mora widespread interest
in the subject of children's reading
by a Joint effort pf librarians, book
sellers, publishers, women's clubs.
Boy-Scouts and all others Interested
ln boys and girls.
The public library has made plans
for a wide observance of the week
ln Portland. Talks by librarians on
tha meaning pf tha week, and urging
a return to 'parental responsibility
through more home reading, will be
given at the luncheon clubs. These
will begin November 13. when Ethel
R. Sawyer, head of the library train
ing class, will speak' at the Civic
League. On the afternoon of Novem
ber 13, Jennette Kennedy, of the cir
culation department, will speak before
the Portland Federation of Women's
Organisations on "Books for Older
Boys and Girls."
At each of the branch libraries the
local Parent-Teacher association will
hold special programmes and for these
meetings a model collection of good
children's books will be furnished by
the book stores.
In tha grada schools nearest the
branch libraries, programmes are
-planned for one day in the week, and
at the high schools special assem
blies with the good book idea will
be hejd. In al) of tha schools tha
slogan, "Read a book this week." u
being advertised.
On November 14. tha ministers of
the city have been asked to note tha
movement in their programmes for
tha day and to discuss the subject
of religious education through books.
The street cars will carry outside
signs bearing tba legend: ..
Children's Book Week,
neaa a ctoox a week.
Jessie Millard, head of tha children's
room, and Anne M. Mulheron, head
of tha school department, ara arrang
ing a special programme for Fridav
evening-, November 19, at V8' o'clock,
in Library hall, to which parents par
ticularly are invited. This will con
sist of six reviews of children's books
given to children whose work re
ceived honorable mention ln the book
review contest held last spring. Liv
ing illustrations of children's books
also will be a feature of tha pro
gramme. This programme Is espe
cially designed to show some of the
work that Is done-with children's
books.
- Back ..of the movement 'whether
furthered by librarian, teaoher, min
ister or bookseller is the fundamen
tal desire to make good books a part
of the Ufa of every, child. Books
put in the children's bands with intel
ligent direction of their reading will
''fl .
fun
DM
' BOOK WEEK
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November IS 2
A NATION-WIDE recognition of the value of good books in
child training. Childhood is the most receptive as well as
the most responsive period of life it is the time to implant "
right ideals which, in turn, foster a love of the good and true.
Booksellers, librarians, scoutmasters, parent-teachers' organiza
tions, etc., are one in asking that parents, uncles, aunts and all who
love children, devote this week to the consideration of books for
them. "
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A Great Surprise for
the Children
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PftKMjjrili'ii "l""li,'J,- 1 r,,,T V rlMliijr1ftni,l, i lli
Throngh the "courtesy of Mr. Aage
Enna, we will show in one olj our Third
street windows all of next week a genu
ine Children's Theater1 the only one on
the Pacific coast. Hans Christian An
derson's famous play, "The Tinder Box,
will be shown every afternoon. The
theater will be under the personal su
pervision of Mr. Enna, who imported it
direct from Denmark. After next week
the play will be produced every Saturday
afternoon until December 11 in our Chil
dren's Book Room. Let the children see
this great noveltyj
The Twin Series
"l do wish all foreign children were
twins I" said a little girl, lifting a happy
face from a volume of Lucy Fitch Perkins'
Twin Series, "I just love them!" We have
it on reliable authority that a million chil
dren or more have been made happy by the
doings of the' youngsters in the famous
Twin Series.
Here is the list check the ones you want.
The Scotch Twins
The Belgian Twins
The Mexican Twins
The Irish Twins
The Spartan Twins
The Italian Twins
The French Twins
The CaVe Twins
The Eskimo Twins
The Japanese Twins
The Dutch Twins
PRICE $1.75
John Martin's Big
Book for Little
Folk
No. 4
Its merry, instructive, constructive, com
panionable tales of fairies, history, poetry,
rhymes, plays, puzzles, Bible tales, songs,
etc., make it bigger and better than ever
before.
Hours and hours of happiness for little
ones.
PRICE $3.50
A Message From
MISS JESSIE HODGE MILLARD
Supervisor Children's Work
Portland Public Library
lyrUCH time is spent searching for
suitable associates for your boys and
girls why not a little time in finding
the noble companionship for your chil
dren in the world of books? All along
the way there is a wealth of good things
that should be the child's as a rightful
heritage. Some books there are that
every child should read before he leaves
school. Beginning with the picture books
and dear old Mother Goose, then Alice
in Wonderland, the wonderful Pinocchio,
trooping fast come Perseus, . Aladdin
and the wonderful lamp, Heidi, the little
Swiss girl and Hans Christian Andersen,
the king of - story tellers, Joan of Arc,
Robin Hood, King Arthur, Sir Galahad,
Robinson Crusoe and many others did
you ever meet a more delightful or eon
genial group?
IF TOUR children do not know these
people, they have many happy hours
ahead. The child who lives on Intimate
terms with such heroes as these cannot
fail to be strong and true. What is a
good book to buy for a child Is a ques
tion that comes up many times a year,
and these few sua-gestions will probably
serve for the guidance of those who are
not familiar with literature suitable for
Children.
NOTE Miss Millard will be in our Chil
dren's Book Room in person on Monday
morning and Miss Doty, also of the
Library, will be there Friday afternoon
to help make suggestions for those in
doubt.
1
Scribner Classics for Young
Readers
In Illustrated Holiday Editions
How fortunate the boy or girl who is given these beautifully
Illustrated editions of the classics, every one of which will yield
hours and hours of pleasure will be treasured for years to come
will make rich memories of happy childhood. Maxf ield Parrish,
Arthur Rackham, N- C. Wyeth and Jessie Wilcox Smith are some
of the artists whose magic touch so enhances the richness and
worth of these time-tested, never-grow-old books.
Westvnurel He!..C3.50
By qharles Kingsley.
The Last of the
Mohicans, $3.50
By Fenimore Cooper.
The Boy Emigrants,
S3.00
By Noah Brooks.
KMsapeel
..S3.50
Ths 2 In e Ik, Arrow,
83.50
By Robert Louis
; Stevenson.
Ths Poems of nIld
hsed, 3.5
By Uugene Field.
Grimm's Fatty Tales.
S3.SO
The Arabian Katgsts,
S3.SO
Edited by Kate Pour
las Wlggln and Nora
Smith.
A Child's Gsnln of
Verses, S3.50
By Robert Louis
Stevenson,
Bass Brisker, or As
Silver Skates, BKt.OO
a.
By Mary Mapes
ftie Bays Klsar
Artfcsr, 83.50
- Edited by bidney
Lanier. .
Little Lars Faastlersr.
S3.00
By Prances Hodgson
Burnett. ,
The Boy Scout's Year Book
Edited by Franklin K. Mathiews, Chief Librarian,
Boy Scouts of America
The biggest boys' book of the year. Messages, stories, articles
and other contributions from many distinguished writers and
leading men. Every boy wants this book, and well he may. Will
you father, mother, uncle, aunt' or friend see that he gets it?
A Selection of Good Books for Every Boy's Library
The Boy great's nook of Stories. Edited by
Franklin -K. Mathiews. The finest collection
of short stories for boys ever assembled.
The Lost Dirigible. By Ralph Henry Barbonr.
Uhe exciting story of a radio man's experiences
aboard a navy dirigible on reconnaissance ln
Mexico.
Dlek Arnold of Rarlts. Cortege, By Earl Reed
Silvers. A first-class story by a man who has
Played on the varsity football team and who
knows how to .write a true picture of tha way
college boys act.
The Sun of Quebec, By Joseph A. Altsheler.
T5!8ls.a French and Indian war story in
which the hero goes to sea and is kidnaped
and left stranded on a deserted Island.
Children' Book Room
Balcony Floor
Wkat Bird Is That? By Frank M. Chapman. This
. new bird book not only shows the color and
markings of each bird, but shows its relative
eize and the eeason it Is with us. Tha best
book for a beginner.
JOSTLING each other on the shelves of this room in happy com
panionship are the choicest illustrated gift . volumes in inex
pensive editions of the same titles, picture story books, books for
boys and girls, recommended by the American Library Association,
City and State Librarians.
- Those who love children and who wish to encourage the reading
and ownership of the best in books are invited tb make full use of
this room.
TJhieJ.
US
Gill Co,
Third and Alder Streets
furnish them with the best of guide- according to officials of the con-
posts to an enlightened ana usoiui
career ln life.
SEEKING RELIEF
MINERS
.
American Congress In Denver to
Urge Adjudication of Claims.
Penver, Colo-. Nov. 13. Action
taken by the war minerals relief
commission on claims submitted to It
will ba one of tba principal topics
of discussion at tha 23d annuaj con
vention of tha American mining con
gress in Denver, November 16 to 19,
gress.
Congress officials declare that the
war minerals relief act contained an
appropriation of S 8,6 00,000 to. reim
burse those who responded to the re
quest of the government and pro
duced manganese, chrome, pyrites
and tungsten at loss to themselves
between April 8, 1917, and November
1L 1918. .They say that about 1200
claims for compensation have been
filed and 1005 have been adjudi
cated. Of these, however, they as
sert, only 100 have been allowed. On
those allowed, mora than $2,000,000
have been paid, they declared.
Ths production of war minerals in
future also is to bo considered by
the congress. Officials of the con
gress declare that at present Ameri
can producers cannot compete with
foreign producers. Among means of
remedying this situation which will
be discussed, they ay. Is a protective
tariff slightly greater than the ad
vantage now enjoyed by the foreign
producer.
Kew York Has Good Roads.
. ALB ANT, H. T-In the Jl years In
which the state of New Tork has been
engaged in an active "good roads"
campaign, that state has spent nearly
$130,000,000, and while some of it
was wasted and some spent ln costly
experiment, it Is figured that the
state has received good value for the
money spent.
Japanese Give Money to Germany.
TOKKL A gift of 8,000.000 marks
to tha German government by Hajlme
Ho shi. president of the Hoshl Phar
maceutical company of Toklo. has
been accepted in the name of the Ger
man government by Dr. Wllhelm Solf,
German charge d'affaires at Taklo.
The gift will be used for German
medical and chemical Investigations
-and Ishasedon the donor's admiration
for German's coutribatloa to science.