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Book Review
FLIGHT ACROSS "TOP OF THE WORLP"
Jly An! en X. PniiRborn.
SKVKX FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN
by A. Merrltt. New York. Boni
8c UverUcht.
Huonu without (looi'H. corridor
which end In nuthhiK. HereaniH
from out of the night. atrange
white-faced Kehft friends, und the
overpowering personality which
liinit been vented in the chaiv..ier of
Satan, all lend to make 'Veven
Footprint! to Satan" one of the
most fuaclniitlntf mystery stories
inee 'The Murders In the Hue
Morgue." One must not be de
ceived into bellevinK that "Seven
l'outprints to Satan" belon; In
the name category with the usual
modern detective story In which a
murder Is committed and following
of clues is accomplished In a mas
terly and scientilic manner. There
is no mii'HKiiitf ahead on what It is
wll about, because one is certain to
X,uesn wrong.
J-'rom the moment of the kid
naping of a famoiiH explorer which
look plain in an open park In New
York City in broad daylight to the
last fascinating glimpse of the un
earthly Satan the reader is held
spellbound. The mechanical de
vices of the book ure not notice
able as they are in many mystery
novels. The story Is swift moving
and reaches a breath taking cli
max. Hy far the most dominant of all
modern crime characters Ih that of
Satan, wleldt r of an unearthly
power over men and women, par
tially through his own domination,
partially through the use of the
powerful Kehft drug which he
controls. Kve, the loveliest of all
of Satan's victims. Is a charming
hut not insistent heroine ami the
explorer measures up to heroic
standards admirably.
Those who loved the. "Arabian
KnighlH" will gloat over the pano
ramic splendor which Is revealed
j in this boi k.
HU'K MUnm:it. by Edmund
Snell. Philadelphia. J. 11. Up
plncott. Alan Dighton Is tho perfect
blonde hero for the latest volume
from the pen of Edmund Snell,
who seems to run to colors in his
work. First oa,me the "Yellow
Seven," next the "Crimson Butter
fly," then the "Purple Shadow"
and' now "Blue Murder." There Is
color galore In the latest volume,
both local and continental. The
trailing down and destruction of
the Blue Death, which threatened
all the civilized nations with its
hideous power, makes a fascinat
ing novel of mystery and romance.
Worthy foes are presented to
Dighton in the persons of the
"Wizard," international crook, and
Ahlborg, mad Inventor of the Blue
Death.
It is essentially a plot story and
one must not expect too much
characterization In, that type of
novel, but the author- surprises one
with his drawing of two charac
ters, Marney, the American secret
service man, and Mafalda, Italian
conspirator. - In fact, he makes
Mafalda such an altogether attrac
tive lady that It is hard to see her
as the villainesH of the story. To
tell the plot would be to spoilvany
mystery story, but It is only fair to
say that the reader will not be dis
appointed In the creepy thrills of
fered lit "Blue Murder."
A.MIORICA, by Oeorge Philip
Krapp. Garden City. Garden
' !... IL.I.lf. Itl.w .
A history of America in a new
style. If not new interpretation, is
offered by Krapp in his "America."
Popularization, which Inis in the
last five years spread rapidly to all
fields of writing, particularly bio
graphy and the sciences, is utilized
.to a great extent and with a con
siderable degree of success In the
volume. This popularization con
sists In treating the subject, not as
n mass of facts to be squeezed into
a given number of pages, but as a
romantic and highly adventurous
tale of action. .
Beginning with the discovery of
the new world and leading up to
the great war, this slory-telllng
style never lapses. Chronological
order is followed as closely as pos
sible and only thone dates which
are absolutely necessary are in
cluded. Tho volume was first pub
lished by Alfred A. Knopf In J !) 2 4,
nnd Issued in the present edition
as one of the hundred odd "Star
Dollar" books of the Garden City
Publishing company.
THE ROMANCE OK LEONARDO
DA VINCI, by Dmitri MereJ
kowskl. New York. Modern
Library.
It is hardly necessary to speak
glowingly of Merejkowski's "Ro
mance of Leonardo Da Vinci." for
the book has already done that for
itself. Few readers of any attain
ments still lack all knowledge of
the "Leonardo," though, owing to
Its length, many readers have been
forced only to skip through it or to
read It over a long period of time.
The story Is one c.f the greatest
of the Russian masterpieces, a
novel comparable to , the most Im
portant Vf the historical works of
French nnd English artists.
Abounding in poetry of thought
, nnd yet clinging closely to fact, the
tnry unfolds in chronological or
der with nil the Interest of the
most imaginative fiction. The pres
ent edition, published In the Mod
ern Library series. Is the transla
tion of Bernard Gullbert fiuerney.
WHAT WOMEN FEAR, by Flor
ence Riddell. Philadelphia. J.
B. Lippincott.
Women fear other women that
is perhaps the most outstanding
answer to the title which is given
In this book of contrasts.
.Mary a Coombe, great explorer,
marries a man twelve years her
Junior, fearing all the time that
the difference in their ages will
prove the breaking point oln their
marriage. They are perfectly hap
py until Tnnis, wise beyond hr
twenty years, comes to stay with
them. '
Tanis Is seductive. Tanis Is alto
gether feminine, Tanls has no code
of honor In love. Dickie Bannister
i Mary as husband. Is young, un
versed In feminine w y s. and on
en.xy victim to the wise Tanls. It
Is little wonder that Marya tried to
forget In the hvt outposts of the
jungle, anion the peoples wltb
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Taxis
Taxis would be flno thinKs wore
1 tt nut for taximeter. Thpy cost
i a little mure than tho street ear
or IniH, but It in cuHtomary to
Jaruue that you nave the difference
on the wear nnd tear to your
elotheH and you alo Ret to places
much quicker. Then It Is still
jsomethlne of n distinction to re
1 mark in an offhand sort of way,
j"l took a taxi." You can do that
Instead of boaKtinK about your an
cestors, which Is considered bud
i form.
i Then taxi-drivers are such
pleasant fellows. They are almost
un-American In their politeness.
They have such a nice way of
sitiKlini; you out from the crowd
as If to say that they can see at
once that you are not the sort of
person who would ride in nn ordi
nary public conveyance.
The first person In n party who
su.'c.st '"What about takitiK n
taxi?" at once establishes himself
jilt a position of superiority. You
'can Infer that hi) has sportlnK
niooci or has been to one of the
better colleges. As soon as you
are In the taxi he is almost cer
tain to stiKKest that you match for
U and he Kenerally wins.
Hut about this time the taxi
meter he-Kins to (,-et in Its deadly
work. A taximeter is like a per
son who says he is Ruing to be per
fectly frank with you. It conceals
nothing. It proceeds in the most
brutal way to (mint out what a
spendthrift you are with your
money. It confirms your suspicion
that you will never bo rich. It
seems to say that ir It looks after
the dimes the dollar will lake care
of themselves.
Many persons who ride in taxis
make up their minds that thev
will not look at the meter. Hut
they always do. Just as they take
a morbid interest In rcndinir about
crime. The taximeter always
seems to bo giving the lie to the
speedometer as If to say that no
I matter what the latter may reglH
lier you are really creeping along.
It gives positive proof that your
idea of distance Is much too con
l scrvative.
Taximeters are still In their In
fancy. Koine day one may be In
vented that does not appear to
add an extra dime Just as you
reach your destination. llaltimore
Sun.
pounds of Sudan Kiass seed to inflated tnattrctsi of rubber tubes The f;ulest llorvo hun run a lllllu
50 pounds of soybean seed to the has been devised by u western ' In about 65 seconds. A railway
acre. physician. There are twelve tubes, train has covered the distance In
., ,, leach In n cloth case and with a i 30 seconds. An uulomobile has
i,.., . " """ 1 ''a,'kl";, valve for inflating. The casing Is ; done It In l seconds, and un air
little weight when not In use, an ' washable, j ,,,, , , , HW.omls.
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More than five years ago the first Kelyinator was in
stalled in the home of a Medford resident and it has
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of Kelvinators what they think of their refrigerator
after years of continuous use. Their names will te fur
nished upon application
FREE A Kelvinafor delicious frozen
dessert recipe book to those who regr
ister their names. Supply limited.
Left to right Captain Wilkins and Lieutenant Eielson with their North Pole plane, photographed just
before the start. Note the cans of Richfield gasoline which the aviators have shipped north for the suc
cessful flight. Below The final take-off of the ski-shod "ship" from Point Barrow field.
The fact that Captain "Wilkins
used Kiehfleld pa so Uric exclusively
on their remarkable 2L'00 mile
flight over the North Pole, nnd
Ihnt this is his third successive
year of Arctic aerial exploration
using this famous Pacific coast
"piHollne of power," is hcing wide
ly eommentetl on by automotive
and aviation experts as well as by
the countless thousands (if mere
motorists who demand the best In
auto fuels for their private auto
mobiles. Beeho St Kindle of Medford and
Central Point, local dealers for the
Pennzoil company, received the
following message, that was re
peated from a radiogram sent by
the flyers from Svalbard:
"Pennzoil served us wonderfully
j well throughout twenty-two hun
idred miles of Arctic flight In teni
j peratures ranging to forty-eight
below zero."
, "The imporlanco of complete de
pendability of the plane's engine is
j apparent ami tho completion of
!tho flight In 'JOVj flying hours is
j ample evidence of 1 00 per cent
performance," continued Lteebo fe
Kindle. "That Pennzoil provided
i safe lubrication, In spite of the
tremendous hardships encountered
Is. we believe, one of Un most Im
pressive demonstrations of ipmlity.
Wilkins used Pennzoil on the two
; previous explorations."
whom she has come in contact in
the course of her years of explor
ing. The book Is well written and the
character of Marya is an altogeth
er sympathetic one. Tanis is truly
drawn as heartless, faithless and
not even true to herself, while
Dickie Is merely adolescent a;' the
husband. The volume as a whole
Is an entertaining study of an un
usual woman.
K F F KCT IV K I US I N HSS I-KT-TKItS,
by Kdward Hall Gardner
and Robert Hay Aurner. New
York City. Konald Press.
The American business letter as
developed In the last twenty years
is worthy of st udy. It Is n new
literary form vvhlch Is of distinct
cultural interest ; and from the
practical point of view its structure
is well worth study by anyone who
has to' deal with people. Profes
sor Gardner, of the University of
Wisconsin, has been one of the
men "most actively identified with
the development of this new art of
business correspondence. The nres-
jent book "Kffectlvo Pusiness J-ct-jters"
is far more than its title de
clares.
It Is full of first-rate material on
sales and business: psychology, on
handling business situations, on
tiict und diplomacy in dealing with
others, and on the practical organ
ization of correspondence as a
business activity. Seventy thou
sand copies were issued in the first
edition of the book.
BEST LAID-OUT FAIR
GROUNDS IIT STATE
I term mean something, as applied
jto Secretary Hoover. The signifl
j ca n ce of t h ese ret u rns together
with those In Ohio, Massachusetts
and other places where representa
tive tests were possible, is that
here is a favorite son whose
strength is not confined to one
stale or one section, hut is na
tional. KatiKiis City Star.
Scientific Notes
Jackson county has the best
' laid out fair grounds in the state
of Oregon and when her much
; needed building program Ik com-
pleted, she will so far outrank
'others that there will be no com
parison available other than with
! state fairs. Our prc:dige In this i
respect must not be lessened.
Tin proposed one-mill levy is
! but tho carrying out nt this time
of the original program of some
six years ago which contemplat
ed a building especially for edu
; cational and school work, nddl
ttomil barns for stock and poul
try, nn automobile and machinery
exhibit building, forestry building,
i auditorium, rabbit buildjg, -tti.
trig present buildings, etc., all to
be provided tor by tax k-m .u
i proper intervals.
i With the -completion of these
necessary buildings and the
turn to the mnnngemcnt of the
I earnings of the merchants' build
ling after this year and the dance
'pavilion after next year, the asso
: elation Will for the first time
be in a position to carry on with
out first moitguging itself to death
for funds to stage the show.
It Is sincerely hoped that the
effort will he successful and the
measure upon the ballot carried on
May 18.
Sudan grass and sovbeans nw
excellent crops for growing in n,tx-
une. a uctxov yield and a better,
balanced forage is obtained, as the
Sudan grass Ik low in protein ami
the soybeans high. Hest results
are obtained by broadcasting ten i
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Your car may never work like these
Union Pacific SysJem slaves 'but
Pockets of natural'gas. forming
under the earth In a district of
northern Australia, are thought to
have caused upheavals that oc
curred there recently. Geologists
who examined the area noticed
that the atmosphere for mile
around was heavily loaded with
the odor of petroleum and benzine.
In some localities the smell was so
strong that it was feared ;ji un
protected f laino might u use an
explosion. '
With the aid of an accurate
measuring Instrument. Itr. I). T.
MacDougall, of the Carnegie tnstl- J
tution. him determined that Ouq
trunks of pine trees shrink In the
daytime and expand at night. A j
reason for this Is that duiing the
day, when the sun is shining on;
ithe leaven or needles, evaporation
of moisture Is stimulated and the
! needles are utretched while the :
jtree Is drawn Inward a trifle as
;t attempts to relieve the tension)
jby carrying Kip up from the soli.
lAt night, the reverse of this pro-,
cess occurs. ,
Oan rugs wanted at the Mall
Tribune office. u
Hoover Revealed
There was a political surprise!
or the first magnitude In the re
turns of the California presidential
primaries. It is not in the lend
shown fiy Smith. It is not In the1
relatively small vote for "Walsh.
It Is not In the place Heed has
found in the three-cornered Demo
cratic conUst. It h in the He
publican returns, which were
awaited with a matler-of-course
attitude.
The Democratic contest was the
hottest waged In any state by
either party. There were three
organizations to get out the vote.
There was no Republican contest.
The only Incentive Republicans
had to go to the polls was to pay
tribute to the candidate represent
ing that state. A comparatively
r ma II vote was expected, which Is
uunl in uncontested elections.
But Hoover polbd far and rway
more vote thar.Ohe three Ixmo
craMc candidates combined,
Taljc about favorite sons! Cnll
fornU Republican! have tnado the
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lect. Tis belter to be sure I )Z' ' "v" V
than sorry. 1 Jp&T's' '
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