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poor creature, feeding his timid spirit on wornâ€"out traditions and the facile fiatteries of those who surrounded him. He never heard an adverse critâ€" icism, never even the truth, and in this world of unreality he swaggered, Whether he is entirely authentic or not the Kaiser here presented is a the part of the author himself pretation of the words and deeds on pretation of the words Ludwig states very truly in his preâ€" {ace that the drawback to a biography of this particular world figure is not that at this time we "know too little, but too much." This is true and it would be hard for anyone in the civilâ€" ized world to forget that knowledge vnough to write with an unprejudiced mind. Realizing this the biographer P e mt i 6 On the other hand if we are to acâ€" cept entirely Ludwig‘s view of the Kaiser we must of course admit that no story of his life could be very pleasant . reading, any more than could that of any weak, vain, deluded selfish man. foremost of those are personal feelâ€" ing, animosities, and rancour which inevitably cling to those who were sufferers from the peop‘« ind even‘s pictured. The reading of the biography by Emil Ludwig, "Wilhelm Hohenzollern, the Last of the Kaisers" is far from being a pleasaht experience. It is an interesting speculation as to whether if it could have been written one hunâ€" dred years "after the event" and we could have been living then it would have been pleasanter. The dishing up of history when it is still hot must necessarily have its dangers. _ And since the ‘‘Little French Girl." tiently awaited novel, "The Old Counâ€" tess" will be published on March 31 This is Miss Sedgewick‘s first bool Blondes" went to meet Bohun Lynch, author of a "History of Caricature" last summer in Paris this was their predicament. It was either a case of "i'iitotiu-hhc-ehdhr.'h-y‘ took"the latter course. _ . JUST PARAGRAPHS men to be meeting each other for 'h'.fimtiâ€"i-cnilwmfin‘ when they had only seen caricatures ot-.uomg.}wn-uuu.m.{ illustrator of "Gentlemen â€" Prefer $ North Sheridan Road the latest styles of hair cut ting for Men. Wamen «n ice in beauty eulture. In our hairâ€"cutting department all and softness which can only be effected by skilled operâ€" Spndd_nh-fclfi-it- ed time only. Process for~perfect waving ~WILHELM HOHENZOLLERN THE LAST OF THE KAISERS®" By Emil Ludwig G. P. Putnam‘s Sons THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1927 A. W. YOWELL Permanent Waving G))anit) | Interior and Exterior Painting and Decorating THE KAISER HIMSELF We a complete servâ€" Beaut) Shop WORK GUARANTEED _ Phone Highland Park 936 "Spell Land" has the light delicate touch which Miss Kayeâ€"Smith‘s earliâ€" er stories have, but it lacks much of her later sureness and clear characâ€" terization. [t is an amazingly unâ€" modern book, it might have been written fifty instead of fifteen Oliver of course turns out to be anything but a good husband, and Emily leaves him, and she and Claude run away and try to solve the probâ€" lem which Hardy treated so superbly in "Jude." They cannot soive it and the story ends tragically. THE KEY ABOVE THE DOOR 1 e en ts es ooe to fit into the uncongenial life of a governessâ€"nurse and Claude is helpâ€" ing his brothers on the farm. Then Emily, with discouragement as her chief motive, marries Oliver, for tho she loves Claude she thinks he does care for her in a way that would make him a good husband. has a passionate feeling for loch and hills, freedom and the wilderâ€" Frederick A. Stokes After the childhood of the three we are carried swiftly over to their young man and womanhood. Oliyer is working in London, Emily is trying of the C of the Crampian Hills of Scotland. The book is freshly conceived and near Claude‘s family farm, "Spell Land." Emily is a "good sport," and "true blue." Oliver is a headstrong attractive boy who breaks up most of their games with "O I say this is rotten." Claude is an imaginative inarticulate child, wayward and yet with a good heart. "Spell Land" is a sombre story. It is that of a triangle, one of these most certain to come to destruction for it dates from childhood. Emily, her cousin Oliver, and her fosterâ€"cousin Claude play together from the time when the former two come to live THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE .___ "SPELL LAND" By Sheila Kayeâ€"Smith â€" E. P. Dutton & Co. _ The publishers of Sheila Kayeâ€" Smith‘s work have seen fit to bring out another of her early books, "Spell Land." It is a no&'hieh as they bave truly said in preface shows the beginning of her style and her marked talent for character portrayâ€" al. i » of the fotwantion Tor the mrverle woek marked his downfall. By Maurice Walsh windâ€"swept, clou«!:d-p‘plgd story years taxes, interest on half million dollars, amounted to $14,â€" 247,719.48, leaving as a net operating revenue of more than $9,063,000.00. Deduction of other charges, including 1926, amounted to $23,311,198.53 acâ€" cording to the company‘s annual reâ€" port to stockholders, released Fridav Operating revenues of the Public Service company of Northern Illinois during the year ending December 31, ANNUAL REPORT IS GIVEN PUBLIC SERVICE CO. REVENUES ARE LARGE Operating expenses, which include llions; Analysis Shows How Large Sum Is Used ind THE HIGHLAND PAKK PRESS, AIGHLAND PARK, ILLiNG Other Items Over Twentyâ€"Three There Is a HYDROX Agency Near Your Home funded debt, diviâ€" , released Friday of SPECIAL THIS WEEK ORANGEâ€"PINEAPPLE Hydrox Agents pay the most to give you the best. Certainly they are deserving of your patronage. When an Ice Cream dealer shops for a bargain price on a delicacy that goes into your kstom'ach, is he a good deaier to go to? Summary of Achievements A large portion of the annual reâ€" port is devoted to summarizing the material accomplishments of the comâ€" its stockhoiders and the general pubâ€" lic with statements of earning comâ€" piled on a quarterly basis rather than once a year, as had been the practice formerly. These statements are being enclosed with the quarterly builetins which accompany dividend| checks, but will be omitted from the' February bulletin, due to the publiâ€"| cation each February of the lnnunli report of the preceding year. ( The totail number of customers servâ€" ed by the company with electricity, gas, water, or heat, during 1926 was 3$59,678; as compared with 316,258 in 1925. This is an increase of 42,914 or 13.5 percent. During the past year the company inaugurated the policy of supplying C ces ons E dends on preferred and common stock leaves a balance of slightly more than $1,600,000 carried to surplus. The operating revenues of the company for 1926 were 12.9 percent more than Increase in Customers 50c Full Quart Brick It is hard to deprive the college students of their automobiles, but if they are too weak to walk to recitaâ€" tions, it may be necessary to have them carried in on stretchers o o en e enly $770,000 as the result of a voluntary rate reduction which became effective on May 1, 1926. customers were saved In this connection it is interesting to note that the company‘s electric ord of building projects carried on by the company in 1926. Several new merchandise stores have been opened, chief among which :is the beautiful new establishment in Oak Park. Numerous extensions of electric transmission lines and gas mains, the AcQuigition of the Waukeganâ€"toâ€"Wisâ€" consin rightâ€"ofâ€"way, additiohal "supâ€" erâ€"power" interconnections with othâ€" er companies and then earlyâ€"completâ€" ed installation of the huge, new genâ€" erating unit at Waukegan, all serve to illustrate the company‘s exceptionâ€" al progress. ; prosperity and welibeing of the terâ€" ritory served, is reflected in the recâ€" pany during the PR oD VC T s approximately | Ni ooo enoitnime yâ€"completâ€"| This means virtually the reestablish~ new genâ€"| ment of the former Germanâ€"American all serve| National Teachers Seminary of Milâ€" exceptionâ€"| waukee, which was closed during the World war. Part of the income will nteresting be used to establish scholarships and ‘s electric fellowships, one of which will provide 'oximately{ for a period of study in Germany for voluntary a graduate student in German. It is e vffective also planned to revive the German publication formerly issued by the Milwaukee schools. If the arrangeâ€" ment, proves satisfactory, it is exâ€" ie college pectea that the seminary‘s entire enâ€" es, but if| dowment of $250,000 will be turned to recitaâ€"| over to the university as a perpetuâ€" to have| al fund for the training of teachers s of German. ~ & P OR A t 1 0 n Enlargement of courses in the University of Wisconsin for the training of teachers of German is asâ€" sured by the promise of an annual denation of $9,000â€"from the National Teachers Seminary of Milwaukee. GETS FUND TO AID GERMAN 'lIACI!_lNG Wisconsin University Receives Aid for This Put:m; To Publish Paper ol PAGE SEVEN