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Highland Park Press, 13 Jan 1927, p. 18

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A 4 it #.4 ‘Our v it +4 Aal Moek in which Suss has a chance to do a great service to his race, at the exâ€" pense of himself and finally does itâ€" does it so that he may exalt himself â€""The Duke," in which the : Duke kills the daughter of Suss thug3 dealâ€" ing him a mortal blow, "The Others" in which Suss is overcome by his enemies. The intricacies of the plot are far too numerous to:â€"try po‘ enter into in detail here, but the esgential of the story is the development of the character of the Jew. His mental and spiritual changes, from the time when he is a calculating heartless intriguer until the moment when he mounts the scaffold repeating the ‘old Jewish prayer:â€" are the heart of the story. It is a strong, a compelling pid of work. oC } a t The story moves forward in great movements like those of a aym:hony. There is first "The Prince," then "The People," after that "The Jews" Then in a day when the Jew', were herded into Ghettos and were even legally prohibited residence in Wurtâ€" temberg, Suss becomes one : of the most powerful figures of Europe. He can make them tremble at his; word. The plot of the story is hung, to be sure, on two characters.. That of the ambitious, attractive, unscrupulous Jew, Josef Suss, and the reckless, selâ€" fish, blundering Duke of Wiurttemâ€" berg. These two, by a mutual atâ€" traction which seemed to go .deeper than they could fathom when they both, unknown and young threw in their fortunes together. Then, by the unlooked for death of the reigning duke and his son, the cousin becomes the ruler of the province. And Suss is the power behind the. thronq. "Power" by the German Lion Emch- twanger is a rather ex dinary novel. It overflows and bursts the bonds of all that we ordinarily think of under that title. It is one of the lusty, robust works which creates an epoch rather than a‘" mere puny character. ; can pity, Dr. J. C. H. Bea who trip across the Atlantic. that has done that should ‘be entitled to write a book about it, or do else he pleases. Dr. gu ont has written the book, it is "Ships and Peoâ€" ple," and tells of hisg expe in thirty years of ship doctoring â€" not dectoring ships, that is, but passenâ€" gers. 1i oA * Many people will be delighted to learn that a new novel from Anne Douglas Sedgewick may be expected next spring. The ‘title of the book is to be "The Old Countess." PAGE TWO A NOVEL FROM GERMANY Kikath 2 6e Here is a man that M‘Mme Automobile Supply Co. On Those Cold and WE ALSO CARRY A FULL HIGHLAND PARK â€" Central Ave. & Second St. _ Phone H. P. 350 Telephone 1589 JUST PARAGRAPHS By Lion Feuchtwanger The Viking Press WILL KRUMBACH (The King of Radio KING 6 Listen In J. P. Steffen on your and Millwork FURNACE PIPING _ ventilators, #ornices and all kinds of plain and fwhcy tin and sheet metal work skillfully made and fixed on short notic¢ We are specialists in jobs of . this kind, using only the best materials and applying good workâ€" manship that ensures gatisfactiom No job too s and none too large. Canstance Eolme. of whom I have never before heard, contributes a litâ€" tle story only seven pages long, but of stark realism. There are others, all of them, worth reading. They make interetgng companion reading to the collection of American short stories which has also just been brought out. ’ . Walter Deé/‘la Mare‘s story, "Mr. Kempe," is full of atmosphere of his own particul&r eerie sort. Thomas Butke has a delicious story about the inaman who sang so heartrendingly of his love for China that at last, the kindly English folk who had 1img§d to his singing raised a fund to send him back home. At the last when everything was ready, the poor littleé Chinaman went next door and killéd himself â€" there was nothing else to do, he had never seen China ‘and did not want to go there, his home was in England and he loved it, he was a# his neighbor said of him "only a poet." made ly to the public‘s: meaâ€" sure, this book of British short stories will come as & surprise and pleasure. There are: es on the list which in themselves a guarantee, Stella Benson, De 1& Mare, Aldous Huxley, There is a fanciful touch, an emâ€" phasis on a phere, in these storâ€" ies, apparent in nearly all of them, which would fiever "get by" with the American mARazime reader. For inâ€" stance, Stell@g Benson has written a lovely thing @n the awakening of a god, "one of #he old gods" who used to make motiitains. "Mountains are like bells, th@y are tuned like bells. You‘d know | Wwhat I mean if you‘d made them,.,., When a mountain is well made, eÂ¥en an incurably imperâ€" fect mortal e@r can hear the bell note sometimes, e@#pecially when it rings to the touch of the last ray of the There are otRer . contributors who aren‘t so well known or are perhaps not known at all, who have done as well. ‘ + Forthoufiom_fiudo!flu:ood tailor made ries of our American D. H. Lawrefice, J. D. Beresford. Fu“yé\" Ilustrated, $3.00 Henry Holt & Co. _ « . MISSISSIPPL STEAMBOATIN‘ By Herbert and Edward Quick Here is‘ jthe story of a great splashing .#plendid epoch in the building of America. Destined to become a ‘élassic. WEBWH‘BH SHORT OF 1926" GOOD SHORT STORIES Edited by Edward J. O‘Brien Dod’&%‘!:mdlc@ © AX AVE 144 North First Street An Immediate Hit! 4 GLENCOE one Glencoe 6 CROSLEYS Py Avenue lar form of entertainment at the Laâ€" Salle Theatre, Chicago, where it enâ€" ters into its third week of the return engagement Sunday night. The apâ€" peal of "Abie," which has been quite an enigma to students of the drama since the day of its first presentation more than five years ago, is still lookâ€" ed upon as an unsolved puzzle by those well versed in things theatrical. And, while those who are masters in the craft of play construction . are seeking light as to why "Abie" should have been so successful, that comedy goes merrily on, week after week, year after year, earning for Anne Nichols a fortune that would make "a mere millionaire" green with envy. Return Engagement to Chicago Proves Popularity of Anne Nichols Comedy i Clabaugh Intervenes | So far Mr. Bernstein, burglar, had everything working as per plan. Fin.?'lly, the other day, he arrived in Pontiac to do the nine months that were to save him from a minimum of five and a maximum of twenty years. But : to his consternation Mr. Claâ€" baugh, who had been informed of the scheme, told him that he wasn‘t wantâ€" ed and must stand trial for the burgâ€" lary, Furthermore he notified Robert E. Crowe, state‘s attorney of Cook county, telling him of the "fast one" that) Mr. Bernstein, burglar, had put over. Mr. Crowe agreed at onee to reinstate the case and prosecute and a new warrant was promptly issued. ° "Abie‘s Irish Rose," Anne Nichols‘ record breaking comedy, is maintainâ€" ing its reputation. as a superâ€"popuâ€" Mr. Bernstein wept, threatened and cursed and his lawyer made an emoâ€" tional appeal such as sometimes softâ€" ens the hearts of firstâ€"time jurors. All to no avail, Mr. Bernstein‘s heart is broken that he is not being permitted to "serve the nine months" and duck the twenty years. And this is the story of one ca that didn‘t stay fixed. "ABIE‘S IRISH ROSE" , ENTERS THIRD WEEK Mr. Clabaugh watched and found that on Octoberâ€" 30 the boast out of the underworld was made good. The burglary case against Mr. Bernstein, burglar, was stricken off in Judge Philip L. Sullivan‘s tourt. No one was there to prosecute except the arâ€" resting policeman. And policemen sometimes have small standing in the courts, as compared with burglars, : Nor did it take long to discover seven other burglary cases in Mr. Bernstein‘s record that had been stricken off in a period of less than six years. | another "hole in the fence." He disâ€" covered a method by which the pfih system can be used to defeat law. In short, Mr. Bernstein, burglar, faced this: $ victed, as seemed likely as he was caught cold and the goods recovered, he would get a sentence of from five to twenty years. get nine months, (Then, as usual, other charges probably would be forâ€" gotten. t90 84. ofi de 0 Up from the underworld which forâ€" ever chatters of its dark successes came the boast a few days ago that Hyman Bernstein, whose profession has long been nightâ€"time burglary, had his latest case securely ‘"fixed," as the boast finally reached the ears of Hinton G. Clabaugh, state superâ€" visor of prison paroles. | Mr. Clabaugh determined to. watch and he did. By watching he found %. If he could be returned to Ponâ€" tiac, as a parole violator, he would PAROLE SUPERVISOR ACTS Hinton G. Clabaugh Intervenes to . Prevent Miscarriage of Justice In Case From ONE CRIMINAL CASE DIDNT STAY FIXED Alternatives Faced 1. If he went to trial and was tonâ€" THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS, HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS anie ho There are only fifteen paintings in all, but they are by those who have made the greatest noise in their particular countries. There are two Cezannes, the man who has been proâ€" claimed the greatest painter of his day ; mbz Matisse; one the famous "Still Life," lent by Mrs. John Alden Carpenter; on Rousseau, being the almost equally famous "Jungle" picâ€" ture, also lent. by Mrs. Carpenter; one by Renoir, lent by Walter Brewster; One ‘may have an Opportunity to view the works of those modern Euâ€" ropean painters who have been proâ€" ¢laimed by their admirers as the men who are leading by many leagues all others in the field of art. 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