Show THE SALT LAKE T'lll'l'N'E SUNDAY MilRNIXC APRIL CRITICAL lEVEEYS Primitive Humor Bradford’s Book Hebrew Cliillun’s as tantings LITERATURE More About “OF Adam’s Chillun” Richly Endows t ART "Elijah's Chariot Rule” one of the A B Walker illustrations decorating Roark Bradford’s rOl’ King David an ’ the Philistine Boys" Galli Black 31an KINO DAVID AN THE PHILIS- TINE BOVS By Roark Bradford Publishers Harper and Brothers York on a Mississippi river plantation where he grew up mothered by a darky nurse and with plcanlnny playmates there Is probably little about the southern negro his mental characteristics and attitude about which Roark Bradford Is not compe- write It was his ability to give authenticity to hU negro crea- tlons coupled with the rich humor of his Interpretations that made the success of his first book "Ol’ Man Adam an’ His Chillun” Here Mr Bradford continues his revision of the Biblical episodes after the manner the negro might employ In recounting them which requires a setting of his own time Though Mr Bradford s first undoubtedly purpose is to entertain— In which In tent he succeeds most admirably— he has managed also to catch and bind into his fabric something of the Intense religious fervor of the negro If It Is not in his power to transmit to the reader the flame of this exaltation as it emanates from the negro spirituals nevertheless one senses it Is not absent in his black folk We have succeeding generations of the chJllun of 01' Adam only safely “outn Egypt” getting all messed up with the Philistines and the “Laud" who appears In the semblance of the typical southern colonel coming can be done Now King David turns out to be too handy around the womenfolks— 'de flesh is mighty weak and David was kind er fleshy'— and the Lord has to put up with a lot from him The Lord might shut his eyes to much of David a ''pleasurin’ ’round” but He was “ag’tn sin” and the tentacles of David's sin reach down through Solomon and Rehoboam — which the Hebrews found had Its effect on taxes There are the Incidents of Elijah and his “Saturday afternoon mirexcur-Mo- n acles” of Jonahs fishing of Daniel the "line tamer’” Nebuchadnezzar who had to admit he took second place to the Lord Ahab and his last romance Micalah Introduced him to that Jezebel gal Other ladles of sorts — the w idow woman Ruth whose i hoecakes and cracklin's are the unKing "when the good man Boaz Esther and Deborah doing of ing the Hebrew how to good-looki- teach- ”whup the Philistines”— have their roles in this modem Palestine whose borders reach no farther than the limits of Bald In ( county If one demands more from Mr Bradford's book than amusement which it provides In abundance he may look upon It as & social study of the southern black for it throws comlderable light upon the negro mind It is trulv as we are told on the Jacket a book to read aloud but more than that it Is a book to pick up bv oneself as an antidote to deIt should we advise be pression taken In small quantities that Its flavor may not While Exhibit pall Elijah's Chariot Ride Held Satirizes Modern Youth With Pen as Well as Pencil SCRIBNER’S striking quality than ordinary Immorality to make an Impression” Considering the curiosity aroused in A serious discussion of the status bv the recent confessions which kept the book on the of marriage from the modem viewlist for several weeks and point Is offered by Frances Williams and Robert C Binkley C Hartley by like revelatory works another situation Grattan takes up one of the literary explanation of theadds someScribner's In the month’s topics of the day in "What Is Huinterof is that "Amidst to the Encirmanism?” and the subject thing est As to the value of such confescling Gloom” Is Howard Mumford Jones1 attack upon the gloom of the sional writings she sajs: Ernest Sutherlgeneration “What used to be a matter of present and Bates’ dissertation on "Comcriticism Is now a matter of uniis stock Stalks" the leading article versal interest and curiosity Or and there are several other interestiauthors reaso these ltet of contents on the ng things son I believe tlrnt some of them convince themselves that they are NOMAD to somaking a real contribution one Is No After reading Helen Partridge's ciological literature enthusiastic account of being “Feted at heart really proud of a divorce It Is a confession of failure There Around the Baltic" especially In Sweden which Is the leading paper exists a certain balm in presentiof the current Nomad the reader will ng the rase to the public in tellwas find doubly interesting the fact aning how inevitable the failure It Is a profitable way of getting nounced by Julius Morltzen'a "Northe thing out of one's system of dic Nations Entertain" that Iceland Norway Denmark and Sweden justifying one's acuons of exculare issuing invitations to all the world pating one’s all In for a series of glorious parties in 1930 "But If you will notice and one thousandth anniversary of read The (he accounts that you the Althing the Icelandic parliament quite get to the har you neveraffair Reasons to be celebrated with three days of bottom of the are given in plenty on all sides festivities Is one of the events Mr p Mortlzen describes and Joost and from every angle but the vital adds more detailed Information and there alw'avs Is a episode about it The Danes will celebrate vital episode Is never divulged this year the 125th anniversary of AS the Encyclopedia puts It The the birth of Hans Christian Anderground pleaded for a divorce is sen and Norway Is preparing to comseldom an index to the motives be memorate the lntreductlon of Chriswhich caused the suit to Then there tianity 800 years ago brought' ” is the great Stockholm exposition confessions usually Those popular and other notable events that will ro more than "a sophisticated catal- draw tourists Olav Hansen also picogue of quarrels and parties extra- tures "Magnificent Norway" marital diversions and Inconclusive May Ellis Nichols tells of “A Depropaganda the lightful Cuisine" found In Spanish arguments" are bad facts ever actual the writer asserts If cities Montparnasse Parisian Bowere given the actual reactions re- hemia Is the “sanctuary of corded then the result might be of of which Francis However Dickie writes “The Nomads of some constructive value some faith with we may look forward found In Armenia are Joseph she says: W Beach's topic At home the "Golden Days In the Deep South” have 'The dav will come when exglamor for Mary WUIls Bhuey while tern In this country will be acH H Dunn tells of experiences with when cepted ns a matter of course "Heat Snakes and Indians" in Death we shall be able to take It or leave The “International problem” Valley it In reasonable doses We shall ’ Helen Ginter tackles Is the matter still have our fun but it won t be of laundrying as It Is done In vari-ou- v so synthetic Great mistresses will countries and Cynthia Lynnton always be news as they always Invites to an orgy of "Shopping on have been but bad girls and loose Ancient Shores" ladies will have to have some more ed ex-is- m Dah-leru- x Liberty’ Struggle and Part in It of Wayne Made charming landscape vista Into Vivid Drama uneon-ventionalit- y" Bplzztrrt a young ’ ot (Continued on FoUowlni Page ) -- MYSTIC PHILOSOPHY OF SWEDISH WRITER EXPOUNDED DEATH AND RENEWAL By Poul BJerre Publisher The McMillan Company New York To point a path to the regeneration of holiness is the purpose of Dr BJerre in the series of essays grouped together In this volume These essays give the application of his principles in the fields of soclol ogy ethics religion and philosophy and set forth his conception of God and the various phenomena of life and death Dr BJerre a leading Swedish philosopher and a specialist in psychotherapy holds that “the problem of orientation Is the problem of adjusting ourselves to the constant alternation of death and renewal" for death and life each other To live we must die— “only In following the roads of death (disintegration and mechanisation) do we reach the points where space opens above us and life flows down freely Into the depths of the soul" In his philosophy “God Is neither dead nor living God Is the rhythm of death and renewal In its beginning its end and Its every reflection" And all life Is but a manifestation of this rhythm the rhythm of the to find which Is to attain holiness Dr Bjerre'g mystical teachings translated here by L Von Tell are difficult of comprehension for any but those who can meet him on his own high ground with the vision of the ecstatic se John Held Jr CONSTRUCTIVE WORK ON AMERICA OBJECT OF PRIZE CONTEST To stimulate the production of a work revealing the true soul of America In distinction from books which thoughtlessly praise or condemn the national character a $3000 prize for the best literary work on “The Soul of America" is sponsored by the National Arts club through its president John G Agar “It Is the feeling of those who are sponsoring the contest" Mr Agar said "that the postwar literature has been given largely to magnifying national faults and to a cynical criticism of passing phases of our national life In the deluge of such books the underlying character of America Its achievements and its Ideals have been submerged" Manuscripts may be in any form —novel history poetry or critical essay — but only those presenting a constructive view of America will be eligible They must be from 40000 to 100000 words In length and only works written between March 31 1930 and April 1 1931 will be con- sidered All manuscripts should be forwarded to “The Soul of America" Committee National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park New York City the name 'of the author being sent separately In an envelope marked “Personal and Confidential" William Allen White will serve as chairman of the committee of Judges with Mary Austin Hamlin Garland Ida Tarbell and Henry Goddard Leach as associates The donors reserve the right to withhold the award If the committee deems no manuscript worthy Ruth Rurkoia whose latest novel "The Kramer Oirls" (Knopf) declares she Is not a “novelist of the soil" as she has been termed nor is she a follower of anv school of realism She says: “What I write about Is not the soil but countrv i human beings come first people of ail" Is RFBEL: The Exploits of Anthony Wayne By John Hyde Preston Publishers Farrar and Rinehart New York Adding his evidence to much other that had been presented by Rupert Hughes Shelby Little and others in reviewing conditions of the Revolutionary period the engaging Mr Preston speaks unreservedly and often his opinion of the conduct of the government In those early days Its relation to the army be terns In no mincing words: "A web-ilk- e mess of Intrigue dte- -! 1‘ senslon and empty promises A wav-tri- g of arms a ranting of mouth? Jellyfish vacillation official bumbledom — while men starved and went naked and died it was a mad- - ” strom of factions party Jealousies and Individuals clashing furiously in a strictly selfish effort to get the upper hand” He discovers that human nature In politics then was much the same as today and ho remarks that profiteering was a pur- suit of that period and not peculiarly the advantage during the recent ' upheaval He Is quite emphatic In his asser- - tlon “America s genius militant dur- lng the Revolution was in the field- never In the affalrs-head- " head State governments ard Congress hesitated debated and wrangled and wound themselves up In red tape while Washington and his officers begged and pleaded and prayed for decent clothing and sufficient food for their ragged starving freezing ‘ men " ‘ ' " Builds Clear-cPortrait Of Fighting Man But Mr Preston's primary concern Is not with the government nor the war as a whole but only with that In It played by Anthony Wayne part ‘‘the mad generrl” in whose fiery spirit Mr Preston finds something -akin to his own He has created a romantic figure — not however at-- ’ tempting to clothe his hero In deceptive garb The Wayne he portrays is not always faultless He was vain no little of a braggart and of violent temper but a man who could fight as well as brag whose energy was tireless and courage unbounded and who displayed brilliant U reckless field generalship Bora with soldiering In his blood the Revolutionary episode fitted Into the dreams of this young gentleman-farmof Waynesbor- ough if sometimes dreams become- realities lacking rosiness 1m his castles often proved damp as habitation It was during the long periods of inactivity when tiie privations and suffering and desertions of hi men took the heart out of him Wayne was essentially a man of action Disheartened he might talk of seeking the peace of his "Bablne fields” but nothing could hav kept him out of the army Hopeless wait- lng when his spirit demanded action might gall the Injustice of the 8t Clair mess might be resented the humiliation of the Paoli Incident might burn In his heart the disbanding of his Light Infantry wound and disappoint but always loyalty and hts own urge kept him ready to the call of the army and of Washington his friend War Scenes Ret Forth In Dramatic Pages Monmouth made Wayne a national hero Stony Point and Green Springs added to his renown he shared the A GENTLEMAN fire-eati- er “Grim Youth” contrasts the youngsters of today with the youth of Tarkington’s generation Yet if the mode of today demands an air of boredom and thorough sophistication Held's young men still have the same desire to Impress their equally bored girl friends and still meet with They still go to misunderstanding college still have hearts to break and still fall In love This book as the first book of one who spent his own youth In Balt Lake and whose father John Held the famous band leader and Mrs Held still reside at 1636 South Eighth West street will find an eager audience among Salt Lake readers The regular edition is published by The Vanguard Press es 0 Meltzer’s form In the background The “Russian Dancer" Is a fine characterization but it Is his “Silence” which takes hold on the Imagination Painted with economy of line and total absence of color all Interest Is drawm to the face which seems to hold the wisdom of the ages the deep penetrating eyes and finger pressed sternly to Ups being Intensely expressive Vital Spirit Revealed In Canvases of Marallst The Independent spirit of Maynard Dixon's several canvases gives them high place strongly Impressing visiting artists and critics His vibrant desert scenes "Morning After Storm" or “Morning — Inyo Ranch” have vitality in them he has caught the FULLY John Held Jr whose interpretations of long and lanky youngsters have of this era of sophistication adorned many magazines recently : took up pen In place of pencil to turn his satire He has produced a book same of stories dealing with the younger generation "whoe falling stockings have already become part of American folklore This “Grim Youth" has been accorded the favor of the Book League of America and Is its Mav choice for Its patrons best-sell- ) Ar-th- ur ed "Ex-Wlf- a: Dashing Figure Done by Friend "Rain then Sun ” Italian who has studied with several of our foremost Americans has a strong leaning toward mysticism shown particularly In his “Study In Grey” whose Import lies In the “clalr-obscur- new-fledg- “Mad General’s” pointment Three paintings that are bound to arouse more than ordinary comment by reason of their symbolic significance are by Luigi Sptzztrri a newcomer to the show OF CREATIVE AMERICA themes predominate of almost limitless variety — Europe Palestine the Far East almost every section of America represented— but portraiture character studies marines decorative design still life arrangements genre symbolio themes also are well exampled What Is remarked with some surprise Is the narrowness In choice of the medium of expression Very largely It Is an exhibit of oils extremely few water colors are seen and with one or two exceptions no other medium has been employed bv the artists exhibiting Although not detracting from the value of the exhibit It Is occasion for some disap- tent to down to chastise them setting Samuel as his wawklti' boss No sooner does Samuel put the uppish Philistines In their place than these foolish Hebrew chillun must have them a king Sassy Saul the country boy kings It grand all over the place but he won't do a lick of work So along comes the rock-chunkiDavid with his harp to show just how kingin' MU Exceptionally wide range In subject matter as naturally characterizes a collection of such scope Is one of the things that gives tills Ninth Annual exhibition at Sprlngvllle more than Its usual Interest Landscape New Borrf ' ITREPRETATlOriS Arresting Notes in Show of Excellence Attention OL' j Chance Passing To View Worth Dixon Meltzer and Artists East and West Demand Interprets Them v 20 1930 BOOKS SALT e” -- TOO MANY MOTIVES 8ara Teasdale'a first book of poems for several years Is promised for fall publication by MacMillan Is to be the title “Stars and numerous Illustrations are being provided by Dorothy Lathrop Primarily planned for young people the book will nevertheless find older readers who have been awaiting further Teasdale poetry t" Pa-pl- nl whose Phoebe Fenwick Gaye “Vlvandlere” was one of the most presentations of the READERS PREFER vivid novelliftic past year 4s to have a new book Issued In the fall under the Liveright Reports received from Salt Lake Imprint Sir John Falstaff will figure largely In Its pages The aubook dealers Indicate that the readhas recently acquired a new ing public Is showing a preference for thor — name Pickard— by marriage but the following titles: the book's title page will bear the NONFICTION “Vlvan-diere- ” of one to familiar readers The Crusades Harold Lamb Love in the Machine Age Flojd Dell In his book “Who Moved the The Human Mind Dr Karl Stone?" which comes with appropriateness at this time from the CenThe Hows and Whys of Human tury presses Frank Mortson has dealt Behavior Dr George Dorsey with a most unusual theme one of Byron Andre Maurols the mysteries that has Interested all FICTION Christendom — the actual events of Uncle Sam John Ersklne momentous night when Jesus' that The Woman of Andros Thornton body was removed from the tomb Wilder modern psychological Employing Cimarron Edna Ferbcr methods Mr Mortson attempts to Loyal Lover Margaret Wlddemer arrive at the Identity of the person Exile Warwick Deeping who aided In that great moment of mystery former Governor writes Gifford Ptnchot former governor Is the “Lighthearted of Pennsylvania who seeks a new title of a new bookJourney" by that charmterm has written in “To the South ing writer Anne Bosworth Greene Seas” the story of his schooner coming shortly from Century It Is cruise these romantic the account of explorations through in southern waters John C Winston France from the English channel Co publish the book to the Franco-Italla- n border made er Here in this garden this hushed lovely place Of beauty reawakened and reborn I will kneel in worship Easter morn Beneath this dome of tangled leafy lace Where sunlight spUls In quivering pools of light Upon Narcissus candles slim and white — This my cathedral this quiet garden space An altar cloth of virgin white Is spread By cherry blossoms — and a chalice cup Of Jonquil gold Is lifted that a bee may sup ‘ Faint anthems murmur In the tulip bed Where little winds in wandering drift and sigh And haunting fragrances of lilies lie — This garden — as Christ — risen from the dead! Salt Lake City Publication of John Langdon-Da-vlebook on “Man and His Universe" which Harper’s had scheduled for April has been postponed until fall according to latest announcement Mr Langdon-Davihas recently returned to England from hla American lecture trip s’ ea "Grandeur and Misery of Victory" the book which Clenirnceau finished but a few hours before his death has been brought out uncensored and unabridged by Harcourt Brace simultaneously with Its publication In other countries It Is Clcmen-ceau- 's summing up of all the problems and controversies left by the great war Wilson Pershing Lloyd George Haig and other leaders are subjects of criticism In Its pages A new biography by Giovanni author of the remarkable “Life of Christ" is being published for Easter by Harcourt Brace Paplnl’s subject here has been “St Augustine” the man of letters who was sinner before he became saint In whose life the author finds a picture of his own youth before his conversion LKE Men-ning- FOR CRIME MAKE a of by pair Incorrigible nomads RIDDLE KNOTTY ONE Mrs Greene and her daughter Baba Mrs Greene Is the author of “Dipper Hill" and other books THE TICKER TAPE MURDER By —GLADYS ANN WAGSTAFF is “Songs of the of veise by Constance Lind Fay Skinner which has Just come from Coward McCann Other books of the game date were “London Is a Man’a Town — But Women Go There" whose Joint authors are Helen Josephy and Mary Margaret McBride and a first novel “Crowded Solitude” by Benjamin a volume Klt-tred- ge Milton M Propper Publishers Harper and Brothers New York If you are of the large company of readers who grasp at a first-cla- ss mystery tale here is one you should by all means not miss Mr Propper proves himself adept In devising a plot whose complicated parts fit Ingeniously He observes all the rules of the game and mystifies without Incredibilities resorting to We were- - quite ready early In the story to pat ourselves on the back for our cleverness In picking out the villain who placed Philip Nixons dead body on the tracks so that death should be thought accident but within a chapter or two Mr Propper had us to bewildered that we gave It up After that point It might be anyon Might It have been one of the victims of the “comer" In Audubon Motors manipulated by Nixon or was It the writer of that letter threatening "grave disaster” If Its demands One of the winners of the Guggenheim Fellowships Is Helen Hull whose novel of marriage “The Ask lng Price" Is a recent Coward McCann Issue Miss Hull will go to were not met? Fngland and Ireland to gather maOr had brothers taken terial for her next book and then revenge forthethe betrayalMarlev of the little will go to Brittany to write it sister Martha? Or perhaps the secretary whose affair with Eleanor An audacious prophet Is Gilbert Nixon had brought on a with Seldes who U busy in the Inter- the financier had soughtquarrel vengeance vals of his radio conversations writ Nor can one overlook the peculiar lng a book on "The Future of Drink- actions of that desperate broker ing" to be published In the fall by Stirling owner of the overcoat found Little Brown Mr Seldes’ talks on on Nixon's body and certainly the The Seven Arts” does not Include Ferris gang whose leaders Nixon had the art of drinking now one of the been responsible for sending to prislost arts on Written after the manner of his famous “Speaking of Operations" Irvin 8 Cobb s “To Be Taken Before Baling" (Cosmopolitan) is a travelogue— In a way of speaking— that should find plenty of readers among had both tunity Gilmore incentive detective-sergea- Philadelphia nt police who and oppor- of the though het not a modern scientific phenomenon has his fair share of brains shows a good deal of Ingenuity In running down clues but he Is forced to disexpectant Europe-goecard one theory after another and It Is not until the criminal is almost Adding to the flood of war liter- within his ature “War Nurse” (Cosmopolitan) knows his grasp that ho actually Identity details the experiences of a volunMr Propper's detective plays fair teer nurse at the front based on the with reader letting him In on actual diary of an American girl all thethefacts as they sre unearthed Which destroys our Impression that and If astute enough to detect he nurses at front line hospitals were the villain isbefore Gilmore does he too busy to write diaries rs kept will Fifth Harper Competition Open to Fiction Writers Announcement has just been made by Harper and Brothers of the fifth $10 000 prize novel competition in which any American writer who has not published a novel In book form prior to January 1 1921 Is eligible The contest will close February 1 1931 The novel must be of at least 30000 words and preference will be given In general to works of full novel length 60 000 to 100000 words Carl Van Doren Ellen Glasgow and Grant Overton comprise the board of Judges to select the prize w Inner "The Dark Journey” by Julian 9 Oreen was the prize novel and its predecessors were- - “The Grandmothers" Olenway Wescott “The Perennial Bachelor” Anne Parrish and “The Able McLaughlins" by Margaret Wilson who was the first Harper prize winner none the less be entertained by of the the detective's untangling puzzle SEEING MR SEABROOK W B Seabrook whose "The Magic Island” was a last year's selection of The Literary Guild appears to have not a dual but a quadruple He wrote the Guild ofpersonality fice that he was having a fine time In Timbuctoo but Just the last week some one saw him In Parts buying Mrs Seabrook a new bonnet At the same time he was reported to be lecturing on voodootsm in Seattle Wash and was also seen in a little town in southern Italy MEETS USUAL EXPERIENCE book store Dr Karl Mennlnger author of "The Human Mind” picked up a copy of the book and questioned the sales girl concerning It "What’s the subject of this ’Human Mind'?” “Oh It's a lot of talk about abnormal people and things like that They say it's awfully good And do you know” she In June will appear on the Simon whispered confidentially "they say 6c Schuster list an unusual publicahe's a little abnormal himself” Well tion a novel In verse titled “14th Dr Mennlnger holds the term Is author The "normal” to be a terrible accusation Street" Percy Shostac 1926-192- In a Cleveland i yo 1782 Washington made him Chief of the Army he was a "great man" Happily he took the long trail to the west where the 8ix Nations were splashing the face of the new country with war paint with St Clair and Harmar wholly Ineffectual In clean-ln- g up the mess The spidery web of the Wilkinson Cabal clings over the story of the four years before Wayne finally broke the power of the Six Nations and peace crept over the western borders This young biographer who U hardly nast 24 tells his story with lusty forthrightness in a manner thoroughly Invigorating HU gift for characterization is equaled by telling his ability to set a dramatic scene snd his pages glitter with refreshingly original figures With this critical but vivid biography of “A Gentleman Rebel" which has been the Book League a choice for the month one may believe he has set out upon a brilliant literary career MARY OPPOSITE JACK Mary Brian Is Jack Oakie’t lead-"- " lng woman in “The Social Lion" his first starring picture for Paramount New Novelties in Individual Designs and Distinctive Colorings for Showers and Weddings You’ll Like Them DESERET gBOOKp COMPANY t4 EAST ON SOUTH SG tan ow TEMPI! err a m V — |