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WITH CONGRESS AND CABINET By William C. Redfield. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co. BOOK whose clear value de- pends to a certain extent upon the exceptional oppor- tunities of its author—a kuccessful business man, deeply en- £rossed in all the aspects of modern business efficiency and expansion. This man. for a good reason, came 1o Congress. From Congress he passed into the cabinet of Woodrow ‘Wilson as its Secretary of Commerce— William Redfield. Inevitably the mental attitude of Mr. Redfield to- ward Congress was that of the trained business man—bent to the mastery of facts in their exact con- tent, in both their specific ahd rela- tive values, in their bearing upon other facts contributing to the gov- ernment busine: In a word, here was a business man looking upon Congress as a prime part of the gov- crning board in & vast business con- cern. 1t will be worth a good deal to you to know—since you yourself make the Congress—just what Mr. Redfield did discover in respect to the business efficiency of the Con- sress. As Secretary of Commerce Mr. Redfield again applied the busi- ness man's test to the requirements of his department. Firs he was deeply impressed with the vast scope f the government business as this 1s indicated and measured by the ingle executive department under his~ direction. Again, he appraised the business qualifications of gov- crnment to transact its own stupen- dous matters. The whole is set out frankly. but always in a spirit of good will. There is no rancor here. Just a wide and fair-minded overs looking of the practical conduct of the government from the business man’s point of view. Beside this open disclosure of a situation that indus- try on the outside would find intoler- able, Mr. Redfield gives most interest- ing passing views on the work of a cabinet, upon the characteristics of liis own associates within this body. He gives, also, a warm tribute to the personality and character of his chief, Woodrow Wilson. A book of clear in- | formation, fair views and interesting | matter—a’delightful and useful book THE BOOK OF PORTO RICO. Edited by E. Fernande D. Coeditors | ley and Buge San Juan: | Bl Libro Azul Publishing Com- pany 5 A host of collaborators were re- quired for the achievement of this comprehensive survey of Porto Rico. Iiach contributor, working in his own special field, gathered from it a suc- cinet and authoritative summary of the content of that field in its funda- mental and influential features. To- zether these contributions round out the great body of information con- tained in this book. The natural fea- tures and resources of Porto Rico, its history and its government are ex- panded here. From this foundation the occupations and industries of the island are traced. Commerce and finance follow in a clear and concise exposition. Social conditions and public service, expressed in education. religion, sanitation, are described. section is given over to a study of Torto Rican women The arts and sciences are discussed broadly. asare also the vario sociations devoted the_cause of general social prog- The- book is in the nature of monument Porto Rican progres: to the public spirit of Porto Rican: As an example of bookmaking, it is| handsome. dignificd. admirable. Hun- | dreds of illustrations add not only | 10 the message of the text itself, but 10 the beauty of the book as well Spanish and English texts face each other, page by D throughout the work. nvaluable hook of refer- 11 matters pertaining to Too much eredit cannot be accorded to those who have pro- duced o valuable and so beautiful a work WRITTEN IV FRIENDSHIP: A Book | of KReminixcences. B, Gerald Cumberland, author of “Set Down in Malice. New York: Bren- tano's. *Set Down in group of critical essay ten in Friendship” are exactly the same in and purpose. Neither ‘malice” nor “fricndship” is in either case the animating impulse of pro- jection. Mere captional catch words these. 1In both cases Mr. Cumber- land is looking at current literature straight and talking about it in the same direct way. Backed by a good knowledge of writing and writer: independent in his thinking, posse: ed of an appraising mind. a_clear | sight and insight, all touched off with | an exceptional vigor of expression, | this critic in these essays sizes up | some of our well known authors and | some that are not so well and widely | known. If you do not already know | Mr. Cumberiand, this is the way he | does it: “You can't begin to under- Stand Rernard Shaw till you realize that he i both a Puritan and a prophel. Puritans have never been | witty; prophets, though wise and | even wily, are invariably pompous and frequently dull. But because G. B.S. is quite the wittiest Irishman living * * * few people e the Puritan-prophet beneath the skin of the farceur. He is that most tedious of all creatures—the reformer; he writes to ‘make us good.’ But wha a reformer! He mocks, he beguiles. he excites; he lights gorgeous fire- works only to jeer at you for admir- ing them; he seduces you to pro- longed laughter and then shows you, ruthlessly and delightedly, that what you are laughing at is—yourself.” Such is the manner of this critic. Read what he has to say about Gil- bert Chesterton. Well, read what he has to v about the rest of the writers called together here. THE SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR. By Annie S. Peck, M. A, F. R. G. S, author of “A Search for the Apex of America.” Tllustrated. New vork: Georgze H. Doran Company. Here is a chance to go to South America with guaranty of a full re- turn for the time spent—whether the time go into an actual making of the vovage or into a study of the guide in hand. Miss Peck is known and recognized as an intrepid ex- plorer of South America. She is a cepted as authority on South Ameri- can mountains. And this book is a review of personal experience and achievement in the neighboring con- tinent—a country which it is the bus- iness of North Americans to know much more about than at present they really do. The book is an or- derly projection. One knows at every point where he is and where he is going next. This effect is due, in part, to its logical orderliness, and, in other part, to the fact that. the guide is free from the clutter of con- fusing and useless details. Pictures, many of them. objectify some of the most remarkable of South American scenery. A map—that indispensable adjunct to any guide book—is’ her: conveniently placed. By way of this sum of advantages one is able to cover the essentials of this great country, not only with real pleasure, but in an assurance of the validity of whatever stands here as any part of the great journey. THERE 1S A TIDE. B C. Snaith, author of “Araminta,” etc, New York: D. Appleton & Co. In either case—whether Mr. Snaith goes a-larking in fiction or engages with it in serious undertaking—he has a strong leaning toward charac- ter, in man or woman, of the unde- featable sort. This is the second time that, in play spirit, he has sent a young American woman over to Lon- don to seek her fortune. Each has given a% good account of herself in the adventure, Mame Durrance, this one of tke two, hails from Cowbarn, Towa. A (little legacy has given the girl a loop or two of rope. Failing to capture New York with her feats of journalism, this gallant young woman, without ever a look of regret back toward Cowbarn, embarks for London. The engaging to-do that follows rises out of her experiences over there with a fortune whose tides appear to be unfailingly and discon- certingly of the ebb variety. Or so it would have seemed to a less plucky Malice,” an earlier s, and “Writ- | | conform: zirl than “Miss Amethys Du Rance, New York City, U. S, A,” whose cardJ bore the further legend, “Buropean correspondént Cowbarn Independent But no tide can ebb forever. It's against nature. To catch it when it turns, that's the trick. And Mame Durrance was right on the spot to catch any favors that the incoming flood might just by chance hold for her. A variety of engaging London stuff backs the adventure of this girl from the corn country. There is a robust quality to Mr. Snaith’s fun making, a sound reason for the enter- tainment that it evokes. | THE EYES OF MAX CARRADOS, By Frnest Bramah, author of “Kal Lung’s Golden Hours,” etc. York: George H. Doran Company. The original fronting of Brnest Bramah upon the mystery story does not consist in the invention of any new variety of mystery itself. Crime, fraud, forgery, strange disappear- ances, curious manifestations counted as ghosts—the regular round of mys- tification. The difference lies in the quality of his crime investigator, for Max Carrados is blind. As entertain- ment these tales bear the familiar Bramah stamp—good substance, ad- mirable structure, and the peculiar Bramah touch of word color and sound and arrangement that is so delight- ful. But, there ix more here. For the author's point is in these tales to project certain highly developed pow- ers, other than the power of sight. that may render a_ blind person the most highly sensitized instrument imaginable, for the subtle and irre- futable discovery of the facts and conditions that, underlying motive and its sequence of actions, prodyce the appearance of mystery. ~Highly interesting stories based upon a study of whit certain blind persons have been able to do to overcome so ter- rible a handicap. Forward looking stories, as well, since by implication, At least, they open up a new vision to the blind through the encouraging of compensatory powers. HAZARD. By Nancy Barr Mavity. New York: Harper & Bros. At the very beginning of this story Tracy Everson, aged fourteen, takes up confidently the business of being its chief figure throughout. No, it is not a “sunshine” story, personally conducted by a preposterously com- petent little girl, made chiefly of laughter and curls, who sets crooked things strajeht throughout the entire neighborhodd round about her. This girl is a rebel. All children are non- sts. But this one, in con- trast to the majority of them, pos- sesses the courage of her desire to be jierself. A conventional father and mother stand agape before this amaz- ing child wondering where they got her. The girl is no freak. On the contrary, she is a fine, upstanding creature with thoughts of her own and a way of solving problems on the axiom that a straight line is the shortest distance between any two points. The author follows alonx after Tracy Everson through school days and any number of romances and finally into marriage where. as- sured that she is altogether able to go her own way without further care, she ta her leave. A sensible out- look upon girlhood stands back of this story. A good sense of story building goes along with it. An ap- preciation of character and personal- ity animates it. And the incidents through which these various char- acters manifest themselves are both fresh and fit. A good first story. An exceptionally good story about the voung girl. Very few of these. Ado- jescent boys are quite the fashion with authors just now. An adolescent girl, and on beyond. is a much more difficult matter, a matter which h here been handled with exceptional insight and skill. VISIBLE AND, INVISIBL . F. Renson, author of “Dodo,” _ete. New York: George H. Doran Com- pany. Ghosts, persistent ideas re-embod- ied again in this weird appearance and that one, vampjres—indeed. just about the whole program of bedevil- | ment and bewitchment are set down here for the reader's grizzly enter- tainment. By the good art of story telling, by a respectful deference to occult | and. mystic possibilities, coupled with a distinct rejection of the purely superstitious, Mr. Benson provides, in full measure, the means by which you may on some gloomy evening ourself to the point of being positively afraid of the dark. OLD MISERY. By Hugh Pendexter, author of “Pay Gravel,” etc. 1Il- lustrated by Remington Schuyler. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. A romance of the forty-niners. And an author is sure to make a hit with this theme provided only that he possesses the knack of story telling, as Mr. Pendexter does. And provided, also, that his invention is for the oceasion supplied with brakes that are in prime working order. For this is a theme that in its very es- sence is of a picturesque extrava- gance. Restraint in invention—in- deed a paring off of the very truth itself—is necessary to get the story across. for here is a truth that is. clearly, stranger than fiction. Hugh Pendexter has, however, trimmed himself down to believability. So, in “Old Misery” you will have a racing hour or so over that amazing trek across country, which, nearly seventy- five vears ago gathered up all sorts and conditions of men and banded them together in a quest for gold, in- cidentally setting the pattern of a good deal of the subsequent history of the Golden state out on the Pacific coast. GREEN TIMBER. By Harold Bind- loss, author of “The Wilderness Patrol,” etc. New York: Freder- ick A. Stokes Company. A romance of the familiar Bind- loss make, set in the timberlands of Canada where younz Andrew Grier, its hero, finds himself beset by the usual sum of Bindloss demands upon the pluck and endurance of his par- ticular brand of adventurer. A hard climate, a dishonest partner and, later, the ruthless unconcern of big business over the rights of a mere individual—these are some of the eiements and influences that change the “green timber” of Andrew Grier's youth into the seasoned stuff of all- around experience. Yes, a romance goes along with the rest of the ad- venture. The story begins in Scot- land, with a real Scotch burr upon it. This_starting point provides the flavors of a hazardous sea voyage in a ramshackle craft before young Grier comes into the equal hazards of measuring himself against the hard country and the hard men of the northwest. Lots of go to the story. There should be for it has the mo- mentum of forty other novels by Mr. Bindloss dealing with much the same matters in much the same place. ROLES. By Elizabeth Alexander. II- lustrations by Charles D. Mitchell. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. Worked to death with nothing at all to do—this wife who played tru- ANNA DORSEY WILLIAMS 1 Romance of fashionable | Washington The Spirit of The House A love story in which the old- aristocracy of name clashes with the new. one of wealth. Mrs. Williams, a member of one of the old Washington families, writes at first hand of the social life of the capital during the last thirty years. Her novel is not alone an ab- sorbing romance, but one of the few true pictures of a pic- turesque society. $2.00. At all booksellers. D, APPLETON & COMPANY 5 West 32d Street, New York THE _SUNDAY STAR, WASHTNGTOfi D. C. ant in order to enjoy the comfort of a downright, twenty-four-hour-a-day job on the atage, Now luck has a way of playing right into the hand of a certain kind of fool. It did in this case. For, already on the stage —and not doing so very well with it either—was a young woman who so closely resembled the fugitive wife that it would have been a sin not to make use of this lead of Providence, or whatever it is that looks after reckless young women in fiction. Here is the case: They lcok exactly alike. One wants to go on the stage. The other wants to go off the stage. One ‘wants work. The other wants ease. They change places—just like, that. Matters move along to the great con- tent of both till the husband wants his wife back. Then the tired-out actress, and not so much of an act- ress either, has her great play staged for her—playing wife to a very real husband. Yes, there is another man in the affair. A good provider, this author. Not so badly done, consider- ing what the novelist is up against here. Not many could have done any- thing at all with it. LIGHTS ALONG THE LEDGES. Elizabeth Stancy Payne, of “Fathoms Deep.” etc. Illustrat- ed by Ralph Pallen Coleman. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company. Clear that this novelist loves the sea. Plain, too, that she is at home with the water fleld of this adven- ture—with the ins and outs of the New England coast from Boston to Portland. Evident, too, that she rightly evaluates the power of beauty in a heroine, realizing that otherwise this heroine may be either negligible or quite worthless. Just so long as she fills the eve nothing else counts. These are the two foundation stones in the novel in hand.” The plot is an unbelievable one, developing from a romantic runaway adventure on a yAcht. Nothing but a fairy story could have assembled on board the four young people ‘hat one finds there. 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WUA-Ul56i orchestra seats. must be done, alterations in present-da: tflm are set forthin lished. 501 to consult t WHAT DOES SOCIETY EXPECT OF THE BACHELOR? *Nothing!” sometimes sighs th e ated hostess, confronted with :hm selfishness of the much-invited young “More than I can afford!” sometimes re- fidcts the personable but impecunious youth, considering the cost of orchids and Vogue's Book of Etiquette, advising the mid- dle of the road for bachelors, discusses what that may be done, and what should never be done ‘under any circum- stances by the unmarried man in society. The foundation of good breeding; formal and informal enter- taining; distinction in dress, speech and correspondence; social usage; and many 0 ‘ogue’s new Book of Etiquette. By the editors of Yogue, the acknowledged court of anthority in America on all debatable niceties of § Jurt i iges. Possession of this book also entitles readers Vogue Information’ Bureau on individual per- sonal problems by mail, telegraph or telephone. ! at.all book stores VOGUES BOOK OF ETIQUETTE Traede Sales Agemts: The Baker @ Taylor C other good form. "becam | has cut down th Art Needle | MAY 11, 1924—PART 2. Japan Not War Menace, Says Writer, Citing Needs (Continued from First Page.) mosa, about 5,000,000 ac available for tillage, and that of this | shipment of gold, silver and coppr: total about two and a half million | Europe, The war boom greatly «tin acres may theoretically be converted [ulated mining in Japan, the vear. into rice paddies. Taking the aver-|1917 and 1918 being the banner y.ar age yleld per acre in rice at 43 kokuw|in production. (one koku is approximately five Coal is the leading mincral prod bushels), the reclamation of s6 much |uct, the available quantity in th. land would increase the rice produc- | islands of Japan proper being plircs tion annually by about 175,000,000 |at 1,737.000,000 tons. It is mostis . bushels, or approximately 50 per ceni, | tuminous and lignite, anthraci. However, as has already been pointed | seams being rare. COpPper comes nes: out, the'agricultural forces are di- [to coal in mineral production. In 1 minishing instead of increasing, and |the production of this ore tota Yenllza.xlon of this new source of the | 122,384 English tons. Due to the hig] nation’s staple food is not likely. cosi of production, however, this iy S St b S el dustry has been greatly curta ] = s v since war, with the result 1 With the utmost capacity produc- tons were mined in 142 tion, however, Japan is still short of before the war Jupan her needs. While the total area of SF Gooper. taday abEoi Japan proper is about 142,000 square | large amounts from Amerirs miles, or less than one-twenticth of | [044¥ copper ix being largely con the area of the United States. it is |ished products being eroortcd Gy necessary to support over 56,000,000 | S people, approximately half the popu- lation ‘of the United States. The silver. jron and other metals ar _y:,'.:‘,’, in various amounts throughny 000,000 acres of lund upder cultiva- | tion, when divided among the 5500,- 000 farmers, makes the average farm only three acres, with each acre re- auired to feed about gur people. | While intensive cultivation results in ll;fll;uu[“\' good crops, the smallness of the farms makes the use of modern v ate implements, such the tractor orlh) _nrl AfSynasrs 2,600,¢ harvester, impossible. Under such [ KOKU (one ton koku) conditions it is easy to see Japan's |Vear. When the req 5 agricultural predicament. are taken 164D constascart s A large portion of Japan is moun- |nual consumption o oeratigh the « tainous or hilly, rendering large arcas | 5,000,000 koku. The peaicd toarou untillable. The thrifty farmer culti- | in 1521 toiaied oogy" oG vates_every availuble hillside. he | or about' 60 ey ety o success in this regard amazing for- | consumnp: AT S eign travelers. However, these sur- | (hut- e i orcover. it faces too steep for culfivation are |tion hus nearly thoern ool Cmi not allowed to go unused, for trees |the supply is rapidly by will grow there. According to sta- |ed. Importation af foroils tistics. forests in Japan prober cover |sive of that bought e Sr " roughly 43 per cent of the total area, ed from 516:000 1ol compared to 53 per cent in Sweden, 2000 Koku in 1921 0<% the best wooded country in Europe has already been rem Tip Available on Forents. | the most modern phase of ay is the extensive use of ¢leciri. This is made possible thre 2 abundant water power sources of power "are fo mountainous districts. Th in this respect are shown sults of researches comp | end of November, 1691 me Japan proper was found 1 g | sess “water power ecapable ns "4 | veloping 7,850,000 horsepow this great potential power on 000 units had been harne. utilization of 3,332,000 had been var tioned by the government ) leaves over 5,100,000 horsepow«r negle Fe which es of land ports of reconstruction materiuls, As - | & result the yen has shrunk until it is now at the lowest point in its foreign exchange history, with little chance of early recavery. What the future course of Japan will be ‘remains to be seen. That the movement to increase agricultural activities will not meet any .great measure of success is generally ac- cepted as a fact. Only one other course lies-before Japan—to become an industrial nation and rely on other countries for raw materials and food. England has had remark- able success in this respect, but Japan does no have the colonies or domin ions to rely on, as has Great Britain. However, nearby is China, with un- told resources and an unlimited mar- ket! for finished products. Russia Jikewise offers rich fields for the _anese industrialists. Question of Polities. The question is how soon will the political horizon of the far east clear up, and where will Japan stand as respects commercial and industrial reciprocity. The Chinese boycott has played havoc with the trade of Japan in that country, while the lack. of diplomatic accord with the soviet Russian government cuts off that source of materfals or mar- kets. With China and Russia her allles, Japan could safely cultivate her industries and rely on these near- by countries for needed food and raw materals. However, a fly of considerable pro- portions in the ointment of Japan's industrial activities is the inferiority of her manufactured articles. Until Japan can manufacture better prod- ucts it will be difficult for her to successfuly ecompete with American or British firms. This defect, how- ever, might be attributed to inex- perience, to be overcome by careful study of manufacturing processes. Moreover, the rank and file of fac- {Japan proper, ranging from tropical tory workers should become better |io frigid. The forests are divided inio artisans as the vears go on, as most |, =" v X of them are comparatively new to the [ {hree classes: 1, protection forests game. 2, utilization forests, and 3, percent- America will doubtless continue 10 |uge forests, the Jast named being | be the largest market for Japan's|state forests which are under fhe silk, with Europe consuming any sur- | control of villages or towns, which Plus that accrues with more extensive | are allowed a certain percentage of production. However, these markets |the produce. will never furnish Japan with much As one travels through the forest | trade in manufactured goods. It is|zon he is struck by the uniform | to her far eastern neighbors that|appearance 6f the growths on the Japan must turn for co-operation in |hillsides, the trees secemingly grow- the new scheme of things. Thus an|ing in rows, like corn. Such is the eurly settlement of long-pending po- | case, for reforestation is diligently litical troubles woulld seem to be 10 |practiced in Japan. Since the state |? . great advantage of Japan [forestry program was launched in | and Russia, for I cded roso . 9 moYe than 60,000,000 yen ($30..|BY harnessing this unlimited v Nation's Natural Resources. 000,000) ‘has heen expended I survey. | of Water power Jupan should be i To say that Japan is lacking in nat- | g planting, improvement of soil an exteem ural resources is true only in the asingly and other work. The extent of refor- | = estation is shown in the fact that 0ad and oth comparative sense when speaking of an be easily offset by this chea such large countries as the United “Rural reorganization is with,us at the present time an important eco- nomic problem.” This statement in the Japan Year Book sums up in a few words the most vital issue before Japan today—namely, to make her- self u self-sustaining nation. When Commodore Perry, 53, the outside world, this country was self-sustaining in every sense of the Wword. With no foreign trade balance to worry over, the people went about their peaceful pursuits, making by hand or cryde machines the simple things needed in their daily life. The great bulk of the people were farmers, tilling their small tracts of land and raising enough rice and vegetables to amply supply the needs uf‘lhn e living in ‘the cities. Since that time, however, great changes have taken place. With her entrance into foreign trade markets, Japan found herself forced to export if she were to pay for her growing imports. 1In every foreign land her silk Was in demand, and this product the principle article of ex- port—remaining so until today. How- ever, silk was not enough to balance the foreign trade sheet, as the people began to use foreign implements and form foreign tastes In dress and liv- ing. Thos there sprang up industrial centers, where the people began to manufacture articles which might be sold on foreign markets. Huge Industries Spring U As these industries grew the youths began to fidck from rural districts to the factories, lured by higher wages and the gayer life of the cities. The lack of foreign competition in far eastern markets during the world war gave Japanese industrialists a golden chance, with the result that huge industries sprang up and reaped a harvest of profits. When the war ended Japan had garnered a gold re- serve of 2,200,000,000 yen ($1,100,000,- 000) as g result of this great indus- trial hoom Foreign nations have re-entered the far eastern fields of trade, with the result that Japan's industrial activi- ties have shrunk. But the paddy| field no longer holds any attractions for the youths who left the farm in those halcyon days and lived a care- free life on war wages That there is no “back-to-the-soil” movement shown in statistice that where per cent of the population lived in cities of over 100000 in 1913 the total represented 12.07 per cent of the population in Similar In- creases are found in all of the large cities where industrial centers are located. The farmers of Japan today number only about 5,500,000 out of a total of 56,000,000 in Japan proper— less than one-tenth of the population. Between Two Millstones. Thus Japan today finds herself be- Petroleum Ofe: roblem. The production and consumptior o petroleum is one of the big lems in Japan today. It is estima that the consumption of oil in Jay Zest pr is around cquals six naval The United States and many other countries with large resources take a lesson from Japan in regard to forests. More than 1,000 species are represented in the four zones of may | in 1400 lies the Japan may solve problem of the future. It pointed out that the sal Japan economically in industrial nation nd depe on other countries, especially hidden char he ha ation b | Japan possesses considerable min- _ |eral wealth in her rocky and moun- | 00 che | tainous sections. Historical records | 395.000 cho | show that the mining industry in Ja- | £,080.000 cho 3 = - 000000 cho | pan was fairiy well developed in the > sixth century, when large quantities | A27.000 cho | of copper, iron and other metals were cho | exported. It is recorded that from | 1414 Japan began to export annually to China large amounts of copper for purposes. while the growth | YOUR Approximately 39,000,000 acres—1 equals about 2t; acres.) Statistic say there is still Japan, exclusive of Korea and 1,600,000,000 yen among the state forests alone over 700000 acres represent artificial af- | Power once it i harnesaed,| By el such Sl 1o | foTéstation in comparison to less than | trif¥ing her railw. and other States or the British empire. While | 3505 0 O areste. Each | Stitutions now consuming lurge s the area of the Japanese empire is|vear sees the program enlarged, un- | Plies of imported c the ad comparatively small, excellent use is|lil some day Japan will most likely | trade balance can bc gre redu being made of every available foot|be able to supply practically all the | The future for Japan economica naturally suited for cultivation. The |lumber she requires !aml hmm;{i”m'“fi s:l\uuld b»h regard 9 i s swing fizures on the total area of S . as bright, indeed. if this re tween two millstones of imsufficient E‘x]:n- sl Dy ar axter Considerable Mineral Wealth. | natural resource is turned to its fu agricultural production to feed the | AX3HIE SARS b 05 B lee 10 which vantage. nation and insufficient foreign trade | the land is being put. to balance her budge Since the | Riee padds felds.. Spdor e o b Al LR WATCH shrunk until the cxcess of imports| pline. ote ~ . &old rescrve to onlv REPAIRED (3500,000,000). Th = . September disaster dealt a staggerins “dB.R o B‘""m 8101 14th St. N W. 1211 N.Y. Ave. N W blow. cutting down productior through destruction of big industria ¢ while calling for huge im in | For- | mintin; A Principle Consistently Adhered To The avowed purpose behind the building . of the Lincoln is to make this car beyond question the finest that can be built. Precision—workmanship and a keen sense of responsibility on the part of the ca- pable Lincoln organization has accom- plished the fulfillment of this pledge. Itis with pride, therefore, that the builders of the Lincoln have witnessed the growing admiration for the beauty, performance and lasting service of this car. They find reward for' their efforts in the steadily increasing conviction on the part of the public—that here, truly, is the supreme automotive achievement, backed by an organization pledged to keep it supreme. LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICH. of Ford Motor INCOLN Division Company of trade with Holland resulted in the ' '