The Washington times., 1915-09-07
Book Reviews

THE kA1LWAY LIBRARY AND STATl6-
Is: for ,at cemSsisd and .di.:d Sy
bsrs Alien 4 Co.. Chicago. Price. 81.
The editor of this work IL the director
Of the bureau Of railway news and
statistics. Chicago. and the present
volume. sixth in the series. presents in
convenient form the most valuable con-
tributions to the subject Of railways
Of the past year. 1t 10 useful to the
iayman a. we'll as to the professional.
and IL . work to which experts fire.
9uentiy refer. The present number con-
many an; es1s. o,hl: Sy punss4
Ripley. K. kruttschnitt.. Oscar Under
wood. Charles Francis Adams, w. W..
Of SUBJECT. na e.sn4s Rsa stat. Its ss.s
days in America to Europe's utiliza-
tion Of railways in the present war for
nationsi nat, sv purposes. wases; taxation.
aona Sury' :ns sTss DG: .
crease. safety, valuation, and numer-
ous. other matters are discussed by
YEAR BOOK FOR lsiS-of the carnesis En-
dowment for International Peace.
The war goes on. but 2 Jackson place.
Washington. does not close its doors.
The only effect OF Europe's upheaval
upon the Carnegie Endowment seems
to have been. according to tho Year
Book. to persuade the trustees that It
would be unwise to attempt to take any
action concerning II until the end OF
the war. when it, assistance might be
welcomed" Therefore the endowment
has suspended some Of its activities In
Europe. but in Al other parts Of the
describes tho endcwment's achieve
ments and efforts Of the past year.
there being only one notable failure.
that being the prevention. by reason OF
Of International Law at the Hague.
1t Is announced that for the fiscal
year ending Juno 30. 1916. appropria-
tions have been made as follows: for
tho tho diyisien VIZ Of intsrcourse and sduea-
nomics and history. Sl46. 900: for the d.
vision of interna tional law. $4,000; for
emeryencies. $4,000: for administration.
1852; for the Library and publication
The September Review Of Reviews
editortally agrees with Maj; Gen. Leon.
Hs dsa that nu.nc. car secSry and
world would be greatly enhanced II
every man and boy were SO trained that
, ne could DO his full and well-rOunded
duty as citizen in any emergency"
The inventors board and the navy
are discussed illuminatingly by Walde-
mar Kaempffert. and THE Plattsburs
Re;pon,s,e;" a eitisen. movement tow:
appreciativsly By William Menkei.
Frank H. simonds writes on Germany Z
| Great Sweep Eastward. and Ebert Fran
els Baldwin describes The Lands that
Italy Wants. The First Year at Pan
anna is interestingly discussed by
Winthrop L. Marvin, and Public Graz
ing Lands: The Range Homestead, by
Dwight B. Heard. r. Iyenaga, Of the
University of Chicago. lays before the
American people the exact scope and
main terms OF the new Chino-Japanese sc
Agreement. and Invites their study
OF the reasons which prompted 1t and
It's enect upon the United States"
The September Sunset Magazine con-
tains several interest compelling short
stories. delightfully."- illustrated. among
the contributors being Marsh Ellis Ryan.
frank E. Evans. Alberta Bancroft,
O.Donovan Short. and Peter B. Kyne
The editorial contributions discuss many
matters OF intimate concern to the West.
Arthur Dunn has a fourth paper entitled
Gardens OF Gold" In his history Of
the lure OF Western metals. and Ernest
J; HOPKINS seeks to determine whether
the seamen's act is . blessing or q
poomerang. Among many other inter-
estinE articles Is that by Emerson Holt.
on More Land Than Farmers" The
IN color. are q feature of the Septem-
he