Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22

P history, so deplorably and generally
inert could revive to the vital spirit Of
journalism what q currently influen-
tial branch Of education it would be.
~ Great men, immediate and inspiring,
,vonld in that case stand by close and carry
on through the demands Of the new day m
their own wide outlook, In their own sagaciy
of purpose and activity.
Something Of such eject rises out of William
A Crodut,s can American Procession" hne
of historic figures pass here with the aetualiV
and yiQor Of living and partaking men upon
them. That Is by reason Of the genius Of the
Journalist revitalzing men and events, 10
their original gifts and powers carried forward
into the present and acting IN the service OF
today and tomorrow.
Daniel Webster, Horace Greeley, Lincoln
Chase Henry Ward Beecher, Fremont. Walt
Whitman Longfellow, Joseph Pulitzer, Marx
Twain Depew, Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, TnornaS
Edison and host, besides, take place here IN
different periods Of national interest and con-
eern Among them they cover war and politics.
finance and business, letters and the arts,
science and industTy-the sum Of American
concern and activity for q long stretch OF years.
The flrst Of them, away back when Mr. CronnIs
= q lad then, took down dictation from DanleL
Webster, Just as vivid, as much Of the day as
Thomas Edison himself is, Jealous promoter at
this moment, Of science applied to innumerable
lines Of common practical use.
No more competent first aid to fading
past, no more graphic reproduction Of it st
moments Of sharp account can be recalled than
the back-track Of this energetic journalist who
with so much OF rest evokes the past into .
clear partaking Of the present, and the future.
History, come TO life, ct some Of the high
points Of the American scene, Of the American
advance upon the present. Enjoyable in every
chapter. illuminating upon every page. Ad~
mirable and useful to the history Of this
country.
CRIMES OF THE YEAR BY Joseph GoIlomb.
IAverignt.
THIS chap. Joseph Gonomb. knows just about
all there Is to know concerning crime and
criminals Not only that, he possesses special
knack for investigation. He seems to have
entree to the dles Of Scotland Yard, to those
of American police departments and the de-
tectives all over Europe recognize him and his
special interest In their work He was born In
Petrograd and brought up on the lower East
Side Of New York. Then, he taught school and
later become q newspaper man, specializing in
crime. He has written several books on this
subject.
In his newest book. Gollomb travelled this
country and Europe in the selection of his ma
terial, and what he has gathered is written in
such q manner as to form an intensely inter-
esting volume. Several Of the crimes investi-
gated are little known to outsiders but they
have caused great deal Of work by various
police departments. For instance, there is the
case Of Isadore Fink Of New York. which Is
termed "the perfect crime; and we read of q
mystery which has never been solved by the
skilled men Of Scotland Yard. One or two Of
the American crimes are well known on account
Of peculiar twists IN their performance but
Gollomb writes Of them in such way as to
make them very much stranger than fiction"
The writer has penned details that have not
appeared In public prints. but he never at
tempts TO solve mystery. He simply tells the
facts and leaves the rest to the readers image
nation.
It might be interesting to note that Gollomb
was the only newspaper man ever allowed &C,
cess TO an the departments Of Scotland Yard
He was granted the same privilege by thu
police systems Of Berlin, Paris Vienna, Rome.
New York and Chicago. This, In a way gives
his new book, the stamp Of authenticity. which,
combined with true writing ability makes the
volume difncult to put aside until the last word
feao. @. N.
SOME FOLKS WON'T WORK. BY cHnch
calkins. New York: Harcourt, Brace q Co.
HERE b q study that takes the mattsr out az
the domain OF false pronouncements, setting
1t down N the midet Of the social concern Of
everybody. Here, by . trained investigator. g
. study Of the work Of settlement houses Ia
various parts Of the country, TO show not only
the causes and extent of unemployment but to
record as wen the lines Of constructive succor
~SAk s--ssS 80 SSAA48 given Dy This OfEan1S
kataon national Ia its scope and efforts.
close and definite study Is made Of Detroit
typical city Of many industries Of great occu-
pptional activity, Of not the least promising
center OF production. Yet, even here is 4
shocking picture Of enforced idleness on the
part Of workers, caught in some backwater OF
perhaps unavoidable, event which serves to Law
men OF for longer or shorter terms Of no work
Here is plain record Of fact with no obvious
effort toward undue emphasis for the sake az
mere sympathetic effect. Here are stories.
1nnumerable accounts Of what happens to men
and their families to the spirit of these as wen
as TO their bodily demands Not a pleasing
book NOT for fSIe rest NJ Y,e n, ,.ea,5, foo~s g