Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26

YORK: Inc century 20.
"yHIs particular He'll lies in Bolivia
toward the east where highlands OF
the west and north have deposited
through centuries the earthly wasa-of
from their slopes through which great
rivers run over which the hot sun SHINES year
in and year out, and within whose oepIiAo %
LEAKAGE and tangled vines a multltuolnouS anu
varied animal life has its refuge ana reueaC'
Nobody knows the region. Nobody ever goes
there except that several hundred years ~so
a suaniard even holder than the average ol
this race did try to make his way through
Taetern bolivia. And now just now, three
others have achieved the great adventure one
n Bolivian, consul general in LONDON com
fnissioned by his government to explore ana
report on the sequestered corner Oh bon'M'
one going along to take pictures ana one a.,
Irish one to write down such matters as seemed
uertinent to the cast and quality OF the out
farinR This book Green He'll, Is the proouct
of that enterprise. Facts economic and pohu-
cal, pictures and the report OF the H1Shnlan'
the one we are privileged to read as one more
account of those who go down into the neither
world.
Providence must have made the choice OF re-
porter for this undertaking. Now, 10 De sure,
the DAYS and nights we're those of horror
impassahle tangles of vegetation heat unoear-
able vicious singing things Of Unsuitable appe-
tite dangerous animals, fevers OF the blood
natives as often hostile as merely more silent
menace, food irregular and frequently scant-
that IrishnnaH1 is steady joy of courage, hunor,
wry smiling now and than, but smiling all the
same; inventive in easements, ingenious m oe-
vices, the salvation Of the two other and the
prime delight Of thousands OF readers OF TINS
remarkable record Of exploration and dis
covery.
The first page Of the story reveals the win
ming character Of this Julian Duguid. There
he frankly admits that man is SO inveterate
wanderer that no sin of lying is too great for
him to accept, provided only that it sets him on
his way. He chooses his profession, that OF
engineer or some thing akin, with this WANDER
ing end in view. He lies to his women1olks
about the sorrowS of separation He does every
manner Of unaccepted thing for the sake Of re-
lease and escape. From that minute OF frank
disclosure we are welded to the spirit OF Julian
Duguid. And not once Is there regret. FOR
In this aTduous business Of exploring the Gran
Chaco Of Bolivia the fellow not for minute
lets one down. Facts, new and strange, are
here daily adventures Of the most exacting ana
dangerous, contacts with strange natives and
with relics immeasurably ancient. Good humOr,
coed wit sustaining hand and heart these are
the contributions of Duguid to just about the
most stirring, the most englamontng travel
journey that one has taken since-wen, since
he can remember.
THE WHITE KING OF LA GoNAvE. By
Faustin Wirkus and fancy Dudley. New
York: Doubleday Doran 81 Co.
IRON pit boy in Pennsylvania coal mine 70
king! So reads the fascinating story Of
Faustin Wtrkus lad who, amid the smoke and
gloom Of his childhood dreamed OF other lands
The little fellow, however, knew there was only
one chance for him to leave the d1st-Laden
atmosphere Of the coal mines. Uncle Sam was
calling for recruits for his Army, Navy ana
Marines, and Faustin enlisted with the Devil
DOGS" After this he had the usual expert
ences Of a new member of the Marine Corps
da<s In training, and finally the sea journey
to Hai<a
The grester part Of the time in Haiti was
not spent in iS.<$hting but in misunderstanding
the homes, the st<eets and the DywayS OF tne
island But there was another island nearby
which was lure to the yc~lpg Marine. 1t was
a mysterious island, little knoSn 70 Wnlte men,
and it was reported TO be hotbeS cI VoOuOo-
Ism and all the bad habits associated wISo ohIA-
skinned I1iterates. Faustin Wirkus ponSereo
the matter and the more he pondered the more
he found that La Gonave, the mysterious, was
calling him.
So this young Marine went to the island
and the natives made him king-a white
king in black island He was supreme in a
land within the boundaries of a coral reef
and he ruled with the iron hand Of kings Of
history. In his experiences King Faustin did
not lead his tribes to battle to any large extent;
his time was mostly taken up with a continual
ton of his Cleanup campaign" He was
initiated into all the mysteries of voodoo; he
settled disputes among the natives he imported
seed and stock, doctored the sick, issued laws
on sanitation and finally turned his subjects
into peaceful community.
Throughout the book the reader is held by
Faustin's personal experiences For instance,
there Is the story of his coronation and then
the festivals Of black magic William b. Sea-
brook himself a writer on strange places, has
written a splendid introduction to the volume,
telling of his meetings with Wirkus fancy
Dudley assisted in editing the volume.
CEN.
GODS AND LITTLE FISHES BY Alfred
Eaaarce Tennie ILLUSTRATED IndiananOliS: