The Washington times., 1932-10-11
Two on One

. 1.-Two on OT6
Fact and fiction about famous New York murder
can be compared in "a New York Tempest" by
Manuel Komroff and Murder Won't Out" by Russell
Grouse. Mr. Grouse tells, briefly and jauntily the
facts of a dozen murders which remain mysteries to
this day. he is at his best in writing about murders in
the past and among them is the story of New York
light of love who was, without doubt murdered by
her lover although jury thought otherwise. Double
day, Doran)
Mr. Komroff has taken the same story for the center
of novel of New York in the 1905 into which he has
picture of the life of the times from the
grocery to the theaer, from the Society of Moral Re-
form" to the cab drivers 1t is animated and like all
of Mr. Komroffs historical work. authentic. Coward
McCann)
Then-Now-Soon
Three books on America, past present and future.
The first is "The March of Democracy, first of two
volumes by James Trusow Adams, giving the facts of
which his epic of America" provided interpretation
Mr. Adams has been accused of sectional prejudice often
by people with sectional enthusasms his book is umi
mating and interestng but he hasn't yet supplanted
"The Rise of American Civilization" by Charles and
Mary Beard which consider the best history of Amer
c for the al Ya ever w1T
and scrupulous report of voyage NORTH south, east
and west talking to people, trying to discover what
Indiana in gambling den in Montana in Pittsburgh,
in Gadwater Tex, where they had struck OIL in Los
Angses and even in New So 9F 0f the last m NE de
it isnt) 1t is interesting record, but too many
things utterly whatever they to Mr.. Markey;
and naturally, he saw the America his temperament
made him bound to He is fine reporter and he
travelled 1000 miles, but think the time has passed
when one man can do the country. Two have done
small city, and called it Middetown; wish Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynd would return there and give post-crash
Mddletown we'll. (Little, Brown)
All Alone
For the future: Lonely America" by Lothrop Stod-
dard in which Mr.. Stoddard who has tried to
before with "The Rising Tide of Color and the Revolt
of Civilization' makes somewhat better thing of it,
because it is true that America is frendless-ust
England is and Germany, and Italy, in spite of having
allies and commitments Mr.. Stoddard should have
made his subtitle "The World Against One;" by say
ing Zone Against the World he gives on the jacket
what he doesn't give in the text-the confession that
If we have no friends, friends to no man.
doubleday, Doran)
Europe and India
81 The countries not friends are taken on merry
go-round by group of anonymous authors in book
called "Not to Be Repeated" Ray Long frankly says
lie wanted this book to be counterpart to the Wash
sngton books and he has got his wish. 1t cannot of
ourse be scandaous to u.s. because we do not know
he people we'll; but the chapter on Italy and the
on Russia give remarkably clear insights into con-
situations and the whole book is written with the
kill and competence you expect from veteran Ameri-
san Journalists abroad and the half chapter on Vienna
s4s almost as charming Vienna itself. Nonp &
,mith.)
Hindoo Holiday" isn't quite so recent but it is still
sEorth reading. It seems to be true report of an
Engllshmans service companion to an Indian poten-
tate and it is completely mad The mind Of at lea #
on Hndoo is exposed and makes clear whv we seldom
understand the minds of million of others # also
one OF the funniest books in years. ViknpD