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rough surface or he never came near
the Pole" Mr.. Hayes argument.
brief in this book. elaborate N his
earlier book. Robert Edwin Peary."
has been answered by members Of
Peary's party and by other explorers.
Argument plays small part, how
ever, in Mr.. Hayes account Il the
I thrilling exploits Of explorers of many
, nationalities-AmundSen, Mikkelsen,
Rasmussen, Stefansson, Macmillan.
Koch. the oxford expeditions under
Binney and the Cambridge expedi-
tions under Wordie, Mobile and An
dree. Wegener and Watkins. Ap-
rcndiX I gives as complete list as
possible of Arctic expeditions between
1909 and 1884, exclusive of hunting
and trading expeditions. Mr.. Hayes
not himself an explorer, but enc of
the foremost writer's on Arctic eX-
ploration has designed his BOOK both
for the student seeking knowledge and
the general reader seeking entertain
ment. 1t should amply satisfy both.
THE DELIGHTFUL DIVERSION.
The Why's and Wherefores of Book
Collecting. BY Reginald Brewer.
New York: The Macmillan Co.
ROOK collecting is not cheap hob
~ by. If money is a consideration
and one is not sure Of ones strength
of will, it would be better to turn IN
stamps or butterflies Reginald Brewer
has, nevertheless, with a modest in
come, pursued his hobby for a dozen
years and has found it a source of
genuine pleasure and much satisfy
ing knowledge" He possesses prac-
tically complete collections Of first
editions of D. H. Lawrence, Ernest
Hemingway, Eugene ONeill. Kath-
crime Mansfield and Walter de Ia
Mare, as we'll as examples Of fine press
books, the works of illustrators, espe-
cially Kate Greenvay, and art books
such as relate to etching. His collec-
ton OF books by Whistler and about
him is one of the most complete in
the Middle West.
Mr.. Brewer writes sensibly about his
hobby, giving much practical informa-
llDIly QUILL dSS tilC SAOn dCllldlid ADl
first editions of contemporary authors,
the growth in the number of dealers
in rare books in spite of the depres-
sion, the increasing attention paid the
book hobby by leading newspapers and
magazines, the venerableness of book
collecting and its outlook for greater
popularity. This is a book which
book lovers as well as book collectors
will enjoy and probably want to own
At the end it lists over 900 American
first editions, with dates Of publication
and current values.
SPENDERS ALL. BY Ernest Green
wood. New York: D. Appleton
Century Co.
IN THE introduction to this book
l. Peter Grimm, chairman of the
Citizens Budget Committee of New
York City, says: IF there is one Ger
tain thing in all our sea of troubles
it is our increasing aWareness that
public waste and extravaganza and
ineflciency in public office have not
only resulted in raising our cost Of
living, but, by laying heavy tribute
upon our income as a Nation. have
made it more and more dificult to
meet living costs This is the theme
Of Ernest Greenwood. author Of Who
Pays?" The Great Delusion" ano
Aladdin, U. S. A." He shows that
about 30 cents of every dollar ths
ordinary man spends goes for taxa
ton of some kind. whether the spend
er realizes it or not. Don't think you
don't pay taxes. he says, just because
you don't send a check to the collector
of internal revenue. 1t Is not ONLY
the rich who pay taxes. popular de-
lusion on the part of some. Whst
could be extracted from them would
not begin to pay local. State and Ma
tional Government bills The average
man does not stop TO think that tax
receipts are the bitter sauce over
everything he eats: are hidden in the
pockets of his clothes, in the rafters
over his head. behind the electric
switch on the wall. in the oven Of the
gas range. sleeping in his bed with
him. embedded in the pavement on
which he walks or in the street over
which he drives his car, in the gas
tank Of that same car, smearing up
the receipt for his insurance premium
or peeping out between the covers o.
his check or bank book" Mr.. Green
wood does not, like so many authors
stop with the enumeration of griev.
ances. He suggests what to do aboul
the question, namely. that voters use
their power of suffrage to halt this
orgy of public spending" that "Johr
Public" become practical tax revo-
lutionist." Mr.. Greenwood was fol
10 years in Washington. doing jour
naliStic work and was for time vice
president of the Board Of Education
of the District of Columbia.
EVENING OF A MARTINEZ. By