Evening star., 1936-04-04

possible variety. Few OF US in this
sober world today really credit the
idea Of buried gold, to be found under
the skull and cross bones In the cave,
which can be entered only on the day
Of the lowest tide of the year. And
yet-here is book. fairly large. writ
ten altogether about actual, treasure
hunts and, says the author, q good
proportion Of these have been sue
ceSSful.
The hoard Of Billy Bowlegs, the
golden books Of the Mayas, the treas
ure Of Sir Francis brakes ship, the
Golden Hind-these are only q few
OF the troves which the author has
investigated and described in his pres
ent volume. It all makes consistently
good reading. The reviewer found it
vastly more exciting than most of the
fiction which Is published on the
treasure theme. As an alternate to
the bedside detective story, this
volume Is recommended.
THOSE WERE GOOD DAYS. BY
Carl Ludwig Schleich. Translated
from the German by Bernard
Mall. New York: w. w. Norton
g. Co.
THIS autobiography Of q German
surgeon, who has not always been
in agreement with the body of his pro-
fession. will probably have its greatest
interest for American readers in its
passage which describe a Germany
that Is now no more than tradition,
the old sentimental music loving Ger
many which today exists nowhere but
in the plots Of light operas. 1t is a
collection Of memories-a childhood
spent in that less sophisticated time,
student days in two universities, remi-
niscences Of writers, musicians and
scientists and accounts of DR.. Sleich's
struggles with his professional broth
erhood to gain recognition for cer-
tain medical discoveries. Viewed
against present-day conditions, it
shows a picture of almost unbelievable
llght-heartedness and would seem to
be one OF those otherwise unimportant
objects-a milestone-by which we can
measure the long strange distance we
have come.
THE BROWN NETWORK. With an
introduction by William Francis
Hare, Earl of Listowel. New York:
Knight Publications, Inc.
THIS large book purports to be an
expose OF "the activities of Nazi
spies and terrorists in the United
States and other foreign countries"
1t also claims to be thoroughly doc
umented, and further announces that
it has been banned in Holland and
Germany.
1t contains, unquestionably, great
store of evidence of the kind Of deal
ings which its title would lead one to
expect. And 1t is, as it declares, doc
umented. If one is to believe it, Nazi
spies and terrorists are operating
among US in numbers.
The nature of the humankind is
such, however, that one rather antici-
pates the populace will fail to rise,
even after reading. Most Of us have
to see a little smoke before we can be
serious about the fire, and the opera
tions of these "spies and terrorists" has
been against too specialized groups
for many of us to be aroused. How
ever, If you like to scare yourself, there
is a grand opportunity in this volume.
Granted the temperament, you could
see spy Cor a terrorist) in every taxi,
after you had spent a little while over
it. Personally, one prefers terrorists.
HE'LL BENT FOR ELECTION. BY
James P. Warburg. Garden City:
Doubleday, Doran g. Co.
SUPPORTERS of the present ad-
ministration and particularly ad-
mirers Of the President personally,
may view this book with mixed feel
ings. Its author was formerly eco.
nomic adviser to Mr.. Roosevelt and