Book Notes

The article discusses several books on sociology. "Workmen's Compensation and Automobile Liability Insurance in Virginia," by Charles N. Halvey and William H. Wandel is a study of the actuarial problems of two types of casualty insurance, one already widely adopted and the other much discussed as a means of control for the prevalent losses through automobile accidents. Walter Noble Burns' "The Robinhood of El Dorado," is a scintillating study of California gold-rush days and features the activities of Joaquin Murietta, the legendary Captain Kidd of that country. Written in easy journalistic style, it is readily readable and informative. A few historical inaccuracies have crept in-such as the reference to Stephen Field as the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court--but they, by no means, destroy the value of the volume. "Economics," by Frank Tracy Canton is an elementary textbook intended for a semester course. "Essays on Research in the Social Sciences," consists of a series of papers presented in a general seminar conducted by the Committee on Training of the Brookings Institution during 1930 and 1931.