Juvenile Courts in the United States: Their Law and Practice.-By Herbert H. Lou, Ph.D. The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, N. C. 1927. XVII+ 277 pp. $3.00, postpaid. With the primary purpose of analyzing the legal and social machinery with which children's problems are handled, this book constitutes an examination of the whole juvenile court movement, including its prin ciples, development, present status, and forms of organization, together with its practical working and its significant tendencies. It points out, incidentally, a possble way to better handling of adult offenders in criminal courts. It goes into the cause and prevention of delinquency and other childhood abnormalities, and considers the sociological and psychological aspects of the juvenile court. that should exist along with that strictly relating to The many kinds of laws the court are also discussed. Appendices includes a set of juvenile court standards, and a model law relating to the court, together with bibliography, table of cases, and index. Rapid Transit Development and the Modern City Plan. A 6-page article by J. Rowland Bibbins, consulting engineer, Washington, D. C., reprinted from The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science for September, 1927. (Apply to the Academy, 3622 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pa.) State Health Department Supervision in the Control of Tuberculosis.—A summary of the tuberculosis work of each state and territorial health department, with tables based thereon, and data relating to the reporting of tuberculosis in New York State, exclusive of New York City. The information regarding these states and territories is based on questionnaires returned by the respective health departments to Dr. Robert E. Plunkett, Director, Division of Tuberculosis, New York State Department of Health, who has prepared the study presented in this 79-page pamphlet. (Apply to National Tuberculosis Association, 370 Seventh Avenue, New York.) The Care of Shade Trees. A 4-page bulletin of the Park Department of Dallas, Texas, by O. C. Charlton, City Forester, describing methods of cultivation, watering, and fertilizing shade trees. November, 1927. (Apply to the Park Department, Dallas, Texas.) 817 Technique of Social Surveys.-By Manuel L. Elmer, Head of the Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh. Jesse Ray Miller, 3566 University Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif. 1927. 260 pp. $2.00. This is the third edition of a book designed as a brief guide to the making of community surveys from the social viewpoint. It has been revised as a result of greater standardization in research technique, progress in social science and related fields, and various other changes. It is divided into Organization of Community and Survey Machinery," Data for the Community Survey,' "Securing the and Use of Data." and Interpretation A score sheet of educational, religious, recreational and economic activities is given, covering 29 pages. There is a bibliography of 27 pages. " Report of the Westchester County Park Commission, 1927. A handsome booklet of 125 pages, illustrated by many photographs and drawings. sion's fifth annual report, and describes the continuaIt is the Commistion of the tremendous progress being made in park development. Financial statements and a list of land acquisitions are included in addition to the text. (Apply to the Commission, 72 West Pondfield Road, Bronxville, N. Y.) A Report of the Preliminary Passaic County Park Commission.-A 17-page report to the Supreme Court of New Jersey, under date of September 10, 1927, on the advisability of laying out ample open spaces for the use of the public. This preliminary Commission was appointed last year to prepare a plan for a park system for Passaic County. The organization of a permanent County Park Commission, and a related bond issue of $2,500,000, were approved at the November election, 1927. (Apply to the Commission, 315 Fabian Building, Paterson, N. J.) Rules and Regulations, Municipal Playgrounds, City of Chicago.-A 65-page booklet of vest-pocket size, of the Bureau of Parks, Playgrounds and Bathing Beaches of Chicago. In addition to the rules and regulations proper, and instruction regarding reports, etc., there is a list of suggested events that may be promoted in each playground at the option of the director, together with certain descriptive matter relating thereto. (Apply to the Municipal Reference Library, 1005 City Hall, Chicago, Ill.;(2 cents postage.) Thomas' Register of American Manufacturers.-The 18th edition of this official register has just been issued. It embodies more than 250,000 changes from the 17th edition, and contains 4,500 pages. Under every known heading, manufactured products are listed in the main portion. to Trade names are also listed and a complete alphabetical list of manufacturers appears in the back. $15.00. (Apply to Co., 461 Eighth Avenue, New York.) Thomas Publishing The Cons and Pros of Civil Service in Police Administration.-Conflicting arguments on one on Failure of Civil Service Commissions in Selecthe subject, tion of Personnel,'' from the Report on Municipal Police Administration to the New York State Crime Commission; the other entitled "Independent Civil Service Commission only Defense Against Politics," by H. W. Marsh, Secretary, New York State Civil Service Reform Association. It appears in the National Municipal Review for November, 1927. 5 National Municipal Review, 261 Broadway, New York.) pages. (Apply Beach Preservation in Connection with Regional and City Plans. A paper presented at the meeting of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, in May, 1927, by Thomas Adams, Director of Plans and Surveys, Regional Plan of New York and Its Environs, and included in the printed report of the meeting. pages, including discussion. (Apply to R. S. Patten, National Research Council, Washington, D. C.) 13 Algae Control Methods and Identification. A report on algae control methods adaptable to Texas waters, and a descriptive list of algae groups, for identification. It was prepared by Chester Cohen and Ella G. White, State Department of Health, Austin, Texas. June, 1927. 8 mimeographed pages. (Apply to the Department.) Index to Proceedings, A. S. T. M.-A 224-page book comprising a collective index to Volumes 21-25, of the Proceedings of the American Society for Testing Materials (1921-1925). It contains sive subject index, an author's index, and a complete a comprehentable of contents of the five volumes covered. $2.50, cloth; $3.50, half leather. (Apply to the Society, 1315 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa.) Chicago's Traffic Problems Solved by Burnham Plan. -An 11-page article by Anne Lee in The Architectural Record for October, containing ten airplane views and sketches, and a map, and describing various present and prospective improvements in Chicago and their effect on traffic. 35 cents. (Apply to F. W. Dodge Corporation, 115 West 40th Street, New York.) Safety First.-A vest-pocket booklet of useful information for the guidance of motor vehicle users, presented by James Kearns, Clerk of the Municipal Court, Chicago, Ill. It gives information regarding registration and licenses, lights, speeding, parking, traffic signals, rules for traffic, etc. 23 pages. Kearns.) (Apply to Mr. Municipal Aeroplane Landing Fields.-A books and articles on this subject, compiled by R. E. list of Gossage, and appearing in Municipal Reference Library Notes, October 26, 1927. bibliography of January 7, 1925, and thus furnishes It is supplementary to the an index to the large amount of material appearing within the last three years. Municipal Reference Library, Room 512, Municipal 3 pages. (Apply to the Building, New York.) School Health Service Annual Report for 1926-27, Detroit, Mich.-Don W. Gudakunst, M.D., Director of Health Service, Detroit Department of Health, presents this report, which is contained in the July-August isof City Health. There are special sections crippled children, children stunted in health, dental inspection, and vital statistics. 25 Department, 1300 Beaubien Street, Detroit, Mich.) pages. (Apply to sue on Business Frontage and Its Relation to Population in the Region of Chicago.-Four blue-printed sheets constituting a revision, as of September 15, 1927, of the similar report of July 1 noted in THE AMERICAN CITY for September, at page 335. More cities and villages are included; the conclusions and recommendation are otherwise the same. (Apply to Chicago Regional Planning Association, Burnham Building, Chicago, Ill.) Comparative Appropriation Items of Illinois Municipalities over 5,000 Population.-Bulletin No. 22 of the Illinois Municipal League, containing an explanatory foreword by Secretary A. D. McLarty, and a table giving appropriations subdivided into 16 items for the various cities having over 5,000 population. (Apply to the League, Urbana, Ill.) 12 pages. 79 27 years on Main Street! This particular Main Street is in Buffalo, N. Y. From Rodney Street to Amherst Street, it was paved with Trinidad Native-Lake Asphalt in 1900, and during the intervening years there has been practically no cost for maintenance. There are many "Main Streets"-the heavy arteries of traffic-in cities all over the world which are paved with Trinidad, and giving such service as cannot be equaled by artificially produced compounds. Trinidad pavements stand up under the severe usage because of the wear and weather resisting qualities for which this nature-made asphalt is famous. And they are attractive, resilient, free from noise, and easy to clean and repair. Bermudez Road Asphalt-another of our native-lake products-is equally famous for road building. Write for interesting data. The Barber Asphalt Company Mention THE AMERICAN CITY-it helps. Proceedings of the National Conference of Social Work, 1927.-The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Ill. 1927. VI + 736 pp. $3.50. There is and The a bewildering casual reading Following the This volume is made up almost entirely of papers and addresses on a great variety of aspects of social work and its setting; business matters of the Conference occupy only 22 pages. indicated by titles such as The Survey in the DevelopThe range of topics is ment of a Local Child Welfare Program," Challenge to Democracy." wealth of material for study throughout the field of social welfare. report of the general sessions, in which many distinguished speakers participated, grouped under twelve divisions: the contents and Correction; Health; The Family; Industrial and Children; Delinquents Economic Problems; Neighborhood and Community Life; Mental Hygiene; Organization of Social Forces; Public Officials and Administration; the Immigrant; Professional Standards and Education; and Educational Publicity. are Traffic Survey Bureau Report, Detroit, Mich.-This is the second part of the traffic survey report of the Detroit Department of Police. volume of 108 pages and many inserts, dated SeptemIt is a mimeographed ber 29, 1927. A list of 31 suggestions relating to parking and automobile storage, street and alley pav ing, merchandise distribution, pedestrian control, street railway and bus lines and pedestrian subways, other aspects of the traffic problem is included. expected that the report will be printed. (Apply_to It is A. T. Waterfall, Commissioner of Public Safety, Department of Police, Detroit, Mich.) A. S. T. M. Tentative Standards, 1927.-A volume of 824 pages in which are set forth 175 tentative standards of the American Society for Testing Materials. These standards relate to metals, cement, lime, gypsum, and clay products; preferrous and non-ferrous servative coatings and petroleum products; road materials, waterproofing and roofing materials; rubber products, insulating materials and textile materials; coal, coke, timber and miscellaneous materials. presented with They are view formal acceptance by the Society. $7, paper; $8, cloth. to eliciting criticism before (Apply to the Society, 1315 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa.) a Recommended Uniform Traffic Ordinance for Illinois Municipalities.-Bulletin No. 23 of the Illinois Munic ipal League, presenting a uniform traffic ordinance, prepared by Thomas A. Matthews, Attorney, Legal Division of the League, recommended for adoption by Illinois cities. 8 pages. (Apply to the League, Urbana, Ill.) Illinois Motor Vehicle Law.-A vest-pocket booklet of 67 pages, containing the text of the motor vehicle law of Illinois, in force July 1, 1927, compiled by Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State. It includes an index. (Apply to Municipal Reference Library, 1005 City Hall, Chicago, Ill.; 2 cents postage.) May We Present the Roadhouse?-An article by Smallpox Is Preventable.-A pamphlet re-issued and Annual Report, Department of Public Works, Chicago. A 355-page volume with several tabular and half-tone inserts; it is the 51st Annual Report of the Department, and is for the year 1926. report occupies the greater part. The Engineer's ports of the Bureaus of Water, Rivers and Harbors, There are also reStreets, Waste Disposal, Parks, Sewers, Maps, and Architecture, and of the consulting engineer and the head accountant. (Apply Library, 1005 City Hall, Chicago, Ill.; 15 cents postto Municipal Reference age.) The Proper Training of Midwives; New Jersey Midwives and the Law.-Two papers, by George O. O'Hanlon, M.D., Director, Jersey City Hospital, and Charles B. Kelly, M.D., Secretary, State Board of Medical Examiners, respectively, in Public Health News, of the Department of Health of the state of New Jersey, for August, 1927. 5 pp. each. (Apply to the Department, Trenton, N. J.) 819 The Psychology of Play Activities.-By Harvey 0. Lehman and Paul A. Witty, School of Education, University of Kansas. A. S. Barnes & Co., New York. 1927. XVIII+ 242 pp. $2.00. This represents an experiment in the direction of to school officials and to recreation supervisors. The author of this original discussion, in German, of The City of the Future.-A 4-page article by Ernest Flagg in the Scientific American for September, 1927, relating to the design of highways, buildings and sidewalks, so as to reduce congestion. highways are featured. Elevated express A second installment appeared in October. 35 cents. (Apply to Scientific American, 24 West 40th Street, New York.) October number of Safety, published by the American The SeptemberMuseum of Safety at 141 E. 29th Street, New York, gives extensive quotations from Mr. Flagg's article, with additional illustrations. Public Evening Schools for Adults.-Bulletin No. 21 • Reports on Police and Fire Departments, New Jer- Planning Washington and Its Environs.-An article The Advance of the American School System.-This is the topic of the September Research Bulletin of the National Education Association, and constitutes a review of progress in public education in this country. 29 pages. 25 cents. (Apply to Research Division, National Education Association, 1201 16th Street N. W., Washington, D. C.) A Recommended Ordinance Regulating Automobile Fireproofing Specifications for Structural Steel.-A 80 Are your meters telling the truth? FOR Include a Meter Tester in Next Year's Appropriation and OR the sake of protecting your And, It will be to the interest of your city or waterworks, then, to be sure to include a meter tester in next year's appropriation. But be sure that the tester which you buy is made by MUELLER of Decatur. The name of MUELLER is already a recommendation to your engineers. And the size and appearance of the MUELLER meter tester will inspire the confidence of those who watch the actual testing of the meters. A MUELLER meter tester is simple of operation. It is strongly made; the table is cast-iron with wroughtiron legs, and cast-iron head blocks. This tester is made to test meters from 5% to 2 inches, and with special equipment, will make tests on 12-inch meters. Plan now to purchase one for next year-and for years to come. It will give a lifetime of service, and its cost will be absorbed in the savings you make on under-registering meters. Write for catalog giving full and detailed description of the MUELLER Meter Testing Machine. MUELLER CO. (Established 1857) Decatur, Illinois Branches: New York, Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles MUELLER 401 Mention THE AMERICAN CITY-it helps. Annual Report, Pennsylvania Housing and Town Plan Association, 1927.-A 19-page pamphlet containing the third annual report of this Association to May 1, 1927. It briefly summarizes new housing legislation and city planning and zoning progress in Pennsylvania, and gives information on the housing situation, sanitary facilities, water system and costs, etc. A list of subscribing members is included. (Apply to Association, 133 South 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.) Salaries of Village Officials in Wisconsin, 1927.-Information Report No. 59 of the Municipal Information Bureau, University of Wisconsin, dated September, 1927, and compiled by Lorna L. Lewis. The salaries of presidents, clerks, treasurers, assessors, marshals, and trustees of Wisconsin villages in 1927 are given. 16 mimeographed pages. (Apply to the Bureau, Madison, Wis.) Supplementary Report Upon Water Supply Improvements for Mt. Clemens, Mich.-A 17-page mimeographed report to the City Commission of Mt. Clemens, by Hoad, Decker, Shoe craft and Drury, consulting engineers, Ann Arbor, Mich., regarding the enlargement and improvement of the municipal water-supply. (Apply to engineers.) the New York City Transit, 1927.-A booklet of 95 pages, containing a report of C. E. Smith, consulting engineer, of St. Louis, Mo., submitted to Hon. Charles W. Berry, Comptroller of the City of New York, Sep. 7. tember, 1927. It represents the result of a study of the transit situation in New York City, starting in April, 1927, with reference to both temporary and permanent transit relief, and the engineering, financial and operating aspects of future transit plans. (Apply to Mr. Smith, 2073 Railway Exchange Building, St. Louis, Mo.) HARTFORD, CONN.-Annual Report, Board of Park Com- ST. PAUL, MINN.-Annual Report, Commissioner of Pub- 1926. SEATTLE, WASH.-Annual Report, Department of Lighting, 1926. Conventions---When and Where DECEMBER 1-2.-WASHINGTON, D. C. Highway Research Board, National Research Council. Annual meeting. Director, Charles M. Upham, Wash ington, D. C. JANUARY 19.-LYNCHBURG, VA. Virginia State Chamber of Commerce. Annual meeting. American Water Works Association, Kentucky-Tennessee sey Building, Washington, D. C. Annual Annual New Jersey State League of Municipalities. convention. Secretary, Sedley H. Phinney, 34 West State Street, Trenton, N. J. FEBRUARY 8-10.-WATERLOO, IOWA. Iowa Engineering Society. Annual meeting. Secretary, John S. Dodds, Ames, Iowa. FEBRUARY 13-17.-NEW YORK. American Institute of Electrical Engineers. vention. Winter con Secretary, F. L. Hutchinson, 33 West 39th Street, New York. FEBRUARY 21-24.-WICHITA, KANS. Southwest Road Show and School. Secretary-Treasurer, F. G. Wieland, Wichita, Kans. FEBRUARY 23-24.-DENVER, COLO., and FEBRUARY 25.-PUEBLO, COLO. American Water Works Association, Rocky Mountain State Board of Health, 420 State Office Building, Denver, FEBRUARY 23-25.-TORONTO, ONT. Ontario Good Roads Association. retary, W. S. Squire, Toronto, Ont. Annual meeting. Sec FEBRUARY 25-MARCH 1.-BOSTON, MASS. National Education Association, Department of Superintendence. Annual meeting. Secretary, S. D. Shankland, 1201 16th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 1.-PHILADELPHIA, PA. American Concrete Institute. Annual convention. Sec retary, Harvey Whipple, 2970 Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Mich. MARCH 8-10.-LEWISTON, MONT. American Water Works Association, Montana Section. Annual meeting. Secretary, Herbert B. Foote, Division of Water and Sewage, State Board of Health, Helena, Mont. MAY DALLAS, TEXAS. National Conference on City Planning. Annual confer- ence. MAY 7-10.-ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. National Fire Protection Association. Annual meeting. Secretary, Franklin H. Wentworth, 40 Central Street, JUNE 8-9.-BALTIMORE, MD. American Association for Promoting Hygiene and Pub- Annual meeting. Rosen, 139 West 96th Street, New York. JUNE 10-14.-SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Annual conven tion. Secretary, Beekman C. Little, 170 Broadway, New |