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Evening star., 1938-01-02
By Rodney Gilbert.


RED STAR OVER CHINA. BY Ed
gar Snow. New York: Random
House.
FIRST ACT IN CHINA. BY James
M. Bertram. New York: Viking
Press
~ ALL the persons who are
1 these days trying to tell US
something about the situa-
ton in China and its back
ground, Edgar Snow is one of the very
few who are really entitled to write
books about it. To call him an "au-
thority' would be to discredit him
among those who know the Far East,
for the word has been so much abused
in that quarter that 1t is almost a
term of abuse: but about one impor-
tant detail of the Chinese political
scene he knows so much more than
any other Occidental that if he is not
a genuine authority" on that subject,
no one else is.
In the summer of 1886 he lived for
four months not only under the Chi
1lese Soviet government of Northwest
China, but with it. He taught almost
the entire personnel of that organiza-
ton the games Of rummy and poker,
extracted from every civil and mill
tary chief of any consequence de-
tailed account of his career, studied
closely the strange hybrid economy of
a proletarian regime that almost who'll
ly lacks an industrial proletariat, moved
about with the Chinese Red Army
and saw it in action and spent weeks
not Notwithstanding Mao Use -tung,
the acknowledged leader of all Chi
nese radicals.
He made his way back to the China
coast little more than year ago
thoroughly convinced that the Red
leaders were intelligent and intensely
sincere Communists, with an almost
Messianic indifference to poverty,
hardships and danger. that the spirit
the Red army was the finest spirit
that has ever been developed in China
and that China's wretchedly poor
farming population was happier un-
der the Red regime than under any
other form of Chinese government.
Sympathetic as he undoubtedly was
with the Red program of social reform
df not with their political doctrines),
Edgar Snow was too good reporter
to give a distorted picture of Red
China; so the articles which he con-
tributed to the London Daily Herald
and other periodicals Immediately
after his return from that utterly un-
known state were accepted throughout
the world as the correct answers to
questions which every one had been
asking in vain about the Reds for
nearly 10 years.
"DED STAR OVER CHINA" is an
IN amplification of those articles,
with what seems to be the most re-
liable Interpretation Of Chang Kai-
shek's detention in Sianfu in Decem-
ber, 1886, that has yet been put before
the American public. The whole is
a very fine piece of work, and If the
reader does not always agree with the
authors conclusions, he has all the
facts he needs from which to shape
| his own.
Until two years ago "the Red
bandits" as the Chinese government
always described them until recently,
were scattered through most Of the
southern and central provinces, with
their strongest concentration in
! Southern Kiangn Province. where
Evening star., 1938-01-02
What Will the New Year Bringe

TT, AS THE old saying runs, a bad
beginning makes good ending
the year 1898 has an unexampled
opportunity to make good, for
few years have been more clouded in
their beginning. For those who want
to read about problems Of the past
and present that may be continued
into the future the Public Library
presents the following list of recent
books on current subjects of immedi-
ate importance.
War and Peace.
ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM OF
WAR. BY Clyde Eagleton. 1887.
JQEa3.
A professor of government in New
York University criticizes some cur
rent peace movements.
EUROPE IN ARMS. BY Liddell
Hart. 1887. UC30.L62.
An authority on war surveys the
clouds over Europe.
COUNT YOUR DEAD: THEY ARE
ALIVE! or. New War in the
Making BY Wyndham Lewis.
1887. JU3o.L588
THE UNITED STATES AND WORLD
WAR. Edited by E. NJ Patterson.
(Annals of the American Acad-
emy of Political and Social Sci
ence. v192. July, l937) 1887.
JQ Am36u.
Articles on the economic aspects
Of war and neutrality.
ON THE RIM OF THE ABYSS. BY
J. T. Shotwell 1886. JXAR.S .Sh88O.
discussion Of the fundamental
problems OF international relations,
organization and world peace as evil
denced in the recent political crisis
and disarmament conferences"
VITAL PEACE; a study Of risks. BY
H. w. Steed 1886. JQ.St3.
ut would have most important
and beneficial effect if it were read
by those in control Of foreign policy
or those who have influence in such
matters" c. D. Burns
Social Security.
AGE WITHOUT FEAR. BY d. C.
Coyle. 1887. HFU C839
An analysis Of old-age pensions and
their operation.
THEY SHALL NOT WANT. BY Max
ing Davis. 1887. HFW D293t.
"A survey Of the unemployment
relief problem written from the point
Of view Of . journalist and . tax
payer"
Evening star., 1938-01-02
BY Mary Lambertom
Recker

THE WONDER WORLD OF ANTS.
BY Wilfrid s. Bronson. illustrated
by the author. New York: Har-
court, Brace d. Co.
7CHE color plates to which this
book four times opens are little
short OF resplendent. The first
= Is a slave-raid Of ants, looking
not unlike war pictures from the Far
East, but with the raiders in red and
the victims in glossy brown. The
second shows . hower-ball such as
certain ants In South America make
by plastering mud around the branch
Of a jungle tree and sowing seeds that
turn 1t into q globe Of blossoms in
which they are safe from floods below;
the plate has an unearthly prettiness
The third shows golden room Of the
honey -money-bags" whose extraordi-
nary conduct is described, and the
fourth pair OF highly magnif1ed
brown ants herding their bright green
cattle on the stems Of yellow dande-
lions. In between are text illustrations
reproducing wash drawings Of parasol
parades, underground mushroom
growing, door-faced carpenters at
work, leaf-cutting methods, and such
like picturesque examples of what
ants are doing here and in remoter
parts of the world.
Mr.. Bronson restrains his earlier
tendency to humaniZe his animals out
Of all knowledge and now keeps them
closely to physiological fact, getting
his groteSque or dramatic effects by
enlargement and by the nature Of
scenes selected for description. The
pictures will be carefully examined by
any child Of 8 to 10, who will then
start on the text because he wants to
know more about creatures so faScinat-
ing. This text is pleasantly entertain
ing, leading children to observe ants
for themselves and likely to bring this
about; not a field book, but a lively
addition to nature-facH. Ants are
in certain respects disconcertingly like
people, but these likenesses will not
be disconcerting to little reader.
TIN L1ZZY. BY Adam Allen. Illus
trated with photographs New
York: Stackpole Sons.
THE appearance of this book does
not do the story justice: A title
page 50 clumsy does not lead any one
accustomed to good book making to
give proper attention to what follows,
or is the look Of the page likely to lend
1t dignity. But the story itself is well
worth boys attention If he is in the
least interested in what makes things
go, and not beneath that of his parents
If they are not altogether at ease with
the inside of the family car. In short,
1t is family find in its own field
Tod at l3 finds he cannot go to
camp. makes the usual first protest
against family that won't give him
what he wants, and then the usual
determination to get it for himself as
easily as possible. At this point many
boy has gone wrong But Tod's plan
Of washing cars for the nearby filling
Evening star., 1938-01-02

Front Line and Dead Line" by
Granville Fortescue; Dusk Of En-
pire," by Wythe Williams; Time Of
Our Lives" by Orrick Johns; And
Fear Came" by John Whitaker; II
Found No Peace" by Webb Miller;
The Tumult and the Shouting" by
George Slocombe; Before I Forget,
by Burton Rascoe; Free Lance" by
Alexander Powell; Journalists Wife, -
by Lillian T. Mowrer, and Life Was
Like That" by Mary Doyle.
Any of these volumes, taken alone,
is good lively reading; taken together.
as book reviewers at least have been
obliged to take them throughout the
past year, they suffer from sameness
both in subject matter and manner.
Various ones of them have appeared
on best-selling lists and Assignment
in Utopia" Is still enjoying that dis
tinction.
More than this, the journalist s
trade has been the subject OF certain
compilations and symposiums. One
of these has to do with our own
city; it is The Washington Cor
respondents" by Leo Rosten. Mr..
Rosten has really done no more than
to give us the statistics as to educa-
ton, family background, salary, marital
state, political Affiliations, and the
like, concerning a number Of news
paper men stationed In Washington.
AS the personnel Of such group
is liable to change at any moment,
and as Mr.. Rosten's figures cover no
more time than the moment at which
his QUESTIONABLE was sent out, it is
hard to see the merit of his volume.
Nonetheless, it was best seller in
the city for some weeks. One sup
poses that the appearance of the
word Washington" in the title had
something to do with that. It had
local appeal" in other words.
Another compilation dealing with
journalists and journalism was called
I'VE Cover the World" and in it a
number of frst-line news writer's each
took a chapter. There is more inter-
est in such work as this than there
is in a volume of mere temporary
statistics, but even so one finds it
hard to account for the Unfortunately
lively market for all kinds of works on
the newspaper profession at the pres
ent. The reviewer was on the point
of assuring herself that the coming
year must see an end of it, since if
for no other reason practically all
the eminent reporters had already
written. However, she notes with de-
preston that Mr.. Negley Farson, one
of the first of the newsmen to profit
by the biography side line, has now
written a second book. So 1t may
follow that the others will do like
wise and that 1888 will see contin-
uance Of intensely personal revela-
tions about the private lives Of men
and women whose professional duty II
is to be impersonal while the whole
world looks on. One can only wait
and see.
TWO biographies which have ar
individual flavor are 'The Du
Mauriers," by Daphne Du Maurier, anc
"Pepita," by v. Sackville-West. Eact
is the history Of its authors family
They bear a curious likeness the on%
to the other, in that both families arr
recorded as stemming from q female
forbear of extremely unconventiona
morals. In the case Of the Du Maur.
iers it was great-grandmother, Mar!
Anne Clark, she having been . mis-
tress Of . member Of England's roya
family. In the case Of the sackville'
Vests It was . hal-gypsy spanisl
| dancer; she was likewise . great
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(See RED CHINA, Page F-5)
Evening star., 1938-01-02

was outside the reach Of the great
French composer Of historical ro-
mances. Mann is a German; he is
the brother of Thomas; he Is well
known abroad, but, until this year,
he has not been published in America
Young Henry" Is an excellent intro
duction.
Another good historical romance
which came to US last year from tho
pen Of foreign writer was "A Car
dinal Of the Medici," by Susan Hicks
Beach, an Englishwoman. This Is q
work Of virtuosity, but long and slow
of movement, so that the reviewer ex.
poets all those but lovers Of good writ
ing for its own sake to find 1t dull.
1t purports to tell the story Of young
Ippolito de Medici, an illegitimate son
of the great family. who, inheriting
its genius, was feared by the powerful
and disposed of through the conven-
tional dose Of poison. A fine book it is,
though it is only fair to warn the
searcher for light reading that it is
immensely serious.
Miss Sally Salminen, young Swede,
has also brought us fine novel from
foreign land. That was Katrina"
the story Of q woman's life in poverty
and hardship among the Aland Islands.
It Is grievously tragic, - 1t records
the slow passing Of hope and the allow
acceptance Of destiny, and generally
Evening star., 1938-01-02
BEST SELLERS FOR WEEK
ENDING DECEMBER rs.
FICTION.

The Citadel. Cronin. Little,
Brown.
Northwest Passage. Roberts. Dou-
bleday, Doran.
The Rains Came. Bromheld. HAr-
pers.
The Turning Wheels. Cloete.
Houghton, Miff1in.
Enchanter's Nightshade. Bridge.
Little. Brown.
Woolcott's Second Reader. Vik-
ing.
NON-FICTION.
Nine. Curie. Curie. Doubleday.
Doran.
Importance Of Living. Lin Yu-
tang. Reynal.
The Arts. Van Loon. Simon &
Schuster.
Pepite. Sackville- West. Double
day, Doran.
Great Contemporaries. Churchill.
Putnam.
This Is My Story. Roosevelt.
Harpers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
Events Favored By
 Excellent Weather,
 Draw Large Crowds
Prominent Guests of Honor Entertained By Societies Italian SisterhOOd Gathers at Lakewood, EIks
 at Lake Quassapaug

outings of various social, political and veterans organizations at- tracted large numbers of persons to Quassapaug, Lakewood park and vicinity yesterday afternoon. Italian slsterhood, Wheeler Young post, V. P. w. and auxiliary, Franco American club, and the |. 0. P. 0. were host groups.
 Franco Americans
 Attendance was greatest at the annual outing of the Franco -Amer- ican Social club ct Bellevue park. The feature of the program was Q tug g-of-war in which the club team defeated the South End Blue Eagles The winning team was composed Of Simon dagnon, Lucien Larrivee, Edward dagnon, Emil Bisaillon and Emil Cordeau. The losers were: Al- bert Cusson, Thomas Theriault, Ar- mant Herbert Joseph Delage and Leo St. Laurence.
 The clambake of the Lithuanian Citizens Political club ct Lithu- hllAuh Ijufk WuS tliS AtVlt hlAAAuuA hA - fair. Music was provided by the Merry Makers. The committee in- eluded William Yakabonis, Charles Lusas, Joseph Tomasaitis, Walter RadZunas and Anthony Dzemedas,
 Shea Auxiliary
 The annual hot dog roast of Wheeler Young post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and it's auxiliary, Lieut. Shea post, was held ct Lake- wood.
 The fourth annual outing of the Italian sisterhood, held ct Lake. wood park, was attended by officers of local Italian. American sraternal groups. Congressman J. Joseph Smith was among the prominent guests HostesseS included Miss Lucia A. Matara2zo, Mrs. Minnie Marinaro and Miss Alice Paterno. The arrangements committee was headed by Miss Julia jannotty,
 D. r. 0. F.
 Congressman J. Joseph Smith, Frank Carroll and George Hauser, tho latter two charter members of the Waterbury lodge of Elks, were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12

guests of honor yesterday at the annual clambake of the lodge at Lake Quassapaug. More than 200 members attended.
 6oftball teams explained by Will liam J. Cavanaugh, of the married men; and William Verriker of the single men; claimed victory in Q game played during the afternoon. John Spadaro's bocci team was de- feated by a team headed by Thomas Larson. The Larson group in turn was defeated by Daniel Sullivan's team.
 Nfattatuck Band
 Eighty men, including members of the Phalanx band of Hartford, and Barnum Continental band, of Bristol, R. l., attended the eighth annual sheepbake and outing of the Mattatuck fife and drum corps ct Maple Hill dairy yesterday.
 Carl Copeland directed the must" cal entertainment program. Several games of sport were played, George Class of Wallingford prepared the bake and Paul Miller was chair man of the arrangements commit tee.
 Holy Name League
 An outing of tho softball teams of the Holy Name society of tho churo hof Our Lady of Lourdes was held yesterday ct the Pope farm on Bucks Hill with more than 60 mem. bers attending, Rev. Rocco Nadile, Rev. Edward Farrell and Frank Pope were guests. Anthony Farino was chairman of the arrangements committee.
 Kitchener Post
 Lord Kitchener post, British War Veterans, held their annual picnic yesterday ct schildgrens farm, Union City. Over 200 attended and enjoyed an elaborate program Vf entertainment, Various sporting events were held for young and old, the youngsters particularly getting c "kiek" out of tho different nun. bers presented by the committee, softball, soccer, quoitS and other games were enjoyed. Delegations were present from Bridgeport, An sonia, New Haven and Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
Various Groups Hold Sunday Outings
.CHRISTIANSLACK
 UNITY
Chinese Minister Com. ments on Unity of Japs
 in Respecting Emperor

Lack of sinsleness of purpose among Christians, as against the unified philosophies of the Commun ,sts and Fascists was deplored by Rev. Kimber H. K. Deb, of Nan chang, China, speaking at the union services last night at St. Johns Episcopal church, Rev, pr. John N, Lewis presided. assisted by Rev. Dr. James E. Gregg and Rev Theodore c, Bohilin,
 Mr. Den pointed to the unity of purpose of Japan as relates te its war on China as deriving from the belief of the Japanese that their emperor Is God. He said that the Christians always have allowed themselves to be too much diverted never been SealouS in promotion of py worldly distractions and have the kingdom of God in the same degree that dictators are energetic in campaigns for increased stature of their empires.
 The Episcopal clergyman spoke yesterday morning at All Souls church and will speak before the Waterbury Kiwanis club Wednesday noon. He Is visiting Rev. Thomaa L. Sinclair. rector of All Souls church, with whom he was asso" ciated in China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12

car and a bus of the c, R, & L, Lines at Baldwin and Liberty streets early last night resulted in tho ar- rest of John Ramanauskas, a, ot e7 Chambers street, on q charge Of failure to grant the r.ght of way. No ono was injured In the crash, Motor Patrolman William Dwyer reported that the bus was driven by Charles Duhaime, 32, of loS Willow street
 Dominiek Longhi, 5i, of Oak ave- nue, Torrington, was arrested Sat- urday night on c charge of failure to grant the right of way after aG accident at Bank and Liberty streets, Police said that Longhi's car struck another moving automobile, forcing the latter vehicle Into two parked cars,
 Others Notified
 Other drivers arrested included Frederick Kritz, 52, of Plantsvillc, failure to grant the right Of way; James MeAllon, co, of East Hartford, violating the rules of tho road; Or lNndo DiNapoli, S4, of 2i7 Bank street, reckless driving,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
SPOTLIGHT7NG- Brass, City News
Military Mass

Rev. Thomas r. Lynch, chap. lain of the American Legion Post of that community, has been chosen to preach the scr- mon at the military mass, which will be celebrated In Taftvillc next Sunday. Father Lynch, . native of Waterbury, recently observed the silver jubilee of hlS ordination to the priesthood. He served as chaplain during the World War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
BUTTON COMPANY
 EMPLOYES DEMUR
Protest Over Concerns Altitude Leads to Plans
 for Strike Vote

Negotiations for an employment contract between the Waterbury Button company and tho 4e employ. eS of the plastic molding department were suspended today, and the ern- ployes made plans to conduct strike vote tomorrow ct the head quarters of the Waterbury Brass Workers Union, b3 Spencer avenue, Accarding to John J, Driscoll, execu- tive secretary of the union, the men are convinced that the company has not acted in good faith in their bargaining.
 The men have been organized for the past six weeks and the negotia- tons have been carried on over @ period of i've weeks. Less than @ month ago the department walked out for three hours in strike which was aborted when negotiations were resumed. Morgan R. Mooney of the state labor department participated in @ conference with union and com pany officials ten days ago. No set- clement developed, however.
 The balloting will take place to- morrow between the hours of 10 a. m. and 10 p. m. and the employees will have a general meeting at Il D. m. for decision.
 MT. Driscoll said today that the union had been holding the men from going on strike until the pres- ent time, but that now the men have taken matters into their own hands.
 The chief matters of controversy are the demands of the employees. which are as follows:
 l. Wage increase of five cents per hour.
 3. Seniority rights.
 3. Closed union shop.
 (. Signed agreement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
Traffic Club

Members of the Hartford, New Britain, Bridgeport and Water. bury Traffle Clubs have been in- vited to attend the fall golf outing of tho New Haven Traffic Club tomorrow at the Raeebrook Coun- try Club, Derby Turnpike, New Haven, according to an announce mont this morning by J, Frank Dolan, president Of the New Ha- ven group,
 Golfers will tee on at 10 a, m, and will play 90 holes, Other events will include a putting con- test, quoits and horeshoe pitching, Prizes will be awarded to the win. ners of the various events, and N special luncheon win be served in tho clubhouse,
 The delegates attending the fall meeting of the New England TrNf. fic League In tho Hotel Taft to' morrow and Wednesday will be honored guests Of the outing, Mr. Dolan reported,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
4th Round Coming!

Third round of the annual Reeves fishing competition for ScoVill Manufacturing Company employees resulted In first place for Earl Holihan in both the piekerel and tho black bass sections of the contest. Calico bass, however, were not taking to lures Saturday afternoon and no award was won ip this class,
 About 3l entrants competed al Woodtick and Russell Hickman, chairman, reported that Joseph Balfe won the award for bull heads, William Emonz, for perch, The final round of the contest will be held Saturday, September 24 at Woodtick pond,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
Two Hurt

Two WAterburians were In. jured In an automobile colll- sion at Danbury Saturday. Louis DelPo, os 90 Wilson street, was admitted to Danbury hospital for treatment of head and face injuries. Ills daughter. Clara, was discharged from the hos. pital after treatment of minor injuries.
 The two were passengers In . car driven by Mario DelPo, who escaped injury, as did another passenger, Mrs, Louis DelPo.
 William H. Ferry, of Danbury, driver of the other car was ar. rested OH . charge of violating the rules of the road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
Sues Contractor

Failure of . contractor to ful. i'll correctly . contract for the construction of two duplex houses OH Yale avenue, Middle bury, Is basis of . SS,000 civil action filed In superior court today.
 William E. Flanagan, owner of the houses brought the suit against Nicholas Benevent0, 10. cal contractor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
LEON s. COBB'S
 CASE AN ODD ONE

Whether or not an attempt to start an automobile constitutes operation" of the automobile Is the question which Judge Theobald r
 Conway has been called on to decide,
 In trafiie court this morning, Leon S, CobhS, q, eolored, of g Lafayette street, was Nrraigned on charge of drunken driving, Patolman James Behan testified that CobbS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
Cash Taken

About $23 in cash was taker Saturday night by burglars who broke into the Delmar Candy store, 85 East Main street. The money was taken from @ hiding place.
 Patrolman Paul Moynihan dis covered that a screen had been removed from a rear window. De- tectives are Investigating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
Worker Injured

William English, 59, of Pros- pect street, Thomaston, a WPA workers suffered a fracture of the ankle today while working on . WPA project. He Is a patient at Waterbury hospital.
 English suffered the injury when a heavy stone fell on his ankle while he was working.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
KILLED BY AUTO

North Wilbrahram. Mass, Sept. l2.-(UP)--Mark A. Rollins, 32. of (l852 Main street. Springfield was killed early today by an automobile as he walked along the Palmer Springfield highway.
 Police said the driver was Jen- nie B. Hamilton, 3i, of 36 Allen street, West Springfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
Bicycles Stolen

Two bicycles, which had ap. parently been stolen, arc await Ing their owners Rt police head. quarters.
 They were found this morning by Detective. Lieutenant Joseph Bender In a wooded section off Meriden road, A ncighbor had seen two boys In Che section with bicycles,
 The bikes were found hidden under piles of underbrush.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-12
CIO Meeting

A meeting of the executive committee of the Waterbury Brass Workers Union will be held to- night at ! p. m. in headquarters ct bS Spencer avenue.
 The Waterbury Battery Com pany unit of the union will meet at 7:30 to hear a report from its negotiations committee.