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Evening star., 1939-04-09
Wine of Good Hope
By DaDid Rar,e Mem vor

The Macmillan Co.
This is a romantic novel hailing
from that written-up land,
South Africa. It's author is a native
Of the Cape and obviously knows
and loves his country. His theme,
indeed, is the hold which the beauty
Of the African homeland has upon
its children and in his descriptive
writing he shows fine and sensitive
response within himself to that
same natural loveliness.
The story itself, however, is some
what artificial. 1t deals with the
rivalry between a brother and sister
for possession of family estate. The
conflict leads to most unpleasant
lengths, involving Borgia- like plot
ting on the girls part to be rid of
her brother. and preoccupation in
the boy with the disputed property
which is so great that it crowds out
his normal love and good nature.
As the pair are shown to be other
wise two normal and attractive
young people, it is a bit hard for
the reader to credit the extreme
nature of their rivalry and. even
though the author repeatedly ex-
plains the irresistible beauty of the
estate in question as the dominant
reason for such unlikely conduct
there is still bright. stiff un-
reality in most of the scenes.
The story has it that the boy at
last takes his leave. partly through
disenchantment and partly by
chance. He then wanders over the
world, engaging in picturesque ad-
ventures. but with nostalgia in his
heart. But at last, after years, he
finds peace and Is able to return
There is much pretty writing in the
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book, as said. Its chief fault Is a
young determination to be por-
tentous and tragic at the expense of
common sense and experience.
Jubol Troop
By Paul /. Welln1an. Ne1D York:
CGrrick & EUlnS.
This is a novel of the old West,
by an author who has already DEM
onstrated that he has a somewhat
extensive knowledge of that pictur-
esque period and country. 1t is, in
deel, almost the complete story of
the West-so varigated are the
activities in which it's hero takes part
sheep herding, mining, ranching,
gambling, oil. This hero, Jubal
Troop. makes his entry to the read
er in his 18th year and goes on un-
til he is As. In that time Mr. Well
man makes him 60 through Just
about all the traditional Western
PAGES. One rather imagines that it
has been his ambition to make in one
character an archtype Westener 1t is
a large order, but this effort has a
heartiness and honesty about it
which do commend it.
The merit of the tale is In the
authors obvious personal knowledge
Of the types of human life of which
he writes. He gets the actual CRIME
and dust of the frontier towns into
his narrative as he goes along. But
unfortunately he is no stylist and
his emotional scenes are done with
a very heavy hand. This makes the
work suffer, as novel. Read, how
ever, as record of wild days in q
wild free country, 1t is undoubtedly
an impressive thing.
In Polish Woods
By Joseph Opdtoshu. Trans
lated from the Yiddish BY
Isaac Goldberg. Philadelphia:
The Je1Dish Publication Society
of America.
This is historic novel based
chiefly on religious conflicts among
the Jews of Poland, but also to q
certain extent upon the Polish strug-
gle for independence from Russia
In so far as the first motif goes, II
would seem that the work would be
limited in interest to students o1
Jewish history; 1t is too close to tt
subject to be comprehensive to thu
ordinary uninitiated reader, and toe
impassioned over points of religious
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Educator Analyses Failure
OF New Deal Economy
Article Suggests That Nazis
And Communists Make an
Open Alliance
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recovery.
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that the Presidents daughter publicly
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Well, there deal S a
which has constant flow tourist VISITORS
other United States
amentng the of these
visitors
tactless Would
extensively advertised fair end flop? Why
audience? After
warned against shooting Santa Claus.
The current crop Of dges has recently had two additions
Digest and Listeners Digest The newsstand
reviewer that both are selling well 1t seems somehow
Once the radio ousarng the
turn into digests compete with it Now have
digests dgeng radio back into
that what these magazines publish listen
What do make Of the idea? Is life getting smper
getting control life?
1t is another Of those things which
time but In and equally impressive
This volume will greatly OF COL Bune careful probing
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Fiesta in Manhattan
By Charles Kaufman. Neu
York.: William Morrou e. Co.

York: William MOrrOU & Co.
1t is hard to imagine how the
author, who undoubtedly comes
from an entirely different strata
of society and racial environment
from that of his characters, has
managed to imbibe so much of the
intimate life, color and character
of the people he describes so au-
thentically. Not only is Fiesta in
Manhattan" a gripping novel, one
that holds the attention from
beginning to end. but 1t is also
a sociological and psychological
treatise on the increasing immigra-
ton from the nearer Latin Ameri-
can countries.
Juan and Elena, transplanted from
their native Mexico by self-cen-
tered writer, their sojourn in the
Harlem slums of New York in a
community of hundreds of their
compatriots, all longing for home
and all caught in the economic web
of a city they can never fathom,
the moral disintegration of Juan
and their final demise. make an
absorbing tale. Even the subsidiary
characters are so clearly delineated
that the reader must perforce create
novel for himself centering around
each of these. Concha, the young
widow whose life is concentrated
on transporting herself, her son and
mother back to Mexico, her un-
successful and finally successful at
tempts to achieve this, makes story
in herself. Distinctly, this is book
that is different. r. r. T.
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Life of Painter Rivera
Written by His Friend
'Men Around the President"
is Discreetly Adulatory
About Personalities
BY Mary.Cayfer Roberts.
Dieoo Rivera, His Life and Times


Diego Rivera, His Life and Times
By Bertram D. Wolfe. New York: Alfred A. Knopt.
At first hand there would seem to be too much for @ osraphes m
wonder words
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that he s dn he naen w
Rys painting He has been close friend Of the artist
the life not authorized tho
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Of simply that Of single magnificent fns he
greatest Of living paint
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things and reject ready made and
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through period Of artists % sEopms however Mr.
happ the and credos of the time
sealenty % Pcao
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being the unsuccessful 1910 revolution called by Francisco
followed the world know another period Europe this
and in studying the
determined to his native land
find his field of work there.
artist moved
surround it. His personal life
Wolfe from similarly clear His
brought him conflict unhappineSs He
conviction that that
frequent
OF and result too painfully
nifed situations.
Patiently
point his affair Guadalupe to which
Wolfe chapter beauty and model for the noble
female figures the mural Guadalupe still above
her connection with Rivera sensational INDUCED
she had married another
publcized the
treatment patiently designed
her ironically with two heads and bearing third eadtat
her neWly-married husband!
Mr. Wolfe does not treat of these episodes sensational
He simply draws them Rveas life
fundamental tolerance and Similarly
with by Rockefelehort
1enin
his final calling
the greatest of all mural painters is without walls
Every moment he that
is kept from the public walls reparab
convinced to the future Others paint
lesser things but
listing of this painter"
There solemn note of warning the
with its
consdera-
tion
Mon Around he
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Men Around the President

Dordn G
This is brief account Of the various personalities
President
the Raymond Moe exford Tugwe days and
The under consideration
itself felt in New Deal policies
follows outline those policies
took some notable
The tone OF the work discreet adulatory and that surprising
OF the that
OF the revealing 16s Days inside
ration however Mr. Aop change
all
described mildly glowing work it
reconcile
In the
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70 u 3Cu11O2 W1IO Ce111 O1oclooOC1ctUC
himself from this auctorial praise
there is, however, some value in the
book. It shows us group of men
banded together in purpose, con-
vinced that the management of the
United States Government is their
job, and that the particular limits
of the particular positions which
they happen to hold are irrelevant
to their joint undertaking to run
the entire country-or. to use the
famous Tugwellion line, Ito make
America over" This may please or
displease. 1t is significant, however,
and any attention called to it is
meritorius thing
Evening star., 1939-04-09

(copyrighted, 1e39.)
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book, as said. Its chief fault Is a
young determination to be por-
tentous and tragic at the expense of
common sense and experience.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
81 Die in rs States
In Holiday Accidents

BY the Associated Press.
At least "a persons in Is States
were killed in accidents Thursday
as the Nation observed the first of
its two Thanksgivings.
Most of the dead lost their lives
in highway disasters. Five we're
killed while hunting. There were
four fire victims and one died by
drowning.e
In Cleveland, Mrs. Ida OLaughlin,
59-year-old grandmother, heard the
screeching of brakes, ran out on her
porch and dropped dead of heart
attack when she saw a small boy
lying in the street. The boy, Roger
Krull, 7, struck by a notorist who
did not stop, died later.
An uncle, niece and nephew in
Wisconsin were killed in a traffic
accident on the way home from a
family dinner. In Maryland, a IA
ton trailer truck overturned on a
passenger car, crushing the driver.
Ohio reported nine fatalities,
eight traffic and one hunting. New
York also listed nine dead.
The toll in other states: Penn
sylvania and Michigan, 7; Missis-
sippi, 6; Utah and Wisconsin, S.;
Illinois, West Virginia and Indiana,
4 each; Connecticut and Virginia,
3; California, Iowa, Massachusetts,,
Vermont and Texas, 2 each, and the
following one each: Georgia, Ore
gon, North Carolina, New Jersey,
Missouri, Maryland, Rhode Island
and Montana.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Hit
AT School Safety
Superintendent
Urged to Warn
Pupils of Danger

A new campaign designed to
curb the practice of hitch-hiking by
school children was inaugurated to-
day at conference of police and
school officials and representatives
of the American Automobile Asso-
citation at the United States Cham ,
ber of Commerce Building.
BY unanimous vote, the confer
ence recommended that the super
intendent of schools impress on the
school children the dangers of hitch
hiking and the fact that they are
breaking the law when they engage
in the practice.
In addition, Police Supt. Ernest
w. Brown promised that policemen
and schoolboy patrol commanders
would be directed to report to school
officers the names of boys caught
hitch-hiking, and to follow up the
warning with arrests.
Sch00lbOy Patrol Rules.
The conference also recon-
mended that school officials take
steps to curb the practice among
schoolboy patrolmen of standing in
the middle of the street and di-
recting vehicular traffic. 1t was
pointed out that the standard rules
for the safety patrol permit the
patrolmen to walk three PAGES
into the street, but does not au-
thorize them to direct traffic.
The meeting, called for the pur-
pose of advancing child safety work
in the District, praised the value
and fine service of the Schoolboy
Patrol, but admitted that the
youths who serve in the patrols
sometimes overstep their authority
in their zeal to do a good job
The conference also called on
motorists to give a little more
thought to the rights of school
children when they are making
right or left hand turns.
School Area Bans Weighed.
The possibility of banning right
and left hand turns at certain hours
at intersections near some school
buildings also was discussed and
Maj. Brown and Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer said this sug.
gestion would be given thorough ex-
animation.
In stressing the Importance of
keeping these schoolboy patrolmen
on or near the curb instead of in
the middle of the street, Robert
Eaves, chairman of the Schools
Safety Committee and principal of
the Thomson School, emphasized
that many parents refused to permit
their children to serve on the patrol
because of fear that they will be in
jured by automobiles.
Attending the conference were A.
K. Savoy. assistant superintendent
of schools; all police department
inspectors and captains, and WASH
ington I. Cleveland of the District
A. A. A. motor club.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Additional Pledges Increase
Chest Total Slightly
Potomac Electric Adds $1,000 to Gift;
314 New Commitments Made

Additional pledges, in sparse re-
turns reported at Community Chest
headquarters today, included an in
crease of $4,000 in the contribution
of the Potomac Electric Power Co.
and 3l4 new pledges for total of
$69325 through the Suburban Unit.
The paucity of reports caused
Chest officials to voice the hope that
it indicated all volunteer workers
we're busy in the city in an effort to
reach the 100000 quota by the
scheduled conclusion of the post
campaign crusade" on Tuesday.
The increase in the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co.'S contribution brought
its total pledge to $18,050.
The new Suburban Unit pledges
increased it's total to ATT pledges
and to $32,47635 in contributions.
Meanwhile, the Chest paid special
attention to the cases of $4,000 per-
sons who contributed last year and
have not done so this year. If
their pledges were added to the
175,766 already received Washing
tons goal of $2,0O0,000 probably
would be reached, Chest officials
said.
AS it is, the Chest crusaders have
pledged only $1,776, 1856, or 1884
per cent of the quota.
Workers, determined to go over
the top, have received five days
more for solicitation. In that time
they hope to find the missing Is 1000.
If their pledges are obtained, Chest
officials believe they will 60 a long
way toward raising the $223, 1874
needed to reach this years goal.
If not-the 81 agencies supported
by the Chest will feel the pinch.
Their activities in providing food,
clothing, shelter, medical care and
social guidance will be curtailed by
as much as the sum not raised rep
resents.
Chest officials would like for the
$4,000 to step forward and make
their contributions without watt
ing to be solicited. They would like
for that to be done or contribution
given worker before next Tuesday.
On that day workers will turn in
their final pledges at report meet
ing at the Willard Hotel. That is
the final deadline for giving.
100 Per Cent Groups.
Government departments and di-
visions which had subscribed 100
per cent or more Of their quotas, as
of Wednesday, with unit chairmen
and percentage of quota obtained
follow:
Cafeteria, Agriculture Depart
ment, Mrs. Mary Reamer, ia;
Extension Service, Agriculture De-
partment, T. Weed Harvey, 1926;
Home Economics, Agriculture De-
partment, Mrs. B. v. Morrison
11449; Plant Industry, Agriculture
Department, w. E. Taylor, 100.61
Architects Office, Architect of tn,
Capitol, Charles A. Henlock, 100.81
Executive Of1ices of the President
Evening star., 1939-11-24

l04.95; Central Statistical Board,
Bureau of the Budget, Roger W.
Jones, 105.30; Information and Ex-
tension, Farm Credit Administra-
ton, Mrs. Carol M. Tolbert, 112 46;
Production Credit, Farm Credit Ad-
ministration, L. D. Wylie, 100; Ex-
amining Division. Reconstruction
Finance Corp, Federal Loan Agency,
H. 2. Persons, 10317; Recon-
struction Finance Corp, Federal
Loan Agency, James l.. Dough-
erty, 10337; Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System,
Ernest G. Draper, 10484; Re-
search and Statistics, Federal Re-
serve System, Margaret Ellis, 1O022;
Civilian Conservation Corps, Fed
eral Security Agency, Charles H.
Taylor, 100.65; Mental Hygiene Di-
vision, Public Health Service, Fed
eral Security Agency, DR.. Lawrence
Kolb, 1910; radio and periodical,
Federal Trade Commission Alice N.
GeiSler, 1923; Secretary's office
and T. N. E. c., Federal Trade Com
mission, Genevieve Leur, 104 49;
District No. 10, Public Roads Ad-
ministration, Federal Works Agency,
A. E. Mcclure, 100.13; Division of
Construction, Public Roads Admin
istration of Federal Works Agency
Madeline King, 100.81; Division of
Information, Public Roads Admin
istration, Federal Works Agency,
Virginia Whitney. 100; Office of the
Administration, Public Roads Ad-
ministration, Federal Works Agency,
Mrs. L. Bussinger, 11206; admins
traitors Office, United States Hous-
ing Authority, Federal Works Agen-
cy, Lora Lee Patrick, 10429; deputy
commissioners office Works Prof.
ects Administration, Federal Works
Agency, lola Stout, 1888: chief
clerks Office, General Accounting
Office, Sally S. Wade, 114.86; general
counsel, General Accounting Office,
J. j. DoWd, 10784; Geological Sur
vey, Interior Department, W. G.
Mendenhall, 10484; Naval Medi-
cal Center, Navy Department,
Capt. William Chambers, 10850;
Panama Canal, H. A. A, Smith,
12161; Posi- Office Department, j..
Austin Latimer, 10047; Chief Clerk,
Post Office Department, A. T. Davis,
10042; Chief Inspector, Post Office
Department, j F. Garland, 10204;
Controller, Post Office Department,
w. L. Slattery, 10000; First Assistant
Postmaster General, Post Office De-
partment, Jessie M. Donaldson,
105.44; Executive Staff, Securities
and Exchange Commission, Cecilia
Edwards, l0463; Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, N. w. Dorsey, 1051s; Ma
tional Gallery of Art, Smithsonian
Institution, G.. T. Heckert, 412.00;
Third Division Railway Mail Serv-
ice, j. w. johnson, 10496; Bureau
of Customs, Treasury Department
Basil Harris, 100.02; Division TX
Procurement Division of Treasury
Department, Douglas D. Hall, 10051;
| Secret Service Division, Treasury
Evening star., 1939-11-24
D. +. Milk GIut
Seen if Market
Is Too Open
Duiries' Attorney
Fears Evasion Of
Imports Regulation
BACKGROUND

A plan for Federally supervised
firing OF prices to be paid pro-
ducerS OF farm commodities 1Das
included in the Agricultural Ad-
Justment Act OF 1888. A price
firing agreement of this type ,0as
placed in effect for dairy farmers
in the Washington area in 1896,
but District Court Judge held
1t unconstitutional The United
States Supreme Court since has
upheld Dalidity OF the scheme,
and nolO a ne1D agreement is
being sought.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Three Die in Virginia
Automobile Accidents
pv tho Asenpiated Press

BY the Associated Press.
At least three persons died in Vir-
ginia yesterday due to automobile
accidents.
Frank Lowen of Fort Eustis died
at a Lexington hospital an hour
after an automobile collision on
Route II, 10 miles from Lexington.
Lillian Laing, Salem High School
student, died in a Roanoke hospital
of injuries suffered when she was
struck by an automobile. She had
alighted from a school bus and was
crossing the Lee highway when the
accident occurred.
Robert Gum, 15-year-old son of
Judge Julian Gum of the Rich
mond- -Henrico Circuit Court, was
killed instantly last night by a hit
skip driver as he started to cross
street in the residential district
of Richmond.
Evening star., 1939-11-24

tendency to be "too critical of men
and institutions"
He said that Thanksgiving is "a
time of appraisal when we look at
life not alone to discover the periods
of our prosperity and ease, but the
periods of trial and testing out of
which we have emerged a stronger
and better people.
From Yorktown to Appomattox
from Appomattox to the great de-
preston, we have witnessed the en-
richment of our life and the de-
velopment of our strongest qualities.
Our misfortunes have proved undis-
guised blessings We waxed strong
under adversely.
ours is not a boastful, self-satis-
fed Nation, but a nation given to
restraint, to moderation that con-
stitutes our real strength. We are
in what might be called an inquisi-
torial period, a period marked by
suspicion and short on generous
judgments.
III is a dangerous tendency in
our modern life to be too critical
of men and institutions. The crit
icalness of the present situation
calls for moderation, self restraint
and more Christian courtesy and
Christian charity"
Annual Watch Breakfast.
The United Methodist Youth
group attended its annual Thanks
giving morning watch and break
fast at $50 o'clock yesterday
in Waugh Methodist Church. Dr.
Edgar C. Berry, superintendent for
the East Washington district, was
the speaker. Special music was
rendered by the Young Peoples
Choir. Donations of fruit were
taken after the service to the Swart-
zell Home for Children.
The city's missions were crowded
throughout the day with the home
less and the unemployed who en-
joyed bountiful holiday dinners.
Even the 500 prisoners at the Dis
trict Jail found cause for rejoicing
in turkey dinner and the trim
mings," while prisoners at Lorton
and Occoquan were treated to a
friend chicken dinner.