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Evening star., 1940-04-07

. SUPPOSE that the idea man has of freedom its
quality its value and how far he'll 60 to preserve it,
d depends very largely on the sort of personality he
has.
So will say for myself that 1 have always been
nonpolitical animal. For as long as can remember
have wanted little house of my own freedom to live
in it, freedom to write, freedom to read take moderate
exercise, listen to music and enjoy fine pictures.
suppose, without realizing it, also wanted freedom
to choose my friends freedom to talk as liked and
freedom to go where pleased
In the years before the first World War, when was
young man, it seemed to me that there was perfect
freedom in the world perfect that never thought OF
it. The laws that wanted to break seemed to good
laws and if broke them did 50 at my own risk and
was perfectly willing to take my punishment If l was
caught.
was always who loved peace. andwas inclined
to do as was told also had, as still have capacity
for seeing both sides of question and taking the mid
die course between extremes wanted everyone to be
happy to obey the law and fit in with his fellow citizens
l was ready to do this myself although, as didn't
notice at the time Would fly into furious rage if some
official shop assistant treated me rudely II someone
kept me waiting or contradicted me with violence.
When thought about it at ALL it seemed to me that
the world filled with free people There were in
equalities of weather and poverty but 50 it seemed to
me there must always be.
Meanwhile, ATTENDED TO my great JOD OF SetunS OH.
The World War jolted little, the Russian Revolu
ton good deal more. A thing that people now are
liable to forget that for years before 1914 we had been
fearful of Germany; so August 1914 seemed like JOY
full signal for swift and complete victory.
DON'T think that considered freedom very much
in the matter l loved England with deaf and emo
tiona love and didn't find Kiplings imperialism
especially shocking. When thought about it con-
sdered that the English when they took over country
from someone else gave that country freedom that it
hadn't known before!
The years served in the Russian Red Cross during
the War did something to my spirit My optimism and
complacency caught something of the Russian brooding
melancholy. The soldiers with whom lived at the
front were little more than charming ferocious
animals The inteligentsia in Moscow and Petrograd
seemed to be phiosophcally Indifferent to every pos
sble event.
But you couldn't watch close at hand that struggle
for freedom against the stiff unchangng autocracy of
the Russian government without beginning to ask
Evening star., 1940-04-07
BY SIR HUGH WALPOLE

yourself whether freedom wasn't the most important
thing in the world.
These millions of peasants had not the freedom of
learning to read and write the other hand were
encouraged in their superstition and ignorance they
might as we'll not have been alive at all.
Then came those two three days in the early part
of the March Revolution when, against the gtterng
snow of Petrograd whole people burst out singing.
They walked all day long in lines through the streets
singing cheering, laughing, ready to give anything to
anybody, every man loving his brother.
For myself idealist, optimst, not very deep
philosopher those days changed my life. They lasted
only long the afternoon sunlight streaed across
the snow Trouble division, hatred soon sprang up
again. Russia has never known such days again
Nevertheless saw for moment of time what men
can be when they perfectly free and fancy that the
millennium has arrived; and despite the fact that
half of Europe is at war, you will never rid me of
notion that such days will come to the earth once more
- and in more enduring fashion.
ROM that experience l knew that for perfect free
dom you must have change of heart. You must have
love and confidence and longing to help the other man
even at expense of yourself ITO save your life you
must lose it, - the greatest of all the great words
spoken.
1t soon became clear in my mind what meant by
freedom - freedom to speak, freedom to write and
freedom 10 i've Wndt was honestly Ill Ollc EFcIy
great and beautiful thing in the world - art music,
writing progress in general - seemed - aaVc
been created by the freedom of the individual
But by now, half the world has lost this freedom. In
the last twenty years. tyannies and relationships have
spread across the world.
You who live in America may praise your stupendous
luck that permits you to live in part of the world that
is still free But freedom not all matter of luck 1t
was fought for, by with muskets, years ago Now
men in Europe are fighting for it again. with machine
guns and tanks and airpanes and artillery But there
is a better way to fight for freedom.
This better wiser way peaceful war for freedom.
l. that the United States and the other democ
races of the Western Hemisphere can lead - now -
while Europe fights on the battlefelds
How can you - how anyone - take part in this
peaceful war? Day by day. in homes and offices Iii
your own lives in short you keep alive those
qualities that have always distinguished free land:
frendliness fair play good hor love and respect for
our fellow men, So long those qualities live, democ
racies and freedom will live.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

HERE'S funny story that Hector Bolitho
has in the manuscript of his travel book:
1t seems that religious writer sent book
to be copyrighted in the usual way and since
she felt that the book had been divinely
inspired, under the word Author she wrote.
God"
She got formal letter back from minor
official 81 the Department, saying that mo
book may be copyrighted unless it is written
by citizen of some specified country"
Evening star., 1940-04-07

WHO should 60 to war first y young men
in their twenties, or men of 40 and over? In an
early issue, Colonel William ]. Donovan, fa-
nous lawyer and World War leader of the
Fighting 69th. will answer that question in
an article which will make America read,
talk - and think M.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

HERE is a good companion piece to the
story above: The crown prince of a great
Oriental kingdom was being enrolled as a
student at Oxford University, England. When
his turn came, the examining officer asked for
his name and the names of his parents. The
prince drew himself to full height and said
proudly, "Sir, am the son of God" We'll.
Prince -" said the Englishman without
batting an eye, we've had the sons of some
very distinguished people here at Oxford"
Evening star., 1940-04-07
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j lHoUGHr for April: it's an i'll rain that
brings nobody good. Officials of taxi COM
paries tell us that steady rain in the late
morning or early afternoon will bring thou
sands of dollars in added fares. In New York
City, for example, single rainstorm brings
the cabbies about $35, 900 of extra income; in
Chicago the average is over $4,000.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

a PROFESSOR at Trinity University, Dublin,
has this to say of politics: Politics in England
are serious, but not hopeless. In Ireland
politics are hopeless, but not serious"
Evening star., 1940-03-22

they both live. No. 4, they both
die. And now they can't decide
which ending to use.
A youngster I know who attends
the Westlake School for Girls, of
which Shirley Temple was. a recent
member, tells me that when the girls
Of Shirley's class heard she was join
ing them, they planned to show her
up on every possible occasion as an
igEoramus. The plan went wrong
because Shirley in scholastic attain
ment was head and shoulders above
the brightest girls of her class. After
the first week Shirley was forgiven
for being a movie star and given
her rightful position-as head of the
gang.
Evening star., 1940-03-22
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

! National-"Lady in Waiting" new
comedy starring Gladys George:
$50 pm.
Keith's "Pinocchio." the new
full-length Disney: 8:15, 10, 11:35
am, lis, $50, 4:25, 6:15, 8 and
9:45 pm
Capitol-"The Bluebird," Shirley
Temple in the Maeterlinck fantasy:
II am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 and 10 pm.
Stage shows: 12:45, 3:35, $40 and
9:05 pm.
Earle - Virginia City, Enrol
Flynn rides again: 1O:45 am, 1::3O,
4:25. tbs and 1905 pm. Stage
shows: 1880, $40, $50 and e:25 pm.
Metropolitan "Chump at Ok
ford" two, in fact, namely Laurel
and Hardy: 11:55 am, 155, 3:55,
5:55, 7:55 and 9:55 pm.
Columbia-"Gone With the Wind"
with Vivien Leigh and Clark Ga
BILE: 10 am, 2:45 and 8 pm.
Palace Northwest Passage" !"
Spencer Tracy meets adventure in
technicolor: 10:45 am, 1;25, 4:1O,
6:55 and $40 pm
BeIascO-"Birth of a Nation" the
silver jubilee showing: lilo am,
lis, 800, 5:25, 7:30 and 9::35 pm.
Little-"Good-by, Mr.. Chips: II
am, ITO. 3:15, 5:25, 7:30, $40 pm.
Trans-Lux News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am,
Evening star., 1940-03-22

Bethesda Children
To Have Egg Hunt
More than 1000 children are ex-
pected to be on hand for the Easter
egg hunt scheduled for 10 o'clock
Evening star., 1940-03-22

it is not, Colleen lends it to former
film millionaires who are now down
on their luck. The most recent oc-
cupant was a once-famous film di-
rector who in his--and Colleen's-
heyday. earned $1,000 a week. He
can't get job in the movies now,
but whenever Miss Moore's house is
vacant he lives in the palatial home
stated with servants and equipped
with swimming pool, tennis court
and beautiful gardens. Nice going
Miss Moore
Here's good publicity idea for
Charlie Chaplin. On April Is Charlie
celebrates his 51st birthday ami
versary. So does a certain Adolf
Hitler. Why not release The Die
tators" on that date, Charlie? I un-
derstand the picture. in which
Charlie ridicules Herr Hitler, is
practically completed.
X X X X
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh
have been asked. to name their own
price for a weekly radio program
of condensed Shakespeare plays
to start at the conclusion of their
imminent Romeo and Juliet" tour
. Ellen Drew was driving to the
studio when she ran out of gas. She
hailed stranger and asked him to
push her car to the sidewalk. I'll
do it for 49," he told her. This was
all right with Ellen. When the Job
was over, the man said, Thanks,
Connie. 1 once worked for your
father, Richard Bennett"
Randolph Scott is said to be plan
ming a reconciliation with his wife.
If they get together, Mrs. Scott will
compromise on her dislike of Holly
wood by living in Santa Barbara,
which is comparatively near Holly
Wood-two hours away by auto :.
Bette Davis comments on her cur
rent leading man, Charles Boyer:
Hes great actor, but has no
glamour-thank heavens" If there
is one thing Miss Davis loathes, it's
males with glamour appeal But I
Evening star., 1940-03-22

their way out of Libby Prison in
Richmond. The digging is slow, nat
urally, but when the lads finally
reach the powder magazine they
make up for any tediousness by
blowing the prison to bits, a nice
bit of photography, incidentally.
AS captain of intelligence, Flynn
comes out of the prison with the
notion that Southern sympathizers
are about to make up purse of
$5 100000 and try to run it through
thousands of miles of Union country
to Richmond. While the $4,000, 900
is being gathered, which takes a
lot of time-like the tunneling
out of prison-Flynn takes a pc
riod off from his work of tracking
down the plotters to fall in love
with the dance hall gal, played by
Miss Hopkins. The affair is stormy
thing, as love was in those days
and in that country. Things come
to pretty pass finally, when Miss
Hopkins betrays Flynn into the
hands of the Confederate band, a
triumph of patriotism over womanly
instinct.
Begins then the real action of the
film, the flight of the wagon gold
train across the spacious, sunht
West Hundreds and hundreds of
miles of the most beautiful country
that ever had its picture taken is
involved in this area of the film.
Between the skirmishes which pre-
cede the -climactic battle, the seem
cry makes something marvellous to
look at.
The battle is really a battle, a
three -cornered affair in which the
poor Confederates first have to take
on a rascally band of cut-throat
highwaymen, then follow that up
with an even more disastrous en-
counter-with the Union forces.
They lost their lives, but not their
gold for in a tender-hearted mo-
ment, Flynn hides it in rocky
cache which he blasts spectacularly
in the face of a convenient noun
tain.
Experience has given skill to vir-
tually every one involved in ''Vir-
ginia City" Flynn gives a smooth
performance as the fearless, sWash-
buckling young Union officer. Scott
an equally facile one as his admir-
ing enemy on the other side, and
Miss Hopkins is quite satisfactory as
Director Michael Curtiz's surprising
leading lady. What comedy finds
its way into Virginia City" and it
is neither much nor particularly in
spired, is provided by Hale and
Williams as pair of doughty, dumb
soldiers.
Evening star., 1940-03-22
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METRoNoME ROOM. wardman Park
Hotel. Music by Eddy Brandt's Orchestra
Betty Brodel sings Dancing $50 to 30.
Min. S1.00; Sat. SI.5o. CO. 1000.
PAIL MALL ROOM, Hotel Raleigh, Penna.
Ave. at 18th St. Luncheon from ;S5c. Dln-
ner from 81 Bert Bernath and his music.
9-1:30; also during lunch. No COW, no min.
Dinner or supper 81 30; Sat. So. Dane
ing; to ,; Continental Revqes twice
nightly and SUNDAYS no cover. Luncheon
75c on Sat. only; dancing.
GOLD ROOM at WESLEY HALL, 1903 X
service; like a most fastidious home,
luncheon, 75c; dinner. S1.50.
sHARZAD, Carlton Hotel Dancing to Bill
McCune's Orchestra, featuring. Gathering
MIN, 81 80 after 10 nm. ME 2626.
RAINBOW ROOM Hamilton Hotel, !4th
supper dancing to. Milt Davis and his Or
sHOREHAM BLUE ROOM, Connecticut at
Calvert. Dining and dancing. Two floor
shows $50 and 1870 Dinner, 81. in
cludins cover. Supper cover, soc. AID. 0700
HAYADAMS HoUSE-overlookins White
House at 18th and II SIS Dining in an
tiHty. Luncheon. S5c; dinner from 81 25
OrGan music nightly during dinner
LOUNGE RIVIERA, Hotel 200 18th st.
Dining and DANCING 70 Pete Macias Or
Min, ST; Sat holidays, Si5o. co 200.
MADRILLON RESTAURANT, Washington
Building. 18th and New York Ave. The
favorlte place to dine the popular place
to dance.
MARYLAND Ma, CLUB GARDENS on M Marlboro db re
until O'Clock, Phone Hillside 06oO
Evening star., 1940-03-22
Two Films Feature
Society Program

Two feature films OF considerable
interest comprise the second weekly
program in the new series being
presented by the Film Society of
Observation-Disclosures in Un.-
form" and "Reeling Down the
Rhine" with Will Rogers.
The program will be shown Mon
day night at Friends School, 1901
Wisconsin avenue; Tuesday night
at Goodwill Industries, 1914 New
Hampshire avenue NV: Wednes-
day night at the American Associa-
ton of University Women, 1884 I
street NV; Thursday night at
Georgetown Children's House, 1924
N street NV, and Friday night at
the All States Hotel All shoWings
will start at $3.50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-03-22

monds! Judy Garland almost
chokes to death on the Andy Hardy
Meets a Debutante" picture. She
has swallowed the cap on her tooth.
Its the third time I've done that
says Judy, when she can talk
"The Mortal Storm" starring Mar
garet SULLIVAN and Jimmy Stewart,
has had four endings to date. End
ing No. has Miss SULLIVAN dying
No. 2 kills Jimmy Stewart. No. g.
Evening star., 1940-03-22

CllIlS Will llllu llle llllll llIte DIS iOuu
and lusty, and pictorially as hand
some, as its predecessor, Dodge
City" They are hardly likely to
find it the accurate lesson in history
which may be anticipated, for when
a stodgy incident reared its undra-
matte head in the story, it was
Topped off with that abandon which
characterizeS such fascinating fel-
lows.
The picture, which opened at the
Earle today, represents another as
sembling of Warmers most adven-
turous spirits. Naturally heading the
list is Enrol Flynn, who some day
will have to be known as Enrol the
Brave. Mr.. Flynn is supported by
his usual playfellows, chief among
them Randolph Scott, whose square
chin and unWavering eyes make
him a natural for his role The
single surprise in the casting of
Virginia City" is that provided by
the presence of Miriam Hopkins in
the role of a dance hall girl His
torically known to be alien to the
arts Of singing and dancing, Miss
Hopkins nevertheless is not so inept
that she makes poor substitute for
the PavloWas who provided relax
alton for the boys in the Last
Chance saloon.
Based upon an incident in the
Civil War, that of transporting
S5000000 in gold to the hard
pressed Confederacy in the declin-
ing months of the struggle, the pic
ture goes all out for action. Robert
Buckner's screen play is not COM
pletely successful in avoiding dull
moments, but in between them, it
hits some pretty dramatic high
points.
One of these is upon the audience
almost before the credit list has
faded, a scene which shows Mr..
Flynn and his two musketeers, Alan
Hale and Quinn Williams, digging
Evening star., 1940-03-22

he S al d, mo,
that's n t the
way and put
his arms around
their necks and
asked them to
swing him up!
It's a long time
since Coll e e n
Moore m a d e a
picture in Hol-
lywood, but she
is still the owner
of a beautiful
estate in Bever-
ly Hills. Usually
t h e h use is
rented, but when
Evening star., 1940-03-22

tomorrow morning at the grounds
adjoining the Bethesda Theater.
The affair for the children is jointly
sponsored by the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Tribune and Sidney Lust, di-
rector of the theater.
The activities of the day will
start at $3.50 am. with a concert
by a massed band of young mu-
Evening star., 1940-03-22

picture between two rather tail :
girls. When they tried to crouch >,
down to the level of Mickey's height ", =,
Evening star., 1940-03-22

sicians from Montgomery County
schools directed by Raymond Hart.
The children will be lined up for
the Easter egg search at 10 o'clock.
Art Brown, popular radio per-
sonality and the lad you sing with
at the Capitol Theater, will be mas
te- Of ceremonies for the entertain.
ment scheduled to follow the hunt.
Evening star., 1940-03-22

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1940-03-22

think a lot of ladies will disagree
with Bette on her estimate of
Boyer's appeal
X X X X
Lana Turner's favorite wedding
present from Husband Artie Shaw is
her social security number-in dia-
Evening star., 1940-03-22
Mickey Rooney Worries
Over His Height No More
Colleen Moore Puts Mansion
To Good Use These Days;
An Idea for Charlie
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.
u0IJ,vWOOn

Mickey Rooney asked to lifts
Funny thing Mickey extremely conscious his lack
height
ni hatu,aa ,ar l
Evening star., 1940-03-22
Furiously Fly the Bullets
In Virginia City Battles
Errol Flynn Meets Adventure
In Earle's Film for Lovers
OF Action on the Screen
BY JAY CARMODY.

Warmers those oon tootn sons guns must be out OF ammu-
mconcevable they
left did
to
shooting they
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09
DETROIT IS BACK
TO N0MAL PACE
Officials Say They Saved
Money On Street Cleaning
Bill Because Of Loss

DETROIT, Oct. S.-QP-This base
ball-wild city was back to normal
again tonight but it wore. a detected
air because the Detroit Tigers had
lost the World Series.
There were many, howveer, who
were relieved after seven exciting
days and not the least of these were
street-cleaners and patrolmen who
had anticipated a busy few hours if
the Tigers had won.
Mounted policemen who had been
assigned to the downtown area
looked conspicuous when there was
nothing to. do and the only workout
they had was clearing a thorough.
fare for fire engines answering an
alarm.
Some confetti - on hand Just in
case - streamed down from office
windows when the game was over.
WELL" unused a Public Works de-
partment official, 1T was tough that
the Tigers lost. but saved the city
1880 for street cleaners to gather
un the confetti. That's something"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09
EIGHTH INNING

TIGERS-Frey went to second for
the Reds.
With the count one and one, Ger.
ringer knocked a ground single into
right field.
Greenberg fouled off the first
pitch, and then lined directly at
Myers, but Gehringer scrambled back
to first to prevent a double play.
On the first pitch, York lifted a
high fly which M. Mccormick took
after a u in right center. ,
Campbell looked at a ball, fouled
off one strike and was fooled on an.
other, and then hit a high fly to
Goodman in right field.
No runs, one hit, no errors, one
left.
REDS-Werber fouled off one
strike, swung futilely at another
and then was called out on a third
pitch across the outside corner.
M. Mccormick laid down a drag
bunt along the third base line on
the first pitch and Higgins, running
in and trying to field the ball with
his bare hand, was unable to pick
it up and it was a single.
Goodman worked the count to
two and two, and then struck out.
With the count n strike and
three balls, F.. Met ormick raised
a high pop to Bartell near second
base.
No runs, one hit, no errors, one
left.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09
BIG TACKLE QUITS
SCHOOL FOR JOB
Ace Back Injured IN Friday
Game; May Not Be Able To
Play Against Kinston

Double trouble cropned up in the
New Hanover Wildcats camp yester-
day when it was revealed that Neil
Kelley, backfield ace, is out, with
injuries and Edward (Tiny) Taylor,
2so-pound tackle, has dropped out Of
school to take a job.
Kelley, plunging back and main
cog in the Cats machine, was hurt
in the game with Rocky Mount last
Friday night and may not be able to
play against Kinston here Friday.
He has a back injury, the extent
of which is not known. Kelley's
long punts have been especially
valuable to the Wildcats this fall.
The high school grid coaches fig
ure they will be able to find a tenn.
porary substitute for Kelley but that
a replacement for Taylor will be
hard to find.
With the loss Of these two play
ers the game with Kinston here Fri
day night may be closer to being
even than anticipated.
The "B" squad will meet the Ia
Dor City eleven, coached by Earl
Robinson, a Wilmington boy, in the
other part of Friday nights double
header.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09
BEARS WIN over
HEMENWAY, 1876
Junior High School Six-Man
Football Season Opened With
Isaac Bear Victory

The Bears of Isaac Bear school
opened the 1910 six-man junior high
school football season yesterday
afternoon on the Robert Strange
gridiron with a 10 to 6 victory over
an o~utclassed, but fighting Hemen-
way six.
Led by the running of Captain
Sutton, the line plunging of Hob
son Bennett, kicking Of Gene Car
son and deadly passing Of Weddel]
Harris, the Bears were never head
ed once they recovered from open
ing filters. The blocking and tack
ling of both teams featured the de.
fensive play of the game with the
winners having the edge in often
sive plays and coordination.
Johnny Bryant led his team in
all-around play and was response
BILE for several long gains by the
Hemenway lads. The losers gained
more by their ground plays than
through the air where they tried
too many long passes which the
Bears broke up very nicely.
The first period was scoreless,
but in the. second period Bennett
crashed through the tackle for two
yards and the first tally, but the
extra point try failed. Harris en-
tered the game late in the second
period and the Bears started to
click with a 20 yard pass, Harris
to Daughtery featuring. In the
third period the Bears scored again
with Winford Sutton slicing the end
for 3 yards and the score. Sutton
shot a beautiful pass to Gene Car
son for the extra point and the
Bears were in front to stay 10 to o.
On the first play of the fourth pc.
Rod Johnny Bryant on a reverse in
which he reversed his field and
running behind beautiful blocking
scampered 80 yards to score the
Hemenway lone touchdown. The
try for extra point failed.
With but two minutes to 70 SUIT
ton squirmed his way for 8 yards
and the final score, but missed the
extra point on a line play. !