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Evening star., 1940-04-21

that was an unnecessarily long title.
He was the author of several great
books-enough. Then the black gab-
bling ghost of Conrad's Marlowe
cast its spell upon him, and he
began to produce works which gave
reader the curious sensation that
the pen used in their composition
had been held about an eighth of
an inch above the paper. Nothing
ever happened and nothing was
ever said. It seemed to be the end
of noble writing career, and the
reviewer adopted what she hoped
was a proper attitude toward the
tragedy. When any one mentioned
William McFee to her, she would
speak in a firm tone of "Casuals of
the Sea- She permitted no refer
ence to the fall. But now the old
McFee has resurrected himself. To
your easy chairs, oh, Israel!
Watch Below" is simply the
story Of the old tramp steamers
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Rediscovery: An Expert Capable of Beautiful Writing

which, Mr.. McFee says, are now
rapidly vanishing from the seas. 1t
is the whole story of the tramp,
to be sure-its function in the world,
the conditions of its operation, and
ownership and the manner of men
it used-but it is told particularly
in terms of the engineers, and
hence the observations on experts
made above. Mr.. McFee himself
is an engineer and has spent years
in tramps. He did not go to sea
to get material for novels-not he.
He went, as he puts it, for "a way
of life" But, happening to be an
artist, he brought magnificent fiction
with him out of that way, fiction
based on an artists perception Of
eternal human values and given
its color and setting by the expert
engineers knowledge of a certain
environment and the effects Of that
environment on the men who lived
In it. Now, without turning again
to action. he writes the story Of
the environment itself.
You might call his book study
of the tramp, save that the word
study" connotes something Pc
dantic and lifeless. And this is q
living work If there ever was one.
1t is an artist talking about his paint,
3. doctor talking of medicine, a SOL
dier talking Of war-what you will.
It is full of love and humor, and
it is never sentimental. It is always
uncompromisingly sane. To read
it is like hearing good talk, rather
than reading q book. But praise
bet is q book. You can 60 back
to It, as you cannot to conversation.
And those who respond to the
phrase, beautiful writing" In its
fullest sense, will know what the
reviewer u talking about.
n =
Evening star., 1940-04-21

More young people than ever are
using the Public Library, Eighth and
K streets NV, and its branches, not
only for collateral reading in prep
aration for their studies. but for
books to be read just for fun.
Many have found enjoyment in
Clarence Days Life With Father"
which has been dramatized with sue.
cess recently on the New York stage.
Another unusual personality who
has found her way to the sage is
Julie, the heroine of THE Nutmeg
Tree" by Margery Sharp. Not since
the days of Willie Baxter of Booth
Tarkington's Seventeen" has a
more diverting youngster put in an
appearance than Henry Aldrich,
whose hilarious progress through
high school forms the story of What
Life" by Clifford Goldsmith. And,
as last bow to the stage and radio,
there is Cornelia Otis SINNERS "Ex-
cuse 1t, Please" with its amusing &C
counts of everyday problems.
With vacation time just around
the corner and the water warming
up in the "old sWimmin' hole" San
derson Smith gives simple and ef-
fective directions on how not to
drown in Swimming Is Fun" Dom
aid Bulge, former amateur and
present professional tennis cham
pion of the world, sets forth the
fundamentals of the game in his
well-illustrated "Budge on Tennis. I"
Young people of all ages will derive
both fun and profit from How to
Raise Dog, in the City and in the
Suburbs" wittily written by the IA
nous veterinarian, James Kinney,
and cleverly illustrated by James
Thurber.
Among other recent books which
young people have found particular
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Mr.. Beomish
By Hugh Richmond NeD York: COWARD, Mccain & Co..

This which has been written times before the
story of the shabby plump mddleaged little humble
ton who holds his mind the wisdom Of the and in his heart the
goodness who after getting
Dickens other combination Pinch
brothers Chubyle
neaghted little pooeader and about that he the life
and love of the millionaire Dgby Potter the
romantic but Mr. Renon happy issue He also
the acquaintance
they nothing
course, Beamishes being
philosophers feed the honey the As said the
times But little
firmly IA defense Of &
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Study of Hitler as a Man
Highlights New Book by
Sir Neville Henderson
Britain's Former Ambassador
To Berlin Says Dictator Is
Slave of His Emotions
Failure of a Mission
By Mary.Carter Roberts.

And s % s1 times war arts decline
the literary critic
authors according
majority
Few indeed the novels volumes which compete
On e an poe with emses v sa2e % a esupS p a
they " write ae political @ m & does not TN make a for
and the critical values of which reviewer must take account cease to be
the world situation On this basis work such as Sir Neville Hender
a von oa % r ha m n s
tion opinion
helpful great civilized world
P1s,;sn pphGas sn Gh,m1seias an saats
far account the s rim to the war %
British negotiations except
dlatoy They everything
fsw Th near to
Sir Neville telling us again and again in that he informed @ the German
esess peace
available used
ole
achievement aims by the display of force
vi I you H % hs gV m you be be {Sa
which he who visited him that
niaue exactly displayed September
about Nele estimate Of diplomatic possibility
He mentions the
from ne the 5 n s
with the Ems telegram But he does not admit at any point that the
was not at fault he says effect It failed only
decided action.
like uphods British position Munich
settlement
British Though eventual inevitable Munich
hoies for months He crcizes the who hold
with diplomats had DEAL
Estimate of Hitler Man
Is
which elsewhere said
estimate which Sir Neville Hitler
tells the result of mgaomania
sufficiently marked, but which completely
control dictator wholly slave emotional
illustrate estimate Eers responsibility
negotiate the Sudeten
emotional that he Immediately
of the Czech
the Illustration his original schm-a Illustration
identity between
most bitter
conceded that Hitler has built magnificent
would that being
completed machine nothing do but the SICK raging
Whms of its
practical
with Sir Neville What is valuable
that Sir Neville makes
implication
the of the which the moods
moods of Sir
unconscious
detachment which American reader will enjoy He
with ypicaly kepca
polite spectacle
reminded of the
highly romantic Interpretation
Cleopatra remarked compant How different
from dear Queen!"
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Todoy's YOUNG Men
BIZ Felir B. Strepckmuns

By Felir B. Streyckmans. Chicago: Reilly Lee.
Convincing evidence
host the graduating
from high schools and colleges attain brilliant
instances cited depression
The author biographical
nearly 70
inventors and others climbed ladder
the fact that all these reale
20s and 30s, referred to depression youngsters"
the notables became
president OF the New York Stock Exchange
chairman the Board Corp
from Arkansas Godfrey Herbert a. founder Explorer
Gerard Kupe a. astronomer
Reed 49, chairman Smith, 30
managing editor San Francisco Chronicle Harold
OF Minnesota and three-score others.
Another in the nationally diversified list
Board He pervises employees who
handle the the 100000 participating
age Insurance. the worlds largest bookkeeping STONE
Ghosts Of London
By H. v. Morton. Nep York; Dodd, Mead Co.
1t not war-ten London In this book
London
Tor this his American readers well glad
better basis by which they anaze the spirit
the ~S~' -
The Ghosts Of London the shadows
nauguaed
the existence OF Of them have long
the searching the author
liam the conquor and others starting recently
era Of the lights ' ~ ri
Herb shops eges for funerals horn -blow-hese are fairly
typical OF Mr. Moons London Ghosts
way that - interesting - his subjects unusual
FRANK I. CARTER -
Evening star., 1940-04-21
This Is Our China


Bv Mme Chang Kai-shek. Ne1D York: Harper G. Bros.
stand nd OeeSe i'm the descriptive the
the Chinese country partly devoted to Chinese tales partly
of the japanese invasion partly
an an @ oWa 0wn er enm and S the @ of the
But through all of the pacific and demo-
people bitterly antpatec the democratic attitude
WELL of understand Madames
tremendous today equal reminder of the fact
that 5 n 9 m the ~ss with I &
totaiarn state between and
remember he goes through this work
may volume valuable for what it implies
rather than which contains 1t should be heded
even if it need not be wholly read
George Washington
E % To N yo o4ozd es yagsy W 4 s Dunn" "
George work OF two college
scrpps College began the work and carried
colleague Dunn bring project completion
Prof Dunn wrote the last of Volume entirely and in his
the original plan for the history AS the
does not pretend
provide new Of washngton biography r,no.
the basis OF the history Washington forward by the records
s these writings When any TO- their meaning The
history which reads like fiction It dspnses with the distant
motives and actions in an almost personal way
conjecture AS is read the work without depressing sense
bograpers that the material Considering
which that material has undergone that praise
Stricken Field
By Martha Gelhorn Nep York: DueH Sloan G Pearce
sovaka Its is war She saw country
which she writes And her opinion simply reteratlon Of
adjective that they beyond Of reformation according the
these familiar properties Of the Naz novel All her
pages and the sincerity her emotion cannot doubt Beyond
remazkabls wokmanlks job that al
say Tor It.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Alexis de TocqueviIIe

BY j. p. Mayer Ne0 York. Viking
AS biographers
place anonymity literary history only occasional
ods in the footno of later bogaph
heds OF endeaor unrelated literature
b. photography While the roll
seHers many nonetheleSs interesting
~ N ~0Af
1t into this class that Tocqueve One NAV be
wen on current political tendencies
young french arocat who adapted himself
e turmoil Of the first three decades Of the last know
eoge MS work throws light today
trends tomorrow young man whose udous visit
own land In the thoes of
the principles Of the American of century
also was able to foe the growth of
central power augmented the number of fnctonaIes
crease nation nation
more mn up the place an stocray Out Of this trend toward
and the growth of ocehodng
the next step in the transition to oataranism: With
OF the
conces regulates undertakings undertakings
kind and gains mer footing
private persons to assist to advise
generaizations becomes pecsionist
Tocqueve
hundred
flowing concise which
aside and provocative individual
abundant the scholar
nconvnent depression
that alexis de Tocqueve"
but would help them better understanding faith
McCABE.
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Revolution

By Robert Hunter. NeO York: Harper & Bros.
This fascinating study revolution
sound warning to all But the author
years OF study knows will unheeded
pesmm OF Hegs comment Peoples
learned anything from history
from it."
Few are better qualified than the author
World traveller former Socialist professor socioog
he most the
points out is science and its and
When coupled with economic disorder virtually
certain.
Ienn the plote Mussoln mystic politician
all to following defeat
three and he tells penetrating different
methods
abroad in the land today Hitler
German people and his threat greater than
Is generally recognized -
world now is in short cycle of revolution
anu oegan IN 1914 He does venture predict
ever capter contains references
inviting revolution mounting public
ana rising costs OF living all contribute unhealthy
He scouts prevailing theories
dss Of prosperity and depression normal
dnce tn drives whole nations almost
ne nnds government failure to control finances
uons are not engineered by proarans
and arstocrats who have lost their
OF the meet the
perments - ~ ~ ~ Va
TO substantae all his
PACK Biblical times his illustrations convincing
ne draws OF democracy not agreeable
stuoentS government F.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
The Literary WodRevews of Current Publications
Novel of Middle Western
Small Town DisclOses
Keen Understanding
Author of Another New Work
Gives Fascinating Study of
Revolution Technique
By Jessbk s. E1ssytoML
Kings Row

Kings Row
By Henry Bellanann. Ne,o York: Simon 4 Schnster.
The small town stands perhaps second only to the family
builder OF American character policies and ideals
equivalent Of the old tribal its
profoundly the lives of those individuals and families
composed
Kings Row is typical out-of- Middle
established by sturdy
Ing its life character
achievement Beamanns
the development" Of this town and its
hard, bitter picture the author
effort urban
divduas The town breeds psychology
which tends to crush the
regardless of methods
character becomes sordd and ugly.
Young 0
Refuses to Conform
Against this background follow
dlvldua chief them Paris Mitchell
heited from the founding pioneers
wins through strength character
victory which carries with the
His victory gained only COST His friend
OF those smashed by Kings
something his Utopian dream regeneration
the aid OF Paris and hearted
down by the railroad tracks" Randy Monaghan
lasting
This the fourth novel honored
place In the world of music
Foundation dean of the Curtis
at Vessar.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
NV. Meihodisis
Open Conference
Sessions TO Lost
Through Sunday
ny v. 7. SHORT

Al l 30 Wednesday afternoon,
one day less than 100 years after
the first Methodist mission on
Puget Sound was opened In q
stockade half mile from Fort
Nisqually. the annual Northwest
Methodist conference convened IN
the First Methodist church.
Sessions for which between 800
and TOO are expected 10 register,
will continue through Sunday. In
cluded will be visit 10 the re-
constructed Fort Nisquslly In
Point Defiance park Saturday
afternoon where centennial services
honoring the founders of Metho-
disn on Puget Sound viii be held.
Presiding officer Of the con-
ference IL Bishop W y Martin. Of
Omaha. Heb. Before the three
branches Of the Methodist church
united early In 1899. Bishop Mar
tin was an officer Of the Metbo-
dist chuch South. stationed IN
Tennessee. Tie was one Of the fore
most representatives Of that
church and since the union has
been actively engaged In the
service Of the united denomination.
The conference opened with .
sscrsmenial and memorial service
with w. o. Pflaum presiding. The
Continued on psg. ?. Column ~
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First Communicate
OF Italy al War

ROME--itAiy. IN its first war
eommuhiqus. announced today the
bombing Of Malta. British naval
base In mid Mediterranean. and
asserted British bombing raid on
Italian North Africa had been re-
pulsed
TIM war eommuniqus was issued
without datsiins u said
General headquarters Of tho
armed forces communicates that at
midnight June 10 III. moment ai
which Italy entered IN. VAR the
disposition 81 forces on Land. 81
sea and IN the air vas completed
and In order.
Bombing units ~ the aviation.
escorted by pursuit planes. effected
At daybreak yesterday and At sun
set yesterday violent lombard
msn,s 81 military oblsctiyss 81
Malta, with evident results, return.
Ing safely thereafter 10 their re-.
speetiys bases.
Meanwhile. other units carried
out fseonIaissanns flights over tss
mainland and ports u North
Africa At The frontier of cyrso.
alea lLlDys) . bombing attempt
~ British aviation sas thrown
back Two sHfmy plansn Nefs
Shot down
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Car Was Warm
u. S. Orders Y
New Warships

WAsHINGTON-Acting Secre-
tary Of Navy Lewis Compton an
nounced today that contracts
totaling 1927 233, 900, for % new
ships, under the 1941 fiscal year
program, have been awarded in
the largest transaction of its kind
in the nations history.
The mass award of contracts to
speed up the fleet expansion comes
while the navy already has 66
warships under construction in its
own and private yards.
The contracts were signed late
last night after President Roose-
welt had signed the 1871 naval
appropriations act.
Under the awards and alloca-
tons. about 1862 .s09. 900 was esti-
mated as the cost of construction
of - ships to be built in navy
yards. including two 45,O00-ton
bsttleships. The balance OF the
work. comprising nine ships, was
awarded TO private yards.
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Cooler Weather and
Possible Showers

Cooler Nssther. with possioii-
ity u showers Or inDadsfsiorus
FOR some parts u ths state. was
the forecast wednesday 81 the
Z r. Weather bureau
MAJ IN Temperature here
T1ssday Was s2t degrees. COM
pared 10 81 on Monday Rose
blrg. Ore had IDz On Tuesday.
Portland ~ Walla wsii4 sn1
Boise 81 and Yakima 80.
The szt WAS the highest ever
recorded here On June ~.
There ysr a southwest wind ~
seven NJ . n. Wednesday morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
Revise Tax
System, Says
| Billion Dollur
Defense Bill
Posses House
WASHINGTON - Secretary Of

WASHINGTON - Secretary Of
the Treasury Henry Morgenthau,
jr.. told the senate finance com
mittee today that now is the OPP
perfume time TO revise the
country's entire tax structure, If
congress is willing to remain in
session to undertake the job.
Testifying at hearings on the
81 .O04 ,000. 900 defense tax bill. APP
proved overwhelmingly by the
house late Tuesday. Morgentahu
said the public is willing and
ready" to accept additional tax
burdens.
isn't this the opportune time
for a scientific revision of the
whole tax structure ," asked Sen.
Harry F. Byrd. D., Va.
TT is. II you gentlemen are
willing to stay here" Morgenthau
replied.
Byrd said nv considered the
81 ,0O0, 00O, 900 bill chicken feed"
and added that congress ought to
raise $4,000, 0oo.oo or 5000,
900, 900 in taxes.
In response TO questions ny
Sen. Prentiss NJ. Brown, d..
Mich, Morgenthau said the ad-
ministration preferred TO 20
ahead with the present bill,
and put the country on notice
II could expect general revision
early next year.
The new defense tax bill has
been criticized by some congress
men as a makeshift. Republicans,
particularly, have found fault with
Continued on Page 3. Column II
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Student Officers
To Return 10 Duties

wAsHtsGIOs Ths v.r De-
parimsnt to-day suspended courses
for regular army affiosfs At the
War college here and at the Com
inand and General staff schools.
Fort Lssvsnpofih. Kan. IN order
10 free NE officers for work IN
tbs army sxisnsiat program,
wAstffsstOs SECRETARY "
Wsf Harry ~ woDdfisg an
notussi today that fofes u field
astillsfy and lnfaDsfr asen Win
DO sent ~ Anchorage Ai@ssa. q
protect the nsse army aif bases
1eing established Ia Alaska.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
Allied Leaders
Meet Secretly
THE FRENCH REPORT

The allies supreme leaders met
somewhere in France today 10 plan
measures for stemming the Ger
man onslaught, which now threat
ems Paris from three directions.
The French said their lines were
intact from the lower Seine to the
Argonne. and that their troops
were resisting the Germans inch
by inch.
Participating in the allied SUI
preme council meeting were Pre-
mier Paul Reynaud, Generalissimo
Maxine Weygand. Marshal Henri
Petain. Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, British War Minister
Anthony Eden and Gen. Sir John
Dill. chief Of the British imperial
general staff.
While massed German shock
troops moved into battle he
hind their tanks In the battle
Of Paris, German planes
bombed main roads between
the city and Tours, the new
French war capital, and II did
not appear the French govern
ment could remain long in the
Tours area
IT, S. Ambassador William c.
Bullitt has said he would remain
in Paris, no matter what happens
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
Fish Boat Runs Wild;
Fear Pilot Drowned

ASTORIA - he fishlng boat,
Diver. WINS towed into Astoria har-
Dor Wednesday after being found
running wild and At top speed.
minus its pilot. outside Columbia
bar. II was believed It's owner and
skipper. Axel salminsn, had fallen
overheard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
Germany Admits Her U-Boat
Hailed U. S. Refugee Graft

BERLIN A German submarine
encountered the American refugee
ship Washington yesterday after
noon, the official German neys
sgency D. n. 3. reported today.
The agency said the German
government had been informed
only OF the WashingtOns voyage
from Bordeaux TO Lisbon. and that
the Washington state department
erred when it said all warning
cations had been told. in timely
manner, Of the voyage OF the
Washington TO Fire 10 pick up
additional Americans.
The German government. d. n.
3. said. was informed Of the Wash
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
Saiko Aground Again.
But Is in No DANCER

PkfStt KtPtKT. Is. 4, Paul
SatkO's Arh 81 juneau home
made boat On which he IL moving
his wife and seven children 10 Cook
Inlet. Alasks. Was sitting high and
dr. on EABdbsr today bit be
expected 10 reflost IL Al high to.
satko. Vho plans 10 start bfs
anew on an Alaskan homestead.
has covered shout ons-ihifd n his
.s0O-mile journey Hs hopes %
reach kstchiksn. Alaska, late To-
dsy or tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13

eommDniaa.. ard from ms allied
EIDE u sss said Inc Onslaught as
A. tremendous that Il must STRIKE
death t,iop nos % sxhsuxs Itself
Ff9nes. hos@sess. ga bit The
main shsstsf If q war that agG
swept Ossr thousands n miles
si9ssst from tbs Arctic circle 70
tns sqgat0f. Developments Ia
eitlti<d
sritl.h sispisa~~ ss.,s'sd th~
s,,iaes~kis iasiasisisi sss~ ~
sosthsSs Italy. striking al fsiii.
tssy esJsetiss~. Ds-cstsh~s
rrsm 1ssia aid sh~ sstskists
~ tsS eIsy ~-rs bsssissd. bst
iltiss damage ~ss asss.
Cairo heard snesafirssed re-
pssfs Itais had h~sa~d the
Egyptian gssersmeai an uiti-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
Sees French
Escaping Trap
Says Puris' Fall
Won't Crush France
ny J. ". 7. MASON
United Press War Expert

G. man announcement
that Nazi troops are within
1914 miles of Paris along
the Disc river means Cen
eral Weygsnd il escaping
from the eneircling flank
attacks Of the enemy.
The allied eastern and
western armies along the
Paris front have been main
tanning a fairly straight
ened line in their retreat.
but the central allied troops
fighting In the scissors
region have been holding
/ Continued on Page I. Column ,
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YOUNG Woman Is Killed

oRoFIsO. IdAho--Hrs Everett
Ellsr. Is. Pierce, died IN a hospital
here after falling under the wheels
Of a truck on which sns was fidlng
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE

WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - PRESIDE emit
Roosevelt made plans today 10
place all government navy yards
and srsnsls on 2f-hour day.
three-shift Daxis. TO accelerate re-
armament.
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ROME Fascist sources said to-
day Italy's peaceful attitude toward
Egypt might undergo drastic
change II an investigation shows
British planes bombing Libya were
operating from Egyptian bases.
Usually well informed sources
said that II 1t is confirmed that
British planes which bombed the
Cyrenaican coast OF Libya took off
from airfields In Egypt. Premier
Benito Mussolini's assurances In his
decla ra tion-of war speech might be
subject to new Interpretation.
Those assurances. IL was said.
were also a warning. inasmuch As
he added. Switzerland. Yugo-
slavia. Greece. Turkey and Egypt
must take note Of my words and
II depends on them and only on
them whether these words of mine
will or viii not be vigorously con-
firmed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-13

VANCOUVER. ~ Recruit
lHy ms IL IN fun swing IN bft,lsn
Columbia Tor the fifsi tine siaes
var b~gsn. according " Col ~ "
g. Letnon. commanding officer In
inc ysae0ggsr sfsa.