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Evening star., 1940-03-31
Doris Dudley
Has Many
Interests
Finland Aviation
And Tigers Are
Among Them
By Harry MacArthur.

Finland, though its battle may
have been lost, still has its influence
on the people of the theater. At
least it has enough influence that
1t makes a good starting point for
this mornings report on the imme-
diate and future state of the drama
locally.
From Finland one can 70 to Doris
Dudley, for instance, she being the
young lady who plays the leading
feminine role In Clare Boothe's
"Margin for Error" which tomorrow
night becomes the National The
ater's second popular price venture
OF the season. Miss Dudley's con-
nection is remote, of course. but it
Is connection.
She wanted, she reports, to 20 over
and join the Finnish air force and
Tight for democracy. But she didn't
do 1t. She was afraid they'd make
her nurse and she knew she could
never be proficient at that.
Pushing an airplane through the
clouds is only one of the avocations
OF Miss Dudley, who seems to be
woman OF many and varied interests.
Right now, to be sure, she is not
interested in what John Barrymore
Is going to say next. as she was for
Is weeks in Chicago. Elaine re-
turned to MY Dear Children" you
know, and deprived her of that
bizarre nightly experience. But she
popped right into this company of
Margin for Error" And then, if
battling the Nazis and adding to her
200 hours of solo flying time ever
pail on her, Miss Dudley can always
60 back to her ranch in California.
This is an affair in which the 81
year-old daughter of Bide Dudley,
playwright and columnist. acquired
a controlling interest in when she
was in Hollywood working on the
flm version of End of Summer"
And it must be quite place.
1t must be quite a place because
Its boss, Doris Dudley. is one of those
people forever adding to her collec-
tlon OF pets. Reports. slightly inco-
herent, 1t must be added, indicate
the guests at the ranch now in
clude cheetah (present from some
unknown donor in England), an
ocelot, several deer, a collection of
dogs which started with four and
now numbers % and. of all things. a
tiger.
There's chimpanzee, too. He's a
3avorite of Miss Dudleys, because
Of his close resemblance to a noted
film director. Well. that's her story,
anyhow.
Radio Broadcast Started 1t.
Finland also inspired Robert Sher-
wood to one of the fastest jobs of
writing a play which has been noted
lately. 1t was last Christmas after
noon when Mr. Sherwood Sat lazing
quietly, as an author will whenever
possible, paying not too much at
tention to the radio Came then
the voice of William L. White, de-
scribing the Christmas celebration
being held by Finnish soldiers on
the sector of the front from where
he was speaking Mr.. Sherwood sat
up and took notice.
It was something of pathetic
little celebration, quiet and solemn
IN the face of bombardment by the
Soviet air force, still celebration in
rugged determination that the spirit
Of Christmas would not die. It was
q moving description, was Mr..
Whites. And there was nothing for
Mr.. Sherwood to do but write play.
He started January Is and 26
(See MACARTHUR, Page F-2)
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by special arrangement, it also has
the services of Cooper. Charles
Boyer. Douglas Fairbanks, jr., and
Dick Powell.
Well blessed are those two studios,
but the others have that old no
name miSery.-
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Evening star., 1940-08-14
Agent in Sabotage
by Croie Rice

The story thus far: When Nancy
Thornes father dies after the collapse
OF his fortune, through the unwilling
fault of John Brtstow, Nancy insists
work. She accepts a stenographic Job
in Bristow's die-casting plant. Tom
Cantwell, the boy she loves works
there also and through him she meets
Hugo Blake. Hugo. she learns, is
working with sabotage ring plotting
TO disrupt civilian aviation training,
and Bristow trucks carrying airplane
dies are being regularly delayed and
wrecked She finds reason TO believe
that both Tom and her brother Pat
are in league with Blake.
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sharp little eyes beaming at her from
behind the thick -lensed glasses.

sharp little eyes beaming at her from
behind the thick-lensed glasses.
Nancy managed to smile back.
That's good. When?"
Tonight. Will you be homer"
She nodded.
Good. I'll telephone you. I want
to talk to you tonight have some
thing very important for you to do"
He smiled once more and left her,
going on up the stairs.
Enters Lunchroom.
She went on into the lunchroom
and ordered glass of milk, too ex-
hausted with work and anxiety to
think of food. She sat in the al
most empty room slipping the milk
slowly, trying to make some order
out Of the chaos of her thoughts.
Hugo Blake had something i'm
portant for her to do. That might
mean she could learn something
important, something she could
take to John Bristow as evidence.
That was the thing she must do, no
matter who 1t involved. With that
accomplished perhaps she could
leave here, find job in some new
place. Not that 1t mattered very
much to her what happened now.
She went on back to the office
YEARLY. At the door Tom Can't
well passed her, going In the direc-
ton Of the machine shops. He
barely nodded to her. his lean face
looked angry. almost pale. She
wondered If by any chance he could
have learned what she planned to
do. Well, that didn't matter now
either.
1t was a minute past when she
entered the big Office already busy
and noisy The chatter of type
writers and rattle of papers seemed
to slacken for moment as she
stepped in the door, she was con-
scious of Madge Fletcher stopping
what she was doing to look very
slowly and deliberately at her, UP
at the clock, and back at her again.
Not a word was said, but several
other pairs OF eyes followed those
of the head stenographer.
Makes Startling Discovery.
Her cheeks burning, Nancy sat
down at her desk.
Another set of reports. Miss FL
lis. Hurry them, please-Mr. Grim
shaw wants them as soon as pos
sible."
Nancy nodded. Again fingers few
against time. Not as rapidly now,
however. The mornings activity
had drained her Of strength.
You're finally finished? Take
them to Mr.. Grimshaw
If she hadn't been late with the
reports, Nancy thought a little re-
sentfully, she wouldn't have been
asked to deliver them to the Office
manager.
She opened the door Of the inner
Office and walked in. Mr.. Grim
shaw still sat at his desk, but now
he had buried his face in his arms.
She wondered what she ought to
do. If he were asleep. he might re-
oCbb bCliiS "dhCd JdoI w NC iOlu
that the reports were finished Or,
If there was really an unusual hurry
for the work, he might not like 1t
If he weren't walked.
"Mr. GrimShaw-"
There was no response to her
timid voice. She laid the pile of
reports in the wire basket, hesitated
a moment and then tried again,
louder.
Mr.. GrimShaw-"
Then she screamed. On Mr.. Grim
shaw's head was a dark-red stain.
tcopyrisht, 1910.
the Chicago Daily News, 1nc)
(Tomorrow Nancy is questioned at
length by the police)
Evening star., 1940-08-14
CHAPTER VII.


The Monday morning streetcar
seemed a little less crowded than
usual. Nancy Thorne found seat
In the corner and huddled there,
staring out the window with unsee-
ing eyes.
Through the long afternoon and
night one thought had run through
her mind like the chorus of a song.
She was alone now. There was no
one she could trust. 1t had seemed
to her as though impenetrable walls
had sprung up between her and the
people she loved most.
She held back the threatened
tears with heroic effort. No use
in making spectacle of herself on
the streetcar. Holding her chin
high she took out her compact and
powdered her nose and brushed back
her coppery hair, with a convincing
air of calm.
The situation had to be faced,
that was all. Tom was in this ter
rible thing, and so was Pat. No
matter what her own feelings might
be, she couldn't give them away.
Shed have to manage some excuse
to Hugo Blake for not doing his
work. Maybe she could leave the
Bristow plant and go away. A
dozen projects, all impractical, ran
through her mind.
A passenger getting off the street.
Car left her folded newspaper in the
seat beside Nancy, and she picked
1t up and glanced at its aimlessly
Student AND INSTRUCTOR
ESCAPE DEATH IN CRASH"
Headline a Blow.
The black headline was like a
blow. Quickly she glanced through
the rest of the story. There were
few details given, only that no cause
had been assigned to the accident,
and that by some miracle the in
structor and student pilot had es-
capped with minor injuries.
Tom had said-"a lot of unex-
planned accidents"
Pat had said-"There'S nothing I
wouldn't do for money"
Tom had said-'You're in this up
to your neck"
She closed her eyes and saw that
tiny training ship as She had seen
1t yesterday, circling so gracefully
against the sky. She remembered
groups of student pilots as she had
fhnY,o thoir hrO197oG cry1i1i1O
faces looking into the sun.
BY the time the streetcar came to
a changing stop before the John
Bristow Die-Casting Co., she knew
she must keep to her resolve, re-
gardless of what it might do to Pat
or to Tom Cantwell.
She climbed YEARLY up the con-
crete and iron stairs. punched her
card on the time clock and placed
1t in the rack and went to her
desk.
1t was little before 8 and the
other office girls were congregated
in small groups, laughing and chat
tering Of the week ends they had
spent. One or two of them glanced
at Nancy, nodded briefly, looked
away again. Annie Burke, with her
bright. gamin face, did come up
for a CHEEKY greeting, but then the 8
o'clock bell rang and work began.
Good morning, Miss Ellis"
Meets Mr.. Bristow.
She looked up. John Bristow. his
round, ruddy face beaming, was
looking down at her. 1t seemed odd,
having him call her by her assumed
name.
"Oh-good morning, Mr.. Bris-
tow"
II haven't seen you since you
started work here. How do you like
it?"
She smiled at him. II like it
fine"
That's good. hope you get along
splendidly."
He nodded to her, spoke to sew
eral of the other girls in the same
friendly fashion and went on into
Evening star., 1940-08-14

Nearly all elementary schools
now have some form of traffic
safety education.
Evening star., 1940-08-14
Furniture and Furnishings
at AttractiveIy Low Prices

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Maple, ivory or woxed birch fin
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PIey Pen, mople-finishad hord-
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Evening star., 1940-08-14

PIay Pen Pad, woter-resistont.
Cotton print cover. Reg s,ox
uIory $3.50. Now---- ~
Smooth Cotton Crib Sheets
42x72 inches. Regularly ee
75c. Now----- DC
Cotton Pillow ceses for l2xl6-
inch pillows. Regularly 25e "a
each. Now-------- l6c
Soft Cotton Wseppins BIonkets,
pink or blue. Reg
ulorIy soc each. Z f., $l.7.
Evening star., 1940-08-14

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Evening star., 1940-08-14

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Evening star., 1940-06-30
Are Believed Deferred
New Claims on Rumonio

BUDAPEST, June % fPl.-Mili-
tary preparations continued in the
Balkans tonight although 1t was
believed that Hungary and Bull
garia, under diplomatic pressure
from Germany and italy, had de-
cided to defer their revisionist
claims upon Rumania.
If this postponement of demands
is definite and the crisis in the
Balkans has been surmounted, it is
assumed that a clear promise was
given by the Rome-Berlin axis
partners that the claims Of Bull
garia and Hungary will be met in
full later
Political observers expressed the
opinion that Bulgaria and Hungary
were told to wait until southeastern
Europe has been reformed" under
a policy Of peaceful revisionism. ''
Seen Diplomatic Victory.
These observers viewed the pro-
ceedings as a diplomatic victory for
Germany and Italy at a time when
they need peace in this important
production area.
that Bulgaria was considering gen.
eral mobilization and that Turkey
would react by doing the same.
Out of this conflict of opinion
it remained difficult to determine
the ultimate effect of the 'bloodless'
Russian invasion of Rumania.
Berlin and Rome were believed
to have assured Hungary she need
have no fear that the Russians
would advance SO far into Rumania
as to .jeopardize Hungary's Tran
sylvanian claims.
Unanswered is the vital question
of German-RusSian relations ir
view of the Balkan crisis. Bucha.
rest reports of Axis assurance!
against Russia emphasized agar
the belief that Moscow beat Berlir
and Rome to the punch and thai
a grave new future issue is in the
making.
Power Politics Being Played.
The was no question about the
fact that power politics is being
played on a major scale in South.
east Europe and that 100000 sol.
diers are the pawns in the game.
With Turkey, Rumania and Bull.
garia armed to the teeth and NOV.
ing their forces about, disturbing
incidents are increasingly possible
AS always, if the Balkan powder
keg blows up, the minor nations
forces will strike with major back
ing, because of the eternal con.
flict of interest over possession O.
the Dardanelles and Bosporus
twin gateways from the Black Sci
to the Mediterranean.
Evening star., 1940-06-30
Threat Of Third Party
Under Peace Label
Seen Increasing
Democrats Are Warned
Of Break Unless They
Nominate Wheeler
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

Despite indignant denials from
every source actually accused of
"appeasement" sentiment toward
the fast-growing totalitarian dom
nance of other parts of the world,
threat of establishment of a new
political party under a peace" label
appeared yesterday to be spreading.
Immediate contributing factor, OF
course, is the Republican conven-
ton action of naming Wendell L.
Willkie, outspoken foe of totali-
tarianism, to the top spot on its
presidential ticket. The vigor of
Mr.. WILKES past expressions of dis
like for the Rome-Berlin philoso-
phies definitely overshadows the rel
atively innocuous G. 0. P. plat
form plank on foreign affairs. caus-
ing the extreme non-interventionists
to launch charges at once that the
makers" have assumed con-
troll of the Republican party.
Paralleling this development on
the Republican side is the proba-
bility of Democratic denomination
of President Roosevelt. whose anti
totalitarian temper has been con-
siStent and unmistakable. In the
event the Chief Executive chooses
not to run, it is considered virtually
certain the party leadership would
fall on Secretary of State Hull,
whose accord with Mr.. Roosevelt
on foreign policy has been complete.
No Refuge in Ma jor Parties.
The result, therefore, is that those
who would speak more softly at
the dictatorial regimes of Europe
and Asia-even though committed
to every means of Western Hemi-
sphere defenSe-have no political
refuge in either of the major parties.
With the Republican die already
cast, the energies of this so-called
anti-war group are directed for the
moment at efforts to temper Demo-
cratic convention action toward an
unequivocal anti-war platform plank
and selection of candidate less
belIcose in his anti-axis pronounce
ments. Their hopes, however, are not
high.
Pattern of this strategy was out
lined clearly in a statement yester-
day by Senator johnson, Democrat,
of Colorado.
Burton K. Wheeler Democratic
Senator from Montana) is the only
Democrat who can win against
Willkie," Senator johnson said.
Democrats must fight fire with
fight. Willkie is vulnerable in his
Wall Street connections and in his
(See POLITICS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-06-30
Trench Fleets
Loyalty to
| Petuin Doubted
BY the Associated Press.

MADRID, June 29.-A Serious
situation in French Morocco, with
commerce paralyzed and the natives
evidencing unrest, was reported to-
day from Tangier. African interna-
tional zone opposite Gibraltar.
Official sources were quoted as de-
claring Northern Africa had "ab-
Solutely submitted" to the French
government of Premier Marshal
Henri Petain, which negotiated the
armistice with Germany and Italy.
However, there remains persis-
tent doubt as to the loyalty of the
fleet, especially warships actually at
Alexandria and other ports in the
Eastern Mediterranean one corre-
Spondent reported.
Details of the italian armiStice
terms were said to have been pub
lished in Morocco only today. These
call for demilitarization of various
colonial areas, but French authori-
ties at Rabat, Morocco, were said to
have agreed to maintain the same
defensive measures as during the
waR There was no official eXplana-
ton.
Evening star., 1940-06-30
WiIIkie DELAYS
Quick Selection
Of Chairman
Subcommittee Named
To Confer With
9. 0. P. Candidate
By G. GOULD LINCOLN,
StaI Staff Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA, June 29.-Con-
fident they have picked winner IN
Wendell L. Willkie, their presidential
nominee, the last of the Republican
hosts which descended upon Phila-
delphia a week ago were homeward
bound tonight
Left to the final determination OF
Mr.. Willkie himself is the setup of
the Republican organization which
is to carry the fight against the
Democrats in the coming campaign.
Mr.. Willkie left Philadelphia on
board the yacht of Roy w. Howard
about noon. without having settled
the question of a national party
chairman.
Nor did he set any date for his
formal acceptance of the Republic
can presidential nomination, which
is to be made in his home town,
Elwood, Ind. 1t is indicated, how
ever, that he will not deliver his
acceptance speech-the opening OF
his speaking campaign-uptil after
the Democrats have held their ma
tional convention and named their
presidential candidate and adopted
their platform.
Pledges of Loyalty Received.
From all groups, those who sup
ported Thomas E. Dewey and those
who supported Senator Robert A.
Taft, WILKES chief contenders, to-
day came pledges of loyalty to the
Willkie -McNary ticket.
The Republicans have come round
to the belief-insisted upon by the
Willkie campaign managers before
Evening star., 1940-06-30
Reds Seize Nozi Foodstuffs,
Exciting Fears Of Conflict;
Turks Ready to Call Million
Summons Reported
Aim If Bulgaria
MobiIizes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ISTANBUL, June 29.-Turkey
will call to arms at least 1,000,-
600 men in the event Bulgaria
mobilizes, informed military
sources said tonight.
The nation went on daylight
saving time for the first time in
its history to conserve electricity
and oil.
The fleet resumed it's position
at the mouth of the BoSporuS
after a cruise along the southern
tip of Bulgaria's Black Sea coast.
Anatolian soldiers marched toward
the Bulgarian border.
The general picture in Turkey
was that of nation marshaling its
land, sea and air forces to demon
strate her readiness to defend her.
self against attack If the Balkan
powder keg explodes.
The Turkish press emphasized the
nations desire to be friendly with
Russia, however.
In general, Turkey appeared to
be relying on the traditional con-
flict of big power interests as her
chief hope for retention of the Dar-
danelles and the Bosphorus. gateway
from the Black Sea to the Mediter-
ranean.
The hope was expressed in po-
litical circles that the interest of
Germany and Italy in the Darda-
nelles would cause them to curb any
possible Russian aspirations in that
direction.
Meanwhile at Ankara a com
munique said perfect identity of
views" was established in conversa-
tions between Iraq and Turkish
49,
Evening star., 1940-06-30

the nomination was made-that Mr..
Willkie is the real choice Of the
people. They expect great things
from the man who is now said to
have taken the presidency out of
politics"
The newly elected Republican
National Committee. at the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Willkie today ap-
pointed a subcommittee of II to
confer with the candidate this week
on the selection of a chairman, the
vice chairman. vice chairwoman and
all other officers, including the
members of the Executive Commit
tee. The presidential nominee and
the subcommittee are expected to
meet next Wednesday at place
to be appointed by Mr.. Willkie,
Walter S. Hallanan of West Vir-
ginia, its chairman, said.
Were Prepared to Act.
A majority of the committee was
prepared to go right ahead and re-
elect John Hamilton of Kansas
chairman of the national committee,
when the committee assembled to-
day. Word. however, was brought
from Mr.. Willkie by Mr.. Hallanan,
Samuel F. Pryor, jr., OF Connecticut
and C. B. Goodspeed, treasurer Of
the national committee, that he
would like to have little time to
consider the matter.
At a press conference, Mr. Willkis
said in reply to questions about the
probable selection of a national
chairman: Il have been concen-
trating on getting the nomination,
and I haven't had time to give that
question much thought"
Mr.. Willkie added that Mr.. Hamil-
ton was very able fellow" and
that a decision on the chairman
ship would be reached next week.
There is more than meets the eye
in the selection of the national
chairman. 1t is position of great
responsibility during q campaign
and if the presidential candidate
is successful, the national chairman
usually has a great deal to say about
the distribution of Federal patron
age-a vast number of Offices on the
Government pay roll.
Col. B. r. Creager of Texas. one
of the committeeman strongly in
(See G. o. P, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-06-30
Parachute Troops Used
In Russian Occupation
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS.
MOSCOW, June 30-Parachute
troops were used in carrying out yes
terday's speedy occupation of the
Bessarabian and Bucovina areas OBJ
tanned from Rumania, Tass, Soviet
official news agency reported today.
The news agency said the para
chutists occupied Bolgrad, a town
in Southern Bessarabia, and an area
in the vicinity of the confluence of
the Prut and Danube Rivers.
Theentire occupation is proceeding
according to plan" Tass asserted.
Soviet troops entered the towns
of StorozhinetS and Gertz, in North
ern Bucovina and occupied the sta
tions of Novoselitsa and Lipkany,
both on the River Prut south of
Hotin," the statement said.
"Mechanized units approached the
River Prut SIS kilometers (about 35
niles southwest of Mogilevpodolsky
and reached the area of the town
OF Pyrlitsa, 80 kilometers $50 niles
northwest of Kishinev."
Evening star., 1940-06-30
McNutt Dedicotes
Carolina Park
Bv the Associated Press.

6N Inc hSSuCtdbcu Ilcss.
ALBEMARLE N. c.. June 90
Federal Security Administrator Paul
v. McNutt told an audience today
at the dedication of Morrow Noun
tain State Park that America is
not Nation of Chamberlains. And
if the time comes to defend demo-
cratic liberties there will be no ap-
peasement here"
McNutt and Gov. Clyde r. Hoey
were the principal speakers at the
dedication of the park, the largest
recreational area maintained by the
North Carolina State Department
of Conservation and Development
McNutt, declaring tina tthe United
States was a peace-loving people
and had devoted comparatively lit
tie time and money to building arm
amentS, said:
But woe to the man or the ma
ton that thinks America cannot OF
will not defend itself, its life and its
liberties. The response to the Presi-
dents call for the Nation to arm
itself leaves no doubt about the an
swer. And If the occasion arises, II
will appear how quickly this Natior
of happy, sport-loving men anc
women and boys and girls will be
ready to make the sacrifices i1eces-
sary to defend their freedom"