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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-22
TWICE AS COOP For CHRISTMAS
Continued from pose three

She smiled at Audrey, then, in that
almost too gracious way of hers -
and went out of Milbank's. Tom
stared after her in mild bewilderment.
Il don't know what's the matter
with her. She doesn't seem to think
we can decorate that ballroomv'
well, we can." cried Audrey,
choking. I'VE can decorate the darned
old place better than it's ever been
decorated in all the time it's been dec
Grated! For years and years they're
going to talk about it. And what's
more and besides - we're going to
have absolutely the biggest Christ
mas tree they ever even heard OFF,
Toms smile was broadening. "Why,
sure" he said. That's okay with
me-"
So it came about, inevitably, that
the committee on decorations took
more time than Gene Walton felt was
altogether necessary. Gene, himself,
with little or no assistance from Bill
Newman, had secured the services of
Red Saunders and the Red Rhythm
Boys for the night of the club dance.
That, Audrey informed him, was moth
ing at all. Anybody could get an or
chestra. 1t was getting Christmas
tree that was the hard thing.
There we're plenty of Christmas
trees in Melville. The trouble vas,
there weren't any that we're big
enough. They we're nothing but lot
of withered-up little shrubs - accord
ing to Audrey. She and Tom began,
then, to scour the environs of Med
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AAS DNtICl uot
Tom Courtney was going to try,
however. Audrey observed that fact
in faint alarm.
They had paused, in the midst of
their shopping expedition, for choco-
late milk shakes at Milbank's. Tom
had pushed aside his glass and lit
cigarette and now he was looking at
her in way that was supposed to be
full of significance. YOU'RE going to
that dance with me-" he said.
"No." said Audrey. ''Oh, no. I'm
not!
why not?"
MAYBE l already have date"
well, have you?'
YES" Audrey said complacently.
OF course l have"
well, then you ought to break it!
You ought to 60 to that dance with
the person you're on the committee
with
you made that up"
mo. That's etiquette. That's all
established"
you bring me the book where it
says So
81 will" he said; If have to write
1t myself"
Audrey frowned. She was beginning
to regret the impulsive moment which
had led her to select this Princeton
stalwart. She should have chosen
Norma Ramsay - they could have
hired taxicab.
Then Helen Spoffard came into Mil
banks - and this was another I'M
fortunate thing.
Helen was a junior at State. and
conscious of the enormous social gull
which separated her from a freshman.
She acknowledged Audrey's timid
greeting with bland and patronizing
smile - smile that altered, subtly,
when her gaze shifted to Tom. Audrey
remembered then - in sudden panic
- that Helen Spoffard was supposed
to have some sort of mad and hope
less passion for Tom Courtney. She
would not be any too pleased to find
MIN feeding milk shakes to somebody
else.
Audrey turned bright and painful
red
We've just been shopping" she
explained, hurriedly. Il mean we've
just been shopping for holly and stuff.
That is, Tom having car and every
thing mean I'm in charge of
decorations for the club dance this
year and ="
you are?" Helen cut in. "You
are!"
''And why shouldn't she be-" said
Tom.
HELEN shrugged. "Oh, no particular
reason. only thought it was kind OF
funny they picked freshman for
anything important like that"
WELL" Tom said, they picked an
important freshman Have some
thing to drink"
''No. thank you"
Helen looked at Audrey, then, as
if the latter had been a child in rom
pers, and pretty dull and uninterest-
ing child: "You might let me know.
my dear, if you need any help. had
charge of decorations last year - and
everybody seemed to think they were
very effective
Tom grinned. "Wait'll they see 'em
this year,
Helen ignored that. In any case =
so strange thing is human nature =
she was not trying to annoy Tom.
She was manifestly trying to annoy
Audrey.
''Of course had the most enormous
Christmas tree - must admit" she
said. ut was one my uncle sent me
from his own estate"
"Well," said Audrey. we're going
to have Christmas tree. We're going
to have an enormous one, too"
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Kennedy
Continued From First Page

. Italian planes, but they fled before
he could close with them.
We went a considerable distance
into Libya to a point southwest of
Bardia and found all this territory
IN British hands,
Both Salum and Sidi Barrani,
italian advance bases in Egypt which
the British took before driving across
the border, are a Shambles-due
partly to air bombing, but mainly to
shelling from the sea.
Bardia now is receiving the same
kind of battering.
Fort Capuzzo a Mass of Wreckage.
The road Immediately west of
Salum. which winds up a steep cliff
IN q hairpin curve, was blown up by
the Italians as they retreated. but
1t has been reopened by the British.
This was the only damage the Ital-
.ans had time to do as they fell back.
The only other route into Libya
from the coastal desert is "Hellfire
Pass" up the escarpment seven
miles to the southeast. British
tanks charged through this pass to
take Salum. "Hellfire" is the Brit
ish soldiers corruption of the
Arabic name, Helfaya.
Across the Libyan frontier from
Upper Salum is Fort Capuzzo, the
frontier post named for an Italian
flyer killed by Libyan rebels. Like
Salum, this post now is a mass of
wreckage as the result of continued
bombings.
An arch erected at Fort Capuzzo
in honor of King Victor EmmanuePs
visit in 1888 is now dented and
SCARED, and the Roman eagle which
surrnounts a pillar is minus head
and wings.
Bardia's Defenses Good.
A column of smoke is rising from
the smoldering ruins of Bardia viii
lage. Italian forces estimated at
two divisions which are holding the
Bardia defenses are mainly en-
camped in dugouts and trenches in
a dried-up river bed nearby.
In ring to miles outside Bar
dia are the italian defenses, arc
shaped trenches, pillboxes and
barbed wire. Behind them are
heavy field guns.
The Italians have been working
on the Bardia defenses for years and
the town is far more strongly forti-
fed than any of their posts in Egypt
British officials admit it will not
be easy to take.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
All i. 5. Exchanges
TO Be Closed for
Christmas Day
Some Staple Markets
To Stop Trading
EorIy Today
B, the Associated Press

b. the Associated Press
Financial and commodity ex-
changes in the United States, Can
ada and Great Britain, without ex-
seption. will be closed on Christ
mas Day.
Some of the commodity markets
In New York, the Chicago Board
of Trade and the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange will stop trading
around midday today. The Com
4 modify Exchange, Inc, trading in
rubber, silk, hides and metal fu-
lures, and the New York Produce
Exchange, dealing in cottonseed oil
futures, also announced they would
end trading at noon
The Chicago Grain Market, New
York and New Orleans Cotton EX-
changes each will ring the final bell
at pm. &c. S. t.. Toronto Securi-
ties will suspend dealings at 2 pm
Security exchanges generally will
operate a full day Tuesday as will
the cocoa, coffee and sugar markets
in New York.
Naval stores trading at Savannah
closed Friday, December 20. and will
not reopen until the day after
Christmas.
English markets, which tradi-
tionally observe boxing day on De-
cember IS, will forego the holiday
this year and observe only Christ
mas Day. In Winnipeg, however
the grain exchange will not reopen
until December 27.
Much the same holiday schedules
will be followed by the various ex-
changes at the New Year.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Il Railroads Report Rise
In November Income
By the Associated Press

B! the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Net OPP
Grating income of the first IL rail-
roads to report for November
amounted to $40 900, 900, an increase
of IL per cent over November, 1899.
The same IL roads reported a de-
cline of 1872 per cent in net op-
Grating income in October, COM
pared with the like month year
ago. Net operating income is before
fixed charges and other income.
The November showing was partly
due to substantial gains for some Of
the Western carriers which more
than Offset sharp declines shown by
some of the Eastern coal lines.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
{. 6. Du Bois, Ex-Head
Of Western Electric, Dies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Charles
Du Bois, 10, president of the West
ern Electric Co. from 1919 to 1926,
died at Harkness Memorial Pavilion
yesterday from complications fol-
lowing pneumonia.
Mr.. Du Bois also was chairman
of the company's board from 1921
until he retired in 1927. He was a
native of New York City and was
graduated from Dartmouth College
in 1891, when he joined the Western
Electric Co.
He lived at EngleWood, N. J.
Mr.. Du Bois was credited with
making significant contributions to
the telephone industry by inaugu-
rating advanced principles Of oper-
ations.
His 35 years in this field were
marked by a rapid rise after he
started as a S10-a-Week clerk.
In 1907 he was appointed con-
troIler of the American Telephone
& Telegraph Co., resigning from
Western Electric. He served the
American for 10 years and devised
an accounting system which was
adopted later by the Interstate
Commerce Commission
During the World War he was
controller for the American Red
Cross at Washington and an adviser
to the War Departments director of
finance.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Pope
CONTINUED From First Page.)

with violence, or save them from
harm"
OF his fifth and final point, the
Pope declared the spirit of cold
egoism, which, fearless in its might,
easily leads to violation not only of
the honor and sovereignty of a state
but of the righteous, wholesome
disciplined liberty of citizens as WE'LL
Something Better Must Arise.
The fourth mora, victory was de-
scribed as the triumph "over those
germs of conflict which consist in
two-sided differences in the field OF
world economy"
This triumph, he said, would mean
progressive action to arrive
at arrangements which would give
to every state the medium necessary
for insuring the proper standard OF
living for its own citizens of every
rank"
The Pope declared that from the
impassioned polemics of warning
factions concerning the objectives of
the war and the ultimate peace set
Elements" there was emerging more
clearly defined "the quasi universal
opinion" that Europe was under
going transformation signaling the
coming of new era.
Something new and better, strong
er, sounder and freer, must now
replace the past, he said. "in order
to eliminate its weaknesses and its
deficiencies. ="
Pleads for Solidarity.
He said "the solace we de-
rive from the riches of the Christ
mas greetings is the greater because
of the sad times in which we Eye. 8
The holy father pleaded for sin
cere political and economic soli-
| darity" as part of the so-called new
order in Europe" in order that it
might not be mere external mech
anism imposed by force"
He directed the world to hold itself
ready to heal its spiritual wounds
when the war ended.
Contributions of Catholics in the
United States, he said, had enabled
him to be especially generous" to
war sufferers of Polish origin.
Cardinals Wish Him Long Life.
AS in preceding years, the pontiff's
speech concluded the ceremony in
which the cardinals wished him lad
multos annos'-long life.
The cardinals greetings were read
by the 89-year-old dean of the
Sacred College, Gennaro Cardinal
Granite Pignatelli di Belmonte.
The Pope recommended the
church as spiritual bulwark"
where men could find refuge from
earthly miseries.
The church, the common mother
of all tpeoples), better understands
all peoples the pontiff said.
THE church cannot be called par
tisan."
He declared the church wants to
carry truth, and moral instruction
ito all peoples" The church has
preached truth. he added, but now
hard realism itself breaches" it.
The Pope said he was gratified to
be able to console with moral and
spiritual assistance = large num-
bers of refugees. expatriates and
emigrants, including 'non-Aryans
Cites Prisoners Misery.
He lamented "the ever diminish
ing possibility" of his bringing aio
through efficacious relief and con-
ISOLATION to war prisoners" where, he
said victims are most numerous and
misery most pitiable."
However, although our aim has
been frustrated in some countries.
he said, "our efforts were not every
where in vain"
| The Pontiff declared that mot
only today while the present con-
Evening star., 1940-12-24

you for Strengthening your shoul-
ders and facing this thing with
when they drove into the drive
way alongside the brightly lighted
Stevens home just off Sheridan
road on the North Side. Doug
Clayton's car was in the driveway
and Gale parked just behind it.
There was another car parked at
the curb. a big black limousine, and
when Doug met them at the door
and said that the undertaken was
there, they realized the big car was
his.
vi had indeed gotten a grip on
herself and she held that grip dur
ing the two tedious, difficult days
that followed, when the house was
filled with friends of hers and of
her fathers, coming to pay their
respects. Gale stood with her all
that time, never leaving her, feel
ing a strange uneasiness every time
he recalled the conversation they'd
had in their room in Milwaukee,
Everything had happened to vi at
once; hearing his confession that
| he'd married her for her money,
realizing that her own financial Sc
curity was gone, and then having
her father die. She was his only
child, and her mother had been dead
for years. Gale shivered inside when
he thought that he could have eased
the burde | by not admitting that
he didn't love her; by letting her
have at .ast the comfort of think
ing that ne might.
Brenda Helps in Crisis.
Brenda Carlisle was at the Stew
ems house several times during the
wake and she was extremely kind
and considerate of vi. She made
coffee and brought rolls and cakes
on several occasions; or rather, she
and Doug Clayton brought them
Gale was surprised to notice how
close the two of them were, coming
and going together, having whis-
pered conversations in quiet parts
of the house.
And then the funeral was over
and Gt> ; and Doug met in the IL
brary or the house to discuss Mr..
Stevens financial affairs.
Its an awful mess" Doug said,
shaking his head. Doug had been
Mr.. Stevens lawyer for several years,
ever since his former counselor had
died. "I had a petition in bank
ruptcy ready to file for Mr.. Stevens
the morning after your wedding.
Before we filed he planned to pay
all the bills for the affair-forists,
dressmakers, caterers, his liquor
dealer and the liveryman. He want
ed all that clear; 1t was his last gift
to vi"
We'll" Gale said, "if he intended
to pay those bills and had enough
money in the bank to do 1t, there
shouldn't be any trouble on that
score"
Sorry, Gale" Doug said, his clear
gray eyes narrowing thoughtfully,
but that's not the way it works
out. He owes thousands of dollars
to other creditors and now that he's
dead the estate will have to be di-
vided among them all according to
their claims-with the undertaken
coming first"
Gale looked at his friend incred-
ulously. That doesn't seem right,
if you know for a fact that he'd
planned to pay the wedding ex-
penses the very next morning."
II do know that for fact, but it
makes no difference now. All his
assets will be tied UP by the court
| and his personal intentions won't
Evening star., 1940-12-24

fiict is raging but also later on ma
tions will realize the need for the
solution of social problems in the
spirit Of Christianity"
"The world will leave the hard
school Of today with an improved
mind" he said.
Mankind will listen to the voice
OF reasoning and of justice. Only
In such a state of mind can the
world proceed to the establishment
of a new order based on Justice"
Evening star., 1940-12-24

WHO IIdU All OF IIIUSt JIIIIISS.
vi had known Brenda Carlisle in
school; they had been fairly close
friends. They had been one of these
blond brunette teams that so often
get together in college, Brenda
carrying the golden banner of blond
loveliness over a face that was oval
and smooth and full of mild peach
Evening star., 1940-12-24

color; vi upholding the honor OF
brunette strength, with skin that
always looked like it was tanned
eyes that were deep and dark and
flashing, lips that were full and
deep red.
But the two girls had seen little
of each other in recent years. After
Brendas father lost his money
which had never been much and
which he had consistently lived well
beyond-Brenda had gotten an Of
flee Job downtown. And Gale, on
the few nights a month that he
could spare from his medical
studies, had taken Brenda to shows
and on walks through the park, and
he had fallen in love with her. He
was was still in love with her when
he met vi Stevens and realized sud-
denly that vi could offer him the
things that he would need if he was
ever to build up profitable medical
practice in Chicago. And now, after
successful courtship eliminating
in marriage, he found his victory
extremely hollow and desperately
| bitter.
A Terrible Message.
Gales ruminations were inter-
rupted at that moment by the sud-
den jangling of the telephone. He
set down his glass of champagne
and crossed to the small desk IN
the corner and lifted the receiver
vi watched him, froWning slightly
puzzled as to whom would be call
ing them here The only one who
knew where they we're stopping the
first night was Doug Clayton, Gales
best man. He'd reserved the room
for them.
"Yes?" she heard Gale say irrit-
ably. Then: That's all right Doug
What's on your mind?. Bad news?
Well, what is it? What's wrong?
Oh, good Lord! When? Oh
this is terrible! E. Sure, sure, right
away. Thanks, Doug"
vi was on her feet when Gale
hung up and her face was blanched
and starkly pale. "Dad?" she
breathed.
Gale bit his lip and nodded as
he took her in his arms. Yes, vi
Doug was with him. Heart attack
the doctor said"
"Oh, Gale :" The words were
a broken, helpless sob as vi col
lapsed in her husbands arms. Gale
picked her up and carried her into
the bedroom and put her on the
bed. He sat beside her, brushing the
hair back from her forehead as she
lay with her face pressed against
the pillow. There were tears in his
own eyes then, brought on, he
thought abstractly, by psychological
sympathy: like when another per-
son yawns and you yawn, too, just
watching the other.
The Honeymoon Ends.
Gale brought a dampened towe.
| from the washroom and laid it or
Wis forehead, and then he wiped
her face with it tenderly and tried
to give her courage with mumbleo
words that meant nothing at all. Al
last he got up and hurriedly began
packing their bags, laying out the
clothes that they would wear on the
way back. And when they were
laid out and ready he went and put
his hands on Wis shoulders ano
pulled her to sitting position.
Darling" he said softly, Ulster
to me. We're going back to Chi
cago right away There are lot
of things that will have to be done
and you are the only one who car
do them. Your father would want
! you to be strong; he'd be proud O!
Evening star., 1940-12-24
White
Continued From First Page. }

situation" Col Lindbergh added.
"He tells us that the committee as
q whole does not approve the inter-
ventionist views of some of it7
members. He offers us objectives
upon which most Americans can
unite"
Takes Issue With White.
Mr.. Marshall, however, took issue
with Mr.. White and said that "if
Mr.. Whites committee, in truth,
has no war aims, why does it per-
sistently and stubbornly undertake
to lead the Washington administra-
tion, or force it, into defiant vio-
lation of the johnson Act and the
neutrality law"
Mr. Marshall said that sit should
be obvious to any person who can
read and write that the White pro-
posals, which he said had been
given to the Union League Club.
represented
81. An attempt to make the people
of America think that they should
get into this war.
20. To force upon the people of
America a war they didn't want by
putting through Congress joint
resolution empowering the President
of the United States to start an
undeclared war without further con-
gressional authority, against any ma
ton he may choose as our enemy,
anywhere in the world, and at any
time"
Praised for Leadership.
Mr.. Marshall said that the "No
Foreign War Committee and espe-
cially its chairman, regretfully
advises Mr.. White and every one
who follows him that it prefers that
they. believe what Mr.. White said in
November and not what he said on
the second day prior to Christmas
Day in December"
Col. Lindbergh, on the other hand
referring to Mr.. Whites statement
of yesterday, said that "he (White)
asks us to stay out of the war. He
opposes conveying with our Navy,
the repeal of the johnson Act, the
carrying of contraband into the war
zone on American ships. He offers
us as slogan the motto, The Yanks
Are Not Coming and tells us that
our intervention would lead to a
30-year conflict"
"In short" said Col. Lindberugh
che offers us a basis of national
unity that every American should
welcome as sign of a growing
strength among our people.
"In this, Mr.. White has today
given US an example of true leader
ship"
Evening star., 1940-12-24

courage. II can't tell you how
sorry I am for you, vi. But we just
have to take it and try to lay aside
our-our emotional distress and do
what's required of us at the mo-
ment. We've got to leave, vi, as
soon as possible and get back home 4"
It was nearly l o'clock that night
Evening star., 1940-12-24
CHARITY Gase q
bu Marie Bowers

The story thus far Gale Barclay his bride former
Viola Seuen eaue their Ueddng
and Depshng and start their honeymoon They arripe at
Milwaukee that night together handsome suite toast
the life before e But the champagne sparkle
the life its glamour vi
knoWS he married her for the Stevens Gale reluctantly
comedies that true Then vi advises him that there longer
SteUenS that her father bankrupt
that bad-he might better Brenda Carlisle
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Income Dotu Published

The Commerce Department an
nounces the publication for inter-
ested businessmen of a booklet
showing monthly income payments
to individuals in the United States
since 1929.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
CHAPTER III.

Viola Barclay nee Stevens had touched upon point that m
had loved Brenda Carlisle he had loved
undoubtedly social
gained nothing
Evening star., 1940-12-24

the future for the new order that will
be solid, true and just.
We pray God that it may 50
happen.
Evening star., 1940-12-24

Argentina has created COM
mission to regulate the use of corn
as fuel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

The neareset thing 10 any color on
her were her lips. which were
gray.
You would look that way too II
you had lived In Jud's office closet
for II years.
That's how long she had been
in there and only came out at
night into the office. Which was
something like living in two
closets. They ate and lived in there
that long until she faded out un-
I'll you couldn't have seen her
against an ironing board. There
was no window in the closet and
she slept on a five-foot shelf.
Jud was dead and II was . stroke
and there was nothing to do about
u because she hadn't killed him.
lie just had a stroke and went out
as neat as the State House lawn.
Naturally. before the Chief Of
Police turned her loose he got the
story Of the IA years in the office
closet while Jud transacted his
regular business within six feet
OF her and nobody ever suspected
anything more than boy writing
TO Santa Claus.
She'd come to town II years
before that she said. She was .
widow about 40 and she had o pic
ture that showed she was good
looking at that age. She We sell
ing books from town TO town. And
when she got here she walked UP
the flight OF steps TO Jud's office
never walked down again.
The title OF the book she was
selling was The Life Of McKin-
ley"