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Evening star., 1942-10-13

cerned over the Solomons situa-
ton ever since we shifted from
the offensive to the defensive,
The Importance Of the Solomons
to both the United States and
Japan is indicated by the fact
that we are using the largest
amphibious force we have ever
had in action and the Japanese
are sparing no lives, ships or
planes to regain what they lost
two months ago.
While the number OF marines
occupying the two islands has
not been officially revealed, it is
considered sufficient to Illustrate
any Jap operation carried out
with less than two divisions. 1t
is believed from various reports
which have reached Washington
recently that the Japanese, who
have withdrawn six or seven di-
visions from China. have tempo
rarily halted all military actions
in other war zones in order to
clean up the Solomons.
Stats Cooperate Perfectly.
Aware of this fact, the Ameri-
can high command has spared no
effort, with the somewhat re-
stricted means at its disposal, to
Illustrate the efforts of the Japs.
When in a few weeks the censor
releases the dispatches Of CORE
spondents in the Solomons and
the headquarters Of Admiral
Chester Nimitz and Gen. Doug
las Macarthur begin to give out
the true story of the struggle
which took place within two
Evening star., 1942-10-13
J. H. Cation Leaves
Estate Of $234,938

James H. Cation, II, well-known
Georgetown businessman, who died
September 16. left the bulk Of his
S234,938 estate to his widow, Mrs
Mary E. Cation. 403 Fourth street
NE, and his son. James M. Cation,
3030 o street NV, according to a
petition for probate of his will filed
in District Court yesterday.
Mr.. Cation operated a general
hauling Arm which he bequeathed
to his son. The estate consisted of
real estate valued at $167,235 and
personal property worth $67,703.
Most Of the property was left in
trust, with the income going to
the son and Mrs. Cation.
Mr.. Cation lived at 1929 Thirtieth
street NV.
Evening star., 1942-10-13


lican upsurge is under way and
seemingly gaining momentum.
And October upsurges in the past
frequently have produced mo-
mentous consequences.
On May 8 the Gallup poll
prophesied that the Democrats
would gain 80 seats in the House.
On June 10. 1t estimated the
Democrats would gain 10 seats;
on August Is, eight seats. On
September 10 it switched over to
prognosticate a Republican gain
Of 21 seats.
In 1896 and 1910 the trend in
dicated in this poll was the other
way. In July, 1896, it showed
President Roosevelt and ALI M.
Landon running neck and neck,
but In succeeding weeks it charted
with remarkable accuracy a pro-
Roosevelt trend that left Landon
with the electoral votes of only
Maine and Vermont on election
day.
Voting Drift Ominous.
In 1910 DR.. Gallup showed
Wendell L. Willkie leading by a
slight margin In late July and
August, but steadily losing
ground thereafter. Mr.. Willkie
finally won only 10 States, with
80 electoral votes, although he
polled five million more votes
than Mr.. Landon.
1t is easy to discern voting
trend, but very hard to measure
its velocity. But politicians have
learned from experience that a
visible shift in the last weeks
before election is an ominous
portend for the party against
which 1t Is directed.
This year the Republicans
have no chance to win the SEN
ate because there are not enough
seats in contest, outside of the
solid Democrataic South where
elections already are determined,
to accomplish this result. The
most the Republicans conceiv-
ably can accomplish nationally
is to win q majority OF the House
of Representatives, and even as
to this their task, on it's face,
appears all but insuperable.
The Republicans now have 166
House seats, which means that
they must win an additional So
to reach the count Of, 2lS, re-
quired to give them an overall
majority. Something akin to
political revolution would be
necessary to attain this result.
In their palmy days, before
1882, the Republicans started with
4 powerful backlog of seats
which not even a landslide
seemed able to take away from
them. LOSS Of even one seat to
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few returned from these noe
turnal expeditions. But those
who came back told how heavy
= toll they had taken Of the en-
emy.
How much reinforcement we
have given the marines In the
Solomons is, Of course, a military
secret. But it is hoped that a
sufncient number of men and
enough war material have been
sent to enable them to keep the
American flag flying over the is
land. for military specialists have
said that loss of the Solomons
would add another two years to
the length Of the war.
Evening star., 1942-10-13
Testimony Continued
In Nuvy Officers Death

Government testimony continued
today in the Municipal Court trial
Of Gordon M Arion, A, of 233 Up
shur street NV, charged with neg
ligent homicide in connection with
the trafic death Of 1t. Comdr.
Francis P. Quigley, U. S. N.
Mr.. Arion is accused of being the
driver OF q hit-run automobile
which fatally injured the Navy on
Ger at North Capitol and 1ngraham
streets March 81.
Evening star., 1942-10-13
Warden Training Directors
To Meet for Instructions

Another step toward training the
warden service will be taken at 7::3o
pm. Thursday when all area train
ing directors for the warden service
meet at warden headquarters, 1341
Maryland avenue NE.
Called by Chief Air Raid Warden
William M. Mileham, the meeting
is designed to familiarize the train
ing directors with the new training
program. 1t will be conducted by z
Alvin Biges, director of wardens
training schools.
Mr. Mileham said the system OF
training and the introduction OF
new subjects and literature as well
as the outlines of study will be pre-
sented at the session.
Evening star., 1942-10-13
D. c. Soldier Violinst
To Pluy on Radio

Pvt. John w. Marshall, IT,, q
violinist well known here, Will play
on . national radio program ori9i.
mating from Scott Field. III, tonight.
according to word received by his
father, John w. Marshall, 126
Quackenbos street NV. Y
Pvt. Marshall will be on the pro-
gram Cheers From Camps" to be
heard at o:30 pm. over Station
WJ6v. He will play solo and win
lead the camp band on the pro-
gram. i
The Washington soldier has been
In the Army for six months and IL
studying radio engineering at thu
Illinois air field. He was employed
at Kann's store before entering the
service. Il
Evening star., 1942-10-13
BY SAMUEL GRAFTON.

For a long time the opposition
to Mr.. Roosevelt has been defending
its right to criticize. It has set up
criticism as an ultimate value in
itself, like beans. A country which
does not get enough criticism, it has
warned, may begin to look like that
unfortunate laboratory guinea pig,
you know-the one that won't eat
his vitamins.
So along comes Wendell Will
kie, criticizing in Moscow, criticizing
in Chungking, criticizing consistent
ly and smartly. He says we aren't
freeing colonies fast enough. He
says we aren't taking the offensive
fast enough.
That Is criticism. But at once
some of the newspapers which have
been strongest in their defense of
the right to criticize instantly fall
on Mr.. Willkie, and tell him, with
varying degrees of inelegance, to
SAIut up dlAQ COl4lC 1lOIlCs
Critics Turn Defenders. >
Why? He has certainly struck a
rich vein Of criticism; he has scored
hit, palpable hit, with world
opinion.
1t Is interesting that these organs,
usually so ready to hit Mr.. Roose-
velt with any stick at all, don't relish
this kind of criticism of the admin
istration. They rise to protect the
President against Mr.. Willkie.
Themselves so critical, they don't
like this particular critic, and they
don't like what he says.
If we look further, we shall note
the curious circumstance that a
great part of the opposition in this
country consistently has overlooked
some Of the richest material that
could have been used in quarreling
with the President.
1t has rarely, for example, cared
to attack the State Department, not
through all the years when it per-
mitted sale of oil and steel to Japan,
or when 1t stuck with Vichy, through
thick and thin.
Wonderful Ammunition.
Not peep came out Of those
who were most bitter against the
President. They had wonderful
ammunition here. On some of these
issues, such as helping Japan, 80
per cent Of the people were opposed
to the Government. But these
Evening star., 1942-10-13
Democrats Suffer Jitters
Republicans Expected to Make Big Coins
In House. but Not to Win Majority

0cmOCrdt LII EcuIlSylVdAla, NdlCu-
igan, California or Connecticut
was as much q sensation as elec-
ton of a Republican in Texas,
Virginia or North Carolina. Mas
sachusetts, Illinois, Ohio, West
Virginia, upstate New York and
Wisconsin went Republican al
most as consistently.
Urban Rural Areas Best Chance.
Elections in those days gen.
orally turned on the Southern
border States and the farming
regions, of the Mississippi Valley,
which switched back and forth
with the trend of farm prices and
other economic indices.
Since Roosevelt came into Of
fice Michigan and Pennsylvania
have transferred to the doubtful
list and California and West Vir-
ginia turned to the New Deal
head over heels. The Southern
border States have become almost
as solidly Democratic as the Far
South. Excepting little Vermont
there is scarcely State that the
Republicans latterly have been
able to surely count on. The rural
voters have been coming back to
the Republican fold in big way,
but this has been more than off,
set so far by the majorities rolled
up for the Democrats in nearly
all the large cities.
1t is impossible to see how the
Republicans can carry the House
this year without either reaching
deeply into the urban industrial
vote or the Southern border
States. There are indications
that they will make gains in both
Of these sectors, but hardly
enough to win a House majority.
They have strong hopes Of pick
ing up scattered seats In New
York City, Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, st. Louis, Chicago, Mil
waukee and Detroit. Among the
border States, Missouri is the
main hope, with the prospect said
to be better than even that the
Republicans will gain four seats
there. Hot contests are going
on in one or more districts each
in Maryland, West Virginia, Ken
lucky and Oklahoma, but Repub-
lican chances In these are rated
slim.
Still Short Of Majority.
The Republicans already have
most of the strictly rural repre-
sentation, east, north and west,
and they cannot gain much in
that quarter. Their best chance
rests in districts which are di-
vided, urban and rural, in many
of which the vote in recent cleo
tions has been close.
The Republicans are counting
heavily on Pennsylvania and
Connecticut in the East, Ohio
and Illinois in the Middle West,
and California in the Far West.
along with Missouri, previously
referred to. This group they con-
fidently predict will give them in
the neighborhood of 20 additional
seats. They hope to gain two
each in Michigan, New York,
Wisconsin and Washington, and
they claim fighting chance for
one additional seat each from
Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Kan
sas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Oregon
and Wyoming.
But even il the Republicans
should win all of these, with no
counter losses. they still will fall
short of a House majority.
Evening star., 1942-10-13
BY JAY G. HAYDEN.

With election only three weeks
oil, Democratic political leaders
are suffering from an attack
Of jitters such as they have not
experienced .since their party
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not III ueT own
class but as O.
tiachshund. She
slipped d away
from h er own
breed at the!
show and was
drawing 20 h s"
and "Ahs" from
the dachshund
judges when We
Indignantly r e
trieved her.
Cant you see
those feathers?"
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Evening star., 1942-10-13
Rotary to Hear Filipino

DR.. Diosdado M. Yap, Filipino
lecturer and economist, will discuss
the war in the Pacific at the regu-
lar luncheon meeting Of the Rotary
Club at 1890 pm. tomorrow in the
Willard Hotel. The speaker re-
Gently returned from the Pacific
area
Evening star., 1942-10-13

IN the 6oaolnons
and heavy casu-
altdes.
The President
did not mention
the naval losses
but. against the
b aek ground OF
this severe drain
on our naval
forces, the ap-
pesl for cooper
alton from the
civilian p blic
will OF lose
si1niheance but
Evening star., 1942-10-13

was swept into
complete con-
troll of the Fed
raj Govern
ment 10 years
ago.
The rea S on
for this condi-
tion is q flood
Of reports from
political field
agents, Demo-
cratic as well
as Republican,
that an unmis-
Evening star., 1942-10-13
.Army's Need
For Youth
Spotliehted
Presidents Talk
Breothes Confidence
In War Situution
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Rooseyelt's radio ad-
dress By coincidence shared atten-
tion with the announcement Of the
loss of three United States cruisers
Evening star., 1942-10-13
McLennore
Scribe's Dog Roises
Fuss Over Rutfonine
BY HENRY McLEMoRE.

NEW YORK - We told Cindyl
about meat rationing today. t+
Cindy is our cocker spaniel who
almost won blue ribbon last year--rs
Evening star., 1942-10-13

eTHE opntons OF the Driters this their
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars EFFORT to Cue all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1942-10-13
Jups Lose Lily Market

With the United States out Of
the market. one Of Japan's most
thriving industries, the shipping Of
lilies, is ruined.
Evening star., 1942-10-13
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The terse Navy announcement
OF further Japanese landings in
tie Solomon Islands. the sinking
and damaging Of additional jap
anese men of war covering these
landings and the loss of three
American cruisers give only a
faint picture Of the battle now In
progress.
The forces under command Of
Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghorm-
ley are doing their utmost to
prevent the Japanese from re-
gaining these vitally important
islands. Whether our Navy and
Marine force occupying the two
key islands-Guadalcanal, and
Tulagi-have been reinforced
suf1iciently In the last five or six
weeks to enable them to hold
out against a determined Japa-
nese attack remains to be seen.
1t is revealing no secret to say
that the strategists in Washing
ton have been seriously con-
Evening star., 1942-05-02
Dr.. Rustin 10 Preach
Al MI. Vernon Place
Tomorrow Morninq
Closes and Societies
Announce Meetings
For Coming Week

DR.. John w. Rustin, minister OF
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, will preach at 8 and II a m.
tomorrow on What Is the Will of
God?" The cloister choir will sing
at 9 am. and the sanctuary choir
at IL am. The Rev. WILDER H. Will
son, associate minister. will preach
at the junior church service in the
chapel at II am. on Seeking for
God" DR.. Rustin will preach on
What Makes You Tick?" at 8 pm.
The A. B. 'Pugh Bible Glass will
conduct a Bible study program at
10 am. The subject will be THE
Price of Peace" Justice Bolitha J.
Laws will present the lesson.
The Young Adults will hold a
picnic Wednesday in Rock Creek
Park.
A business meeting of the Pugh
Glass will be held at pm. Monday.
The night meeting of the Woman's S
Society Of Christian Service will be
held Monday. The Mount Vernon
Players will have the meeting Tues
day. The Social Welfare Com
mittee will meet at pm. Tuesday.
The quarterly conference will be
held Wednesday, followed by a
meeting of the Board Of Stewards.
The annual bowling banquet will
be held Friday.
Evening star., 1942-05-02
Feed My Sheep Is Topic
OF Dr.. Buschmeyer

At the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church tomorrow at IL am.
the Rev. DR.. Fred Sherman Busch
meyer will preach on Feed My
Sheep" The Adult Forum will meet
at $50 am. The children OF the
primary and kindergarten depart
ments will meet at II am.
The 1910 Club members are on a
weekend outing at the Y. w. c. A.
Kamp Kahlert.
The League of Service will meet at
Sis pm. Tuesday. Miss Mary Tufts
will show pictures Of her recent
Western trip.
Mrs. Christopher Freemantle of
London, England, will speak on IN
dia" before the Women's Guild
Wednesday. All church women are
invited.
The annual concert of the Mount
Pleasant Chorus will be given Fri
day.
Evening star., 1942-05-02
Church Begins Third
Year Tomorrow

The North Washington Baptist
Church will begin the third year
of it's existence tomorrow. The Rev.
Henry j. Smith will have for his
subject "Recurrent Tremors." Com
munion service will be observed.
At 7:45 the Rev. Mr.. Smith will
speak on "Unmuffled Chords"
A devotional service will be held
Thursday night at the Highlands
Church. The Rev. N. M. Simmonds
will be the speaker.
The quarterly church business
meeting will be held at the High
lands Church Tuesday night and
the Sunday School Council meeting
at 7 pm A covered dish dinner
will be served at pm.
At the Highlands Church a COM
munion service with the reception
of new members will be held at ii
m. tomorrow and in the evening
the Rev. N. M. Simmonds will speak
on Stone Tables"
Evening star., 1942-05-02
Takoma Pastor Selects
Jesus Sifts His Disciples

Jesus Sits His Disciples" will be
the theme of the Rev. J. Adrain
Pfeif1er of the Takoma Lutheran
Church at IL am. tomorrow. At the
evening service, guest pastor will
speak on "The Good Shepherd"
Mr.. Pfeiffer will preach this eve
ming in st. Lukes Lutheran Church,
Redland, Md, at an anniversary
service for the congregation. The
Takoma Junior Choir will sing.
The vestry Of which Ernest And
erson is president, will meet Mon
day evening.
Next Sunday evening. Mothers
Day, the Luther Leagues Of the con-
gregation will give parents ban
quet, with Miss Frances Dysinger,
director OF the Lutheran Inner Mis-
sion Society of Washington, as
speaker.
Evening star., 1942-05-02
500 in Junior Choirs
Will Take Part in
Cathedral Service
Presentation Of Lenten
Offering Is Scheduled
Tomorrow Afternoon

A colorful procession of more than
600 young persons, members of the
junior choirs of Episcopal churches
throughout the District and vicinity.
in their vestments and carrying the
flags of their church, will open the
lenten Offering presentation service
at 4 pm. tomorrow at Washington
Cathedral. The Right Rev. James
E. Freeman, D. D., Bishop OF Wash
ington, will make the address.
A feature of the service will be
the presentation OF the Diocesan
flag by the Bishop to the church
school which compiled during the
year the best notebook on the mis-
sion study of the church.
The special service for the church
schools was arranged by Miss
Frances Withers, head of the Com
mittee on Special Offerings OF the
Department of Religious Education
of the Diocese; Lewis T. Boynton,
executive secretary of the depart
ment. and the Rev. Curtis Draper,
ir.. canon of the Cathedral.
Following the service, an organ
recital will be given by the we'll
known organist Edouard Nies-Ber-
ger of the Centenary Methodist
Church, Richmond, Va.
Holy communion will be cele-
brated at 7:3O, $50 and IL am. At
the IL o'clock service, the Very Rev.
ZeBarney T. Phillips, D, D., dean of
the Cathedral, will be the celebrant.
The Rev. Charles F. Smith. canon
of the Cathedral, will preach.
Evening star., 1942-05-02
Faith for Dark Days
Topic Tomorrow al
First Congregational
Special Music Will Be
Provided in Morning;
New Members Received

Faith for Dark Days" is the topic
of the Rev. Howard Stone Anderson
at IL am. tomorrow at the First
Congregational Church. There will
be special music. New members
will be received during this service
which will conclude with the serving
of tn Lords Supper.
The Rev. Walter G. Borchers, jr.,
who served as assistant minister Of
this church for three years. will
preach at 8 pm. on Are You a
Light" This service will be con-
Quoted by his successor and present
assistant minister. the Rev. John
Elmo Wallace. Music will be pro-
vided by the cappella choir.
DR.. Howard Merriman of George
Washington University will give a
current events talk at the Young
Women's Club dinner meeting Tues
day at 6 o'clock. Officers will be
elected.
The supper and service Thursday
at 6 o'clock will feature reports on
the delegates from this church to
the annual meeting of the Middle
Atlantic Conference in Nutley, N. j.,
May 4 to 6. The delegates will be
E. Donald Preston, Roy L. Roberts
and Michael Cherwek.
Evening star., 1942-05-02
Metropolitan Methodist
Plans Member Canvass

The Rev. Edward G. Latch. minis
ter of the Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church, will have for his
topic tomorrow morning The
Search for Serenity"
The men and women who are to
assist in completing the every-mem-
Der canvass will meet in the vestry
for a light supper at $50 pm.
At 1:30 pm. Monday the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Women's So
ciety Of Christian Service will meet
at the home of Mrs. Augustus F.
Cleveland. At 8 pm. Tuesday the
Susanna Wesley Glass will meet at
the parsonage. Circle will meet at
pm. Wednesday at the home Of
Mrs. j. Walter Smith. Circle 7
will meet at the home of Mrs. Bach
man.
The Methodist Home Board will
meet at the home at l0:45 am.
Thursday.
Evening star., 1942-05-02
Youth 10 Act as Leaders
At Metropolitan Baptist

Gods Three RS for Youth" is
the topic tomorrow of DR.. John
Compton Ball, pastor of Metro
politan Baptist Church.
The youth of the church will act
as official leaders throughout the
week in all the church activities.
Sunday morning Virginia Knode
will read the scripture and Frank
Freed will offer the prayer.
At the evening services the Rev.
John M. Ballbach, assistant pastor,
will speak on "Arming the Youth
With the Truth" Sim Southland
will read the scripture and Bill Pal
mer will lead in prayer.
On Wednesday evening the Sen
ior B. Y. P. U. will have charge of
services at the Gospel Mission. At
7:45 pm Friday the good news
youth rally with Willis P. Hotch-
kiss as guest speaker will be held.
At 6:45 pm. Saturday over Sta
ton WINK the youth of the church
will broadcast.
Evening star., 1942-05-02
Face in the Mirror
Is DR.. Harris Subject
Tomorrow Evening
Institute Of Christian
Citizenship to Meet;
Dr.. Brooks Leader

DR.. Frederick Brown Harris will
have for his sermon subject at II
am. tomorrow "A Sense Of What
Is Vital" and at 7:45 pm. The
Face in the Mirror" at Foundry
Methodist Church.
The interest groups of the young
peoples Institute of Christian Citi-
zenship, meeting from s to 7 pm,
will consider the following: What
Is the church," DR.. Seth r. Brooks,
minister of the Universalist Church,
leader; "Hinduism-The World
Ideal" presented by Mrs. Ram Mo-
han Raj, a native Of India who was
born a Hindu; The Engagement
Period" Mrs. N. Gould Wickey, lead
er; Prisons Without Walls-Proba-
ton and Parole" Donald E. Brewer
leader: Getting Along in Your
Work" DR.. Rex Buston, Washing
ton Institute of Mental Hygiene,
speaker: The Outlook for Inter-
national Trade" DR.. Amos E. Tay-
lor of the Commerce Department.
T. L. Tsui of the Chinese EN-
bassy will lead a discussion on The
Courageous Chinese"
Circle luncheons of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service will be
held in the homes of Mrs. S. M.
Stellwagen, Mrs. John Monroe, Mrs.
H. C.. Barden, Mrs. c. w. Kitchen
and Mrs. E. L. Springer.
The banquet Of the Foundry
Forge will be held at 7 pm. Friday
Evening star., 1942-05-02
Ghosts of Creed Topic
Of Tukomu Park Sermon

The Ghosts of Greed" will be
the theme of the Rev. r. Paul
Schearrer. at II am. tomorrow. in
the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church.
The religious drama, This Thine
House" will be repeated at pm.
At 7 pm. on Monday a court of
awards for Girl Scout Troop No. SO
will be held
A supper meeting will be held by
the Seventy miners at $50 pm.
Tuesday 1t Walter Hinton, U. S.
N. will speak.
The Calvin, Drummond, Duff
Knox, Livingstone, Mackenzie, Math-
eson, Whitman and Witherspoon
groups Of the Woman's Society will
meet in the homes of members at
1890 on Wednesday. The McFar-
land group for business and profess
sionel women will have a supper
meeting at 6:45 at the church.
The Red Cross will sew at 8 am.
on Thursday.