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Evening star., 1942-01-11
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d. Harm w;ckey American Artists Group, Neu York.

RI Harru Wickey American Artists Group NeD YORK;
recently naugurated by the American
Artists its aim to furnish the punnc WIN ne ns
an painters
been four preceding Gi of Art by John sloan
Anoro M Eishemus ny Wnam
Shack ARTIST Jerome Myers and Say inc me
oea Is eHcenei VAC
works far haveb uneven quality ,. ~. 800.
Wkeys story about as American as one one @ hd york his wav
through which he ever attenoeo ne.e
r,is he his
for Detroit first to Ccago nex ana
checker in railroad yaros as oi
washer as the elevated and as an
doughboy MANAGING 70 geC
G school about armsice In Greenwich aee
with Wnon ne alsueu
ne au that they ought to
oct married interruptions their dsagmeS ~
5000 u,.o, bic fober.in.law offered
there he settled Gown 10
his true artistic and painting and
reputation ana nov" " io e"'
~. recognized American artist OF genius
His his is about as naive as can
of however ne uses autno1'S'
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Defense Publications Are
Available at Library

which have been planned. Others
should be available soon. More
technical booklets, such as PRO
tective Construction" and "Sugges-
tions for State and Local Fire De-
partments," have been released in
limited quantities.
Defense information also has been
issued by several patriotic and So
cial groups. A collection Of PAM
phlets has been distributed by the
American Legion, for example, and
many articles may be found in cur
rent periodicals.
The British government also has
published q lengthy list OF pam
phlets covering problems of defense
from the protection of dogs and
cats to the construction Of bomb
proof shelters. Many Of these hand
books and manuals have been found
of use in this country. and several
have furnished the basic funda-
mentals Of those issued by national,
State and local agencies. Annota-
tions on these publications and on
many periodical articles published
in England and elsewhere on air.
raid defense can be found In the
excellent autobiography of Air-Raid
Precautions and Civilian Defense,
issued by the District Work Projects
Administration.
All the material mentioned above
may be examined at the Public
Library. Eighth and K streets NV
Other interesting books and PAM
phlets on these subjects also are
available there as well as at some
OF the branch libraries.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
The Young and the Immortal
By Isabel Currier. Alfred A. Knopf, Ne,o YORK;

By Isabel Currier. Alfred A. Knopt New YORK.
written eeras the lesson IN the
shepherd that srayed from the hock
Gretchen Elliott educated together IN convent
life Of unrestrand freedom but
church in the end
The portion intended to the Christian
readable but not outstanding OF more
of wide experience before
combines both religious and secular viewpoint
struggle discipline her intelligence 10 he
should Is an inspiration
to both o. he to the reader.
first novel from her own experience in
Of several OF her
orders probably added also to the wealth OF deta
upon which picture convent life. - -
-[ MARION WADE DOYLE.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
By Robert E. Runser,
Public Library star.

In the United States AFRAID pre-
cautions and civilian defense, two
subjects which show promise Of be-
ing included In today's best seller"
lists, are still in q formative state.
The cooperation of newspapers and
the radio stations in publicizing in
formation as it is released or modi-
fled by responsible authorities is
thus invaluable to the public well
fare However, the many pam
phlets and papers which already
have been published in the inter-
ests of air-raid defense should not
be overlooked or forgotten.
AS precautions vary with each 10
cality, Washingtonians will find
material of immediate Importance
in the bulletins of the once Of
Civilian Defense concerning the
Metropolitan Area. So far ~ bulle-
tins have been released. These
contain information concerning the
steps which have been taken toward
the defense of the city. Included
Is a complete list of the major ap-
pointments in the Citizens Defense
Corps.
Other publications of the ONCE
of Civilian Defense containing ma
terial of basic importance to the
Nation rather than to a specific
locality also have been issued. Air
Raid Warning System" THE Pro-
lection of Industrial Plants and
Public Buildings" and what to Do
in an Air Raid" are some Of those
first published Of list OF some 45
Evening star., 1942-01-11
For the Mystery Fans

The Black Door, by Cleve T. Adams
Outton) president Of q large
corporation, his wild daughter, q
Senator and Pete the Greek all
amount to murder, blackmail and
smuggling.
Prescription for Murder, by Han
nah Lees (Random House)-A dia-
bette dies under suspicious circum-
stances in hospital.
She Got What She Asked For, by
James Ronald Gippincott) - A
heartless and scheming wife Is mur-
dered. much to the surprise OF her
downtrodden husband.
Grim Grow the Lilacs, BY Marion
Randolph (Holt)-Poison Il the
agent Of death at Q farm home.
The Silver Jackass, by Charles K.
Boston Reynal q Hitchcock)-
Group Of oddly named characters
become involved In . murderous
affair ct . rich silver mine.
Trial by Fury, by Craig Price ISL
mon & Schuster)-Pair of newly
weds stop OH at q courthouse for Q
fishing license and find-a corpse!
Bait for . Tiger, by Bayard WELLER
(Reynal q Hitchcock)-The author
Of THE Trial Of Mary Dugan" writes
q horror yarn Of the knifinR of tn
nocent girls In New York City.
The Gorgeous Ghoul, by Dwight Y.
Babcock Knopf)-Homicide Han.
nah and Joe Kirby run into IN
amnesia victim, . crazy inventor
and . gambler.
The vanishing Gold Truck, b.
Harry B. Keeler (Dutton)-About Q
big truck which apparently has ths
Amazing knack Of disappearing into
thin air With $780, 900 In its bold.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Insults

Insults
Edited by Mar Hersberg. The
Greystone Press, Inc, Neu
York.
This book is described by Its edi-
tor as a practical anthology OF
scathing remarks and acid portraits
That is putting the matter mildly
In more modern vernacular, 1t is
a book Of dirty digs and wisecracks
Taken in relatively small doses. the
quoted insults are good for many
laughs and some soul-searching
But trying to read the book at q
sitting or two is productive Of q
mental indigestion which may be
relieved only by . long dose Of
abstinence.
The first chapter. Kings and
Presidents" has a large number Of
bon mots and naughty sayings about
kings and presidents and, surpris-
ingly, few by them. Maybe the
best chapters are those by and about
modern American authors and stage
and screen actors. But with such
good cracks in all chapters, 1t is
perhaps unfair to label as best those
that come closest to our own expe-
rience.
The editor, himself, Is no tyro at
this business Of insult. The brie1
lines which string together his COL
lected anecdotes are Themselves
often worthy Of their place In hia
collection. Perhaps be practiced
assiduously at the exercises con-
tatned In the last chapter.
R.R TAYNTON.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Inside Hitler
By Kurt Kruege, M. D. Ara-
hHaan XnHk

Ion Press, NeU XOTk.
The author of this look announces
himself as having ben the personal
physician and psychatrist OF Adolf
Hitler from 1919 to 1888. He says
he conducted an exhaustive psyche
analysis OF his pati-nt throughout
that period and discovered the basic
motivations of the Fuehrer's con-
duct-the reasons for his anti
semitism, his sadisll, his anti-re-
ligionism, his urge 'tt grandeur, and
so on. After a sever self-examina-
ton, DR.. Kruger continues, he de-
cided to violate ES professional
oath to guard his PATIENTS conf
dence and hence is giving his dis
coveries to the worlc For the dan
ger into which Hitl,r has plunged
the world, he says, seems more i'm
portant than strict professional rec
titude. With all respect for his
high-mindedness tn reviewer can
not but feel that he might as well
have remained silent.
What he has to tell about the
origins of Hitler's man!as comes
too long after the facts to be OF
much value to any ,ay person, and
the extremely unpleasant and SEN
sational manner in which the doc
tor couches his narrative seems
unlikely to recommend 1t to SCI
entists. The work. in short, goes into
the muckiest parts O. mind which
every one already recognizes as
mucky to q superlative degree. And,
while 1t may all b. true, even to
its circumstantial account Of the
death Of Hitler's nieSe at her uncle's
hands, there seems 70 b no excuse
for its publication II this particular
3um. k-oA
Evening star., 1942-01-11

The Case Of the Empty Tin, by
Erie Stanley Gardner CMorrow)-
A complicated and most improbable
mystery where q middle class young
woman kills accidentally and then
goes on killing in order to cover up
her tracks. Only hardened fans
could like it.
The Rio Casino Intrigue. by Van
Wyck Mason (Reynal & Hitchcock
Doughty Maj. North entangled
with a powerful group Of Fascist
sympathizers In Brazil.
Murder for Christmas, by Edith
Howie (Farrar q Rinehart) Christ
mas party at a country estate during
q snowstorm produces . murder or
two.
Three Died Variously, by Guy FL
wyn Giles Reynal & Hitchcock
An unwanted detective solves an ice
pick murder.
With This Ring, by Mignon Eber-
hart (Random House)-An old Judge
is slain on q yacht in the bayou
country and q girl is wrongly ac-
cused.
The Last Doorbell, by John X.
Vedder (Holt)-Publishing company
executive dies Unexpectedly and vio-
lently In this story of chills and
laughs.
Murder on Shark Island, by Jack
De Witt Oiveright)-Perfect tropi-
cal setting for . sinister crime.
Dead Mans Gift, by Zelda Pokin
O.ippincott) ugly family feud In .
dead milltonaire's house over the
dead millionaire's will.
Forty Whaels, by 0eo6rey Homes
(Morrow)-Bloody murder In Cali
fornia, With emphads On the blood.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Brief Reviews
HUMOR.

HUMOR.
The Golf Stream, by Richard
Sneddon Dorrance)-Sidelights and
wiSecrackS on that tortured segment
of humanity, the golfer.
Lines Of Least Resistance, by Lau-
renee Mckinney Dutton)-Random
verse on domestic aspects. Pictures
by Larry Reynolds.
Husbands Are Difficult, by Phyllis
Mckinley Duell, Sloan g. Pearce)-
Poetic potshots at the universal hus-
band.
Readers Digest Very Little, by
Irving D. Tressler (Howell, Soskin)-
A Tressler satire on the popular
magazine.
A Subtreasury of American HUI
NOR, edited by E. B. White and
Katharine S. White (Coward-Mc-
Cann-Collected American wit from
Ben Franklin to James Thurber.
Hear, Hear, by William Freeman,
with illustrations by Gluyas Will
liams (Simon g. Schuster)-An in>
formal guide to public speaking
I'm Gonna Be a Father. by Bob
Dunn Mckay - Thoughtful aid,
with sketches, on the art of caring
for baby.
Gone With the Draft. by Park
Kendall CMilD-Love letters Of a
trainee.
The Best I know, edited by Edna
B. Smith CWaverly House)-Humor-
ous stories from the lips Of we'll
known people. Caricatures by
Xavier Cugat.
Wild Geese and How to Chase
Them, by Charles Allen Smart Ran-
dom House)-A consideration of life
in the terms of the fun that can
be made out Of 1t.
Weeds Are More Fun. by Priscilla
Hovey Wright Eale. Cushman &
Flint-A satire on people who love
to garden.
Golfers Collects Its Wits, edited
by Gurney Williams CHarcourt.
Brace)-Some of the best cartoon
gags which have appeared in the
weekly magazine.
The 1912 New Yorker Album
(Random House)-Just what you'd
expect.
Peter Amos Cartoon Revue ISL
mon & Schuster)-An uproar from
cover to cover.
Ballet Laughs, by Alex Gard
observation-disclosures Of ballet
dancers.
The Bomb That Wouldn't Go on
and Other Fables from Moronia, by
John Phillips Humphries)-Pleas-
antly humorous anecdotes about
everyday life.
BIOGRAPHIES.
Napoleon Speaks. by Albert Carr
(Viking)-The story of the dicta-
tors rise, told largely in his own
words.
The Man Who Lived for Tomor-
row. by Wade w. Oliver Dutton- -
A biography of William Hallock
Park, M. D.
Living Biographies Of Great Phi
losophers, by Henry Thomas and
Dana Lee Thomas doubleday, Do
ran)-From Socrates to Santayana.
Living Biographies Of Great Poets,
| by Henry Thomas and Dana Lee
Thomas doubleday, Doran)-From
Dante to Kipling.
lam Persuaded. by Julian Duguid
(Appleton. Century)-An autobiogra-
phy,
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Best Sellers

(COmpiled from Information
obtained in WASHINGTON by The
Star and in Ne,D York, Boston,
Chicago and San francisco by
the North American Newspaper
Allidnce.)
FICTION.
The Keys of the Kingdom. by
A. j. Cronin Little Brown.
The Sun Is My Undoing. by
Marguerite Steen Viking.
Wild Is the River, by Louis
Bromfield Harper)
Windswept, by Mary Ellen
Chase (Macmillan)
Saratoga Trunk, by Edna
Ferber Doubleday, Doran.
NON-FICTION.
Secret History Of the Amer
lean Revolution, b. Carl Van
Doran CViking).
Washington Waltz, by Helen
Lombard (KnopD.
Mission to Moscow, by Joseph
E. Davies (Simon & Schuster).
Inside Latin Amer ca, by John
Gunther CHarpeD.
ReveilIe in Washington. by
Margaret Leech (Hlrper).
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Lincoln: His Life in Photographs

Later a es m IN M scs the ssu Of noy s
greatness and But his contemporaries the Presi
The first
e was s a @ @ % was @ ] and s
gaunt looking After his Illinois he photographed
hs % all the
this makes him look best although hardly The
@ ssa b as se ns the
and m two Dsa1 s h ss n
the the studio pictures of the President from 1860
sR:
sas All the this
aTs Ss,! Of | & /: ais. e
complete ns1y handled There is Special section on the
asa EDWIN TRIBBIE.
The Advancing Front Of Medicine
By George W. Gray Whittesey House, New York.
United States was ss When Theodore Roosevelt
$ ,. ,sss sss
thousands of carefully controlled experiments.
Ho s r ae his o ve s o M s
remedy the druggist selling for every amen under the sun and in
ng and eftoye Of the store That was the state medicine far
sSandfathe ef then pe''''
This drug clerk an hin dn Of the
stories from dis
American America Medical ASSOCIATION ses s'' VIC '.''
on %
Be Your Own Music Critic
Edited by Robert E. Simon J Doubleday Doran CO., New
York.
president Carnegie
his selection of the best lectures series given during the
contained
indication the Of the
cessfu fulflment.
Of the II discouses which Mr. Simon has collected is
couched easily ood and high having
elements
concse, humanity
Among oln
styles singing piano
teaching Albert Spaldg and Albert So the violin
other strings Georges Barrere Modesto Aoo and
discussion the relationship between orchestra
and finally the evolution orchestral
Harl Mcdonald ]. w. STEPP.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
California: A Landmark History
BIZ Loseph R. Knowland Tribune Press, Oakland, Calf.

the next best thing tour Of California In fact
California picturesque landmarks and these the
history rather
discovery California
with the efforts
made complete the marking the States historic spots
OF
photographs author period Of 40
n
Evening star., 1942-01-11
The Atlantic System
By Forrest DaUis. Reyndl &
Hitchcock, Ne1D York.

This is an interprets ton Of Anglo
American relations from the end
of the Civil War, witt emphasis on
the benefits to be had by both
countries from close and friendly
cooperation. 1t ta;es the form
of a discussion, chapter by chapter
of the successive issu.s which have
come up between Britain and our
selves, with it's msterial drawn
largely from diplomatic correspond
ence.
The author takes the position
that Admiral Mahan with his doc
trine of the indispen4ability of sea
power to a great ma ion, most &C
curately visualized Americas future
and that our naval strength must
work in cooperation with Britain's
not lust for the maintenance Of
that ideal better world order"
about which one hefrs 50 much at
present, but for the practical good
of both countries. H. obviously be-
lieves in the governmental attitude
which, at the beginning of the cen
tury, was called impe ialism, though
he himself does not call it that. He
does not urge us to im)erialistic con-
quest, but he does Urge us, in CO.
operation with Bri ain, to keep
order, and the Implication is pretty
plain that the Englis, and ourselves
are better able to dc this than any
other peoples or combinations OF
peoples.
The historical cont ibution Of the
work, though it is selective and
designed to support the authors
argument, is valuable. The argu-
ment itself is subjecy to readers
Interpretation. NC. II.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Kieran Meets His Match
In illustrator of Book
Joseph Golinkin Contributes
Many Splendid Drawings
To Volume on Sports
The American Sporting Scene


Tert by John Kieran. Illustrated by Joseph w. Goanktn
Macmillan Co, NeU York.
After American Sporting Scene even the
enthusiastic Kerans will ready onced at
the wizard Of Information held to draw for once
Comdr. joseph W.
sporting who
both for the Navy and for artistic career and now Dek
In the Navy.
Comdr Golnkin contributes splendid
half Of them illustrate entertaining
Naturally only 212
and contain drawings the book merely hits the
high of and least statistical Much OF the
the column New
forewod also Golnkins
reproduced the book shown previously number OF New
York art galleries
personalities in
Ruth and Big Bill Iden Jack Dempsey gets his share OF attention
the champions but doesn't the wodage Rut
T1lden Lou Little, Coumbas colorful football coach
the other hand Artist Gonkns favoe subject undoubtedly
another The Gaento bout alone
suited in five drawings q swell fulpag work in color
No other writer the Ring Lardner able
portray bapaye quite the that Mr. Kan does He at
vaudeville which paid during the
hbon period Ruth prohibon spend $4,000
doing Cuba carried around in his pocket until
it Just a
Bucky probably chapter
but will Probably Cem
the gentle jbes will
which deals length with his 1885 Grand
National at Antree
of the reprinted tells
story Maans great horse Chase Me- whose owner Mrs Elizabeth
Bosley killed not long automobile accident
Curious Game OF Golf the title the Kieran contribution
to tales Of the farays the author provides
also three four bits Of with apologies Kng and
John Masefed
Gonkn latter effective bowling alley
bicycle he with title stake Although his
drawings OF fights outstanding all his pictures crammed with
action
expect a John
Kieran after 26 writing
Evening star., 1942-01-11
German Poet Is Subject Of
Psychological Biography
Rainer Maria Rilke, Though
Acclaimed in Europe, Is
Little Read in L. S.
By Mary.Carfer Roberts.
Roiner Maria RiIke
By Mary.Carter Roberts.

By E. NJ Butler Macmillan Co, Net YORK;
The German Rilke though he acclaimed in
A in @ % ss s nH been v SDss ae p
in nothing
that Rke Appreciation Of
m o iy an taken Ss o ss s 5 are
our sn country a o cat still they tend after
public which m s s rep
thing difficult of translation And for another it
eS be The proS being known
IN he his san M 1 %erf this
Of critical study and written with
% cult ns and
aIa as up about hm His
m M ] t1 d $ or pb s
collection of his letters likely to require years
Work. a0ef either ha R oSh
and its primary am to to clear up
the aef as
Of the histories Of striking number unhappy home
the desertion Of the mother wang ex
IN and ma TO
x R thy
sR +s.rs..r w t. the
believe benevolent He fortunate a
a0usa se anfaned hne Se lifelong
fssr hs pua snh nns hs
known But to these little He could bear
man H. SYMPATHY which his
nourishment
stronger than himself appears
again. his artistic DEVELOPMENT accorong 10
losoy as MS
and made youthful 10 tn i
ao
Tostov barely German veshe and the countess
the sculptor
and formed which lasted though not
end Rilke had ao
bed enough strength himself sufficient HIS NE tnereaer
closing
Years environment in which ne
could himself utterly alone
development Prof Butler adheres admian n no
ideaizes Rlke human
oe selfish sometimes capable Of cruelty
He capacty
admitted lnaon
love ny one compassed great world vision
vision of the which life and death are exrlcao ao
vision which trannds those CONCEPTS
Prof Buffers book an eHoft 10
bring and genius alike within common UNDERSTANDINGS
Evening star., 1942-01-11
The Last Tycoon

RvF Scott Fitzgerald. ScTi6ners s. Nez0 YorK ~ orI
s the unfinished which F. Scott was
IN, when he died script he had conpeeo
,. toeher with notes indication OF ms
vome Also contains Gaby and hve OF MI
stoAe .h,,,+ 1,orvuood far as
a.. .tov is developed OF one Munoe
wonder genius VINO mas
come up from make himself at the age OF 3d. &
sstest noure In the movie industry It Sahrs vision ana o
according which carried the forward M Is
uctor responsible for
a o date can be Taking this guthe last
tucon the nddua pateast business the man VINO
the traditional pattern from once ooy 10
the have planned to show now ne
AS much OF
book as actually however deals with sahr personal
The conflict with labor introduced only IN the nna cnaper o.
scrnt and then In rather The motif would certainty
mark an work the unfinished tale
with the rest concerned with
the amoros fevers only typical Of the authors previous
A..
presumably the publishers brought the work out show that
Mr. Fitzgerald had with his times had not ended MS
OF fresh currents IN post
depression demonstration provides an
0omemh19ed.
Evening star., 1942-01-11
A Maritime History Of New York

Doubleday Doran & Co., Garden City, N. r
nearly completed W. p A. guides series
City State Now have
w. p. collection.
and guides has been abandoned by the
straight narrative
personalities hips and sn its incidents great and
appeared York Harbor in ITS 1t
clam wearing
had primitive torpedo
papoo hopefully 1t sem to
a British ship, but it failed
This just instance the antiquity Of in modern
always had the ideas They have had to
the renements which only technical could bring
why Manhatans port
world why dominated the
interest not to the his
q straight
Evening star., 1942-01-11
Hail to Yesterday
p Morn Miller as told to Page Cooper Farra Rinehar

York. , ..u;o,,or r,rnose Mara
which has no particular pu1pos Naaia
Miller has had has lived through os
yeo fame even
and takes her from rhes 10
Her for putting print therefore seems 10 De oE
lot of things ana ieelS
er while now to make could be reasons MUCH ~
Briefly Kentucky farm grew up We ~ Tne
ononv went with her w
MANY onened oklahoma Territory lived in ypal onte
r,, dubious women o hei
49,. husband cleo ana
where she found entee w 'e -
world dining eon
COO Maud Adams at theae meeting such ceoes as
lions Then she married charming Irish husoano was
of getting ana
speed after Whcn ue
rnade Of Mara wiser ou' "
..dder began lveon a expansive plan .o...
charm of bookand it does have charms ils
and of a genuinely impressed
Nv material practical Gayety-hat oVer"o M re-
rnarkably satisfying.
Evening star., 1942-05-01
By the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
SAPULPA, Okla, May 1.-"Why.
man, I'm too tough and too mean to
die. The world might end before
Deevers does"
The speaker was Aunt Lizzie
Deevers. The occasion was her l11th
birthday anniversary, an event that
couldn't be Cancelled even by a car
that knocked her down and cracked
many of her ancient bones.
When Aunt Lizzie was carried into
q hospital last fall, physician sur
veyed her numerous injuries, con-
sidered her age, and told her her
time had come at last.
BY way of reply, Aunt Lizzie
grabbed him with her left arm-the
right was broken-and tossed him to
the floor
I'm Cherokee Indian, Irish and
Dutch" she declared, land I amt
the dyin' kind. I've had nine hus-
bands and they didn't kill me, SO I
don't reckon an automobile could
do it."
( After five fretful months in hos
pital bed, Aunt Lizzie's doctor shook
his head in amazement and told her
Evening star., 1942-05-01
Government 1ightens
Economic Controls
In New Moves
Shoppers Will Check
RetoiI Prices; Electricity
Curb in Homes Planned

The Government today frightened
several existing economic controls
In a series of moves which included
q plan to use professional shoppers
to check the new retail price CELL
ings.
One order provides machinery for
placing restrictions on residential
use of electricity.
The War Production Board set up
q power control system under which,
when 1t finds a shortage of elec-
tricity is in prospect in any area,
may restrict or prohibit the use of
power by any consumer during
peak periods.
Dexter M. Keezer, deputy Price
Administrator, told a press confer
ence that trained professional ship
pers would check up for the Gov
ernment on whether stores , are
abiding by the price ceilings to go
into effect May 18.
Complaints Welcomed.
Complaints from housewives of
violations would be welcomed, Mr..
Keezer said, but he admonished that