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Evening star., 1943-07-04

ability to execute the arduous
duties of both.
Bishop Hughes kindlness, firm
ness. determination and clear
sightedness are plainly evident in
his style Of narration. which, In
turn, reflects his preaching. AS
young minister he soon discovered
the value Of writing out his SER
mons and the practice has stood
him in good stead in the prepara-
ton of the varied material of his
book.
His fellow workers, acquaintances
and communicates of Methodism
will enjoy the glittering record of
lifetime to which. since the un-
timely and tragic death of the late
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard. who
succeeded Bishop Hughes. may be
added yet another page of produc-
tive endeavor.
LEWIS F. ATCHISON.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
In Local Bridge Circles %.
By Frank B. Lord.

In the season series Of duplicate
bridge games just concluded at the
Capital City Chess Club, the woman
guests slightly outplayed the man
members. OF % players whose
scores were above average, IL were
women and 10 men. C. w. Parkman,
who played in the greatest number
of games. made the highest aggre-
gate score, but he was only 18th in
the percentage list. DR.. Wooley
who played in the least number of
games was seventh in the percent
age ratings. Mrs. Mary Plum led
all the others by making a percent
age of .5498
The list OF leaders is as follows:
Evening star., 1943-07-04
7 he Art Word
Exhibition of Original Cartoons by Clifford
Bergman at Corcoran

still, during the Franco-PruSsian
war. For the most part these amazing
drawings were printed on separate
sheets and as such widely dis
tributed. During the Franco-Prus-
sian War 5000 such were printed in
a single year in Paris.
Among those who in times past
have so used their artistic gifts to
awaken minds and reform evils.
were Goya, Garvarni, Daumier and
Forain, rs we'll as Cruikeshank, Gill
ray and Rowlandson "a distin-
guished company. How much they
were illustrators, how much cartoon
lists, need not be determined. The
service rendered was great, and for
all time.
During World War I a very
notable contribution in this field was
made, it will be recalled, by the
Dutch cartoonist, Raemaekers, out
standing among whose works were
the ver-to-be- forgotten pair, illus
trating difference of viewpoint be-
tween ourselves and our neighbors.
The titles were "Crime-When Done
to Us" 'Punishment-When We
Do It."
Political Caricafure
In this country we have been more
given to comedy than tragedy-but
caricature has played a great part
in determining our political cam
paigns. At the time of Lincoln's
election feeling ran high, and the
cartoonists did much to stress the
great issues then at stake. There
was to be noted then in the cartoons
patriotic fervor, occasional bitterness
and also good humor-the saving
grace"
Thomas Mast, who was for years
a leader, first came into notice in
1862 through his drawing of Peace"
made for Harpers. Mast has been
called the "sledge hammer" among
cartoonists of this country-and GER
tainly he knew how to WELD that
weapon. But he has had many sue
cessors-outstanding among them
Clifford Berryman-who have car
ried on the tradition with wisdom
and skill. Even when such talent
has been diverted to comic purposes
it has rarely been belittled by the
men in the lead
Very truly it has been said that
the American cartoon, at it's best, as
in the exhibition under review, is
one of the most interesting and
valuable manifestations of our art
to which conviction Clifford Berry
mans collected works will be found
to give force and verify.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
WAR ROCKS.

He's In the Engineers Now, by
Carl Mann McBride)-The history,
training and work Of the Army En-
gineer Corps.
War Planes Of All Nations. by Will
liam Winter (CrOWelD-The charac-
teristics Of the various types of
planes being used by the combat
ants, enemy as we'll as our own.
Fundamentals Of Shopwork, by
William H. johnson and Louis v.
Newkirk (Macmillan)-Text for
those who want training in such
Army jobs as mechanic, carpenter
and lineman. Comprehensive.
Fundamentals of Electricity. bv
Evening star., 1943-07-04
The Other Americans

By EdtCdrd TOml1nSOn. (Scrib-
ner'S)
Mr.. Tomlinson has been making
annual visits to Latin America for
nearly 20 years and the knowledge
thus gained has made him an out
standing authority on our neghbors
to the south. Therefore this new
book is authoritative.
But it is more than that; it is also
interesting. thanks to Mr.. Tomlin-
sons skill at humanizing geography,
history, politics and even economics.
The author deals with the 20 Latin
American republics one by one and
when he is finished the reader has
not only a broad knowledge of
those countries, but a sympathetic
understanding of their problems.
THE Other Americans" is a book
for the family library. 1t deserves
to be read and reread. And it
undoubtedly will be as the march
Of history continues to bring all
the peoples of his hemisphere closer
together. HI.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Excellent Novel
Tells Story Of
Mary Lincoln
Mr.. LincoIn's Wife
By Anne ColDer. (Fdrrdr &
Rinehdrt.)

Much criticism has been heaped
upon the head of Mary Todd
Lincoln, both during her lifetime
and afterward. She has been char
acterized as ill-tempered, selfish,
extravagant and shrewish in her
treatment Of her husband. But
even If these adjectives truly epito-
mized her, Mary Lincoln paid dearly
for her faults in disappointment and
heartbreak.
In this historical novel, Anne
Colver tells the story of Abraham
Lincoln's wife, beginning with her
early days in Springfield. ILL.,, where
she met the futre Emancipator.
One Of the proud Kentucky Todds.
Mary had gone to Springfield to
live with her sister Elizabeth, with
whom she was constantly at odds.
When she met and came to know
Abe Lincoln, she determined to
marry him, despite the protests Of
her family that the poor, though
promising, young lawyer was not
good enough for her. Mary accom-
plished her purpose, and it was then
the realization gradually came upon
her that there was a barrier be-
tween herself and Abe which never
could be lifted. Worse yet, he did
not need her. He bore her TRADES
and admonitions with maddening
patience, did only what was neces-
sary to appease her for the moment.
and then forgot the matter. Yet
she loved him and continued to cling
to him desperately.
When Lincoln reached the White
House, Mary became target for the
vicious gossip of the Presidents
many enemies. She was snubbed
and ridiculed and criticized on
every side. Because she was
Southerner, she was accused, during
the Civil War, of being a spy and
rebel. 1t was in the White House
that her young son Willie died. and
in her grief she nearly lost all in
terest in life.
The assassination Of Lincoln left
his wife a broken and tragic crea-
ture. She soon found herself poor
and neglected, failing even to re-
ceive her rightful pension. A few
years later, she lost second son
Taddie. She was adjudged unsound
mentally and spent five years in an
asylum Restored to reason, she left
the institution only to wonder later
whether she should not have stayed
there, at least. she could find some
one who would listen to her and be
interested In her.
Anne Colver does not try to pic
ture Mary Lincoln as an innocent
stepchild Of fate, which she was not,
but she does throw more sympa-
thetic light upon the motives and
impulses of her disposition than his
torians have been wont to do in the
past. She does not omit incidents
showing Mary's headstrong manner,
her tempers and her other weak
nesses; yet she recognizes the fears
and Illustrations which drove the un-
happy woman to the things she did.
Against a background which in
cludes the chaos Of the Civil War
and reconstruction periods. the con-
trast between Mary's petty DISPOSE
ton and her husbands selfless, in
spired character is poignant. Un-
questionably, they were an ILL
matched pair. each failing to under
stand the other and suffering as .
result Of it.
This moving novel is an interest
ing and skillful piece of work, which
cannot fail to captivate all who pick
/ 1t up. HARRIET GRIFFITHS.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

the attack on Russia, the German
air strength-these and many other
important matters are set down in
the book, as the authors received
them, except for the necessary
camouflaging to conceal the identi-
ties of the informants. Reference
is duly made to the use to which
Mr. Williams put his information in
his broadcasts. The book ends with
Americas entrance into the war,
when the narrow channels of infor-
nation were finally closed
AS said, 1t is beyond belief. but
there seems to be no reason, either,
for disbelieving it.
Assignment to Nowhere
By Lo1reN Bennett. VAN
guard)
Russia Fights
By James E. Bro,un. fScrib-
ner'S.)
Here are two of the weeks crop Of
war correspondents war books. Both
follow the familiar formula. They
contain some matter which will be
of general interest, packed into
pages of unimportant personal ex-
perience stuff, put in, apparently. to
serve as padding.
Lowell Benefits story deals with
a brief assignment to Tunisia un-
dertaken for the International News
Service. The important part of his
book Is its account of the Anglo
American push for Tunis of last
November. an effort which failed
because it was essentially a race
between the Allies and the Germans
to get forces on the ground, and the
Germans won In the words at
tributed to Nathan Bedford Forrest,
they got there "fustest with the
mostest" Stories of actual mill
tary engagements in the present
war have not been told very well by
correspondents SO far. The boys
generally have limited themselves
to bombing raids or human interest
pieces about soldiers. When they
have tried to describe a whole mod
ern battle. they have usually ended
up by being merely confusing. Mr.
Bennett has broken that rule. You
can follow his report on the Tunis
push from beginning to end and
know just how things were going at
every step. For the rest, he has
told about food. his journey cut to
his post, about hotel accommoda-
tions or lack of accommodations the
drink situation, his personal qualms
as the bombs fell and the usual
butter Of the book writ
ing correspondent.
In Russia Fights" the important
section is the one dealing with the
late Russian emotion over the ques-
ton of the second front in Europe.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
I Was Made q Minister
By Ed1Uin Holt Hughes.
inQdon-CokeSbury.)

By Ed1Din Holt Hughes. (Ab-
ingdon-Cokesbury.)
Bishop Hughes calls his auto
biography the personal minutes
of my souls meetings" and 1t is
with evident satisfaction, and not
undeserved pride, that he looks
back over his lengthy and fruit
full years in the ministry OF the
Methodist Church.
The bright flame Of faith that
burned within the young minister
when he set out on his life's ad-
venture has not been lessened by
advancing years. At no time, he
writes, have doubts assailed him
whether he had made the correct
decision in choosing his path
through this vale of tears. IF
have not always followed John
Wesley's advice about being a man
of one book I have certainly been
a man of one work"
Methodism recognized Bishop
Hughes business ability and moral
fiber at an early stage Of his min
istry, with his resulting election to
the presidency OF De Pauw Uni
versity at the age of SO and his
elevation to the episcopacy five
years later. He was one Of the
youngest men to hold either posi-
ton, but no left no doubt OF his
Evening star., 1943-07-04

Park Central pool: evening, pre-
tournament practice game. August
2, afternoon. first session. mixed
team Of four game; evening, first
session of the mems pairs and the
women's pairs. August 3, afternoon,
final session mixed team of four
game and the w. O. S. game; eve
ming, second session of the mems
pairs and Of the women's pairs and
the Children's Ward pair game. Au-
gust 4, afternoon. mems pairs and
women's pairs final, also Goddard
Cup pairs; evening, first session of
masters teams and of amateur
teams. August S. afternoon, first
session master pairs and the N. J.
B. l.. pairs; evening, second session
master teams and final session ANA
teur teams. August 6, afternoon,
third session master teams and in
dividual game; evening, second ses-
sion master pairs and first session
President pairs. August 7, after
noon, third session master pairs,
second session President pairs; eve
ming, master teams, fourth session:
final session President pairs and
new partnership pairs. August 8,
afternoon. master pairs final and
Park Central game; evening, master
teams final and winter ma
tional game.
Master points will be awarded in
all championships and special
events in this list. There will also
be open duplicate games each after
noon and evening.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Washingfon Artist
To Exhibit at Whyfe.

Faces from Another World" is
the title of collection of gouaches
by Julia Eckel to be exhibited at the
Whyte Gallery beginning July 8.
Her work is already familiar here,
as she has exhibited in group shows
at the Phillips Gallery and else
where and in q solo display at
George Washington University's art
gallery a few seasons ago.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

James E. Brown also Is an ms
writer. He arrived in Russia early
in 1912 and stayed until the winter.
He made the customary conducted
tours to the front, attended the
usual press conferences and BAN
quets for visiting celebrities. includ-
ing Wendell L. Willkie. But his
description OF the Russian state Of
mind toward the second front, at
least, is unique.
AS he saw 1t, the Russians were
enjoying a fine. bitter rage which
made them superbly deaf to the
voice of reason. They were exhil-
Grated over their army's great ex-
ploits in the field. and it gave them
an added stimulation to believe that
they, alone and unaided. were fight
ing the battle of civilization. The
capitalist powers. by failing to in
wade Europe in the west, had dis
played their weakness, if not their
downright bad faith. Communism
alone was staying at its post. BY
Mr.. Browns account, they worked
themselves into real lather over
this concept. and Stain actually
dictated an army order in which he
stated that Russia alone was bear
ing the burden of the war From
this, Mr.. Brown concludes that the
Russian government wanted its peo-
pie to believe that there had been a
reprehensible failure Of Britain to
keep her engagements. Curiously,
the United States was not the object
of much reproach. Britain was de-
liberately made the great villain OF
the piece.
Indicative Of the unreasoning
nature of the attitude was the Rus
sian denial of any obligation on
their part to give the United States
bases in Siberia. It was the Allies
duty to open front to relieve Ger
man pressure on Russia-whether
the effort had any hope Of success
or not, as one patriot put 1t to Mr..
Brown. But Russia was at peace
with Japan-though at war with the
Axis-and. therefore, could not be
expected to do anything for her ally
in the Far East. No one to whom
Mr.. Brown talked seemed to discern
the slightest inconsistency in this
state of mind.
For the rest. his book. like Mr..
Benefits, Is padded out with per-
sonal stuff. It's general tone is pa
tiently competent. One gathers
that he found the writing Of 1t some
what tiresome. but was too consci-
entious to scant his stint, even so.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

The open pair game in two ses-
sions which is the concluding event
of the Annapolis tournament is
being played today at the Wardman
Park Hotel. 1t is the third of a
series of tournaments that have
been transferred from nearby towns
to Washington because of war con-
ditions.
The Pocono tournament at Shaw
nee on the Delaware is also being
played over the holiday week end.
The old-fashioned whist game is
not included this year on its pro-
gram, which contains the usual
Women's mixed, open and team
games.
The Washington Bridge League
will provide a master point contest
in two sessions this month on the
first and the third Wednesday eve
ntngs.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

The American Contract Bridge
League has announced the follow
ing program for the summer ma
tional championships, to be held in
New York City the first week of
August:
August I. afternoon, swim IN the
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Best Sellers
FICTION.

Hungry Hill, by Daphne Du
Maurier.
Winters Tales, by Isak Dine
son.
Gideon Planish, by Sinclair
Lewis.
The Valley Of Decision, by
Marcia Davenport.
The Forest and the Fort, by
Hervey Allen.
NON-FICTION.
One World, by Wendell L.
Willkie.
U. S. Foreign Policy, by Wal
ter Lippmann.
Journey Among Warriors, by
Eve Curie.
Combined Operations by Hill
ary st. George Saunders.
Between the Thunder and the
Sun, by Vincent Sheean.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Ne,U Group at
ChiIdren's Center.

Creative Paintings by Colored
Children" comprising work from
Lois Jones Saturday Morning Art
Glass, opened at the Children's Art
Center last Thursday, to remain
through July.
There are 26 children in the group
of whom 2, Lois Grey and Edward
Hope, jr, recently received first and
second prizes, respectively, in the
international victory poster contest
sponsored by Latham Foundation
of Leland Stanford University. Five
other children in this group received
certificates Of merit.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
.ers is as follows:
Cumulative

In the plaque series, Mr.. Lane
won four times, c. w. Stark four
times, Mr.. Donnelly three, Mr.. Park
man three, Mr.. Shepherd three. and
Mr.. Phelps three. The leaders among
the women were Mrs. Elsie Shepard,
who won ten times, Mrs. Grimes,
nine; Mrs. Plum eight, Mrs. Belt
five, Mrs. Sheldon five and Mrs.
Wright five.
In the Thursday night game,
North and South winners were DR..
j. v. Waits and Mrs. w. Stewart
first; Mrs. Plum and Mrs. Phelps,
second, and DR.. Wooley and DIR.
Eddy, third. East and West, Mr. and
Mrs. John Donnelly were first; C. w.
thinner and w. Stewart, second and
M. c. and c. w. Stark, third.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-27
Ell And FISH
OUTLOOK BETTER
England Housewives,
However, SIN Facing
Vegetable Shortage

boston. April SG.--(UP)-New
lands meat and flsh outlook
hleneo somewhat today BY
swives atill were faced with q
vegetable shortage.
opA spokesmen Indicated last
mi9ht that nearly 100000 more
pounds % meat per week would be
available for New England consum-
0Fa nearly 1000. 600 pounds short
ok Eatloning quotas but enough 10
inset current demand.
Axost oe the new meat shipments
WIN b. pork and lamb. both OF
which meat dealers said were vlr-
tunlly nonresident because OF the
Easter buying rush. Regional OPA
meat Tatloning oiIlcer Frederick w.
Gako said the increased shipments
we're due TO agreements reached
with midwesteru packing companies
which had agreed to step up deliv.
eFiss.
Grocery stores throughout New
England stlll reported an acute 20.
tato shortage, however, as indica.
lions mounted that lettuce would
goin the list OF absent vegetables
Apparently angered BY OpA price
ceilings, hot house growers were re.
gsfaing 10 sell lettuce and grocers
bins were practically empty,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-27

CONTINUED from Page y
10 immediate tendency TO reproach
the Russians. In general there was
uneasiness over o break IN the
United Nations front and q
tendency 10 charge the Germans
with having smartly fostered Po-
lish. Russian friction.
II am inclined 10 take Russla's
side IN this matter" Sen. Arthur
Capper, r., Kans, o member OF
the Foreign Relations Committee
told the United Press. "RusSia has
done q good Job and ! nm very
sorry 10 zee this break"
The Polish. Russian break may
lend 10 establishment OF O new
oxlied Polish government, this time
In Moscow. II 30 Premier JOSEF
stain easily could negotiate with II
0 settlement OF one Of his major
postwar territorial claims involving
eastern Poland. These claims have
been set out In detail BY the Com
munist press. They embrace on IN.
disclosed but not necessarily large
part OF Finland; oil Of the three
Baltic states which are Esthonia,
Latvia and Lithuania: eastern Poe
land, comprising nearly half Of that
nation; and oil OF the Rumanian
province OF Bessarahia and part Of
the province Of Dukowlna.
That would considerably expand
Russian borders beyond their limits
Of Sept. !, 1899. Tho Russian thesis
IA that those areas would DO absorb.
Cd without the territorial aggTans
disement which Ia prescribed BY the
Atlantic Charter, and Moscow ID bid.
ding for Washington's agreement
that tho charter terms do not cover
the special circumstances involved,
The Russians assert that those
areas owe allegiance 70 Moscow he.
cause they were parts Of CgATigt
Russia or, briefly, Of the new born
Soviet Union In ioi0sio.20, or voted
10 become Soviet republics after
they were invaded by the Red arm.
les In io3o-40.
Formal Russian announcement
that eastern Poland would DO taken
over after the war would raise diEns
cult problems for washington since
10 would involve On Interpretation
Of the Atlantic Charter which the
Roosevelt administration might DO
reluctant to make. The Issue u
further complicated by the fact that
there are considerable numbers OF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-27
BRITISH RESUME
BOMBING GERMANY
CONTINUED from Page l,

preliminary reports indicate that
the bombing was highly concen.
trated,' the Air Ministry said,
Roaring back into action after q
'ftve-night. weather-enforced lull,
the four engined Lancasters and
Hallfaxes bomharded docks, ware.
houses, steel mills ana coke ovens
Ia one Of the most important In
dustrial cities In Germany,
Duisburg Is the largest inland
port In Europe and Is situated on
Q canal linking the Ruhr ana the
Rhine. Last nights raid was the
seth Of the war on the port, which
last was attacked the night Of
April 0.
Although the FOUR ngined bomb.
ArS had not been In action since
the triple raid on Berlin, Stettln
and Rostock the night Of April 20.
swift British mosquito light bomb.
ers attacked q railway center In
northwest Germany and another In
the Rhineland without loss lest
evening,
A third railway center In France
near tho river Loire also was ut.
tackled without loss by mosquitoes
during the evening,
The night assault on Dulshurg
and the three attacks on railway
oenters all tied In with the current
British offensive against German
communicable In the Reich ana
oocuried countries, Intruder pa.
trole have been striking almost
nightly and daily ut trains In
France and shipping In the English
Channel.
Tour.englned Strings and twin.
engined Wellingtons also took part
In the Duisberg attack, the Air
Ministry said, and the planes met
some OF the strongest defenseS IN
some time.
Reports TO tho Air Ministry said
soarchlights were masSed inside and
outside the city IN punches OF 10
to 30 lights and that barTage from
hundreds Of heavy anti.aircraft
guns was thrown up.
Ono Of the first pilots TO reach
the target reported the weather
good but by the time he attacked,
the target area was III up by hun.
dredS OF incendiaries and II was
difiieult TO pick out ground de-
tails.
"Thon M the attack developed
this brilliant white glare began
changing rapidly TO red on fires took
hold" the Air Ministry said. Later
pilots saw large fires and heard big
explosions that sent smoke billow-
ing up nearly 10000 feet"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-27
$4,000 POUNDS
DROPPED ON BARI
CONTINUED from Page y

man said.
"The results were terrific. Explos.
Ions and fires covered the whole
place. II q single plane was left
intact In the target area I would
be surprised"
Railroad yards, oil storage tanks
and other detectives were blown up,
q communicate said, and tho whole
Bari area was turned into o oaul~
dron OF flames and explosions,
several dozens" Of the big Lab
orators swept In waves over Bari
dealing mighty blows OF one Of
ttaly's most important assembly
ports for Axis fighters, fighter
bomhers and dive bombers.
High explosive and augmentation
bombs klndled big fires "everys
where" the Americans reported
and thick columns OF smoke scared
thousands OF feet into the sky.
Despite the importance Of Bar
as IN Axis base, the raiders saw
only five enemy planes IN the Oil
and they did not even make o pre-.
tense Of putting up a fight against
The Liberators,
All tho heavy bomberS returned
safely TO the middle cast. One plane
waS lost In other Allied attacks
on shipping off the east coast Of
Greece, where one small vessel WA
sunk and o .Tnasted schooner
left AhlAso and sinking,