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Evening star., 1943-01-07
Second in Series

Harry Sherman today completed
negotiations for purchase OF Hank
Johnson's Brother" a story by Sam
uel w. Taylor, which appeared in
last April's issue OF Esquire Maya
zine.
This completes the second step in
Producer Sherman's plans for United
Artists to bring modern published
literature to the screen. Recently he
purchased Allan Bosworth's Satur-
day Evening Post story, Wherever
the Grass Crows" and plans to
bring this and the former story to
the screen as Richard Dix starring
vehicles. a.
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Scenarist Signed

Sheridan Gibney, playwright and
movie scenarist, has been signed by
Paramount as a producer-writer and
will report to the studio this month.
Gibney wrote once Upon a Honey
moon," current Ginger Rogers Cary
Grant screen hit.
Evening star., 1943-01-07

a high percent
age have been
popular success
es, attracting the
services of t h e
theater's ou t =
standing stars,
such a S Ruth
Gordon, P a u !
M u nj, Helen
Hayes, Katha-
rine CO rn e ii ,
Walter Huston.
Burgess Mere
dith, D u d | e y
Digges, Alfred
Lunt and Lynn
For,tonpe n o
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Eve Of St. Mark Selected
For command Performance
Maxwell Anderson Play
Comes to National Theater
On Sunday, January "a
By ANDREW r. KELLEY.

Maxwell Andersons gripping drama OF America aout
The Eve OF ST. Mark has
single oaed
with the celebration of the Presidents bhday-a
Sunday,
Choice of signal honor comes as the
Evening star., 1943-01-07


won the Pulitzer Prize in 1888 with
Both Your Houses" and twice re-
ceived the award of the New York
Drama Critics Circle-with winter
set" in 1886 and High Tor in 1887.
One of his earliest and most en-
phatic successes was, like The Eve
Of St. Mark" a war play, What
Price Glory" written in collabora-
ton with Laurence Stallings, and
reviewers have discovered in the
current work the same robust humor
that contributed to the effectiveness
of the earlier play. For long
stretches" wrote one critic, "'The
Eve of St. Mark is the funniest play
Mr.. Anderson has ever written"
More generally, however, apprecia-
ton of the drama has stressed the
miraculous" fact that for the first
time in American theatrical history
q serious war play of the first rank
has been written and produced in
the midst of long, tough war, and
that the dramatist has done honor
equally to the young men at the
fighting front and to their families,
sweethearts and co-workers remain
ing on the home front.
Dedicated to Hero.
''The Eve Of St. Mark" has been
dedicated by the author ito Sergt.
Lee Chambers, one of the first to go,
one of the first to die that we may
keep this earth for free men" The
title of the play has reference to the
date on which the climax of the
action occurs. April "a being st.
Marks Day, April % is the eve of
that feast, and the author quotes
as an epigraph the following lines
from Keats Eve of St. Mark:
Until the dusk eve left her dark
Upon the legend of St. Mark"
Principals in the sterling cast of
~The Eve of st. Mark" are Aline
MacMahon, Well-known screen and
stage star, who plays a farm wife
and mother Of the soldier hero;
William Prince as Quizz West, the
young soldier whose career is fol-
lowed from the home acres, through
training camp and embarka ton, to
his heroic conduct on a lonely isle of
the Philippines; Mary Rolfe as his
quietly courageous fiancee, Janet
Feller, and James Monks as an at
tractive Southern lad, said to have
been named Marion in honor of
Marion Harerove, author of the best
selling See Here, Pvt Hargrove"
The direction is by Lem Ward,
with settings by Howard Bay and
lighting by Moe Hack. The Play
vrights' Co.. composed of four dram
atists, Maxwell Anderson, S. N.
Benrman, Elmer Rice and Robert E.
Sherwood, are the producers.
u X
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Isabel leighton, Washing-
ton Disitor, Who can challenge
Glare Booth Luce's right to
be called the best looking
playwright. Miss Leighton
,orote "Spring Again." CON-
ing to the National Thedter
January 1S NTH Grace
George and C. Aubrey Smith
featured.
Evening star., 1943-01-07
About Helen HAYES New PIay,

Helen Hayes impending dramatiza-
ton of Harriet Beecher Stoves life,
due at the National Theater Febru-
ary IS. focuses interest on Uncle
Toms Cabin 1t was first published
as serial in Washington in the
National Era, an anti-slavery paper.
Her brother, Edward Beecher, Bos-
ton clergyman, wrote her after she
had borne her seventh child: Nov,
Hattie, If could Just use the pen as
Evening star., 1943-01-07

you can, I would write something
that would make this whole Nation
feel what an accursed thing slavery
is" To this Mrs. Stowe replied:
"As long as the baby sleeps with me
nights I can't do much of any
thing, but will Go it at last. I will
write the thing if I live" She told
her brother, Henry Ward Beecher,
she had bAeun the story, and he
answered heartily: That's right,
Hattie. Finish it and I will scatter
it thicker than the leaves of Vallom-
brosa." The National Era paid her
$500 for the sterilization.
Although no one had expected the
work to be popular or successful,
10000 copies were sold in less than
a week. Within year the sales
amounted to 100000. She received
a royalty of 10 per cent on the
American sales, but not penny for
the dramatic rights, although
Uncle Toms Cabin" was one of the
most popular plays ever produced
on the American stage. The Eng
lish circulation, which reached l.
100000 copies, was triumph OF
pirated editions. The young man
who worked at Putnam's, and sent
the book to England, received f5
for his trouble. All of which shows
copyright laws were needed 100
years ago.
Mrs. Stowe, like Miss Hayes, was
slight little person, of almost the
same size, stature and coloring. And
also, like Miss Hayes, she had a
quick wit-"the dry, Calvin Coolidge
kind of wit" Harriet and her seven
brothers and sisters who appear in
the play, including the redoubtable
Henry Ward Beecher, were always
startling the world-a circumstance
which will give plenty Of play to
Miss Hayes own wit.
Opening in the year 1887, when
Harriet was 26 years old, the play
carries her through the years when
she was writing Uncle Toms Cabin"
for serialization, always just one step
ahead of the printer, through the
novel S World-Wlde success, and UP
to 1863, the year she visited Lincoln
in the White House.
Picture Gets Official Okay.
The Office of War Information
has officially okayed the screen
version of Tennessee Johnson"
which is the life of President An
drew johnson as simulated in the
movies by Van Heflin.
Thus ends a controversy which
started when the original scenario
seemed to present too accurate a
portrait Of the redoubtable Thad
Stevens, implacable foe of John
son. Now Stevens happens to be an
idol of the colored people, and the
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awards bestowed upon Maxwell An
derson during his two decades as a
dramatist. OF his % produced works
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Plan Regional Conferences

New York City, Marcn II. -
As an agency for building up SEN
timent and planning programs for
the big all-out I'VE ARE AMER
ICANs, TOO" Congress to be held
in Chicago the latter part of May
a planning conference was called
by Miss e. Pauline Meyers, Exec
utive Secretary, to be held March
18th in the National Headquar-
tiers for the purpose of mapD ne
out the regional conferences that
are to be held in various sections
of the country. Several such con
ferences will be held in the deep
south, commented Miss Meyers
since it is the purpose Of the
March On Washington Movement
to have a large representation of
share-croppers, tenant farmers,
farm laborers and other city and
industrial workers at the 1--WE
ARE AMERICANS, TOO" Con-
sress in Chicago.
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Confer on Wage Increase

New YORK City. March Il. 1913.
Twenty or more railroads in
Guiding the Pullman Company
have been conferred with by rep
resentatiyes of the Brotherhood
OF Sleeping Car Porters in the
last 30 days in the interest of a
zoe per hour wage increase or a
minimum of zoe per hour for
incorporating employees and a
30 percent increase for the oper-
ating employees who are covered
by agreements negotiated by the
Brotherhood. stated A. Philip
Randolph, International pres
ident.
Because of the power, prestige
and integrity that the Brother
hood, and A. F. of L. affiliate has
built up, the railroads readily ar
conferences for the discus
sion of the wage increase.
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journre Truth; and the story OF
| Harriet Tubman will be enacted
by Miss EDNA MAE HARRIS.
The program will end with a pick
up of Negro women serving their
country in war zones abroad, and
promises to be an hour full of I'M
usual interest and entertainment.
Included on the program also
will be Mrs. Mary Mcleod Beth
une. noted Negro leader; Mrs.
Addie W. Hunton, who served
with the American Expeditionary
Forces in France in World War 1;
Mrs. Marion Seymour, Lieutenant
in the Army Nurse Corps, World
War 1, and now Assistant Director
of Nurses at Freemen's Hospital;
and Miss villa Brown of Chicago,
one of Americas leading women
aviators.
Negro women working in skill
occupations in some of the largest
war production plants in 1.-The
country will tell about their jobs. |
The Eva Jessye Choir under
the direction of Miss Eva Jessye.
and the CHS orchestra directed By
Howard Barlow will furnish mu
sic for the program. The voice OF
Canada Lee. star of stage and re-
lilo, will be heard as narrator
The script was written by Ann
ranneyhill, secretary of the Ma
inoal Urban Leagues Bureau Of
Guidance and Placement, who is
n charge of arrangements for the
broadcast.
The program is unique in tina !
t is the first time in the history S
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-03-17
Jap Fatalists
Are Hard Foes

THE japanese is a hard foe be.
cause he is nationalistic he loves
his country with a passion and a
love that are quite remarkable. -
DR.. Frank F. Warren, president
of Whitworth college, who spent
several years in Japan, said at
the meeting of the Spokane Coun-
ty Bar association at the Desert
recently.
He is a hard foe because his
religion is a part of his life, and
he's convinced of his racial supe-
riority. Japan believes it's her
God-given task to lead the Orient.
If Jape should win the war. she
would then feel destined by God
to control the world.
"The Japanese is a hard foe be-
cause he is fatalistie. He goes into
battle refusing life belts and para
chutes because he believes there is
nothing higher in life than to die
for his country. He is not cow
ard. He can be licked, but he
won't surrender"
DR.. Warren said he felt Japan |
was going to lose the war because
no nation in the world would
help her; because her supply lines
IRE so far-flung, and finally be-
,ause she was not fit to win.
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broadcast that will tell the Amer
lean listening audience, and the
armed forces abroad of the con
tributions of Negro women to the
building of America and to the
defense of democracy. The pro
gram is scheduled for Saturday
afternoon, March 20 from 2:3O to
1880 o'clock, Eastern War Time.
The broadcast will begin with
the dramatic story of Phillis
Wheatley. to be portrayed by the
well-known actress, Miss FREDI
WASHINGTON. Miss MERCEDES
GILBERT will be heard as So
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of radio that the accomplishments
and achievements of Negro wo-
men will be heard on the air in
story and fact.
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URBAN LEAGUE
RADIO PROGRAM
"HEROINEs IN BRONZE" SET
FOR COLUMBIA NETWORK
SATURDAY, MARCH 20

New York City, N. Y, March 6,
1913. - Outstanding stars of the
Negro race will contribute their
services to the National Urban
Leagues hour-long radio program
to be heard over the Columbia
Broadeasting system Network in a
Evening star., 1943-01-31

Western started with a rush
against Central and seemed to have
an upset in the making with its 9-3
edge in the first period, in which
Ray Love. Dick Harlow and Bob
Frailey scored field goals for the
Red Raiders, as Central was limited
to bucket by Jim Mess and a foul
toss by Hank Lawler.
The Vikings reversed things in the
second period, pulling into a 1912
tie with nine points to Westerns
three. Jack Cryer, playing his first
game as regular for Central,
pushed through pair of snowbirds
to start the Vikings rally and Johnny
Walsh gave them their first lead at
12-11 with long shot. Lou Beatty's
foul toss pulled Western into the
halftime tie after Love had potted
one.
Western kept in the running for a
little Of the third period, once TAX
ing an 1915 edge on two quick pivot
shots by Love, but Johnny Gibbons,
Moss and Cryer sent. Central into a
20-18 lead at the end Of the third
quarter. After that it was a breeze
for the Vikings. At one point in the
f1nal frame they had a 1918 margin.
Hank Lawler, who played an out
standing floor game for Central,
Moss, Bob Hill and Walsh each got
a pair of buckets during the Vikings
last-period surge, while Love, who
took individual honors with IL points,
potted a late pair for the Red
Raiders.
Evening star., 1943-01-31
Dodgers Reese Joins
Navy, Will Try for
TunneY's Corps
By the Associated Press.


LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 80 -
Brooklyns Harold Henry (Peewee)
Reese will play on Uncle Sans team
for the duration.
The diminutive Dodger shortstop
was accepted by the Navy today for
training in 1t. Comdr. Gene Tun-
ney's physical education depart
ment at Norfolk, Va.
Although he was sworn in as an
apprentice seaman, the lowest rat
ing. "Peewee" could come out OF the
school a chief petty officer, the high
est non on-commissioned rank, after
eight weeks of training.
The Dodgers already had been
hard hit by service calls. Hugh
Casey, pitcher, was sworn IN as an
apprentice seaman at Atlanta yes
terdAy. Manager Leo Durocher
Reese's replacement at shortstop
has been called for draft examina
ton. and Pete" Reiser, outfielder
was indicted into the Army at st
Louis recently
Reeses baseball career began or
the sandlots of Louisville. He en-
tered professional ball during the
last half of the Louisville Colonials
1888 campaign and played the en-
tire 1889 season with the Colonies
In the middle of the 1889 campaign
he was sold to Brooklyn for $4,000
and players.
He has been employed by a de-
fense plant here since the close o1
the 1912 season.
Evening star., 1943-01-31
Sees Lobby as Needed

Couldn't such an organization also
have lobbying functions? The ques-
ton was put to Witty. "It could"
he said. And should. Do not other
big business organizations have
lobbies here? Golf is the kind Of
business that should have its duly
appointed representatives here in
the Capital to speak for the game
and its business side"
Red Banagan, Columbias golf
handspring. thinks it is high time
the Federal Government stepped in
to give golf the green light or sug-
gest its elimination. Red was told
that might not be good politics, but
he thrusts all such unimportant
items aside with characteristic
btusqueness. TOO many people are
talking about golf being unneces-
sary," said Banagan. II think we
ought to have clear-cut ruling on
whether sports in general and golf
in particular can go on under war
conditions" he said.
The tipoff Is that in the face of
mounting transportation difficulties,
help troubles. inability to keep
courses in apple pie shape, golfers
continue playing. Many hundreds
turned out on a recent pleasant
Sunday, travelling by bus or street.
car. The point was they got there
some way.
But you can't blame the golf pro
for wondering what is going to hap
pen to him as he sees some OF the
top men Of his profession taking it
on the chin and getting out of the
only game they know.
Evening star., 1943-01-31
Early and CarrasqueI
Siqn With Nationals
For 1943 Season
Washington Londs Prout,
Richmond First Seeker,
For Chattanooga Club

Signed contracts have been re-
ceived from Catcher Jake Early
and Pitcher Alexandra Carrasquel
it was announced yesterday by
President Clark Griffith of the Mats
who said Early had written him he
has lost 10 pounds.
Early, who has been working in
a mill making blankets for the
Army, wrote Griffith he realized he
batted poorly last season and that
If he didn't improve on that per-
formance in 1943 he'd give Griffith
back his money.
Griffith also announced he has
obtained Bill Prout, hard hitting
Richmond first baseman, for the
Mats Chattanooga farm team. The
Lookouts obtained Prout in ex-
change for First Baseman Eddie
1gnasiak.
Prout, labeled a perennial bad
boy played in only II games for
the Colts last year and batted 1892
Injuries and suspensions kept him
out Of other games. He came to
Richmond from Macon, Ga, of the
Sally League in the spring of 1910
and helped the Mustangs to the
Piedmont League championship that
season with his hitting.
Prout, a right-handed hitter, will
be groomed to take over at first base
for the Mats in the event Mickey
Vernon is drafted.
Evening star., 1943-01-31
By the Associated Press.

pS tic aoSUSlhtCo 4Coo.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 30.-Uni-
versity of Marylands basketball
team, with two deadly accurate
shooters in Tommy Mont and Ernie
Travis leading the way, defeated
the Navy's quint by a So to 54 score
today.
Mont, Maryland forward, tossed in
II field goals and made one charity
toss for q total of % points, while
Travis. playing at guard, netted
IA field goals and two free throws
to roll up 80.
The two Terrapin sharpshooters
were on the receiving end Of beau-
tifully working plays that aided
them in running up their combined
total of So points. Practically every
member of the Maryland team fed
them the ball.
In the opening stages Of the
game, with the Navy's second team
on the court, the Maryland players
rolled up 10 points before the Mid
shipmen were able to score. AS 1t
turned out these 10 points proved
the margin of victory.
Travis tossed in two charity
throws to start the ball rolling soon
after the game began. Then Mont
got his first field goal. and Bob
James and Don Schuerholz came
through with shots from the floor
With Maryland 10 points ahead the
Navy's first team entered the game
Bud Bowler got the Middies frs,
point, but Mont offset it. Then
Rain dropped in the first of II
points, which he scored during the
game for the Midshipmen.
Urey Patrick, Navy's veteran Gen.
ter. was the high scorer for the
Middies with IA points.
Navy never was able to pull ur
closer than five points to Maryland
during the remainder Of the flrs'
period, which ended with the ole
liners leading, 26-19.
The second half was a hard.
/ fought battle with the play moving
Evening star., 1943-01-31
Five Boxers Koyoed as Cards
Fall Before Terrors, 3 to 5
c. u, Losing Opening Meet for First Time
In Decade, Gains One Victory by Default

| with an overland right flush on the
button. Cody landed on his chin,
lay PROSTATE and CLASSY eyed for
nine seconds, staggered to his feet
at ten and made futile gesture at
resuming the uneven battle. He
wobbled backward on rubbery legs
and collapsed in his corner as
Hughes raised Ferris hand In token
Of victory.
Cody's loss, plus Price Welch's
unexpected knockout in the first
duel OF the evening, completely up
| set Catholics meager hopes of win
ming. WEIGH ran into a wicked left
hook fired by Jack Alexander and
went down for the full count. He
tried to continue but was too late
and too badly beaten.
Kerrigan Runs Out Of Gas.
Calnan showered Zeigler with
leather from the first bell until the
referee stepped between them to
take the nod in their 125-pound
engagement, and, as matters turned
out, Jimmy Kerrigan might have
saved at least a tie for the home
team had he been in better trim.
Kerrigan clouted Howard Hall,
Western Maryland's 145-pounder, at
will throughout the first round, but
ran out of gas early in the second
and himself became such easy
target for the lanky red-head the
fight had to be stopped.
Fred Randell and Bob Ambrogi
were too inexperienced for Frank
Faughman and Chuck Goodwin, re-
spectively, but Randell did 60 the
distance while Ambrogi, tired and
soundly beaten, was excused after
one round.
Obedinski's inability to box was
one of the evenings biggest disap-
pointments as the Cardinal light
heavy had been touted as a colorful,
hard-hitting ringmaster and a
worthy successor to a long line Of
G. U. light-heavies.
Heltzel Is C. U. Star.
Catholics star performer was
Heltzel, southpaw, who pounded
Meldell numerically in the first
round, puffed and painted through
the second while holding his own,
and stormed back at the finish to
carry the fight. Heltzel had
bruising body punch which he
landed with telling effect and
shifted his attack to the head fire.
quently enough to confuse his oppo-
nent.
Summaries:
120-pounds---Jack Alexander (W. NJ,
K. o. Price WEIGH tO:45, second round.
127-poLnds-Ray Calnan &c. ", I. X.
o. Frank Zeigler Il 80. nrst round).
135-pounds-Frank Faughman wv. ny,
defeated Fred Randell.
145-pounds-Howard Hall Nv. ny,
t. r., 0. James Kerrisan u:3O. second
round).
155pounds-Chuck Goodwin (w. NJ,
:. k. o. Bob Ambrogi tone round).
165-pounds-Bob Heltzel &c. ~. de-
feated Carl Mendell.
feited.
Heavyueight--Hank Ferris (W. NJ, K.
o. Bernard Cody u:1O. second roundl.
Evening star., 1943-01-31
BowIers Due to Use Wooden Balls Before War Is Over
Archery Iob!e Bdmon and Bid Add Reeed

quently enough, would preserve
the shellac already on alleys.
New alleys cannot be built at
the former rate, about 1000 a
year. Even If the necessary ma
pie and pine continued to be
available, the ban on non-essen-
tial construction forbids erec-
ton of buildings to house the
new alleys.
Bowling shoes have not been
affected by WPB prohibitions
yet, although the use of natural
rubber is prohibited, leather and
fabric still are available for bowl
ing bags.
Pool and billiards so far are
relatively unaffected. Little new
equipment is being made but ex-
isting tables are being kept in
good shape and felt Of the low
grade needed for refinishing
tables is readily available.
Table tennis won't be a war
casualty, although the balls are
made OF low grade celluloid (the
Evening star., 1943-01-31

material that used to go into high
grade celluloid now makes gun
POWDER, paddles come without
rubber striking surfaces, and fir
plywood cannot be used for tables.
Badminton nets and rackets
still are plentiful, and shuttle
cocks can be purchased. Scrap
cork, unserviceable for military
use, Is available for bases. Kid
to cover them is missing, but
sheepskin is a good substitute.
Bows, arrows and bowstrings
should be plentiful. Usage or
ange, yew and the type Of birch
used for archery are In good
supply, but Port oxford cedar is
badly needed for war. Flax for
bowstrings should be adequate for
some time, WPB said, and mean
while the possibilities OF cotton
are being tested.
Arrow tips made from metal
definitely are out. WPB offers
no comfort except to suggest that
the Indians used flint.