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Evening star., 1943-10-31

Always break your dates for me?" asked
Jason lightly.
ANY time" said Lily, closing the library
door behind her and kissing him vigorously
1--WE got something l think you'll like"
said Jason, opening the box Found new
florist - little fellow who grows his own
stuff" He raised the lid, and recoiled
Flags" he said disgustedly
''Fleur -delis! How lovely of YOU JASON
cried Lily in the same breath
! !. ! ! !. !. : : !: :: : ]: !: {
81 ordered violets. said Jason
Real English violets know you -
love. Hold on" - he consulted
the name on the box - this is L. \,
not my fellow. Somebody else
sent you these" Nh
Isn't there a card?" asked W. :,
Lily idly.
Jason explored the box The
Baron Wilmerding," he read. Look, Lily
he inquired irrtably. who is this guy? Every
time turn around he gets in my hair
What do you mean?"
We'll, you were unching with him at the
club today. got there just after you'd left
And ran into Marcia, who gave me song
and dance about you and this dashing Baron
"ZM," said Lily. That woman was
menace in her crade!'
II still don't know who he is"
He's just an old friend. OF course,
want you to meet him. But you've been away
so much. there's been no chance. When do
you go back to Washington, This tme?"
Tomorrow, unfortunately"
"Oh damn your publishing business, said
Lily heatedly. And damn war books. And
damn Washington Let alone meeting my old
friends, you don't even get chance to meet
me. We might as well set up housekeeping
in a plane and be done with it,"
IT WAS only coincidence that put Marcia
Crawford on the plane that bore Jason back
to New York week later. Her heavy
handedly arch accounts of the doings of Lily
and her Baron regaled him for the flight.
And it was the merest chance that he
should have got home so unusually early in
the afternoon and been there to answer the
telephone when it rang 1t was the teller
of the bank in which Lily and Jason had
joint account The account was overdrawn.
the teller deprecated. He was holding check
for 81, 800 drawn to Baron Wilmerding.
Would Mr.. Thorndyke please take care of it?
Certainly" said Jason. IN have my
Office cover it Immediately"
But can't be overdrawn," " said Lily, who
had followed his conversation. Il balanced
my check book myself, just the other day
Jason grinned, in spite of the surprising
news he had received. For Lily had never
adopted the conventional attitude toward
mathematics.
But Lily fumed. Why, if her account was
overdrawn had they waited until just now -
now when Jason was back - to present
the check? Her annoyance was doubled be-
cause she had not yet hit upon method of
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jason departure next HOH HHl8, Slic was hioiS
than ever determined to hoist Wmerding to
his feet - and have him pay his debt.
Thus Lily, frown of concentration be-
tween her lovely violet eyes. rang up Jacques
Freneau and arranged little luncheon party.
Jason was back from Washington. He had
phoned Lily to pick him up at his office for
a private, though decorous binge. AS she
tapped through the reception room, strewlng
bright greetings hither and yon, decidedly
the-whiskers aspect embellshed
Lily's classical features For tucked in her bag
was small pink slip of paper
She forgot this entirely, though, the mo-
ment she opened the door of Jason's office and
he rose from behind his big desk and came
towards her. 1t was always like this, if he
had been away no more than day. She
welcomed him as fervently as if he had just
been rescued from remote Pacific atoll.
"Hi!'' said Jason, and kissed her again.
you look especially beautiful - he eyed
her narrowly :" - and cocky!'
Lily produced the slip with flourish.
"Oh. say" Jason was embarrassed. He
needn't have been in such hurry"
''Oh. yes he need. You see, his selling the
perfume formula to Lore gave it to him in
lump, and it's far better for Richard to give
it to me while he's still got it, Lily beamed.
Perfume formula" Jasongroped. Lump
Though" Lily went on, its the job that's
important, of course It'll make a man of
him, poor boy
"Boy?" Jason echoed.
''He was pushed around" Lily explained
Having all his family die, and losing all the
money, and not getting into the army. But
now he'll be in Lore's research department
working out camouflage creams for the armed
forces, and so he'll feel useful. You'll see, he'll
straighten up - triumphantly.
Jason's bewilderment increased. ''Lore?"
he repeated. by the way, saw. Freneau
today and he sent you this" He picked
up small box from his desk.
Lily opened the box. read few lines
penned in fine script on card. and lifted
out small crystal fiacon.
How Frenchr' she exclaimed 'How de-
liciously French!"
Jason read the gold letters on the facon:
Fleu1-de-Lily. For you?" he said
Lily nodded complacently.
This Wilmerding guy said Jason
slowly. "He names his perfume for you,
eh?'
''Oh, no." said Lily, Richard would
never have thought of it. 1t was Monsieur
Freneau. He was amused, you see.
tackled him for Richards job
Jason looked baited BLAST this Richard
anyway! swore wouldn't get sore again,
darling, but this guys still in love with
you, no matter who named his beastly
perfumer'
"Richard?" Lily's eyes opened wide in
utter surprise why, he was practically
in Eton collars -"
She swallowed the rest of her sentence
hastily. Here was true love that deigned
not to add up the years - and Lily was
one to cherish it.
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= Il it wouldn't have worked out"
Jason was tired, and he didn't
1S relish having his Homecoming all
~ ~ gummed up with checks and
Barons. What a pity" he said
sarcasticay. you would have
made delightful Baroness"
Lily looked up in astonshment at his
tone. Never had Jason, the pearl of husbands.
addressed her thus. why, Jason"
you might at least have told me about
that check, he grumbled, not meeting her eye.
On" SAID Lily, stung. Of course she
should have but that was no good reason for
admitting it if Jason was going to be so dis
agreeable. NATURALLY, the Baron Wilmerding
have inconvenienced -"
"Oh, gosh" Jason groaned, don't 60
female on me- You know it's not the money
care about" He paused, perceiving that he
had been pushed onto the defensive. Seems
funny you never have this fellow here - such
friend of yours, he concluded lamely.
Lily walked out of the room head high.
When she returned, she announced with
sweet and chill dignity, The Baron Will
merding will dine with us tonight"
MOT tonight | haven't had time to tell
you 1t came up rather suddenly, but asked
Jacques Freneau, president of the Lore Per-
fume outfit, to dine with us at the club.
You can make my excuses" said Lily
frigidly
Il can't and won't" snapped Jason. Il
told him you'd be there. want to get the
dope on this camouf1age stuff he's doing"
You might have told me before |
phoned the Baron" said Lily furiously
How did know you were going to call
up that heel?" Jason demanded.
They gared at each other. and embarked
on the first all-out row of their marriage.
JACQUES FRENEAU was small, exquisite
Frenchman with a mind like precision
instrument for gauging the moods of
women and their intricate. always absorb
ing relations to men. Therefore, adding up
his hostess quite pronounced graciousness
toward himself, the baffled look in his
hosts eye as he regarded his mate, and the
elaborate courtesy with which each spouse
addressed the other, he concluded cor
rectly that recent hostilites had ragged in
the Thorndyke menage, and that Madame
Thorndyke was itching to pay Monsieur
Thorndyke out.
Nevertheless, although he possessed
precise mind he also owned an ardent
Gallo heart which could not resist the
charms of beautiful lady. He found him
self baskng in the limpid gaze of Lily's
violet eyes, even though he suspected her
motives He found himself rejecting that
black lace dinner gown for a woman really
soisnee was the most fattering garment she
could don, and dropping his eyes discreetly
noted with appreciation that she had had the
courage to clothe her delicious ankles III sheer
black hose instead of the usual blatant skin
tones.
Evening star., 1943-08-25

funds would be used to help people
OF the liberated areas to help them
selves
Evening star., 1943-08-25
Leuse-Lend
Continued From First Page

funds would be used to help people
OF the liberated areas to help them
selves.
Wants Payment in Victory.
Mr.. Roosevelt declared that "the
Congress in passing and extending
the Lease-Lend Act made it plain
that the United States wants no
new war debts to jeopardize the
coming peace. Victory and a secure
peace are the only coin in which
we can be repaid"
Mr.. Roosevelt stressed that lease
lend Is mutual procedure and that
the United Nations are growing
stronger because each of them is
contributing to the common strug-
gle in full measure-Whether in
men, in weapons or in materials"
The report showed that goods
transferred were valued at $11 1901. :
$4,000, and appraised the value of
the various services rendered at 81
| OIL 1867 900. Actual exports were
placed at 1882 900, ,O0O but it was
explained that these totals do not
include articles such as trainer
planes, transferred to foreign coun-
| tries but used in the United States:
some ships which leave the United
States under their own power, and
other items including goods trans
ferred but not Yet exported and
goods purchased outside the United
| States.
/ A breakdown of the figures showed
the following distribution
United Kingdom, s4,458, 900 900:
Russia, $2,444 900, 900; Africa, Middle
East and Mediterranean area,
! 81 1863 900 900; China, India, Austria
liza and New Zealand, s1,l33, 900 900;
other areas, s484,000000.
Shipments by Categories.
The shipments by categories are
| shown as follows
Munitions, S5,243 100000; indus
trial items, s2554,O00,O0 agricul-
tursl products, s2,085 100000
The report also showed that a
French Army of more than 100000
men recruited in North and West
| hAiiSo anu Supplicu Will lcdSe-e1lO
equipment will soon be added to the
United Nations forces.
Today's report, as did that issued
three months ago, laid emphasis on
the extent of the aid that has been
extended to Russia. 1t pointed out
that Russia has been made the
beneficiary of lease-lend under pro
tocols," the second of which expired
June 30.
Aonther protocol is now in proc
ess of negotiation to cover the new
fiscal year, but the report empha-
sized that without waiting" for this
document to be signed, this Gov
ernment has continued to extend aid
to the Soviets.
I'm July the tonnage of goods
shipped TO Russia was at high
level and in August the volume is
expected to be the highest for any
month sipce the program began,
the report said.
Russia Gets Most Planes.
| 1t amplified that about 81 per
cent Of the goods sent to Russia have
Evening star., 1943-08-25
Two D. {. Drivers Win
In Appeals Against
Driving Penalties

The first two appeals from pleas
IRE driving penalties in the District
have resulted in victories for the
appellants, report from the Dis
trict Office of Price Administration
showed today.
DR.. Edward J. Cummings, 1885 l
street NV, originally fined two A
and 10 c coupons, has won a reduc-
ton of the penalty to two A coupons
only. Horace Young, 30l6 Tilden
street NV, whose B ration book
was revoked from July Is till October
], has obtained a one-month short
ening Of the revocation period
Col. Joseph Fairbanks, Washing
ton attorney, judged both appeals
as special hearing officer appointed
by Director Robert K. Thompson of
the District OPA
Determination Charged.
DR.. Cummings case, the first in
Che District to be appealed, was
decided yesterday.
Cited for pleasure driving because
his automobile was found parked at
the Army Navy Country Club on
July II, DR.. Cummings was penalized
by the OPA's special trial panel He
appealed the heavy fine on grounds
of discrimination.
The penalty was reduced on ap-
peal, an OPA spokesman said be-
cause after DR.. Cummings had been
penalized the special OPA panels
attention was called to bulletin is
sued by the club, which might have
misled drivers into believing that
trips there would not be in violation
of the pleasure driving ban. Other
persons cited on the country club
grounds subsequently drew lighter
penalties. leaving the original pen
atty against DR.. Cummings 'out of
line" the spokesman said.
One Case Unsettled.
Only one other appeal remains 10
be heard-that of E. w. Williams, a
court reporter, who also was among
those cited at the Army Navy Coun-
try Club. Mr. Williams was fined
only one A coupon, but has said he
is protesting the principle of the
fine.
Meanwhile another District OPA
report today added to recent indica-
tions that local ration boards prob
ably are easing up" on motorists
charged with pleasure driving.
Five persons failed to appear for
pleasure driving hearings before
Board No. 81, Twenty-ninth and
Calvert streets NV, and the board
exonerated three motorists, the OPA
said.
Two motorists were excused and
only one penalized by Board No 81,
Whittingham and Lane place NE:
while Board No. AZ, Twentieth and
Evarts streets NE, dismissed three
out of four scheduled cases.
Twentieth and Evarts streets NE,
dismissing three out of four sched-
uled cases.
Only persons penalized by the
three boards were Joseph F. Bunda,
1864 Blaine street NE. 2 r cou-
pons, and Donald J. D'Andlet, 2601
Twentieth street Ne 4 A coupons.
Evening star., 1943-08-25

need for food) that in some in
stances munitions available for
shipment from American ports have
been left behind to provide space in
the ships for cargoes of food"
The United Kingdom, the report
said, has received approximately As
per cent of all lease-lend exports,
but only 33 per cent of munitions.
Industrial materials are being sent
to the United Kingdom to keep her
war plants in operation.
The report showed that the
United States sent to it's Allies in
the year ended June 30, II out of
Evening star., 1943-08-25
Poles
Continued From First Page


his associates, helping to split the
Anglo-Soviet-American camp" The
sort OF federation acceptable to Mos
COW, the article implies, would be
one worked out with Russian CO.
operation
The article said: "An attentive
scrutiny of these plans Immediately
and completely gives away the i'm
perialistic intent of the Polish gen.
try, though they try to conceal
them by verbiage about the security
of the Central European states,
about the political balance in Eu-
rope and about securing a long and
stable peace.
Aimed Against Russia"
Their plans are obviously built
on shifting sands Can the cir
cumstance be ignored that the East
European federation is to be the
political union of democratic Czech
oslovakia and feudal Hungary, re-
publican Poland and monarchical
Rumania? Is it possible to count
on the stability of such politically
heterogeneous federation?
1T is not hard to see that the
plans of this federation, to be osten-
sibly formed for combating possible
aggression by Germany in the fu-
ture, are, and by no means least oi
all. leveled against the Soviet Union
That the project for an East
European federation is directed
against the Soviet Union is also
evident from the following fact:
AN agreement was concluded ir
1910 between Czechoslovakia and
Poland on the Polish -Czechoslova-
khan Confederation, which is tc
serve as a basis for an East Euro
pean federation. In 1912 public
figures of Czechoslovakia have de-
clared more than once that the
creation of the Polish -Czechoslova
khan Confederation must be carried
out in agreement with the Soviet
Union, on which both Czechoslova-
kia and Poland border.
Benes Is Quoted.
President Benes emphasized the
necessity of reaching agreement
with the Soviet Union on the ques.
ton of the Polish -Czechoslovakiar
confederation. He has repeatedly
and persistently defended his view
but has not met with support from
Polish public figures who are par.
ticularly rabid supporters of tn,
idea of confederation.
1T follows, then, that these Polish
public figures by no means con.
slider it necessary to settle thest
questions on the basis of friendly col.
laboration with the u. S. S. r. Thi!
cannot but be regarded as furthel
proof of the fact that the above.
mentioned Polish public figures ar,
harboring their plans for a confed
Grafton with by no means friendl,
intentions toward the Soviet Union.
Evening star., 1943-08-25

every 100 bombers produced. IS out
OF every 100 fighter planes. "a out Of
every 100 light tanks and 36 out Of
100 medium tanks.
The report shows that this Gov
ernment has supplied approxi-
mately $1,000, ,000, 900 in shipping
services and shipping repairs to the
British.
The size of our merchant feet has
increased $50 per cent since the
Pear! Harbor attack. the report de-
clared, and is growing at the rate
of five new ships day I'm 1912,
we built TAG merchant ships; in the
first seven months of l943, we built
Evening star., 1943-08-25
underground. They took IS per cent
Of 90 cents and arrived at 7617 cents
Arrived At Compromise.

Of 80 cents and arrived at 7ela cents.
Arrived At Compromise.
The operators then said:
After both sides had given careful
consideration to this entire situa-
tion an offer was made to settle
this possible liability on so per
cent basis of 1914 cents per day. We
then figured the time from October
i, 1888 tthe beginning of the pos
sible liability under the wage-hour
law, to April l, 1945 (the terminus
of the .contract as being 1900 work
days at 200 days per year, and 300
work days at 1914 cents per day
equaled $497.25, which, divided by
the 400 work days from April l.,
l943, to April l. l945, equaled
S1.243l per day. Thus we arrived
at the figure of s1.25 per day settle
ment as set forth in the contract
as submitted"
In its first decision on portal-to-
portal pay several months ago, the
board turned down a proposal of
81 30 a day. In that case the board
said that If the miners felt they
had a case under the wage hour
law they had a right to sue in the
Federal courts The board added
that it would be proper for the
parties to reach an out-of court
settlement of any law suit, but eau
toned that any such settlement
should not be "a hidden wage in
crease" and must be accompanied
by supporting data to justify it.
Next Step in Doubt.
At Chicago reliable source OF
the Wage Scale Negotiating Com
mittee of the Illinois association and
the UNIV said the operators have
no contract" with the UNIV because
of rejection of the portal to- portal
pay provision.
The source would not speculate on
the probable next step pending de-
velopments. 1t was generally ex-
pected, however. that the mines
would continue to operate at least
until the October 81 deadline set by
Lewis.
The mines are working on a VOL
untary six-day wek, with time and a
half for the sixth day, which gives
them basic pay check for the six
day period Of $3.50 The operators
source. said the operators could not
work their mines eight hours daily
an approved provision of the pro-
posed new contract-until they re-
ceive authorization from Fuel Ad-
ministrator Ickes, who took charge
of the mines for the Government.
Evening star., 1943-08-25
Directors Not Available
For Jobs Here, Kirby Says

Efforts of Ray L. Huff, District
public welfare director, to fill the
1872 vacancies in city institutions
by using conscientious objectors or
released Japanese internees have
been futile. the Commissioners were
informed by letter yesterday.
Conscientious objectors simply are
not available, Paul L. Kirby, assist
ant director of public welfare, said
today, since all have been assigned
10 agricultural work.
Evening star., 1943-08-25
Coal
Continued From First Page. J

WLB subpoena power for the first
time
Since submission of the Illinois
case, Mr.. Lewis also has appeared
before the board in support of wage
demands of the UMW'S anthracite
members. That case still is before
the WLB.
The Illinois coal operators, in an
nouncing the agreement with the
miners, said they had concluded
that, in view of the mounting liza
bility and threat of impending
suit by the miners over portal-t to-
portal pay, "an attempt TO make a
compromise settlement should be
made"
An average of 81 minutes travel
time per man per day was taken
as the basis of settlement. At the
minimum base rate of 81 an hour
54 minutes amounts to 80 cents
The parties then agreed that about
IS per cent OF the employees work
Evening star., 1943-08-25

been munitions-airplanes. tanks
and guns-and that Russia has got
ten more planes than any other
country.
Materials for the maintenance of
communication systems have also
figured largely in the shipments to
Russia as have raw materials.
The report emphasized that right
at present, however, Russias great
est need is food, and it said in this
connection that about SO per cent
Of all lease-lend food shipments
have gone to Russia and the United
Kingdom
so critical is the Soviet Unions
Evening star., 1943-08-25

1,o23. Production OF ships iss pro-
ceeding at such pace that we have
had difficulty in supplying ade- :
quately trained and skilled crews to
operate them," the report added.
Approximately 10 per cent of
lease-lend shipments to China and
India have been munitions, the
President reported.
1t was added in this connection
that Chinese troops in India are
getting lease-lend help and are be-
ing trained by American officers and
that steps are being taken to make
India a great supply base for oper-
ations against the Japanese.
Evening star., 1943-08-25
Slight Increase Is Noted
In u. S. Coal Production

By the Associated Press.
Production of bituminous and an
thracite coal increased slightly in
the week ended August IA, Secretary
of Interior Ickes announced yester-
day. but still was lower than the
rate prior TO the coal strike.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-02-04
Soil Conservation Column

DO your know that the carrying
capacity on most Of the pastures
from White Bluffs to Kennewick
and Hover can be doubled or more
than doubled by seeding adapted
grasses and legumeS, and by taking
proper care of these pastures once
they are established?
Do you know that there is a grass
and clover adapted to the swampy,
low-producing pastures Of this area,
and that on good sites the grass
will carry two to four cows per acre
for the entire growing season and
will yield from four to nine tons
Of hay per acre?
Do you know that you can Craze
two to three times the number Of
cattle on crested wheatgraSS as on
good native ranger
Do You know that planting le-
gumes as green manure crops will
add to the soil the same amount Of
nitrogen that would be Obtained
from 900 to 300 pounds of nitrate Of
soda?
Do you know that the use Of
treble superphosphate on alfalfa
will increase yields almost as much
as the use Of a complete fertilizer?
Do you know that through clip
ping of weeds and coarse punches
of grass. combined with an occas-
ional narrowing to spread droppings,
that you can increase the carrying
capacity Of your pastures up to 20
percent?
Do you know that you can fur
ther increase the grazing capacity
Of your pastures by Subdividing them
into three or four smaller units and
grazing these units in rotation?
Do you know that you can pro-
duce more milk at less cost and with
less labor during the summer
months on an adequate amount of
good pasture than with any other
type of feed?
The East Benton Soil Conserva-
ton District is ready and willing to
give You further information on
these, or any other Of your farming
problems that may come up. You
can get this information by con-
TACTIC j. w. Grimshaw, at Finley;
Harry Hampton, at Hover; Frank
Lampson, In the Kennewick High
lands; G. z. Hunt in Horse Heaven,
or any Of the Soil Conservation
Service personnel in the district
office over Penney's store.