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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-05

THE tollo,ving story, telling
more OF the furious fighting ma
rines underwent in capturing
TaraWa at great cost 1Das 1orit-
ten BY Serot. Hy Hur,ritz OF Mat
Japan, Mass, Marine Corps
combat correspondent. 1t ,cas
distributed by the Associated
PreSS}
TARAWA, Gilbert Islands, Nov
% DelayedD-I am just regaining
my senses after the fiercest consecu-
tive fighting the United States Ma
rine Corps and Navy ever went
through.
I am perched atop a sand bank
in what was once Japanese store
room. The roof is pock-marked,
but underneath three Jap torpedoes
are intact on wheels. although dent
ed in a dozen spots. 1t is just as
much miracle for these torpedoes
to be on their wheels as for me to
be sitting here pecking away at
my typewriter.
At am. Saturday I went over
the side of a Navy transport. An
hour later, was in landing boat
about six miles from this island
fortress when our naval support
opened up its big guns. They were
Smelling the island from all angles.
You could feel the heat from those
brilliantly illuminating flashes. The
deafening noise wiped out most of
our conversation.
Thirty minutes after the big guns
unleashed their fiery fury. a huge
fire broke out on the western end
of the island, where the vast ma
jority of the japanese had dug in.
There were IS men in the boat in
charge of Marine Capt. Donald A.
Farkas of Detroit, and when that
initial blaze lit up a pre-dawn South
Seas sky, we all leaped with joy.
Ill never forget a remark Capt.
Farkas made few minutes later
when an enemy shell whistled over
our heads. We we're still flush with
Jubilation over the damage our
Navy guns had already inflicted,
and We. knew that our supporting
planes had yet to dump their huge
loads of destruction. 1t looked as
If we might actually walk onto the
island
Don't get your hopes up too
high" Capt. Farkas said.
We didn't know how right he
was until We made our first attempt
to land about o'clock that morn
ing.
Before We hit the starting line
for our run in, we had a rin2side
seat for the heaviest sea to shore
Smelling in this or any other war.
The sky was painters dream.
Orange and black smoke rings rose
from the Navy guns to blend with
the powder blue of dawn and streaks
of gold in the east from the rising
sun. But, before long, The blazes
ashore sent up long columns of
black smoke that wrecked the pic
ture.
Hi-Hour Postponed.
Our first inkling that resistance
was sitter than anticipated was the
postponement of H-huur BY 50 MIN
Evening star., 1943-05-05

At the time when he passed the
previous world record, conditions
were 80 favorable aloft that he de-
cided to remain, and came down at
last only because OF sheer fatigue.
vergens lost Sc pounds In weight
during the trip.
Another record claimed by the
Germans Is recorded in the same
journal-that Of the leading Stuka
formation Of the Luftwaf1e, IL Of
whose crew received the Iron Cross
knight insignia, 10 the German Gold
Cross and all the others the ordinary
Iron Cross.
The formation was led by Capt. G.
Pressler, who flew both on the Rus
sian front and over the English
Channel.
According to the German claims
for the year ending last November,
Capt. Presslers formation took part
In l,040 sorties and dropped 1900, 900
Kilograms Of bombs. They claim
that 1t had sunk several Russian
ships, two British cruisers and six
British transports. These claims. of
course are considered highly oues-
tionable.
Other information from behind
the enemy lines gathered by British
aviation journals:
The Germans have a glider ca
pable Of carrying 21 infantrymen
and a crew Of two. It weighs 5000
pounds empty and $500 with a full
load.
The Spanish government has Just
conferred high decoration on Prof.
w. Messerschmitt-the first we
knew where the term Messerschmitt
came from-for his services in
helping overthrow the Republican
regime. Messerschmitt's earlier
models were tested out by the Ger
man Condor Legion in the Spanish
war and lot of the bugs" gotten
out Of them in actual combat before
they were launched In the present
war.
Evening star., 1943-05-05

glided slowly for Z distance Of more
than $1,000 feet before he was able
to reach an upward current. Then,
according to the German claims
recorded in the aviation Journal,
Flight, published here, he was able
to cruise freely for long time.
During most Of the Night, accord
ing to the German claims, Vergens
kept at an altitude of a little more
than 10000 feet, and never was
obliged to come down below the
clouds. During the flight, his in
struments showed, he was obliged to
make more than 1000 turns to take
advantage OF the wind currents.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
WorId-Record Glider Flight Of Over IS Hours
Claimed for Amateur Pilot in Germany

as a sport. British aeronautical
journals are not inclined to question
the claim.
The claim IS made by Reich air
journals reaching here for Eriah
Vergens, known as one of the best
amateur glider pilots. The triumph
came. on his 11th effort to break the
international record, but he hardly
can be given credit for his feat in
Evening star., 1943-05-05

record books until after the war.
According to the claims, Vergens
was towed to very high altitude
by a plane on the morning of No
vember 10 and at 10:49 the tow
rope was released and the pre-
scribed automatic recording ap-
paratus, which is sealed during the
fight, was set in action. 1t was a
morning of extremely heavy fog. He
Evening star., 1943-05-05
e,v cA-esnord.nt ., r,. e.. .

By stsn Correspondent Of The Star.
LONDON (By MaiD Germany
claims a new worlds record-an un-
attached glider flight Of IS hours
and 90 minutes.
It is about "a hours better than
has been claimed hitherto. If the
claim is accepted it is probably one
of the most astounding feats Of
endurance in the history of aviation
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Crash Landing Delayed
BY Dogs on Runwoy

By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA C1TY.-Lt. w. A.
stinson Of Great Falls, Mont,
brought a four -engined bomber with
Its wheels stuck, In for belly land.
'ng-then circled upward again.
He remained aloft while two straw
dogs were chased from the runways.
I just didn't have the heart to
land on top Of them," he said later.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Another Anecdote
OF John Barrymore
HOLLYWOOn- March -

HOLLYWOOD. March q.
HEAR A NEW BARRYMORE
anecdote that Gene Fowler
might want 10 include in his
book.
The late star unwillinglv A.
tended a funeral Sitting next m
him was WhltChalred and
bent old man.
After the services were over,
they got into conversation.
How old are yous" asked
Barrymore
"Ninety-four," vas Inc reply
We Gods. old man" SAID
Barrymore. "it's hardly worth
while for YOU IN 20 home"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28

as commercial enterprise,
would proclaim the creative IN
tereSt Of the workers IN the tho
alter they work m. MOI necCS-
Sarily As q basis for labor
propaganda hut Is an express
sion OF lahor'S serious regard
Tor an art u dominates COM
pletelN
II l. obvious that thc drama
needs some deeper contacts
than We find IN tho average
-Rrnaztr-4 EaHfhle-Ii-iS- obvious
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
New Thedter School
Forced to Shut Doors
In Craft Unions dn8 e
BY JOHN ANDERSON
International New, Service Dramatic Editor

NEW YORK March 81.
IRON somewhat guarded announcement MADE the other
dav u arpesrs that school Obliged close It's
experimental studio because the theatrical craft unions
In theaer unwilling 10 make the CONCESSIONS gen.
erously offered by the Actors Equity Association
At when commercial production faces special
difficulties this may prove serious matter. something for
consider carefully affecting the health
Of the theater including future employment.
way Of knowing exactly what concessions the
new school asked for. As far know II IL nonproht
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28

concern operated IN an edu-
cstional endowment and sub
scription basis.
II would he useless 70 contend
that lis productions IN The past
have been Of great value. or that
the experimental productions
had turned up, with the eNcep-
ton NJ Winter Soldiers. any
plal-ef real merit IL has-ah
the debit side perpetra'ed
wonderful botrHrV NJ War anri
Peace and nkInc Lear
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
eloueM O. 70 arson, .
AROUND HOLLYWOOD
New SveIte Alice Faye, Shorn
Of Mannerisms, Proves Point
HOLLYWOOD. March d.

THE new svete Alice Faye shorn Of all those
j that criticize proves pays take
motherhood There softness about the
girl. Why her is greatly improved. Perhaps
shouldn't the expression popular in my mothers day
Lady like but way fl the Alice
She is much Of lady
Had Alice continued 10 make pictures up few months
before her baby born that she would
had the which perhaps responsible for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28

Mary Macarthur The same is
true of Norma Shearer when
lining -Thalherg II was born
So ~ rs my advice 10 these
girls who are a roac ing
Motherhood ta4ska-s-paa out
of their lives and devote u 10
their health and happiness and
rest Believe me- ~ pays A good
return IN the end.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Always Got Laughs

Gus would walk 10 a shower
wearing a raincoat, carrying an
umbrella and followed by boy
carrying his towel.
After 4 shower he would make
an elaborate ceremony of dry
ing and dressing himself.
II always got laughs.
He was educated IN east side
DaroChial schools where his an
tics earned him many a licking.
HIS father. August Schllling
ST.. is a master beveler. and so
is his younger brother. Alfred.
His aunt Jean Alpino danced
with the late George NJ. Cohan
in several shows
When Gus was IL she got him
an addition for = night club edi-
uon NJ Earl CAROLS 'VaniueS
Querried as 10 his previous
experience, Gus said glibly he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
They Fail 70 Rest

They Fail 70 Rest
7 cannot think If one ex-
pectant mother who does not
look strained and who does
not show a nervous tension
before the all-Seeking cameras.
Margaret SULLIVAN. who is one
Of our finest actresses gave her
poorest performance in Back
Street. Virginia Bruce rs an
other actress who looked any
thing but her beautiful self in
Adventure in Washington.
Perhaps both girls should
have bowed nu1 Of their assign
mentS. but one never knows, Of
course. why our actresses still
make pictures when they should
be resting Could be con-
tract Certainly Maggie and
Virginia are two OF our best
mothers
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Keynote Portrait

HOLLYWOOD March 27
nor two years Gus SchllllnG
i has been getting blg laughs
IN small roles
Gradually the roles are got
ting bigger And the laughs are
increasing prOportlonately
Gus Is the Sad-faced chap who
garnered OUTLAWS as the eleva-
tor operator in Appointment
For Love tho secretary N
you We're Never Iovelier and
the undertaken in It Started
With Eve
Currently IN The Amazing
Mrs Holiday he's evokinc
horlS as tho innocent bystander
m ihe railroad station who
thinks Dcanna Durbin and Ed
mond O'Brien are trying 10
frame MN
Gus Is master of panto-
mime.
But he gets his laughs with
out broad gestures or scrobatlc
antics.
HIS restraint Is remarkable
when YOU consider he came 20
the movies from burleSque.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
e Cry HdVoc
Play,
At the Cas-
BY CHARLES GENTRY

A DRAMATIC picture Of
n women in this war is por-
trayed in Cry Havoc" the play
which will open Monday at the
Cass Theater.
This comedy drama by Allan
Kenward sounds as If II might
be a sort Of female Journeys
End" since il has an all-woman
cast and takes place in dugout
on Bataan where this group Of
girls has gone as volunteer aides
10 the Army Nurse Corps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Modern precedents

They have a remote precedent
IN the trade guilds ~ the middle
ages. and they have lively ono
IN the brightly successful tho
ater operated by Tho members
~ the international Ladies Gar
rent Workers Union
They have still another IN tho
brief but eveutful career NJ tho
Actors Theater operated during
The twenfies nv the Actors
Equity ASSOCIATION.
Such a labor stage. whether
operated as an experimental or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Costello Aided

Two wears ago he was low
comic. complete with baggy
pants and big shoes, a. the Fol-
lies Theater IN Los Angeles.
His first break in burleSque
came through another low
comic who is doing all right IN
the movies Lou Costello
Gus vas a chorus hoy At
Werha'S BurleSque Theater IN
Brooklyn when Costello was
starred there
One matinee Lou was Ill and
Gus went on in his place.
He was = hit, and during the
next SIX years became one Of
hurleSque : favorite comedians
He's been IN the show bust
ness for half of his "a years.
HIS earliest performances
were put on in the gas house
district of New York'S east side,
where he was horn.
His audience was made up Of
tenement dwellerS leaning ont
Of their windows IN the summer
heat 10 watch the kids play IN
street showers put up by the
fire department.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28

other actresses are doing as
she did not trying 10 appear
before the cameras when they
should be taking care of them
aelyes -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Helen Hayes First

Helen Hayes was the first
actress 70 announce 10 the
world that an act of God had
interrupted her brilliant career
temporarily, Of course. When
she came back she made even
more of a success than she had
before the appearance Of little
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Spurns All Pictures

Ny admiration also goes 10
RoSallnd Russell who refused
all pictures and went into re-
tirement. There is no doubt
that Roz Will he greater
actress than ever and that her
absence from the screen will
only increase the demand for
her pictures.
Lana Turner harum-scarum
and unpredictable as she is, Is
doing everything possible 10
safeguard her own health and
that Of her expected child She
has gone n the desert for
complete rest and will remain
out Of PICTURES until after her
baby arrives.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Two Sides 70 II

THIS IS merely 70 cOnCNde t0r
fact that there are TWO SIDES 70
the argument. Undoubtedly tho
craft unions are well within
their rights n refusing any con
cessIon and they src certainly m
= POSITION ~ enforce thor regu-
lauons.
The only pertinent question *
whether they may not ultimately
gam more Tor themselves iaS
well as helping the iheater' by
encouraging production An IN
produced play docSn mean
much 10 any one except, NC
may hope. The author
II the thcater unions arc m
wiling 70 help experimental pro
duciior ny outside groups then
they ought 10 he willing 20
undertake thom themselves Tho
vitality If the thcatcT means AZ
much 10 them m dollars and
cents As ~ means 10 any one II
they enjoyed 4 more creative
function IN u than they d. now
they could nave \ stimulating
effect on the whole institution
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Asks for Release

These giamorOuS stars who
appreciate that motherhood has
4 PRIOR claim and retire as soon
as they learn they are EN-
celnte are wise. They are re-
paid too. for they come back To
the screen looking better for
their rest and for the time they
devoted 10 being Just wife and
mother
Teresa Wright. who does not
expect her baby for many
months. was sensible enough 10
know that she should not risk
her future and make A picture
now. She went 70 Samuel Gold
wyn as soon as she was sure
that the Stork was WingInE his
Way m her direction and asked
for 2 release from her contract
~ make The North Star A
pretty difficult decision for the
Young academy winner, for she
loved her role. But she wanted
~ be sure that she would have
all the rest she needs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
KpuhOIp Portrait
SchiIIin8 Got Big -ou8 ns
In Small Roles as Starter
Nv HARRIET PARSONS
SPECIAL - THE DETROIT TINS

had danced N The Sudert
Prince. an operetta m which
IncidentallH there Was No
dancing
Asked ~ show what No 4 done
m me operetta. he InprovlSed 4
fast Charleston routine.
Was chosen with three others,
one NJ whom was Dave Chaser,
OUT NJ 70 applicants for COM
edy dance number and played IN
the "VanitieS" for two years.
After y closed ne filled in ny
driving a hack and still has his
cab drivers license
Was a chorus boy in Hit the
dock then underStudled Bert
Lahr for three years IN " Hold
Everything and Flying High
Discouraged because he never
got 70 60 on ne switched 10
song writing career.
Produced III Tune
With his collaboration, lean
Burns. signed a contract with A
publishing house.
After they produced the hit
I've Gotta Go Places and DO
Things. the publisher tried to
chiSel on the royalties.
So Gus quit writing songs and
went into burlesque.
Stayed there until he was
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Toll and Mir+h

Although they had no uniform
or rank. these volunteers. in
Guiding a waitress. a debutante,
a burleSque dancer and a switch
board operator among others, all
contributed blood. sweat and
cheers to the epic stand made
by our men on Bataan.
The cast OF this play. which
takes its title from the line in
ShakeSpeare's Julius Caesar"
Cry Havoc, and let slip the
dogs of war" will have Flora
Campbell. Florence MacMichael,
Eugenia Rawls. Bridget Hart.
known 10 burlesque fans as
Margie Hart, Maxine Stuart,
Mary Herriot. the little Detroit
girl who made good in Broad
way, and host--or should we
say hostess of others.
Duffy Show a Hit
Like BLACK Magic" Henry
Duffy's "Merry-Go-Rounders" 90
round and round at the Wilson,
proving that a funny vaudeville
revue is just about what the
Detroit customers want.
This lively show features Dor
othy Stone and Charles Collins,
Sid Marion and Cliff Hall,
"Think-a-Drink" Hoffman. the
Salici Puppets. a wonderful uni
cycle act and Just about every
thing you could want except
Belle Baker.
This Is not the top show OF
all time. but u Is q great eve
ning's fun.
More people keep asking about
those Hoffman drinks and how
he does n. but have you heard
about the woman who insisted
that he mix her 2 zonbie dur
ing matinee last week?
GIenda Farrell Leaving
She drank il. walked out AZ
lntermiSSion, went into the
wrong rest room and locked
herself in asleep until 9 o'clock
that evening. Maybe that proves
that the stomach IS quicker than
the eve.
Meanwhile Glenda Farrell and
her troupe continue 10 I'll up the
Lafayette : standing room with
Stage Door visitors. The Kauf-
man and Ferber comedy never
had such houses. even when 10
played here The first time,
This Is the last v'pek for this
company which will move 20
Chicago Sunday for a nun.
Fred Stone NEXT
Next Lafayette attraction
brings one " Americas most
beloved comedians. Fred Stone
IN You Can't Take II With
You Tho Kaufman and Hart hit.
This farce about mad Amer
ran family Will have q legiii-
mate family touch 10 n because
Carol Stone. FredS own dauRh-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Gould Gain More

The point IS that the expert
mental theater can serve 2 use
ful purpose and should have tho
encouragement NJ All branches
Of the Broadway amusement
interests.
Actors. producers and stage
hands stand 10 GAR more ny rs
efforts than they can hope Tor
by sitting them for while ;roS
NAV sacrifice something or Inc
experimental production ~ A
play. they also create the oppor-
tunity ~ employment a. The
regular scale ~ pay
Anv one Who know anything
about the thcatcr -kncHS- thai
the people Who earn their living
IN II are always being asked 10
give Their serN ICES Tor some
cause or other
The war has. n course
brought ftt-a4-t-t- ti't--tratrti' f1S'r-
ever. and As usual the actors
Nth their sense Of public re-
IponsibiltS and personal pres
-4ira are inclined 20 he more
generous than niherS-
If they got extra acc Tor
T. mich t4ae better. bit even
actors can't live IN applause
alone And the S'agehandS can
rot come our and take a bow
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Telling Germany
From the London Dali

From the London Daily Mail
In the last two years in particular
British propaganda against the enemy
has been very fine job of work. It's
principal instrument, the BIC broad
cast, is listened to by thousands of Ger
mans and Italians. The time has now
come to ask whether there is some
danger of our propaganda getting into
rut. Are we really alive to the tremen-
dous opportunity open to us? Germany
is definitely losing the war at this
moment. We know it, and the Germans
are beginning to think it. Goebbels'
great internal propaganda machine has
been forced on the defensive not by our
propaganda but by the power of events.
There are many thoughtful people who
ask whether we are wise in plugging
merely the unadorned unconditional
surrender theme Goebbels is making a
good deal of very useful counter
propaganda in Germany out of the idea
that the peace terms imposed by the
Alliend nations would be terms Of
indiScrminate vengeance
Evening star., 1943-09-21
The BENEFITS

In very literal sense, Mr.. and Mrs.
John S. Bennett gave the best part
of their lives to the Washington COM
munity. Their devotion to the work
which called them here was singu-
larly unselfish and their span of
service at the Central Union Mission,
which ended with Mrs. BENEFITS
death on Sunday night, covered
tWenty-seven years In that time
this institution, one of the oldest
welfare undertakings in the city,
experienced it's greatest development.
1t will be many years, indeed, before
WaShingtonians cease to think of
"the Bennetts" in connection with
Central Union Mission. Their lives
were so completely absorbed by it's
needs and so inseparably coupled in
enlarging its good works that when
Mr.. Bennett died, six years ago this
month, Mrs. Bennett continued to fill,
alone, the post Of superintendent.
Administration Of a home catering
to homeless men was an unusual task
for woman. But Mrs. Bennett was
an unusual woman. Her real business
ability, her tact and good judgment,
but above all personality that was
Evening star., 1943-09-21
Futhers Are Needed

The unequivocal statements sub
mitted to the Senate Military Affairs
Committee by General Marshall and
Admiral King should convince Con-
gress that this is not the time to
tamper with the draft of men for
military service.
The Chief of Staff and the Com
raander. in Chief of the fleet were
directing their testimony specifically
to the Wheeler bill to put off the
induction of fathers until January /.
Other proposals of similar nature
are pending.
II Congress does anything to inter-
rupt the steady flow of draftees,
single or married, General Marshall
said, "all we can do is reduce our
program and change our strategy"
In other words, we would have to
pull our punches at time when we
should be hitting hardest.
Certainly" the Chief of Staff told
the committee, "if you cut us now,
we Will suffer a much greater loss
than we anticipate from the Germans
and the Japs."
That, it would seem, should end
the matter. Quite properly, Congress
has sought the advice of our military
leaders on the question of drafting
fathers, question which is of very
great Importance. But now the
advice has been given, and without
reservation 1t Is that the draft of
fathers is essential to the conduct of
the war. That is the military judg-
ment, the considered opinion of the
men whom we hold responsible for
the prosecution of the war.
Unless Congress proposes to take
over the direction of military STRAIT
egy, and 1t is not conceivable that the
legislators contemplate such rash
act, this military Judgment must
prevail. The time has come to put
aside all such proposals as the
Wheeler bill, and to let the military
leaders go back to their real Job OF
fighting the war.