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Evening star., 1943-09-23
'Elinor GIyn, Famed Novelist
And 1t, Originator, Dies at 78
Writer Also fought
Valentino How to
Make Screen Love
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. %. - Elinor
Glyn, the novelist, died early
today at the age of 78 after an
illness of several weeks.
Mrs. Glyn. who would have been
70 on October II. entered nursing
home three weeks ago. Her condi-
tion became steadily worse and she
had been unconscious for the last
two days.
The writer established her literary
reputation in 1907 with the novel
Three Weeks" but she was per-
haps equally well known as the
woman who taught Rudolph Valen-
tlno, famous star of the silent
movies, how to make screen love.
Three Weeks" which has been
described as the foundation of the
modern sex novel, was so daring it
shocked grandmothers and caused
a storm of protest, but it turned out
to be one of the greatest popular
successes of the day. She once was
offered $4,000 for the manuscript
Of the book.
Mrs Glyn led a life that was
almost as glamorous as any de-
scribed in her novels. She was born
in Jersey, in the Channel Islands,
and by the time she was .27 years
old was a widely travelled young
woman of fashion, with dazzling red
hair and green eyes.
She once recalled how four young
Englishmen quarreled over her and
then jumped into a lake in full eve
ming dress. Among her early ad-
mirers were a British peer, a duke
and millionaire, but she married
commoner, Clayton Glyn, who
died in 1915.
Twenty years after writing Three
Weeks" Mrs. Glyn wrote TT" which
also was something of a shock to
the reading public in the flapper
era.
Tt" later was accepted as a popu-
lar term for sex appeal. She was
credited with skyrocketing Clara
Bow of the silent films to fame as
tne IL girl.
But Mrs. Glyn always Indignantly
denied charges that she exalted sex
appeal in women in her books.
People are in the habit of saying
my books are shocking, but they are
not" she once said. "They are just
love stories"
Book Was Barred by Canada.
Modern sex novels" she con-
tinued, "are disgusting, for they are
physiological studies of diseased
minds"
One Of her familiar sayings was
that "all the legislation in the world
will not abolish kissing"
When Three Weeks" was written,
the American reading public was not
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Postwar Proposals
5he|ved by Senator'S
For Week or More

BY the Associated Press.
A Senate Foreign Relations Sub
committee delayed today for at least
week any action on a dozen or
more pending postwar policy pro-
posals, including the House-ap-
proved Fulbright lasting peace"
resolution. ..
Senator Gillette, Democrat, of
Iowa predicted the committee would
act within three or four weeks"
on a resolution of its own. He said
there was some feeling in the Senate
that the House had gone out of
bounds in passing the Fulbright
measure.
Senator Gillette told reporters that
while he welcomed the House action
he believed the Senate would desire
to pass a resolution of its own.
The Senate holds the constitutional
authority to advise the President in
the negotiation of treaties, which
cannot become effective until rati-
fed by a two-thirds vote of the
Senate.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico, who is not member of the
committee, told reporters he re-
garded the House-approved Full
bright measure as unsatisfactory
because it lacks a definite pledge to
use military force to prevent future
aggression.
The Fulbright proposal would put
Congress on record merely as IA
voring United States participation in
appropriate international machin-
cry" with power adequate to main
tain peace.
Compromise Proposal Expected.
The proposal to use military force
is the keynote of resolution Of
fered by Senators Hatch and Hill.
Democrats, of Alabama; Ball, Re-
publican, of Minnesota, and Burton,
Republican, of Ohio, which the sub
committee is considering. Their
resolution, the Fulbright measure,
and other pending proposals appear
likely to give way in the committee
to a compromise statement expected
to be offered later by Chairman
Connally of the full committee.
There were indications, however,
that this proposal may not be forth
coming until Senator Connally has
canyassed all of the subcommittee
members and has found some way
to mold their divergent viewpoints
into policy statement that will not
provoke unrestrained debate in the
Senate.
The administration has sought to
avoid any such verbal fitting, fear
ing that some things that might be
said would not be to the liking of
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Total Arrests in D. T..
For I Months Drop

While the total of arrests in the
District in the first seven months OF
this year was 1859 less than in the
same period last year, the number of
arrests for felonies in the January to
July period was up from 3,223 last
year to 1926 this year.
A study Of f1gures released by the
Police Department and the courts
shows that the decline in arrests
was due mainly to fewer automo-
biles on the streets rather than a
decline in serious crime. Traffic
violations fell from 1888 arrests
last year to 54 1853 this year. Part of
this decline, however. was made up
by an increase in the number Of
fugitives arrested and persons held
for investigation. On the upgrade
also were the number of arrests for
disorderly conduct.
District Jail admissions were fewer
by 5000 this year.
War wages have increased the
Evening star., 1943-09-23

interviewer in London what she
meant by the word.
Cats have it," she said. Dogs
haven't got IT. I never met Mus
solini tthen Italian dictator), but
think he has it,"
She said the Duke of Windsor
then Prince of Wales, was "it" per-
sonified.
ut has nothing to do with sex
appeal" she maintained. "It is q
gift from the gods. I have met only
few dozen men who have it and
only one woman, Greta Carlo. Tt
is something that cannot be defined
- I can watch parade going
down the street and if there is one
man there who has it. will know
the minute see him."
Several OF Mrs. Glyn's works were
made into motion pictures in Eng
land and Hollywood. She lived in
the film capital from 1922 to 1927
She was the younger daughter OF
Douglas and Elinor (Saunders)
Sutherland of Toronto, Ontario.
Had Two Daughters.
In 1892 she was married to Mr.
Glyn and lived on large scale, with
lavish entertainment, at Sheering
Hall in Essex. She was a popular
parsonage and maintained her
sprightliness through the years.
She claimed she had acquired the
secret of perpetual youth.
They had two daughters, Juliet
who married Sir Rhys Williams, a
member of Parliament from Wales
and Margot, wife of Sir Edward
Dawson.
She was the author of about 80
books. The first was THE Visits OF
Elizabeth" in 1900, and the last
THE Third Eye" in 1910.
A popular edition of her writings
in 1917 sold more than 1,00O, 900
copies
In 1885 she wrote: "The great
majority of American females over
and under 100 possess natural
talent for gold digging which ex-
ceeds all the acquired art of the most
expensive European professional. /"
Evening star., 1943-09-23

! r. A. Seelig, by telephone, to the
health officer on August 81, ls43,
and which was later confirmed by
latter to the health officer.
Ordered Investigation.
The Commissioners learned of
this complaint for the first time on
September IA through the news
papers. l Immediately dispatched
Charles Stofberg, a former news
paperman and special assistant to
Commissioner Young, and Miss A.
w. Davidge, my special assistant. to
investigate the charges. A copy of
their report Is attached hereto.
Since the fall of l941 the daily
turnover of personnel. especially in
the nonprofessional groups, has been
increasing. This has resulted In a
lower standard of performance. The
inability to get equipment and the
rationing of food has made it diff
cult to operate at anywhere near
desired standards. All positions at
Gallinger rate higher pay than do
the private hospitals in the District,
but we still get the terrific turnover
OF help in the lower paid groups.
AS to rationing. like the private
hospitals, we cannot always obtain
the desired types of food. The short
ages in butter, fats and poultry have
made necessary the remaking of
menus and some sameness. Also,
high prices Of fruits and some vege-
tables have caused changes in the
diet on account Of lack of anpropria-
tions to meet the changing price
levels. Soap and soap powders have
been difficult to obtain"
Need 65 Graduate Nurses.
Mr.. Mason emhasized there now
are 65 positions of graduate nurses
which are untitled or about 40 per
cent Of the number required.
Meanwhile, 1t was learned that
DR.. Edgar Bocock, superintendent of
Gallinger, several days ago visited
the Office of United States Attorney
| Curran.
John Fihelly, Mr. Curran's chief
assistant, said Dr. Bocock had not
been summoned to the Office but
had gone voluntarily to inquire if
there was anything he could do to
aid the investigation.
I'VE told him we would like to
talk to him at the proper time" Mr..
Fihelly said.
Police 1t. John Shimon, detailed
to the United States attorneys office
to assist in such Investigations, is
still at work on the case but no re-
port has been made of his findings.
Everything Is the same" Mr..
| Fihelly said.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Curley Posts Bond
In Mail Fraud Case;
6 Face Quiz Monday

Representative Curley, forme,
Governor of Massachusetts, and one
time Mayor of Boston, posted $2,50t
bond today in District Court, pre-.
paratory to his appearance next
Monday with five other defendants
for arraignment on a charge of mai
fraud.
The Justice Department, which
described the alleged activities of
the six men indicted by the District
grand jury last Monday as a Gov
eminent war contract brokerage
racket" said Mr.. Curley, Donald
Wakefield Smith, former member of
the National Labor Relations Board
and four other men were scheduled
for arraignment Monday, probably
before Justice David A. Pine.
Others named in the indictment
were James Barton Underwood, who
has been serving with the Greek
Army in Egypt; James Fuller, who
has been serving five-year term
for sending fraudulent securities
through the mail; Bertram Hall of
A>uiAo.', VA, anu 1NdlS Slldll u. TltI-
gerald, Smith posted s2,50Q bond
yesterday. while Fitzgerald and Un-
derwood posted similar bond last
Thursday, according to court at
taches.
Representative Curley appeared
alone at the clerks Office in District
Court.
The six men were listed as officers
OF Engineers Group, Inc. They were
specifically charged in the indict-
ment with fraudulently representing
themselves as a corporation which
had planned and supervised $780,
100000 of construction in the past
20 years, and with collecting fees by
misrepresenting their ability to OBJ
tain war contracts.
Evening star., 1943-09-23

some of Americas Allies, and SEN
ator George. Democrat, of Georgia
expressed belief it would be a mis-
take to report any measure that
would provoke heated remarks.
Barkley Shares Georges Views.
I'VE have to consider that for
practical purposes debate cannot be
limited in the Senate (as it is in the
House, and that there is no limita-
ton on the amendments that can be
offered" Senator George said. "It
certainly would not help the war
effort to stir up old animosities and
to have things said about our Allies
that strain our relations with them"
Senator Georges attitude has been
shared to a large extent by Majority
Leader Barkley and probably will
be reflected in the caution with
which the subcommittee moves be-
fore it commits itself to any pro-
posal.
Evening star., 1943-09-23

would in any way be connected with
the Federal or District Govern
ments.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
.,iiher Drastic Gu
In NeWsprini nears
WPB Official Asseris

BY the Associated Press. s@ssS ~
ATLANTA, Sept. 23--The proser3 Z
pulpwood production rate cslls "a 4
further drastic curtailment IL news 4
print consumption by newspaperl u
NJ. G. Sullivan. assistant director 4 3
the Printing and Publishing Division
Of the War Production Beard. de.{
clared today.
Mr.. Sullivan added tl1at news
paper publishers In deciding 10 rel
duce their newsprint consnmption
gradually rather than take ahar1
cut now had gambler iii In y
creased production later on with
/ great risks.
Here to address an emeraency
conference of the Southern Circula-
ition Managers Association, the WpB
oficial said the main effort Of the
War Production Board today Is to
get more production" but asserted
| that the Canadian situation Is the
controlling factor q
Labor Is Key to Situation.
He said in an interview that's
there is nothing so wrong With the
situation that can't be corrected bvA
putting lot of men in the woods,
but explained that the need sfois
manpower in Canada also has re-.
duced the Dominion's fuel Supply. y
TN Canada, from which we get "a
| per cent of our newsprint, peoplel
use wood for fuel much more than
| we do" Mr.. Sullivan pointed out 4
Outside the cities wood Is used fors
fuel entirely. There is also going to-
be a coal shortage and that wiIls
affect the cities.
"For month there was no pulp
wood cut In Canada, only fuel wood, Z
in an effort to overcome the fueis
Eshortage."
| Severe Cut Doubted.
Mr.. Sullivan, general circulationS
director Of the Frank Gannett news
papers, predicted that the largers
newspapers in this country neverS
would be forced to reduce to four or !
six pages as had those in England,
/ but added: I
| Il have no doubt that newspaper
advertising will be rationed to ans
even greater extent than now
He expressed confidence that
publishers are going to try to give
j accurate and complete information
on all news and make an effort ade-
| quately to serve their communities.
Now the newspapers are more inn ]
portant than ever to citizens of the
United States not only in giving
them the war news, but also infor-
nation about regulations In effect
due to the necessity of rationing
various commodities"
Evening star., 1943-09-23
House Passes S1S,62O,O00
Maternity Care Bill
BY the Associated pr.., sea~

BY the Associated Prsss. ssss
! Without dissenting vote, the
I House PASSED and sent to the Sen-'
ate Yesterday bill appropriating
$l8,620, 900 for assistance to service
mems wives who become mothers.
! The appropriation supplements
s.. .60Q. 600 provided forathe=same=p,lr-s !
pose since last March, but already
spent at an average cost of $84.50
| per case.
The House voted down, lis to 8,
proposal that the aid be given in
cash to the mothers, and ordered
instead that it be used to pay med
ical, nursing and hospital bills direct,
with the administration in charge
Of the States and the Children's
Bureau.
Evening star., 1943-09-23

income Of most persons here" COM
mented DR.. James Allen Nolan, di-
rector Of the Criminal Justice Asso-
citation, explaining that offenders
prefer to pay fines rather than 60 to
jail. The preference of $40 to 10
days by the majority of slight Of
Tenders is borne out in Municipal
Court records, which show "A per
cent increase in revenue during the
first eight months of this year.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Housing Loon Insurance
Fund Increase Approved

BY the Associated Press.
A bill increasing by $400, 900 900
the Federal Housing Authority's
fund for insurance Of loans for
housing in war production areas was
passed by the House today and sent
to the Senate.
The measure extends the life of
the insurance operations from July
l. 1874, to July /, 1945, and in
creases the authorization of insur-
ance for war housing leans from
81 zoe, ,000, 900 to $1,000 900 900.
Evening star., 1943-09-23

the planned program, Mr.. Mason
said, and he emphasized the hos
pital kitchen was greatly inadequate
to meet the demands of the present
patient population.
Mr.. Mason also advised Chairman
Holman that the Commissioners are
making postwar plans for improve
ments and expansion of Gallinger
facilities having a presently esti-
mated cost of more than $1,000, 600.
He said:
1--WE are working on postwar plans
for the enlargement of Glenn Dale
tuberculosis Sanitorium, which,
when completed, will permit the
abandonment OF the old building
at Gallinger.
I'VE are concerned with not only
the administration of Gallinger, but
of the Health Department, of which
Gallinger, Glenn Dale and Upshur
(the tuberculosis hospital now used
for convalescent patients) are units
or divisions. In the last analysis
the Commissioners are not technical
men. that is, in the sense of operat-
ing any part of the Health Depart
ment. We must look to the head of
the department to see that each unit
of his department functions with
the highest degree of efficiency.
Mason Promises Study.
Upon receipt of the findings of
your committee an da report of
the United States attorney prompt
and thorough study will be made by
me with view to recommendations
to the Commissioners.
THE Commissioners have thor
oughly recognized since Pearl Har-
Dor that not one of us, including
State and municipal instrumental
tiles, may obtain all that is desired
to maintain or bring services to a
desired state OF proficiency, the
necessary material, equipment OF
manpower needed to do this being
unobtainable.
THE Commissioner have tried to
conform with the national policy
Of an all-out war"
Mr.. Mason recited at length the
various visits he had made to Gal
linger since he took ONCE in July
194l, explaining that one or two
might properly be called "inspec.
TONS since these resulted from,
complaints.
He added:
NO major complaint OF Gallingei
Hospitals operations. except by the
General Accounting Once, has beer
made to the Commissioners during
my tenure OF once. The only mAjol
complaint made to any one since
July II. l94i, WAS the one made b
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Einor GIyn Lived
| Here in 1898 in
| Georgetown Home

Elinor Glyn lived in WASH
ington during the winter of
1878 after purchasing one
of the old Georgetown homes
at al47 r street. which she res
modelled sexteflsiyely. s1tseawyft-
ef mingled lille in 'TesEaenf{aI
or official society, eonfining her
social activities principally
within a small group of friends
in the literafYand asti world,
among whom was Sinclair Lew
Is, then a nefghbor.
She was making her home in
New York when she came here.
Evening star., 1943-09-23

Before Victory is won, we've got
to build more, fight more and buy
more War bonds. Buy at least a
S100 bond during the Third War
Loan above your regular bond
buying.
Evening star., 1943-09-23

prepared for novel of such type
One commentator said it was a book
for adolescents to read alone behind
locked doors" Many people who
read it refused to give it place on
library shelves along with the sedate
romantic novels of the period.
Canada refused, for a time, to let
the book be imported there and
there were ecclesiastical outbursts in
America over it.
In her autobiography, Romantic
Adventure" published in 1896, she
insisted Three Weeks" was highly
moral in tone 1t was translated
into many European languages and
generally was regarded as a tragedy
rather than a sexy novel. 1t also
was made into movie.
Tried to Explain "It."
At the height of public furry over
the publication of IT." she told ar
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Dr.. Walter L. Wright, Jr.,
Joins Library Stuff

DR.. Walter L. Wright, jr., on leave
from his dual position as president
OF the American College for Girls
and Robert College, both at Istanbul,
has been appointed resident fellow
of the Library of Congress in Near
Eastern Studies, 1t was announced
today.
For some time he has been chief
OF the Near East section of the Office
of Co-ordinator of Information
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-11-11
ALFALFA SEED
PRODUCTION UP
ykAk

Production of alfalfa seed this
year, forecast at 1,079, 400 bushels
of thresher run seed, is ten per
cent larger than the 1912 crop
of ST., 700 bushels.
The expected increase this
year over last is attributed to
the larger acreage as the indi-
Gated yield per acre is practically
the same as last year. The lar
ger production forecast in ten
states, Minnesota, Iowa, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana,
Colordo and Utah, more than
offsets the smaller crops in the
states of Ohio, Indiana, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Texas, Idaho,
Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona,
Washington, Oregon and Calf
ornia.
The estimated production this
year, together with last years in
parentheses. in groups of states.
is as follows: northern, 4O5 900
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-11-11
NOVEMBER H-20

inseparably. Children will need
more. than ever before to read
widely and well. Everything we
want for them in spiritual
growth and enriching human
experience is saio at its best in
their books, whose friendliness,
wisdom, universally is an Am
erican treasure"
Jessie McEwen, Thomas Mel
son g. Sons, reflects the ideals
of children's book editors:
Young people today need books
that have far horizons. If
through books, American boys
and girls can realize that in Al
RIGA, Burma, Britain, Russia,
China-everywhere in the world
there are boys and girls as
like them in hopes, ambition
and desire to be good citizens.
then books will have achieved
something SO great that it can
not be measured, but will en-
dure forever"
The Big Horn county library
is joining with other libraries
and the book industry in this
national campaign to bring
young people and good books
together. Grown-ups as we'll as
boys and girls will find much
to stimulate and inspire them if
they visit the library during
Book Week and inspect the many
interesting new books that will
be on display.
The students in the Hardin
grade school are planning to
visit the library with their
teachers during Book Week and
all rural children are invited to
come also. II possible.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-11-11

Book week is being celebrated
in this community November
1920, keynoted by the national
theme, Build the Future with
Books" On this twenty fifth
anniversary of Book Week, it is
fitting that everybody should
consider the Importance of chill
dren'S books in the world today.
The observations of experts in
the library, educational and
publishing fields, who support
the project this year, help to
cryStaize our own thoughts and
stimulate public discussion.
Nora Beust, U. S. Office of
Education, suggests: 1T may be
revealing to pause and inquire
whose children's future is to be
built with books, for an inven-
tory of the present must nee
essarily precede any planning
for the future. What, for exam
pie, is being done within each
household to make books live
for the young members? What
books are there for children of
the less privileged members of
the group, to encourage their
dreams of the future and give
them a vision of the good life?"
Irene Smith, Brooklyn Public
Library, states: For those who
know and love children,s books
there is encouragement in them
which never fails us on even our
darkest today. We have, unalt-
erably, the wonderful books and
free young readers among our
heartening realities. Both re-
fleet our whole past and pres
ent, SO the future too Is theirs
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-11-11

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