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Evening star., 1943-08-10

Many Victory gardeners, upon
seeing the ravages caused by bun
MES, have begun to regret that the
former hero, Br'er Rabbit. ever got
away from Br'er Foxs tar baby and
into the briar patch.
Evening star., 1943-08-10

be counted. Many have become of
age or will become of age before
voting time next year-since they
Joined the armed forces. They must
be registered. All of this presents a
very real problem-in time of war.
1t would be entirely reasonable if the
Republicans were to call for a BIZ
partisan board to supervise this bal
lOtinp.
Evening star., 1943-08-10
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

bH FTedertc J. Hdsktn.
A reader can get the anstDer 10 ary
question OF fact BY iDrtttno The Ere.
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. Hnskin, director, Washtn1ton
ID. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage
Q. What Is the highest price ever paid
for picture7-P. s. w.
A. Andrew Mellon paid s1lee 900 for
the Alba Madonna" &" by Raphael. now in
the National Gallery. This is believed
to be the greatest amount ever paid for
one painting.
Q. Can members OF Congress be i'm
peached?-N. I. S.
A. Members of Congress are not sub
ject to impeachment, but each House
can, with concurrence of two-thirds
expel a member. Members are subject
to prosecution for treason, felony or
breach Of the peace, the same as private
citizens.
@. Does Canada participate in lease
lend?-W. M. H.
A Canada does not use lease-lend
accommodations utilized by other United
Nations.
Evening star., 1943-08-10

Modern Manners-Filled with an
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asked on the all important subject OF
proper conduct. Avoid embarrass-
ment by knowing what to do and
when to do it, Among the subjects
covered in this 32-page publication
are invitations, introductions, cards.
calls, engagements, weddings, christen-
lngs, funerals and business etiquette.
To secure your copy of this booklet
inclose 10 cents in coin, wrapped in
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Evening star., 1943-10-23

able construction time of the new
giants, Mr.. Knox said he could give
no estimates. but added, In all types
OF construction we have found many
ways of speeding up and undoubt-
edly that will continue
Two of the CVBs will be built at
the Newport News (VaD Shipbuild-
ing & Drydock Co. yards and the
other at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn.
Names for the ships have not been
selected, nor has the exact date for
the keel layings been determined
Mr.. Knox said that shipways to
handle such large vessels were read
lily available.
The carriers, the Navy said, will
be the base of operations for planes
larger than any which heretofore
have operated from the decks of air
craft carriers"
CTWin-engined bombing planes
had precarious takeof from the
carrier Hornet in the raid on
Toxic last year,
The biggest carriers in the United
States feet SO far have been the
Lexington and Saratoga, at $4,000
tons each. The Lexington was lost
in Pacific fighting last year
The new carriers will be almost
twice the size of the 25,0O0-ton Essex
type. Comparisons with other large
carriers follow: Largest British,
$4,000 tons: two largest japanese,
both sunk at Midway and both origi-
nally built as battle cruisers, 26 900
Evening star., 1943-10-23
French Flyers, With British Spitfres, Downed
More Than 20 Nuzi Planes in Corsicun Thrust

OF them still must operate under as
sumed names Their families are in
Occupied France and subject tc
German vengeance, For this reason
the men go into battle without any
identification papers and they can
not get credit as individuals TO,
their exploits.
Outstanding among the adven-
lures of the French pilots was 1t
x who was shot down into the sea
by flax over Bastia. His plane
went into crazy spin and he can
not recall how he managed to get
himself out, Once in the water he
was able to get untangled from his
parachute and, sustained by his
llfebelt, he spent more than an
hour getting his rubber boat in
f1ated. Then for three hours he
padded with his hands toward land.
Just as he was within easy dis
tance of shore. Gesnan E-boat
spotted him and made him prisoner
He was taken to Bastia and ques-
toned. His interrogatorS. he said.
seemed chiefly interested in learn
ing his name and his home in
France. Their object was clear.
Once they had this information they
would be in fine position to make
him tell everything he knew by
threats of reprisal against his fam
lily.
But 1t. X was obdurate and they
gave up in disgust. He was driven
to a nearby village where he was
to be held prisoner until he could
be removed to Germany. 1t was
dusk as the car entered this town.
1t barely avoided a collision with
another German army car at a
crossroads. His guards Joined in
the excited argument between the
drivers. In the midst of this he
jumped out of the car and, bullets
Whistling around him, ran for the
bush. His captors were unable to
find him in the growing darkness.
Crawling stealthily through the
underground. he had passed all but
the last German outpost when his
Evening star., 1943-10-23

Navy Plans 10 Build
Giant Plane Carriers
To Launch Bombers
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Giant aircraft carriers which
can launch the big bombers now
based on land are in the making.
This was disclosed by Secretary of
the Navy Knox yesterday with an
nouncement that construction of
the largest carriers in the world will
be started soon.
Larger than battleships and
heavily armored, the new carriers
will be difficult to sink and will
carry even more and bigger guns,
possibly some as heavy as those now
used on cruisers.
More important, said Mr.. Knox,
they will be capable of going into
action with more planes than ever
have been placed on f1at-top. The
two-engined bombers themselves
will be giants for such operations.
Plans now call for construction
of three such carriers of As 900 tons
displacement each.
Will Start Two at Once.
Mr.. Knox said construction soon
will be started" on two of the three
huge carriers. Asked at press con-
ference to explain the use of the
word "soon," he said it means right
away" The keel of the third car
rier will be laid next year, he added
They are generally in response
to the steady growth in size of
planes" Mr.. Knox said.
He explained that the carriers, to
be known as "CVBs," will afford a
combination of protection and
speed and have capacity to handle
larger planes and more of them than
any ship ever launched"
Asked about the designation
"CVB.' Mr.. Knox explained the "B''
can be interpreted as standing
merely for big" and the letters &C
V" are the Navy designation for
aircraft carriers.
Would it be good idea to call
these battle carriers?" Mr.. Knox was
asked
That might be appropriate" he
replied.
Essex Type Takes IL Months.
Construction of aircraft carriers of
the Essex type-25,000 tonners now
being built sWiftly-require approx
mately II months from the date of
the keel laying. Asked about prob
Evening star., 1943-10-23
Reds Would Resent Choice
OF Bullitt, Browder Warns

ES Inc Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23-EarI
Browder, national secretary of the
Communist party, said last night
that the election of William c.
Bullitt, Democratic candidate for
Mayor of Philadelphia, would be
resented by the Soviet government
at Moscow.
Declaring that Mr.. Bullitt, for
mer Ambassador to France and
Russia, urged recently that the
United States stop all material as
slstance to the Soviet Union pend
ing the negotiation of an entirely
new political agreement" Mr.. Brow
der told an audience of approx
mately 5000 in Town Hall:
Clearly such expressions of pol
icy toward our Soviet ally on the
part Of an official of the United
States Government could have but
one result-to seriously prejudice
our relationships and embarrass our
own officials in the conduct of the
war"
Evening star., 1943-10-23

German planes in the neighborhood
of Bastia-three seaplanes and four
transports used for evacua ting
without any losses. Two of
the six doWned two enemy craft
each. One unlucky pilot failed to
make a hit.
The return to the field that eve
ming was celebrated with some of
the fanciest contortions l have ever
seen in the air as the flyers tried
to announce their victory to their
comrades below-the first major
French victory in the air since the
French air force was overwhelmed
by the Luftwaffe in 1910. Altogether
they accounted for more than 20
German craft, mostly transports, in
the Corsican campaign.
The pilots are, for the most part
veteran French flyers who had
fought in France and escaped to
North Africa after the armistice
They quickly learned to handle the
Splits provided by the British
They are older than most British
and American fighter pilots. Most
Evening star., 1943-10-23
Circus Hanging
Continued From First Page.)

screams of spectators ended abrupt
ly as Mr.. Peters hit the end of his
leap. The rope holding him 20 feet
from the floor became taut and Mr..
Peters twitched slightly, finally be-
coming motionless.
The silence was broken once by
the announcer who doomed out over
the loud speaker, Hes dazed mo-
mentarily" The silence deepened as
Mr.. Peters dangling body swayed
lightly at the end of the rope
AS firemen worked 20 minutes
taking Mr.. Peters body down, asso-
ciates said that the secret Of his
trick had been to reach up and
grab the rope at the neck just be-
fore he reached the end of the leap.
William Pape, performer who
had worked with Mr.. Peters for IL
years, said it appeared that the cable
had become entangled and stopped
the fall too soon.
Mr.. Peters act was done with a
wire rope, which had rubber moose
at its end. A split second before the
cable tightened he would reach be-
hind his head and grasp the rope,
breaking his fall, then let go, bounce
ing back slightly as his taut-
muscled neck jerked into the rubber.
Last night he announced that in
stead of making his ordinary jump
'of so feet he would leap for the first
time from 10 feet, "for a greater
thrill"
His wife, Catherine, an expectant
mother, was in his dressing room
and did not see the accident 1t was
the first time she had missed the
act since they were married four
years ago.
Mr.. Peters was veteran circus
performer whose repertoire of high
trapeze work included a ceiling
walking act in addition to the hang
ing trick.
He was born in Bavaria. Ex-
hibiting early talent for aerial work,
he developed into a star in Ger
many at the age of Is.
! Later he came to the United
States and for IL years his perform
ances were featured thrills of the
Ringing Bros .-Barnum & Bailey
circus. For the past five years,
however, he had worked inde-
pendently of the big shows, doing
his act at country fairs and benefit
! shows
Evening star., 1943-10-23
YuqosIuv Patriots Extend Gains:
Hitler Acts to Calm Balkans

By the Associated Press.
LONDON; Oct. 23-Yugoslav
Patriots struck hard at German
fortified strong points in Southwest
Slovenia today as Adolf Hitler
sought some means of liquidating
increasing unrest throughout the
Balkans
Hitler's concern over the Balkan
situation was indicated when he
summoned the regents of Bulgaria
to a conference of high German
military officers last Monday. The
Berlin radio announced the meeting
last night.
Berlin said Prince Cyril, younger
brother of the late King Boris and
Bogdan Philov. Cyril's pro-Nazi CO.
regent, attended the session.
Capture of the strategic Slovenian
centers of Kopriva, Visnyvrh, Novi
Grad and Gradisce, was reported by
Evening star., 1943-10-23

"a communique of the Yugoslav
Liberation Army, broadcast by the
Free Yugoslav radio and recorded
by the Associated Press. While little
more than villages, these positions
were regarded as important because
they command lines of communica-
ton in difficult mountainous area
Heavy fighting also was reported
in the vicinity of Mount Chakor on
the Montenegran-Albanian frontier
between Partisan columns and Nazi
motorized units.
Other successful operations we're
conducted along the railway line
serving territory between the Sava
and Danube Rivers in Eastern
Croatia, the communique said.
German motorized and tank forces
were under almost continuous attack
in the Croatian province of Lika
near Jezerana and near Dolny-
Lapac. $3.50
Evening star., 1943-10-23
Wellesley Foundation Gets
Gift From Nine. Chianq
By the Associated Press.

WELLESLEY, Mass, Oct. 23.-
Nine. Chang Kai-shek has donated
$25,000 to the May Ling Soong
foundation--established in honor of
the 25th anniversary of her gradua-
tion from Wellesley-Lt. Comdr.
Mildred H. McAfee. director of the
Women's Reserve, U. S. N. announced
today during exercises in Wellesley
College Memorial Chapel.
The Wellesley College president,
now on partial leave of absence, also
announced appointment of Miss
Ruth H. Lindsay of Nashotah, Wis,
as dean of residence at the college,
succeeding Mrs. G.. Justice Ewing,
who will retire at the end of the
college year.
The May Ling Soong Foundation
was established in June, 1912, as an
agency for creating better under
standing between the East and the
West.
Evening star., 1943-10-23

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Evening star., 1943-10-23

presence was revealed by cracking
tWig, He was at once surrounded
by three German soldiers, one
armed with a sub-machine gun
pointed directly at him. Just then
the fellow with the machine gun
intent on stalking his prey, stepped
into a foXhole and cried out in
alarm. This distracted the atten-
ton of the others for a moment
and 1t, x took to his heels. He
finally was able to get back to Allied
headquarters.
Evening star., 1943-10-23
Swedish Air|iner
Shot Down, Service
To London Halted
BY the Associated Press,

.
Swedish airlines in London
today announced the temporary
suspension" of operations be-
tween Britain and Sweden as a
sequel to the loss of a Swedish
transport plane which was shot
down in flames off SWeden's
west coast yesterday, presumably
by a German plane.
The airliner, bound from Britain
to Stockholm, crashed near Haalo
killing 13 passengers, one of them
an American, Swedish reports said
One crew member and one passenger,
a Swedish sailor, were said to have
been thrown clear and rescued by
fishermen.
The dead were not immediately
Identified, but London reports said
DR.. t. c. Hume, an American clergy
man, was among the passengers.
Was Church Official.
DR.. Hume had taken the plane
from England to go to Stockholm
in connection with his work as a
secretary of the World Council of
Churches in the department of re-
construction and rehabilitation.
A Rhodes scholar and a congre-
gational minister for the past 13
years, DR.. Hume was born in India.
where his father, DR.. Edward H.
Hume, was then a medical mis-
slonary. His mother was the former
Lolita Carswel of Baltimore.
From January, 1910. to July. 1943,
he was minister at Claremont.
Calf
He is survived by his father. his
WldoW. Gertrude Baldwin Hume,
now of New York, and five children
Radio Operator Flashes News.
The radio operator of the plane
an Amerlcan-built Douglas DC-3-
had time only to send a brief, dra-
matte message saying I'VE have been
shot down" before the plane crashed
Other passengers on the air liner
London reports said, included Nine.
Taradina, wife of the Soviet naval
attache in Stockholm and her two
young children; Nine. Ummyshkoba,
wife of the Soviet assistant naval
sttache in Stockholm; two officers
OF the Swedish Merchant Navy:
British insurance agent and a Swed-
ish woman who had been living in
England for number of years.
There was no radio communica-
ton from the plane last night indi-
eating trouble of any kind prior to
the single sentence telling of the
attack.
Rescued Crewman Tells of Crash.
Stockholm reports said the rescued
crew member described the crash as
follows:
Our Douglas DC-3 was pursued
and shot down at about 1926 pm.
by a military plane of unidentified
nationality. During the next 10
minutes our pursuer sent three can
non and machine gun blasts into
our plane.
"One engine was hit and the wings
caught fire. The pilot gave the
order to land on water. We opened
the door and got the rubber dinghy
ready, but before we were able to
land the second engine quit, making
1t impossible to maneuver the ship.
She crashed into the rocks and
broke in half. She continued to
burn like a torch"
Officials of the Aero Transport
Co., said all Swedish civilian planes
are clearly marked as such and are
painted bright orange.
Evening star., 1943-10-23

tons; Germany's largest, 10000 tons;
French Bearn, 22,146 tons.
They are designed to take lot
of punishment" said Mr.. Knox, and,
in addition, are compartmented for
protection against underwater hits.
Compartmentation means division Of
the ship by bulkheads in such man
ner that shell or torpedo hit would
open only comparatively small sec.
ton and not result in sinking"
Evening star., 1943-10-23

LEADERS MAP WASHINGTON WELCOMES YOU" PLANS
Community leaders who cooperating the washington
Welcomes You project sponsored The Star cooperation
with prominent organizations discussed formation of
advisory board and plans for November
ing yesterday the United States
picture e to right Miss Frances H. Conlon of the
tona Catholic Community Service Randolph Myers
Central Branch YMCA representative
Evening star., 1943-10-23

color OF france
painted on their
tails and flown
e n t irel y b y
F. e n C h pilots
made some of
the b e S t a r
fighting records
of the war in
providing cover
or grou n d
troops of t h e
Army Of Liberia
ton in Corsica.
On their best
day, six Spithres
IN on e group
onn
Evening star., 1943-10-23

OF the National USO; Miss Elsa NJ Peterson YWCA
liam T. Gayle Civilian Defense Volunteer Office; Miss
Parker District Recreation Department. Gebman
Jewish Community Center c. H. Cunningham Depart
ment Mrs Clara Wright Smith, Greater National Capital Com
mlttee OF the Board of Trade Mrs Lucy Landry NCCSUSO
1914 street NV and Mrs Helen Steinbager Public Library
MISS Laura King director of the washington Welcomes
project, presided at the meeting. Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1943-10-23
By THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

WITH FRENCH ARMY OF LIB
GRAFTON, Corsica. Oct. 7 (By
Aerial Courier Two squadrons of
rednosed Spitfires with the tri-
Evening star., 1943-10-23

The best way to root for victory
is to dig deep into that pocketbook
or purse and buy War savings
stamps.
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Female Help Wanted

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Evening star., 1943-09-12
Musical. Institute
Adds New Teachers

Washington Musical Institute, Inc,
opens its fourteenth season in its
own building, former legation. The
institute plans a full and rounded
program including frequent recitals
in its recital hall seating over a
hundred people. Glasses in solfeg-
gio, harmony, music education, ETC.,
as well as private lessons in instru-
ments and voice make for the COM
plete background so necessary toward
a true musical education. The De-
gree of Bachelor of Music and
Bachelor of Music Education is au-
thorized by the District of Columbia
Board Of Education.
It's faculty of musicians long out
standing in Washington musical life,
DR.. Edwin NJ c. Barnes, supervisor
of music in the public schools; Louis
A. Potter, director of Washington
Choral Society; Weldon Carter, di-
rector and founder of the institute;
Myron Whitney, internationally
known vocal authority, together with
many assistants in all branches will
be retained. New members of wide
reputation have been added this
year. namely Julia Elbogen, Euro
pean piano authority; Mabel Duncan
Lindsay, cello. and new depart
ment Of Poetry under Faith Villas.
Evening star., 1943-09-12
Chilean Pianist
To Open Series

The Chamber Music Guild of
Washington will open its fourth
year Of concerts on October 6 with
Claudio Arrau, great Chilean pianist,
as soloist. The series of four con-
certs will be given in the OAR
Memorial Continental Hall, located
at Seventeenth and D streets NV,
at 8:45 pm.
In addition to the Guild String
Quartet which will be heard on
each concert, the following artists
will appear:
Claudio Arrau, pianist, October 6.
Eileen Farrell. soprano of Columbia
BroadcaSting Co., October 27. Mishel
Piastro, violinist, soloist, November
10. Wanda Landowska, the greatest
harpsichordist, December 7.
Reservations for season tickets are
now being taken at the Snow Con-
cert Bureau, 721 Eleventh street
NV. All mail orders should be ad-
dressed to The Chamber Music
Guild, 1904 K street NV. No
tickets will be sold at the door on
the nights of the concerts.
Evening star., 1943-09-12

has the musical side been sighted; !;
in addition to the traditional ballet
music of Tschaikowsky, Offenbach
and Rimsky- -Korsakov, the Ballet
Theater has added original or re-
orchestrated scores by Aaron Cop
land, Prokofieff, Kurt WE'LL, Stravin-
sky and Harold Byrns.
The result of this plethora of ta-
lent has been public response un-
eqnaled in the history of ballet in
this country. For eight weeks at the
Metropolitan opera House last
spring, the Ballet Theater played 43
performances - to standing room
only audiences. Following this rec
ord shattering engagement, the
No. l ballet company made a sum-
mer tour of the United States and
Canada that included a second visit
to about 10 West Coast cities within
a period of six months.
Since the Ballet Theater made its
first joint Washington appearances
with the National Symphony a year
ago, two new ballets have been added
to its repertoire, Antony Tudor's
Romeo and Juliet" and David Lii
chimes Helen of Troy" In addition.
Balanchine's apollo" and "The
Wanderer" have been revived, and
Massines Three Cornered Hat"
"Capriccio Espagnol" and Fantastic
Toyshop" have been incorporated in
the reDertoire Ofher pau, u,orl,s
which the company has been work
ing on this summer, may be ready
for the Washington engagement,
Evening star., 1943-09-12
Russian Ballet Returns
For Three Recitals

The greatest Russian ballet, pre-
sented by the Ballet Theater in COL
laboration with the National SYM
phony Orchestra, will be on view for
three performances only in Consti-
tuition Hall on November IA and Is.
Two performances, matinee and eve
ming, will be given Sunday, Novem-
Der IA, while only the evening per-
formance will be presented on Mon
day, November is.
When the Ballet Theater made its
debut at New York's Center Theater
In January, 1940 it was hailed as the
greatest collaboration in ballet his
tory. tits even more that today:
To the great choregraphic works of
the past-the classics of Petipa, Co.
ralli, Nijinski and Fokine - have
constantly been added new creations
by the foremost contemporary cho-
regraphers, Anthony Tudor, Agnes
de Mile, Eugene Loring, Leonide
Massine, George Balanchine, David
Licl1ine and Anton Dolin. To the
freshness of the original company
have been added the outstanding
stars of the Russian ballet-Alicia
Markova, greatest of the classical
dancers greater even, most critics
say, than Pavlova in her prime);
Leonide Massine, whose wit and
dancing has spanked the Ballet
Russo for many seasons; Anton Do
lin. Andre EQleysky. AntOny Tudor:
Hugh Laing; not to mention the best
trained and most beautiful corps de
ballet in the history Of the art. Nor