Evening star., 1943-11-06
Vorgo Girls Are Hobit-Forn1ino
Post office Counsel Implies

Ond Assistant POStmaSters General
feel about being by-passed this way
is matter of conjecture.
Final witness for the Government
Yesterday was the Rev. DR.. Thomas
B. Moore, prior of ST. Augustine's s
Benedictine Monastery and a prac-
ticing pSychiatrist.
Father Moore found a phrase right
out of Esquire itself which, he said,
described the magazine about As
we'll as anything he could think Of
What 1t Doesn't Say"
1T suggests" he read, what 1t
doesn't say" The words in the ma
gazine, naturally, were referring to
something else.
Bruce Bromley, attorney for Es-
qulre, read the witness a long list
Of contributors to the publication and
asked Father Moore after reading
each name whether he had ever
heard of the author Among the
writer's of whom the witness said he
had never heard were Sholem Asch,
John Dos PasSos, Theodore Dresser,
Ernest Hemingway, D. H. Lawrence.
Maurice Materlinck, Andre Maurois,
Thomas Wolfe and John Steinbeck.
He said he had heard of Thomas
Mann but didn't know who he was
Did you know Father Moore
was asked, that men like Gen. Mac
Arthur and Donald Nelson are sub
scribers to Esquire?" The witness
said he didn't know that.
$4,000 Copies for Soldiers.
Did you know" Mr.. Bromley in
quired, that the War Department
has ordered $4,000 copies of ESQUIRE
especially for distribution to bases
abroad?' Father Moore said he
didn't know that either.
Would these facts change your
opinion as to whether the MAGAZINE
is indecent?' Mr.. Bromley asked.
No, it would not" the witness
said. He said he regretted very
much" the distribution of the pub
llcatlon to soldiers by the War De-
I partment
Bathing Suit Discussion.
+ Earlier in the day. the difference
between women'S bathing suits for
bathing and bathing suits for lust
sitting around and looking pretty
were brought out by Mrs. Harvey
Wiley, chairman of the National
/ Woman Party, president of the
Housekeepers' Alliance, editor of the
Equal Rights magazine, chairman of
legislation for the General Fedora
ton OF Women,s Clubs, and a men,
Der of the Daughters American Rev
olution
MRS. Wiley SAID she thought it was
all right for women to wear bath
ing suits when they have bona flde
intentions OF going swimming and
When they confine themselves to the
proper environment-namel the
beach. Even some such suits. honest
ly worn. she said. were sometimes
not all they should be.
Mrs Wiley was shown a photo-
graph of young lady in what GER
tam people might call a ravishinp
bathing suit.
We never seen anything like that
at the Chevy Chase Club" she told
Mr.. Bromley. Il don't think il
would be allowed"
1920 Garb "Revoltins.'
Mr.. Bromley handed her another
picture showing a woman in a 1920
bathing suit, complete with full
length bathing hose.
m revolted by it," Mrs. WILEY
said.
is it indecent?' Mr.. Bromley
wanted to know.
/ don't wish to say whether it's
indecent or not the witness replied
would have to see the woman in
IT. don't like her attitude. But
would have to see her"
Would it help any if I told YOU
the young lady here is Annette Kel.
lerman movie actress and glamour
girl of g generation aeo,?" the At
torney inquired.
Well" SAID Mrs. WILEY. "if it,.
Annette Kellerman it's not ind..
cent
At this point the witness turned
to the board 4 think I'm being
trapped, your honor" she said
on you've found that out" said
Mr.. Bromley,
knew l was going to be trapped
"hen l came here" she said.
In What Way" Is Question,
trapped in what way?' the
lawyer asked.
You want to make me ont
prude. She pointed to the press
TABLE. L know I'm going to be
raked over the Goals by those peo-