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Evening star., 1943-01-28
Bombs Destroy
ChildBook 1sms,'
Author Declares
Mrs. CoblenfS Speaks
At Tea of League
OF Pen UOmen

The bombs that wrought de-
struction on Pearl Harbor also for
tunately destroyed many of the
''iSms" which have been weakening
juvenile literature in the past 20
years, according to Mrs Catherine
Cate Coblentz, writer of juvenile
fiction. The bombings might never
have occurred, the author believes,
if 'isms" which pervaded the
United States since the last war had
not left the Nation pacifistic, un-
armed giant.
Speaking yesterday at tea given
by the District League of American
Pen Women, Mrs. Coblentz declared
that now is the time for juvenile
writer's to bring out the real facts of
American history as we'll as of the
men and women who through per-
Sonal courage, truth and ability to
carry responsibility gave the country
the greatness which has made it
world power.
There are two completely diff
ferent systems of government in
the world today" Mrs. Coblentz
said. One is totalitarianism, the
other democracy. The first is
summed up by the word might
the second by two words-'rights
and responsibility
The United States failed to meet
it's responsibilities after the first
World War, the speaker declared,
and, as a consequence, disillusioned
theorists and educators deluged the
country with various 'isms," in
cluding pacifsm, communism and
national socialism, which she said
seeped into textbooks and juvenile
literature. American history itself
became distorted, she added, and the
heroes and heroines of children's
books became spineless, irresponsible
creatures seeking only personal
happiness.
Il had publishers tell me that no
Evening star., 1943-01-28
Press Dinner

Miss Christine Sadler, president
of the Women's National Press
Club, was the guest Of honor at the
annual press dinner of the Wash
ington Alumnae Chapter of Phi
Delta Delta last night at the club
house of the American Association
of University Women. Miss Cath
crime Edmondson was chairman of
the dinner.
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a special meeting yesterday at AAA
headquarters. The brief talks are
to be illustrated by a film, Needless
Hurry Makes Endless Worry"
Mrs. George c. Thorpe, chairman
of the committee. announced that
new members to participate in the
new project include Mrs. Francis B.
Sayre, Mrs. Stanley K. Hornbeck
and Mrs. Raymond Clapper,
Evening star., 1943-01-28
Washington Club

The Washington Club announces
new members elected to the Board
of Governors include Miss Grace C.
Burton, Mrs. John Hanna, Mrs.
Joseph Fairbanks, Miss Mary
Wheeler and Mrs. Arthur McCon-
vile. The board elected Mrs. Gregg
Birdsall to fill a vacancy.
Evening star., 1943-01-28
Safety Chats
Series Planned

Plans to inaugurate series OF
safety chats before orientation
classes for new war workers in
Washington were discussed by the
Women's Safety Committee of the
American Automobile Association at
Evening star., 1943-01-28
Talk on Palestine

DR.. Baruch Rabinowitz, a former
resident of Palestine, will discuss
the government of modern Palestine
before the Saturday evening discus
sion group to meet at $50 pm. Sat-
urday at the Zionist House, 1920 Six
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1943-01-28
Auxiliary to Meet

The Womans Auxiliary Of the
Izaak Walton League, Washington
Chapter, will meet at $50 pm. to-
morrow at the Washington College
Of Music, 1741 K street NV.
Evening star., 1943-06-29

d l II dllu '"""'
Rome about where the next AL
lied blow will fall.
Early in May, there were indi-
cations that the morale Of the
German population began to be
affected by the impact of our
night and day bombings because
of the negligible resistance Of
anti-air defenses.
Since large number of fighter
planes have been taken to West
ern Europe, our raids, while sue
cessful, have been costly. The
German people appear to take
heart again when they see that
our bombing incursions are being
challenged by the defense branch
of the Luftwaffe.
Nazis Make No Move.
How much the uncertainty over
our principal objectives in the
Mediterranean has affected the
Nazi command is a matter Of
speculation. 1t is evident that The
Nazis have not started the slight
est move on the eastern front.
The Allied high command does
not know whether this is due to
Axis fears that major operation
in that area might be disastrous
if the Allies attack Southern
Europe while the Germans are
engaged In Russia or whether
other reasons are involved.
American and British high
ranking officers are puzzled by
the fact that even local opera
tions in the Kuban area of Russia
have been suspended. Never since
the outbreak of the Russo Ger
man war has there been such a
long period of complete quiet in
that area.
The American British point of
view appears to be that concen-
tration of large Allied army
along the entire Mediterranean
Basin from Syria to Gibraltar is
already being felt and the Nazi
high command. according to
some Of our military strategists.
is averse to starting its final AS
sault against the Russian fortifi-
cation in the Leningrad Moscow
Kharkov area until it knows
where the Allies will strike.
The fact is, the Nazis already
have lost precious time in Russia
after having made the most care
full and intense preparations for
an all-out attack. For the first
Evening star., 1943-06-29
California Refuses Return
OF Prisoner 10 Indiana

BY the Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calf, June 29-
Acting Gov. Frederick F. Houser
yesterday denied Indiana's applica-
ton for extradition of James J. Tay-
lor. who escaped from the Indiana
State Prison in 1919 after serving
only five years of life sentence for
the killing of his 13-eyar-old STEP
| brother.
Taylor, who was apprehended
when his fingerprints were taken
after he had driven past stop sign.
had lived in California for "a years
as Charles Proctor.
He conceded through his attorney,
Charles l.. Blek of Inglewood, that
he had no legal grounds on which
he could resist extradition, but con-
tended that he had lived an ex-
emplary life and had achieved self
rehabilitation.
The Acting Governor said he dis
liked denying another States reoui-
sition application, but that he be-
lieved Taylor had fully rehabilitated
himself and his return to prison
would serve no worthy purpose.
Terry B. Parks, as agent for In
diana, urged the granting of the ap-
plication on the grounds that re-
turn Of escaped prisoners Is neces-
sary to maintain prison morale and
discipline,
Evening star., 1943-06-29
French White Book Planned
State Department Considering Issuing Official Report
On North African Political Crisis

Roosevelt had been maneuvered into
false position of which ne funda-
mentally disapproved.
In spite of the agreement between
Gen. Giraud and Gen. de Gaulle the
French situation continues to be ex-
plosive. Gen Eisenhower is reliably
reported to have informed Washing
ton that there will be renewed de-
mands on the part of Gen. de Gaulle
for the complete control of the
French Army. The Fighting French
general agreed to the present COM
promise only after Gen. Eisenhower
threatened to use his authority as
commander in chief of the Allied
forces in the Mediterranean and to
dissolve the Committee for National
Liberation if an agreement was not
reached.
Greater Operations in Prospect.
In short while Allied forces may
become engaged in greater opera
tions than the conquest of Tunisia.
If this happens the rear and supply
bases of the Allied forces in North
Africa must be secure If another
African political crisis should be
precipitated at this time Gen. ELsen-
hover or his representatives, if the
general happens to be away at the
front, would have to take over the
administration of the French COL
onies.
Recent attempts OF certain COM
mentators in this country to describe
Gen. Henri Giraud, who escaped
from Nazi prison and who has CO.
operated 100 per cent with our
forces. as Fascist stooge," indi-
cate that the propa ganda fire will
fame high if Gen Eisenhower feels
obliged to liquidate the Provisional
French Committee
The State Department policy
trainers are urging the early publi-
cation of the documented facts, be-
ginning with November Z 1912, of
the whole story of American rela-
tions with the North African French
Released 1a43, bv the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1943-06-29
By HELEN LOMBARD.

A White Book containing all the
facts which brought about the North
African political crisis is being
planned by the State Department.
1t is most unusual to publish an
official document dealing with cur
rent diplomatic and military af-
fairs. Official records relating to
history in the making are usually
put aside to cool off until they can
be used as reference books by ear
nest students.
The part that propaganda and
ideologies play in this war makes it
important, according to some high
ranking policy trainers, to give the
American people the facts about the
North African situation now.
No more acrimonious and bitter
controversy has occurred during this
war than the one which followed
our penetration of North Africa and
our subsequent relations with the
Frenchmen who had been in con-
troll of the French colonies.
In Washington, where the Fight
ing French have their headquarters,
the discussion reached boiling point.
Ordinarily responsible commenta-
tors used freely the word Fascist"
In describing the State Department
policy and its representatives in
Africa. The fact that President
Roosevelt indorsed the North Afri-
can policy appeared to have no
weight whatever with the critics
Feeling ran so high in official
Washington at one stage Of the
game that an influential journalist
began to lecture a State Department
official whom he met at a dinner
party on the danger OF supporting
the wrong people" in North Africa
When the official pointed out that
Prime Minister Churchill and Presi-
dent Roosevelt had between them
agreed on the policy. this drew
forth the retort that President
Evening star., 1943-06-29

cuSSed the problem of military
defense after the war Gov. War;
rem dealt specifically with civil
ian defense, as it is now organ
lied.
The Importance of citizen SOL
diery in the defense organization
of the future - the National
Guard-was stressed by Gov.
Martin. Here is his plan for an
American postwar Army.
"First-The best trained Regu-
lar Army in the world, it's size
depending on circumstances and
future situations.
Second = A National Guard
composed of selected citizens
with their training supervised by
the best brains of the Regular
Army.
"Third-A great Reserve Corps
consisting of those citizens will
ing to give some time to military
training.
Great Maneuvers Proposed.
The National Guard should
be organized into units. The
Regular Army, where officers of
the Regulars. the Guard and the
Reserves would command units
commensurate with their rank.
'Fourth-In order that the
different components may have
the officer and enlisted strength
required for the various units.
this country should approve a
system of selective training. In
this way every young man. at the
close of his high school work,
would serve in the Regular Army
for a certain period. or in the
National Guard for a longer
period-and then in the Reserve.
This would give every able
bodied American his opportunity
to serve. 1t would give us con-
tlnually trained reserve in case
Of a national emergency,
"Fifth-Industries should be
organized TO make munitions
should war come. The jlg5, molds,
rules, dies, lathes and other
special tools should be author
lied and paid for by the Federal
Government. Necessary raw ma
terials, not produced in America,
should either be prepared syn
thetlcally or bought in sufficient
amounts by the Federal Govern
ment to meet the needs of in
dustry should an emergency
come.
Size Depends on Commitments.
"A future defense policy will,
to some extent, at least, depend
on the position of this country
when the war ends. If we take a
lasting part in policing the world,
our Regular Army and Navy must
be correspondingly greater. Un-
less this is determined it will be
impossible to foresee the size of
the Regular Army or the power
of the Navy. Our permanent
armed strength must depend on
future decisions.
incidentally I feel that We
must demand the unconditional
surrender of our enemies. They
must be destroyed and kept un-
armed. if there is to be peace in
the future.
For more than 40 years" Gen.
ment by left-Wingers who act fol
the President in applying his execu-
tive orders and a system of specific
legislative standards, Congress vii
tend to choose the latter. The left.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Faulty Cartridge Sale to Reds
Churqed in Fraud Indictment

Samuel H. Refs said the victim of
the scheme was the Amtorg Trading
Co.. official purchasing agency for
the Soviet government.
With the exception of Silverman,
who will be arraigned later, the de-
PENDANTS were arraigned yesterday
before Federal Judge Murray Hull
bert and released in $4,000 bail each
Mr.. Refs said that soon after the
Nazi invasion of Russia the Defend
ants contracted with Amtorg to
make 100000 rounds of .45-caliber
reload cartridges, 100000 of which
were to be available for immediate
shipment
FBI agents discovered the car
tridges were defective, Mr.. Refs said,
and the consignment never reached
Russia.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
This Changing World
Allied Borroee Of Propaganda and Bombs
Designed to DemoroIize and Confuse Axis

time since 1941 they have the
bulk of the Russian forces against
them. This situation has been
desired by the German high COM
mand from the initial stages of
the war.
Still Have Faith In Armies.
According to American military
experts. the Nazi generals have
not lost faith in their armies Of
fensive power, Military men who
are not wishful thinkers believe
that Axis defensive measures in
Southern Europe have been COM
pleted and that the Axis expects
the strength to be sufficient to
resist any Allied attack without
necessitating the withdrawal of
forces from the east or causing a
serious depletion of reserve forces
earmarked for the Russian front
or the Relcn 1tSelf.
These men are particularly in
trigued by the absence of Ger
man offensive operations and be-
lieve that unless the main attack
iii Russia begins not later than
early in July we might write off
any thought of a Nazi offensive.
They do not believe that the Rus
slams themselves would risk
major offensive this summer al
though the Red Army appears to
be in excellent shape.
Not only is the Soviet force
we'll organized, but it seems to
have such excellent supplies of
war materials that large por-
ton of the lend materials
being shipped to Russia consists
of agricultural implements, trac-
tors, plOWs, etc. The Moscow
government now seems more con-
cerned about obtaining agricul-
tural implements for its popula-
ton than actual tools of war.
Nerves War" to Continue.
The Allied war of nerves is ex-
pected to continue, regardless of
what happens on the eastern
front. The delay in the Mediter-
ranean offensive is due not only
to some minor political consid-
erations-such as the uncertain
French situation in North Africa
but also to the thoroughness of
our preparations.
The Allied high command is
aware that the enemy in Sicily
and Sardinia is we'll prepared for
defense and Gen. Eisenhower
does not want to take any
chances. He hopes to complete
his operations with a minimum of
loss.
Moreover, this is the first time
the Americans in Europe are
going to be tried in an amphibi-
Gus war. The forces used in the
past for such warfare In the
Pacific have been the marines at
Guadalcanal, where the japanese
defenses were inferior to those Of
the Italians.
The attack on the Axis Medi-
terranean strongholds protected
by Italians and Germans will give
lis a clear picture of what we may
expect when other more impor-
tant operations are undertaken
against the European fortress
itself.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOC lated Press.
NEW YORK, June GA corpo-
ration and four individuals we're
named defendants yesterday in
Federal indictment charging they
used the mails fraudulently in
scheme to sell defective cartridges
to the Russian government
The defendants were the BART
Co., Inc. of Hicksville, N. Y, which
operates reloading plant Nathan
Silverman, Cedarhurt, N. Y, presi-
dent and treasurer of the firm; Moe
Saraga, the Bronx, manager Of the
plant; Gerard Mosiello, financial
backer of the Arm, and Anthony
Mosiello, Gerard's brother, who
aided in management Of the firm.
Assistant United States Attorney
Evening star., 1943-06-29

Henry McLemore. An eateaSy Is
place where those who have q mad
craving for bacon, eggs, chicken,
steak and fresh fruit go In these
times of food rationing.
For a country that has been with
out these everyday luxuries for
nearly four years, London has few
black market eateasies. Either the
vigilance of officers or the con-
science of the people has kept them
to minimum. The overwhelming
majority of people go on day after
day eating what Lord Woolton says
they can eat.
Smelled of Gravy.
This is my fifth month in London
and last night was the first time I
had been to an eateaSy. A sly, little
man took me there Just as race
horse tout wears checkered vest as
his badge of business, the eateasy
tout wore a waistcoat, stepped in
by-product of his trade, namely,
gravy. There was delightful
aroma about the man. He smelled
like nice kitchen. AS he whispered
to me about where he could take me
for feed. I longed for a bottle Of
Worcestershire sauce to sprinkle
over him so I could eat him per-
sonally.
Quite few of us went with him,
momentarily overcome by his de-
scription of the fare that awaited
us. AS soon as we had agreed to go,
he started making mysterious tele-
phone calls, just as one used to
make them to speakeasies. In order
to be admitted at the door.
1t all turned out to be a racket.
We drove through winding, little
streets and news, finally stopping
at a disreputable sort of building
with an ironmonger's sign outside.
There followed mysterious, little
tapping on the door by our eateasy
tout. He whispered to some one
through a opened door. FL
nally we were admitted.
Now that the crime was done, We
all ordered beefsteak, orange juice,
pure butter side orders of eggs and
every other dish that you can't get
in this country in legal way. The
tout ordered two or three bottles
of what he described as the rarest OF
wines.
Got Powdered Eggs.
The wine came first and, as gullible
as I was, I knew the sort of place
we were in. The wine was low-grade
vinegar with high-grade label,
and when the proprietor came back
and said we couldn't have any
steaks because he was "just out" I
thought saw the shades Of Legs"
Diamond floating through the tram
som. He explained that if we had
been there "just five minutes earlier"
we could have had anything we
wanted
We settled for rare, beautiful cut
OF SPAN, an omelet of powdered
eggs. lemonade made from synthetic
crystals and a loaf of bread that
was with Drake when he went out
against the Armada. The cost of
this "sumptuous, illegal feast" was
about 10 times what We would have
had to pay in an ordinary restau-
rant.
The only genuine thing about the
whole evening was our shame in
having been tricked by the eateasy
tout and the shove we gave him
when we left the place. It served
us right. When in England do as
Englishmen do and not try to 90 10
fast rounds with that ration book.
l still wish they had something
besides SPAN on the menu, how
ever.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1943-06-29

size 40 short
wings. Life can
not possibly hold
any more sur
prises to a man
who has seen a
tout for an
eateasy.
An eateasy, in
case you don't
k ow it, is a
1943 Britt is h
counterpart o I
the 1880 Ameri-
can speakeasy.
Evening star., 1943-06-29

of fnality.
This "ofen-
sive"- the
form of air
b o m b a r d.
m e n is and
talk of a Eu-
ropean inva-
sion-has, of
c o u r S e, the
objective of
demoralizi n e
t h e enemy's
h m e front
and puzzling
p er lin and
Evening star., 1943-06-29

f ornia a de-
livered ad-
dresses deal
ing with vital
poll c es of
national de-
fense in the
future a n d
today. Gov.
MdTCln-GeQ.
Martin be-
fore he be-
came gover-
nor, a vet
eran of three
wars dis
Evening star., 1943-06-29

pol lici e S have
b cen accepted
and given weight
at the w h ! t e
House while the
man who knows
a subject by
experience and
carries a title
implying he is
an administrator
IS not even con-
suited when ma
1or decisions are
made.
III nAAni
Evening star., 1943-06-29

THE opinions OF the uers this page their not
necessaru The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars EFFORT to giUe all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1943-06-29
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

During the Governors Con-
ference in Columbus, Ohio, last
week, Gov. Martin of Pennsyl-
vania and Gov. Warren of Cali
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Left Wina
Adds New
Victim
Chester Davis Goes
Out as President
CIings to Advisers
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The story behind the resignation
Of Chester Davis as food admins
traitor is the tragic narrative of the
way left-wing advisers and CIO
Evening star., 1943-06-29
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN,

The extent of the success of the
Allied war of nerves against the
Germans and italians has not yet
been ascertained with any degree
Evening star., 1943-06-29
McLenore-
Enjoys Feast
At Eoteosy
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

LONDON. - I've seen everything
now. Let the angels sound their
trumpets and sweep me up with
them Il hope) and fit me with nv
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Typical Letter From
A Yonk Oversees:

"Jasf a fen rords TO say how
msch ne enjoy your Chelsea
Cigarettes. It's a real Ameri.
can smoke for US Yanks opey
here, and I mast say ne are
more than glad to sst thsm."
Evening star., 1943-06-29

Wingers were too much for Chester
Davis, so he resigned, but Mr.. Roose-
velt still clings to the advisers who
are misleading him.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1943-06-29

ment by left-Wingers who act for
the President in applying his execu-
tive orders and system of specific
legislative standards, Congress will
tend to choose the latter. The left
Evening star., 1943-06-29

Chelsea was FIRST to develop a new,
moisture inner-wrapper that
brings FRESHER cigarettes not only to
the men overseas, but to you here at home
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30

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the the goodness OF her heart She
49, planned the building the haI stretched the
could her table and help
himself to meat and drink
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Thorof daughter named
Thoo
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neglected
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the did.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-30

would himself morning
would tell her details and she would ask whether Re
possibly headed Mevthe he'd
a child she'd Why then he'd explain
best the standard kinds beauty
intellectual.
would smile back at him and the world
reaching everybody spoke kindly
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he took from her her touched
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