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Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

WALTER THORNTON, operator of
w one of New York's big three model
agencies (John Powers and Harry Con-
over are the other two) who recently
has been running newspaper ads plead
ing for male models for commercial
photography.
Among his clients are the llillman
magazines and the other day Thornton
was asked to dig up an elderly man, the
doctor type A Carl III. Tolleisen
answered the call.
When he had posed for a picture TO
be used in Real Detective Magazine.
he filled out more completely the blanks
asking for biological data, and attached
reprints from newspaper articles which
revealed that he was founder and di-
rector of the Brooklyn Chamber Music
Society, a member of the Brooklyn In
stitute of Arts and Science. concert
master of the Scandinavian Symphony
Orchestra and former first viollnlst OF
the New York Symphony Society and
the New York Philharmonic.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08
Hubby Gets Job

Cores pondent c. V. r.
Thompson. who has been
slightly annoyed by his compar-
ative inactivity in New York
while his bride, Dixie Tighe. is
participating in the war excite
ment abroad as full-hedged
war correspondent, received the
happy word today that he's TO
return to England to do a bit Of
war coverage, too.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08
Understands Men

chorus cutie
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

likewise bolstering her faith in
victory. lie also might be an
other reason why she would
have no prejudice against mar
rying an actor.
Maggie is of English-IriSh de-
scent. She is the daughter Of
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

Her most radical distinction
IS, that although she is an ac-
tress, she readily admits she
would marry an actor If the
right one came along. This is
probably due 90 her clinical un-
derstanding OF men In general,
having grown up without sisters
in a family Of four boys.
Currently she is the proudost
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08
oGouueM OPar arson,
N HOLLYWOOD
Lillian Gish, Back After 3 Years
Calls Silent Films Much Harder
HOLLYWOOD, Aug, 7.

co IMBtED Lillian Gish with the idea the life Of David
Griffith should be pat into pictures she has made
copious notes hoping that film company will want to
make mis- life story.
visited Lillian the set at Universal where she is
co-starred with Richard Dix The Man of the Family with
pretty Susanna Foster the protege Donald OConnor and
Peggy Ryan playing their children.
II had hoped" Lillian told "after Yankee Doodle
Dandy such that could interest of the
studios in making the Griffith story It's certainly dramatic
for this amazing business than
you the studio sets today invented by
him desperation when he needed such thing TO make
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

THERE must have been tears
- in the heart of millionaire
publisher Anon Carter when he
read the letter recently from
his son. Anon Jr., now held
prisoner by the Germans.
Junior revealed that he had
lost 80 pounds in captivity and
urged him to take up with the
Red Cross some way OF getting
chocolates to him, and perhaps
a cigar or two.
Carter has inspected a few ch
our own war camps where Gel
man and Italian prisoners re-
ceive three ample meals a day
and where he learned that
prisoners had gained an aver
age OF eight pounds each.
Incidentally. young Carter's
capture came about when. while
he was asleep. a band of Arab
bandits pounced upon him,
robbed him and stripped him,
leaving him 10 broil naked
under the African sun. Cur
rcntly he is wearing a British
uniform borrowed FROM 4 fcf.
low uriGOnpy
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08
NEW YORK CAYA[CADE
R Loui, -Sobol

Mary Margaret Mcbride, the radio.
babbler, who has probably the larges
an rarest collection of dolls in thu
world One is the smallest ever
rashioned-It is built around a pinhead.
The other is a flea doll-created and
dressed around a dead flea!
Rickenbaeker in Sicily
Concerning Eddie Rickenbacker, we
now hear he's in Sicily Richard
Merrill. among the top flers of the ma
ton. who has been. ferrying planes TO
far off theaters of war r-and come safely
through hazardous adventures especi-
ally in China.
"When 1 think" he says. call the
fuss they made I'm the days Harry
(Richman) and I were making that hop
across the Atlantic. Now it's just skip
and n jump, all In the days work for
the flying kids we have"
Herman, 67-year-old jitterbug, who
danced at the Savoy ballroom in Harlem
six nights week for II years =. Now
that it's shuttered / wonder what's
become OF this former circus acrobat
who was given up by the doctors 13
years ago and warned 10 keep quiet
and engage in no exercise of any sort.
.. Herman laughed in their faces, took
up dancing, became an expert Indy
hopper--and now the medicos say this
has kept him alive.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08
Thinks Learning Lines Is Easy

Those were great days. weren't they" l said
"Ye>, they were" Lillian answered, "bu picture making
today is - much easier
She the FIRST person say that learning lines
and botherng with dialogue is easier than making silent
picture
I'm those days worked eight weeks" she told
before they turned and used TO knock
self out gcscuatng and trying to put Today IL
all simple and TO stay and do another picture
LlIans Complexion Awes Susanna
Lillian has the complexion of girl
think" Susanna whispered my "she doesn't
use makeup except powder and a little and eye
shadow
"In the old days" told her. "yOu always the
wronged herone-now YOU have gone in for comedy"
"Yes." Llliap laughed "S Griffith certainly made his
heroines snow white. He say the public wasn't
interested in any unless She had noble spirit and
the conclusion he wasn't so far think
could little Of that philosophy today"
Al Is, Lillian World Famous Star
sat and talked with the girl to call airy fairy
Lillian hours and laughed about the days
when the 6 she of the most famous stars
the
Dorothy Mae Marsh Mr.. Griffith and always started
looking you pulled into Chicago said
Lillian t just didn't like Chicago unless there
with your notebook under your arm"
laughed al her description of me and told her Mary
Pord said she goes through Chicago that she doesn't
expect pop out from behind pillar. We both spoke
the day rival newspaper took my picture
with Gsh girls and Mae Marsh and when they to
caption the picture the editor said
"Who's that strange cir! on the end?"
When they discovered Parsons of the rival morning
paper there great do and they cut off the end of
the picture.
Returns TO S+ardom After l3 Years
81 have that picture somewhere" said Lillian 81
great things will find and give il to you
Lillian, who abroad in 1917 to make Hearts of the
World" and whose picture "The Birth of Nation took
into court D. w. Griffith, has
of her THE Of the Family is the first picture
she has made in Hollywood for 13 years The Commandos
Strike at Dawn made in Canada.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08
CoIumnist Now Publisher

Ten Friend, night club columnist,
who fulfills a lifelong ambition by be-
weekly newspaper-the Lessen Advo-
cate, SuSanville, Cal.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

Fred Chapman, a railroad en-
gineer, and Margaret Chapman,
a housewife, and she was born
on March 9, u years ago, in
White Plains, N. Y. She has
absolutely no affections, neither
hides nor dramatizes her back
ground Of hard work as a tele-
phone operator and model.
Born in New York
She has a regal bearing on
the screen and a gamin sense Of
humor off it. Speaks a dulcet
contralto, but giggles an infec-
tious treble. Once John
Powers model, she is a favorite
with screen designers, who like
to see their creations done right
by. But Off screen she gravi-
tates to slacks, which incidently.
she also does all right by.
= test for the volptuous ,r>ro-
inc role in the Howard Hughes
picture, THE Outlaw" was
what brought her to Hollywood.
She missed on that one and was
then tested for the mountaineer
Jweetheart Of Sergeant York"
at Warner Brothers. She didn't
get that, either, but stayed 10
become one of the long-stemmed
beauties of Navy Blues"
Had Disappointments
A test for "Tillie the Toiler"
took her TO Columbia, and when
the picture was dropped she
was disappointed, since she con-
Sidcrs "Tillie' the comic strip
version OF her own life. But
Evening star., 1943-10-22
The Great Game of Politics.

the administrations bill as political,
asserted its opposition to any in
crease in income taxes and insisted
that the additional revenue could be
had by cutting out waste in war ex-
penditures. This attitude is no more
honest than that of the administra-
ton. 1t isn't honest because, urgent
as economy is, no one seriously can
think that all the revenue the Gov
ernment needs can be raised that
way.
big Piece Of Dishonesty"
Obviously. the elimination of
waste must be coupled with more
taxes. One is AS important as the
other. Neither can be adequate
alone-and the Republican position
Is as clearly taken with the 1914
election in mind as is that of the
White House and Treasury. How
ever, the big piece of dishonesty is
the manner in which both shy away
from the general sales tax. The
thoughtful men in both parties know
and privately say-that this is the
falrest, easiest, soundest method of
raising the needed money. They
know, too, that it is the most effec-
tive way of reaching the untaxed
billions and reducing the danger of
imitation by diminishing surplus
buying power. They also know that
nearly every other effective method
of raising money has been exhausted
Nevertheless, the politicians shrink
from 1t as they would from a snake.
Each side is afraid lest the other
Jockey it into position where it can
be charged in the coming campaign
with favoring it. The administra-
tion takes an open anti-sales tax
stand and the Republicans ignore
even a mention of it in their Peck
snlf1lan pronouncement. The hos
tllity Of the one and the avoidance
OF the other are equally political,
plainly inspired by the labor bullies
who have served notice on both
sides that they will not stand for
a sales tax" and whose highly pa
triotic idea seems to be that men,
bers of unions should be exempt
from all taxes. Altogether, it, is a
very unedifying spectacle-well cal
culated to raise the question: If
this is the American way of life.
why try to preserve it?
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Cartoons Of District
Exhibited at Librury

The Washington Scene" an ex-
hibition of 81 original New Yorker
cartoons by Gluyas Williams is on
display in the Division Of Fine Arts
at the Library Of Congress.
The cartoons include COMMITTEE
Meetlng-Open Session." Con
course. Union Station" Conference
with the President" " The National
Gallery Of Art" Library of Con-
greSS,' Senate Restaurant" and
National Airport Those on the
National Gallery and the National
Airport have been lent to the GAL
lely for the exhibition by the two
institutions.
Evening star., 1943-10-22
This Changing World

tremendous prestige In the
country. was bitterly anti
Russian.
No Official statements to the
contrary could change the i'm
preston thus created. This i'm
preston was conveyed to Stain
not only by a reading Of Ameri-
can newspapers and magazines
but also directly by official Soviet
sources in the United States and
Mexico.
Mr.. Hull is an idealist but not
an ideologist. Frequently he has
been blunt and outspoken and
lost patience over certain ideol-
ogies presented to him as the sure
lifesavers of the world. Because
he often stuck to an old Ameri-
can viewpoint of cooperating
with all peace loving nations but
not committing this country to
separate alliances, he became
suspected of representing reac-
tionary American elements.
Feared Postwar Plans.
The Russians, who know as
little about the United States as
our own statesmen know about
Russia, were inclined to believe
that it would be difficult to rely
on the United States for postwar
assistance.
Although Foreign Commisar
Molotov is the head of the Rus
slams delegation the moving
spirit of that organization is
Premier Stain, who although
now principally preoccupied with
strategy certainly will pay much
attention to the conversations
now taking place in his capital.
Mr.. Hull unquestionably will
see the Russian premier unoffi-
clally on more than one occasion.
The American delegations opin-
ion that there must be global CO.
operation after the war to pre-
vent another war, will be con-
Veyed to the Russians no longer
In diplomatic notes but verbally
by the American representatives..
There will be a reading of
minds between the representa-
tives of the three nations. Never
IN the past has such an oppor-
tunity been offered to the policy
trainers of the United States,
Britain and Russia. And if no
other objects are achieved, re-
sponsible quarters in Washington
admit that this in itself will make
the conference a success.
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Citizens Group Honors
Area Defense Leader

A testimonial scroll signed bv
residents of the Brookland-Dahl-
gren Terrace area was presented
at mass meeting Wednesday night
to Charles Trout, recently resigned
chairman of the Civilian Defense
Committee Of that area, in app>,-
citation of his work while on the
committee.
Frank B. Curran, chairman of
the area Salvage Committee, was
elected to succeed Mr.. Trout.
Appreciation of Mr.. Trout's serv-
ice to the cause of civilian defense
was voiced by Arthur 3. McNerney,
deputy air raid warden and by
George A. Schultz, chairman Of the
Emergency Feeding and Housing
Committee
The meeting was held in the Ma
sonic Hall. Twelfth and Monroe
Streets NE
Evening star., 1943-10-22
EIks 10 Suspend Program
For 'Seabees' Recruiting

Because the Nays needs for
"Seabees" are being met well ahead
of schedule, the Benevolent Protec-
tive Order of Elks' cooperative re-
cruting program will be suspended
october 30, w. Seymour Hall. chair
man of the War Committee of
Washington Lodge, No. Is, an
nounced yesterday.
The Elks will not discontinue their
recruiting activities altogether, how
ever, but later will assist in a Navy
campaign to recruit men between
the ages of 18 and 81 for voluntary
induction in Ship Repair Units.
These units require many of the
same skillS as SeabeeS. The date
for the beginning of this program
has not been announced
The Elks previously assisted in
recruiting construction engineers fol
the Army and Navy, as we'll as Army
aviation cadets and mechanical per-
sonnel for the Air Corps.
Evening star., 1943-10-22
On The Record

any of the major allied powers,
to any sphere of influence. The
idea uppermost in Anglo-Ameri-
can counsels, is to create of Ger
many a permanent power vacu-
UNI. Mr.. Stain is not concerned
with theological problems of who
is good" and who is bad" and
does not, apparently, think there
is such thing as permanent
power vacuum. I believe he
thinks the Germany we propose
will be under the power of those
who erect in it an AMG. And
I do not think-on the basis of
lot more eyidence--he wants the
advance Of the Western Powers
to his very borders.
Nor do I think he will be in
f1uenced by the cerebrations of
Maurice Maeterlinck regarding
the last war.
say again, at the risk of again
being misunderstood: the Ger
man problem can only be settled
in the frame of the whole Euro
pean and world problem, and the
problem of the future peace does
not depend upon the treatment,
merclful or unmerciful, meted
out to Germany or Japan, but
upon the continuing relations
between the Anglo
powers and Russia. Germany,
in the future, could be a menace
to us as an outpost of Russian
policy, or menace to Russia as
an outpost of Anglo
policy, and only thus, armed or
disarmed, could she be a menace.
Way Out for Germans.
1t does not matter whether you
assume in Germany a race of
angels, temporarily led by devils,
or a race of devils led by their
natural representatives I do
neither, not believing in the
devil-angel theology of history.
AS l said to Lord Van Sittart,
we can eXterminate Germany, in
agreement with Russia, or we can
let her live. But if we disagree
with Russia, Germany will be
able to save herself, and even
some Of her army.
T think the probable outcome
will be that Germany will be
created as a buffer state between
Russia and the west, with both
interested in her not becoming
too powerful. But l cannot con-
slider this a stable basis for peace
or more than an emergency solu-
ton for nOt-too-long period.
Furthermore, the theory that
world peace can rest upon a
grand alliance and merger Of
force, for no other purpose than
to keep down two already de-
feated enemies, seems to me a
bankruptcy Of political vision.
We are getting ourselves in a
position to take enormous meas
ures and energies to prevent this
war that has already happened.
I simply cannot imagine that 10
years from now the German or
japanese question will be the
main concern Of the great powers
on earth. But the equilibrium
between the really great powers,
which never were Germany nor
Japan, will be a question.
AS Inot only think it, but even
feel it in my bones, Miss Maxwell
may call me a sentimentalist.
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Evening star., 1943-10-22
Ninth Street Cafe
License SUSPENDED

Suspension of the restaurant IL
cense of David Moy Kee, e29 Ninth
street NV, from today to the be-
ginning of the new license year,
November l, was ordered yesterday
by the Commissioners.
1t was the tenth case in the CAM
paign to force restaurants to COM
ply with Health Department sani-
tary rules. Acting on recommen-
dations of the License Revocation
Board, the city heads have ordered
the revocation OF two licenses and
the suspension of seven others and
IN one case issued a warning.
Evening star., 1943-10-22

When, however, they come from
devoted friends" who are sup
poSedly accurate readers as we'll
as writer's, and misrepresent
viewpoints on the gravest issues,
one is sometimes driven to brief
despair.
Last Monday Miss Elsa Max
well, friend of mine, revived a
book by Maurice Maeterlinck,
which, during the last war, de-
claimed against pity for the Ger
a mans. Miss Maxwell comments
tnat "sentimentalists," among
whom she includes this colum-
mist. have begun the refrain
again. The refrain I am sup
posed to have begun is that most
Germans aren't bad no in
deed most Germans do not
want war" And Miss Maxwell
is afraid that plans of temper
ing justice with mercy always
end by sentimentalists flavoring
a sickening saccharine mercy
with a pinch of justice -
The debate about good" and
bad Germans is a discussion
on a level to which I have con-
sisten,ly refused to descend. We
face political problems of a deci-
siye nature, and they cannot be
met by pSychoanalyzing 10000
900 to 80,O00,0O0 people and pass
ing moral judgments on them.
Must Consider Russia.
In a transatlantic debate
recently, with Lord Van Sittart,
1 confined myself. not to theo-
logical or psychological discus
Sions, but to political fact
which We are consistently seek
ing to ignore: Namely that when
this war is won, the victors will
not be merely the Anglo Amer
ican powers, but the Anglo-Amer-
lean powers plus Russia; that
Russia S interest in the future of
Germany is, to say the least, as
great as ours; and that, accord
ing to all the evidence we have,
the Russians are opposed to
either the dismemberment of any
conceivable Germany, or its
permanent and unilateral dis
armament.
If Miss Maxwell wishes to
argue that Stain is a sentiment
alist. let her do so, but let her
argue with him and not with me.
The political fact which hap
pens to matter more than anv
other, is that Germany is that
portion of Europe, which cannot
be added, to the satisfaction OF
Evening star., 1943-10-22

by the three foreign secretaries.
No definite decision Is expected
to be reached.
Before leaving Washington one
Of the American delegates told
his friends somewhat facetiously,
I'VE shall talk about everything
and agree on nothing"
This does not mean that the
conference will be one of those
in which the participants "agree
to disagree" Quite the contrary.
1t is indicated that one of the
main purposes of the meeting
was to make the Russians better
acquainted with the American
viewpoint on all problems per-
tanning to the war and to the
postwar period and at the same
time to give the American policy
trainers better insight into the
Russian frame of mind.
Relations Difficult.
Foreign Minister Molotov was
In Washington last year and
while here he did not elaborate
on the views of the Russians.
Neither was he able to convey to
Premier Stain the real view
point Of Americans.
Relations between the United
States and Russia have been
somewhat difficult. There was a
good deal of suspicion as to the
actual purpose-besides beating
Hitler-of the major members of
the United Nations.
Stain heard all kinds of re-
ports. There were rumors, for
instance, that Secretary of State
Hull, who is known in Moscow
to have a considerable influence
with President Roosevelt and
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Civic Leaders to Discuss
Forum Lecture Series

District fraternal and civic lead
ers will met tonight at the home
Of Clifford Pinchot, 1915 Rhode Is
land avenue NV, TO discuss plans
for active participation of their
organizations in the Forthcoming
series Of lectures to be given at
Constitution Hall under the aus
pices of the United Nations Forum,
The forum, non-profit, nom
partisan organization, will present
its first lecture on November %
followed by five other lectures deal
ing with various aspects of inter-
national problems and postwar
plans.
Mrs. Henry F. Grady is chairman
and Robert V. Fleming co-chairman
OF the forum.
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Copt. DenqIer to Speak

Capt. Harry M Dengler will dis
cuss Treasury enforcement agencies
at the October meeting of the Dis
triet OF Columbia Society Of the
Sons OF the American Revolution
next wednesday. at 8 pm. in the
Mayfower Hotel. Another feature
Of the meeting will be a paper pre-
sented by Robert D. Brinker, So
ciety historian. on Scottish Friends
and Associates Of George Washing
ton "
Evening star., 1943-10-22
Underwriters to Meet

H. c. Henderson, staff instructor
OF the Water Safety and Accident
Prevention Unit of the District Red
Cross, will review home accidents
and demonstrate how they can be
prevented at meeting of the
Washington Accident and Health
Underwriters next Tuesday at the
AmbaSSa dor Hotel
Evening star., 1943-10-22

are rlSklng their lives to save civil
ization and preserve the American
way of life" This is fine stuff if
sincerely uttered by men who make
an honest effort to measure up to
their words. But, it is pretty Sick
ening when it turns out to be the
cheapest and falseSt kind of dema-
goguery and is followed by the most
cowardly and degraded kind of poll
tics.
Lopsided Proposals.
Yet, that is exactly what has hap
peCed in this matter of taxes. First,
the treasury, supported by the
President, presented series of lop-
sided proposals for a new tax bill,
SO clearly political that they could
not be defended. In effect, it was
proposed to relieve from taxes mil
lions Of voters in the lower brackets
and soak even harder the rela atively
few in the middle and upper brack-
cts, where the rates already have
nearly reached the diminishing-re-
turn level. The plan not only con-
tradicted the treasury's own analy-
sis Of the imitation problem but
would have made its avowed OBJ
jectives completely unattainable.
Literally no one, outside of the
treasury. pretended to think the ad-
ditlonal revenue of ten billion could
be obtained in the way suggested.
No congressional leader supported
it and the proposals dropped of their
own weight, with their sponsors
bearing the odium of as brazen a
piece of executive politics as can be
recalled. 1t would nave been pretty
bad at any time, but with a great
war on, a fourth-term movement
under way and the election only
twelve months off, it was really raw.
So much for the administration.
But, have the Republicans taken a
more elevated and less sordid stand?
They have not. A few days ago the
Republican leadership denounced
Evening star., 1943-10-22
BY FRANK r. KENT.

With the Republicans in Congress
accusing the administration of play
ing politics in the vital business of
taxation; and with the administra-
ton accusing the Republicans of
playing politics IN their stand
against any further increases in in
come taxes; and with both sides
being clearly guilty, no thinking man
can feel good about the situation.
Thrilling as are the achievements
of our own and our allies fighting
men abroad, it is impossible not