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Evening star., 1944-04-30
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IE0UD. The background Of The Kings
Matchbox" On this page Is as fascinating
as the story itself The hate Mrs. William
Brown Meloney. then editor of TINS WEEK.
told it to Mr.. Pollock several years ago.
She had heard it from ]. M. Barrie, Tea-
tor of Peter Pan" Barrie described it as
legend familiar to many English writers.
none of whom knew just how much OF the
STORY was true. Anthony Hope, 1.ithor OF
The Prisoner Of Zenda. believed the story
to be factual. though embroidered m the
course Of repctitinns. He had intended writ
ing the tale, but didn't - and. % far as Mr.
Pollock was able to discOvH. neither has
anyone else Mr.. Pollock tells the story Just
as Mrs. Melmey told it TO him.
SOME TA1- This is for the benefit OF all
those new recruits headed for one OF the
Nayy's boot camps. Prime purpose m fIfe
Evening star., 1944-04-30

wanted to be a sailor On the battleship
Prince Of Wales"
We'll" said the Prince. wen see what
we can do about it.
Then, els there any way" he asked the
chief surgeon. that this lads leg might be
saved?"
Its barely possible, Your Higmess,"
the doctor answered doubtfully. but
there certainly would have to be several
operations, over long period of time, and
the cost would be far bigger than the
chance of success"
seTHE boy1l take the chance" Prince
George said, land I'll pay the cost" "
Throughout the lads long confinement.
the Prince kept in touch with him. calling
occasionally, sending gifts and messages
The gifts were chiefly books dealing with
the navy and naval history, and the two
friends talked of little else. Prince George
himself was naval man. and his heart was
still at sea- When, after nearly two years,
the matchboy walked out of the hospital.
on both legs, the Prince sent him to school.
and then for naval officers training at
Spithead.
In 1910, Prince George became King
George v. and four years later, England
went to war with Germany. Some time
afterward. the King was informed that
the enemy had bottled up several British
warships, and that a plan was afoot for
their release. A number of old hulks were
to be rugged and painted 50 they might be
mistaken on dark night for a powerful
feet, and were to draw the enemy away
while the real warships escaped. The King
said, Il would like to suggest an officer
for this mission"
That afternoon, His Majesty summoned
the former matchboy, offering him COM
mand of the bogus battle squadron This
mission means great danger. but / hope
YOU will undertake il, =" the King said.
To his amazement, the young officer
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Here is a charming tale:
lis il true? For the story
behind it, see Sidclines

0N A foggy night, just before the turn
u of the century. two gentlemen were
walking along the Thames Emhankment
IN London, when they were approached by
a small Coclmey youngster. crying. Nice,
dry matches. only tuppence"
One of the stToIle1s made purchase,
and the pair went on their way. A minute
later, the lad overlook them, and said,
You've made a mistake, SIR. You gave
me half crown"
1T wasn't mistake" smiled his Gus
TONER. 'eYou may keep the change"
Thank you." the boy answered. but
it wouldn't be honest to accept 50 many
times the price of my goods Here's your
two shillings fompence, SIR"
Thank yon," said the gentleman. Its
fine to learn that there are still lads of
your kind in England. Take my card and,
if YOU ever need a friend, be sure to send
for me-"
A few years later the purchaser OF the
matches became Prince of Wales. One day
his secretary told him. 1--we just had a
strange telephone message from hospi-
tai. A matchboy who was struck by cab
refuses to let the doctors amputate his
leg. He had your card IN his pocket. and
insists that you are his friend"
II am," the Prince answered. "Tele-
phone the hospital that I'll be there di-
rectly."
Ar THE lads bedside, he declared, "You
are brave fellow, and you mustn't let the
loss of leg get you down. The chief sur
geon here tells me the bone is crushed,
and that unless he operates promptly, you
won't live"
"rd rather die than be one-legged,"
the boy said. giving way to his tears. i
Evening star., 1944-04-30
flushed and replied. I'm afraid ! must

flushed and replied. I'm afraid ! must
refuse, M-
81 thought could count On you"
Plainly disappointed. George v unlocked
cabinet, and was groping INSIDE. when
his protkse continued. You See. r. I'm
only lieutenant: there would be hard
feeling if, through your favor. ] was gwen
this command over the heads OF my supe-
rior officers"
''Is that your only reason for hesita-
tion?" the King asked.
Eyes, SIR
The King closed the doors of the cabi-
net, and slowly turned round.
1--WE never broken the seal OF the box
of matches you sold me, " he said. and !
promised myself never to do 50 until |
was persuaded that had been wrong IN
my original estimate of you. was about
to bfeak that seal Instead, l shall see
that you command this expedition with
the temporary rank of rear admiral. Good
by. and God bless youg'
The maneuver, carried out with great
briIiiance and under the most favorable
conditions, succeeded beyond all expecta-
ton. In drizzling mist, the bogus squad
ron completely deceived the Germans. who
chased the fleeing British several miles.
while the actual warships slipped out of the
harbor and headed for home. Too late.
the Germans saw what had occurred,
turned in pursuit of the real feet and
finally lost sight of both quarries. All the
ships reached port safely without the cost
of a man.
Shortly after, an order from the Ad-
miralty rewarded the commander of the
bogus battle squadron by establishing his
rank as rear admiral.
He died peacefully in his own home after
the war, and the legend is that matchbox
with an unhroken seal was placed m his
coffin by the hand of its owner. George v.
King of England.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
This Week Magazine
Cover by Ed Arnold

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Evening star., 1944-04-30

of the physical instructors is to tougher up
the boys. A group of them were running the
obstacle course at camp when one boot
- having a hard time of it - uipped and
fell The instructor Immediately barked:
"Hey, get up! What's wrong with you?"
The boot groaned: Afraid just can't
run any more, sir."
'Well," yelled the instructor, don't
waste time lying there. Start doing push
upst'
AADES- Our cover helps celebrate one OF
us. families most important dates: MayL
which is Child Health Day, 1914. Adding
to the celebration. Margaret Fishback pays
this tribute to Americas bumper crop OF
babies:
Though many cars have had their day
Because Of tires and Coupon A,
We've baby carriages i'm fleets
Now running riot in the streets.
nEB17ER. This is tale now being toid
in Oslo. Norway: A German girl. working
IN one of the several Nazi Offices in the CITY.
was late one morning. Her excuse: i can't
get along without coffee IN the mornings
Her immediate punishment was an oroa
to report to work early several mornings
and to spend five minutes repeating: can
get along without coffee, Hell Hitter
Suddenly. though, her punishment was
increased and she was ordered to report "
work still earlier. The reason: she hao Doea.
caught SAYING. Il can get along wltnou'
Hitler. Hell coffee"
Evening star., 1944-01-29
.Whiteside 10 Resiqn
From WPB Feb. 19
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Arthur D. Whiteside, director of
the Once Of Civilian Requirements
in the War Production Board, plans
to resign that post February 10 to
return to the presidency of Dun A
Bradstreet, New York credit rating
agency.
Mr.. Whiteside said yesterday his
relations with all WPB oficials "are
perfectly harmonious" and that he
was resigning only because he had
already overstayed his leave from
his business.
No successor has been chosen for
his task Of protecting the civilian
economy, but Mr.. Whiteside said
WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson
has two or three names under con-
sideration
Meanwhile. Arthur G. Eaton
Springfield, Mass, was named head
of the WPB's Government Division
succeeding Maury Maverick. who
recently became director of the
Smaller War Plants Corp.
The Government Division handles
the wartime needs OF States, coun-
ties, cities, public institutions and
supervises the war production efforts
of prisons.
A native of Pennington, Me-, Mr.
Eaton has been director Of purchas-
Ing for Dodge Bros, automobile
manufacturers, and vice president of
Aluminium Industries, Inc. Detroit
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Roosevelt Is Accused
0fCandidacy for Life
~ the Associated Press.


M1NEOLA, N. Y, Jan. 29.-Repre-
sentative Jennings, Republican, of
tennessee told the Nassau County
Republican Committee last nieht
President Roosevelt is not a candi-
date for a fourth term-he is a can
didate for life"
IT he wins" said Mr.. Jennings
rotation in the presidency will have
perished, we will have a succession
and an end to the republic George
Washington founded. -.
I'm the election of the next Presi-
dent and the next Congress the men
and women Of this country will
choose between the republic and q
dictatorship"
The Tennessee Republican said
the Democratic National Committee
demonstrated at its meeting in
washington last week that the party
OF Jefferson, Jackson, Polk, Cleve-
land and Wilson had become one
man party" He added:
For self -abasement. for hero
worship, for cringing and fawning,
that meeting could only be equalled
In an Asiatic court thousands of
years ago, where servile courtiers, in
fear and trembling, fell on their
faces and in suppliant voices cried {:
o King, live foreverr"
Representative Fellows, Repub-
lican, of Maine told the Republicans
that "our people want to go back to
a government of law; we have suf-
fered long enough under a govern
ment of men"
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Dyess' Father Scores
Withholding Of News
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, Tex, Jan. 29.-Richard
T. Dyess, father Of the late 1t. Col.
William E. Dyess. expressed regret
today that his sons story of Jap
anese brutality and atrocities had
not been released earlier by the
Army and Navy.
Col. Dyess, who escaped from the
Japanese after nearly a year of i'm
prisonment, was killed in a plane
crash last December % as he was
preparing to return to active duty
in the Pacific.
''The Army and Navy intelligence
evidently attempted to appease the
Japs by withholding this story for
fear that they might attempt re-
prisals," the flyers father said.
IT regret the story was not re-
leased earlier. The Japs, of course,
know every step they took.
my son was familiar with the
psychology of the Jsps and stated to
me that it would not affect any of
the boys who were on Bataan, that
parents would know sooner or later
of this terrible tragedy and that the
American people should know the
facts, that every boy who was on
Bataan would be happy to have the
story told
It'd rather my son would be where
he Is than in a Jap prison camp"
Evening star., 1944-01-29
| [akoma Park Man Held
In Silver Spring Robbery

Edward P. White, colored, "a, of
Takoma Park. Md, who claimed he
is an ordained minister, today faced
action Of the Montgomery County
grand jury on charges of burglary
and grand larceny after being placed
under $1,000 bond yesterday by Trial
Magistrate Einar B. Christensen at a
preliminary hearing in Silver Spring
Police Court.
: White, who was quoted by 1t.
Frank Lane OF the Montgomery
County police as saying he was a
graduate of Baptist school here
and had been ordained, was charged
with preaking into the Western Auto
Supply Co. in Silver Spring last week
and stealing 26 used automobile bat
teries valued at $40.
1t. Lane said White formerly was
employed by the auto supply Arm.
Paul Tagsart, his attorney, entered
. plea Of not guilty.
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Georgia Murderer
Reeaptured by FBL
by the Associated Press.

Iss VIC AoSOtlhtcQ SEesS.
Ernest Henry Cox, as, described
by the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion as an escaped Georgia murderer
and lone of the most notorious and
dangerous of present-day criminals,
has been arrested at Jacksonville,
Fla, by FBI agents, J. Edgar Hoover
announced today.
The FBI director said charges of
violating the Federal kidnapping and
National Motor Vehicle Theft Acts
are pending against Cox at Nash
Vile.
Cox and Carl C. Comstock, 90
have been sought since October
1912, in connection with the kid
naping of ]. M. Hawk, taxi driver,
near Chattanooga. Tenn. Both. Cox
and Somstock, said to be Army de-
serters, escaped in March. 1912, from
a Georgia chain gang where they
were serving life sentences for the
Staying of a grocer in Rossville, Ca,
IN September, 1910. Cox was caught
and returned the next day, but
escaped again in April, 1912. Com
stock still is at large.
Mr.. Hoover said Cox had been
employed by a Jacksonville contract
ing company since last November
under the name of Henry Silcox.
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Many Girls Reported
Transported to Reich

MOSCOW, Jan. 20 R.-A dis
patch today to Red Star, Russian
Army newspaper, said hidden mes
sages found in two recaptured cities
below Leningrad indicated hundreds
of girls had been transported to
Germany.
The communities are Taitsi and
Krasnoye Selo. both about Is miles
south of Leningrad.
Red Star said this letter had been
found in one house at Krasnoye
Selo:
'Liolia Krylova and Valya Krash-
enninikova and many other young
girls from here were taken to Ger
many. We don't know where they
went. A train of So cars awaited
at the railway station. y Although
there was room for but 40 girls in
each, the Germans packed in co."
The dispatch said that In Taitsi,
where similar messages were dis
covered, not single inhabitant re-
manned when the Red Army troops
arrived. The town normally had a
popula ton of $4,000.
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Bard Tells Of Japs'
Efforts 10 Rival j. ).
War Production
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 20
Ralph A. Bard, Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy, told Charleston's ship
builders today that the Japanese
are now working a "98-hour week
in a futile attempt to match our
production"
Mr.. Bard was unable to be present
for the exercises but his address was
read by Admiral Thomas c. Hart.
The exercises launched a vast
program Of landing-craft construc-
ton at the Charleston Navy Yard
which was awarded a second star
for its Army Navy "E" pennant.
1T has taken the japanese a long
time to appreciate the Importance
OF their home front production" Mr..
Bard said.
Only recently did they take into
Bushido,' their honored warrior
class, the ill-fed and rugged factory
laborers who are today working a
7-day. 98-hour week in a futile at
tempt to match our production.
That is in startling contrast to
our own attitude. For from the first
We have recognized that American
fighting men and American working
men and women constitute one great
team"
He said the new landing craft
program in which the Charleston
Yard will play an important part
calls for $4,000 such craft this year,
which with 10000 already completed,
and $4,000 miscellaneous small craft
will total more than 10000 vessels
for the amphibious navy.
The cycle from defense to offense
is complete" Mr.. Bard said. Land
ing craft foretell attack-invasion-
the doom of Axis power"
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Japs Use Prisoners
To Build Railway
By the Associates Press

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Jan. 2s.-The
Japanese, girding themselves for
the battle of Burma, are rushing
construction of railway from
Thailand to Southern Burma at a
callous expenditure of the lives of
British empire prisoners of war and
Chinese civilians, according to re-
ports from reputable eyewitness.
The railway is being cut through
some OF the worlds worst jungle
dense masses of luxuriant vegeta-
ton never before disturbed by
white men. Many Australian, Brit
ish and Indian prisoners and Chi
r1ese forced laborers were said to
have died where they worked and
were buried where they fell like
dogs"
The reports, which came on the
heels of disclosures by Washington
and London Of brutal Japanese
treatment of prisoners, said four
out Of every six Chinese engaged in
forced labor in the juneles of
Ihaland died and mortality among
the Europeans was as hieh or
higher.
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Theater Man Sues
PetriI|o for S500,000
By the Associated Press,

os lic AesOCldlcQ PreSS.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2e.-President
James c. Petrillo of the American
Federation of Musicians (AFI), was
q defendant today in q $500 900
damage suit filed in Supreme Court
here by theater manager, who
charged he was forced fo employ
union musicians against his will un-
der threat of strikes.
General Manager David T. Neder-
lander OF Detroit's Lafayette Thea
ter charged that despite pleas that
music was not required in the thea
ter. which specialized in dramatic
productions, it was forced under
duress and compulsion" to contract
Tor six union musicians at a total
weekly salary of $500 for a year.
Mr.. Nederlander named four other
defendants besides Mr.. Petrillo to his
suit yesterday-President John S.
(JacD Ferentz of the Detroit FEEDER
alton of Musicians, President Jacob
Rosenberg of the Associated Musi-
clans OF Greater New York. the
United Booking ONCE, Inc, of New
York and Lafayette Dramatic Pro-
ductions, Inc.
Immediately counsel for the AIM
and the United Booking Once an
nounced they would file general de-
nlais to all charges in the suit.
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Mrs. Mary Mackenzie.
Society Leader, Dies

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Morrison
Mackenzie, 78, who was prominent
IN Washington society for a number
of years, died Thursday at her home
2l01 Connecticut avenue NV, after
a lingering illness.
Mrs. Mackenzie was a cousin OF
the former Ambassador to Germany
Jacob Gould Schurman, and had
travelled extensively in Europe.
The widow of Robert F. Macken-
zie Of Cleveland, she came to Wash
ington about "a years ago after her
husbands death. A native of Pictou,
Nova Scotia, she moved to Cleve-
land after her marriage.
She is survived by a daughter
Mrs. Floyd p. Waggaman of Wash
ington: three grandchildren and one
great grandchild. = + 8
Tentative plans are for burial Ia
Cleveland. -
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Hospital Paro|ee Stays Two
Dauqhters and Himself
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 29.-A
Cambridge father who was on parole
from a mental hospital stabbed two
Of his children to death with a
butchers knife late yesterday then
committed suicide by drinking
poison.
Police found Irene Brennan, ar
years-old, and her 5-months -old
sister, Margaret, lying in a pool Of
blood in bedroom at their home.
George Brennan, the father, was
found lying in an alley of Central
Square, unconscious and suffering
from poisoning.
He died without regaining con-
seriousness and police said he was
a suicide.
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Samuel D. jackson,
Fort Wayne Lawyer,
To Succeed Van Nuys
By the Associated Press,

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 29.-Sam-
uel D. jackson, Fort Wayne lawyer
who served an interim appointment
as Indiana attorney general, was ap-
pointed to the United States Senate
last night by Gov. Henry F. Schrick-
er to succeed Frederick Van Nuys,
who died Tuesday.
Mr.. jackson, like Mr.. Van Nuys, is
a Democrat. He will serve until
next November's election, when a
Senator to serve from then until
the end Of Senator Van Nuys' term
next January will be elected. Nomi-
nations for the two-month term and
for the next six-year term will be
made by this summers State politi-
cal conventions.
The 48-year-old Mr.. Jackson has
been active in Indiana politics since
his graduation from Indiana Law
School here in 1917. He was prose-
cutor of Allen County Fort Wayne)
two terms and ran for Congress in
1928. He was attorney general from
June 7, 1910, to January Is, 1941.
Mr.. Jackson, an Army lieutenant
IN the World War, is a member of
the American Legion, is married and
has three sons.
Burial rites were completed at
dark last night for Senator Van
Nuys at his home town of Anderson,
80 miles northeast of here. A rail
wreck in Pennsylvania early yester-
day delayed arrival of the body from
Washington.
DR.. William C. Dennis, president
OF Earlham College and classmate
there Of Senator Van Nuys, eulogized
the late Senator at funeral services
held in Indianapolis as statesman
who played the game of politics for
what he could accomplish for the
public instead of what he could get
out of it for himself"
Attending were hundreds of
friends, as well as colleagues of Mr..
Van Nuys from Washington, the
widow and the Senator's son, 1t.
William L. Van Nuys, Navy flyer.
Mr.. Van Nuys died Tuesday at his
Virginia farm home of a heart all
ment.
Evening star., 1944-01-29
II in House 10 Ask
President 10 Permit
Service in Forces
BY the Associated Press.


A group of younger members of
Congress intends to ask President
Roosevelt personally next week to
let them enter the armed forces and
at the same time retain their legis-
lative seats.
Seventeen members of the House,
most of them Democrats, attended
an unofficial meeting called yester-
day by Representative Boren. Dem
ocrat, of Oklahoma and decided to
write the President a letter which
they will present as a group, pos
sibly Monday, then talk things
over" with him.
The President January 10 in
structed the Army and Navy that
members of Congress may not serve
in the active components Of the
armed services"
Attorney General Biddle had told
him such dual service is forbidden
by the Constitution. and Mr.. Roose-
welt added that aside from that the
legislators training made them
more valuable in Congress than in
the armed forces.
Some of those meeting yesterday
take the stand that Congress is
constitutionally the judge of its
own members. and that the Presi-
dents recent instructions are an
invasion of the prerogatives of
Congress.
They also plan to point out to
the President that precedent estab-
lished in the World War is on their
side, that members served then and
also held their seats, Marvin Jones,
now war food administrator, being
an example.
Many of the younger members
plan to remain only until the more
controversial legislative measures
have been decided, such as the SOL
diers' vote, United Nations relief
and rehabilitation, subsidies, initial
postwar planning and additional
veterans legislation.
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Woman Killed, 7 Hurt
In Wreck; Sergeant Held
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 29.-Mrs.
Cynthia Virginia Barnes, 40, of
Camden Heights, Princess Anne
County, was killed and seven per-
sons were injured last night when
two automobiles collided headon
near Diamond Springs on Route 13.
Mrs. Barnes was taking four chill
dren, three of them her own, to see
a play at Kempsville School. The
children were not injured seriously.
State Trooper L. w. Coffman re-
ported Sergt. Eber E. Mitsch, %, of
Little Creek Mine Base, was the
operator of the other car. He said
Sergt. Mitsch, whose injuries were
slight, was arrested on charges Of
involuntary manslaughter, driving
while under the influence Of intoxi-
eating beverages and having no op-
orators license. Sergt. Mitsch was
ordered held for a hearing Monday
in Princess Anne Trial Justice
Court.
Evening star., 1944-01-29
Editor Tortured by Jops Tells
Of Brutality to Toxic Raiders

Editors Note: This startling
story is the first eye-dnd- ear
,Uitness disclosure OF the repolt-
ing tortures administered to
American pilots 1Uho bombed
Toxic. 1t l1as told by J. B. PoUeH,
editor of the China Weekly Re-
DieD in Shanghai, to his assistant
OF four years ago. Frances Long.
She tried to get home before the
attack on Pearl Harbor, 1Cas cap
tured in Manila and ,Dhile Mr..
PoDeu suffered loss OF his feet
through japanese treatment
Uhile an espionage suspect, she
tOds fnterned in the Philippines.
They came home together in the
first exchange OF American and
japanese nationals and met again
last Friday to talk ouer the
latest revelations OF japanese
atrocities. 1t 1Das then that Mr..
PoDeH revealed that he had
listened to the tortures OF the
American pilots who later trere
murdered.