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Evening star., 1944-12-21
International Touch
To Be Added 10 YuIe
Welcomes You Part,

Representatives of many coun-
tries will add an international touch
to the Washington Welcomes You"
Christmas party for District new
comers, sponsored by The Star and
State societies, to be held at $50
pm. Wednesday at the Statler Ho-
tel, Mrs. Leone Buchholz, Publicity
Committee chairman of the affair,
announced today
Mrs. Buchholz said the party this
year is expected to draw more than
the 1000 persons who attended the
l943 affair Entertainment will be-
gin at $3.50 pm. and dancing will
start at 10 pm. Admission is by
ticket, which Is free.
Tickets may be obtained from 3
to 7 pm. tomorrow. Saturday and
Tuesday at booth in The Star
Building, at the Employe Relations
Ofiices of all Government depart
ments during working hours and at
the Information Bureau, Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. They also may be had from
officers of the State societies or
from Miss Pherne Miller, Ticket
Committee chairman, 1882 Sixteenth
street NV, Dupont 2655.
Among those from farf1ung places
to attend will be Mrs. Alexandra
P. Lewis of Moscow. Miss Nora
Thomas Of Northwich. England;
Miss Hattie Fong. California born
Chinese girl, and Miss Alta Shaw of
Shreveport. La
Mrs. Lewis is married to Corpl.
James w. Lewis, U. S. A., whom
she met in Moscow when he was
a clerk in the American Embassy
there, 1887 to 1943 He is now in
France. Mrs. Lewis. who came to
Washington in October, 1943, is
Evening star., 1944-12-21

Plan and protect your tomorrow
by buying more War Bonds today.
Evening star., 1944-12-21

talking of her other daughter,
Olivia De Havilland, Mrs. Fontaine
said, Il just chatted with 'Livvy'
over the phone and she still has a
temperature Olivia is recovering
from the effects Of pneumonia con-
tracted in the South Pacific on a
USO tour Mrs. Fontaine had
planned to return to her husband
in the northern part of the State
for the holidays, but with Olivia
still i'll. she will eat her Christmas
turkey with her two daughters.
Paul Kelly shoots Enrol Flynn
from the stage in San Antonio. "
He does it three times, but the gun
fails to explode Every one laughs
SO the shooting" is suspended.
JRelpssed hy A NJ A.
Evening star., 1944-12-21

teaching Americans to speak and
write Russian.
Miss Thomas u employed at the
British Embassy. Miss Fong at the
Chinese Embassy and Miss Shaw at
the War Department. Miss Shaw's
brother, Pfc. Kennie Shaw, is now
In Italy.
Tables representing various
States will be arranged around the
walls in the Presidential room of the
Statler, Mrs. Marie Collett, Hospi-
tality Committee chairman, an
nounced today. The tables will be
labeled with the name Of State,
and q representative from each
State will be at the States table
during the party.
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Maxwell Dickey Not Guilty
|0f AssauIiing Realty Man

A Municipal Court jury yesterday
acquitted Maxwell Dickey, 50, OF
the Flight Training Reasearch Co.,
1900 Benning road NE, OF ASSAULT
ing Louis Burman, 81, real estate
dealer, of 1851 Sixteenth street NV,
Mr.. Dickey, who testified in his
own defense, admitted he hit Mr..
Burman in the eye after the latter
called him damned Stacker" in an
argument about a rent increase on
the company's property.
Mr.. Burman claimed he was as
saulted without warning while he
was trying to reply to Mr.. Dickey's
charge of war profiteering The
complainant said he was showing
the defendant the picture of his
son. q Marine Air Corps captain,
who has been on Guadalcanal for
three years, when he was knocked
down.
The real estate dealer said he
asked for a $500 a month rent in
crease, because he was losing be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 a year on
the building and lot he rented to
the Flight Training Research Corp.
for S725 per month.
Plan and protect your tomorrow
by buying more War Bonds today.
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Graham
Continued From Page B-10)


rainbow-and dresses very femi-
nine" ~. Speaking of dresses, Joan
Fontaine wears 80 changes in The
Affairs of Susan" And she plays
four different characters. They are
keeping the set closed most of the
time SO as not to give away too
much OF The story But Joan her
self is more cO-opelati than dur
ing the shooting of 'FTenchman' s
Greek" At that time, she was hav-
ing marital trouble Now that the
matter with Brian Aherne has been
settled, Joan couldn't be more pleas
ant about picture making and life in
general
That reminds me, 7 watched
Joans mother, Mrs Fontaine. on
the set of The Lost Week End"
where she plays her first screen
role, as the mother of Jane Wyman.
It's small part, but good. Later
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Diapers Are 'EssentiuI'

NEW YORK LPl.--Irving Weber,
Al, won postponement Of his
traffic violation case. His employer
told the judge that Weber drove a
diaper r-delivery truck and couldn I
be spared from his work.
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Army , .dnsport Plane
CrosJes: at Leust 4 Dead

~ re Associated Press.
TDNTON, Mo-, Dec. 2t-A two
mr. kored Army transport plane
CT sshed and burned in the Ozark
NJ 3untains 7 miles south of here
a but midnight last night, and
6 ieriff Ogie Selinger said at least
ilr men had been killed.
3 srwo bodies were thrown clear and
! 10 more bodies were clearly visible
Inside the flaming wreckage, he said.
( Ironton Is 80 miles south of ST.
Louis.
Evening star., 1944-12-21

INTERNATIONAL PARTY QUARTET-Girls representing
flung places plan their evening washington
You Christmas party for District Wednesday
the Hotel Saer The girls the
Mrs. Alexandra P Lewis Russia Fong China
Miss Alta Shaw Louisiana (seated) Nora Thomas
England Staff Photo
Evening star., 1944-12-21
Friendship Citizens Oppose
New Radio BUILDING Plans

The Friendship Citizens Associa-
ton voted last night to oppose the
plan Of the National Radio Institute
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-24
DEMS CHOSE ROOSEVELT

The Democrats in the conven-
ton of 1920 agreed on Gov Cox of
Ohio. The Republicans in the
tenth ballot swung 10 Senator
Warren G.. Harding, who won by
over seven million votes
Two years later Harding died
and Calvin Coolidge became preSi-
dent Various scandals upset the
Republican applicant but Coolidge
was nominated in 1925, and swept
IN by an enormous vote.
He did not choose to run"
again in 1928. and Herbert Hoover
was nominated on the first ballot.
The Democrats nominated on the
first ballot Alfred K. Smith, with
Franklin D. Roosevelt for vice
president. Though Hoover's popu-
lar vote exceeded Smiths by only
six million. he carried all but two
Of the northern states and four of
the Solid South" states.
He was renominated in 1882,
and the Democrats finally swung
10 Franklin Roosevelt. who de-
feated Hoover by over seven mil
lion votes. Renominated in Sc.
Roosevelt defeated Landon by II
million and in 40 defeated Willkie
by not quite five million votes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-24
I Bandits in Auto
Rob EIoise EmpIoye

Two holdup men wearing masks
robbed James Deloria, Eloise Hos
pital attendant, of 500 in cash
and a SIPS wrist watch early this
morning after stopping their car
alongside his at a red light at
Telegraph and Military roads,
Dearborn Township, Deloria re-
ported to police. -
In a holdup at the Mackette
Grill, 1910 Mack, Crosse Pointe
Farms at 4:30 a. m, four men
obtained $685.. police were told.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-24

third time the charm.
The Democratic convention
nominated on the second ballot
Gov. Grover Cleveland OF New
York. The campaign was one oil
the worst in our history Tor bitter
personal charges, including drunk
enness, immortality. the wrong re-
igion and every other crime.
Garfield won his election by IT,
600 votes. Cleveland won his by
ll49 1t was enough 10 bring
the Democrats in after a Danish
ment of 25 years.
But Cleveland was a bitter dis
appointment in his stlngineSs to-
ward patronage, his addiction TO
civil service reform, and ms naDit
of vetoing pension bills. Sun, ne
grew stronger in public favor as
he was renomihated without a
contest in 1888
After balloting u times, the
Republicans took Gen. Benjamin
Harrison and Levi Z. Morton oil
New York. New York turned
against Cleveland and Harrison
was elected.
BRYAN AND FREE SILVER
Cleveland was recalled from
his law practice by the Demo-
Gratis and nominated on the hrst
ballot in spite of desperate oppo-,
sition. Cleveland easily defeated
Harrison. who had so easily de-
feated him
Tremendous social upheavaiS
were churning among the people
over the question OF the tarlii.
trusts. the right OF labor. and the
gold standard as opposed to free
silver. William Jennings Bryan
was the star az Democratic Sill
yer convention in 1894 ana a
slogan Of free silver at 10 10 l
was adopted ------.-.,-..-,--.-.
But Bryan made A famous
speech of wildfire eloquence de-
nouncing the niqui Gus gold
standard and ending, You shall
not press down upon the brow OF
labor this crown Of thorns; you
shall not cruelty mankind upon a
cross of gold "
The cyclonic enthusiasm he
aroused swept him into the candi-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-24

dacy and he was nominated on
the fifth ballot
The campaign of 1900 saw 20
different conventions. Mckinley
was nominated by reclamation al
the Republican convention and
Theodore r oseVe I was dra-
gooned into the vice presidency.
Six months after McKinley's
Inauguration ne was aSSasslnated
and Theodore Roosevelt found
himself president in spite Of HIM
self. The Republican convention
Of 1904 found no one daring 10
oppose him and he was unanl-
rnouslv nominated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-24
$50 10 Red Cross
Or Jail, JUDGE S Edi(t

Lloyd Charles Baker. 3S, of S2l
Lenox, is going TO donate $3.50
to the Red Cross today-or so
10 Jail for 80 days.
That was the edict of Traffic
Judge George T. Murphy yester-
day when Baker pleaded guilty to
drunk driving. In addition, he will
\have to pay $3.50 fine and court
Icosts. w.
Army Air Show L. Free
The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-24
iii
BY RUPERT HUGHES
Famous Author and Biogrdphev

Inside the Republican party strong reform move
ment had sprung up the early SS0 to cleanse the ranks
of the leaders accused of corrupt practices hostility to
progressiveness The refomers had kept James u Bane
the nomination twice and they proposed to make the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-24
sPURNS THIRD TERM

The Democratic party was now
in a state of complete chaos, and
the 81. Louis convention was one
of the most turbulent ever held.
When Bryan appeared TO read a
minority report favorlng the seat
ing OF delegates for William Ran
dolph Hearst, tempest broke
out and roared for more than half
an hour.
On the second ballot Parker
won the unanimous nomination.
Theodore Roosevelt defeated
Parker by 2i2 million votes. He
promptly announced that ne con-
Sidered his first term a first term
and would under no circum-
stances be candidate for, or &C
cept another nomination, and he
praised the wise custom which
limits the president 10 two
terms" He supported Taft who
was nominated and elected over
Bryan in 1908.
But when Theodore Roosevelt
returned from a lion hunt N
Africa 10 find that Taft had
nor followed ms Ideals 10 his sat-
sfaction A great rift began 10
form IN the Republican ranks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-24
Rupert Hughes Says:
Rupert Hughes Says:
Conventions Rent
.ByPartyViOIence

EDITORS NoTE-Th, Is the last Of three articles BY
Rupert Hughes famous boRraphs hiRhighnnR the
poleaI national systsm OF
the prssdeney Mr. Hughes VH
Democratic political
in Chicago special rsr for The Detroit Times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-24
WILSON WINS

The Democrats were jubilant,
ill they found equal cleavages in
their own party. Wilson was
nominated on the 46th ballot He
was renOmlnated in 1916 for
second term on the promise to
keep us out of the World War.
The Republicans nominated Ex-
Gov. Hughes Of New York, and
Roosevelt came out for him.
The election was so close and
California seemed so sure that
Hughes went 10 bed believing him
self elected He woke 10 find Cal
ifornia had gwen Wilson a lead
Of $500 Wilson promptly lost
both houses Of Congress in the by
election and our part IN the war
was carried on by a Republican
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-24

The Story Of our National Political CORreHti0nS)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Should Workers Vote?

This question running through the minds of the reac-
onary elements especially CLIO
to fund from it's members to wage
political battle to elect candidates friendly labor Governor
Broker OF ONO announced candidate the Republican
Presidential nomination. went into Mysteries his speech
Houston, Texas recently But when this committee met in
convention and unanimously endorsed President Roosevelt
gave ne uch case OF the filters that Repub
can National Chairman Spanger wrote the attorney general
demanding its prosecution Butler raved like
maniac in the U. S. Senate.
These benevolent souls nothing wrong in the multi
millionaire Joe Pew OF Pennsylvania buying the Farm Jour
nal OF Philadelphia and The Pathfinder and converting them
into violent antNew Deal propaganda Sheets work
to contribute few dollars each use to
protect their interests according Chairman Spang
Ter and his associates These Pharsees representing the
wealthy reactonares would be the Samartans to the
workers and relieve them of the trouble of voting and taking
part in political campaigns They would be the physicians
and prescribe to the workers the political medicine
best for them
begun to think for themselves and tired medicine
that has been prescribed by their wouldbe DOCTORS and
step further this Political Action Committe, has now
united the various liberal elements composed of the Farmers
Union the AF the CO. the Railroad Brotherhoos the
liberal thinking business and professional men They
united to protect their common interest in earnest and
their influence will be felt in the coming campaign and the
reactionares justified in having the Mysteries
While in presidential campaign, the Republicans
who hold monopoly of the reactionarie have campaign
fund than doube that of the Democrats this
the whole story These reactonaries control some IS
large business plants each envelope usually contains
uganda calculated to influence the employees vote Even in
Montana months the Republicans started their moneyra
ing campaign with professional money collector and each
county quota. This legal but when aborers
make contributions it is crime.
God gave all minds with which to decide what is to
respective interests Laborers farmers other liberals
using them While campaign funds necessary
recent has been principles and not large funds that
have elections will again this if the liberals
that their forces organized registered and that they
Chairman Spangler and Senator Butler think the
people should be barred from politics. perhaps should not be
allowed to VOTE and leave such matters their superior
elects Well aborers and farmers just don't think that
The Yellowstone.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23
The Liquor Set-up Again

Elsewhere in the Voice told some changes made in
the personnel of the State Liquor Control Board Whether
not this action will remedy the faults
ton of this state agency, only time will tell
The Voice has several occasions the State
Liquor Control Board should make earcut declaration
policy This still due to the people State One occur
after another in connection with the administration
the state liquor monopoly has increased the for such
statement However, the State Liquor Control
emily ignoring the right of the people demand this
obtuse decision of the majority the court which
effect held that the state Liquor Control while
also private enterprise probably gives them a-
thority to the show they please 'he public
damned
The Voice has questioned the right of
the state liquor monopoly to allocate the bulk supplies
TO the retail liquor Dealers which sometimes impossible
Tor the individual purchaser to
appeared to always be supplied We have insisted and still
INSIST that the state liquor control law
render service to the individual citizens of the state that the
administration OF the law not supposed be subvered
for the benefit of dealers imposing
levy the individual citizen
The secretary of the retail dealer association in broad
cast this week stated that the retail purchased 63
cent OF the available supplies from the
we cannot blame the retail Dealers
right to challenge the authority of the State LIQUOR Control
Board to sell them 60 cent of the available supplies and
deprive the individual citizen an opportunity to nnrcbase
from the state liquor stores
Moreover it hard for the people understand inst hv
IS apparently possible for the retail to locate and
purchase great quantities of liquor the market and the state
monopoly apparently unable to find purchase such SUD-
plies Certainly the States
these private retail dealers going on Is the state
liquor control board cooperating in effort to dcredit
the operation of the states monopoly efficient wav of
handling this business? Certainly the conditions existing
supplies available and the agency is unable to bv
wrong 49,
We believe the people state are entitled to an
atlon and we believe they going when the
legislative assembly in session. it forthcoming before
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23
Bank Racketeers

Last year an return by the States
Government charging the Chase National Bank in New York
with participation of industrial diamond smuggling
Now another instance of racketeering by this
financial institution has been brought light
prosecution the participation the particular activities
chargeabe in this to the bank, blocked by the
statute of limitations.
These latest questionable activities of the bank involve the
by the bank agent the sale of what called ruec
wanderer marks These marks sold this
try by the Chase National Bank in New York Latin
through branches Central South
These marks could only be spent Germany by parties
srcted to Aryans and to those loyal to Hitler reliable
politically from Naz point of view That there must have
been quite number of customers of that character the
United States evident since the bank made profit
cent commission Sales amounting than
The purpose sell the part of
Germany to obtain dollars and other foreign exchange
finance their propaganda activities and get Germans
and other countries to qudate their assets and them
marks On the part of the Chase National Bank undoubted
represented effort realize something their balances
in Germany at the time they frozen there.
The entire story of these transactions will probably
be brought to light known that many of these
sold after the European began and the
legal experts their purchase effect loan to
to Germany.
The bank, of course, in statement made by
fcas ignores the question of moral ethics
sacons and claims it was engaged exchange banking
and policies of Government in effect during that
Guiding the Johnson Act which the published opinion the
Attorney General did not relate to foreign currency money
ORDERS etc."
1t must be admitted of course that this racket is no more
reprehensibe than the activities of the Bank International
Settlements where Americans British bankers
meet together perfect amy and recognize neither
aries the attitude of their respective toward the
others.
What's little between countries amount to ANYHOW
just so long transactions aren't terfered with?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-23
Oh Yes, We'll Have No Apples On the
Corners Just You Wait and See!

On many occasions this publication has cited the
vabe record of the administrations
with respect the economic plight of the American people
which resulted from the maadmnistraton of affairs
eminent by that group of agents of Big Business.
Despite this tendency constrained to give credit
where credit is due Upon reflection cannot recall anything
lin the public interest that can be attributed to the Harding
Coolidge regimes The Harding gang stole everything that
nailed down and ended with prominent
dead in JAIL hearbroken, fugves. The Coolidge admin
straon cut income taxes the rich and permitted
stock market which created false prosperity
ended in the stock market crash of 1929 from which
have Both administrations only
permitted but this pseudo prosperity through
ing company manpuatons like those of the late Mr. insult
During the period of 1925 total of 453 900 American
farms sold under foreclosure demonstrating the kind
prosperity handed our agriculturalsts
With Hoover it different He inherited from
the Harding Coolidge outfits and merely proved incompetent
handling it. Thus he Numbered along like blind bull
China shop and succeeded only in making bad situation
AS result of his ncapacty some of our banks
not yet thawed out.
But poor Hoover achieved success in one instance
That probably why he still potent enough SNUG COP
circles that Governor Dewey thinks it wise to listen to him.
refer to the fact that nobody did much for the apple
industry Hoover had people selling shiny apples every
in America which than any other
lean President did for the industry Of recent years it has
become necessary President
Roosevelt taxpayers tax dollars and mine
to buy the frugrowers apples the would not be
utterly lost and farmers dependent upon them broke
After the is Mister Thomas Dewey the choice Of
Hoover for the presidency hope emulate
his by breaking the HooverAppe- Corner
program solution of any unemployment problem. That
would be the ultimate triumph of the free enterprise system
that Big Business telling much about in it's while
gobbe all enterprise in sight and administer it in the
interest of the few at the expense of the many
In view of these considerations it is happy fact that the
Republicans poll tax Democrats in the congress
able keep all Americans from voting next November
elections which Lindbergh (wheres hep said would not
Although they have made virtually impossible for
abroad vote and next to impossible for those
the u S. A. VOTE they made the mistake of not closing
he polls to the Americans who at home
people wont fall for the HooveA Corner
They wont vote for sick Mister Thomas Dewey the
Hoover Proxy President Just wait and seeThe West
I'm News.