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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-01
WILL HEAR COMPLAINTS

The government will not take
direct supervision over individual
ballot boxes, due 10 inadequate
stats, Lehr said. but will take
complaints of any irregularities
that might arise at the various
polling places.
Any soldier or civilian who is
confronted with an irregularity
is asked TO call the office of the
~. S. district attorney immedi-
ately and the complaint will be
forwarded to the attorney gen.
eral of the United States forth
with, Lehr announced.
Among the irregularities that
might occur are the placing of
campaign literature in envelopes
with soldier ballots, failure of a
soldier TO receive a ballot. failure
of officials 10 cast soldiers or
absentee ballots, refusal of the
right to vote to qualified electors,
etc.
ut was pointed out in WASH
ingtOn," Lehr said. that fed
eral supervision is justified be-
cause federal Offices are in
VOWED"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-01
The campaign closes Nov. 10.
Sailor Seeks
Identity Card

Seaman Norman G. Benner,
whose parents live at 1902 Trum-
bull, Highland Park, is graduating
today from the navy radio school
at Northwestern University but
won't be able to ship out with his
mates unless a lost identity card
is returned TO him.
Benner left yesterday without
his wallet, which he lost Saturday.
The wallet contained the identity
card, leave papers and about S12
in cash. The finder may keep the
money if the papers are returned.
Benner's brother, Donald, of 1880
Indiana, will take care of the
mailing. His phone number is
UN 3-0557.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-01
Flying Bombs Attack
England by Daylight

LONDON, Oct. 81 CUP)-Ger-
man flying bombs attacked south
ern England by daylight today,
causing thousands of families to
leave their breakfast tables and
take shelter from the fragments
of shells sent up by massed anti
aircraft fire.
The daylight attack was The
second within few hours. Shortly
before dawn flying bomb
wrecked big residential hotel,
killing five and possibly seven of
its 35 occupants and trapping
more in the ruins.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-01
Itching Torment Of
Ecz EMA
'Soofhed - Quiefed!

Are your days miserable, your nights
slssplsss because OF the burning. uehinE
agony Of EeIsma7 Then it's high time
you tried Poslsm! Because Poslsm 10 .
friend in need 10 sufferers. You'll be de.
lighted how quickly. how effectively this
powerful sslvs goes to work. helping to
relieve the singing itch Of Eczema! The
6 active U-S.P. ingredients work together
to give you satisfactory relief. Known a.
the Ointment without disappointment for
the last 3s years, Poslsm satisfies you,
drug stores. Try Peslam todayt,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-01
Miners Journal
Asks FDR's Defeat

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81 QNS)
The United Mine Workers Jour
nal-official publication of John
l.. Lewis UMW-reiterated its
plea today for the defeat of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The magazine assailed Mrs
Anna Rosenberg. Harry Hopkins
and Secretary of the interior
Ickes. terming them actually foe:
of labor within the administration
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-01

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81 QNS)
Acting Secretary OF State Stet-
tinius announced he would repre-
sent the United States when the
Pan-American Unions governing
board tomorrow considers Argen-
tina's unexpected bid for an early
meeting of American foreign
minister's
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-01
Fund Hits
32.4 Pet
Of Quota

Subscriptions 10 the annual De-
troit Community War Chest drive
today reached the S2.673.0 4S mark
with 32.4 per cent of the $3.50
600 quota attained. il was an
nounced following the second daily
report meeting in the Hotel
Statler.
Collections since Yesterday by
an army of 10000 volunteer work
erS aggregated S646, 94S, according
TO drive officials.
Large contributions announced
today include KreSge Foundation
and Co. see 900. Michigan Bell
Telephone. $4,000: National Bank
of Detroit, $4,000: Burroughs
Adding Machine Co, 5000;
Sears, Roebuck e. Co. S25. 700;
Wyandotte Chemical Corp, $685.
900; Nash-Kelvinator Corp, $l6.-
900; Van Dusen Trust Fund
$4,000, and the Goebel Brewing
Co., $1,000
Gifts previously announced:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-01
Scholarships

ANN -ARBOR. Oct. 81 The
University OF Michigan has ac-
ceptcd five $500 scholarships
offered by the Chinese govern
ment 10 promote and strengthen
cultural relations between the
United Siates and ChinP
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-01
u. 5. VIII Eye
VotingBooths

For the first time since the
Civil War a national election will
be held under federal supervision
Nov. 7. U. s, Attorney John c.
Lehr said today. " 4
Lehr revealed that he had re-
ceived instructions from the de-
partment of justice in Washing
ton TO report Immediately any
complaints in the handling of
soldier or civilian ballots or any
other election irregularities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-01
Editor Sentenced
For Collaboration

PARIS, Oct. 81 INS)-Ste-
phane Lausanne. u. editor of the
Paris Daily lie Matin. was sem
fenced TO 20 years solitary con-
finement on charges of collabora-
ton with NaZi forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-01
Actress Asks Divorce

HOLLYWOOD. oct. 81 uNS)
Actress Eleanor Parker filed
suit for divorce against 1t. Fred
erick LoeSee, USN.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

The Magic Monkey, by Plate
and Christina Chan (Whittlesey)-
Adaptation from an old Chinese
legend about good-bad. smart
stupid, wise-foolish monkey who
could make himself invisible, fly
like a bird and transform himself
into anything he wished. Plato
Chan is l3-year-old Chinese boy
and he illustrated the story, which
was written by his sister, IA. They're
a good team and they've produced a
good book.
Stilty, by William Hall and
Charlotte Steiner (CrowelD Pic
ture story of how a deer learned to
eat. Cute.
The White Feather, by Merritt
Parmelee Allen Iongmans)-Stor
of a Kentucky mountain boy during
the Civil War. Good reading and
educational as well.
Stories From the Americas, edited
by Frank Henius tScribners)-
Stories from 20 American republics,
from Mexico through Central and
South America, nicely illustrated by
Leo Politi.
The Bountiful Cow, by Helen and
Michael Czaja (Holt)-Mostly pic
lures and, alas, not very good ones,
either.
Whose Little Bird Am 1? by
Leonard Weisgard (CrowelD-Dif-
ferences between baby birds ex-
planned in picture and text.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
IVFW Auxiliaries
Meet in Chicago

A large group of members of the
District of Columbia Department,
Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will attend the annual con-
vention. which will be held in Chi
cago Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
A joint open session will be held
Tuesday morning, when memorial
services will be held. Election of
national officers will be held Thurs
day morning and installation cere-
monies in the afternoon.
The supreme crawl Of the Cooti-
cites will be held tomorrow at $3.50
am. at the Hotel Sherman. Election
and installation of officers will take
place. In the evening a banquet will
be held at the La Sale Hotel. The
supreme lady louise. Mrs. Gene
Schaaf, will be in charge. At 10 pm
members at large will be initiated.
Delegates from the local Fire
crackers Club are Mrs. Josephine
Welsh, Mrs. Ethel Sendlak. Mrs
Ruebie Heironimus, Mrs. Mildred
Carter; alternates, Mrs. Francis Rip
pie, Mrs. Ola Webb, Mrs. Gladys
Earhart and Mrs. Harriet McKeon
Supreme officers to attend will be
Mrs. Eola Wright and Mrs. Helen
Phillips.
Mrs. Edith Hiser is being indorsed
by the club for the ONCE of supreme
snoopy louise" and Mrs. Wright for
the ofiice OF supreme baby louse."
Evening star., 1944-08-20

The ancient Romans liked to
watch fights on a public field known
as >"the arena" There were seats
all around this field. Rome had
several arenas and they also ex-
listed in various other cities in Italy,
including Pompeii.
Wild beasts were set loose to fight
one another. A panther might fight
bear or a bull might fight lion.
The elephant and the hippo" also
were to be seen in the arena. Now
and then small lakes were made at
one side of the field and crocodiles
were placed in them.
Even more popular were combats
between men and animals. Several
paintings of such fights have been
found at Pompeii. Sometimes helped
by dogs, the men fought boars, bulls
bears and lions.
Not content even with those con-
tests, the Romans ordered men to
fight one another with spears
swords and knives. Those who did
the fighting were called "gladiators. y
They usually were slaves who had
been captured in war. Now and
then they were the sons of noble
families. Having lost their for
tunes, the young mobiles entered the
arena to make money to live.
Thousands Of persons gathered
around arenas in every city Of Italy
to watch these amusements. There
were training schools for gladiators
In many places and one such school
was ut Pompeii.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Prizes for Best
Contributions

The Junior Star awards as many
as five prizes of 81 each for the best
contributions published each week
Boys and girls of high school age
and upder are invited to compete
Here are the rules:
All contributions must be ORIGI-
NAL. Write on one side of paper
and give your name. age, address,
phone number and school, Typewrit-
ten contributions must be double
spaced. The editors choice of win
ners is final, and he reserves the
right to use any contribution in
whatever form he deems advisable
regardless of whether it is awarded
a prize Checks are mailed to the
winners the week following publ
cation of their work. Reporters
cards will be issued to writer's who
in the opinion of the editor. deserve
them. No contributions will be re-
turned.
Address The Junior Star, 727 Star
Building, Washington 4, D. G.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
How Ants and Bees
Win Over Larger
Japanese Beetles
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Mary Ann Larsen, IL,
Taft Junior High School.

TAFT Junior High School.
While helping my father catch
japanese beetles one day we came
upon small object on the sidewalk.
Looking closer, We found it was a
live beetle lying helplessly on its
back, while several red ants were
scurrying to and from it.
Wondering why the beetle did
not fly away. my father turned it
over, to find that it still was un-
able to move. 1t rolled over on its
back again. Closer inspection re-
vealed that the ants had spat on
the beetles legs and stuck them
together so it could not make its
escape. Evidently the ants were
waiting for the beetle to die.
A little later We came across a
hollyhock with seven or eight
beetles on it. We were just about
to catch them when a honeybee
alighted on the flower. Curious to
see how the bee could go about his
business with all the beetles in the
flower, We left them alone. Very
unconcerned, the bee showed his way
through them and a little while
later came to the top and flew away
as though nothing had happened.
All of which proves that even
catching beetles can be interesting.
Evening star., 1944-08-20

At one time it was proposed to
hold bloody games" of this kind
at Athens but the attempt failed.
An Athenian leader said that be-
for this city could do such a thing
it would have to tear down the
altar of pity"
Not far from Pompeii was town
called Nuceria. On a certain day
In SO many persons from Nuceria
went to Pompeii to watch gladiators
fight.
There was rivalry between the
people of the two places and the
Pompeians made fun Of the visitors.
When the visitors returned the
taunts some one threw a stone. The
example was followed by others.
The blood Of the audience already
had grown hot over the sights Of
the arena and now came an out
burst. Sticks and stones flew thick
and fast. Even spears were hurled.
1t was riot.
Many members of the audience
fed but others stayed to fight. Sew
eral we're killed and others were
injured. The Nucerians suffered
most.
A picture of that riot was made
soon after 1t happened and the
picture has been saved to the pres
ent time. The Roman Senate pun
ished Pompeii for the riot by shut
ting down the arena for 10 years.
After that time was up the sporting
people" Of Pompeii watched lights
for 10 years more-until q volcano
put an end to the life Of the city.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
Current Exhibitions

Constitution avenue and sixth street
ma.ssrs saa loan colse hse.
tsGn: from rrcnse and ss.iSMS NpStan so
American Battle Paintings" 1778-
NATIONAL MUSEUM. National Art
GollsSction: constitutien q u avenue ea.s saI1 sGd
lection. gifts and loans, paintings
and other objects Of art. Special ex-
htbition, American paintings from the
William T. Evans collection. through
sMITfrHsoNrAN BUILDING, Divi-
sion of Graphic Arts, Independence
avenue and Tenth street S.W.-Dry-
points by Diana Thorne. Louis G.
Rosenburs and Walter Title. through
sePfsksEnEeKsr PfkEEK GALLERY q OF ART, Twelfth
street and Independence avenue s.W.
Chinese paintings and sculpture.
bronzes, ceramics and other works
from Near and Far East. PAINTINGS
and etchinss by Whistler. also Pea
coRcoRAN GALLERY OF ART.
Seventeenth street between New YORK
avenue and e street N.W.-Ameri-
can paintings and sculpture; the w.
a. pHfIk1Ps Itf[k fsiitShaSaoiR1A MEMORIAL GALLERY.
1900 Twenty-first street N.W.-Spe- :
cial exhibition. oil PAINTINGS by Raoul
Duffy and by Arthur Dove; water
colors and tempera paintings by
Washington artists; through August.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Division
of Prints and Photographs. East Capt.
tol and First streets-Original prints
by American print makers. Special
exhibition. american Battle Prints"
to September 4.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, Eighth and X
streets NV. Drawings by Helen
Catch Durston to Ausust 81.
THE. ARTS CLUB, 2O17 street
W.-Summer exhibition Of paint
ings by members to September.
D. A. r. MUSEUM, Seventeenth
and D streets-Colonial silver. by
American silversmiths, throughout
the summer.
BARNETT-ADEN GALLERY, 127
Randolph place N:W.-Exhibition OF
paintings for the home by American
artists. Open weekday evenings ana
Sunday afternoons.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
My Garden
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Ruth Davis, IS,
coolidpe 7iah achool

Coolidge High SchOol.
Up in the morning at s o'clock,
And out to my garden without a
stop,
For breakfast would take too long
to eat,
While the bugs in my garden would
be having a treat.
With vim and vigor as fresh as the
day, ...
tackle each bug, worm or come
what may,
But I welcome with Joy the birds
and the bees.
AS I hunt for a weed, even down
on my knees.
For my garden must grow in spite
Of the weather,
The bugs and the weeds and the
heat put together.
Each meal that 7 grow Is q blow
'gainst the foe,
So I sing as I work with my rake
and my hoe.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
BY Florence S. Berrvman.

ny Ifp tUCe -. DeTI pWuH.
Sympathetic relations between art
and business have increased in the
past 10 or Is years. The large
number of illustrations for adver-
tisements, painted or drawn by out
standing artists, is perhaps the most
noticeable evidence of this rapport.
Some of the work has been admi-
rable, particularly when the artists
were given a free hand. Some has
been very poor. But the most i'm
portant point is that businessmen.
traditionally practical and hard
headed. have been convinced that
art can play important roles in in
dustry. in design, advertising and
decoration.
A recent example in Washington
is the restaurant MadrillonS new
mural painting, The Spanish Le-
want" by Joan Junyer (whose first
name is the Catalan version OF
john. He came to the United
States in 1942, and during the sea-
son of 1923 had a one-man exhi-
bition of Conga paintings at the
Whyte Gallery here. The same
year, young protege Of his showed
work at the Children's Museum,
Villa Rosa.
Mr.. Junyer has been known in
American art circles since 1929
when his painting, "Majorca
Dancers" won the second prize at
the Carnegie international in Pitts
burgh. He exhibited in every in
ternational thereafter, until the war
made it necessary for the Carnegie
Institute to turn its famous annual
into an American show. Mr., Jun
yer % exhibited regularly at the
Chicago Art Institute, beginning in
1880. He is represented in the per-
manent collections of the San Diego
Fine Arts Gallery, the University
of Chicago, the Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh, and the Baltimore Mu-
scum of Art.
Joan Junyer had his first one
man show, at the age of 16, in
Barcelona, Spain. He Travelled ex-
tensively in Europe, painting and
exhibiting, and returned to Spaif,
for an exhibition of his work in
Madrid in 1884. He remained
throughout the Civil War, until
Frances defeat of the republic i'm
PEELED him to leave the country
He first went to the Caribbean
islands and painted a series inspired
by the lush, brilliantly coloreo
tropics.
The Madrillon's new mural, on
the east wall of the Moorish room
comprises architectural and scenic
details of the Spanish Mediter-
ranean coast from Catalonia to
Andalusia. Included are such land
marks as the Lerida Cathedral, q
Valencian village, a Balearic tower
| an Andal,kaan fountain. q motif
Evening star., 1944-08-20

the tap dance, broadway, given by
Lynne Wilson, star of the show.
Other attractions included penny
target game in which pennies were
tossed toward a bulls-eye Those
who succeeded in getting a penny in
the bull's-eye received a candy bar
as prize, or ticket emitting them
to a free glass of pink lemonade.
The younger set enjoyed rides on
a rocking horse, tickets emitting the
purchaser to 20 rockings for a
penny. Sonny Barber was in charge
of the rocking horse.
This was the third successful
show put on during the summer by
the "Cherrydale Gang" the first be-
ing a dance festival, "A Day in
June in which the dancers wore
crepe paper costumes and danced
Evening star., 1944-08-20

, unless the food is in or under the
water, our mother suggested that we
build rock gardens in tubs and jars.
We did, planting water weed be-
tween the rocks. The larger rocks,
in the center, were left above the
surface of the water, so that the
turtles could rest and dry of. Be-
cause we have so many, we leave
most of our turtles in tubs outside
but do keep a snapper and two
terrapins in the house, as they are
small-about the size of a half
dollar.
They will eat many different
foods, and we enjoy watching them
feed. Their ways of eating are very
amusing; they either dive to the
bottom for food, or when fed float
ing waters gather near the surface
to fight over food priorities. Our
turtles eat a varied diet of tropical
fish waters, turtle food, rolled oat-
meal or bread. One day. to my
sorrow, I found they also liked
the snails that We put in their jar
to purify the water. They also ate
my small frog before I realized that
turtles are flesh eaters.
To keep our tortoises pretty and
colorful we Scour them with a
brush and securing powders. The
brush cuts off the mossy growth
on ton of the shells
In late September We release our
tortoises SO that they may hiber-
nate before the freezes come. For
five years we have been doing this,
and often We find the same tortoise
year after year. Three years ago I
brought home a box tortoise, Tubby
by name, from a picnic grove near
old Mount Vernon. l found him
two years in a row. I found Tub
by again this spring, but a truck
had crushed his skull Field tor
toises like Tubby are beautifully
marked, with yellow circles on their
brown shells.
Evening star., 1944-08-20
| Just Between
|OurSelves...
Bv PhiIib II. Love .

The dollhouse, for centuries the
plaything Of little children, is being
put to work by grownups.
AS every newspaper reader knows,
one Of the big problems facing the
country today is the reconversion
OF wartime industry to peacetime
use. Plants which have been making
ammunition, guns, planes and tanks
have to be remodeled for the making
OF automobiles, radios, refrigerators
and vacuum cleaners. And the
changeover will have to be made
swiftly and smoothly to prevent
shock to the Nations economic
system.
Well, that's where the dollhouse
comes in. It's no longer q toy: it's
an important aid to the engineers
who are working out the detailed
plans for the return to peacetime
production.
In Pittsburgh, for example, en-
gineers of the Westinghouse Electric
6 Manufacturing Co. are using what
they call industrial dollhouses" as
experimental models for new plants.
The old-fashioned method of
planning new plant was simply to
have an architectural engineer draw
set OF blueprints. 1t often hap
pened, however, that after the plant
was completed it was found to be
less practical than it had appeared
on paper. A machine here, say, had
looked fine in the blueprint but
in actual use it turned out to be
too far from a window or too close
to stairway.
Now, instead of stopping with the
blueprints, the engineers are going
further and building dollhouses-
exact miniatures OF the plants shown
III the plans. And to make sure
the plans are practical, the doll
houses are being equipped with tiny
modeLS OF men and machines.
Both the machines and the figures
OF the men who will operate them
are carefully carved from wood.
When a dollhouse model of a new
plant has been completed, the men
and machines are moved around
in it. Various locations are tried
until the engineers are satisfied
they've worked out the best possible
arrangement. Then, if necessary,
the blueprints are changed so that
when the real plant is built it will
prove practical in every way.
|
The dollhouse idea also is being
used to good advantage in the re-
arrangement of plants already in
operation. A good example of how
this works was provided when
Westinghouse officials decided the
layout of the company's apprentice
school was unsatisfactory.
A scaled miniature of the school
building was set up and equipped
with tiny models of the scores of
lathes, drill presses and other pieces
Of equipment. The engineers then
rearranged the machines. keeping
in mind not only the workability of
the layout but the safety of the
apprentices and their instructors.
The plan thus worked out in minia-
ture, the officials say. will bring a
new efficiency to the schools war
time operation"
After the war the model ma.
chimes and men will be reproduced
IN metal for permanency and kept
"on deposit" in bank for with
drawal and use whenever needed.
AS new machines are developed, new
miniatures will be made to keep the
bank up-to-date. Then, when a new
plant is to be built or an old one re-
arranged, the engineers can get out
their dolls and go to work.