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Evening star., 1944-05-07
Fiddler in the Sky
By Kathleen Hoagland. fHar,
71Cf

Though this novel goes no farther
back in time than 1916, its flavor Is
virtually historical-so greatly have
preoccupations changed. The scene
is Ireland of that Sim Fein agita-
tion which once held the attention
Of the civilized world and which, In
the general memory today, is as lost
as the Missouri compromise.
The story does not occupy itself
directly with the political battle
but traces the fortunes of q family
Influenced by that battle. The
scene is Tirawley, small city OF
Connaught, and the family are
upper-middle-class hotel keepers
They are disposed to ignore the agi-
tation, but little by little they are
made to feel the weight Of prejudice
until, finally, the members of sur
viving sanity are virtually bounded
from the country. Miss Hoagland
has low opinion of the intelli-
gence, honor, good will and morals
OF the rustic Irish, and she finds the
nadir OF bad behavior in the pro-
fessional patriot. She is little
kinder to the city-bred, but on the
whole her picture is uncompli-
mentary.
Her book is an excellent recreation
Of period and place, unstereo-
typed and perfectly genuine.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Thunder Mountain
By Theodore Pratt.
Sloan & Pedyce.)


Theodore Pratt, in his earlier
novel, "The Barefoot Mailman" dis
played minor but charming talent
in Difference to which the reviewer
took up his present work with an
ticipation. Disappointment awaited
her. Mr.. Pratt seems to have gone
Hollywood. Thunder Mountain" Is
a bit of sensationalism which evil
dently Is meant to be reSounding
but which actually comes off with
faint pop. 1t has grossly pic
turesque .superstructure in which
practically nothing happens. When
nothing happens too long Mr.. Pratt
fills in the vacancy with rather un-
pleasant suggestiveness.
His plot has an aging millionaire
Of the "robber baron" type build an
elaborate establishment on a noun
tain peak, fit the place up with
supplies for two years, bring his
family thither and dynamite the
natural bridge which is the sole
means of approach. The old mans
idea is that the war is bringing
an end to civilization and that those
who do not want to be submerged in
coming barbarism must seek refuge
while there is still time. The family
does not agree but is perforce ma
rooned for several weeks.
After the genuine charm of "The
Barefoot Mailman" this pretentious
effort Is particularly sad reading.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

decade put an end to all Oil activ-
ity-the burning of the wells by the
Confederate raider, Jones. In that
picture. as far as history goes,
there is a good deal of verisimili-
tude. The fight of the inde-
pendents against the combination
system proposed by the young John
Rockefeller Is the main theme OF
this historical material.
. Against this background, how
ever, there is imposed an entirely
conventional love story. It never
seems quite to belong to the other
wise authentic flavor of the work.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Trioi by Time

By Thomas Hornsby Ferrtt.
(Harper.J
Evening star., 1944-05-07

Japs Hard Hit.
In the war against Japan. again
as last week the news was all bad
Tor the japanese save for the cam
paign in China itself, which is
more fully explained in the map
and article in the next columns.
While attention has been directed
more toward the action in the I'M
phal area, mixed American and
Chinese forces under command of
1t. Gen. Stilwell have gone steadily
ABOUT the business of driving the
Japs back from Northern Burma
one unit, bypassing the Japanese
nase at 1nkangahtawng has cap
tured Manpin, 20 miles to the south
ana mas successfully trapped the
Japs to the north. Other units are
moving down the Mali River to-
"aro the main center and supply
base at Myitkyina below which
Allied glider troops are astride the
highway at Bhamp and the raj
line at Mawlu. All Japanese efforts
10 smash these road blocks have
tailed and the rapid advance OF
StllWells forces menaces all OF
North Burma.
Ihe Indian front was relatively
quiet during the week excepting fol
an Allied attempt to rid the Ko-
hima area of the enemy.
From Parumushiro to Dutch n.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Production
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more regions and larger plants as
rapidly as manpoWer, materials and
facilities are released from war pro-
duction. Theoretically, the produc-
ton slack would be taken up by
civilian production as the war pro-
gram is cut back. Officials believe
the idea, If successful. will provide a
valuable pattern for the smooth and
orderly return of industry to peace
time pursuits.
States in the WPB regions en-
braced by the plan are Nebraska,
Kansas, Missouri. most of Arkansas
and the Eastern part of Iowa. in the
Kansas City region; Ohio, West Vir-
ginia, Kentucky, Western Pennsyl-
vania and the Western tip of Mary
land, in the Cleveland area: Eastern
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia and the District, in the
Philadelphia region.
The Smaller War Plants Corp,
established by Congress to aid small
firms, is expected to play an inn
portant part in the WPB scheme.
The idea to encourage limited
amount of civilian production, off,
cials said, does not conflict with Mr..
Nelson's expressions before a group
OF leading industrialists here Mon
day that there can be no large-scale
resumption Of peace goods manu-
facture until the war situation lis a
gread deal clearer" They admitted,
however, that the job of planning
reconversion with one hand and
holding back industry pressure with
the other was a difficult one.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Soldier Vote
Continued From First Page

law, which already provides that no
serviceman shall be required to reg
ister or pay a poll tax to vote.
In place of the February post
cards, the new bill would give every
servicemsn a chance to use the uni
form Federal ballot for President.
Senator and Representative, but
with local election officials passing
on the validity of these ballots when
they are mailed home.
Meanwhile. Sidney Hillman, chair
man of the CIO Political Committee
appealed for national nonpartisan
support for the Green-Lucas bill.
His plea yesterday was aimed pri-
marily at Congress, but also was
directed to Republican presidential
possibilities, Republican National
Chairman Harrison E. Spangler and
to farm, veterans and womens or
ganizations, the United States
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Capt. Holmes Retired; a.;
30 Years in Police

The retirement of Capt. Nelson o.
Holmes OF the Fifth police precinct
was approved yesterday by the
Commissioners.
Capt. Holmes, who is 55, has been
a member of the police force for
almost 30 years, having been ap-
pointed March 6, 1914. He rose
through the ranks, having been pro-
NOTED to sergeant in 1926, lieuten-
ant in 1886 and a captain in No
vember of 1912.
Granted special compensation in
1890 for outstanding efficiency"
Capt. Holmes had received 'numer-
Gus Communications and has served
in the vice squad and as precinct
detective. He is being retired for
disability.
sioners approved the retirement of
Pvt. Paul F.. Nelson, 33, of the
White House police Joining the
Metropolitan Police Department in
1886, he was transferred to the
White House in April, 1910.
While there is no administrative
connection between the municipal
police and White House police, they
have a common pension fund, thus
requiring the Commissioners to pass
on the retirement and relief grants
of the White House force.
Capt. Holmes retirement takes
effect February % and Pvt. Nelson's
on February l.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Will Of Depew Niece
Contested by Cousin
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2O.-Objections
to probate of the will of Miss Anne
Depew Paulding, niece of the late
Chauncey M Depew, were filed in
Surrogate's Court yesterday by her
cousin, Mrs. Florence Depew Alli-
son Of Fort Lauderdale. Fla.
Miss Paulding, who died last Oc-
tober 20, left an estate valued at
more than S3,O0O.O0O the bulk of
which was bequeathed to charitable
institutions.
Mrs. Allison's specific objection
to the will drawn June 9, 1943, con-
cerned bequest of three -tenths of
the residual estate to the New York
Osteopathic Clinic for the Anne
Depew Paulding fund
In her objection Mrs. Allison as
serted that the bequest created a
trust "in violation of the laws of
the State of New York" and that it
was void because it was made with
out limitation, thus being contrary
to New York State statute pro-
hibiting perpetuity.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Fortress Returning TO US.
After 48 Raids on Europe

BY the Associated Press
A UNITED STATES BOMBER
BASE IN BRITAIN, Jan. 2O.-The
Flying Fortress Hell's Angels. which
has weathered 48 raids on Europe
took off for the United States TODAY
with II members of the 9Th Air
Force
Her pilot during her last five
missions, Capt. John r. Johnston.
Orlando, Fla. and five other For
tresS flyers who have finished their
raid quotas will accompany the
Fortress and her ground crew on
tour of assembly and parts plants at
home.
Hell's Angels arrived in England
October "a, 1912. piloted by Capt
lrl Balwin, Yakima, Wash. who
was the first pilot in the European
theater to complete his quota of
raids.
All the original crew members
have finished out their quotas and
returned to the United States ex-
cept the navigator, Capt. Harold
Fulghum, Lubbock, Tex, and his
successor, 1t. Farley Madsen, Provo
Utah, who were doWned over Ger
many in other ships and now are
prisoners.
Evening star., 1944-01-20

Chamber of Commerce and the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers.
Mr. Hillman asserted the Army
and Navy have said that only Fed
eral ballot can make possible the
vote of soldiers and sailors in No
vember, and he asked that the Sem
ate review its previous action and
pass the original Green-Lucas bill.
He requested the House to reject
the pending Rankin Eastland meas
ure, which, he declared, would dis
franchise our servicemen." The
Rankin -Eastland measure leaves
vote control to the States except for
Army and Navy distribution and re-
turn Of ballots.
Mr.. Spangler was told that this is
the third time we have appealed to
you as chairman of the Republican
party to put your party unequivocally
on the side Of our ii ,O0O,0OO service
men. Are We to consider your con-
tlnued silence as an indication of
callous Indifference to their riehts?"
Mr.. Hillman sent similar tele-
grams to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
OF New York. Gov. John w. Bricker
OF Ohio and Wendell Willkie, asking
Can we count on your full support
OF this propoSal?"
Evening star., 1944-01-20
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Evening star., 1944-01-20
Eight Dead in Collision
OF Two Flying Fortresses
BY the Associated Press.


DYERSBURG. Tenn. Jan. 20
Seven flyers and a civilian from the
Dyefsburg Army Air Base were killed
and two injured last night when two
irving Fortresses collided in flight
near Gates, Tenn.
One plane crashed, the other re-
turned to the base safely. One of
the eight killed was a civilian.
Thomas S. Kesler, representative of
an instrument manufacturing COM
pany. The seven Army men killed.
Second 1t. William Lawson ODon-
nell, Brookline. Mass: 1t. George D,
Pennlman, jr. Baltimore: Second 1t
Joseph F. Kerber, jr., Logansport.
Ind; Sergt. Richard j. Scott, Agton,
Okla; Sergt. Joseph P. Azevedo
Santa Clara, Calf; Sergt. Martin
B. Johnston, Brentwood. Pa. and
Sergt. William F. Gilliland, West
minister, Mass.
The injured were Sergt. Clement
j. Ost, La Grange, ILL.,, and Master
Sergt. Abraham E. Barnum. Cress-
well, Oreg.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Noxon Pleads Not Guilty
In Death of Infont Son

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. Jan. 90
John F.. Noxon, jr., pleaded innocent
yesterday to a charge of killing his
infant son and February % was set
for the opening of his trial.
Judge Abraham Pinanski, who
will sit on the case, heard the former
corporation counsel's plea at yester-
days arraignment.
Noxon spoke firmly and clearly as
he answered mot guilty. to the in
dictment charging first-degree mur-
der in the death of his 6-month- old
son Lawrence. Noxon has main
tanned that the child died accident
ally last September % while the
father was repairing a broken radio.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Butler
Continued From First PageD

sought to picture me as classifying
our war expenditures as boom
doggling," Senator Butler continued.
Holds Accounting Necessary.
Il do not criticize the necessary
spending. However, an accounting
on this score is necessary because
the strategy is to hide the New Deal
its plans and purposes, its extrava-
gances and waste, under the cloak
OF war necessity That is clever
maneuver For then, when anyone
In Congress or elsewhere arises to
attack the New Deals plans and
purposes, its extravagances and
waste, that person is forthwith as
sailed as hindering the war effort.
The war effort and the New Deal
are not synonymous. On the con-
trary, there is every reason to be-
lieve that we would have more war
effort if we had less New Deal"
Senator Butler said that, on the
basis of the public accountants re-
port. he was not 95 per cent wrong,
uab dUOue 1.O pct tCllt WlOiiS. ne
added. land chat is as near right
as any mortal could hope to be in
checking New Deal expenditures. "
: Charges Waste in Africa.
Senator Butler also charged to-
day that I'VE are throwing our
money around in North Africa,
and declared:
.."Instead of liking us better, these
people in North Africa are liking
us less; instead of having a greater
desire for our way of life, they
are turning hostile to that way of
life. That is what is happening in
Latin America. 1t is time that we
understood that our Latin Amer
ican ventures are only part of a
world venture. 1t is time that we
called a halt and took an inven-
tory. SUCH an inventory is the
erst step necessary In the direction
Evening star., 1944-01-20

of developing policy that will be
soundly good neighbor.
I'm Latin America" he continued
I'VE have already found out what
We are beginning to find out In
other parts of the world; namely
that money will not buy good will
and that the Treasury of the United
States cannot successfully be the
agent for building our postwar
world"
Even the New Dealers don't like
the sound of $4,000 900 900; not
when it is made public" Senator
Butler continued. They would like
to have us talk about our Latin
American ventures exclusively in
terms of expenditures that is,
cash on the barrel-head. paid out
II we would do that they would
come up with considerably less
than $4,000 100000 and they would
be lot happier about it. But we
Will not be caught in that trap"
The Nebraska Senator argued
that any overall accounting that
stops with expenditures, without in
Guiding commitment and extensions
of credit, is misleading, deceptive
and dishonest"
Discusses Rubber.
Discussing the development of
rubber in the Amazon jungle, Sena-
tor Butler said:
In his first reply to my first re-
port to the Senate the Senator from
Tennessee said that in return for
S78 900, 900. we received 10000 tons
OF rubber from the Amazon Jungle.
Shortly afterward the head of the
Rubber Development Corp. testified
before the Gillette Committee that
Tor the sum we got 24,000 tons of
rubber. That is 6,0OO-ton dis
crepancy.
But when the Committee counsel
put on pressure, he developed that
before We spent any of that money
before the war we already were get
ting 10000 tons. So that reduces
the net return-to use Mr.. Aliens
ngures-to a net of 5000 tons. But
it also seems that when we went into
the jungle with the $78, 100000 we
into an agreement with
Brazil whereby it gets the first
10000 tons we take out, with the
result that our net return is wiped
out and replaced with a deficit. For
our s78 ,00O, 900 it now seems that we
are not getting $4,000 tons net gain.
We are getting, in fact, 1000 tons
less than we got before We started
rs it any wonder that the truth
is hard to get at? Is it any wonder
that such an effort is made to see
that we do not get at the truth?"
Senator Butler asserted that Pc
troleum Administrator Ickes had
failed to answer a request for de-
tailed figures on the cost of oil ex-
plorations in Brazil, and said he also
had been unable to get accurate es-
Inmates as to the cost of communi-
cation installations, plantation de-
velopments, rehabilitation of Mexi-
can railroads and administrative
costs of some of the 40 or more Gov
agencies he said were con-
cerned with Latin American opera :
tionS.
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Venezuela Aids Allies
Effectively Medina
Informs Congress

Declaring that Venezuela is con.
tributing to the United Nations wal
effort in an effective" way, Presi.
dent 1saias Medina Angarita O,
Venezuela told Congress TODAY thai
our available raw materials and
articles OF primary Importance are
at the command of the United Ma
tions."
Our oil, luckily abundant" he
told the Senate and House in sep
arate sessions" has reached and
Will continue to reach the battle
fields on the side of the democ.
racies.
In addition to our material helm
we cooperate with you in the STUDY
and co-ordinated fulfllment OF
many other common purposes and
problems. And our contribution
during the recovery period, when
the war Is over, will be as large
and effective as our means NAV
allow because we realize that in II
goes liberty for all, future security
and survival and development OF
that free life which was the dream
of the glorious founders of our
nations"
Guest at White House,
Gen. Medina, who is in Washing
ton for the rest of this week, was
an overnight guest at the White
House last night and was honored
at state dinner.
President Roosevelt and President
Medina spent some time together in
conference last night after the state
dinner, and resumed their talks this
morning. Gen. Medina then left the
White House, and established his
residence at the Blair House, Gov
ernment guest house on Pennsyl-
vania avenue opposite the State De-
partment.
Today he started round of Off
clal and social activities which will
occupy him here until Sunday.
Greeted by Secretary of State
Hull at the American Union
today before special meeting of its
governing board, Gen. Medina was
praised in the presence of the dip
lomatic representatives of all the
American Republics.
Secretary Hull paid tribute to
Venezuela for Its steady contribu-
tion to inter-American solidarity.
He said that country has taken a
large part in the struggle to save
civilization" and told Gen. Medina
that your government and your
people have Fundamentally CO.
operated with the steady flow Of raw
materials indispensable to the war
effort of the United Nations. Gen.
Medina responded to the address of
Mr.. Hull delivered as chairman of
the Governing Board of the Pan
American Union.
Calls Friendship Solid.
Gen. Medina reached Washington
by plane yesterday afternoon and
was welcomed by a delegation of
officials of the State Department
and the Venezuelan Embassy.
In a statement issued as he
reached the White House, President
Medina said the welcome extended
to him has been most gratifying
because it shows that the cordiality
of the Venezuelan-A American rela-
fions is solidly esta blished on a very
strong basis" He praised President
Roosevelt as one who so we'll
has earned world wide popularity
through his admirable leadership
In the present emergency and the
fairness of his motives"
Evening star., 1944-01-20
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Cloudy with
little change in temperature this
afternoon and tonight. Lowest
temperature near 80 degrees to-
night: tomorrow fair with moderate
temperature.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah River
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
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Report for Last "a Hours.

hecoTd TOT Last "a Hours.
From noon Yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 80, at 4 pm. Year ago, 30,
Lowest, "a, at am. Year ago, Is.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. As, on January 4.
Lowest, 1n on January .
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Hiehest, 95 per cent, at $40 am.
Lowest, 76 per cent, at 2::3O pm.
Tide Tables
Furnished by United States Coast And
Geodetic Survey.)
VII, Today. Tomorrow
Hlgh ---------- 3:5S am. 4:57 am
Low Low ---------- 1o:36 am. 11:35 am
nlen ---------- :3} pm. $50 pm.
bo" ----------- IL :32 pm. 1870 a m
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets
gun tooay ---- S:23 6:15
pun, tomorrow S:23 GIG
Moon, today. 3:O5 am l:5S n m
Automobile lights must be turned on one
haf hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
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Monthly precipitat tion in inches in t
Capital (current month to date)
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Precipitation.

Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset
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sought to picture me as classifying
our war expenditures as boom
doggling," Senator Butler continued.
Evening star., 1944-01-20

Furnished BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
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The Sun and Moon.
Rises
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-26
COLLEGE Women 10 Discuss
Postwar PLANNING

BALTIMORE, Oct. 26 (ANP)-
A panel discussion, "The College
Woman's Opportunity in Postwar
planning" led by Margaret Bugg,
Raleigh, N. c., was a highlight at
the recent meeting of the executive
committee of the National Associ-
alton of College Women, held at
the Christian center, Morgan COL
lege.
Reports from the various branch
es revealed that the st. Louis
branch is wide awake and with the
general theme, "The History of
the Negro in ST. Louis and It's En-
virons," plans a study of the St.
Louis Negro by usage of the fol-
lowing sub-heads; the Historical
Background of St. Louis as it AT
fects the Negro; the Negro in Re-
ligion; the Negro in Art; the Ne
gro in Literature and Journalism
the Negro in Music; the Negro in
Languages.
The NACW is continuing its
practice of participating in the
Women's Conference on National
Affairs and sent delegates to a
fourth meet, Oct. 20.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-26

United for World Organization, the
groups sought the opportunity to
learn "the true inwardness" of the
Dumbarton Oaks conferences. Com
ing for Information and guidance
without commitments" the several
groups represented business, labor,
religious, social and other type or
ganizations.
Along with DR.. Dubois was for
mer Judge William H. Hastic, also
of the NAACP, and Mrs. Mary
McLeed Bethune, president, Ma
tional Council of Negro Women.
Lester Granger Of the National Ur-
ban league has been invited to at
tend but was not present.
Establishing the purpose of the
meeting, Mr.. Stettinius said in his
opening remarks that 1--WE are met
to discuss fully and frankly the
proposals for an international or
ganization to maintain peace and
security" Obviously it was an an
swer to the hopes Of the state de-
discussion of the matters which
partment now to stimulate public
evolved out of the conference
among the major powers.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-26
1000 HONOR J. WESLEY
JONES AT CHICAGO
CHURCH CHOIR CONCERT

CHICAGO, Oct. 26 (ANP)-The
Chicago postmaster, the city's mu-
sic festival director, the Metropoli-
tan Church rector along with 1000
music lovers, paid tribute to Prof.
]. Wesley Jones, Sunday night, on
his Oath anniversary as choir direc-
tor of the Metropolitan Community
Church.
The choir, assisted by Mary
Francis Crowley, soprano, and Jo-
seph Lockett, concert pianist, rem
dered a musical recital while DR..
Joseph Evans, pastor of the church,
Postmaster Ernest J. Kruetgen and