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Evening star., 1944-05-31

to be Mr.. Cowan's fear that maybe
there is not motion picture story
in Ernie's book, after all.
This commentator, an admirer OF
both producer and author, disagrees.
There are a dozen motion picture
stories in Here Is Your War;"
maybe two. Mr.. Cowan and his
writers are confronted by two prob
lens which are responsible for their
growing doubts. One is that of
every producer and writer con-
fronted by war material, namely,
that of selection. The second is
that there is no talent among the
lot of them like Ernie's own. Both
problems are understandable, but
only the second is insoluble.
\
1t is true that the author of Here
Is Your War" a man who can efface
himself more easily than Houdini
could draw a rabbit out of a hat,
laid considerable stymie for his
producer. 1t took the form of his
tnsistence that he be minor char
actor in any screen play that was
drawn from his material. 1t is diff
cult, If not impossible, to think of
any other foreign correspondent
who would try to get by with that.
Ernie not only tried, but got by
with it.
Cowan, for a reason that is not
apparent, added a touch of his own
to the process of modesty, by de-
Gliding to change the title of the
picture to &c. I. Joe" very i'm
portant fellow in the war, Ernie's
hero, and all that, but little too
large as symbol to be handled in
q motion picture script.
At any rate, MIR. Cowan and his
writers have not been able to handle
him, and are reported to be highly
discouraged about it.
n "
If it should turn out that Ernies
book battles the most fervent efforts
Of Hollywood to turn 1t into a mo-
ton picture script, every one is
ready to cite the most fragrant
precedent.
That was Walter Wanger's effort
to translate Vincent Sheehans Per-
sonal History" into motion picture.
1t was another brilliant piece of
personal journalism, the human
story of another articulate individ-
ual in relation to the great drama
OF time. WAnger scooped his coll
leagues in buying it and was prop
erly proud of himself.
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dozen subsequent musicals.
Latest to utilize it is 1.-TWO Girls
and Sailor" The good genii
of the dream turns out to be nc
less character than Jimmy Dur
ante. Strange Fruit" a dance
based upon the novel of the same
title, will be danced for the first
time by Pearl Primus in her Water
gate appearance Friday, June 8.
Miss Primus appears in the
"stars under the stars" concert
series. Seats go on sale at the
Nationals boxo1ce tomorrow for
the production, Ten Little In
dians," the Agatha Christie mystery
which has its premiere here on
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Miss Neaele Busy
IQII.YWn0l

Anna Neagle, star of The Yellow
Canary" the RKO-Radio feature
produced by Herbert Wilcox, has
the title role in a new play, Emma, "
based on Jane Austen's novel, ac-
cording to a cable from Manchester,
England. It is playing there prior
to its London presentation.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Wars Best Seller Creates
Problem for the Cinema
BY JAY CARMODY.

Producer Lester Cowan has lost that excitement with which
talked months the Washington
to the
great picture Of the the picture of the
whom warn andw wisdom
which
Evening star., 1944-05-31

Monday. Republic pictures
which reaches out these days for
many of the brighter free-lance
stars of the cinema, has just cor
rallied Virginia Bruce for the lead
in Brazil" -. That's the studios
next musical, a form it recently
added when 1t discovered that the
larger, older studios. were using it
so successfully from the standpoint
of the stockholders. :
One pound Of waste cooking fats
makes enough xlycerin to manu-
facture one-third pound gun
powder. M
Evening star., 1944-10-04
AL Smith Dies
Peacefully al
10 in Hospital
Knew He Was Dying,
Proyed All the Time,
His Pastor Says
BY the Associated Press


NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Alfred e.
Smith, 10, native of New York's
East Side, four times Governor
OF New York and 1928 Demo-
cratic presidential candidate,
died today.
Death came at $40 m. in Rocke-
feller Institute Hospital. DR.. Ray
mond P. Sullivan, his physician. said
lung congestion and acute heart dis
ease were the causes. He had been
transferred to the institute Sep
tember % from st. Vincent's Hos
pital, where he had been treated for
an intestinal and liver disturbance
since August 40.
Only last night a dozen red roses
arrived at the hospital for him from
President and Mrs. Roosevelt. 1t
was Mr.. Roosevelt who nicknamed
Mr.. Smith the Happy Warrior"
when he nominated Mr.. Smith for
the presidency in 1923.
"Took Walk" in 1896.
The close political and personal
friendship between Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Smith cooled, however, in
1886 when Mr.. Smith took what he
called "a walk" from Mr.. Roosevelt
and the Democratic party and sup
ported Alf M. Landon for the presi.
Evening star., 1944-10-04
Dewey Pledges Cut
In Peacetime Taxes
And Simpler System
Annual NotionuI Income
OF $50, ,000, ,000, 900
Is Fixed as Goal
(Tert on Page A-t0.j
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 4.-HiS
sights fixed on an annual post
war national income of $3.50 ,000,-
900, 900, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
stood committed today to a pro-
gram Of cutting peacetime taxes
on individuals and businesses, if
the Republicans win in No
vember.
The Republican presidential NOM
inee, in Nationwide radio address
last night, called for simplification
of what he termed "our existing,
confused and complicated tax laws
which he said threatened to form
"a roadblock in the way" of post
war progress.
In his first exclusively radio talk
OF the campaign, the New York
Governor asserted that the annual
cost of government-considering the
likelihood of a $500, 900 900 900 ma
tional debt and the necessity of
maintaining adequate armed
forces"-would require Federal levies
far above prewar levels.
Higher Income First Aim.
But it is utterly impossible to
suppose that we can support our
Government by levying heavy taxes
upon a dwindling national income, /"
he declared, as his campaign ad-
Vfsers sat grouped near him in his
Office study in the executive man.
sion.
Our first aim," he continued,
must be to increase our national
income by putting to work all Of
(Coa nE,WEv poun AoN
Evening star., 1944-10-04
President Asks Liftino
OF Ban by PetriIIo
By the Associated Press.


President Roosevelt today called
on James Petrillo of the American
Federation of Musicians to lift his
ban on the making of musical re-
cordings, saying, What you regard
as your loss will certainly be your
country's gain"
Mr.. Roosevelt sent telegram to
the musicians union head terminate
ing a case which long has been be-
fore the War Labor Board and
Sterilization Director Fred Vinson
In the wire he said that because
war emergency is not created by the
union ban the Government cannot
force the musicians to return to
making records, but that it should
be lifted lin the interest of orderly
government"
The WLB has entered directives in
the dispute between the electrical
transcription manufacturers and the
American Federation Of Musicians
directing that the federation with
draw its ban, but Mr.. Petrillo has
not complied.
In his telegram, the President ex-
pressed fear that Mr.. Petrillo,s re-
fusal to comply may encourage
other instances Of noncompliance
which win impede the war effort. =
In New York, ATM headquarters
said Mr.. Petrillo was out Of town
and unavailable for comment. Hi
whereabouts could not b stated I'M
naediAtaiy.
Evening star., 1944-10-04
House Prober SAYS
RumeIy Sought Defea'
Of Rayburn, ; Others
Witness Denies Charge;
Put Under $500, Bond
After Surrendering Self
y the Associated Press.

Chairman Anderson of the
House Campaign Expenditures
Committee contended today that
the Committee for Constitu-
tional Government hired a press
agent in Texas to eliminate"
four leading Democrats in Con-
gress, including Speaker Ray
burn.
Mr.. Anderson made the state
ment while questioning DR.. Edward
A. Rumely, executive secretary of
the organization, who was indicted
Monday for refusal to submit names
of contributors. DR.. Rumely denied
Anderson's remark.
After testifying, DR.. Rumely sur
rendered himself ~ the United
States marshal's office here and
was released under $500 bond for ar
raignment October 13. A warrant for
his arrest was issued yesterday in
New York by United States Com
missioner G. w. Cotter.
FOur LEGISLATORS Named.
Mr.. Anderson developed from DR..
Rumely that T. r. Ewart, Dallas,
was employed at $4,000 a year as
public relations counsel in Texas
last year and this year. DR.. Rumely
insisted that Mr. Ewart was paid
to promote meetings to stimulate
interest in the Constitution.
Mr.. Anderson declared that the
committees principle orator made
a speech on the Constitution at
Texarkana but he also said that
Wright Patman Democratic men,
ber of Congress) did not support the
Constitution.
Mr.. Anderson asserted moreover
that DR.. Rumely's committee hired
Mr.. Ewart because he was good
man to handle this elimination of
Patman, Rayburn, Lyndon johnson
and Luther johnson" All four of
these Texas Democrats were re-
nominated.
The committee chairman also
contended that the Committee for
Constitutional Government hired j..
w. CrenShaw, San Antonio, when
the primaries were hot
Rumely Denies Charge.
DR.. Rumely retorted that Mr..
Anderson was trying to build a
false impression and that his COM
mittee operated in Texas only to
Evening star., 1944-10-04
HGpinos Won't
Fight Invasion,
Jops Indicate
Broadcast Tells
OF Death of Seven
More AdmiroIs
BY the Associated Press.

FilipinoS won't take up arms
against American troops when
they invade the islands, a jap
anese broadcast indicated today.
Domei news agency quoted Jose P.
Laurel, puppet president of the
Philippines who declared war on the
United States only 10 days ago, as
saying he could not allow "the rem
nant of Filipino manhood to be
decimated on the battlefield and by
disease or to take up arms and fight
in this war"
The broadcast, recorded by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, said Laurel reiterated his stand
against conscription although other
wise promising cooperation to the
japanese.
The death of seven more Japanese
rear admirals was reported by the
Tokyo radio in a broadcast also re-
corded by the Federal Communica-
tions Commission. Within the last
month Tokyo has reported the death
of 10 admiras.
The latest seven were identified
as Kanichi Hagihara, Sorokuro Mo-
rino. Tosaburo Ogura, Fuji Arima,
Shizo Akasawa, Ryo Mort and Seiko
Mikumoto. The broadcast gave no
details of how they died.
In an earlier Tokyo broadcast of
a Domei dispatch, Admiral No
bumasa Suetsugu was quoted as
saying the forthcoming battle of
the Philippines will be the great
est and most decisive battle fought
in the Pacific.
Admiral Suetsugu, former COM
mander in chief of the japanese
fleet, described the issue mot as a
mere battle for the Philippines, but
one which will decide whether
Japan can maintain or be cut OF
from her communication with the
vital resources in the southern re-
gions." and would decide the gen.
eral war situation"
The naval strategist predicted
there would be no one great naval
engagement but series of important
engagements, determined largely by
air power.
Other japanese broadcasts re-
ported a widespread series of Amer
lean air raids in the Pacific and
claimed the sinking of an Allied sub
marine. All these reports were
without confirmation.
Evening star., 1944-10-04
Todoy's Political
Broudcusts
Roosevelt and Hoover Pruise
AL Smiths Long Public Career

political campaigns, but he was so
intrepid in his honesty Of mind, in
his fairness and his sportsmanship
that he won the esteem and per-
sonal friendship Of every opponent ?
In his statement issued at the
White House, Mr.. Roosevelt said:
1.-THE Nation mournS the death
of the Happy Warrior.
AL Smith had qualities of heart
and mind and soul which not only
endeared him to those who came
under the spell of his dynamic pres
ence in personal association but also
made him the idol Of the multitude.
To the populace he was q hero.
Frank, friendly and arm-hearted,
(See COMMENT. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1944-10-04
Smith Coricoture
Is Erased Shortly
Before His Death !.
By the Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 4.-Several
years ago, mischievous WPA
painter sketched a caricature of
Alfred E. Smith on the ceiling of an
inner first-floor corridor of the
State Capitol.
The picture, traced in bold strokes
with slightly different shade Of
yellow than the rest of the paint,
was noticeable only when reflected
by lights. The caricature, featuring
the well-known derby and big cigar,
was noted by many persons.
Yesterday a different crew of
painters, again redecorating the
building. reached the picture. Bor-
den H. Mills, an assistant attorney
general, and others in his ONCE
trooped into the corridor and saw
the Smith cigar erased by fresh
paint.
A few hours later the former Cove
ernor died In New York hospital.
Evening star., 1944-10-04

dency He again opposed the New
Deal in 1910, stumping for the Re-
publican candidate, Wendell L.
Willkie.
Mr.. Smith had not taken an ac-
tive part in politics in recent years.
devoting himself instead to manage
ment of the Empire State Build
ing and aiding in bond drives and
other civic activities.
A prominent Catholic, Mr.. Smith
knew he was dying "and was pray
ing all the time" said the Rev. John
Healy, his pastor, who was present
when death came. Father Healy
said Mr.. Smith passed on peace
fully" His death occurred five
months to the day from the death
of his wife, Mrs. Catherine Dunn
Smith.
Close Relatives Arrive.
A few minutes after he died Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Smith, son and
daughter -in-law; Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis j. Quillinan, a son-in-law
and daughter, and Mrs. Emily War
ner. a daughter, arrived at the hos
pital.
Mr.. Smith is also survived by two
other sons, Capt. Alfred E. Smith,
jr., now serving with the Army in
the South Pacific, and Walter Smith;
a sister, Mrs. Mary Glynn and IA
grandchildren. ~
With the exception of Mrs. Quill
Imam, who lives in Rye, N. Y, all
reside in New York City.
The body will lie in state in st.
Patrick's Cathedral beginning at
2 pm. Friday. A high requiem mass
will be sung at II am. Saturday.
Mr.. Smith, known for his brown
derby, cigar and ever-present smile,
rose from humble surroundings on
Manhattan's East Side to a place
where he never was out of the
public eye.
He was defeated for the presi-
dency in 1928 by Herbert Hoover.
Although he carried only eight
States, he received Az per cent
of the total vote
Entered Politics at %.
Born December 80, 1873, Mr..
Smith had little formal education.
He entered politics at the age Of
% as a clerk and subpoena server
for the commissioner of jurors. In
1908 he was elected a State As
semblyman. He served 12 years
at Albany, N. Y, becoming Demo-
cratic leader of the Assembly in 1911
and Speaker in 1913.
After serving as sheriff in New
York County, he became president
of the Board of Aldermen, polling
a tremendous vote.
Tammany Hall ran him for Gov
'ernor in 1918 and he won, defeating
Gov. Charles S. Whitman. He suf-
fered his first political defeat two
Evening star., 1944-10-04

bank after a two-day battle, and
set fire to crude oil sprayed into
tunnels to underground fortifica-
tiofls in efforts to burn out the
Germans. Other units captured
Mazieres les Metz, miles north
of Metz.
Seek to Widen Breach.
The United States 1st Army
troops above Aachen fought with
air and artillery support to widen
their new breach in the German
West Wall defenses. The Germans
were firing artillery in the heaviest
concentrations of the invasion.
The 1st Army battled along a
main escape road north of Aachen,
and was cutting off that stronghold
city in developing it's wedge.
1t. Gen. Courtney Hodges troops
struck on east of Ubach, taken in
preaching the Siegfried Line. It's
units fought along and across the
main northeast road from Aachen
to Gladbach. Aachen (Aix-la Cha
pelle, already was fianked on the
south by the first major breach in
the West Wall Line.
A front dispatch said Germans
were reforming stragglers into new
battle groups. The battle was for
German positions back-stopping the
Siegfried Line in this area.
Small Counterattack.
Doughboys smashed German
counterattack in company strength
at dawn against the wedge driven 8
miles east of Ubach. The 1st Army
was moving ahead in that sector,
knocking out road blocks.
On the Dutch front, British troops
repulsed German attack north of
Nijmegen, and Allied forces at Over
loon, to the southeast, cut down half
of the Germans who mounted an
assault there. In Belgium slow ad-
vances were scored northeast of
Antwerp.
On the southern sector in France
the United States 7th Army took
three villages northeast of Epinal.
Progress also was scored northwest
of Belfort in the resuming push
(see WESTERN FRONT, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1944-10-04
Reds'Spearhead
Now20 Miles
From Belgrade
YugosIovs Guide
Machine Gunners in
American Jeeps
BY the Associated Press


MOSCOW, Oct. 4.-RuSsian
machine-gunners in American
jeepS, with Yugoslav Partisans
as guides, speared westward
along the Danube less than 20
miles from Belgrade today.
Nearly all Yugoslav territory east
of the big elbow formed by the con-
f1uence of the Danube and Tisza
Rivers was reported swept clean of
German resistance by Red Army
forces advancing like a flood from
the foothills of the Pennsylvania
Alps more than so miles beyond the
Danubian Iron Gate.
Scouts of Marshal Tito's Partisan
Army ferried across the Danube to
meet the Russians on the northern
bank and help lead them westward
toward the Yugoslav capital, field
dispatches said.
Drive Resembles Arc.
On the map the Russian drive
looked like an arc, one flank of
which was hinged on the Danube
several miles west of Bella Crvka.
The other reached nearly to the
Tisza, east of Petrovgrad. The
enemy garrison in Belgrade seemed
shortly due to be gripped in a
| pincers.
Front-line reports told of the
Germans fleeing after the Russians
broke up their counterattacks in
the vicinity of Petrovgrad, impor-
tant rail junction of $4,000 popula-
ton 81 miles from the Yugoslav
capital.
East of Belgrade Yugoslav help
speeded another Russian spear
head thrusting for the Trans
Balkan railway over which about
$4,000 Germans in the Lower Bal
kans still may try to escape.
Red Forces Shifted.
An Izvestia correspondent said he
was told by an officer of the Ger
man 1st Alpine Division that he
was captured 13 miles behind the
lines by Red Army scouts.
Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky
shifted powerful armored forces into
the Yugoslav campaign while still
hammering at the frontiers of Hun
gary.
Hungary's plight grew worse
steadily as the Red Army beat
through Northern Transylvania
smashing the Mureshul River line
and captllrinp tho ueSt hopk touyp
Of Reghin.
The war-weary Hungarians are
known to have been seeking through
variety of diplomatic channels to
arrange an armistice, but the Ger
mans are said to have threatened
to raze Budapest and resort to every
violent means of reprisal If Hun
gary deserted like Romania and
Finland.
Estonian Island Taken.
In the Hungarian-held Carpatho-
Ukraine another Russian column
reached the frontier south of
Lawochne.
Cleaning up the North Baltic,
Marshal Leonid A. Govorov's Lenin-
grad army yesterday captured the
Estonian island of Hiiu (Dago), one
Of two major island bastions COM
manding the approaches to the Gulf
of Finland and the Gulf of Riga.
A communique last night said full
ICoo DTTCCTA n
Evening star., 1944-10-04
Clayton, Resigning,
Agrees 10 Serve Till
Board Takes Over
Also Willing to Assist
Surplus Property Agency
For Reasonable Time
BY j. A. FOX

Will L. Clayton has resigned
as surplus war property admin
istrator, but has expressed his
willingness to serve until a ma
jority of the newly created Sur
plus Property Board takes Office,
War Mobilization Director James
F. Byrnes announced today.
Mr.. Clayton, who had advised Mr.
Byrnes some time ago that he would
not serve in the new setup, told the
mobilization director in a letter
dated yesterday that he desired his
resignation to be effective when q
majority Of the new three-man
board takes Office, and that he would
gladly remain in an unofficial ca
pacity and without compensation for
a reasonable time" to aid the board
President Roosevelt late yesterday
signed bills setting up an overall
reconversion agency and a three
member Surplus Property Board
Mr.. Clayton recently denounced the
latter measure as unavoidable" and
a departure from sound business
principles. Mr.. Roosevelt said 1t was
with considerable reluctance" that
he signed the measure.
Grateful for Opportunity.
Mr.. Clayton, who formerly served
as Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
said in his letter to Mr.. Byrnes he
was grateful to the President, to
you and to the Secretary of Com
merce for making it possible for
me to devote the last four years
to war work"
In reply, Mr.. Byrnes told Mr..
Clayton he had the comfort of
knowing" that his service was zap
preciated by those in position to
know and properly appraise it,"
In approving the bills providing
machinery for the disposition OF q
$100, ,000, 900 900 accumulation of
(COntinIyed On po0o AE r0i,1,,o,, \
Evening star., 1944-10-04
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclateo FIeSs.
President Roosevelt said today
that with the death of former Gov.
Alfred E. Smith Of New York "the
country loses true patriot"
He had the courage Of his con-
victions, even when his espousal OF
unpopular causes invited the enmity
of powerful adversaries," the Presi-
dent said.
Former President Hoover, who de-
feated Mr.. Smith In the 1928 presi-
dental election, paid this tribute:
@Gov. Alfred Smith contributed !
real part In building America. Great
Is that was, 1t was his qualities OF
character that viii lsave : mark on
American life. He was valiant Ia
Evening star., 1944-10-04
Top Military Advisers
Called In by President

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today sched-
uled a late afternoon meeting with
top military commanders, but the
White House gave no indication OF
the purpose of the conference.
On the calling list were Gen
George c. Marshall, Army Chief o1
Staff; Admiral Ernest j. King, Chief
OF Naval Operations; Gen. Henry H
Arnold, commander of the air forces
and Admiral William D. Leahy,. the
Presidents own chief of staff,
Evening star., 1944-10-04
Civilians Evocuoting Dunkerque
AS 48-Hour Truce Is Arrunoed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CANADIAN 1st ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS, France, Oct. 4.-To-
day, 10000 civilians started evacuat-
ing Dunkerque, last Channel port
held by Germany, under truce
which will expire at 6 am. Friday
The Canadians and British then will
resume their attacks.
The French started leaving the
port at 6 am. after 12-hour pre-
liminary armistice.
After the period for withdrawal
an additional 12-hour truce will pre-
vail during which the road will be
|dynamited and mined before hos
tilities are resumed.
The evacuation Of the civilians
through British infantry lines Il in
strange contrast to the bloody with
Evening star., 1944-10-04
Fifth Overseas Edition
Ready for MoiIinu

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distribution are furnished
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Store. The edition is free and
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ton is limited.
Evening star., 1944-10-04

drawal OF the British forces from
Dunkerque under fire and bomb in
1910.
The armistice terms were agreed
on at conference yesterday between
representatives OF British and Ger
man commanders There was q
strong likelihood that the enemy, as
at Calais, will be ready to sur
render shortly after cessation of
the truce, though the garrison Of
1900 Nazis is about twice as large
as that of Calais.
Dunkerque, 40 miles northwest of
Lille, had normal peacetime pop
|ulation Of 5000. In peace its port
could accommodate vessels up to
1900 tons. drawing 32h feet of
water.