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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
BY E. D. Ball,
Asyociated Press Stan Writer.


A RoUNDHoUsE SOMEWHERE IN
BRTTAIN.-old It'll, all-American from
tender to the place where her cow
catcher ought to be. Is invasion-bound,
and she's earning her passage the hard
way.
Up and over the toughest grades IN
An England, this wartime model OF
speed and power Is hauling freight to
the places where 1t will be most useful
when the Allied annel-jumping starts.
There are lot more locomotives over
here like 1771-standardized 130-torl,
eight-Wheel drivers built in Philadel-
phia and Lima, Ohio.
Until the time for them to be fer
ried across to the continent, they're
helping to keep the rolling stock roll
Ing on British railroads.
On Loan From the Army.
All. are on loan from the United
States Army; each proudly wears the
white stenciled identification: Trans
portation Corps, U. s. A."
And all are as distinctively American
rs their shattering whistle blasts, which
at first startled Britons, used to hearing
only the half pint peeps Of their own
engines.
In appearance, about the only thing
they have in common with British types
Is the missing cowcatcher. They don't
have cowcatchers in Britain, one rail-
reader explained, simply because the
COWS don't get In the way.
In pulling power, It'll and her sister
models can haul as long string Of
freight cars-goods wagons they are
here-as the biggest locomotive owned
by Britains Southern Railway, which is
using six Of the Americans.
Rank With Best.
I'VE rank them with the BEST" COM
mented Roy D. Steel, division superin-
tendent Of locomotives. "Our only COM
plant is that there are not enough OF
them"
Steel added that It'll and the others
would be ready to go-without modifica-
tion-when the call comes from the con-
tinent. French railroads, he explained
are gagged only one-sixteenth Of an inch
wider than the British and that already
has been taken care Of.
Besides, they can make themselves al
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each telephone. He repeats the per-
Torrance at the telegraph tables. Then
he places the remaining copies face
down on the large table In the center
Of the room.
Silence follows. The chairman stands
at the end Of the big table and watches
q clock which has q huge second hand.
As the hand points to 20 seconds of 3
o'clock, he announces. Get ready" A
few seconds later he says. Get set" If
you're reporter, you may park your
toe on the black line the shortest dis
lance possible from your open telephone.
but you can't cross the line.
At the Word $50"
Just as the second hand reaches the
exact hour, the chairman shouts Col"
Reporters race to the telephone booths,
quickly turn over the crop report and
start debating to their Offices the latest
important crop forecasts.
Telegraph operators scurry to their
instruments. Those sitting In the chairs
around the room jump for the copies on
the big table. It's all over In just a
minute, but another crop report is going
out to the Nation.
At 3 pm. those who have been locked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
u. S. Locomotives Ready
For Invasion in Britain

home on the main line or jerk.water
branch for they are light and powerfulA
the locomotive itself weighs u tons, this
tender Sand can go almost anywhere
there are two rails.
On the Cannon Ball Run.
A day In the cab Of It'll on the
cannon ball run through Devonshires
rolling hills shows why the American,
made invasion locomotives are tops.
"She runs smooth as velvet" Engineer
Jack Rich-he's the driver in British
parlance-tells you as he boosts you up
into his domain OF polished brass, steam
and coal dust. q
The 70-mile- an hour ride isn't exactly
velvet but for Rich. who's used to
nursing his engines over the humps, its
snap. All he does is ease back on the
throttle on the upgrades, ease Oh on
the downgrades and watch the drivers
roll.
Fireman Jack Joslyn shares his tea
from tin pot kept piping hot on the
boiler head and talks about the differ
ences between British and American
railroading:
British Railroading Terms.
Joslyn never heard of caboose;
British trains travel on the left side Of
the doubletracks; there are no con.
ductors; a switchman is shunter and
he couples up train with long
shunting pole.
Instead Of caboose, braking car
brings up the rear. It's black-not red
is heavily ballasted and looks like q nat
car with drygoods box amidships. In
1t rides guard who operates q brake
wheel by ear and expertly, from long
acquaintance with the roadbed.
The hraking car helps make up for
the lack of airbrakes on British freights.
He and the engineer must do their brak-
ing fairly well synchronized to keep thb
train from buckling in the middle.
When the engineer brakes and the
kudIu OOCSll d SCllCo VI CullhS uIl tI4C
length of the train like an out-of-tune
zylophone. These are the steel, spring.
buffered discs coming together on the
cars as the slack is taken up in ths
chain-link couplings.
And that's where the shunting poles
come in. II you were to step between
cars to couple train you're liable to get
your head squeezed between the shock
absorbing discs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02

In the crop reporting ofdces are released
and the guards 60 their way.
All this secrecy is at the order Of
Congress.
Why All the Secrecy?
It has been going on for many years
issuance Of the crop reports started dur
ing the Civil War. Congress took steps
to prevent leaks because It believed ad-
vance information on the reports might
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02

be used by INSCRIPTIONS persons to fur
their their own interests at the expense
Of farmers and consumers.
A special law prohibits any employee
concerned in preparation Of crop re-
ports from specializing In any product
Of the soil"
The order to lock the Venetian blinds
with hooked rods was made, the Agri-
culture Department said, because once
sly signal from q window let cotton
SPECTATORS make a killing
The CIO news., 1944-09-18
GRAPE APE ~! X!NE

Digest was way off beam, and
Landon finished far out of the pic
ture. Oh yes. he carried two states
Maine and Vermont.
Apparently the Gallup mailing
list Is made up Of Liberty Leaguers.
America Firsters, etc.. who would
like to see Mr.. Roosevelt defeated.
The DR.. Gallup Poll mailing list
has all the semblance of contain
ing the same names. when 1853 per-
sons have no knowledge of anyone
receiving a DR.. Gallup card.
The third question asked was
"How do you feel about the re-
election of Mr.. ROOSEVELT" or the
II acknowledged Democrats, only
two were undecided as to how they
would vote. or the 65 Republicans,
33 or half Of them stated this was
no time to change leaders. and
would vote Democratic on the ma
tional ticket. but would reserve the
right to stick to party lines In state
contests. or the 80 that refused to
state party connections. 10 stated
they hoped Mr.. Roosevelt would be
successful, and 13 said they didn't
care. but they thought Mr.. Dewey
had a chance.
FOUR QUESTIONS
The fourth and final question
asked was: "How do your fellow
workers feel about this election"
On this, ia stated that Mr.. Roose-
Welt was the only salvation for the
workers. and that in most groups,
especially organized labor groups.
the Roosevelt sentiment was heavy.
A few answered the question with:
"A victory for Dewey would be a
victory for Hitler and a negotiated
peace"
Some others stated that this cleo
ton should have been dispensed
with until after victory. Two Of the
answers stated that a coalition
ticket of both parties should have
been agreed to early in the year.
Mr. Roosevelt to have been re-
tained until victory. and then al
lowed to retire to his home. as ne
earnestly desires.
DISPUTES POLL
On the strength of this survey,
The CIO news., 1944-09-18

made In the last three weeks OF
August, this writer disputes the
Gallup Poll in placing Indiana and
Michigan in the Dewey column. In
one Republican stronghold in Indi-
ma, a Democratic candidate for
U. s. Senator, former Governor
Stricken, drew a crowd of over
1000 persons 10 hear plea for
retention of the Democratic party
in the White House.
Mention of Guaranteed Bank De-
oosits, the CT Bill of Rights. Social
security, Fair and Square Deal
or Labor, drew deafening applause.
there was no doubt as TO who was
the chosen leader at that gathering.
In Grand Rapids, Mich. where
conventions have been coming and
going for the past three months.
veterans, trades unions, firemen,
business groups. all have met re-
Gently in the big civic auditorium
that makes Grand Rapids an ideal
place for convention purposes. ho-
tel gossip is mostly on the side OF
Mr.. Roosevelt.
In Battle Creek. where CT Joes
throng the streets every evening,
Mr.. Roosevelt again holds the up
per hand. and from the many stars
in the windows. there seems to be
a preponderance of soldier-sailor
sentiment in the community.
On the basis of this individuals
findings, Indiana is definitely in the
Democratic column. Michigan cities
will be Democratic. and the huge
majority piled up in the industrial
sections will be too much for the
rural districts to overcome.
Ohio at best can be classed as
doubtful. The vote there will be
close. with the Bricker popularity
probably swinging what edge, if
any. to the Republican ticket.
In the campaigns for state offices.
The CIO news., 1944-09-18
Political Analyst Disputes
Gallup Poll SUpposifions

Both of the Cumberland daily
papers have been publishing a
series of press stories emanating
from Dr.. Gallup, protesting to be
the undisputed opinion of political
trend in various sections Of the
country by an impartial survey.
These stories lead one TO believe
that the Gallup Poll Is 90% accu-
rate.
Following the series closely, the
reader will notice that the stories
can overlap, and many times do, so
that a story placing u certain state
in the Republican column one week,
can a few weeks later be revised
to place the same state in the oppo-
site camp. 1t Is just like betting on
the winner In horse race after the
race Is run.
The writer has just returned
from a trip to the Midwest. visit
ing such towns as Battle Creek,
Grand Rapids, Cold Water. Has
tings. and Lansing in Michigan,
Fort Wayne, Marion. Bloomington,
indianapolis. Evansville and Vim
cennes in Indiana, and Dayton and
Toledo In Ohio.
In these travels, the writer in-
terrogated 1853 persons. many pro-
fessed Republicans. I point this
out because the Gallup Poll as of
July 30 placed Indiana, Michigan
and Ohio in the Dewey column. or
Republican, II 1t sounds any better.
The first question asked the rank
and file was: "Are you a registered
voter. and il so. what party?" OF
the 168 persons questioned. II were
quick to acknowledge the Demo-
cratic party. 65 answered Republi-
can. and 80 refused 10 admit which
party they owe allegiance. or even
N they are voters. probably not.
NEXT QUESTION
The next question asked was:
slave you or anyone you know,
ever received a card from the DR..
Gallup Poll?" Well. of all things,
horned toads and what not, not
single person interrogated knew Of
the existence of the Gallup Poll,
never heard of such a thing. and
certainly did not receive a card
from DR.. Gallup. nor had any
friends at work or elsewhere who
had received cards from DR.. Gallup.
Can 1t be that DR.. Gallups mail
list is the same list that was used
by the now dead Literary Digest"
OF 1885? We recall that the Digest
OF that era predicted victory for
Landon by a good majority. The
November count proved that the
The CIO news., 1944-09-18

the picture may change, Is Is
pointed out In some of the answers,
that individuals reserve the right
TO follow party lines when voting
for state officials.
The objective Of this interro-
gators private poli was to ascer-
tain the strength Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
in states that were claimed for the
The CIO news., 1944-09-18

On the strength of this survey
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-10

slisi kak gosposki sin, kako
sanjas 0 start pravdi, hos cutil
cemu je konoplja koristna in
cemu skodljiva.'
/. "Kaj "a to-" ga prekine Guse-
tic, "bolje je eloveku umreti, ka-
kor da zivi kot zivina. Rekel sem
ze, da mi nj dosti mar, ako me
vzame' vrag. A sedaj z Bogom,
mozje!!"
Pc teh besedah skoci Mate.
ma noge, dane 81 ma glavo klo-
buk in krene, nekoliko opoteka'
joe Sc, proti vasi.
Druzbi je bilo tesno pri srcu'
Vince nikakor nj hotelo po gr-
lu. ,
"Poidimo tudi mi," rece rih.
tar, "dal Bog, da bi bilo vse do
bro, z Bogom, boter Elija!" To
'reksi, poda roko gospodarju in
krene z Andrejem v vas, kma-
lu nato je vodila Jana pevajoe
slepega oceta oh 'palici k pocit.
ku.
Otroci so Sli " hiso, macka sc
je zmuznila v kuhinjo, pes pa je
legel pod stopnice. Vse Sc je u
mirilo in ko je zadrhtela vecer'
ma zarja po belem cvetu sadne'
ga vrta, je zaprl, ELIZA hisns
vrata.
Dalje prihodnjic)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-10
ZADNJA KMECKA
VOJSKA
Zgodovnska povest il leta 1873
Spisal August SENOA - IL Hrv. poslov. L. }.

srcu crv, XII te grize, dokler 81
xiv, in te sne, ko umrjeS. Dora
je plakala, Sc postila in Sc BIZ
Gala do krvi. Dora je znorela
in hodila nora po gradu kakor
kako strasilo, dokler Sc nj ne
kega dne vrgla skozi okno stol-
pa, skozi katero je vrgla nekdaj
starkinega sina. Kakor jo je
proklela starka, tako Sc je tudi
zgodilo. Men sin je incl pete
70 otrok, incl je diva lepa sina,
ali Sc predno jima je zrastla
brada sta umrla, ostale so hce-
re, a usahnil jim je zarod. Tr-
gale so Sc "a dedScino, prisli so
tujci, tekla je kri - rdeca kri.
Grabilo sc je in ubijalo ma gra-
du - ubogi kmetje so zaman
prosili Boga, da jih resi- muk.
In kadarkoli Sc pojavi nov 60
spodar, kadarkoli prete move ne
srece, prikaze Sc ponoci Dora
- bleda, nora, in Dora plaka in
plaka in plaka "a svoje grehe,
IL srca Sc il vile zlata kaca in
prosi Boga, da maj razsuje grad
Malokdo We "a to prigodbo, We
do pa zanjo start gospodarji, d
ii jo skrivajo pred svetom. Ste.
Ii videli ono stare sliko go.
spejini sobi? Lepa zenska je ma.
slikana ma starem platnu. I'd
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-10

Podprimo borb0 Amerikc % demos
kracijc In svobodo svcta . nakupom
vojnih bondov IN vsjno-vA vArcevaInih
znamIt!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-10
(Nadalj ljevanje)

Videl je tvojo pregreho, maj
cuje tudi moi blagoslov. Ako
hos iskala, moza, ga ne hos ma
sla; ako ga najdes, ne bos ime-
la moskih potomcev; ako poro-
dis mosko dete, maj mu usahne
zarod V prvem kolenu, hcere
maj Sc trgajo "a dedscino, ka-
kor volkulje "a mrhovino. zen
ske bodo gospodarile temu gra-
du, a moSki jim ga bodo od-
well; prokleti maj bodo ii kra-
levi dvori, prokleta ii, kruta
ubijavka. Maj ii ne da Bog ne
bes in ne miru V grobu. Blodila
boS po teh nesreCnih dvorih,
kakor nocno straSilo, sama VISA
zbegana, boS gospodarjem "
strah; blodila bos prokleta po
teh gosposkih sobah dokler bo
kak kamen ma kamenu, dokler
ga ne raznese bozja strela - Ia
ko je proklela starka Doro, a
Dora Sc je smejala. Dora je ime-
la diva moza in enega sina. Da,
njen sin Ivan sc ozeni in vZame
banovo hcer. No, Dora je po-
stala stara in slabotna. Hudob-
most jo mine, kri Sc il ohladi,
a ostane il pamet, XII jo spomi,
MIA minulih grehov, ostane il V
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-10

CINCINNATI, OIOA fighting Marine hero who is veteran
Of southwest Pacific first
World War ii employed at Disabled American
here He Ray Ban OF Cil-
cnnati (pctmcd uniformly, three denotng
campaigns Purple Heart. presidential citation
awarded hm his bravery with Of the first Marine
Guadalcana Bastm pictured
Niedehausr of Sven Ohio, whose hu
band with the Italy Both employed IN me
license mailed to 23O0
900 In addition providing handsome mna-
sue rings OTag provides key
returned by the
D. Funds aid disabled
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-10

VSE KARKOLI
potrebuje Sc Cd zobozdravnika.
bodi izvlecenje zob. polnjenje
zob in enako lahko dobite v va
se polno zadovoljstvo pri DIR.
zupniku, ne da bi zgubili pri tenn
dosti casa. 'Vse delo je narejeno.
kadar VAN cas- pripusca. Trad
nj naslov:
who'd ma 62. cesti
Kna u1ovo posi- opje
6131 St. Clair Ave.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-10
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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-10

Sc mi, kakor da 10 vidim. Crno
je oblecena, kaj ne? Ma glavi
ina zlato krono, ma vratu BIZ
sere, v roki pa ina jabolko,
vrazji dar. &c gledas v te rjav-
kaste, sladke oci, te zazebe in
stojis, kakor da bi bill prikovan.
Poglej 81 jo, Andrej, poglej!
A glejte! Nekaj casa je tega,
,kar Sc mi je sanjalo start Do
ri. Stokrat sem videl to sliko
| dokler je dojila pokojna zena
| gospico Zofko, a sedaj sc mi je
zopet v snu pokazala TAXA, ka-
kor je ma Sikh, samo, da Sc il
je IL srca villa zlata kaca. Poza-
bila je re to moja stara pamet,
toda, ko je prisel k nasi gospel
oni Mazar, in ko so snazili sta
novanja, je padla slika zida.
Pazite, Dora sc umika. Meni je
to povedal Ivan Sabov IL grada,
a drugo noe sem sam videl Do
70 v snu. Povem vam, da pride
nesreca."
Vsi so molcali, kakor bi bill
IL mramorja, samo Kata Ease
pece: "Obvaruj mas nesrece,"
Jana pa Sc prekriza in odide v
hiso.
"Ah!" izpregovori Andrej
plaho, "sedaj vem; to je ona
starinska slika V sobi gospe
Ursule. Boga mi, Sabov je 60
voril resnico. Pospravljali smc
v sobi in slika je padla, gospa
Sc je prestrasila. Zares je pa
dla. Vidis, nisem vedel, je-li to
) Mara ali Dora in "a vso to do
godbo nisem vedel. Bog mas va,
ruiz
! Amen" doda start rihtar
Vsega tega, kar nam je seda.
pripovedoval Jurko, nisem We
del, ali nekako prokletstvo je '
tenn pradu. NikOli nj miru. nj.
!koli pokoja, vecne pravde ir
prepiri, da bi clovek vcasih rae
videl, da mu poloze njegove sta
re kosti v crno zemljo. Tu sto
jimo in stejemo dneve, ali eder
ije hujsi Cd drugega. Sin vpra
sa oceta: Kako je bilo? Oce pra'
vi: Hudo, kakor sedaj. Oce
vprasa deda: Ali ii je bila sre
ca mila? A ded odgovori: Ne
Vprasam: moreyao Ii sVoji dec
prorokovati kaj boljsega, bodo
Ii mogli nasi otroci praviti ma
sim vnukom o srecnih dneh? -
Hej, dozdeva Sc mi, da je Jur'
ko govoril resnico, ker bre;
prokletstva to nj. Varuj n a
sveti Bog!'
Gusetic je mirno poslusal vs.
te pogovore. LIE vcasih mu j
zaigral ma obrazu porogljiv ma
smeh. Naposled seze po vrcu
nagne ga, vdari S pestjo po mi
ri in zavpije:
"Bedaki neumni! KakSna Do
ra! Kako strasilo! Kaki vragi
Kaki angelji! Vse to je prazno
Jurko je bill pijan, ko Sc mu j
sanjalo. Nesrece nam ne prina
sa nikaksno strasilo, ampak Ii
vi ljudje, prinasa jo gospoda
JAZZ to vem, ker sem bill po sve
tn. Gospoda, gospoda, Xxi, jo j
rodila zena, kakor mas, XII 10 j
krstil duhovnik, kakor mas, k
maj jo vzame vrag ~
"Kakor tebe," rece .Jurko sr
ditto.
"Magari," odvrne Mattel jez
no, in rjavo lice mu zardi, "slab
Sc mi ne more biti, kakor tuka j
in &c bi ne vedel, da me je krsti
duhovnik, da smem poslusat
orglje in duhovniske vigilije, b
gotovo mislil, da sem zivina, da
Sc cello slabse, ker daje gospod;
zivini vsaj narocje sena, a mi,
pri tenn potegne Gusetic il vrca
maj pa glojemo oni goli kamen
Xxi lezi kraj pota., Kaj je Dora
Xxi mas bije, tolce, gazi in obesa
To je nase robstvo. Da, Kranjci
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-10
zensko ali dekIe

"a lahka hisna opravila in ku-
no; mic pranja; pri druzini brez
majhnih otrok; dober dom, do
bra plaza in izborno stanova-
ME. Katero veseli maj poklice v
nedeljo, 8. aprila, WA. 6511.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-21
With Ernie Pyle

is trying to take the applesauce
out of war, trying to eliminate the
heroics with which war is too often
presented. From what I've seen OF
the work of other artists. Won Rip
per is not alone in this sincerity.
It's hard to be close enought to
war to paint it and still consider
it heroic.
Won Ripper's dead men look aw-
full, as dead men do. Live soldiers
in foxholes have that spooky stare
of exhaustion. HIS landscapes are
sad and pitifully torn.
His sketches aren't photograph
ic at all. They are sometimes dis
torted and grotesque, and often he
goes into pen-and-ink fantasy.
He has given me one of these,
labelled "Self-Portrait in Italy, -
which shows himself and another
wounded man, against back.
ground of wrecked walls and starv.
ing children, being led downhill by
the bony arms of a chortling skele.
ton representing ultimate and in.
evitable death.
You get to seeing things like that
when you're a soldier for a long
| time.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-21
Pinch Hit Needed

With Russian forces we'll across the Dniester
river moving irresistably forward in Besser-
abba. Germanys hold on southern Russia is
rapidly weakening. So far as Russia is con-
cerned, the war on the Eastern front is in
the seventh inning, with the pinch hit due
That hit ought to be made by Russia's allies,
and the batter ought already to be moistening
his hands But Russia's allies are not in posi-
ton to make it, nor can they do so with
the Fifth American and the Eighth British Ar
mics halted in Italy. The game ought to be
in the bag by now. Instead it is still an open
gamble
The campaign in Italy was plotted to open
the way for flank attack on the Germans by
way of the Balkans. It was good strategy and
if there had been no delay by the Badoglio
government at the time of the Armistice Hitler
would not have been enabled to rush in rein
forcements to prolong the battle.
Badoglio's responsibility for the present situ-
ed speed there would now be no desperate
fighting at Casino, no barriers on the road
to Rome, and Rome itself would have been
taken over with little if any trouble. The enc
my would not have had time to fortify the
high ground all along the Rome approaches.
Now, instead of giving Russia needed flank
support through the Balkans the Allies have
still to take Rome and there is no great nobi-
Ization of Allied forces in Italy for a Balkan
thrust. The Battle Of Italy has relieved enemy
pressure in southern Russia, and to that extent
been successful, but it is apparent that in ad-
dition to this the German hold on Italy must
be broken quickly in the interest Of early
victory on the Eastern front.