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Evening star., 1945-12-09
Judd Ronkin's
Daughter
By Susan Glaspeu (Lippincott
$3.50.
reviewed py
LUCY McCLENON-


BY some magic this novel sur
mounts a fuzzy plot and an irri-
tatingly undisciplined use of Eng
lish to produce a surprising emo
| tlonal impact. It isn't about peo-
pie SO much as it is people. theil
'bewildered aloneness" in the midst
OF intellectual awareness and their
search for some pat solution to all
perplexity.
The point which seems to emerge
is that no one person has the ulti-
mate wisdom. Frances Mitchell
Judd Rankin's daughter, hopes for
the answer from her elderly cousin
Adah, on a deathbed as the story
opens. But Adah's secret seems to
have been one of overwhelming
personal charm, the sort which
gracefully overrides convention
when need be, which has its own
way and yet gives of itself con-
stantly, and not something which
can be bequeathed in few we'll
chosen words to another. Frances
is more than usually f1oundering at
this time because of her sons re-
turn from war as mental case.
Her husband, of a less impetuous
and more analytical temperament,
is equally confused, and in an ex-
plosively adolescent way so is their
daughter. Judd Rankin, to whom
Frances turns, doesn't seem to be
searching, but he, too, has something
to learn. The mixture of viewpoints
ana experiences adds stature to
them all.
Apparently Miss Glaspell has Sc
lected the dash as punctuation
mark of the year. The result
jerky. Distracting when reading to
be-caught up short. Once or twice
maybe, for punch. but-must it go
on and on? And is an occasional
sentence, perhaps even a balanced
one, too archaic?
Evening star., 1945-12-09
The Monotee
By Nancy Bruf. (Dutton &
Co.; $500
Reviewed by
MARGARET CHILD.


When Jabez Folger was Is, hi
best friend, a lad the same ag,
whom Jabez had fed, clothed ane
educated for five years, tried to xii
him. Some 40 years later, salty ole
Amos Lamb explained that Billy
Pease had not been attempting sc
much to cause Jabez's death as
desperately, to save his own life from
domination by a well-meaning but
SOUL smothering comrade.
But the revelation came too late
BY now Jabez's ingrained sadism
unleashed by Billy's treacherous
act, had led him to commit adultery
cannibalism, and plain old-fashioned
murder His unnatural desire to re-
turn to normalcy and to the en-
joyment of a mellow old age after
90 years of such Dorian Grayist
activities availed him nothing A
prudiSh Hays office-like fate in the
form of a four alarm fire envelopeo
both the Folger residence and Jabez
The setting for this papier mache
plot is the old whaling ground o1
Nantucket in the middle of the
10Th century. However, no back.
ground material about the colorfu
whaling industry nor the towr
enriches the story Neither dC
the supporting characters-Piety
the Quaker wife; Flowery Shrine
the native mistress; Saffron, Jabez.
daughter and the New England
Amber of the 1S00s.
In this, her first novel, Nancy
Bruf seems to have tried creating 6
second Capt. Ahab, and most un.
successfully, too. Jabez would have
made terrific Nazi concentration
camp commandant, but there il
little about him or his Freudiar
complex to warrant these 251 page.
of cliche-powered prose.
Evening star., 1945-12-09
Current Books
The Diaries of
Tschoikoysky

Translated from, the Russian
ioith notes, by dimir
Lakond. Morton, s4J
By Mary-Carfer Roberts
The IL diaries of Peter Ilyicf
Tschaikovsky, the Russian COM
poser, are here presented to the
public for the first time. The first
diary is dated in 1873, but covers
only month. The second dates
from 1884, and from there the series
Is nearly continuous to 1891. The
composer died at the age of So
In 1893.
With the exception of the eighth
and the eleventh, the journals must
be regarded as source material
rather than as matter interesting
to the ordinary reader. They are
written in a kind of literary Short
hand, the purpose of which must
have been merely to furnish their
author with key reminders of what
he did. Unlesss one studiously re-
lates the brief entries to other
source material-as Tschaikovsky'S
published correspondence-fo the
most part the diaries will be mean
ingless. AT least they will be mean
1ngleSS as report on the COM
poser's activities. No one, however,
can write without writing himself,
and Tschaikovsky has indirectly
put a memorable picture of his
temperament into his disconnected
sentences, picture more vivid than
that achieved by his biographer
Irritable, lonely, divided in nature,
hypochondriacal, given to violent
reactions to slight stimuli-thus he
sets himself down.
The eighth diary consists of
deliberate attempt to write out his
artistic philosophy. 1t was ap-
parently kept simultaneously with
the shorthand journals, for it CO.
incides with them in date. But it
is brief. 1t contains only 10 en-
tries, scattered over the three years
1886, 1887 and 1888. For the most
part, it is concerned with literature
and music, statement of worship
Tor Tolstoy and Mozart. Its per-
sonal record is marked by the COM
poser's confession that it was abso-
lutely necessary for him to drink
to excess daily.
Il, lie. a sick person." he observes,
full of neuroses, absolutely cannot
do without the alcoholic poison. - =
am drunk every night, and
cannot do without it."
The eleventh diary is the record
of the composers trip to America,
1891. 1t is a fairly full report.
Tschaikovsky conducted in New
York, Baltimore, Washington and
Philadelphia on that visit and was
received with exuoerant enthusiasm.
He writes admiringly of our Gus
tums-our hospitality, honesty and
comfortable living.
Evening star., 1945-12-09
Sea, Surf and He'll;
The u. S. Coast Guard
In World War II

Elsted oy Comdr. Arch A. Mer-
cey, USCGR, ana Lee GroUe
Chief Specialist, USCGR
(Prentice-Hall;: $3J
Reviewed by
COLT HENDLEY, JR.
II you are not tired of war stories
get this collection of incidental writ
ings, personal narratives and
sketches written by the men who
made the United States Coast
Guard the amazingly versatile SER
vice 1t is today.
The editors point out that 1t Is not
an attempt to write the formal his
tory Of the United States Coast
Guard but merely a compilation OF
the thoughts and experiences Of men
who went to war at sea. 1t will sur
prise those not familiar with the
Coast Guard to find in how many
odd jobs and odd parts Of the world
the Coast Guard worked during the
war.
The editors, Comdr. Arch A. Mer-
cey, USCGR, and Lee Grove
Chief Specialist, USCGR, ane
nine others represented in the an.
thology are currently Washington
ians.
Comdr. Mercy, 5241 Nebraska
avenue NV, was motion picture
consultant for various Government
agencies here for the past ten years
before joining the Coast Guard. Mr.
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of an elephant. They prefer to live
in their own house, however humble
it might be, than in another S man.
sion, were the actions, if not the
words, of the host, tell plainly they
are not wanted. In a word, MacFar-
lane has restored the self-respect of
his students, without which further
spiritual growth is impossible. That
is why we who know him and what
he has done for our children insist
that he shall stay.
We want him also, because he has
brought to the principality of Dun
bar a prestige that few could have
brought. His acceptance by the ma
jority group as a gentleman of cul-
ture, as evidenced by his election as
member of the Board of Directors
of the Montgomery County chapter
of the American Red Cross and the
Dayton District Development Com
mittee is proof that he is tops. His
participation on the newspaper pan
ell in last Sundays Journal-Herald
while members of his own race were
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and the state superintendent of free
schools, w. w. Trent, are favorable
to the bill.
A bill to provide this by law has
been introduced in the lower house
by Delegate Fleming A. Jones (D)
of Welch. The Jones bill would also
abolish the Negro State Board of
Education. Some opposition has de-
veloped to scrapping this board but
it is not expected to nullify the OBJ
jective Of securing membership on
the state board.
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teachers have contracts with the
Board of Education for the protec-
ton Of their rights under the school
laws Of the state. If MacFarlane
were the monster he is said to be, is
it possible that the Board of Edu-
cation would have retained him year
after year for IL years? If teachers
have just grievances, it is their
right, it is their duty, to take their
case to the Superintendent and the
Board of Education. To have delib-
erately avoided the duly constituted
authorities and gone to the From
tiers Club, the N.A.A.C.P., and now
to the "Citizens' Committee" with
their complaints only shows their
case could not stand up before those
specially trained and prepared to
pass judgment in educational mat
ters, and in effect, makes the teach
ers in question guilty of contempt
of the Board of Education. Parents
of Dunbar pupils, MarFARLANE
SHALL STAY!
(Signed)
Rev. R. A. Crawford, president
Rev. E. G. Hawkins, CORE. Sec
retary.
William Ming, director religi-
Gus education.
Eugene M. Sanford.
Mrs. Isabelle Estell, recording
secretary.
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Selllng MIN OOWn Cne river, mace
deep impression. And since, ac-
cording to his very prosecutors, he
is man of wide reading and one of
the best platform speakers in the
city or nation, we feel all the more
honored to have him at the head of
our school. We want him, last, be-
cause in the dozen years he has been
here he has set an inspiring ex-
ample before our children. Our
youth are safe in his care.
1t is of course not hard to see why
our opponents are SO bitter against
Principal MarLane. The reason lies
in the fact that those who like to
paint the glories of the "mixed"
schools in the most gorgeous colors
have got their "mixed" school here
all right, but at the price of swal-
lowing, hook, line, and sinker, the
Jim Grow swimming pool and show
er rooms, the Jim Crow junior-sen-
ior prom, the Jim Grow senior class
officers, the Jim Crow Hi-Y, and the
Jim Grow Girls Reserve. While
grasping at the shadow, they have
lost the substance, and the helpless
ness of these big shots in the face of
that situation has sent them looking
for the usual scapegoat to vent their
impotent rage upon.
Let the "Citizens' Committed
then, name the teachers who say
MacFarlane is sitting them. Let
them name those he is said to have
fired and the more than half of the
faculty who are said to be against
him and then give us a chance to
cross-examine them. AS long as they
are unable to do this, the mere re-
peating of what this one has said
and what the other has done is moth
ing more than malicious slander. 1t
is Of course no secret that there is
a group of disloyal teachers at Dun
bar, who seem bent on cutting of
their nose to spite their face. The
identity Of one member of this
group is already definitely known
Many of us have been here a lonf
time and are familiar with the rec
ord of those same teachers. If the,
had any sense at all, they woGl1 le
sleeping dogs lie. If they persist il
undermining a good man, there i
going to be some washing Of prett,
dirty linen before parents and pu
pills alike in this mans town.
. In conclusion, we want to remin
parents of Dunbar pupils and tn
community as whole that there i
but one legally appointed authorit
charged with the direction of tn
public schools of Dayton, and thi
authority is the Board of Education
The Superintendent of Schools j
the executive officer and the edu
cational expert of the board, whic
is the only body that can hire a
we'll as fire teachers. Moreove
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RACE MAY GET
STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEMBER

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Mar. 1
(ANP).-The outlook to get a Ne
gro on the state board of education
Of West Virginia is good, reports
the state supervisor of Negro
Schools here this week. Both the
governor, Clarence w. Meadows,
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Leila lies Francis, parliamen-
tartan.
Robert L. Motley.
Ramma Swanson.
James Swanson.
Charles Black, treasurer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-06
The POtSdarn Conference

THERE is, of course, the important
Il matter of the Pacific war to be
considered.
But regarding this there was only
SILENCE.
If there was discussion of the
Pacific war, it is not reported.
If there was DECISION made
about it-particularly about Russia's
future part in lit remains secret.
There was great skepticism
among the American people about
the necessity and wisdom of Presi.
dent Truman journey to Potsdam
in the beginning, and there is even
greater skepticism now.
If there was any INTENT that
international JUSTICE was to be
done at Potsdam-in the interests of
our helpless European Allies, not to
mention of all our defeated ENE-
MES it was frustrated.
IF THERE was only intent that
L Soviet Russia was to be CON.
FIRMED in all her previous acts
WHICH HAVE THE ULTIMATE
AND COMPLETE BOLSHEVIZA.
TION OF EUROPE AS THEIR
OBJECT-why could this not have
been done just as well, and more
honestly and less expensively, from
the home offices of the American and
British statesmen?
More than ever, the American
people are convinced that the presi-
dent of the United States should
STAY in the United States, and at.
tend to the BUSINESS of the United
States-our principal American busi-
ness just now being the conduct and
winning of the Pacific war.
More than ever, the American
people are convinced that the Presi.
dent of the United States should be
REQUIRED to stay within the bor-
ders of his own country, and to at
tend strictly and exclusively to the
AFFAIRS of his own country and
his own duties pertaining thereto.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-06

reasonable balance of values be-
cause:
Behind the peace formula is
the primary assumption that
Britain and tAe United States
would work in unison TO main
tain its aims. Administration Of
II is 10 be in the hands OF big
five. If a British policy Of col
lahoTation with RuSsias polit-
ical a ms is followed by a
Communist victory in France,
the calculated council balance
upon which we are entering the
peace, will have been upset. We
would then have the backing
Of China-China. where Cen
cralisSimo Chang Kai-shek is
flanked by a Communist army.
CE,NATORS in close touch with
- Mr.. Stettinius reported him
TO me to be shocked privately
by the British election result.
He had sufficient reason 10 be.
lie worked this charter for
mula out with Britain. but the
cards he held there have been
switched and may be completely
changed. He is supposed to feel
this Will make his work harder
and 1t Will.
The voting on war. peace and
other matters is 10 be done by
a majority of seven on the IL
nation security council, S men,
bers of which are chosen from
the small nations.
A switch Of Greece and Spain
TO Russian collaboration will re-
quire Mr.. Stettinius TO look hard
outside this hemisphere for
small nation votes which will
maintain his influence in the
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-06

THE Potsdam conference has APP
parently proved to be exactly
what it was expected to bean in
strument for the confirmation by the
United States and Great Britain of
the European policies of Soviet Rus
sia, already initiated and enforced
WITHOUT international consulta-
ton.
The carcass of defeated Germany
was most thoroughly picked over,
largely and solely for the benefit of
Russian enterprise for which
Russia hardly needed American and
British approval, since she had al
ready determined upon the procedure
and was indeed well launched upon
1t.
As for ALLIED POLAND there
was only the bitter affirmation of the
accomplished fact that she is mere
WARD of Russia, entitled to only
such reparations from Germany as
may fall as crumbs from the Russian
table.
THERE was not even a MENTION
Il of Allied Yugoslavia, and of
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia-all
of which have lost their identity as
sovereign nations, having been alb
sorbed within the Russian empire.
The only mention made of the
former satellite nations of Romania,
Bulgaria, Hungary, Finland and Aus
tria was to the effect they are STILL
satellite nations but now of Russia
rather than of Germany.
The Potsdam conference, accord
ingly, was great satisfaction to Rus
sia, although scarcely essential to
her.
Since the most important things
done there were ALREADY done,
on Russia's own responsibility and
by her own means and in accordance
with her own interests and ambitions,
it is difficult to see what purpose the
.Potsdam conference served or WHY
it was held.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-06
Brain Game

Give tourseR 10 for each correct ar
aver through question six, 40 each for the
remaining two ,question'. Any score ss or
hiEhsr IL excellent.
WAS it Gene Tierney, Lor-
eta Young or Irene Dunno
who starred in Heaven Can
Waltz"
2-True or false: (a) Major
General Claire Lee Chem
nault, who has resigned, has
been commander of the
L.. S. Fourteenth Air Force
in China. (b) An air condi-
tioning system should warm
the air and dehumidlfy II
IN winter while in summer
it should cool the air and
add moisture.
3-James " of Scotland. passed
a law prohibiting the play
ing of this game because it
interfered with compulsory
archery practice. Later he
broke the law himself and
became regular player.
Can you identify the game?
4-The last Judge of Israel
was: ta) Samuel, tb) Solo
mon, tcD Eli.
S-UnSCramble the following
compositions and their COM
=, posers; Spring Song. Dvorak;
Melody in r Mendelssohn;
Humoreske, Rubinstein.
6-Of the following cities and
towns one is not properly
included Seward. Juneau.
Whitehorse, ketchikan and
Sitka. ta) Name the city.
tb) Why doesn't il belong?
IA new 45000-ton battleship
led the Y S. Third Fleet in
the shelllng Of the Japanese
industrial center cf Hitacht
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-06
Had No Friends
Mussolinii' s Story

EDITORS kOIE-EoilominR
ia the lost IN series Of his
torie articles writtsn By Bsnito
MussoIini after he Wos driven
from poWer and made Uoasai
Of the Germans in northern Hoiy.
They haze been translated and
edited BY Michael ChiniRo. ms
bureau chief in Rome. In this
final instaiment, MussoIini cram
ines the case Of Count Dino
Grand. one OF the chief arehi-
teets IN his oUsrthrow. Crandfs
turning against him seems TO
haze puzzled and anRsred Mus
soISni nors than the oppositior
Of any other hiQh.ronking Italian.
He barely mentions his own son-
ih-iow and heir apparent. Count
Ciano. in the articles. Musso-
Iinrs story is Written IN the
melodramGtie third psrson.
form of UritinR he often used.
This is the fifteenth and last IN
a series.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-06
knowledge Test
BY DIR. sABINA CONNOLLY

BY DIR. SABINA CONNOLLY
Bvs questions and FIvE for the last ques-
tons.
1-Since the Civil War, only one
president has been born
south Of Virginia who is II?
ta) Benjamin Harrison, th)
Andrew Johnson, (c) James
Garfield.
2-One OF these is an imaginary
character: ta) Nelly Bly,, (b)
Mrs. GrundX tc) Dolly Mad
ison.
3-The buckeye tree resembles
the tal pine tree. tb) horse
chestnut tree, tc) willow
tree.
A young salmon is called a:
ta) grilse, tb) barnacle, (c)
Smelt.
5-The art of preaching is
called tsl pSalmodY. (bD
thurJflcatlon. tc) hOmlletics
6-Name the animal for each
blank in the Biblical quota
tion: ta) THE little - that
spoil the vines" (httGo TO
-, thou sluggard," (c)
HE is brought as
the -. thou sluggard," (c)
the Ethiopian change his
skin. or the -- his spots ;"
tel Better a dinner Of herbs
where love is than a stalled
and hatred herewith. "
ANSWERS ca opposite page)
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-06
Behind
the News

security council. the influence
which brought. the formula into
being.
These are the inner conSid-
erdtrOUS, TTUtV or greater impoT-
tance than our newly achieved
harmony.
The British Labor govern
ment, Of course, faNors only
democratic form Of Semi-social-
ism, while Russia is extending
nondemocratlc SOCialiStic dicta-
torShIps IN superficial demo-
cratic form.
CENATORS recently returned
- tell me Britain fears both
Russia and relationships. This
fear may slow the Labor gov
ernment down in fulfilling its
announced intentions.
But the Labor party in con-
triving opposition 10 every pos
Sible defect in Churchill policy
before its election, pledged itself
to Russian causes which would
remove any worthwhile resist
ance 10 Russia throughout
Europe. Sistanc which
Churchill had carefully con-
trived from meagre and some
times unsatisfactory clements
provided by the varying local
non-Communist politicians avail
able in various nations.
3 y sweeping these contriv-
ances away. will not Attlee give
the situation 10 Russia? And
when he does. he is giving votes
in the new United Nations con-
troll for war. peace or prosperity.
Distributed by King Features synd Inc.
Reproduction in whole or in part
strictly prohibited.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-06
BY BENITO MUSSOLINI
Distributed EreIusiVsIy BY Inter
national News Special SsrUies

World Copyright and Al R!shm Reserved
PART XIV
DONE - GNS) - Througout
~ Mussolini's whole life he
never had any friends. Was
this a good thing or a bad
thing?
For example, who could have
doubted the sincerity Of Dino
Grandi's belief in faScism?
Would one expect treachery
from a man who had been un-
dersecretary of state for the
interior, underSecretary Of state
for foreign affairs, then minister
for the same department. ltal-
ian ambassador in London, min
lister Of justice and who received
the title of Count Of Moriano
through the FasclstS?
IN MARCH, 1943, Grandi ap-
Il peared at the Palazzo Vene-
zia and asked MuSSolini to
speak to the king about giving
him the collar OF the Annun-
ziata Qtaly's highest decora-
tion).
This sort of conversation
Mussolini always found ex-
tremely boring. He had relin-
quished the Order Of the
Annunziata once and only ac-
cepted II when il had been
forced upon him.
The king was not enthusi-
astic. but at later audience
raised no objections. So on
March IS. l943, Count Dino
Grandi was given the order and
became cousin OF the king.
The order gives the wearer
the right TO refer TO Savoy mon
archy as "cousln.D
The kings sudden change
was strange. What lay behind
n? Was At part of the con-
spiracy that developed later?
But Grandi continually ex-
pressed his pride at being an
orthodox Fascist and was
one OF Mussolini's most loyal
followers. II was Mussolini
who raised him from small
time newspaperman TO the fore
most ranks of the nation.
ERANDI served in the foreign
VI ministry for many years.
but eventually he had to be re-