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Evening star., 1945-07-01
The Happy Time
By Robert FCnt1i11e
d SchuSfer. $780,

A boy, his father, mother, grand
father, uncles and a few girls and
women are the subject of this, an
authors first book.
It's not q novel nor series Of
short stories. it's q string OF inci-
dents told by the boy as he grows
from early grade-school age into
long pants. II Is life seen with an
unspoiled eye, and the effect Of the
naivete is heightened, legitimately
enough, by an occasional quaint
ness Of phrase borrowed from the
French the scene Is Ottawa.
There are passages OF discour-
aging length which are so naive
as to be a bore, when would have
swapped willingly the innocent,
happy time for meatier sophisti-
cation.
However, Fontaine occasionally
slips In touching incident. Oddly
he is most successful when writing
about what his characters wear. It
is clothes that make the book.
In particular / enjoyed the stories
about nightgowns, including the one
bought for queen and the many
stolen from Mignonette; about the
trousers that went to dance and
came back the worse for wear; about
Evening star., 1945-07-01

floors"
on red tape, desk-chair warriors,
morale boosters. personnel experts,
office reorganizatfens, blank forms
and the rest of it.
They take the case of Heintz. a
little storekeeper from Iowa, who, on
being rejected by his draft board.
gives up his business and comes to
Washington to urge his right to
serve his country. He hopes for a
commission in the Quatermaster
Corps: he gets job as Pentagon
messenger boy. There his first as
signment is to bring chief clerk
a cup of coffee.
How HeintZ, patient idealist,
struggles with his new duties makes
a readable story. Immediate recog-
milton Of symbols was imperative" /"
says the author. For example,
when Heintz saw .SPASM' at the
top of a paper, he should know that
it meant Services of Supply, Ofice
of the Adjutant General, Special
Materials Branch The time and
the manner of filling the generals
thermos was also major concern;
the generals dictation must never
be interrupted.
The daily battle of the Washing
ton buses. the temperamental ma
ture of Washington landladies, the
peril Of pretty feminine pirates
these familiar themes are also
brought into the sad account of
Heintz's initiation into a war work
er's life. Col. Fits drawings are
well suited to the tale and the vol
ume is easily one which ought to
amuse all Capital residents.
NC. r.
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the puttees and pants that wouldn't
stay up, and about the hats, gloves
and stockings 4. no more to
be worn by the six imaginary beau-
ties whom Uncle Desmonde wanted
to invite to what he expected would
be his last banquet. w. G. r.
Evening star., 1945-07-01


please quite as Dorothy James Roberts
much as meant one that was
plainly incompetent I was, in short
predisposed to pick flaws and, con-
sequently. in practice even If not ir
theory, the family tie becomes
relevant.
Well, I have read "A Durable
Fire" in the spirit just described
and my judgment is that Dorothy
has established herself as an i'm
portant novelist, and II she keeps
on as she is going, may even oc-
cupy in her generation the place
villa Gather occupied in hers. ]
think of Miss Gather because she
came on the literary landscape with
freshness, force and beauty and
those are Dorothy's qualities so
far at least.
"A Durable Fire" is a study of
the drive which produces the su-
perior member of the human race,
the creator, the artist. That, says
Dorothy, is love. She sees love as
a sort of staircase, beginning with
the feeling which is between chill
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Public Library
VACATION READING

With the preparations for va
cation goes the question, What shall
I take with me to read; shall it be
one of those books / long have in
tended to read?"
Regardless of the length of your
intended reading" list, it should
include BLACK Lamb and Grey Fal-
con-" by Rebecca West. This is a
skillfully told story Of the many
peoples that make up Yugoslavia,
their traditions, their prides and
prejudices. And one may be carried
away to another part of the world
with Agnes Keith's Land Below
the Wind,D a highly entertaining
story of the authors residence in
North Borneo.
Frances winwars AThe Romantic
Rebels dives of Shelley, Byron and
Keats and The Flowering of New
England, a stimulating literary his
tory by Van wyck Brooks, provide
real satisfaction.
Evening star., 1945-07-01

And, Mr.. Frank points out, IT mas
been used by the Germans for the
same purpose up through Hitlers
day.
Not only are the facts Of history
as we can discover them without
scientific, or casual, basis, he says.
but the work of historians Is a series
of guesses based on flimsy evidences
Ia set OF lies agreed upon, as Anatole
France said. Mr.. Frank might have
done well to have included the opirl-
ion of the late Clarence w. Alyord.
who had sought in the documents OF
the time of our Revolution in the
chancellories of Europe some evi-
dence of basis for a historical
science. His conclusion was that q
conscientious historian could go no
further than to say, "If what hap
pened hadn't happened, something
else would have happened"
Mr.. Frank Is at pains also to
examine the evidence offered by the
physicists as to the ineyitableness
OF events. Even the physicist. he
finds, has been influenced by pre-
yailing patterns of thought in
affirming the connection between
what he says is cause and effect.
But Mr.. Frank goes beyond that
and presents the testimony of three
Nobel prize. winners. Their state
ments 60 so far as to assert that
physical sciences have shown that
natural phenomena do not obey
exact laws.
IF, then, we can no longer lean on
the inevitabilist theory and free will
is an actuality. according to Mr..
Frank, we have got to make good on
our own.
The author of this book is well
known in Washington. Now judge
of the United States Circuit Court
of Appeals, he came to Washington
in 1888 with the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration. He was
chairman of the Securities and Ex-
change Commission at the time of
his appointment to the bench in
1941.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
"A Durable Fire Brings Forward
New Novelist of ForcefuI Talent

dren and parents; going on to tina
which is induced by pity for the
weak and injured: ascending Il
sexual love, first in its physica
aspects, then in its spiritual; anc
eliminating in the tremendous love
of life which spurs its possessor tc
the act of conscious creation, the
ultimate egotism. All these stages
she works out through the expert
ence of girl, Glee vanny lhor-
rible nameD who is so circum-
stanced that she has to discover
their significance entirely for
herself.
Glee grows UP in Malice Landing,
that equivocally named Ohio col
lege town which was the scene OF
the earlier novel, and that means
that she reaches the age of %
without ever having heard the word
artist" used as applicable to a
living human being. Domesticity
money making and being like the
neighbors are the standards which
prevail in her environment. Her
revolt therefore is not conducted
in the name of achieving artistic
expression, for artistic expression
is beyond her horizon. She re-
volts simply 10 keep alive an in
tegrity which is in her When at
last she realizes that she Is an
artist she does so from stumbling
sort of logic, not from conscious
ambition. 4
The merit of the book lies first
of all in the force of the writing
which is tremendous and which
never breaks. After that, it lies in
the originality with which Dorothy
treats her more or less routine
theme, an originality which seems
to derive from certain austere
sophistication somewhat In contrast
to the untrammeled vigor of her
style. For she gives her heroine
none of the properties Of the usual
embryonic artist of fiction but
makes her an instructive groper
after fundamental meanings.
Her small town, too, Is no typical
cauldron of meanness, she treats
its limitations with rounded toler-
ance. And finally / see merit In her
convincing presentation Of a woman
as a person, not as female.
For some centuries the idea that
women belong to the race has been
lurking about in the philosophical
background, receiving respectful lip
service, but that it should be taken
seriously has certainly not occupied
many writer's attention. Indeed,
almost no writer has even seen the
real significance of the idea, which
is that women, to be regarded as
human. must be something more
than merely regarded-they must
accept human responsibility. Dor
othy imbues her heroine with an
instinct for that responsibility
Kyle Tenant, the gifted Austral-
ian, is the only other young novelist
of whom I can think who has
faced the issue with like straight
forwardness.
AS against these credits, I win
put two debts. One is that "A
Durable Fire" seemed to me at
times repetitive, and the other that
occasionally the great force of
Dorothy's style makes sort OF
bounce. MIC. r.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Felix Mendeissohn:
Letters

Edited By G. Selden Goth.
pantheon, s4.50D
No collection of Mendelssohn s
letters of size comparable to this
has been published in English. the
editor says, for more than 80 years,
There's one good reason; they are
dull letters, lacking. as does most of
Mendelssohn's music, intensity and
vigor
On the other hand, these letters
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Among
the Authors
By Carolyn Coggins.

Dan Wickenden, author or The
Wayfarer," stood smilingly receiving
guests in the Chatham Gardens the
other day, when some of us went
there to party for him. He could
be a college boy, this slender and
blond young man with crew hair
|cut--but he Is old enough to have
written several stories and six books
since he was student The three
he wrote rapidly were all published: !:
the three he rewrote and struggled
over have now become good for
something he says he donated them
to the paper salvage.
The success of The Wayfarers," /"
his new novel, Is responsible for his
broad grin. Movie rights sold to
Paramount, 1t is the July Literary
Guild selection. A number OF for
eign rights have been sold, too. 1t
is his first book In five years, and he
wrote 1t in scandalously short time,
After mulling over it for about six
months, 1t was In his mind thor
oughly enough to begin writing. So
he sat down to his typewriter every
day, Sunday included and stayed
there very long hours until, at the
end of two months, the book was
finished. The rewriting was slight,
since the book had been produced"
as it were, in his mind before he
began putting it on paper.
The radio and newspaper work
which has occupied hirn-the Army
doesn't want him, but since his pub
fishers do, it's all rights dropped
now and he Is in the mental con-
strllction stage of another book. This
is being interrupted a bit while he
moves to Westport, Conn, where he
will now make his home. He is 80
and unmarried.
Edwin A. Peoples, who wrote
Swing Low" has left the Phila-
delphia Ordnance Office to become
editor on Fortune Magazine. i.
Pocket Books published Damon
Runyon's Take 1t Easy" the other
day, reminding everybody that they
were getting quite bargain in this
book for quarter, since 1t is full of
stories for which Runyon was paid
So or more word Sports writer's
will be feasted at Toots Shor's Res
taurant on July 8, when buttons
presents a $500 check for the best
story and 500 check for the best
selected for The Best
Sports Stories of 1874. Irving t.
Marsh and Edward Ehre edited the
book. -. Quentin Reynolds will soon
be heard from again. In September,
a book of his will appear called "Of-
ficially Dead" about the pilot of a
river steamer in China
Heintz
By Alan Lake Chidsey. Illus
trated By F. Moylan Fits.
fSouthern Publishers, 81
The strange life led by wartime
Washingtonians in general and
Pentagonians in particular is. the
theme of this amusing little tale.
Author and artist are Army officers.
AS chief and executive of War De-
partment staff division branch they
have collaborated for some time.
Now they collaborate in this satire
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Brief Reviews
NOVELS

The Half-Haunted saloon, by
Richard Shattuck. tSimon ~ Scnus-
teri "A respectable family inaerits .
saloon. Hilarious.
Turn Home, by Eleanor Mayo.
(Morrow.) Tale OF . towns bad boy
who comes back and wins respect.
Routine.
Jassy, BY Norah Lofts. tKncpfJ
Romance OF rural English life q
century ago. Miss Lofts usual
competence.
Evening star., 1945-07-01

constitute a valuable record for
music students. and they interest
me most, as perhaps they will you,
by showing man of an uncom-
monty sweet and gentle nature, as
pure in deed as in thought, filial
paragon who at Is asked his fathers
permission to have horse and at
81, his mothers permission to have
a wife.
Like great performers, great COM
posers have the reputation of being
tempestuous, primitive characters
behaving, or misbehaying, in general
as If family ties and moral codes
we're something to break.
Mendelssohn by comparison was
an angel Perhaps his unblemished
character was due to the happy
circumstances of being born into a
| family of means and of winning
as child prodigy success which
did not forsake him until his death
in 1847. He was fabulously popu-
lar in England, and held important
musical posts in several German
cities. His Elijah oratorio, Fingal's
Cave overture and Scotch and
italian symphonies are frequently
heard today.
These letters are to his sister
Fanny, to dear Father" to "Yon
Excellency' his friend Goethe, to
the composer and pianist Ignatz
Moscheles, and others. They are
full of kisses, embraces, esteem. re-
| spect, and never word Of anger OF
spite or passion.
The least a critic ought to do. ]
suppose, is to pay him back In his
own coin. The publisher has In
ciuded some Photographs and re-
productions OF paintings, as well as
some sketches by the composer. and
done 1t all up in an exceptionally
neat package. w. G. r.
Evening star., 1945-07-01
Fate and Freedom
A Philosophy for Free Aneri-
cans. By Jerome Frank. fSin1on
& Schuster; $3.J
nSflEWcu Qy
FRANCIS p. DOUGLAS.


FRANCIS P. DOUGLAS.
From the first chapter, rs His
tory Bunk" to the last, Toward a
New Synthesis,' Mr.. Frank has
written q thoughtful and thought
provoking book. In preface he re-
cants about the subtitle, holding
that philosophy" smacks of arro-
gance. Instead, he would describe
his book as some materials for and
some groupings toward a philosophy
for Americans who believe in free
dom"
The new synthesis Of which he
speaks is one which would combine
individual enterprise and the me-
dievai spirit of co-operativeness.
Man is not only an individual, but
a social person. 1t is only through
intelligent co-operativeness that in
dividualism can be made real for
many men.
Behind this will be a faith, says
Mr.. Frank, that God helps him
who helps himself"
But in reaching this philosophy
there Is material that must be
cleared away.
Mr.. Frank goes to great pains to
demolish what is glibly referred to
as the scientific basis of history
The scientific approach, he says,
was created by the Germans, espe-
cially Hegel, as "a recruiting device
to bolster the morale of the Germans
after the defeats by Napoleon.
Evening star., 1945-07-01

ing" and 1t was
good. But one
knows the peril
of a good first
n O v e |. M ore
than that, there
was with me a
matter of pride.
I told myself
that no sister of
mine should with
my blessing do ?
phoney book. by
which l meant
one tina t was
smart. plausible
or designed to
Evening star., 1945-07-01
A DURABLE FIRE
II DOINztLIE IlCE
By Dorothy James Rober
(Mne7uiIJnu So75

6 <N'O1SH S&Hbto AtoOSf 10
macmillan, s2.75.J
According to any theory of criti-
cism, the fact that the author OF
this novel is my sister is irrelevant
and need not even be mentioned
theoretically, I should regard my
sisters book exactly as I would any
other. The practice which I have
used, however. has been otherwise
and so / do mention the relation
ship. Because of it, have examined
"a Durable Fire" with much more
than usual severity. I took it up,
indeed, in a state of mind not just
of inquiry but of suspicion.
Two years ago Dorothy did an
other novel, "A Man of Malice Land
Evening star., 1945-12-30

lock me! Stop up my ears! One peep about
nourslment and Ill 60 mad.'
'Wonderful!' cried Elsie. "All go mad about
Borden's Fine Cheeses- especially Liederkranz."
Did you say Liederkranz'" frightened Elmer. You
the golden-crusted cheese with the soft. creamy
that's swell you it, and all?'
Why. Elmer praised Elsie. you took the words right
out of my mouth!
Il dd7" expanded Elmer Then let take Just eight
of em and end this nourshing discussion Here goes
If it's Borden's, lis COT to be good!"
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-15
Truman Makes Impromptu Speech After Conference

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15-(R- Secy. Byrnes, who played major role in working out the surrender sat at the Presidents right at a news conference which started promply at 2 pm. EWT. q pm, Nome time) and which lasted only two minutes.
 Present at the conference was former Secretary of State Cordell Hull, who slipped in unnoticed and stayed to chat with the Presi- dent. They walked outside and were greeted by a cheering crowd.
 President Truman made an inn promptu speech, saying this was a great day for democracy and would go down in history as one of its most noteworthy days.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-15
ESKIMOS GIVE NATIVE DANCE EXHIBITION

Monday evening the gymnasium of the Bureau of Indian Affairs School on D. Street was filled to capacity with natives and whites to wacth the dancing of the Kot- zebue and Diomede natives. Out standing among the dancers was Paul Green of Kotzebue. Last eve ming the King Islanders enter tained with their dances and the school was full to the doors. After the dances Major Marston showed movies of the native life at Bar row.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-15
GEORGE HELLERIcH ENRoUrE TO TELLER

George Hellerich, mining en- gineer for the Bartholomae Corp. of Fullerton, Calif., passed through Nome enroute to the company holdings in the Teller district, to prepare for the opening of the property next summer. Geo. Hell lerich and his family resided in Nome for many years in the U. S. Smelling Co. office building. They now make their home in Fuller ton, California.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-15
CHURCHES OBSERVE VI DAY

A V-J Service will be held at the Federated and the Methodist Church this evening at 7:30 pm.
 Participating in the program at the Federated Church are the Rev. Roald Amundsen, Rev. Geo. Loveless, and the Rev. A. E. Capener.
 Speakers at the Methodist Church are Rev. Edward c. Nell son, Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins, and the Rev. Paul Carlson. Special mu- sic is planned at both churches. Every one is cordially invited.
 The Catholic Church is holding Benediction Services at 400 o'clock this afternoon in a prayer for a permanent peace.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-15
CITY OBSERVES V-J DAY QUIETLY

Signs of observance of V-J Day are evidenced by special prayer services in the churches, the clos ing of most of the stores, business houses, and federal offices; and the ritualistic dances of the Es- kimos at the Native school last evening.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-15
MINISTERS ASSOCIATION MET MONDAY EVENING

The Ministers Association met Monday evening at the home of Rev. Paul Carlson. All enjoyed the very interesting discussions on timely subjects.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14
USGA Rules Out
All It's Journeys

NEW YORK, Jan. Is GNS)-
Morton c. Bogue, newly reelected
president of the United States
Golf Association, told USGA dele
gates today that the national open,
amateur women's and public links
golf title tournaments will not
be staged in 1915.
Bogue stated there was a brief
revival of sentiment in. favor OF
holding the tournaments this year.
but that war conditions in Europe
had dampened the enthusiasm OF
those who favored such sports
projects.
1t also was disclosed that the
outlook for civilian golf equipment
is dark, since the army had pur-
chased 10000 sets of clubs and
thousands of golf balls. leaving
comparatively little for civilian
use. Most of the army-bought
equipment is used in rehabilita-
ton centers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14
Night Baseball
Will Get 0kdy

WASHINGTON. Jan. 13 (UP)
Night baseball will not be pro-
hibited under the forthcoming
order curtailing nonessential uses
Of electricity TO save coal, an in
formed War Production Board
source told the United Press.
The order, which WIPE Chair
man J. A. Krug will issue some
time before Feb. /, will not apply
10 use of lighting for any outdoor
recreational activities, the official
said.
The news was welcomed by
baseball men, some of whom
feared that the curtailment of
electricity uses may eventually
have been extended TO night base
ball. 1t was accepted in baseball
circles as definite indication that
the government has no intention
OF taking action against other
sports similar 10 that which
banned horse, dog and harness
racing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14
Prize Arrdy
For Skaters
Trophies Listed for
Times Derby Events
BY KEN HALL
skates Derby Editor

twenty-five handsome trophies,
four plaques. AZ sets of medals
and an enticing array of mer-
chandise prizes will be contested
for in the CT events at THE DE-
TROIT TIMES GOLD and Sill
YER SKATES DERBY carnival
on Belle Isle two weeks hence
Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 27-28.
Plaques and certificates en-
titling the winner 10 gold and
silver skates, as soon as the war
effort will allow them 10 be made,
90 10 the victors in the feature
events of the meet.
Plaques are up for competition
in the Walter OSmun and Oscar
Parmentier Memorial events with
the massive Herbert Weber trophy
for the state championship De-
cathlon. which will be contested
for on a point basis in 10 events
for the 23d time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14

rrter1tS. sSarrt Srcad has won a
total OF SS.i2l in war bonds,
almost twice the combined total
of Byron Nelson and jug Nc
Spaden Willis Hudlin. who
pitched one game for the Browns
last season and has been shipped
back 10 Little Rock says.
"It was short and sweet"
He got a bit OF the World
Series melon.
Joe Woodman. who came 10
town with Angel AvlleS, Mexican
who fought Leroy Willis at Olym-
pia Friday night, says Sam Lang
ford is totally blind in one eye
and can see only Just little IN
the other Woodman last Of
the old school managers still &C
lively engaged in the boxing trade
in New York. for many years
managed Langford.
"Iangford II only SO years old
and not 65 or more a. some
persons say" Woodman eX-
planned.
And Langford. colored, was
horn in Nova Scotia and not in
the south as sometimes reported.
Virgil Trucks Detroit Tiger
pitcher. and Dee Miles. outfiielder
for the Athletics. are stationed
at the same Pacific naval base.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14
Overlook Cub Ace
For Honor Teams

Bill Nicholson of the Chicago
Cubs probably is wondering just
what il takes TO be honored as A
valuable player or member of a
mythical all-star team.
One of the deadliest clutch
hitters in baseball, Nicholson led
the majors in home runs and runs
batted-in last season.
He was beaten out by one vote
by Marty Marion of the Cardinals
for the National League most
valuable player title and failed 10
win a position on the all-star
team selected by the Sporting
News.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14
rIRsI PIRInn
Coach Widdoes
Is Shrewd Man

COLUMBUS. O., Jan. Is CUP)
Robert J. Kane. athletic director
of Cornell University, said today
that he had interviewed acting
Ohio State University football
coach Carroll G. Widdoes and
found him ito be very shrewd
young man
Widdoes. who led his first Buck
eye team through an indicated
season and the Big Ten champion
ship. had been mentioned as a
possible successor 10 Carl Snavley
who has accepted a coaching po-
sition at the University OF North
Carolina.