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Evening star., 1945-09-09
IWar Fund Rally Set
For Sept. Il 10 Open
A,970,000 Drive

A victory mass meeting in Con-
stitution Hall will officially oper
the Community War Funds cam
paign for 1870, 600 at 8 pm. Fri
day, September 81.
The campaign on behalf of local
welfare agencies and the National
War Fund will be the greatest
single drive ever held in Washing
ton Alexandria, and Arlington
Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince
Georges counties.
Coleman Jennings, chairman oi
arrangements for the meeting, an.
nounced it will be dedicated to "a
peace which must be kept"
Tickets will be mailed this weel
to campaign workers. The publ,
may have all seats empty after
7:50 pm. Requests for ticket.
must be made in writing to Com.
munity War Fund headquarters
ll01 M street NV. by next Friday
Many Home Needs Faced.
Here at home. Mr.. Jennings said
the drive will aid the families o1
men killed in action; it will hell
veterans to find their way back tc
a normal life; it will assist war
workers whose lives are thrown out
of gear by sudden peace and chill
dren whose lives have been dis
rupted.
Through the National War Fund
the campaign will bring relief tc
the peoples of war desolated coun-
tries and entertainment to Ameri.
can servicemen in hospitals or tc
those remaining at their posts, he
added.
Three meetings of the busines.
unit and one of area chairmen ane
leaders of the Prince Georges unit
head campaign activities this week
The industrial, commercial ant
financial areas of the business uni
will meet on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, respectively, fol
lunch at 1890 in the Statler Hotel
The Prince Georges unit will NEE
for dinner at pm. Wednesday il
the Statler Hotel.
The Advance Gifts Unit, headed
by Ralph A. Van Orsdel will oper
its headquarters tomorrow mornin,
in the Fairfax room OF the Willar,
Hotel.
Government Unit to Meet.
Government activities will begir
with a Government unit mass meet
ing at noon Monday, September II
in the Interdepartmental auditorium
The Advance Gifts Kick Off
meeting will be held at 1915 pm
Tuesday, September 1S, in the VIII.
ard Hotel.
The campaign schedule of events
lists the major activities through
October 23, the closing date. Ths
Mems Service Clubs luncheon, spon.
sored by the Cosmopolitan Club
will be at 1890 pm, September rs
in the Mayflower Hotel. Alexandra
will have kickoff parade at 8 pm.
September %, leading to its open.
ing meeting at $50 pm. in the
George Washington High Schoo
auditorium.
Campaign report meetings will be
held at 12:l5 pm. at the United
States Chamber of Commerce or
October 2, S. 8. 9. II. 10 and 23.
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Navy Veteran Abandons
Picketinq BiIbo Residence

Edward Bykowski. the 31-year-old
Navy veteran who has picketed the
residence of Senator Bilbo, Demo-
crat, of Mississippi the past Is days
in protest against the Senator S
statements regarding minority
groups, decided to call it quits last
night and return home.
Mr.. Bykowski, who unsuccessfully
sought an interview with the
Senator. said his left leg, which
was wounded during a naval battle
in the Pacific, was giving him
trouble and he would enter a veter-
ans hospital in New York
When 1 feel better I'll return and
resume my picketing until Senator
Bilbo grants me the opportunity
to see him." Mr.. Bykowski said.
Evening star., 1945-09-09

Of housing existed, he said. De-
fense activity drew thousands u
Washington and competition for
place to live threatened to sene
rents out of sight. The Rent Con.
troll Act was signed by the Presi'
dent five days before Pearl Har.
bor
I'VE weren't at war then anc
we're not at war now" Mr.. Cogs.
well said. But the conditions art
almost the same as far as demand
for housing is concerned"
Mr.. Cogswell said Washington to.
day is still very definitely" in the
grip of a housing emergency, and
that it probably will continue ''for 9
| year or so"
Il base that on the many inquiries
I get from persons seeking house,
and apartments" he added. ''Th.
demand is more acute today than II
was year ago"
Building Program Needed.
Mr.. Cogswell agreed with loca.
real estate operators that the tight
rental market won't loosen up until
building program gets well under
way.
Abandonment of rent control
now, he said. would inevitably lead
to "a great deal of confusion, with
conditions becoming almost chaotic ;
An early result, he said, would be
widespread rent increases.
1T is almost certain that with the
present shortage of housing, an enc
of rent control now would mean that
tremendous number OF units would
go on sort of rental auction block
with families bidding against one
another and rents going higher and
higher" he said.
Fears Cut Throat Bidding.
Retention of the act until more
housing space comes on the market
he said, is necessary If cut throat
bidding is to be avoided.
The immediate answer, he added
Is to get some building started right
| away"
Wilbur S. Finch, president Of tn,
Federation of Citizens Associations
said he believes the rent contro
act" should be continued until tn,
housing emergency ceases to ex.
ist."
There apparently still is ar
emergency in housing and it is log.
ical that controls are needed" h,
said.
If there is tremendous demant
beyond the supply, then the publ,
will come out at the wrong end O
the stick" he added. There is n,
competition. to rent homes now ans
until the real estate market settle.
down to normal it is my opinion
that renewal OF the legislation /!
called for"
Evening star., 1945-09-09

civvies again." one said. "But
they're hard customers to please
Not that I'd ever say it to them
but most of them find it hard to
realize there's been a war on, SO to
speak, and stocks aren't what they
used to be-"
Three or four years in uniform
combined with the short stocks now
make for four main difficulties In
the serviceman's getting a civilian
wardrobe like the one of his fox
hole dreams: He doesn't know
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Gen. c. T. Lonhom, District Native and Veteran
of Some of Europe's toughest Battles, Is Home
Led 4th Divisions
I'D Regiment in
Sieefried Line Attack

Wearing the coveted combat in
fantrymal1's badge above an array
of decorations from three Govern
ments, Brig. Gen. Charles r. Lam
ham, native of Washington and a
West Point graduate, is back home
from Europe, where he participated
in some Of the toughest fighting
Of the war.
Modest about the reports of his
yalor In battle which had preceded
him, the general, whose father,
Clifford Lanham, is superintendent
Of trees and parking Of the Dis
trict, quietly celebrated his return
with friends last night at his home
104 North Columbus street, Airing
ton.
Gen. Lanham participated in the
breakthrough In Normandy, where
he was wounded-slightly, he en-
phasized. He was cited for leading
his 22d Infantry Regiment Of the
famous 4th Division in cracking the
Siegfried Line April IA. He entered
Paris with the liberation forces.
He was later assistant division
commander Of the 104th Climber
wolfs) Division, and concluded his
European assignment recently as
assistant division commander OF
the 26th yankee Division). He
few from Paris and arrived here
Thursday night.
Proudest of Gen. Lanham at the
gathering last night was his OLD
friend, Maj. Gen. E. F. Harding
veteran of the Pacific War, later
commanding general of the Car
ribean Defense area, and now sta
toned in Washington. Gen. Lam
ham was praised by Gen. Harding
as lone of the great combat soldiers
of this war" Furthermore, insist
ed Gen. Harding, Gen. Lanham was
famous for his poetry, having
achieved fame before the war for
writing a widely known poem, The
Soldier" and other works. He also
Evening star., 1945-09-09

tinguished Service Cross, Silver Star
with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star
Purple Heart, European Theater OF
Operations ribbon with five battle
stars, Combat 1nfantryman's Badge
French Legion of Honor, Croix de
Guerre with Palm, the Russian
Order of the Patriotic Wars (Firs,
Class and the Presidential Citation
for the Normandy break-through.
Gen. and Mrs. Lanham Fan to at.
tend the graduation of their daugh.
ter Shirley next Thursday from vii.
liam and Mary College. The genera
Is looking forward to arrival soor
from Europe of his favorite dog, Lii
Marlene, a dachshund he acquired
In Austria.
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Physical Checks Urged
For School Children

Parents we're urged yesterday by
Health Officer George C. Rutland
to have their children examined
before the reopening of school next
Monday.
1t was pointed out that a check
of correctable defects now may save
loss of school days later. Small
pox vaccinations, required for those
entering school, may be obtained
from private doctors or at the Polk
School clinic from to pm. on
THURSDAYS.
Evening star., 1945-09-09

has written scientific articles on
military tactics.
Bringing back many trophies, Gen
Lanham was proud Of a trench coat
through which German sniper
bullet hole still is visible.
The general is bronzed, vigorous
and slender. He says he has
scarcely changed weight and can
still wear his old uniform of colonel
Of the High School Cadet Brigade,
which he headed in 1920 when
senior at Eastern High School. He
went overseas in June, 1914, and as
colonel took command of the 22d
Infantry of the 4th Division, which
he held until March.
His decorations include the Dis
Evening star., 1945-09-09

Gen. Devers considers his letter
writing labor of love.
If anyone places any value on
the signature of jake Devers," said
the general who commanded the
9th Army Group in France and Ger
many, Then I'm deeply f1attered.
However, 1 remember in the last
World War that there were many
men who came out feeling that their
work had not been adequately rec
egnized, and that's understander-
able because in the confusion of war
many fine acts are overlooked or
taken for granted. This is the least
l can do to acknowledge the debt
we owe to the men in this war"
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Mrs. TiIIett to Speak

Mrs. Charles w. Tillett, vice chair
man Of the Democratic National
Committee, will be the guest speaker
at meeting of the Executive
Board of the Woman's Democratic
Club of Montgomery County at 6
pm. Tuesday at the Bethesda
County Building. Mrs. Edith P
Allnutt, Rockville, will preside.
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Bradley to Speak

Gen. Omar N. Bradley will be
guest speaker at the National Press
Club luncheon at 1890 pm. We'd
nesday. Tickets for members and
male guests are available at the
club office.
Evening star., 1945-09-09

How do you do,' he said. May
I introduce myself Mister O'Grady,
late of the United States Marine
Corpse"
But the blue suit was too loud,
the brown suit too dignified, the
striped suit too slick, the navy blue
too businesslike.
Was there maybe brown suit,
single-breasted? There wasn't. Was
there a tan gabardine? No.
The Marine decided on the
heather tweed, and when he'd had
it fitted he squared his shoulders
and smiled like the Marines must
have smiled the day they climbed
out of their foxholes and walked
unmolested on Guam.
Don't Know What to Buy.
Most of the servicemen don't
know what they want, the statesmen
said. Many of them were boys
when they took off civvies, and they
can't get accustomed to the idea of
hats and double suit, and
they feel better in sports jackets
and plaid pantS-or in anything
that looks like what they've been
wearing for the past few years.
They don't call it khaki-they
call it light tan. Or it's dark blue,
not Navy blue" salesman ex-
planned. But they seem to feel
more comfortable in what they've
gotten used to-"
Shirts seem to be the biggest
problem. There aren't enough of
them to go around. A few stores in
town save their shirts for service
men, and the relieved smiles they
lget from tired men who'ye walked
the streets until they were about
ready to wear khaki shirts with
their colorful new suits, make it
worth while, the statesmen say.
The prices bother them, too.
Find Prices High.
Il can remember when shirts were
50 for the best, and ties were so
cents, socks 30," serviceman said,
staring in window full of IS
shirts, 50 ties and 81 socks. The
500 they thought would 20 SO far
in buying their civvies runs out be-
fore they've gotten far past shirts.
Accessories are the most fun to
Evening star., 1945-08-26
'enly took over the coun-

Japanese openly took over the coun-
try.
AS might be expected, the Jap
anese conducted a vigorous anti
French propaganda among the ma
tiees. Even before that. the An
NANTES, who compose about rs per
cent of the population, were bent on
independence, and now have an
nounced that they will not accept
renewal of French rule.
Last spring the French cabinet
approved plan to give Indo- China
the status of a federation within
the French Federal Union, which
would result in a larger measure Of
home rule there. Freedom Of
thought, religion and of the press
were assured.
Meanwhile, French military con-
troll of its Far Eastern possession is
virtually nonexistent, and Gen. de
Gaulle is eager to obtain Allied aid
in moving sufficient troops there to
restore Order and make sure Indo-
China remains part Of the French
Empire. Although the United
States, particularly, Is sympathetic
with the desire of the Indo-C Chinese
to gain greater measure of inde-
pendence, 1t appears likely that both
Washington and London will back
France in efforts to regain control
Of its possession.
Evening star., 1945-08-26
Continued from Page CID

nomic arrangements between Paris,
Washington and London. It is likely
that Gen. de Gaulle,s visit here will
be reflected in the announcement
soon of new economic arrangements,
possibly credits through the Export
Import Bank for larger purchases Of
coal and industrial equipment and
the ALLEGATION Of more shipping to
France.
AS noted earlier. Gen. de Gaulle,
since the days when he headed the
French Committee in Algiers, has
had marked preoccupation with
the restoration of the French EN-
pire throughout the world.
Because of their physical nearness
to France, her political and eco
nomic relations with her colonies
in North Africa, Algeria and Tunisia
are normal. However, the war has
resulted in severing or at least weak
ening her ties with her Far Eastern
possessions, notably New Caledonia
and French Indo- China.
For some reason which Is not
quite clear to American officials
both Gen. de Gaulle and Foreign
Minister George Bidault have ap-
peared apprehensive that Frances
Allies, mainly the United States, had
aggressive designs on some OF the
French overseas possessions. In :
speech before the Consultative AS
sembly last March M. Bidault de-
clared:
1--WE are ready to collaborate with
all, but We shall give up no terri
tory"
Evening star., 1945-08-26

There has been considerable talk
in American naval circles Of the
desirabilty Of base on New Gale
donia, and this was included in
set Of recommendations made public
recently by subcommittee of the
House Naval Affairs Committee.
However, there has never been any
thought here of "seizing' such a
base, but only Of acquiring it by
lease after negotiations with France.
The French, however, have more
cause for real concern over their
potentially richest overseas possess
sion-French Indo- China. This con-
Germ does not lie in the predatory
plans Of Frances Allies, but in a
strenuous independence movement
among the natives of that country.
This area, rich in such natural
resources as zinc, chrome, phos-
phate, iron, tungsten and manganese
and a large producer of the Far
East's staple crop, rice, exceeds by
one-third the land area of metro
politan France and has population
of some $4,000, 900.
After Frances defeat in 1910, the
Japanese pressed claims to send an
army of occupation into French
Indo-China to make sure that the
Chinese armies were not supplied
through that country. Admiral
Jean Decoux, the governor, cut of
from effective military aid from the
Allies, yielded.
Until the Allied invasion of France
last year and the eclipse of the
Vichy government, Japan kept ur
the fiction of French rule in Indo-
China. After the fall of Vichy the
Evening star., 1945-08-26
Why the Democratic Form Of Government
Is the Most Lasting Man Has Devised

cient and that politics in democ-
racies fall into the hands Of a medi-
ocre class of men. Again he allows
for the truth that is in the claim
and again shows the comparative
merit of the democratic method.
The fact that the citizens of de-
mocracies themselves grumble and
mock at their representatives is a
demonstration Of the superiority of
peoples government. In the phrases,
THE consent of the governed" and
"You can't fool all of the people
all Of the time" DR.. Brogan finds
the formula and in the well being
Of the people the justification.
In Liberty and Arms" he weighs
the attitudes toward war of de-
mocracies and totalitarian states.
The answer there is. of course, that
the democracies, with all their in
efficiency, win the wars which the
well-prepared totalitarians start.
There is a good deal more in the
manner in which DR.. Brogan pre-
sents this summary reply, of course,
for he deals with the spirit as we'll
as the facts, but the essence is in
that.
The three pieces constitute a
beautiful piece of writing. Defenses
of democracy are plentiful at pres
ent, to be sure. but not many of
them are distinguished by noble
literary style.
Evening star., 1945-08-26
Book Reviews in Brief

the Negro's, part in Americas wars,
with emphasis on the present war
and the attitude of white troops
toward colored. A more favorable
report than, for instance, Walter
Whites, but still mentioning some
inequalities.
Primer for White Folks, edited by
Bucklin Moon. doubleday, Doran.)
A collection Of writings, fiction and
nonfiction, illustrative of the wrongs
Of the American Negro. High quail
ity.
Religion in Higher Education
Among Negroes, by Richard L. Nc
Kinney. (Yale University Press.)
A scholarly study by the president
OF Storer College Of the religious
problems and attitudes Of Negro
students.
Evening star., 1945-08-26

task In our history was for the
first time in our war experience
not series Of haphazard improvisa-
tions, but the orderly realization of
a clear-cut and well-integrated plan
There seems little doubt that fu-
ture historians will credit Gen.
Marshall with having been the
prime intelligence. behind the sue
cessful execution Of that plan. 4
The lay reader, I believe, will be
impressed by Gen. Marshall's ex-
position Of his philosophy of Amer
ica's national defense-as applied to
the, future as well as the past. It
must rest, he holds, on a demo-
cratic basis. and our military policy
will be enlightened in direct pro-
portion to public understanding of
our history, our foreign policy and
our national obligations. Gen. Mar
shalPs discourses are clear and non-
technical, hold sustained interest
and will give the reader a clearer
insight into the factors that lay
behind our victory.
Evening star., 1945-08-26
-
Americans Are Worlds Most Unsuitable
Readers, Says French Author on Visit Here

fronted with editorial comment in
his favorite newspaper which is at
variance with his own cherished
opinions. He is confronted with the
opinions of half dozen columnists
in adjacent columns, each of whose
arguments may be at variance with
all the others and all of whose
arguments and conclusions may be
at variance with those of the newA
paper itself. Yet he must aSsimilatE,
analyze and sift to arrive at a
conclusion satisfactory to himself.
I'm reconciling conflicting opin-
ions with his own, or intelligently
modifying his own opinions in the
light Of others, his ability to think
independently is stimulated and de-
veloped.
Moreover" Able Dimnet empha-
sized, "the sharp, clear, incisive
thinking and writing Of the ma
jority of Americans influence the
reader and in turn form in him the
habit of thinking and expressing
himself with clarity, sharpness and
incisiveness.
"A nation composed Of individ-
uals habituated to clear and inde-
pendent thought cannot fall prey to
the wiles Of demogogues, and the
critical thinking Of the average lit
crate American is one of your
strongest safeguards of democracy"
the Able Dimnet stressed.
All of this, he commented, is evi-
denced by the serious and enlight-
ened attention which Americans as
individuals and as a nation are Civ
ing to the problems Of peace, post
war problems and the problem of
averting war. Nowhere In the
world at present does one find q
nation so well informed as the
United States" he said, "and no.
where in the world does one find
nation in which individuals have
arrived at their democratic and hui
name concepts SO independently as
in the United States"
He spoke briefly of life in France
during the Nazi occupation. On
more than one occasion, he said,
his known pro-Allied sympathies
brought him into conflict with his
country's oppressors, and there were
times when 1t seemed that only
miracle had spared him arrest or
execution by the Gestapo.
'The Europeans today are
starved for books and reading mat
ter" he declared. Books published
Evening star., 1945-08-26
LIVELIHOODS.

Shopwork on the Farm, by Mack
M. Jones. (McGraw-Hill) Direc-
tions for assembling and using the
tools needed to make ordinary farm
repairs.
Cartooning for Fun and Profit, by
Lois Fischer. (Willcox g. Follett.)
Basic instructions, illustrated.
PHYSICAL CULTURE.
Return to Life, by Joseph H.
Pilates. q. j. Augustin.) A series
of progressive exercises intended to
build up the middle-aged. Illus
trated.
RELIGION.
Adventures in Grace, by Raissa
Maritain. Oongmans.) The wife Of
Jacques Maritain writes of her spir-
ltual experiences. An important per-
sonal record and equally important
narrative Of many French person.
alities at the period of World War I.
ANIMALS.
The Story Of Gertie, by Harris
4NOWCA dll0 dOA0OA G0IS%Odk ".
milwaukee, Wis, Journal.) The
story Of the famous duck who built
her nest in the top Of bridge pile
and had the city Of Milwaukee for
her fans. Pictures and text as they
appeared in the Milwaukee Journal.
Delightful.
BIOGRAPHY.
The Story Of the Great Geologists,
by Carroll Ames Fenton and Mildred
Adams Fenton. doubleday, Doran.)
Brief biographies Of geologists from
the time Of Aristotle to the present.
Poor Mans Doctor, by Lewis r.
Tryon, M. D. prentice, Hall0 A
family doctor who tpracticed in
pennsylvania Dutch community and
seldom got q cash fee, writes Of his
experiences. Entertaining.
The Lives Of Winston Churchill,
by John Davenport and Charles j.
V. Murphy. (Scribners.) Short BIZ
ography OF the wars great man.
THE NEGRO.
The Negro In the Armed Forces.
by Seymour Schoenfeld. .(Associ-
ated Publishers) A brief survey OF
Evening star., 1945-08-26
Reviewing he New Books
A Street in Bonneville
By Gwendoly,. Brooks. (HG,

FS' - 30"
"A Street In Bonneville" intro
duces Gwendolyn Brooks, talented
Negro poet who seems likely to be
worth watching. 1t Is a little volume
but practically everything in it
is poetry.
Miss Brooks was born in Kansas
and grew up in Chicago. a product
Of Chicago's public schools. She has
had work published in a number
OF magazines. The collected poems
in this volume use a variety of
forms. from the sonnet to free verse
in long looping lines reminiscent of
Ogden Nash, and all are handled
we'll.
The subjects are mainly taken
from Negro life, as the title indi-
Gates, vignettes of the colored Sec
ton of an American city and COM
ments on the part of the Negro
fighters In the recent war. There
are also, however, verses Of a re-
Elective content which have no racial
aspect.
Like most Of the articulate MEM
bers Of her race, Miss Brooks passes
Judgment on white unfairness from
time to time, but the burden of her
work is serene. She has obviously
been interested in life as a whole
and not Just in one of Its unpleasant
parts. She is certainly real poet
and ought to be we'll welcomed in
our literary scene. NC. r.