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Fair Enough

accept no responsibility for the personal
views of Mr.. Pegler, and often disagree
with them as much as many of his read
ers. His articles serve the good purpose
of making people Think
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Now Is Time To Act

Petroleum products are again moving
through the port of Wilmington Even without
tonnage figures no one can doubt it by merely
comparing the absence of gasoline tank trucks
during the war in Europe and their increasing
presence on tie streets today.
Favorable as this is, and despite the prom
Use it holds of still greater movements Of
commerce as the sealanes open for cargo
carrying ships, it presents problem to the
City Council which should be solved once and
mediation of the growing volume Of traffic
but for the safety and well-being of the COM
munity.
Gasoline tankers, as always, move
through the downtown district and thickly pop
Tilted areas without restraint at any hour Of
the day or night. Their noise is intolerable,
particularly during hours properly dedicated
to sleep, which they frequently prevent. This
alone is sufficient reason to forbid them the
use of streets lined with homes.
But it is not as serious, in the final analysis,
as the threat of fire their presence both there
and on business streets creates. An accident
involving the overturning of a gasoline truck
and the firing of its contents could come
very near to wiping out the business district.
Even though there is foamite at fire stations
and some filling stations it is questionable If
the quantity is sufficient to extinguish fam
ing stream of gasoline gushing downhill to-
ward Water street.
&c n.
batting a gasoline fire in the business district,
with questionable results, as for truck lane
outside the business district and away from
closely-buiH dwellings.
The matter of truck lane has been before
the city administration since long before the
war. In the brave new world to come it ought
to be created where the hazard Of accident
arc costly property damage would be mini
mixed.
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|. Today he has prepared a
warm answer: beginning tomor-
row, the Italian fleet will be ready,
our preparation on land and in the
air is gaining pace. l remain
skeptical. He returned from a
conference with the King Wictor)
which did not satisfy him.
He said: The King would like
us to intervene only to win the
broken pieces. I hope they won't
break them over our heads first
To make a people great it is
necessary to send them to battle,
even with a kick in the seat"
Ciano was i'll until April 20, when
he reports conversation with
Prince Phillip of Hesse, the King S
son-in-law.
APRIL 20-''He talked about the
imminent offensive, and said Hit
Ter blames only the bad weather
for his inability to celebrate his
birthday april 2O) in Paris
Date For Entering
APRIL % - This morning the
date for Italy'S entry into the war
was changed 70 the spring of 1941
because Norway had postponed a
solution and moved farther away
the center of European opera
tons.
Reichsmarshal Goering still was
sulking because Ribbentrop had re-
ceived the ornate Collar of Annun-
ziata. Italy's highest decoration.
APRIL 23--"I speak of it to II
Duce. We mustn't make the volum-
inous half-dictator of the Reich suf-
fer longer. Mussolini authorizes me
to write letter to the King, relat-
ing the pitiful situation of the ten
der Hermann.
APRIL Is 'Mussolini accepts
the nomination of Alfieri Gas am
bassador to Berlin. succeeding At
tolico, who was recalled at Ger
man request. IL Duce gives
him instructions. He repeats his
faithfulness to the pacts, but says
he will enter war only when he
has a 'quasi-mathematical certain
ty of winning it,
APRIL 26-''The answer to Rey-
maud French premier who mad
suggested a meeting with Musso-
lini) is ready, a cold, cutting and
contemptuous letter. II Duce
Continued on Page Eight
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Plenty Of Butter

There is no good reason to continue ration
IN butter. There is plenty on hand to meet
civilian demand and either it should be as
point free as coffee or the exhorbitant point
value substantially. cut.
This is the view of Alfred Rich, business
manager of the Butter and Egg Merchants
Association in New York, who would seem to
be very close to the true situation. He says
the A-point requirement is ridiculously high. -
There is sufficient butter, he adds, for the
government to take it off the ration list. 1t
may become glut on the market in a few
months because of the lack of points to OBJ
tain it. Mr.. Rich frequently hears of ship.
ments received for which there is no storage
space.
mis- is typical of OPA administration It
will be remembered that not so long ago tons
Of butter had to be reprocessed because il
had become rancid and was unuseabls and
unsaleable. Some of it finally found its way
into the open market as second-class stuff
and was never palatable. 1t will also be re.
called that when the hue and cry was loudest
in a former sugar 'crisis'' refinery ware.
houses were SO overstocked vast quantities
of cuban raw sugar were shipped back.
As there is no reason to expect the OPA
to do anything about butter, or anything else,
we can only wait for Representative Anderson
to take over at the Agriculture Department,
ard bring little common sense into the food
program.
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not modified II Duce's outlook Sub
stantially, but he has admitted
Germany is enjoying no bed Of
roses, and that failure of an often
sive or a prolonged war would
mean defeat and collapse for the
German regime.
I don't understand why Hitler
doesn't realize this he said. I feel
that Fasc.sm is wearing down,
wear and tear that is not serious
but noticeable, yet he does not feel
it in Germany, where the crisis is
assuming rather alarming proper
TONS
Duce Vents Wrath
On Church Again
MARCH 30" Mussolini for the
nth time is irritated with Catholi-
cism. which he blames for having
made Italy universal and prevent
ing it from becoming nat; onal.
When country is universal it be-
longs to everyone but ITSELF
MARCH 31-"Word reached me
that II Duce has in mind to dis
miss me from the Ministry of For
eign Affairs. l do not believe it
Mussolini is indignant with Sumner
Welles because he told Chamber
lain that II Duce. appeared
tired and perturbed. We learned
this from one of the usual tele-
grams shown us by the British en-
bassy."
APRIL 2 - violent change in
favor of war"
APRIL 5-''Last night | saw the
German film of the attack on Pc.
land. It's a good film if the
Germans wish merely to portray
brute force, but it is bestial for
purposes of propaganda.
"Dingle identified only as legal
adviser of the embassy n London)
brought useless and general mes.
sage from the Prime Minister
(Chamberlain), one of those mes
sages of good will destined to re.
main unanswered. But more i'm
portant is his depressed tone, his
nervous search for a compromise,
his lack of faith in victory"
Denmark, Norway
APRIL There is alarm in
Budapest. On the excuse that
Russia will move soon in Bessara-
bia, Germany intends to occupy
the Romanian olfields and asks
free passage through Hungary. The
price for this PERMISSION would be
Pennsylvania. Hungarian liberty
would come to an end"
APRIL 9-''They did not march
on Romania.
AT 2 O'Clock this morning, a
secretary of the German embassy
arrived with letter from Mack
ensen, asking to be received at Z
Nothing else. He arrived at $50,
pale and tired, and communicated
Hitler's decision to occupy Den.
mark and Norway, adding that the
decision was already being exc.
cuted.
''Mussolini said: i approve HIT
ler's action intellectually. i
This is the way to win wars.
l shall give orders to the press
and to the Italian people to ap-
plaud the German action without
reservation
APRIL 10-"News of the German
action in the north has had a fav-
orable echo among the Italian peo-
pie, whom Mussolini describes as
a prostitute that prefers a winner
Mackensen came to see me
With little baby. His wife had
aad a son. Is. I covered him with
calculations, since there is now
nothing else to do"
APRIL 11-"An urgent message
rom Eitler to II Duce dast mighty |
"A
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Editorial Comment
The Voice at the Vatican

Frank Sinatra, The Voice that has caused
millions to sqreal or swoon, depending on
whether its not so dulcet and slightly off-key
notes happened to be heard by squealers or
swooners. was received in audience by the
Pope Friday. BY his own admission. The voice
vas "speechless," which probably wasn't al
together bad thing, at that. Afterwards
Sinatra described himself as amazed "en-
thralled' and 'thrilled.'' The reaction of the
Pope hasn't been learned but we daresay His
Holiness neither squealed nor swooned and
that he is getting along as well could be
expected.-Roanoke ,Va.) Times.
-V-
Though governments may change and par
Of foreign affairs We stand together, that is,
doing no disadvantage to the political party OPP
posite-Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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CIANO'S DIARY
Hitler Talks, II Duce Listens;
Second Fiddle Role Depressing
CIANO'S DIARY

MARCH IS - MAY 9, 1940.-
Hitler summoned Mussolini to the
Bremen Pass in March, 1910, after
which, while the Italians were ex-
pecting some new German move
in the Balkans, tn e Fuehrer
launched his armies against Den
mark and Norway, Count Ciano,
Mussolini's son-in-law, records in
his intimate diary.
Cianos account is the first avail
able eyewitness story of one of
these famous dictators' sessions
which always left Mussolini de-
pressed because Hitler did all the
talking. The end of the Norwegian
campaign found Hitler complaining
that victory had been so speedy
it had been impossible to engage
the major British forces and de-
stroy them.
Ciano wrote:
MARCH 18-''It is showing at
Bremen Pass. Mussolini is waiting
for the guest with a sense of anx-
ious pleasure. More and more re-
Gently he has felt a fascination for
the Fuehrer. He tells me that
he had dream during the night
that tore the veil from the future
but he does not say what it was.
This has happened on other oc.
casions, he says. Once he dreamed
of fording a stream. and woke to
learn the Fiume question was
about to be solved.
Fuehrer Talks,
And Duce Listens
THE Hitler meeting is cordial
on both sides. The conference is
more monologue than anything
else. Hitler speaks all the time,
with more calm than usual. He
gestures rarely, and speaks in a
quiet voice. He is well physically
Mussolini listens With interest and
Difference. He speaks little and
confirms his decision to move with
Germany. He did not find IN
Hitler the intransigence Won Rib
bentrop had indicated. TIL e
meeting has not changed our posi-
tons Substantially"
MARCH 19-"At heart Mussolini
resented the fact that Hitler did
all the talking. He wanted to tell
him many things but had to re-
main quiet most of the time. AS
dictator, or rather the dean of
dictators, he's not in the habit of
this"
MARCH 20 - before leaving
Sumner Welles representing Pres
dent Roosevelt on survey of
peace possibilities spoke clearly
to Blasco d'Ajeta, who is a rela-
tive of his. Even without an often
sive, Germany will be exhausted
within a year. He considers the
war already won by the French
and Brit sh, with the United States
prepared to guarantee this victory
with all the weight of her power"
MARCH 25-'Teleki HUNGARIAN
prime minister) has avoided an
open position one way or the other.
but has not concealed his svn.
pathy for the Western Powers and
fears German victory like the
plague.
The Germans offer US some
anti aircraft batteries immediate
ly. Mussoini plans to send for
them
MARCH q - "Teleki at dinner
asks me abruptly, DO you know
how to play bridge"
+" 'Why?'
i" For the day we shall be to.
gether in Dachau concentration
camp
MARCH 20 = This report ION
living conditions by an Italian who
spent month in Germany has
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TOP % THE MORNING

The older of two men was once urging
upon the younger the claim of Christian
work in mission countries, and the latter
answered with an excuse that had fami-
liar ring: But have never felt any COM
polling call to give my life in that way"
care you sure that you are within calling
distance?" Was the disquieting reply
The christian Herald
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The counterfeit squad Of D .,
Criminal investigation Division ao W
the Mediterranean Iheale. , MOO
cred $500, 900 worth of phony '''''
lire notes.
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Where'd It Go

An inqriring home maker, visiting a meat
counter and finding hog jowls at one end and
pig tails at the other, wants to know what
became Of the in-between
Evening star., 1945-06-07
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs
,. Registered o. q.

Iconfided to us that he couldn't DO a
darn thing with his hair.
Hair" being slang for violin bow
which kept taking wings in the
breeze.
How many of these things have
had?" gulped sailor. He was
sitting in the Hi-Hat lounge. He
wasn't looking at his glass. His eyes
were glued In the direction from
which came the sound of celestial
music. Celestial is exactly what we
mean. 1t was a hot version of "St
Louis Blues" being played by a per-
fecGly angelic looking creature
(blond hair and alD-and played
on the harp!
Now do you Blame the sailor for
thinking he was seeing things or
hearing things? Be assured he
wasn't.
But the Spectator was also curl
GUS. Since when did very cultured
young lady educated in Paris, grad
uated from Julliard Conservatory
and harpist with the New Haven
Symphony take to playing in bars?
First Of all, Diana Thompson
thinks being different may just sort
Of run in the family. Diana's IA
ther writes books for a living, her
mother paints murals and her
brother was a ballet dancer before
he went into the Army.
A few funny condolences and a
phone call from New York Band
Leader Hal Saunders was what first
persuaded Diana to turn her back
on the classics.
After playing with Saunders for
a year or so the inevitable happened.
Being pretty girl as well as mu-
sician, Diana landed in Spitalny's
Band. Most frightening thing that
ever happened in her entire life was
playing 5-minute harp solo on the
Hour of Charm broadcast Diana
says it was more nerve-racking than
playing at reception given here
by Lady Halifax or accompanying
President Truman in a piano-harp
duet at the Sulgrave Club.
"It was only Vice President Tru-
man then" Diana said.
4 ouUr UCbOCI Clldli plhy lllS III GllC
New Haven Symphony, Julliard con-
certs, or with Spitalny's girls. Diana
likes swinging the harp in night
clubs.
Maybe its because in night clubs
I get chance to sing as well as
play" she said. There's really
only one difficulty about playing
harp in a night club. After a few
drinks you would be surprised how
many patrons fancy themselves con-
cert harpists. I always have few
patrons comes up and insist on try
ing out glissando or two"
Here in Washington. Diana has
another difficulty-the transporta-
tion problem. Every Wednesday she
gives the harp lessons to the boys
at Forest Glen. It's lots of fun, but
getting the harp there is not 1t used
to worry Diana until she finally got
it down to a science.
II throw my inner-spring mattress
in the back of my station wagon,
Diana said. push in the harp, then
pray for green lights"
xx
If Steve Kisley's pretty vocalist
looks familiar it could be that you
saw her at the National Theater in
George M. Cohan's I'D Rather Be
Right" On second thought, Janet
Lord was only 18 at the time, so it
Evening star., 1945-06-07

Washingtonians have proved they
can take it. At least, they've shiv-
cred out almost every night of the
week at the Roger Smith roof. But
last night was too much.
Teeth chattering, gentlemen in
dinner jackets and ladies bundled
in silver fox beelined for the shell
tered haven of the Cafe Caprice
(hotel's flrst-floor night spot), leav-
ing the gale-swept roof to wait for
warmer weather. All in all, since
the gala opening prospective guests
were rained out one night and lit
orally frozen out the others.
Its been tough on everybody, in
cluding the ladies and their POM
padours, the gentlemen and their
lightweight attire and also the mu-
sicians and their instruments. Near
panic broke out atop the Smith roof
when the cymbols literally blew of
the drums. One of the violinistS
Evening star., 1945-06-07
Col. Ruth Streeter Speaks
To ST. Agnes Graduates

Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter, direc-
tor of the Marine Corps Women's
Reserve, was the guest speaker at
commencement exercises at st
Agnes Episcopal School in Alexan-
dria at which eight girls were
awarded diplomas and three received
postgraduate certificates.
Mrs. Helen Army Macan, headmis-
tress, presented diplomas to Shirley
Brauer, Helen De Murguiando, WV
ian Van Horn Gale, Julia Halloran
Florence Lanpher. Jane M. Mckee
Katherine Royal and Ruth Watt.
Dolores Beal, Ann Churchill and
Margaret Tompkins received post
graduate certificates.
Jane Mckee, class valedictorian
was awarded the Karig English writ
ing prize, the Flora Kinloch Shakel-
ford Memorial, awarded annually to
the valedictorian, and a good citizen
Evening star., 1945-06-07

must be that you bumped into her
right in the Carlton lobby.
You see Janet has composed long
list of Government celebrities that
she intends to get closeup of be-
fore leaving the Nations Capital
The Congo Room vocalist figures
the best place to do it is right out
side in the lobby. Two most i'm
portant persons on Janet's list at
the moment are Paul McNutt and
Secretary of State Stettinius.
Il love men with grey hair" Janet
explained.
| Monte Wolf recent Trade Winds
emcee, is slated for Frank Fay's
role in Harvey" Don't get excited
It's the London production and
Monte intends to look into the mat
ter when he arrives in Britain
shortly. :. That stately blond you
have seen and heard with Ralph
Hawkins Band at the Casino Royal
is Penny Garrett. She's taking the
place of Mary La Marr, called to
Detroit because of illness in the
family. Among the snappiest
dressers in Washington's night-land
are Bill Thompson's Gleesome
Threesome. The boys outfits are
definitely in the Neptune Room
groove-plaid tweeds.
China Clippers band looks almost
like the National Symphony these
days. Girls in the outfit include a
drllmmerette from New Orleans
accordionist and violinist from
Washington. Leader Sid Willoughby
says he expects girl bassist any day
now. Liberace pronounced
Liber-AH-chee) comes into the En-
bassy Room next Monday to battle
with the worries for limited engage
ment before leaving for New York
and Carnegie Hall recital 1t will
be boogie-woogie and the classics
for this young pianist who made
his professional debut with SYM
phony orchestra at the age of II.
Evening star., 1945-06-07
Senate Passes Bill
DissoIvinq 5 AGENCIES

BY The Associated Press.
The Senate yesterday passed ano
sent to the House legislation dis
solving five wartime agencies anc
transferring their powers and func.
tions to the Reconstruction Finance
Corp.
The agencies affected are the De.
fense Plant Corp, Metals Reserve
Co., Rubber Reserve Co.. Defense
Supplies Corp. and Disaster Loar
Corp.
Evening star., 1945-06-07

ship medal. Katherine Royal also
won a citizenship medal.
The Macondray Trophy, awarded
to the girl selected by the student
body as the outstanding all-around
girl was presented to Ruth Watt.
Mrs. Atherton Macondray and Betsy
Ann Hulburt of the class of 1910 pre-
sented a bond to the school as the
alumnae gift in memory of Con-
Evening star., 1945-06-07

stance Barrett williams Of that class
Virginia State tournament awards
were presented to Betsy Kevin, Betty
Crosley and Permelia Bayol for plac-
Evening star., 1945-06-07

ing In the State Latin tournament,
and to Betty Chases Crosley. Amalie
Haines and Elizabeth Gay Gilmore
for tho French tournament.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10
Demonstrators Shot by Police In Bucharest

London, Nov. 10 - (UP) - Ro- manian police fired on crowds demonstrating in front Of King Michaeps palace in celebration of his 24th birthday Thursday, a Daily Express dispatch from Bucharest said today.
 Soviet General Susaikov. head or the Allied Control commission In Romania, intervened and halted the shooting, the dispatch said. Several persons were wounded.
 Tens of thousands of persons were shouting long live the King !! before the palace when police hrst arrived on the scene.
 Police arrested several hundred demonstrators and locked them in the Interior Courtyard ministry op- posite the palace. Crowds tried to free the prisoners, and the police opened fire.
 GA BEG broadcast said a Ro- manian Interior Ministry communl- que charged that the demonstration was blind for a revolutionary plot directed against the Groza government by conservative politi- cians.")
 Michaels 4th birthday occurred Oct. s, but demonstrations were postponed because of a government ban of public observance of the event. The demonstrations were held in defiance of the ban.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-10

An unshakeable faith in an Amer lea which offered a Sixteen-year old emmigrant boy the opportunity of free enterprise and promise o1 a full life, free of the strife and pickering ever-existent m Europe has been the impelling force which skyrocketed Joseph Tajildeen to the stellar position of Waterbury's leao- ing war bond salesman.
 Since Pearl Harbor, the affable East, Main street merchant is cred ited with selling approximately $l7S,0OO worth of Uncle Sam's gilt edged securities, and he's still go- in strong. A member of the Mer- chants Division, the former World War I veteran has single-handedly boosted sales for the retailer group by $25, 900 to $50 900 during each oi the past seven war loan drives.
 Makes Decision
 Although MT. Tajildeen admits his efforts are far more successful during drives because of stimulated interested in bond-buying. he has devoted several hours every oay since the outbreak of the war to- ward the business of getting peo- ple to invest their money in bonds The day that the Japs fired or Pearl Harbor, the World war veteran and American Legionnalre asked himself what he could do Vc help the cause of his adopted coun- try. He was past the age for mill tary duty and the confectionery