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Evening star., 1945-03-04
Grows Are Black
Everywhere

6y HcTOSTL ". Wut6y uHU
Carl Grabo. fPutndm;; S2.50J
Though this novel belongs to the
large fiction group consisting of spy
thrillers, it has good deal more
substance than the common run OF
its kind. Its scene is Chungking
and its cast of characters is not
limited to the usual stereotypes-
the hero, the heroine and the VIII
Hans. Instead we have large as
sortment of picturesque incidentals
-beggarS, half = castles, sing song
girls, derelict white men, opium ad-
diets, refugees and the hke-an Of
whom contribute their bit to foiling
the Japanese fifth columnists who.
to give variety, are represented
chiefly by handsome young Amer
ican. Hero and heroine are both
slow to emerge from the throng and
it is not until one is well into the
story that one perceives that the
pretty American newspaper girl,
Peggy, who begins by being un-
sympathetic to the Chinese, is going
to lead in heart interest for Bill, the
air adviser, who already has a
noble hearted and beautiful half
caste mistress All this makes the
book better than the ordinary, If
only by means of variety.
The real interest of the authors
has been in the problem of codes,
which is only natural, for one of
them, Maj. Herbert O. Yardley, is
an old code man, having been head
of the American cryptographic de-
partment for 10 years and author of
The American Black Chamber" a
we'll known book on cryptography.
Much of the work of foiling the Japs
in the story depends on code read
ing and the way this is handled
shows plainly that an expert has
dealt with it. The other author,
Carl Grabo, is professor of English
at Chicago University. Presumably,
he has supplied the writing polish.
But, however the division of labor
was made, the book is credit to its
composers. 1t is much more solid
and convincing than any fiction Of
its kind I have recently come upon.
NC. r.
Evening star., 1945-03-04

why Shelly Mydans did not write
a factual report.
Such a work would have covered
the Mydans' transfer to Shanghai
and their ultimate repatriation on
the Gripsholm. And it would have
told more about Shelly and Carl
Mydans, in whom many already are
interested
But Mrs. Mydans' choice of the
form of her work was wise. In
stead of an objective. journalistic
Evening star., 1945-03-04

mand and Amer
lean supplies be-
gan to trickle in,
the period when
Port Moresby lay
virtually open to
the j a p a n e S e
who were already
established o n
the north shore
of the island. 1t
was in that time,
says Mr.. White.
that the occupy
ing forces learn
ed what they
had to know to
Evening star., 1945-03-04
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Evening star., 1945-03-04
THE OPEN CITY

THE OPEN CITY
By Shelly Smith Mydans.
Doubleday, Doran; S250J q,
Reviewed by
FRANCIS P. DOUGLAS.
This timely novel has for its
scene the internment camp of Santo
Tomas in Manila.
The first impulse of the reader
who has known Shelly Mydans and
her husband, Carl Mydans, Life pho
tographer, who were taken prisoner
by the japanese and held in Santo
Tomas for eight months, is to ask
Evening star., 1945-03-04
By Ben II. Pearse.

great overall cause. He made it his
target. The mere fact, however,
that he now can present Negro So
ciety objectively indicates that his
work is becoming free of his bitter
personal emotion. If the present
book is an indication, he is moving
toward breadth which in the past
he has conspicuously lacked.
NC, r.
Evening star., 1945-03-04
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Evening star., 1945-03-04
Richard Wright
Tells the Story
|OfHis Youth
BLACK BOY

By Richard Wright. Harper,
50 SOL
Evening star., 1945-01-17
| Noel Reelected Head
|0f Historical Society
|At Annual Meetinq

Members of the Columbia His
torical Society, In their 339th meet
ing, unanimously reelected F. Regis
Noel, well-known attorney here, as
president for a second term.
The annual meeting held at the
Mayflower Hotel last night was
high lighted by the reading Of the
chronicles of 1914 by John Clagett
Proctor He also was reelected
to the post of chronicler.
Other officers named for another
term were Wade H. Ellis and Charles
c. Glover, jr., vice presidents; Victor
B. Deyber, treasurer; Newman F..
McGirr, recording secretary and
curator, and Miss Jane F. Walsh,
corresponding secretary. The new
editor of the society Is st. George
L. Sioussat. chief Of the manuscript
division of the Library of Congress.
Managers Chosen.
James F.. Duhamel, Mr.. Glover,
Charles E. Phillips and Mr.. Noel
were elected managers whose terms
expire January 1949. and Mr.. Sious-
sat as manager until January, l948.
The society unanimously voted
to send sincere felicitations" to
Theodore w. Moves, charter member
and former president of the society,
on his 87th birthday, January 26.
Presiding Oficer Fred Emery de-
scribed Mr.. Noyes as a "distin-
guished Washingtonian."
Memorials were read on the fol-
lowing members who had died
during the past year: Arturo Y,
Casanova, John B. Colpoys, Ernest
H. Daniels, Edward H. Droop, Sam
uel Drury, Vernon G. Owen, Charles
O. Paullin and Maurice D. Rosen-
berg.
Mr.. Proctor's chronicles ranged
from the Battle of the Statler,
which he described as political
engagement" to the landing of the
American Army in France.
New Members Named
The following were elected men,
OciS. Ml MC1ui. ulC mCluUcI (,
Robert E. Lohr, Joseph Low, j. w.
Langford, Albert w. Fox, j. Edward
Burroughs, jr; M. j. Lane, Norman
Sill, Hazel e. Horton, E. F. Gala
CHER, C. M. Dinkins, c. R. Heflin,
Hugh M. Frampton, Ralph Herman
Roy Tasco Davis, j. Richard Bur-
bage, Angelo Brinker, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. D. Merrill and LIE Vern Fox. As
Iof the end of 1914, the membership
totaled 1886.
Mr.. Noel announced that the So
lciety has the following library and
institutional associates:
University of Illinois Library.
Princeton University Library, Min
nesota Historical Society, Cleve-
land Public Library. State Historical
Society OF Wisconsin, California
State Library, the Public Library,
Washington; University of Chicago
Libraries, Henry E. Huntington LIZ
brary, Dartmouth College, Ameri-
can Antiquarian Society, Fine Arts
Commission, University of Virginia
Library, Library of Congress, New
York Historical Society, Washing
Evening star., 1945-01-17
Tobacco Antitrust Cases
Taken 10 Supreme Court
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Three Of the country's largest to.
bacco companies yesterday asked fol
q Supreme Court review Of their con
viction on charges Of violating the
Sherman Antitrust Act.
The Arms, r. J. Reynolds To.
bacco Co.. Liggett & Myers To.
bacco Co., and the American To
bacco Co., appealed from a decision
Of the Sixth Federal Circuit Court
Evening star., 1945-01-17

ton Star, New York Times, Ameri-
can Historical Review, American
Library Association, Journal Of
Southern History, Library Journal,
Publishers Weekly, Maryland His
torical Magazine, Mississippi Valley
Historical Review, United States
Catalog, r. w. Faxon Co.. Ohio
Archaeology and Historical Society,
Historical and Philosophical So
ciety of Ohio, New England Quar-
terly, House and Senate Reading
Rooms and Louisiana State Ii
brary.
Evening star., 1945-01-17

Let's see 1t through-this means
you-an extra War Bond today and
War Bonds really work.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
CoUIdn't I you use this
extru help on wushduy?

DUZ really does more-it can't be
beat for getting out the dirt and keep.
ing in the colors. White things come
out dazzling white with DUZ-yet
this new kind Of soap is safer for pretty
rayons than any other leading wash
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30

A tlTIIE DUZ A IoII Don't waste :
DUZ 49, it contains scarce materials
Evening star., 1945-04-27
BY LARRY LAWRENCE.

senator Wayne Morse Of Oregon
and hts daughters. Nancy and
Judith, viii show two of his i'm
posing saddle horses in the Ameri-
can. Women,s Volunteer Service
show and gymkhana which starts
at / o'clock Sunday, at Meadow
brook Club, on East-We highway.
Senator Morris, though an en-
thusiastic horseman, has shown his
horses only IN shows whose proceeds
are devoted to the war effort. He
viii ride his 1863 hands chestnut
stallien. Spice Of Life, in the saddle
class and the park hack. Judith
will ride another Morris entry,
Oregona, In the section of the junior
horsemanship class for riders under
Il years OF age, while Nancy will
pilot the same mount In the section
for. juniors over IA years and also
will enter the park hack event.
A star entry of top horses from
Virginia, Maryland and the Dis
trict's noted stables assures the fans
Of an afternoon of the keenest COM
petition in the jumper, hunter, sad
die and gymkhana divisions. Such
jumpers as Mrs. Fred j. Hughes
Hi Ho, Mai. Alvin I. Kay's Smacko
the Hallmans' Applejack, Jackie
Warren's Yankee Doodle, Bobby
Lees Bonne File and score OF
other topnotch leapers will send
the bars upward in the open classes
The saddle class entry is COM
posed Of some new high steppers to
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Senator Morse and Daughters
In AWvS Horse Show Sunday

this locality. Besides Senator
Morses entry, Warner Pumphrey
will show his recent purchases,
a grand champion mare. Primrose
Princess, which dominated sew
eral saddle class divisions in 1914,
Ray Brooks has entered his Boz
hemian Whirlwind. A. j. Hargreave
will ride his Play Fair-M Mcdonald,
Gerald Turner will be there with
Peter Rabbit along with other ex-
hibitors of the recently organized
Saddle Horse Association
A large list OF front-rank hunters
already has been entered, headed by
George Mueller's statuesque Ballela
and U. S. Randles string. Among
the favorably known entries are
Mai. Richard Hume's Ta-bu
Blanche Johnson's Balbo, Alien
Cranes Brandy, June Martyrs
Blonds Reel, Betty Hurst's Gray
lark, Haden Glatte's Pixie. Chris
tian Wells Grandiloquent and Maj
Alvin I. Kay's No Mistake.
The admission Is free with a 81
purchase of War Stamps. Boxes can
be obtained, with six seats, for the
purchase of a 500 War Bond.
James Wiley will judge the saddle
classes, and Quentin Conner will as
sist Ray Norton and 1t. Frank
Christmas in judging the other
classes.
Mrs. Robert Watson. Randolph
1888. in charge Of reservations. re-
ports an advance sale of over 1900
Soote
Evening star., 1945-04-27

dustry" and was not considsred q
having IN uiastAbili1ing eAect On
war economy.
Admiral Cites Inequities.
The final witness 6 the morning
session was Rear Admiral =. q.
Crisp, who told the committee that
the NAvy's war-production program
was jeopardized by inequitiea In sal
aries paid civilian "white-collar'
employees and per-diem employees.
Referring to the per diem en-
ployes rs blue collar" workers, Ad-
mirAl Crisp explained that they have
had wage increases since the start
Of the war since they do not come
under the classification act.
In some cases white collar work
ers are supervising people who make
more money than they do, the wit
ness said. Another difnculty arising
from the situation Is the Nays In
ability to retain civilian employees
who leave their Jobs for better pay.
ing positions In private industry.
Admiral Crisp said the Navy De.
partment heartily indorses" SEN
ator Downey's pay bill and urged
immediate passage Of the legisla.
tion.
Evening star., 1945-04-27

had rolled TO the edee of Alexander
PlatS, one Of Berlins main COM
nnerciAl centErs, where 4 flerce bAttle
ragged for the central police and
0estApo headquarters.
Russian planes were on patrol over
Tempelhof airdronne to prevent any
possible air escape by Adolf Hitler
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph
0oebbels or other high Nazis who
the Germans insisted, remained in
the capital.
West Of the city. the Germana
said Zhukov's men raced ~ miles
westward to point only 141s miles
from the American 9th Army on
the Elbe. Dispatches from the 9th
Army front said Soviet shells fell
within few miles Of Yank lines.
Southeast Of Berlin, Konev's army
by Soviet account. extended bridge
heads on the Elbe's west bark only
II miles from the American lst
Army on the Nude River. First
Army dispatches said American
patrols pierced into the narrow
corridor between the Mulde and
the Elbe.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Show Hearing SCI
By WEB N Packard Strike
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, April 27.-Approxi-
mately 27.000 war workers were idle
here today as the Regional War La
Dor Board strove to end the two most
serious work stoppages, involving
employees of the Packard Motor Co
and the Kelsey Hayes Wheel Co.
The RWLB summoned Packard
officials and officers Of CIO Local
100, United Automobile Workers, to
show-cause hearing today In an
effort to end q controversy which
has made 10000 Packard workera
idle.
The, dispute centered about the
number of aircraft engines to be
passed on by ITO inspectors. +
A strike of $500 Kelsey- Hayes
workers continued after the RWLH
failed to work out 4 solution at Z
meeting with Kelsey ofncials and
ofncers Of UAW-CIO Local 174 yes
terday.
The workers quit Tuesday after
dismissal of 13 fellow employees. &C.
cused by the Arm of. ejectins a fore.
man from one of the plants. Gov
ernment spokesmen said additional
attempts would be made today to
settle the Walkout.
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Naval AuxIIlaiies 10 Garry
More coIored Personnel
3 the A,sociated prese.

~ tue Ab~OClateo fIob8.
The Navy yesterday relaxed
further its restrictions on sea as
signments Of colored personnel.
A circular letter from Vice Ad-
miral Randall Jacobs, chief Of the
Bureau Of Personnel, said colored
personnel Of all general service
ratings now are eligible for duty on
board al auxiliary vessels Of the
feet. up to 10 per cent Of the vessels
total personnel.
Negroes frst were assigned to Is
auxiliary vessels last August. The
latest move broadens the plan to
apply to Ill auxiliaries.
An auxiliary is defined as any
vessel whose primary function Is
noncombatant. Many, however. are
Evening star., 1945-04-27

Roy portsr said IN . Paris broadcast
after 4 Aieht over IN unidentified
sector north of Leip1ie.
IT was all very peAceful and calm,
with hardly ! German between the
two armies" !" Mr.. Porter said.
The Swiss radio broadcast an un-
confirmed report that 4 meeting
had occurred along the Elbe on .
many-mile front.
Reds Capture Stettin.
Berlin's bloody street battles paled
three other Russian successes-the
conquest Of the great Baltic naval
base Of Stettin, the capture of the
Czechoslovakian armament center
Of Bruenn (Brno), one Of Hitler's
last remaining war production CEN
ters. and an advance into the long
besieged Silesian capital OF Bres-
lau, where several factory districts
were overrun.
The Russians had captured two
thirds OF the Tuehrer's capital-277
Of Greater Berlins 45l square miles
las the battle roared into its sew
enth day.
!. German guns barked from rooftops,
windows, sarrets and the ruins Of
bombed buildings. and great clouds
OF smoke speckled with dust hung
over the embattled city. The noise
Of the fight carried for miles.
Soviet planes swept ut rooftop
levels to strafe enemy positions.
The Russian artillery barrage was
incessant.
While some civilians scampered
through the Russian lines for safety,
Soviet dispatches said others fought
side by side with their soldiers. Some
units Of the trapped German gar
rison Of possibly 100000. however,
fought with the guns Of SS troopers
at their backs.
Nazi accounts said the Russians
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Russiiu
Continued From First Page.y

and stations of Berlin's subway sys-
tenn.
Armies Mass for Junction.
As the battle ragged in Berlin VIC
torious American and Russian armies
massed for large-scale meeting
along the Elbe River in the heart Of
Germany.
Two functions were near and there
were reports that one already had
occurred.
"The Russians and Americans are
lined up on opposite sides of the
(Elbe) river like two picnic parties
waiting for a ferry boat to take
them across" NBC Correspondent
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Pay I
CONTINUED From First Page,

creases since the start of the war. /"
Chairman Downey asked the COM
mittee's counsel to outline contents
Of an amendment to the bill which
would grant retroactive pay to the
employees.
Another witness, War Labor Board
Chairman Taylor, declared that the
WLB approved the proposed wage
increase. Regarding the regular
time-and-a-half provision Of the
bill, Mr.. Taylor said this was "the
recognized practice In American In
Evening star., 1945-04-27
OUTDOORS

The second run Of white perch,
composed of smaller fish. along with
the herring run. has come up the
Potomac, and hordes of these little
fellows are biting every bait offered
them. Many are being caught on
small, trout size spinners, jigged
over the bottom. and although some
Of the larger perch still are being
landed, another week will see them
we'll on the wane.
Hickory shad continue to take
small lures with avidity whenever
water conditions permit. and during
the last week white shad have ap-
peared and are being caught in in
creasing numbers. In Bush Cove
below Chain Bridge an angler land
ed q pan rock and some fine white
perch on q Nungesser lure while
casting for shad. One of the perch
measured 13 inches and weighed
nearly a pound and a half.
The run of shad this year has been
most satisfactory in spite Of some
weird weather, and there are fish
enough to satisfy the most ardent
meatgetter. From down river come
reports of large catches Of rockflsh
in the nets, and every indication
points to their early arrival in near
by waters.
Evening star., 1945-04-27

armed ana capable Of combat op.
erationS.
There are approximately 10000
colored oldcers and enlisted men In
the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard.
More bonds, more p0wer-more
strength u Eisenhower"
Evening star., 1945-04-27
with Bill Leetch

fishermen of the utmost veracity.
They are excellent food fish and
their scrapping ability is rated by
some as being above that of the
large mouth black bass. In talking
about the taking of this species from
the Potomac with our good friend
DR.. Milton James of the Fish and
Wild Life Service, he said that so
far. no one had brought one of these
fish in for positive Identification.
We suggest that the next time any,
body lands one of this species that
he take it to DR.. James in the New
Interior Building He would appre-
ciate seeing the fish and getting the
data on where it was caught and
with what lure or bait. Wall-eyes
flourish in the Susquehanna There
is no reason why they cannot be
stocked in the Potomac.
Evening star., 1945-04-27

Inclement weather of the last week
has put a damper on the ardor of
trout fishermen in this locality
However. the fishing should be all
the better when the weather clears.
Our suggestion would be to give
nymphs a good workout on your
next trip, as we'll as some of the
lighter hued flies. Fish upstream
carefully and cover the runs and
chutes as. well as the pools.
Evening star., 1945-04-27

War Bonds are now owned by
some S5,eee, ~ individual Ameri-
cans. More than 3 out Of every Is
men, women and children In the
United States are purchasing.
Evening star., 1945-04-27

For some years past. anglers on
the Potomac occasionally have re-
ported taking wall-eyed or pike
perch. We have seen them caught
and have been told Of catches by
Evening star., 1945-04-27
Sports Program
ForLocuI Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
Washington at New York.
1nterhigh series, games at 4:
Central at Eastern.
Western at Coolidge.
Roosevelt at AnacoStia.
Maryland at Hopkins.
-Landon at Friends, $3.50.
St. Adams at G. U. Prep, $3.50.
Blair at Bethesda, $3.50.
Fairfax at G. w.. $3.50.
Mount Vernon at Falls Church,
$50.
Dewitt at Washington-Lee, $50.
Track.
Central and G. w. at Wilson, 4.
Golf.
Interhigh series, matches at 4:
western VS.. Tech at Kenwood.
Track.
Central VS.. Coolidge at Rock
Greek.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington at New York.
Maryland VS.. Martin Bombers,
Baltimore.
Episcopal at St. Christopher,
$50.
Central at Navy (Jayvees) a..
Washington-Lee at Charlottes-
vile. 4.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-21
Purdue Conquers
OSU, 35-l3
Notre Dame Swamps
Pittsburgh. 36-9

Purdue upset Ohio State,
1918. at Columbus Saturday to
remain unbeaten and still atop
the Big Ten standings.
Michigan State beat Wayne,
p to Z.
Notre Dame whipped an In
experienced Pitt eleven, 3e-9.
Wisconsin pulled another up
set when IL held favored Illinois
TO "a tie.
Minnesota revealed its power
by trim m ing Northwestern,
37-7.
Indiana trounced Iowa in q
scoring rampage, 52-20.
Army came back I'm the last
three quarters to whip Melville
PIT Boat Base, 55-13.
CSee details of these and other
games in the sports sectonD
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-21
300 Dead, 1000 Wounded
In Embattled Venezuela

CARACAS. Venezuela. Oct. 20
CUP) - Rebel warplaneS bombed
Caracas late today and heavy
fighting broke out in the city be-
tween revolutionary troops and
national guard units loyal to de-
posed President ISaias Medina
Casualties of the 36-hour-oid rcvo-
luton were estimated at 800 dead
and more than 1000 wounded.
The national guard units, sup
ported by armed Communists,
were trying 10 Fecapture the
Caracas Military School where
Medina and high military officers
were reported TO be held. Counter
revolutionary forces were reported
massing in the Andean areas Of
western Venezuela.
The revolutionary troops, using
tanks and artillery, were resisting
the counterattack. Communists
were reported to have obtained
arms and uniforms by assaulting
a local barracks.
THE pro-Medina radio Tachira
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-21

The answers are printed in a
22 page booklet which was ready
for distribution Saturday.
The questions and answers as
given by the two mayoraf candi-
dates are summarized as follows: :
QUESTION-Do you believe in
the right Of municipal employees
TO orgoniIe?
JEFFRIES-Yes, but no city
employe has the right TO stop
the operation of a city depart
ment.
FRANKENSTEEN - Yes, but
policemen and firemen do not
have the right to strike.
QUESTIOh-Ars you In favor
Of public housing for iow-ineo.ss
fanlilieA2
JEFFRIES-Not necessarily.
don't think il has worked out well
IN the past 10 years in Detroit.
.NAdt w Il4AAAG GlllGA IN AoC "ll w
the job itself. Al the present time
the building industry is stimu-
lated and insists il can do the
job. Some subsidy may have to
90 with il.
FRAN KE NSTEEN - Ade-
quate housing must be provided
for all. A combination OF both
public housing and the encourage
ment Of private building is the
nearest 10 the proper solution.
QUESTION-WhGt specific &C.
ton wouId you toks with regard
70 rat control, garbage collections,
alley cleaning, transportation, etc!
JEFFRIES-In regard TO alley
cleaning, rat control and garbage
collections / cannot answer the
questions myself. but l have ex-
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