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Evening star., 1946-05-12
PubHcLibrory
CENSORSHIP.
By EIizobeth S. Duvoll
Information Desk, Washington Public
Library.

information OeSk, WASllilB lou TuDliS
Library.
Many current magazine and
articles are exposing and
both literary and politi-
cal censorship of books and news.
The problem is not new one. En-
lightened men of all ages and ma
tions have fought for the right to
speak and write freely-and books
have been burned to the discredit
of governments other than Hitler's.
Burned Books" by Charles R.
Gillett, a two-volume work on this
varied and troublesome question.
gives the chronological account Of
censorship from the age of the
Reformation, principally in Great
Britain.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
The Fields
BIZ Conrad Richter. (Alfred A
KnOpt, Inc: $780,
Reviewed by
MARY COGDELL.

MARY COGDELL.
With the building of country as
his theme, the author concentrates
on one family and tells of the strug-
giles of a wife and mother in build
ing durable home in the wilderness
of the country north of the Ohio
River. The book begins when the
pioneers faced the realization that
it was time to till the soil, not mere
ly to hunt the game and move on.
1t ends when the scattered group of
farms includes school and a
church and people begin to speak of
the settlement as town"
This is another of Mr.. Richter's
distinguished novels of early Amer
ican life. He continues the story
begun in 'The Trees" of the young
girl, Sayward, whose family fol
lowed the woods as some families
follow the sea- Sayward, now mar
ried to the lawyer Portius, is still
the central character of the story
because Portius, although able to
quote the Bible, the Constitution and
Shakespeare, is of little help in clear
ing the wilderness and tilling the
fields.
Mr.. Richter writes vigorously, put
ting much of his book into the
spoken dialect of the pioneers. In
stead of annoying the reader, as less
skillful writer's are apt to do when
they attempt to write dialect, Mr..
Richter enables him to get clearer
picture of these early Americans
who were too busy fighting for a
livelihood to polish their phrases.
The authors familiarity with early
American life dates back to his
childhood, when he heard tales of
pioneers both in his native Pennsyl-
vania and the West.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Best Sellers
NATION WIDE

FICTION.
1st-The Kings General, Daphne du
Maurier
2d-Arch OF Triumph, Erich Maria
Remarque.
3d-Dayid the King. Gladys Schmitt.
4rh-The Black Rose, Thomas Co.'S
bth-This Side of Innocence, Taylor
NoNFsIcTIoN.
1st-The EEE and l. Betty MacDon-
2d-The AutobioEraphy Of william
Allen White.
3d-Starlinr Of the white House,
Thomas Sugrue and Col. Ed
mund StarlingA
4th-The Anatomy of Peace Emery
5th-Peace of Mind, Joshua L. Lieb-
In WASHINGTON
FICTION.
1st-Ehe KinE's General, Daphne du
sd-rh'. siss sIsn.a # Innocence Taylor
3d-Arch OF Triumph, Erich Maria
4th-The snake Pit Mary Jane
Ward.
5th-Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn
NoNFICTIoN.'
1st-The EfE and |. Betty Macdonald.
2d-My Three Years With Eisen-
hover, Capt, Harry c. But
3d-Top Secret. Ralph Inaersoll.
4th-StarlinE of the White House, as
told to Thomas Sugrue.
5th-Solo in Tom Toms, Gene Fowler.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Alexandra Houses
|775O-793O

By Deering Dauis, Stephen p.
Dorsey and Ralph Cole Hall.
Architectural Book Publish
ing Co., Inc; So
In this sequel to Georgetown
Houses" by the same authors, you
will find many examples of the
gracious architecture of Alexandria,
Va, which is considered to be the
richest city in the Middle Eastern
seaboard in the number of fine old
dwellings it contains. The photo
graphs and text cover what the
authors call the citys days of
glory" and a glorious record of fine
old houses it is. r. L.
The Long Way Home, by Millard
Lampell. Messner) Fourteen radio
plays having to do mostly with the
war and soldiers.
Evening star., 1946-05-12

sent OUT with 81
p a 6 e S missing
and several ap-
palling faults in
e d / t i n g, the
work is still
perfectly COM
prehensible. You
don't need those
absent chapters.
The thing is a
blueprint and we
can all read
blueprints today.
1t is avowedly
a novel on the
theme of the
Evening star., 1946-05-12

Of the relative
absurdity a of the
most heroic hu-
man con d u C t
when it is sub
jected to the
grim perspective
of t m e. The
subject is the
wars and semi
peaces between
E n 6 | a n d and
France in the
period 1793-1805
and the manner
is the manner of
Philip Guedalla
carried several
Evening star., 1946-05-12

oICpS ldl tllCl.
AS the title indicates. Mr.. Pratt
tells his story mainly in terms of
sea fighting and naval strategy. 1t
was the naval war. in his view
which determined events: it was
naval prowess which turned Eng
land into an empire. He gives US
the great naval battles of the period
with diagrams of their conduct. He
writes of ships as one who knows
them. He carries the war over the
Atlantic to the West Indies and
into the Mediterranean and the
Baltic. He delights in vivid word
pictures of the great French and
English captains. The roar of COM
bat is in his pages.
At the same time he covers with
considerable detail the political
background of the struggle. No less
than Nelson, Hood and Howe are
Pitt, Canning. Fox and Sheridan
living figures in his narrative. And,
following the current method of
the popularity written history, he
also provides vignettes of the social
scene, taking these from letters,
personal journals and newspapers
of the day and appending them to
his chapters under the headings,
Wrong End of the Telescope" and
Worms Eye View" Thus we read
what the common man-the en-
listed or impressed seaman-thought,
learn how the ladies OF fashion
felt, observe what the stock market
did and appreciate the state of
American opinion on the then cur
rent European uproar.
1t is history written energetically
with the obvious purpose of making
its readers read it with interest.
The method would probably make
the classicists turn over in their
graves but, as they are all in their
graves now anyway, the reflection
is academic.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Empire and the Sea

By Fletcher Pratt. (HoH,,
$780,
A most lively and entertaining
work of history is this Informally
written book. 1t is full of the au-
thor's personal ironical appreciation
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Among
the Authors
By CoroIyn Cooojns

AAA> SRA AAl6, Wy NdI JOIlC hlu-
nan Rawlings, is again in production
for the screen with Gregory Peck
starring. The Clarence Brown who
directed THE Human Comedy"
National Velvet" and The White
Cliffs" is directing it and this time
it is nearing completion. 1t was
abandoned as too difficult after
$500, 900 had been spent on it in 1899.
/ was on the set the other day,
the largest Of all MGM studios The
dense shrubbery and trees hung
with Spanish moss on the set were
so painstakingly done and realistic
that for once I could understand
why Hollywood goes in for ire
mendous, colossal, terrific" adjec-
tiveS.
Walking down the street a few
minutes later, l encountered Mar
garet O'Brien who, in spite of being
considered one of the finest &C
tresses in pictures. is a great fan of
Elizabeth Taylor's and eagerly
watches for press notices on Eliza
beth. Margaret was wearing her
braces like good little girl. AS we
stood talking about her interest in
designing her own clothes, / peek
ed at the title Of a book under her
arm. She was carrying around
Ricardo the Lion Heart" by E. w
Long.
/ The most astonishing bit of in
telligence picked up around Holly
wood, however, is that Wolo, the
artist who does those stupendous
colossal, divine picture books fol
children, can and does draw with
both hands at the same time. HI
wrote "Tweedles Be Brave" anc
The Secret of the Ancient Oak
Amanda among others, and it i,
weird to watch him at work on the
! drawings.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
The Sound of Years
Bu Merriam Model

oy IU LUUL W UUEEE. DIULUW
e. SchuSter; S2.75.)
Perhaps the most concise possible
Characterization of this novel is
contained in the statement that, al
though the reviewers copies were
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Thus Far and No
Further

By Runner Golden, NTH drd1D,
ingS By Tontyn Hopman. lit.
tie, Bro1Dn, S3J
Evening star., 1946-05-12
ANITA INOS

Anita Loos passed by, talking
earnestly to her companion. I
noticed she is still a brunette in
spite of her book, Gentlemen Pre-
fer Blonds."
Evening star., 1946-05-12
A ANTHOLOGY.

hN 11OLOO
The Great Prisoners, edited by
Isidore Abramowitz. (Dutton.D A
collection of the writings of great
men in jail, from Socrates to
Gandhi. Valuable. CNo mention of
Cervantes.)
REPRINTS.
Steamboat Round the Bend, by
Ben Lucien Burman. Dutton)
Smoky, by Will James. (Grosset
and Dunlap)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Nov. 18.-This is
showdown week in the Western
Conference.
The showdown will involve I'LL
nois and Michigan, with these pos
sibilities:
/. Illinois gan claim its first
championship in Is years by de-
feating Northwestern Saturday.
2. If Michigan beats Ohio State
and Illinois tied the Wolverines,
the Illini would conclude their
seyen-game conference schedule as
co-champions.
3. If Illinois loses and Michigan
wins the Wolverines would take the
crown.
4. If Ohio State and Northwest
ern win Illinois would be champion.
Key wildcat Linemen Out.
Oddly enough Notre Dame may
have a big part in deciding the
Western Conference title. North
western, in addition to absorbing a
27-0 defeat by the Irish Saturday
lost two key linemen in the bruis-
ing battle Center Alex Sarkisian
one of the best in the conference,
suffered broken rib, and Tackle
Bill Ivy is hobbling on a badly
twisted ankle.
The Northwestern team physician
reported last night that neither will
be able to play against Illinois. HI
listed as doubtful starters first strins
guard Vince di Francesca, who ha,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
Big Nine Title Showdown Hinges
On Illinois, Michigan Games

q sprained ankle; and two second
string backs, Jack Mackenzie, who
suffered broken nose, and Ralph
Everist, who is sidelined with q leg
injury.
Illinois came out of its 1871 victory
over Ohio State in fairly good shape,
and Michigan Is in good condition
to close its regular campaign against
the Buckeyes.
Officials Meet Tomorrow.
The question of Western Confer
ence representation in the 1947 Rose
Bowl is expected to be settled tomor-
row in meeting of Big Nine and
Pacific Coast Conference officials at
Berkeley. Should the Big Nine re-
ceiye the bid, however, there is no
stipulation that the conference
champion will go-any team may be
nominated by the Western Confer
ence. 1t is taken for granted, though,
that the titlist would be the choice.
But the possibility exists that
Illinois, if champion. may not be
nominated or may not gain consent
of its faculty committee even II
nominated.
This must be considered in view
of the fact that Illinois. along with
Minnesota, voted against the Ave
| year tieup with the Pacific Coast
now under consideration.
| If Illinois and Michigan wind up
as co-champions, the Wolverines
might be- favored since Michigan
cast an early vote in favor of Rose
Bowl competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
Bears Near Western
Title While Giants
Keep Lead in East

NEW YORK, Nov. l8.-The Chi
cago Bears are a step closer to the
National Football Leagues Western
Division championship today while
the Eastern sector remains a three
way battle for the top honors with
the New York Giants in the van.
BY defeating the Redskins, 24-20.
the Bears kept a game and a half
in front of the Green Bay Packers,
who downed the Detroit Lions, 80.
Fullback Ted Fritsch scored all of
the Packers points in their victory
over the Lions. He kicked a 15-yard
field goal in the third session and
crashed over from the six-inch line
In the final quarter.
Despite their loss to the Bears,
Washington is only a half game
behind the runner-up Pittsburgh
Steelers and game in back Of the
Giants, eastern leaders.
Steelers Trim Eagles.
The Steelers nicked the Philadel-
phia Eagles, 1917 before their fifth
home sellout. 1882 fans while the
Giants battled the Boston Yanks to
1928 tie at the Polo Grounds.
Bill Dudley's l4-yard field goal in
the final 40 seconds of play enabled
the Steelers to, down the Eagles and
move to within a half game of the
Giants, whom they meet next Sum
day in New York.
The Yanks, who now have lost
seven of their eight starts. came
from behind and scored twice In the
last period to tie the Giants.
Paul Governah staged brilliant
passing display despite a muddy
field. He scored the Yanks' third
touchdown after end Hal Grisler had
shared one of the former Columbia
University stars passes and moved
to the one-foot line.
tumble Costly To Giants.
After Giant tumble on the next
kickoff which was recovered by Bos-
tons Sam Goldman on the Giants
"a, Governali pitched twice to Crisler
for another six-pointer and Nick
Scollard converted to give the Bean
towners tie.
In the remaining game, the de-
Tending champion Los Angeles Rams
rallied to defeat the Chicago Card
inals, TIA at Los Angeles.
Bob Waterf1eld thrilled a gather
ing of 38,271 fans when he hurled a
28-yard scoring pass to Steve Pritko
in the final two minutes to give the
Rams their triumph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
Tits This Week to Go Long Way
In Deciding Various Bowl Foes

Harvard, which blanked Brown.
$50, and Yale, 30-2 victor over
Princeton, will try to settle the Ivy
League race Saturday at Cam
bridge, with three league wins and
no defeats against Yale's record of
three victories, one loss and a tie,
Harvard could win the title by
beating the Bulldogs.
Cornell remained in the running
by beating Dartmouth, 21-7, for its
third league triumph against one
tie, however, and Yale victory
over Harvard would leave the issue
in doubt until Cornell's Thanks
giving date with Pennsylvania.
Syracuse Faces Columbia.
Syracuse, upset by Colgate, 25-7,
invades Columbia, which trounced
Lafayette, 46-0; Alabama, 1877 win
ner over Vanderbilt, goes to Boston
College, which lost to Tennessee.
1913, and Penn State, 1877 con-
queror of Navy, will be at Pitts
burgh.
Georgia, which shares honors
with U. G. L. A. as the only all
victorious major teams, and Georgia
Tech, whichs walloped Tulane, 35-7,
for its seventh straight win, warm
up against lightly regarded oppo-
nents this week in preparation for
their Dixie classic the following
Saturday.
Fresh from 41-o triumph over
Auburn, Georgia will invade Chat
tanooga and Georgia Tech will en-
terrain Furman. Tennessee, tied with
Georgia for the Southeastern Con-
ference lead, will be invaded by Ken
lucky, which stopped West Virginia
1870, and Mississippi State will be
at Mississippi for loop contests.
Tulane has the dubious honor of
entertaining Notre Dame.
North Carolina took over the ton
spot in the Southern Conference by
whipping Wake Forest, 26-14, and
can sew up the championship this
week by turning back Duke, 800
winner over South Carolina.
w. Va. Meets Virginia.
Elsewhere in the South, it will be
North Carolina State at Florida
Clemson at Auburn and West Vir-
GINA at Virginia, with the Citadel
at Davidson for a conference clash.
Arkansas assured itself of at least
tie for the Southwest Conference
crown by stopping Southern Meth
odist, 1870, and probably will be the
host team in the Cotton Bowl since
it has defeated Rice, the only team
with a chance to share the title.
Texas Christian knocked Texas out
of a possible title tie, 14-0, and
could do the same to Rice by winning
Saturday at Houston. Southern
Methodist will be at Baylor for an
other conference game.
Three other Pacific Coast Con-
ference games are on tap Saturday.
Stanford, which squeaked past
Washington, 27-26, will be at Cali
fornia, 28-7 loser to Oregon State;
Montana will play Washington, 1910
victor over Oregon, and Oregon will
invade Oregon State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
.Bruin-Trojan Battle
Saturday 10 Decide
Bid 10 Rose Bowl
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.-Wes,
Coast footballs titanic battle takes
place next week end in Los Angeles
Southern CALIFORNIA; Trojans anc
the University of California at Los
Angeles Bruins fighting 1t out fol
the championship and the Rose
Bowl bid
VIII the indicated, united Bruins
make 1t clean sweep of their Con.
ference schedule with a win over
their most bitter rivals, or will the
|once-beaten Trojans paste theil
cross-town adversaries with thai
well remembered jinx again? Ths
answer to these questions will be
carved in the Coliseum turf Satur.
day before a capacity crowd oil
los, 900.
Bruins Boast Best Record.
The winner gets the title and the
chance to parade to Pasadena fol
the Rose Bowl classic New Year Day
Even tie would put q. c. L. A. in
Southern California has been the
Vests post-season representative
for the last four years. but this time
the Bruins come UP with the more
impressive record. They are the
undeniable favorites. This is the
hardest hitting. highest scoring team
in U. c. L. A. history.
Southern California, after a wob.
bly, start, has hit an even stride. II
was the popular preseason choice
to win the championship. tt
chances this time are more lightly
regarded. But don't rule out the
Trojans completely. That ancient
jinx they hold over the Bruins otter
has had the effect Of a 18th man or
the field.
A far more traditional rivalry viii
be revived in Berkeley where Stan.
ford and California come to grip.
for nothing more important thar
big game" honors. The war in.
terrupted Stanford's gridiron activi.
ties and this is its first full postwar
season. California, with a naya
trainee program, played through.
Oregon Meets Oregon State.
Another time-honored competi
ton will bring together the Uni.
versity of Oregon and Oregon Stat,
on the latter's Corvallis Field
Oregon State, lodged in third plac,
in the Conference race, showed inn
pressively in winning from Cali
fornia last week, % to Z. Oregon
was knocked over by Washington
1910. Obviously Oregon State rate.
over its greatest rival.
Montana and Washington NEE
at Seattle in game that shouls
give the latter its fifth Conferenc,
win. Montana lost to U. C. L. A
last week by a 61-7 count.
In CALIFORNIA; ''big little game
a nonconference match, St.. Mary
Gaels yesterday downed the Santa
Clara Broncos, 1910, with Halfbacl
Herman Wedemeyer carrying tn,
heavy load for the yictorS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
Unofficial World Marks
Made by HydropIunes
BY tho Associated Press

SALTON SEA, Calf, Nov. 49,
Two mofi1cial world speed records
for hydroplane motorboats were
claimed today by California skip
pers following tests on Saltoni Sea
Tommy Hill of Alameda was
clicked at $4,000 m.p.h. in his Ly
Bee, 4 m.p.h faster than his own
previous record for 1876 cubic in
hydroplaEes. Clay Smith, Long
Beach, drove his Guess Who II
79.843 m,ph., 2 m.p.h. faster than
the listed 225 cubic inch mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
National Grid LOOP
BY the Associated Press
Eastern Division.
Western Division.

.suits Yesterday.
Chicago Bears. "a: Washington, 90.
New York. IS; Boston. IS ttiel,
Los Angeles. II: Chicago Cardinals, IA
Pittsburgh. 10; Philadelphia, z,
Green Bay, o; Detroit, o.
Next Sundays Games.
PITTSBURGH at New York
Detroit at Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals at Green Bay.
washington at Philadelphia.
Los Angeles at Boston
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
Cleveland, New York
Expected 10 Meet
For Title in AAC
BY the Asseeiated Press

CLEVELAND, Nov. 18.-Cleve-
land vs. New York for the ALI
America Football Conference cham
pionship-that looks to be the setul
as the brand-new loop approaches
the end of its first campaign.
The New Workers, beaten only
twice in IL starts-both times by
the rampaging Browns-clincheo
the Eastern Division laurels yes
terday with 1913 win over the
San Francisco 49ers, but the Cleve.
landers, with nine wins in II tries
still have chore to do before
wrapping up the Western Division
title that leads to the playoff.
Los Angeles. 1914 winner ovel
Brooklyn yesterday, has chance
to nose out the Browns by winning
its last four games if the Cleve.
landers drop their last three.
Browns Favored to Win.
But the Browns, boasting the
best scoring record (28l points, anc
the best defense record CLOS points,
in the league. were odds-on choices
to romp off with the Western
championship.
The Clevelanders put on one OF
their finest shows yesterday before
COAST fans at the Lakeside Stadium
as they smothered the Chicago
Rockets under a 51-to-14 score
That's the highest total run up BY
an All-America loop team this year
and Otto Graham, former North.
western All-America, tossed fou,
touchdown passes to clinch the
verdict.
Big Lou Groza of New Philadel.
phia, spurred by the presence of Q
thousand home town fans who pre-
sented him with a watch. had q
field day as he ran his league-lead-
ing scoring total to 81 points with
a 51-yard field goal and six points
after touchdown. His mammoth
placekick, longest ever booted in the
loop, gave him 10 for the season tc
tie the all-time professional record.
The attendance, too, boosted the
Browns into an all-time pro recore
for a season. In IL league games
the Browns have drawn 544 900 fan.
to eclipse the $4,000 which thu
Green Bay Packers attracted to /:
contests, including exhibitions. Tit
Browns are averaging around 54,O0(
per game at home. They meet Buf.
falo in the home finale next Sunday
Passes Net Touchdowns.
Dante Lavelli, former Ohio State
end, and Mac Speedie were on tn,
receiving end of Graham's touch.
down losses, each taking two. Edgar
Especial Delivery Jones, former
Pittsburgh luminary, romped q
yards for another touchdown, sub.
stitutes Bud Schwenk and Bill Lunc
teamed for a 20-yard touchdown
pass, and Frank Gatski, sub center
intercepted pass and ran SO yard,
for another score as the Brown!
piled up the big count against Chi.
|cago.
Billy Hillenbrand and "Hunchy'
Hoernschemeyer, the former indiana
flashes, were the hot-shots of tn,
Rockets, who lost their fifth in 1.
games. Hoernschemeyer tossed ar
l8-yard pass to former Wisconsin,,
Elroy Cray Legs Hirsch for tn,
first Chicago touchdown to climay
an 80-yard drive. After taking {
punt on his own rs Hoernschemeyel
raced AZ yards before throwing lat.
eral to Pete Lamana, who went tn,
rest Of the way for the second Chi.
cago touchdown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
'Unbeoten Fort Benning
Finds Quontico Tough
by The Asseeiaied Press

FORT BENNING, Ga, Nov. 1s.-
Fort Benning Doughboys remain on
footballs undefeated list after turn
ing back Quantico Marines, 1876.
before 5000 rain soaked fans here
yesterday. 1t was their ninth
straight.
1t was the lowest score for the
Doughboys all season, and also the
first time their goal had been
crossed in the last five games.
Quantities. lone tally was on last
minute pass from Doug Foreman
to Walt Atkinson.