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Evening star., 1946-02-16

although he claimed he did not
condone them.
The Homma trial differed from
that of Yamashita In that the pros
ecution was able to show conclu-
sively that Homma issued certain
atrocity orders, such as those for
the death march and the bombing
of the "open city" of Manila, and
that he personally observed at least
some of the outrages. It was testi-
fed, for example, not only that
Homma's headquarters were within
hearing distance of the screams of
bayoneted American and Filipino
soldiers on their way from Bataan
to prison, but that he rode along
the line of march for twenty miles.
In the case Of Yamashita, however,
the prosecution was unable to tie
the defendant so closely to his
crimes. Yamashita was charged
with falling to discover" and ''pre-
vent" brutalities committed by those
under him. The commission held
that he was responsible for the con-
duct of his men, and that his failure
to exercise proper restraints on them
made him equally culpable.
Whereas Yamashita is to be
hanged-stripped of his uniform
Homma was sentenced to be shot
by firing Squad-a difference not
explained by the court. The former,
therefore, is to suffer the disgrace
of hanging as well as the shame of
being denied the right to die as
soldier in the uniform of his coun-
try. Whether Homma will be in
uniform when he faces the firing
squad presumably will depend on
General MacArthur's decision. It
Is interesting to note that Homma
appeared at his trial in civilian
clothing, having been in virtual
retirement since August, 1912, when
he was relieved of his command for
his slowness in capturing the Phil
ippines. General Macarthur has
the right to review the courts find
ing in Homma's case, but his prompts
confirmation Of the Yamashita
sentence leaves little doubt as to
what his action will be. And Mac
Arthur's authority in both cases has
been upheld by the Supreme Court.
Only the fall Of the trap and the
volley of the firing squad remain
to bring an appropriately violent
end to two of the most violent ca
reers in modern military history.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Letters to The Star
Sees the Returning Serviceman
in Light of His Service

To the Editor of The Star:
He's the same fellow who went away.
even though the silly moron who writes
number of books on how to treat q
returning serviceman may not think So
OF course, he may be more serious
minded more mature and even bitter,
but give him time to get readjusted to
civilian life and he'll become accus-
toned to his surroundings slowly but
surely.
Try to understand his views, un-
paralleled to yours as they may be,
and don't treat him as though he were
mentally unbalanced. Some people,
when talking to a returned serviceman,
complain of the hardships suffered here
at home and of the long hours that
they have worked, but have they ever
stopped to think of the things a soldier
goes through in combat? Were they
here at home ever forced to go without
sleep for weeks at a time dressed in
cold, wet, muddy clothes or go without
food for days, eating roots of trees to
survive, or to march through swamps
up to their waists, day and night hold
ing their best friends" (their rifles)
over their heads to keep them from get
ting wet? Were they ever forced lit
orally to wade through machine gun
and rife fire, bombs, hand grenades and
mortars to capture place that. most
of them never even had heard Of, and
then look down to see their buddies
gasping for that last breath, thinking
that God must be saving them for the
same fate at later dates?
No, dear friend, you don't know what
hardships are until you've suffered few
or all of these. So give the returning
serviceman break. 1t is you who
create the problem, not he.
ALLEN COLEMAN.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Discusses Atomic Fission

To the Editor Of The Star:
In an editorial, Russia: Arms and
Atom" printed on Monday, February 4,
you state that two Russians have sue
ceeded in effecting the spontaneous
splitting Of the uranium atom" This
Is contradictory even from the stand
point of good English but the miscon-
ception which caused 1t seems to be
widespread.
Spontaneous fission" is exactly what
the term implies. The atom splits with
out the exertion of any external in
fluence. This is different from the
process utilized in the atomic bomb
which has been widely publicized.
There a neutron enters heavy nucleus
and adds sufficient energy to make the
fission of the resulting nucleus very
probable result. But there may be a
small probability for the uranium
nucleus, for instance, to split all by
itself. This Is what the Russians claim
to have discovered. They did not say
they had effected this flssion but only
that they have observed it. If 1t does
exist, 1t could be observed as a con-
tinuous process, like radioactivity, in a
sufficiently large mass of uranium.
GEOFFREY F. CHEW,
Los Alamos, N. Mex.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Hot Spot for Donald

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
In Philadelphia, 5-year-old Donald
Leight walked up before daylight, wanted
to read a new y-book, ignited book
of matches to make light and burned
the house to the ground while the
family shivered outside. And, If reason
able surniise faileth not, little while
thereafter literary Donald rather wished
he had sat down on those burning
matches instead.
Evening star., 1946-02-16

Predestinarians are folks who be-
heve that persons fate is settled
before he Is born. The idea probably
isn't altogether scientific, but among
those who have accepted it were
Homer, Marcus Aurelius, John
Calvin, Martin Luther, Rene Des-
cartes, Robert Burns, Napoleon
Bonaparte and Rudyard Kipling.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Asks About Liquor Strike

To the Editor of The Star:
want to commend Everett I. zoerb's
letter in Tuesdays Star. Only why did
it not dawn upon any one in Govern
ment that our surplus grains were need
ed for food when the need has been
apparent from the beginning of the
war? It seems to me to be criminally
late decision.
And with an all-time high in liquor
spending, why doesn't some one suggest
a strike against liquor consumption?
That would effect more take home pay"
without loss of time and wages from
work.
(MRS. o. E.) ESTELLA S. HAINES.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Blames Mr.. Bowles ct Al.

Blames Mr.. Bowles ct AL.
To the Editor Of The Star:
presume Chester Bowles and his as
sociates are taking justifiable pride in
the planned economy that is responsible
for the hosiery shortage current in
Washington. My congratulations to
them on their success in reducing both
living and health standards by this
masterful stroke.
COLD AND BARELEGGED.
Evening star., 1946-02-16
Favors Southwest Site

Favors Southwest Site
To tho Editor of The Star:
Why should it seem important to the
United Nations Organization to locate
it's headquarters on or near the At
lantic seaboard? Or, as the expression
frequently,is heard, in the "effete" east?
Probably the finest year-'roun cli-
mate enjoyed in this country is found
In Arizona, New Mexico and adjacent
territory. Here, too, the representatives
of all the nations undoubtedly would
be given a cordial welcome, and prop
erty could be chosen which need not
"displace" single family unit More
over, relieved of the excessive heat and
humidity of summers near the East
ern seaboard and treated to the most
delightfully."- mild winters, we might dare
to hope for more equable tempers for
the consideration of Notwithstanding
problems.
Furthermore, with the Capital of our
Nation in the East and the world capi-
tai in the West far better balance
would be achieved, and more diversified
contacts assured the visitors and dele
gates. MRS. LEONA E. KIDWELL.
'Discredited Principle Recalled
To the Editor of The Star:
One hundred and forty years ago, in
the year 1906, in the first labor case
decided in America and known as the
Cordwainer case, the court declared:
"A combination of workmen to raise
their wages may be considered in two
fold point Of view :. one Is to benefit
themselves the other is to injure
those who do not join their society. The
rule of the law condemns BOTH"
Some of the proposed legislation of
today contains the basic discredited
principle of the above decision.
In our present administration we have
men who would go back 140 years in
their desire to cheat labor of its just
rewards. These men do not deserve
to hold such high public offices because
they do not represent the public. They
represent the industrial monopolies, the
war profiteers, the money-hungry
corporations and the idle rich.
MARTIN j. NOLAN.
Mint Mich
Evening star., 1946-07-08

Vera Ellen from Goldwyn. And
that's the way it will probably be.
. Guy Lombardos brother, Victor,
is forming his own band. He used
to be with Guy. Dana Andrews
has such deep tan from living on
his three yachts, that Il don't need
any makeup (for 1.-THE Best Years
of Our Lives"), and that means I
don't have to get to the studio until
8:45 in the morning" And that
means he can sleep late. When
Maria Montez feels tired in the
afternoon-while making ''The Pi-
rates of Monterey" she tells her di-
rector, I'm tired and I must go
home or I'll get circles under my
eyes," And he lets her go home!
When Fredric March leaves town
this autumn for his role in Broad
way play, >neighbor who has sold
his house will live in Freddie's
rent free. The veteran and his wife
who were living with the Marchs,
also rent free, have now found a.
home Of their own. Where? :.
Hoagy Carmichael's book comes out
IN the fall and he calls it, 1.-THE
Star Dust Road" Hoagy's song,
"Star Dust" still is earning him a
fortune.
Minute Lilli Palmer carrying a
Evening star., 1946-07-08

the theater last season by Lutte
Song" which he adapted from a
14th century Chinese play.
* X X x
Roosevelt Center's Masquers now
add another item to the same the
ater program Of Washington. They
will present Dancing Dolls" trans
lation of an 18th century French
play, tomorrow night at the Court
Theater of the center, Thirteenth
and Upshur streets. Pauline Eaton
Oak is directing the production
which deals with the backstage life
of group of strolling players.
X X +
The l0-strike revival of the Little
Theater's career has turned up in
Laura" Goth Century-Fox melo-
drama starring Clifton Webb, Dana
Andrews and Gene Tierney. 1t has
broken all box-of11ce records for
revival pictures, including those Of
The Prisoner of Zenda."
This week, its second, may see
still another record set.
Volunteer Camp Shows still seeks
entertainers of all kinds. Additions
therefor will be held tomorrow
night. 7::30 to $50. at the Thomp-
son Center, Twelfth and l. streets
NV,
Evening star., 1946-07-08


One company already is playing
in Chicago with Judith Evelyn, Neil
Hamilton and James Rennie in the
starring roles.
The new group which will oper-
ate on the Pacific Coast will have
three Hollywood name players as
it stars. They are Henry O'Neill,
who will play the political wire
puller role; Conrad Nagel as the
presidential candidate character
who struck every one as a para
phrase of the late Wendell Willkie,
and Irene Hervey as the latter's
wife. The original roles are played
by Minor Watson, Ralph Bellamy
and Ruth Hussey.
Formation of the third company
the producers dream OF one, or
possibly two others-took a long
time, but that was what Lindsay
and Grouse expected.
Their favorite pastime while in
Washington with the play was to
challenge friends to name us an
actor to start with" when the latter
would talk about road companies.
The friends named actors, but
never one who was not otherwise
occupied at the moment. And likely
to be occupied for months.
Back in the East now, Lindsay
and Grouse are forming new road
company of Life With Father"
That company will start it's road
tour in the fall, beginning with a
fortnight at the National here.
September, most likely.
X X X
Producer David O. Selznick's men,
Evening star., 1946-07-08

the war. Although the Can
yon Passage" premiere In Portland,
Oregon, July IA, will run it close
second. Walter Wagner has hired
Elsa Maxwell to NC the celebra-
ton and the thought of Elsa in
cowboy suit is something I cannot
visualize!
Mark Stevens tells me that he
was offered the lead in RKO's
"Prodigal Woman" but he turned
it down because there were three
leading male and three leading
female parts and he thought he'd
be lost in the shuttle. And T was
right" says Mark, because the
pictures been shelved."
Loretta Young has to trip over
a rug in Katie for Congress-" and
they ask her If she wants stunt
woman to do it for her. what
nonsense!" Says Loretta-and falls
fiat on her facel -. stop to talk
to Ella Raines In the Universal COM
missary and lunching with her as
he does every day is Rod Cameron
But" insists Ella, I'm not getting
married for years and years and
years-at least not until December"
when her divorce from Kenneth
Trout is final. Ella agrees with me,
the years wait between filing and
final decree in California divorces,
is a good thing. Stops people from
dashing into matrimony on a re-
bound :. :. II thought you were in
New York bringing Paulette (God-
dard) back to Hollywood" said to
Burgess Meredith at the Players
Restaurant. my studio thought so,
too-when they read it in the pa
pers," grinned Burgess, and he
added with look of meaning, they
believe what they read in the
papers,"
Vera Ellen is still the hottest bet
to play Marilyn Miller in THE Life
Of Marilyn Miller" Sam Goldwyn
has been trying to buy the movie
script outright for his dancing star,
but Warmers would prefer to make
the picture themselves and borrow
Evening star., 1946-07-08

the ones who drop hints of the
masters plans, are letting 1t be
known that he is contemplating
bringing Shakespeare to the movie
public. If the Old Vic can turn the
profits it did on Broadway, Mr.. S.
can see no reason why even larger
profits should not be turned on a
Nationwide scale. Another con-
temporary Shakespearian success is
Laurence Olivier's production Of
Henry "" mammoth cinema
project now being shown in this
country under the auspices of the
Theater Guild.
Selznick's chief interest in Shake
speare's repertory is reported to be
production of Hamlet" with
Olivier as the Prince, If that can
be arranged.
The Olivier offers have reached
such magnitude in both quantity
and quality that the supply of
Olivier is hopelessly unbalanced by
the demand.
If Kenny Delmar, who invented
Senator Claghorn, gives an afirma-
tive nod to a Theater Guild pro-
position, audiences at the National
may see him this fall in the revival
of "They Knew What They Want
ed" The guilds administration is
greatly excited by Delmar as an
actor, the aftermath of seeing him
in the late Sidney Howard's play
at Westport, Conn. He is a natural,
they feel, as the Senator he created
on Fred Aliens radio show, un-
doubtedly the greatest comedy
character of the decade
They Knew What they Want
ed." the drama of a Napa Valley,
Calf, Italian fruit grower who
married a beautiful young girl, is
high on the Guilds list of revival
hopes.
The public saw it last in the
movie version in which Charles
played the role of the
elderly Italian.
It's revival, with Delmar especially.
would be a reminder of what fine
Howard was. And what
a tragic loss the theater suffered
when he was killed by a tractor on
his farm in New England.
His name was brought back into
Evening star., 1946-07-08
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Eleanor Parker is living in the
old Leslie Howard house in Beverly
Hills and her brother -in-law's wife,
June Travis, is staying with her.
June is the former Warner actress,
and neither gal has to work for
bread, butter or jam. Their mates,
Burt and Fred Friedlob, are rich
Peter LORE talking a radio
package deal-a mystery series. g..
Peggy Ann Garner giggling in the
Goth Century-Fox cafe. And sure
enough, Skitch Henderson, her
great love, is passing the time OF
day at her table. Bette Davis
has closed her set tight to press
and visitors. That's the only way
she can get relief from all the
visitors permitted on the lot by
her producer bosses. Which re-
minds me, that with the exception
of one afternoon, Robert Mont
gomery has had his picture. Lady
in the Lake" sealed against all
invaders. Bob, like Bette, has never
cared for interruptions while work.
ing.
Jennifer Jones goes along for
the super-duper jurket for the Ave
|premieres of Duel in the Sun"
The five biggest cities in Texas
have been chosen for the openings,
the premieres coming on consecu-
Evening star., 1946-07-08
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

/
and Time Of Showing
Stage.
National-"Voice of the Turtle:
$50 pm.
Capitol-"The Dark Corner; IL
am, 1:45, 4:30, tbs and 10 pm.
Stage shows: los, $50, 6:35 and
$40 pm.
Columbia THE Blue Dahlia":
11:l5 am, 1:20, 1925, $50, 7:35 and
GAS pm.
Earle jamie Gets Married:
1o:45 am, l, $40, 5:35, TAO and
$50 pm.
Hippodrome Grand Illusion;
2:10, 5:25 and 8:35 pm.
Keith'-"Without Reservations" ::
11:55 am, 2:2o, 4:45, tbs and s:40
pm.
Little-"Laura";; 11:20 am, 1:25,
3:35, $40, 7:50 and 10 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Walls Came
Tumbling Down; 11:40 am, 1:40,
3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Palace-"The Green Years.: 10:45
am, lbs, 4:10, 6:55 and $40 pm.
Pix-"A Night to Remember;
$40, GAS and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts.
Continuous from 1918 am.
Evening star., 1946-07-08

22-pound machine gun In one hand
and dragging Vladimir Sokoloff in
the other-for a scene In her pic
ture with Gary Cooper, CLOAK and
Dagger" 1t will be interesting to
see which Of the three current OSS
stories is the best-the other two
are 20. S. S." starring Alan Ladd,
and "13 Rue Madeleine" with JIM
my Cagney.
tReleased by North American Newspaper
Aliiance)
Evening star., 1946-07-08

RETURNS-In her first pic
ture in 1S months, OHUia de
HaUilland plays the leading
feminine role in "The Well
Groomed Bride" Which is
7aert on the Palace schedule.
Miss De HaDiland's face has
not been GlloDed to become
unfamiliar in recent months,
hoUeUer. You haze Just seen
her in "DeDotion" and will see
her again in "To Each His
O1Dn," 1Dhich has just been re-
leased and is scheduled for
early shouting at the Earle.
Evening star., 1946-07-08

Producer David o. Selznick's men,
Evening star., 1946-07-08
State of the Union Gets
Another Road Company
By Joy Cormody

Lindsay Grouse fellows
clsively upon
their Hollywood That their another their
triumphant productions state Union
of consideration.
that the casting another
the play which Washington performances
Evening star., 1946-07-08
LORE Would Scare Via Radio
By SheiIoh Grohom

tive nights-Although in Dallas and
Fort Worth the premiere will prob
able be on the same day A Con-
stellation will carry a galaxy of
stars and press writer's from Holly
weed to the gay doings. This will
be the biggest premiere junket since
ANHv,rrrrrNr-c
The frontiersman., 1946-12-04

There will b5 a school rarty in the gymnas s ium of Soldovia school this Friday 7v en ing, pr inc ipal J.
The frontiersman., 1946-12-04

CHHRltO | OHHKP SELLS STORE
 After IT years of oper ation under the management of Charles Sharr, sharp's Cash Store passed into ot- her han6s last Satur- day when Oren Diamond assumed the l5ase of the pr sent buildings and pur chased exi st. ing stock.
 Mr. Diamond has bsen in Seldovia for the past several weeks working on in ventories and final papers pert tnent to the transac t ion.
 Mr. .., Sharp left Seldovia this noon for anchor age on his! way Outs idle. He was forced to. give. up his bus iness bee ause of i'll health, and he plans to go directly to the Mayo clinic for medical treat- ment.
 Mr. Sharp said he was not ing Alas ka permanently, but will be back in Sel- dovta by next April, his health p5rmi t. ing.
 An Alaskan for more than 36 years now, Mr. Sharp first came to the terr itory in March of 1917 when he settled at Valdez. He spent five years
The frontiersman., 1946-12-04
or. I 4, GROMhfE7 REFER DUE IN SELDOV|A TO-DAY

OOV f/ OO/ G MEAL CHtesf> Eoos BLES TO CITY las exrec ted momentari il, ,day as Tho Front fer smal the relief vessel wer, eeded by local merchant; bakery.
 Con tgned to Nor ris & Norris was a large shipment of a war iaty of cheeses, a good supply of timed. me ats of all kinds, as well as boned tur- key and chicken in leans, but no fresh meat aside from a few { turkeys.
 Norris & Norris )also received small shipm5nts' of. cam cd |goods, spices, condi- mants, etc. Fresh flood dest t ined for the 4Morr is shelves inclu- ded eggs, butter and 8 var iety of fresh fruits and veget- ables. Almost the only candy aboard the relief ship was in cluded on the Morr is invoices. z
 H. s. Young Mer- cantile Company was to get a general = l inc If groc cries, fresh fruits and vegetables and a sizable " ship mont of hams, ..bac on, chickens, turkeys,
 and meat of all kinds, A few dry goods items also We're included in the Young shipment.
 Sherp's Cash Store
The frontiersman., 1946-12-04
REL|Ef SHIP BRIN0 ING MEAL FRESH FRUIT> VEGETABLES TO

The Gronmet Refer was exrected momen ntari Il y at the Anderson Dock today Tho Frontie sman went to press. Aboard the relief vessel were supplies desperately needed by local merchants and the restaurart and bakery.
The frontiersman., 1946-12-04
HAND BIDS IN BY 5 PM OEC.b

i1 - C I>sC
 De adj inc for the submis ion of bids for the city's snow r. emCval work this W in ter has been set lat 5 p.m. on the af- t 5rroon of Dec. 6, c ity clerk Bob McNe- ally reminded rrosp5c- t i've bidders today.
 All bids must be in Mr. McNo oaly's hands before that t inc next Fr idev.
The frontiersman., 1946-12-04
( 0 U NClL M { ET 5

Fr iday, Dec: 6 is the date of the next regular counc il neet- ing, Mayor s imon Jo- sefsen announc cd this week. The me- t ing will be called to or der at . I'm. in the council chambers.
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Amerikiecius Nusiveda
kaip Avinus

Po to kai Jugoslavijos dix
tatoriukas Tito, Stalino kur-
stomas, nusove kelis Americas
lakunus, Amerikoje apsiziure-
ia kad to paties Tito remejais
ir garbintojais buvo patys di-
dieji Americas zmones.
Prizes tula laika, sarysyje su
Jugoslavijos selpimo Komite-
tu, Amerikoje buvo platinama
komunisto parasyta propagan-
dine knyga (po 5000, pava-
dinta, "Tas Nuostabus Tito.
Ant laisku raginanciu ta
knyga pirkti ir platinti, kaip
remeju ir uzgyreju buvo su-
talpinti vardai Senatoriaus Ro-
bert F. Wagner, Eleanor Roo
sevelt, Harry S. Truman (pre-
zidento), Joseph C.. Grew, Wis
count Halifax, Admirolo Ernest
J King, Vyskupo William T.
Manning, William Green ir Ell
le kitty ivairiu zymiu asmenu.
Patti Amerikos spauda siuos
Tito remejus ir garbintojus
pavadina suckers, kurie pa
sidave prigavingam komunis-
tQ komitetui suviliojami prize
danga labdaros.
Daug yra atsitikimu kad zy-|
mus Amerikos zmones patenka
komunistu pinkles ju propa-
gandai varyti. Poni Roosevelt
tiene daznai vazinedavo j ko-
munistu jaunimo suvaziavimus
sakyti kalbas, kur il buvo uz-
kvieciama didesniam jaunimo
priviliojimui.
Nesenai Kongrese komunis-
tai sudare komiteta "uz taikaI
ir draugiskuma SUI sovietais",
!traukdami eile kongreso nariu.