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Evening star., 1946-09-15
An Unforgettable Era Closes
Death of DR.. Rosenthal Draws Curtain
On Last Ties to the Days of Franz Liszt
By Alice Eversmon

The death on September of the
great pianist, Moriz Rosenthal, the
one remaining pupil of Liszt, closes
the door finally on an unforgettable
era. Ten years ago, when worldwide
celebrations commemorated both the
l25th anniversary of LISTS birth
and the 50th anniversary of his
death, his surviving pupil took part
in the ceremonies at Eisenstadt,
Austria, where a striking statue of
Liszt was unveiled, playing several
of the masters works. Now, almost
60 years and two months since the
teachers death, his last representa-
tive has followed him.
Ten years ago an already aged
Rosenthal gave his first recital here
In many years. 1t was substitute
appearance for the date had been
set by Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey for
a Horowitz recital, but illness pre-
vented him from appearing and
Rosenthal took his place. To most
of the audience. it was the first ac-
quaintance with pianist whose
remarkable career had many inter-
esting high lights besides his ar
tistic success. He came on the stage,
a short, heavy-set man who walked
the long stretch from door to piano
with slow, labored steps. Hunched at
the instrument, he seemed unaware
of the attention focused on him.
But he could play. Bird songs and
storm thunder alternated as the
flexible touch Of his fingers drew
them from the keyboard.
Star Pupil of Liszt.
He was LISTS star pupil, taking a
lesson daily, practicing six hours
in preparation and a constant COM
panion of his teacher in his last
years. But not all his time was spent
in making himself into a piano vir-
tuoso. When he was 18 he gave up
public appearances to study philos-
ophy and medicine at the University
of Vienna. He spoke seven Ian
|guages and was always willing to
bet that he could name the work by
Heine or Kipling from any given
quotation. He was a master of box
ing and jui-jitsu and liked nothing
better even in his last years than
to spar with ring champion. Break
ing a horseshoe or tearing apart q
pack of cards was child's play for
him as was lifting a 500-pound
weight.
These were some of the exploits
that followed him along with his
musical prestige. The latter began
when he trudged the 461 kilometers
from Lemberg to Vienna as a boy OF
nine to study with Joseffy. When
still in his teens, Carol I of Ro-
mania made him court pianist and
he occupied the same position under
Emperor Franz Josef. King Alfonso
of Spain would listen for hours to
his playing of his own arrangements
of some Strauss waltzes which were
included also in his Washington re-
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Events in Music
Pianist Dame Hess
Will Appear With
National Symphony

The eminent British pianist.
Dame Myra Hess, will make her
first appearance with a symphony
orchestra in this country in seven
years with the National Symphony
October Is and 16 The latter date
will be the opening of the SYM
phony's Wednesday evening SUBJ
scription series in Constitution Hall.
The former date will be the or
.chestra's first concert this season in
the Lyric Theater, Baltimore.
With the outbreak of the war in
1889, Dame Hess Cancelled her tours
lof America and Australia to remain
in England, where she was active in
war work. In an effort to sustain
the morale of the war-weary people,
she organized series of lunchtime
concerts in the London National
Gallery Places of entertainment
were closed and people were not
permitted to congregate in any
number because of air raids.
Through the courtesy of the director
and trustees of the gallery, it was
dI dIlScu llildlly IOI ileI W give JIle
concerts in the building, then empty
of it's pictures.
From October 10, 1899, to April
10, 1916, five d"ys a week, the con-
certs continued, with Dame Hess
frequently playing in place of an ar
tist prevented from appearing by
transport and communications in
terruption. Fifteen thousand pounds
of the money raised by the 1-shilling
entrance fee was given to the Mu-
sicians' Benevolent Fund.
In recognition of her outstanding
work the King conferred on her the
honor of dame commander of the
British Empire in 1941, and the
same year she was awarded the
Gold Medal of the Royal Philhar-
monic Society. She was made hon.
orary doctor of laws at Manchester
University in 1945 and at st. An
drew's University year later. =
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Resumes Vocal Work

Robert Frederick Freund, who re-
turned to this city in April after
four years service as club director
with the American Red Cross in
Europe, has resumed his vocal teach
ing. Before the war, he was Or
ganizer and director of the Gypsy
Chorus, the Department of Agri-
culture Chorus, the Metropolitan
Methodist Church Choir, was choral
director of the Capitol Theater and
Irecreational and social director of
the Meridian Hill Hotel.
His first assignment in Europe
was as director of the ARC club of
TidWorth, England, later going to
the Milestone club in London where
he held the directors post for two
years. When the club was closed in
1914 he was made director of the
ARC Club in Edinburgh, Scotland,
returning in three months to reopen
the Milestone Club in London. In
November of that year, he was sent
to Paris to direct the Pavilion Club,
the largest ARC club in Paris, and a
year later was appointed supervisor
Of the Paris and suburban area Of
club activity.
Evening star., 1946-09-15

cital program. To pay call on the
great Anton Rubinstein, he swan
across Lake Como and was called by
Rubinstein ever after, the second
Leander."
Toured With Kreisler.
He knew the great of the world
of politics and music and while his
wit and eclectic tastes opened the
door In the former category, the
exceptional quality Of his artistic
gifts kept him leader in the mu-
sical world. From 1888, when he
made his first American concert
tour, accompanied by a boy violinist
named Fritz Kreisler, he was fire.
quent visitor in this country, al
though a hiatus in these appear
ances made his return 10 years ago
an event Of Importance.
The romantic aura that sur
rounded every thing that Liszt did
extended also to his teaching.
Pupils, many of them OF poor talent,
fiocked to study with him and, ex-
cept for a short period after the
death of his father, he never &C.
cepted remuneration for his les
sons. He was their friend and the
gifted ones felt their talents ma
turing and blossoming under his
benign influence. He was the orig
inator Of type of pianism that was
spectacular and profound at the
same time and created a school Of
artists of which Rosenthal was
destined to carry the fame into this
generation.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
200 Chinese Generals Meet
To Discuss Military Merger
By III. A,soe;o,ed Pres.

NANKING, Feb. 15.-About 200
Chinese generals met at supreme
headquarters here today preliminary
to an important secret conference
with Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek on what is perhaps China's
knottiest problem-the merger of
strong Communist armies with gov-
ernment forces into single national
army to avert further danger of
civil war.
The postwar military program is
to be discussed particularly the re-
organization of the standing army
and its reduction to a total of go
divisions under decisions made at
the recent political consultation con-
ference in Chungking.
The generalissimo and Nine.
Chang were expected to fly from
Shanghai late today or tomorrow.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Rocky Mount Hears
National Symphony
speeioI pispo,eh TO The sior

ROCKY MOUNT, N. c., Feb. 49,
Nearly 1000 persons jammed into
the Rocky Mount High School gym
nasium last night to hear per-
formance of the National Symphony
Orchestra with Hans Kinder con-
Quoting.
The group of music lovers, sub
scribers to local concert series, sat
entranced through the two-hour
program. The orchestra was brought
here through the courtesy of the
Community Concert Association.
Outstanding number was DR.
Kindler's arrangement of Chopin's
Polonaise, Opus SO, popularized by
Jose Iturbi in the motion picture,
"A Song to Remember" Fully 10
minutes of applause followed the
unusual orchestration which fea-
tured full use of string instruments
with woodwinds providing the back
ground.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Paper Pulp Union Accepts
12-Cent Hourly Raise Offer
BY the Associated Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Feb. 15.-A
wage increase of IL cents an hour
for employees of the Luke tMd)
Covington (Va.) and Williamsburg
CPa.) plants of the West Virginia
Pulp g. Paper Co., has been ac-
cepted by the CIO United Paper
Workers of America, Edward Diehl,
representative of the organization,
has announced.
Mr.. Diehl said the increase is ef-
fective as of last Monday. The
agreement was reached here Mon
day. but announcement was with
held until union members had had
an opportunity to vote on it.
Mr.. Diehl explained that 4-cent
increase was agreed tt in August
which added to the IL cents, makes
a wage increase of is cents an hour
since the end of the war.
The union originally asked for
Is cents an hour increase. The
company countered with an offer of
10 cents, and later the union mem-
bers authorized their representatives
to insist on is cents.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Blue Book Gets
Designation From
Color Of Cover

The State Departments document
presenting evidence of Argentine
government leaders completely with
Nazi Germany was called a blue
book in news accounts because it
was published as book bound in
blue paper.
Oficials wanted this made clear
today because they are weary of ex-
planning that the. blue book title
has no diplomatic significance that
1t just happened.
It was much simpler for newsmen
to call 1t blue book than to use
In every reference to it It's Official
title Consultation Among the
American Republics With Respect
to the Argentine Situation: Memo
randum Of the United States Gov
ernment."
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Truman Supports MeNuit
On Philippine Elections
BY the Associoied Press

MANILA, Feb. 15.-The American
High Commissioners Office said to-
day in a statement that President
Truman has indicated his full ap-
proval of Commissioner Paul v. Nc
Nuts hands-off policy in the Phil
ippine election April %.
The statement said Mr.. McNutt
reported to the President on the
general political situation in the
Philippines and urged the United
States to remain strictly neutral.
The election win feature presi-
dental contest between the incum-
bent, Sergio Osmena, and Manuel
Roxas, president of the Philippine
Senate. The victory will be presi-
dent of the Philippines when the
islands receive their independence
july 4.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Two Doomed, Two Get Life
In Assault on WAC
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Feb. 15.-Two Har-
ford County colored men, convicted
of criminal assault on 28-year -olo
member OF the Women's Army
Corps, were sentenced to death BY
hanging yesterday, while the two
other defendants were sentenced te
life imprisonment.
Sentence was pronounced By
Judges w. Conwell Smith. Edwin T
Dickerson and Herman M Moser
through Chief Judge Smith. They
deliberated IL minutes after 8
two-and-a-half day trial.
William Demby, %. and Roy Pet.
ers, %, were sentenced to hang. The
youngest defendant, Robert j. Gil.
bert, is, was given life term, al
though he also was convicted oi
criminal assault. Theodore Peters
81, also sentenced to life imprison.
ment, was convicted of attempted
criminal assault.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Einstein Asks UN0 Control
Equal Rights in Palestine
By the Associated Press

Prof. Albert Einstein yesterday
advocated United Nations Organi-
zation control of Palestine, with an
equal status for both Jews and Arabs
in, the Holy Land.
The famous scientist, in letter
to the Progressive Palestine Asso-
citation, proposed that Palestine be
placed under direct control OF the
UNO and under a constitution
which assured both the Jewish and
Arab people security against being
outvoted by the other party"
The Progressive Palestine Asso-
citation is newly formed group
which is supporting a program of
Arab-Jewish cooperation in Pales-
tine.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Fourth Death Reported
In Buffalo Area BIizzurd
BY the Assoeiosed Press

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. l5.-Blind.
ing snow, whipped by a 3O-mile.
an-hour wind, raised to four toda,
the number of deaths attributed te
a storm which continued into its
second day after causing widespread
property damage in Western New
York.
The fourth victim was identified
as Mrs. Ethel Divine, %, killed al
Sanborn, when an automobile struck
her during the storm.
The Weather Bureau said "the
blizzard situation viii run all day.
Shrong winds sweeping across Lake
Erie reduced visibility to near zero
in the lake area.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
New ZeoIond Accepts
u. S. Bid to Bunk TuIks
~ The Associossd Press


WELLINGTON, Feb. IS. - New
Zealand has accepted an invitation
by the United States to send OBJ
servers to the first meeting OF the
Board Of Governors of the inter-
national Monetary Fund and Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, Prime Minister
Walter Nash announced today.
The observers will be Carl A. Ber-
|endsen, New Zealand Minister to
Washington; E. c.. Fussell, New
Zealand Reserve Bank deputy gov
ernor, who attended the Breton
Woods conference, and B. r. Turner
second secretary Of the New Zealand
Legation In Washington.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Army Board 10 Examine
Record Of Hicswa Trial
by me Assseio,sd Press

A military review board will care
fully examine" the record OF the
trial of Pfc. Joseph E. Hicswa, SEN
fenced to death In Japan for the
Staying OF two japanese civilians,
the War Department announced
yesterday.
The record has been received by
the Army Judge Advocate General
After the review board has COM
pleted Its study, It's recommends
ton will be submitted to President
Truman for final action.
Pfc. Hicswa OF Wellington, N. j.,
was convicted by a general court
martial of murder.
Representative Norton, Democrat,
of New Jersey announced she had
appealed TO Mr.. Truman for Glenn
ency for the soldier.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
New Wage-Hou Bill
Headed for Senate
Battle Over Scales
BY ]. a. oLeovy

The new Wage-hour bill ap-
proved by the Senate Labor
Committee yesterday is heading
toward a floor fight next week.
The present minimum of 40 cents
an hour, or $l6 for a 40-hour week,
would go up to S. cents, or $26 q
week, following passage of the bill.
After two years, the minimum would
become 10 cents and after the fourth
year rs cents.
Efforts to scale these rates down
to range Of 55 to 65 cents an hour
are expected to be made on the
floor. A move also is developing to
try to modify the Pepper amend
ment, which broadens the coverage
to more than 100000 employees OF
retail and service establishments.
Coverage Expanded.
The present law is estimated to
cover about 81 ,o00, 900 workers. Com
mittee members figure the new
measure would include between
100000 and 5000, 900 more.
Although the committee took M
record Votes. it is understood thu
vote to report the bill was not unani-
nous, and later Senator Ellender
Democrat, of Louisiana declared.
This is one of the most infla.
tionary proposals ever prepared by
a congressional committee"
Chain Stores Included.
The amendment of Senator Pep.
per, Democrat, of Florida woule
make the wage-hour formula ap.
plicable to workers in any busines,
affecting" commerce. The presen
law is confined to those engaged
directly in interstate commerce, o.
in the production of goods for sucf
commerce.
Committee members explained
this broader definition, copied from
the National Labor Relations Act
will extend coverage to chain store.
and to department stores in biz
cities. Small individual shopkeeper.
are excluded by a clause exemptin,
the owners of not more than foul
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Travellers Butter. 49,
Gets Them Hotel Rooms
ey the A.soeio,ed pre.x

AUSTIN, MINI. Butter worked as
a fine salve for Banker George
Reppesayed and Cafe Owner George
Kokalaris during a trip to Florida
When hotel clerks said, mo room,
the travellers casually mentioned the
so pounds of butter they had brought
with them, adding, I'VE might spare
a bit"
The Minnesotans reported butter
was the open sesame" in every
hotel visited.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Weather Report

District of Columbia Partly
cloudy and windy, with temperature
in the 20s this afternoon. Clear,
with wind diminishing and temper
ature dropping to near 10 degrees
in the city and near zero in the
suburbs tonight. Tomorrow fair;
warmer tomorrow night.
Maryland-Fair tonight and to-
morrow. Much colder tonight, with
minimum temperatures zero to 10
above in north portion and 10 to Is
in southeast portion. Warmer to-
morrow night.
Virginia = Fair tonight. Much
colder in east and north portions
tonight, with lowest temperatures
zero to 10 above in west and north
portions and 10 to Is in southeast
portion. Warmer tomorrow night.
River Report
From United States Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and very muddy at Great Falls; Shenan
dOah clear at Harners Ferry
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Blue Book Is Studied
BY British Government

LONDON, Feb. Is (P).-Informed
sources today said the United States
Embassy had communicated the
contents of the State DEPARTMENT. s
Blue Book on Argentina to the Brit
ish Foreign Office at the same time
it was presented to Latin-American
diplomats in Washington and that
the British government was follow
ing the situation closely.
Announcement of the appointment
of Sir Reginald Leeper, diplomatic
representative in Greece since the
liberation, as the new British AM
bassador in Buenos Aires, was made
after publication of the Blue Book
Madrid dispatches said Generals
simo Frances cabinet was meeting
today and was expected to consider
charges against Spain in the Blue
Book.
Evening star., 1946-02-15

Istores and With ! total annual sales
volume Of not more than $500, 900.
After voting out this bill, the sen-
ate COMMITTEES set hearings for next
week on the House-approved Case
lbill to curb strikes and facilitate
settlement Of labor disputes.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
u MIRA Council to Meet
In AtIontic City
By me Asso<iossd Pres .

LONDON, Feb. 15.-The fourth
session OF the Council Of the United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration Will be held In At
lantic City, N. J., March Is, on in
vitation OF the United States, 1t
was announced last night.
Evening star., 1946-02-15

Record Temperatures This Year.
HIGHEST, 81. on February IA.
Lowest, Ii, on january %.
Tide T.hysx
Evening star., 1946-02-15
The Sun ana Moon

Sun. tomorrow s:Ss M M 5:fs
Moon, today 5:16pm B:5S am
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset
| Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1946-02-15

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household Hardware: Mirror and Window
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Evening star., 1946-02-15

ReadinEs at washington National Airport
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Temperatur. and Humidity

tFrom United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and very muddy at Great Falls; Shenan.
doah clear at Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1946-02-21
|Methodists Warned
OF Dangers in Statism
BY the Associated Pres.

ATLANTIC CITY, Feb. 21.-"A
new form of statism that was moi
killed by the war is growing" in the
world and constitutes a grave men,
ace to society, the Continuing Com
mittee of 200 of the Methodist
Church was told yesterday.
DR.. Ralph E. Diffendorfer of New
York, executive secretary of the
Methodist division Of foreign mis-.
sions, said the precept of the totali-
tartan state Is still flourishing anc
that it constitutes menace because
it "submerges the value of the hu.
man personality"
He also said that in Russia the
tide of opinion is favoring the
theory of scientific humanism'
rather than the program of the
church.
DR.. Diffendorfer said the world
emerging from land to an in.
dustrial economy" must learn the
art of living together. 1t is a ques-
ton, he said, whether we can sur.
round atomic energy with a sense
of stewardship so that we can act
with the will of God"
He deplored the theory of "rac-
ism"-the belief in master race
and said the war also failed tc
crush this doctrine.
Evening star., 1946-02-21
Methodist in Mexico
Sees Catholic Drive
Against Protestants
BY the Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 21.-Dr
Sixto Avila, Mexico City Methodist
pastor. yesterday said the Catholic
Church of Mexico had conducted a
Crusade against professionalism" by
medium of the "press and other
propaganda" during the last five
months.
DR.. Avila's charge followed SINH
lar indictment by DR.. Gonzalo Baez
Camargo of Mexico before the Worlo
Council of Churches in, Geneva
Switzerland. DR.. Camargo also sale
some Evangelical pastors not only
have been mistreated Gin Mexico)
but also have been killed"
However, Archbishop Luis Maria
Martinez, highest Catholic church
official in Mexico, has denied the
charges and branded them today
as absolutely untrue"
DR.. Avila produced a document
which he said bore out both his ano
DR.. Camargo's charges. The Mexico
City pastor added that it concerned
alleged Catholic mistreatment OF
Protestants in the town of San
Andres Timilpan.
The document, dated last Septem-
ber and signed by two other Method
ist ministers, said:
They (Catholics) destroyed ou,
temple under construction and
burned our homes. Many of oul
brothers were killed with bullets
and others wounded, and some died
in the general hospital in Mexico
City. AS the result of terror, Is
children died. We had to flee from
the village, 73 families of us, after
our homes were ransacked, our be-
longings and animals stolen, and
our lands taken away. ."
Subsequently, the pastors reported
Protestant groups were attacked
Many were wounded. others beaten
and others dragged in the streets
A young woman was disrobed before
all the people. Many of these vic.
Tins now are in Mexico City and
total 273,"
Evening star., 1946-02-21
Red Cross Religious
Services Scheduled

Red Cross Sabbath and Sunday
will be observed in synagogues and
churches this Saturday and Sunday
throughout the country, Red Gross
national headquarters announced
today. AS in past years many
clergymen will devote their sermons
to the Red Cross in anticipation OF
the 1946 fund campaign, which
begins March /.
Special services will be held in
some churches, attended by uni
formed representatives of the Red
Cross. There will also be brief talks
on the Red Cross at Sunday school
sessions and young peoples meetings
Evening star., 1946-02-21
Bill Opens Cab Permits
To Veterans of ALI Aces

Lack of legal age would be nc
bar to granting a taxicab license
or cab drivers permit So in the
District to a veteran under a bill
introduced in the House yesterday
by Representative Hagen, Repub-
hcan, of Minnesota.
The measure would apply to vet
Grams on active duty after Septem-
ber 16. 1910, and prior to the end
of the war. 1t would prohibit Dis
trict authorities from denying such
permits to veterans on the grounds
of age
Evening star., 1946-02-21
Comdr. Hess to Address
Geographic Society

Comdr. John w. Hess, back from
wartime assignment in Melbourne.
Australia, will speak before mem
bers. of the National Geographic
Society at Constitution Hall at 8:l5
pm. tomorrow, showing pictures of
Australia's unusual wildlife-the
koala. kangaroo, platypus, lyrebird
and other species.
Evening star., 1946-02-21

War Brings 200 Tubes
More than 200 new types of radio
tubes were developed during the war.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
Mickey Rooney
Is Kept in Paris
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. u,

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. y.
After Betty Jane Rase and
the baby flew to California in a
chartered plane. Mickey Roo
ney didn't get home for Christ
mas after all. He celebrated the
yuletide in Paris.
I have an idea. though. IL
won't be long now. Mickey's
baby son. whom he has never
seen, is five months old. Betty
Jane tells me he has golden
blond hair. fair skin and blue
eyes.