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Evening star., 1948-09-05
Reviewed by


CHALMERS M. ROBERTS.
This is sympathetic story Of
one of the most powerful lobbies In
Washington and how 1t grew. 1t
is written by former employe of
the Farm Bureau. long time writer
on agricultural matters.
The Farm Bureau today has some
100000 families for members in
IS States. Its story really began
in the post-World War I agricultural
slump and it's story is. in turn, that
of all agriculture's fight for its place
in the national sun and for its
share of the bountiful outpourings
of the Federal Treasury. Interest
ingly enough, the last member of the
20 Senators who formed the first
farm bloc in the Senate is Arthur
Capper of Kansas, now ending his
long career in Congress.
Much of the story in this book
is rightly the story of Ed ONeal,
who headed the Farm Bureau
through the New Deal days in which
South and West came together to
fight for the farmers on the Hill
and Franklin D. Roosevelt came to
Washington to give them Govern
ment help almost beyond their
widest dreams.
1t is hard to believe, as Mr.. Kile
points out, that the AAA once was
called probably the, most extraor-
dinary piece of legislation ever
passed by parliamentary body any
place in the world
Mr.. Kile tells in interesting and
readable detail the story of the
Farm Bureau, of its lobbying activi-
ties, of its victories and its defeats,
right down to this year and the
newest piece of farm legislation.
This is book that every one who
wants to know how the wheels go
round in Washington ought to read.
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+ e t u + n I fro m
p o S t W ar Ger
many. But Cas-
sius Terhune was
sure that in one
t h in 6 he was
very unsuccess-
full: In his search
for his own spir-
i t u a l identity.
1t was this nag
ging t or m e n t
t h a t led Ter
hume, on his first
day back in New
York, to the at
tic W h i c h had
been his realm
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all the natural
and political fac
tors that tended
to make life for
the small farm
er in the valley
untenable.
Mrs. Hobart
has unsparingly
delineated the
conduct of the
great landown-
ers and power
corporations who
band together to
defeat any move
towards supply
ing water tn tho
Evening star., 1948-09-05

Evangeline Booth, whose career
from lovely youth to retirement
was dedicated self1essly to the Sal
vation Army, is perfect subject
for biography
Born Christmas Day, 1865, she
was the daughter of Gen. William
Booth, the Armys founder. Her
brother, Bramwell Booth, succeeded
their father to the command. Evan
geline Booth built up the organiza-
ton in the United States and then
became the fourth general. She
now lives near New York City.
All of the Booths were interesting.
In the early days it must have been
impossible to distinguish between
the family and the organization.
For example, when Bramwell Booth
Evening star., 1948-09-05

kOcS W LIG Ill
rector of t h e
Royal Aircraft
Estab blishm e n t.
Neither official
k n O. Ws m uc h
q b out nuclear
fssion-it is not
their feld-aIld
they are inclined
to discount Mr..
H o n ey when
they learn his
hobbies include
automatic writ
ing and other
psychic research
and he SIN
Evening star., 1948-09-05

William M ak
well has en-
ployed none of
the devices by
which less tai
e n t e d writer's
disguise the me-
diocrity of their
works. We have
been erv e d
problem" nov
els and roman
tic, h i S t orical
novels = abound
ing with racy
description until
our tastes are
-,
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Worth
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IsRefreshinq
TINE WILL DARKEN II

TIME WILL DARKEN 1T
BY William Maxwell. fHarper G.
Bros s3J
Reviewed by
MARGARET BLAIR SHUMAKER.
Here at last is novelist who has
not allowed his free expression to
be trammeled by the dictates of the
market. In Time Will Darken It.
Evening star., 1948-09-05

to be called Irish
Parish. 1t was a
district of pov-
erty and squalor .
Some of those
shanty Irish be-
gan to do bet
ter, and t h e Y
moved up t o
Money Hole Hill,
where they went
lace curtain and
! m i t a I e d the
Yankee families
that predomi-
mated there. The
more prosperous
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curing CnllQnoOd.
The house he found to be in a
row of condemned houses, and his
was the last one standing. He
pushed open the unlocked door, and
made his way up into the attic, only
to find that his beloved haunt of so
many years ago had become hide
out for strange underworld quar-
tet-the girl Edna, her brother Gus,
her mentor and master, Mort, and a
senile old philosopher-bum known
as Pop. 1t is through these char
acters and the frightening situation
in which Terhune finds himself,
that he achieves something of his
own goal.
Ethel Vance, who also writes
under the name of Grace Earring
Stone, has many novels to her credit,
among them Escape" and the Bit
ter Tea of General Yen"
Evening star., 1948-09-05

they took to the drink and disin-
tegrated fast. The OConnors' two
boys-the clustering "Tabby' and
crippled, gentle Eddie-eventually
went the same way. 1t was the bad
O'SulliVan blood, their father in
sisted. 1t was no such thing, the
mother flared back. 1t was the de-
preston that got Eddie. "Tabby'
was always bully and a braggart
Mrs. Curran, who was born in
Holyoke, Mass, and now teaches at
Wellesley, obviously knows the
background and the traditions of
the people she describes. Her story
is tinged with humor, even more
with pathos and bitterness. But
there is tendency toward violence
intemperance and bigotry in the
people she depicts which makes you
suspect trace of malice in the
author, despite the point she makes
of being sympathetic to every one
The best character is the grand
father. John O'Sullivan, a fine
example of tolerant, enlightened
Irish immigrant. His daughter
Name, too, is lovable.
DREADFUL CALIFORNIA
Edited by Lucius Beebe and
Charles M. Clegg. (Bobbs- -Mer-
riN, S250J
This purports to be an account of
California in the gold rush days
written circa 1852 by one Hinton
Helper
In their introduction, the editors
explain that there have been many
famous hoaxes in American history
But the most glaring, elaborate and
enduring. they insist. has been "the
great California myth the wide
spread hoax that the Golden State
offers all the advantages known to
man. In this year when the CEN
tenary of the discovery of gold is
being celebrated, they add, a re-
issue of Mr.. Helpers melancholy
description of the depravity, dis
honesty and hardship he found
should do much to counteract the
propaganda of a State which is
much the same today.
The book is an amusing piece of
Spoofing. But after a few chapters
the satire becomes pretty strained
The illustrations by James Alex
ander are delightful.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
IUnderdog Farmer
IChompioned in Story
About Shasta Dam
THE CLEFT ROCK

TIE CLEF I RUCk
, BY Alice Tisdale Hobart. (Bobbs-
Merrill Co.: $3.)
The Cleft Rock" is careful
study of water in California's fer
tile Central Valley. In this novel
one finds a complete exposition OF
Evening star., 1948-09-05
HOW TO TORTURE
YOUR HUSBAND
HOW TO TORTURE

YOUR WIFE
BY H. T. Webster and Caswell
Adams. (John C. Winston Co.;
81 so EdchJ
Each of these volumes contains 20
cartoons by Mr.. Webster and a
brief humorous text by Mr.. Adams.
Webster fans will love them.
p. H. L.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
POETRY FROM THE POTOMAC
Harrison. 81

An anthology by Government
workers in Washington unusual be-
cause one seldom thinks of q Gov
ernment bureau producing any
thing but statistics and administra-
ton. This page previously carried a
column devoted to these works.
C q q
Evening star., 1948-09-05
ACrusoder'sLife
Interestingly Told
BISHOP BRENT
BY Alexander C. ZabriSkie.
Westminster Press, S375.)
Reviewed by
CASPAR NAMES.

CASPAR NAMES.
Here is the record of an impor-
tant and interesting life, told with
understanding and spirit. Bishop
Brent was born a Canadian, did
much of his pastoral work in the
United States, served as Bishop of
the Philippines when that post
meant uphill missionary work, and
saw war at first hand in 1918 as a
chaplain.
His later achievements as Bishop
of Western New York and as q
leader in the movement for church
unity added further distinction to
career already distinguished.
He was one of the church's au-
thentic voices at the time of his
death IN 1929.
Dean Zabriskie is well known for
his work at the Virginia Theological
Seminary at Alexandria.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Timely Review of Earl Wonen's Career
Stresses Ability and Courage in Office
(Prentice-HaU, Inc; s2.J
Reviewed by J. A. OLEARY

n. ~ LEAN4.
in the States history Mr. Stone
points out.
Since this is Earl Warren's first
try for national office, the details of
his life story are less widely known
than in the case of the other can
didates of the major parties. For
that reason Mr.. Stones biography
is timely reading.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
THE WITCH-WOMAN
BY James Branch Cabell

rdr, StrauS & Co.: $780,
This trilogy about the witch
woman, Ettarre. and the fantastic
adventures that befell her lovers on
her return from the Place Behind
the Moon, is the first of proposed
series of reprints of Mr.. Cabells
works, re-edited, and with new in
Productions by the author.-F. de L.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Hero Finds Beloved
Haunt of Childhood
Used os,Hideout
THE SECRET THREAD
BY Ethel Vance. Harper, S2.75
NINA PEMBERTON.

Cassius Terhune was a man who
would be commonly known as a sue
cess. Handsome, in his 40s, he was
in line for an important job on his
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Heroine of the Salvation Army Becomes
"A Perfect Subject for Autobioqrophy

GEN EVANGELINE BOOTH OF THE SALVATION ARMY
BY P. W. Wilson. (Charles Scrbner'S Sons; $500
Reviewed by FRANCIS P. DOUGLAS.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Farm Bureaus
Powerful
Here Described

THE FARM BUREAU
THROUGH THREE DECADES
BY o. M. Kile. (WaUerly Press.
Bdltimore.)
Evening star., 1948-09-05

Franklin r. Bruins, stamp editor
of the New York Sun, will be
guest speaker at the Chicago Phila-
telic Society banquet, October 20.
Evening star., 1948-09-05

A stamp in homage to Chief JUS
tice Charles Evans Hughes almost
certainly will be issued. Mean
while the commemorative for Gen.
Pershing is being delayed by the far
less worthy pressure group" stamps
authorized and directed" by Con-
greSs.
Evening star., 1948-09-05

The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street
NV. Tuesday evening at 8.
Evening star., 1948-09-05

| The women's rights organizations
apparently have not yet discovered
that the 3-cent poultry industry
stamp shows an egg and a rooster
but no hen.
Evening star., 1948-09-05

Collectors who wish association
covers for the Scent Clara Barton
stamp, available Wednesday, may
send self-addressed envelopes bear
ing the new issue to the Postmaster
at Glen Echo. Md, for cancellation.
Miss Barton's home was in Glen
Echo.
Evening star., 1948-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton H. Cullen,
returning from New York, will be at
! their stamp store, 405 Tenth street.
NV, daily as usual beginning
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1948-09-05

Mrs, Walter H. Boyd, national
president of the American Gold Star
Mothers, Inc, writes from her home
at Long Beach, Calf, that she re-
grets that the Scent Gold Star
Mothers. stamp is not to be Gold
Star Parents stamp. "1t is very
evident" she says, that the fa-
theirs need fellowship as do the
mothers to gain the courage to
Evening star., 1948-07-18

we can take q side trip to
Sugar Loaf Mountain. Ad-
mission Is free to this high
plateau, which Is ideal for
picnicking, but which has no
fireplace cooking facilities. It
Is privately owned, 50 bring
your own sandwiches and
vacuum kegs. On State high
way % we 60 through Daw-
sonville, Darnestown and
Ounce Orchard-into Rock
vile, where we follow the pre-
viously outlined route between
there and the District.
The trip can be made COM
fortably in a day, or it can
be stretched Interestingly to
a two-day journey.
Evening star., 1948-07-18

the Potomac were bridged, and
so close was Meade on the
Confederates' heels that their
bridges had to be destroyed
before the rear guard could
get across.
Returning to Washington
from Hagerstown takes us
over U. s. 40 through Funks-
town, Benevola, Boonsboro-
mile from the Crystal Grot-
toes-and on through Bolivar
and Middletown. Next stop is
Braddock Heights, q small re-
sort atop Catoctin Mountain,
and from here into Frederick
again. We leave by u. s. Is
through Limekiln and into
Dickerson, where, If we wish.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
Il LOST 81 LBS::'
Weur Size ~ AQoin

"Now weigh only ll9 lbs loss of 81 pounds
thanks to the AYDS Concentrated Food Candy
Reducing plan writes Mrs. Leta Hawkins, Texas.
She also had an amsxing reduction in meas
inches in her hips and IS inches in her bust
Try the AYDS Concentrated Food Candy
plan yourself and see how you lose weight
quickly. Just imagine the attractive. fashion.
able clothes you may be able to wear. think
of the renewed selfconfidence ard pride in a
simmer. more graceful figure.
So many with overweight problems use the
AYDS plan successfully. In scientific eEaical
tests more than 100 psrsons lost IL 70 IS
lbs. average quickly the AYDS Way.
Evening star., 1948-07-18

8. Kann Sens Cs.-TstletEies; Sears-
Tsiletries, Liggett Rexall; Nattoaal
Press; PeoDIesJ Wheian's. and an leaA-
iax Dept.. Drug And Health Fssd stsrea.
Evening star., 1948-07-18
NO DIETING. NO EXERCISE.
NO DRUGsl NO lAxATlvEsl

The AYDS Way is 50 easy. AYDS Candy Is
harmless even If eaten by child. Simply eat
delicious -AYDS Concentrated Food Candy
according to directions and you don't cut out
any meals, starches. potatoes. meats. sweets
or butter. If not delighted with results.
Money Back with very first box. Put up in plain
wrappers. Reduce at home or carry in purse.
, 1948-03-15
Western Nations Sign
SO Year Treaty

Western nations have sign
ed a fifty year treaty Of mutu-
al economic, culture and mil
itary assistance. It was the
first time that the British Gov
ernment had indicated a will
ingness to join $50, OoO, 900 9TH
er European peoples for a
common defense.
In addition the sixteen ma
tons which will participate in
tne Marshall Plan will convene
in Paris to sign the pact later
this week. Fourteen of the six
teen nations will be Foreign
Ministers. The conference will
set up a working committee
for the purpose of drawing up
a progress report.
, 1948-03-15
v / Graduate Nurses Organize Association

For the purpose Of mutual
help and improvement Of pro-
iessional work and for the pro-
motion of good fellowship
among graduate nurses of the
Virgin Islands, six delegates
form the st. Thomas Alumni
Association Of Graduate MUIR
ses met last night in the Fred
eriksted Grammer school with
the members of the st. Croix
branch to form the Virgin Is
lands Association of Graduate
Nurses"
Before the meeting a din
ner was given at Tropicana in
honor Of the visiting nurses,
who were: Mrs. Winnifred
Schneider, Miss Beatrice Wen
CONTINUED on page A.
-rZ-.r
, 1948-03-15
T T LEADER WRITES
ON FORMER AVIS ED.

The Honorable r. H. Amph-
lett Leader, prominent attor-
ney Of this Island, has written
an article on the late Gustave
Johansen, former owner of the
St. Croix Avis, who passed
away on Friday night.
Because of his excellent
knowledge Of the history Of
the island and of most of the
outstanding individuals, MI.
was asked by the pres
ent editor to write this article,
which will appear in tomor-
issue of the Avis.
, 1948-03-15
Radio Station For
ST. Croix Desirable

Colonel Axel Won Oxholm
said in a recent conference
with the Executive Committee
of the St. Croix Chamber of
Commerce and the New In
dustries Commission that he
felt it was desirable for the
Virgin Islands to have their
own radio station, with Eng
lish language broadcasts and
suggested that the Chamber
take the matter under consid-
Grafton.
There was an indication
among those present that such
a station is really necessary.
The Colonel said his office is
CONTINUED on page a
, 1948-03-15
Senate ApproVes.ER R
Vote 50

Approval of the S., 800, 0OO, 900
TO carry out the European Re-
covery Program was approved
by the United States Senate
by a vote of 69-17. The final
vote showed SO democrats and
81 Republicans favored the
measure while Is Republicans
and 4 Democrats voted against
it. The bill now goes to the
House.
Many Senators and Con-
gressmen congratulated Sena-
tor Arthur Vandenberg for
successfully guiding the mea-
sure through the upper house.
The participating nations
must now work together CO
operatively for their own re-
covery and stabilize condi-
tons, lower customs barriers
in an attempt to make the pro-
gram a success.
, 1948-03-15
kug Says President
Enjoyed Visit

Secretary Of the Interior Ju-
Illus Krug, who accompanied
President Truman on his re-
cent visit to st. Croix, said the
President enjoyed his visit
to the Island, in a letter to Ad-
ministrator Taylor dated
March 9, and was happy to
have such an enthusiastic re-
ception, as well as to see your
beautiful island" Continuing
the letter states:
I know that the reception
required a great deal of care
TuI advance planning as well
as execution. / want to congra-
tulate you on this excellent
work and I wish you would ex
tend my commendation and ap
probation to the persons, Off
cial and unofficial, who work
ed onthe reception with you"
, 1948-03-15
u S. Atty Gen.
70 Vacation Here

Former Attorney General of
the United States Francis Bid
die and Mrs. Biddle are due to
arrive here today to spend a
part of their vacation. They
will be the guests of the Buc-
cancer Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Biddle recent
" lectured in Chicago. He
at the University of Chicago &
Mrs. Biddle, known to the lit
erary world as Katherine Gar
ison Chaplin, spoke and read
form her published books Of
poems, plains Chant for Amer
lea" (Harper's) Time Has Nc
Shadow" and Outside Of the
World under the auspices of
Poetry-A Magazine of Verse.
, 1948-03-15
Sustai0s Loss Oh
$4,000 n io47

The Virgin Islands Company
Sustained a loss Of $780, OC
during 1947. Prospects are
much brighter for the this
years crop however. According
to the report an operating in
come of $3.50 900 is anticipated
by the company in the fiscal
year 1948-49.
, 1948-03-15
JET FIGHTER LANDS
ON CARRIER DECK

For the first time a jet fight
er plane landed on the deck Of
an aircraft carrier successfully
amid cheers of the personnel.
The landing was made at a,
speed Of 116 miles per hour,
which is 25 miles faster than
the regular landing speed of
conventional planes. It landed
within so feet Of the point
where the wheels touched the
deck.
One Official commented that
with planes Of this tpye land
ing on the decks of carriers
the Mediterranean and other
points will be the first
line Of defense for the
United States.
, 1948-03-15
SEC. OF AGRICULTURE
TO RUN FOR SENATE

Secretary Of Agriculture
Clinton Anderson will run for
office of Senator from his
home state Of New Mexico, he
announced. The present in
cumbent will not contest the
seat.
Mr.. Anderson said he favors
, 1948-03-15
POET WRITES
ON ST. CROIX

A young poet who is in the
eighth grade at the Frederik-
sted Junior High School, Sep
timus Mclean, has written one
of his poems in honor Of his
homeland. It is entitled 1St.
Croix".
The poem will be printed in
another issue of the Avis.
President Truman and will
support and work for his re-
election.
, 1948-03-15
v. /. REPUBLICAN, PARTY
MEETS TONIGHT

The Republican Party Of the
Virgin Islands meets tonight
in the Office Of Attorney vii
liam Moorhead in Christian
sted at $50.
The president, Roy P. Cor
don, cordially invites all mem
bers to attend.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
First Aid to Houses
BY Roger c. Whitman

Question: Last year I bought ar
oil-burning floor furnace Eve have
no basemenD in order to save fuel
and had the house insulated, too
We are very disappointed. Water
runs down on the outside walls OF
the bedrooms as we'll as of the
utility room. What causes this mois-
ture?
Answer: 1t may be that all the
rooms do not receive enough heat
and perhaps 1t is not well dis
tributed. The lack of good finished
basement would be another factor
in the condition. AS you have only
a dirt floor in the cellar space, much
of the dampness from the earth
finds it's way up into the wall spaces
causing heavy condensation. If you
cannot manage to lay a water
proof concrete floor in the cellar
space, you could insulate the under
side of the floor boards.
Taking Stain Out of Chair.
Question:: am removing a STAIN
ed varnish finish from an old chair
While I have removed the greater
part of the stain, some still re-
mains. Now I am wondering how
I might bleach the entire chair,
since there are spots of the mahog-
any stain that I cannot remove with
varnish remover or scraping. Can
you help me?
Answer: You can make the chair
almost white with a commercial
wood bleach sold at well-stocked
paint stores. This bleach Is fire.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Method Is Outlined
To Replace Split or
Rotted C|apboard
By W. Wodsworth Wood

One of the most difficult repairs
on a frame house Is the replace
ment of a clapboard or length Of
siding which has split or rotted
away. The repair is difficult be-
cause clapboard overlaps, and there
is danger of damaging the boards
above and below the defective piece
which must be removed. Neverthe-
less, there is a simple formula fol-
doing clean job on this type o1
exterior repair work.
The first step is to cut two wedges
and drive them up under the lower
edge of the defective board. This
will cause the lower edge to bulge
outward, and will show the location
of the nails which hold the board
to the wall.
The second step is to wrap hack
saw blade with cloth so as to fur
nish a handle and protect your
hands, and then cut the shanks OF
the nails. This will free the board
from the wall and permit you tt
draw it out of place without diff
Guilty.
The third step is to cut a new
length of board to the exact re-
quired length, slip it up into place
and nail it firmly. The new length
should be well painted on the back
and ends before it is placed in the
wall. This will prevent decay OF
dry rot. Galvanized mails shoulc
be used for the fastening.
This is but one of the many costly
repairs which can be made by ths
homeowner himself. providing that
he is shown the proper procedure
to follow.
The actual time consumed ir
doing this particular job should mo-
be more than an hour at most.
released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Issued During Week
$4,000 for Addition to
Bennine Rd. Restaurant
Is Largest for Period

Building permits with q valuation
of $254,745 were issued during the
last week by the Central Permit
Office, Room 10S, District Building
Largest permit was for $4,000 for
an addition to restaurant.
Among permits were:
M. G. Hall, owner, 1923 Benning
road NE; builder not selected; W.
H. Turner, architect, $40 M street
NV: to erect one 2-story brick
addition to restaurant, 2023 Ben
ming road NE, to cost $4,000.
w. A. Vogel & Associates. owner,
301 Allison street NV; Tuckman
& RIMS, builder, II Seventh street
NE; Harry A. Brandt, architect
5211 Thirteenth street NV; to erect
one 3-story brick and cinder-block
apartment, units, 1888 Rock Greek
Church road NV: to cost SIS, 900
Mr.. and Mrs. JACK Kennedy, own
ers, 2035 Nichols avenue Sc;
builder not selected Earl Won Reich
enbach, architect, 1919 Good Hope
! 4Odo DE-, w 0 CIV OAlC D-oOoAJ VA AN
and cinder- block dwelling, 1927 W
street Sc: to cost $4,000.
r. G. Candy. owner, builder anc
architect; to erect two 2-story brick
and cinder-bl dwellings, 1740-4;
w street Sc; to cost $4,000.
Washington Terminal Co., owner
and architect, so Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NE; Steiner Construction Co.
builder, Baltimore; to erect one i.
story cinder-block water treating
plant, so Massachusetts, avenue NE;
to cost $4,000.
J. S. Bohrer, owner, 1894 Nichols
avenue Sc; builder not selected
Clifton B. White, architect, Silver
Spring, Md; to erect one 2-story
brick and cinder-bloc dwelling
1901 South Portal drive NV; te
cost $4,000.
i Kennedy Bros. Co., owner, builder
and architect, 1881 Cathedral avenue
NV: to install electric passenger
elevator, 1881 Cathedral avenue
INV; to cost 1000.