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Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-08-07
BOOK REVIEWS
MY FATHERS HOUSE
Author: Meyer Levin

MY FATHERS HOUSE
Author: Meyer Levin
Publisher: Viking Press, 13 {.
4eth ST., New York II, N. Y.
Price: $3.50
Reviewer: William Henry Huff.
When the Germans marched in
with their machine guns and
herded all the people in Crocow
into the large square, David was
told by his father to run away to
forest, and after the wars end,
theyy would meet again in Pale
slime.
Years full Of loneliness pass,
but David still holds on precar-
iously to existence, and finally
gains entry to Palestine along
with other 'illegals," and begins
TO search for his family.
David's story is tender, warm,
deeply moving inspiring rather
than depressing. ut is alive with
the courage and warmth Of the
men an dwomen of Palestine, the
homecomers who,t with all the
odds against them and after
years Of. the deepest suffering
the world has ever Witnessed,
succeed in putting on with their
new Hebrew names the garments
Of a new life.
"The author, along with this
warm and tender story, has CIV
en- us an authentic picture, more
vivid than any newspaper ac-
count of today's Palestine-the
Jews and the Arabs the great CT
ties and the settlements, the Pro-
misd Land whr even in the harsh
climate of the moment hope still
survives"
Meyer Levin, whose most re-
cent and successful novels were
UHE OLD BUNCH and 'CITI-
ZENS, was assigned, as a war
correspondent for overseas News
Agency, to find out what had be-
come of the Jews of Europe. The
theme OF nj Y FAlHtERfS HOUSE
the search of a survivor for
some contact with his family
was inspired by thousands of
stories which he heard in the
concentration camps as they were
liberated. Later, in Palestine, he
covered for the news agency the
arrival Of an illegal ship in Haifa
and saw a boy very like David,
waving from the Prov. Many Of
the incidents in the book are
based on actual circumstances.
'fMr. Levin has been five times
to Palestine, where he spent the
last var writing MY FATHER IS
HOUSE."
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-08-07

DEMOCRACY AND PROGRESS
Author: David Mccord Wright
Publisher: The Macmillan Co.,
so Fifth Ave., New York II
Price: $500
Reviewer: William Henry HUFF
David McCord Wright, Pro-
lessor of Economics and Lectur-
err in Law at the University OF
Virginia, was born in Savannah,
Georgia, in 1909.
"Of his career, he writes: 1
was raised in Savannah and at
tended Savannah public schools.
MY family decided l should be an
architect because OF my model
ling (my hobbies are history,
architecture, clay modelling, and
walking). Graduated from high
school at sixteen and was sent
to The Citadel, the Military Col
lege of South Carolina at Char
lesion, for a year. Then attend
ed the University Of Pennsyl-
vania architectural school for
three years in Philadelphia. Be-
came greatly interested in social
problems after 1929 and was for
ced by i'll health to stop school
and spend a year on a couch in
New Mexico. Was then sent to
the University Of Virginia and
entered law school. Was Notes
editor OF the Law Review and
received Ih<B in 1885.
GAS attorney for the RFC
1896 and 1887, l worked to save
enough money to go the Harvard
Graduate School Of Economics,
1937-1938, 1938-1939. Received
my M. A. in 1889 and became As
sistant Professor of Economics at
the University Of Virginia where
1 got my Phi. d. in 1910. "Dr.
Wright's dissertation won the
David A. Wells award for the
best one submitted that year.
CDR. Wright was economic con-
sultant of the N. R. Planning
Board in 1943 and was lecturer
on currency problems at the U.
S. Army School of Military Gov
eminent also at that time. He IS
the author of "The Creation OF
Purchasing Power" 1912, ana
"The Economics of Disturbance
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-08-07
HowIiTooEose Out
BY GEORGE S. BENSON
president Of Harding College
SECRECY. Arkansas Y

YOU have che best railroads and
the best service? In America.
Our railroads offer better service
at lower cost than you'll find in .
any nation in the world. This is J
true even though the pay enve.
lope of the American railroad
worker is far greater than that !.
Of railroad workers in other ma.
tions. @
Our Ways 1T WOULD be much
Pay OFF, wiser for our unions
! to call for less gov
eminent = strangulation in the
form Of taxes, not for more con-
troll 1t is quite possible for a
slow strangling process to bring
on complete government control
Of railroads. We must not per-
nit that. Our workers must con.
tinue to receive the good wages
and benefits that come from rail-
roads controlled by the railroad
industry. not by an agency Of the
government.
Operating expenses of rail-
roads have scared during the past
80 years. Yet. the railroads I'M
der private ownership have in
creased their efficiency, to servel
the public better at lower cost.
Two things have resulted from
this efficiency: higher wages and
lower costs to the shipping and
travelling public Nobody would
expect government managed rail-.
roads to do these things. And,
they wouldn't. G !;
Under government operations
there is no call for initiative /!
Competition is not allowed toI
play its part in keeping us oni
our toes. We have high stand
ards Of living in America simply
because we have freedom to act
and to look opportunities in the
--1--;->a-.e and onr,,
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-08-07

as | have already indicated, a
classic in it's class. There is not
word amiss in it, and every
person interested in this divorce
cancer on our American body
polite should read it. DR.. Ber-
gleF well knows what he is
talksng about. He treats every
phase of the divorce illness.
Under the chapter heading
Evolves and Frigid Women"
he rose to a sublime height, and
l shall quote the entire chapter:
"A neurotic woman once
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-08-07
Up And Coming

Summaries of the extensive progress by rail-
roads in the Western Midwestern and Southern
sections Of the country in undermining their
plants and improving services have been made
nuhlic They are based reports made by the
presidents Of SO Glass | railways operating rs
per cent Of the railway mileage in the country.
The survey shows that the railroads OF the
nation have already authorized or contemplate
expenditures Of from two to three billion dollars
for improvement to meet new demand. An Item
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-08-07
THE STILWELL PAPERS
Author: Edited and Arranged by
Theodore n. White
Publisher: William Sloane AS
eociates, 119 w. 57th ST.,
New York 10, N. Y.

FuDlISner. william SlOdne AS
sociates, 119 w. 57th ST.,
New York 10, N. Y.
Price: $3.50
Reviewer: William Henry Huff
This volume is made up from
three sources: the private field
dairies of Gen. Stillwell his
"black notebook" in which he
sometimes wrote his innermost
thought, and excerpts. from his
many and long letters to Mrs.
Stilwell.
Mr.. White has done a brilliant
piece of work. editing and ar
ranging this material. Thus, the
reader will find a detailed narra-
tive beginning with the, Days i'm
mediately following Pearl Har-
Dor and concluding with the Gen
erals return to Washington.
Called "Uncle Joe" and wine
gar Joe" by his men, and wOr-
shipped by the great majority OF
thine, Gen. Stilwell was written
with a salty directness of one
obligated to please no one but
HIMSELF The language is the
speech. of the soldier-a mans
language.
General Stilwell was never a
man to pull his punches. He
talked as he wrote, directlyy and
like a soldier, and his worst
scorn was reserved for certain
kinds of hypocrisy. This attitude
he expressed in a forcible and
ungenteel way yin the wording
Of his famous personal" motto,
a piece of dog-Latin which read
eIllegitimatitinon Carborundum."
This he customarily translated
as meaning, ''Don't let the bas-
tards grind you down.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-08-07

With prices what they are to-
day when you call a man a ham
you are really inferring that he
is worth a lot Of money.-Water-
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-08-07
Divorce Won't Help

Beware Of every sexual wolf
They break up homes and wreck the lives
Of aW-abdng honest folk.
They'll orphanze your little ones
And split the family half in two.
Beware Of them for they are snakes
Whose serpent heads should feel the club
Just chase them down and crush their
heads.
Edmund Bergler, M. D., distinguished psy-
choanayst, has written book classic which he
named Divorce Won't Help" This book which is
published by Harper and Brothers, and is sale
Evening star., 1948-08-08
A Short Story

1T IS the first morning of Dan McGarry's
Il vacation. and he is lolling on the beach in
front of the lakeside cottage, and beside him
is his er-present mouse Kitty, looking all
to the good in just -enough-of-it bathing
suit. The sun is hot and the air is balmy
and Dan has two weeks stretching ahead with
nothing to do but eat the meals Kitty's
mother dishes up, and frolic happily here and
there around the resort with Kitty. Every
thing, you would think, is very hi-nonney-
nonney for hard-working cop like Dan, and
certainly there is no reason for him to get
mad about anything
But Dan is Dan. He sits there reading this
book and he gets madder and madder until
he starts to boil over. And finally he snaps the
book shut and lets out growl Then he
jumps to his feet, draws back his arm and
throws the book as far as he can. It sails
over low fence into the private beach of the
cottage next door. Dumb Dan now shouts
out. Always they make 'em too dumbr''
Kitty sighs and rolls over in the sand and
looks up at him. Il was trying to sleep,'
Evening star., 1948-08-08

she says. "And now who makes who dumb?"
Them mystery book writer's" grumbles
Dan. 1T is always the private detective who
gives with the brains and cracks the case and
puts the finger on the killer He is always a
good-looking, smooth-talking, quick-thinking
guy, and the cops from headquarters are
always dumb clucks with big feet, and they
act like morons and suspect the wrong guy
and follow false clues and make saps of them
selves generally. They ="
AT THIS point Dan stops talking, because
the book he has given the heave-ho comes
back at him. 1t lands at his feet in the sand,
and he turns and sees tall, good-looking,
gray-templed guy with tanned upper torso
leaning over the fence and staring at him.
Thanks just the same" this gray-haired
guy says in smooth voice with trick Ron
aid Colman accent But I've already read
that one"
"Oh, we're terribly sorry" says Kitty
quickly. 'Mr McGarry didn't realize there
was anyone there"
1t is very careless of me indeed, says Dan.
But, you see. am reading this book and
TW-8-S-4S
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Jews Deny Charges
yChristian Union

Charges that Jewish forces have
been responsible for destruction Of
Christian religious buildings in
Jerusalem are deliberate distortions,
according to Israeli sokesmen at
Lake Success.
The charges originated with the
Christian Union in Jerusalem which,
the Jewish representatives said last
night, "is not neutral body"
1T is group of Arab clergymen
or clergymen with predominantly
Arab congregations, which has COM
pletely identified itself with the
political aims of the Arab Higher
Committee" the Israelis wrote.
None of the Protestant Churches is
associated with this group, nor is
the Roman Catholic Church as
SUCH"
Benevolent institutions referred to
by the union were used as quarters
by British troops before March Is.
according to the statement. Some
were subsequently occupied by jew
ish forces, others by Arab forces.
The latter, 1t is claimed. were at.
tackled by Jews only ''as matter
OF absolute military necessity"
at is regrettable," the Jewish
statement concluded, that such at
tempts to stircp hostility against
the Jewish cause should be made
by partisan political group shelter
ing behind the cloak Of religious,
sentiment"
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Truman Asks Observance
OF Flag Day on June "a
BY The Associoied Press

President Truman yesterday is
sued proclamation calling for OBJ
servance of June IA as Flag Day.
The Continental Congress adopted
the Stars and Stripes as the ma
tional emblem on June IA. 1777. ~
Mr.. Truman directed that the
flag be displayed on all Government
buildings and urged citizens to dis
play the flag at their homes apd
other appropriate places on thai
date
Il also urge all citizens to reflect
on the responsibilities which this
banner enjoins as well as the priW-
leges it carries, remembering that
the flag represents the Nation and
that our Nation and its citizens
should uphold the concept of free
government on all occasions in or
der that the blessings of liberty may
flourish among men" the President
said
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Metropolis View Elects
.At Seasons Last Meeting

The Metropolis View Citizens AS.
sociation, in its final meeting OF
the season. last night elected the
following officers for the coming
year:
Mrs. Franklin G.. Sartwell, presi-
dent: Martin A. De Broske, vice
president: Mrs. John A. Tondra, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Bertha L
Merritt. assistant secretary, and
Savious Sidotti, treasurer.
John H. Connaughton, president
of the Federation of Citizens AsSo-
Citations, told the group of the great
challenges individual initiative has
met and conquered in the past iE
this country and pointed out that
challenges of equal magnitude still
exist in the District and must be
met by a highly organized and CO.
operative citizenry.
In other business, the group urged
early passage by Congress of bill
recently introduced in the House
to provide for stabilization Of liquor
prices in the District.
The meeting was held at the
Noyes School, Tenth and Franklin
streets NE.
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Congress in Brief
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

Senate:
Continues debate on legislation to
admit up to 100000 war refugees
into this country over two-year
period.
Foreign Relations Expenditures
subcommittee continue hearings on
Voice of America programs.
Finance Committee hears Oscar
Ryder, chairman of Tariff Commis-
sion, on extension of Reciprocal
Trade Agreements Act.
House:
Debates record peacetfme military
budget.
Armed Services Committee hears
Gen. Vandenberg on 70-group Air
Force.
Appropriations Committee con-
siders. 1949 Army-Navy budgets.
Expenditures Committee contin-
ues inquiry into Voice OF America
broadcasts.
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Senate Debate Near
On Draft Legislation,
Placed on Must List
By Robert K. Walsh

Congress had go-ahead sig
nal on peacetime draft legisla-
ton today, but House and Sen
ate leaders were uncertain how
soon and in what form bill
might be enacted.
The Senate expects to begin de-
bate late this afternoon on a limit
ed selectiye service measure for
drafting men 10 through Is. Senate
consideration, however, awaited a
final vote on a proposal to admit
100000 displaced persons to this
country.
Forecasting a hard fight that may
prolong debate on the draft bill
and possibly cause a f1libuster. con-
flicting amendments were intro
duced yesterday on the racial segre-
CATION issue.
Senator LANCER. Republican, of
North Dakota filed his previously
announced amendments, adding
most of the Presidents civil rights
program as a means of banning
racial discrimination in the armed
forces. Senator Russell. Democrat,
of Georgia put in a slightly re-
vised version of his earlier amend
ment to allow draftees to serve in
units of their own race.
Draft Listed as "Must."
A conference of Republican Sem
ate and House leaders late yester-
day decided that draft legislation
was must" for the congressional
session they hope to end June 10.
A House Armed Services Commit
tee draft BILL similar to the one
pending in the Senate, is still
awaiting clearance by the House
Rules Committee. Senator Taft
chairman of the Senate Republican
Policy Committee, told reporters the
House feels that it can pass a draft
bill If the Senate. does. Speaker
Martin said after the conference
that he believes the House will pass
the bill.
Truman Responsibility.
When a draft bill reaches the
House floor, Chairman Andrews OF
the House Armed Services Commit
tee will move to amend it by putting
responsibility up to President Tru-
man for deciding on an actual start
of the draft.
The committee yesterday approved
the change which would put of
draft calls for rs days after the ef-
fective date Of the law and start the
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Truck on Which Father Works
Kills Girl, 2;;Inquest Set Today
Driver Is Held
On Charge Of
Unsafe Booking

A coroner's jury was to hear the
story of how 2-year-old Virginia
Carol Jackson was killed by an ice
truck on which her father serves as
helper.
The girls father, Dickie Jackson.
%, Of 4371 Lily Pond drive NE. had
left the truck and entered the house
only a few moments before the &C
cident.
Backing the truck to make turn
in a T-shaped intersection near the
Jackson home, Gordon H. Burch, 80,
of 3714 Madison street, Hyattsville,
heard a scream from children play
ing nearby.
One of them, Michael Charles. Z,
of 1857 Lily Pond drive NE, ran to
tell his mother that Carol, as she
was known in the neighborhood, had
been run over. The right rear wheel
had passed over her face and shoul-
der and she had died almost in
stantly.
Charged with unsafe backing, Mr..
Burch was held in 5000 bond for
action of the coroner.
An attendant at St Elizabeths
Hospital, Mr. Jackson worked on the
truck owned by Mr. Burch in his
spare time. He and his wife, Doro-
thy, %, have one other child, Ronald
Eugene, months.
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Social Reforms Urged
By Pope as Solution
To Postwar Problems
By the Associated Press

ROME, June Pope Plus XII
called today for "just and neces-
sary social reforms" to solve
problems growing out of the
ruin and revolution of the world
and its aftermath"
Not otherwise. he said, could
"wayward and embittered hearts"
be won back to the true concepts
and sound ideas about the world
and God"
He invoked "earnestness, loyalty,
energy and fairness" of "all men of
right principles" for the task, citing
especially the urgent need to pro-
vide the poorer classes with hous-
ing, bread and work"
To Catholics he gave the watch
word. "watchfulness" - lest the
enemy, whose identify he did not
specify, "retake the ground so la
boriously conquered" =
Reply to Cardinals.
The speech, which was in italian
and lasted 25 minutes, was the Pom
tiff's first major address since a
mmunis st ! e d challenge was
turned back in Italy's election April
18 and l9.
1t was in reply to greetings from
II cardinals of the Holly College
on his saints day. The Pope's name
is Eugenio Pacelll His saint is
ST. Eugene. IS
Once again showing concern for
peace, the Pope said that, three
years after a world wars end, it
still is the No. problem.
He spoke sadly Of "the profound
CONSERVATION of all Christianity
that war, flaming already in Greece
and China, had broken out in the
Holy Land.
But he said the truce concluded
last night, though provisional, yet
must be greeted with a sigh OF re-
lief as dawn of hope"
Greater Production Urged.
ut is not a question today" he
said, "of merely distributing the
products OF social economy more
equitably, in closer correspondence
with the labor and the needs of in
dividuals. = Every social reform
is strictly bound up with the ques-
ton of a prudent organization OF
production. ** = For it is clear that
there can never be sufficient distri-
button where there is not sufficient
production.
Yet unlimited production is OF
no benefit, if attained as a result
of unbridled competition and of an
unprincipled expenditure of wealth
or by oppression and despotic ex-
ploitation of labor and the needs
of individuals on the part of the
state"
Evening star., 1948-06-02
y House Incumbents
Are Easy Victors
In California Primary
By the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, June O.
Fourteen Republicans and seven
Democratic House members won re-
nomination handily in yesterdays
California primary election.
Eleven - eight Republicans and
three emocTatS-captured both
party primaries to assure reelection
without opposition next November.
Gross filing is legal in California.
In the two other districts, where
veteran Democratic Representatives
are retiring, close battles were being
fought by aspirants to the seats of
Representative Lea in the 1st and
Representative Elliott in the 10th
| Candidates of the Independent
Progressive Party of California, the
Wallace third party, did not figure.
Third Party registration was only
about $4,000 out of the more than
1000 900 registrants.
On the basis OF incomplete but
apparently conclusive returns, these
incumbents appeared to have won
dual party nomination:
Representative Engle, Democrat,
in the I'd district; Representative
Johnson, Republican, Sd district;
Representative WEIGH, Republican,
5th district Representative Miller,
Democrat, 9Th district: Representa-
tive Anderson, Republican, 9th dis
trict; Representative Bramblett, Re-
publican, 11th district; Representa-
tive Nixon, Republican, 18th district;
Representative McDonough, Re-
publican, 18th district; Representa-
tive King, Democrat. 17th district; !;
Representative HinshaW, Republi-
can, Goth district, and Representa-
tive Phillips, Republican, 22d district.
The bailoting was about so per
cent of the States 1882, ,129 regis
tered voters. Lack of Statewide
races or national issues made the
electorate apathetic.
The presidential primary was a
formality, with Republican Gov.
Earl Warren and President Truman
unopposed.
San Francisco voters refused to
approve "a 100000 bond issue to
save the famed California street
cable cars from extinction.
In San Francisco's 4th district,
veteran Democratic Representative
Havenner faced hard election fight
in November on the basis of the
primary showing made by Republic
can William S. Mailliard. Each won
his own party's nomination, the
popular vote was about evenly di-
vided between them.
Mrs. Helen Gahagan Douglas, in
Los Angeles 14th district, coasted
comfortably to denomination in the
Democratic lists and was running
second among II Republicans in the
Republican primary.
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Presbyterian Unity
Delayed Five Years
By the Associated Press

ATLANTA, June 2.-Proposed
reunion of Northern and Southern
Presbyterian churches was ordered
held in allegiance for five years by a
unanimous vote yesterday of the
General Assembly of the Presbyte-
rian Church in the United States.
The Southern church told its COM
mittee on union to hold its activities
to exploring ways of acquaintance
and cooperation. The committee
was told to complete work on a
reunion plan by March l, 1949.
Debate was brief and centered on
maintaining unity in the Southern
Church. Commissioners favoring
union accepted compromise rather
than force vote now by Southern
churches. They said it was doubtful
If the churches would favor union
at present.
Unification was approved in prin-
ciple last week by the General AS
sembly of the Presbyterian Church
in the U. S. A. (North) which has
a membership of 100000 The
Southern church membership is
638 900.
Approval was given to report
on the Committee on Christian Re-
lations on Roman Catholicism and
Professionalism. The report said in
part that the church should direct
attention to all "encroachments of
the Roman Catholic Church on
Protestant liberties, and all attempts
to break down the American princi-
pie of separation of church and
state"
Adjournment of the six-day as
sembly was scheduled after the
commissioners act on the remaining
committee reports this morning.
In feed value for livestock, 100
pounds of potatoes equals 100
pounds of corn silage, % pounds OF
shelled corn or IS pounds of alfalfa
hay.
Evening star., 1948-06-02
Big California Refinery
Hit by BIost and Fire
BY the Associofed Press

SAN PEDRO, Calf. June 2.-Fire
which followed an explosion swept
through part of the Union Oil Co.
refinery here.
The plant is one of the largest in
the Long Beach-Los Angeles Harbor
area.
Flames shot several hundred feet
into the air and a considerable
amount of municipal fire fighting
equipment was summoned to supple
ment the oil company's own ap-
paratus.
Cause of the blast was not inme-
diately determined and details from
company officials were fraginentary