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An Eyewitness Tale
OF the Last Fleming
Days of Hitler
TEN DAYS TO DIE
BY Michael A. MuSmanno.
doubleday & Co.; $500

BY Michael A. Musmanno.
doubleday & Co.; $500
Reviewed by Robert K. Welsh
Hitler's boast of a 1000 year
stretch of world power and terri
tory ended in a hole in the ground.
The twilight of those Nazi gods in
a bomb-proof bunker and the last
flaming days Of their Berlin are
brought to life again-at least az
a reminder or warning.
Judge Musmanno, wartime Navy
intelligence officer. military gover-
nor. and war crimes jurist, made
full use of an exceptional oppor.
tnnity to get to the bottom of the
final underground madness of Hit
ler. He interviewed every survivor,
tracked down every rumor, and
came up with the conviction that
Hitler is thoroughly dead.
The account, for all it's gripping
if morbid interest, often rambles.
1t somtimes -dramatizes a
story that lacks little in the way of
fateful conflict, strange charac-
ters, and ultimate catastrophe.
There was a time that readers
would have asked themselves
whether such events actually hap
pened and such characters really
existed. If the question persists
today, this book provides a grim
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RoundtubIe Group
OnCuneruOutino
To lockruven

The Photographic Roundtable
OF the USDA graduate school will
meet this morning at 8 o'clock
for a camera outing to Lockraven,
Md.
The group will leave the main
entrance Of the Department of
Agriculture and proceed in pri-
vate transportation. Those mem
bers not having cars may obtain
transport from those who have.
Picnic lunches should be brought,
as well as cameras and fishing
gear. The site Of the outing will
be an old reservoir near Balti-
more, noted for its pictorial at
mosphere and stock of fish.
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Brown,
Continued From Page CID

1 million men. The latter figure
includes the trained reserves.
It was at the Potsdam Confer
ence that we and the British, in
order to appease Stain. agreed to
apply sanctions against the Span
ish totalitarian regime.
The United States not only
withdrew its Ambassador, but also
adopted what amounts today to
an unofficial economic boycott.
Defense Secretary Johnson,
Gen. Bradley, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs Of Staff; Gen. Van
denberg, chief of staff of the Air
Force, and Gen. Collins. Army
Chief of Staff. have urged that
we start rebuilding Spain's mill
tary strength while there is still
time. They have been joined by
their opposite numbers in Britain
and France.
The Korean situation is far
from encouraging. At best it will
be long affair. It has been
proved that the Air Force alone
cannot do the job. And to defeat
the Russian-trained North Korean
armies and their Chinese helpers
who are being rushed to Man
churia "for any eventuality" it
will take more than the contin-
gents we now have in South
Korea.
At worst the Korean affair,
carefully planned in Moscow,
might be the signal for World
War III. There is no doubt that
we won't be second best in that
tragic eventuality. The American
people are not warlike. but are
the best warriors in the world
when they are subjected to ag-
gression.
We have all the elements for
final victory. Under the pressure
of circumstances there is no ques-
ton that a wave Of realism will
spread among those who bear the
responsibility of conducting these
operations. Politics of all kinds
will be buried and the administra-
ton soon will recognize that since
we are now playing for keeps. and
our national existence is threat
.ened by an Oriental foe, we must
apply ourselves with every means
available to win this last struggle
for our own sake and for the sake
of living in q decent world.
Evening star., 1950-07-09
Bridge Players
By Margaret [. Fisher

Upward Of 80 Washingtonians
journeyed to Baltimore last week
end to inaugurate the Chesapeake
contract bridge championships
successor to the Carvel Hall and
Baltimore Washington series. H.
Leroy Thurtell scored a decisive
triumph in the mixed pair con-
test on opening day and returned
Sunday to share in the team-of-
four title. Paired with Mrs.
George Reith of Norfolk. Mr..
Thurtell turned in 220h match
points out of 3l2 possible, close
to a II per cent game.
Runnersup were Sue E. CAN'T
of Washington and H. A. Smith of
Allentown. Pa. with 206 points.
Other local duos in the master
point division included Mrs. Dora
Schwartz-Si Katz. who topped
their section and finished fourth
overall with 181 match points,
and Mrs. Daisy Mott Edgar Per-
kins fifth, with three points less,
In the series opening session,
Mrs. Marianne Boschan, paired
with Mrs. Daisy Mott, successful
ly defended the women's title she
won a year ago with Kathleen
McNutt in the Baltimore Wash
ington tourney. Mrs. r. H. Skin
ner netted show awards with Mrs.
H. E. Whitaker of Baltimore.
In the concurrent mems contest
David Murray and 81 Katz finished
third.
Charles c. johnson and DR.. A,
J. Steinberg finished IA match
points behind the winners to take
second honors in the open title
event. DR.. w. S. Benedict and
John r. Moore were fifth. Mrs.
T. M. Boyle and Mrs. M. r. Reddy
were sixth.
In the consolation special event
pair Mrs. Margaret Myrtle Will
liam Million added several more
points to their master records by
winning a section top. as did
Kathleen McNutt and Jules Cho-
dak (the latter of Baltimore). Mrs.
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PhotoQruDhic Notes

Under prlll1ant moonlight, snap
shots have been made with a
minimum exposure of IL seconds
at f: 2 on fast panchromatic film.
Full moon and cloudless sky were
prevailing.
The National Press Photogra-
piers Association convention is
slated for June $40 at Atlantic
City, N. j.
Leonard McCombe of Life mag
azine has won the title News
Photographer of the Year" in the
seventh annual competition of
Encyclopaedia BRITANNICA and the
University of Missouri School of
Journalism.
A telephoto lens only 6 inches
long, with the equivalent of an IS
inch lens with aperture of F:5.6
is a product of Burke and James,
Inc, of Chicago for several lead
ing 35-mm. cameras.
Eight American Photographic
exhibits, suitable for camera club
and council programs, print ex-
h1oits and other group activities
have been made available to
camera clubs affiliated with the
Photographic Society of America
by the PISA Camera Clubs Activ-
tiles Committee.
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Bridqe CoIendor

TONIGHT-.Regency Club, duplicate game
for members only, 7:45
TOMORROW-Federal Bridge League.
1900 New Hampshire; open rating point,
s pm. La Sale Studio, 1923 Connect
icut; open rating point, 8 pm.
TUESDAY---Agriculture Club, 1855 Euclid;
open rating point, 7:45 pm. Andrews
Air. Force Base .oficers' Bridge Club.
rating point, 1880 pm. Chess Club,
Hotel Gordon; individual, members only.
7:45 pm. Count Club, 1914 Seven
teenth: open master point. s pm.
WEDNESDAY - Stephan Studio, 1855
Euclid; open rating point l pm.
Washington Bridge League, Hotel Roose-
velt; open rating point and monthly
winners games, 7:45 pm.
THURSDAY-Chess Club, rating point,
7:45 pm. Riverside Bridge Club, Fort
Myer Officers Club; master point, 7:45
FRIDAY-Arlington Farms Duplicate Club,
Arlington Farms; rating point, 7:45
pm. Stephan Studio, open master
point, pm
sATURDAY-stephan Studio. open mas
ter point; ! pm. Chess Club. rating
second and P; rating point 1880 Pm.
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To the old-timer, 1t would seem
that Washington is growing too
fast, and that as result the his
toric buildings of the city are
gradually giving way to modern
business structures. Indeed, in
this connection it does seem that,
occasionally. at least, the Congress
should preserve the more impor-
tant historic sites of the District.
For instance, the writer has in
mind the row of three houses
erected on the north side of
street between Second and Third
streets NV, recently purchased
by the Safeway Stores, Inc, and
which will probably be soon re-
moved.
Back in 1851, Senator Stephen
A. Douglas bought the two blocks
to the north and south of I street,
and subsequently, about 1860,
three dwellings were erected. on
the north side of I street. The
one nearest Third street was
erected by Senator Douglas, the
middle one by John c. Breckin-
ridge. and the one to the east
by Senator Henry H. Rice. These
buildings, however, were not en-
tlrely completed when the Civil
War broke out and they were
taken possession of by the Gov
ernment and became known as
Douglas Hospital. The remainder
OF the square bounded by New
Jersey avenue and Third street
and / and K streets west was
opened January, 1862, and not
closed until December II, 1865.
Distinguished FomiIies
In order not to have st. Aloysius
Church. taken for hospital pur-
poses, a building was erected by
the congregation in the square
between K and L north and First
street west and North Capitol
street and this was opened in 1862.
After the close of the Civil War
the I street buildings were oc-
cupied by several distinguished
families. In No. 205-7 the west
ernmost of the three dwellings,
was for a short time occupied by
a relative of Gen. Grant, but was
soon thereafter presented to that
distinguished Civil War general,
according to the statement die
tated by Gen. Daniel Butterfield
as follows:
During the month OF Janu-
ary. 1866, it was suggested to
Gen. Butterfield, by Alexander
T. Stewart, that the rich mer-
chants and other wealthy men of
New York should raise a fund of
at least one hundred thousand
dollars, and present it to Gen.
Grant in recognition of the great
service rendered by him to the
country during the Civil War.
After Waterloo. said Mr.. Stewart,
the British government presented
wellington with an estate that
cost one million and half dol
lars and a dukedom, with fifty
thousand year for life to
maintain the estate and title.
After Appomattox, Grant received
neither annuity. estate nor title
from our Republican Government,
so I think the omission must, in
a measure, be made good by our
citizens. If you can spare time
to carry out the suggestion you
may put me down for five thou
sand dollars" In the following
month. Gen. Butterfield. having,
with the aid of other influential
friends. carried out with his char
acteristic energy the rich mer-
chants suggestion.
The three buildings, originally
201. 203 and 205 I street, formed
the nucleus Of the Douglas hos
pital, the other buildings being
temporary structures.
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Tuesday Meeting
At Camera Club

E. c. Purdy of the Department
OF Agriculture will speak on the
subject, Portrait Photography"
at the Tuesday meeting of the
YMCA Camera Club. The group
will meet at pm. in room 223 of
the "Y." 1876 G street NV.
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By John CIosett Proctor

SS" ~AS9$tt tsV$tSi
Here Gen. Grant continued to
reside for about two weeks after
he was inaugurated President in
1869, when he took up his resi-
dence at the White House.
The house was then purchased
and presented by friends to Gen.
Sherman, and this was his home
until he removed from Washing
ton to st. Louis in 1875, when it
passed into the possession of
Matthew G. Emery, last Mayor of
Washington.
Gen. Sherman added to his
mansion, and later made it into
two residences, which accounts for
No. 207 at the extreme west end
of the row. At the time of the
wedding of Miss Minnie Ewing
Sherman. the generals daughter,
on October l, 1874. to 1t. Fitch,
Gen. Sherman was living at 205
street and Col. Routt at 207. The
wedding. one of the most brilliant
affairs of its time. took place in
st. Aloysius Church, one of the
finest of the old churches in
Washington. A contemporaneous
account of the wedding has this
to say:
After many months of prepara-
tion the wedding of Minnie Ewing
Sherman, daughter of the General
of the Army, to 1t. Thomas w.
Fitch of the Engineer Corps,
United States Navy, took place in
st. Aloysius Church, Washington,
D. c.. on Thursday, October /. His
grace. j. B. Purcell. the Most Rev.
Archbishop of Cincinnati, Off
ciated, assisted by Bishop Wood
and Msgr. Eaton. The occasion
was the most brilliant ever seen in
the city of brilliances. OF the 5000
invitations issued, 1900 were to
the church. The President, with
his cabinet, the members of the
diplomatic corps, officers of the
Army and Navy, justices of the
Supreme Court, Senators and
Representatives. arrived shortly
after 10 o'clock. All entitled to
appear in uniform were in full at
tire.
Well-Remembered Nomes
'The bridal cortege in the vesti-
bule remained only long enough
to have wells and trains adjusted.
Miss Ellen Sherman and 1t. Wood
led the way from the vestibule into
the center aisle, Miss Bessie Smith
and 1t. Russell followed, Miss
Ellie Ewing and 1t. Wells next,
then Miss Marie Patterson and
Mr.. Thomas Ewing Sherman, Miss
Alice BARLEY and Paymaster
George Cochrane, Miss Fanny
Marcy and Mr.. Calvin, Miss Kitty
Phillips and 1t. H. C. Hunter and
AsAAoo AA114C 011C1 LAdll, III SJ III IlQcS-
maid. with 1t. Rae. Last of all,
the young bride. leaning upon the
arm of her father. who was in
the full uniform of his rank as
general. Archbishop Purcell wore
a purple silk sutan, with long
train. corded with crimson; heavily
embroidered lace rochet, the
sleeves of which were lined with
crimson to the elbows; stole and
chasuble of the most superb de-
scription, purple silk stockings and
purple slippers embroidered in
gold. The appearance of the
venerable prelate was very i'm
posing and the whole interior
scene of the sanctuary of this
moment was highly picturesque.
when the music ceased the
archbishop turned to the kneeling
couple and addressed them briefly,
after which the marriage service
of the Catholic church was per-
formed. On the conclusion of the
nuptial mass. the immense throng
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MyILlS MCMdlOIl-MlCN Ml-
chaels and Richard Freeman
William Poissant finished in run
nerup spots. as did Charles Low
enberg-David Murray and Vic
Zeve-Mrs. Reith in the qualifying.
Mr.. Thurtell won his second
Chesapeake trophy last Sunday
when he teamed with Monument
City stars Clagett Bowie, Joseph
Grinsfelder and Irwin Fisher, cap
turing the foursome title. They
claimed 33 boards of the 81 in
play for the combined sessions.
Only other points scored by Wash
ington players in this match fell
to J. D. Boyd. George Dickerman,
Miller Roberts and Lewis Tubbs
for finishing in a tie for overall
show awards and to William Pois-
SAINT, James G.. Stone. Col. and
Mrs. r. H. Skinner for topping the
first session.
Despite the heat. the Washing
ton Bridge League had a near
record tournout Wednesday for
the only local master point game
of the week. J. L. Roster David
Murray and A. E. Lane Charles
Lyon were tops in Section A. sec
onds going to Mrs. James Lazard-
William Poissant and A. D.
Brownlie-Frank Holtzman who
tied with Mrs. Rose Robins Miller
Roberts.
In Section B, MS position,
Mrs. Jean Ellis-Richard Freeman
played Sc per cent game, high
est percentage in the Intersection
Mitchell, Mrs. j. G. Fletcher Gary
Arkoian topping their E-W op-
ponents. Half points to Mrs. G..
Wood-Mrs. P. Talbot and j. D.
Boyd-John Moore. Section C
winners were C. c. Johnson DIR.
A. j. Steinberg and Mrs. Doris
Vosburgh Charles Lovenberg,
while Mrs. j. A. Dearing- Mrs. T.
E. Turner and Mrs. Dixie T.
Wright-Lt. Col. H. A. Walker fin
ished second.
The Chess Club wound up its
second quarter Thursday night
series on June 20. Gary Arkoian
retaining sufficient margin TO win
the members Sullivan award.
David Murray. winner of the mems
plaque contest, finished second,
Wallace Ashby third. Mrs. Dixie
T. Wright and C. E. Ruder topped
the Howell field, Frank Boyd-R.
c. Taylor placing.
Francis Drake and E. r. Shep-
ard won the Chess Club match
last Saturday night.
Rush Buckley and w. M. Lingley
led Howell contestants in the
Riverside Bridge Club game on
June 20, seconds going to 1t. and
Mrs. Writ Walker. This group
meets for the last time next
Thursday in the red room of the
Fort Myer Officers Club. With the
departure of club directors Capt.
and Mrs. Russell B. Denham for
Fort Lee, Va, later this month.
Riverside ceases operations.
As only one nationally awarded
match was calendared last week,
rating point contests, often over
looked in the scramble for the
more coveted mast point awards,
came into their own. On Monday
night Mrs. Gregg Custis-Lynn
Carrier were first, the r. w.
Byrnses second. at the La Sale
Studio, while Mrs. Louis Stein
Rush Buckley topped Federals
Howell field the same evening,
Paul Kalavski and Paul Shafer
placing. Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Boyd
won first honors at the Count Club
on Tuesday. Mrs. T. M. Boyle
Kathleen McNutt second.
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But they never completely doubt
him, no matter how realistic they
become, and they remember with
Joy the days of their utter credulity.
Psychiatrists fear that letting
the child become possessed with
the myth tends to make the adult
attempt to preserve the infant
pleasure subconsciously through
out life and remain emOtionally
immature.
And experts question whether chill
dren should be taught to believe lit
orally something that is not liter
ally true. One expert says:
"There is no sound psychological
reason that I know of for children
not enjoying the Santa myth as long
as they know that it is not true.
(But) if child at or years OF
age can believe that one person
can come down all the chimneys of
the world in one night, and can fly
through the air with reindeer and
a sleigh and necessarily a heavy
load, the child's whole relation with
reality and whole ability to think
clearly in terms of cause and effect
have been seriously damaged or
permanently destroyed. He will have
learned that to think in relation to
the evidence Of his own eyes leads
only to confusion and fear.
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resistant qualities. Concrete founda-
tons, masonry unit walls, concrete
floors, and precast floor joists can
be utilized to construct enduring
farm structures and to repair old
ones.
If dairy barn is well-constructed
and insulated, body heat of the COWS
would keep interior temperatures
at As to SO degrees in almost any
kind of weather.
Lightweight aggregates in mono
lithic concrete or in masonry units,
vermiculite floors and underlayers,
hollow core walls, and masonry
units with granular loose-filled
cores all have qualities that can
contribute to the efficiency of rural
buildings.
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Less Than Half Of US.
Farm Homes Have Baths

Less than one-half of the nations
more than 100000 farm homes
have baths and only half of the
rooms are heated, study of rural
housing accommodations revealed.
Excessive Standardization to re-
lieve early postwar housing Short
ages resulted in the building of
mediocre farm homes of rectangu-
lar, box-like design with too small
rooms, too little privacy and abb
sence of adequate plumbing and
heating facilities.
However, under impetus of us.
department of agriculture program,
farm house plans have recently
been developed that are expected
to fulfill the fundamental require
ments. The new plans call for
space, equipment and storage facili-
ties in proportion to the number Of
persons in the family.
Coupled with the benefits of TO-
year identification program that
has brought electricity to rs per
cent of the farm homes, this new
home designing will open an un-
tapped market for manufacturers
of automatic equipment and home
appliances.
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WHY DOES SANTA PERSIST?
Brightness of Belief in Him
Is Subject of Eternal Debate

WHO CAN ANSWER the riddle:
w Why does Santa Claus persist?
Il 1t good or bad for children to be-
deve in him? Teachers, psychia-
trists and other specialists in human
behavior at the juvenile level differ.
The Santa Claus myth has strong
convictions in its favor and convic-
dons just as strong opposing it.
Children whose very pro-
gressive parents have explained
to them that Santa Claus is only
myth have not been easy to
convince. They fix their sur
prised parents with the coolest
Of condescending stares. They
don't agree with the psychia-
trists who say that child who
really believes in Santa Claus
has had his thinking ability i'm
paired. Even grownups berate
the destroyers of the illusion.
Evidently Santa fills such a basic
human need that it's not safe to tell
people that he is fantasy. And its
more dangerous to try to prove it.
Belief in Santa satisfied children's
need for love and security. They
keep this belief as long as they
need it, carrying their belief through
various stages-they fear him, trust
him, love him and then doubt him.
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Although most farmers these
days live on a hard surfaced
road, there may be an occasion
when it would be necessary to
pull a car or tractor out of a
ditch. The above illustration
shows how to get out of that
ditch with the least amount of
effort. A tow rope hitched to
the front end of the car and tied
to a stake or tree at right angle
at the side of the road, will give
you the leverage to get out Of
almost any place without help.
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Faster rising" say,
Mrs. W. o. Serfine.
Pueblo, Colorado, con-
sistent winner at the 1919
State Fair. ITS more
active. Fleischmann's
New Improved Dry Yeast
cuts rising time, gives
perfect results"
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Low Cost Essential
For Farm Building
Concrete Blocks Filling
Farm Construction Needs

Concrete blocks are being used
more and more in the construction
Of farm buildings, according to
American Builder magazine.
They have been found very serv-
iceable for dairy barn construction,
low in first cost and in upkeep.
Attributes that contribute to con-
crete's value as a building material
on the farm are it's durability,
cleanliness, and weather and insect
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Faster dissoIving,"
says Mrs. R. A. Madsen,
Pennington. Utah first
place ribbon winner at
the l949 State Fair. mo
other yeast can beat it for
speed. Just add it to warm
water and stir it well. Its
ready TO use!"
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Crested heatgrass Seed
Production Reported Up

The 1850 production of crested
wheatgrass seed is estimated at
$3.50, 900 pounds of clean seed. This
is 5 per cent larger than the 1949
production Of 100000 pounds.
Larger crops than last year re-
ported for North Dakota, South Da-
kota, and Montana, more than off
set the smaller crops indicated for
Nebraska, Colorado and Washing
ton. The Colorado crop was near
failure In 1850.
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churches.
Whatever the date, the custom
has grown until there is perhaps
no use Of church bells so widely
known in Christian countries as tho
ringing Of chimes to herald the ad-
vent Of the birth Of Christ. From
one end Of the country to the other
bells peal the story Of peace ON
Earth, Good VIII TO Men"
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UNIVERSAL SYMBOL
Every Nation Has Christmas Bells

The nations of the world have
their individual symbols Of Christ
mas. But there Is one universal
symbolthe bells Of Christmas.
In q way this is strange since
bells were not associated with the
church until about 400 AID, when an
italian bishop installed them in his
church. Some authorities, however,
claim that It wasn't until 604 that
the first bells were placed IN
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I Ask NE =
5 ANOTHER

The Questions
/. Give the plural OF OK.
2. What are the Everglades? .
3. What was the Emancipation
Proclamation?
4. What is a collier?
S. 1.-The Hub of the Universe"
is the nickname for what city?
The Answers
l. Oxen.
2. Great swamp of Florida.
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A quiz with answers offering |
information on various subjects

3. On January l, 1868. Abraham
Lincoln ordered all slaves freed.
.4A' coal miner; a navy coal
supply ship.
S. Boston.