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A FOREST OF TIGERS,
by Robert Shaplen tKnopf:
$685. is a carefully woven,
highly perceptive, if unfortu-
nately slow-moving, novel Of
the war in Indo-China.
The locale is Saigon. and the
action takes place midway in
the decade between l945 and
1855, when the Vietnamese
Communists, abetted by Chi
nese and Russian advisers.
were trying to wrest the coun-
try from the French and slowly
succeeding. Various factions
of natives were taking various
sides, and the well-meaning
Americans. trying to extend
humanitarian help and at the
same time discourage the
spread of communism, were,
as usual, caught in the middle
and distrusted by all concerned.
The main character is Adam
Patch. a consul in the Ameri-
can legation at Saigon. but
there are several other charac-
tiers Of almost equal impor-
tanee. Patch is infatuated
with a pretty Eurasian with
a French name. a girl who may
or may not spy for the French
surete. and could also be a
secret agent for the Com
m nists. His life becomes
pretty complicated, though he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

and, by a sort of miracle, got
away herself.
Later, on a research job,
Charles, the narrator, was guest
at a manor house in Cornwall.
His hostess was Mary, the Eng
hsh widow of a German chem
list. who had been killed acci-
dentally, so it was said, during
the war. Her late husbands
sister Helma and Helma's hus-
band Kurt, who had moved to
England after the war, lived
few miles away.
Complicated Romance
Charles promptly fell in love
with Mary. But his romance
was complicated by mystery.
There were things in Mary's
past which she wouldn't tell,
but which kept intruding. Was
she really that Maria Kreut-
Finger he had heard about at
Nurnberg? And what was the
role of Otto, her supposedly
beloved husband? The answers
to these questions may keep
you up beyond your usual hour
for sleep.
/ suppose Maria" will be
placed in the convenient cat
egory novel Of suspense" and
reviewed generally in this lin
tied field.
! call 1t simply a good novel,
and add that the author. who,
like his protagonist, was in the
army and after the war took
a higher degree at Cambridge
and now is q school teacher at
Derbyshire. is a most promising
discovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
TELL THEM NOTHING, by

TELL THEM NOTHING, by
Hal Ellison (Ballantine origi-
nal; paperbound, IS cents;
hardbound. so is another in
a series Of naturalistic books
which the author is writing
about boys of the New York
streets, boys from bleak homes.
many of them young hoods.
Mr.. Ellison has been a pro-
baton and welfare officer; he
knows the dark side OF family
life in upper Manhattan and
the Bronx. Instead Of writing
sociological documents. which
few persons would read. he
writes tight-knit, tough stories
that move at a furious pace
and hold your tense interest.
There are 10 stories Of vary
ing length in Tell Them
Nothing" Frequently a boy
tells his own story, in the jar
gon Of his gang. but Mr.. Ellison
manages to convey complete
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Handy Guidebook
Of Economic Issues
And Free Enterprise
AN INTRODUCTION TO ECO

AN INTRODUCTION TO ECO
NOMIC REASONING. BY
Marshall A. Robinson, Her
bert c. Morton and James D.
Calderwood. tThe Brookings
Institution; So
This book is a road map
through the tangled maze Of
today's economic landscape.
Written in plain language
for the busy adult reader who
does not know which way to
turn. it should help him de-
cipher the facts, policy pro-
posals, advice and special
pleadings Of this puzziing sub
ject. 1t is. in a sense, a good
compass. But more than just
a direction-finder and more
than another effort to popu-
larize economies, 1t is. as DR..
Robert Calkins, president of
the Brookings Institution, says,
"a way Of thinking about eco
nomic issues" Its purpose, he
points out, is Ito show how to
examine economic questions,
rather than to display the
warehouse of economic knowl-
edge that experts might ap-
ply"
H q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
READING AND WRITING
East and West Struggle
For Polish Poets Soul

rare thing. a genuinely sub
versive book"
'One can imagine" says Mr..
West. who comes from Eng
land, where. supposedly these
things are better managed. "a
powerful and convincing novel
written tough mindedly around
the idea that the old-time city
boss was a rocco ornament to
the political scene and the
source Of a barrel of rough
fun, but Mr.. O'Connor's senti-
mental presentation is more
than hard to take. 1t per-
suasively pretends that mean
vices are virtues, and is that
rare thing, a genuinely SUBJ
versive book"
Naturally. Mr.. West has a
right 70 his own opinion, this
being free country. But
glory be to God, as they would
say in the city never named
In the novel. is 1t Mr.. O'Con-
nor's fault that people like
people who don't deserve it?
Mr.. O'Connor doesn't pre-
sent his Mayor as a knight in
shining armor. He shows that
the Irish leader enforced the
kick-back on city employees.
made crooked contracts, gave
the back Of his hand to his
enemies and tax money to his
friends.
He has other characters call
him AN engaging rogue" a
corrupt old darling" and other
phrases to show that what
might have been a great man
was merely spectacular one.
Magic Personality
We grew up in the mys-
FERROUS city where the novel
takes place. and We know the
large southwest corner occu-
pied in many hearts by a
major not too unlike Mr..
O'Cohnor's Frank Skeffington.
Frank Skeffington. as pre-
sented by Mr.. O'Connor, was
land some say still is. and ex-
Mayor James M. Curley Of
Boston is toying with the idea
of a libel suit a magic per-
sonality. Now If Mr.. West
wants to say there is some
thing subversive about magic
personalities, we're right with
him. There ought to be a law.
But as long as such people I'M
fairly exist, other people are
going to be attracted by them,
and perhaps vote for them,
and write books about them
that will reflect this unseemly
affection, and there you are.
It almost seems as though
Mr.. Vests criticism was di-
rected against life. not art.
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which inspires more careful
critical attention and is re-
garded as a more literary
product, often one that is
long, moves slowly and fire.
quently loses the narrative in
a thicket of description?
MARIA. by Brian Cooper
Vanguard; So is a first novel
that belongs in the opening
category of this dissertation.
1t is not padded. never over
written; it is hard to put
down-you want to keep read
ing it until you penetrate the
elements which are mystifying.
The writing is unobtrusive,
highly effective for its pur-
pose: the characters take on
reality despite the fantastic
adventures in which some Of
them are involved.
What more do you want in
a book that makes no windy
literary pretensions?
Who Was Maria?
The man who tells the story
is working on a graduate thesis
at Cambridge, England. resum-
ing scholastic work interrupted
for several years by the war. In
which he was an intelligence
officer. He ended his military
career as an attache at the
Nurnberg trials. There he
heard an amazing story of a
girl named Maria Kreuzinger,
who had saved some Jews from
a death pit where they had
been left for dead by a Nazi
firing squad. This Maria later
defled Gestapo officers to pun
ish her or make her reveal
where the escaped persons were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
hurruh and Boo

Many hurrahs were heard
for The Last Hurrah." Ed
win O'Connor's penetrating
and hilarious story of a city
and q Mayor never identified.
Also at least one loud boo was
sounded. 1t came from An
thony West. who. writing In
the New Yorker, called 1t that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
A MusicuI Anthology
OF Fourteen Buchs
MUSIC OF THE BACH FAM.

lily. BY Karl Geiringer
Harvard University; So
Arias. songs. selections from
cantatas and motets, and in
strumental pieces are all in
cluded in this anthology of
the music of IA Bachs. A
selection of each composers
music is preceded by a short
biography and sketch of his
musical style. A true treasury
Of Bach for any music lover.
GLADYS Ellison
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

IN NATIONAL GALLERY ANNIVERSARIES
Small Crucifixion," by Mathis Grunewald, greatest
of the German paintings among the masterpieces
from the Samuel H. Kress collection, lent to the
National Gallery of Art, to be shown at its 18th
anniversary. The gallery says that from the point
of view of rarity and emotional intensity this is the
outstanding German painting in America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Workshop Prints

An exhibition of prints by
artists interested in the con-
tinuance of Robert Blackburn's
Creative Graphic Arts Work.
shop, New York City. is at
Howard University Gallery of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
BOOKS IN REVIEW
Brion Cooper Called
Promising Discovery
By CARTER BROOKE JONES

Why, I've often wondered is the novel that swiftly
builds breathess and reaches its appointed climax
without wasting words usually described condescendngy
thriller Of suspense? Why, however ably it
written clearly its characters drawn is it rarely
taken serousy2 And why the other hand is the novel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

the goth century's literary
giants it is very much worth
mhile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09

lewelry and cameras. They said
they believe the loot was stolen
in series Of burglaries in we'll
to-do Westchester County COM
munities.
Henthorne gave police false
name-Joseph Tarallo-after he
was overpowered in Manhattan S
Industrial Bank OF Commerce
yesterday The eunman walked
into the bank on Forty second
street and tried to cash a $1,000
check By signing the Tarallo
name, police said
While two bank investigators
we're questioning him the WE'LL
dressed man pulled out a AS
caliber automatic and started
shooting. The two bank en-
ployes were both hit IN the les
Henthorne was dubbed on the
head with his own pistol He
was reported in critical condi-
ton In Bellevue Hospital.
Frank Trimchesc 50. ~ Fair
view " j.. one o. the wounded
investigators. said the sunman
fought ike a cogueled rat.
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The other wounded bank en-
ploye was Andrew volpe, jr.. A.
OF Brooklyn.
Later police found the real
Joseph Tarallo in Pelham. Mr..
Tarallo said his home was
robbed Of $500 in Government
bonds a year ago.
Police said the bonds were
found on Henthorne and he APP
parently had been using them
for identification.
Henthorne was charged with
forgery. felonious assault and
violation Of the Sullivan weap-
onS law.
Police said he admitted forg-
ing three $1,000 checks. They
said the checks were drawn on
the account Of Z. II. Talmon OF
Scarsdale. N. Y.
A bank Official who knew that
M Talmon Is nov in Europe
referred Henthorne 10 the in
yestieatofs when he tried 70 cash
the one check yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Soroyo Denies Shah
Will Divorce Her

ROME, Oct. 9 (P.-EmpresS
Soraya of Iran said today 1.-The
Shah loves me as much as
love him and we will never be
divorced"
The beautiful green-eyed en-
press made the statement in ar
interview. She said she was
breaking her rule not to speak
for publication to end once and
for al" widely published rumorS
that the Shah, Mohammed Reza
Pahlevi. might take another wife
because he and Soraya are child
less.
1.-The published reports are
disgusting" the empress
said. They are pure fancy, with
out any basis in fact. If we do
not yet have children, it is be-
cause we feel the time has not
yet come for them"
She laughed off reports that
her lengthy European visit has
been to visit physicians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Mrs. Bridges Taken
Off Danger List

CONCORD, N. H., Oct. 8 up.
Mrs. Doloris Bridges, wife of
Senator Bridges, Republican of
New Hampshire, was reported
considerably improved" today
at Concord Hospital, where she
is recuperating from an intesti-
nal disorder.
Hospital officials said Mrs
underwent minor surgery
after she was admitted Saturday
night, when she was stricken at
her Concord home. No further
surgery, is anticipated, the hos
pital said,
Her name was removed from
the danger list yesterday and a
hospital spokesman said Mrs.
Bridges may be able to return
home in about a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
TURNPIKE TO HAVE
NO SPEED LIMIT,
UNDER 40 ILLEGAL

TOPEKA. Kans. (P).-The
Kansas turnpike, a 236-mile
four-lane toll highway to be
opened October rs will have
no speed limit.
Drivers will be ''hailed
down" if they exceed 80
miles an hour.
1t will be illegal to drive
less than 40 miles an hour on
the new road unless bad
weather or other factors
make it advisable to go
slower.
The rules were adopted
yesterday by the Kansas
Turnpike Authority.
The super toll road ex-
tends from Kansas City,
Kans., through Topeka, En-
poria, Wichita and Yelling
ton to the Oklahoma line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
1948 Truman Forecoster
Scorns Polls for Trends

greSs, "the Presidents popularity
Notwithstanding"
On the other hand, there is
Maine.
BE careful" he warned the
Democrats. Maine had a popular
governor at the head of the
Democratic ticket. Maine is
much more prophetic in mid
term elections than in Presi-
dental years
Others Respect Polls
His three co-speakers have a
bit more respect for polls than
Mr.. Bean.
We've made plenty of sur
veys," Republican McCaffree
said, "and find them tremen-
dously important. They help
you to arrive at forecast"
Mr., Sharon said he feels the
same way, but "alas. we poor
Democrats don't have the money
to make them.
Since politicians, it seems,
won't look at the trends, MIR
Hawyer thought it only right
that a nice, non-prof1t organiza-
ton conduct the expensive polls
and make the results available
to both parties.
Its kind of unjust" he said,
that the Republicans know
everything and the Democrats
nothing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Z u. S. Airmen Die
In German Accident

Two United States airmen, one
of them from Washington, we're
killed Saturday in an auto acct
dent near Hahn, Germany.
The Air Force in Germany
gave the names of the dead men
as Edward L. Taylor, "a, of 1888
Eighth street NV, and Samuel
L. Nettles, %, of Effiingham, S.
c. A third man. Pete Stewart,
20, of Edwards, Miss, was in
jured.
The Air Force said the acct
dent occurred on the Cologne
Frankfurt superhighway. The
three airmen had parked their
car TO await help in repairing
fiat tire. A Bottom German
truck plowed into the parked car,
the report said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Stevenson Hits 'Erodinq'
OF Nations Resources

cation. Such a loan and schol-
arship program. he said. should
serve particularly the special
need for doctors in depressed
and underprivileged areas.
Mr.. Stevenson also proposed
Federal aid for research to in
sure that medical research,
which underlies all medical prog
ress, is not held back by lack
of funds"
Finally he called for a con-
tinuation and expansion of the
Halliburton Acts hospital con-
struction program.
Tentative Schedule
The Stevenson headquarters
has released a tentative sched-
ule of the candidates activities
following his two-day campaign
in California. 1t calls for a
switchpfrom plane to train.
He will leave San Diego Sat-
urday and fly to Chicago. Ten
tative plans call for a three-day
rest at his Libertyville CHI
farm. On the night of October
Is he will leave Chicago by train
for four-day swing through
the industrial centers of the Mid
west. He will whistle stop
through Michigan, stopping at
Flint. Thursday, he will address
rallies at Toledo, Akron and
Youngstown. Friday will find
him in Lexington and Louisville,
KY. and Cincinnati, Ohio.
He will return to Chicago Sat-
urday night for a closed circuit
television speech after spending
the day at South Bend, Ind.
where he will be the luncheon
guest of Father Theodore M.
Hesberg, president of Notre
Dame University, and will attend
the Notre Dame Michigan State
football game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Truman CHARGES
e. 0. P. Blocked
u. 5. School Aid

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 9 tP).-
Former President Truman says
the Eisenhower administration
and Republican Congressman
have built up Shameful rec
ord"
The former President made
the statement here last night
at a Democratic rally at which
he charged the Eisenhower adj
ministration with blocking
badly needed" Federal school
aid.
Mr.. Truman said Mr.. Eisen-
hover. who is scheduled to de-
liver a major campaign speech
here tonight, has resorted to
Misrepresentation" in previous
speeches and predicted he would
have "some fables" to tell. The
ex-President didn't elaborate.
Whistle Stops Scheduled
In a whirlwind tour of this
heavily industrialized area, Mr.
Truman scheduled several "whis-
tle-stop" talks today along a
motorcade route to Westmore-
land County. where he is sched-
uled to address a Democratic
rally tonight. Tomorrow he
moves into West Virginia for
another day of campaigning in
behalf of the Democratic ticket
headed by Adlai Stevenson.
On his arrival here yesterday,
Mr.. Truman was asked by news
men about a statement by James
Hagerty, presidential press Sec
rotary, who said Mr.. Truman lis
on our side on the question of
continued testing of the hydro
gen weapons.
Backs Stevenson
Were on the same wagon,
Mr.. Truman answered. I'm in
back of Adlai.'
He added, however, that he
didn't think the United States
could possibly quit (nuclear
tests till this Russian business
is over"
Mr.. Stevenson had proposed
that the United States take the
lead in hating H-bomb tests,
because of the danger from IA
dlation and to demonstrate a
desire for peace. President Eli
senhower replied that the test
ing of atomic weapons has been
and continues to be IAN indis-
pensable part of our defense pro-
gram"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
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cal care" basic human right,
Mr.. Stevenson declared himself
opposed to socialized medicine
He favors a Federal aid program
Ito make comprehensive private
health insurance available on a
voluntary basis to all Americans,
so that no American will be de-
MED medical care for financial
reasons"
Suggests Forms of Aid
He suggested that the Federal
aid might take one of these
forms: Long interest bearing
loans to cooperative, labor and
other groups: or matching grants
to the States to pay part of the
costs of voluntary health insur-
ance for low-income Families
and individuals.
In the case of the matching
grants, Mr. Stevenson said, the
States would administer the pro-
gram. The Federal Government
would insist that the insurance
policies meet certain standards.
He emphasized that the pro-
lection would be voluntary, and
that every individual would be
free to choose his own doctor.
The Democratic nominee called
for Federal aid to medical edu-
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Republicans in Oregon
Are Running Scared
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Republicans need in the fight for
Oregon's six electoral votes.
Mckay Controversial Figure
There is considerable interest
not only in what President Eisen-
hover may say, but also what
he may do in the way of sup
port for the senatorial candidacy
of Mr., Mckay, who is running
against ex-Republican Senator
Morse. Some of the Democrats
are saying that if the President
comes out with a major indorse-
ment of Mr. Mckay, con-
troversial figure in this cam
paign, it will lose the President
votes, And here and there you
find a more timid Republican
who expresses a similar view.
These Republicans urge that the
President speak out in his own
behalf, rather than for Mr..
Mckay.
Most Republicans in the State
are taking it for granted, how
ever, that if the President gives
Mr.. Mckay high praise and calls
for his election to the Senate,
Mr.. McKay's chances will be en-
HANGED, Mr. Mckay left the
Presidents cabinet and got into
this senatorial race largely at
the behest of the White House
and the President himself.
Polls taken here so far have
shown Mr.. Eisenhower in the
lead but not nearly as far ahead
as in 1852. This is due to num-
Der of causes. There is no longer
a mess in Washington issue.
There is no longer Korean war,
nor a Red issue, since both sides
seem to have agreed not to push
that again. Also, although Presi-
dent Eisenhower's health is not
discussed publicly, it is an issue
with some of the voters. And
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
1900 to Be Called
In December Druft
Ry the Associated press

The Army has Issued a draft
call for 1900 men in December,
the same quota as previously
announced for october and No
vember.
The Pentagon said that be-
cause of the Christmas holiday
the entire December quota would
be brought in by December II.
In past years. the military serv-
ices have customarily granted
home leaves for men either on
Christmas or at New Year.
The December call brings to
2.l35, 430 the total number draft
ed or earmarked for induction
since resumption of selective
service in September, 1850. The
Army is now the only service de-
pending on the draft for a part
If its current manpower needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
japanese Fugitives
Found in Mindoro

MANILA, Oct. 9 (Pl.-The
Daily Mirror reported today a
group of about so japanese
World War II stragglers had been
discovered in the mountains of
Mindoro Island, south of Luzon,
The japanese were reported
discovered when typhoon floods
drove residents in Southern Min
doro to the mountains. The
Mirror said the stragglers are
believed to be remnants of a
garrison group which slipped out
of Manila in 1945 just before the
city was retaken.