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What sinister forces are behind the weird happenings on MYSTERY ISLAND?
MANHUNT OF MYSTERY
ISLAND
RICHARD BAILEY
LINDA STIRIING
DUNIAN
101 PAYOK
A
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15 CHAPTERS
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"Evidently the international situation and the effects of our föreign policy automatically take second place to
bhotographs of the Folies Bergere in your distorted little mind."
HOW RED ARE CHINA'S
Mao Tse-tung: Will he prove a
Gottwald or a Tilo?
*
OW red are China's Reds? Chinese Communists are not merely agrarian re- formers. They believe in Mar- xism, and want to practise it in their country. They boast of that. But is the Chinese Com- munist Party just another stooge of Moscow's? Is Mno Tse-tung, their chief, another Pauker or Gottwald?.
As all signs point to Red victory over the Nationalists. these questions no longer are academic. They assume prime importance, because the part a
REDS?
By WALTER BRIGGS
Observers regarded as significant troops marching into Manchuria
a recent Red radio broadcast rug- ning over three nights. Written by a Communist intellectual, il applaud- ed the Soviet Union and attacked the Western "imperialists." But also it went to some length defend- Ing Chinese nationalism and party practices.
In the light of this and other similar evidence, observers deduer that Mno is trying to ride two horses at once. He is playing with Russia to get all the support he can. China to remain But he wants
Communismn free-and for Chinese to develop in its own way.
after VJ Day.
Now Li is building himself into a power in China's northeast. And he is definitely a Stalin man-o Communist internationalist,
mostly
Chou En-laf: WII his influence favour the West?
they have been fed heavy doses of Moscow
propaganda, have bombed by American-made planes,
been
C.V.R. Thompson THIS BRITTLE
YEAR
Now York.
pollsters:
unofficial
Taim to have discovered why Americans are grabbing every book they can find with a title like "The Conquest of Fear,"
" "How to Stop Worry ing.' or "Don't be Afraid."
Fascinated by these signs of a national neurosis, two psychologists, doctors Henry Link and Albert Frelberg, declifed to give up their
spare line to inke a poll.
They picked 5,000 Now Yorkers at randon and asked them what was worrying them. The result Americans are worried and mail- tally ragged.
Their chief concern Is that the great US. boom will soon end in a bust (40.5 percent.).
Next on the
(44.1 percent).
list is Communism
And towards the bottom of the list are the threat of war (only 10.0 percent), and the Russians (1.6 percent.).
FOR ALL THE PARTIES In
Washington during inauguration. week President Truman, once a haberdasher, bought himself a new evening dress lie. It was black, but had a silver stripe through it.
IN ST. LOUIS, at least, the nge
I of chivalry is not deat Autong
the defendants in a traffic couri one was a beautiful, 23-year-old blonde. Jean Klein. The charge against her was careless driving. Said Prosecutor. Roy Fish: "We cannot prosecute a beautiful girl like this in our court, and besides, we have no witnesses."
JURORS' FEES are being doubled in New Jersey because Jutors complain they have to pay more for baby-sitters than they get for Jury- sitting.
Putting themselves in Mao's shoes, many observers belleve that he is human enough to harbour his hatred for L and to dislike the laterna- tional control that Li represents.
Old-line Communists are nationalistic, observers say, while and have not been hesitant about WASHINGTON confirmed today youngsters are more inclined expressing their approval of Russia that even in America dollars
dislike for the United are getting towards international Communism and their
scareer. If all the towards Moscow. The old
States.
dollars guard
now in circulation мого- built their own domestic Com-
divided equally, cach American But historically the Chinese never munism with Title Russian help. have had any love for Russia. The or about £47 12s. That is a drop would have 100 dollars and 80 cents, of of nearly £2 6s. on last year's figure.
the
Moo rose to power in Chinese They probably feel that, having size and potential Communism not because of, but in done well enough so far, they need spile of, Russia. He went into South no meddling, from here on. China in the '20s to organise local soviets, even though Russian Com- "munists and their traces were being
eradicated in the rest of the try'.
coun-
Many Quarrels Among the old leaders, the sanest and most western in outlook is Chou En-lai, who is generally considered to rank second or third to Mao him- self.
each of these great neighbours have
importance
led to many quarrels, and to an un- derlying lane of jealousy and cus- picion. In the open market-place of world affairs, this traditon might have considerable effect on the slant that they will take.
MA
AKING THE MOST of Call-
fornia's freak cold
spell, Florida, California's chief rival, Is flooding the country with pictures of semi-nudes enjoying her balmy 80- degrea elimate. During that period D feud
And when the cholce has to be
Back came Hollywood with developed between Mao and Li Li-
made, one other factor in the back-pleture of a bathing girl playing. san. another prominent Communist, Dealings with the outside world ground might over methods of Communism in once they assume power, many feel, tlal. The
prove very Influen- with ensw. What Hollywood dld Chinese people, as 0 not reveal: The sunshine which China, Lified to Russia, and re- raay affect the outlook of top Com- whole, like the United States, leader made her smile
came from studio with Russian munist leaders. In their turned years inter
isolation of the western bloc.
lights.
Chicken and ice
cream at 4 a.m..
in this neon-lighted heaven
NEW YORK.
America as followers of
By EVELYN WEBBER
new Chinese government might FOUR London women are in take in power-politics-will-Father Divine, the negro who with God," one
"You-can't-make-an-appointment.„/TH
forTM
20
a
secretaries. (They work in shifts, reporting every word bo utters for publication in his news-
explained. "You" HE"heavens the new Messiah Paper, Jd. a copy..ond. fat- with-nd---
warned has established in Philadelphia, verlising). Chief of them
New me "not to ask so many
mortal. huge questions; and don't write of him n-c-gr-o," spelling out tho
affect the world much more they believe is God. "And just have to wait till the spirits New Jersey, Maryland and
years to come-than any many more who are still in Lon- move him." Internal experiments it may try don follow him, too," they told In economics and social order.
"He saved us all from the buzz-bombs."
me.
Known by the
name of George
never
table.
05
sleeping word.
dress
Mrs Divine sat alone, "Did she ever want to go home to the parents she renounced, and a normal existence?" I inquired.
"Not at all." she said, looking asked
York for his followers are-a financial success. At 4 mm. the spirit moved him,
They boost restaurants, Father Divine
barber and and
wife, accommodation, his "I don't care what the Com-
wrapped in a fur rug, drove up at shops and banquets
His "angels" (who discard their the head of a caravan of munists do here,"
limou-
"Love one experi- Baker to those who do not think he of the huge U-shaped banquet Love, Love) voluntarily turn over nervously at her husband. "I
sines, to take their seats at the top legal names for ones like enced foreign observer told me.is God. Father Divine has
Nut," "Bunch of Love." or "Love. "What counts is how they react been to London. He never has
thelr outside earnings to Father Father Divine to marry mc. Re- "Rosebuds" (pretty girls in red Divine's "churches."
presenting the Church I am wedded jackets with huge V over the left Others work directly for him to God Almighty, thus he has legal- pocket denoting Virtue, Victory and without payment. They receive free ly fulfilled the Scriptures.. He does Virginity)
not permit us earthly affections. I marched round, while board and lodging. many others stood round the walis clapping. their hands-ond
am in heaven, where I belong.", waiting for the next sitting.
"America right now is a Sodom and
Gomorrah," Father Divine de- clared. "I will save it because I
to Russia and the United denied his followers' belief that he is 1000 years old, or that he arrived States."
on earth in a cloud of smoke.
Contradictions
I met the five-foot Father Divine and "Sweet Angel," his 23-year-old In recent mouths the Com-white bride, in the cellar of one nt munist radio has placed Mac "Heavens."
his neon-lighted Philadelphin squarely in the Comintern The occasion was one of their ramp. He has attacked Titove-a-day banquets. for deviations in Yugoslavia, commiserated with Togliatti HE
HE man who says he is God does over the attack on that Italian bellevers lender's life, cabled Stalin con bold, and plump, and shiny gratulations on the 31st an-Kood living
volution, sent felicitations the World Federation of De- mocratic Women-a Red front
meeting in Budapest.
His "children" (those who do not belleve enough to surrender all theli money) are accommodated at
the "heavens" for 12s, 6d. n week.
Earthly possessions (like family, am incorruptible and undefiled." THE meat was free. And despite life savings, cars and Jewellery, the hour fensters helped them- furniture and insurance policies) selves abundantly to chicken, fish, must be surrendered to his "church," "egetables, reast beef, ten other meats, eight too, if followers want to come to the
rice macaroni, five fald "clean" not look the 70 at which non- breads, two gravies, three
But he is eleven kinds of cake, six ice-creams,
She
fix his
age.
wife,
per.
sauces,
to Rose itchings, towers over him.
As they ate the rafters quivered with their praise. Some followers is Father Divine's second writhed and twitched and emitted wife; she fell in love with him squeals
One girl Jumped up and when a minor and waited until she shrieked. "Father, you is so sweet; reached 21 for the wedding.
dear." Another thank you, father. His first wife, a negress to whom kept yelling. "Pence." he was married for 20 years, he says "has disappeared. But she up- proves my new wedding because it is entirely spirliuai.”
many followers are there "How
now?" I asked... "I bear no records," he replied. "God's blessings cannot be counted."
with doughnuts, toothpicks, salt and pep- "MY angets never grow old," he
explained, "nor do they die. So news reports told of a gathering But as recently as May 1040 niversary of the October Re-6 ft. former Montreal typist Edna
His mink-coated blonde
they have no need of such things" of 5,000 white disciples lo Switzer
case of someone dying and, and of nearly a dozen Swiss. Should a come to notice, his explanation is villages with their own "heavens." simple. "They lost faith,"
Followers are claimed in Calcutta, "How does it feel to be God?" Australia, New Zealand, Panama and asked.
the West Indies. "Personally, I om small, and in- significant in stature," he replied, in
"I could change everyone's lives his slow Georgia drawl. "People if they would let me," said Father While they festifled that they had look проп mo 4.5 'that Hille Divine as the women from London been saved from "drink and bad man' and think I am literate. But fervently nodded. "I will eman- hablis," Mother Divine calmly went I would like them to know I am cipate your country from Socialism. on chewing. Father Divine's head omniscient, omnipotent, and omni- if its people contact me, and it they nodded. And his суса slowly present.”
do I will answer. from this station. Tell them I do anything. My Interview-which spirit even released the atom, bomb. "Some food? Well, you know, I'
Yet Mao has practised In Chinn the same deviations that got Tito Into trouble with the Kremlin. He has supported Chinese nationalism. He has ceused tyrannising the middle classes in an attempt to win their support.
NANCY
WITH the London women, 350 hysterical white and negre fol- lowers, had walted all night for Father Divine to come.
'Arf and 'Arf
CAN I TAKE HIM FOR A WALK ?
NO, I'M SORRY---
DOG
WHAT'S ON THE
END OF THE LEASH, SLUGGO?
BUSHMILLET
closed.
"Bot he isn't asleep," insisted henchman. "God never sleeps,"
DURING the
took place in his office-Father Divine sat attended by eight of his couldn't promise."
By Ernie Bushmiller
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