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Evening star., 1940-01-09
Good Intentions

Opinions will differ concerning the
extent to which political partisan
ship, a hardy weed if ever there was
one, crept into President Roosevelt's
"non-partisan" Jackson Day dinner
address, but the evidence is clear
that Mr.. Roosevelt was imbued with
the best of Intentions From the
very outset the speech was heralded
as non-partisan affair, and for the
benefit of those doubling Thomases
on the Republican side who stayed
away, the President, in the course
of his address, stated in plain Ian
guage that there was little or no
partisanship mixed up with it,"
But, Of course. the skeptics are
still with us. Some will suggest that
the speech was non-partisan only
in so far as Mr.. Roosevelt's personal
politics are concerned, that he
steered clear of the third term issue
but pulled no punches in other re-
spects. The disbelievers, those whom
Mr.. Roosevelt might describe as men
of little faith, will point, perhaps, to
his designation of himself and the
New Deal as savior of the farmers,
labor, the poor, our soil, rivers and
trees, not to mention the house
wives, the banks and the courts, and
claim that he was surely talking
the language of partisan politician.
Possibly they will even read a polit-
ical motivation into the fact that,
doubtless through oversight. he
neglected to mention the ill-fated
ventures into the pump printing
field, his addition of some nineteen
billion dollars to the national debt
and the Roosevelt-induced disrup-
ton of his own party.
It is not impossible that these
inveterate cynics may take issue with
the Presidents chief non-partisan
contention of the evening-that the
country will be safe so long as it is
in the hands of leaders with good
motives and good manners, coupled
with knowledge of different parts of
the country and plenty of experience.
These dissenters, convinced that Mr..
Roosevelt made political speech in
spite of himself last night, may even
go so far as to claim that good mo-
tives and good manners are not
enough, that President may have
these sterling qualities in abundance
and still lead his country down that
proverbial road which is said to be
paved with good intentions.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
British War Crisis

Clearly more than personalities
is at stake in the storm raging in
Britain over the removal of Leslie
Hore-Belisha, without specifically
stated cause, from the secretaryship
of state for war.
What lies at the bottom of the
summary dismissal of a war min
lister who, despite certain less es-
timable characteristics, personified
the spirit of efficiency in the grave
emergency which overlook Britain in
September, will probably be speedily
cleared up in parliamentary debate.
The House of Commons is manifestly
in no mood to be put off with
explanations that the brass hats of
the general staff could no longer
"get on with" their unconventional
civilian superior in Whitehall, and
that in the name of harmony" at
home and in France, the war secre-
tary had to go. The dropped pilot has
the privilege of elf-defense on the
Commons floor as member of the
House. He is not the type to take
things lying down if cabinet explana-
tions do not do his case full justice.
London dispatches circumstantial-
ly suggest that Hore-Belisha's fall is
directly linked with British high
military strategy and general policy,
although Mr.. Chamberlain is pub
licly at pains to deny that such fac
tors figure in the affair. 1t is being
said categorically that at bottom is
the ancient question whether defense
in the present case stalemated
position on the western fronts the
"best offense." or vice versa. Up to
the outbreak of the war Hore-
Belisha, all London knew, was
strongly impressed by the theories of
Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, late mill
tary expert of the London Times and
author of book now widely read in
this country, "The Defense Of
Britain" Captain Hart advances
the thesis that ION the whole, in a
modern war of peoples, new truth
is becoming apparent-that defense
Is the best attack"
In another vast continental con-
flict like 1914-1918, Hart firmly
opposes any British participation in
land warfare commensurate III scale
with the World War mobilization of
100000 men-and 100000 British
dead. He is resolutely against any
major offensives on the western
front-any more Somme or Verdun
campaigns or sanguinary efforts to
smash "Hindenburg Lines" Hart
holds that Britain's main effort
should be made on the seas and In
the air. He would limit land CO.
operation with the French to small
though highly trained and heavily
mechanical force. The soluier-
author also envisions the possibility
that Britain might find it advan-
Evening star., 1940-01-09
A New Chairman

The appointment of Representa-
tive Caldwell of Florida to the
vacant chairmanship of the House
Subcommittee on District Appro-
priations makes him central figure
in the governing and developing of
the National Capital.
Unfortunately, this assignment too
often is regarded by members of
Congress as burdensome chore
added to their other duties relating
to general legislation and the prob
lens of their constituents.
While the work of the subcommit-
tee, naturally, is of vital concern to
the 100000 residents of Washington,
1t is a mistake to view it as a purely
local task. Actually, it is a notional
function, imposed on Congress by
the Constitution. Washington's phys
ical development cannot be planned
merely to meet local needs of an
ordinary municipality, but to con-
form to the requirements of the
Capital of great Nation
Since the annual estimates for
maintenance and Improvement of
the city are first translated into leg
islative form in the House Subcom-
mittee, the task to which Mr.. Cald-
well has been assigned is a vital one
in the machinery for governing the
Nations Capital.
Representative Collins of Missis-
sippi, who relinquished the chair
manship following the last session
of Congress, earned the respect of
the community, and it is gratifying
to note that the new chairman has
said he approaches the job without
pet projects or special objectives,
but with a desire to give earnest
consideration 20 all items.
Mr.. Caldwell will find his voteless
constituents in the Washington COM
munity anxious to cooperate with
him in every way helpful to Wash
ington's welfare.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Complains Of Danger at
Streetcar Platforms.

To the Editor OF The Star
A serious traffic hazard will continue
to exist in Washington as long as
motor vehicles are allowed to approach
streetcar platforms at full speed when
pedestrians are attempting to board
cars.
I defy anybody to reach safely q
platform at Columbia road and Califor-
MIA street, for example, where two
deaths recently occurred within week,
or, block and half below at Con-
necticut avenue and Bancroft place.
When a streetcar is sighted. one is
generally compelled to go "sashaying,"
or take series of mad leaps toward
the platform In order to avoid the
speeding trucks. taxis and private
autos, the majority Of which operate
on the theory that they own the streets
and pedestrians constitute an unmiti-
gated nuisance. OF course, there is the
alternative Of hugging the curb hoping
to get q better break when the next
car arrives. As a rule, however. like
q lumberjack, seeking safety following
the breaking of log jam, one must
hop. skip and jump" upon leaving the
curb until his objective Is reached.
Why aren't autos compelled by law
to slow down as they approach street
car platforms and perceive people vainly
endeavoring to reach them?
EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH
Januarys6.
Evening star., 1940-01-09

tageous to send forces to other fronts
which might develop In Europe-in
the Near East, in Northern Europe
or elsewhere within the empires
sphere of influence.
If Hore-Belisha became "sold" on
Liddell Hart's theories of military in
action this side OF the Siegfried Line,
it seems possible that the younger
generals whom he hoisted to the TOP
last year-Sir Edmund Ironside,
chief of the imperial general staff.
and Viscount Gort, commander in
chief in France-now find them
selves in disagreement with the de-
ense-best-offense school of thought.
They may not be convinced-con-
trary to hitherto supposed pre-
ponderance of view throughout the
military world-German, British,
French and neutral-that the Magi-
not Line and West Wall mutually
cancel each other out. The gen.
erals may hold that this war will
not be won or lost in the economic
realm; that victory will not finally
perch on the shoulders of the nation
or nations able longest to resist the
ravages of starvation and strangula-
tion of their peoples and industries
by blockade or counter blockade In
short, the 1ronsides and the Gorts
may cling to the ingrained tradition
of the soldier caste that, however
costly, decision in war must be
sought and fought for on the field
of land battle.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
School Budget

Despite the fact that the school
budget for 1941 has been cut $109 900
below the present appropriation as
the result of heavy slashes in the
new buildings and land purchase
items, the real blow appears to be
the cut in the item for maintenance
of buildings and grounds. the small
allowance for additional teachers
and the slash in fuel, heat and light
estimates. There the Board of Edu-
cation was hit where it is already
weak
Time and again school officials
have made the point that in the past
decade many millions of dollars
worth of new buildings have been
added to the system with no in
crease in the maintenance fund
over the same period. A schedule of
repainting buildings and resurfac-
ing of grounds has long ago been
forced into discard because of the
lack of money. Civic organiza-
tions have repeatedly cried out for
better treatment in this field. The
District taxpayers have very large
sum of money sunk in the District
school system and certainly no divi-
dends are likely to be forthcoming
if the units are allowed to deterior-
ate through lack of ordinary repair.
The boards request in this item was
cut some 100000 to a little more
than $465, ,O0O-less than the present
allowance by $4,000.
In the matter of new teachers, the
board originally sought forty-six to
take care of the new Calvin Coolidge
Senior High School, which ought to
be ready next fall, and to fill gaps in
the various levels in the colored di-
visions. The Budget Bureau allowed
only twenty teachers and one libra
rian, of which only dozen are al
located to the new senior high as
compared with the twenty-si six asked
for the building. The high schools
are now operating under heavy loads,
in many cases being badly over
crowded, and it is difficult to see at
the moment how the board will be
able to transfer enough teachers to
the Coolidge School to stan it when
It Is ready. And, Of course, no
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Conflict in ireland

The Irish Parliament has taken a
drastic step in granting special
powers to the government of Premier
de Valera to intern l. R. A. suspects
without trial. But in its very sever
lty it measures the seriousness of the
situation which confronts Ireland.
Southern Ireland is united in the
conviction that the border which
separates the six northern counties
OF Ulster from the rest of the EN-
erald Isle is intolerable and must be
erased. It is firm in its demand for
the reunion of north and south
under single government, even if
the Ulsterites must be permitted au-
tonomy. But it is deeply and dis
tressfully divided on the means by
which to carry out this purpose.
On the one side is the present Irish
government under Premier de Valera,
who is committed to attainment of
Ireland's reunion by peaceful means.
by negotiation and not by the use of
force. The de Valera government is
a government of law and pacific
process.
On the other side are the extrem-
lists who believe that only force will
achieve the goal which all Southern
Ireland has set for itself. They are
at grips not only with the British
government, but with their own gov
ernment, and their organization
the I. R. Alas been prescribed by
both. They are not small group of
unbalanced fanatics, but count
among their numbers many faithful
Irishmen and countless thousands
more of sympathizers who, although
not members of the organization,
are not entirely averse to the meth
ods it is using to reunite the two
Irelands.
What makes the problem so diff
cult for Ireland is that it not only
sets north against south. but sets
moderate Southern 1rishmen against
violent Southern Irishmen. with the
danger, imminent as 1t now appears,
of an uprising which may rival the
Easter Sunday rebellion of 1916. It is
to the credit of the de Valera gov
ernment, however, that, with Britain
at war, it is apparently determined
to oppose violent methods that would
tend to impair the crowns position
in Ulster.
Evening star., 1940-01-09

fact disclosed by ar extensive investi-
cation by the Highway Research
Board in cooperation with the Public
Roads Administration is that the
younger drivers-16 to 25 years old
have nearly twice as many accidents as
should be their share in proportion to
their number in the population. OF the
1882 recorded accidents of 29,531 Con-
necticut drivers during 1881 to 1897
the drivers younger than Is years had
1888 times as many fatal accidents, 153
times as many non-fatal personal injury
accidents and LAT times as many
property damage accidents as might
have been expected by their relative
number. This tendency of the younger
drivers to traffic mishaps is corroborated
by the fact that in the District of Co.
lunnbia of the first 1,135 drivers sus-
pended for speeding in 1886 those be-
tween is and 26 years of age incurred
% times their relative share of the
permit suspensions
While it is obvious that nothing but
time can do anything to change their
age and driving hours of experience.
the youthful drivers constitute a group
we can go to work on right away, and it
has been demonstrated that good teach
ing produces safe drivers.
Adequate training of new drivers is
another obviously remedial measure
that promises effective results and
should receive public attention
ROY w. CRUM,
Director. Highway Research Board,
National Research Council.
January 6.
Evening star., 1940-01-09

Speaking Of Japan's determination
to establish a government for all
occupied territory under Chinese
gentleman named Wang, do you re-
member how funny De Wolf Hopper
waA in the comic opera OF that title?
Evening star., 1940-01-09

To the Editor of The Star:
have been much interested in the
series of articles appearing in The Star
during the past year under the heading
why Must They Die?" There is no
doubt but that these articles have
affected public attitudes. I hope you will
continue educating the public through
the columns of your paper. There is
certainly further need for this type of
education.
With best wishes to you In the fine
work which you are doing am
Most cordially yours.
January g. WILLARD OWENS.
Evening star., 1940-01-09

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
herein also ere reserved
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the ,Driter. although the use OF
a pseudonym for publication is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Additional Comments
On Star Safety Articles.

To the Editor OF The Star;
We are so accustomed to The Star
initiating forward looking movements
for the good of the community that
we are perhaps prone to accept such
movements as 4 matter of course. But
I am going to yield to an impulse to
offer some words of commendation for
your articles captioned why Must They
Die?" which suggest in vivid fashion
the types of traffic practices that
should be avoided in order to escape
being tabulated as a traffic fatality.
And. after all, only a very few persons
are impatient for ride in a hearse
The comprehensive article on traffic
in the January /. 1910, issue of your
paper was a very excellent presenta-
tion and ought to afford an exceedingly
firm basis for a good many New Year
resolutions.
Let us hope that our traffic fatalities
will be substantially reduced in 1910
by the exercise of greater care on the
part of motorists and pedestrians.
EDWIN S. HEGE,
Chairman, Safety Promotion Com
mittee. Traffic Advisory Council.
and chairman. Safety Committee.
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions.
January g.
Evening star., 1940-01-09

To the Editor Of The Star:
The Star is to be greatly commended
for its study of traffic fatalities in 1899
in the District of Columbia
1 have been much impressed with
the value of the series why Must
They Die?" as I have long been of the
opinion that factual studies of accidents
as they happen should point the way
to remedial measures.
There can be no doubt that intensive
educational effort is most important
feature of the campaign to reduce
traffic accidents and Mr.. Zatman's
forceful summary of the years ex-
perience is indeed worthwhile con-
tribution to this cause.
Mr.. Van Duzer, as well as Mr. zatman.
calls attention emphatically to safety
measures that are urgently needed. and
these articles should carry conviction
to all those who can help in putting
them into effect.
Another important phase of the
safety educational campaign that Is
worth mentioning is the need for more
thorough driver training. A significant
Evening star., 1940-01-09
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Evening star., 1940-01-09

A reader can get the ans,Der to any
question OF fact by Drtttng The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hasktn. director. Washington,
D. c. Please tncloSe stamp for reply.
O. Please give the names of some IA
nous people born in January.-S. P. r.
A. A brief list is as follows: Paul Re-
we're, Joan of Arc. Israel Putnam. Alex
ander Hamilton, Moliere, Benjamin
Franklin, Robert w. Service, Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Franz Schubert, William Nc
Kinley, Mozart, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert
Burns and Gouverneur Morris.
Evening star., 1940-01-09

@. How long has the Hit Parade been
on the air?-F. P.
A. The first Lucky Strike Hit Parade
program was broadcast on April 20, 1885.
Evening star., 1940-01-09

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the capacities for imagining and fore
seeing remain. but parts of the wires
connecting them with the past" have
been severed
The clearest demonstration of this,
DR.. Freeman said, came from one
patient who at first did not respond we'll
to the operation and was quite violent
for few days. He slapped nurses and
tore things from the hospital walls.
After he had done it he was quite
penitent.' Nov that I have done it,
he told DR.. Freeman after he was remon-
strated with for slapping nurse. II
can see that 1T was not the thing to do,
but beforehand I couldn't say whether
or not 1t would be all right"
In this particular case, temporarily at
least, the connections had been too
thoroughly severed, so that the reaction
was sufficiently exaggerated to make
clear just what had happened.
"The patient with normally function
ing frontal lobes," says DR.. Freeman,
presumably can define the goal toward
which he is working and estimate more or
less closely the nearness with which he
is approaching it. BY projecting him
self into the future in his minds eye he
is calling upon his cortical mechanisms
to synthesize past experience as his
guide and upon his emotional mechan-
isms for the driving force in the search
for satisfaction and avoidance Of all
distress.
"Once the goal is set, he is further
calling upon his cortical mechanisms to
assemble the various parts of the prob
lem and to select the proper course from
among the many alternatives which
present themselves at the completion Of
each separate step. Satisfaction or dis
satisfaction depends upon recognition OF
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-02

menus that your : ASEs9Sss55
like, in my cook -0eA1SAS>Sesg%
book, easy En-
tertaining"; there's a menu for
beach party, a hiking trip and
steak fry, too-with all the recipes
you'll need for this simple form Of
entertaining.
Broiled Baked Bean Sandwiches.
Bread, sliced
Baked beans
Cheese, sliced or cut in strips
Bacon slices, cut in halves
Arrange bread on broiler. When
bread is toasted on one side, turn.
Then cover the untoasted sides of
the slices of bread with baked beans.
Place cheese over the beans and
top each sandwich with one-half
slice of bacon. Place under broiler
and broil until bacon is crisp and
brown and cheese is melted.
Ginger Creams.
makes 3 dozen 11a-inch squares)
" cup shortening
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cups -four
"a teaspoon soda
IA teaspoon salt
teaspoon ginger
cup dark molasses
egg (separated)
cup boiling water
Cream shortening and sugar to-
gether. Sift flour, soda, salt and
ginger, and blend with the creamed
mixture, using a pastry blender
or a fork. Add molasses and egg
yolk, and beat well. Then add boil
ing water, gradually, and beat well.
Fold in the stiff1y beaten egg white.
Spread batter in creased jelly roll
pan (about II by 16 inches) and
bake in moderately hot oven (375
degrees) for approximately 10 min
utes. Cool, and frost with boiled
icing or confectioners' sugar icing.
Cut in squares.
Deviled Eggs.
A eggs, hard cooked
Va teaspoon salt
- Dash pepper
l tablespoon butter, melted
" teaspoon vinegar
] teaspoon prepared mustard
Cut the hard
! : !; :: !:
AA( cooked eggs in
S0N~Y halves crosswise.
1854 wv Remove yolks,
AVHSIW mash, and add
,AAN salt, pepper. melt
MtXTTYO ed butter vine
% Nh gar and prepared
NW< mustard. Refill
'N~ = whites with this
mixture.
One-Dish Meal for Picnic.
/ pound country style sausage
2 medium size onions (sliced)
! can lima beans
No. 2 can tomatoes
teaspoon chill powder
Shape sausage into fiat cakes and
fry with the onions until the sau-
sage is well done. Drain off all but
" cup of the fat, add remaining
ingredients, and simmer for 80 min
utes.
Baked Macaroni-Cre0le Style.
(Serves A.
" package macaroni
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons onion (minced)
/ green pepper (chopped)
No. 2 can tomatoes
tablespoon granulated sugar
teaspoon salt
" pound country style sausage
" cup soft bread crumbs (but-
tered)
Cook macaroni in boiling, sailed
water. Brown onion slightly in the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-02
True Dignity

True dignity is never gained by
place, and never lost when honors
are withdrawn.-Mass
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-02
Take 1t Easy

In a quiet country town COM
mercial traveller entered the general
store. Going through to the parlor
at the back, he came upon the pro-
prietor and a friend engaged in a
game of checkers.
"Mr. JONES'" he said, ''there are
two customers in the shop"
jones did not raise his eyes from
the board. He merely nodded and
whispered: "That's all right. Keep
quiet and they'll 60 away again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-02
Ell?

J e S = M y,
you're looking
swell today.
Tess-I'm glad
to hear it.
Jess-I hardly
knew you.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-02
Valuable Lesson

Perhaps the most valuable re-
suit of all education is the ability
to make yourself do the thing you
have to do, when it ought to be
done, whether you like it or not;
it is the first lesson that ought to
be learned; and however early a
mans training begins, it is prob
ably the last lesson that he learns
thoroughly.-Huxley.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-02

Remember the wonderful ice
cream you used to love, as
child-the kind you had at par
ties and picnics and Sunday
school socials, too? Eleanor Howe
has a collection of her favorite
ice cream recipes to give you,
next week, and recipes for frosty
drinks, as we'll. Watch for her
column next weels-and then
serve one of the delicious des-
serts or beverages the next time
you entertain.