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Evening star., 1940-11-08
EAST FALLS CHURCH, Va.
Dear Sir:

Oear SHs
"The lure Of the woods proved to be too
strong within me, so I remained away
from my desk all day Saturday that
might enjoy the beauties of nature, pro-
vided by these colorful trees in their
brilliant fall clothes
"The need for physical exercise and
fresh air prompted my offer to assist in
disrlembering a giant pine tree, which
had been dead for some time, and hence
unfit for anything except fuel.
This brought me in close contact with
nature, since it stood in the thickest of
the woods surrounding my home, and
thus gave me an opportunity to see the
crows nest in the top of the tree, the
frisky squirrels playing tag and literally
flying from one tree to another, never
missing their foothold.
These nimble little animals, of all the
inhabitants of the forest, seem to play a
more important part in strengthening
my faith than all the others, when they
leap such distances with nothing but sky
above and ground beneath, minus the
nets provided for human circus per-
formers.
surely 1t is simple faith that lands
a squirrel safely on the opposite tree
limb, the belief without proof of his safe
lading.
"The old pine tree furnished me enough
fireplace wood for all winter, the desired
exercise by hauling it to the woodhouse
and a glimpse of the youngest of the
jays, about the size of a robin, who
hasn't yet learned about the feeding sta
ton frequented by his parents.
"It was near dark when I permitted
myself to sit down for the first time that
afternoon inside the cabin, while picked
hundreds of 'beggar's lice and Spanish
needles from my breeches and kept my
eyes glued to the feeding station.
"I knew the chickadee, the titmice and
the juncos (snow BIRDS had arrived
while I was working in the woods, but
the female cardinal could be seen in the
semi devouring the sunflower
seed, placed for her alone.
Here is a lady If there ever was one
IN Lne DlrQ klnBuOHl. 1eE HOueSIJ It-
tiring, unselfsh attitude toward the
other feeders is worthy Of note and
classifes her as a gentlewoman among
the feathered folk.
Since the return OF the screech owl a
few nights ago, with his midnight Sere-
made, the winter colony is quite COM
plete, with the exception OF my wood
peckers, so I hope the editor will please
tell them to come home.
Sincerely yours, o. E. c.
So
The lure of the woods is one which all
too many of us allow to lie neglected in
the private life.
Woods are not as handy for many as
for our correspondent But they are
worth seeking, If for no other reason
than to put the self back into the most
primitive conditions.
The appeal Of the primitive is being
shown around the world these days Per-
haps it is even more necessary than ever
that all of US who can should do some
thing to show that the primitive need not
necessarily be cruel
Evening star., 1940-11-08
Quotes Cousins Letter
Showing British Spirit.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Possibly readers of The Star would
care to read this paragraph from let
ter received from a cousin in London,
showing, as I believe, a marvellous spirit:
1--WE are well in the front line now, but
honestly we are very cheerful and con-
fident that God is on our side. If Hitler
only knew, he has done Britain a lot
of good. We have broken down our re-
serve and every one Is CHEEKY and friend
Evening star., 1940-11-08

ties be made taxable, Secretary
Morgenthau stands on sound ground.
Elimination of the tax-exempt fea-
ture from future issues would give
the Treasury much-needed addi-
tional revenue and probably would
increase the flow of funds into pri-
vate investment. Both are desirable
detectives.
Evening star., 1940-11-08

ly. What is better-we have lost our
apathy and realized what it means TO
love our country. I rage over every hum
bic house that is hurt, resent their de-
struction fercely. Hitler has walkeS
over Europe, but he shall not walk into
my country. If he tries, he will md
what he never thought to ind-a people
with no political differences, absolutely
determined to defend England to the last
ditch" SARA G. SMITH,
Evening star., 1940-11-08
Tells of Pilgrimage
To st. Paul's in London.

Tells of Pilgrimage
To st. Paul's in London.
To the Editor of The Star:
The Stars article and picture of st.
Paul's Cathedral, London, brought back
to our memories that summer before
last when we attended divine service
before a now demolished Christian altar
there.
A beautiful house of God, with its in
spring simplicity, the great Church of
the Empire" also is the resting place
of Nelson and Wellington. One of its
more recently finished chapels is a
memorial to Lord Kitchener. Kneeling
there, we saw loved ones of the heroes
of the first World War at their devo-
tions.
We left st. Pauls with a sense of
spiritual upnft, thanking God for Eng
land and her brave sons who fought
for God, King and country. Since they
fought also for democracy, their vic
tories were our victories.
Christians everywhere pray that st.
PauFs will be spared from further bomb
ing. 1t is their faith that Christ, the
Light of the World, in His good time,
will cast away the shadows of these
darkened days so that all men pay see
clearly and engage in His work.
MABEL AND ERNEST RICK.
Evening star., 1940-11-08
Fortune Telling
In Many Ways

Here is a booklet showing how to read
fortunes in variety of ways. 1t tells
what the stars predict, what the lines
of your hand foretell, and what your
dreams mean. In addition to all this,
Fortune Telling" shows how to read
cards, how to interpret tea leaves and
coffee grounds, and adds wealth Of in
teresting facts on signs, omens and su-
perstitions. This booklet will provide
endless amusement at any party. Even
the most serious minded must relax oc-
casionally, so why not tell fortunes? To
secure your copy inclose 10 cents, wrapped
in this clipping, and mail to The Star
Information Bureau.
Evening star., 1940-11-08
Suggests Hitler About
To Collar MuSSOlini.

To the Editor of The Star:
There is something funny about those
Greek victories, with all the surplus
planes that Adolf Hitler has.
Perhaps der Fuehrer is planning to
slip collar on Mussolini and means to
add italy to his collections after she
becomes exhausted and begs for help.
Adolf is the slick one.
G. r. BASTEL.
Evening star., 1940-11-08

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address Of
the uriter, although the use OF
q pSeudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters tUtth
q UielU to condensation.
Evening star., 1940-11-08
Letters to the Editor

Suggests Policy Which Transcends
Election Rivalries.
To the Editor Of The Star:
There are lS0,ooo,OOO dictators in the
United States of America. Let's keep
it that way. FRANK j. HOGAN, Jr.
Evening star., 1940-11-08
Entered as second-class matter post Office,
Washington, D. C.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled 70
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited TO II or not otherwise credited IN this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights OF publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1940-11-08

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Evening star., 1940-11-08

Q. What is coffin spoon?-C. P. D.
A. 1t was called a funeral spoon in
England, made in the shape of a cofin
lid. 1t was the custom to give two to the
friends helping at the time of burial.
Hence they are usually found in pairs.
Evening star., 1940-11-08

@. What is meant by the word CLAIR
with reference to bookbinding?-K. S.
A. Clair is the white Of an egg, and
hence term for preparation made of
this and used in bookbinding and in gild-
ing to retain the gold and as a varnish.
Evening star., 1940-11-08

@. When was the largest amount Of
gold produced in Goldheld, Nev.7-
H. M. B.
A. Production was at its peak in
1sl0-ll, with an annual output of about
$l0,00O0O0.
Evening star., 1940-11-08

Q. Are the young people of today taller
than their parents?-O. M.
A. Recent studies show that in the
United States young men and 'Somen
entering college average inches taller
and pounds heavier than their parents
and grandparents.
Evening star., 1940-11-08

@. How large is the new airport at
Gravelly Point, Va.?-J. w. S.
A. The airport which was recently
dedicated by President Roosevelt has 729
acres and is valued at $12500.OO0.
Evening star., 1940-11-08

@. What animal has black tongue?-
j. K.
A. The chow chow dog and the polar
bear are said to be the only mammals
with this characteristic.
Evening star., 1940-11-08

@. What is TO be done with the site on
which the New York Worlds Fair was
held?-A z.
A 1t will be converted into Flushing
Meadows Park which will be one Of the
most extensive municipal Fairgrounds in
the United States.
Evening star., 1940-11-08

@. What is the di-Y ClubP-E. A. II.
A The Hi-Y Club is an organization
of high school students affiliated with the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24
NeUs Hounds in
France Yelp at
Ban on Digging

out their own
stories. British newspaper owners
retaliate by calling home the news
men. 1t is one of several unfor-
tunate instances of Ineffective CO.
operation between British high COM
mand and the newspapers.
Foreign correspondents have
talked to have told me that the
British air service, stated by
younger men than is the army,
has been far less encumbered
with brass hats and bureauc-
racy, and that its higher rank
ing officers understood and Co
operated with newspaper men.
Hence the handout order, .
sweeping decree in barring jour-
nalists from all news sources,
comes from an unsuspected
quarter.
Marshal Barratt was appointed to
the command of the newly created
unified French-British air force by
Neville Chamberlain January 10 Of
this year. He is 40 years old, a Law
ishly decorated flier and air officer
of the World war, in India at inter-
walls since 1881, senior air officer for
India during part of that period. He
Joined the Royal Flying corps in
1914 and fought through the war.
He has been commandant of the
R. A. F. staff college at Andover.
Many of the most effective leaders
of the British air force have come
from the Colonies. Marshal Barratt
was born at Clifton, England, and
was educated at Clifton college and
Woolwich.
IN THESE days, someone is always
asking, "Watchman, what of the
night?'
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24
Blind Until 20,
She ReachesTop
Blythe Hard Way

RE, the daughter of a country doc
tor, she had studied elocution and
Immediately headed for a stage ca
reer when her sight was all but
miraculously restored when she was
20. At St. Paul, she and three
other girls formed a travelling sing
ing and dancing troupe called 1.-THE
Southern Bellies" It faded quick
ly and she came along up in Broad
way by the hard road. Her first
bell-ringing role was Molly Malloy,
the street walker, in ''The Front
Page" At Skowhegan, Maine, she
met and married Howard Lindsay.
co-star in Life With Father"
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24
The Merry Month OF May

BY Thomas.
ing on here at all, and not going on
fast enough in England and France.
But we rocked along-exactly as
did with my teeth. Now that we
see what ingenious fiendishness in
the Een of modern war looks like,
every drowsy editorial page, column
of comment and panicky legislator
begi-s to demand billions for de-
Tense"
o. K, but it isn't enough. We
can't meet this danger simply by
passing a law" even if it appro-
pria:cs billions.
The answer to three questions is
absolutely imperative. (D What are
we 10 defend? That is an answer
to be made by the President and the
state department. (2) What do we
need to defend it? That is an an
swer to be made by the army and
navy. (3) How can we best and
most quickly and economically get
whc. we need? That is for the lead
ers of industry.
For Gods sake let's show just a
fraction of Hitler's intelligence and
preserve not only our skin but the
teeth we are going to need so badly.
U. S. BLUNDERS
Among the snap judgments COM
ing out of Europe is that only die
tatorship can make effective war.
1t is not fact. Woodrow Will
son said wisely of 1918: "The high
est and best efficiency is the spon-
taneous cooperation of free
people,"
It is true that we stumbled lamen-
tably before We got into the war
and Immediately afterward.
We stumbled because we were
misinformed and far from unity
OF purpose. As soon as the great
majority Of our people were in
formed and had decided on what
we must do, no nation in history
not even Germany today-ever
made a quicker, better or more
massive mobilization and attack.
It isn't question Of form of gov
eminent or organization. It is sole
ly a question Of right men in the
right places.
II a dictatorship were the answer
to efficiency the dictatorship Of Joe
Stain u the most absolute on earth.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24
Britain's Weather Information Aids Army Flyers

cately co-ordinated information.
Daily and hourly reports from OBJ
servation stations in the British isles
and other countries pour into CEN
trail recording station.
The airfield ''met" officer, with
pile Of messages before him,
works over a map Of Europe yard
wide. The land contours are marked
in varying shades Of green. The
sea is light blue. The map is dot
ted with small circles denotinR
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24
GENERAL
JOH N SON
ydHc.'

A COUPLE OF TEETH

Washington, d. G.
This is a parable. 1t is being
written within the hour that I had
two teeth yanked. They were fine
perfect teeth. All mine are. Never
before, except for one that got
broken in controversial colloquy,
did a dental surgeon ever do any,
thing to me-and I am So. At 80
my mother had all her teeth. It
runs in the family.
This year, in the cool impartial
efficiency of the army medical
corps, / was told by the chief Of
dental surgery at Walter Reed hos
pital: These two teeth have to 60
if you don't want to lose half a
Dozen"
was very angry. Even his x
ray showed their perfection.
ragged up to New York to con-
suit independently my favorite ex-
perts-two of them-Ted Fonarton
and Joe Levy.
Now my two teeth are gone and,
as the anesthetic wears off, it hurts
like hell.
Everybody remarked what swell
teeth they were, even after they
were out. But an infection had de-
stroyed the foundation in which they
were imbedded.
By the protective action, advised
by experts less than two years ago,
could have saved them. / felt
nothing, so didn't do what my ex-
perts advised.
England understands this sort Of
thing now and so do France and
Holland and Belgium. We are be-
ginning to understand it in a panicky
sort of way.
Three years ago a veteran expert
on American industrial prepared
ness, a man with unusual sources of
information in Europe, Mr.. B. M.
Baruch, told the President what
was going on there, what wasn't 60
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ambassador Lothian Of Great Britain
HefD and Ambassador de Saint Quentin
Of France find something to cheer then.
after a conference in Washington ,cifh
State Department officials.
York as soon as the army can get
them, but that will not be before
the end of the year.
Note-The arithmetic which wor-
ried the army was this: Norway
to Iceland, 1873 miles; Iceland to
Newfoundland, $500 miles; New
foundland to New England, 800
miles.
More arithmetic: German Mes
serschmitt No. HOS have a flying
range of LOO miles; German bomb
ers have minimum range of 1890
miles, most of them more; and Ger
many has between 5000 and 10000
of them.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24

LONDON.-The British royal air
force enjoys an important advan-
tage of German aviation in the mat
ter of weather information.
Normally, weather changes from
west to east. British meteorologists
know Germany's weather because
Britain has had it first. German
observers are not in position to be
well informed about British weather.
Royal air force weather experts
prepare forecasts. aided by intri-
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24
weather observation stations.

weather observation stations.
Around these the meteorological
officer draws curious symbols, some
like musical notes and others like
signs of the zodiac. They repre-
sent wind direction and velocity,
amount and nature of cloud, visi-
bility, barometric pressure and tenn
peratures.
So small are these symbols that
on square centimeter Of this map
there is for the trained eye COM
plete picture Of the local weather
conditions in that sector.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24
NAZ STRATEGY

When Sumner Welles was in Ber-
lin on his peace pilgrimage, the Hit
Ter encourage told him fatty that if
Britain wanted to continue the war,
Germany was ready to lose 5000
planes-f necessary-in raining the
greatest barrage of bombs in his
tory on England.
With Dutch air bases, plus new
submarine bases in Norway, the
Nazis plan to put the greatest
squeeze in history on England, SUBJ
ject her to a terrific air lombard
ment, and land invading forces for
the first time since the triumphal
march of William the Conqueror
in 1905.
The military strategy of the Nazis
is the old Schlieffen plan used by
the kaiser's troops in the last war.
Briefly summarized, the plan is:
Outflank, Develop, Destroy.
To this, the Nazis have added
some streamlining of their own,
namely the ''locusts" or parachute
troops, whose objective is to get into
the enemy's radio and telegraph Of
fees, disrupt communications, and
cause as much confusion as posi-
BILE behind the lines.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24
NEW YORK AIR DEFENSE
Washington, D. c

Washington, ID. c.
The army is not anxious to pub
icize the fact, but as of today there
are only SO anti-aircraft guns in the
whole New York city defense area.
Six months ago not even the most
cautious generals would have wor-
ried about this. But after watching
German air operations in the past
month, and after doing a little fig
uring with paper and pencil on the
flight performances of German
planes, the army is rushing more
aircraft guns to the nations biggest
city.
Twenty-Five battalions with 264 ad-
ditional guns will be sent to New
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24

a # er tn e y
must feed on
handouts no
more digging
out their own
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24

III. AIlIGU v.
kidder, the
distinguished
archeolo gist,
adore S S in z
the American
He thinks the
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON

NJ W YORK.-There is a bitter
1 ' outcry in the press coop as Air
Marshal Arthur S. Barratt tells the
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24
DeIuer-Into-Pdst
Is Pessinlistic of
Our Social Order

Philosophical society. He thinks the
present social order is on the skids.
AS he sees it, 1.-The underlying
cause" of our present Affections is
the fact that man has made "cul-
tural machine" that is new
complex of living technics, which is
out-of-hand, unmanageable and
quite generally haywire. Henry
Adams predicted that at the turn
of the century, when he saw, for the
first time, flock of dynamos. He
said, in effect, that there would be
power like that. That's the end Of
1.-THE Education of Henry Adams"
DR.. Kidder, with a Harvard
doctorate, 1914 model, delved as
far into the past as any other
living man before his current
peek into the future In excava-
tons in Utah, Arizona, New
Mexico, Egypt and Greece, he
brOOded over many "p0or
Yorick" of forgotten ages.
Aside from his gloomy preoccu-
pations with destiny, or lack Of
it, he's a happy man, with five
children and apparently a firm
belief that the coming smash
won't be the final write-off. He
is highly renowned in his pro-
fession and was president of the
Society for American Archeolo-
gy in 1887.
Unhappily Charles F. Schwab is
no longer here to assure us that ev-
erything is all right. He used to be
helpful in times like this.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24

IN THESE days, someone is always
L asking, "Watchman, what of the
night"
mot so good" says DR.. Alfred v.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24

n OROTHY STICKNEY, the &C.
~ tress who gets the Barter Thea
ter award for the best performance
of the season in "Life With Father"
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24

was virtually
blind in her
youth. Reared
on a North
Dakota prai.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-05-24
ARGENTINE NEUTRALITY

If anyone around the state de-
partment ever had any doubt that
Corden Hull was not a candidate
for President, they changed their
minds after seeing him sit upon the
Argentine proposal for the American
nations to give up neutrality for a
state of 'non-belligerency." This
meant a status somewhat similar to
Italy's-but friendly to the allies in
stead of to Hitler.
The Argentines pointed out that,
like President Roosevelt, they had
sent sympathetic messages to the
king and queen of Belgium and Hol-
land; that they had impounded the
money and property of the Low
Countries in order to keep it out of
Nazi hands; and that as a matter
of cold fact, none of the Pan-Ameri-
cans was really neutral anyway.
German Supplies.
Diplomats arriving here from Ber-
lin tell significant story of Ger
many's shortage of food and materi-
ais. Undoubtedly this had some
thing to do with Hitler's decision to
stake everything on victory this
summer.
Returning officials report that
"Ersatz" coffee is brewed from ap-
pie Feelings.
The shortage is not only in food
stuffs but also in clothing, which is
rationed to insure the supply for
the armed forces. A woman may
buy clothing only to the extent of 100
points" in the course of a whole
year. And single pair of silk
stockings rates 80 points.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-07-24
Duke School
For Coaches
Opens Monday

Durham, July 24-Duke Univer-
sitys 10th annual summer school for
coaches gets under way here Monday
and advance indications are that
there will be one Of the biggest en-
rOllmcntS on record.
The school, conducted by mem
bers of the Duke coaching staff. will
offer instructions in football basket
ball, track and training. with the grid
course, under the personal direction
Of the famous Wallace Wade. fcatur-
ing.
This year, at last. Coach Wade will
stress the kicking game, in the teach
ing of which he is recognized to be
without peer in the land. All depart
ments Of that all-important depart
ment Of play will be covered, the
Duke mentor said. Line play and the
fundamentals Of blocking and tack
ling will also be taught.
Assistant Coaches Eddie Cameron,
Dumpy Hagler and Dutch Stanley
will assist the Duke mentor in the
grid maneuverS, Cameron dealing
WIN MS Qcpdl lIIlcIll, Ulc DdNNS, il'S
Ter with the line and Stanley with
the ends.
Cameron will also have charge of
the basketball course. His Duke teams
have always ranked right at the top
in the south. Bob Chambers, track
coach and trainer, will handle those
two courses.
The school will start early Mon
day morning and will close Saturday
at noon. II is an intensive school.
From early morning until late night,
the coaches follow Il busy routine.
Sessions in football alone will last
three hours a day and at night there
are always moving pictures Of I'M
portant games TO be shown.