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Evening star., 1940-04-20
On the Spy Front

The shocking revelations of the
'Trojan horse" tactics employed by
Nazi agents in setting the stage for
Germany's invasion of Norway are
having salutary effect on the peo-
Piles of many nations. Press dis
patches tell of extra precautions
being taken in the Netherlands,
Rumania, Turkey, Mexico and other
war-free countries to combat espi-
onage and sabotage and to halt the
inf1ltration of subversive doctrines
designed to undermine their respec-
tive governments. 1t is high time,
indeed, that the world woke up to
the fact that the march of totali-
tarianism is following a carefully
mapped out course. 1t is a path of
stealth, deceit, treachery and treason
and it is used by the Communists as
well as by the Nazis.
Here is how Herr Hitler outlined
his plan to Hermann Rauschning,
according to the latters book, THE
Voice of Destruction" MY declara-
tion of war will consist in the sudden
appearance of my troops in the cap
ital of the enemy with which 1 am
still at peace. They will wear the
proper uniforms. They will march
through the streets in bright day
light; no one will stop them. Every
thing has been prepared down to the
smallest detail. They will march to
the general staff headquarters and
the parliament, and in few minutes
the leaders will have them removed.
The army will be without its general
staff. All political leaders will have
been liquidated"
Those are fantastic words-but no
more fantastic than the story of Nor
ways betrayal to the German
invaders seemed when first it was
published. Fortunately, the United
States already has made good head
way against subversive influences.
Thanks to the efficient undercover
Evening star., 1940-04-20
DeplOreS Tree Destruction
On Park Approach.
TO the Editor Of The Star

To the Editor Of The Star:
drove down Blagden avenue from s;y.
teenth street to Rock Creek Ford near
Pierce Mill yesterday and was shocked to
see several steam shovels uprooting and
cutting down beautiful oak trees. digging
and cxcavating new road along the
hillside, to the right, preparatory to build
ing houses along the route. I have long
been of the opinion that the property
referred to belongs to the Government
and is part of beautiful Rock Creek
Park. The route mentioned is the most
beautiful, attractive and picturesque en-
trance to the park and officials having
charge OF the purchase of additional land
for parks and recreation for our wonder
tul city appear to have been guilty of a
grave oversight. Has Secretary Ickes
missed an opportunity to make Washing
ton residents and visitors his debtors
through additional purchases of land for
the purposes named? Why such an over.
sight has been permitted to get by un-
challenged is something for Washing
tonlaans to worry about. I fear, however.
it is too late for remedy and correction.
l would suggest that the officials respon-
sible make survey tour of the section
named. The sight of the devastation will
surely give them pang of regret.
April IL. w. M. MOONEY.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TraceUell.

| Perhaps there is some science, as we'll
as faith, in the use of melted butter in
| hot milk.
This would simply amplify the vitamin
supply Of milk, already considerable,
The joker comes in the fact that the
common cold is usually over-if it is
common enough-long before any addi-
tional supplies of vitamin could get in
their work. 1t is problematical, of course,
how this vitamin could help in a cold,
at best; scientists dispute the statement
that 1t has any effect, one way or an
other, on a cold, although admitting that
1t tends to keep the resistive powers of
the body up to par. This mostly seems
to come about because it helps the mu-
cous membranes to keep that precious
| thing, tone.
Our taxi drivers recipe was a glass of
hot milk, to which is added one teaspoon
OF butter, stirred in until it melts.
This makes not unlikeable combina-
ton, provided one likes milk Those who
DO not, or who at least pretend not to
like milk, would find it rather nauseat-
ing, we imagine
One scarce could call this remedy"
herbal. 1t is rather a plain country
remedy, probably based on nothing more
than that the mixture is soothing on
the membranes Of the throat as it goes
down.
Also. and this had great deal to do
with it, country people, at least in the
old days, had plenty of milk and butter.
Bossy saw to that.
These things were available and money
was not. Doctors cost money Also
and many physicians do not realize this
many persons shrink from calling doc
tors. The medical profession ought to
nlre committee of psychologists to 60
INTO this matter, and find out just why so
many persons shrink from calling the
physician. Cost undoubtedly has some
thing to do with it, but probably there is
a great deal more to it than Just money.
Every one knows how mealtime is
awaited by the sick.
I'ei persons near deaths door look
forward with eagerness to another trv
at this lifelong habit eating.
Hot milk and butter not only soothe
the throat, but like the taking of all
toodstuffs, for the time being open the
nostrils and allow freer breathing.
| The food value of such a combination
is something. There is too. nothing
about it which would exert bad influ-
ence on the kidneys or stomach. With
some persons it might have a laxative
| effect.
Certainly there is no harm in such
remedies. They belong to the people.
and If they have no science behind them
at least they are based on a certain
amount of common sense, combined with
eXpediency.
/ Probably a few spoonfuls, now and
then, OF this old Scotch household rem
edy would do about as much as most
cough remedies in soothing infamed
! throats and easing coughs.
/ Home remedies for the common cold
are leglon-this hot milk and butter
recipe would seem to be harmless. at
least.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
"TUCKERMAN STREET,

Dear Sir:
About this tine. last year you men,
toned chat with your cab driver con.
cerning the merits of a home remedy
for colds.
your driver had sworn by hot milk
and butter.
"Coincidentally that Is the exact rem.
edy used by my mother in curing colds
and I in turn am using it on my own
family for the same purpose at present
1T may be that the cure is natural
for the dairy State Of Wisconsin, where
we were reared. But it is effective
Whatever else it may be- the combina-
ton is good builder-upper.
Hot lemonade was prescribed fol
lesser colds by my mother, while a raw
beaten egg was administered for hard
cough. The remedies seemed to work
perhaps because my mother was sure
they always would.
But to return to the merits of hot
milk and butter-so great was her faith
in its curative value that she defied
physicians and nurses in giving it to
one of my brothers while he lay near
to death of pneumonia on his hospital
bed.
Perhaps I eXaggerate when say that
she defied them. They merely told her
that it could do no harm and it also
probably would do no good.
MY brother, Boy Scout enthusiast
at the age of 13 decided to bivouac on
the cold ground of our back yard when
the snow had barely melted
$50 bad was the pneumonia that de-
veloped soon after that he was moved to
the hospital and his life was despaired
of. Then one day the doctors shook
their heads and said they could do nc
more. The crisis was to be that night.
MY mother then moved into my
brothers hospital room with an alcoho
burning stove and tiny warming pan
Equipped with several bottles of milk
and sufficient butter, she kept guard
under the pitying glances of nurses who
figured it was to be of no avail.
Every time my brother stirred, she
lifted the hot milk and butter to his lips
and made him swallow some.
THE following morning the nurses
came in and looked at my brother ano
exclaimed, 'What-you still alive? Afte,
that he rallied and came home well.
BE all that as it may, I am a hot.
milk-and-butter fan when it come.
to colds. Sincerely yours, A. R."
X
Such is the power of faith, in this as
in ages past.
Think about the world the best YOU
can, you almost invariably come to the
conclusion that what is basically wrone
is lack of faith.
Faith moves mountains-and it helps
to cure colds, as our correspondent ex.
plains
This simple remedy for the common
cold must be Scotch. The driver who
lauded 1t to us had a delicious burr in
his speech. although he had been in this
country many years.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Army Appropriations

War Department officials are
preparing to bring new ammunition
to the congressional economy front
in their vigorous battle to save as
much of their original appropriation
bill as possible. AS was the case with
the Navy bill, substantial cuts were
made by the House before the Nazi
lightning struck in Scandinavia and
before omlnouS rumblings had
reached their present volume in the
Netherlands, Italy, the Balkans and
the Far East. The House trimmed
the Army budget for 1941 by some
S67,OO0,000 and in so doing eliminated
several items which the Nations
military experts consider more i'm
portant than ever, now that the
second World War is entering new
and graver phases.
One of the outstanding defense
projects which the House shelved
"for the time being is the proposed
great air base at Anchorage, Alaska,
to cost in excess of $12,0OO,OOO. While
indicating general approval of this
plan, the House Appropriation Com
mittee suggested that more proof of
the necessity of such a base should
be presented. Recent developments
in the Pacific area have provided the
Army with one good argument for
their case. The whole Far Eastern
situation has been aggravated by
Japans implied threat to establish
a "protectorate" in the Netherlands
Indies in the event of an invasion
OF Holland. The United States was
quick to warn Toxic in polite terms
against making such move-but
that warning will have little mean
ing to the japanese war lords unless
backed up by something more tangi-
BILE than diplomatic language. Con-
gressional pusSyfooting with respect
to Guam has not helped matters,
and If the Anchorage air base-an
important link in the chain of
Pacific defenses extending from
Alaska to the Panama Canals
thrown out, too, the japanese mind
may interpret it as a corroborative
indication of American timidity.
The Alaskan base, moreover, is needed
to protect this continent from any
possibility of invasion from the
Asiatic mainland in general and from
Soviet Russia in particular. These
threats may be only theoretical at
present, but they should be met by
realistic preparedness.
1t is quite likely-and quite proper
that an urgent request will be
made for funds with which to pro-
vide additional "educational orders"
in the arms manufacturing field, so
that peacetime industry will be fully
prepared to mobilize for wartime
service. Other needs may be pre-
sented by the military experts Con-
gress will make no mistake, in such
a critical period in world history as
now confronts the Nation, if it leans
heavily on these defense authorities
for advice in appropriating for
national security.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Boy Scout Chief
Thanks Star for Aid,
To the Editor ~ Tha a4,r.

When the Executive Board of the Ma
tional Council, Boy Scouts of America.
met recently was instructed to deliver
hearty thanks to The Star for its share
in promoting Boy Scout Week. 1910.
from February 814. Never in the pre-
vious experience of the Boy Scouts of
America did those who influence public
opinion do more to celebrate one of our
anniversaries.
The support given to our 30th BIRTH
day by newspaper editors and publishers.
broadcasting companies, radio stations,
radio artists, advertisers, advertising
agencies and magazine editors was al
most incredible and marvelously graft
flying to all of us.
We are fully conscious that without
the enthusiastic and intelligent Cooper
alton of friends like The Star we can
not possibly hope to maintain conditions
SO boys will continue to desire to be
Scouts and men to serve as Scout leaders.
Please accept our very genuine express
sions of gratitude.
April 9. JAMES E. WEST.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Exchange Of Men in Training
Camps Suggested.

To the Editor Of The Star:
With world conditions in their present
state 1t occurs to me that it would be
quite fitting during this coming sum-
mer. when thousands of young Amerl-
cans will be receiving instruction at
officers training camps and the Citizens
Military Training camps, for our Gov-
ernment to work out a plan for the ex-
change OF young men receiving similar
training in the Latin American coun-
tries for the purpose of bringing to-
gether the young men of the United
States and the Latin-American coun-
tries for a more intimate knowledge Of
each other.
I believe that If such a plan could be
worked out it would not only strengthen
the national defense of the countries
OF the western hemisphere but also
help IN extending the policy of the good
neighbor. w. EARL HOPPER.
Weehawken, N. J..
April II.
Evening star., 1940-04-20

have lllumined our theatrical armament
are the following: Shakespeare, Edwin
Booth, Joseph Jefferson, E. H. Sothern.
Richard Mansfield, Charlotte Cushman.
Fannie Kemble. Jenny Lind, Sarah
Bernhardt. Winthrop Ames, Augustin
DAILY, David Belasco. William Winter and
P. T. Barnum
The heroes of peace series is incom-
plete and it is hoped that dramatic art
group Will be added to the current series.
April 18. A 1JE1,AND
Evening star., 1940-04-20

Few, if any, Americans expected
ever to hear of Norwegian member
Of the Judas Iscariot Club" How
ever, it appears that at present there
are few nominees of that nation
ality.
Evening star., 1940-04-20

France Is contemplating action
making indulgence in communistic
propaganda the crime of high trea-
son. At that, is 1t anything else, in
any country except perhaps Russia?
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Proposals of Cosmetology
Board Criticized.

To the Editor of The Star
There is much to be said in criticism
of the administrators of the District of
Columbia Board of Cosmetology. This
board seems content to sit around and
think up ways and means of making life
miserable for the beauty operators, who,
unfortunately, come under its super
vision
Three years ago this board was created
by an act of Congress in the hope of
maintaining or, if necessary, develop
ing the basis for truly respected pro-
fession. Sanitary and health protection
facilities were installed and gladly ac-
cepted by all.
But this year, ridiculous and deplor-
able inconvenlences are being required of
the beauty operators. Certain new medi-
cal examinations. which have no bear
ing whatsoever on either private or pub
lie protection in this matter are being
required of those who are trying to
make living out of fast growing yet
not too remunerative profession
Renewal license fees together with
added medical examinations, plus time
off from work to take these tests, de-
prlves nearly all of the operators OF an
entire weeks salary Now a new and
additional license is being proposed
called the permanent wave license" and
it is going to be required if this board
can force it upon the workers.
What is the basis for this new IL
cense? 1t is an established fact that
not one beauty shop owner would or
could employ any one who was unable
to operate permanent wave machine
In fact no one could even get license
as beauty operator in the first place
under present conditions, if he or she
were unable to operate such a machine
This whole thing is becoming ridicu-
lous. First We get a wages and hour
law which attempts to raise the de-
plorable salaries of the people employed
in this line of endeavor and now this
board comes along and takes away much
of this money in ridiculous fees and
examination requirements.
A BEAUTY OPERATOR.
Apri1 ~
Evening star., 1940-04-20

-. The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the use Tor republication of all news dispatches
created TO 1t 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., 1940-04-20
Asks Stamps Honoring
Stars of Theater.

Asks Stamps Honoring
Stars of Theater.
70 the Editor Of The Star:
Most philatelists who specialize in
stamps of the United States are pleased
with the series showing groups of famous
Americans: Authors, poets, educators,
scientists, inventors, painters and sculp-
tors and composers However, there is
an important group which has made
notable contributions to the cultural
progress of our country whose names are
not included in the heroes of peace series.
Lovers of dramatic art feel that an
other group should be added to embrace
stars and potentates Of the theatrical
realm.
In view of the fact that some of the
persons listed in the present series are
not native-born Americans, it Is suggest
ed that Shakespeare head the list Of the
proposed group. Shakespeare has un-
doubtedly contributed more to the social
betterment of the United States than any
individual In the entire series.
Among the outstanding names which
Evening star., 1940-04-20
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
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a pseudonyna for publication is
permissible. Please be brier
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Evening star., 1940-04-20

April II.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-28
LACK OF RECORDS
PROSECUTED BY
WAGE-H0UR Div.

The first permanent injunction in
the city of st. Paul based soley on
failure to keep complete and accurate
records under the Fair Labor Stand
ards Act Of 1888 was secured today
in an action brought by Philip B.
Fleming, administrator of the Wage
and Hour Division, U. S. Department
Of Labor.
Michael and Rebecca Simon, part
ners, operating under the name of
Simon & Company, wholesale groc-
ers, located at 145 E. 10th street, St.
Paul, Mimi, consented to the judg-
ment signed by Federal Judge Robert
c. Bell, as the division continued to
act against violators of the record
keeping requirements.
The complaint, filed by Donald M.
attorney for the division,
charged the partners with failure to
keep records of the daily and weekly
hours worked by many of their en-
ployees, as well as failure to comply
with other record keeping require
Mr. Hill, acting regional di-
rector, stated that these defendants
not only failed to keep record of
he hours worked but also, in some
kept no records of any kind
or some of their employees.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-28

Following the appearance of this
advertising matter" the opinion
stated, many similar advertisements
were published both by GMAC and by
the other five selling subsidiaries of
respondent, to-wit, the Chevrolet, Pom
tiac, Odds, Buick and Cadillac COM
panies. Some of them gave an ex-
tended explanation of the So plan,
such as is given in the advertisement
quoted in full above, but most of them
did not and confined themselves to a
short reference to the so plan.
"In addition to these advertisements
the SO plan was highly publicized
by the use of billboards and window
posters. In many of these advertise
ments the symbol $50 was featured
in a size far greater than most of
the other lettering in the advertise
ments.
There was evidence before the
commission to support it's finding that
the advertisements referred to have
the capacity and tendency to mislead
and deceive, and have misled and de-
ceived, substantial part of the pur-
chasing public into the erroneous and
mistaken belief that the said so or
six percent finance plan as above
set forth contemplates a simple in
Lerest charge of $50 per annum upon
the deferred and unpaid balance of
The purchase price of the motor We
hicles sold. =. :, and tends to cause,
and has caused, such purchasing pub
lie to buy motor vehicles manufac-
.ured by General Motors because of
hat erroneous and mistaken belief,
when in truth and in fact the total
If the credit charge, computed in ac-
,ordance with the said so or six
percent plan, amounts to approx
nately II " % simple interest per an
lum upon the deferred and unpaid |
balance, as diminished by the INSTALL
nent payments made, of the price of |
he motor vehicles sold to the pur- |
hasing public"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-28
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intensive courses will be offered for
students unable to attend a full time
school.
An unusual feature of the school is
the low tuition and living costs which
will make it possible for students of
ordinary means to receive theatre
training. This low cost is made pos
sible through the cooperative working
of the beautiful 800 acre farm on
which the school is set. Special scho-
larship rates are available for unions
and other organizations wishing to
send members for training Appli-
cants recommended by unions, "Y's",
settlement schools, and churches, are
entitled to generous discount in tut
ton rates.
Prominent theatre people and com
munity leaders throughout the coun-
try have heartily endorsed the South
ern New Theatre School. Among
them are Orson Welles, Albert Bein,
Barrett II. Clark, Clifford Odets, DON
aid Henderson, William Sentner,
Owen j. Whitfield, Professor Fred
erick Koch, head of the Playmakers
and Drama Department of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Rev. John
B. Thompson, head of the Presbyter-
ian Foundation at Oklahoma, and
Louise L. McLaren, director of the |
Southern Summer School.
Maurice Clarke, director of the |
Southern New Theatre School. form
erly organized and directed the Drama
department at the University of Ne
Draska. He has been active on Broad
way for many years as actor, director,
md playwright. Ruth Deacon, execu-
i've secretary, worked with the fam
JUS Hedgerow Theatre in Pennsyl-
,ania. For the past five years she
las been executive secretary of the
New Theatre, widely
as one of the finest la
,or and community theatres in the
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anti-alien.
Only change necessary was to soft
pedal the alien angle for the benefit
of the new nazi brethren and to whoop
it up in Hitler style against the Jews.
Elsewhere in the U. S. the Khan
is displaying the same brand of op-
portunism in order to consolidate its
position. In California, at a hint from
the Associated Farmers, Klansmen
have discovered that the great un-
American menace is the migratory
worker from the Oklahoma dust bowl.
A statewide membership of 1900
Klansmen is campaigning against the
Okies.
In Colorado, where exploitation of
entire families in the sugar beet fields
has long been a national scandal, the
Khan reports substantial progress
Here the emphasis is anti-Catholic,
since many Of the sugar beet harves-
tiers are Mexicans. Ironically, the
Colorado Khan says that one of its
aims is to fight naziism.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-28
ROOSEVELT SAYS WPA
MEN CAN BARGAIN, BUT
SOmERVELL REFUSES

-(FP)-Presiden Roose-
welt upheld the right of WPA workers
to organize in letter to Chairman
David LASER of the American Secur-
ity Conference, which opened a 3-day
session here August 20. LASER re-
Gently withdrew from the Workers
Alliance, organization of WPA work
ers, claiming that it was communist
controlled.
This administration has upheld the
right of self-organization of project
workers and will protect them in the
orderly exercise of this right" the
President said. Your announced pur-
pose-to form 1000 American move
ment of unemployed WPA workers
and other underprivileged-is legiti-
mate and laudable."
At almost the same time that Roose-
welt was stating his position, dele
CATION of the Workers Alliance ar
rived in Washington to protest viola
ton of WPA workers rights by Col.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-28
NAZI-CONTROLLED DEEDS
TO u. S. REAL ESTATE

The nazis prefer to control even
the deeds to the houses from which
they carry on their propaganda and
other activities in this country.
An interesting example is the own
ership of house at 233 Post Street,
San Francisco, which is the headquar-
tiers for the Hamburg-American Line
and North German Lloyd offices, the
German Railway office, and branch
of the nazi-controlled Fortra, Inc. This
house is owned by two American
women married to Germans and still
residing in Hitler's reich.