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Evening star., 1940-06-28
Argentine Loon

The $20,000,000 loan by the Export
Import Bank to Argentina assumes
more than ordinary Importance as
part of an economic defense program
for the security of this hemisphere.
Announcement of the loan was made
Wednesday night as press dispatches
from Buenos Aires reported intensi-
fed efforts by Nazi agents to nego-
tiate gigantic barter deals there.
These agents were proposing to take
huge amounts of Argentina food
stuffs in exchange for German elec-
trification of railways and other
assistance in industrial development.
Assistant Secretary of State Berries
recent warning that politics goes
with the trade" so far as Germany is
concerned must be kept in mind. In
creased political cooperation be-
tween the NaziSl and any Latin
American nation that naturally
would result from large scale barter
arrangement inevitably would lessen
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Declares We Should Defend
This Nation Only.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
When is this country going to come
down to earth" and forget all these
grandiose schemes about defending the
entire Western Hemisphere, including
Iceland, Greenland, ETC., as well as the
new scheme of setting up huge cartel
of trade with azi-dominated Europe?
1t should now be obvious to any one that
we shall be very lucky to be able sue
cessfully to defend our own United States
of America during the next decade Any
one should know that, if we mix into
the affairs of the South American coun-
tries, it will be possible to obtain Coop
Grafton only provided that we advance
huge sums which are now vitally needed
for our own defense. And this purchased
cooperation will fail just as soon as
any one of these countries can see its
way clear to get more money by dealing
directly with the Nazis. Intermeddling
by the Colossus of the North" has al
ways been resented by the South Amer
lean countries and we shall only get our
fingers burnt to the tune of many mil
lions of dollars. H. G. P.
June "a.
Evening star., 1940-06-28

cerned, but we did help to end that war.
We have enough widows and mourn
ing mothers from that last horror.
Let us not add any more by sending our
youth to add to the thousands of manned
and dead in the warning countries.
England is fighting for freedom and
democracy, and if we help her we will
help the principles for which we stand.
We should have no neutrality" regard
Ing those principles.
What were England and France doing
while Germany was making 10000 air.
planes and 8o-ton tanks? Let us hope
Englands terrible blunders in Norway
and Flanders will not be repeated in her
own country.
After what France has given Germany,
and when England gets good chance
at her. she may not be in very prime
condition to carry any war across 5000
miles of ocean. If she wants to war with
us, let her come over here
Hitler probably will meet his Waterloo,
and when he does let us hope the job
will be thoroughly done. We see the re-
suit now of not taking Gen. Pershings
advice.
Are we returning to the age when
countries must be walled about to pro-
tect them from enemies? France spent
half billion dollars on her Maginot
Line, and when the Germans got back
of it, it was rendered worthless, as its
guns were not reversible. 1t would ap-
pear now that no small country in
Europe can remain free and independent,
or safe from invasion. No small country
could support an army capable of pro-
tecting itself from Germany or Russia.
When the day of honor of the large
country is past, the day of the small
country has come to an end.
H. B. BRADFORD.
Bethesda, Md.
June 81.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Old Houses

Its ancient lockwood guards the quiet
street,
A strange peace hovers round its
panelled door,
The creaking stairs still beckon dancing
feet,
The sunlight's warmth slants on its
dusty floor.
Young long-lost voices now drift faint
and shrill;
The echoing sound of children's treble
laughter,
When harvest apples, garnered on the
hill,
Were hung in bright festoons from
weathered rafter.
Its ivied walls were arms that gath
cred in
The boisterous life that knew its shell
tering roof
Birth pangs. mans zest, and tears .
strong threads that spin
The skeins of living into warn and woof
Old houses, tine-mellowed In town. or
lane,
Stand sweet like purple lilacs in thu
rain.
IVY LINDsLEY.
Evening star., 1940-06-28

the chances for effective inter-Amer-
ican solidarity to guard against all
forms of totalitarian penetration in
the New World. Therefore, any steps
to thWart German or Italian attempts
to gain an economic foothold any,
where in the Americas are definitely
In the interest OF national and hemi-
spheric security.
Granting of the $2O,OOO,Oo loan to
give United States aid for industrial
development In Argentina appears to
be just such needed step. 1t will
ease to some extent the strain on
Argentine economy resulting from
the loss of much of her export mar
ket in Europe. An important feature
of the transaction is that proceeds of
the loan must be spent in this
country, providing the necessary
financing for Argentine industrial
enterprises to purchase machinery
here.
1t cannot be expected, however,
that such loans alone can solve the
economic problems facing the Amer
icas. President Roosevelt's plan for
pooling all their surplus export goods
in a gigantic cartel to present
united front in dealing with Hitler
and Mussolini appears to offer the
best solution. Administration experts
still are working on details of the
program, preparing it for submission
to the other twenty American repub-
lies. Disquieting reports already are
coming from some Latin American
quarters that the program may miss
the bus" unless it can be put into
effect quickly, because of the intensi-
fication of German and Italian bar
ter trade drives. Certainly no time
should be lost in putting it to the
test.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Explains Descent of
Famous Saying.

To the Editor of The Star:
In yesterdays issue Of The Star, Fred
eric J. Haskins interesting column con-
tains a question from a reader on the
origin of the saying about the man who
fights and runs away" AS the answer
seems rather insufficient, venture to
take up the subject little more thor
oughly, though as briefly as possible.
The origin of the saying goes back to
the Athenian orator Demosthenes, who.
in the National Assembly of Athens, had
relentlessly attacked Philip of Macedon
and brought about a war between his
country and the resentful ruler. After
this, Demosthenes could not we'll play
the part of shirker He enlisted in
the Athenian Army and was present at
the memorable battle of Chaeronea 1888
B.C0. When it became clear that Philip
was winning the battle, Demosthenes
threw down his arms and ran away as
fast as his legs could take him. Philip,
in high spirits, gave to his generals a
great banquet in the conquered battle
field; and after good deal of drinking,
he became boisterous and started a dance
to the tune OF a song he had just i'm
provised and which was made up of
quotations from Demosthenes' speeches
against the King. In the meantime, De-
mosthenes, still running arrived at
Athens, where he was met with bitter
sarcasm and abuse. If may inject
bit of picturesque American slang in such
a classic episode, Demosthenes was re-
preached with being cheap politician"
and yellow dog" Whereupon the
orator made his celebrated answer: amer
no pheugon kai palm machesetai"-
meaning, "A fleeing man will fight
again" Throughout classical times and
during the early Middle Ages, this an
swer became proverbial especially in its
even more concise Latin version: "Vir
fugiens iterum pugnabit."
In modern times, the saying again was
made popular by Samuel Butler who, in
his "Hudibras," a mock-heroic poem
published in 1868, has the following lines:
'Those that fly may fight again-which
he can never do that's slain" Nearly
hundred years later, to be precise, in
176l, less known English poet, in his
art of Poetry on New Plan," revived
the saying in the following form: "He
who fights and runs away-May live to
fight another day" This, in spite of its
unavoidable length (12 words to the six
words of Demosthenes), is an excellent
rendering of the original Greek and,
with very slight variants, is now in gen.
eral use. FAIK KONITZA.
Former Minister of Albania.
lime q
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Two plants did exceptionally well this

Two plants did exceptionally well this
year.
Dogwood and honeysuckle.
One universally admired. the other
sometimes looked down upon.
Each is fine in its way.
In few seasons were the dogwood bios
SONS better than this.
The same can be said of the common
honeysuckle. Not only were they veri-
table banks of flowers, but the fragrance
was superb.
There is something homely and fine
about the honeysuckle odor, something
which makes it liked by most persons.
Only recently we had that greatest of
all flower odors, the lilac.
This was not in profusion. Lilacs have
a way of doing extremely well, in the
blossom line, one year, doing poorly the
next.
This was one of the poor years.
French hybrid lilacs did better than
the old standard, the so-called common
lilac.
Yet what blossoms there were had the
real fragrance, than which nothing is
sweeter. 1t is common observance that
few perfumers ever have managed to
get the true lilac odor into their prod
ucts
1t is queer thing how some flower
perfumes seem to belong to us.
The lilac and the violet are liked by
most. Perhaps it is mostly childhood
recollections.
The common honeysuckle grows so
wild hereabouts that it will be difficult
for some local residents to realize that
in certain parts of the United States
it is rarity. To have a honeysuckle
vine on the porch is a mark of dis
tinction!
Come to think of it, there is no reason
in the world why we hereabouts need
look askance at this vine.
It Is the custom, in flowers, to look
down upon, anything which is very
common. The rare only is acceptable,
at least in conversation,
Flower lovers really do better by
plants when they do not talk about them
to others. A certain snobbery grows
up. like weed, when enthusiasts talk
too much together.
Left to themselves, they will plant
and like certain flowers which, in con-
versation, they all pretend to despise.
There is really no despicable plant,
however. ANY plant, even the so-called
weeds, If kept within bounds, will do
very well.
Lack of pruning is mostly at fault.
The common honeysuckle is a good,
vigorous plant.
If it takes the place" as home gar
deners say, it is mostly because they are
too lazy or Indifferent to keep it cut
back.
There is one factor, that of sturdy
growth, which tends to make gardeners
refrain from welding the scissors. A
plant which grows nightly has some
Evening star., 1940-06-28
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trdce,pell.

thing about It's very appearance which
inhibits destruction. 1t is, of course,
the inherent power of the successful.
Nothing succeeds like success, we have
been told, and this applies to plants as
we'll as to nations, to gardening as well
as warfare.
If the honeysuckle is kept within
bounds, 1t turrs into a most useful
plant.
Nothing is better for bank or terrace
which is hard to keep covered. We have
seen many things advocated for such
places, but really the common honey
suckle is the best of the lot.
1t is true that it will not bloom very
well on a bank. Just why this is we do
not know. But around on old tree, or
on fence, it blooms Justify.
Bees love the blossoms, even better
than most persons. Honeysuckle honey
ought to be good. We wonder how bee
keepers manage to be so confident about
the type of honey they sell
Sage honey, they tell us, producing a
jar. How do they know it is from sage
and from sage alone9
Linden honey, they declare, pointing
to another jar. Again the unspoken
question, how do they know their bees
did not get some clover, too?
You would think, offhand, that clover
would produce one of the finest of all,
and maybe 1t does who knows unless
he has made an intensive study of big
subject?
Few civilians-what a term of quiet
contempt!-realize that just recently
large book has been produced on the
subject of the use Of honey in herbal
medicine.
Beekeeping is an art, as well as an
industry. A man must have supreme
confidence to take up the care and han
ding of these pesky little critters.
Bees run the gamut, as it were, be-
tween hurt and kindness-from the sting
to the honey.
The subject of the flowers and the
bNSo 40 "a aAA6Aaey OilC, dbout WlIiNll illOot
of us know very little, except that the
latter are useful in the fertilization of
the former, and that without bees and
allied creatures there would be no flori-
culture at all.
1t is an appealing fact that out of
the sweet fragrance of our flowers, in
cluding the favorite yellow-white bios
SONS of the common honeysuckle, the
bees manage to wrest substance sweet
to the taste.
And how sweet! Honey is the very
distillation of flowers, but 1t remains
odd that the bees have been able to
translate the sweet which appeals to
the nose into a sweet which lures the
tongue.
Not all tongues, it must be confessed.
Many persons find honey merely cloying.
Perhaps these good folk who insist on
putting four tablespoonfuls of sugar into
one cup of coffee ought to turn to
honey instead and get enough sweet
ness to suit them for once.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Appeusement

From the very nature of things,
the problems of the Post Office De-
partment are many and varied. It
is physically impossible for Mr.
Farley to find leisure to solve all
of them-at least while he is busy
sewing up splits in the Democratic
party-and it is therefore gratifying
to note that his subordinates are on
the job to help out.
One of these is Homer Hobbs of
Los Angeles, chairman of the Mail
mems Committee on the Dog Prob
lem. When he first accepted this
important Office, literally hundreds
of mailmen were being bitten an
nually by their clients dogs. 1t got
so that If a postman was lucky
enough to return to his office un-
bitten by dog, it was news with a
capital N. The idea of using wooden
legged postmen was given up as
impractical, but something had to
be done.
Mr.. Hobbs finally settled it by
appeasement. On his advice, car
riers now take bones with them,
and neither snow, nor rain, nor heat,
nor night, nor dog bites stay these
couriers from the swift completion
of their appointed rounds. In the
last fiscal year mere fifteen Los
Angeles postmen were bitten, and
appeasement would seem, to be a
success. It is earnestly to be hoped
that this is SO, and that a year from
now the dogs will not demand ten
derloin steaks.
Evening star., 1940-06-28

led to virtual abandonment in re-
cent weeks of the discount system.
At present there Is no indication of
an impending price war in Washing
tons motor fuel field. In the past
such struggles have been disadvan-
tageous to the operators and the
public alike. Reasonable and open
steps to prevent their recurrence are
advisable, but it is encouraging that
methods which may inadvertently
border on collusion have been
dropped.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Gasoline Prices

Decision of a group of Washington
filling station operators to dissolve
their organization and abandon
their previously announced plan for
organized action against the grant,
ing of special discounts is a step
toward fair trade in this particular
field. When the plan was announced
several weeks ago the Department
of Justice Immediately took steps
to investigate the possible violation
of antitrust statutes involved. Sub
sequent conferences between the
Federal agency and the gasoline re-
tailers' organization resulted in the
latter'S voluntary decision.
Gasoline prices in Washington
have been subject to much disagree
ment in recent years. Perhaps the
most aggravating practice is that
involving granting of special dis
counts to certain classes of buyers.
This has brought complaints, not
only from retailers who considered
it an unfair competitive practice, but
from organized motorists. In some
cases suspicion existed that the dis
counts were on paper only, the buyer
unwittingly paying the standard
price for the quality fuel he received.
Within the past few months the sit
uation had reached the proportions
of what amounted to price war.
Complaints aired in Congress in
connection with demands for action
on fair trade practices bill for the
District, as we'll as the view taken
by the Department of Justice have
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Candidate Extraordinary

Wendell L. Willkie, the Republican
choice for the presidency, is the
closest thing to non-political Office
seeker that this country has seen in
a long, long time. And that is the
real secret of his strength.
Five months ago the president of
Commonwealth and Southern pre-
dicted that he would not be nomi-
mated by the Republicans. "Of
course it isn't going to happen" he
said at that time, "but if the nomi-
nation were given to me without any
strings would have to accept it.
No man in middle life and in good
health could do otherwise But I
couldn't go out and seek delegates
and make tWo-Sided statements. 1
value my independence. That's what
I've been fighting for all these years"
ON the seventh of this month the
Republicans were beginning to take
MIR. Willkie rather seriously as a
possible nominee, but he had not
sacrificed his independence in the
slightest degree. On that date he
spoke in ST Louis at meeting spon-
sored by an organization of unem-
ployed-a group to which the average
politician would have promised
everything up to, and possibly in
cluding, the moon. But not Mr..
Willkie.
Almost nobody ever gets up and
says what he thinks" the unconven-
tional dark horse told his listeners.
"He is afraid he will thereby lose the
approval of labor, or the approval of
the unemployed, or the approval of
some other powerful faction And
this fear has altogether perverted
the processes of democracy and
sapped our strength" He then pro-
ceeded to denounce the "candy-stick"
philosophy of the New Deal and
wound up by asserting that he did
not care who likes my ideas or who
doesn't"
These excerpts from his public
statements supply reasonably
accurate thumbnail sketch of this
most extraordinary G. o. P. candi-
date--a man who went into the
Philadelphia convention with most
of the party's leaders against him
and who emerged with the virtually
unanimous support Of the delegates.
Mr.. Willkie, a former Democrat, is
symbol of that great class of
liberal voters who were attracted
to the New Deal in it's infancy but
who have been sadly disillusioned
by the finished product. He at
tributes most of the evils which beset
the country to the New Deals mis-
management of the job of govern
ment and to its catering to the
pressure groups But his uncom-
promising opposition to many of the
domestic policies of this administra-
tion has not rendered him incapable
of distinguishing between the good
and the bad, as is attested by his
support of the Hull reciprocal trade
agreements program and of the
Presidents stand on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Willkie embarks on the cam
paign for election as a free agent, a
candidate with no commitments to
any faction. He has made his record
and he will stand on it. He is a man
with nothing to sell to the voters
but ideas, and they are his own.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Believes Canada May
Join United States.

To the Editor OF The Star:
What is every one running aimlessly
about for? Sure, let's have big Army,
big Navy and big air force to protect
big Nation that does everything else In
big way!
Suppose England falls? Worse things
have happened. In the long run it will
actually be an advantage to us, with
the annexation of Canada, and not
against her will either. YOUTH.
June 26.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
June 81.
Discusses War
From Different Angles.

To the Editor Of The Star:
"An Earnest Voice" in the letter to
The Star Of June 20 urges immediate
war against Germany and Italy. And
Ralph Albertson advises: "Send NUM-
tions and supplies in our own conveyed
ships. Send no army. But act now
In 1917 we safely landed great army
over there ito make the world safe for
democracy" and to wage "war that
would end war"-and to Get the
Kaiser!" Now we see that our boys died
In vain, 50 far as those objects were con-
Evening star., 1940-06-28
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the use for republica ton OF all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights OF publication OF special dispatches
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Evening star., 1940-06-28

O. What kind of cleaning fluid should
be used on cellophane?-M. D. S.
A. Cellophane should never be treated
with cleaning fluids or pastes, as the
ulster will be dulled. Articles made of
cellophane are easily wiped clean with a
soapy sponge and lukewarm water When
clean, rinse by sponging with clear, cold
water. Dry with an absorbent cloth.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Member of the Associated Press.

Entered as second-class matter post ONCE.
Washington, d. c.
Evening star., 1940-06-28

@. What is the yearly mileage Of q
Washington, D. c., taxicab?-W. G.
A. The average taxicab in this city ID
driven about $4,000 miles q year.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
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Evening star., 1940-12-12
BETTER
DRESSES

40 Daytime Dresses. Black
and colors. Rayon crepes
and pastel woods. Sizes for
misses and women. Were
S10.95 to s13.95----S5.OO
-3S Dressy and Tailored
Dresses. Sizes for misses
and women. Were S16.95 to
$22.95 -S9,97
IS Daytime Dresses. Black,
green and wine. Sizes IL to
18. Were s29.95 $500
-22 Daytime Dresses. Black
and colors. Sizes for misses
and women. Were 1885 to
s16.95 ----S6.
-12 Evening Gowns. Pas
tells. Sizes IL to 18. Were
s16.95 to $22.95--S9.97
IS Fur-trimmed Costumes.
Nutria, blue and green. Sizes
IL to 18. Were s2s.95 S12
Kann's-Second Floor.
Evening star., 1940-12-12

Besides Mr.. Smith, she Is sur
vived by her husband, Shelby Smith,
retired Federal worker; q daughter,
Mrs. Ira p. Madden of Washington:
another son, Roy Smith of St.
Petersburg; seven grandchildren,
Roy and Paul Madden and Shirley.
Nadine, Norville, Shelby B. and
Blair Smith: two nieces, Mrs. Han
sci Rust of Lanham, Md, and Mrs.
Daisy F. La Coppida, and nephew,
Elton H. Brown, both of Mount
Rainier.
Funeral services in st. Peters,
burg will be followed by rites at
Nalley's funeral home, Mount Rain
ier, with the Rev. Fred Miller off,
ciating, at 2 pm. Saturday. In
terment will be in Glenwood Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
JUNIORS
WEAR

-3S Cotton Corduroy Re-
versible Coats. Red, green
and beige. Were s7.95 S.
4 Shetland Suits. Were
S1o.95 --S3. 80
-2S Sports and Casual
Goats. Were s16.e5 S1O.95
4 Fur trimmed Sports
Coats. Were sls.s5 S1O.95
Ia Fur trimmed Dress
Coats. Were s5s.s5 $500
10 Fur trimmed Dress
Coats. Were s65 ----S48.OO
is Rayon Street Dresses.
Were s7.99 -S1.99
81 Rayon Street Dresses.
Were $3.50 to s7.95- -S2.74
-i3 Rayon and Wool Street
Dresses. Were $7.95 TO
s16.95 -------S5.OO
IA Better Rayon Street
Dresses. Were $12.95 to
$16.95 -------SX. .8R
Kann'+Second Floor.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Bruegeemon Estote
Is VuIued at $173,669

An estate valued at $173,669 was
left by Mrs. Bessie Parker Brugge-
man, who died October "a, District
Court has been advised.
A petition for the probate Of her
will, dated February 16, 1887, was
filed by Mrs. Bruggeman's daugh-
law, Mrs. Marion F. Thoms
OF Burlingame, Calf. Mrs. Brueg-
geman lived here. She is survived
by five grandchildren and Mrs.
Thorn, who will get the property.
Attorney William K. Laws repre-
Sents the estate.