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Evening star., 1941-02-27
Senator Norris and War

Senator George Norris of Ne
braska is a man who has the courage
of his convictions. 1t took courage
of no mean sort for him to voice a
firm no" when the Senate, on April
s, 1917, passed the resolution de-
claring war on the German imperial
government. He is the sole surviving
member of the little group of six
Senators who stood out against that
declaration, the others being Lane of
Washington, Stone of Missouri,
Vardaman of Mississippi, La Toilette
of Wisconsin and Gronna of North
Dakota. He denounced American
entry into the war as an act brand
ing the American flag with the dollar
sign, as a surrender of government
to dictation by the money powers"
For his denunciations and his ad-
verse vote he was reviled as
traitor" and, when he returned
shortly afterward to his home State,
was Stunned by many of his former
was volunteered for his use, and, in
an impaSsionate address, explained
his stand. His obvious sincerity won
him back many of his earlier sup
porters and, as the war ended and
the years passed, the Senator from
Nebraska found Solace in revelations
which he felt vindicated his 1917
opinions. The esteem in which his
people have held him is attested by
their inSiStence that he remain in
Office all these years.
Senator Norris is as vehemently
opposed to war today as he was a
quarter of a century ago. He told a
radio audience last night that he
would not vote for a declaration of
war today. And he told that same
audience that because he detestS war
and fears it, he intends to vote for
the administration lease-lend bill.
He rejects the contention of some of
his colleagues that vote for the
aid-Britain bill is vote for war. LAS
I see it," he declared, this bill is
necessary to keep us out of war. If
we pass this bill, the probabilities
are that England will win; that
Hitler will fall, and that the great
machine built up by him to destroy
the peace of a civilized world will
fall apart and disappear"
Senator Norris did not arrive at
his decision to support the lease
lend bill until he had carefully
examined his conscience-just as he
examined it and arrived at a fate
full conclusion back in 1917. He
denies that he is reversing his posi-
ton on the subject of war. What
has changed, he properly pointed
out, is war itself. In 1917 there was
no threat to world freedom by
combination of aggressors bent on
destroying all democracies and re-
making the earth according to a
totalitarian pattern. The very Sc
curity of America was not menaced,
as it is today. Now, in the opinion
OF Senator Norris and many other
thoughtful persons, war is being kept
from eventually spreading across the
Atlantic only by the valiant battle
being Waged against the axis by
Britain and her allies. 1t is but log
ical to Senator Norris, a hater of
war, that America should strive un-
remittingly to help Britain win that
battle. That is why, in the face of
what he terms honest, courteous
criticisms" he will this time stand
with the majority when the time
comes to vote for the momentous
leaSe-lend bill
Evening star., 1941-02-27
Thinks Britain Must Wait
For Victory to Announce War Aims.

To the Editor OF The Star:
There are a great many persons in
prominent places in the United States
who are giving much attention to the
question of England's peace aims. But
the strange part of this query is that
those who are most insistent upon de
manding an answer to it are those who
are making it useless to give such a
statement. AS Lincoln refused to issue
the Emancipation Proclamation until he
had some victory to give it force. 30 Eng
Evening star., 1941-02-27

Most of us, as yet, cannot appraise
the military value of the British cap
ture of Jumbo at the mouth of the
Juba River. But we are all sure that
it will provide a natural" for song
writer's later on.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

At last a use has been found for
that schoolboy bugaboo of algebra,
imaginary numbers. They are used
by Germany and Italy in announcing
the count of sunken British ships.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

A headline says British WarplaneS
Strike" Their flying delegates, in
contrast to certain walking delegates
here, believe this is the only kind of
strike that helps national defense.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

The California Chamber of Com
merce, which officially recognizes no
such thing as rain, Is said to be
much worried over what to call last
weeks deluge. Why not call 1t moist
manna7
Evening star., 1941-02-27
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the 1nst1er to any
question of fact by tDTtting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. H1Skin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please incIose stamp for reply.
@. How many Americans are stin n
England?-J. T. z.
A. recent survey shows that there
are $500 citizens of the United States
still remaining in the British Isles.
@. Is there any mineral that can be
made as thin as tissue paper2-W. s. r.
A. A piece of mica an inch thick can
be split into nearly 1000 sheets, each as
thin as the thinnest tissue paper.
@. What is the rarest bird In this
country?-E. K. B.
A. The ivory-biiled woodpecker k the
rarest CT North American birds.
@. Are there any States that have
only one automobile license plate7-B. P.
A. Florida and Mississippi are the only
States which require only one Aoense
plate on automobiles.
@. When is Army Day7-C. T. Il.
A. Army Day will be observed on
April S.
@. Where is the largest weaving shed
in the United States?-M. L. B.
A. The weaving shed at Pequot Mills.
Salem, Mass, covers 91a acres, contains
4O37 looms and 1882 spindles.
@. What is the source of the quota
ton, The valiant never taste death but
once"?-M. G.
A. 1t is from Julius Caesar"
@. Are goats susceptible to tubercu-
losiS?-M. A.
A. Goats have such high resistance
to the attack of tuberculosis germs that
it is difficult for them to become infected
with the disease.
@. What is Amos n Andy's theme
song?-H. P. j.
A. 1t is ANGELS Serenade," by Braga.
@. What are words called that have
the same pronunciation but a different
meaning, such as right and write?-E. P.
A They are known as homophones.
Evening star., 1941-02-27
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the tpriter, although the use of
q pSeudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters lUith
Uiel1 to condensation.
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Colored Map of Africa, in full

Colored Map of Africa, In full
color, 21 by % inches in size.
Africa is one of the major CONT
nents of the world and an active
news center, with the warning ma
tions trying to protect their inter-
ests or usurp the rights Of others
there. Follow the war news from
Africa with a good map. To secure
your copy inclose 10 cents In coin,
wrapped in this clipping, and mail
to The Star Information Bureau.
Name
Address
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land cannot announce peace aims until
she has some reasonable prospect of be-
ing able to enforce. them. At present she
can have only one aim. That is: To sur
vive. And if We do not furnish her with
enough aid to enable her to see beyond
that primary objective, the question
never will be answered.
At the present stage of affairs Eng
land can only try to induce revolution
in conquered territory by offering such
inducements as are most likely to in
f1uence those people held in thrall by
the Nazis. She can offer such aid as she
is able to give to any nation that will
stand against the conquering horde.
There are rumblings of discomfort in
Italy and it is probable that England is
preparing or has offered peace terms
to certain elements in that country. But
the announcement of such moves auto
matically would betray the "subversive"
people to the vengeance of the party in
power. At this time any other IAN
nouncement" would be hypocritical and
ridiculous.
But those who are insistent that Eng
land announce her final objectives are
under no such restraint. Why do they not
announce the aims for which they wish
England to fight? If they feel that such
a statement is important, what action
would they be willing to take if English
aims should be ones that would agree
with their desires? Would they agree to
the lease-lend bill in such an event?
Would they 60 so far as to fight for the
things that they feel are important? Is
there anything that they desire so fer
vently that they are willing to make
sacrifices for it? Or is their only pur-
pose to antagonize those who have def
mite aims and are trying to implement
them?
To a man on the sidelines it appears
that this loyal opposition" has quickly
degenerated into mere opposition. If
there is any loyal element in the efforts
of many of the men most prominently
identified with the fight against every
effort to aid Britain, it is loyalty to some
thing very different than the ideal of
freedom and democracy for all the world,
to which end most Americans have hoped
and believed we were working.
ROBERT BRUCE.
Evening star., 1941-02-27
Criticizes Agriculture Yearbook
As "Travesty" for Farmers.

Cr1tlclZeS Agriculture Yearbook
As "Travesty" for Farmers.
To the Editor of The Star:
The book review in The Sunday Star,
February %, covering the publication,
The 1910 Yearbook of Agriculture, issued
by the Department of Agriculture, aptly
states truth: "a technical work beyond
the capacity Of the ordinary lay reader"
Designed originally as the farmers
handbook" its identity has been cleverly
disguised in the latest edition and the
finished book stands as a travesty on
the farmers tax-dollar. Imagine a soil
tiller coming in from the field, after
hard days labor and being interested
in such an article as Cultural Anthro-
pology and Modern Agriculture" or
1.-The Cultural Setting of American Ag-
ricultural Problems" With such essays
before him, he would likely conclude that
he has become the forgotten man" Of
the broad acres.
LOUIS vARNUM wOULFE.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

@. Please give the origin of the term
grass Widows. E. K.
A. The term grass widow is said 30
have originated in contradistinction to
the expression "sod widow" The latter
refers to the fact that her husband has
died and is buried under the sod"
There is another explanation Of the
phrase grass widow" to the effect that
it is a corruption of a French word
meaning grace-in other words,
woman who is a widow by virtue OF the
action of the court.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

@. What surgeon removed the bullet
from President William McKinley2-
E. M.
A. DR.. Matthew D. Mann, assisted by
DR.. Herman Mynter of the Marine Hos
pital, DR.. Edward Wallace Lee OF st.
Louis and DR.. John Parmenter of Buffalo.
removed the bullet from President Nc
KinIev after he had been shot.
@. Who founded the first Catholic
periodical in the United States?-L. G.
A. According to the New Catholic Die
tionary, the Right Rev. John England,
first bishop of Charleston, S. c. in 1923
founded the United States Miscellany.
the first Catholic newspaper N the
United States.
@. What is a solovox?-R. B. A.
A. The solovox is a new electrornc
musical instrument invented by Laurens
Hammond as an accessory keyboard for
the piano. 1t operates by IA radio vacuum
tubes and produces varied tonal effects.
@. Please give the population Of New
York State-J. B.
A. According to the census Of 1910, the
State of New York has population OF
13,479142.
@. What artist executed some OF his
masterpieces while lying on his backa-
T. C..
A. Pope julius II assigned Michel
angelo to paint the frescoes for the
ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the
Vatican. Much of the painting had to
be done while he was lying fiat on his
back on a staging of his own design.
@. Was Harry Hopkins in the Army IN
1917-1918?-J. K. K.
A. Harry Hopkins was rejected for
military service because of physical dis
ability at the time of the World War,
and worked with the American Red
Cross.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

@. Is there any mineral that can be
made as thin as tissue paper2-W. S. r.
A. A piece of mica an inch thick can
be split into nearly 1000 sheets, each as
thin as the thinnest tissue paper.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

@. What is the rarest bird In this
country?-E. K. B.
A. The ivory-biiled woodpecker Is the
rarest CT North American birds.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

@. Are there any States that have
only one automobile license plate?-B. p.
A. Florida and Mississippi are the only
States which require only one license
plate on automobiles.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

@. How many Americans are stin n
England?-J. T. z.
A. A recent survey shows that there
are $500 citizens of the United States
still remaining in the British Isles.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

@. When is Army Day7-C. T. Il.
A. Army Day will be observed on
April S.
Evening star., 1941-02-27

A reader can get the GnstDeT TO any
question of fact by tDrtting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HdSkin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please incIose stamp for reply.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-07

very wicked He knows what the Ra iah saws about
cutting off peoples heads"
Yes, was her low reply. 81 know. That's
why | come see you.
She Notwithstanding.
Il dream Tampang will be good husband again
| do not want to leave him-nor him to leave me-
But Tuan Rajah he say when Dyaks take heads
they must give them back Tampang will not 60
up river again He will not take HER to HER
people. He is afraid that be bad luck for Mala and
Tampang. But | do not want her in our home
81 will have the Tuan Rajah talk to Tampang"
| promised. you go back to him now. He will
do what the Ra iah says
Unsmng, the Dyak girl went away The
head lcered at me until it disappeared
Poor Mala! In her simple way she regretted
the fate of the woman who had stolen her husband
if only for short time. She did not goat over
the "other WOmans' doWnfall-as | sadly suspect
some of her white English or American sisters
would do But fortunately few white men would
be barharous enough To- offer a severed head TO
prove the affair was over
When Maa came to me with her story had
been Rance of Sarawak only short time That
was back in 1911
That she objected TO the head and wanted it
sent back showed the strides the first two Rajahs
had made in putting down this terrible head
hunting habit. But IT also showed me the strides
my husband and | still had TO make before the
custom would vanish from Sarawak.
Dreams and the flight of birds! At their die
tatcs these primitive people would do anything
If man dreamed he must steal he would steal
If he dreamed of killing. he killed And the birds
were the spirits of departed souls. They knew
everything
In the days before Sir James Brooke took over
the rule Of SaraWak these people hunted heads
because they wanted servants and concubines in
Sabian the world into which they would pass
fron-thiS one. II was Dyak belief that all those
whose heads were taken in this life served the
head hunter who took them when he entered the
world to come.
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But many heads also were taken to please
sweethearts. If father had taken ten heads he
expected his son-n-aw TO be able TO show at least
five that he had cut off their owners. These were
not taken from friendly tribcs-an expedition Wis
tied some distant village for the purpose
Even today, no Dyak Chiefs daughter will
marry man who hasn't taken at least one head.
Not long ago when a certain young Dyak needed
a head to go counting he decapitated his
father
| demonstrated with him but he merely said
He was so old, he wouldn't need it much longer
anyway"
These things happen mostly in the Interior
now and on recent visit inland my husband and
were told of one head-hunting trip that still was
fresh in the minds of the Dyaks we visited II all
happened because Arun fell in love with Lima
Chiefs daughter.
Arun's brown body, above his loin cloth glis-
tened as he walked in the sun. Not hair APP
peared anywhere on his skin, except on his head
where 1t was long and black. All Dyak men arc
very proud of their long hair which their wives
brush for them, but they carefully pluck every
hair from their bodies and never are without
mirror and tweezers. Arun wore beautiful beads
around his neck his hands were carefully tattooed
and he bore a tattoo mark under his chm
But he had no tusks in his ears
And Arun didn't carry himself so proudly when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-07

months there was word Of them OF course
everyone in the Long House where he lived sus-
pected that Arun and his pals had gone on a head
hunting trip.
At last messenger presented himself before
Lima's parents, saying that the four young men
their way back; that each had taken
several heads in distant village and that Arun
now wanted to marry Lima.
Apparently this met with the approval of
everyone for the girl dressed in all her ornaments
and Jewels Immediately set out with her parents
and friends TO meet the returning warriors. One
OF the strange things you would have noticed about
this girl was that she wore heavy lead rings in
her ears which weighted them down until the ear
lobes rested on her shoulders. The weight had
pulled a hole in them large enough for a mans
hand to pass through
Such cars are thought very handsome and
many Dyak men and women have them. : {
Maay's do not like them, and if a Dyak girl mar
res a Malay she has the tips of her ears cut off
and sewn together SO they are short again.
When Lima's party, and the returning war
riors finally met, the little Dyak girl stepped out
TO meet her lover alone and as he approached her
he carried fresh head in each hand These he
gave to her while friend behind him supplied
AuIu with two more. Then the engaged couple
with the heads ID their hands, danced round one
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1851 oy American Weekly Inc Great Britain Rights Reserv
BY SYLVIA, Rance OF SARAWAK
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER III

\ wa" SlICHS III the PalaCe grounds day,
shaded by golden bamboo tree when saw
Mala brown Dyak girl come slowly toward
me She was beautiful with a simple natural
grace-not fral like the delicate orchids hanging
IN pale and star-hke streamers from the trees but
full blown and vital like the crimson and orange
cannas that frightened the place
AND she was troubled could see. She held
something in her hand
Ever since the day when nv husband and
became rulers of Sarawak nearly quarter of q
century ago, have encouraged the native women
to talk over their problems with me and each
afternoon from $50 to 80 have open house
for them at the Palace. They NAV como sincl,,
or in groups-but always there is someone at that
hour The native children are my special delight
love them when they laughing and little
and continue TO love these simple people as they
grow up.
Now as Mala came nearer and l saw what her
burden was was Mortified. For the thing she
held dangIed lerkly With every step-and seemed
to grin maCiouslV
1t was young girls head that Mala carried
SO careessly by the hair and she must have
Travelled several days with the hideous thing for
the Dyaks do not live the capital
AS the girl stood before me she heaved sigh
that her ughtycoiled little brass corsets failed to
keep restrained within her breast Her downcast
face didn't match the gay-colored sarong that
reached Just to her knees She glanced at the
head. then at me.
suppressed the shudder that threatened 10
take possession of my whole bodv-for believe me
j wasn't used TO having dlsembodied heads in nv
garden But | tired TO wipe all signs of abhor-
renee and dlsmay from my face and waited For
after ALL ! was IN the land of the ad-huntcrs
"Tuan Rance she commenced speaking in
Malay for ! do not understand the Dyak language
She moistened her betel-red lips and nervouslv
ratified the bracelets on her free arm.
You know Tampang- my husband Father
Of my children she asked
Although only young girl she had three chill
dren. Dyak girls usually marry at the age Of
twelve
"Tampang he 20 way. Go many rivers away
with Chinese Trader Su Wong, she went on with
out waiting for my answer Birds fly TO Mala
while he gone. They say Tampang no come back
Tampang love new Dyak girl l very sad love
Tampang
She sighed
Might not the birds be wrong" l asked for
always respect their superstitions
She looked AT me sadly.
"Tampang come back Yesterday" she said
Birds right Tampang did love another He
loved HER -. Mala showed the head toward me
II was comparatively fresh
The soft brown eyes scanned my face-hcsitat-
ingly
"Tampang he sorry. He bring her head to me
for good uck-ncvcr leave me again
What q gift The sinking severed head of
her rival was Tampangs peace offering to his
wife
This was Job for the Rajah. But he was not
there so ] must PASS Judgment Sternly / spoke
Mala, ] said "Tampang has done something
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adventure and drama.
ms tiny country Of only $4,000 square miles
stretches across the northwest Of the Island
OF Borneo. One hundred years ago. on the twenty.
fourth OF September Sir James Brooke an English
adventurer, signed treaty with the Sultan Of that
island which turned Sarawak over TO the Englishman
and his heirs forever.
It's present ruler, Sir Charles Vyner de Windt
Brooke, IS worth millions But in spite Of
ms fabulous wealth he rules his people with
the utmost simplicity and understanding
AS Her Higbness, the Rance Of Sarawak former
Lady Sylvia Brett OF London tells the fascinating
story OF this magic bit OF the East and dscoses
intimate little bits OF family history, native super
stitonS and quaint customs she weaves in thread
OF her devotion for thrs, strange land
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-07

ERE for The FIRST time the story only
three white Raahs IS told exclusively for The American
Weekly, by Her Hghness, the Rance Sarawak who for
twenty hve has ruled
husband the Third Raah
mere IS no more picturesque fantastic place the
world than Sarawak The lives OF primitive people filled
with tragedies and comedies those OF its rulers with
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he was with other Dyak youths, especially
after he had seen Lima. He had taken no
human heads That's why according to
Dyak customs he was not permitted TO wear
tusks in his ears. He couldn't visit Lima
in her room at night and tell her of his love,
because she wouldn't think him a man until
he could bring her at least one smoked
human skull.
One morning. with three other young
Dyaks, he started up the river For three
Evening star., 1941-10-09
White House and Nozi Texts
Germony's Version of the Letter
Has Roosevelt Calling Stoin Dear Friend

The text of President Roosevelt s
letter to Premier Stain of Russia, as
given out by the White House yes
terday, follows:
MY dear Mr.. Stain:
This note will be presented to
you by my friend, Averell Hartman,
whom I have asked to be head of
our delegation to Moscow.
Mr.. Hartman is well aware of
the strategic Importance of your
front and will, l know, do every
thing that he can to bring the nego-
tiations in Moscow to a successful
conclusion.
Harry Hopkins has told me in
great detail of his encouraging and
satisfactory visits with you. l CAM t
tell you how thrilled all of us are
because of the gallant defense of
the Soviet armies.
L am confident that ways will be
found to provide the material and
supplies necessary to fight Hitler
on all fronts, including your own.
Il want particularly to take this
occasion to express my great con-
fdence that your armies will ulti-
mately prevail over Hitler and to
assure you of our great determina-
ton to be Of every possible material
assistance
Yours very sincerely.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"