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Evening star., 1941-05-12
Chevy Chase to Stage
Little Women Nav 24

The story of Little Women" will
be dramatized on May "a under the
sponsorship of the Chevy Chase
branch of Bundles for Britain. of
which Mrs. William Throckmorton
is chairman.
The play, which is being directed
by Mrs. Rose Robson Cohen, will
be given at the Chevy Chase Wom-
ems Club.
Mrs. Ralph A. Fowler is chair
man Of arrangements, assisted by
Mrs. r. M. Roudabush, Mrs. Frank
A. Spur, jr., Mrs. Edwin J. Cam
eron, Mrs. Irving M. Day and Mrs.
George N. Matthews.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Senator Walsh Predicts
| Draft AGE Of IS 10 II

P. the Associated Press.
CLINTON, Mass, May 12-Sen-
ator Walsh, Democrat of Massa-
chusetts. addressing a communion
breakfast here yesterday, said; IF
the war continues, boys of IS, 16
Evening star., 1941-05-12

Youths commandeered to help
with the harvest in Germany were
officially told that they could not
be supplied clothes spoiled by farm
work, but could have one pair of
new shoes If necessary.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
New Prison Comps Ease
Burden on Indiu's JuiIs

Overcrowding in the jails OF the
united provinces of India has been
eased by placing thousands of pris-
oners in camp jails established at
Lucknow, Sitpaur and Renares
Evening star., 1941-05-12

FOUR GENERATIONS-This family group, photographed
Gently the Sidney Gibson, street. NE,
represents four generations Left to right Charlotte Gibson TO-
the younger generation Mrs Eta Cheedne grandmother
Ritchard Cheseldne, 8 greatgrandfather Mrs Rchard
Cheseldne H. greatgrandmoher and Mrs Sidney Gibson 49,
mother Cheseldne also celebrating
56th wedding anniversary Harris Ewing Photo.
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Meanwhile, Democracy Functions

Some people have their eyes firmly fixed some
doom they far ahead waiting for democracy. that
they overlook the fact that it's funconng right here
and now
When the draft act was passed last year it was thor
oughy debated for months Every argument for il and
against 1t given full play time and again Then, after
official and unofficial the duly elected representatives of
the people passed it by broad margin.
If the passage of that act revolutionary departure
II from traditional American principles did not repre-
the will of the American people, in what possible way
could that will have been better expressed?
Similarly the Lend-Lease BILL Since the draft act Of
last year, there has been congressional election good
share of the senator's and representatives the floor
have been to their constituencies for acceptance rejec
tion New members elected by people who had
eye European developments and the ways in which
they might affect the United States. Now the
Lend-Lease bill
No say both sides of this proposed legislation
have not had every conceivable opportunity to their
continual parade of witnesses for and against
qualified and unqualified expert and inexpert statistical
and emotional has passed through te committee
of both house and senate Debate the floors of both
chambers has been exhaustive. Every conceivable scrap
of information, imaginable point of view have been
spread publicly before the legislators and the country
The president apparently feeling the criticism that fol-
lowed last years destroyer transfer for which he did not
to congress for authority appears to have made
especial point of keeping out of this pending legislation
Amendments have been proposed argued. and have
been accepted. The people through letters to
and the newspapers have had their direct aside from
the official debate.
Soon the LeaseLend bill will pass. OF it will not pass
Whichever is the result il hard indeed to how dem
ocrac process could have had Difference how any
possible has been overlooked to make certain that
the decision is the deliberate decision of the majority of
the American people.
So while we moan gently to ourselves about the fate
OF democracy in the future let's not overlook this pretty
convincing demonstration of its vitality that going
every day before our too often unseeng eyes,
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can YOU answer seven Of these
test questions Turn to page ID
for the answers.
/. The decennisl census Of
population is taken how often
2. Which planet is known
definitely to be inhabited
3. Gen. Manuel Avils CANA
cho vas recently elected presi-
dent OF Venezuela, Mexico or
Guatemala?
4. Name the capital Of Hun
gary.
5. On what date did the Unit
ed States declare war against
Germany?
6. What is the slang term Of
a shell that fails to explode
7. With which Social Settle
ment = the name Of Jane Add
ans associated?
6. Do cashew nuts grow I'M
foreground, or on trees?
2. Who was the first presi-
dent Of the Congress Of Interns-
tional Organizations
10. Where did Napoleon die?
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wood is not denied. however. but
il is pointed out that IN order 10
grow and so places he must do
the only thing he can with the
wood he supplants: eat It. The
process is more mechanical than
biological. as It were
A great little eater all the way
around. when his shell like
teeth wear out he sheds them,
swallows them. and grows = new
set Of teeth. Undigestible. as
many as hundred worn out
sets have been found in the
stomach Of a single big teredo.
Those teeth are invisible to
the naked eve and very fragile
but mahogany. teak. ironbark
and similarly hard woods all are
equal prey TO them.
Two rules govern teredos in
their tunnel construction:
AhoHodids VI Ahtlu may NV
and burrow hither and thither
and honeycomb single log or
piling but no two tunnels ever
join each other. Nobody knows
how the teredo avoids it.
The other thing true of all
teredos is that they will never
burrow across a crack. such as
where two planks are side by
side or across a natural split in
timber. Nobody knows the
why of that either.
Thus there are never any out
ward signs of the teredos pres
ence inside wood In saltwater.
That's howcome the varmints
did SOS, 900. 900 worth Of damage
in San Franciscos harbor (for
instance) within four years, and
that before they had even ac-
quired q fancy Latin name and
We're still called just those
blessed worms" The ravages Of
teredos are constant wherever
there is wood in saltwater, al
though creosote. metallic paints
and like preventatives are now
adays quite effective protection
thanks to comparatively re-
cent scientific research.
Nature class is dismissed.
In springtime our fancy turns
to book beer. And by making a
peril-beset and arduous trip to
the dictionary, we learned that
the name book is a corruption Of
the original name "einbecker
bier which in turn was derived
from the town of Einbeck in
Germany. Seems the natives
thereof deserve the credit for
first making a tasty brew from
the muck they cleaned out OF
their beer watts each spring. For
which this department is duly
grateful.
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in
Stamps
Worlds Greet Bridges
Pictured on Stamps

RRIDGES are a favorite theme
for stamp designers and the
specialist who collects such issues
viii find many Of the most famous
structures easily available.
The Sidney harbor bridge is
pictured on Australias stamp.
above. The 10000, 900 structure
was opened IN 1882. The bridge =
3770 feet long. 400 feet high. al
lows headway Of ITO feet for pas
sage Of vessels.
United States pictured tho
Eads bridge across the Mississippi
AZ 81. LOUIS in the Trans Missis-
sippi issue and the Honeymoor
Bridge az Niagara Falls in the Par
American Exposition series. Ecua
doris Golden Gate Exposition is
sue pictured the Golden Gait
bridge
Southern Rhodesis included IN,
Victoria Falls bridge in the Ceci
Rhodes 5Oth anniversary com
memorauve set. Canada has tn
Quebec bridge on a stamp. One o
Lyons numerous bridges is shown
on French issue Of 1899.
Liechtenstein included twl
bridges IN the 1897 Labor issue O
four values. Dominican Repuoli
pictures three structures. San Pa
lac. Trulillo and Rsmhs bridge
on 1855 reIease&
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HOROSCOPE
SUNDAY, FEB. rs

Mingled good and adverse as
poets are discerned In the horo-
scope for today. The morning il
fortunate time for women's
interests. The clergy are under
a good direction of the stars
after midday.
Heart aud Home: Women
should pay unusual attention TO
the church at this time when the
stars presage great need of spir-
itusl PERCEPTION in a world In
which a new dread is daily de-
veloping for mothers and wives
whose men must be ready to de-
fend their country. According
to astrologers, there will be an
extreme crisis for the United
States but the seers do not fore
tell that many lives will be sac
rificed in conflict. Defense is TO
be so thorough in its prepared
ness that there will be no en-
thusissm about proving our
power.
international Affairs: A po-
litical crisis is prophesied for the
British government. A leading
statesman will be ineapacitated
from illness caused by overwork
and extreme strain. The premier
should take the utmost precau-
tons in safeguarding his health
and avoiding dangers of all sorts.
The possibility OF an armistlce
in the late spring is foreshad-
owed. but the great conflict will
continue for many months
1e4S Icing the date presaged
for q final peace.
Persons whose birthdste il is
have the ausury Of profit
through lands and mines.
Friends may be trying and per-
hsps over-officious.
Children born on this day will
be serious and kindly in nature
and kesn in their mentality.
Much good fortune is indicated
for them.
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happened a labyrinth of worm
holes complete with worms Of
widely varying sizes more often
than noD would be disclosed.
Copper sheathing for ships,
the forerunner of modern cop
per paint, was the defense
weapon OF the ancients; the
fight against the mysterious
enemy has been going on ever
since.
Teredos commence life as
tiny free-swimming larvae. Cur
rents and tides they can live
only in undiluted and not-too-
badly polluted saltwater deposit
them by the millions on sand.
mud, rocks, metal and wood;
only those which are fortunate
enough to meet wood continue
to live. Within two hours of the
time they alight, they cat them
selves a burrow and there they'll
stay the rest of their lives.
Although an adult teredo is
greyish worm which frequently
attains a length of six feet, he
Is singularly constructed.
His head consists of miniature
clam-like shell, with which he
rasps and gnaws his way on and
ever onward into wood.
But his stern is even more
peculiar. Thereon he maintains
communication with the outside
world by means of two hair-like
branches of a forked tail. The
microscopic hole in the woods
surface through which the tail
projects is the original entrance
to his burrow. and never is en-
larged regardless of how huge
the teredo inside may grow.
We believe it is generally con-
coded among scientists that
teredo's burrowing is simply his
idea OF a hobby and OF home
making. and is not for purposes
of obtaining food as is the gen.
orally mistaken opinion.
The scientific premise is based
upon the fact that one-half of
the teredo's tail is an intake pipe
through which he constantly
sucks in saltwater and his food;
the other half is the overheard
discharge.
That he does actually eat the
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Teredo Navalis - more
commonly known simply as
teredos or shipworms - are
about the most amazing and
evil rascals enc Ountered
around saltwater. They are
very real and fearsome sea-
SerpentS.
At the same time. however,
they are sort OF fascinating crit
tiers.
In the first place. We at
lessD were surprised to learn
that teredos are members Of
the clam and oyster family
You must remember that it
has only been within the last few
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Deal has achieved a complete
conquest of the federal judiciary.
Although the figures are diff
cult to obtain-the department
Of justice shows underestimate Bile
reluctance about discussing the
subject - il is estimated that
FDR has remade more than half
OF the lower federal courts. He
did il, of course. with New Deal
ers. These are comparative
youngsters who will serve for
20 or 80 years to come. No mat
ter who succeeds FDR in the
White House, Mr.. Roosevelt will
continue long to command one
of the most important branches
OF government.
Appointment of the extremely
liberal Jerome n. Frank, SEC
chairman. to the circuit court of
appeals New York; illustrates
the Judicial point. Next TO the
supreme court, that is the most
important bench in the L. s. 1t
viii handle most OF the disputes
from our direct or indirect par
ticipation in the admiralty.
financial. industrial. etc. Two
sitting members are scheduled
for retirement soon. and then.
like the supreme court. it will
become a White House annex.
When John l. Lewis returns to
Washington after his rest in
Florida. he will deposit a nasty
problem on the doorstep of the
White House and the Knudsen-
Hillman office OF production
management. He will insist that
they back his program for large
scale construction of pre-fabri-
Gated houses TO shelter defense
workers
Nobody disputes Johns sim
certify In fighting for cheap
houses for the American work.
ingman. Nobody disputes the
need for homes which can be
erected quickly and inexpensive
~. Ii will be difficult for the
White House or the OPM To turn
him down. Advance notices saw
that he will inform President
Roosevelt and William s Knud-
sen-or anybody else - that ne
can produce the men and the
materials for these far flung
products.
But here is the catch: The
factories which Will produce the
pre-fao houses are CIO-orean-
lied. whereas present-dsv build
ing trades are tied up with the
rival American Federation Of
Labor. The war workers who
need cheap housing are aligned
with John L. rather than AL
President William Green. So
when you look behind the cur
tains. the Lewis scheme for pre-
fabricated houses amounts to a
flank attack on the AL.
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A BOOK A DAY
NOTHING ROMANTIC IN
"DELILAH"-BUT YOU
WON'T MISS 1T

Her name WAS Delilah. Men
loved her and hated her. Men
fought for her. died for her. She
was a destroyer In the u. S.
Asiatic fleet.
Marcus Goodrich tells the
story of this ship and the men
who manned her in an exciting
novel, "Delilsh" (Farrar and
Rinehart: S2.75). It's mans
story, about men. for men. There
isn't a romantic moment in the
book. unless you can call it
romance when the captains wife
sends n message. II love you"
to him via wig-wag, for the en-
tire navy TO read.
Goodrich is navy man, served
on destroyer that undoubtedly
provides the background for his
story. He has worked. publish
ers report. some 20 years on
this novel and one that is to
follow.
He has to write q sequel, for
no reader is going To be salts
fled with the Delilahs story up
to the declaration of war in
1917. There must be more, es-
pecially when you know that
Goodrichs destroyer made
Il 000-mile dash from Manila TO
Gibraltar that fateful April, en-
gagged submarines. and was sunk
after a year in the war zone.
Goodrich has crammed his
story full Of individual histories,
giving an insight into the per-
sonal makeup of each officer
and many Of the men aboard
the destroyer. There's the great
o'Connel. a fighting Irishman:
Warrington. the intellectual;
L leu en- ant Fitzpatrick. the
captain. and all the others. each
individually merged into the per
sonality of the ship.
And as for setion-there's the
dash to n mutinous island with
the monk who sang his way into
power over the natives: there's
the explosion on the submar-
inc; liberty parties; the sharks
attack on the swimming party:
adventure In the underground
river; and the elimsctic mad
mans rage Of drunken sailor
who battled a destroyer's crew.
When you finish the book. you
have a feeling that you, too.
have been on the Delilah's crew.
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en-. Those in need Of aid will not
be confined 10 Europe and II will
be well to pay special attention
TO refugees.
International Affairs: The next
conjunction OF Saturn and Mars,
in February. 1912, is most threat
ening for Russia. but mean
while Stain will play q peculiar
game in his relation 10 the AXIS
Powers. There may be u sudden
change OF policy helpful to Brit
ain. but il will not be wise TO
depend upon friendly gestures.
In May sstrologers believe that
the Soviet government viii be
exceedingly powerful.
Persons whose birthdate II 10
have the sugury OF = year Of
profit and progress. There may
be danger OF too much spending.
Children born on this day
probably will be studioux and
endowed with unusual talents.
They will love beauty and may
Be- no popular for their best
tnfereseA
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BLACK AND WHITE
BUT READ ALL OVER
The l940 Census found only
81 mules in New Hamnshire

Inc i'tb ttnsus 1hnnn 0niN
81 mules in New Hampshire.
I. S. farmers reported the
values Of farm implements and
machinery in 1910 as S3,05e,-
266.327. compared with s3.30l.-
654 600 in 1880.
Although land in farms Was
greater than ever before. the
1910 Census reported a 81 per
cent decline In the number OF
farms since 1880. The new to-
tai Is 6.Os6, 7Ss. compared with
s.sI2.S50 in 1885 and 6.2ss GAS
In 1880.
There are s. 900 drug stores
in the L. s. and their annual
receipts amount TO 62.43s.-
600.
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The Continuous Object Lesson

Too meager information of the countries occupied
by the German armies One reads that the conduct of
German soldiers is very correct that relationships be-
tween them and the conquered peoples improving.
Then reads of antGerman of sabotage
and occasional head Topped off And remains pretty
much in the dark the real situation despite the best
efforts of the newspapers to find out the truth
From Poland word From Czecho-Slovakia
almost nothing Yet these the longest
Pied and the presumption should be that the new order
is better established there than in the
quests But there is only silence.
Perhaps that very silence also has its story tell
We must read best may, and only conjec-
ture that whatever story that silence tells is good
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yea RS h a I
anybody knew
anything what
ever about te-
redos except
that wharves,
s h ps, bulk
heads, pilings
and all other
wooden things
in salt water
would suddenly
crumhle in I o
n O I h ingness,
and when that
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MONDAY. FEBRUARY -

Adverse planetary aspects rule
through the business hours OF
this day. II is not q favorable
sway for launching any impor-
tsnt business matter for there
may be some serious industrial
crisis. due to labor troubles.
Heart and Home: In the eve
ming a oenefic rule OF the stars
10 fortunate for women. II 10 q
lucky time for ell social affairs
and promises romance for the
young. Warning is given that
the heart may rule the mind
when a sutton is accepted. This
is a time when good Judgment
should override impulse. Intense
activity in relieving the victims
Of var Il foretold for oioex WON
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on the bfltlSn Empire.
Wendell Willkie discussed the
question with Prime Minister
Churchill soon after his arrival
in England.
Don't you realize" asked the
presidents erstwhile opponent
that men like Winant and
Hopkins have been sent over
here solely to proletarianize
your people >"
Il do" replied Churchill. but
as long as the U. s. supplies
us with the weapons 10 defeat
Hitler, l don't care"
Then Willkie elaborated on
the significance of the assign
ment TO London of Winant. our
first Social Security chairman
and champion of international
labor; of Hopkins. America
most publicized social welfare
worker: and of Cohen. economic
apostle of the New Deal.
The three. Willkie suggested
to the British prime minister,
were sent to London TO awaken
and sharpen the class conscious
ness OF the working men and
women in Britain. Prime Min
lister Churchill said that he knew
the backgrounds of Winant.
Hopkins and Cohen. and also
their flair for arousing the pro-
letariat. But he said that he
was willing to waive his sus-
picions OF their radicalism. pro-
vided they could persuad
Roosevelt TO furnish about aid
TO Britain.
The extrem ly articulste
Willkie has described his foreign
trip in private and public con-
yersstions. down To the last de-
tail. He has told what the king
and Churchill said TO him. and
what he said 10 them. II is, OF
course. 4 human failing 10 re-
peat such royal anecdotes.
But on one subject he has
been silent-namely, his con-
ference with Premier de Valera
Of the Irish Free State Willkie
has not disclosed whether the
Irish eventually will lease their
bases TO the British. as both
Prime Minister Churchill and
President Roosevelt desire. In
sofsr as il can be sscertsined.
Premier de Valera gave no
pledges OF any sort to Willkie,
who went TO Fire as an unoffi-
cial messenger for Britain and
the L. s.
II Is assumed, therefore. that
Ireland intends TO STAY out Of
the conflict and 10 preserve her
neutrality as long as conditions
permit Despite the approach Of
war by sea and air. Ireland in
tends 10 keep her skirts clear.
II possible That is understood
10 be the message which de
Valera told willkie 10 carry 10
Prime Minister Churchill and
President Roosevelt.
President Rooseyelt's Domino
ton OF the Supreme Court
through the appointment OF five
members q sixth vacancy
still 20 be filled-has been high
lighted sharply. But private
survey Of the changes in the
lower federal courts Circuit and
dstrict) reveals that the New
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blockade the harbor. The first
u. s. warship regularly commits
stoned BY the United Colonies
and given definite orders to at
tack the enemy was the schoon-
er Hannah, Captain Nicholson
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PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
WASHINGTON.

Editor, The Times: Washing
ton was not great general. but
he was a great man. He pos
sessed the genius Of understand
ing men and their motives. the
genius Of will and determination.
the genius OF what we may call,
for want of better term. a god
like loftiness He could with
stand disaster in torrents. With
out Washington the Revolution
would have disintegrated finally
into local mobs and eventually
died"
JAMES p. RAWSON.
Up Orchard Road