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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Miss Washington Writes
Lonely R. A. F. 'ExiIes'

Jean Cavanaugh, Is, Miss Wash
ington of 1941 and third in the
national beauty contest at Atlantic
City, has come to the aid of the two
British flyers in Manitoba who ap-
pealed to Your LordShips," the
District Commissioners, to have
some of Washingtons overflow of
pretty girls write them a letter
A note, dispatched to Charles DAILY
and Douglas Holt of the r. A. F. by
Miss Cavanaugh last night, read:
Il, among other girls here, have
read your hope that some of us
would write you in your exile
so here is letter No. ! from this
Nations Capital, with many more,
I'm sure, to follow.
Your belief that there are 10
girls to every one man here is little
exaggerated = I'm positive there
aren't more than eight-but I'm
equally positive that every one of
this majority would be glad to fol-
low my lead in doing what she can
to lift the spirits of soldiers we con-
slider our allies.
With every good wish,
JEAN CAVANAUGH."
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officially, the model buildings and
their tiny parapnernalia show stu
dent soldiers exactly what a ware
house is and what he, as quarter
master soldier, will be called on to
do when he finds himself working
in one.
The students load and unload the
toy trucks filled with blocks repre-
senting food, clothing and other
essential supplies. In addition, they
at various times have charge of a
model railroad from which supplies
are issued for a division of $4,000
men.
The miniature warehouse floor is
48 by 96 inches and trainee who
is in charge of the warehouse is
faced with the problem of filling
the available space with the re-
uuired articles. Army men have
found that the more realistic the
play procedure is, the easier 1t is
remembered.
Inventories become real. as every
action is entered on a model set
of records. Mistakes show up as
costly and preventable. Limits of
responsibility for the soldiers ana
the proper methods of handling their
tasks take on reality. Hands and
minds are busy in coordination and
painlessly the students learn their
visualized lessons in how to become
competent quartermaster soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13
Hurrimun on Radio
From London Today

w. Avereu Hartman, head of the
United States special mission to
Russia, will be interviewed by Ed
ward R. MurroW in a program to
be broadcast over WJSV and the
Columbia network from London at
6:45 pm. today.
Mr.. Hartman, who has been
seeking to arrange for material as
siStance to the Russian armies, will
report his impressions of the Rus
sian situation.
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Playing With Toys
Trains Soldiers for
Quartermaster Units
They Operate Tiny
Trucks and Stock
Little Warehouses

The boys play with toys In at
least two of the Arny's big re-
placement centers-Camp Lee, Va,
and Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyo
They put wooden blocks together
operate tiny trucks and take turns
at stocking and restocking minia-
ture warehouses.
It's all part of the new training
system designed to develop the
finest type of Army supply soldiers
in the quickest possible time.
This technique has been in opera
ton for only a few months but
Army authorities already have pro-
nounCed it a success for turning
out large numbers of competent
Quartermaster Corps trainees. Spe-
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Mrs. Roosevelt Cites
Rapid Growth Of Army
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Pointing
to the growing production Of
armored vehicles, Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt said last night in a spon-
sored N. B. C. broadcast that the
armored forces of the United States
by the end of 194l would be in
creased 1,400 per cent over 1910.
She declared the expansion
achieved by the Army was actual
and not merely on paper" and
added that there were 100000 Army
vehicles on hand in July as COM
pared with July, 1910, when there
were 29.867.
Mrs. Roosevelt, referring to a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-13

speech made a short time ago In
which it was suggested that in
1912 the citizens of this country
would no longer be allowed to vote"
spoke of the Presidents recent
message to Congress as an "ac-
acknowledgement that Congress has
an equal responsibility to carry GER
tain burdens with the Executive.
Mrs. Roosevelt urged that the peo-
pie express to their representa-
tives in Congress their views on the
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questions Of ships United
and allowing them to enter belger- naval protection
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
TEACHERS ALERT
 FOR NEW IDEAS
Radio Plays Big Part in Class Work at Dfiggs
 School

Principals and teachers in the ele- mentary schools are alert and eager to develop new techniques with a view to constant improvement of the minds and hearts of boys and girls under their charge, Supt. of Schools Thomas J. Condon states in his report to the Board of Educa- ton.
 AS an example, pr. Condon cites the experience of Principal Brophy at Driggs School, where the radio IS being uced as a vehicle in teach- ing English.
 Mir. Brophy said, During the year we have for the first time made some use of the facilities of the School of the Air which has furn- ished a wide variety of programs especially adapted to the interests of children of the later school ages. With the use of two radio receivers the eight grade pupils have had op- portunity frequently during the 26 weeks duration of the School of the Air, to listen to dramatizations of such varied activities as the New England fishing industry, enforcing the law, the conquering of Yellow Fever in Panama and the protec- ton of our civic liberties.
 "The children are asked to write during the broadcast, any unfami- liar words they may hear. Following class discussion, @ final list of words Is developed for further use.
 "The programs have been of high
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30

and supervisors, local physicians and Consultant to the State Child Hy- giene and Summer Roundup Chair man of the Parent Teacher Associa- ton of Connecticut, arranges for dates, local medical assistance and dental hygienists. In towns where no nursing services exist, state nurses follow-up children needing to have defects corrected to avoid interference with school attendance and the children's growth and de- velopment from remedial causes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30

The Summer Roundup is a proJ- ect instituted in 1926 by the Na- tional Parent-Teacher Association to promote the discovery and cor- Tection of defects in children just before entering school. Under the well child conference plan children receive these preschool examinations as part of continuous preschool health supervision. This allows earlier correction of defects and broadens the preventive aspects of the program.
 @ Round Ups I'm 1899
 Tn 1889, there were 82 round-ups sponsored by Connecticut parent teacher units and supervised by the Bureau of Child Hygiene. In the same year, l36 well child conferences were carried on as Q joint project of local organizations and the State Department of Health. The sum- fner round-ups were largely con- fined to 6 few scattered areas whereas well child conferences were fairly well distributed throughout the state.
 It Is hoped, Doctor souther urged, that parent-teacher associations now sponsoring summer round-ups in communities lacking the benefits of well child conferences will in time be wiling to assume the re- spongibility for organizing well child conferences instead of just summer round-ups. Interested groups should appoint a well child conference chairman to communicate with Martha L. Clifford, M. D., Director, Bureau of Child Hygiene, State De- partment of Health. Local associa- tions sponsoring such well child conferences can receive credit for conducting @ summer roundup by registering with Mrs. George II. Cavanaugh, child Hygiene and Sum- mer Roundup Chairman, The Par ent-Teacher Association of Connec- ticut, 48 Lanark Road, Stamford.
 Definite Service
 Meanwhile, local units can still render a definite service to pre- school children, Doctor Souther states, by continuing summer roundups and thus provide them with at least one examination be- fore entering school This check up usually includes Q medical and dental examination, the recording of height and weight, and the test ing of vision and hearing. Parents are urged to be present at these ex- afninations in order to give the examining physician pertinent in- formation regarding the child's health and immunization history. The physician can then point out to them what defects are found and what iinmunization procedures are advisable for the child.
 The organization of e summer roundup is arranged on a coopera- tive basis with local parent-teacher associations, school superintendents nurses. Doctor Clifford, acting as ----.-------------------
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
Parent-Teachers Hold
 Frequent C Conferences
Increasing Number of Association Promoting Health Program Summer ROund-ups Found Profitable

An increasing number of local parentteach assoca- tons in the state sponsoring well child conferences of children throughout the preschoo period than is afforded by summer round-ups, Susan P souther M D., Public Health Physician, Bureau of Child Hygiene reports in an article written for the monthly bulletin of the State Depart nf uaaIth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30

teaching value and the pupils have been greatly interested and at times, fascinated by the dramatic pres. entation and vivid portrayals."
 Teachers In other schools report favorable results from use of vo- cabulary building programs, library activities, and science discussions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
THREE BIRTHDAYS IN ONE

Danbury, Conn. - (UP)-Birth- days are no problem in the Ferry family. MT. and Mrs. Miles Ferry became the proud parents of twin girls on the birthday of their ore- year-old son.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-30
THE BABYl

The Healthy. ell-Nerished Baby Ia active and happy when awake. Sleeps well.
 Takes and AlgesAs feed we'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-24
Press Freedom in War
Flood Of Propaganda Makes Task
Of Arriving at Truth Difficult

Press they are mistaken. Reuters
to my mind have lost ground"
Mr.. Bracken didn't explain
what he had in mind by this
blunt remark, and far be it from
me to try to interpret it. How
ever, I do know why the Asso-
ciated Press has such high
reputation.
The A. P. is not a proprietary
organization. 1t is a wholly CO.
operative union of persons repre-
senting more than 1,400 newspa-
pers. 1t has no stock capital;
makes no profits and declares no
dividends.
A. p. Is Impartial.
The membership includes peo-
pie of almost every conceivable
political, economic and religious
belief. The A. P. is impartial. 1t
gives all sides of every situation
with meticulous care. No gov
eminent anywhere has any strings
on the A. p.
In this independence lies the
strength of the A. P. News con-
Germs controlled by governments
are essentially propaganda agen-
cies. Such an agency serves its
government in exactly the same
sense that a press agent serves a
business house.
That's what the reader is up
against today in trying to eval-
uate dispatches which reach the
public through government-con-
trolled agencies.
Censorship in Iran.
Many foreign government
statements naturally have a news
value and must be handled, but
here the A. P. steps in and, by
digging up the circumstances
surrounding these statements,
places them in their true light.
Oddly. after I decided to write
this article. I noticed an A. P.
dispatch from Tehran, Iran
PERSIA, announcing that Amer
lean correspondents in Tehran
are to be made subject to an
Anglo-Russian censorship. The
censorship applies specifically to
the A. P. and the Chicago Trib-,
une, by whom the only Americans
reporting news in Tehran are
employed.
The dispatch stated that Brit
ish Legation sources have indi-
Gated in the past that they would
like American news coverage to
reflect the policies of Reuters
and Tass (the Russian agency
by minimizing the political diff
1culties which followed the Al
lied occupation of Persia.
The Tribune issued a state
ment in Chicago that it wouldn't
order its correspondents to sup
press or falsify news under any
circumstances. The A. p. merely
said the only instruction issued
to its correspondents is to report
the news accurately, without bias,
as it develops. Those two replies
don't call for any Interpretation
or comment, and the fact that
the A. P. reported this situation
fully, speaks for itself.
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lIC
Of the suggestion is beyond dispute
However, it would be much more
impressive if Mr.. Roosevelt per-
sonally would practice more whole
heartedly what he breaches. His
failure to do this, which has been
demonstrated in many ways, can
not help but promote distruSt and
decrease respect. 1t has become
a pretty general editorial custom
to assail the Republicans in Con-
gress for their refusal to rise above
the party level and support the
foreign policy to which the country
is committed and which is over
whelmingly approved by a large
majority of the people.
And, with some notable excep-
tions-such as Senator Austin Of
Vermont, Representative Wadsworth
of New York and few others
the Republicans deserve to be thus
assailed. They have made dis
tressing and deplorable record. They
have been both stupid and ignoble.
Nevertheless, it does not lie in the
mouth Of this administration, which
at no stage Of the crisis itself has
abandoned partisan politics, to
illuminate against them.
Defense STEPPED In Politics.
While complaining-and with jus
tice-of the Republicans in Congress,
at no time have administration lead
ers put politics out of their minds
and hearts. The defense organiza-
ton is STEPPED in New Deal poll
tics and dominated by New Deal
politicians-and no candid and in
formed man will deny it. All of
which imparts considerabl flavor
Of hypocrisy to the White House
preachments and makes somewhat
sickening its public professions of
nonpartisanship. The fact is that
even in its politics there is lack
of candor and sincerity about this
administration. An example is to
be found in its attitude toward the
New York mayoralty election soon
to take place.
Apparently both the President and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-24
The Great Game of Politics
President Should Persuade Mr.. Flynn
To Cease Opposition to la Guordio

Mrs. Roosevelt are strongly in favor
Of Mr.. La Guardia; anxious-or SO
1t seems-to have him reelected;
certainly not for his Tammany OPP
ponent. But Mr.. Eddie Flynn, chair
man Of the Democratic National
Committee, is not anxious to have
him reelected. Mr. Flynn is fight
ing the Mayor with everything he
has, and appears quite confident of
defeating him-Which would be
rather in the nature of a calamity.
Now, Mr.. Flynn is Mr.. Roosevelt's
chairman, very close to him per-
sonally and politically, frequently
in White House confidential confer
ence with him. 1t was in 1910 that
Mr.. Roosevelt made him chairman,
and since then he has distributed
through Mr.. Flynn the huge Federal
patronage-a large part of it in
New York City-which formerly was
channeled through the genial Mr.
Farley.
Under such circumstances, the
natural, the nonpartisan and the
right thing for the President would
seem to be either to induce Mr..
Flynn to cease his opposition to
Mr. La Guardia or, if that were too
much to ask of professional parti-
san, he might, at least temporarily,
deprive him of the power to use
the Federal patronage which he has
had from Mr.. Roosevelt, against Mr..
La Guardia.
May Decide Election.
1t is as hollow to deny that Mr..
Roosevelt has enough influence with
Mr.. Flynn TO dilute his opposition
TO Mr.. La Guardia-if he desires to
dilute it-as it is hollow to deny
that, despite the Hatch Act, Federal
patronage still remains big factor
in politics and easily may be a de-
termining factor in this election.
But has Mr.. Roosevelt used his
undoubted influence with Chairman
Flynn, who ought not to have any,
thing at all to do with a municipal
campaign, in behalf of Mr.. La
Guardia, whose defeat would be a
blow to good government every
where? The answer to that is No"
Or has Mr.. Roosevelt taken any
step to let the many thousands of
Federal jobholders in New York
City know that in opposing Mr.. La
Guardia they are engaged in purely
partisan attempt to knock out
great Mayor who greatly contributed
TO his own recent reelection? The
answer to that also is No" AS the
campaign draws to close, Mr.. Flynn
is putting on more steam and is
more completely recognized, as the
White House job distributor than
before. In the light Of these things,
this White House bleatipg about
nonpartisanship and the abandon
ment of politics is pretty hard to
stomach without gagging.
Copyright, 1e4l9
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ing until Japan was brought to
her knees. And because an
Acknowledgements war-which
would necessarily involve Britain
might last at least a year,
Britain would have to revise her
own policies. Thistle British
say-vould delay ultimate success
n the struggle against Hitler.
In order TO avoid what London
described as a Hitler trap"
Washington decided to remove an
important cause for a shooting
war in the Pacific. Hence, issu-
ance of the rerouting order COM
plicates the already difficult
problem Of sending war material
to Russia.
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Air Raid Liaison Unit
Named by Association

The Fort Davis Citizens Assoc
ton last night nominated William .
Mulkey temporary AFRAID wardc,l
for the area.
Mr.. Mulkey was delegated to at
tend one of the mass meetings Of
citizens to be held tomorrow night,
and was named chairman of COM
mittee designed to keep the asso-
citation in contact with AFRAID de-
fensive activities. other members
of the committee named were John
G. Roth, James w. Baxter, Ralph
Lee and R. E. Tilley.
As q means of relief for some OF
the traffic congestion in the area,
r. j. Lynch suggested that Massa-
chusetts avenue Sc. be opened and
resurfaced from Minnesota avenue
to Alabama avenue.
Ambrose P. Bell Of the District
Health Department explained meth
DDS of combating disease-carrying
rats. and urged that all citizens CO.
operate in the rodent-control pro-
gram.
The meeting, held at the Ryland
Methodist Church. was presided
over by Mr.. Lynch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-24
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The Government has ordered
the rerouting o. all ships now
carrying war material to Russia
via the Pacific to Vladivostok.
Henceforth, all supplies for the
hard-pressed Soviet Armies will
go by way of Archangel. This
port is half frozen already and
the majority of experts in Wash
ington believe it will be a solid
mass of unbreakable ice by the
end of November. The Russians
apparently assured the Hartman
mission that it could be kept
open. Most experts doubt it.
When British and American
forces were there in 1918 and
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1919, they were unable to keep a
shipping channel open and all
supplies and troops had to go
through Murmansk during the
winter months. Furthermore, it
is possible that if Moscow and
Vologda are captured, the Ger
mans may attempt to reach the
Arctic Sea with the help of the
Finnish forces. AS a matter of
fact. according TO reliable reports,
the Germans have replaced the
Finnish divisions which partici-
pated in the siege of Leningrad.
The troops of Field Marshal Won
Mannerheim are excellent ski
fighters and there is every indi-
cation that they will attempt to
cut off Archangel from The heart
of Russia.
Transatlantic Phone Call.
The decision in this unexpected
rerouting order is said to have
been reached after a "person-to-
person" telephone conversation
between London and Washington.
When the Konoye cabinet fell
and Nazi-admiring Gen. TOTO
became the head of the japanese
government, a conflict between
the United States and Japan
appeared almost inevitable. 1t
seemed obvious that the japanese
would try and take advantage
of Russia's plight and attack
Siberia. There were also indica-
tons that Japan would attempt
to interfere with the sending OF
American war materials TO Vladi-
vostok.
The United States Governmer'
declared it would brook no int,
ference with the shipment O
LEND goods to any natior
fighting the totalitarians-tha
is to say those fighting the bait
Of Britain and the United State
against Hitler.
The administration appeare
determined to enforce this polio,
1t was recognized in responsible
quarters that Vladivostok in ST.
IBERIA and Petropavlosk in KAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-24
This Changing World
Recruiting Of Supply Ships to ArehongeI
Compicotes Sending of Aid to U. S. S. R.

chatka were the most adequate
places through which to send aid
to Russia. The danger Of conflict
with Japan seemed to cause no
particular concern to our policy
trainers. We were not looking for
a conflict, we were not attempt
ing to create an incident. But II
the Japanese played Berlin's
game-by preventing supplies
from reaching Siberia-we were
ready and prepared to accept the
challenge.
In order to prove to Japan that
this Government wanted to avoid
incidents, Gen. Tojo's govern
ment was given to understand
that We were willing to continue
conversations for friendly settle
ment of all outstanding problems
previously discussed with the
Konoye regime.
Served Notice to Japan.
Until early this week there was
no sign that we might back out.
We let the Japanese know that
while we would try to avoid Incl
dents, we would also accept and
Immediately answer any chsl-
lenge from the Toxic military
clique.
This policy was rraught with
danger. 1t was conceivable that
if the present Russian lines COL
lapsed, Japan-at Germany's bid
ding-would adopt an aggressive
attitude and close the japanese
sea and the North Pacific to
American cargo boats. This
would have meant a shooting
war.
Britain today is principally
concerned with the Atlantic and
the Middle East. She felt that
if we fell into the German
trap"-and became involved in
actual war with Japan-our
effort in the North Atlantic would
slow down. We could continue
what we are doing now, Britain
believed, but we would be so in
tent on defeating Japan that our
operations would be confined
merely to patrolling and convoy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-24

getting partisan
politics in the
lace of a national
emergency. Mr..
Roosevelt h a S
solemnly urged
this upon the
people as a pa
triotic du t y.
Nearly all the
administrations
Journalistic and
political spokes-
men have echoed
the plea.
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q rather Cruel
ling cross-eXam-
ination by the
Senate Defense
Investi 6 a tin G
Committee, o t
which Senator
Truman of Mis-
souri, is chair
man.
What Mr.. Hill
m a n S avs in
effect is that he
sc sed labor
trouble in the
Detroit area and
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terror Of the Sec
rotary of the In
terror, Mr.. Har-
old L. Ickes.
You wouldn't
b elieve what
that old scamp
has done.
With all that
he presumably
has on his mind
this distinguish
ed stat SIN an
took time of to
write to nv boss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-24
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE.

The food OF war propaganda
which is being let loose daily by
foreign governmental sources,
coupled with suppression of
news, is vastly increasing the diff