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with dye; they antique some with
tea and they have a wonderful
time.
The sketch gives all the dircc-
tions you will need to copy this
fascinating braided rag rug with
a flower medallion in the center.
Or you may make two OF the me-
dallions, sew them together and
add a braided handle for a knit
ting bag. Braid the fabric strips
tightly and keep the work fiat
while you sew the circles for the
roses and the loops for leaves;
then sew them together. Use car
pet thread double for this and for
sewing the braided rows around
the edge of the rug
NOTE: There are two other fascinat.
ing braided rug designs In Mrs. Spears
Book and the new Book 6 contains direc-
tons for n hooked. n braided and a GRO
chetcd rag rug. THE Rug That Grew Up
With the Family" Is In Book }. Each
book has 81 pages Of pictures and dlrec-
tons. Send order to:
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ton be traced down. He decided that
Boggio was bigger game and got to
his feet.
"Where'H find you later,
Fincke?" he demanded.
Fincke stared at his watch and its
dial seemed to bring nervous quiv-
er to his fingers. His eyes lighted
up again in that, strange excitement
of his.
"I'll be about for only a week or
so, Bromlitz," he answered. "If
this place closes, we can find each
other at meal-times at one of the
good places on Connecticut Avenue.
But after tonight-we must be very
careful"
Benning's cab swung sharply and
without warning to the curb as it
turned into Pennsylvania Avenue.
Vaguely Benning had noted that the
driver had his radio tuned in on a
dance program. AS the car jolted to a
stop, the cabman put his radio on
full blast and turned TO Benning with
gaping eyes.
did you hear that, mister?" he
gasped.
An excited broadcaster, striving
for control Of his voice, was talking
loudly.
1.-THE report is just confirmed
San Antonio attacked from the air
hundreds reported killed by explo-
sive bombs-New Orleans is being
bombed at this minute-Gal
is being bombed-air attack on Unit
ed States without warming"
Again the driver turned a face dis
torted by frenzy Of excitement.
my God, misterl'' he shouted. rs
that the real thing7"
Benning said in firm, calm voice,
please drive me quickly to the Mu-
nitions Building. That means we're
at war
Until those first bombs crashed on
Fort Sam Houston there had been
no reports given to the public Of the
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Anofher Gain 30 Eame

Another of juliet Corson's claims
to fame rests upon her pioneer work
in preparing concentrated foods"
for soldiers and explorers, and
indicated foods for invalids. At the
Chicago Worlds fair Of 1893 she was
the only person who was given an
award for scientific cookery and
sanitary dietetics." She was also
chosen as q member Of the commit
tee Of judges Of food products at the
exposition, was twice elected to that
position and was FINELY asked 20
serve permanently.
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old and, because
she was a sickly
child and denied
the JOY of taking
part in most chill
dren's pastimes,
She became an
avid reader and
devoted most of
her time TO her
studies. Forced
to make her own
living at the age
OF 20, she became
librarian of the
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Appreciate Beauty

Never lose an opportunity Of see
ing anything beautiful-welcome it
In every fair face, every fair sky.
every fair flower and thank Him for
II who is the fountain Of all lowell
ness; and drink it simply and ear
nestly with all your eyes; it is a
charmed draught, a cup Of blessing.
Kingsley.
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Bible Is Valuable Gnids

I have read it (the Bible) through
many times; ! now make a practice
of going through II once a year: it
Is a book of all others for lawyers
az well as divines, and I pity the
man who cannot find in il q rich
supply Of thought and rule for con.
duct.-Daniel Webster.
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e K 4 4 4 4
You knew, of course" Benning
said casually to Fincke, "that the
old hawk, Colonel Boggio, is here in
Washington"
Fincke shook waggish finger and
accused, Il thought you warned me
we mustn't be so free in mention
ing names"
Correct, but please note that
lowered my voice. OF course, If
we're going to be so technical as
all that, Fincke, perhaps we'd bet
ter identify ourselves to each other
officially. Go ahead"
cts the best cover-up I've ever
heard" Fincke replied with enthusi-
asm. "You can say anything you
want so long as you mention just
those two things. That's vastly bet
ter than having regular formula
for Identification which the enemy
might pick up on you"
Fine enough, but let's hear you
identify yourself, Fincke."
"Once 1 knew a man named Pa
lacio Quatres who owned fine pair
of silver sabers," the Austrian con-
fided.
Benning quickly searched through
Fincke's remark and decided that
the key words, by which Van Has
SEX agents identified themselves to
one another must be "palacio qua
tres" and "silver sabers."
He said: How do you, like this
one, Fincke? There's an old shop
known as the Palacio Quatres that
has for sale some interesting an
tiques in the form of silver sabers."
"Just as good as mine, maybe
BETTER" Fincke approved
Boggio had finished his dance.
Benning observed that the Italian
was getting ready to leave the Shore
ham. He made hurried estimate.
The instant arrest of these two men
would only net the secret service
two more spies who would spill moth
ing. Only by holding them under
close observation could the ramifica-
tons of their mischief in Washing
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Here's a Design for
Rag Rug Enthusiasts
BY RUTH wYETH SPEARS

Nj AXE one rag rug and you will
" find yourself a member of an
enthusiastic clan that gloats over
any soft piece of old wooden goods
and who count the days until they
fall heir to a dress of a particular
color that they want. These en-
thusiasts bleach materials to tone
them down; they brighten others
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INSTALLMENT SIX

foreign forces, and gained the CONF
dence of two other ofncers, Fincke and
Bravot He was Joined In Mexico City
oy Lucette Ducos, French spy who
posed as his sweetheart. when he dis
covered that the foreign troops were
ready for an invasion Of the U. S., Ben.
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Valentine to U. S. Women

dReleased by Western Ncwspaper Union

dichtthc ~ ~. y. w omen
ON FEBRUARY IA, 1912, a Bos-
" tonian, named Corson, and his
wife presented valentine to the wom-
en- of America-although at the time
they had no way Of knowing they had
done so. For on that date the Cor
sons became the parents of daugh-
ter to whom they gave the name Of
Juliet. And it was this little girl who
was destined to establish the first
cooking school and thereby have a
far-reaching effect upon the diet of
future generations, not only Of Amer
leans but of people all over the
world.
Juliet Corson's parents moved to
New York when she was six years
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ming returned TO Washington to report
to Colonel Fiagwill, chief OF military In
telligence. Flagwin stated that forces
were reported massing In the Mediter-
ranean and the Far East That night Fort
Houston, Texas, was heavily bombed.
Now continue with the story.
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4 0Aaallx 8 r. AtEIalEgRI2 Il Y
Y ~ 57: :::'s's EKNla5II}st 3 s.,

THE STORY so FAR: In an effort
20 suostantiate rumors that zoo, 900 for
eign troops were In Mexico preparatory
Tor an attack upon the United States, In.
teuisence onicer Benning went to Mex
leo City. Here he joined the stan Of the
unsuspecting Van Hassek, header of the
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IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
CUNDAy
CCHOOL Lesson
BY HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. d. d.
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union)
Lesson for February Is

Lesson suolcrB and Scripture texts Sc
ected and copyrighted by International
council of Religious Education: used by
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LESSON TEXT-Luke lila ll.l9
GOLDEN TEXT-Be yc kind ono TO an.
9ther. tenderhearted. forRiving one another.
even as God for Christs sake hath forgiven
you.-Ephcsians i:32
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Bruinwork

Among lesser known facts recently
brought to light is the curious brain
anatomy of the shark Unlike his
land cousin, the loan shark, the fish
has three brains. One, that has
soft snap, is used for taste alone, and
is on vacation except during those
exciting intervals when the proprie-
tor Is chewing up some careless
bather or other tidbit. The second
takes in more territory, being re-
sponsible for nose, ears, eyes and
skin, at least to the extent of main
tanning an information service to let
the animal know what is going on.
This leaves the third brain free to
concentrate, without bothering about
petty details, on most of the other
problems of sharks life. On the
surface it looks like an ideal arrange
ment, worthy of emulation by the
human species, whose brains are
often overworked. But let us not
envy the shark or wish to trade
brains with him, and let us be glad
that our one brain at least occasion
ally prevents us from biting at some
attractive proposition with a hook
concealed in it.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Member of the Associated Press.
Service Extension

In passing the legislation empower
ing the President to extend the
service of all men now in the Army
by eighteen months, the Senate has
taken a step which is clearly de-
signed to bolster the security of the
United States.
The legislation, if approved by the
House, gives assurance that this
Nation, beSet by threats of war on
two fronts, will have an Army in the
modern sense of that term, not a
half-trained, diSorganized mass of
men who would be helpless in event
of war with a Well-trained, we'll
equipped enemy.
Under the terms of the bill, it will
be possible to give the men now in
the service adequate training in the
Use of modern weapons and in the
execution of modern tactics. And it
will enable the Army high command
to keep it's military organization in
tact while the trained men are being
gradually replaced with those just
entering the service.
In the light Of existing world con-
ditionS, there is no doubt that the
Senate recognized the imperative
need of preventing the disintegration
of the American Army. And it is
gratifying that the action was taken
ioly
there was no evidence of any desire
to f1libuSter, nor were the proceedings
needlessly delayed by theintroduction
of frivolous, time consuming amend
ments. 1t is to be hoped that the
House will approach the bill in the
same spirit and that this branch of
the Congress, having in mind the
urgency of our military requirements,
will give its approval to the measure
without adoption of vitiating amend
mentS.
In this connection, it is also well
to stress again the fact that the
legislation, as it passed the Senate,
provides for further extension of the
time of service if the requirements of
national defense eighteen months
hence make such action necessary.
With this provision plainly in the
bill, there can be no possible basis
for future charges of bad faith"
should international conditions make
1t unwise to release the men from
service at the expiration of the
extended time limit.
Evening star., 1941-08-08

Over In the Northeast section OF the
city, there was bluebird house, occupied
by three young birds and their parents.
One day the homeowner noticed that
something had happened.
The parent bluebirds had not been seen
for several hours, whereas previously
they were visible all the time.
An investigation showed, however, that
the nest was not empty.
A red squirrel was in it.
The bluebird house must have had an
entrance far larger than necessary, or
the squirrel must have gnawed at the
hole until he could get in.
The belief was that the culprlt had
eaten all the young bluebirds and had
driven the older ones away.
This squirrel is much more vicious and
destructive than the ordinary gray squlr-
rels of this vicinity. The latter are mis-
chievous rather than deadly. Although
at times the gray specimens have been
known to harm birds, as a rule they
do not do so.
The red squirrel is noted for his depre-
dations.
** +*
In another section of Washington, ac-
cording to report, lady baked fine
lemon pie.
Now lemon pies are not the easiest
pies in the world to make. Often they
turn out just $3.50, as the saying has 1t.
This one was a beauty.
And when it was topped by a neat
meringue, it made as fine a picture Of
a lemon pie as any guest could want.
1t was placed at once in the kitchen
window to cool.
At this point band of pigeons enters
the scene. They few to the window
sill, and. in the momentary absence of
the hostess and successful piemaker, pro-
ceeded to try hot lemon pie.
Their first contact with the meringue
was something new in their experience.
They got meringue on their bills and
on their wings. and the first thing any
one knew, the kitchen was full of frantic
pigeons trying to shake themselves loose
from what had been most beautiful pie.
Over in another section OF our large
and constantly growing larger city a
gentleman found baby pigeon.
Being a kind-hesrted man, he took the
bird and tried to feed it, But he could
not make feathers grow on it.
Finally, recalling what he had read
about vitamins, he incorporated little
cod liver oil in the birds diet
Sure enough, feathers grew almost
immedia tely
Now the young pigeon eats regular
meals from a oaby's bottle, nipple and
all. except that the end of the nipple
had been cut out, and the pigeon sticks
in its bill and drinks mixture of oat-
meal, cornmeal and milk.
Evening star., 1941-08-08

Thousands of Americans will re-
member Rabindranath Tagore with
appreciation of his ideals and of his
achievement. With the single excep-
tion of Mahatma Gandhi, he was the
most notably celebrated Indian of
modern times. AS poet, novelist, play
wright, historian, philosopher, musi-
clan, painter, actor and teacher, he
justified his existence through eighty
years Of active living. If any man
could deserve to be called a univer-
salist, he was that man. Yet he
belonged to his own race and his own
country. He was born in Calcutta,
and Bengal was his natural medium
of literary expression. The Brahman
traditions of his family were the
armature of his thought. He added
to his endowment a skilled and &C
curate knowledge of the best values
of British civilization, cultivated a
rich capacity to speak and to write
the English tongue, learned to esteem
the advances accomplished by sci
ence, approved democracy. Each of
his visits to America widened his
outlook.
Fame first came to Tagore while he
was boy. His first work of fiction
appeared when he was only nineteen.
Dramatic compositions dating from
the same time continue to be played
in the town of his birth. His ro-
mantle verse has been praised by the
most exacting critics as we'll as by the
generality of his contemporaries for
whom it was designed. William
Butler Yeats, in an introduction to
"Gitanjali," explains that his art
"grew deeper, it became religious" as
he increased in maturity. The mystic
quality of his effort grew stronger
and more compelling as he ap-
preached the apex of his powers.
Among the poets books printed in
the United States were: "The Cres-
cent Moon" "Chitra," "The Post
Office" Fruit Gathering" "Sakun-
tala' and a volume of "reminiscences.
When the Nobel Prize for Literature
was awarded him in 1918, he applied
the money to the uses of a forest
school" which he had established
dozen years earlier at Bolpur. King
George v gave him knighthood in
1918, but he resigned it in 1919 in
protest against the methods adopted
for the repression of political dis
turbances in the Punjab. The move
ment for Indian freedom attracted
his support in several different crises,
but he was not an agitator at heart.
Whether or not Tagore will be
immortal as one of the very greatest
characters of his period is a matter
Evening star., 1941-08-08
THIS AND THAT
Bp Charles E. Trdcetcell.

Here is bird news from Washington
and That:
Over in Virginia, on 25-acre tract,
snake got after some wrens.
There were five babies in the nest,
which was on porch.
One afternoon the owner Of the house
heard great noise. 1t was coming from
the vicinity of the wren nest, so he hur-
ried there to investigate.
The father and mother wrens were
bustling about, making great outcry.
They few back and forth.
The homeowRer didn't see anything
Perhaps he had his mind on grackles
or cats.
At any rate, he went back indoors.
The racket began once more.
1t kept on with such strength that he
decided to investigate again
There were the parents, flying back
and forth, but not going near the nest.
The owner went over and looked in.
1t was dark inside the little wren house.
He could see nothing.
1t was the favorite pair of wrens, and
the favorite wren house.
What was up?
Just then, something moved in the
darkness.
A form came into sight.
1t was a small snake, not over a foot
long, white with black dots.
1t had devoured two of the wren babies
and was curled up on the other three.
The parent birds were powerless to
help their offspring
A quick grab and the snake was seized
by the Virginian and dispatched.
The snake was so slender that 1t
seemed impossible that it could have
eaten the two young wrens. but the evil
plainly visible.
The three remaining urens were so
badly frightened that they seemed dead.
No evidence of life was found for
several minutes.
Then one of them opened an eve.
In time, all three of them came to
and seemed in normal condition
1t was not until several hours later,
however, that the parent birds went
back to the nest.
Snakes, the world over, are bad
customers.
Birds have special reason to fear them,
since they are powerless in their presence.
The small snake in question evidently
had wriegled up the side of the house
and made its way to the nest on
the porch.
1t is no unusual thing in the country
to see snakes In trees. They find climb
ing very easy, up to a certain height.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Insists Use Of Cotton
Will Bring Prosperity.
To the Editor Of The Sta

To the Editor Of The Star:
Reading in the papers about the to-do
that women are making about getting
silk stockings just made me wonder
wonder if they know our Army and
Navy need silk. wonder if they know
the British Army needs silk
I wonder if they know that Japan
furnishes most Of our silk and that we
are on the verge Of war with Japan.
wonder If they know that the De-
partment of Commerce says about one
out of every II wage-earners in our
country is employed in growing cotton
and manufacturing cotton goods.
i wonder If they know that cotton is
our prosperity crop and that in peace
times we have a surplus ever year and
on account of the war this surplus will
be even larger this year.
wonder whether they know if they
use the cotton produced by their own
men it will put more of them to work
and more dollars in their pockets.
Let's turn our silk mills into cotton
mills. Let's wear cotton and be proud
of it! For once in our lives, let's have
sense enough to follow our own selfish
interest and use our own crop even If
we don't care whether the Army gets
enough silk or not
Even If We have no patriotism at all,
let's use cotton for prosperity, both in
peace and war. w. L. HARRISON.
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Argues That Soldier
Did His Duty at Fort Knox.


To the Editor of The Star:
Just have read an article in The Star
relative to the unfortunate killing Of
a soldier named Carl B. Mcclellan at
Fort Knox. The article does not tell
whether or not the private was prisoner
or -byStander.
1t certainly was an unfortunate hap
pening. yet it makes me wonder just
what kind of an Army We have. Col.
Briscoe, post commander, states that a
who fired the shot and that the guilty
party will be tried for manslaughter.
Of course, am just an oldtimer whose
services have been refused by the War
Department. I was a first sergeant in
France during the last war, but 1 am
in this mans Army.
However. in the Army was in, deser-
ton was punishable by death. presume
the soldier who climbed the fence and
caused the trouble was trying to desert
Prisoners were considered prisoners
not guests, and an outbreak OF $50 OF
them would have been treated much
more harshly than with little water
from a fire hose.
The guards who fired over the heads
of the mob certainly were conservative,
and the fact that one bullet hit wall
and ricocheted was indeed unfortunate
But why, may I ask, must the man who
fired this shot be punished?
Evidently war must be declared be-
fore Army discipline will be what II
should be.
have every sympathy for the unfor-
tunate private and his family. but |
would like to express my belief that the
guard did his duty.
CHARLES K. LANE.
Evening star., 1941-08-08

Of speculation. His popularity out
side India repeatedly has waxed and
waned. A representative product Of
his pen includes the lines:
Il have got my leave. Bid me fare
well, my brothers I bow to you all
and take my departure. We
were neighbors for long, but I re-
ceived more than could give. Now
the day has dawned and the lamp
that lit my dark corner is out. A
summons has come and am ready
for my Journey"
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Veto Sustained

The 1913 members of the House who
voted yesterday to sustain President
Roosevelts veto of the politics-taint-
ed $780, 100000 defense highway bill
have rendered the Nation real
service in it's time of need. 1t took
courage to support the President on
this issue, for, in so doing, this by
partisan group of legislators was kill
ing a measure which would have
spread $125, 100000 worth of special
strategic" roads over most of the
States, apportioned juicily according
to number of voters. They acted in
the face of the Senates f1fty-seven-
to-nineteen overriding vote of We'd
nesday. The House majority Of Isl
in favor of overriding the presiden-
tial veto was only two short Of the
two-thirds vote required to enact the
bill into law, minus the Presidents
signature.
Mr.. Roosevelt was fully warranted
in vetoing the bill, in view of the
way in which Congress had amended
it in pork barrel fashion. Instead
of giving the President the $25, 900 900
which he requested for certain roads
deemed essential for national de-
fense, Congress boosted the sum
arbitrarily to $125,OO0,000 and Or
dered that this fund be distributed
according to traditional apportion-
ment formulas-all in the name of
defense. Thus, the taxpayers were
to be assessed an additional $780,
100000 for roads not regarded by the
administration as necessary to ma
tional security, and at time when
Evening star., 1941-08-08
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the ,Uriter, although the use of
a pSeudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the riqht to edit all letters NTH
a Uie1U to condensation.