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Evening star., 1941-09-09

oAAS AAo " WhtSAA hlay AAAlSAi DO tiic
best money picture of the year.
If Caught in the Draft" is war
mongering propaganda, give us
more of the same, is fandom's cry
right now.
Maureen O'Hara, considered one
Of the finest actresses In Hollywood,
continues to be the towns most
jinxed performer.
Twice she has been cheated out
OF important roles because of weight
difficulties. One story in which she
starred was so bad it might better
have been Shelved.
Her Hollywood bow, of course, was
made In that ill-advised "Hunch-
back of Notre Dame" remake,
manned out of recognition by
Charles Laughton.
Today, Maureen Is in q Reno hos
pital recovering from an emergency
appendectomy-which automatically
lifted her from q co-starring role
opposite Tyrone Power in "Son of
Fury"
Ona Munson, playing the cleaned
up mother gin sling (even the name
has been laundered by Hays office
order) in Shanghai Gesture" may
be forced to withdraw from the cast
If an alarming loss of weight is not
checked in few days.
Miss Munson, who normally
weighs in at around 105 pounds,
finds three-hour daily makeup
session too much of an ordeal on her
strength.
She is now down to SO pounds and
physicians have ordered her on a
halliday working schedule.
Conversations continue between
Sterling Hayden and Paramount ex-
ecutives over the young actors de-
sire to put Hollywood behind-for
good.
Money is not involved, his mother
insists. He wants to put out to sea.
Requirements of artistic movie
acting are sometimes most exacting.
Wally Beery spent an entire morn
ing just off the set of his new pic
ture, steel Heels" perfecting his
aim with watermelon seeds.
In comedy boarding house scene
with Marjorie Main, he eats an en-
tire melon, snepping the seeds from
his mouth between gulps to hit vari-
Gus objects in the room.
This is expected to get big laugh,
even from Emily Post.
=. X X X
Little Virginia Weidler, of whom
Director lSorman Taurog once said,
Poor Virginia, all she can do Is act, !"
Is expected to be surprise song and
dance hit in Babes on Broadway
and that with Mickey Rooney and
Judy Garland heading the cast!
Arthur Freed, producing the pic
Evening star., 1941-09-09

the Powers crossed weekly average
of $500, and split an artistic $50 ,00t
between them.
Evening star., 1941-09-09

Wynn made equally remarkable
gowns out Of few yards of mate
rial and few pins the night you
went to Boys and Girls Together"
That is the kind of mark the man
leaves on you. And a fine mark it
is, If this isn't too late a date to be
saying 1t.
The minor accent of the WYNN
show is laid upon its eye appeal and
its dancing. Nine. Albertina Rasch.
who is responsible for the ensemble
effects, has done her job well in
every department, best perhaps In
a satirical representation of a re-
heafsal hall in which every kind of
dance artistic practices his, or her,
speciality without reference to any
one else. 1t is a rather diversified
thing to watch, but the effort re-
quired will reward you as you
haven't been similarly rewarded in
a couple of seasons. The DIvons,
Walter Long and Ronnie Cunning
ham "a local girD provide the spe-
u
cialty numbers, each with its own
excellence.
When Boys and Girls Together"
was charming Broadway last season,
its major voice was that of Jane
PickenS. Miss Pickens has dropped
out now-and whatever happened to
the other two sisters?-but Miss
Gainsworth has a voice and the
presence quite ample to the lyrical
requirements Of the evening. "Catsup
on the Moon" which she sings atop
tricycle. piano pedaled by Wynn,
Is likely to prove the most engaging
item In her repertoire now that you
may have become overfamiliar with
Such Stun as Dreams Are Made
or" etc. Martin, straight from
somebody's microphone, N. B. C.s
we seem to remember, gives suitable
support to Miss Gainsworth.
The Wynn inventions, the sus-
pends Of which should be allowed to
remain intact, are as varied and
wonderful as usual.
Don't miss them either.
Evening star., 1941-09-09
The Inventive Ed Wvnn
1nvents a Zany Comedy
Boys and Girls Together at National
Is Roughly Three.Fourths Comedy,
With Beauty and Music Added
BY JAY CARMODY.

Sometime shortly after $3.50 last highland every night this week
will be the saeEd Wynn walked National
Iheater and began talking about getting his
hating
brand of ddence made difference
started The fun was on Before however
handsome and talented
Evening star., 1941-09-09

QUIET nduuSOme and IdIenIeu mem-
bers of the two sexes did appear
to help the comedian make Boys
Evening star., 1941-09-09

huu 1uS 10
gether" one of
those rarely gay,
z a y evenings
which citizens
miss at their
own risk.
Despite the
vocal capabil -
tiles of Marjorie
Gainsworth and
j aye Martin,
the dancing of
the D'Ivons and
a chorus which
demons t a t e S
that beauty and
intelligence are
Evening star., 1941-09-09

home. The Powers put on a great
show and the run developed into an
unexpected success that may lure
them into a Broadway engagement
of the same piece in the fall.
In the 420-seat Connecticut house,
Evening star., 1941-09-09
If Mickey Loses Top Spot,
Hope May Hope for Place
Comedian Is Strongest of Contenders
For Box.Ofice Lead on Screen;
Miss O'Hara Loses Role Again
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN,
TN the Temporary Absence Of sheilah Graha

HOLLYWOOD
strongest dark-horse candidate for dpacng
Is to be displacedn
Bob Hope
Hope has had three big boxoce hits poll tabu-
lated and his Nothing But the Truth" time to qualify
Should Hope due mainly to aubt in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
Benghazi Occupied by British
In Smashing Desert Offensive

which nov 10 IN British hands
for the secon1 time within . year.
Tbs British I'D nat ress -
tn isaress vss In H. sseae~-
siss 81 Besghsa sut are
smashing hard ~ ssts~sassg
ssemy forces as~s TIE esast-
Despite bad weather and heavy
gong after rain our strong mobile
columns stiii arc striking ~ tbs
rstrsstinx ensmy sysrywh<fs 10
tn< area between B<ngba1 and
Jssi&DayA and even fsrthSr west.
inflictinx Casualties. taking prs
onsrs and capturing or destroying
quantities OF enemy transport and
material" the eommszniqsse said.
tJecsbsya IL 30 niiss south u
BenThszz}
Small bodies n enemy troops
believed To BE- almost entirely
Italian. ssiIi remain IN The area
northeast ~ Benghan and tn>y
we're being dealt with"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
Extra Caution
Urged by Army

CHICAGO-rhe army called for
extra precautions against sabotage
Thursday and said II had been
warned that enemy agents planned
to take advantage Of possible holi-
day laxity.
The Chicago ordnance district
has been warned Of definite acts
of sabotage planned for Christ
mas A. the time when plant pro-
lection might be less than usual. .
Col. Donald Armstrong. executive
officer OF the district. said.
Guards Of industrial plants.
ordinary citizens and local
policemen are asked 10 ~
especial, suspicious"
Armstrong; warning was tels-
phoned To defense Industrial plants
throughout the middle west.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
~ WALTER COLLINS
Ualted Pres@ Writer

CAIRO British impsrisls bent
on destruction Of axis forces IN
North Africa. have occupied Ben
ghaz. cyrsnaicsn capital eo
miles INSIDE Lbys from Egyp,.
after a smashing offensive shseh
began only last Nov. -
Gen ssr. G. y. Aaehsnieek's
ferees entered BssEhzu.
second main sxis bsse In an
Libya. "Wednesday bat they
found the city devastated ~
German and Italian troops
Who sere in fun flight tssa
Tnpeiitaai2 Thursday
Tbe Royal Dragons. first Of
the eonquerors 10 enter the tosfn.
found that Benzhzz rad been
practically demolished. B<nito
Aussolini mad spent millions On
the development Of Bengnsx.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26

VENTURA. Gsiif. A y. .
army pursuit snip. accompanying
. fiixss u sorab~rs IN fs<onssis.
ssnes over ths venlsrs county
eo~stilns. plunged lsie the e<esa
Of kineon. $50 miles noftA 81 hsfs.
shortly after a~ybresk thursday.
r. ptsss. IL. A. .. Sshssss.
wss isis<s ssis jsr~1 fssu ~
se~ss ssfss . tws-hsss ssss<h-
suef~sssg fssss esa1 - -
pssuss. ~ 49, faiuss - . ~
sssetaas - IL gssssnmsne
hssp61n1 ~ 49, re6ss-
Witnesses - ne eraao en1o
Jennsen hslisd Out ~ ~ ptnns
and psraehut<d 70 he surface q
ina oe<sn ssortiy before ~ cxsft
hir waiter crs<nwood ~ Hineon
and his son 81 out in tnetr s~su
ousboard mDtorooat snd raecued
Johnaon- He vas tssnoerred -
ths navy ssspians vhieh $1,000 -
ths ocean,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
German Steamer
Sunk by British

BERLIN - fOsfscisi brssAesss
recorded by the tsItea Press N
New York; The German steamer
Benno WAS sunk Wednesday BY
British fighter plsnss near the
hsrDor of Puerto caftno. off ths
northern coast II Spain. the offi-
ciai German news agency sad
Thursday tsrming tbs sinking .
new AItmsrk case
The Aismark WAS sunk inside
Norwegian territorial ~atsr. b.
fore the German invasion 81 Nor
way. The aka alleged that Brit
ian flyers bomhsd the ship whsn
u Was slfszdy sinking and ma.
eniDssEunns5 the crew In ilfs-
b<,aisj.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26

A hearty chuckle aids any
one to enjoy a Merry Christ
mas. Maybe. like me. you'll
get a laugh from today's
plight of some of our war
experts"
Several Of them. In this months
issue of national magazine
dated Dec. 30D, ventured to fore
cast events of 1912.
The orscular efforts obviously
were made prior to the Hon. Mr..
Tojo's stab at Pearl Harbor, and
evidently the magazine was print
ed before that day.
Whatever the reason. some OF
our experts now are far. far
out on a limb that has been sawed
off and their faces must be very
red indeed.
They predicted. among other
things. the following:
Raymond Clapper tNBC and
columnist): Japan will be increas-
ingly checked by economic pres
sure. China will take the often
sive. The u. S. will not go to war
in the Pacific.
John Whitaker (columnist): Tn
August America will declare war
after a filibuster led by Senators
Wheeler and Nye."
Edgar Snow (aut horitative
writer on the ORIENT: =. Japan
has lost the initiative, and Hiro-
hito's greater empire is DOOM
ed. Japan will not dare attack
Britain, Russia or the United
States :"
Mai. George Fielding Eliot
(CBS): Unless Japan backs
down. 1t is war II it's war, Japan
will be swiftly and decisively
beaten"
II. V. Kaltenborn tNBC): There
will be increasing U. S. parucipa-
ton in the war"
Pierre Van Passen tauthor and
coIumnist): China will still be
troubling Japan. and Japan will
still be worrying US
Harry Flannery tCBs): The
United States possibly may issue
a declaration of war next fall"
Raymond Gram Swing (MBS) !:
America, Britain and the Dutch
will be fighting japan during the
year"
Elmer Davis (CBS): Nobody
can lick us, except ourselves
So we must hand Swing the
palm for the most accurate pre-
diction. and shove Davis an seco-
lsde for caution.
Clapper and Snow go to the
doghouse.
We hope Eliot is right
And a Merry Christmas TO you
all.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26

Hello. Felix's! We see by the
paper that here II IL Christ.
masl
Everybody should get . good
sleep tonisht - they cen get ~
and d. thsn Christmas swapping
early.
Everybody except father. that
" One nscksis u - sassd - an
other.
AID don't iosssi 10 toss sf,s ssrdy
oss o. yDus stocking before ~se,ine
u eeosn. Cats eumrsy.
Daily Tpssislssssi Msrsss are llks
art matter Of drawing . line
som~whsrs
We frequently wonder shsTs
Eossips wssla stand n thsss
wasn't any mode 10 the ssdswsik.
" s,Asy
W bsss~ss go 10 ~ essessys
sibss Ne jssssslssssst shssss - ~
tsy - ~ ~ssssy ssessssst wi>h -.
shssss ~ sssssssI ssssssess go -
sksss esd - sssssssesi 80 - vs6e
vssssa isw ssss - y ssssesi 49,
ss~sssss ~ 49, ssis~1s sbsss
~ ss~s. go tssss - ks~s y .
sony ~siss~ssss. Assss ssepss ~
esssss stsss ne kssss - sssss 60
sssseseses - ~ vssss tsem Ssees
cisss. esd sssss ksssseo - ~
sssti~s. - -. &c. Q. D.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
British End
Hong Kong
Resi-''nCe!
Hostilities Geese
On Orders From
Tokyo Commondl

LONDON--A oommunique said
Thursday night Governor sir Mark
Young Of Hong Kong had been
advised by his military and naval
commanders that no further ef-
fective resistance could be made
at the British crown colony and
that he was acting accordingly.
The communique said;
The governor Of Heng
kong regrets "a SAY he had
hem advised by his military
and naval commander. that
no further effective resistance
can he made and that he IL
taking action In accordance
with that advice"
Japanese imperial headquar-
tiers in Tokyo reported earlier
that the British garrison sur
rendered at $50 p. m. Hong Kong
time. Thursday and that hostilities
ended at 7:s0 p. MI
The announcement said that
military and civilian casualties
were heavy, but that under the
inspiring leadership Of Sir Mark
Young the morale Of all was sd-
mirable.
$50 ends great fight
against overwhelming Odds.
The courage and the de-
termination Of troops from
Britain. Canada and India N
well A. local volunteer units.
including many Chinese, win
NJ remembered"
The communique was issued by
the colonial office.
The Japanese first succeeded in
landing on the besieged island on
Continued on Page 5. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
Main Street

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles n. Good
rich of So. Goth st. and Sheridan
ave. were listed among Santa
Claus staunchest admirers Thurs
day. They received gift at 2:le
a. m. a seven pound, five ounce
baby boy. Mother and son are In
Tacoma General hospital, where
both are reported doing nicely.
DIR. Lester y. Basl>in and Jack X
Bender, both of Tacoma have been
elected members of the National
Council of the Joint Distribution
committee, meeting in New York
City. Other Tacoma members Of
the committee include Morris
kleiner, A. Robins and Ben Slot
nick.
A marriage license application
was made at Bellingham recently
CONTINUED on Page 4. Column -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
Free French Take Over Two
Islands Off Newfoundland

He Immediately organized q
plebiscite, which viii take place
today"
DE GAULLE HAPPY
The eommunique said that De
Gaulie had sent the following mes
sage 10 Musilier:
please convey 10 the popu-
lsfion Of 81. Pierre and Niqne-
lon. 10 precious and loyal to
France, the great happiness
the whole nation experiences
at their liberation.
st Pierre and hiquelOn are
vsliantly taking up again with us
and our brave allies the struggle
for the liberation of our country
and for the liberty 81 the world.
To you personally I address
In nv name and that Of the
French national committee my
most sincere congratulations
for the way In which you raj
lied those islands to our cause
with discipline and dignity.
Long live France"
husIlier's action was regarded
as Of very real strategic impor-
lance In British and Free French
circles here. The occupation by
Free France was regarded as de-
pris1ng the axis Of a potentially
dangerous base. especially for sub
marine operations against shipping
70 and from America.
It appeared that the British
and Free French had entertained
suspicious that the islands had
served as an actual or potential
information center for the axss
armed forces-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26

MOSCOW - t0eGr&a1 oos1se
Nsws AGnoeg 1nD sseeg1q9 ~
~ un66o1 eprns - - - D
vra~s 1,spst<hss rhusu1ny -
psrssd snsshtnG nsas1nn 60
outssds Lsnlnersd. - ~ 49,
avasl /. ~ Ds.sas hsG(n = -
ssush - sslsIss ssvas1eun1 =
~ csimen-
neheesn Villages - rcDoeoeo
rseaolnDe1 = ~ Lon1nGr11 49,
and hGavy 01gmas 1ernpq ucse
reper1o6 = ~ 1oooeg5 froq4
- Gouunnno n1(r1n1 =
- - - MnoorZ 49,
- moqo = ol1|9 -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
Jan Diet Will Convene

TOKYO tSspsaess lpsssset News
Ageaey nseovded by TIE uaiiss1
Press In New York; The Jsps'
nsss diet viii convene FRIDAY IN
the presence Of Emperor Hirobfio.
After q ceremonial opening. the
diet viii adjourn until Jan. ~
when II will consider ~sstims
leg isiation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
BULLETIN


WASHINGTON - The action
taken by three so-called Free
French ships at ST. Pierre All
Miquelon was without the prior
knowledge Of the United States
and this government has inquired
what steps Canada is prepared 10
take to restore the status quo. the
state department announced
Thursday.
LONDON - General Charles de
Caulles headquarters said Thurs-
dav that Free French naval forces
commanded by Admiral Emile
Nu~lier have occupied the French
islands Of ST. Pierre and hiqueion.
off the southern coast Of New
foundlsnd.
Reports here said that Niehy
government representatives. at
81 Pierce and Miquelon had
been arrested
Inhabitants were said TO have
welcomed the DISSEMINATING Free
French troops with the utmost
cordially.
The French national com
mittee announced that In an
swer to the wishes Of the pop
uIafion Admiral Musiiier, com
manding Free French naval
forces. proceeded to St Pierre
and Miquelon and took posses
sion of those islands In the
name of the French National
committee q eommnniqoe Is
sned from De Gauiie's head
quarters said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
CHAPTER I

The man at the crossroads gas
sery came out 10 the pump.
why, IT'S Nom Banner" he
said. ''Hiya, Nom ?"
'Hiys, pal" said. Fill her
up"
Must be five years since ! seen
you" he said.
AL Of that I said. You've
got q good memory"
oh. nobody ever forGets you.
hon.r he said.
guess that's night, too. I'm q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26

Thursday by Mrs. ovsrtarfs
mother. Mrs.. c z WLsemsn.
DR.. Wisemsn. prominent Ia
coma physician. the victims
father. and her brother. DIvsi
CONTINUED on Page 5, Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
DR.. Wiseman' S
Daughter Dies

Mrs. Kendall overturf. the for
mer Doris Wisemsn OF Tacoma.
was killed instantly in an sutomo-
bile accident near Stockton. Cal.
according to word received here
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26

sort u institution on the roads. lie
took q sander At my trailer.
'How's the feed trade - he
asked. being polits.
I'm stiiI gisins satisfaction !
told him.
While he Was polisbing the
windshield / said. whats TINS
hear about Tzmbsy Plantation p
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26

PO8TLANO - Auoenen1toe
Killed Ten p>s1e~ssssas - rpss-
land "Wednesday s,Get-
ksiph =. osfrssna. - 90
Killed wh~a stssseh ~ - oDae
arivsn ~ Thomse Wbth>fs - ruvt-
issd. An os~oss sssfe esnD1s1-
msef sssd - ~ 10y prsv>1ee
sdenflfi<asioe-
s>eonA visits uns - un>1pget-
ssed msn. apparently ennpe - -
wss ssrs<4 ~ xlike1 ~ > -
a . reebdenfiei Sra
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26

Your postmaster can tell you
how to invest in u. s. Defense
Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
Hart HInlb
0iIIW EnoIu
Ships Sunk!
lnvudlng ruess
Coulluuo - -
noluloeco0


MAMMA - 49, onn1UDe
- 1nnouo - 1G0nnCoo UrlUD
- lnnoN1 - uunuu14 -
- Dve<onr4 - - -. CD1D
<nono - enono bvouuA nrQu1
- ~ eeDupe 49, oGGlu1n1 -
- Wnennno0un onugpoA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26
u. S. Bomber
Bags Sea
Marauder!
Enemy Croft Sent
Down OF Coust
OF California;!

SAN FRANCISCO - An arm,
bomber sank Japanese sub
marine off the California coast
Thursday. Three bombs were
dropped and an explosion followed
filling the sea with debris.
II was the first reported
sinking Of an enemy under
seas craft since japanese sub
mer>ibles opened q campaign
against California coastal
shipping last Thursday. Since
then the submarines had at
tackled nine ships. had sunk
one and had damaged two
others. killing six seamen and
injuring five.
The bomber victory was de-
seribed in a war department COM
munique issued in Washington.
Wartime regulations prevented dis
closure of the scene of the sink
Ing or of identity of the plane
crew.
CAUGHT ON SURFACE
The communique said only that
the bomber was attached TO the
command OF 1t. Gen. John l.. De-
Witt. commander of the Western
Defense command and the Fourth
Army. which embraces the entire
far west and Alaska.
The bomber, apparently on
coastal patrol, caught the sub
marine on the surface. The
underseas boat attempted to
escape by diving. A bomb was
dropped and the submarine
rose suddenly 10 the surface
again, then sank, the war de-
partment said.
Two more bombs were dropped,
apparently scoring direct hits ana
filling the air with debris, the
communicate reported.
Three times previously during
the week of submarine warfare
off the immediate California coast
Continued on Page %, Column ID
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JAPAN SUB SUNK OFF WEST C0AS
TWO ENEMY SHIPS DOWN near LII


Me- - 49, rN~esnHy sssse -
pray. v-~p>s~s~s~s 49,. ~
49,. ~ ~. 49, 80 - 80
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-26

He Immediately organized q
plebiscite, which viii take placs
today"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1941-05-02

New York Governor was wont to
say.
When the Christian MObiliZerS
conducted their anti-Semitic meet
ingS in New York, it was the Jew
ish War Veterans who organized
the counter "AmericaniSm" meet
ings. 1t was the Jewish War Vet
Grams who were compliments and
witnesses against Christian Front
leaders. 1t was the Jewish War
Veterans organization which first
began the boycott of Nazi goods
when Hitler came into power. 1t
was the Jewish War veterans or
ganizatiOn which cleaned out a
number of the Bund nests in New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and WiscOn-
sin.
These are only a few of their
achievements. It is manifest that
they can take the offensive in such
matters better than a my other
group.
Whenever the forces of preju-
dice seek to come out against the
Jews, they know the psychology of
fighting. What is the first thing
they do? They begin by attacking
the Americanism of the Jew.
There is a type of patriotism
which, as Dr. Samuel johnson
long ago said, is the "last refuge
of scOundrels." And these ScOun-
drels, of course, resort to thi S
''phOny" patriotism.
Who can deal with such scoun-
drels better than the Jewish War
Veterans, whose whole body is a
testimony to the patriotism of the
Jew?
We don't have to be FreudS to
understand that much psychology
but it appears that even that mod
icum of understanding of the
strategy of fighting anti-Semitisn
has not yet seeped into the Amer
lean Jewish consciousness.
We seem to insist on thinking
that the human being is logical
being, whereas the facts cry out