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Evening star., 1941-01-24

pair of bloomers. four yards of wool
material, some knitting wool, and
six pairs of slightly defective stock
ings, which counted only half the
regular number of points.
In the cellar, during afraid
alarms, she knits stockings for the
children and herself.
Frau B works eight hours at the
chemical plant, part of the time on
her feet.
Despite tough going, she doesn't
complain, but leaves no doubt in
the observers mind that If circum-
stances permitted she's rather stay
home than 60 to the plant.
With the governments allowance
for the wages her husband would
earn if he were not in the army,
plus her own wage, her income is
about 300 marks ($12O a month.
AS the wife of soldier, she doesn t
have to pay taxes on her 75-pfennig-
an-hour go cents wage, but some
Is taken of for German workers
health work. Every fourth Sunday
brings a "cne-dish dinner" so that
she can contribute so pfennigs to a
relief fund
Rent. S11.12 Month.
Her rent is 1880 marks (Sl1l2 a
month, and gas and light come to
marks every two months. Food
takes up 80 marks (s12) a week. and
care of the children 430 marks
S1.72).
Frau B helps her mother out with
a contribution of about 80 marks a
month, now and then sends her hus-
band a 10mark note, and pays fire
insurance premiums.
She hasn't been able to save much,
Evening star., 1941-01-24
BY ANGUS THUERMER.

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
BERLIN. Jan. 24.-War's ham,
pering grip is felt in all phases of
life these days, but especially stern
Is the lot of the wife of the small
craftsman.
Germany's pride-t he master
craftsman, be he optical worker, tool
expert, or cabinetmaker-is a
man of self-respect.
The war is putting him and his
family on their mettle. It's not
Just a matter of doing without
French champagne or storing the
car away, as it is with wealthier
fellow-citizens.
With him it gets down to brass
tAcks and pfennigs.
Let's visit Frau BIS home.
Frau 3, a genuine Berliner-
meaning she was born somewhere
else-came to Berlin at the age
Of is on the death of her father,
and eight years ago. when she was
23, married a young carpenter.
For a while they lived on the
outskirts of town, but moved into
the city to save committing time.
Frau B gave up working. and IN
1887 a second child was born. Last
year, however, wanting to help out
the family income, she went back
to work at her former job in the
mailing department of a chemical
factory. Her husband was drafted
last April. Since then she has kept
going alone.
Stops at kindergarten.
In the evening she leaves the fac
tory, stops at the kindergarten run
by the Nazi welfare organization
and picks up the little son she left
there in the morning on the way to
work.
Continuing home, she stops at the
milk shop and gets a pint In q
saucepan she left early in the morn
ing.
At the meat market she asks the
butcher to save her some hamburger
for the next day, then has the baker
snip off 500 grams worth of bread
on her ration card in exchange for a
loaf.
It's a five-minute additional walk
home. Through the great front door
over a dark court we 60 into rear
wing, up to the fifth floor.
The apartment consists of a 25-
square-foot vestibule, a kitchen 8
by u, a living-sleeping room IL
by Is. Two grips stand in the entry
way, one containing the family's
papers and the other some pieces of
table silver, along with clothes
ready to be taken down into the
cellar in case of an afraid alarm.
The walls of the kitchen are paint
ed bright blue. At the left of the
door stands a coal range with two
cooking holes, and near it a gas
ring.
At the back of the kitchen is a
little chest; on top of it are an alarm
clock and a picture of Hitler. Scat
tered elsewhere around the room
are provisions, medicine chest. a
fiashlight for blackouts and three
books from the lending library.
Daughter Sleeps on Sofa.
In the bedroom, papered in yellow,
hangs a picture of Frau B and her
husband taken at their wedding be-
fore justice of the peace.
There are two hickory beds, crib
and sofa, on which her 8-year-old
daughter sleeps
There is round table in the.
center Of the room. At one side
Evening star., 1941-01-24

ect last year, Paul Edwards, w. P. A
administrator, announced In a re.
port today.
A total of 1858 ,927 lunches have
been served since the project was
established in December, 1885, the
report stated.
Much of the food Is provided
from surplus commodities, while
other items are furnished by the
Board of Public Welfare, sponsor
of the project.
At present, 8,845 children are re.
ceiving daily lunches in 79 public
and nine parochial schools through
out the city.
Evening star., 1941-01-24

but hopes to be able to start postal
savings account.
The life Frau B leads is like that
of many other German women who
"fill their places in an Interchangeable
and unshakable consciousness of
duty" as the newspaper Das Reich
puts it.
Evening star., 1941-01-24

general application to Aims origi-
mating in foreign countries, it is not
expected to affect American films,
the chief offenders being distribu-
tors of other countries. Panama
Evening star., 1941-01-24
Alien Films Censored
In Panama City

Panama Citys newly appointed
Mayor has inaugurated a more rigid
censorship of motion pictures
scheduled for exhibition in Pam
anna. While the censorship has q
Evening star., 1941-01-24

City agents of distributors will b
held responsible for previews Of
their films ana must furnish neces-
sary facilities. y
Evening star., 1941-01-24
W. P. A. Project Served
1,701,817 Lunches

Needy Washington school children
were served 1,701,817 lunches by the
Districts w. P. A. school lunch prof.
Evening star., 1941-01-24

Cleaning white addressing porcelain en-
ameled sink. Streamlined undersink cabinet
coated inside and out with Dupont Dulux enamel
Chrome-fnished faucet. Large basket type
stIainers. Rinse spray, for dish or vegetable
washing.
Plumbino-Bdsement
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hardy. The club generously in
eludes steamshipmen. railroad
ers and truckers in It's roster:
al least once a month they bury
the competitive Ratchet in an
appropriate place besides in
each others noodles.
On such noteworthy occa-
SONS. known to the trade BY
the technical name Of Trans
portation Club Meeting WAS
sail and brotherly affection Is
much in evidence. From their
respective cahooses. wigwams.
pilot houses. docks and steen-
wheeled trsilers come the trans
porters to feast upon plain but
wholesome food. drink lemon
ade, and TO view with rapt inter-
est The magie-lantern slides of
missionary work among the
heather Chinee: thus is passed
many an inspiring evening of
great comradeship and benefit
to all.
Al the most recent such event.
which followed the regular and
customary procedure prescribed
for making an annual swap of
club officers, Br'er Clarke was
making a farewell speech to his
cohorts while the newly-elected
prexy, Br'er Hal Davis an
honest and outstanding member,
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Davy Jones, Reviewing Officer

The grim parade Of ships sliding down through the
green waters the bottom of the goes unnter
upted and Davy jones' that last marine reviewing officer
b himself weary of inspecting this seemingly endless
parade.
Merchant and naval vessels to the number of 1881
believed to have passed in this last review to rest
stoidy the bottom with the bones of 200 people
in and around them Five million of the worlds finest
shipping wiped petulant child wipes drawing from
blackboard.
Every sign indicates that this is only beginning
Perhaps this fleet be entirely replaced BY the
end of this the fleets of the air well have made
such progress that all but the heaviest freight viii be
moving through the stratosphere.
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Streamlined Slavery

In poison less deadly because 1t is chocolate
Are chains and shaekes less oppressive If gilded7
OF not But those truths must be only grad
ua dawnng many of the people of conquered Europe
No doubt there millions of people in central
Europe who believed that there things than
Maxi occupaton that life could and that somehow
after the independence might be restored
But there are increasing dark hints today that Ger
plans restore independence any of the
countries has conquered those occupied for
gwen out At the time purely military. And need
not accept face value the reported speech of Minister
Walter Dare 10 envision a Dark Continent in which
auhect peoples and inferior races shall labor hopeessy
forever at menal work for whatever pay will barely
tain life to provide materials and food for the master
race whose Berlin would be sort of capital of the world
Studies and reports by the department of commerce
have reinforced private information the
taken to loot the conquered countries with velvet fingers
With military control the banking and currency of
conquered peoples the Nazis simply debase their in
terms of German marks thus enabling themselves 10 buy
in conquered lands anything they want at price they
choose to That includes not only producer goods but
Mines factories and farms Huge army of occupation
costs being assessed all countries which have been
given the advantage of German protection Exports
completely controlled from Germany Banks and pr
vate safe-deposit boxes simply looted.
The very people who probably hoped of
their property and position by yielding rather than fight
ing being despoled.
Though they being robbed by modern methods
yet it is robbery. Though they being enslaved in
gided shackles yet IL is slavery Even those still tech
nicay free have only the freedom of lapdog leach
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HOROSCOPE

Benefic aspects dominate to.
day which should be most for
tunate for the clergy and
churches. General turning to-
ward religious faiths in presaged
by the stars They promise 10.
day q development of interest in
spiritual aspirations.
Heart and Home: Under this
sway members Of the family
should take n serious view Of
life and should cooperate in all
plans relating TO money. Inch.
nation 10 spend u great deal
foolishly should De ovencome,
for the future will prove how
wise are they who safeguard
their financial resources This Ia
An unlucky day for writing let.
tiers or signing contracts II IA
not an suspicious date for max.
ing new friends Girls need not
rely on this days romances, for
they will be fleeing.
Business Affairs: Temptation
to speculate should be resisted
Mt this time when new fortunes
are in the making. Prosperity
will inspire extravagant spend
ing. Horse racing and sports
that invite betting Will be pat.
ronized. despite war clouds
Manufacturing is to reach great
output by midsummer and the
seers prognosticate at least ten
year. of intensive production.
Even II the war should end sud
denly, repair of the waste caused
by world conflict assures pro-
tracted activity st top speed
international Affairs: India
may become more insistent than
formerly In her demands for in.
dependence. and the stars seem
10 pressSe many concessions
which help the people to demon
strate loyalty 10 Britain This
month il TO be marked by un-
usual events in London where
labor leaders will voice criticism
a. well rs praise for war poll
cies. Again. changes in the Brit
ish cabinet are forecast. Death
will remove men conspicuous IN
London The United State. will
be practically q war partner
now.
Persons whose oirthdsis IL 10
have the auEury OF a year II
prosperity. Business interests
will succeed a. VIII love affair.".
but treachery IN indicated IN
what in near the heart
Children born on this dzy may
be Of extraordinary mentality.
gifted in the arts and stsunch
in character they should be
popular and aaccessfsll
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Stories in
Swiss Novelist Enters
Storps' Hall of fore

DRETTY girls and famous mcI
1 have illustrated Switzerland
annual For Youth serni-postals
since 1888 The 1910 series adds
three more beauties, including the
one shown above The girls are
dressed IN traditional costumes Of
the districts Of Tnurgsu. Solotnurn
and Zug
Gottfrled Keller. : landscape
painters apprentice VINO became
famous novelist. Is the famous
Swiss honored IN the set. Keller,
pictured on the stamp below. was
born IN Zurich in 1919 Abandon
Ing his art studies N Munich. ne
returned 70 Switzerland. obtained
q pension which permitted nm 70
enroll in Heidelberg.
His novels we're written n Ger
man. gained Inn hlgh place
among German writers Keller :
poetry ranks Win that Of ire
greatest German poets Of the istn
century
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a.
for guns or butter or both. The
more realistic among his eco
nomic map-makers have con-
fronted him with these alterna-
tiyes:
ID He can continue with the
current guns-and- butter pro-
gram. He must turn over 10
Britain an increasingly larger
volume of newly made war ma
terial. That means stripping our
selves of weapons required for
training and protection.
~ He can expand our indus
trial plant with new factories.
That would enable us to arm
both nations 10 the teeth. stimuli
taneously. But IL portends over
expansion-and after the war a
terrific deflation and economic
collapse.
81 He can reduce sharply the
output OF consumers goods. and
devote existing capacity almost
exclusively 10 the war effort.
But that means swollen pur-
chasing power and a shortage of
goods TO absorb the contents of
fatter pay envelopes and. in
turn. the desdliest price infla-
ton.
Roosevelt probably will COM
blne all three methods. in mod
Grafton. He will step up ship
ments TO Britain Immediately,
expand plants somewhat. reduce
production of recognized lux
uries. Heavier taxes - much
heavier-will place some brake
upon initiation.
Members OF Congress recently
returned from a quiet inspection
of Panama Canal defenses have
forwarded some sharp questions
TO Secretary Stimson. They dis
covered conditions which they
regard as woeful.
Army sirfields make excellent
bombing targets for enemy
planes. None Is eamouflaged. In
fact. barracks built around
their edges form an outline re-
vesling their location To a hos
tile air force. There are no IN
derground storage facilities for
planes, gasoline or other sup
plies. CO srcisl planes
manned BY Entertained pilots
stin fly within q few hundred
miles Of the stretch Of water
which our military strategists
describe as the KEY 10 hemis-
phere defense. The canals pres
ent value - almost entirely milf
tary, IN view of the dwindlins
commerce passing through
These discoveries may preeipi-
tate a demand for a frst-hsnd
congressional investigation Of
all our outlying defenses-Psns-
ma, the eight bases acquired
from England. Hawaii and the
Philippines. The boys are grow
ing anxious. They want 10 zee
for themselVe. what kind OF ma
tionsl protection they are get
ting for the billions they have
appropriated
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions ? Turn to the
womans page for the answers.
/ Which lake in Minnesota
has been named officially as the
source of the Mississippi river
2. What does r Pluribus
Unum. the motto of the L. s.
mean?
3. Is Scapa Flow the name of
a British naval base, waterfall.
or Scottish lake.
4 Which of the following uni
versities is located at New
Haven. Conn: Harvard. Yale.
Notre Dame or Princeton
5 Name the presidents whose
portraits appear on currently
minted United States coins.
s. The earth Is the third.
fourth, or fifth planet in dis
lance from the sun
I. W nat name Is used IN Eng
land for crackers
S. In which range of noun
tains Is Mount Everest, the
worlds highest peak. situated ?
9. Who composed the opera
La Boheme'
10 A. NJ. Toplady was an
actor. sculptor. or hymn-writer?
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Editor. The Times: I read old
Sourdough's" letter about south
eastern Alaska. Il Is the only
truthful letter about the coast
% Alaska We ever read. I know
something about that country,
too. 7 put in three years there,
from August, 1898. TO August,
1896 ! worked in the Juneau
basin. at Berner's bay and al
Shutdown. and put IN q winter
al Cape FaIrweather.
NJ partner Jim White and
I made the trip 70 FsirVesther
in the dead If winter. We eft
Juneau Dec. Is. 1894. and az
rived on Jan. :. 1895. travelling
in Columbia nvtr fishbost.
and had 70 land on the open
beach. Il this letter puts Old
Sourdough" IN the notion 70
answer ne, BY all means let him
do 50. I shall De pleased 10 hear
from him.
TOM WILLIAMS
Centsrylls, Wash
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PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
LOVE AND PEACE
SHOULD PREVAIL.

Editor. The Times: Practically
all of our leading dailies and our
monthly and weekly magazines
have ridiculed the idea Of
negotiated peace, and plans Of
feeding Europe's starving have
been laughed at. The American
public is in favor with the COM
mon opinion of our periodicals.
Perhaps it is natural when our
nation is offering assistance TO
the war that we wish 10 do moth
ing to enhance our immediate
peace. If that is possible.
Perhaps it's natural when we
are so antagonized against
European maniac" to want him
brought TO his knees, forced to
his knees as quickly as possible.
Because of what Hitler stands
for and is working toward. it is
right that a nation should be
50 determined But many of
us question this popular method
of war which is used. has always
been used. to eradicate such q
man, his regime. and his prin-
ciples. The war method. while
no doubt accomplishing many
things. destroys others.
These other things are al
ways the most important IN life.
l realize this isn't just another
war but I see that Hitler is out
to destroy most of the things
loved by our democracy. But,
will destroying the man Hitler,
annihilating his regime. eradi-
cate his principles Such a mir
acle Ia commonly believed pos
sible. History tells a different
story.
Which civilization. which gen
GRAFTON. is going 10 break the
monotony of war? Which gen
GRAFTON Is going 10 employ the
basic principles of love, peace
and goodnes as workable
forces. instead Of employing
greed and hatred. plus selfish
ness and the idea Of loving
myself as the only workable
and practical forces Of life
Love. peace and goodness are
far stronger than hatred and
selfishness. Such a view is held
only by the ideallst2 BY the
practical minded , Never. But
it seems that some day our So
called practical policy Of war.
dealing with force. will be dras-
ticsny changed to policy Of
peace. of self and national sac
rifice. which we must begin TO
practice today.
pATu Z ppT-ITT
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In the original announcement,
the impression was carefully
created that the 50 destroyers
exchanged for ee-year leases on
the six southern sites were obso-
Iete and of no particular value.
Now II is estimated that they
were carried on navy books at
value of s72.173.s53.ss II II
estimated that the L. s. spent
x25 .o00. 900 To refit them and
equip them with food, weapons,
even clerical stuff.
Since present-day destroyers
cost s6.ooo,0 900 each, the sea
going value Of the so is listed at
about $4,000. 600 apiece. or $500
o00. 900 in all. In addition. the L.
5. now must spend innumerable
millions to buy private property.
required for the Sx bases. Add
tional funds needed to transform
barren land into naval. military
and aerial strongholds may
bring the final expenditure TO
half a billion dollars.
Nevertheless. our defense ex-
perts regard the swap as sx-
ceedingly advantageous. These
off-shore stations extend our
first line of defense about 900
miles seward. They will serve
rs barrier to possible invaders
until that two-ocesn navy IL
finished in 1p46. Chief 0spi,ol
Hill criticism is that the negoti-
ators should have been more
frank about final costs.
President Roosevelt will de-
clare national industrial
emergency" within a few weeks.
II he listens to his economic and
military advisers. They are urg-
ing him 70 proclaim II under the
lesse-lend law.
Their studies convince them
that American war efforts will
never satisfy domestic or British
needs under a business as usual
economy. Actual money paid out
for ornaments IN January
amounted To $500 600 600 plus.
That showed the industrial pro-
duction figure 70 the unpreee-
dented peak of i3e. Our indus
trial structure grosned under
the load. There ensued shortages
OF key materials. machine tools.
labor. Prices rose, with an in
flsuonary hint. But the real
strain viii come in June or July.
when the treasury IL expected
TO pour out funds iotalling
$500. ooo. 600 monthly The pro-
duction figure will have TO rise
above $50. IL Is doubtful whether
kew Industries now near ca
pseity can absorb that amount.
The L. s. cannot continue
blithely to make both guns and
butter. according 10 the stats
ucisns. II Ii IN 10 save Britain.
They have warned Roosevelt
that he must have his choice
without delay.
Future prospects look dark
for the average American
whether thu President oscsoes
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The Universal Universe

Astronomer-tak fascinates. Lght-years and specra,
and spiral nebulae quite beyond the ability of the
average person to comprehend; they fascinating
DR.. Walter S. Adams of Mt Wilson observatory has
made studies which convince him that:
The atmospheres of the largest stars boiling wildly
in violent notion part of the atmosphere rising the other
falling with difference of velocity of IL miles second.
Well. it's nice 10 know that atmosphere here
On earth isn't the only that's troubled and that the
turbulence which shakes little planet is all Of
piece with that of the rest of the universe.
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EJllJI0E
cTs1.zllz:y1H3

C1iffor "Capsize'
Clarke : the E harge
q 'affaires and personable
manager Of the Tacoma
Bremerton Auto Freight
line. Il you care 70 bark a
moment. buoys and gulls,
vel explain now he ae-
CURED that middle name.
The only reason \ motor truck
nabob falls prey 10 public IN
speetion herein Is b. virtue Of
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CRTTICI2ES LEGISLATORS

Editor The Times Our legis-
lsiors are almost through. The
only thing that has been done
for the people who elected them
Is to wrestle around with in
creased taxes. sales tax. income
tax. and laws for an increase
in pay. Why 20 ther. when the
pay IS not enough Most legis-
lstors scramble 20 get elected IN
the pretext Of helping the old
folks. The ole folks should De
looked out for in their old age
II the legislators who 90 10
Olympia had told the taxpayers
they were gong 70 Olympia
mostly 10 oppose the governor
and has IDEAS I am sure they