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Evening star., 1942-02-23

All over the
Capital tn er e
was q mood of
deep respect for
men dying In
the Philippines,
for A m e ric a n
sailors and fly
ers coming to
grips with death
at American
d e m o c r cy
might live.
That has been
the spirit of the
Evening star., 1942-02-23

THE opinions of the trters this page oon
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
Stars effort to gtpe all sides OF questions interest
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
| themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1942-02-23
BY FRANK r.. KENT.

For long time now, one Of the
most cherished ideas Of the high
est oficials at Washington with .
few notable exceptions) has been the
Evening star., 1942-02-23
New Dealers
Are AssuiIed
For Dinners
Party Held PIoyins
Politics os Usual,
Damaging Morale
By DAVID LAWRENCE,

They Cancelled all dinners and
social events, they didn't even hold
the Gridiron Club banquet that
customarily criticizes the politicians.
Evening star., 1942-02-23
On the Record
DOROTHY THOMPSON.

When Winston Churchill sent
Sir Stafford Cripps to Moscow he
picked one Of the best brains in
British political life, though its
Evening star., 1942-02-23
|McLemore-
Coils Confidence
Major U. S. Fault

DALLAS, Tex.-One OF the major
faults in this country right now Is
something that Is usually considered
a major virtue.
Evening star., 1942-07-02
Ex-Mayor and Five Others
Cleared in Fraud CHARGE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROCHESTER, N. Z, July Six
former officials of Lackawanna,
N. Y, have been vindicated by the
Appellate Division, State Supreme
Court, of charges of conspiracy to
defraud by padding municipal pay
rolls.
Declaring political rift in the
Lackawanna Council was IAN un-
likely background for the Matching
of criminal conspiracy" the court
second highest in the State-yester-
day reversed the convictions and
dismissed the indictments. The men
were convicted by Supreme Court
jury June 80, 1941.
The prosecution claimed the de-
PENDANTS, including former Repub-
lican Mayor John F. Aszkler, Al,
conspired to cheat and defraud the
municipality by loading the city pay
rolls with unnecessary workers and
allowing illegal use of the city's
money, material and property.
The officials resigned after receiv-
ing suspended one-year sentences
and $500 fines last November, and
the city was left without government
for week until Gov. Lehman ap-
pointed a Mayor Reject and council
men-elect to serve to January /.
Evening star., 1942-07-02
Some Of Housfon's
Crew Reported Saved
And Held by laps
/ Survivors Of Java Seq
r Bottle Are in Botovio, j.
Toxic Radio Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Some of the crew of the cruiser
Houston, which disappeared along
with the Australian cruiser Perth in
the battle of the Java Sea. were be-
Heved today to have been picked up
by the Japanese and .interned in
the Netherlands Indies.
A Navy statement quoted a Jap
Anese broadcast as saying that | 900
survivors CT the two vessels had been
rescued by japanese sailors and are
now in Batavia.
There appears to be no reason
for the issuance of false information
on this Subject by the Japanese, !"
the Navy said.
The Navy issued this statement:
"A large number of the survivors
OF the U, S. S. Houston and H. M.
A. s. Perth missing since the battle
/; OF the Java Sea are safe in an in
$ternment camp In Batavia along
with American civilians, according
to Toxic broadcaSts over the Jap
anese-controlled Batavia radio.
Broadcast Quoted.
"The broadcast declared that
Nipponese sailors from destroyer
picked up some of the survivors
and paid tribute to the wonderful
fight put up by those vessels
The broadcast further asserted
that the Japanese arranged for the
transfer, from Serang to Batavia on
April 13, of 1000 prisoners, mostly
Americans and Australians. The
prisoners were transferred to the
Dutch barracks at Batavia, where
they were warmly welcomed by hun
dreds of their compatriates.
While all Americans will under
stand that broadcasts originating
from enemy sources cannot be re-
garded as authentic, there appears
to be no reason for the issuance of
false information on this subject by
the Japanese.
THE Navy Department at this
time has no information about men
missing from the cruiser Houston
other than that coming from enemy
sources, It is not desired to raise
false hopes, but it should be pointed
out that it is probable that some
Navy personnel reported as missing
have been picked up by enemy ships.
Data Being Gathered.
I'm view of the circumstances
surrounding the loss of the U. S. S.
Houston, it is possible that some
survivors could have been picked up
by enemy ships Information will be
gathered as soon as possible through
the machinery functioning for that
purpose.
When such information can be
collected, it will be given to the
American public by the Prisoner of
War Information Bureau, Office of
the Provost Marshal General, War
Department, Washington, D. C.
While the Navy shares with deep
interest the concern of next of kin
of officers and men reported as
missing but possibly prisoners of
war, the public is asked to cooper
ate with the Navy Department by
refraining to ask inquiries which
cannot be aswered until information
is available.
Evening star., 1942-07-02
IA Of 48 States Open
Fiscal Year in Black
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
At least IA of the Nations 48
State governments opened their fis-
cal years yesterday on the black
side of the current treasury ledger
two CT them, Colorado and Wiscon-
sin, with the largest surpluses in
their history.
New York. California, Oklahoma,
Arizona, North Carolina, West Vir-
ginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Ore
gon, Iowa, Virginia and Illinois also
had money in the bank. some for
the first time in years. The Empire
State, New York, added its new sur
plus to one carried over from the
close of the previous fiscal year
New York, operating on the coun-
try's heaviest budget, began the new
year with a S54, 4,127,419 cash surplus,
an operating surplus of s4709s, 1853
being added to the June 80, l94l,
surplus of $7,029,256. This was the
States largest reserve since 1881.
Evening star., 1942-07-02
Cafe Worker Buys,
Rips $50 War Stamps
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 2.-Dron-
ing Army bombers and blaring
bands opened the July War bond
campaign yesterday, but Gregory
Lagos caused the most discussion.
The Grecian born restaurant
worker walked into the post office,
bought $50 worth of War stamps,
folded them and tore them to bits.
II want to give my $50 to the
Government and it won't have to
pay me back" he said. "I'll be back
when I get some more saved up"
Mr.. Lagos, 40, has been United
States citizen IS years. He tried to
enlist in the Array in the World War
but was rejected.
Evening star., 1942-07-02
Five-Yeor Exposition

An industrial exposition which will
be opened In Lima, Peru. this year,
Is scheduled to run five years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04

CHAPTER 500
AN ACT to propose an amendment to
Section 40 Of Article III of the Con-
stitution of the State of Maryland,
lating to the salary Of Clerks OF
Courts and Registrars of Wills, and
providing for the submission Of said
amendment to the qualified voters of
the State of Maryland for adoption
or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland (three-ffths
Of all the members of each Of the Two
Houses concurring), That the follow
ing amendment be and it is hereby pro-
posed to Section 40 of Article III OF
the Constitution Of the State Of Mary
land, title Legislative Department,
the same, If adopted by the legal and
qualified voters Of the State, as herein
provided, to become Section 10 Of Arti-
Gle III Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland:
As. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide a simple and uniform system Of
charges In the Offices of Clerks Of Courts
and Registrars Of Wills, In the Counties
of this State and the City of Baltimore,
and for the collection thereof; provided,
the said officers In the various Counties
and in the City Of Baltimore shall be
such as may be prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted,
That the af0regotng Section, hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of this State, shall. at the
election to be held in November, 1912,
be submitted to the legal and qualified
voters of the State for their adoption
or rejection, in pursuance of the direc-
tions contained In Article IA Of the
Constitution of the State Of Maryland.
and at the said general election the vote
on the said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot, upon
each ballot there shall be printed the
words: "For Constitutional Amend
ment" and against Constitutional
Amendment, as now provided by law,
and Immediately after said election due
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Home Filtered Air

Busy women who are doing volun-
teer war work do not have time to
clean grimy walls and woodwork.
New coal flow winter air condition
ers filter the air before it is circu-
lated into the rooms. This clean
air keeps the house clean.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Mahogany Frames
4 THE y
4 GREAT SEAL
Q. OF
MARYLAND

When giving that lovely luster to
your furniture with a good polish,
don't forget the mahogany and wal
nut picture frames. The same oily
cloth may be applied, followed by
a polish with dry cloth and the
frames will seem to take on new
life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04

Now busy men do not have to get
up early to build fires. Syncrostats
which automatically control what
time the fire is to come on in the
morning and off at night, can be
set in the early fall for the whole
seasons operation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Concrete Bungalow

Seventy-year-old Miss Annie Webb
has just completed near Narbeth,
England, a bungalow of concrete
blocks, using an old tin can and
mallet to form the blocks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Easy Way to Peel Squash

Here's a new way to peel Hub
bard squash. AS easy as opening a
banana or a pitted datel Put your
squash into the oven, let it get
warmed through, cool quickly and
pare. Saves time, tempers, knife
and fingers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
slim. Pantie. Bra

HERE'S the answer to the prob
L L lem of "what to wear under
Stacks" - the pantie and bra
shaped topper, which, with a slip,
complete this useful underwear
pattern. We designed this set for
the modern miss-who is wearing
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Safety Law

Approximately As per cent of the
automobiles in the United States
and Canada are operated under the
provisions Of the safety responsible
ity law.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
For Prairie Farms

School children of Dauphin, Mani
toba, collected 5000 pounds Of ma
pie seed and sent it to forest nur-
sery station in Saskatchewan to be
used in establishing trees on prairie
farms.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04

MIHAT will look prettier or
w fresher on the summer land
scape than you in this trim, slim
"two-piecer" made up in a cool
linen, a rayon weave or a crisp
cotton? Pattern No. 1923 pre-
sents that all-time love, the dress
which looks like a suit, in a spick-
and-span tailored version. Brisk
rundown collar and lapels, patch
pockets and darts at the waist give
the top a precisely tailored air;
the skirt has front and back pleats
which give it good walking full
ness while it maintains the slim
silhouette wanted today.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1629-B is de.
signed for sizes IL, 10, IS, II and 10. Cor.
responding bust measurements %. 81, 80,
IS and 81. Size 10 (31) with short sleeves
requires AZ yards 35-inch material.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-12-04
reconnaissance

by reconnaissance patrols. The
Iteration was a night one and,
With luck, they ought to complete
he capture Of the observation
bost by dawn.
The faint glimmerings of dusk
lode the horizon when he signall-
ID to his platoon. All was ready.
lie began walking at a sharp gait
Ind waived his hand forward.
The men picked up the step and,
Bilently, they moved off in two
single files behind him, treading
hoiselessly. The path wound up
Ind down in the hills; and when
! he thick velvety darkness of
Eritrea fell swiftly about them,
hey took to the steep slopes,
Laundering over rocks and swear
ng softly at the abrasions from
harp-pointed stones.
A stone wall confronted them.
rhe officer whispered and a
broad-shouldered stout Jewish sol
kier-a farmer in the Sharon in
civilian life, one of the founders of
Keren Hayesod settlement
topped forward and crouched, his
ands together. Up the agile
lieutenant sprang and then on to
bis shoulders, peering over the
Eall, trying to make out the path
h the thick shodows of the night.
"Okay," he breathed back.
We're still some distance from
hem"
One by one, they climbed over.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-12-04

muscles tainted. First the ma
chine guns, then, with rifles loop
ed across their backs, the men.
two by two. Painting, they rested
on the other side, but in ten min
utes they were off. The .hilltops
looked alike in the darkness, but
the lieutenant knew the one he
had been ordered to clear. They
covered about a thousand yards
more when he whispered another
halt. The men sat down, tense
even in their relaxing, and sew
eral took off their sweat-soaked
shirts, made canOpies of them and
lit cigarettes, breathing in the
smoke between cupped hands with
deep satisfaction
"Psst," came the signal. They
knelt forward. From across a
short canyon came Italian voices.
The Jewish Commando men liter
ally held their breaths; but they
could not stop their hearts pound
ing, knocking against their ribs.
Al slowly-trundling truck went by
on the winding road beneath
them.
The officer blenched. No one
had told him of a motor road in
the vicinity. Had he taken the
wrong path after all? 1t was
the darkest hour before dawn
now, and soon there would be the
first glimmerings of light. His
whisper carried back down the
ranks. The men rose, gripping
their weapons, and moved for
ward cautiously.
Then, suddenly, the call OF
Haiti" Their blood froze in their
veins as they stood immobile,
daring not to rustic millimeter.
Before them was a firmly-embed-
ded boulder, the most advanced
point of the observation post. An
italian sentry challenged them.
This was not the moment for
rifle fire. They could not see
the enemy. The officer nudged
his Jewish sergeant's elbow, guild
ed his hand to the grenades at
his belt. The sergeant carefully
detached a grenade, pressed the
plunger with his thumb and fore
finger. and then drew the pin.
With a swing he threw it over
and then all crouched.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-12-04
Asthma MucuS
LOOsened First Day
Tor Thousands of Sufferers

FOR Thousands of Sufferers
Choking, gasping, wheeling
pasms of Bronchial Asthma ruin
leep and energy. Ingredients in
he prescription MendacO quickly
|irculate through the blood and
|ommonly help loosen the thick
|trangling mucus the first day,
bus aiding nature in palliating
he terrible recurring choking
pasms, and in promoting freer
|reathing and restful sleep. Men
AGO is not a smoke, dope, or in
ection. Just pleasant, tasteless
|alliating tablets that have helped
thousands of sufferers. Iron clad
|uarantee money back unless
ompletely satisfactory. Ask your
Fuggist for MendacO today.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-12-04
JEWS IN BATTLE
A Fragment of the Epic of the Middle East Campaign
BY JULIAN LOUIS MELTZER

In this tale of heroism is the epitaph on
the graves of two unknown soldiers body of
the contribution of Palestine Jews to the
crucial struggle for possession of North
Africa. Mr.. Meier, famous war cores
pondent, adds few more faces to the
Mosaic of Jewish fighting courage in the
Middle East.
The Editor
Toward evening, the unit made ready to leave
on its missiOn-that of wiping out an Italian
observation post at the approach to a series OF
hilltop strong points. There were forty men in
this Jewish Commando unit, brawny and sun.
scOrched Pelestinians, tough and weatherbeaten
by weeks of intensive campaigning Two Of
them carried a machine gun; their Young lien.
tenant shared the rigOrs and hardships of out.
door life with his men.
The officer folded up his map. He knew the
way now. coupled with the report brought ir
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1942-12-04

thunderously back at them. There
was high-pitched scream, and
then a staccato of machine gun
fire as the panicked Italians fired
olindly into the night. They
were aiming far to the left of
their attackers.
The raiding party ran forward
swlftlN over the boulder, behind
winch the sentry lay dead. They
mad fixed rifle-grenades into the
sockets of their rifle-muzzles.
They knelt and fired. Another
short run and they had captured
the post. The surviving Italians
showed no fight; they were pain
fully eager to throw away their
weapons and raise their hands.
The operation had been completed
successfully and without casual
ties to the Palestinians.
The whine of bullet made
them duck hastily. From a neigh
boring hilltop another enemy post
had realized what was happening,
and had opened fire. The signal
flashed to another post on the op-
posite side, and murderous
stream of enfilading fire broke
out. Splinters of rock added to
the danger as bullets Clipped
off corners, ricocheted wildly.
Though, crouching, the platoon
made the smallest possible target,
the enemy seemed to be getting
the range; and the bullets were
falling short by only some fifteen
yards.
The officer whistled. He had
found a natural dugout; a shallow
cave in the rock, guarded by a
boulder. They crammed inside.
Then the fire ceased and they
could hear the yells as hundreds
of the enemy closed in. Or were
there hundreds? Was it not the
noise, magnified by the cavernous
echo of the mountains, that ex-
aggerated the total strength of
the besiegers? They would soon
find out.
The lieutenant realized that he
had stirred up a hornets nest. He
had led his men into the heart of
the strong points instead of the
outer observation post. There
was no way but to fight it out.
The enemy would soon discover
they had only forty men to deal
with.
He gave the order to fire-and
to hold out. Crouching in a grim
phalanx, the men trained their
two machine guns and thirty
rifles at the dimly-perceived
shadows of the approaching enc
my. Slabs and flashes of fire
brought the rocks echoing in pro-
test. The enemy fell back to
cover. A Commando soldier
jumped up on a small cairn of
rocks, machine gun held up bodi-
ly, and let them have it in a tor
turing stream. The sound of
bodies rolling off the slopes came
up to them. But he fell, with a
bullet in his stomach, grooming
and retching, still clasping the
gun.
The officer gave the order to
and then he was hit,
too. He signalled to his sergeant.
take back the men, leave me at |
the gun" The sergeant protest
ed but the young lieutenant,
sweating profusely with his
wound, clasped his hand so tight
ly that he gave in. Not a man
must remain with him, said the
officer. They went slowly down
the way they had come, and to
them came the clatter of the sole
machine gun held by the dying
man. Soon it stopped.
They reached the barbed wire
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Women of the Moose

Columbia Chapter met at Zoo
Twentieth street NV. with the
senior regent, Mrs. Ola D. Lee, pre-
siding.
The applications of Glider De
Simone and Mildred Braun was pre-
sented. Mrs. Eula Novatny, Mrs.
Julia Gregorisch, Mrs. Sallie Rose
Mrs. Eva Johnston, Mrs. Eva
Provance. Mrs. May Sullivan. Mrs.
Georgia Arbaugh and Mrs. Christine
Schaffer were elected to member
ship.
The following officers were
elected: Senior regent, Miss Mary
j. Small; junior regent, Mrs. Anna
Sullivan; chaplain, Mrs. Clare Ha-
gan: recorder. Mrs. Anna Gilbert
and treasurer, Mrs. Myrtle Turpin.
They will be installed June 26 by
the associate regent of the Col
lege of Regents of the District OF
Columbia and Virginia, Mrs. Grace
Clark.
The retiring senior regent. Mrs
Ola D. Lee, has been named by
the grand chancellor, Miss Kath-
crime Smith, as general chairman
of the Maryland and Border States
Conference on Chapter Develop
ment held under the auspices of the
College Of Regents at the Hotel
Washington on July "a, Is and 26
Plans are being made to entertain
members from Maryland, Hanover,
Pa. and Martinsburg, w. Va.
Evening star., 1942-06-21

antipathy toward sailors since be-
ginning my military career. This is
principally because our health rests
in their hands-an unfortunate cir
cumstance which I will amplify. A
marine recruit receives a certain
number of hypodermic shots, COM
mencing with anti-typhus and end
ing with anti-tetanus. In between
we are inoculated against everything
but freckles. These shots are ad-
ministered by Navy pharmacist
mates who were chosen for the job
because they had been pole vaulters
in civil life. Those shots are the
only thing I really minded.
Learn to Crawl, Too.
Once, however, my platoon was
required to crawl up the length Of
our company street in search of
cigarette butts. This was disconcert-
ing because not five minutes before
we had been convincing a neighbor-
ing platoon of newer recruits that
we were veterans who took little or
Evening star., 1942-06-21

either Quantico or Washington for
public relations training. Other re-
cruits are sent to schools suiting
their various talents.
Some Jobs Not to Take.
I am now quite proficient with
the hand-grenade and the Molotov
cocktail. The latter, I am con-
vinced is a diabolical device of the
Axis to use up American petroleum.
Although I understand it is quite
good weapon against the tank,
I think it would just as gladly ex-
plode in the hands of a marine.
I find that with practice I can
throw a hand grenade about 20
feet. This nettles NE considerably
because the grenade is fatal within
a 30-yard radius of its explosion.
I have not applied for a grenadier's
post. Neither have I applied for
a job as a machine gunner, whose
average battle-life is three min
utes. Nor do / want to be an
Evening star., 1942-06-21

mainly of green dungarees and
seven-league boots. This was most
disappointing to those Of us who had
sat breathlessly through three show
ings of ITO the Shores of Tripoli.' v
There's an old adage. indigenous
to this depot, that "the only blues
you'll get here, buddy, are the ones
you get at night"
That's not true, though, because
my tent was most comfortable when
there was no rain, and I slept like
the dead The sun and the sand
fleas are the principal bane. If you
exclude the drill instructors, who
are necessary evils. Paris Island
(misnomer) is merely sand dune
in the South Atlantic, 40 miles in
circumference. Any similarity to
pleasant locale is purely COIN
cidental.
I have developed marked
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Czech Refugees Make
Seauins Out of Bones

Refugees from Czechoslovakia are
making sequins,, the colored
spangles used for dress decorations,
from the bones of dead animals in
South Wales, it is reported in Car
diff.
The sequins' are exported to the
United States and other countries
which bought them from Czecho-
slovakia before the war.
The family who run the factory
fed to Britain from Gablonz, in the
Sudentenland. where they had been
making sequins for 80 years.
They took with them nothing but
their experience and knowledge of
markets. They evolved their own
intricate machines for cutting and
threading the sequins and trained
a staff.
They have developed new lines,
such as collars and Doleros adorned
with sequins.