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Evening star., 1942-10-03
Difference of Opinion

One Of the surprising consequences
of the Presidents trip across the
country has been his reaction to the
warnings by several of his principal
aides that we are losing the war, or
that we will lose it unless we make
the greatest possible use of our pro-
ductive resources.
Several days before the President
left Washington, Donald Nelson, war
production chief, said that I'VE will
lose the war if we fall below our
absolute maximum of production"
He emphasized this by the explana-
ton that he was not saying merely
that we can lose, but that we are
going to lose unless we very quickly
develop and use our strength. The
next comment on the subject came
from Ralph Bard, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy, who said that 1--WE are
still losing this war, and we should
damn well understand it." He was
followed by Lieutenant General Bre-
hon Somervell, who told the country
that 1--WE and our Allies have taken
a terrific shellacking all around the
globe"
These men are responsible officials,
in a position to know the facts of our
war effort, and their emphatic warn
ings of danger made a deep impress
sion on the people. Upon his return
to the White House, however, Mr..
Roosevelt indicated that he was far
from being in agreement with them.
The President spoke very critically
Of officials of fourth and fifth rank
who had been doing too much talk
ing, but 1t was not clear that his
comments along this line were di-
rected to General Somervell, Mr..
Nelson and Mr.. Bard. Of them,
specifically, all that he had to say was
that if he had been in their places
he would not have said what they did.
This would seem to imply that the
President does not share their belief
that we are losing the war, although
it may be worthy of note that he did
not say in so many words that he
entertained different opinion, but
only that he would not have given
expression to such an opinion had he
been in their shoes.
The logical inference from Mr.
Roosevelt's comments, however
would seem to be that he does not
believe we are losing the war. This,
presumably, is based in part, at least,
on the things that he saw and heard
during his tour of the country, and,
assuming the Presidents view to be
correct, this illustrates the desir-
ability OF getting away occasionally
from the pressure of official work in
Washington.
From the standpoint of clearing
away doubts in the minds of the peo-
pie, who have seen no cause for
optimism in the trend of the war. il
might have been better if Mr.. Roose-
velt had enumerated some of the
specific reasons for his seeming dis
agreement with his associates, but it
may be hoped that his position will
be justified before long with better
news from the production and mill
tary battlefronts.
Evening star., 1942-10-03

@. What is Matto Grosso?-P. S. E.
A. Matto Crosse Great WoodS is an
inland state, the second largest in Brazil
1t is huge, almost unexplored forest
area, sparsely populated Archeologists
believe it contains valuable relics Of an
cient civilizations.
@. Is William Bishop, Canadas ace
Of the First World War, on active duty?
j. M.
A. The Canadian Legation says that
William Avery Bishop is on active duty
at the present time as an air marshal.
@. Why are the men who count votes
called "tellers "?-H. r. K.
A. The word is a corruption of "tal-
liers." A tally was rod or stick marked
with notches to indicate certain sums. 1t
was then cut in two lengthwise, so that
the parts when brought together would
agree. The English exchequer employed
tallies until 1888, the officers having
charge of them being called talliers, later
tellers.
@. What are the various ranks in
the peerage of Japan?-M. S. D.
A. The five grades are prince, mar
quis, count viscount and baron. Peer
age in the modern sense dates only from
1884.
@. How many lives were lost when
the battleship Maine was blown up?-
E. w.
A. 1t was blown up in Havana Har-
Dor, February Is, 1898, with loss Of
260 lives.
@. What were the two large bridges
that collapsed recently-D. j.
A. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge the
third longest span in the world, COL
lapsed on November 7, 1940 On Octo-
7, 1941, the world longest double-leaf
bascule span collapsed at Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, dropping a locomotive
into the canal below with the loss Of
two lives.
@. Is it possible for mother to
mark" her unborn child as a result
of fright or shouk?-J. j. D.
A. Medical science has definitely dis
proved the belief that so-called maternal
impressions affect the unborn child in
body, soul or mind. There is no con-
nection by nerves or ligaments between
the mother and the baby.
@. What is the Tsar Kolokol?-M. Y.
A. 1t is the Russian name of the great
bell of Moscow, cast in 1888. The pre-
sent bell seems never to have been hung
or rung, having cracked in the furnace.
1t stands on raised platform In the
middle of the square.
@. What is the derivation OF the name
"clove"?-L. r. E.
A. 1t Is of French and Portuguese de-
rivation, and means nail" The name
was. given because of the resemblance
of Glove buds to nail heads.
@. How long have the several States
had marriage licenses?-M. r. C.
A. Universal adoption of the licens-
ing system by the States came slowly.
AS late as 1887, II States had not yet
adopted licensing, and publication OF
the banns is still a legal substitute for
the marriage license in three States.
Legal regulation Of some sort long
antedated our present marriage license
system.
Evening star., 1942-10-03

position show greater tenacity, adapta-
bility and capacity for self -sustenance
than nations predominantly urban.
This thought should have some bear
ing on the view that the war is being
Waged primarily in the factories of the
urban and industrial centers, as we'll as
upon views which should govern post
war planning as to the desirable consti-
tuition and organization of our national
society. ELGIN GROSECLOSE,
Editors Note: There is much to
support Mr.. Groseclose's thoughtful
observations concerning the relative
response of small, closely-knit COM
munities and the larger cities to GER
tain phases of the war effort. But the
conclusions should not rest entirely on
what per capita comparisons might
reveal. Washingtons goal for allxil-
larry flremen is 1000, more than the
per capita response indicated as de-
sirable by Mr.. Groseclose. But in
auxiliary police, Washington could not
very we'll handle $4,000, and the num-
ber enrolled exceeds the. OCD stand
ard, although it is below the number
still sought by the Commissioners. In
nurses aides, the Washington goal is
1000, they are working longer than
the national standard of hours of
service and as many are being trained
as facilities will permit. In volunteer
drivers, the authorities say that as
many can be secured here as are de-
sired. The scrap metal campaign is
expected to reach the goal set for
Washington, although the amount of
scrap available in city depends
largely on the nature Of it's industries.
The fine response of Jefferson County,
in other words, does not indicate
relatively poor response by Washing
ton on the basis of population. Con-
ditions, needs, training facilities and
nature of the population are i'm
portant factors)
Evening star., 1942-10-03
Turn About in New Guinea

current war situation is the sharp
change which has occurred in the
New Guinea campaign. 1t is just a
week ago that the Australian forces
based on Port Moresby began
counteroffensive which has sent the
Japanese scurrying back through the
hilly jungles toward the great Owen
Stanley mountain range over which
they so suddenly forced their way
month or more ago. Air patrols re-
port no concentrations of Japanese
troops south of the main range, and
1t may we'll be that the invaders will
make no stand until they reach the
steep pass which leads through the
mountain wall at a height of $500
feet above sea level
The reasons for this sudden re-
versal of fortune are more under
standable than was the cause of the
original japanese drive over the
Owen Stanley Mountains, which has
never been fully explained. The
basic reason for the turnabout is
unquestionably Allied command of
the air. Day in and day out, Ameri-
can and Australian planes have been
Systematically blasting at the long
japanese line of communications
running first by sea from their main
base at Rabaul in New Britain, and
then from harbors on the northern
coast of New Guinea by narrow jun
gle trails over the mountains. Al
though the jungle affords a large
measure of concealment for troops,
the trail itself is visible from the air.
Also, there are several bottlenecks
like the bridge over a tumultuous
river, which has been blasted
promptly each time the japanese
engineers got it in passable commits
sion again. The upshot is that the
Japanese have been unable to keep
up the flow of reinforcements and
supplies to the front, and so could
not hold it against the Australian
counterattack.
1t Is virtually certain that the
Australians in Port Moresby have
been heavily reinforced during the
past few weeks, especially by the
arrival of relatively heavy artillery
which, by superhuman efforts, was
brought up to the fighting line.
Those precious twenty five-pounders
decisively outclassed the light noun
tain guns and mortars which were
all the japanese could get over the
steep and slippery mountain trail.
Accordingly, their makeshift de-
fenses of timber and bamboo were
literally blasted to bits in the open
ing battle that was the test of
strength.
OF course, the advancing Aus
tralians will be increasingly handi-
capped by transport difficulties, and
can hardly get their heavy guns up
the mountain range. Nevertheless,
they will have effective air protec-
ton and assistance; for the Japanese
seem to have abandoned the task of
trying to dominate the New Guinea
skies. While Port Moresby will not
be entirely secure until the Japanese
are again north of the mountains,
the immediate threat to that vital
Allied base which covers Northern
Australia has been removed. This is
extremely encouraging. Proverbially
tenacious, the japanese would GER
tainly not have made a precipitate
retreat unless they had been badly
defeated. The Australians have met
Nippon's picked jungle fighters on
their chosen terrain and have sent
them packing. That is good cause
for hearty congratulation.
Evening star., 1942-10-03
Compares War Efforts
OF Small Town and Capital.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
According to press reports, approx
mately 100000 pounds of scrap metal
were realized in the campaign Just con-
cluded. The question naturally arises
whether this is a major achievement on
the part of the people of the District of
Columbia, or whether is it only meager
achievement. Do these results indicate
that we of this area are making an "all-
OUT or only halfway or ankle deep
effort? Sixteen hundred tons of scrap
may seem like much or it may seem like
very little, unless we have yard stick
by which to measure.
AS method of testing the achievement
of the District in the scrap metal cam
pajgn, you may be interested in what
small agricultural community of the
Southwest has done. This town is Wau-
rika, Okla, population about 5000, coun-
ty seat of Jefferson County, population
$4,000. The figures given relate to the
county. CAS- this is my home commune
ty, 1 take some pride in relating it's ac-
complishments)
AS early as last May, jefferson County
had organized and conducted salvage
drive in which 642 900 pounds of metal
we're collected. On the basis of compara-
tive population, Washington and en-
virons should have collected some 32,-
100000 pounds, or about 10 times as
much as was collected. In this connec-
ton, however, it should be mentioned
that the continuing scrap metal drive in
Washington has collected up to Sep
tember l, a total of 38,784,164 pounds.
Some additional facts regarding the
munity may interest you, and they are
set down below with an indication as to
what the figures would be for Washing
ton if comparable results were achieved,
together with the actual results:
Jefferson wash's- ington.
County ton on actual
Auxiliary tiremsn Ma 81 s $;SS 81
Auxiliary policemen 2S0 $4,000 4,466
Red Cross Volunteer
Nurses Aides ----126 $500 $50
Volunteer Drivers
Corps members -- 81 1850 800
Scrap rubber drive,
collected (tons) IS $3.50 1,500
The figures above for Jefferson County
no doubt are representative Of what
small communities everywhere are doing.
They do not mean necessarily that the
people of these communities are more
patriotic than those of the metropolitan
areas, but I think they do offer a con-
siderable field for thought upon the
sources of our national strength and vi
tality, and the basis upon which our ma
tional life should be organized for pc
riods of crisis and for eras of peace.
1t would appear that. in general, the
large metropolitan populations have not
succeeded in organizing themselves for
the war effort as successfully as the less
er communities The reason, no doubt,
: is the fact that civilian war effort re-
quiresR far greater sense Of community
and neighborhood than metropolitan life
develops, with its fuidity and population
shifts. In other words, the war seems to
be demonstrating what has long been
implicit In political science, that nations
predominantly rural and village In COM
Evening star., 1942-10-03

might be remembered in this con-
nection:
A little fire is quickly troddeA out;
Which, being suffer d, rivers cannot
quench.
Fire, according to the judgment of
the Fire Protection Association, is an
ally of the enemy. So considered, it
should be guarded against as armed
invasion of American territory is.
Evening star., 1942-10-03

The motorist driving against the
red in Washington will be in trou-
Bile, but not in anywhere near so
much trouble as those trying to
drive the Nazi machine against the
Reds in Stalingrad.
Evening star., 1942-10-03
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Uriter, although the use OF
a pSeudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 1Uith
q Uie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-10-03

It is reported from Dublin that
strong boxes are being fabricated in
Fire out of seaweed so firmly pressed
that they will hold nails and screws.
Undoubtedly they will be termed
"Davey Jones Lockers."
Evening star., 1942-10-03

Italians in Russia are complain
ing bitterly because the Russians,
for retreats or counterattacks, use
concealed bridges, built eighteen
inches below the surface Of the Don.
It is low trick, at that.
Evening star., 1942-10-03

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Evening star., 1942-10-03

We have won number of wars
all we have entered, in fact-but
none of them by means of public
appearances of movie cuties or Of
juveniles diked out to represent
Uncle Sam.
Evening star., 1942-10-03

Publicity was recently given to a
Texas woman who made and served
coffee for more than twenty years,
but never drank cup of it. A good
many of us have had cooks who
showed judgment just as keen as
hers.
Evening star., 1942-10-03

AZ. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use Tor republication of all news dispatches
created to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1942-10-03

@. Did Handel become British citi-
zen?-H. M. E.
A. The great musician made his home
in England from 1712 until his death. He
became naturalized in 1726. The original
German form of his name was Handel
(HaendeD but now anglicized as Handel.
Evening star., 1942-10-03

@. What does "apocrypha" mean?
ID. D.
A. 1t means hidden" or withheld
from view"
Evening star., 1942-10-03

@. What is the most prevalent form
of city government in the United States?
p. N. l..
A. More than three-fifths of all cities
over 5000 operate under the mayor-coun-
Gil plan.
Evening star., 1942-10-03
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hnskin.

A reader can get the ansUer to any
question OF fact BY ,urtting The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdsktn, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
@. Which of the Presidents had red
hair?-M. w. L.
A. President Washington had reddish
hair; Jackson, dark red hair, and Jeffer-
son, red hair.
Evening star., 1942-10-03

@. What are the various ranks in
the peerage of Japan?-M. S. D.
A. The five grades are prince, mar
quis, count, viscount and baron. Peer
age in the modern sense dates only from
1884.
Evening star., 1942-10-03
Member of the Associated Press.

Entered as second-class matter post ofhce,
Washington, D. c.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-08
Civilian Defense
q, 90
Meetings Called

Precinct 81 - All Civilian De-
fense workers and other interested
persons are invited 20 zee three
films Al e:+s p. m Wednesday Al
Mckinley Christian church. Ssth
and Spokane. The pictures are
Bombs Over London Fighting
Fire Bombs and Air Rad War
dens." To be admitted each per
son must bring an article q
canned food.
Precinct Ts-heeting Of air raid
wardens. block wardens and mes
sengers will be held at T.S0 p N.
Thursday In Townsend hall. SD
and Park. AL interested persons
are invited TO attend
Precinct ss-Ied.e.say. 80 p.
m. Correct address Of meeting
place Is sI2 So. 18th St
Precinct Ios-a.itOu han. Wed
nesday. 8 p. m
Precinct IS Women's welfare
block xardens. $50 p. m. Wednes-
day. basement at SSH So. Pine st
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-08
Ladies Musical Club Season Opens
Auspiciously With Army Talent

FIRST concert q the nfty-thlrd
year Of the Ladies Musical club at
weyerhAsusr hall Tuesday after
nooa introduced two musicians
new 10 TAeona-Ars. Frances
ViIlsrei. member OF one OF the
army officer families a. Colonial
Village. pianist. and Corp. Arthur
Bradley. % Fort Lewis. tenor. At
the close o. the concert the general
comment was that II the army mas
any more such talent Tacoma vii
be very glad TO hear IL.
Mrs. Vinaret starts with a win
ming personality. and 70 that she
adds technical and sympathetic
mastery Of the instrument. Grace
ful and assured, Mrs. Nillaret AZ
the piano Is pleasing 10 the eye
as well as the ear.
Il Was a heavy program in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-08
WAC Recruiting
Officer Is Here

Opportunity for direct particips-
ton in the nations war effort
which Is offered women by the
wAAc should result in the irnme-
date enlistment Of hundreds Of
young Tacoma women. Il.
Beatrice Ringgold said here Wed
nesday.
1t Ringgold. Of the Washing
ton district recruiting and induc-
ton headquarters AZ Seattle. VIII
Be on duty AZ the Tacoma army
recruiting office. ioil Washing
ton building. until October l.. to
confer with women interested IN
toining the auxiliary army corps.
The corps offers women an un-
exceIled method Of best serving
their country. placing their spe-
cislixed skills On vital jobs that
vii release men for the fighting
front.- Il Ringgold declared
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-08
Chinese Program
Feature Thursday
AT Liberty Center

Liberty Center Thursday will
resound with the plsintive notes
OF Chinese music as troop Of
Chinese performers. from Seattle,
stage a show in behalf Of United
China Relief. and Taeoma's War
Chest
Lew c. Kay. prominent Chinese
business man Of Seattle is sending
over a group Of top notch singers
and dancers. and Walter Suffer is
in charge Of local arrangements.
According to Suffer, the
master Of ceremonies will be
DIR. kalfred Dip Lum, commits
sioner Of overseas Chinese
affairs. from Chungking.
China. DIR. Dip Lum will also
give the main address.
Included on the program will be
a sword dance by Chin Sang. &C
eompanied BY a Chinese orchestra
composed Of Lee You, Eng, Dong
Wong Foon and Wong Shee rew
Miss Lee Foon will sing several
numbers including Chinese fight
song.
VIII Conner and Leon THU:
have turned Liberty Center over
10 the War Chest for its use during
the campaign
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-08
September Was
Really Dry
Loust In noinfou
In Over Is Yeors

Last mcufh wAs fhe driest Sep
tenher since fs1s. II was disclosed
wednesday n the monthly weather
report Of the Tscorns weather bu-
reauss acting chief. " l. Flick
ennch<r. On only four days cut
Il - was there any measurable
rainfall. and the total for the
month uas oniy II inch
C~nea1ers.g Augwfs %
ancA. - last tive nsssAs
hnse esssstsused . pressagr1
areuxkt-
The report shoxs eight clear
days. IS partly cloudy days and
nine cloudy ones during septen-
Der. with An average Temperature
81 eo.s degrees. somewhat above
normal
Warmest day wAs the 7sd with
. maximum Of 70 degrees. ard
coolest WAS the 18th with = mimi
mum Il ~ degreesL
There Was rain amounting 20 OIL
Inch or more On four days and
mere traces on thre< others- Ths
heaviest rninfaii wAs II inch on
Sept 20. Against The months
total AZ II inch. the normal for
September u two inch<A
Dghe>f wind velocity for
~ mnnfh was - npk. -
- llsA Cssnadesahse fog as1
smsnss wers recorded auring
- nsmth-
No sunshine whatever was ~.
corded On three days. Sept n
- and -. but for th< month th<rs
was - PER cent Of the total sun
shine ponnhae. o. lisa hours Out
a MA Sept 10 vas the oniy
day On which Tacoma got IT. full
100 per cent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-08
Purchase Of Four New
Cars Okehed by Board

Purchase of four new automo-
biles was authorized during the
last half Of September. the Pierce
county rationing board announced
wednesday.
New cars were allowed TO the
following: Capt. Harold A. Dep.
Falkland: Clinton E. Kennedy,
1912 SO. Thompson st: Mikkel
Lono. Falkland: Harland Riedl,
Route 2, Box SCI.
During the same period. new
adult bicycles were allowed Earl
c. Kennedy. 1912 So. Thompson
st. and Nike Kobylks. 1918 Pa
eific ave; purchase of passenger
auto tires was allowed - persons
and recap authorizations were
granted to Is others.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-08
Naval Recruifer
To Be Vet Speaker

Chief Quartermsster Charles
W. Graham. in charge % the Ia
coma navy recruiting office. viii
recount some Of his experiences
IN the service before members Of
American Legion post No 1ss.
Wednesday evening At 8 o'clock.
Chief Graham will also explain 70
vets tire requirements desired IN
recruiting men AZ the pest IN 70
start = drive for navy enhstsss In
the near future
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-08
Still in Air
On Our Planes
Senute and House
Opinion Divergent
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON = Investigating
committees Of the house and sem
ate were In sharp disagreement
Monday over the relative merits
OF American and enemy fighter
planes.
A house military affairs sub
committee, in a report released
Monday. expressed the opinion
that American army planes ARE
more than a match for any of the
planes that are now pitted against
them II cited figures showing
that from Feb. 10 Sept 20 the
enemy had lost 27e planes of all
types on all fronts to ia for
American army air forces.
said ships Inferior
Chairman Harry S. Truman. D.,
Mo. Of the special senate COM
mittee investigating the war pro-
gram. told the senate on Sept. IA
that the committees previous
contentious that American fighter
planes were inferior to the best
British and German fighters had
proved TO be the truth"
The house committee, headed by
Dow Harter. D.. o.. said that "in
the final analysis. it is the box
score that counts" 1t said that
in the so-day period from Aug. Il
through Sept. IA the ratio Of
enemy planes destroyed to U. S.
losses in combat was rs TO one"
Precise figures were withheld be-
cause the committee feared that
they might be of some aid to the
enemy.