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Evening star., 1942-09-19
Fine Work

The splendid volunteer services
performed by members of our COM
munity are sources of qualification
and pride to all Washingtonians.
Special mention Of one of them does
not denote lack of appreciation for
others. But just credit is due to
the hundreds of volunteers who now
are engaged in perfecting by long
and rather thankless hours of drill
Washington's system of afraid con-
troll center operation.
In time of emergency, function
ing of these control centers is of
vital Importance. 1t is through the
tenters that information is received
from the sector wardens of the To-
cation and extent of damage; and
it is from the centers that help is
dispatched in the form of care for
the injured or apparatus to fight
fire. More than 5000 citizens, in
cluding the 2,400 sector wardens,
are participating in the tests. And
periodically they are reporting for
duty in the evening, going through
their practice in description, con-
densation, transmission and recep-
ton of information, sorting it out,
placing priorities on response to
calls and getting rid of the obvious
confusion which, natural enough
in the beginning, would be fatal in
real emergency.
This work is proceeding quietly.
without the applause or the knowl-
edge of the public and lacks even
the dramatic appeal OF test black
out. The services of the men and
women are purely voluntary, their
only pay" being the satisfaction de-
rived from knowledge that one is
doing something useful. 1t is not
only useful, the work these volun-
teers now are performing is about
as vital as any part of the civilian
defense machinery.
Colonel Bolles and his associates
In civilian defense are wise in con-
centrating on the training of con-
troll center workers without unnec-
essarily calling for practice afraid
alarms involving the whole city.
And it is due to the fine, spirit of
their volunteer workers that they
are able to follow that course.
Evening star., 1942-09-19

finally accepted by the Navy. II Mr..
Kaiser succeeds in building a seven
engine plane that will fly in the rela-
lively brief period OF fifteen months,
he will have put the rest of the air
craft industry to shame.
1t is an experiment which is we'll
worth undertaking, however. The
Government will furnish him with
engines, propellers and instruments.
For the most part, the planes will be
built of duramold, a combination of
plyWood and plastic material Hence
the drain on the Nations reserves of
critical materials will not be heavy.
Furthermore, Mr. Kaiser and his as
soclate, Howard Hughes, have agreed
to train their own labor, and they
will not profit personally from the
experiment.
In these circumstances, If the
project proves infeasible, there will
be no appreciable interference with
the combat plane program. But the
fact that the experiment is being
made will serve to assure the public
that Government officials, and par
tlcularly Donald Nelson, are SYM
pathetic to any undertaking that
might help win the war. And, if Mr..
kaiser's efforts should meet with sue
cess, his planes may be expected to
make a significant contribution to
that end by 1945.
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Cecilia Beuux

Success came to Cecilia Beaux as
1t rarely does to any person whose
life, like hers, is devoted to ideal
ends. If she wished fortune or de-
sired fame, they certainly were
granted to her in abundance. The
pictures she painted generally were
sold before they were begun, and
her achievement in both quality and
quantity was so great that it safely
may be said that she deservedly is
represented in every important GAL
lery of her own country as well as
in many-including the Uffizi and
the Observation-Disclosures.
Miss Beaux, it should be empha-
sized, was distinctively an Ameri-
can. She was born in Philadelphia
and her principal teacher was
William Sartain, a gifted member
of the dynasty of artists of that
name residing there. Whatever
finishing" her instruction required
was obtained at the Julian and
Lazar ateliers in Paris. She returned
home an acknowledged celebrity.
Patrons crowded her studio. Nothing
but physical exhaustion limited her
brush. She worked solemnly yet
with a compelling zeal, Women and
children were her choice among
subjects, and she represented them
with grace that was at once free
and disciplined. Few of her canvases
are exuberant, but none of them
lacks the essential vitality which is
imperative in authentic pOrtraiture.
Her people speak, perhaps even sing,
yet never shout. Indeed, her reti-
cence is a component factor of her
charm. "Sita and Sarita" in the
Corcoran collection is an excellent
example of her manner and her
style.
It may seem odd that Miss Beaux,
who herself accomplished so much
In the direction*of truly American
art, should have denied that the
United States is possessed OF a
native school. Historically, of course,
she was correct in her judgment.
American painters are derivative;
it would be folly to attempt to deny
that they owe their patterns of
thought and their technique to the
Old World; the more modernistic
they are the more indebted they
must be to Europe and the past.
But Miss Beaux was neither un-
patriotic nor pessimist. Her vision
Of her country in its eventual full
flllment may have been conserva-
tive, yet 1t was confident and brave.
Dying at 81 and after a long and
Evening star., 1942-09-19
THIRTEENTH STREET.

Dear Sir:
Il was wedding my garden the other
day, when I decided that there was
bigger wedding job for me to do in
doors. I went in to look at my books
scattered all over the house and won-
dered if I could not do some wedding
there.
"All of Your readers will understand
because they are all book lovers. and
know what it means to have too many
books.
"On second thought, can any one
who likes books have too many of them?
1t is impossible. What is possible is
to have too many of them in the wrong
places, or to have books which one has
forgotten one possesses.
Il am sure you and your readers will
agree with me that something ought
to be done about this This was exactly
what I proposed to do. found I had
books in the attic which I had forgot
ten I possessed. Some of these were
such old friends that I brought them
downstairs where they belonged. Some
right there. They were just books writ
ten and read for the day. Their authors
knew this. but I had not realized it be-
fore. I like my books so much that I
hated to part with any of them. That
was the reason my guests found books
all over the house in the oldest places.
IT am particularly fond of my bath
room shelf. This is something a great
many people talk about but seldom do.
Many of my books are lying on the
floor in corners, or pushed back in piles
under tables. I find they keep this way
very we'll, since it is only the top book
whose top cover bows. If there is any
thing dislike it is book whose covers
stand out from it like the legs of a
bull dog.
There is something, however, which
I, personally, dislike more, and this is
book with dog-eared corners.
Il find that my ways of keeping books,
while they may not look very tidy, are
efficient. Few of my guests will go to the
trouble to stoop to haul book from
beneath a table. Thus my precious
volumes escape much mauling. dog lear
ing and torn pages. Nor do l ever
find any chocolate candy smears on
them, as others claim they do.
Il have friend who is a great ad-
mirer of newspapers. He never fails to
take home each day as many as he can
and so his house resembles one of those
old barns where they used to store back
number papers by the ton against the
time when some inquisitive person
might want four inch item.
when got to looking over my books
and understanding how we'll they were
being taken care of, heaved a big sigh
of relief. Maybe they did not need tt
be weeded out, after all! You will un.
derstand this.
Il looked out the window. The sur
was shining brightly. Drat those weeds
What right had they to be showing u.
In my garden at this time of year;
1t is almost time for the autumn leaves
/ would return to the yard and do som.
real wedding. My books were savee
again. Sincerely, T. c."
We hope our correspondent was ne
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Bankrupt

A strange dim t,ptlight drifts into
my room
Where all day long the afr ,ods shin
ing gold;
Nor can bright crimson popptes there
illume I
The darkness: Chill and like one
very old,
The Dind Is sighting as the dap Is
done.
There is no moon to play a kindly
part
I should haze kept one ,Deu-loued
hour, noto gone,
TO cheer and satisfy my bankrupt
heart.
You spent too much for beads OF
siluer rain
Soon lost, beneath the smile OF azure
skies;
Grief did not come to mar uith
sordid stain
Our short s,peet holiday In paradise.
All day zoe freely spent gold hours
OF sun
Tonight ,De are apart, our spend.
ting done.
CHARLOTTE MOORE.
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Mr.. Kuiser's Job

The settlement of the unfortunate
controversy which had grown up
around the proposal by Henry ].
Kaiser to build feet of huge cargo
planes as the answer to the shipping
problem is an eminently sensible
one.
The original Kaiser plan-to build
5000 flying boats-has been dropped.
Obviously. such program would
have involved serious diversion OF
materials from the plants building
military planes. Instead, Mr.. Kaiser
has been authorized to proceed with
the building of three experimental
flying boats of radical design-twin-
hulled monsters equipped with seven
engines and capable of carrying sixty
tons of cargo.
AS yet, these giants of the air exist
only on paper, and in outline form
at that. But Mr.. Kaiser, whose re-
markable achievements in the build
ing of merchant ships have made
him a national figure, is confident
that he will have the first of his
planes completed in fifteen months,
the second in twenty months and
the third in twenty-five months. If
he can do this, his accomplishment
will be without parallel in the avia-
ton industry. To understand just
what this means, it is only necessary
to recall that the Mars Flying Boat,
a ship half the size of the plane Mr..
Kaiser proposes to build, has been In
process OF completion for more than
four years and has not yet been
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Questions Logic of Argument
For Withholding Tax.

To the Editor of The Star:
Is it consistent to raise hue and cry
about imitation and then set 1924 floor
for withholding levies and lower in
come tax exemptions to $500? If every-
body has so much money that it is caus-
ing imitation, then why is it necessary
to 60 as low as that for revenue?
Surely, person earning 1924 year
cannot be accused of causing imitation
unless imitation is caused by a frantic
rush to the loan agencies. You cannot
pay board and room on 1924 year-nor
on a good deal more than that. People
who have only that much money must
borrow on the future, live on relatives
or go on relief.
Can't any one in Washington add?
MILDRED r. SOLEIN.
Evening star., 1942-09-19
THIS AND THAT
By Charles L. Trncerell.

more active In wedding his garden than
he was in wxding out his books
1t seems m us that a weed which
manages to lock husky at this time OF
year. deserves the little remainder of
life which is open to it.
Most weeds, with the exception of the
dandelion. are ANIMALS and so have but
comparatively few months in which to
thrive.
There is something magnificent in the
average weeds ruggedness. 1t is quality
which the present times are showing
we all need, but which, unfortunately,
we all do not possess. We have colds,
and bursitus and other ailments which
drive us to cover, while the brave Rus
slams must go on fighting forever, 1t
seems.
Maybe they have colds and bursitus,
too, but nobody cares. They have to go
on fighting. it must seem to them for
ever, but as long as they can kill Ger
mans they are satisfied.
weed garden might be something to
contemplate. Here are plants which are
plants in their own right as well as any.
Some of them have been banned and
exiled simply because they do not fit
into the needs of the cultivated garden.
A few of them are good foods Perhaps
the time has come for all home gardeners
to revise their opinions of what is good
and what is not good. Not only are vic
tory gardens to be considered, but we
must take into account the plain fact
that nobody will have any way near as
much money to spend on home garden
as in the past, at least on the purely
ornamental things which we all love the
most. There may be neither time nor
energy for much cultivation. This is an
opportunity which the weeds will take
full advantage Of, we may be sure. 1t is
up to gardeners to keep up their own
morale by refusing to grow red in the
face every time they see a weed sullying
their fair borders and beds.
Why, it may be weed which was
highly esteemed by the Indians as a sure
cure for influenza which they knew as
''breakbone fever"
1t might even be stray plant of
ginseng which our brave Chinese allies
regard as the best medicine in the world,
and which they buy. or at least did buy,
in huge quantities from this country.
The weeds as commonly known, are
some of the hardest plants in the world
1t is not so often realized, perhaps, that
they contain some of the worlds most
interesting plants, a few of them good
| foods, and many of them good medicines,
at least so the herbaists tell us.
| Perhaps our correspondent would dc
best, after ALL to go back into the
| house and start wedding out his books
Or how about taking nice long walk
or collecting some scrap for the wa,
effort? Books are human productions
and need to be protected from the same
process which humanity seems to be BEN
on subjecting itself to every Is years.
The weeds will be taken care of yer,
handily by Mother Nature in due course
but nobody else will do anything abou
those few perfectly worthless book,
which every real book lover somehow
manages to gather around him alona
with his real treasures. Do not send the
unfortunate choices to the soldiers ane
sailors, either They do not want them
any more than you do.
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Disagrees With Objection
To Teaching on Drinking, Etc.
To the Editor of The Star;

In The Star for September Is there
appeared long interview with DR.,
James A. Cannon, physician-member of
the Board of Education, in which he
described the course of study relating to
alcohol and narcotics now given in the
District high schools as an insult to the
intelligence"
1t seems to me that instruction show
ing the harmful effects of these drugs is
more needed now than ever To meet
the demands of this emergency the peo-
pie should be at their best physically.
mentally and spiritually.
The need of alcohol, even in small,
amounts, for winning the war cannot be
defended. Alcohol did not helm France.
alcohol will not help America to win the
war.
Instead of weakening, why not
strengthen this course of study? Such
actlon would receive the Endorsement of
many eminent physicians, including DR.
Haven Emerson, member of the Board
OF Health of New York City. who saws.
trloutlon to national health and to VIM
ming the war could be made than bv
the general abstinence of the men and
women of the United States from the
use of alcoholic beverages"
DR.. Cannon declares that only per
cent of the people are harmed by alcohol
DR.. Charles Mayo. on the contrary, saws
that H,,, r,ilJ
alcoholics, or unfit for their regular
duties in life.
When 1t comes to the harmlessness of
cigarette smoking, would call DR..
Gannons attention to the studies of DR..
Raymond Pearl of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity to the effect that the use of
cigarettes shortens the span of life an
average of II years Comdr. Gene
Tunney testifies: LAS Director of the
Navy's fitness program, I can bluntly say
that few things can be worse for physical
fitness than promoting the cigarette
habit
The law specifies that instruction be
given in the public schools of the Dis
trict setting forth the harmful effects of
alcohol and narcotics upon the user,
That is reasonable requirement. Most
parents, If not all, hope this salutary
statute will continue to be faithfully and
efficiently carried out by the Board of
Education, the school officials and
teachers.
DIR. J. RAYMOND SCHMIDT,
General Superintendent,
National Civil League
Editors note: An amplification of
his attitude on this subject by DR..
James A. Cannon appears elsewhere
In todAys Sta1.)
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Argues That Officers
Need Rest for Health.
To the Editor Of The Star:

For some time it has been the prac-
tice to work officers and men stationed
in Washington six full days a week,
sometimes even seven. Before that, in
many departments, they were compelled
to take one-half day off each week, go
outdoors and exercise in the open air.
AS result, I believe they got more
work done, and stayed filter, than they
do now, when the daily grind has no
breathing spells whatever, and only six
days leave after full years service
maybe!
While my own husband defends this
system, and Is willing participant
therein, I maintain that no time of,
ever, does not oonduce to either health
or efficiency; that In time It viii make
Evening star., 1942-09-19

O. In what order are colors recog-
nized by baby?-F. M. L.
A. Usually, yellow, red, white, gray
and black are first recognized, in the
order named, after the sixth month.
@. How many copies of the Boy Scout
Handbook have been sold?-A. W. B.
A. Since its first printing, over 7,o0o,-
600 copies have been issued.
@. Where was Mr.. Churchill born7--
S. T.
A. Winston Churchill was born at
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxford
County, England.
c. How many doctors are there in the
United States?-V. L. E.
A. The number Of physicians in the
country is 10000.
@. What was Sarah Bernhardt's real
name?-P. F. N.
A. Rosine Bernard.
@. What sculptor fell in love with a
statue of his own making?-B. j.
A. Pygmalion. According to Greek
mythology, he made a beautiful statue
with which he fell 50 deeply In love that
Venus, at his request, gave 1t life.
@. How many operas did Verdi COM
pose?-S. H. K.
A. Fourteen. His last, 'Falstaff." was
composed in his S0th year, and produced
at Milan In 1893
Q. Who originated the Shasta daisy7
*. D. B.
A. Luther Burbank.
@. Is 1t correct to use candles on
breakfast or luncheon table?-D. E. K.
A. Emily Post says candles have no
place on breakfast table or a luncheon
table. They are used only where a
dining room is unfortunately without
daylight.
@. When was the first traffic regu-
lation for one-way trafic establisheda
&C. c.
A. The first traffic regulation for one.
way traffic appears to have been estab-
lished in New York City, December II,
179l when a regulation incidental to a
performance at the John Street Thea
ter requested that: Ladies and gentle
men will order their coachmen to take
up and sit down with their horse heads
to the East River to avoid confusion"
@. Who was Albert Lea for whom
the town in Minnesota is named?-
L. B. N.
A. 1t. Albert Miller Lea d8O8- 189D
was topographer of a United States
Governmint exploring expedition.
@. What is the origin and significance
of the cross used by the tuberculosis
Association?-H S. K.
A. The double barred cross used by the
National tuberculosis Association has
developed from the original red cross
used by the American Red Cross Associ-
alton. At one time the association was
part of the Red Cross and when it de.
veloped into suficiently large organiza.
ton, it separated from the Red Cross
and added the extra bar so that it would
be distinguished.
@. What is the origin Of the black
ball in voting?-R. w.
A. In early days, paper being scarce.
the Indian bean was sometimes used In
voting-a white one for the affirmative,
black for the negative.
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

reader can get the anstper to any
question OF TACT by pritino The Ere
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Wnshinoton,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
Q. What are the age limits In the
Army for field service?-C. N. l..
A. The War Department says that
the following age limits for field service
in the Army are used as general guide
Major, At years; captain, AZ years: first
lieutenant 35 years; second lieutenant,
80 years. The age limits vary with diff
ferent branches of the Army.
@. How many nations have been over
whelmed by the Nazis In the present
war?-T. P. A.
A. The number is 20, reckoning from
the annexation Of Austria early In 1888.
Q. Do elephants lie down to
sleep?-T. D.
A. Not all elephants lie down to sleep.
Sometimes they rest their tusks in the
fork of a tree while taking . nap
standing up.
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Objects to Deferment
OF College Students.


1t is high time that Secretary Knox
announced abandonment by the Navy OF
''undemocratic reserves" in the colleges.
At 20 they should go into service like
any other youths and their advancement
to officer rank should depend upon their
qualifications rather than their back
ground as college reservists
JEROME w. JUREWICz.
Chicago, NJ.
Evening star., 1942-09-19

Astronomy-In crisp, authoritative
style this little 48-page booklet an
swers hundreds of everyday questions
about the earth, sun. moon, stars and
planets. The layman, as well as the
astronomy enthusiast, will find this
booklet stimulating interesting and
instructive. The index will guide the
reader quickly to the field of his par
ticular interest. To secure your copy
of this publication inclose Is cents IN
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Evening star., 1942-09-19

A man who had been driving for
twenty-five years lost his license re-
Gently for illiteracy. 1t has always
been known that he who runs may
read; now it appears that he who
drives must read.
Evening star., 1942-09-19

A rising elevator broke through the
roof of twelve story building in
New York. 1t Is thought that pos
sibly the operator took too literally
the old copybook maxim that there
Is always room at the top.
Evening star., 1942-09-19

tedious illness. she will remain an
active force in the field of effort
in which she won her well-merited
laurels.
Evening star., 1942-09-19

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the use tor republication OF all news dispatches
credited to it or not otnerUlse credited IN this
paper ano also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication OF special dispatches
herein reserved
Evening star., 1942-09-19
Proposes Rebates for Dependents
OF Soldiers Going into Service.

VI SOldlerS Going into Service.
To the Editor of The Star:
The men who are about to be called up
for service and those who already have
been called into service and who have
dependents or semi-dependents would
feel relieved of one great worry if they
could be assured by the Federal Gov
ernment that these dependents would
be properly provided for during their
absence.
In these times of rising living costs,
$50 month will not provide for a de-
pendent whose health is not the best
and whose health requires that she must
have proper medical attention if an
emergency should arise. Dependents
whose health is not good may be en-
ployed now and the $50 month which
the Governments and soldiers deduc-
ton will allot them will be little nest
egg added to what they themselves are
able to earn, but suppose in year from
now their own health fails, they become
III and have to give up their Jobs: How
far-under present and rising costs
would $50 month 60?
Why could not the Federal Govern
ment. perhaps through Social Security,
work out plan whereby needy depend
ents would be given special privilege
cards granting them price rebates on
certain commodities when a health
emergency arises that forces them to
stop working? Proper investigation of
such cases would prevent attempts to
defraud. If one is willing to sacrifice
his life, the others life should be saved.
F. G. F.
Evening star., 1942-09-19

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Oriter, although the use of
a pseudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserpes
the right to edit all letters ,uith
a Die1D to condensation.