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Evening star., 1942-11-25
Expresses Appreciation for Publicity
Given Religious Meetings in Parks.

Expresses Appreciation for Publicity
Given Religious Meetings in Parks.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Sunday, the Catholic Evidence Guild
OF Washington, closed its eleventh sea-
son of open air speaking in the public
parks Of the city Of Washington. This
letter Is to thank the management Of
The Star for its courtesy during the past
spring. summer and fall in carrying
notices Of our activities.
Our policy always has been never to
attack others or crack down" on any
one, but rather to try to give an example
Of love Of God. Of our neighbor and of
our country. This engenders . spirit Of
unity and builds up the morale 50 neces-
sary In these times.
The publicity you have given our
efforts makes you . sharer In our work,
and God win bless you for 1t.
Our open air speaking programs always
come to IN end when the cool air OF
November makes it uncomfortable for
folks to stand outside. But We hope 10
begin in 1Sl3 on Good Friday. We hold
training classes for our speakers every
Thursday evening the year around.
At cur open air meetings We take up
no collections and our members pay no
dues. The Catholic Evidence Guild Is
an investment IN time and zeal. What
little FUNDS our members are able to
contribute 20 for pamphlets, which We
give away to the poor who listen to cur
speakers out under the open sky.
REV. CHARLES A. HART.
Moderator.
washmgtcn catholic xvidenos uuild.
Evening star., 1942-11-25


On Use Of Alcohol. Etc.
To the Editor of The Star:
I have been interested In The Stars
fine and factual reporting on the subject
of the change in the course of study
on alcoholic beverages, tobacco and other
narcotics. I am not a member Of any
of the citizens organizations which have
participated in the debate on this sub
ject. I speak wholly for myself. I at
tended the public hearing and heard
the various protests and recommenda-
tions on this course.
AS I write this letter I have before
me the original text, copy Of the first
revision and a copy of the Federation
of Churches Civic Affairs Committees
objections and recommendations, also
copy of the final draft which the Board
of Education unanimously accepted at
its meeting on November 10. I have
made a study of all these documents and
I find that The Stars article on No
vember 10 gives the public the erroneous
impression that DR.. Cannon has achieved
what he set out to do, which was summed
up in one of your earlier articles on
September Is wherein it was stated that.
Or Cannon contends: "A course on
alcohol and narcotics that bends over
backwards to be moralistic rather than
scientific Is dangerous. Students are apt
to condemn the entire physical educa-
ton program if they think parts of it
are silly"
Now, as a matter of fact, the original
course was revised to conform to modern
scientific ideas, as DR.. Cannon wished,
and as your article rightly states. But
it is also true that the first revision,
which could be interpreted almost to
encourage the moderate use of liquor
and tobacco met with such stormy pro-
tests that 1t had to be revised a second
time to embody the suggestions made by
certain interested groups and individ-
uals In short, the final accepted draft
which, in my opinion, could be still
further improved upon. nevertheless
does embody most Of the points as to
the proper emphasis Of the harmful
physical, moral, mental and economic
effects Of alcohol and tobacco which
were suggested by certain citizen groups.
notably the Federation Of Churches
Civic Affairs Committee. It must be
admitted that the accepted version Is
q great improvement on the first revision.
Many readers Of your paper. however.
are very much confused and disappointed
at what appears to be the outcome Of this
controversial matter. Their confusion
and disappointment, It is evident. spring
not from . falsification Of the facts in
the paper. but rather from not stating
enough Of the facts On your final report
to make the issue clear and give credit
where credit = due. HELEN KELLY.
Evening star., 1942-11-25
And Now Dokor

NAo q AOWo AoCAlAy tAlC dCCCHIdllCc VI
Admiral Darlan's authority by the
local colonial officials at Dakar
comes as an anti-climax. But in the
overall strategic picture, its i'm
portance rivals that Of French North
Africa's shift to the side of the
United Nations Dakar is the ad-
ministrative seat of all the French
colonies in West Africa and the
Sahara, colonies which have a COM
bined territory of 100000 square
miles, 100000 inhabitants, and
vast natural resources. It's repudia-
ton of direct control by the Axis
dominated Vichy regime Of Pierre
Laval completes the secession Of all
Frances colonial empire from that
puppet government. Not an inch of
territory outside France itself will
henceforth obey the orders of Laval,
the Axis stooge.
The submission OF Dakar was &C
complished without the firing Of a
single shot. 1t came about as an
Inevitable by-product of what had
happened in North Africa. This is
the supreme proof Of how completely
our strategy fooled the Axis. For
months, the question of Dakar had
been debated in America and Britain.
It's obvious Importance as a threat
to South America and to the Allied
sea lane around Africa was exhaus-
lively discussed by a variety of COM
mentators, many Of whom urged
its reduction at almost any price.
vichy responded by strengthening
Dakar's defenses, massing forces
estimated as high as 10000 troops,
with hundreds OF airplanes and
strong naval units. Strongly forti-
ned and assailable only by sea, mill
tary experts were generally agreed
that the capture Of Dakar would
have required an expeditionary force
Of at least 100000 good soldiers,
backed by a big fleet and operating
under an aerial umbrella Of major
proportions
Had such an attack been made,
the defenders, consisting mainly of
black Senegalese who obey implicitly
their white officers, probably would
have put up stubborn resistance. In
stead, the blow fell on North Africa,
the heart Of French colonial author
ity. Once that had yielded, Dakar
was suddenly transformed from
spearhead Of resistance into an
isolated outpost which had become
untenable.
Even If the local Dakar authorities
had been secretly inclined to obey
Vichy's order to resist, they had no
choice. Admiral Darlan's clever
tactics made the way easy for them.
The admiral claims to be still acting
as Marshal Petain's deputy under
instructions given him before the
Axis military occupation OF South
ern France. Asserting that Petain
Is now an Axis prisoner and Is acting
under duress, Darlan goes on the
theory that any announcements
now made by Petain are legally in
valid and can be disregarded. What
ever the actual facts may be, colonial
officials at Dakar and elsewhere have
accepted Darlan's view at face value
and have hoped gracefully on the
bandwagon.
None Of these face-saving maneu-
vers between Frenchmen should be
Of any concern to us. It is results
that count. And the immediate re-
suit is the submission Of French West
Africa without the shedding of one
drop of American or British blood,
or the expenditure Of a solitary
cartridge.
Evening star., 1942-11-25
Burning Chimney at NIGHT

Against the darkness of the chilli
night ar
A golden fountain eu@,es from thss
fue. ='r
Strange thing that dught could take
such gloutng fight jp
Out OF so grim throat OF sooty
hue. -
%
The modest roof becomes a frmd-,,
Where shooting meteorS tDtrl,
suing and glide, ~
Then do,on the oulleys coast IN gdy
descent =
And In the hollop of the eapes
trough hide. 80
But like the iDtngs OF trust and foit1
and hope, =
That soar beyond the hearth'ss
bright ledptno fire.
The skytDdrd sparks reach towdrds
the boundless scope
70 touch a starry lumtnate6 sptr05s
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS. 81
Evening star., 1942-11-25
Bid for Independence

1t is interesting to note that Mayor
La Guardia Of New York, leader in
the fight for unabridged union
privileges SO far as private industry
is concerned, takes different view
OF the matter when 1t is proposed to
apply the same principles to public
employees within his jurisdiction.
The Mayor is having trouble with
the New York Transport Workers
Union (CIO), which is trying to line
up the National War Labor Board
behind its demand for substantial
wage increases for $4,000 city transit
employees. The unions view OF the
matter is that maintenance OF trans
portation in New York Is essential
to the prosecution of the war, and
that 1t is entitled to call upon the
War Labor Board to intervene If the
employees are expected to refrain
from a strike to enforce their de-
mands. That Is the way 1t would be
handled In private war industry,
and the union spokesmen cannot
see why distinction should be made
between public and private employ
ment.
But Mayor La Guardia is not in
sympathy with this point Of view.
"City employees" he says, "are Gov
ernment employees and cannot leave
their Jobs any time they please. The
right to strike against Government
is not recognized in this city. That
does not mean a city employe can
not quit when he wants to, but he
quits and stays quit when he does.
We must run our own local
government. and we cannot do 1t II
we are hampered or hamstrung in
any way. We cannot turn local gov
eminent over to the War Labor
Board"
The trend, however, is definitely
away from the position that the
Mayor has taken. Recently, garbage
collectors in Newark, N. j., went on
Labor Board has taken Jurisdiction
of the case, and a majority of the
panel considering the matter has re-
ported in favor Of the strikers. With
other things, the panel says that
city employees have a right to strike,
that the WLB has authority to in
tervene in a local governmental dis
pute. that 1t should require the city
to reinstate certain OF the employees
who have been dismissed and that
the city official who dealt with the
strikers should be removed from
office by the city, although he was
elected by the voters.
This is indeed an extraordinary
set Of communications. Should the
full board and the President support
the panel, the authority OF the Fed
eral Government over the States and
municipalities will, for practical pur-
poses, be supreme and absolute. In
all probability. the President and the
full board will refuse to go along
with all OF the recommendations
made by the panel, for that would
sanction the right of Federal Gov
ernment workers to strike-a right
which the President has said does
not exist. But the mere fact that
such proposals are under considera-
ton is indicative Of the lengths to
which we have gone in strengthening
the hand Of the central authority.
Certainly, 1t cannot be said that
Mayor La Guardia is seeing things
under the he'd
Evening star., 1942-11-25

Wedding Book-Formal or informal
home or church-the answer is
contained in this new publicatio
This up-to-the minute booklet covers
the etiquette of modern weddings,
from the guest list to anniversaries.
In keeping with the times. the mill
tary wedding has been included. Just
what the prospective bride has been
waiting for. To secure your copy of
this publication inclose 10 cents in
coin, wrapped in this clipping, and
mail to The Star Information Bureau.
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Evening star., 1942-11-25
Defends Sociological Conception
OF Function Of Art.

Defends Sociological Conception
OF Function Of Art.
70 the Editor Of The Star:
The write-up appearing IN Sundays
Star on Jack Berkmans show now at
the Whyte gallery is interesting in Its
lack Of courage and its plaintive note OF
escape. The critic says: "The sordid
subject matter makes such paintings
unsuitable for decorations" We should
prefer, 1t seems, to 60 in for color
schemes and chintzes at the window in
the midst of the most significant socio-
logical upheaval the world has seen for
some time. The picture watermelon
Boats" is praised in the vrite-up. Per-
haps the critic is an old Washingtonlan
who in q moment of understandable
nostalgia has been overcome by the old
Washington aspect of watermelon
Boats" without in a realistic moment
realizing that "Schotts Alley" Is also an
old Washington phenomenon.
The suggestion that q graphic medium
might be better for the sociological pic
lures strikes new high in naivete. To
cite but one precedent, 1t would seem
that Rembrandt used canvas and oils
with q modicum of success as medium
for sociological phenomena. The critic
hastens to add that color is Mr.. Berk-
mans forte, which by q simple process
OF deduction leads one to believe that
the critic Is advising the artist to aban-
don his sociological subjects. 1t is
doubtful that Mr. Berkman will abandon
such subjects on the strength of such
effete logic.
We can only hope that Mr.. Berkman's
work is an indication of a new whole
ness in the artists approach: the sanity
to take the great implications of an
upheaval and place them on canvas in
seems to be whether or not the indi-
vid,lal gallery goer can take it. There
will always be the escapists who like best
. bowl Of fruit or a vase of flowers.
But there is new kind Of connoisseur
Of beauty who elbows his way in among
the critics in our day: he dares to say
that he sees beauty in the hope trium-
phant over disaster which rises like 4
nebulous veil from the overalled figure
of "Okie." HELEN SWICK TEPPER.
Quetea Famous Mem .Confefmist
On Human Habit u Intemperance.
10 the Editor Of The star:
Much has been written regarding the
use and abuse Of alcohol. Strange as it
may seem, little II said concerning men.
tal intemperance which, m tts dnal an
Evening star., 1942-11-25

Q. What was the weight at birth OF
the woman recently described as the
fattest person IN the world?-D. M. A.
A. Mrs. Pontico weighed 16 pounds at
birth. At the time of her death at the
age of 38, she was feet SIS inches tall
and weighed 800 pounds.
@. Who wrote the words to the
Christmas hymn, 20 Come All Ye Faith
fu"?-R. N. K.
A. 1t was probably an old Latin carol
originally. The English words used to-
day were written in 1S41 by Canon Fred.
erick Oakeley.
@. When did Amos and Andy first
broadcast?-H H. A.
A. The Amos and Andy program has
been broadcast since 1928.
@. What British Parliament failed to
pass single bill2-P. F. J.
A. The Added Parliament of the
reign of James I, 1t met on April 6, 1914,
and after two months of violent debate
was dissolved without having passed
single measure.
@. Did the late Zane Grey leave any
unpublished novels?-W. G.
A. At the time of his death. Zane
Grey had three manuscripts ready for
publication: 10000 on the Hoof," which
was published by Harper & Bros. in
1910; Young George Washington" and
Frontier Wife"
Q. What Is the best example OF mural
painting in this country2-V E. S.
A. Opinion differs, of course, but
many so regard The Ascension" by John
La Fargo, mural decoration in the
Church of the Ascension, New York
City.
@. Please explain why Carmen" Is
said to be comic opera. Il. L. S.
A. In the 17th century Marc Antoine
Cesti of the Venetian school, divided
opera into opera seria" and opera
buffa" In France the latter became
opera comique." Any work in which
spoken dialogue occurred came under
morous or dramatic. In many works
designated as opera comQue, the
action Is far from comic"
O. Is the United States importing
much pottery from abroad?-C. M.
A. Under the present disturbed con-
ditions the people of the United States
are importing very little foreign clay
products. The national industry Is in
eastern Ohio centering around the cities
of GAINESVILLE, East Liverpool and Salem.
The products of the American makers
are so fine that 1t is not likely the
foreign ware will secure a dominant
place in this market.
@. Where is the sound museum 10.
cated?-E. Y.
A. Sonorama, located at $40 Fifth
avenue. New York City. is the only pub
lie museum in the world devoted entirely
to sound and hearing
@. Can color blindness be corrected?
H. A.
A. 1t is possible to correct certain
forms Of color blindness by suitable
orthoptic training. Tests often prove
that person Is not really color blind but
shade blind which is only partial color
blindness. Orthoptic training is highly
scientific procedure and must not b
confused with ordinary eye exercisex
Evening star., 1942-11-25
Letters to the Editor

Letters to. the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the Uriter, although the use OF
a pseudonyn for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters ,Dith
q DieU to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-11-25

alysis, is worse than physical dissipation
and likewise detrimental to health.
Those who condemn the innbiber Of
those beverages which bring but tempor-
ary cheer should remember what the late
Clarence Darrow. a great humanitarian.
said on the subject: Everybody gets
drunk on something"
EYaAx11A1Ya Y cn1 Rcnnpn11cf
Evening star., 1942-11-25
Tells Of Appreciation
OF Cartoon by Bergman III.

TO the Editor Of The Star:
would like to say that in my opinion
the cartoon by Jim Bergman which
appears in The Evening Star for Novem-
Der 23 is one Of the best which have
seen In q long while.
The picture is we'll drawn, Of course,
but 1t is the caption which really makes
this cartoon what 1t Is. The para
phrasing of the current popular war
song in the words, Praise the Lord
and pass some legislation" was real
inspiration.
II I knew how to go about nominating
this cartoon for the Pulitzer Prize I
would be glad to do so.
c. F. BLANCHARD.
Evening star., 1942-11-25

Price ceilings may be set on spinach
and oyster plant, but these represent
two wrinkles lot Of us will not have
On our foreheads.
Evening star., 1942-11-25

=. The Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled TO
the use for republication OF all news dispatches
credited to It 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., 1942-11-25
Member Of the Asuociated Press.

Entered - second-class matter post once,
WashinEton, D. C.
Evening star., 1942-11-25
Discusses Changes in Teaching
On Use Of Alcohol, Etc.

EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGE
La gaceta., 1942-12-22
DROGA E~STIMULANTE eau
SA BAJAS I~NDUSTRIALES
EN-

Estocolmo, Die. 81. (ONA)-
Ell 80 por ciento de aumento re-
gistrado en- los academies indus
triales, en- Alemania, Sc debe al
uso de la droga estimulante
"PiroXin'', de reciente invencion
Y que Sc suministra a los obre-
ros con objeto de que no dsmi-
nuya nj deSfallezca SUI activi-
dad.
Sc dice que la "PiroXin" ha
sido inventada por ell DR.. Mo-
rel. Las pruebas efectuadas con
ella revelan que la eficiencia del
obrero que la toma, aumenta y
Sc traduce en- un aumento del
G por ciento de su production.
A raiz de los e~xperimentos
ques e llevaron a efecto con los
obreros del Nieder-D onau, dis
trito de Austria, Sc prOcedi0 a la
production en- gran escala de la
nueva doga, en- los laboratories
La gaceta., 1942-12-22
ANECDOTA

Cierta veZ, en- una calle de
Shanghai, dos coolies chinos dis
cutan acknowledgements, en- medic
de I'm grupo de curiosos. I'm ex-
que figuraba entire es-
tOs, manifesto a un amigo Chi
no, con quien iba, su extraneDa
de que los coolies no Sc hubble
ran tornado va a golpes, tan a.
g1ia era la discussion. Pero ell a.
migo chino lie replico:
No 10 hacen, pues ell prime
70 que pegue, admite, hacienda
tai coSa, que el no tenfa raz6n.
La gaceta., 1942-12-22

que sea necesario para que que
de bien terminado, pues de no
ser asi, nos eXponemos a que al
nino Sc lie presenter las carries
y afecciones dentarias con sus
multiples secuelas.
Para la limpieza de los espa-
clos interdentarios podemos uti-
liar ell hilo dental que es de
gran valor profilactico.
No debe ell cepillo mojarSe an
ties de colocar en- Ell la pasta den
tifrica, debiendo utilizarse de
preferential seco y sin mucha
cantidad de pasta, tendencias
ambas muy empleadas por ell pu
lblico y que deben abolirse.
Terminada la limpieza de la
boca Sc lava ell cepillo con aqua,
Sc sacude con fuerza; Sc deja es-
currir y Sc SEGA al sol. va bien
seco, Sc guarda en- un estuche
c~ompletamente limpio.
No debemos olvidar que TODD
cuidado que Sc tenga es necesa.
rio, pues la boca es ell p6rtico de
entrada para las Intermediates.
La gaceta., 1942-12-22
de la Mark Chemical Works, en-

de la Mark Chemical Works, en-
DarmStadt.
Las autoridades aqemanaS, ba
sandose en- laf orna de tableta
de la nueva droga, la Hannah
'tableta de vitamina" Y la han
distribuido por TODD ell Reich pa
IA uso UNIVERSAL de los obreroS.
Aunque los resultados inicia-
les fuerOn excelenteS, logrando-
Sc mediante ella, ell aumento de
production indicado en- los expe
rimentos, Sc ha descubierto mas
tarde, que la nueva droga afec-
ia adverSamente al sistema ner-
vioso. Sc advirti6 que la droga
producia una especie de sudor
en- las manos de los operarios,
en- plazo menor del que podria
cauSar un eSfuerzo normal, re-
sultando en- un aumento de acct
denies, eSpecialmente en- las ex-
tremidades ~digitales. Otra reac-
clio insoSpechada de la nueva dro
ga es ell desarrOllo de IN apeti-
to desordenado, rayado en- ham,
bre que, en- condolences norma
les, no habria sido I'm gran obs
taculo para seguir empleadola,
pero no ahora, con la carestia y
escasez de vieres prevalente en-
TODD ell pals.
En- vista del os adersos result
tados obtenidos, Sc ignora 81 los
nazis persistiran en- ell uso de la
"Piroxin."
La gaceta., 1942-12-22

determinado para la limpieza
de estas distintas superficies i:
cepillando primero las caraS de
los dientes que estan en- contac-
to con la lengua y mas tarde la
que Sc encuentra en- relacion con
los labios y carrillos, dejando
para 10 1ltimo las superficies tri
turantes y los espacios interden
tarios.
De mas esta decir que debe
'limpiarse primero I'm lado, por
ejemplO, Ell derecho o izquierdo,
y despues ell otro, dedicandole al
cepillo de los dientes ell tempo
La gaceta., 1942-12-22
%&cAw~ ~ps~ ' ssUeaF
i" Las ovtoridodes poEc(ocos estodoUnidenses
CoIobor6dn con las de Cuba

Gracias
a platicas sostenidas entire ell
General Benftez, Jefe de la
Policia Nacional de Cuba, Y ell
Sr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director
de la Ofcina Federal de Inves-
tigaciones, de los Estados Uni
dos, Sc ha degrade e%xpeditar ell
canine para una collaboration
mas estrecha entire las autori-
dades policlacas de ambas re-
p1blicas.
Accompanied de dos ayudantes, ell
General Benftez ACADIA de terminar
un curse intense de estudios en- la
Academia Nacional de Policfa de la
Ofcina Federal de Investigaciones.
Hacienda concentrates sobre la vi
sta de los cubanos, ell Director
Hoover dijo que:
"Simbolo de la cooperation que
debemos mantener, es la p~resencis
en- esta ciudad del General Benite2
y de sus habiles ayudantes. Noso.
tros, los de la Ofcina Federal de
Investigations, nos sentimos orgu.
llosos de nuestras r~elaciones cor
%nuestros vecinos. Hemos tenido e
privilegio de trabajar hombro {
hombro cor ellos, y, puedo decir
que hemos obtenido opimos frutos.'
Fracasan los agentes
"Ya no es un secreto que loi
agentes del enemigo, tanto en- loi
Estados Unidos como en- Cuba, 81
han esmerado en- destruir las defen
sas de ambos p~afses. Tampoco e
va un seereto ell fracaso que ha su
frido ell enemigo."
En- una alocuci6n que ell Genera
Benftez dirigi6 a los alumnos de L
Academia Nacional de Policfa, a
recibir estos sus diplomas, y e.
presencia del General George {
Marshall. Jefe del Estado MAYO