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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28

we follow the business journals
closely" comments Bread g. Butter.
and recently we have noticed a
trend forming. II seems that busi-
ness. speaking 10 itself. is taking
an entirely different view of the
current imitation scare than a great
many of its representatives take.
speaking TO the rest of us.
Business, discussing the matter
with itself. thinks that the infla-
tionary effect of wage increases
and consumer buying has been
much over-rated. 1t thinks that
there is much loose thinking on the
subject of imitation.
NEWSPAPER BLARNEY
I'VE do. too. We think that some
OF the business interests. including
the newspapers. have been respon-
slble FOR much of ii. We suggest
that they bone up on their own
organs of opinion.
For instance. the business maya
zine United States News has this
to say about the War Labor Boards
sterilization of hourly wage rates
al level ID per cent above that of
January, 1941 Ito match the rise
in living coStS):
Many industries have not given
raises in wages of that size. If all
manufacturing industries now raise
their hourly wage rates 10 a point
ID per cent above January. 1941.
total of about $4OO00O.0O0 will be
added 10 wage income. II indus
tries other than manufacturing do
the same, that will mean another
S400.000,000 added. Yet this total
increase is little more than per
cent of the wage and salary bill of
$4,000 100000 for 1912. If increases
for white-collar workers are added
the total would rise. In itself. how
ever. this does not spell infiation.'
WORKERS PAY LOW
I'VE should like TO add a couple
OF comments 10 this statement
Seventy-ive per cent of consumer
units families and individuals liv-
ing alone) this year will receive
less than $500. And AZ per cent
OF our factory workers are earning
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28
Business DefIofes Own
Bogey Of Pay Raises
As InfIofion Cause

NEW YORK. Sept 26 - Contrary to all the propaganda fol
wage freezing business leaders don't believe wage
cause niation points out BREAD BUTTER weekly bullet.
Oh consumers Unon in the second part of its analysis of
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-09-28

An average tire contains as much
rubber as SIS goggles for the Army
Air Corps.
Evening star., 1942-07-09

health, the Institute of Life Insur-
ance is making an important con-
tribution to the winning of the war.
In addition to showing how pre-
ventable diseases can best be avoided,
1t has prepared a list OF Ave simple
rules whose general observance
would greatly increase both the
health and efficiency of the Amer
lean people. These keys to good
health are: /, eat right; 2, get
your rest; 3, see your doctor once a
year; 4, keep clean, and 5, play
some each day.
Those not privileged to serve with
the armed forces can help the cause
of victory by maintaining a high
level of personal health and reduc-
ing the loss Of working time due to
preventable illness. In so doing,
they will be serving both their own
interest and those of the Nation.
The responsibility of individual
health is clearly one that should
be accepted by every person on the
home front.
Evening star., 1942-07-09
Fireflies

Numberless satellites haze come to
earth
Gliding through satin sn,oothness OF
the night. @
Full many gold-stdccdto lantern
stDtn1s =.
From every tree; boulevard of
light sse
Shines dotDn each blade OF grass. -
Nocturnal blooms '7
OF cerens most suddenly appear
Upon thistle stalk or nullstn stem
In radiant splendor. tier on flashing
tier. ..--
The reaching heart, that would 20
glortonsly
Attain those realms beyond the
highest peak
Where blue domintons olsdm Nth
astral fire,
Upon this night does. not hovs need Z
to seek
The t,oinklino hedpsn's omnilueent
gtrth s (
When one tan ,cdlk amid the stdys
on earth.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS. :
Evening star., 1942-07-09
Tires and Gasoline

President Roosevelt summed up
with admirable clarity the case for
tire conservation when he described
the problem as one involving an
effort to save the Nation, rather than
an effort to save somebody's tires for
his own convenience or to save gaso-
line or to prolong the life of cars.
It has been a rather widespread fail
ure to appreciate the gravity OF the
rubber shortage that has hampered
the tire and rubber conservation
campaign from the beginning. The
public at large cannot be held wholly
to blame for this lack OF under
standing, for it has been confused
by the confusion which has existed
even in high governmental circles.
So serious Is the situation, Mr..
Roosevelt told his press conference,
that, If matters become much worse,
1t may become necessary Tor the
Government to requisition every
automobile tire in the country. AND
III NC 1lCNSoooAy w ASANASN
tion the tires of car owners In order
to contribute to the safety OF the
Nation, the public willingly will
make the sacrifice. Since tire con-
fscation is held out as a real pos
sibility, it is obvious that any waste
of Americas stock pile" Of tires IN
use today would impair the efiec-
tiveness Of tire requisitioning meas
ures that might become essential
later on.
Against this dark background, the
need for tire conservation OF the
most rigorous, conscientious sort Is
plainly evident 1t has been sug-
gested In many quarters that the
best way of insuring tire conserva-
ton Is to institute gasoline rationing
on Nation wide scale. As the Presi-
dent succinctly said, the linking OF
Evening star., 1942-07-09
Civilian Health Crusade

The disclosure that approximately
400 District physicians will be urged
to apply for commissions In the
Army Medical Corps directs atten-
ton to the urgent need OF the armed
forces for more doctors. The re-
Gently established Medical Officer
Recruit Board has prepared list of
Washington doctors up to the age Of
forty-fi five considered available" for
military duty, and the physicians SO
listed will be invited to seek Army
commissions. This move is part of a
national campaign to increase the
number of medical officers In the
Army
BY the end of 1912 nearly one
third of the physicians and dentists
in the United States, it is estimated,
will be serving in . Army and
Navy. AS a result of the war the
civilian population may soon, there
fore, face a shortage of doctors and
dentists, q shortage that might have
grave consequences in the event Of
major epidemic. It is thus OF vital
Importance that Americans on the
home front keep themselves as phys
ically fit as possible and avoid pre-
ventable illnesses, thereby saving
the remaining doctors time for un-
avoidable sicknesses and accidents.
In launching recently Nation
wide effort to educate the public to
the need tor preserving individual
Evening star., 1942-07-09

tire saving and gasoline rationing is
akin to trying to add up apples and
tomatoes. It is true that tires and
gas are altogether different things
and it is understandable that per-
sons living near an oil we'll find it
hard to see the necessity for ration
Ing gasoline when there Is so much
of 1t available around them. But If
these persons can be shown that
there is an important relation be-
tween tires and gasoline-that by
submitting to gasoline rationing
they will be saving rubber which
conceivably might save the Nation
there can be no doubt as to the
choice they will make.
Evening star., 1942-07-09
Asks About Charity
As Function Of State.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your editorial entitled Significant
Decision" dealing with recent Court of
Appeals ruling on liability Of charities,
advanced a very intelligent viewpoint,
and. in general, came to the correct
resolution Of the case. It is, indeed, an
old problem, and one that must remain
moot in the mind OF the intelligent
person-that of the independence and
interdependence of the State and the in
dividual. Again, it is the problem OF
States rights, and the encroachment OF
the Federal Government upon the work.
ings Of the individual State.
But, after reading an extremely we'll
phrased discussion OF the problem, and
feeling fully confident OF the intellectual
stature of the editorial writer, I was
shocked by the non sequitur OF the final
sentences OF the essay. Nowhere in tho
entire case does the question Of socialism
land that Is what Is implied) arise.
Therefore, why does the writer bother
to raise the issue? Does 1t matter
whether the important and blessed func-
ton Of charity is performed by the State
or by some private agency? And is this
socialism, in any case?
On the other hand, would not the
stricken actually be benefited by an ex-
tension of the resources Of the State in
regard to the aid to the poor? Certainly
the State would be much more eficient in
this work at the outset
At any rate, we must look for the
perfection of the end-product of the
process and maximum benefit to those
in need. I. r. S.
Evening star., 1942-07-09
The Ainus

A report released by the Smith
sonian Institution suggests that the
warlords OF Japan may have fifth
column Of a sort to deal with in the
hated and abused Anus Of Hakkaido
and Saghalien. The remnant Of the
mysterious white race bearing that
name would be less than human If
1t did not attempt to take advantage
of any opportunity to regain its an
cient freedom. Such a chance, 1t
may be assumed, would come II the
southern islands-Honshu Shikoku
and Kyushu-were attacked effec-
lively by the naval and air forces
Of the United Nations.
No one knows from whence the
Anus journeyed to the archipelago
in which the marauding ancestors Of
the Japanese Of today met and de-
feated them possibly as much as two
thousand years ago. Anthropologists
agree that they are physically akin
to Europeans. The Smithsonian
statement says: "They are decidedly
Caucasian in appearance and in
some Of their folk-ways. They
belong to a general Caucasoid COM
plex shared with various peoples of
Southern Asia and Indonesia. Per-
haps they have some vague relation
ship with the aborigines Of Australia,
who also exhibit certain Caucasian
features although they are black"
An important characteristic of the
Anus is their hairiness. Professor L.
Stenberg, who has studied them with
particular care, sees in their hirsute
vitality trait which alone is enough
ito distinguish them from the gen.
eral Mongoloid racial complex In
which they were submerged" The
Japanese, having but scanty boards,
are accustomed to citing the beau
tiful long white whiskers OF their
northern contemporaries as "eu-
dence" OF their being little better
than animals" ...
But the Ainu race has maintained
its integrity despite the persecution
to which 1t has been subjected during
the past fifteen or twenty centuries.
It has preserved It's own language,
its own style Of dress, It's own arts
and crafts, its own peculiar religion.
Even the influences Of unfriendly
climate, poverty and epidemic disease
have failed to destroy the dignity
and pride Of aspeople which always
has looked upon its conquerors with
contempt. Like the Chinese, the
Koreans and other victims of Japa-
nese aggression, the Anus quite
possibly may be numbered among
those who will rejoice in the defeat
OF the self-appointed children Of
the sun god"
Evening star., 1942-07-09
THIS AND THAT.
BIZ Charles +. TrdcetDeu.

One Of the great values Of the garden
is that it keeps green before the eyes
Of even the least thoughtful
Interpreting nature is not the same
thing as reporting nature.
There are hundreds Of reporters to
one interpreter When We interpret, we
get into the spiritual values Of things,
and 1t is commonplace that most per-
sons are shy about speaking Of spiritual
values.
Yet nature has its spiritual values. as
every one knows. Probably more per-
sons than one might imagine interpret
what they see silently, and in a sense
almost unconsciously
First, however, they must expose them
selves to the immediacy of green trees
and grass and leaves of plants and
hedges. That is. they must 60 out to
these things, not just look at them Is
they 60 along.
This Is the value Of the small garden.
This value comes either with flower
or vegetables. A great whoop-er-r ray
went up recently over the value OF veg
etables. Then it was silenced by the
reminder of experts that not every back
yard Is fit for vegetables. and that not
every home gardener makes q good veg
etable gardener.
There is still place for ornamental
gardening.
Neatness and prettiness, If you will,
Of home surrounding are true morale
builders, just as q clean shave is for
. gardener.
Morale means holding tight to the
normal as long as you can.
As we write this we think of the brave
Russians, going about their normal
lives, as far as feasible, In the ringed
city Of Moscow, with the enemy within
80 miles Of them. Yet they even had
the premiere Of new symphony under
such circumstances!
The green Of the world IL worth keep
ing, and cultivating. and now more than
ever, because 1t is one Of the finest
morale builders and keepers.
As the green elsewhere Is sullied, let
Americans determine to keep theirs Is
long as they can.
The time may come when we cannot.
Let 1t come, then. but, In the mean
time, let us hold fast to the things We
admire and enjoy, and not be bullied
out Of them by all the bully boys Of al
the world.
Green is antiseptic, as our correspond
ent states.
It means vitan1ins. Even the fishes,
which supply US with vitamins A and D,
cannot get them except by eating marine
plants, mostly minute, which contain
them.
Green is, basically, the most beloved
color Of the whole world.
If the world ever settles down to
worldwide peace, it may do 50 on the
basis Of green. and the need for green,
rather than on white. g.
.. Green, is simple. understandable, ele-
mental. antiseptic, soothing, helpful,
,nourishing. os =. t4r - *dy 4,
]. Get An eye-fulll7- s4 zx 5 - r.
Evening star., 1942-07-09
Teeth in the Law

The law on the whole a dignified
mass Of literature compiled by fair
and earnest men, nevertheless
abounds In silly interpretations.
Whole volumes Of legal absurdities
have been compiled, only to be
eclipsed by a ridiculous incident In
connection with the law which can
not be blamed on the law itself, but
on a plaintiff who is attempting to
use 1t for his own purpose.
Two motorists, involved In minor
collision at filling station-one of
those scratched-bumper affairs Of no
consequence-satisfied each other
that there was no damage worth
mentioning, and turned to drive of.
The attendant, however, held them
until he could summon the manager
to pass on the case. Irked at the
delay, one Of the motorists gnashed
his teeth in rage, wearing one Of them
down so far that it could not be re-
capped, but had to be scrapped. He
has now brought suit against the
station for more than $12 1000 for loss
OF the tooth.
He has about as much chance of
winning as Hitler has OF reaching
Heaven. The precedent would be too
dangerous. Every now and then
Uncle Sam sends out large tax bills,
and II all the gnashed teeth they
cause cost the Government $4,000
apiece, with a further charge for
headaches and sighs, there would not
be enough to pay off If alf OF Ken
lucky were made OF gold, instead OF
limited portion OF it under Fort
Knox.
Evening star., 1942-07-09

Q. Was the great Palace Of the
Soviets ever completed7-s. N. A.
A. The structure was not completed.
Recently it was announced that the
framework Of what was planned to b
the worlds tallest building was disnan-
tied to provide steel for the Red Army.
G. Please give some information On
the birds known as phalaropss-D. o. o.
A. Phalaropes are remarkable IN that
with them the coloration ana the duties
Of the sexes are reversed. The female
Is brightly colored and woos her mate,
whose duty 1t Is to hatch the eggs and
raise the young. -
Q. What Is the record attendance at
the Ringing Circus?-F. K.
A. During its recent engagement In
New York City, Ringing Brothers, Bar
mum Bailey had . record attendance for
90 years. In 31h days more than 10000
persons saw the 50 shows.
q. Who was the nrst ruler Of Ger
: niany?-W. +. p.
A. German history proper begins With
the treaty Of verdun In S43,- In this
year Charlemasne's grandsons parti-
toned his empire conceding to Louis
: the German the lands east Of the Rhine.
1t was the first time = German prince
ruled German-speaking tribes.
q. How large should badminton
court bell. L. ]. saS
8, A. Badmintou Is played on . court
II by ~ feet for singles and 7ox44 for
doubles.
Q. How many types Of twins are
thereto. G. L. ,-s
A. There are three, identical, frster.
nal tunlike) and siamese. -*y
9. What Is the source Of the line,
Train . child in the way he should go"7
H. L. M.
A. Train up . child in the way hs
should 60: and when he Is old, he viii
not depart from It," Is found In Proverbs,
xxu6.
. 9. What substance ranks next to the
diamond in hardness7-W. 3. D.
A. A diamond is from five to SIX times
~ hard as corundum. the next hardest
substance.
@. What holidays are observed by, the
New York Stock Exchange3-O. P..D.
A. The New York Stock Exchange
observes II holidays during the year.
They are New Year Day. Lincoln's
Birthday, Washington's Birthday. Deco
ration Day. Independence Day. Labor
Day, Columbus Day Election Day, Armis-
tice Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christ
mas Day. ~ss af
q. For whom Il Laramie. Wyo,
named?-O. p. J.
A. The name Laramie was given to
the town and the fort In honor Of
Jacques Laramie. who was . French
trapper. .
@. Who designed the National Gallery
OF Art?-F. B. A. rn "-
A. The architect for the building vas
the late John Russell Pope, and hts
associates, Otto r. Essers and Daniel
P. Higgins Of New York, carried the
building to completion following his
death in 1897. ~
Evening star., 1942-07-09
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

4 reader can get the anssper to any
question OF fact BY iDritin1 The Zoe
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director. Warrington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp tor return
posta1s. ~
@. How many different nAtionalities
are there In New York City7-A. NJ. B.
A. The population Of New York City
Is made up Of about 90 nationalities.
@. How many persons can talk over
q pair Of telephone wires at one tine7-
r. J. L.
A. 1t Is possible for 240 pairs Of people
to talk at one time over one pair Of wires
without getting their voices mixed.
Q. Is . singer able to shatter glass
by singing?-A. s. D.
A. The late Enrico Caruso had very
loud voice and 1t Is said that he could
shatter . glass by singing . musical note
into 1t,
Evening star., 1942-07-09
"rH1RTY-rouRTH STREET.


Dear Sir:
THE green Of the world is some thing
to be highly conscious Of at this time,
to help keep us to the eternal verities in
this time of trial. Green is all around.
us, now, thanks to plenty Of rain.
thought there in April, when there was
not a drop, that we were going to 60
through another dry summer, such IS
1880.
There Is so much green everywhere
here that We tend to overlook 1t, on
old theory that 1t Is difncult to see the
woods for the trees. It would be 4 good
thing to point out the pleasant quality
of green trees and lawns and hedges and
shrubs and the leaves of all sorts Of
plants.
More and more people viii be walking
from now on, with unaccustomed feet,
hesitating, perhaps with their heels too
high. and too fat stomachs for easy
walking. I wonder how many people
realize that the fat tummy is 4 great
killer of all Joy, but especially Of the
Joy OF walking?
These enthusiastic mixers claim that
walking will reduce the too large ab-
domen. but they are all wrong. You
could walk miles without losing an
ounce there. The layers Of stored up
fat on the abdomen lose 1t very slowly,
If at all by exercise.
Low heels, then. for the ladies, and
fiat tummies for the men, and the green
of the landscape will present itself best.
washington Is q marvelously green
city. come from q city where there is
not so much stress put on city trees.
understand that many have been cut
down here, in recent days, but you still
have many times as many As industrial
cities, where no one ever seemed to have
the Idea Of the value Of green.
Green is q soothing, helpful color,
both to the eyes and to the mind. The
benefit to the latter probably comes
through the former. We are, as has
often been said, an eye-minded race
We take In Impressions and do 50 by the
unique combination of eye-brain. One
most important part OF the eye, as mat
ter Of fact. is merely prolongation OF
the brain tissue.
II wish you would stress, sometime, In
your valuable column, the true value
OF green to all Of US. particularly in
such times as these, when men are
fighting and dying beneath blazing sun
in desert sand.
Green is an antiseptic color, bring
ing to our hearts and minds, II we will
look at 1t understandinely, something Of
the very benefits which the plants re-
ceive from 1t.
Very truly yours, e. T. s."
This is an important note from q
valued correspondent, who, we can re-
veal without revealing anything, is 4
worker In colors, and knows much more
about their values than most Of US.
Green Is one OF the prime colors, and
1t has an immediacy which, as our cor
respondent points out, We sometimes
tend to overlook. .s. .+.s.
Evening star., 1942-07-09
Spy Trial Secrecy

The secrecy which mas Deen
thrown around the current trial be-
fore a military commission of the
eight would-be Nazi saboteurs re-
Gently captured by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation has served
to whet the public appetite for news
of the extraordinary proceedings.
Because it has been traditional in
this democratic country to avoid
ar-chamber trials and to give the
accused the benefit of hearings in
open court, many persons had ex-
pected that the press would be ad-
mitted to the military trial which
opened yesterday at the Department
Of Justice. These persons pointed
out that recent so-called spy trials in
New York were conducted in public.
But officials at the Department of
Justice and at the War Department
contend that there is good reason to
hold the present trial behind closed
doors. The question of publicity is
one the commission has ample au-
thority to decide as it sees fit. The
court was empowered to make such
rules for the conduct of the pro-
ceedings" as it deemed necessary. It
has been the custom for military
courts to open or close the doors Of
the trial room as the circumstances
might warrant. The court martial OF
the late General william L. Mitchell
was held in public, but most courts
martial are closed to outsiders. The
spy trials in New York were held in
Federal Court under peacetime civil
laws. In time of war, however, 1t has
been the general practice of all
nations to try spies secretly before
military tribunals. The several spy
trials held in England since the start
Of World War II have been In
camera. In the most recent espio-
mage case, concluded few days ago,
the first official announcement by
British authorities came after the
conviction and execution OF the
principals.
It has been indicated that In the
sabotage trial there are witnesses,
addresses and other confidential in
formation requiring utmost secrecy.
The very nature OF the case, involv-
ing the landing Of Nazi plotters on
our shores by U-boat and suggest
ing the possibility that other such
'invasions" might be attempted,
would justify protection of any in
fcrmants who might be in a position
to aid the FB1 in further operations.
Moreover, it obviously would be
contrary to the public interest to
divulge to the Gestapo what it wants
so much to know-just how the
American counterespionage system
was able to smash the carefully laid
Nazi plot so promptly and effectively.
At the same time, there seems to
be no good reason why the public
should not be kept informed on the
progress Of the trial, through the
medium of official communiques.
Why the commission should refuse
even to give reporters description
Of the trial scene is not easily COM
Y,rehended