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Evening star., 1942-05-15
The West Revives

From deep in the heart Of Texas
(boom boon> comes a tale showing
that the old West is not yet dead,
even though the coupe has largely
replaced the cayuse, and the tire
rationing board the blacksmith. A
cowman of Grand Prairie, Texas,
warned by a noise in the night that
a rustler was about to make of with
his tires, grabbed lariat, proceeded
70 the garage where his modern
steed was stabbed, snuck up on the
varmint, and with a ki vi yippee
yippee ay, lassoed him on the first
cast, hauled him in and bulldogged
him.
As he stood there painting over his
victim, what memories of the glorious
past must have rushed through his
mind. He must have known the
rest Of the routine, and possibly
temptation assailed him to carry 1t
out. There was the rope, and no
doubt a cottonwood tree not far off.
But something deferred him. In
spite of the revival which showed
that there was life in the old West
yet, conditions had changed. How,
for instance, could he round up a
sheriff and committee OF vigilantes
to assist in the usual impressive and
highly conclusive ceremonies? Sadly
he discarded the notion, and pro-
saically telephoned for policeman.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Land Grant Rates

In proposing to revive legislation
to do away with the preferential land
grant rates the Government enjoys
on railroads-principally in the West
for moving military supplies and
troops, Chairman Lea of the House
Interstate Commerce Committee is
doing what seemingly is no more
than simple justice to the carriers.
At the same time, shippers also stand
to benefit.
In conformity with a policy de-
cided upon more than ninety years
ago, when the westward trek was
beginning, railroads, in exchange for
land grants, we're required to agree
to handle all Government property
and troops at so per cent of the
regular charge. In the end, the
roads acquired some 1870 O,OO0,00O acres,
value originally at 81 cents an acre,
and in return built approximately
1880 miles of track.
CFCiOudAy VIC dAiOnAo oooSAo w
be relieved Of the low rates, arguing
that they long since had paid the full
value of the land. Shippers doing
business with the Government also
complained, contending that COM
petitors served by land-grant rail-
roads could undercut their prices
because of the lower freight rates.
Some measure of relief was afford
ed by the Transportation Act of
1940 which abolished the land-grant
rates on Government civilian sup
plies and provided they should apply
only TO materials destined for the
armed forces. The tremendous
movement fwar products now, how
ever, Writ lily has nullified this
concession. according to the Associa-
ton Of American Railroads. Esti-
Evening star., 1942-05-15
rue Parade

Incredible as it may seem at first
thought, it probably nonetheless is
true that the average Washingtonian
OF 1912 never has witnessed a really
great parade Of course. there have
been professions down Pennsylvania
and Constitution avenues at inter-
walls during the recent past. King
Georce vi and Queen Elizabeth,
moved in formal distinction from the
Union Station to the White House on
June 7, 1889. President Roosevelt
watched an old-fashioned Inaugural
tion spectacle when he assumed
Office on March T. 1888. There also
have been several Army Day demon
strations in which detachments from
nearby forts and camps have taken
part
But a parade in the authentic
meaning of the word should be a
novelty in the experience of the
present population of the Nations
Capital. The term, it appears, is
Of Spanish or perhaps of Italian
origin-after "parada" or "parata"-
and signifies "the orderly assembly
and procession of troops for review
or inspection" Specifically, its con-
notations are military. Yet the
phrase occasionally is used In appli-
cation to civilian displays. Accord
ing to the decision of Superior
Court in California, a so-called
peace mobilization" was lawful be-
cause "parading is a fundamental
right"
However that may be, the common
proper meaning of parade" includes
formality as an imperative charac-
teristic. Such, certainly, was John
Adams understanding of it when, in
1776, he wrote to his wife that the
anniversary Of the signing of the
Declaration Of Independence an
nually Ought to be solemnized with
pomp and parade from this
time forward forevermore.
Secretary Of War Stimson has
let it be known that plans are
being perfected for a display of
armed might developed for the
maintenance of the freedom to
which Adams referred in his Oft
quoted letter "a huge Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard
parade" it was announced, will be
staged in Washington on Memorial
Day, May 80. Infantry units, para
ehutists, field artillery, all classifica-
Eons Of motorized vehicles, the
Evening star., 1942-05-15
UTAH AVENUE.

Dear Sir:
II recently made a discovery which I
would like to share with your readers.
Maybe some of them have made it al
ready, but 1t is new one to me.
What discovered is simply how nice
the early morning hours are before
breakfast.
"All my life I. have been . laggard
about getting out Of bed.
Nov have found out that, once past
the initial discomfort Of getting up
these early hours are the finest Of the
the best all around-and here all these
years have been missing hem.
II would have supposed hat, since
have to 60 to work Garlic than ever
that I never could get up .arly enough
to get ahead Of that, but find that
not only get to work on tir E, but I have
a treasure of time at the v y best period
of the day.
Your bird friends have been right, all
these years! I supposed they we're the
pioneers, in this getting W early business.
At any rate, find them Ill up ahead OF
me, singing away at theft best.
Il have found that thi early period is
fine for music, reading gardening al
most anything.
TRY it some time, al you lazy people.
Il was one of you okce. but no more.
This Is tonic for red people Take
It In liberal doses and see If I am not
right. Sincerely, B. &C."
There is no question but that our cor
respondent has hit on something here
Many person finds with astonish-
ment, like the man in the French play,
that he has been missing something all
his life.
1t is so easy to lie In bed and so difi-
cult to get out, until one makes the dis
covery that the benefits far outweight
the debts.
1t was Lord Marlborough. We believe
who said, When you begin to turn over,
it is time to turn out"
But the benefits OF getting up early
>ohAS W PSAiCSl4y lazy pCOplc, IOO, Lllc
sort who refuse to get up because it is
slightly cooler outside the covers than
in them.
1t is not simply matter OF tossing
around, turning over and over, or not
sleeping
Healthy persons sleep soundly. Even
these would benefit from getting up
early, especially in these days
The turmoil Of world events extends
even to the quietest neighborhoods.
There Is a certain restlessness In the
air.
Crowding means more people. and
more people, In turn. usually result in
more noise
The person who yearns for silence will
f1nd 1t at its peak in the early morning
hours, say from 4 to or o'clock.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
UpheuvuI

Caught In the tastnesS OF crystal
ball,
Here is cunning fashioned land
Scdpe, Uhere
A quaint old cottage NTH
friendly air
Raises its red tiled roof and chimney
tall
Aboue garden and white brick
DaH;
But if one n1oues it sUittly through
the air,
So sudden is the storm engendered
there
That all is curtained In snosry
pail.
Sometimes, ,Dher In comp,acency us
stand
And uie,1 our world, and dream
that it ,pili stay
Secure and comfortable, in or
dered form,
Some monStrous fate, NTH crrel.
cdpricious hand,
Will ouerturn our neat ard pleas
ant pay,
And leavs US lost, be,ptIdersd, IN
the storm.
HELEN CONNOLLY.
Evening star., 1942-05-15

cratic way of life will live. A home with
. vacant chair should not be the only
one to bear the anguish. The least
tribute that can be paid to the men who
have fallen Is to emblazon their names
to their fellow citizens for whom they
have died. Stricken homes must bear
the loss, but the rest Of the Nation should
share it to strengthen It's own deter
mination.
No people awaken to q war which Is
viewed as an academic problem of figures.
Wars are brutal. bloody and gruesome,
but in an all!out war, where every in
dividual must strain to his limit, such
conditions must be realized. Wars are
not perfumed and powdered for those
who do the fighting. They should not
be entertainment for the public. The
public cannot be pampered spectators.
but must throb in sympathy. suffering
and victory with those who tight.
A CITIZEN ON THE slDELNH0.
Evening star., 1942-05-15

mates OF revenue lost from this traf-
fic range upwards Of SIS 900 900, and
some Western carriers report that it
comprises half Of their business.
The House recently recommitted a
bill that would have ended this sit
uation, some critics arguing that it
amounted to an appropriation for
the railroads. II account is taken,
however, of the years the Govern
ment has had the advantage of the
low rates, and In addition the tre-
mendous impetus that was given to
the development Of this country by
the pioneering rail interests in return
for the land. that appraisal is not
accurate
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Letters to the Editor
Argues for Senior Group
As Source Of Specialists"
To the Editor Of The Star:

Argues for Senior Group
As Source Of Specialists"
To the Editor Of The Star:
have been much interested In the
proposed plan OF the War Department
to commission large number of
civilians for administrative duties in the
Army so as to release Regular Army men
for purely military activities. AS I
understand 1t. the civilians to be COM
missioned are to be chosen on the basis
OF training for and experience in busi-
ness from an executive standpoint.
1t would seem to be very wise thing
to bring into the service Of the Army
these specialists in their various lines
who, because Of long experience and
evident administrative ability. could
render great service in the handling OF
all executive detail and the planning
and carrying through OF behind the
lines" tasks that are so important in the
war effort. They would not be military
men in the sense OF the trained officer.
But they would fit well and efficiently
into the jobs to which appointed. They
might be even better fitted for these
jobs that Regular Army men who have
not spent years in organizing and
directing business affairs. Just because
. man happens to be . captain or q
major or colonel in the Army is no
reason to suppose that he is also q good
administrative officer or should be
wasted in that kind of a post.
For instance, 1t would be better to
have an experienced transportation man,
though he has had no military train
ing, to handle job Of that nature than
to place in this key position a Regular
Army man who is not experienced in that
field. The Army man may be brilliant
in his line, and that is where he is
needed most. There are men trained
and experienced in publicity who would
make more efficient public relations
officers for Washington and at other
strategic centers than Regular Army men
who merely have a flare in that direc-
ton. So it is with various specialized
lines. 1t Is on the principle that II q
man is sick he sees a doctor. not a
carpenter or soldier. and if he has a law
suit he goes to see lawyer.
II this plan of giving commissions to
qualified civilians in a larger way than
formerly is adopted-and it seems to be
a wise and very necessary move-why not
use men almost exclusively in the "over-
age group-from As to 65-who are yet
physically sound and mentally alive? 1t
has been the policy heretofore to limit
appointment of civilians to the age of
60, but it is only in rare instances that
Evening star., 1942-05-15

men who have reached so or who are
even in their sos are appointed.
The time has come when the ac-
credited averaged man will be sought
after. He is needed now. both in war
industry and in the military field for
noncomoat work. There has been a
silly idea taking root during the, last
decade or more that a man past 40, and
especially in his Sos or over so. was in
his dotage and unfit for vigorous.
efficient duty. The fact is that his
ripened experience and developed ability
give him keener insight into things
and he will make quicker decisions and
less mistakes than a younger, less ex-
perienced man. No better example of
what l mean can be cited than the case
OF Gen. Macarthur. but there are many
others. SAM T. LARKIN.
st. Louis
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Service Paw

The overwhelming action of the
House in boosting from $42 to $50
month the Senate-approved pro-
posed new pay scale for enlisted men
and apprentice seamen has compi-
Gated plans for legislation to provide
allotments for dependents of men
In the armed services. The COM
pulsory pay allotment proposal was
based on the assumption that pay Of
enlisted men would be raised from
S21 to $42 a month, rather than the
higher figure. This measure, now be-
fore the House Military Affairs Com
mittee, would allot $40 of an enlisted
mans pay to his wife, with $40 ad-
ditional for each child. This sum
would be supplemented by variable
amounts Of Federal aid, depending
on the individual circumstances.
The question OF what is the proper
amount of pay for men in the armed
forces admittedly is difficult one
to answer. Actually, of course. 1t is
impossible to set a price on the
services and the sacrifices of those
who leave their homes and families
to fight for their country. Service
Of this nature has no mercenary
aspect. Those who perform 1t do
SO not for monetary reward, but out
OF a sense Of patriotic duty. Yet it
Is obvious that the Government
which makes use of the services of
these men has an obligation to take
adequate care of their personal needs
and to see that persons dependent
on them do not suffer by reason of
their performance of a national duty.
Since the soldier or sailor is taken
care Of by the Government while he
Is on duty, the pay problem largely
is one Of seeing to it that his de-
pendents are provided for while he is
away. Thus, after 1t has been de-
cided to allot certain amounts to
dependents. the size Of the amount
left in the serviceman's pocket is of
relatively minor importance. In
moving to double the base pay Of
enlisted men, the House Military
Affairs Committee and the Senate
undoubtedly had in mind the high
wages being paid to many civilians
in war industries behind the lines.
The House disregarded the advice
of its committee and raised the
minimum to $50. It Is estimated that
the Senate scale would cost more
than half billion dollars on the
basis OF a 5000, ,000-man Army.
It is of interest to note that in
World War I the lowest base pay
was raised from SIS to $50 a month,
with minimum compulsory allot-
ments to dependents of SIS. The
present base pay for a British Army
private is approximately $l2
month: in the Australian Army, $3e;
in the Canadian Army, $35, and,
reportedly, in the German Army.
$2l60; in the Italian Army, $3.50,
and in the Russian Army. 81.
If the new American pay scale is
to call for $50 month. 1t would
seem desirable to amend the de-
pendents' bill so as to require larger
allotments of service pay to wives,
children and other dependents of
Army and Navy men. 1t is logical
to assume that correspondingly
smaller supplementary donations
from the Federal Treasury then
would be necessary. What the SOL
dier or sailor with no dependents
will do with extra pay which he can
not spend when on certain assign
ments Is q question yet to be solved.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Tells Of Kansas Work Days
And Occasional Days Of Rest.

To the Editor of The Star:
The Star for May II contained an
article of Kansas plans for the wheat
harvest. Kansas" 1t said. "is rallying
her labor reserves. Women and girls
are learning to run field machinery.
High school boys are spending time
studying farm machines. Instructors
are conducting demonstrations in the
fields. Women volunteer to help with
the milking and feeding of stock. Kansas
won't stand by and let the wheat go
unharvested. for lack of hands Mer-
chants will lock their doors; bankers.
ministers, teachers will go into the
fields"
It's inspirational! It's Kansas! And
If all communities do as one that know
did. when Sunday comes they will rise
an hour later. They will go to church.
There. the minister will preach his
sermon to the text: Establish Thou the
work of our hands upon us: yea, the work
OF our hands establish Thou it."
Afterward. the people will visit little
under the cedars, then go home to
continue their day of rest" But as
soon as Monday begins to dawn. they
will be ready for the weeks work That's
Kansas style, as I know it. GIG.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

A reader can get the dnstoer to any
question OF fact by Urttin1 The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hnskin, director, Washington.
d. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
@. How does the average per capita
tax in this country compare with that
In Great Britain?-T. M.
A. The average per capita tax In the
United States is s168 as compared with
the British tax Of 5000.
@. What per cent of the countrys
automobiles are included in the East
Coast area?-B s.
A. The American Petroleum Institute
estimates that the Atlantic Seaboard,
embracing II States and the District of
Columbia, has 36 per cent Of all the
motor vehicles operating In the United
States.
Evening star., 1942-05-15

Army. Navy and Marine Bands, are
to be included In the show.
The parade thus described will be
constructively worthwhile in itself.
If it be regarded a. dress rehearsal
for a victory parade to symbolic the
triumph of liberty at the end Of the
war, it should be doubly helpful in
its influence and effect.
Evening star., 1942-05-15

In view Of French resistance at
Madagascar and other spots. we can
expect almost any day now to hear
of prisoners frantically resisting or
ganized attempts to batter down
their big house and release them.
Evening star., 1942-05-15

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the Drtter, although the use OF
a pseudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
DietD to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-05-15

Mussolini, self-appointed Supreme
Justice Of Italy. has already named
a number Of laws after himself. Not
included in the list Is the one that
will finally get him-the law of retri-
button,
Evening star., 1942-05-15

The title sugar daddy" has come
to take on an entirely new and quite
literal meaning. The product OF the'
beet patch or cane field now outranks
jewelry and furs In any "shafs-ths-
wealth" schema
Evening star., 1942-05-15

l . - -
the world that flow east and yest?-
c. TY.
A. The Amazon River OF South Amer
lea and the Yangtse-Kiang in China are
the only two.
@. How great surplus Of women was
there in the European countries after
the First World War?-G. G.
A. In 1919 the surplus Of women in
Germany numbered 100000, while In
France and in England and Wales, it
amounted TO little over 100000.
@. Were any battles fought on Ger
man soil during the First World War;
D. N D.
A. Yes the most important was the
Battle of Tannenberg or Masurian Lakes.
September, 1914 1t was fought on the
eastern front between the Germans and
Russians, The Germans, under Hinden-
burg, were victorious
O. What do the British mean by the
term flaming onion"?-L. B.
A. The expression flaming onion" Is
British slang for German anti aircraft
projectile. In explosion it appears on
ion-shaped.
O. Which volcano has the largest
crater?-S. T.
A. Haleakala. on the island of Maui.
Hawaii, has the largest of all extinct
craters. 1t measures 20 miles around
and is 2.72O feet deep,
@. Are there any other Y bridges be.
sides the one at GAINESVILLE, Ohio?-
c. N. c.
A. The bridge at GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
is the only one of its kind in the world.
1t spans the Muskingum River. with
branches going to both sides Of the Lick
ing River
@. What is the name Of the statue
that is said to be the only one with eye
laShes?-N. j.
A. The Sleeping Ariadne in the vati-
can is said to be the only marble with
eyelashes 1t represents Ariadne on the
island of Naxos where she was deserted
by TheSeus. The statue was found In
1913.
@. Is gasoline rationed In Australia7-
c. F.
A. The gasoline ration in Australia is
four gallons month, The amount is
just sufficient to keep a car in running
order.
Q. How is Lord Louis Mountbatten re-
lated to the King of EnglandP-D. c. F.
A. He Is cousin Of George VI. Lord
Louis Is the son OF the late Prince Louis
Of Battenburg and Princess Victoria of
Hesse, a granddaughter of Queen Vic
toria
@. How old is the Nazi party7-J J.
A. The National Socialist German
Workingmens party was founded by Hit
Ter and six companions at Munich in
1920.
O. What kind of grass is used on the
lawns of the White House?-R. G.
A. The composition of the White House
lawn grass is as follows: 10 per cent
Italian rye, 20 per cent Kentucky blue
grass, 10 per cent redtop.
@. Did Seneca, the Roman philoso-
pher carry out Nero's order to put him
self to death?-L. OBJ.
A. With the traditional stole contempt
for life, Seneca promptly acted upon
Nero's order and. having opened his
veins, died in a warm bath In IS AID.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Quotes General Lee
On History and Its Lesson.

RuOtcS UeHtTdl Lee
On History and It's Lesson.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Robert E. Lee, unlike some modern
politicians who are planning liberty of
every description when the Axis powers
are crushed, harbored no . illusions
regarding universal freedom from fear.
want and woe, when the war between
the States was settled. He was governed
by calm reason. not emotion, and was
well aware that utopia could not be
legislated into being by ambitious
leaders.
Nevertheless, Gen. Lee, through scan
ming the pages of the past, was conscious
of the fact that the march of man,
while fraught with encouragement, gave
rise to optimism. He said, THE truth
is this: The march of Providence is so
immense and our means OF aiding it so
feeble. the life Of humanity is so long
and that Of the individual so brief, that
we often see only the ebb of the advanc-
ing wave. and thus are discouraged. 1t is
history that teaches US to hope"
DNUND K. oOLDeBOROU0H
Evening star., 1942-05-15
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that Americans are fighting on the other
side Of the ocean and cautious hints are
given that they may be uncomfortable.
but q dainty censorship hides the fact
that they are suffering. manned and
dying. That might jar the public out of
its aloof detachment and bring it down
to realities for the public has q heart
and these men are being crippled and
killed
Both the Army and Navy talk in fig
ures, sad figures, but still only figures.
For months this country has been so
deluged with figures, figures in billions,
In millions and five ciphers, which no
body can picture mentally. that figures
have practically ceased to have a mean
ing. Human beings and names do have
. meaning. When We hear that $1,000
jotted down like . new telephone num-
Der, but nobody gets . mental picture Of
fellow Americans.
They had names like other Americans.
Nobody In Los Angeles may know Bill
Smith Of Portland, Me-, but those who
read Bill Smiths name visualize an in
dividual, human being and know that
Bill has died for them, for his and their
country and that another American must
be avenged. The figures may mean
something-that $1,000 lost is better than
$4,000, and worse than 20,000-merely
a comparison of figures with nothing
human in them.
The public will be shocked and grieved
by columns Of casualty lists in the news
papers. but the public should be shocked
for this Is their war and these men
~ SWING thsk Hves % that the demo-