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CO M M E N T S

been q great deal of discus
sion as to the size the u. S.
Army should be. Several
months ago plans were under
way for the building of a thir-
teen million man army but, as
reported here, changes in the
plans became evident q few
weeks ago and General Mar
shall advised the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee, in his
testimony last week, that the
present program calls for an
army Of Z 5000 men by the
end of 1o43. Great emphasis
will be placed on building a
strong air force and many
mechanized divisions. Mar
shall also announced that at
the present time the United
States Army contains approx
imately 4,25O, 900 men, which
means that an additional
3, $50, 900 will be taken into
the Army in the next fourteen
months, if present plans are
carried out.
THE heaviest taxes in our ma
tional history are soon to be
imposed upon the American
people. As this is written the
Conference Committee, named
to settle the differences be-
tween the House and the SEN
ate on the 1912 Revenue Act,
is hard at work and it is ex-
pected that a final agreement
as to the new tax measure
will be reached and the report
Of the Committee approved by
the Congress by the time this
column appears in print. The
Conference Committee has al
ready agreed to accept the
Senate's amendment calling
for a Victory Tax Of five
per cent on all gross income
above 1924. 90 per year. It has
also agreed upon the Vanden-
berg Amendment postponing
the automatic doubling Of So
cial Security taxes on Janu-
ary 1st, as provided in the or
iginal Social Security Law.
Individual income tax rate of
a six per cent normal tax and
surtaxes beginning at thir-
teen per cent, with exemption
Of $4,000 for single persons,
81 10000 for married couples
and $4,000 for each depend
ent, have also been agreed up
on. Other differences between
the House and Senate vers-
ions of the bill will soon be
ironed out by the Conference
Committee and the new 1912
Tax Bill will undoubtedly be-
come law before the election,
rather than after, as predic-
ted by some critics of Con-
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F EAT u r ES

The Fascists started out
calling themselves the protec-
tors of civilization---but they
believed that they alone were
civilized. They proved what
they meant in Ethiopia. Since
then of course, they have had
to truckle down to their cen
tury old enemy, as they did
when the Germans then
known as Goths bribed a
venal Roman into opening the
gates to them.
The Nazis now claim to be
the defenders Of Christianity
-and they start out by try
ing to make a new Christian
Bible without an Old Testa-
ment and without a Christ
who preached the brother
hood Of man. Back to back
with the japanese in a fight
against the rest of the world
they preach the subjuga-
ton Of all non Afyan races.
They condemn those who edu-
cate the Negroes, and by
force they recruit black slave
labor battalions from the ter
ritories they have conquered.
Those are the factsdi-
vorced from the speech max
ing No, this is not a racial
war. And that type OF propa
ganda won't make any head
way with American Negroes.
Why should it, They know
better, and they will turn in
to the proper authorities any
onc they know to be dealing
With the enemy or spreading
false information. The one
hing the gangsters Of the
world have overlooked the |
American Negroes are Amcri- |
an. first, last and always
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WHO'S WHO
By Ruth Tavlor

You have probably been
asked lately to what extent
Japanese propaganda is al
fecting the Negroes OF Amer
ca. It is q question asked Will
bated breath, as though there |
were something momentous
behind it. And all this pc
cause few people, who fonna
agitating more profitable than
hard work, got drunk on the
sound Of their own voices ana
played traitor to Their own
people.
There is one thing certain
about this war japanese
propaganda to the contrary
It is not a racial war. II IS just
a gang war. Three gangs
have banded together 70 try
to take over the peaceful law
abiding citizens of the world.
They hate each other as rival
gangs always do, but for the
moment they choose to ignore
each Others lines Of propa-
ganda and make all sorts ol
false claims.
The Japanese claim they
are fighting for the colored
races. So they start out to
prove their claim by trying to
conquer their fellow Mongo-
lians, the Chinese. They have
enslaved the native popula-
tions of the Philippines, and
Of every Pacific island where
they have landed. Who can
expect the people Of India or
Of Africa to fare better under
their rule? -
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WAR OF WORLDS

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this
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INTERESTING AND AMAZ-
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Congress and approved by the
President before the end Of
this week. On Monday night
of last week in a nationwide
radio broadcast, President
Roosevelt declared the time
had arrived in Americas war
effort when it was necessary
to lower the draft age from
twenty to eighteen years. The
next day he requested his
party leaders in the Congress
TO proceed at once with the
necessary legislation to make
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BEAUTY = ROMANCE
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The Lorieuse Beoofy Bureou e.iabshed by The
Codefroy Manufacturing Company 10 study methods
OF preserving womens noiuraI heouiY, ond 10 moks
the results OF this reseoreh ovoiubic 10 tho pyblic.
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S.O.S.--DEE .TA'S!

Alpha Delta Sigma Chap
ter, Delta Sigma Theta Soror-
ity, requests that all Delta s
now engaged in defense work,
or recently moved to Dayton
and now living IN or around
Dayton, please contact the SO
rority representative who will
be in the Y. NJ. G.. A. lobby
a. nj. until $50 p. m.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-10-23

1T the present plans OF Ad
nainistration leaders work Oh
as expected an amendment 70
the Selective Service Act pro-
viding for the conscriptlon ol
eighteen and nineteen year
old bows will be passed by the
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| greSs.

AT the request of Economic
Car James f. Byrnes Con-
gress has enacted further
8 amendments to the Price Con-
troll Law giving definie power
to Brynes and the Price Con-
troll Administrator to control
and regulate rents, including
hotel rates. Incidentally, It
has been announced that Ben
Cohen, one Of the original and
most active Of the New Deal
,ers,, and long q member Of the
famous partnership Of Coch-
raj, and Cohen, has been
named as legal advisor to Mr..
Byrnes. The naming Of Co.
hen caused the lifting OF
many eyebrows in Washing
con and considerable discus
|:sion as to the why and where
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-10-23

fore for the appointment. It
will be remembered that Mr..
Byrnes resigned as an Assoc
ciate Justice of the Supreme
Court in order to accept the
craftsmanship Of the Econom-
ic Sterilization Board, and
that he is one of the most
brilliant and able lawyers in
the United States. 1t is doubt
full that Cohen can giae
Chairman Byrnes much legal
| i Forrn+iosa that he does nc t
already have.
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- Become a Detective

Text books on Crime Detection Investi-
gation. Secret Service and Finger print
stamps, SO for dime. New post cards OF
Foreign countries 90 for dime. Be-
come Tracer OF Missing Persons Com
pleta Instructions, 25c and stamped en-
vslope.
Chas. Henderson
ChIlarena Home Westfield, N. j.
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EVERGREENS

Shrubs, trees, cash and carry;
prices very reasonable, estimates
for your landscaping needs. Adel-
berger's Nursery. Telephone ia.
2910, r.. r. B.
]. @. ADELBERGER
stop 81 New Troy Hlle
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side. aud It's tie perfect suit ha
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have dress model that II snar
and correct with your Sunday hes
Wear 1t straight nn the head, ana
add veil for exfra-speeial allure.
and Nou have 4 hardly Recognizable
number all for the same cost
As reaction from tic bare
headed fad of the summer, hats me
receiving Il greater fashion rlay
than In previous seasons stores rc.
port Aud almost anything goes.
The extremely high crown, widely
touted early in the Fail, is seriously
riyaled by the perfectly fat sailor,
the really well dressed woman pro-
viding herself with both for any
style eventualify.
The dearth Of men on the social
horizon. is no deierren. to woman's
desire III look lovely. The new
| fashions are olliausly caieuFai ed
to prepare q woman f0f tsil tic
mancuvers that are swift aafi de-
vastating. With tho majority OF
young men at var, this Is 1ift The
season for tile gay good feilaN hip
that WIS Yesterdays feisureiT nre.
l lude to romance. These d vs.
women are dressing for the qHtck'
romantic Kill, and faslilofl experts
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lanes Lynn Cover, Springfield,
Ohio was declared winner in the
eeeni nationwide Victory Elsie
t'ontest Signatures Of sponsors
determined the 10 winners who
.eere ptVen Il trim 60 the Dairy Cat
tle Congress, Waterloo, Iowa, by
frhe Borden Company. James was
presented the star Victory Jersey
bull. Wings Of Victory" pictured
with him, by the Hamilton Farms,
Gladstone, New Jersey. The Off
cial presentation was made BY Gov
o,nor George Wilson Of tile state
lof Iowa.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Hit or Miss

America always has been noted for
good craftsmanship, which will
count a lot in the days to come, so 1t
is surprising to learn of Californian
who specializes in misses and claims
they are even harder to make than
hits. He is Steve Clenente, who
hurls knives at movie actors for pay,
collecting whenever he is able to
plant his weapon barely of the tar
get and so make the picture thrilling
to audiences. His rates are SIS for
missing common run-of-the-st studio
performers, and double that for big
shots.
For over a decade he has been
emulating the late lamepted Wee
Willie Keeler of the Baltimore
Orioles by hitting them where they
amt, and if he ever improves his
batting average Of 900 by hitting EN-
where they are, he estimates that he
may have to retire for about two
decades or whatever the judge thinks
is fair for manslaughter. His posi-
ton in the industry is unique. Movie
players, while squabbling with each
other over who gets the most camera
footage, sometimes sabotage their
rivals performances, but this never
happens to Steve. No matter who
plays opposite him, the party Of the
second part is always roofing hard
for Steve'S success.
Evening star., 1942-01-20

to the grocery stores and buys enough
sugar to last the family for months.
Next comes an announcement that
there is a possibility OF rationing some
other necessary commodity or material,
which again finds the public rushing to
the stores and buying quantities far
above their needs.
1t would seem 10 me that If our press
would withhold this type Of information
until the day on which the rationing
actually goes into effect, 1t might pre-
vent a very unpatriotic and dangerous
practice of boarding.
1t is my opinion, and I believe there
are many who will concur with me, that
1t is just as unpatriotic to hoard sugar
and canned goods as anything else which
works against the common cause and
common good.
Certainly our press should cooperate
In this matter TO prevent the shortage
situations which are arising in connection
with commodities and necessities caused
by the hysteria set up in the minds
OF thousands of people. E. r. HAAS.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
THIS AND THAT
Bu Charles Z. Trdce1Dell.

vines and the like, and there indulge
in very pretty choral singing.
All the bird books" speak of their
ugly chatter, but this is point in which
the books are wrong las they are in
many others. 1t happens that In bird
books, as in many other types Of liter
ary endeavor, findings in the earliest
books are simply carried along, for years
afterwards, by other writer's, because
1t is much easier to do so than to look
for ones self.
Thus the harsh chirp" OF the sEngGsh
sparrow has floated along In edition
after edition, without one single writer
being honest and daring enough to listen
for himself.
The structure of harsh" applies only
to the individual bird.
Some OF the males certainly have a
very loud chirp, which might easily
enough be called harsh"
But when all the birds get to sing
ing together, the harsh elements in one
song is covered up and Modified by the
softer notes Of others.
The combined sound is not harsh at
all, but rather pretty.
1t is a real community "sinA" with
In a sort of song of gratitude for full
stomach.
In world In which the full stomach
Is becoming increasingly rare, it is some
thing to hear, this Thanksgiving song of
the well-fed spafrows
There is one sparrow though, which
does not have to be prompted by food
to sing.
He is the song sparrow, whose early
morning song from fence post is one
Of the finest Of all winter sounds.
In country, suburbs or city, the song
sparrow's melody is given out just as
real light begins.
1t is cheerful, bright and strong with
a proper amount of thanksgiving in the
notes, but not too much.
Here Is an independent bird. one not
given to holding out the hat to any
one bird or man.
He sings, especially in the snow, be-
cause he wants to sing.
In this he reminds the listener Of the
house cat, which purrs mainly when 1t
wants to purr, and for no other reason
= Il 4
Scrapings Of old meats and fats may
be added to the bread crumbs and
| ground suet.
Old beef and lamb bones which haven't
been picked too clean are welcomed by
many birds.
1t is true that starlings like them but
who would resent them on a cold morn
| ing?
Woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches,
and sometimes brown creepers, like these
| bones.
Wandering dogs may, too, 30 do not
mind too much II Fido runs away with
what was put out for the birds. There
should be plenty left for them.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
"EDGEMOOR.

Dear Sir:
ION that coolest day a mockingbird
flew into lilac near the window, not far
from a small wire basket in which had
Just placed a handful of mixed suet and
bread crumbs. grind up the suet firss,
and then put stale bread through. This
cleans the suet of the meat grinder,
thus I kill two birds with one stone
I hate that saying, but it has its uses.
THE mockingbird did not pay any at
tention to the food, but remained in
the lilac, his feathers all pulled up, and
his head drawn in. Do you think he
could have been i'll?
"The mockingbird is one of my favor
ties. and I am glad 1t remains here the
year around This bird seemed fat and
plump, it was hard to believe him sick,
but he did not eat, and didn't seem to
want to eat.
The last I saw of him he was still
there, while ruff1ed startling vigor-
ously attacked the suet and bread.
hope you won't think have discovered
new kind Of startling, when I call It a
.ruf1led starting I just mean that it
had its feathers so f1uffed out that it
gave 1t ruffled appearance.
Sincerely yours. D. c. G."
This column does not believe that the
mocker was sick.
1t was just not eating at the time,
that was ALL
AS much as they would like to, song
birds which remain with us all the year
around cannot eat all the time.
They must take time out, now and
then, to get their breath, even at the
best stocked feeding stations.
Nature sees to this for them.
She is always their friend. trying to
keep them from becoming i'll.
1t Is practically impossible for birds
to eat too much in cold weather
They need all they can get for pur-
poses OF heat making. Most of the food
stuffs put out by kindly people fulfill
this requirement admirably. since most
OF them are energy and heat making
foods
SOlliC pciSOiiS lCel llidO tIiCS DC
harming the wild birds by giving them
plenty to eat in winter.
Such harm is practically impossible
in the cold. The constant activity Of
the bird, combined with its high heat
requirement, make 1t possible for the
creature to handle" all the food it can
eat
Therefore, no kindly soul, intent on
helping his feathered friends in dis
tress, need feel at all. alarmed over the
possibilities OF over-feeding them.
English sparrows, as great gluttons as
come, always take time-out period In
the middle Of the afternoon.
This is what some have called their
songfest.
They will perch In long rows on rose
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Approves Article
By Mr.. Patri.

To Ae Editor Of The Star:
In this dollar and cents age Of busi-
ness minded school officials 1t is indeed
refreshing to read an article such as
that written by Angelo Patri for The
Star OF January Is. The opinion of an
educator of his character is worthy of
professional attention. The points of
fact he makes are not to be eliminated
by superficial observations of lesser
minds in the educational world.
Unfortunately. too many admins
traitors are prone to attempt quantita-
tive measure rather than qualitative
measure OF teachers worth Having
graduated from business departments,
too many officials have been drilled in
the time-clock technique Teachers
not infrequently are penalized for not
piling up as many clock hours as do
some Of their colleagues. 1t matters
little what you do after the hour Of 3.
You may dust your desk, clean the board
or just twiddle your thumbs, but you
must not commit the crime of leaving
before o'clock. There are, indeed, q
few minions who actually become such
slaves to pleasing their superiors that
they imagine themselves indispensable
to the existence of their schools. Surely.
they think, the world would collapse if
they dared leave at 3 pm. 1t is in
defensible for any teacher to allow her
self to become so drugged as to stay after
school just for the sake of putting in an
acceptable number of clock hours
1t is through breadth of experience.
viCariouS or real, not through clock
hours, that teacher can contribute
most TO her pupils. The hours between
the end OF one school day and the be-
ginning OF another should be used for
meeting new people, seeing new things,
reading new books, performing new
services and in relaxation.
May we hope that more educators
will read and act in accord with the
philosophy of Angelo Patri?
PROGRESSIVE TEACHER.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Favors Enlisting Mr.. Lewis
For O. c. ID. Organization Work.
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
Your columnist, Frank Kent, is unique
in that he possesses the ability to deliver
adverse criticism in constructive man.
ner. 1t is always refreshing to read his
straight thinking, fact-filled column and
especially is this SO after one has at Z
tempted to digest the writings Of Dorothy
Thompson or the 4le-sided denuncia-
tions of labor, for which David Lawrence
is noted
In Mr.. Kent's column of January u,
he paints a vivid picture OF the me,S
which is the Once of Civilian Defense,
and, as many are beginning to feal, he
very clearly points out that We have
man in the White HouSe who is afraid
to admit that he has made q mistake.
AS Mr.. Kent has stated, it is obvious.
that whoever gets the job of chief
in o. c. D. must be an organizer, and
a good one, If he is to get results. The
men he suggested are all men we'll
known for their organizing abilities, but
to the list which contained the names of
Landon, Sloan, Willkie, etc, I have an
addition to offer The organizer whom
I have In mind hasn't q peer in the
business. Whether or not Mr.. Kent
admires the work Of the man as I do,
I am sure that in fairness he will admit
that as an organizer my candidate is
in class by himself The man who
should be considered first when our
Nation is faced with an organization
problem is John L. Lewis.
RICHARD PITTARD,
Evening star., 1942-01-20

Filipino troops, heavily outnumbered
on the ground and in the air, Is a
bright augury for the future. At the
least, it should dispel all doubts as
to the capacity Of American and
Allied troops to stand up to the best
that the Axis has to offer when they
meet on anything approaching equal
terms. Certainly, despite the appre-
tensions of Pravda on the occasion
of the attempt to declare Manila an
open city, the American and Filipino
soldiers under General Macarthur
are proving themselves to be an ex-
ceptionally virile brand of "ladybug."
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Cities ENDANGERED

Information of value to national
defense is contained in a study of
the metropolitan districts Of the
United States recently released by
the Bureau of the Census. AS Of
April /, 1910, it has been found, al
most half of the population" of the
entire country lived in 140 centers.
The total number of parsons residing
in the indicated. communities was
approximately 63,OOOOOO, and there
is reason to believe that since these
figures were compiled the trend has
continued to be in the direction of
the. cities rather than back to the
farm"
This, Of course, Is merely another
way Of saying that Americans are
engaged In a mass movement toward
the large towns Of the Pacific and
tho Atlantic Coasts.
Each OF the major coastal cities,
1t should be remembered, represents
a target for potential enemy attack.
While it is not likely that many Of
these cities are in immediate danger
of bombardment from The air or from
the sea, it is evident that some
obviously the most important-of the
metropolitan areas may be in peril.
To believe them exempt from Axis
visitation would be to be guilty of
unjustified optimism. In the logic
Of prevailing circumstances the time
to prepare to guard exposed ship
yards. factories, mills, mines, stores
Of accumulated supplies, communica-
tions lines, power developments,
civilian residential areas, Army,
Navy and Air Force stations, ETC., is
now.
The United States definitely is
engaged In a two-ocean war. Ex-
pressed in somewhat different Ian
guage, Americans have a general
Atlantic-Pacif1cc coast line of ABOUT
5000 miles to defend and every. inch
Of it Is vital to the safety OF the
Nation, its people, their property and
the institutions by which they freely
live and labor. Nothing less than
the maximum endeavor Of every
citigen will suffice to save not merely
the seaside metropolitan cities, but
also even the smallest OF the innu-
merable villages theoretically secure
between the Appalachian and the
Rocky Mountain walls.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Says News Reaches Axis
Through Latin Countries.
To the Editor Of The Star,

To the Editor Of The Star: =
The recent rulings on radio programs
made by the Office of Censorship are
all right with me. No one. am sure,
objects to precautions aimed at not
letting the Axis in on what we are doing
and saying and thinking. But those
precautions become little less than q
farce If we naiveley permit much greater
leaks of information to the enemy.
AS stated by Byron Prices Office, the
present censorship Of written matter at
our borders plus care in our radio pro-
grams effectively will screen our war
effort from enemy gaze. Actually, that
is not so. Less than an hour after an
important news story breaks here, the
information is already in Berlin, relayed
via Buenos Aires. South America Is kept
fully aware of our actions, and South
America, despite the good-nelghbor
policy, is infested with Axis agents and
sympathizers. ALAN SCHNEIDER.