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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14
Dark Winos

This flesh and bone Is but a chrysaHs
That has not Don its pings-dust
that must 90
To dust again-the ancient la,D ,ps
knoD.
Loue cannot snatch 1t from the dark
abyss.
Not mothers arms. nor loper's frantic
kiss
Can hold 1t back. Death comes to
high and lop.
All recognize this frank and open foe,
Learn to ignore ,Dhat none may hone
to miss.
To sense withdrawal in aperted cues,
To read the change in q beloved face:
To Hue, get kno,o that lope has taken
Ding,
And hide his hurt, man would be
more than Dise.
Death OF the body he accepts with
grace,
That OF the spirit Is another thing.
ANNA M. PRESLEY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14
The Other Side Of Lease-Lend

Explained From London.
To the Editor OF The Star:
In letter to the editor of The Star
for December 8, observer" questions
why countries which receive lease lend
goods from the United States do not
establish reciprocal programs. The let
ter suggests that lease-lend runs on a
one-Way track from the United States,
with little in return.
Rather than comment on this myself,
as an 1owa-born employee of the British
Supply Council, let me simply pass along
what heard on the radio this morning
Paul Manning speaking from London on
the CHS 8 o'clock News Roundup.
Since Mr.. Manning is quoting an Amer
lean Army officer. his comment will be
OF interest. The statement follows:
An American Army spokesman in
London this morning said that England,
under terms of reciprocal lease-lend, is
giving the United States Army here in
Britain virtually blank cheque to pay
Its bills. Not only are they partly feed
ing and clothing the American Army.
but they are paying all costs of housing
and transportation. Lease-lend goods
shipped from America amounted to
$9l5,000,000 during the one month of
October. He said England had spent
nearly equivalent sums maintaining the
United States forces. Barracks. huts
and tents are furnished cost free. Prac-
tically every United States airfleld in
England has been placed in operation by
British civilian labor. When a United
States Army officer or enlisted man
travels from one part of Britain to an
other on official business his railway fare
is paid by Whitehall. They also furnish
from their limited food stores such basic
items as mutton. potatoes, bread, jam
and vegetables. This diet is supple
mented from the United States by small
shipments of cheese, dried eggs and
canned goods. Even the paper and
printing costs OF the official United
States Army newspaper, Stars and
Stripes, and its Sunday magazine, the
Yank, are paid by England. and Mai.
Gen. John H. Lee OF the SOS, when he
travels on inspection tours Of United
States airflelds under construction, goes
in non-cost special train also furnished
by the British. No one knows what the
final bookkeeping will look like after the
war under this scheme of reciprocal
lease-lend, but am sure 1t will be very,
very complex indeed"
FRANCIS FLOOD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14
Fine Ships and Fine Men

The cruiser San Francisco is fine
ship to be receiving the Nations
honor and acclaim. She had what
1t takes to make a Navy. She had
the audacity and the skill in gunnery
to take on successfully without
pause a Japanese cruiser, another
light cruiser or heavy destroyer and
then a battleship- at point blank
range. She had the men on her
bridge. After the San Francisco had
hit the first battleship, Admiral CAL
laghan filled the lull in the battle
With quiet orders to his squadron.
I'VE want to get the big ones first
and the San Francisco went after
more Of the big ones.
: When a shell wiped out most OF
the officers on her bridge, young
Bruce McCandless, lieutenant COM
mander, knocked unconscious twice
and once wounded by shellfire, was
there to take command, He was not
senior officer. His senior officer,
Lieutenant Commander H. E. Scho-
land, was below on damage control,
where he was supposed to be, keep
ing the ship afloat. He told NC
Candies to take her over. 1--WE got
a hell of a lot of water down here. y
And there was plenty to do on the
bridge. A cruiser, a destroyer and
another battleship had opened fire
on the San Francisco. In the I'M
adorned narrative Of the gunnery Of
-ficer. 1.-The San Francisco returned
the fire until she was no longer be-
ing fred on by the japanese"
Commands McCandless, who
fought his ship through the rest OF
the action, deserved the Congress
sional Medal of Honor he received.
But he knew he was wearing 1t for
the Navy, not merely for himself. He
happened to personify, at the time,
the things the Navy is proud Of
discipline, courage, training, the will
to "get the big ones first" He wears
the medal for Admiral Callaghan, for
his skipper who died beside him, for
the bluejackets who manned their
stations, for his brother officers who
carried on with him.
= The San Francisco is fine ship
Put she is merely one OF other flne
ships, with officers and men aboard
who have done as well as hers have
.done. The San Francisco came home.
other ships will not come home. Still
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14
BETHESDA, Md.

Dear Sir:
Your birds offer no such difficulties
OF pronunciation as flowers. Everybody
can say robin, bluebird, cardinal, SPAR
row, etc. But know strong men who
fear to say 'gladiolus.' 'Chrysanthe-
mum Is turned into 'crys-er-anthemum
'Hydrangea' becomes 'hy-geranium' Iris
is pronounced 'irishes'
THESE are typical cases, spoken in my
hearing by persons who know better, If
they would stop to consider. The
trouble arises because they will not look
at word long enough to become IA
miliar with it. 1t is impossible, for in
stance, for any one to pronounce iris as
irish the name of great race of peo-
pie, If only they will take the time and
trouble to really look at the word in
print. There is perhaps no one who Is
not familiar with the iris Of the eye, and
not one would experience any difficulty
in pronouncing the word correctly in
connection with the eye, yet when they
talk of the flower, iris, they become
confused and blunder into irishes.'
Now, there are German iris, and
Japanese iris, so-called Dutch iris, and
the Florentine iris, but there are no
Irish iris, as far as I know, although
there may be species growing in the
Emerald Isle, at that.
"Chrysanthemum, I admit, is mouth
full, as the modern expression has it.
yet even this is commonly handled with
out mistake by most, on account of the
popularity of this glory of the autumn
garden. The joke of 1t is that the word.
properly pronounced, Is much easier to
say than 'crys-er-anthemum,' which is
no word at all, properly speaking.
"A 'hy-geranium,' 1 discovered Is
nothing more than the hydrangea, the
amateur gardener confusing this flower
with the geranium, term familiar
through long usage to practically every
one.
Sincerely yours, H. B."
Very few stop to realize any more
that they are talking Latin when they
say "geranium," or any one of a hundred
other familiar flower names. Yet nine
out OF ten still stumble over the word
"gladiolus," as If 1t were a veritable Jaw
breaker This is due, in part, to the
snobbery formerly prevalent, which al
lowed person who preferred the Latin
pronunciation to openly correct one who
used the straight English.
AS matter of fact, those who so
glibly pronounced 1t "glad-eye-olus"
were incorrect themselves, since the best
Latin dictionaries give it as "glad-eye-
aWlus,' the accent on the second syl-
liable, in both cases. Those who prefer
the American pronunciation stuck con-
sistently to "gladi-o-lus," giving the
normal English accent on the next to
the last syllable. Those with "feep
for our language will instantly sense the
satisfaction OF this pronunciation.
So much confusion resulted that the
American Gladiolus Society adopted the
single form "gladi-o-lus" for both sim
gular and plural. Thus one speaks Of
one gladiolus or two gladiolus according
to this FORM Since the society, however,
Is not an authority on language, however
much it Is on its queen Of summer-fow-
ering bulbs, the name is still spelled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14

for other nations overseas possess
sions. But the Netherlands govern
ment is providing model in action.
AS the war brings more good news
for the United Nations, the question
OF the future of empires will become
more and more pressing inf the pub
lie thought. The Dutch have antici-
pated that thought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14

@. How should . club sandwich bs
eaten?-B. N.
A. A club sandwich is eaten with Q
fork after the toast and other ingredi-
ents have been broken. In doing this,
knife and fork are used.
@. What does the expression "Parth-
ian shot" mean?-N. F.
A. 1t means "a parting thrust" The
phrase refers to the custom OF the an
cient Parthians, who in battle would
feign retreat and then shoot backward
with unerring aim
@. What color was the rose originality
F. B. NJ
A. Legend says that the first roses
were white. The blood Of the nightin-
gale spattered over the buds, changed
the roses to red.
@. When was the first advertising
agency established in the United States?
j. K. w.
A. The first advertising agency was
established in Philadelphia by Volney
B. Palmer in 1910. Later Offices were
established in Boston and New York.
@. What is the name Of the town In
South Carolina where trees are subject
to police regulations?-R. j. D.
A. All trees in Summerville are sub
1ect to police regulations and no tree Is
ever cut in the town unless it is neces-
sary for the preservation of other trees
or because of a dangerous condition in
the tree. An ordinance says: 1T shall be
unlawful for any person to injure or
destroy any living tree or sapling within
the corporate limits of the town ex-
cept through permission Of the Town
Council"
@. What is the date of the worlds
oldest map?-B r. E.
A. The Division of Maps of the Library
of Congress says the oldest map so far
known is one found on clay tablet
dated about $500 BIC. 1t is interpreted
in one instance as representing a sea,
two rivers, two mountain ranges and
three cities; and in another a rich mans
estate.
@. Please. give directions for using a
watch as compass-F. S.
A. Place the watch fiat in the hand,
with the hour hand pointing toward the
sun. The point on the circle half way
between the hour hand and XII will be
directly south in the Northern Henri
sphere, and directly north In the South
ern Hemisphere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSktn.

A reader cun act the dnstDer to any
question OF fact by ,rrttino The zoe
nina Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
DC. Please inc1ose stamp for 'etur"
postage.
@. How fast is washington growing7
ID. B. H.
A. The Bureau Of the Census has
estimated the population of the Dstr1ct
of Columbia as follows in 1912: January
1, 10000; May l, $4,000; June 80, s23'-
900; September 80, 854,0O0. IN the
census of 1910 Washington had popu-
lation Of 663,091. The city is now eighth
in rank, next to Baltimore.
@. Has the Christmas mail to soldiers
overseas arrived safely?-D. B. E.
A. The War Department reports that
a major part of Christmas packages and
mail already has arrived overseas. The
Army Postal Service has shipped a.
72e, $50 pounds OF such mail as compared
to 100000 pounds sent to the A. E. F.
for two Christmases In France.
@. Why is the Indian brave associated
with Dartmouth College?-J. @.
A. Eleazar Wheelock, founder of the
college, came to New England to teach
the Indians-hence the origin of the
symbol.
@. What is the Official meaning OF the
term ACE" in aviation?-L. j. D.
A. "Ace" is popular and unofficial
designation not used by the War De-
partment In the last war it was widely
used to refer to an airman who had
achieved victories over at least five en-
envy aircraft.
O. recently saw a reference to the
Greek Ambassador" Was this an
error?-C. r.
A. No, it was correct. Greece and
Yugoslavia had their legations raised
to embassies the first week of October.
in compliment to their struggle against
Hitler. Norway and the Netherlands
were paid a similar tribute earlier this
year, as Belgium and Poland were after
the First World War. 1t is interesting
that these six countries all have exile
governments in London, and that Mr..
Anthony j. Drexel Biddle. jr., is our
Ambassador to all Of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14

other ships are waiting their chance.
The San Francisco. Callaghan, Cassin
Young, H. E. Scholand, McCandless-
they are merely links in a chain,
holding at the right time, doing what
the Navy has taught them to do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14
Complains About Lack
OF Purchasing Power Provision.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I was in your city on December 10,
and, reading your paper. as is my custom
when there, noticed an item about the
old controversy of efficiency versus in
efficiency in government.
That which applies to government
also applies to private business. My ex-
perience has been with the latter. In
fact, was in the industrial engineering
or efficiency promoting business for
about 20 years until 1888.
While in this business, I arrived at
the conclusion that it was possible for
only those between the ages of 20 and
so, working no more than 20 hours per
week. to produce all that al the people
possibly could use. I also arrived ct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14

Both British and American Armies
in North Africa promise the break
ing of censorship bottleneck and
speeding up Of the news. The news
from there, in turn, seems to PROM
ise>a speed up Of the armies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14

Antique furniture fans have been
known to pay thousand dollars for
early French empire cabinets. That's
nothing. Many United States
Government bureau costs that much
every minute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14
Honey and Some Of Its Uses-Here

Honey and Some Of Its Uses-Here
is little Government leaflet that
will tell you about honey, an almost
perfect substitute for sugar; its uses
and it's food value. Includes excellent
recipes for CONNECTIONS, honey drop
cookies, honey nut bread. and also
tells how to adjust cake recipes for
honey. Sugar rationing will not pre-
sent a problem If you learn to use
substitutes. To secure your copy of
this leaflet inclose cents in coin,
wrapped in this clipping, and mail to
The Star Information Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Uriter, although the use OF
a pSeudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
q Uie1U to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14

the conclusion that in order to use all
the mechanical efficiency that we know
OF up to now that it would be necessary
to start something like the Townsend
plan and pull the retirement age down
: to 50-not 60-as believe they propose.
Well 1888 came and went. The world
slid into war.
AT present, any talk of efficiency in
government or any place else leaves me
very cold. Since our Government Is not
providing a net to catch people when
they are thrown out of jobs by efficiency.
l do not blame people for getting on and
hanging on to any old payroll they can.
One reason that I have had little pa
tience with those who have beloved
for efficiency since 1888 is that none of
them, to my knowledge, ever explains
how the people that they propose to
dismiss are going to have purchasing
power after they are out.
AS I see 1t, the Creator gave us me-
chanlcal progress to relieve the world of
much drudgeryS What we are actually
using it for is to whack each other.
Baltimore. G. c. HART.
Wants Science Periods Increased
As Phase of War Effort.
To the Editor of The Star:
wonder If the situation in the science
departments of the District senior high
schools is realized by those who are at.
tempting to direct the war effort there.
Last spring Congress passed law re-
curing five periods of physical educa-
ton per week for each pupil in the
senior high schools. The inclusion of
this IN the curriculum had to be made
at the expense of some subject, so the
science classes were made the goat. In
the past the science classes met at least
six periods per week. Four of these Pc
RODS were regular class recitation pc
RODS, and the other two composed a
double period during which the student
learned how to set up apparatus, per-
form experiments, take notes and be-
come familiar with the elementary
laboratory techniques. Now all that has
been done away with. The science
classes meet five times a week and the
laboratory period has degenerated into
one-perloo demonstrations by the teach
er, or the performance of hurry-up ex-
periments in one period OF As minutes
by the pupil
One cannot listen to the radio or read
the publications of the Army and Navy
or Of the Office of Education without
realizing the emphasis that is being put
on the laboratory sciences and their
relation to the war effort. Propaganda
to that effect is constantly being brought
to the notice Of the science teachers.
But what can we do? 1t is indeed q
case of "robbing Peter to pay Paul." and
what price he is asking! If the labo-
ratory sciences, as they still are called,
really are as important as we are being
led to believe, should not the number OF
weekly periods be increased, or at least
left as they were. instead of being de-
creased9 JEANETTA NJ WRIGHT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-14
Member Of the Associated Press

=. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
me use for republication OF all news dispa tches
created to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper ana also the local news published herein
Al rights OF publication OF special dispatches
hereln also are reserved
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-28
Birth :.


saohusetts Knights =.
through their state officers
district deputies meeting in annus.
conference, were pledged to fight
against the birth control amend
ment which will appear on the
ballot Nov. 3.
The amendment would permit
doctors to give birth control ad.
vice to women whose health. In
their opinion. would be jeopsrdized
by childbirth.
The X. of c. meeting WAS pre-
sided over by Judge Frank W
Tomssello. of municipal court, who
is state deputy.
ITO foster the practice OF birth
control" Judge Tomasello said, lis
not only contrary to divine and
natural law, but unpatriotic in
that 1t reduces the manpower O,
the nation which has been so evi.
dent in the present crisis when i,
has become necessary TO draft
older men in order TO protect our
liberty and our country.
This bill should be defeated II
we are to maintain our manpower
to properly defend ourselve.
against the onslaught Of undemo-
cratic ideals in the future"
The birth control amendment. q
bitter controversial question for
the past 10 years. was allowed on
the ballot for popular vote by =
decision Of the supreme court after
the ballot law commission had
ruled II OFF.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-28
pc Uorld Of Religion ~
Churches Urged 10
Gel Together on
War Relief PROGRAM

NEW YORK 4 plea 10 the
churches TO coordinate as far as
possible the supervision and dis
tribution Of relief funds sent to
foreign countries. was voiced here
by Charles p. Taft. a member Of
President Roosevelt's recently or
gsnized War Relief control.
Addressing planning confer
ence held under the auspices Of
the committee on Foreign Relief
Appeals in the Churches. which
functions under the Federal Coun-
Gil Of Churches and the Foreign
Missions Conference Of North
America. Mr.. Taft said that sffec-
tive unity in such supervision us
perfectly possible in matters where
the question involved is humsnitar-
ian rather than one OF church
order or faith"
Participating in the conference
were representatives of the eight
relief agencies through which the
committee functions: the American
Bible society, American Committee
for Christian Refugees. American
Friends Service committee, Central
Bureau for Relief Of the Evangel-
ical Churches of Europe, Church
Committee for China Relief. Inter
national Missionary council, Wal
Prisoners Aid of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
and the Y. w. c. A. World Emer-
gency fund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-28
Place for Women in
Postwar Programs

n, kfiiEioue News service
WASHINGTON, ID. CA plan
for more active interest by Catho-
lie women in postwar programs
WAS made by the Rev. Fidelis Rice,
o. p, addressing officials Of the
National Council of Catholic Wom-
en- gathered in conference here.
Pointing out that Pope Plus XII
had indicated some of the funda-
mental requisites for the rebuild
ing Of society. Father Rice de-
clared that the responsibility Of
popularixing and diffusing the
basic ideas Of the Pope rested
upon Catholics. He added:
'One can still put forth his best
efforts in winning victory for our
cause and at the same time diffuss
as widely as possible these Chris
tan ideals that during these ter
rible days Of destruction Catholics
may be fulfilling their real Chris
tian vocation of construction"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-28
Quisling Hits Press
Freedom in Norway
Nv Rellrious News Service

NEW YORk-The Quisling gov
eminent has forbidden Norwegian
newspapers 10 discuss the struggle
between the church and state. &C
cording to word received by Nor
wegian sources here.
II was also reported that the
Norwegian opposition bishops have
refused TO resume negotiations
with the Quisling government I'M
less Bishop Eivind Berggrav, Pri-
mate OF the church who has been
under house arrest. u released.
Previous reports TO Norwegian
circles here had stated that Bishop
Berggrav had attended the meet
ing OF Bishops which had rejected
a peace declaration offered by
the Quisling church department
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-28
Colleges Ready to
Enroll Evacuees
Nv Religious News Service


PHILADELPHIA More than
$50 colleges and universities
throughout the country have indi-
Gated readiness to enroll evacuee
American-born Japanese students.
according to Or. Robbins W. Bars
tow, director OF Japanese student
relocation.
There are about 1000 evscues
students. Two-thirds Of them ars
male. Protestants constitute 50
per cent: Buddhists, II per cent;
Roman Catholics. per cent. with
II per cent claiming no religious
affiliation.
Ten per cent desire graduate
studies: 81 per cent, continuation
of undergraduate studies; % per
cent are high school graduates
seeking TO enter college. One
fourth wish TO study for soma
form of health service, such az
medicine, nursing, dentistry.
pharmacy. optometry; II per cent,
business; another Il per cent engi-
neerng.
The first to be placed was Hsr-
vey Itano. the 1912 medalist at
the University of California, who
is now studying medicine at St
Louis university. a Roman Catho-
lie institution.
Colleges and church boards have
made substantial scholarships
available.
we seek" said DR.. Barstow.
the continuing cooperation OF all
people throughout the nation in
demonstrating to this particular
company Of young Americans
some of the finest values in our
democratic way of life"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-28
Start Clean Films
Campaign in Italy
BY Religious News Service


LONDON by Csble)-Modeled
after the Legion of Decency In
the United States, an Italian
Clean Films Campaign has been
launched by a Commission OF
Cardinals directing italian Catho-
lie action.
Opening OF the campaign will
be marked by a public pledge Of
non-attendance at films listed as
morally bad. The pledge will be
renewed each year. as is the GUS
tom among American Catholics.
Plans include efforts TO awaken
the conscience of Catholics to the
effects of Objectionable films with
emphasis on the Catholic Churchs
teaching regarding occasions Of
sin.
Creation Of a film classifying
board is reported under way.