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Evening star., 1942-06-06
Praises Nurses Who Minister
To Patients at st. Elizabeth's.

To the Editor of The Star:
The Sunday Star of May 81 carried
full page captioned They Also Serve
Who Serve the Sick" with pictures OF
trained nurses performing their vari-
GUS duties.
I would like to call your attention to
the valiant group Of women who wear
the gray uniforms of the attendants of
st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
The public very seldom If ever has
seen a picture of these workers In q
Washington newspaper.
1 sincerely feel that these women
should be given all of the credit they
deserve In their great humanitarian
work, for they serve, too who serve the
sick In mind. They care for their
patients in kindly and efficient manner
They are friendly, considerate and gra-
cious. Too much praise cannot be given
them for they are truly a conscientious
and humane organization.
More power to the girls In the gray
uniforms at st. Elizabeths Hospital
ANNA ANDERSON.
Evening star., 1942-06-06
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdsktn.

A reader can get the dnstDer to any
question OF fact by t1ritino The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
q. How much has the population OF
Washington, D. c. increased since the
1910 census7-R. D.
A. The population of Washington has
increased by about $4,000 persons, or
201 per cent over the population re-
ported in the census of 1910. The num-
Der of inhabitants was estimated at
796, 900 on January !, 1912.
@. Has any one ever navigated the
Northwest Passage7-T. H. N.
A. In 1905, Roald Amundsen diseov-
cred a water route around North America
to the East Indies by way of Bering Strait
in the ship Gjoa. He was the first per-
son to navigate the Northwest Passage,
for centuries an object of search.
Evening star., 1942-06-06

@. Why is honey used in the core of
golf balls?-G. B.
A. Honey was selected because It Is
Of such high specific gravity that no
weighing element has TO be used to
bring the ball to the proper total weight.
1t is also one of the liveliest and most
elastic Of fluids and retains this elss-
ITCHY indefinitely. Honey is virtually
unaffected by time or temperature.
Q. Who7was the poet who received .
royal grant of wine for life?-R. McC.
A. Godfrey Chaucer, the great Eng
lish poet, received a royal grant Of
daily pitcher OF wine for life.
@. What is the approved number OF
police officers that a city should have
per 1000 population?-W. d.
A. The American Municipal Associa-
ton believes that a city should have
IA police per 1000 population. Surveys
made show that in many places. partic-
ularly in New York and New Jersey.
there are l9 police protection for each
thousand persons.
@. What is meant by the expression,
Round as Giottos O"?-N B.. A.
A. Giotto 0266-1336), the shepherd
boy painter. was summoned to Rome by
Boniface VIII while a student OF Gina
bue When the Popes messenger asked
to be shown proof OF the artists skill.
Giotto. with single sweep Of his brush,
drew a perfect circle. This gave sufi-
cient testimony.
@. What Indian tribe Is noted for its
long distance runners?-L. D.
A. The Tarahumare Indians of Mex
leo are remarkable distance runners.
They are said to outstrip any horse in
suffciently long race, and have been
known to cover more than 100 miles in
day. In their foot races, in which
they kick ball before them, good run
ners make 40 miles in from s to 9
hours. The women also race.
O. How long has the church pennant
been in use?-T. r. D.
A. 1t probably came into use in the
United States Navy in the first half OF
the 18th century. following the custom
In the British Navy, which has been
traced back to 1896. Historians record
that the church pennant was hoisted
during divine service on April rs. 1862.
on the U. S. S. Hartford, Admiral Far
raguts flagship, off New Orleans.
Q. Why was the name of Oregon
River changed TO Columbia ?-M. D.
A Capt. Robert Gray in 1892 con-
quered the treacherous sand bar guard
ing the mouth OF the great Western
stream then called the Oregon and en-
tered the river. being the first man to
accomplish this feat. In honor of his
ship Columbia he changed the rivers
name to Columbia.
@. What is Helms law?-P. L. D.
A. 1t is statement that twins occur
once In 80 pregnancies; triplets once in
80x80, or 6,400 cases. and quadruplets
once in sox8oxsO, or $4,000 cases.
@. When was Castine, Me, settled'
IN. M. E.
A. The town was the site Of Penob-
scot village and in 1913 OF Jesuit mis-
sion. Castine was settled in 1887 by the
French soldier Baron Vincent de Cas-
tine, who opened a trading post there.
In turn it has been possessed by France,
England. Holland and the United States,
changing from one to the other nine
times,
Evening star., 1942-06-06
Urges Immediate Peace Formula
To Prompt Rebellion in Germany.

To the Editor Of The Star:
A Turkish broadcast, calling attention
to the debate within the United Nations
on the postwar treatment to be accorded
the Axis peoples, comments that this
reflects the confidence of the democra-
cies that they will win the war. And,
indeed. this confidence is an asset so
weighty that We may wonder why It's
strategic value has been allowed to go
so largely wasted. That calm certainty
of ultimate victory with which the
United States and Britain, oblivious OF
lost battles here and there, go about
the task of planning the postwar world
could not fail, if adequately pubsicized,
strongly to affect German morale
Supporting their supreme confidence
stands the grim recognition by the DEM
ocratic peoples that they cannot afford
to lose. So horrible looms the vision of
a Nazi-enslaved world that they recoll
not a whit from the decision that even
a war of attrition, in which they would
die. one by one. would be preferable.
With all their problems our leaders at
least do not have TO contend with de-
featism at home. No cracker barrel dis
cussions 90 on behind their backs upon
the advisability of a last ditch fight.
Axis triumphs fall into perspective as
mere postponements of an inevitable
finale, as bothersome obstacles to be
overcome in the way of a task that at
all cost must be done.
Hitler has no comparable asset. In an
attempt to inculcate in the German
people something akin to the resolve
that motivates the democracies' will to
victory, Goebbels emits lurid tales OF the
intense hate he alleges the world now
holds toward Germany and of the ter
rible accounting it will demand Of the
Germans if they lose the war.
And if, up to now, this Goebbelsian
dodge has had some success, it is only
because the United Nations have been
slow in undertaking the easy task OF re-
futing it. True, the Atlantic Charter
promised economic justice to ''victors
and vanquished" alike. Vice President
Wallace spoke for charitable peace
And now Sumner Welles tells us that
mo element in any nation will be forced
to atone vicariously for crimes for which
1t is not responsible"
But these assurances possess common
defect, vagueness. They represent re-
sponsible opinions of only one sector or
the anti-Axis front. What is lacking Is
an immediate, official, clear statement,
backed by the governments of all the
actively belligerent United Nations, d.
rected to the German people over the
heads of their Nazi masters, outlining in
unmistskable language the terms that
await them the day they cast out Hitler
and lay down their arms. If such terms
are really non-punitive and charitable.
the calm faith in the final outcome i'm
plicit in their announcement will en-
courage the already war-sick German
people to rise up and remove the cause
Of their present sorry plight.
HARRY STARK.
Evening star., 1942-06-06

While thrilling at the airplane
raids on German industry, let us try
to prevent further automobile raids
on Washington pedestrians, and
freeze fatalities at the present dis
gracefully high figure Of forty nine
for the year.
Evening star., 1942-06-06
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the lUriter, although the use OF
q pSeudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the rioht to edit all letters NTH
q Uie1D to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-06-06

A great national organization Is
planning leave-your-wife-at-home
convention. It is thought that ex-
pressions of deep regret uttered by
the husbands in domestic surround
ings will have a certain hypocritical
flavor.
Evening star., 1942-06-06
Questions Proposal for New Order"
After the Close of Present Conflict.

After the Close Of Present Conflict.
To the Editor OF The STAR
I never have been uncertain as to the
final outcome Of this war.
But I am uncertain about this pro-
posed establishment of q new order"
after the war Is over and particularly so
since that proposal is coming from those
who, on the one hand, profess that they
are for new order" and yet. on the
other hand, proclaim that they are fight
ing for the preservation of the "old"
Such double attitudes always have caused
me to be skeptical even though more
than frequently fnd myself possessed
by them.
With 80 many Of the worlds past sad
mistakes as criterions, 1t seems to me
that the American people would not be
unwise to study carefully any adventure
into this proposed new order" lest pos
sibly they may awaken to find that they
have jumped from the frying pan into
the IRE or worse. J. J. SPERRY.
Evening star., 1942-06-06
Calls Attention to Qualities
OF Famous Actors Voice.
To the Editor Of The Star:

10 the Eoltor OF Inc Star:
Many published notices Of the death
of John Barrymore refer, somewhat ir-
reverently 1t seems to me, to the late
actor as THE Great Profile" 1t would
be an unfortunate thing If only his ap-
pearance were to be remembered, how
ever striking 1t was.
But his voice, so natural and accent
able as to be unremarked by the capti-
waited hearer of his words also was re-
markable.
A certain cinema short subject which
toured the theaters some time back re-
produced the voices of three famous
Shakespearean actors for Identification
by the Information Please" experts
The Barrymore tones and infections
were recognized by the judges unani-
mously
This is not to make unfavorable COM
parsons. 1t is only that the vibrant.
vital and thrilling timbre of the actors
voice, and the gift of his wonderful con-
troll Of it. always marked his speech
apart from that of all others, for special
attention and respect. D. G. A.
Evening star., 1942-06-06
Successful Public Speaking

Successful Public Speaking
This is an era of public speak
ing. In every city, town and viii
Mge, men and women in all walks
Of life are participating actively
in the life of the community
through membership in some club
or organization. Many intelli-
gent persons sit silent in meet
ings because of their lack OF self
confidence. Our 32-page pubh-
cation on the subject of public
speaking was written to help the
average person overcome this
nervousness and to develop poise
and confidence. To secure your
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wrapped in this clipping and mail
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Evening star., 1942-06-06
Sees Trend Toward Capitalization
And Executive Domination Of Nation.

Sees Trend. Toward CONTEMPLATION
And Executive Domination Of Nation.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Since government first originated as
means Of social control, two kinds
have developed; in one the citizen Is
supreme; in the other, the State is all
powerful. The United States has a de-
mocracy, and true democracy must in
sist upon a government of laws admin
istered by able, conscientious men.
Should the electorate fail to return to
ONCE a competent personnel. that mo-
ment democracy fails to be efficient.
Some political observers now see q
trend toward socialization and centrali-
Evening star., 1942-06-06

zation; history is evidence that socialism
introduces a form OF tyranny in conse-
quence of extending executive and bu-
reaucratic power.
Not many months ago veteran COL
umnist wrote: 1T seems almost impos-
sible to enact laws without the ap-
proval of the President. There has
grown up during several years past a
situation in which the leaders of both
houses have become not the agents of
their respective bodies, but rather repre-
sentative of the White House. The re-
lation has become not one in which
leaders tell the President what legisla-
ton Congress wants-but tell Congress
what the President wants" Thomas
Jefferson believed in democracy prac-
ticed, not merely preached.
WALTER I. PRIEST.
Evening star., 1942-06-06
Member of the Associated Press.

Entered as second-class matter post once,
Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1942-06-06

Bluemont, Va.
Evening star., 1942-06-06

Q. What is Helms law?-P. L. D.
A. 1t is statement that twins occur
once in so pregnancies; triplets once in
soxSo, or 6,400 cases. and quadruplets
once in s0x80x80, or $4,000 cases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-15
Director
SPEAKER
 AT TESTIMONIAL

Mayor Vincent A. Scully will be one of the principal speakers at 8 testimonial dinner given tomorrow evening in honor of Reid Robinson vice president of the national CIO and president of the Mine, Mil and Shelter Workers Union, it was all- nounced today. Other speakers al the affair will be Lieut.-Governoj Odell Shepard, Mayor William A. Patten of Torrington, CIO Connec- ticut Regional Director Edward Mo- Crone, and Thomas Molloy, presi- dent of the Connecticut State CIO Council.
 Members of the metal workers union from all parts of Connecticut are expected to participate in honor ing the union leader. The dinner will be sponsored by committee 0. union1sts from Torrington, Ap- sonia, Oakville and Waterbury. Fol- lowing the dinner and the speakers program there will be dancing. The affair will be held at the Central YMCA on West Main street, be- ginning at 7::30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-15

were made for a continuation of 8 series of educational forums, meet ings and supperS.
 In Federal Houses
 Twenty-two colored families are housed in the federal defense proj- ect buildings here. it was an- nounced. Further efforts to aid housing problems will be made by the housing committee of which Rev. M. Webb Wright is chairman, at special meeting Sunday after noon.
 Mrs. orton P. Camp was re- elected president of the organiza- ton, while Mrs. Alexander was re. named director. Other officers for the coming year. all of whom were reelected, are: Mrs. Bessie L. Crane, first vice president; Mrs. Aileen s. Wooders, second vice president; Mrs. Maybelle H. Ward, secretary; Mrs. Donald s. Grafniss, assistant secretary; Frederick Kel- logg, treasurer; and Miss E. Louise Coe, assistant treasurer.
 John K. Pratt, Dr. John c. Gi1- martin, Herbert s Smith, pr. John c. Walker, Mrs. Richard Goss and Mrs. Edward H. Herr were named to the board of directors for three year terms. Others who will serve are Mrs. Reuben Mckinney. Mrs. Maybelle Ward, Mrs. E. J. Watts, Mrs. s. w. Weller and Mrs. Aileen s. Wooders.
 Executive Committee
 The executive committee will be composed of Mrs. Orton P. Camp. Mrs. Besie L. Crane. Mrs. Edward H. Herr. Jr., Mrs. Richard Goss, Frederick R. Kellogg, Miss E. Louise Coe, Rev. Francis o. Ayres, Mrs. Mary Jenkins, Dr. James L. Lee, Mrs. Reuben Mckinney. Mrs. c. w. Prince Mrs. s. w. Weller. Mrs. Aieleen Wooders and Mrs. Maybelle Ward.
 During the past year various recreational activities, nc u din g sports, dances. forums, parties, sew- ing and knitting classes and musi- cal events, were conducted at the Neighborhood House. Health and employment services were conducted and defense activities were spon- sored. Mrs. Alexander reported that $1,315.96 had been raised from house activities and the remainder of the s, ,367.08 assets had come from pri- vate donations.
 Appreciation was expressed by the director to the various civic and so- cial organizations of the city which had aided the house projects, and to various individuals and groups of friends of the organization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-15


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 Current releases Euply an excel- lent selection for gifts for men in service. Books on the war are in- .tentionally omitted.
 SHORT STORIES TOP LIST COLLECTIONS of short stories A lead the list. A short story can fill in an empty hour or a dreary day. '"This Is My Best" (Dial: $3.50), presents the work of 93 living Amer ican authors. Whit Burnett has col- lected 150 stories, essays, poems and proflles, each selected by the author as his finest product.
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 For those in the Egyptian Near East zone there is Emil Ludwig'S ''The Mediterranean" (Whittlesey House: $3.75), the story of the ir1- land sea from Pericles to Mussolini. The Mediterranean has been the center of the greater part of our civilization, the source of culture and religion. Ludwig's history covers all the important facts and indivi- duals, the rise and fall of empires, in brilliant mad entirely readable volume.
 The long Alaskan nights may seem shorter if the Lord of Alaska" (Viking: $3) is handy. This is the story of Andrevich Baranov, leader of Russia's colony in Arctic America. It is a vigorous man-sized yarn, with plenty of adventure.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-15

 enough high explosives to remove Fat Hermann Goering and several of his skinnier pals from the scene.
 In addition, a sizeable amount of waste rubber, leather and paper piles up in the drive to beat the shortage of vital materials as the Army attempts to relieve the sal- wage problem for which civilians must make sacrifices.
 GAVE DAYTON 11,OOO
 POUNDS OF TIN CANS
 Thus Patterson Field sends its waste war materials to the furnaces and mills to come back into the war stream, and in addition gets paid for most of the scrap. Contractors who haul off the junk pay the post finance officer the market price, thereby contributing financially to the war effort.
 Cans suitable for detining, how ever, were contributed to the Day ton salvage drive. Trucks from that city hauled away 11,000 pounds of cans collected in the last two months and representing the sweat, toll and maybe tears of several hun dred soldiers on KIP duty.
 Each day several soldiers as- signed to KIP get the job of washing, removing the ends and flattening tin cans used in the three mess halls, thus contributing materially in the drive to salvage tin-almost a precious metal now that many of the sources of tin are in Japanese hands.
 From the mess halls also come fats, grease and bones that some day may explode over Berlin and Tokyo. Almost 1000 pounds of fat and grease and 30,000 pounds of bones-much valuable grease is ex- tracted from those T-bones, ham bones, etc.-Started on the way to munitions plants from Patterson Field the last two months, and the Army received $1175 for this kitchen waste.
 Waste paper - government agen- cies must write or print on both sides of a sheet now = collected at Patterson Field in July and August stacked up to a total of 262 2,682 pounds for which dealer paid $131.
 Biggest and most important scrap heap, however, comes from the many machine shops, laboratories and nangars which in two months poured back into the fight 125, 1000 pounds of aluminium alone and that is a lot of aluminium in anybody's air force. Also 5000 pounds of brass from the shops, 5605 pounds of cable lead, 11,000 of copper. 1900 pounds of lead and zinc, 19,000 pounds of galvanized sheet iron, and 30,000 pounds of steel and iron trimmings were saved for further use against the enemy.
 Even those little brass bases from light bulbs accounted for 90 pounds of that valuable metal, while re- cruitS and other soldiers using the pistol range picked up 244l pounds of used brass cartridge shells. Sal- wage officers say these two items alone prove that nothing is too small or insignificant to contribute, an important fact for civilians who want to know what they can do. SALVAGED 5000 POUNDS
 OF COTTON AND WOOL
 Cans unfit for detinning can be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-15

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 Look to the Mountain" (Holt: $275) by LeGrand Canon is set in pre- Revolutionary New Hampshire, details the courage and love of two young Americans who were willing to fight for personal liberty. Of such pioneer stock was a nation built to greatness.
 The period of America's expan- sion to the west after the Civil War forms the background for Armstrong Sperry's No Brighter Glory" Macmillan: $2.75). The ad- ventures of India de Chambord and Dr. Mark Denny lead from staid New England and glittering Man. haitian to the Sandwich Isies and the vigorous Northwest frontier. MYSTERIES NEVER MISS
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 frightened by burlesque asides, and lively conversation. Her second who- dunit is better job than ''The G. String Murders which introduced her as a writer.
 There are killers, dope fiends, doctors, bobby pins and a watch crystal all mixed up in the plot of 'The Banock Murder Case" Out ton: $2) and you'll have to be as good as Sheriff Jess Roden to solve it. With all its angles. 1t is we'll managed mystery yarn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-15

Heard in passing Charlie Flynn of the Ansonla Sentinel we'll known among Holy Cross alumni 1n the F. Nolan's Board of Assessors delegation ot mem bers from New Rochelle Council 339 Knights of Column bus recently travelled down to Camp Kilmer New Bruns wick N J. to present an oil painting of Joyce Kler poet-sodier of World War to the camp Robert Rus so youthful New Rochelle artist painted the picture In bears Kilmers name He joined the order there later transferring to New Rochelle Council Private Charles OConnor enjoyed furlough at his home in this clty over the past weekend He's stationed at Camp Pickett and thoroughly enjoys Army life, although the Reveile bugle is not music to his ears Tiny, pretty Alberta Paris celebrated her third birthday Wednesday. The Duchess" given nice party by her parents, MT and Mrs. Al Paris.