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Evening star., 1942-11-17

already owe. Don't borrow if loan
will get you in deeper-if it will help
you out of debt by rebudgeting your
income and Systematically repaying
your debts, loan should be obtained.
When loan, repayable in monthly
instalments, can help a family to
work out constructive financial pro-
gram, we lend from $50 to $500. Loans
are made on furniture, car or without
security. We never take wage assign
ments or require endorsers. Borrowers
repay in monthly instalments. They
may repay in advance at any time to
reduce the cost. Households rate is
go per month on the unpaid balance.
The Maryland Small Loan Law au-
thorizes maximum rate of 312oo per
month. Families who are convinced that
they should borrow are invited to ask
shout Household Finance service.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
OCD Theme Song
Contest to End Dec. ]

The District civilian defense sons
contest to provide an official OCD
theme song will close December 1
the Metropolitan Once Of Civilian
Defense announced today.
Twenty-six entries have been re-
ceived, ofncials said. Judges are
Eugene Ormandy, conductor Of the
Philadelphia Orchestra; Art Brown
local radio commentator, and Miss
Alice Eversman, music critic of The
Star.
Manuscripts may be sent to OCp
headquarters, 1924 r street NV.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Church to Hold Dinners

Turkey dinners for benefit of the
Gorsuch Methodist Church will be
served today and tomorrow from 4
to Z pm at the church hall, 1105
Fourth street S.W. The dinners.
held annually, are sponsored by the
Women's Society of Christian sery-
ice of the church.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Philosophical Society

D. r. Inglis of Johns Hopkins
University will speak at the meet
ing of the Philosophical Society of
Washington at 8:15 Saturday in the
Cosmos Club. His subject will be
"The Moments of Atomic Nuclei"
Evening star., 1942-11-17
Ad Club to Hear D. Bernard

Donald M. Bernard, advertising
director Of the Washington Post,
will speak on New Horizons in
Advertising" at meeting of the
Advertising Club of Washington at
1890 pm tomorrow in the Raleigh
Hotel.
Evening star., 1942-11-17
81 Co|ored Registrars
will Report Tomorrow

Army life will begin tomorrow for
oe colored selectees here. They re-
port to selective service headquar-
ters for assignment to training
camps.
The men were inducted November
4 and given two weeks furlough.
Evening star., 1942-09-30

of course. was whether the Presi-
dent would follow the example of
his wife and, if so, when and how.
The question of whether Mrs.
RooSevelt'S Endorsement reflected
Mr.. Roosevelts S views or whether
she plunked for Mr Bennett and
the whole ticket without consulta-
ton with him is one which nobody
except Mr.. or Mrs. Roosevelt can
answer. The prevailing view, how
ever, is that while she acted on her
own, the unqualified support which
she has announced makes the po-
sition of her distinguished husband
considerably more uncomforta BILE.
Up to date he has consistently
avoided any statement and a num-
Der of times has evaded press con-
ference questions as to whether he
intends to support Mr.. Bennett. In
the end, to be sure, he will do SO,
because there is no alternative for
the titular leader of the Democratic
party.
Not Pretty Position.
But the question is whether he
will announce this support in a
whole-hearted and effective way or
perfunctory and damaging way.
1t is not eXaggeration to say that
because of the national flavor of
this New York gubernatorial fight
the method the President adopts is
of interest and concern to politi-
clans in both parties all over the
country.
More than that-it interests many
outside the field of active politics
who are deeply concerned as to the
caliber of the man and his ability
to measure up to the great leader
ship responsibilities placed on him
by the war. Because, the manner
in which he uses his influence in
the New York campaign will cast
revealing light on his character
1t is not pretty position in which
he finds himself, but it is a position
for which no one is to blame save
himself and from which no one else
can extricate him with credit.
Beyond doubt, his delay in max
ing his announcement already has
Evening star., 1942-09-30
The Great Game of Politics
Roosevelt Faces Choice of Coming Out
Soon for Bennett or Goinine Enmity of Porty

been of great aid to Thomas E,
Dewey, the Republican candidate
and pre- Pearl Harbor isolationist.
To it is due the present boom in
the Dewey stock and the betting in
his favor. And the longer Mr..
Roosevelt refrains from coming out
the better for Mr. Dewey-the worse
for the Democratic ticket
Must Make a Choice.
Every politician knows this-and
none better than Mr.. Roosevelt.
Some time in the next few weeks he
has got to choose. If, as the Re-
publicans hope, he waits until late
in October and then merely lets it
be known that he will vote for Mr..
Bennett it will still further help
Mr.. Dewey. If he does that, the
New Deal job holders in New York
will be luke-warm in their support
and the radical labor element con-
tinue hostile.
If he plays the game that way and
Mr.. Dewey is elected, the President
may have the personal satisfaction
OF having put Jim Farley In his
place" and proven himself right
when he told him Mr.. Bennett could
not be elected, but. he certainly will
be blamed for the Dewey election
and he certainly will incur the
enmity of the many thousands of
Democratic State officeholders who
will lose their jobs, plus that OF
great many Democrats who are
neither New Deal nor job holding.
but who believe that the interests
OF the Nation will not be promoted
by the election of Republican
Governor. .
Both these types of Democrats
would feel that Mr.. Roosevelt had
been diSloyal to the Democratic
Party and a poor sportsman to boot.
Moreover, by that course he GER
tainly would improve the Repub-
lican chances of gaining the Presi-
dency in 1914 as well as provide
| them with a candidate.
Can't Take Chance.
Nor would he have put Mr.. Farley
out of politics. That gentleman
would still be State chairman and
in control of the State organi-
zation. That will be the Presidents
position if Mr.. Dewey wins with his
assistance, given in the form of
mere perfunctory party regularity
support of Mr. Bennett.
But, what if, despite that kind
of presidential assistance, Mr.. Dewey
should lose and Mr.. Bennett win?
Then, no one in the State admins
tration and no one in the State
organization would be under the
slightest obligation to Mr.. -Roose-
Velt-quite the contrary. If that
should happen Mr. Farley, would
have demonstrated that he not only
can nominate his candidates against
the Roosevelt opposition but he can
elect them. If that should happen
it would vastly strengthen Mr..
Evening star., 1942-09-30
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
Generalissimo Chang Kali
shek is counting on the arrival
Of Wendell Willkie. President
Roosevelt's special representative.
to bolster up the spirit OF some
of his generals and civilian as
sociates, who III recent weeks
have been depressed because war
material which was promised
them with much gusto is trickling
into China in almost microscopic
quantities,
Mr.. Willkie, clothed with the
prestige of the President of the
United States. Is investigating
conditions on the various Eastern
fronts, and not being a public
official or military parsonage
he is not compelled to use dis
cretion either in his utterances
or actions,
Mr.. Willkie has seen what our
allies and friends desired to show
him and has been much i'm
pressed. To avoid throwing his
personal views into confusion.
he mas taken little account of the
opinions of American military
men and diplomats he has met
abroad. assuming that these
views have been faithfully re-
ported to Washington and would
not help him in his trip.
Mr.. Roosevelt's representative
was duly impressed with what
Premier Joseph Stain told him
and with what Russian military
men said. This prompted him
to come out in the open with a
strong plea for an immediate
second front In his pointed
statements to the press he i'm
piled that. if need be, those off,
cials who are reluctant to at
tack Germany on the continent
of Europe will have to be prodded
into action by public opinion.
1t is safe to assume that the
Russian masses believe the for
mer presidential candidate will
assist this prodding operation.
Honors Await Willkie.
The statements of Mr.. Willkie
have caught on like fire in the
countries anXiously waiting for
Americas active support. China
is particularly anxious to see us
get on with this war business in
the Pacific and Gen. Chang in
tends to receive Mr.. Willkie
with honors bestowed in the past
only on the very highest. He ex-
poets that Mr.. Willkie, after his
return to the United States, will
do some 'prodding' on China's
behalf. as well as that of the
u. S. S. r.
The situation Of our Asiatic
ally has become very difficult in
recent months in spite of the
withdrawal of some Japanese di-
visions from the Chinese main
land, Fighting hard since 1887,
the Chinese have received a good
deal Of encouragement and ap-
plause and very little effective
help. In order not to offend the
Japs, before Pearl Harbor, we
sent only an Insignificant amount
Farley as the national Democrati,
leader and greatly weaken Mr.
Roosevelt. 1t Is not easy to see how
Evening star., 1942-09-30

of SNUG complacency and decep-
tive optimism.
Some editors have rushed to
the defense of the American peo-
pie objecting to the use of the
word we" Everything, by the
inference of such editorials, is
the fault of the administration.
l think we should accept the
word we, For in this war. the
inherent faults of our civiliza-
ton are being ruthlessly exposed.
! say our civilization. And that
is us"
Our administration cannot be
anything except reflection of
our whole civilization For every
special task that has to be done,
the administration is taking in
leading members of our society,
and there is no evidence that the
moment they enter the Govern
ment they become different hu-
man beings than they were be-
fore.
Competition for Power.
Our civilization has been
business" civilization. It's basis
has been ruthless competition for
power, prestige and success. If
then we draw on this world, as
we must, for our officials, why
should We expect that by some
miracle, ruthless competition for
power, prestige and success sud-
denly evaporste from their men,
talities? They carry into govern
ment all the characteristics of
private life.
The means of attaining power,
prestige and success in private
life has been to build up the
personal sphere by smartness,
shrewdness, salesmanship and
the creation of pressure blocs and
alliances for the same purposes.
Our civilization has been in a
constant state of war, of one
corporation against another, one
product against another, one
labor group against another and
all corporations and workers
against each other.
Translated into government.
this means the fight of one
branch of the armed services
against the other, the fight of
one agency against the other, in
side every agency the fight of
one department against the
other, each resorting to pressures
and alliances to try to widen its
powers and each trying to sell
itself by salesmanship methods.
Now If Mr.. Bard and Gen,
Somervell complain about COM
placency and optimism they are
only seeing the results of gen.
Grafton of super craftsmanship.
Sold" on False Ideas.
We have been sold" lot of
false ideas. We have, for in
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Jury Exonerotes Mon
In 1910 Murder Cose
Bs the Associated Presx.

Bs the Associated Press.
BELMONT, N. Y Sept. 30.-Luiei
Vicchiano. 81. acquitted of a 81
year-old first-degree murder charge.
is going home to the Birmingham
lAlao grocery store he operated for
80 years.
1t took an Allegany County Su-
preme Court jury OF 10 men and 3
women SO minutes yesterday to free
him OF the old indictment accusing
him Of Staying Constable Norman
Chalker, who was trying to quiet a
street disturbance In nearby Bel
fast.
The father OF Is children, 3
living. Gust felt happy" at the YER
dict and said he intended to enter a
hospital for an operation.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
War Is Showing Down Throots Of the Nation
Foke Concepts Of the 'Americon STANDARD Of Living

stance, been sold ridiculous
concept of economics. Our "busi-
ness" economy has been based
on the rapid turnover of quickly
obsolescent goods in order to pro-
mote the heaviest bulk OF sales
and the rapid circulation Of
money. For a generation we have
been encouraged to buy what we
don't need and throw away what
is still good. Wastefulness has
been promoted as though it were
moral virtue.
The whole system OF promo
ton" has created the most ex-
travagant demands in every field
of life, and the fulfillment of
those extravagant demands has
been called the American stand
ard of living" We, therefore,
have population which thinks
that without silk stockings and
permanent waves love will vanish
from the universe, that without
an electric refrigerator our chill
dren will get ptomaine poisoning:
that unless We drink a glass of
orange juice every morning, eat
meat, two green vegetables, one
starchy vegetable and a dessert
at least once a day and probably
twice, with some vitamin pill
snacks in between, we will suffer
from malnutrition and be unable
to fulfill normal human func-
tions.
Sales Tactics Based on Fear.
The whole promotion tactic
has been based on instilling fears
and then suggesting remedies.
Fears that our teeth will fall out;
fears that our neighbors will de-
spise US; fears that our children
will suffer, fears that no one will
employ us-unless. Unless what?
Unless We spend more than we
have, or more than we should.
Now, we cannot change mental
habits overnight. Neither Mr..
Bard, nor Gen. Somervell, nor l.
who, the Lord knows, have fought
long fight on this subject-can
change such mental ordinations
with words.
The world Is being given a
shellacking by Japs who live on a
handful of rice and little fish:
by exactly that generation of
Germans who were undernour-
ished in their childhood, and is
being most heroically defended
by the Russians, who for 20 years
have sacrificed consumers goods
in order to build a great industry.
Truth Brought in Open.
We have been Systematically
taught to believe that luXuries are
necessities, and for the procuring
of these luXuries, which we call
"a standard of living" we have
sacrificed the standards of life.
And we have made our civiliza-
ton anarchic, false and tawdry,
cherishing success instead of
achievement; publicity instead of
solid fame; spending power in
stead of national strength and
wealth; leisure instead of Gre
ative work; sports instead of ex-
ercise; color in the home instead
of the home; glamour instead of
love; tolerance without convic-
ton, credulity without faith;
paciflsm without peace.
Now the war brings into the
open the truth about our civiliza-
tion-and the best thing we can
do is to confront this truth-and
change.
If we don't confront the truth
it will be showed down our throats.
released by the Bell Syndicate. IncD
Evening star., 1942-09-30

big cities, plus the solid South, to
elect him even though he had lost
all the rest of the cities and the farm
areas. The labor vote dominated
those cities.
The House bill delegates to the
President the power to manipulate
wages but the administration in
sists that the farmers income shall
meet fixed level irrespective of
what happens to wage costs. The
administration will win its fight
against the farm block-and should
win it-but this will not stop in
flation if the executive agencies
continue to promote imitation by in
,creasing wages and by refusing to
cut down the premium pay for work
over 40 hours a week.
Reproduction Rights Reseryed)
Evening star., 1942-09-30

farm bloc leaders
have agitat ted for
higher prices to
the farmer, the
record will show
t h a t t he a d.
ninistration / t.
self not only has
brought a b o u t
the biggest fac
tor in imitation
increase IN pur-
chasing power
but i t h a S re-
served for itself
under the pend
Evening star., 1942-09-30

sooner we do
something about
1t the better off
this country is
going to be.
Free d o m OF
speeches is a
menace. a gen.
uine one. What
w a S h | n & t o n
needs, and right
away, Is a CO.
or n at or OF
speeches. BY a
co-ordinator of
Evening star., 1942-09-30
This Changing World
Gen, Chione Counting on WiiIkie to Do
Some 'Proddinq' on Beholf Of China

of war materials to Gen, Chianes
soldiers. although most military
experts contend that If we had
overlooked diplomatic niceties
and rushed planes, guns and
other supplies. the Chinese would
more than have held their own
against the Japs.
After the Japanese attacked
us and diplomatic considerations
went by the board, only small
quantities of war material could
be sent over the Burma road.
The Japanese were pstrolling the
Pacific. and the Chinese got small
numbers of planes and guns by
way of the Burma road until 1t
was taken by the enemy.
Now We are endeavoring to send
Gen. Chang as much as we can
through India. But since the ALI
Indian Congress and Mohandas
K. Gandhi ordered passive re
sistance. not everything that has
been sent to India to China gets
through. Some of the material
has to be kept in India for the
use of the Allied forces there
which are faced with a double
threat: possibility of rebellion
and Japanese attack.
Grasping at Any Straw Of Hope.
The Chinese leader under
stands the situation. He deplores
our lack of foresight in the past.
realizes the present difficulties
and is willing to wait as long as
possible for the situation to i'm
prove. His prestige with his men
is great and he is ruthless with
potential defeatists.
1t has been known for a long
time that Nazi agents in Nanking
and other major cities under
Japanese rule have been in con-
tact with some OF Gen. Chiang's S
men. Some have gone clandes-
timely to Chungking, offering
Germany's services to put an end
to this hopeless resistance" and
telling those generals with whom
they came into contact that
Hitler could bring about an
honorable" peace between China
and Japan.
Capt. Fritz Wiedemann, Hitler's
personal envoy to China, has not
been mentioned anywhere lately.
However, the report from Japan
that he was killed in railway
accident may be correct. The
Japs have tendency to treat
friend and enemy alike if they get
in the way. But Nazi efforts to
lay a peace trap continue.
Gen. Chang is said to be
afraid that lack of substantial
assistance, coupled with the ac-
celebrating Nazi peace" propa-
ganda, may create difficult situ-
alton at Chungking.
This explains why Gen. Chang
is grasping any straw of hope
which comes from the. United
States and expects that good
strong pep talk from Mr.. Willkie
may make good impression on
some of his hesitant followers in
command of the army.
Mr.. Roosevelt can afford to take
chance of that happening.
Distributed BY McNaught Syndicate)
Evening star., 1942-09-30

ana spoke from
the same plat
I o r m W | t h
James A. Far
ley's candidate
for Governor,
John j. Bennett,
jr. again drew
outside a t t e n
ton to the po-
litical situation
in that S I a t e
and raised some
] n t e r e S I in e
questions.
One of these
Evening star., 1942-09-30

THE opinions OF the oers this page their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented
Stars EFFORT to oiDe all sides OF questions of interest to its
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1942-09-30

B r e h on B.
S ON erv ell.
head of the
Army's Sery-
ice of Sup
ply, av e
aid harsh
things to the
} A m e r ! c a n
pcOpRt 4 Hcs
have said in
IS o m a n y
words t h a t
we are, losing
the war TO
date, because
Evening star., 1942-09-30
On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON

Within the week two high au-
thorities of the armed forces,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Ralph A. Bard and Lit. Gen.
Evening star., 1942-09-30
BY FRANK X. KENT.

The appearance of Mrs. Roose-
welt last week at big Democratic
rally in New York, where she in
dorsed the whole Democratic ticket
Evening star., 1942-09-30
Overtime Paw
Is InfIution
Offender
Biggest Factor Held
To Be Government,
Not the Former
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,

The Nation has been led to believe
that the farmer is the main obstacle
TO the enactment of legislation to
prevent imitation. While certain
Evening star., 1942-09-30
|Mclemore-
Urges q Co,ordinotor
OF Public Addresses
BY HENRY MeI.EMORE.

Freedom of speech and freedom
of speeches are two different things.
For the former we would all gladly
ole. but for the latter--well. the
Evening star., 1942-09-30

A dollar from you will bring a
holler from the enemy. Buy stamp
now at the nearest post Office.
Evening star., 1942-09-30

Mr.. Roosevelt can afford to take a
chance of that happening.
Distributed BY McNaught syndicate.)
Evening star., 1942-09-30

Farley as the national Democratic
leader and greatly weaken Mr..
1t Is not easy to see how
The Keesler field news., 1942-06-17
Potato Pancakes, GouIash
Make Officers Club Bow

ing many recipes from his father
Growing UP. he decided thai
staying IN one place was no way
10 learn 70 be a "firsi-rate" chef
one who could please every
body. From his father he had
already learned French, Hungar-
ian and Swedish cuisine. In Ar
kansas, as the proprietor OF pas
try shop, he learned corn-bread
recipes; In Detroit he learned how
TO prepare roasis, chieken-in-iho
rough, and steaks. In San Fran
cisco, he became acquainted with
scores OF sesfood recipes and pre-
parationE.
He has been second chef af the
Chicago Fireside Restaurant, the
Pittsburgh Ben Lincoln Club,
Tea Room IN Detroit.
and The Chicago CLUB In Michigan.
Al one time he was q member OF
the kitchen staff OF the famous
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. New York.
"lt Is surprising how the Off
GERS here take TO new foods" he
stated. "Of course. I'm still stick
ing mainly 70 the old standby's
aucf as roasis. steaks, chops, and
chicken.
But, do you know, no one here
had ever heard Of potato pan
cakes until ! made them one day.
Another day. there will be an
other innovation. And 80 on"
The Keesler field news., 1942-06-17
Gen. DoolittIe S
Aide at Keesler

The administrative officer OF
Brig. Gen. James Dooliftle's mis-
sion which bombed Tokyo Is now
stationed at Keesler Field.
He is Maj. Harry Johnson, Jr.,
Assistant Executive, So, who was
assigned 10 this field after spend
ing nearly a month in Washing
ton, D. c.
An Engineers officer when he
was called to duty with the Ma
tional Guard in February, 1871,
the Major was transferred to the
Doolittle mission about year
later. He stayed with Il, arrang-
ing payrolls and supplies, and
keeping what few records were
required.
Among his prized possessions
are a picture Of General Doolit-
tie sporting his newly-acquired
star and a map Of the mission's S
objective autographed by me pi-
lots VINO participated in the raid
General Doolittle quoted Shang-
ri-la mythical takeoff site Of the
nnission) as the North American
airplane plant in California. He
said the planes came from there.
II think il can be added
that the pilots and crews
came from Keesler Field or
any other training station
Major Johnson commented.
-Thirty-tyco states and the
District Of Columbia were
represented, which seems 10
The Keesler field news., 1942-06-17
Stork Didn't Bring Hubert,
Pvt. SNYDER Tells Protege
BY SGT. ENERETT O. AMIs

Hubert was in something o. 3
huff when he dropped around io
the Public Relations Office lasl
week for a chat with Pfc. Paul $,
Snyder. artist for The keesler
Field News. Paul, you know, 5
Huberts papa and, according 10
Huherts way OF thinking, hasn' !
been any too generous about h.s
allowance.
after ALL complained Hubert
perching himself on the artists
shoulder, you've been working
me pretty hard the past few
weeks. -
"What happened TO thai %
cents | gave you the other day
asked Private Snyder, turning his
gaze upward toward his chubby
little protege. Seems to me I've
seen you running around with
quite a number OF girls lately
We'll, that was your idea. Yua
said you wanted something dif-
ferent for the weekly cartoons"
"And 50 you tried dating them
on 25 cents a week"
mo, not exactly, but after all
the work I've been doing"
"You haven't been doing
too much. Hubert. thought
was giving you a rest BY
spending so much time on
editorial cartoons, not tp mem
ton the safety posters I'm