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Evening star., 1942-09-24
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the frst squadron Of the Western Wps
the nation ever had.
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Evening star., 1942-09-24
Heavy Sugar

The rationing which seems to work
the least hardship on the American
public was the very first to occur
that OF sugar. Indeed, in many
instances the only hardship" worked
is the necessity Of buying sugar
while the coupons are still valid, when
the housewife would prefer to spend
her hardearned sugar on something
else.
The coupons, be it noted, call
merely for sugar In general-no par
ticular kind Is specified. 1t can be
white, brown, granulated, lump or
pulverized. 1t follows, then, that
they are good for D-ribose sugar,
from which vitamin b. is made.
Housewives who specialize in collec-
tions Of various sugars, on the prin-
ciple that the coupons must not be
allowed to lapse, should add D-ribose
to the list. It cannot as yet be OBJ
tanned from the corner grocery but
may be purchased direct from scien-
tine laboratories, where it is made.
1t will not do, however, to put that
pound or two Of D-ribose sugar on
just any vacant shelf in the pantry;
1t is more practical to rent space in
the toughest bank vault obtainable
and place 1t there.
1t so happens that when last heard
OF, D-ribose sugar was selling at
$4,000 pound.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Ralph Adams Cram

IL is not easy to discuss Ralph
Adams Cram. He himself made that
discovery in his youth. His genius
was beyond the reach of ordinary
processes OF analysis. Born at Hamp-
ton Falls, New York, December Is,
1853, he came Of Unitarian and ra-
tionalistic stock, yet seems to have
been romanticist from his earliest
days. In his autobiography, he
omits everything prior to his seven
teenth year and his hegira to Boston,
where in Pinckney street, he first
encountered contemporaries who
cared more about art than about any
other interest of the moment.
Perhaps DR.. Cram might have been
happier at that time and later II he
had not been obliged to find his own
religion. Granted too much freedom
in boyhood, he was a grown man
before he chose faith equal to his
need. Having embraced Anglican
Catholicism, however, he ceased to be
"a spiritual vagabond." The Gothic
ideal satisfied him. He became its
valiant and courageous exponent.
fighting for it with a passion which
was evangelical in character.
Whether or not he was a great
architect may be matter for debate.
but there can be no question about
the power and the efficiency with
which he inspired the making of
magnificent designs. He was partly
II not wholly responsible for the new
buildings, at West Point, including
the chapel, the post headquarters,
the riding hall and several cadet
barracks; and he sponsored the
Graduate College and the Cleveland
Tower at Princeton, the revision of
the Cathedral OF Saint John the
Divine in New York, and the East
Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pitts
burgh. Each Of these compositions is
a monument of which any creative
worker would be proud.
But DR.. Cram, dying at 78, must
be remembered not merely for what
he did. He is destined for immor-
tallty for what he was-a modern
American who, in an unfriendly sea-
son, dared to reaff1rm the high values
OF medieval civilization. It is not
too much to suggest that he had
something of Saint Francis OF Assist
In him. He was gentle and kindly by
nature and very reverent in his own
peculiar way. But he also was akin
to Peter the Hermit, and he preached
vast crusades which sadly needed to
be preached. His books prove him to
have been prophet as we'll as a pro-
found philosopher. He condemned
the extravagances of democracy with
a burning zeal. Society, he insisted.
can be redeemed only through revela-
ton. His hope, up to the last, was
for the development of a religious
dynamic competent to solve the
tragic problems of materialism and
war. That he achieved much toward
the making of a new heaven In a
new earth Is conceded by all who are
familiar with his story.
Evening star., 1942-09-24

agencies, and they absorb more of It.
In general, they are a more mature
population"
The deliberate obscurantism" Of
some scholars, however, may inter-
fere with making organized wisdom"
a factor in the reconstruction of the
world. Prof. Bryson expresses his
belief that too often in the past
learning has been isolated from
practical use" "One of the most
astonishing discoveries I ever have
made in my own life," he explains,
"is that in all the long history of the
relations of policy makers in action
and men OF thought, no one has ever
studied the methods OF connecting
thought with action"
Something familiar, none the less,
distinguishes the dilemma which
Prof. Bryson puts into these provoc-
ative words. Many of his contem-
poraries, undoubtedly, will recall
Shakespeare'S discussion of the same
problem in the soliloquy of Hamlet.
"Conscience," the sorrowful Dane is
prompted to believe, "does make cow
ards OF us all" and "the native hue
of resolution is sicklied DER with the
pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and
moment
With this regard their currents turn
aWry
And lose the name of action"
The difficulty is not new. Prof.
Bryson is justified by the experience
OF the ages. He performs a service
by insisting upon marriage Of prag-
matte philosophy with the manage
ment of human affairs.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
THIS AND THAT
By Charles +. TYacsscell.

The nest is large, considering the siss
OF It's creator. It is made out Of old
leaves, grasses, strips Of bark and the
stems Of weeds. II the mother bird can
get 1t, she lines the nest with hair. The
nest is often covered partly by canopy,
and this leads some observers to think
that 1t is an oven birds nest.
The structure usually Is placed ut the
foot OF tree trunk, old stump Or shrub.
Sometimes 1t Is at the base Of . large
rock. The eggs are nve in number, white
or cream in color. and speckled with
brown or chestnut. The speckles usually
are not all over the eggs but are collected
in = sort Of wreath around the large end.
The scientific name Of this bird means
moss pulling" The bird Is pulling moss
to get At insects.
All Of the warblers which come here
are very small.
The black-and-white warbler Is the
easiest to identity. Some people call 1t
the zebra bird.
The other warblers are extremely DIM
cult for the amateur observer to identity.
All warblers will look alike to him.
There are 50 many of them that are yell
lowish or greenish-yellow with grayish
wings that positive Identification seems
impossible.
We wish again to say that identifica-
ton never Is necessary for the enjoyment
Of bird watching. Most Of us are not
scientists and have no particular desire
to be. For the average person to be too
perturbed about the Identification Of .
bird seen in the yard or on walk u to
not mean that one should not be inter-
ested enough to want to know the name
Of . strange bird. That is only natural.
The important thing, however, Is that
the bird is exactly the same bird whether
you know the name Of 1t or not. Its
beauty, appeal and interest are in 1t, re-
gardless of whether you know its name.
The warblers and sparrows are two
groups Of birds which home bird stu
dent has great deal Of dimculty identi-
flying. He will usually know four Or fivs
in each group, and the rest Will be Greek
to him.
II he Is particularly interested, he may
like to make 4 special study Of these
birds Some 30 species Of warblers and
10 species Of sparrows come to this re-
gion. A few Of the sparrows remain the
year around, notably the English and
song sparrows.
A good plan Is to get colored illustra-
tions Of all the warblers together 80 that
they may all be seen at once. Handle the
pictures of the sparrows in the same way.
In this way perhaps the maze in which
the student finds himself may be par
italy relieved. because he can more
readily see the points Of difference be-
tween them.
II he finally throws up, his hands in
despair, he may be consoled by knowing
that most other persons do. One has to
be An ornithologist to be able to identify
AL the warblers and all the sparrows. 1t
Is whispered that even ornithologists
cannot always be too sure. But 1t makes
no difference, except to IN ornithologist,
perhaps. The warblers and sparrows are
grand little birds, with or without names.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Comznsnds Bssk Review
Fer Telling Or Author.

To the Dditer Of The Star:
Seldom have 70 heartily agreed with
. book review ~ with that Of Mary
Carter Roberts 'of Emil Ludwig's sta
lin." The only argument that may b
raised Is that her criticism Of Mr.. Lud-
Wig might have been more pronounced.
Your reviewers analysis Of Mr.. Lud-
wigs loosely assembled string Of words
~ . typical German piece Of tactless-
ness" II wholesome and accurate.
The fact that Mr.. Ludwig was hailed
In the past German republic ~ . great
author -biographer does not speak we'll
for the German literary state Of mind,
which, 1t seems. has been grossly over
rated In this country. II that GOES for
Hitler Germany, what could pos
sibly be said about German literature
under the Mani regime that would not
be outright charity? But then, We can
hardly be expected to be charitably In
clined toward anything Teutonic in
spirit.
Anyhow, thanks to Miss Roberts for
telling OF" the arrogant and ambiguous
~. xa1ulG 1sW0R = UAUA
Evening star., 1942-09-24
UPPER THIRTEENTH STREET.

UPPER THIRTEENTH STREET. y
Dear Sir:
"A very interesting and very small
bird came to our tree the other day.
hope you can tell us what It was.
1T was very small and had black and
white stripes on It,
I'VE have had 4 brown creeper and
We are acquainted with that bird, but
we have never seen this new one be-
fore. 1t had very slender bill.
This bird was as much of 4 creeper
as our brown creeper, in fact. to us 1t
seemed to do a better Job. 1t was on
the tree for long time.
Thanking you in advance, am
Sincerely yours, M. ""
X
The readers bird was the black -and-
white warbler, a common summer resi-
dent hereabouts. The specimen seen
probably was In migration. The black
and-white warbler is one Of approx
mately 80 warblers which come to WASH
ington and vicinity. 1t is more general
ly seen in the suburbs than in the city.
At one time this bird was known as
the black-and white creeper, = name
which ornithologists regard as q very
good common name, because it had the
quality of describing the bird accurately
and helping an observer to identify it.
Our correspondent properly noted the
creeping habit. Birds which commonly
are called creepers are small species
which have short legs and thus seem
to be resting right on the surface Of tree
or limb. The appearance of creeping is
caused not only by this closeness, but
more by the short bitches which the
bird takes
The black-andwhite warbler, or Creep
er, as We may call 1t, really does 4 bet
ter job at creeping than the tiny brown
creeper. The black-and- white warbler
can do anything on tree trunk or limb
that = white-breasted nuthatch can do.
Il
This bird has many popular names In
various sections Of the country 1t Is called
the pied creeper, the black-and white
creeping warbler, the striped warbler, the
creeping warbler and the varied creep
ing warbler.
This small creature is q great flyer. It
thinks nothing Of flying from the Hudson
Bay region to the West Indies, Mexico
and Central America.
Yet this bird Is scarcely more than 5
inches in length. The bill is shorter
than the head and very fine. The wings
are long and pointed, while the tail may
be even across or somewhat forked.
The male, as usual, is the schowy MEM
ber OF the family. The female is slightly
smaller and duller in color. Her white
stripes are not clear white, but have
some bun mixed in them. The blue
black stripes which the male displays are
indistinct and fiecked with gray In the
female.
The darker stripes OF these warblers
are called by some observers blue, and
by others black. This Is often the case
in bird color. The way one happens to
see them makes the difference. because
light catches them at different angle.
This warbler begins nesting about the
middle of May and usually has another
brood in June.
An interesting feature Of this bird is
that 1t nests on the ground.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Proposes Conscription
OF Industrial Labor.
To the Editor Of The Star:

~~sS~H ~
There is need for conscripting indus
trial manpower. BY the same logic that
it, was necessary to draft men for the
military forces in 1910, it now is impera-
tive for us to conscript the workers who
move the wheels and that fabricate the
products. The urgency is not one Of
controlling labor as much as 1t is one of
regulating laborers: 1t is 3 matter Of
directing and guiding proper skills, not
Of coercing the skillful.
The problem is that Of achieving total
efficiency in industry. We should be
satisfied with nothing less. Indeed, we
are being called upon to become as
efficient as our soldiers are being trained
to become effective. On the battlefield
there can be no halfway killing Of Japs
and Germans. They are dispatched en-
tirely, completely, intellectually. So
must we orient our thinking in terms Of
industry. We must 60 at using our tools
with the same intensity. the same fixity
OF purpose, the same cold determination.
Singular problems having to do with
industrial manpower, only an authorita-
tive central agency can resolve. These
have been enumerated again and again:
centralizing labor reserves where they
are most vitality needed; efficient utiliza-
ton OF skills where they best can be
adapted; pirating of skilled employees;
general swift economic production of
war materials with as little waste and
red tape as possible.
1t is to- be hoped that legislation
quickly will give the proper agency COM
plete authority to regulate manpower and
so TO adjust the weights of the labor
pool that the scales will surely be tipped
= 1AVee e Vla6ogy. LD0A l. IN01e
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Urges Positive" Propaganda
To "Strenxthen UNDERSTANDING"

To Strengthen Understanding"
To the Editor OF The Star:
A few months ago good deal Of news
paper discussion centered about proper
name for this war. Although many
names have been suggested-Global War,
Peoples War, War for Freedom-many
persons insist on distinguishing our wars
by the numerals and II.
But whatever title we give 1t, we are
in reality engaged in \ war for the soul
of man. Our enemies have no lesser
intention than to enslave completely the
soul of every freedom loving man.
Our enemies know that man cannot
serve two masters. Either the higher
nature or the barbaric part Of man will
prevail. Lincoln. proclaimed that no
nation could remain half free and half
slave. In our day President Roosevelt
has said that our globe cannot be in
habited by democratic and totalitarian
governments ut the same time. Every
Hitler knows that rs long rs he has
In man, he has not conquered the earth,
for men with free consciences do not
submit to any master but one.
Our Government does not have to use
totalitarian methods today because it
always has encouraged education for the
enlightenment Of our people. The heroic
histories OF all free peoples prove that
mans motive Is primarily biosophic, that
is. to express mans essential desire to
live intelligently. at peace with his neigh
Dor. Men have sacrificed everything
whenever this desire has been threat
ened.
I feel that our Government should be
more articulate in expressing what Amer
leans stand for and what our enemies
are against. 1t Is true We have stated
our purpose, but We should state 1t more
clearly and more often. Our enemies
know how to use propaganda for their
ends; 1t is no crime for Americans to use
positive kind OF propaganda which will
serve to strengthen our understanding
Of the meaning Of this conflict and will
emphasize the need for unity on the
basis Of the love of freedom Of the soul.
NORMAN ROBERTS.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
For q Young Soldier in Libyo

None dorss sehtttIs hoxys ssssS sem-
dsmntn0 youth
NotS sohsn the ssottt days bsrs ~
clear sOhtte trxtk,
That ne, the "gsStly-rssrsd," ~
-richIy-Jsd," sa
Has lett his nsat-staeksd besals, ~
boy-stdrk bed,
The sunlight slanttng FOLD GAross
hts floor, s
The mattn-thud Of dos-psus ~ his
door
For the hot sand, the near ard ths-
less sun
(Hs Dho loved saltsprGy and the
saImon's rum.
In an erotic ioorid. In alien air,
Mind keen and heart made poig-
nantly atDdre
That he Is one OF destinys select,
4 gallant ndn-chtld marches, head
! srse9i LANCE DM4Al1Y.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Finds Sharing In Sacrifice
Something to Be PrsHd Abeut.

Something to be Proud About.
To the Editor Of The star:
On September = letter Of mine was
published In your paper In which
harshly criticized the nursing profession.
I stated that the salary offered gradu-
ate nurses prohibited many earlier grad
uates from re-entering the profession,
and that the lack Of facilities In this city
for caring for young children was fac
tor to be considered.
Much of this Is true, but there also Is
another angle to the situation. Read
ing the paper and the magazines and
listening to radio reports, I squirm In
wardly as realize how many of our
loved ones are fighting and dying 70
that We at home may carry on In our
accustomed comfort. ! blush with shame
and honestly do for the sheer In
equality of 1t all. We, too, are Amer
leans, just As truly rs these boys who
are laying down their lives upon the
A141g g 11moogaAU. W. aA1na6Ait -,
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Discusses Canadian System
OF Gasoline Rationing.

Discusses Canadian System
OF Gasoline Rationing.
To the Editor Of The star
The rationing Of gasoline according to
size Of car-large, medium and small
was too complicated, according to letter.
I had from the ofhces Of L. Henderson
and ]. Dean.
II they found this system too COM
plicated, I can't help wondering how
they can possibly handle fuel oil ra-
tioning for domestic heat. Maybe that
isn't complicated.
Canadians seem to be able to handle
complicated gas rationing, but I was
sorry to read In your paper how drastic
their cut was to be In gas for non-es-
sential driving. For the next six months,
according to your news item, non-ss-
sential driving in Canada y to be cut
to 20 gallons per month. ;Of course,
smaller cars get less In Canada, - it
should be. All cars In the United States
get Is miles per gallon by order Of L.
Henderson. WESTCHEsTER.
Evening star., 1942-09-24

too, make = few adjustments and sac
rifices? I complained that the tops in
salary offered graduate nurses was 500
per month, and commented that 1t would
cost housewives and mothers that sum
to 60 back to work. Well. what Of IT.
Haven't many Of our fine men quit
salaries Of 5000 and upward to join
the Army3
Won't our children in years to come
have infinitely more respect for their
parents II our record in World War II
Is one Of active participation?
CORA T. WILSON.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Terrorized Europe

AAS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wy Vic 1utcI-
Allied Information Committee in
London that the known number of
executions by the Germans in oc-
cupied countries of Europe is ap-
preaching the quarter-m million mark
reveals with terrible clarity the ma
ture of Hitler's New Order" Every
where, the basis of Nazi rule over
conquered populations is obviously
brute force exercised by terroristic
methods unprecedented in any war
waged in modern times. Certainly,
the German atrocities perpetrated
during the last war pale into insig-
nif1cance before what is now going
on.
A breakdown of the death list pub
lished by the Information Commit
tee shows that majority of these
executions occurred in Poland, the
Polish government in exile report
ing 100, 900 of their countrymen shot
after German trials for alleged Of
lenses and 10000 shot as hostages.
This indicates something more than
mere terrorist repression In con-
junction with mass imprisonments
and deportations of Poles running
into the hundred thousands and &C
companied by very high death rates
from starvation, exposure and dis
ease, it substantiates Nazi admis-
sions that Hitler plans to stamp out
the Poles as a nation by the system
attic liquidation" of all elements
who might make serious trouble in
the future. It is to be noted that
similar threats have been made by
both German and Italian spokesmen
concerning the Serb element among
the Yugoslavs, though as yet the
executions and deportations there
have not attained the relative. pro-
portions of those in Poland.
In Occupied France the Low
Countries and Norway. executions
Of specific offenders and hostages
have been hitherto on a smaller
scale, but the grim toll mounts as
resistance to German rule persists
and the possibility of a second
front" invasion of Western Europe
perturbs the Nazi rulers of lands
seething with rebellious discomfort.
Only last week end 5000 arrests were
made in Paris alone, in retaliation
for patriotic acts of violence and
sabotage. Thus the vicious circle
OF reciprocal terrorism completes
itself.
The indomitable resistance of the
conquered populations to the Nazi
regime has just been dramatically
shown by the current flare-up in
Luxembourg. This tiny Grand Duchy
with an area of just under 1000
square miles and 100000 inhabitants,
has often been regarded as a quaint
survival of the middle ages. Yet so
welded are the Luxembourgers to
their miniature nationalism that,
when the German government sum-
marily declared Luxembourg an
nexed to the Reich and began con-
scripting its able-bodied males for
military service, the little country
went on the rampage eliminating in
general strike which closed its i'm
portant steel mills and blast fur
naces. Ruthless repression has an
swered this patriotic demonstration,
but that will not turn recalcitrant
Luxembourgers into acquiescent Ger
man subjects. When a minute prin-
cipality can react so vigorously
against threat to it's independ-
ence, the insuperable difficulties fac
ing the Germans elsewhere can be
imagined. The spirit of occupied
Europe is unbroken, and Nazi ruth
lessness seems to harden rather than
weaken it.