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Evening star., 1942-01-28
Fierce Battle Raging
In South China With
laps on Defensive
Chungking Also Reports
Its Forces Increase
Pressure, Kill 700 Men
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. GA
Chunking radio report of a severe
battle developing over a wide area
in South China was recorded by the
Columbia Broadcasting Systems
short-wave listening station here.
C. B. S. quoted the daily broad
cast from Chungking of the Chinese
war communique:
"Today's Chinese war communi-
que, as released by the official news
agency here, indicates that severe
battle is developing in South China
in wide area on the north bank of
the East River.
THE japanese brought up some
5000 fresh troops from Canton to
Sheklung and Tseng Cheng in the
course of last week. An expert drive
in two columns was launched upon
these two points on Sunday morn
ing.
by Monday evening the enemy
troops reached Box Lo, to the north
west of the East River Tan. The
defenders offered stiff resistance at
every point, taking a heavy toll of
the invader, both in men and equip
ment.
Following the arrival of strong
reinforcements from the rear, the
Chinese command commenced
violent counterattack, forcing the
enemy to retreat along the entire
front by 8 o'clock yesterday morning
This fierce fighting has been con-
tinuing unabated in the Box Lo
sector.
up north, the Chinese operating
on the east Honan front are increaS-
ing their pressure on the beIeaguered
enemy garrisons at Kwaiyang Last
Saturday afternoon the Chinese re-
captured two new points in Kwai-
yang's southern outskirts. wiping out
an enemy detachment of some 700
men
Yesterday afternoon seven enemy
planes flew over Chengkiang in
south Honan, near the Indo-China
border. The raiders dropped no
bombs, but machine -gunned briefly
the open fields outside Mengtze. be-
fore returning to their base in the
French colony"
Evening star., 1942-01-28

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Evening star., 1942-01-28
Deoth Held Suicide

A certificate of suicide has been
issued by Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald in the death of An
gelo E. Robertiello, 40, Census Bu-
rear clerk, who was found dead in
MS gas-filled bedroom at 1919 E
street NE. yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Finnish Shipowners
Protest Confiscution

BY the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Jan. 28-Finnish
shipowners, who have lost AZ per
cent of their total tonnage during
the war, have appealed to the Gov
ernment to protest the confiscation
of Finnish vessels by the United
States and Britain, it was an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Henrietta RoeIofs,
Peace Leader, Dies
By the Associated Press.

BY Ile Associated fIeSS
NEW CANAAN, Conn.,, Jan. 28.-
Henrietta Roelofs, 81, president Of
tthe National Peace Council, men,
ber of the Y. w. c. AS national
board and writer-lecturer, died yes
terday while she slept.
Miss RoelofS, for 25 years New
Canaan resident, recently had re-
turned from speaking engagements
in Buffalo, N. Y.
Born in Grand Rapids, Mich, she
attended Lake Erie College and in
1906 was employed by the Y. w.
C. A. national board. During the
last war, she helped direct Y. w.
C. A. work in France. For some
time after the war she headed the
boards rural communities depart
ment.
She had been a director of the
League Of Nations Association, and
helped organize the Peace and Dis
armament Committee of the Wo-
mems International organization in
1881 in Geneva.
She is survived by two sisters,
Irene Roelofs, AShville, N. c., and
Elbertha Roelofs.. Dallas, Tex. and
a brother, Howerd Roelofs, Glendale,
Ohio.
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Give
Your Feet An
Ice-mint Treat
Get Happy, Cooling Re6ef For
Burning Callsuses-Put Spring In Your Stsp

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Don't moan about eallouses. Get busy and
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Evening star., 1942-01-28
Stacey R. Woodward,
Film Producer, Dies

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, jan 28.-Stacey r.
woodward, 80, an independent mo-
tion picture producer, died yester-
day of a heart attack
Evening star., 1942-01-28

In 1941 the phonogrsph record
industry sold 100000 platters, an
all-time record.
Evening star., 1942-01-28

enemy columns at and about Msus
itself were successfully engaged"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

gods that watch over them.
After this the tribal musicians
get out their reed flutes which
have four wailing minor notes
and start dancing around the
statues Of the gods. One by one
other men and women OF the
tribe holding each other by the
hips enter tho dance. which has
serpcntine. weaving motion
and is intended 10 represent the
progress Of crocodile through
the AHater-It is-nnt unlike the
familiar victory snake dance Of
American colleges after a foot
ball game
At given signal the dance
breaks off and the eating and
drinking are resumed. The chief
then starts a new series Of
prayers, besecching the gods 70
send good fortune 10 the tribe
and then The musicians start in
again on their pipes and the
dancing continues for another
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

The girls prepare the "chicha"
by chewing wild corn and spit
ting out the well-chcwed corn
into a gourd Wild sugar cane
Jrucc Is then added and the entire
brew ia left to fcrment IN the
broiling sun This seldom takes
more than a fCw hours
The feast starts when the sun
goes down and is partly a re-
hEious occasion, partly a tribal
merry making Statues OF the
jungle gods, some bird figures
and others OF different animals
are set up in the great com
munal house that is matched
with palm leaves, is without
walls and is noored with split
black palm and ten feet above
the ground on piles.
For a time the Indians drink
chicha and cat whatever they
have cooked Then. say those
who have been present ON such
occasions. the head chief intones
"A long prayer 10 each Of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
A Man Who Weighed The World

and German bomhors recently
wrecked the house In which ne
weighed the earth more than 80
years ago
Weighing the earth is no mat
ter Of putting the earth on some
gigantic scale as you would put
a piece Of meat on the scales at
the butcher shop The way TO
weigh the earth Is o. determine
the earth's grayitat0ual constant
and once this constant is known
YOU can figure out the total mass
OF the earth
In the apparatus used by Baily
were two small balls. about two
inches in diameter, carried on a
rod suspended by two wIrcs az "A
short distance from each other
The positions OF these spheres
were observed from a distance
through a telescope Then two
larger balls Of lead which moved
on turning groove. were
brought close 10 the smaller ones
Observations were again made Of
the small balls, and IN every case
the smaller globes were put into
a state Of vibration and moved
toward the larger ones
Now. knowing the exact size
Of the large balls. and their dis
lance from the smaller ones. and
knowing the size of the earth
and the distance Of the small
balls from its center, the proper
tion Of the attraction Of the large
spheres on the smaller ones
could be accurately calculated
From the result Of this. the
average density OF a cubic foot of
the earth was found 10 be more
than five and onc-half times
heavier than a cubic foot of
water
Having arrived at this result.
all that IL was necessary 10 learn
now was, how many cubic feet
there are in the earth So TAX
ing the dimensions OF the earth
as dcduccd from our best expert
ments. there arc go 500 millions
of cubic miles In the earth rlch
cubic mile contains a. 200 mill
lions Of cubic feet, and each cubic
foot weighs 567 times cubic
foot of water, which weighs about
60 pounds. Therefore. cubic
foot Of the earth weighs approXi-
matcly 354 pounds, and 6.049. $50
million billion tons is the total.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

A RECENT dispatch from
- London says the former
v residence Of Francis Baily
was destroyed by a bomb when
German airmcn made a raid on
Fl suburban town
TO the average American this
is nothing more or less than
fragment Of war news. and many
nav ask Who was Francis
Ea3y7" Let's go back a few
years and sec what this English
man contributed 20 mankind
To begin with, ever since man
frs. discovered that the earth
was something more than just
mysterious plane with an I'M
lu.Wah.o sea all around he has
boon busy trying 70 find out all
Pre- could about II
Conciuicus first demonstrated
that the apparent terrestrial
plano was really free and indie
pendent path through space
Then Newton explained that
this independent mass moved
through space because II was
substantial and heavy and be-
cause 1t was unsupported by
props and chains. that, in fact,
MS q massive body. it is falling
forever through the void. but
that as Il falls. IT sweeps around
the sun IN a nevcr-cndinG circuit,
attracted toward it by magnet
like energy. but kept off from it
bv the force OF IS centrifugal
movement
Next. Smell and Picard meas
urcd the dimensions OF the heavy
falling mass. and found that it
WAS a spherical body with
cirjIc Of 25.OO0 miles
Newton and Cavendish went
further and approXimatcd the
specific gravity of the earth.
Newton had made "a guess" cell
chrated in the annals Of science,
that the quantity Of the whole
matter Of the earth may be five
or six times greater than If IT
consisted all Of water" Caven-
dish went far TO verify this.
Then appeared an English as
tronomcr. almost forgotten to-
day who actually proved that the
earth contained within itself
somewhere in the ncighborhood
Of 6.0i0.S36 600. 600. 600, 600, 600
tons OF matter. The name of
this genius was Francis Baily
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

hour. Not a soul sleeps during
the whole night which is divided
into a series of feasts, prayers.
and ritualistic dancing.
With the coming of the dawn
the ceremonial reaches its cli-
max. The statues Of the gods
are taken out Of the communal
house and placed on the river
bank (all Indian houses are built
along the streams). The chief
makes a final prayer 10 the
spirits of the jungle and tho
waters and there is a final dance
10 the tune Of the reed flutes on
the river beach.
After that a great fire is built
on the beach and the replica Of
the crocodile, carved from soft
balsa wood and amazingly real
istic, is hurled into the flames
Then comes the moment for the
living sacrifice to be made. The
crocodile. which has been secure.
ly trussed all night long and
perhaps for as long as two days,
is produced.
It's jaws bound securely with
strips of bejuca vine, the lethal
tail, with one flick Of which a
half-grown crocodile can break a
mans leg, is fastened with other
bejuca ropes 20 the central beam
Of a double cross upon which
the animal is extended on its
back. The forelegs are then
nailed to the upper cross beam
and the hindlegs 70 the lower
The cross with its helpless
reptilian victim is then set adrift
early in the morning on the face
Of the river
In fleets of cayucas the Cholos
then accompany the sacrifice un-
Ill the ever-present vultures be
gin to wheel down from the sky
and that isn't long. When these
great birds have landed on their
living feast it doesn't take them
more than a couple Of hours 20
rip up its highly vulnerable belly
The Cholos firmly believe, re-
ports the Department Of Interior
Of the Republic Of Panama. that
the crucifixion Of the crocodile
which they identify with their
god Of evil-means life for many
human beings who otherwise
would themselves be sacrificed 20
make a meal for the beast
And, since crocod.les arc long
lived and annually take hideous
toll OF careless victims, particu-
larly women and children. maybe
the Indians have the right idea
The Panamanian Department
OF the Interior can pull out
statistics Of the barbaric process
extending back over many years
These show that where the prac-
tice has been INDUCED in 10 a
great extent, the number Of
deaths from the cruel reptiles
have noticeably declined. Since
self-preservation is the first law
Of nature, the aborigines can
hardly be blamed for indulging
in a practice that enables them
not only 10 kill off the cruel
creatures but To relieve their
feelings at the same time
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Where CrocodiIes Are Crucified

NE Of the most amazing
mass instances of animal
~ hate on record. since 18th
and 18th century witch-hunters
burned dogs and cats because
they were too familiar with
devil-dominated witches, recently
was brought back TO Panama
City by a small party of United
States soldiers who had been lost
for weeks in the trackless jungles
Of Eastern Panama. What they
had stumbled on was the habit
of crocodile crucifiXion, practiced
by the pagan Cholo Indians.
The soldiers had been sent into
the bush country Of the Chucu-
nadue and Tuira river valleys TO
search for a flier, feared lost in
the jungl,, and they told of being
camped late one afternoon on
the shore of the Chucunaque
when one man noticed a queer
object floating downstream. Half
a dozen huge vultures appeared
20 be perched upon a bit of drift.
wood
A couple of the men, intrigued
by the sight jumped into a dug
out cayuca canoe and padded
out into the river TO see for
themselves what had attracted
The carrion birds and 10 identify
The driftwood since they were on
the lookout for a missing plane.
TO their amazement they found
-rruclfled crocodile. The un-
fortunate reptile had died the
hard way. its soft belly, unpro-
tcr,ed by the heavy scales which
cover the rest Of the beast, hav.
ing been torn 20 shreds by the
sharp bcaks Of the voracious vul-
lures
For II IS not true that vultures
viii not eat living flesh. Among
the African Zulus, for example,
favorite punishment inflicted
by the chiefs was 10 peg out a
Victim. helpless. on the veldt. and
invariably the "aasvogels." or
African vultures, did the rest
The Cholo practice Of cruelty
ing crocodiles- which they hate
With a ferocity in proportion TO
the loss Of life caused by the
VICIOUS reptiles in the big tidal
rivers is done with an instru-
ment that-rescmhles a Lorraine
cross. a central beam with two
cross pieces
When the Indians capture a
crocodile alive, which doesn't
happen too often for the croco-
die is amazingly fast in It's
movements and fully "a danger
GUS as a cornered tiger, they hold
a ritualistic celebration.
This fcto. before the crocodile
becomes a living sacrifice 10 the
god rs an elaborate business TAX
ug "A day Of preparation. The
FIRST step is TO call Indians from
other villages TO a great feast
Wild turkeys pigs and other
cdibles Of the jungle are caught
and cooked and the maidens pre-
pare huge gourds Of "chicha
INC only intoxicating drink known
~ thc Indians although white
ucu find IL milder than the mild
-, l.Lr OF civilization
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Does Your Cookinq Make a Hit?

Of makes T an n
pa n y
- he f
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-20

of his paintings - $65 worth, in fact, at one
man show that cost his father 81, ESQ, including
the champagne.
At twenty five. after his father had used all
his powers of persuasion to interest Edward
in some safer branch of the service, that
young man had announced he'd decided to be y
a pilot This disheartened his father, but at
first caused him no worry. He reasoned wisely
that Edward, after five years in art - which,
as much as Mr.. ellison could make out, con-
sisted of an exhausting round of cocktail par
ties and the consumption of seas of Manhat-
tans and Martins - Edward would be lucky
if they let him drive je<p. 1t was one of
Edwards little surprises that he passed the
medical with ease. Another of his surprises that
he got through flying school and was COM
missioned.
MR. gibson suspected that the Army doc
tors were fools, and Edwards superiors dunder-
heads. When they promoted Edward to a
captaincy, he was positive of it. Fools who had
fallen for Edwards charm. Mr.. Gibson knew
that magic charm we'll He knew that other
people thought he was mighty lucky to have
such son. Women found Edward lovable
and men found him likeable; he was brilliant,
generous - with his fathers money - and
utterly Irresponsible
Dryly. What is the surprise Edward?" he
had asked.
you've now got daughter! Anyway, a
daughter-in-law. And what daughter-in-law
You'll love her, Dad!'
It wasn't that Mr. Gibson disapproved of
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Don't want thing. Nice of you to call, though.

Don't want thing. Nice of you to call, though.
Thanks"
'Oh you must want something Paul. Come
now, what do you want for Christmas? How
about cigarette case? l saw lovely ones to-
day in Sibley's. How about some studs? How
are you fixed for studs, Paul." She knew she
was chattering like jay.
very well, thank you," he said. 1--WE
plenty" He sounded almost as though he was
going to hang up.
But you must want something" she said
urgently, panicky, dreading the sound of his
receiver clicking down on the telephone. you
must want something! How about a - a ring
- or something like that"
The breathing at the other end of the wire
was heavier. "You know darn well" he said,
that all want is yon" Said it curtly. Not
the way she had dreamed he might say it.
Rather angry, he sounded, in fact.
whats that" she cried. II don't get it,
Paul. Paul, listen, we have the funniest Santa
Claus here in Harden House. Really funny!
Wouldn't you like to come over and see him.
Paul?" And, with hunger in her voice: What
did you say, Paul."
Il said - all want is YOU"
She said, Il don't hear you we'll, the connec-
ton is bad, Paul. Haven't you moment to
spare? Couldn't you run over to Harden House
for few minutes, to say hello? Besides, l
want you to meet this funny Santa Claus"
Dear heaven would she have to be the one to
do the importuning? Hes very funny Santa
Claus - with little red nose. I'd love you to
meet him, Paul. He's really - really very
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-20

wouldn't have to take out his left kidney after
all. That was pleasant thought.
the silly aspects further - please undo what
had been done three days ago - when Edward
Jr. had called up and said, Hi, Dad. Sur
prise"
Young Edwards surprises had never filled
his father with great joy. Beginning with the
time he was expelled from an exclusive boys
school, that gifted, breezy young man had pro-
duced a prodigious number of surprises, all
of which hurt Mr.. Gilson's feelings or his pock-
etbook. At twenty, without warning, Edward
had abandoned law school for art. Not that he
didn't have great promise; he even sold some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-20

graphed in the Mediterranean Room, tete-a-
tete with Count Ivan Boudoni? Count Ivan
was rumored to be her fiance, an engagement
which, the gossip columns had limited. would
be announced as soon as the Counts interlocu-
tory decree from the former Miss Lee Widely
was made final. =.
The gossip columns we're being definitely
provincial, as Ivan said, when they limited that
the Count was fortune-hunter; when they
saw dark significance in the fact that the for
tune of Horace Q. Widely, Lees father, had
suddenly disappeared and the great Horace Q.
stood a good chance of going to Jail for mis-
appropriating funds
What could she possibly want for Christmas?
Nothing, really Oh, it would be nice for Paul
Harkins to call up and wish her luck, to say
that he had once held fond hopes but the best
man won, so - well, skip it, Janet, and
Merry Christmas"
Which would give her an opening to say,
What do you mean, Paul." naively. "You
know I've been in love with you since you were
knee-high to a pup" in that flippant manner
that foated jauntiy on tears.
Weeks ago she had thought out all the
things he might say when he called up, after
reading the gossip columns. She was prepared
for all of them. If he called in a fierce, jeering
mood and said, Il see you're buying yourself
a title. Congratulations, old dear!' - if he
was in that mood, she'd retort sweetly, Thank
you, Paul knew you'd be glad - aren't you?"
If he said no, he wasn't, she'd break down
gradually under his importunings, and finally
confess that the only reason she'd got herself
engaged to Count Ivan was because he, Paul,
had dropped her cold
kAND she was ready to prove that she hadn't
been unreasonable After all, it wasn't as
though he was off in Guadalcanal somewhere.
Oh, they'd given him uniform and the title
of lieutenant commander, but actually he was
still just a marine architect And it simply
wasn't possible that he was spending eighteen
hours day at his draft board over those fam
tastic streamlined ideas of his for fleet little
submarine hounds, too busy to see or call her.
Miss Janet Fortescue wasn't accustomed to
finding young men too busy, war or no.
But he didn't call after the gossip columns
appeared. The telephone in her suite became
d llllC Dld\h lOiO VI lAiO WAiol iiao
been ruff1ed pride, demanding placating voice
over the telephone, became fear. Fear that he
really had dropped her. There had always been
a submerged streak of pride in Paul. for all
his easy fippancy.
Pacing the living room of her suite, she had
the impulse again to telephone him, to satisfy
herself once and for ALL The impulse had
DoDDed into her mind hundreds of times in the
past weeks; but she had fought it down, 1t
was too inviting of verbal slap in the face.
And she couldn't take that.
If she had an excuse now - some flippant,
casual excuse - it might be done. What could
she say?
What do you want for Christmas" The
words of the imitation Santa Claus gave her
an idea. She went to the telephone and called
a well-remembered Chelsea number. After