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Evening star., 1942-11-09
Tire Inspection Program

4llC pun POoCo VI CIIC UAl e ul0PCSVAoIl
program are to register officially the
serial numbers of the five tires per
car the automobile owner is legally
entitled to possess and to see that he
does not substitute an illegal sixth or
seventh tire when they begin to show
wear and thus gain a dishonest ad-
vantage over his neighbor; to see
that the automobile owner takes
proper care of his legally owned
tires, making them last as long as
possible and preventing his care
lessly wearing them down to the
point where they cannot be repaired
by retreading or other treatment.
No one can quarrel with these OBJ
jectives. They are important in
making fair ALLEGATION of available
tires among the people and in con-
serving existing tires in order to keep
the maximum number of automobiles
rolling.
There were two ways of reaching
the objectives.
One was to put the problem up to
the people and to seek their volun-
tary cooperation in solving it, ap-
pealing to them on the basis of pa
triotism and common sense to take
care of their own tires and submit
them to inspection for retreading
and knowing that a percentage Of
the people would respond to neither
appeal. .
The other was to issue instructions
to all the citizens; appoint new
army of inspectors to see that they
are followed; provide an incentive
to the inspectors by means of fee
which increases with the number Of
things they compel the motorist to
do and a penalty to the citizen who
fails to comply-all this in the
knowledge that certain percentage
of the people will outwit the in
spectors and a certain percentage of
the inspectors will be incompetent
or dishonest or both.
These considera tions, pro and con,
evidently have been given due study
at the Office of Price Administration
and the compulsory method has been
chosen. There is difference of
opinion about how we'll it will work.
But as all voluntary participation by
the citizen has been ignored in favor
of compulsion, the responsibility for
making the program work lies with
the officials. The Star will continue
to print detailed instructions on
what the citizen is expected to dc
and the citizen will minimize his own
inconvenience by reading them care
fully.
1t is unfortunate that the au-
thorities have not been able to con-
vince themselves that the objectives
of the tire inspection program could
be reached by voluntary compliance
on the part of a majority of the
people. Skepticism by the public
over the tire inspection program does
not reflect any unwillingness to dc
the things that are necessary. But
it springs from an already we'll
established suspicion that off1cia
Washington does not trust the people
too far, but feels that they must bt
nursed along through every hour by
an expanding bureaucracy.
Evening star., 1942-11-09

Q. What is the story about the dis
covery of roast pig?-A. H.
A. In Charles Lambs Essays of Ella"
Ho-ti. a careless Chinese swineherd
allows the pigsty to burn. Desperately
searching in the ruins, he burned his
fingers on the charred remains of pig.
Involuntarily putting them in his mouth,
he found the flavor enticing. which Il.
to the discovery of roast pig as favorite
dish.
@. How much did the First World War
cost the entire world?-C. c. N.
A. The direct cost has been estimated
at $400, 1000 100000.
Q. Was Saint George, the patron saint
of England, real person2-M. r. o.
A. Some authorities believe that he
was a soldier in the army of Diocletian,
300 AID, and died in Palestine for his
Christian faith. Saint George is also
highly honored in Russia.
@. What is the name Of the pigeon
that was credited with saving Mai.
Whittlesley's Lost Battalion7-G. A.
A. Cher Ami
Q. When was Tunney's last fight?-O.
L. B.
A. The last fight in which Gene Tun-
ney participated was the one in which he
met Tom Heeney on July 26, 1928, in
New York. The fight was won by Tunney
in the eleventh round on technical.
knockout. The champion retired in Au-
gust, 1928.
@. What historic building in Massa-
chusetts was built from money collected
through lotteries?-B. B.
A. Faneuil Hall, Boston, was rebuilt
after its destruction by fire from the
proceeds of lotteries.
@. What is "squaw winter ?-L. E. Y.
A. Squaw winter is localism in the
United States referring to a cool wet
period preceding Indian summer, or any
brief wintry period preceding autumn.
Q. Did Frederick the Great OF Prussia
compose music as well as play the flute2
S. w. E.
A. He left over 100 compositions
Frederick had considerable dif1culty in
pursuing his musical studies during his
fathers lifetime, for the latter consid.
cred the arts to be effeminate. He prac-
ticed duets in secret with his valet.
@. What is a three point ;landing7-
FS.
A. According to the usual landing
procedure of an airplane, the main land
ing wheels, the two in front, touch the
ground first. Then the tail of the plane
is gradually lowered until the tail wheel
touches the ground. In q three point
landing, the main landing wheels and
the tail wheel touch the ground stimuli.
taneously.
Evening star., 1942-11-09
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

A reader con get the anstDer to any
question OF tact BY iDrittng The EDe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred"
eric J. Hdskin, director, Wdshtn0ton'
DC. Please inclose stamp 1or return
postage.
q. Can a man who has his first papers
enlist In the Army?-T. r. M. >.-
A. A man who has his frst citizenship
papers cannot enlist in the Army OF the
United States.
@. What is the size Of the largess
branch on the Gen. Sherman, the pig
seuuoia tree in California?-B. N.
A. The largest branch Is nearly , 1ees
in diameter and is 100 feet above the
ground. .-.
@. How many ties are there IN mile
of railroad?-O. c. +.
A. The number Of ties IN an average
mile of railroad track is 1884.
Q. What is sponge iron7-D. H. N.
A. Sponge iron is iron in porus form,
or containing many voids: specifically
crude iron made by subjecting the oxide
ore to reducing gas without melting.
@. How much did Paramount pay Tor
the play Lady in the Dark?"-M. H.
A. The amount was s283, 900. the top
price paid in 1941 for Broadway play.
@. What famous writer once edited
newspaper just as he thought Jesus
mould havo dopeo-E M B.
A. DR.. Charles NJ Sheldon, author OF
I'm His Steps," in 1900 edited the To-
peka Daily Capital for one week as .
distinctively Christian daily.
@. What is the meaning OF "Sieg
Heil!"?-N. P. M.
A. The German phrase means hail
victory
Evening star., 1942-11-09

Unlike a successful electorate In
other cities, Washingtonians are pre-
cluded from marching and shouting
"Yea! Randolph" but they feel that
way about the reelection of good
friend.
Evening star., 1942-11-09
Letters to the Editor
Dissents From Columnists View
OF Enkiish Social "Inequities."

O~."..~~.-S~'
OF English Social "Inequities."
TO the Editor Of The Star:
There Is . curiously archaic note In
David Lawrences interesting article on
Mrs. Roosevelt's visit to England.
When I had the honor of meeting that
distinguished columnist a few months
ago his appearance wss far from that
of a sesquicentenarian. Yet to say that
Americas First Lady will ask many
questions and visit many places that will
not prove either entertaining or pleas
ant. For she will wish to know how the
underprivileged are getting along and
what strides Britain is making toward
the removal of those inequities of class
and group that have plagued England
for so many years" suggests that Mr.
Lawrence's knowledge of England stopped
somewhere about the year 1882. The
paragraph might have been written by
Charles Dickens of an England of the
reform bill era.
A land which long has enjoyed uni
versal suffrage, has been governed by
cabinets composed entirely of labor
men" and possesses, as is universally ad-
mitted, the best administration of law
in existence does not have underprivi-
legged citizens nor tolerate "inequities of
class and group" Nor has any other
great country fewer places which are
mot entertaining or pleasant"
do not ask Mr.. Lawrence to take an
af
suit those American writer's on England
who really know the country. Such a
one is the eminent professor Of history
at Columbia University, Allan Nevins,
who recently wrote: Britain is the land
Of fierce and urgent economic democ-
racy -" Ideas thought radical in Amer
lea appear conservative in England
While we talk of limiting incomes to
$25,000 year the British have done it.
While we talk of nationalizing our coal
industry Great Britain has nationalized
hers. Britain has rural electrical
ton and rural mechanization far sur
passing our own; she has schools that
with free milk. hot lunches, free health
services and progressive educational
ideas, yield to none: she has community
restaurants, baths, homes and recreation
centers; she has system of social in
surance that leads the world. Her mid
die class accepts the rise Of the working
masses toward equality of income with
far more equanimity than ours does
80 We have acquired most Of the social
problems which Britain has long faced
and have had to attack them with Brit
ish expedients. We also acquired m
unhealthy amount Of economic and So
cial aristocracy. The British have stead
lily advanced toward political and eco
nomic democracy and possibly have
more Of both than we. = Every Amer
ican social worker, knowing that We
borrowed the YMCA, the Salvation Army
the Charity Organization Society, the
settlement house and the Boy Scout,
from England, knows that he takes con-
stant profit from q steady British social
movement. Every working man on thi,
side Of the ocean owes something to that
British labor movement which 10 lonl
outstripped our own"
Mr.. Nevins also might have said some.
thing Of that great century-old CO.
operative movement which produces and
distributes the reu,lirementS of snanl
Evening star., 1942-11-09

try; to fight, moreover. not only against
the most bitter prosecutor Of their people
but also against the enemy Of the civil
hzed world.
LOUIS T.. E..LEvNTHAL.
preaident, Zionist Organization
q America. s-,s4
Evening star., 1942-11-09

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
DieD to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-11-09
Curtoqruphic Comment

Cortogrophic Comment
The strategic significance Of what
the armed forces of the United States
are doing in Northwest Africa will be
more clearly apparent If the map Of
the world be considered with the
North Pole as its center. So regarded,
the Mediterranean basin Is seen in
it's proper geographical relation to
other portions of the globe. Morocco,
Algeria and Tunisia are nearer to
Russia and Britain in modern times
than they were in the days when
oceans could be crossed only in sur
face vessels. The invention Of the
airplane has made difference which
even yet is perfectly comprehended
only by experts.
Chester H. Lawrence, in his New
World Horizons" explains that from
this bird's-eye view-which is
now the correct one-it is clear that
in this group around the North Pole
are most of the civilized nations of
the world, as well as large island
possessions of the United Nations.
They form an almost continuous
land mass, and the seas about them
are controlled by the United Nations.
Germany, Japan and Italy, on the
other hand, are far removed and
must carry out their schemes in
distant circles of the world"
One of the schemes" to which Mr..
Lawrence refers undoubtedly was the
seizure of the French territory oppo-
site Gibraltar, the western gateway
to the Middle Sea. But if such an en-
terprise were important to the Axis 1t
is still more vital to America and
her Allies. Gibraltar, like Suez and
Alden on the east, must be held by
the United Nations if they are to
have easy and convenient access to
Southern Europe It happens also
that the highlands of the northwest
corner of the African continent rep
resent natural resources which Hitler
and Mussolini might have exploited
had they reached them. There are
deposits of iron and oil in the Atlas
Mountain and Northern Sahara Sec
tors.
But another circumstance even
more distinctively deserves mention
in connection with the occupation of
the French colonies on the Mediter-
ranean. Spain, Western Italy, Greece
and Yugoslavia are characterized by
lofty hills and mountain ranges
rising more or less abruptly from the
waters edge. Much of the south
coast of France, however, is lowland
and easy of access from Algiers. The
valley of the Rhone and the Saone
leads north to a point where it is
separated from the great plain OF
France, Belgium and Holland by only
narrow range Of the Vosges. Moving
from Marseille and Mines through
Avignon, Valance, Lyon and Macon,
an Allied army, paralleling the Juras
in its march, might enter Germany
at any one Of dozen places-Bel-
fort, Mulhouse and Strasbourg among
them. The trench" Of the Rhine
would be available for use in reach
ing Cologne and the Saar area could
be cut off in the process.
Much of this, of course, may seem
visionary in the extreme, but it must
be remembered that while the map
of the planet has been altered by the
impact Of modern sciencc-including
the mathematical science Of war-it
remains map In relief and not q
map as level as the top of table.
Evening star., 1942-11-09

Forty persons can stand in the
head Of the Statue of Liberty. That
will not prove very commodious
refuge, however. In the bare possi-
bility that we ever become victims Of
the new order"
Evening star., 1942-11-09

The announcement Is expected Of
. transportation eo-ordinator to di-
rect all traf1c. Here is Z beck-seat
driver to end all back seat drivers.
Evening star., 1942-11-09

Poultry Cooking-A 36-page Gov
ernment booklet containing detailed
information on buying, preparing and
cooking poultry. How to broil, fry.
stuff, roast, braise, stew or steam.
Includes your favorite chicken COM
binations; also recipes for various
stunings. Suggestions for carving are
also given. To secure your copy OF
this helpful publication inclose 10
cents in coin. wrapped in this clip
ping, and mail to The Star 1nforma-
ton Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1942-11-09
Notes Scarcity Of Candidates
For White House Tenancy.
To the Iditor of The Star.

GuS 00lVOS 0LHI.
What Is this Nation coming to?
Doesn't any one want the presidency
any more? Roosevelt said that he would
not seek ONCE again. Tom Dewey said
that he was no candidate for the Wash
ington Job. Wendell Willkie declared
that he had no further political am
bitions. Gen. Macarthur disavowed
White House aspirations. Donald Nelson
laughed at similar suggestions. What
will We do for : President In 1s447
This Ii terrible situation. Will 1t be
up to the Selecttve Service System to
choose the next President Of the United
statssi JOSEPH LEIB.
Evening star., 1942-11-09

Now that Y for votes Is temporarily
out Of the way, let Congress get on
With v for victory.
Evening star., 1942-11-09

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication OF al news dispatchhes h
paper and also the local news published herein
Ali rights OF publication OF special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1942-11-09
Member Of the Associated Press.

Entered a. second-class matter post ONCE
Washington, D. c.
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To tn. xditJr Of Tn. Star:

former Prime Minister of Iraq. Egypt,
bound to Britain by treaty of alliance.
has not even sought to defend her own
soil. The lblicy Of appeasement has
merely SUCCEEDED in depriving the
United Natidhs of the fighting strength
of their only genuine ally in the Middle
East-the jews of Palestine. No one
who really Knows the situation believes
that Jewis1 military force in Palestine
would induce Ythe Arabs, disorganized as
they are and without any real military
strength, oshght Great Britain. 1raq
tried it wheh there was no question Of
raising Jewish military force; and that
incident is n6w closed.
The whole world has been plunged
into war bectuse Of the fallacy Of yield
ing to enemihs at the cost of friends. It
is = policy hich the Churchill cabinet
in London lhs thrown overheard. But
in one corndF, the Middle East. 1t still
persists. Thk and this alone stands in
the way Of granting the demand Of the
Jewish agency for = Jewish military
force. All other reasons are mere pre-
texts to explain the continuance Of .
policy. which, in view of the overwhelm-
ing need for additional manpower In the
Middle East has no military, not to
speak Of mdlsl validity. Poles are be-
ing sent fromsRussia to the Middle East:
British and American troops are being
sent around the Cape Of Good Hope.
But eoooo to 10000 Jews on the spot are
not being used.
The Jewiah agency. representing in
this matter the vast majority Of Jews
everywhere. viii continue to press for
the right Of the Jewish people IN Pales-
tine e-denied 70 no other people In the
wofid-to hsht IN defense u their eoan-
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Address
Evening star., 1942-09-18

from Central High School and Mr..
Miller attended the University Of
Maryland.
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Women Will Aid
In Fall Harvest
On Nearby Farms
Mrs. Dean Acheson
Accepts Post
With AWVS

Mrs. Dean Acheson, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of State. has ac-
cepted the post as chief OF agricul-
ture nutrition and home gardens for
the American Womens voluntary
Services. Mrs. Acheson and her sec
ton of the AWVS will endeavor to
secure workers for the fall crops on
the farms as we'll as to help salvage
all foods which would otherwise be
wasted and in this latter effort to
teach all possible ways Of salvaging
foods.
Courses will be opened to teach
the value of numerous weeds and
other growing things as food which
recently have been discovered as
having a food value. This group
also will assist in the protection Of
food supplies to relieve the short
age and will try to place nutrition
experts in food centers such as
lunchrooms in schools and settle
ment houses.
There also will be classes for In
struction in the raising Of herbs
for medicinal as we'll as food pur-
poses to supply the need felt by the
cutting of of those which formerly
were imported.
The Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Acheson and her family have been
on their farm near Ashton, Md,
much of the summer but have kept
their Georgetown house open to
save gasoline while Mr. Acheson has
been daily at his desk
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Katherine Travers
Bride This Month
OF Mr.. Hutcheson

The marriage of Miss Katherine
Louise Travers. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Travers of Alexandria,
to Mr.. Howard Paul Hutcheson. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ray j. Hutcheson
also OF Alexandria, took place Sep
tember 4 in the st. Pauls EPISCOPAL
Church in Alexandria, the Rev
Ernest A. de Bordenave officiating
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and Miss Frances
Good was her maid of honor. Other
attendants we're Mrs. Charlene
Brewer, Mrs. Dorothy Knight and
Miss Viola Ganpf. Mr.. Frank
Brewer was the best man and the
ushers were Mr.. Joseph v. Brooks
and Mr.. william H. Dalkin, jr.,
brothers-in-law of the bridegroom,
and Mr.. John Mitchell.
Following reception, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hutcheson left for a trip to
New York City and have returned
to the home Of the bride where they
will live.
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Couples Married
In Double Wedding
| At TakOma Park

Miss Helen Estelle Fore. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Henry Fore
of Pamplin, Va, and Mr.. Vernal
Clifford Brown of Takoma Park, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John William
Brown of Plainfield N. j., were mar
ried Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 in
the lounge of the Washington Sani-
tarium.
The wedding of Miss Margaret
Louise Scherer. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Scherer of Atlanta, and
Mr., Roland Wyatt Shorter. jr., of
Takoma Park. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Shorter Of Jackson, Miss. took place
at the same time, the Rev. Donald
w. Hunter of Lansing, Mich, Of
ficiating at the double ceremony.
Both brides were graduated Sun
day evening from the Washington
Sanitarium Nurses Training School,
and the two bridegrooms are taking
the theological course in the Wash
ington Missionary College.
Following the ceremony both cou-
Piles left for Kenwood Beach and
after october l will be at home in
Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Parties Given
By Suburban
Residents
Capt., Mrs. Hewiff
Hosts at Dinner
In Siluer Spring

Capt. and Mrs. Frank l.. Hewitt
were hosts at dinner party
Wednesday evening at their home
In Silver Spring in honor OF Mr.
and Mrs. Roy M. Heller who are
leaving shortly to spend the winter
At their home in Winter Park, Fla
Guests included fellow directors OF
the host and of Mr. Heizer in the
Citizens Building e. Loan Asso-
ciation. They we're Mr., George M
Wolfe, Mr.. William F. Prettyman
Mr.. Frank B. Severance, Mr.. Har-
old Lee Doyle. DR.. c. w. Mitchell
Mr.. william r. PuTnphrey, DR.. H
H. Hewlett, Mr.. Howard McC. Mar
lowe, Mr.. Garland w. Wolfe, Mr.
William Henderson and Mr.. A. R
Selby, and also DR.. Ralph D. Smith
pastor of the Woodside Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Roger Pricllard entertained
1t her home in Woodside Wednes-
day afternoon in honor of he1
daughter. Sharon Lynn. who cele-
brated her first birthday anniver-
sary.
Mrs. Robert j. Pickett and Mrs
Laurance Clayton, both of Silver
Spring, were joint hostesses al
luncheon and bridge Tuesday ir
honor of Mrs. B. G.. Patton of Silver
Spring. who celebrated her birth
day anniversary and Mrs. E. T
Manning, who will leave Silver
Spring shortly.
Miss Clara Marie Clark has re.
turned to her Takoma Park hom.
from Buffalo, where she visited he,
brother and sister in law. Mr.. ano
Mrs. Wilson Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Burns have
returned to their home in Woodside
Park from Virginia Beach. They
were accompanied by their son, Mr.
Edward Burns, who will leave soor
to resume his studies at Bucknell
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Miss Derring Bride
Of Cadet Miller
Last Evening

Mrs. Yates B. Derring OF Airing
ton announces the marriage OF her
daughter, Miss Marjorie Yates Der
ring, to Aviation Cadet Frank Henry
Miller, jr., son OF Mrs. Florence E.
Miller OF Washington. The wedding
took place last evening in the Bap-
tist Church in Silver Spring at 6
o'clock.
The bride was attended by Miss
Eileen Robinson and Mr.. Guy Earl
Ernest was best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller left imme-
diately after for brief wedding
trip and on its completion will make
their home in Washington. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were graduated
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Argentine Officer
To Be Entertained

Vice Admiral Francisco Stewart
president Of the Argentine Mer-
chant Marine, is in Washington on
special mission and is staying at
Wardman Park Hotel.
Vice Admiral Stewart will be the
guest of honor at party for which
the Naval Attache of the Argentine
Embassy and Sonora de Brunei
have issued cards. The party will
be given Wednesday afternoon, Sep
tember %, at 6 o'clock in the home
of the hosts at 1903 Woodley road
The cards follow the form used in
this country and read Captain and
Mrs. Alberto D. Brunei"
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Senor SAM Here
At LEGATION Post

Senor j. M. SAM, newly ap-
pointed Secretary OF the Dominican
Legation. and Sonora de SAM have
arrived in Washington and the
former has assumed his new duties
Senor and Sonora de SAM were
married several weeks ago just be-
fore they started for washington.
The bride formerly was Senorita
Jucinta Pellerano Of the Dominican
Republic. and already speaks enough
English to make herself understood
They are living at the Hotel Brigh-
ton
Evening star., 1942-09-18
Mrs. Ernest Shreve
Arlington Hostess

Mrs. Ernest Shreve entertained
yesterday at morning bridge and
luncheon in her home in Country
Club Hills, in Arlington. Her guests
were Mrs. Mildred Bryan, Mrs. N.
N. Parker, Mrs. Wallis Schutt, Mrs.
Edwin P. Goucher. Mrs. r. B. Har-
rison, Mrs. LIE Roy Hammond and
Mrs. E. Hurst Handy.
Mrs. William B. Wright enter
tai1ed Wednesday evening at bridge
and buffet supper party in her
Arlington home. The guests in
cluded Mrs. Stanton Moore. Mrs.
Hugh Reid, Mrs. T. B. Brown, Mrs
Blanche Yorkdale. Mrs. Eugene
Tucker, Miss Harriet Richards and
Mrs. G. E. H. Goodner.