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Evening star., 1942-10-04

| sense OF the term morale as op-
posed to mere entertainment. They
are sane, consistent. steady mem
bers of society who keep their own
ers minds more or less adjusted
to the eternal verities by their own
demonstration of love. humility,
fidelity and demonstration that life
goes on. The need of mopping up
after a puppy and feeding it three
times a day has been prescribed by
reputable physicians as real medi-
cine for many neurotic patients.
1t has worked In the majority of
! cases.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Morse are
moving back to Chicago and hope
to re-establish their Morsetter Ken
nels. While they lived near Falls
Church, Va, their English setter
champions were part of their FAM
ily," sharing their house and activ-
tiles at all times. There is no doubt
that dogs, as well as people, will
have grand reunion when they
get together again.
The Walnut Hall Shetland sheep
dogs and collie are now housed at
Beech Tree Farm, probably for the
duration. Nine of the 13 dogs in
this kennel are champions and three
OF the remaining four have points
toward the title. The collie is the
only champion collie in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Patterson
have been granted the kennel name
OF Milapat and plan to register all
their Afghan hounds with this pre-
Ak in the future.
! One of the most interesting books
dealing primarily with dogs re-
Gently published in Dickson Hart
wells Dogs Against Darkness"
This tells the full story of the
Seeing Eye project from It's very
inception to the present. And while
the story of the Seeing Eye may be
familiar to many readers, this book
sheds new light on the founder OF
this important institution, Mrs.
Harrison Eustis, who was tre-
mendously interested in dog breed
ing and breeding dogs for actual
work long before she was inspired
to train dogs for the blind.
1t Is perhaps unfortunate that
the author labors under a common
mlsapprehension and derides show
dogs and dog shows. He appar-
emily does not know that show dogs
have to have brains as well as
beauty to win or else was disap-
pointed at a dog show himself. His
slurs on the show dog do not add
TO the value or interest of his book
and antagonize needlessly the very
breeder readers who might be in
terested in furthering the wonder
ful work he describes.
Time and the United States Army
are helping to disprove the particu-
lar bit OF calumny which states
that show dogs cannot work or
think. The dogs which proved to
the Army authorities that dogs
could be a vital part of both our
defensive forces, and that boosted
the original Army order for 200
dogs to 125,000 for Army, Navy and
Marine Corps were show dogs con-
tributed by breeders of fine stock,
a number of them bench champions.
Among the eight recently indicted
from this area, one was champion
Dalmatian contributed by Mai. King
and another was collie donated by
Beech Tree Farm whose sire was a
champion and the champions for
six generations while her dam was
the daughter of a champion who
also descended from an equally long,
unbroken line Of champions, These
two dogs are working at least as
well as any OF the other dogs now
inducted. ers
Evening star., 1942-10-04

Crockett took up wood carving.
Being an artist probably helped q
lot. Anyway, he soon became quite
proficient in this new art. Mr..
Stodder saw some of the younger
mans work, became interested, and
tried his hand at it. He disclaims
any artistic ability whatever and
requested Mr.. Crockett's aid in lay
ing out the work. The present part
nership resulted. Now, about once a
week, the two get together in Mr..
Stodder's shop to work on their
carvings.
These two workers, out of expert
ence, offer some suggestions for 9TH
ers who might like to try wood cary
ing. They found that when they
roughed out their pieces on a band
saw they tended to cut away too
much wood, so now they rough-out
by the slower but surer hand
method. To protect tools kept in
the basement through damp sum-
mers they recommend coating all
exposed surfaces with ordinary floor
wax. Finally, wood carver should
sharpen his knife differently for diff
ferent types of wood. Forsvery soft
woods use a razor type edge, while
for very hard woods a blunter,
wedge-shaped edge is needed.
The combination of ages in this
partnership is significant. It shows
something Of the power Of hobbies
to bring together all types of peo-
pie. Also Mr.. Stodder's good health,
vigor, and mental keenness is an
other tribute to the therapeutic
qualities of good avocations.
The cartoon, by Mr.. Crockett,
shows Mr.. Stodder hard at work at
his bench, as the artist has often
seen him.
The District Of Columbia Pipers
will not hold its opening meeting
next Monday as originally planned.
War work has put such a drain on
its membership that there is some
question as to whether it will be
possible to do any playing this year.
If sufficient new members may be
found it will overcome this diffi-
Guilty. Any one who can play or
would like to learn to play the bam-
boo shepherds pipe should call the
secretary. Miss Kelsey, Dupont 0574
or the music department of the
Y. w. c. A.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
Monday-Metropolitan Society Of
Model Engineers. home of Ralph
Schrom, 1901 Edmonston avenue,
Berwyn Heights, Md, 8 pm.
Observation-Disclosures 8-mm.
Movie Club. For location call w. J.
Brown, Columbia 6343, apartment
300.
Thursday-D. c. Electric Rail
readers Association, home of Rob-
ert A. Truax, 3629 Legation street
NV. Operation OF the Columbia
Traction Co. at 7 pm. Meeting at
8 pm.
Saturday Washington Radio
Club, Room 312, Y. M. c. A.. Eigh-
teenth and G streets NV, 8 pm.
Next Sunday-Trolley fan trip to
Richmond, Va. Sponsored by D. c.
E. R. A. Those going must call Paul
Gable, Shepherd 1884 for details and
reservations.
Evening star., 1942-10-04
With the Chess Players
Local Events and Activities Unusual
Problems

lens on the same post card or on
the same piece of paper as this
prevents accurate filing and scor-
ing and you are liable to lose credit
entirely.
Watch for the opening contest
problem in the sports section of
Wednesdays Evening Star. October
7. Solutions must be mailed within
one week from date of publication
for credit.
Evening star., 1942-10-04
In Local Bridge Circles

day of each month. This match is
played by pairs and is open to per-
sons who are not employed by the
Government. In consequence there
were large number of participants
who are not members of the league.
Twenty -four boards were in play, the
leaders being DR.. w. H. Gorton and
DR.. NJ. j. McHugh, first, with 248.4
points; Col. E. B.. Gray and Mrs.
Catharine Tidball, with 229. points,
second, and George Hill and DR.. C.
G. Mcdonnell, 211 points, third.
Team-of-four play will be re-
sumed next Tuesday night. President
George L. Kathan is making a spe-
cial effort to bring into the organiza-
ton novices and beginners whose
employment has brought them to
Washington and who have not yet
gotten their bridge bearings. Only
temporary organization of some of
the teams was affected at the OPEN
ing meeting and there is still op-
portunity for additional foursomes as
well as for individual players who
have not been assigned to any par
ticular team. A committee has been
designated to look after these new
comers and either arrange teams for
them or allocate them to teams not
completed. Those who are unable
to play every Tuesday evening will
be permitted to join teams as al
ternates and play when their princi-
pals are not present.
The play of single card some
times decides the winners in a "a
board duplicate contest. An error
of judgment which even a skillful
player may commit, as to the best
time to make a safety play by a
so-called gift trick to the op-
ponents, may cause the loss OF a
board and the entire match. Such a
condition developed on the follow
ing deal at a recent session of the
Federal Bridge League. The dis
tribution of the cards was:
Evening star., 1942-10-04

ShoDn by courtesy of M Schmick member of the
photogaphic stat OF The Star this Brazilian aaA
illustrates principle OF popular phlatey nael The
that coue need not be uauabe in order be ntersng
markings on such enOeope possessed OF fascination all
their history OF modern communication might be rit
ten in terms OF the tndicia employed postal
Star staff Photo.
Evening star., 1942-10-04

slap the Jap" a Defense stamp
city-wide lightning chess tourney,
will be staged tomorrow at pm,
306 Ninth street NV, by the Fed
eral Chess Club at Servicemen's
Headquarters Club, No. /.
Evening star., 1942-10-04

HORIZONTAL.
/ Ties, as shoe
6 Happy
10 Expression of sorrow
IA Distinct
10 Coat of a mammal
20 Girls name
81 To lease
% Concealed
"a Egyptian sun god
IS To incline
26 Religious image
~ Roman highway
% To mimic
20 Child name for father"
80 Worthless leaving
80 Expresses
IS Rows
81 Highest point
80 To break suddenly
40 River island
Al Canvas shelters
43 Seed container
a. A flower
As Compound ether
Al Through
40 Dislikes intensely
81 Contests
50 Egg Of a louise
81 To lower beneath
horizontal
Sc Sedate
81 Once around track
So To widen
81 Native metallic COM
pound
64 Liniment for greasing
sheep (Scot.)
IS River in New Jersey
SO Nobleman
10 Farce Islands whirl-
wind
u Former times (poetic)
"a Roman emperor
76 A small valley
II A ruined city in upper
Burma
78 Toward
80 One who fastens down
the sail
80 Chairs
66 Signifying maiden
name
81 Delicate in substance
80 Prefix: not
80 A Himalayan marmot
90 Planned
81 Wrath
06 CareleSsness
80 To put away compactly
100 An associate In games
104 In music: q duet
los Race Of lettuce
LOT Builds
Ill Morse goddess Of heal
ing
liz A serpent
III Old Roman bronze coin
116 Compass point
1T Skill
liS Wings
12o Closely confined
Evening star., 1942-10-04

Chess Problem No. 4Ss.
By NJ. da SILVE1RA. Rio de Janeiro,
1912. Courtesy British Chess Magazine
Evening star., 1942-10-04

When John Kerr Tiffany. distin-
guished American philatenst, died,
Evening star., 1942-10-04

H. R. Harmer Inc, 80 East Fifty
seventh street, New York, is selling
at auction on October IA the gold
medal collection Of the stamps of
Sweden accumulated by Col. Hans
Lagerloef. Catalogues on appli-
cation.
Evening star., 1942-10-04

The first issue of the Phi.atelic
Literature Review. edited by Daniel
w. Vooys, Box 2l2. Burlington, VT,
has appeared. Contributors include:
w. Lloyd Heath and D. J. Lapinski.
Evening star., 1942-10-04

Ar extensive collection of United
States and foreign coins is offered
at auction by the New Netherlands
Coin Co., 95 Fifth avenue, October
13. Catalogues available on request.
Evening star., 1942-10-04

T. j. Drossos of Athens, we'll
known Greek philatelist, has been
heard from. A letter from him is
announced to have been received
through the Red Cross. 1t was
dated March q last.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Sugar Registration

Considering the magnitude of the
undertaking and the inexperience Of
the volunteer registrars as we'll as
the registrants themselves, it is not
surprising that there should have
been some delays and some con-
fusion in the city-wide issuance Of
sugar rationing books. The wonder
is that so many persons were reg
istered and so many books were dis
tributed In the limited time which
could be devoted to the inventory by
the teachers and other citizens who
offered their services to Federal
authorities.
BY tonight. when the registration
period closes, it is estimated that
more than 10000 persons will have
signed up for the rationing stamps.
II some of the registrants were in
convenienced during the course of
this extensive stock-taking, they
should remember that the signing
up Of nearly three-quarters Of 4
million inhabitants in an unprece-
dented census of this kind was no
easy assignment for those who
patriotically volunteered to assist in
the emergency Job. Fortunately,
most Of those who had to wait in
line for their turn at the registra-
ton desks entered into the spirit Of
the occasion and accepted the de-
lays and discomforts eomplaoontly-
Evening star., 1942-05-07

seem to carry on indomitably. But
Chungking Is q. city, not q country,
and the Chinese are Injured to ca
tastrophe.
Specialists on air warfare, from the
Italian general Douhet down, have
maintained that q nation could be
worn down and morally shattered
from the air. With the stepping up
OF British and American air power,
and the adoption of generalized
bombing tactics by the British high
command, this theory may soon be
put to the test. In any event, the
German people seem to have an un-
pleasant time ahead of them in the
months Of good flying weather
which will last until autumn.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Springs q Coquette

Spring, the coqustte, ts a wanderer,
sQuanderer
OF the ldroesss that is Quatntly
her otnn,
Dropping soft petals doaon tenderly,
slendsrly,
Atrtly, msrrilv, dancing alone.
No,o she Advances. entreattnoly,
fsetinsly,
Noto turns dtr6v, as a chilling mind
bloDs;;
Then redppedrtng, dfsarmtncly.
chdrmingly,
Frd1rcntly, pagrantly, paints az
she goes.
Perfume and color are hduntsn1ly.
fannttnoly,
Mingled NTH bird song and sktes
blue and clear.
Then she has rantshed, Incredibly.
readily.
Hedt-scentsd, stpset- scented sum.
nser Is here.
HnDEoARDE WALLS JOHNSON.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Sermon Bombing Morale

Reliable information coming out
OF Germany to neutral European
countries tends to confirm observa-
tions and photographs taken by
British reconnaissance planes con-
corning the damage done by recent
+. A. F. mass raids. This reached
its climax in the Baltic ports of
Lubbock and Rostock. The latter
city seems to have been virtually
destroyed with thoroughness ex-
ceeding anything the LuftwafIe in
dicted year and more ago on Brit
ash towns such as Plymouth and
Coventry.
- The loss Of life in Rostock may
reach into the thousands, and a
mass exodus Of the inhabitants ap-
pears to have taken place, many of
these refugees fleeing to Berlin,
where their stories seem to have
awakened popular uneasiness. The
entire section of Baltic coast around
Lubbock and Rostock has been
barred to all but official visitors, and
neutral correspondents in Berlin
are forbidden the use Of local news
papers to CLEAN information.
All this raises the much discussed
question Of how the German civilian
population would take a systematic
bombing campaign corresponding in
scope and intensity with that which
Britain endured. The experience of
the other war showed that German
civilian morale is mass morale which
stands up well to a certain point,
but which, like an overstretched
rubber band, is liable to break sud-
denly and almost without warning.
OF course, Nazi Germany is under a
much more efficient and methodical
discipline than was the Germany of
the Hohenzollerns. Therefore, the
traditionally obedient and docile
German people can be expected to
endure even greater strain than that
OF the last war before cracking.
Furthermore, they have as yet been
spared prolonged and chronic priva-
tions such as those from 1915 to 1918,
when acute shortages of all the
Iecessaries of life eliminated in mass
starvation.
With the German people still
fairly well clothed and not too badly
fed, the question would seem to mar
row down to their ability to stand
up under intensive bombings on a
sustained and nation wide scale.
There are really no adequate prece-
dents to 60 on In formulating an
advance Judgment on this point.
Britain. though badly harried, was
never subjected to 50 generalized an
ordeal. Chungking, the capital Of
Free China, has been blasted period
ically for ears. and Its inhabitants
Evening star., 1942-05-07
THIS AND THAT
By Charles +. fraceiceu.

wives OF the POS swore that no one could
make good coffee with it.
Grandmother snifYed at that.
She said . good cook could make good
coffee out Of any brand, and immedi-
ately proceeded to demonstrate, at least
10 her own satisfaction.
We are not sure that the coffee had
colored bird cards in 1t, but remember
very well that the soda box had.
No doubt countless thousands of small
boys and girls of that era got their first
knowledge of birds from these cards.
As we recall-a long recollection. now
the cards were very well done, As our
correspondent points out.
The drawing apd coloring were irst
rate, and no doubt would have received
the approval Of all persons interested In
bird life.
As far Is We know, these were the
pioneer cards OF this description.
1t was not until later that the cigarette
manufacturers started putting photo
graphs Of baseball players and actresses
into their packs.
The latter were almost invariably In
tights the ultimate form Of theatrical
naushtiness and daring In the famous
gay 9os.
In those old days, baking powder had
not come into its own.
Housewives used soda and sour milk
to make biscuits and corn bread.
Then. too, they used soda In cooking
vegetables, q use which is frowned upon
today. Such use, science tells us, de-
stroys the vitamins.
Grandmother would have laughed at
that, too. She had never heard Of vita
Minis, and neither had grandfather, and
look At them-weren't they - healthy
as could be?
Vitamins, indeed!
The very word. Of course. was m-
known until about 1914, wasn't It?
But If 1t had been known grandfather
and grandmother would have sniRed, as
do many persons still, despite the ad-
vancing swirl Of things dietery.
In those days, 1t was fashionable to
VSu CIl1luIcu W S2I W41Wt WoO pAoSS0 W.
fore them "and say no more about It."
In this way. without their knowing It.
they did achieve . reasonably balanced
diet, probably much better, despite It's
drawbacks, than any fnicky eater does
today. Maybe the war economy win do
. better job than either-maybe.
The collection Of odd items In the elder
America has gone on apace in recent
years. There Is scarcely thing from the
old days that some one does not collect.
These hobbies are not only interesting
in themselves, but they tend to remind
us Of the essential worth Of the old days.
In these days, when the vogue Is to look
down upon the past. all persons who col
lect old things are doing more than Just
amusing themselves. They, too, are
fighting the battle Of America.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
Bp Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can ge. the 6nstpey 10 any
question Of fact By ipritinS The Ece-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D.. c. Please inclose stamp tor return
postage.
@. How far. Is Boulogne. the French
port. from the coast of Ensland9-M d.
A. Boulogne Is 2S miles by sea from
Folkestone on the south coast Of Eng
land. 1t was ut Boulogne that Napoleon
assembled the ships which were to be
used for an invasion Of England.
@. What Ia the purpose Of Z fish ladder
such As those at Bonneville DAMP. w.
A. Fish ladders are an effective means
Of enabling migratory fish such as
salmon, sea-run trout to pass over dams
and other distractions in order to reach
their spawning and nursery grounds.
The Ashways at Bonneville Dam are the
largest ever constructed. A scoreboard
shows the daily run.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
South Cupitol BRIDGE

In voting for an appropriation OF
100000 to begin construction OF a
$4,5oo, 900 bridge across the Anacostia
River along the line Of South Capitol
street, the House has taken proper
note OF the fact that expanding
military and naval developments on
both sides of the Anacostia River
justify an immediate start on this
vital project. The South Capitol
street bridge was placed first on the
list Of river spans recommended In
the Whitehurst highway report.
When that report was issued more
than a year ago, traffic across the
Anacostia River was overburdening
the two existing bridges-especially
the Eleventh street one, which con-
tects the Navy Yard area with ap-
proaches to the Army and Navy air
stations and the Bellevue Research
Laboratory. Now that war has
caused further expansion of activi-
ties at these Federal reservations, the
need for another span has become
imperative.
The plans for the new Anacostia
bridge call for extensive highway i'm
provements on both sides of the
river, to provide ready access to the
structure. Thus, Independence ave-
nue. already Is being widened and
extended, so that eventually it will
link the.South Capitol and Memorial
bridges. On the Anacostia side, q
great trafilc plaza will be laid out
at the northern edge OF old Boiling
Field, with connections to a park
road system and to Firth Sterling
avenue and Nichols avenue. South
Capitol street is to be improved as
Tar as the District line, feeding into
Maryland roads which serve the
Indian Head Reservation and Fort
Washington.
Because Of the military Importance
OF this bridge, there should be little
difnculty in obtaining priority Or
ders for materials. Meanwhile, seri-
Gus attention should be given to the
preparation OF definite plans for one
or more permanent new bridges or
tunnels across the Potomac, the
crossing OF which presents an ever
increasing daily problem to thou
sands OF Government employees.
Evening star., 1942-05-07
Gasoline Rutionino

While arrangements for the i'm
pending gasoline rationing program
on the Eastern Seaboard leave un-
answered the all-important question
Of how much each motoriSt will re-
ceive, accumulating evidence of the
past couple of days indicates clearly
that whatever the ultimate figure
happens to be 1t will be far under
the amount ordinarily consumed.
On the basis Of the so per cent cut
in normal deliveries ordered by the
War Production Board for May is,
"curbstone" estimates In oil conser-
vation circles put the amount that
will be available for non-essential
driving at nve or six gallons q week
or about 40 per cent Of average con-
sumption.
In promulgating rationing regula-
tions, the once of Price Administra- =
ton has drawn up a chart Of pos
sible allowances for run-of- the mine
motor vehicle operators that ranges,
approximately, from two to six gall
Ions a week, between mid-May and
July l when the temporary program
is to be supplanted by q more COM
prehensive rationing system. The
o. P. A. is careful to point out, how
ever, that these allotments are only
tentative, and may be changed before
the effective date Of the program.
There is still another angle to be
considered. The increased authority
vested by the President in Director
Eastman of the ONCE Of Defense
Transportation, and the subsequent
instructions issued by the War Pro-
duction Board to the o. P. A. to be
guided by defense transportation
policies in formulating tire and gaso-
line rationing regulations can mean
but one thing, and that Is this:
Whatever allowances may be made
for private conveyances will depend
entirely on the developing needs for
maintaining the national transpor-
tation system at peak efficiency.
The rationing program was devised
with that end in view but this closer
association with the whole scheme
Of national transportation cannot
help but subordinate private trans
portation to the public interest to q
greater degree than otherwise would
have been possible.
That Is Is 1t should be. The time
for halfway measures has passed,
and although inconvenience is in
evitable, 1t is . necessary part Of the
war effort.