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Evening star., 1943-02-24

some sensible compromise. But this
will not be done on any adequate
scale unless the preliminary prepara
tions are made now-before these
matters come to a vote in the Senate.
What all parties to this controversy
should keep in mind is the unde
niable fact that an unreaso ling split
between the President and Congress
is capable Of proving extremely
harmful, especially at this time. Al
ready the need for a legislative bal
ance wheel is becoming acute, and if
the Republicans demonstrate the
craftsmanship necessary to fulfill
this function they will be rendering
a real service to the country and to
their party.
Evening star., 1943-02-24
Can Spring Be Far Behind?"
Is Bird Observers Question.

To the Editor OF the Star:
Listen, ye fearful minded users Of
fuel oil, message OF hope has arrived
on the wings of what may be the first
robin" in this vicinity.
Remembering, perhaps, the window
shelf on which we keep raisins, he left
his winter home in the Southland and
appeared in our back yard in Arling-
ton, Va, about 9 o'clock am. on Sunday,
February 81.
From his appearance and actions one
may believe that he has not been
affected at all by the current food
shortage.
We believe that he Is one of our
regular summer boarders. who pay their
way by destroying numberless harmful
insects.
Welcome, robin'
GEORGE A. SMITH.
Evening star., 1943-02-24
Candid Words
On Farmer Problems Offered.

To the Editor of The star
My duration hat off to D. N. Burnham,
farmer of Maryland.
I am not farmer, but was brought up
on a piece of land down in the lower
part of Virginia. I go back there often.
and am familiar with the troubles of the
farmers.
Mr.. Burnham said a heap when he
said it was in a mel of hess" The
big and little man on the farm is doing
his best, trying honestly to help out in
this war. Half of them cannot get what
they raise to market. Some have trucks.
but no one to drive them
] know an old lady, nearly 10, whose
only son at home was drafted She lives
alone. With the help of neighbors she
got part of her crop harvested. Seeing
she could not raise crop this year, she
decided to raise chickens to help out,
using her corn, etc. She has quite q
flock of young laying hens, she writes me,
and she is getting plenty of eggs, but no
way to get them to market, so she does
not know what to do but sell the chick
ems and sit down. All the men who
are not in service are away in war work,
and so are all the girls who can drive
cars. Many of the farmers have sold
their cars and trucks anyway, and moved
to towns to be close to their work and
big money.
How, In the name Of common sense,
can people who never go among farmers
know enough to dictate to them how to
run farm? 1t cannot be done.
All the farmer wants Is few tools,
seeds, some help and market, with
vehicle to get there. He usually is an
independent chap who likes honesty,
minds his own business and lets the
other fellow do the same, with deep
devotion to the soil and timber.
Let no one forget our very existence
depends on the farmer We cannot eat
and survive on college diplomas or in
centive payments. MOSSBACK.
Evening star., 1943-02-24
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trdce,Uell.

I'VE climb mountain peaks to get
glimpse of the spectacle that is hourly
spread out beneath him Dignity. eleva-
ton, repoSe, are his. l would have my
thoughts take as wide a sweep. l would
be as far removed from the petty cares
and turmoils of this noisy and clustering
world
The above was written long before the
advent of the airplane, but the first
paragraph applies with even greater
force to the airmen of the world.
Burroughs pointed unerringly to the
fact that the eagle likes to be near
river, where he can get fish.
1t is said that he seldom catches it.
but seeks dead fish on the surface. OF
those In the claws of more expert bird
fishermen. which he makes drop their
prey.
Burroughs spoke of the eagle drawing
great lines across the sky.
Ornithologists tells us that this is, in
effect, exactly what they do.
Their eyesight is so marvellous that
they can see their prey as much as three
miles away
They descend toward this in straight
line.
The bald eagle will eat waterfowl. If
he can catch them. but often misses,
when the duck or other bird is on water,
because the latter has developed the
habit of ducking beneath the surface as
the eagle approaches, probably warned
by the shadow on the water.
This eagle also eats snakes. squirrels,
rabbits and mice, and may be said to
do some good, but not much.
He is charged with making off with
hens and even young lambs, and tradi-
ton has it that small children have been
seized
Several such cases have been reported
from Maryland and Virginia.
The eagles nest" favorite title for
poems and stories, is very real thing.
1t is situated in the top of high tree,
where the parents can look out over a
wide expanse of landscape
They mate for life, and, according to
authorities seem to be devoted to eacn
other.
In this locality, mating begins in
February
At least month is needed for incuba-
tion of the eggs, of which two are laid,
sometimes three. Materials used in the
nest are roots. sticks. seaWeed, turf plant
stalks, vines, roots and grasses.
1t takes an eagle three years to reach
maturity, which spells very long life.
1t is said that sometimes the wing
spread of these young eagles is more
than feet
These grand birds are often seen along
the Mount Vernon boulevard
Occasionally one hears some one say
that we should have chosen a different
bird to represent America, but surely
the bald eagle is a good choice, after all.
Evening star., 1943-02-24

passengers to move back, but the old
ones absolutely did not bulge, although
there was room for as many as half q
dozen at the back.
Again, many mornings, three or four
persons get off at the P street transfer
point, but the front of the bus is too
crowded for the driver to open the door,
much less take on more people
This, then gives three points on which
the public needs education: We should
go as far back in the bus as possible
when we have to stand beginning with
the first person who does not have a seat;
we should shift places, toward the back,
whenever passenger leaves by the side
door; and We should train ourselves to
leave by the side door whenever it is
feasible. ELIZABETH TAYLOR.
Evening star., 1943-02-24
Passengers Blamed
For Crowded Carriers.

To the Editor OF The Star
After observing the traffic situation for
several months, after 10 years in New
York, I have come to the conclusion that
bus and streetcar crowding can be
blamed on the public only. not on the
transit company; and until the indi-
viduals who make up the riding public
are willing to show little common
courtesy there Is no way of relieving the
situation.
For example. get on the Chevy Chase
bus at the Eighteenth and Calvert streets
stop. The driver asks us to move to the
back, so every one takes the first vacant
place and stays in it. Often we pass up
people at the Kalorama road stop and
We leave others at the succeeding stops.
I have been on bus that stood wait
ing while the driver begged the new
Evening star., 1943-02-24
Carved in Breath

I cannot paint on dim cathedral
,oalls,
Nor mir the delft blue lnster OF a
peii,
My fingers pould be numb. guiding
a saint,
My hands toould tremble siluering
the grail.
And yet, my mind can etch the starHt
hours,
Through distant miles my truant
fingers trace
The soft bronze head, the eyes like
shado,o dust,
My heart has aureoled a sons bright
face.
ZITA HARRIS. a
Evening star., 1943-02-24
Member of the Associated Press
WEDNESDAY ----- February p, 1943
Army ond Form

II Is not qulJ6 clear WQetIl6f use OF
troops to harvest Arizona'S crop of
long-staple cotton is to meet a real
emergency caused by shortage of
other farm labor or whether it is to
meet an emergency caused by the
repeated attacks from farm Senators
on the size Of the Army.
Decision to use troops to pick
Arizona cotton was announced yes
terday while Lieutenant General Nc
.Narney, deputy chief of staff, was
telling a critical subcommittee Of the
Senate'S Agriculture Committee that
In emergencies the Army would use
troops to help farm production. But
Department Of Agriculture officials
obviously were surprised that the
Army would pick cotton in Arizona,
where laborers had been sent at
Government expense during the win
ter. Some of these laborers, it was
indicated, had left the State for lack
of work.
Whatever the reasons for the
ArmyS move, and whatever the need
in Arizona may be, the situation
again underlineS the confusion and
uncertainty over civilian manpower
policies, or lack of them; it empha-
sizes again the danger to develop
ment Of fighting army, when its
size becomes a matter for debate in
the Committee on Agriculture and
when its training is threatened by
moves to make up farm labor short
ages at the expense of the armed
forces.
- More men have left the farms to
take well-paid jobs in war industries
than have been drafted into the
armed services. SeleCtive Service
estimated that 20 per cent of the
Nations registrations would come
from the farms; they have amounted
to between II and 13 per cent. Esti-
mates OF the number of men who
have left the farms for industry, as
compared with the number going
into the services, vary from 60 to 80
per cent. General McNarney testi-
fed yesterday that 364 900 farmers
already had been deferred as essen
tial workers and that such defer
ments would reach 100000 by the
end of the year
Yet the Army, especially, is being
blamed primarily for the farm labor
shortage and there is growing dis
position at the Capitol to make up
the shortage from the Army. Why
is there no effort, from these critics,
to make up the shortage from other
sources? We already have that curl
Gus inequality of treatment, under
which one class Of men Is sent to
battle, while another class, at home,
is paid high wages, shown every favor
and consideration and permitted to
work-Or stop WOrk-voluntarily in
war industries that basiCally are as
essential as the military forces in
winning the war. And now we pro-
the men selected for the armed forces
as farm labor, at Army pay and
under Army discipline, to make up
the shortages caused, for the most
part. by men leaving the farms to
work in factories
Developments such as these be-
come strong arguments in behalf of
National Service Act under which
the conception of selective service
IN the armed forces is extended to
selective service in civilian pursuits.
Consideration of that bill is being
delayed now, pending further efforts
to make a voluntary" manpower
policy effective. 1t is not effective
now.
Evening star., 1943-02-24
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
Rn frederic ] HnSkin

bI FTeuGTtC y. nQShtH.
A reader con get the anSuer TO any
question OF tact by ,Critinq The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. HaSi;in, director. Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
@. What age should dogs be to be
eligible for dogs for defense?-M J. B.
A. Dogs should be from l TO years
OF age. They may be of either sex.
Q, Who founded the Baptist church?
A N J.
A. 1t is a distinct principle with Bap-
fists that they acknowledge no human
founder recognize no human authority
and subscribe to no human creed. For
all these things, Baptists of every name
and order go back to the New Testament.
Q. When did Russia and Japan de-
clare war upon each other?-I B. s
A. Russia and Japan to date, have
not declared war on each other.
Q, What is the national anthem OF
Poland?-E. d. CT.
A. Poland Is Not Yet Dead" 1t was
written during the Revolution of 1880.
The words are: Poland IS not dead in
slavery, Once more she shall rule. Free
dom now through her sons bravery,
Shall forever endure"
Evening star., 1943-02-24
Battle of the Seas


The sinking in mid-Atlantic early
THIS month Of two fairly large Ameri-
can ships with loss of nearly 900
lives Is grim reminder of Germany
intensified U-boat campaign. Those
vessels were not technically troop
transports. They were what is known
as combination passenger cargo
ships. presumably not as speedy as
the converted liners which are
packed with thousands of soldiers.
Nevertheless, the torpedoed craft
carried many members of the armed
forces, together with civilian pas
sengers on official business. Appar-
emily they were eaStbound for North
Africa. The sinkingS, four days
apart, were both at night. the favor
ite time for U-boat wolf packs" to
stalk their prey.
There can be no question that the
submarine is Germany's most dam
gerous weapon, which will be used to
the uttermoSt. Recently, General
Brehon Somervell declared that the
problem Of overseas supply lines had
priority over all else. To any re-
Elective person, this is self-evident;
for only by maintaining the sea lanes
can our armies. equipment, and food
Stuffs reach the fighting fronts and
aid our Allies. This the German
high command knows only too we'll,
and the entire Shipbuilding facili-
ties of Nazi-dominated Europe are
being concentrated on building
U-bOatS to the tune of nearly one
per day, a rate considerably faster
than they are being sunk A month
ago, the German Navy was placed
under the supreme command of its
greatest submarine expert, Admiral
Doenitz, who publicly pledged that a
U-boat offensive would soon be
launched with an intensity COM
parable to the Luftwaffe's mass at
tacks upon Britain two years ago.
Since climatically the spring season
is best adapted to submarine opera
tions in the North Atlantic, the peak
Of Germany's U = boat campaign
may be forecast during the coming
months.
While the prospect is serious, un-
due peSSimism is not justified. In
the First World War, the U-boat
menace was reduced to minor pro-
portions by anti-submarine devices
which have been much improved in
the present conflict, albeit the sub
marine Of today is more formidable
than was its predecessor a quarter
century ago. We ourselves have Just
had sad example of the effective
ness with which conveys can be
guarded by the recent sinking of the
U. S. S. Argonaut while stalking
japanese convoy off New Britain.
The ArgOnaut was the most powerful
submarine in our service, and prob
ably the largest in the world since the
sinking Of the giant French subma-
rine Surcouf a year ago. Yet the
danger to even Well-guarded conveys
is likewise illustrated by this tragic
episode, because only two hours
after the Argonaut perished it was
avenged by another American sub
marine which sank two transports
just outside the japanese base at
Rabaul and got away This entire
operation thus illustrates the delicate
balance between attack and defense
in underSea warfare which exists
today. The pressing problem Of the
submarine is by no means solved
We can only hope that it may be on
the way to speedy solution.
Evening star., 1943-02-24

Those who complain that we are
only ankle deep in the war are ad-
vised to consider the new food ra-
tioning and realize that we are now
In as far as our stomachs.
Evening star., 1943-02-24

Q. Can Mussolini pilot an airplane?-
r. P. H.
A. Mussolini qualified as an air pilot
on January IL, 1887
@. Why do kings always use the pro-
noun I'VE" in speaking of themselves?-
NJ w.
A. This Is survival from the Roman
Empire, when there were two emperors,
one In Italy and one in Constantinople.
They issued identical DEGREES under Joint
authority, hence the use of the plural We.
O. Has the earthworm any internal
organs?-G. B. L.
A. Each earthworm has Ave pairs of
hearts but no lungs and 1t breathes
through Its skin.
@. What is the derivation OF the word
"camoufiage?"-EF F. S.
A. 1t comes from the French "camou-
fer" meaning ito disguise"
@. Which Is the largest national cem-
etery?-H. G.
Battlefield, Montana. Arlington. Vir-
ginia, has the greatest number Of inter-
ments.
@. How is Whitsunday reckoned?--
w. H. w.
A. Whitsunday Is the seventh Sunday,
and 5oth day, after Easter.
Q. When was the game Of bingo In
vented?--J. X. E.
A. The game originated In Italy, hav-
ing been played as lotto In Genoa CEN
turies ago.
@. What Is venison?-M. r. r.
A. In present good usage, venison re-
fers merely to the meat OF the animals
of the deer family. Formerly 1t had
broader application and meant meat
from various wild game.
G. Are the wives of Army officers sent
to the Panama Canal Zone allowed to
join their husbands?-S. B.
A. The War Department says that
since the Panama Canal Zone Is a So
called combat zone, regulations prohibit
the wives of Army personnel from ac-
companying their husbands there or
joining them.
@. Where was Queen Christina Of
Sweden buried?-W. G. j.
A. She was a convert to Catholicism
and Is buried at st. Peters In Rome.
@. What is the highest inhabited spot
In the world?-B c. r.
A. The Buddhist cloister OF Hanie,
Tibet, where the priests live at an alti-
tude of $4,000 feet, Is believed to be the
highest.
O. Is beef being imported from Argen-
tina?--G. N. T.
A. At the present time neither fresh
nor frozen, but only canned beef is COM
ing into the United States from Argen-
tina.
@. How many veterans OF the Civil
War and the Spanish American War are
still receiving pensions?-V. T. B.
A. The number of monthly pensions
being paid to veterans of these wars rs
OF December 81, 1912, was as follows
Civil War, 100 Union veterans; SPAN
ish-American War, 1851.
Q. Why Is Delaware called the Blue
Hens Chickens State?-R B. B.
A. The name originated during the
Revolutionary War when Capt. Cala!=Sr
of Col Haslet's regiment from Kent
County took with his company two game
cocks of the breed of a blue hen When
put in the ring these cocks fought so
gamely that soldier cried: We're sons
of the old blue hen and we're game to
the end"
Evening star., 1943-02-24
Dante Proposed
As "Eulogist" of Fuehrer.

To the Editor Of The star
Perhaps this passage from Dantes
Inferno might be used for Hitler's
epitaph: He in the world was one for
arrogance noted: To his memory no
virtue lends its lustre: Even so here is
his shadow furious Leaving behind
horrible dispraise ."
S. C. WATERMAN.
Evening star., 1943-02-24
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bear the name and address OF
the tUriter, although the use of
a pSeudonyna for publication is
permissible. The Star reserues
the right to edit all letters ,Oith
a Die1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-02-24

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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07
Child Care For War
Mothers Is Backed

WASHINGTON, D. C.-fSNS)--
Children of thousands OF Negro
women war workers would be
cared for in day nursel les. or. aft
er school programs if the Alpha
Kappa Alpha National Non-Parti-
san Council on Public Affairs is
successful in having inserted in the
100000 0G War Area Child Act
S1l30, an amendment to compel
states to provide equally for Negro
and white children. the Council
stated this week.
The Child Care Act has passed
the Senate and awaits Congress
return from recess to be acted up
on in the House. The Alpha Kap-
pa Alpha has opposed the act in
its present form favcring the
present plan whereby child care
in war areas is administered
through Federal Works Agency
and Lanaham Act Funds directly
tc the community in need.
The plan of S1l3O would be in
turn funds over to three agencies
the United states Department Of
Education, the Children's Bureau,
and the Federal Security Admin
stration, whose records on the dis
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07

and brittle.
During adolescence, the sebacecuS
glands are extra active growth
having something 10 do with this
state of affairs. AS bacteria is
more likely to raise trouble on an
oily S k i n than on a dry one
pimples often form.
Soap should be used freely, but
it should be completely removed.
After the lathering there should
be a warm rinsing, then cold
one. Soap scum left in the hair
increases the oily state, causes
the brain mat to have tantrums
so it won't stay put.
After using soap night and
morning, with the warm and cold
rinsing afterward, an astringent
should be used. A simple and effec-
tive one Is made by combining
once ounce of witch hazel. one
fourth ounce of boric acid and
one-nalf pit of camphor water
Your druggist will shake this to-
gether for you Apply with cotton
let it dry on.
USE LIGHT POWDER
Use cosmetics sparingly; do not
let them remain on overnight.
Select a light powder. not one
with an oily base. When APPLYING
powder do not grind it in, Fluff
it, on, remove the surplus with a
powder brush.
The intake of fat foods should
be limited. Pastries must be cut
down oily substances provide the
glands with more material than
they need for carrying on their
regular business.
Drink fruit and vegetables
juices eat green salad once day
What we eat is factor in deter
mining the state Of the complexion.
A balanced diet is probably the
best of all cosmetics.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07
Be YourseIfAnd Observation-Disclosures
Lovely Dark Skin> Dezbe Advises W omen
Says Sepia Color
Can Be An Asset

COPY CATS! SUCKEIS! SAPS,'' white sal sgrl
doub eSs snicker IN their sleeves when they take thou
sand vt oltA",
You >.vwhtown department store, ard with an
of nsoucoamce (ou hope you ask for some nationally
known brand of pstick powder and With this a
gesture duer you nonchanty hand the clerk five
dollar BILL accept your few cents change and sauner out
with small package held dainty between your fingers
sure its contents going to transform you so ga
mour girl you aren't even worried! Sucker!
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-07
DR.. Brown Is
NamedtoRed
Cross Group

| WASHINGTON, D. c. - CAMP.
- The appointment Of DR.. Char
lotte Hawkins Brown. noted Negro
| educator, to the National Council
on Red Cross Home nursing, to re-
place the late Mrs. Robert r. Mo-
ton, was announced this week by
Mrs. August Belmont, chairman OF
the council. DR.. Brown is founder
and. president Of Palmer Memorial
Institute, Sedalia, N. C.
The council, which includes q
persons representing both profess
sional and lay viewpoints, has ex-
banded its program of Red Gross
home nursing in order to help the
people of the country better meet
their increased need of maintaining
health under wartime conditions.
Upon DR. Browns acceptance OF
the post, Mrs. Belmont WOrte: "As
in all community services which
touch the home and family init
mately, both the heart and mind
must guide the making of policies
and the furthering of our home
nursing program in all parts of the
country. Beca1;-e We have reason to
feel that this is the approach you
have made in other endeavorS, and
because of your knowledge of the
needs of the Negro race and the
means by which they may best be
met, we will welcome your counsel
and your cooperation"
DIR. Brown attended public school
in Cambridge, Mass, and is a grad
uate of the State Normal School,
Salem, Mass. She attended Har-
ward summer school from 1901 to
1909. She received the honorary de-
grees of M. S. from Livingstone
College, Salisbury, N. c., and L. L.
D. from Wilberforce University. DR..
Brown has been actively identified
with the Federation of Women's
Clubs and the state and national
Association of Teachers in Colored
Schools.