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Evening star., 1943-04-01
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles +. Trdce1pell.

1T is well known that the American
Kennel Club registers the breed to which
you refer as 'Deutscher Schaffer Hund,'
German sheep dog, breed used for
countless centuries in Germany and
Switzerland and other Central European
countries as utility farm dogs, as the
Scotch collie, the English sheep dog or
the French Briard.
Their great strength Of body and high
degree of intelligence were the qualities
that recommended them to the Germans
to be developed into auxiliaries to the
police, and when so trained the fact is
stated in the pedigree by putting in
parentheses (Poleizei Humid police dog.
There is no wolf strain in the true
German sheep dog, and the American
Eugenic Society published small volume
some six or eight years ago showing that
the bones Of dogs found in the caves of
the lake region in Switzerland, next to
the bones of their masters, are absolutely
comparable to those of our present day
German sheep dogs especially the
Uranium.
THE German sheep dog is too large
and too clever an animal to be allowed
to run at large out of control of its
master. I think your article does
much to discredh this magnificent breed
of dogs-without Justification. The owner
Of the dog COT whatever breed the dog
may be- is responsible.
Its poor apology of fellow if he
does not stand up for good friend-I
and my dog
yours very sincerely, Rev. D. c. M"
The German shepard dog, or police
dog, as it is popularly called in this
country, Is a favorite of the writer here.
We have stood up for it in this column
for 20 years. But it is peculiar dog.
John Lynn Leonard in The Care and
Handling of Dogs says of it: Though
1t Is strongly maintained by certain
fanciers that he is not of wolf origin
yet In general appearance, character
istics and, most of all, in his peculiar
temperament, he seems to be linked
closely to the wolf family. 1t is nc
strange happenstance in the least tc
observe the wolf strain characteristics
the call of the wild'-crop out in this
breed every now and then"
David Brockwell, in THE Police Dog, y
says: '"The exact origin of most of the
earlier breeds is somewhat obscure, but
the dog with which this book deals
the German shepard, or police dog-is
thought to date back to the Bronze Age
This dog, crossed with a wolf-strain, has
retained almost its original form"
On the other hand, William A. Bruette
in Modern Dogs" says: There is no
infusion of wolf blood in the modern
shepard and, contrary to the general
belief, they are no more closely related
to the wolf than any Of the other pastoral
breeds
AS to the value of raw meat In dog
diet, there are various opinions here, too;
one successful veterinarian we know says
that eight out of 10 sick dogs which
come to him need only a diet of meat
to put them in good health again.
1t is significant that our first CORE
spondent's letter was written before meat
rationing went into effect. What will
happen to Americas dogs and cats yet
remains to be seen.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
"BETHESDA, Md.

Dear Sir:
"As longtime reader and admirer of
your column was much exercised over
creation of q race of killer dogs.
Il imagine my letter Of protest will be
only one of many you will receive.
II realize you have stated a new race
of killer dogs may be bred as result Of
meat rationing,' and it might have been
that lack of meat had driven 1t to des-
peration,' but the tenor OF your remarks
created definite feeling that such Is,
or will be, the case.
From the many rather hysterical and
uninformed articles appearing in various
papers about the difhculty of feeding
dogs In wartimes, the public is getting a
very exaggerated and erroneous impres-
sion of the true situation.
AS an owner of two large dogs know
from actual experience that 1t is not
difficult to feed dogs-and feed them well
at the present time.
DOG World magazine, which is cer-
tainly the last word on dogs, states in
the last issue (as it has repeatedly stated
in other issues: Keep in mind these
things. One, most dogs have been over
fed. Two, dogs can accommodate them
selves readily to change Of food. Three,
dogs can live an entire lifetime without
eating meat
Evidently you do not know that many
thousands of dogs, valuable dogs, have
never tasted red meat as you put it.
This is particularly true in respect to
the large packs of hounds and bird dogs
kept for hunting which are fed only on
meal foods, and yet these breeds are of
the most gentle of all dogs.
1T isn't the lack of red meat which
makes dog vicious. To quote Dog World
again: Much of the guilt for the crimes
committed by vicious dogs should be
placed upon the master, for a dog is what
his master makes him.
You have 4 very large following
through your wonderfully interesting
columns, and such popularity, OF course
places great responsibility upon you
not to mislead your readers, many OF
whom will blindly accept your statements
at face value.
THE average reader of your article in
question would put down the paper with
uncomfortable feeling that most any dog
he meets on the street is apt to be vicious
because under wartime restrictions he Is
not getting red meat
This is, of course, definitely, ahso-
lutely untrue, in fact, ridiculous. (Edi-
tors note: Quite so)
THE episode Of which you wrote was
a terrible, a horrible thing. 1t may have
been hunger that drove the murderer
berserk, but you would never make me
believe that a lack OF meat in his diet
was the cause. Aside from the strays-
which we seem ever to have with us
there is no reason for any dog to go
hungry Sincerely L. P. O."
"MIDDLEBURG, Va.
Dear Sir:
Il have read your article in the Wash
ington Evening Star with some surprise
Gould the creature be q wolf? Ger
tainly it looked very wolflike. Could 1t
be a German police dog? They are Just
one jump from wolfdom.'
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Red Oak

AAC 4AtCAC COWu VI 1VcO Odk III
Southwestern Iowa has a population
of 5,763. When the War Department
released the casualty list for the
fighting in Faid Pass in Tunisia on
February II, eighteen of the soldiers
reported missing were announced to
have been Red Oak boys. A corre-
spondent of the New York Herald
Tribune made it his business to study
the effect of the news on those Red
Oak residents who are next of kin to
the lads presumed either dead or cap
tured. IF New York City were to
suffer losses in the same proportion
in a single action" he wrote, 'its
casualty list would include more than
1900 names. Even then the shock
would be less jolting, for the people
of country town out here know
each other more intimately than can
be appreciated readily by any one
from the sidewalks of New York. It
is safe to say there is not a person
in Red Oak or Montgomery County
who does not know personally some
of the missing men and their
families"
Mrs. Mae Stifle, widow who has
raised family of four sons and four
daughters by working for fourteen
years as housekeeper in Red Oaks
Johnson Hotel" represents the whole
group of parents to whom identical
telegrams were sent by the War De-
partment. Within fifteen minutes
she received two messages, notifying
her that two of her boys were missing.
The following morning she heard
that a son-in-law also was unac-
counted for. When the Herald
Tribune correspondent located her,
she was back at her lob" Her
courage was expressed in this senti-
ment: Some people don't believe in
prayer, but pray for my boys every
day. 1t helps me, and I'm sure it
will help them"
One of Mrs. Stiles neighbors is
Frank Gillespie, operator of a feed
store. He likewise has two telegrams
from the War Department to put in
the family Bible for safe keeping.
The Herald Tribune correspondent
interviewed him at his office. His
conception OF the community's duty
was: THE sooner everybody realizes
we all have to keep at it, the sooner
the war will be over and the boys
will come back"
Meanwhile, .other towns larger or
smaller than Red Oak are passing
through the same experience of
sacrifice, anxiety, faith, hope and
determination. If anything had been
needed to make the United States a
single entity, this present ordeal must
be it. But even though the price is
high, the result is worth the cost.
Freedom would not be valued bv
humanity If it were cheap and easv
to get. Neither would the privilege
of fellowship between citizens and
families and cities be held precious
IT 1t were to be had merely by acci-
dent or for careless asking. Red
Oak is a symbol of America. Its
population of 5,763 and it's eighteen
soldiers missing in Africa are the
sure guarantees of happier to-
morrow
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Cooking Fats Conserved
BY Use in At Least One Heme,


To the Editor Of The Star:
Your recent editorial on the patriotic
duty Of the housewife to save and turn
in kitchen fat made me reconsider the
problem. have been puzzled by the
campaign from the start.
There Is no such thing as unused
kitchen fat In my household. In my
refrigerator is . row Of containers
labeled Bacon Drippings." Poultry
Fat" Fat from Frying The bacon
drippings are entirely consumed either in
soups ta necessary Ingredient In split
pea soup, for instance) or In the prepara-
tion Of breakfast eggs. Poultry fat adds
delectable flavor to eggs or to almost
any dish, for that matter. Leftover fat
is definitely usable in innumerabis ways
even take excess fat from roasts and
RECLAIM II for culinary uss By grinding
Il and cooking Il slowly With milk and
ta1sa stfalntng +. tn snallsst ~ e
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Government Rationing System
Found "Simple'' and "Sensible.

Government Rationing System
Found Simple" and Sensible"
To the Editor OF The Star:
I never saw anything to beat this
rationing business of ours in my little
life. The stuff you heart How tough
the coming ration program sounds. A
shiver goes down your back. You'd been
thinking that all the preceding programs
had ben so simple, fair, and no hard
ship at all.
Then comes the actual date for the
facts to come out. You read the Govern
ment -stipulations in your newspaper.
You compare your authentic radio re-
port. So what have you? Once more, i
most reasonable, simpls, sensible solu-
ton.
H.La
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Limited Endeavors Recommended
To Amateur Vegetable Growers.

w Aul6sCuI VCBCGADsC 0IVWVADs
To the Editor Of The Star:
There is one point not adequately
covered in the very excellent Victory
garden series by Mr.. Youngman. I
speak as a professional amateur, for I
have operated a vegetable garden for
many years. Year after year I have
demonstrated that with the expenditure
Of roughly IS for seeds and plants and
not over 500 for labor, can produce
$1975 worth of vegetables. This IS bet
ter, I think, than the average.
The advice which I wish to give to
other professionals is this: The only
safe course is to stick to = few simple
and fairly sure crops, such as radishes,
string beans, lima beans, carrots, onions,
tomatoes and perhaps sweet corn.
Beyond these, deponent sayeth not
My solemn warning Is that he who goes
beyond this list does 20 At his own peril
and cannot count on anything like my
record Of success.
WILBUR LA ROE, Jr.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
The Voluntary Approach

With the need for some form of
manpower control becoming more
and more imperative, there may very
well be a certain usefulness to
the seven-point program which the
President has outlined for the bene-
f1t. primarily, of the dairy industry.
1t Is instructive, however, to compare
. the manner and method of this pro-
gram with the fortnight controls
which would be set up under pending
national service legislation.
The President has said that he does
not look with favor upon such legis-
1ation at this time, preferring to seek
q solution of the problem through
voluntary" methods. But an exam
tnation Of some Of the steps set forth
IN the seven-point program raises a
nice question as to where voluntary
methods end and compulsion begins.
For instance, soldiers who are
thirty-eight or older are told that
they may be relieved from active
military duty, provided they agree to
take q job In an essential industry,
including agriculture. And they are
warned that they may be recalled to
active duty presumably if they re-
fuse to stick to the job upon request
OF the Manpower Commission. This
is but thinly disguised form of COM
pulsion or coercion, applicable to
those men over thirty-eight who are
IN the service, but not to those in the
same age group who have not been
tnducted.
Much the same thing Is true OF the
physically disabled men between
eighteen and forty-f1ve. Most OF
these men have been deferred be-
oasase they are not physically quail
Aed for military service. But now
those with Slight" disabilities, and
Who have had experience in dairying,
are to be urged to 60 back to the
farms. II they refuse, consideration
VIII be given" to asking the War De-
partment to waive physical disabili-
tass where they are so slight that the
ssgistrant could be assigned to linn
tied military service. In other words,
they are told to 60 to work on the
harm or run the risk Of being in
ducted into the Army.
And on top of this there Is
Manpower Commissioner McNutt's
warning" to workers Of military age
Ia certain non-essential industries
that. regardless OF dependents, they
are to be reclassif1ed for military
service. beginning today, unless they
have obtained a war job or have
xe9istered with the United States
Employment Service for war work.
In these and similar moves, as has
been suggested, there may be GER
tain justification arising out OF ma
tional necessity. They may even
contribute something to the solution
Of the nanpower problem. But 1t is
eeif-deception, and nothing more, to
ss1 that we are taking the demo-
cratic and voluntary approach to this
problem when we resort to pressure
tactics based on the threat of mill
tary service and applicable only to
small proportion Of the working pop
,siation. The atmosphere would be
clearer and the record straighter ii
the administration would get behind
the Austin -Wadsworth bill or any
other measure which goes to the real
heart Of this matter, and which does
not hesitate to call a spade spade.
Evening star., 1943-04-01

Up In Vermont a baby was born in
the projection room of movie thea
ter and 1t is reported that the show
progressed without interruption. Ap-
parently the movies have adopted
the slogan Of the stage. "The show
must 60 on" In the old days It would
have been easy: Just fash Of that
old sign which read. Slight inter-
Tuption Whine changing Alus.s
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Maple Gold

In the moods today
From sugar naples
That bend and s,oay
Like dryads giving
Their hearts quick beat,
A miracle
OF deep earth sweet.
Comes the t,uilaght
And comes the hour,
Lit NTH smudge pots
OF gold IN fouer,
The young ,otll pause
Beyond the ring
OF light to hear
Their pulses sing
A song as neU,
4 song as old
As buckettuls
OF maple gold.
GLADYS MclIB
Evening star., 1943-04-01

Care of the Feet-This is the time
of year when we become foot con-
scious. For efficiency at work and
play our feet should not be on our
mind. If your feet are bothering
you get copy of this booklet on foot
care. 1t contains authoritative gen.
eral information on home treatment
of minor foot ills, selection of correct
shoes and stockings, simple forms of
exercise that will strengthen and I'M
prove the foundations on which you
stand. Don't neglect your feet. To
secure your copy of this practical
offering inclose 10 cents in coin,
wrapped in this clipping, and mail to
The Star Information Bureau.
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Evening star., 1943-04-01

@. Is 1t true that there are many
sounds which human ears cannot hear?
IT. r. S.
A. Yes. 1t has been demonstrated
that there are many sounds in nature
that we cannot hear directly because of
their high pitch. Many insects produce
sounds beyond our hearing range.
@. Who administers Colonial Will
iamsburg in Virginia?-S. B. D.
A. 1t is administered by Williamsburg,
Inc, a non-profit corporation.
@. Does the United States Navy pos
sess captured British fag?-F. B. E.
A. 1t is the only Navy to possess one.
The flag, a royal standard, was captured
by Commodore Chauncey at York, Cam
ada, in 1918 and subsequently placed in
the United States Naval Academy.
@. Were there any Negro commits
stoned officers in the last war?-R. S. L.
A. Approximately 400 Negroes were
commissioned as officers in the United
States Army during the First World War.
". DlQ OIlCc nave al OIllCldl
rat catcher?--E. E. B.
A. Yes. At the beginning of the last
century Jack Black was famous as Lon
don's official rat catcher. He wore a
special costume which included several
large brass rats
@. When were passengers first carried
by train in this country?-B. c. Y.
A. The first engine actually to pull
passengers in the United States was the
Tom Thumb, designed by Peter Cooper
sengers 13 miles.
@. How many signers of the Declara-
ton of Independence were college men7
e. L. H.
A. Nineteen were college graduates
though number of others had attended
college.
@. Please give some information
about the famous race horse Kindergar-
ten.-D. F. B.
A. Foaled in New Zealand and still
racing in that dominion, kindergarten,
now years old, is son of the Eng
lish sire, Kincardine, out of Valadore, by
the imported the Nut. One Of Kinder
garten's notable triumphs was in the
Easter Handicap, which he captured
under 143 pounds, equaling the New
Zealand mile record in 1855.
@. What was the name of Moham-
meds favorite camel?--H. G.
A. Kaswa was his favorite camel,
which was admitted into the Moslem
paradise because it fell on its knees in
alteration when the prophet delivered the
last clause of the Koran to the assembled
multitude at Mecca.
@. In what localities are Passion
Plays produced each year in the United
States?-N. G. F.
A. A partial list is: 1.-THE American
Passion Play" produced at Bloomington,
Ill; the Black Hills Passion Play"
produced in South Dakota in a great
natural amphitheater of the Black Hills;
"The Yaqui Passion Play" at Pascua
Village Ariz. Passion Play, "Veronica's
Veil," has been given every year, four
times week all during Lent, for q
consecutive years at Union City, N. j.
The Franciscans Of Corpus Christi
Church in Chicago, a colored parish,
every Friday in Lent portray the Stations
of the Cross. THE Zion Passion Play is
produced in Zion City, Ill.
Q. What has become of Douglas
Wrong Way" Corrigan?-F. s. D.
A. Douglas Corrigan Is now q ferry
pilot.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Driter, although the use of
q pseudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters Nth
a Uie1D to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Urges Csanbinstisn Name
For Northwest Highway.

The East has its Broad, and the
West has its Abroad, two Of the most
important roads IN the world. The
Burma road, > and why not? The ALAS
oan R0ad"-e name easy TO remember
and giving both Alaska and Canada 8
l1ohA4@ daafe Il ~ 1Asne. = 3. =.
Evening star., 1943-04-01

Dear Sir.
II have read your article in the Wash
ington Evening Star with some surprise
Gould the creature be q wolf? Ger
tainly it looked very wolflike. Could 1t
be German police dog? They are Just
one jump from wolfdom.'
Evening star., 1943-04-01

Q. What has become Of Douglas
Wrong Way" Corrigan?-F. s. D.
A. Douglas Corrigan Is now q ferry
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