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Evening star., 1943-02-23
Churls Are Reprimanded
Those Who Think the Grable.Raft
Romance Dead Must Face Facts

will give you faint idea Of her
popularity at home I had lunch
with Miss Hasso at 10th Century,
Fox the other day, and she's the
incest, prettiest morsel of femininity
have seen in long while. She
scandalized the publicity depart
ment by admitting to a 9-year-old
son. He came over on the last trip
OF the Drottningholm. Signe was
brought here by RKO, who paid her
for whole year without letting
her so much as sniff the camera.
It's the same old story, she was sick
and discouraged, went to New York,
appeared on the stage and was dis
covered by a Metro talent scout,
and she Is now under contract to
that studio, which has loaned her
to Fox, I think you'll be hearing
a lot about her from now on.
For her small bit" in Right
About Face" Mrs. Mickey Rooney
wears the suit that Katharine Hep
burn wore in Woman of the Year"
They had to nip 1t in a bit at the
waist. And always thought Katie
was the thinnest girl in pictures.
-. From Claudette Colbert's arms
to the paratroopers is the expert
ence Of George Reeves, who reports
for the latter after his present as
signment in 80 Proudly We Hail"
Dorothy Lamour signs her
autograph on the inside OF two
sailor boys hats. The owners were
on the Hornet and consider them
selves lucky to be on a Paramount
sound stage.
Michael Arlen was dining with
Paulette Goddard, and she asked
him why was he not writing any
books these days. Because" said
Mike, Il said all I had to say in
my books by the time I was 3d."
He then launched into long TRADE
on why he had nothing to say now.
After listening in silence for a long
time Paulette giggled, You sound
as though you were writing a book!"
Il am," replied Mr.. Arlen.
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Evening star., 1943-02-23
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
NationaI-"Harriet Helen Hayes
as Mrs. Stowe: Tonight at $50.
Screen.
Capitol "Chetniks," Yugoslav
patriots tackle the new order: II
am, 1:45, 4:30, tbs and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows: 1855, 3:4o,. 6:25 and
9:10 pm.
Columbia-'Palm Beach Story"
fun on a train, with Claudette Col
bert: 1880 am, 1870, 3:35, 5:35,
TAO and $40 pm.
Earle-"Yankee Doodle Dandy"
James Cagney as the great Cohan:
10:45 am, 1:30, AIS, 7 and 9:15
pm Stage shows: /, 3:45, 6:35
and $50 pm,
Keith'."They Got Me Covered" "
Bob Hope on spy hunt: 1l:15 am.
lao, 3:25, $50. 7:35 and 9:40 pm,
Little -- Road to Singapore, +"
Hope e-Crosby-Lamour on an earlier
tour: 1890, $50, $40 and $50 pm.
observation-disclosures Strike
at Dawn" a workout for Canadian
troops: 11:05 am, 1:10, 800, 5:25,
7:30 and $40 pm.
Paiace-"In Which We Serve"
Noel Coward's life of a man-o'-w !:
11:40 am, 2:10, 4:40, ITO and $40
pm.
Pix-"Seven Miles From Alca-
traz," with Bonita Granville: Con-
tinuous from pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts
Continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1943-02-23
The Russians, Ballet Ones,
Are Captivating Whole u. S.
Triumphs of the Army and People
Back Home Reflected Brightly
In Popularity of Group Here
BY JAY CARMODY.

IL Is not only their own country the Russians winning these
In very pleasant they taking this
way not political military
Bearer these udings Wallace
man, who reminds somewhat a
Washington with the forthcoming
Evening star., 1943-02-23
SPARS and WAVES
Fall Into Large.Scale,
Big.Budget CATEGORY
HOLLYWOOD

I1ollI SAf%Jb.
Charles r. Rogers will return to
Hollywood in the near future to put
into immediate production his re-
Gently acquired story of the WAVES
and SPARS. Navy Hotel" He is
scheduling the production, the first
to treat of the women's auxiliary
services OF the Navy and Coast
Guard, for release by United Art
lists this year
Navy Hotel" is a story by Ben
Markson and John Klein, set against
the background Of a Miami hotel
like the ones recently taken over
by the Navy. 1t is scheduled to be
a large-scale, top-budget musical
picture. Rogers Is currently con-
ferring with Benny Goodman and
his orchestra for both an acting and
a musical part in the production.
Evening star., 1943-02-23

fAolb ACLc VI tlic odllSJ TtuSSe dt
Monte Carlo. Since October l, he
has been virtually everywhere in
the United States-Reno, Billings,
Mont, and nearly 100 other places
In the same connection. An avant-
courier, or press representative, of
the Ballet Russo. he has perhaps the
easiest job in his field; that is, in
sofar as he is required to awaken
interest in the Russian dancers.
The fact is that the whole Russian
people are collaborators of Mr..
Munro's in arousing Americas curl
osity and enthusiastic acclaim for
the dancing group. What the Rus
slan Army does at Dneiperopetrovsk
Evening star., 1943-02-23
'Hopalong' Gets a
New Henchman
HOLLYWOOD.


Jimmy Rogers has been signed to
long-term contract for the role
OF Hoppy's sidekick in the popular
"Hopalong Cassidy" series.
Rogers first film under his new
contract will be Forty Thieves"
scheduled to go into production
some time in April.
Rogers will introduce a new note
in outdoor action dramas. Home
spun, like his famous dad, he brings
modesty and quiet masculine
charm to Western pictures which
Is novel to the rip-roaring enter
tainment. With romance becom-
ing more and more part Of action
pictures, Rogers will have the latter
half Of ''girl-meets-boy" stories
made necessary by current short
ages of males.
Evening star., 1943-02-23
Czech Program
At Jewish Center

The people Of Czechoslovakia will
be honored tomorrow evening when
the fifth program in the United
Nations Festival will be conducted
at the Jewish Community Center.
Principal speaker scheduled is Karel
Cervenka, Charge d'Affaires of the
Czechoslovak Legation, and other
features OF the program include a
showing OF the film "Janocik" and
presentation Of national folk dances
by the Community Center dance
group under Flora Atkin.
Evening star., 1943-02-23

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
lnyusions

The United Nations intend to
carry hoStilities to the AXIS enemies
wherever they may be found PreSi-
dent Roosevelt has said as much on
several recent occasions. The latest
statement on the subject is that Of
James F. ByrneS, director Of eco
nomic stabiliZatiOn, who, on Tuesday
evening, declared: Our war plans
for 1943 contemplate, within
a measurable period Of time, the
invasion Of Europe, one Of the great
est military operations ever planned
in history"
Using language not much different,
the Greeks probably announced their
expedition against Troy in 1893 BIC.
AgamemnOn was commander in chief.
The entire host of 100000 men and
1876 ships assembled in the harbor
of Aulis, Here, while they were SaCri-
ficing under plane-tree. a snake
darted out from under the altar and
assembled the tree, and there, after
deVOurlng brood OF eight young
sparroWs and the mother bird her
self, was turned into stone. This
omen Calchas, the seer Of the host,
interpreted to mean that the war
would last nine years, and terminate
in the tenth with the destruction of
Troy" Something like the result
thus foretOld finally occurred. The
city was plundered and burned, and
all the inhabitants = either slain
or carried into slavery"
Other classic invasions included
those of the Persians into Hellenic
territory-Darius, defeated at Mara
thon in 400, XerXes, at Salamis and
Platea, 479 Then followed the cam
paign of Alexander which overthreW
the Persian monarchy and took the
! MacedOnianS as far from home as
Egypt and India, 334 1881; Hannibal s
drive from Spain through France and
over the Alps into Italy, 218, and the
| two attacks Of Julius Caesar upon
Britain, SIS and 50. Each of those
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Rigidity in Government
Demonstrated in Rationinp.

To the Editor OF The Star
Nowadays a rule is a rule; 1t is based
on formula; that formula was pro-
duced by experts; it therefore is correct.
and you cannot cross At" or dot an 81"
without overturning the whole principle
OF democratic government. This is the
way we always have done it,"
1t is the same story with rationing.
have specific finding of the State di-
rector, dated December Is, 1912, which
says: Il further find that the applicant
has no adequate means of public trans
portation'; and that finding has been
proved over again during the past week,
when. even driving by auto, under our
irregular hours, We could not get to the
store in time to buy such simple thing
as bread, not once, but twice
Yet, the statistical limit is so many
miles. If your requirements are little
less. well, you are just lucky; and If your
requirements are little more, you are
just unlucky-regardless of what 1t does
to you physically, mentally or from the
standpoint of morale. 1t Is the rule;
it is the law; there can be no adjustment
OF it. I thank you.
WISHFULLY WAITING.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
COlumnist's Criticism R0uses
Defense of Administration.

4 o the EGltof Oh Inc otaT.
David Lawrence in his column Satur-
day, February s, reaches the conclusion
that -the Roosevelt administration {.
has finally had its chance to control COM
pletely the Nations economy and has
made mess out of it." The premises
he advances to support this conclusion,
however seem to have been based more
upon political prejudice than upon facts.
Mr.. Lawrence states that wages are
getting out Of hand. yet he believes
wages should be raised to provide in
centive; he wants both price ceilings and
wages raised for purposes of incentive,
yet he charges that the administrations
efforts to achieve economic stabilization
have been flop"
1t is not necessary to defend every
policy of the administration; there OBJ
viously have been blunders made in the
execution of such a tremendous task,
but the inescapable fact Is that in one
year this country has achieved total con-
version to war production with the
civilian economy cut to the bone,
record unequaled anywhere any time.
This accomplishment hardly supports
Mr.. Lawrences conclusion that the ad-
ministration has made mess out of it,"
HOWARD F. SMITH.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Objects to EXiled King Zog
As Restored Ruler of Albania.

To the Editor Of The Star:
was amused by the letter published
signed by the Acting Representative of
Albania" whatever that may mean.
To begin with, and in accordance with
Official pronouncements of the Depart
ment of State, Zog is but the ex-King
of Albania and, as such, he has no right
to have any representative anywhere,
least of all in the United States.
BY what right, then, can the person
signing the letter present himself as
Representative of Albania?
Secondly, this so-called representa-
tive" makes some very startling state
ment5. He tells US, for instance, that
his master issued a proclamation about
a year ago in which he stated that, at
the end of this war, Albania is going to
benefit by his rule which Is going to be
thoroughly democratized.
What 1 wish to point out is something
that is known to all who have taken
any interest in Albania in the past Is
years The point is that in the course
of this period. and until he was thrown
out Of power by Mussolini himself
because he had ceased to be OF any
further use to the Italian dictator-ex
King Zog acted as the oppressor of his
people under the thumb rule of Rome.
Now, suppose that all the kindred
Quisiings of Europe, among whom Zog
was the first to act in that capacity,
similarly were to be kicked out of power
take shelter elsewhere and then proclaim
Evening star., 1943-02-13
THIS AND THAT
Bu Charles E. Traceneu.

need, but how they enjoy it for the time
being!
They hop back and forth, siding along
first one way and then the other.
Finally they fly back into the down
spout, visibly refreshed by their short
turn out of the rain.
Sometimes a starting will seek the
shelter of a feeding station.
1t perches under the roof, right on the
seed, keeping all other birds away 1t
does not do this in the dog g-in-the-
manger way which the mockingbird often
employs, but merely as a place of shelter.
Often it will remain several hours.
Once we thought one of these old birds
was going to stay all night, but just
before darkness really fell he few away.
Sleet and hail are two of the greatest
dangers to bird life. The former coats
them with ice, especially when it falls in
the night when they are motionless on
the perch.
This is great danger to them. because
they get no chance to break up the
They seldom fly at night, unless under
dire compulsion. In the daylight, when
sleet fell, they would be moving around.
The inner warmth of birds, which is
very high, mostly prevents them being
incased in solid ice.
Some species are very susceptible to
freezing of the feet.
The startling Is one of these Just why
this bird is more liable to frozen feet
than others we do not know.
It is the reason why 1t seeks roosting
place at night on the ledges of inhabited
buildings
Government buildings, with warmth
inside, have proved favorites for this
shrewd bird. 1t is perfectly willing to
scout the entire Washington district as
far as 20 miles away, in all directions,
during the day, but it wants to be sure its
feet are warm at night.
Hence it comes back to the marble,
granite and limestone lodges.
Reports have come to this column of
starlings being frozen to tin" roofs after
a very cold night
This is because of a fault, probably, in
their foot structure Other birds, par
ticularly the English sparrows, do no.
seem to suffer from the defect.
Hailstorms, though brief do great
damage to birds. since a hailstone as
large as marble can kill bird.
Ordinary transforms do little damage to
our wildbirds. Windstorms do not harm
them much. Few suffer in snowstorms
| particularly when people put out bread
and other foods for them, as so many dc
nowadays.
In snowy weather kindhearted people
need not worry about birds not getting
enough to drink. They eat snow with
gusto. 1t is the long dry spell in yer,
cold weather when birds should b.
supplied with water in the middle of tn
| afternoon.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
HOME FRONT.

Dear Sir:
This is TO let you know how very much
I appreciate your column. have feed
ing station on the window sill, and
thought you might like to hear about my
mockingbird, which has been coming to
it for about seven years.
Il am certain it must be the same bird,
as he has the same habits. He is very
smart. During the very cold weather he
likes to drink the hot water which is
emptied out of the automobile radiator
The minute he sees you let the water out
of the radiator he goes right after it.
Also, he likes to sit on the car bumper
in front of the radiator as he has dis
covered it is warm there. He looks very
cute sitting there. This particular bird
never gets mate until the middle of
February, but during the warm spell
recently he acquired friend, so now
have two to feed raisins, which is the
only thing he will eat.
II use wildbird seed mixture which I
get from a seed store, peanuts and
raisins. I usually have from three to five
bluejays, one pair of cardinals and the
mockingbird. Of course, have lots of
sparrows, but the mockingbird chases the
starlings away for which I am glad, as
they are no favorites of mine.
"Mr. Tracewell, your column is so nice
7 wish all the school children would be
given it to read for homework, as I think
it would do them good They seem to
have so little appreciation for lawns
trees and wild life these days.
Sincerely, A. D. R."
The mockingbird is one OF the few
species which seems to have enough COM
mon sense to seek warmth.
Others are the starlings and the
English SparroWs.
We will never forget seeing a couple Of
old starlings perched on chimney.
They had their tails hanging out and
their heads poked over the opening.
In this way they managed, to get a
breath of warm air and this no doubt
helped them all day long. The wild
creatures seem to be able to store up
experiences, and the benefits therefrom
in a Ways which is lost to human beings.
That is, the good they derive in a few
moments lasts them all day. Maybe man
is going to force himself to rediscover this
ability as result of war deprivations.
Cats which are kept mostly outdoors
seem to get as much satisfaction out of a
brief roll on the rug as house-bound cats
do from lying there all day long.
English sparrows, too, have this gift.
Ordinarily they do not mind rain. but
now and then seek the shelter of an
overhang on the porch.
There they perch and chirp away for a
few minutes.
This seems to be all the shelter they
Evening star., 1943-02-13

tremendous enterprises involved vast
expenditure of sweat and blood. The
same observation may be made with
equal reason respecting the CrusadeS,
beginning in 1895 and continuing for
three centuries. 1t was largely in
retaliation for the operations of the
MoorS in the Mediterranean area
that the Christians sought to recap
ture the Holy Sepulchre.
The Norman invasion of England
under William the Conqueror in 1866,
on the other hand, was a political
activity relatively inexpensive. A
single battle-HaStings where Harold
was Slain-decided the issue. Re
peated attempts to reverse the
process-Edward Ills and Henry VS.
efforts to subjugate France in 1916
and 1415-came to nothing in the
end. So, too, Philip II of Spain was
unsuccessful with his armada in 1888
Unfriendly weather wrecked his hopes
as a hostile climate frustrated the
diiiplUioIiS VI Napoleon IN Russia IN
1872
AS for the Western Hemisphere,
the lncursion Of Cortez into Mexico
IN 1919 and Pizarro into Peru in 1924
are well remembered, yet the average
american likes to think that Abraham
Lincoln was correct when he affirmed
at Springfield in 1897: "All the armies
OF Europe, Asia and Africa combined.
with all the treasure of the earth (our
own excepted in their military chest,
with Bonaparte for a commander,
could not by force take a drink from
the OHIO or make a track on the
Blue Ridge in a trial of a thousand
years"
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Elder Spiies

He kno,ps the sun has only recently
Turned on fiery heel to come this
WGy,
Yet he must 90 do,on to the loper
field,
Where silent creek is tringed NTH
icy spray,
Where cardinal upon crimson song.
WeaDes in and out OF shadoWs ,oir-
ter thinned,
And lUhere around each naked elder
bush
Boldly cauorts the ro,Ddy northern
mind.
He knops what parts OF elders make
best spiles ..
Toughened by elements, yet ueluetv
Inside. With dettness he removes
the pith,
To form spout for sap oroun
Sugary;
And as he 1DhittleS, song is on his lips,
As though no,o touched By springs
soft t1ngertips.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Proposes Cutting in Half
Present Number of Paydays.
To the Editor of The Star

tNe EuIIOI E5ldI.
1t seems to me that the Federal Gov
eminent could save a great deal by
paying its employees monthly instead of
every two weeks. I do not know how
much it costs to make out all the checks
on the Federal payroll, but I imagine
it to be a rather expensive process.
Some may say that if you pay people
only once a month they will spend it
too fast and will run out of funds before
the end Of the month. I maintain that
any one with enough intelligence to
work for Uncle Sam should be able to
manage his finances on a monthly basis.
CECIL BARNES, Jr.
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Discussion Series

Lord Macauley, so long ago as 1880,
summed up the democratic Concep-
ton of the efficiency of debate when
he declared Men are never so likely
to settle a question rightly as when
they discuss it freely" The alterna-
tive point Of view is that Of total
itarian systems of government in
which the average citizen is told, in
the language of EcclesiaSticuS: Sub
nit your neck to the yoke and let
your soul receive discipline" Such
doctrines of slaviSh silence produce
new disorder in the world, but bring
forth nothing that makes living a
tolerable experience.
II is to the end that an approx
nation of happiness may develop
from the prevailing struggle that
america and her Allies are laboring
and fighting. One living example of
their method and purpose is repre-
Sented in the United Nations Discus
sion Series of lectures and panel col
loquieS currently in progress in Wash
ington. The second program has been
arranged for Constitution Hall Mon
day evening with Walter Nash, Min
lister Of New Zealand; Senator Joseph
Ball Of Minnesota Representative
Will Rogers, jr., Of California, Robert
st. John, radio commentator. and DR..
Esther Brunauer OF the American
Association of University Women
participating in consideration of
The British Commonwealth Faces
the Future"
OF course, it is necessary for the
success of enterprises of this sort
that the public should support them
generously. There would be little
utility in bringing together groups of
speakers only. Attendance at tht
Evening star., 1943-02-13
Says Voters Can Support
Two Proposals Before Congress.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star
Many are asking for declaration Of
war aims. There are at i>aSt three con-
siderations before the House of Repre-
sentatives on this point. But two pro-
posals have been made which would clear
up difficulties on which the average voter
is confused.
The first of these is a proposal made
by Senator Gillette that the Atlantic
Charter be ratified so as to become a
legal treaty. There is much confusion
on this charter. 1t was Endorsed by
Russia, Britain, the eXiled governments
and by the United States. Yet the inter-
probation of that Endorsement is not
clear. A treaty affirming 'the right of
all peoples to choose the form of gov
ernment under which they live" would
be a great foundation upon which to
stand. Voters who are awake to the
opportunity may press for the formation
of this bill and for its passage.
The second proposal is that of Rep
resentative Curley that 10 per cent of
lend-lease materials be sent to China
There has been much argument over
the question of whether or not aid now
is going to the Chinese. There is opinion
that help cannot reach them because
there are not ships to carry cargoes to
India for transshipment by plane. Yet
Senator Byrnes, director of economic
stabilization, said in his recent radio
address: I'VE must send more help to
our Chinese allies. whose indomitable
resistance wears down the fighting
strength of the Japanese military ma
chine and holds for us the roads to
Toxic" Surely, then this help can be
sent If there is the will to send it.
GRACE S. YAUKEY.