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MEMS AND BOYS WEAR
FINE SELECTION
ALL-WOOL SUITS
$500

Group of o. Made of good hard
worsteds and smart tweeds Well
tailored, single e-breasted, 3-button
models Browns or blue or grey mix
lures. Sizes: Regular, 1-35, 1-37,
2-38, 3-39, $40, 1-42; short, p
36, 1--37, 1-38; long. 2-38, 1-39,
40, 1-42
Regularly 34.7 4.75-Now $500
: THE PALATS ROYAL -.
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BRIGHT NOVELTY JEWELR>

10 MILITARY JEWELRY. Reg 100 SOC
10 CALIFORNIA JEWELRY. Reg. 1s5s7e
IL COSTUME RINGS. Reg. 1s5
COLORED STONE PINS Reg. 5004.5o
TWISTED PEARL NECKLACES. Reg. Sos.
500
COLORED STONE PINS. Reg 695---4.e5
! NECKLACE AND BRACELET SET. Reg.
2750 ---------------------- 90
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SMART COATS AND SUITS

IL BOY COATS. Aqua, light blue, green. All
wool. 1920 Reg. 2295 5---------------l2.5o
] SHORT TWEED COAT. Yellow. Size 10.
Was 22.95 ------------------------ 900
j WOOL FLEECE CHESTERFIELD. Light
blue. Size 13. Reg 1895 995-------------l2.5o
WOOL BOY COATS. Light blue. Size 13.
Reg. 1895 ------------------------ 500
BOY COATS. Navy wool and rayon. Sizes
9 and II only. Reg. 1995--------------l2.5o
3 FITTED COATS. Navy in II and IA Black
in IA only. Reg. 1895 95-----------------I5.oo 90
6 CHESTERFIELDS. Navy and black. 3912-
431a. Reg. 20 95 -------------- 90
i BOX COAT. Navy. Size 40 only. Reg.
90 --I5.o 90
2 RAYON SHANTUNG SUITS. Aqua. Size 20
only. Reg. 1895 -----------------5.o 500
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ATTRACTIVE LINGERIE

IL RAYON SATIN AND CREPE GOWNS.
Slightly soiled Size "a only Reg. 2.25 90
TAILORED RAYON CREPE GOWNS. Solid
colors. Broken sizes. Reg. 495--------z.es
% ROBES. Labeled as to wool content.
Slightly soiled. Dusty rose In sizes 1918.
Reg 895 ------------------- 100
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DENIM SEPARATES. Stacks. Reg. 65--l 90
Shorts. Reg 1.25--7se
JUMPERS. Rayon faille with patch pockets.
Cross stitch rayon suspender skirts. Reg.
5.95 to T.95 --------------------3.o0 90
PRINT BLOUSES. Reg. 4.95--------3.oo
SPORTS SKIRTS. Cotton and rayon, cot
ton prints real natural linen, rayon prints,
polka dots with laced high waist band. Reg.
2.95 to 495 --------------------2.00 90
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Reg. 500 0----------------- 800
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togs. Reg. 795 --------------------- 500
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Conodiun Nickel Official
Kills Wife and Self

TORONTO, Jan 25 Canadian
Press The bodies of Donald Mac
Askill, IS, former vice president and
general manager of the Interna-
tional Nickel Co of Canada, Ltd,
and his wife, Jane, were found to-
day in bedroom of the MacAskill
home. Police described the double
fatality as murder and suicide.
Police said Mr.. MacAskill fired a
bullet into the left side of his wife's
face, killing her instantly, and then
shot himself with a bullet in the
right side of his neck. Mrs. Mac
Askill, who formerly lived in Lex
ington, KY, was ST.
Mr.. MacAskill retired as vice
president and general manager of
the nickel company last December.
He had been in Ill health for some
time.
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The Great Game of Politics
COP Gains Attributed to New Deals
Tolerance of Professional Labor Leaders

none of this loosens the link be-
tween the labor leaders and the
White House nor diminishes the
tolerance of the latter for the
former
Paid as Political Combination.
This combination paid politically
for a good many years, but it has
been carried too far now. What
was once an admitted asset seems
steadily becoming a liability. Some
Of the New Dealers, grasping the
facts, are anxious that the Presi-
dent take occasion to act in a way
that will show complete freedom
from labor-leader dominance and
demonstrate that these profession
ais no longer enjoy particular White
House favor. There have been
many occasions when this could
have been done greatly to the
benefit of the national interest
and to the war effort.
There is opportunity now, when
the manpoWer problem is so acute
and the shortage of labor so alarm
ing. All the President has to do
to solve this problem is to let it
be known that he no longer opposes
the extension of the 40-hour week
for the duration of the war. He
does not have to advocate it; all
he needs Go is make it clear that
he will no longer block it.
1t would be good politics for him
to do that as well as sound national
policy. But not many think he will.
The tie-up is too tight and his
commitments too complete.
The Clio leaders meet the resolu-
tons of the farm organizations and
the attitude of the people by
making ebullient patriotic speeches,
telling how noble and unselfsh
they are. The New Deal aides
meet them with the old time dema-
goguery against the National Asso-
citation OF Manufacturers, and by
citing the few instances of indus
trialists who have been guilty of
fraudulent practices. The extreme
radicals meet them by insistence
upon further labor advances.
Notwithstanding all this, the pa
tience of the public with the labor
favorltism of the administration
wears thinner all the time. Each
threatened strike imposes an addi-
tional strain. 1t will be surprising
If at this session public feeling is
not reflected in labor regulation
which the White House will be
unable to smother, as it always
has done before.
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st. EIizobeth's Cost to D. C..
Reduced $87 $40 in BUDGET
FWe-Cent Per Day Saving Proposed
In Charge for Patients From Here

An estimated saving of S87,840 a
year for support of the Districts
4,800 patients in ST. Elizabeths Hos
pital is proposed in the 1914 budget
through a reduction in the bill of
a nickel day per patient.
Originally, the budget called for
SO 1877 800 to pay st. Elizabeth's for
caring for the District patients in
the new fiscal year beginning July
l, or at the rate of $190 a day per
patient. The figure, however, was
cut to S185 day in the final re-
vision of the budget before it was
sent to Congress.
The charge to the District was
fixed at S190 by the Board of Visitors
Of the hospital at the rate of actual
cost Of maintenance. including the
repair and upkeep of the buildings.
Since that figure was fixed, the
Budget Bureau estimated that the
cost had dropped to S185 due to
the manpower shortage at the
hospital
200 Vacancies on Staff.
HoSplIal omclalS explained that
about two-thirds of the institutions
expenses are absorbed by salaries
for the staff There are now 200
vacancies which the hospital has
been unable to fill, resulting in a
drop in operating expenses.
The forced saving, it was pointed
out, has necessitated a lowering of
the hospitals standard of service
a cut in the attention given patients
in the wards, but not in the quantity
or quality of the food.
Funds to pay the hospital for care
of the District patients are charged
in the budget against the account
Of the Board of Public welfare, al
though it has no control over the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
Garnum |. Cotton Heads
Red Cross Drive Division

Barnum l.. Cotton, vice president
of the National Savins g. Trust Co.,
has been appointed chairman Of the
city division for the Metropolitan
Area 1943 American Red Gross War
Fund campaign, it was announced
today by Campaign Chairman A. G.
Neal.
Headquarters for the city division
Will be in the, War Fund Offices.
United States Chamber of Com
merce Building, where Mr.. Cotton
is now organizing his division for
the opening of the drive March g.
The city division will consist of 10
areas, and will be responsible for
solicitation of contributions for the
War Fund in all offices and bust
ness houses having less than IS en-
ployes, as we'll as residences and
apartment houses in the downtown
area.
The District Chapter of the Red
Cross announced, meanwhile, a new
class in home nursing for the con-
venience of residents of the north
east section to be held at st. JOS
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number of commitments. Patients
are admitted by the District Court
on recommendation of the Commits
sion on Mental Health.
The daily average number of Dis
trict patients for the last several
years has been as follows: 1899
3,843; 1910, 4,074; 1941; 4,212; 1912
4,376 and 1943 (estmated), 1850
The estimate for 1914 is 1890.
Other Cuts Made.
Other major cuts made in the well
fare estimates took $4,000 off the
item for public assistance and
s44 900 for home care for dependent
children. AS originally framed the
public assistance item totaled S7l2,-
900 as compared with an appropria-
ton of S775,000 for the current
fiscal year and the home care for
dependent children item $332,00O.
The current appropriation for
home care for dependent children
totaled 1898, 400. The increase was
sought primarily to provide home
care grants for 1900 families.
Nearly all consist of mothers and
children without means of support.
The number of families receiving
assistance under this program
jumped from $40 in 1910 to 1,130
in 1912
The number of cases receiving
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On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

The brilliant exploits of Gen.
Montgomery's 9Th British Army
must not defect our attention
from the overall military pic
ture in North Africa.
Gen. Montgomery's campaign
will remain forever among the
great military movements of his
tory. The British 9Th Army has
advanced more than 1000 miles
as the bird flies, over 1900 miles
by road, or farther than the dis
lance from Berlin to Moscow,
Kansas City to New York or Ber-
lin to Ankara. It's advance has
liquidated Mussolini's new Ro-
man empire.
But in the last part of this
movement the Rommel army has
not been retreating under pres
sure, but racing for goal, and
1t has reached that goal with
losses, but intact. 1t is estab-
fishing itself in Tunisia, behind
the Mareth Line, which is the
old French defense line against
Italian Libya, 1t is very strong
position and one easily supplied
from Sicily via Tunis, Bizerte
and other Tunisian ports.
1t will take some time for Gen.
Montgomery to prepare an as
Sault on this line. And, mean
while, Rommel is making contact
with the army of Gen. Won Arnim
IN Tunisia, which is being rap
idly reinforced, not from the
strategic reserves of Hitler. but
from German troops that are,
and have been for a long time, in
Italy anyhow.
No Easy Way Out.
Had it been possible for the
American Army, either to smash
the Won Arnim army in Tu-
nlSla, or to reach the Mareth
Line first and thus to trap Rom
mePs retreat, the Montgomery
move would have been a COM
plete victory. But this has not
been achieved. On a large scale
the Germans are making a move
to encircle us, instead of vice
versa, by holding Tunisia. using
Spain and Spanish Morocco as
the opposite cornerstone, and
cutting off our supplies by sub
marines.
The American public must be
prepared for the realization that
there is no easy way of getting
out Of this situation. One of the
decisive battles of this war has
got to be fought. And the fact
that we were numerically SUI
perior at the outset, and have
nevertheless failed to prevent the
German coup, must be acknowl-
edged.
Gen. Montgomery's troops have
gone through the trial by fire of
two years bitter warfare. They
suffered defeats before becoming
a match for Rommel's army.
which has had still longer ex-
perience. Our troops are green.
They are universally admitted to
be as tough fighting material as
exists in the world. But neither
training, nor morale, nor courage
Is substitute for military ex-
perience. We have seen that
everywhere, in Russia, for in
stance. The art and science of
war has to be learned, eventu-
ally, in war.
These facts no doubt prompted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-25
BY FRANK Il. KENT.

Noting new symptoms (such as
the recent Missouri by-election) Of
the popular turning against the
New Deal, discerning politicians on
both sides are fairly unanimous in
ascribing as the chief cause the toll
erance and support which the White
House has given-and still gives
to the professional labor leaders,
particularly of the CLIO, who are
using the war to force higher wages
and acquire greater power through
the closed shop and in other ways.
So clearly has it been shown that
the political link between the Presi-
dent and these leaders has made
union labor the one favored class in
this war that resentment such as
has not been known since Mr..
Roosevelt took Office now exists.
Evidence of the turning, other
than the election results, has been
| given in resolutions from vari-
Gus farm organizations heretofore
strongly pro-NeW Deal, in which
the 40-hour week was denounced.
further wage increases opposed, and
the special privileges to labor urged
| rescinded
Reflection of Public Sentiment.
These expressions cannot be dis
counted as coming from political or
personal opponents of Mr.. Roosevelt
Nor do they enanate from anti
New Deal reactionaries. They are,
in fact, reflection of public senti-
ment which is not to be laughed off
and which is genuinely disturbing to
the true friends of labor. 1t is the
inevitable result of the unwise ex-
tremes to which labor has been led
through its administration backing.
The reaction is likely to be damag-
ing to both.
The truth is that, in time, money
and materials, the loss to the Ma
ton through this CIO-White House
combination has been incalculable.
Before Pearl Harbor, strikes were
epidemic and Nationwide. Since
Pearl Harbor, they have decreased
but by no means ceased.
Strikes, slowdowns, walkouts and
wage demands still occur, impeding
vital war production and throwing
the war plants out of their stride.
Testimony to this effect has been
given by officials of the admins
tration like Admiral Land of the
Maritime Commission and others.
Actually, there isn't an OPEN
minded man in Washington who
privately disputes the facts. Yet.
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public assistance early in 1912 was
1852. Strenuous efforts to reduce
this load in line with the high en-
ployment possibilities resulted in a
reduction to 1900 cases on July
/, 1912.
Further reductions by reason of
employment will not be very great"
said the Commissioners in a report
to the budget bureau. Nearly all
Of the cases receiving general public
assistance at this time are too i'll
or those too old to work. For
those able to work. assistance is
granted only as an emergency
measure through periods of illness
and the like. Special efforts are
made to rehabintate these indi-
vidulas so they can return to en-
ployment."
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Nuzis in Tunisio in Good Position
To Reverse Allied Pincers Tactics

Mr.. Hulls recent remark that he
wished the Americans would keep
their minds fixed for 2 minutes
a day on the military situation.
Nevertheless. political specula-
tons and political moves have a
direct bearing on the military
situation and must be judged
from that viewpoint.
Appeasement for Franco.
There is some reason to be-.
lieve that our political moves in
North Africa are being made
with a view to appeasing Gen.
Franco. 1t is true that Franco
has considerable forces in Span
ish Morocco and that their pres
ence is denobilizing an Ameri-
can group on that frontier, neu-
Trailing nearly half our forces in
North Africa.
But that is not the whole story.
The political setup created
partly to reassure Franco is
hampering the rear of our fight
ing front in Tunisia. There is
reason to believe that among
the old Vichyites with whom we
are playing are informers of
the Germans, and the lack of
a clear situation creates uneasi-
ness among troops and popula-
ton.
Also one wonders whether the
Spanish menace is not vastly
overrated. The Spanish Moroc-
can Army has no supply lines,
and an army without supply
lines is a bluff. The latent
threat that the Germans might
invade Spain has been dissi-
pated by events in Russia. Hit
ler's situat ton there is such that
he must keep all his reserves
and / doubt whether they are
sufficient-to stem the Russian
flood and prepare for a new
offensive in the spring. He
cannot risk any Of them on a
new adventure in so remote a
field of operations.
Militarily spoken, Spain is a
vacuum. That 1t is a menace
to our flank is bluff. On the
contrary, our armies would be
a mena'.e to Spain-that is to
say to the open flank of the
German armies in Western Eu-
rope-if We were not politically
determined to respect Spanish
neutrality.
Under these conditions it is
question whether it is even
shrewd to make any concessions
to Franco or allow ourselves to
be terrorized by him. 1t is a
question whether a strong and
clear political policy would not
terrorize Franco, instead of vice
versa. A policy of compromise
and Wavering always gives an
impression of weakness and
creates uncertainties which carry
over into the field of morale.
Appeasing ghosts never got any
one anywhere.
There are three ways by
which We can smash the Axis
In North Africa. Bv successful
assault, together with the Brit
ish, on the Tunisian fortress:
by driving Spain politically out
OF the picture, or by solving
the submarine problem-which
Is necessary, anyhow, for our
continued campaign in the West.
Probably we will attempt all
three, but We must achieve one.
released By The Bell Syndicate, Incl
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BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The situation in China and
Turkey is now engaging the
attention of the Allies as much
as their military operations on
the various fronts.
1t is no longer secret that
the Chinese government at
Chungking is intensely dissatis-
fed with the prosecution of the
war in the Pacific and Indian
Oceans. Gen. Chang Kai-shek
and his representatives in Wash
ington and London have been
quite frank and outspoken about
the whole situation.
He maintains that it is Of
vital Importance for the Allies
to make a determined effort to
open up at least the upper por-
ton of the Burma road IN order
to get supplies into China and
enable the Chinese forces to
fight the japanese with modern
equipment.
The quantity Of modern war
material received by the Chi
nese by way of India is totally
insufficient. The road which
the Allies are building from
India into China will not be
completed for some time and
the Chinese cannot wait that
long. They point out that the
japanese are pushing forward
whenever they wish to advance.
Burma Offensive Urged.
The so-called Chinese yicto-
ries of few weeks ago were
nothing but the reoccupation of
certain localities from which the
japanese had withdrawn. The
Chinese troops are most eager to
fight, but they cannot do much
with the skinny war material
at their disposal.
Generalissimo Chang has been
pressing the Allies to open an
offensive in Burma. The Chi
nese soldiers are willing to CO.
operate and sacrifice themselves
provided Gen. Archibald Wavell,
the Allied commander, decides
to start a large-scale offensive.
They are convinced there are
sufficient troops at Gen. Wavell's
disposal to start a move against
the japanese and he could sue
coed in dislodging them from
important positions as soon as
he is given the "go" signal.
The generalissimo is convinced
that the British need not fear
any major trouble from within
India should a large-scale move
be started against the Japs. An
Allied victory in Burma would do
much to pacify the Indians.
Hence, earnest representations
have been made on the part of
the Chinese commander in chief,
who, while devoted to the Allied
cause, has recently been COM
PEELED to warn Washington and
London that there is grave dam
ger of his losing face with his own
men unless something is done
soon to push the japanese back
from Burma and open up the
channels of communication be-
tween the outside world and
China.
Unless action comes it will be
difficult for Generalissimo Chang
to maintain his position in China
and the results could have in
calculable consequences not only
for the Chinese government, but
for the Allies themselves.
Z. S. Realizes China's Position.
1t is easy to realize what would
happen in Asia should the Chi
nese be knocked out of the war
and the japanese be free to use
some 100000 men and a substan-
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This Changing World
Situations in Chungking and Ankoro
May Prove Trouble Spots for Allies


such as Siberia.
Generalissimo Chiang's re-
quests are not falling on deaf
ears in Washington. America is
more keenly aware of the impor-
lance of China as an ally than
any other member of the United
Nations. But, of course, the de-
cisions of this country must be
co-ordinated with the views of
the other Allies, and until Russia
and Great Britain are convinced
that major offensive from India
Is essential America can not act
alone.
The situation in regard to
Turkey is equally disturbing. The
policy Of the Ankara government
has been one of friendly neu-
trality. Since the United States
has entered the war the Turkish
government has been seriously
considering the possibility of CO.
operating actively with the Allies.
Turkish Situation Advantageous.
The Turkish Army Is an ex-
cellent one. Turkeys strategic
position as an Asiatic-European
country is of great Importance to
both belligerent groups. But the
Turks lack modern equipment.
They also would like to deal di-
rectly with the United States, in
whose honesty of purpose they
have implicit faith, while they
are suspicious of all the other
great powers.
Russia, Britain, Germany and
Italy at one time or another have
attempted to obtain for them
selves slices of what used to be
the Turkish empire. For more
than a century these nations
have endeavored to obtain a
dominating position in the coun-
try.
In recent weeks, Britain, be-
cause 1t has an important force
in the Middle East, has insisted
that most transactions between
the Turkish government and the
United Nations be cleared
through London and Cairo, the
headquarters of Gen. Sir Harold
Alexander, the commander in
chief Of the Allied forces in that
area.
Lease lend goods are being
sent to Turkey directly by the
United States. 1t appears that
London would now like to supply
the Turks from its own stock of
lease-lend materials and all such
deals should be negotiated di-
rectly between London and An
kara without American inter-
ference.
The Washington Government
Is interested principally in de-
feating its Gaemies. Whether
any Of our associates receive war
materials directly from us or
through some other of our Allies
is immaterial. But the suspicious
Turks don't like the method of
business. They would rather be
indebted to the United States
than any of the other Allies
The Turks look on the request
of the British as an indication
that Britain may want to peg
some future claims and they
have shown their discomfort with
the projected arrangement in no
uncertain terms. 1t appears that
they would prefer to be poorly
armed than accept war materials
from Britain alone.
Turkey is now neutral, but she
could become an important item
of strategy in the Allied war
scheme If the Allies chose the
Near East for an offensive against
the Axis.
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THE opinions OF the artters this page their DUN not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to gtue all sides OF questions interest its
readers although contradictory nono
| themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
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Quoted on Mondays and Thursdays
from 8 pm. to 10 pm. for a mini
mum of six weeks.
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eph's Home and School, Twenty
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