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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
Genghis Khan Discussed As
The Greatest Of Conquerors.
To the Editor Of The Star:

In The Star for April IA in the "Ques-
ton and Answer" column, r. c. asked
the question: "Who are the four greatest
generals in history?" Your answer,
alexander, Hannibal, Caesar and Ma
poleon are by many considered the
greatest was very diplomatic answer
In exercising my right of disagreement,
nominate for first place the great Mon
golian conquerer: Genghis Khan, The
Perfect Warrior" THE Master of
Thrones and Crowns" THE Great
Slayer" THE Scourge Of God" to give
but a few Of the titles by which he was
known during his lifetime. He was the
man who came nearer to conquering the
known world than any man who pre-
ceeded or followed him. Furthermore,
it must be remembered that he left his
affairs in such good order that his great
at-great-grandson sat securely on the
throne he established, so completely had
opposition been crushed He established
an empire which extended from the
China Sea to the Danube, from the
Arctic to the Persian Gulf, the greatest
empire in area and population ever
founded with the possible exception of
the British Empire which contains great
slices of continents not known in the
18th century.
1t is quite safe to say that no other
man who ever lived exercised such an
influence speak politically, not morally
on the period in which he lived. In
deed, his influence extends down to the
present day, in that it was he who broke
the power of Islam then riding rough
shod over Christendom. The arrange
ment of many countries in Balkan
East, the pressure of the Monaghan
horde. He met in battle and decisively
defeated the greatest generals, acquired
the tremendous resources Of the Chin
dynasty in China, took over and exploit
ed the country. The followers of Mo-
manned next felt his power, and he
all but exterminated them. His son,
Juchi, and his great general, Subotai,
measured swords with the best In Eastern
Europe; the armies OF the Russians, the
Hungarians and Germans were practical
ly annihilated
Measured by the standard set by
Genghis Khan, the actors on the Euro
pean stage are puny by comparison.
Napoleon (held up as a paragon by Euro
pean and American educatorO, it must
be remembered, deserted two armies one
in Egypt and the other in Russia, before
strutting into the debacle OF Waterloo,
and ended as prisoner on st. Helena.
Hannibal, in spite of evidences Of milf
tary genius, was unable to prevent the
destruction of Carthage. Caesar, I'M
questionabiy great was assassinated
before his genius could be certified by
lasting results.
Alexander. undoubtedly, for sheer mill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
Arlington Children

In appropriating $4,25O to provide
supervised recreation for the chill
dren of working parents, the Airing
ton County Board is making a COM
mendable effort to deal with prob
lem which is assuming serious pro-
portions in Washington and all
nearby communities.
The boards action is based on a
report from a special committee,
which held that supervised recrea-
ton facilities for children of work
ing parents should be the primary
concern of our wartime public recrea-
ton program" Adults, the COM
mittee concluded, will have to shift
for themselves in order that the
county may protect its youth, on
whom our future depends"
Specifically, the appropriation is
intended to enable the school au-
thorities, until the end of the school
term, to furnish supervised recrea-
ton facilities for Sabotage children
throughout the day on Saturdays and
from the end of the school day to
pm. on other week days. 1t is be-
lieved that these facilities can be
provided on the school grounds with
existing personnel, and the County
School Board has signified it's will
ingneSs to undertake the program.
The committee also recommended
a $4,000 appropriation to provide
similar facilities during the fall term,
and pointed out that the school
board already has arranged for a
summer program of supervised, all
day recreation for children four years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
Huskin's Answers
To Questions

0V ETSUSytN A11cHFss
A reader can get the anstrer to any
question OF fact by Drttino The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
d. c. Please i1close stamp TOR return
postage.
@. Did Gen. Patton ever take part IN
the Olympic games?-C. o. r.
A. 1t. Gen. George S. Patton was
great track athlete and took part in the
Olympic games at Stockholm In 1912.
@. What was the Soldiers Pocket
Bible?-W. w.
A. This was a Bible in pamphlet form
published in 1913 for the use OF Crom-
wells army in England. About $4,000
copies Of this little volume were re-
printed during the Civil War in the
United States for circulation among
Northern troops.
Q. Does any one hold higher Office
in China than Chang Kai-shek?-E.
l.. H.
A. Yes, Sun Yat-sen, who died March
IL, 1925. He was the head Of the Kuom-
intang, or National Peoples party and
holds that ONCE in perpetuity Every
morning his will Is read throughout the
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. TrdcetUell.

service If all Of us protect and care for
them the best we can.
The catbird likes bit Of ground beef,
at nesting time, but where is he going to
get 1t this summer?
Maybe bird friends will try horse meat
1t comes as something Of a shock, this
idea of using horse meat.
Visions Of Black Beauty, Dan Patch
and others come to mind.
The horse has so long been the noble
friend Of man that somehow it seems
sacrilege, almost, to eat 1t, even in times
Of stress.
Yet the dogs and the cats and the
birds, too, find it good food.
Many people pretend to be severely
shocked at the Idea Of eating or using
horse meat, so perhaps the best thing to
do, If you want to try 1t, is to say nothing
about 1t.
Robins are very fond of ground horse
meat.
They will eat 1t greedily, and no doubt
at nesting time many other species will
find it helpful, including the wood
thrush, the mocAingbird, the cardinal,
the song sparrow, the English sparrow,
the blue jay and the Startling.
Ground meat is great help to the
birds at nesting time, since 1t enables
the parent birds to feed the hungry
mouths ever gaping before them, and
also get a little food for themselves at
the same time.
It seems that the older birds, when
thrown bodily on nature, will not stop
to eat their own share, but fear that the
supply will run out.
When they are confronted by hand
full of ground meat, they seem to be
willing to believe the evidence of their
own eyes, and decide to take a bite for
themselves, as they go along
This Is very great service to our bird
| life.
Strong healthy young birds are thus
sent into their first winter.
Ground horse meat Is tender and juicy
and even better suited to this purpose
than beef
The catbird will be among the first
useIS Ol any DIS Vi meat put ouC. LINZ
| is not wasting meat, but putting 1t tc
very good USE indeed, because these
birds will do more than their part ir
raising increased crops Of foodstuffs al
over the Nation.
Bird help will be more needed thar
ever, because 1t may be presumed thai
haste, which always makes waste, anc
persons newly come to plant raising, be-
tween them will result in many pool
horticultural practices and increased
! insect enemies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
Congressman Regarded
As Servants Of People.
To the Editor Of The Star

All this nonsense in Congress to the
effect that we. the public, are being
forgiven something by pay-as-you-go has
my dander up.
How does Congress get it that we are
being forgiven? Are we vassals asking
boons and begging to be released from
obligations? I understand democratic
government as Congress selected by
the people to pass such laws as shall
be desired by the people. Well. we desire
pay-as-you-go. Who takes the conse-
quences If the system isn't satisfactory?
Congressman should be made to I'M
derstand that they work for us, not we
for them. We know what's good for us.
They should be our means OF making
1t legal. ROBERT M. HUBBARD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
FALLS CHURCH, Va.

Dear Sir:
II have . catbird in my yard already.
Can you beat that?
Sincerely, o. c."
Nobody can beat that.
The catbird is one of our very best
summer birds, and the longer we have it
around, the better.
They begin to arrive in middle March,
but not many, with more Of them COM
ing along as real spring approaches.
Most Of us do not get them until late
in April, and many Of us not until May.
few of them have remained all
winter long, but most of us need not look
for them except from spring to late
October.
The earliest a catbird was ever seen
in migration here was February /, 1898.
This was seen by J. H. Gault.
The catbird is favorite Of this COL
umn.
1t is beautiful bird, but one which
many people, even bird lovers, do not
appreciate.
Clad in black and gray, the catbird is
= real feathered prince, with such good
breeding that it does not call attention
to itself.
This perhaps accounts for the fact that
some persons profess not to like 1t. They
really have not looked at it closely.
Then, too, 1t has q bad name for some
persons, those who declare that they
cannot abide the housecat"
Somehow they carry over the name of
cannot see any further. If they would
look, they would see one of the finest Of
all our birds.
1t must be admitted that the ordinary
call of the catbird is not q thing of
beauty.
In Virginia some people call him the
snake bird" because they believe he is
saying snake" when he utters the
meowing cry which gives him his name.
This is just his cry. His song Is some
thing else, and 1t is often overlooked, If
you can say song is overlooked, and
more often than not attributed to the
mockingbird
4linG 10 WHY, pcludpS' AcW pCISOIiS
grow angry when any one dares to assert
that the catbird is an even better singer
than the mocker.
There should be no dispute about two
such fine birds. Surely there are enough
matters in the world in dispute to occupy
our argumentative abilities.
Let us keep the songbirds free from
dispute. as far as possible. They are
helping Uncle Sam get in his crops, and
now more than ever they will do him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
Christ Considered Foundat ton
OF Permanent World Peace.

VI permanent world Peace.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Postwar aims for world security and
prosperity are being discussed. 1t is,
however, too soon to outline a specific
program Of procedure.
AS Prime Minister Churchill said re-
Gently it would be unwise at this stage
to go into details and try to prescribe
exact groupings and precise machinery
Of cooperation.
Obviously, the world Is in dire need Of
human friendship-the friendship that
can only be born OF mutual understand
ing and good will; the friendship that
does not gloss over faults, but faces
facts fearlessly.
The Federal Council Of the Churches
of Christ in America, as a result of a
two-year study of the possible bases of
just and durable peace, has suggested
a six-point program.
1t embraces international political COL
laboration; control of economic and
financial acts; adequate provision for
inevitable changing conditions; auton-
omy for subject peoples; international
control of ornaments; religious and
intellectual liberty.
Whatever details are worked out from
this or any other proposal, the world
must learn individually and collectively,
that enduring peace will come only If we
build up the eternal verities.
The fundamentals of truth, mercy,
sincerity, love, devotion and unselfsh-
ness must be woven into the fabric of
new and happier world, so that liberty,
independence and justice will be the
heritage Of all.
Some one has said that if the stars
in the skies, on some clear night should
shape themselves into cleaning letters
that read, Let this mind be in you
which was also in Christ Jesus" that
would express the worlds great need.
Secretary Ickes recently voiced these
inspiring words: If common men are
fighting this war to establish that
liberty without which a peoples century
could never come into being, they must
see to it, and they are going to see to
it, that the guiding principles Of our
political, economic and social life shall
be those underlying the Sermon on the
Mount and the Declaration of INDIE
pendence."
The world now in the process of re-
building may well look to the Master
Builder of all time for guidance and
inspiration. Christ, carpenter by trade,
built best not out of stones and steel
and wood, but out Of eternal spiritual
materials.
A spirit of brotherhood, recognition
of interdependence, earnest cooperation
for the common good and unselfish serv-
ice-these are the foundation stones upon
which to build better world
GRENvILLE KLE1SER.
New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
Same This Side Border

From the Victoria. British Columbia, Daily Times
The great majority of the Canadian
people are getting their first practical
lessons in the effect of controls, as they
begin to realize that the quantity and
variety of goods are really growing less.
that the amount Of money at their dis
posal far exceeds the commodities on
which they can spend it and that 1t will,
therefore. be good business to lend their
surplus cash to the government-not
only to facilitate the business Of financ-
ing the war, but also to provide them
with the wherewithal to buy the goods
they will need when the clash OF arms
ceases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22

@. Who suggested the name Rang
ers" for commando troops?-C. j. H.
A. The name Is said to have been
United States Army officer The name
occurred to him when he thought OF the
Texas Rangers and Rogers Rangers, one
of Americas, most romantic fighting
units, who, under Robert Rogers, stalked
Northern America in the French and
Indian War.
@. When was the Republic of Liberia
established?-J. B. A.
A. 1t had its origin in the plan Of the
American Colonization Society founded
in 1917. The independent Republic of
Liberia was established In 1847, the first
Negro republic in the world.
@. How did the fabric known as
Jersey get this name?-R H.
A. Jersey was made popular by the
celebrated actress, Lily Langtry, and
named for her birthplace, the Isle OF
Jersey.
G. What city or town in this country
is said to be the narrowed In the world2
Il j.
A. Bingham. Utah. It Is situated In
a canyon and is only about so feet wide.
There is only one main street.
@. Where is Light Horse Harry" Lee
buried?-S. J. L.
A. His remains have been transferred
to the chapel where his son is buried at
Washington and Lee University, Lexing-
ton, Va.
@. Which is the largest island in the
Pacihc?-H. G.
A. New Guinea is the largest
Q. Who once made the statement
that to destroy England, Egypt must be
seized?-W. B.
A.. In letter to the Directory on
August Is, 1877, Napoleon Bonaparte
made this statement: "In order to de-
stroy England, one must seize Egypt"
@. Do men stammer more than
women?-M C. M
| A. Male stammerers outnumber fe-
male stammerers at least 10 to / and
! possibly 20 to /.
| @. Which is the largest Moslem city
in the world?-R. M. w.
| A. Cairo, the capital of Egypt is the
most populous, with more than a mill
| lion inhabitants.
@. What is cafe au lait?-R. Y.
A. Cafe au lait consists of hot milk
and strong coffee in about equal proper
tons.
@. What is the legend of the redbud
tree?-M. N. w.
A. One legend is to the effect that the
fedbud or Judas tree once had white
flowers, but that when Judas hanged
himself upon the tree they turned pink
| with shame.
@. Is blue diamond the rarest
found?-L. A. A.
| A. Red is the most rare and blue Is
next. The most famous red stone is the
Rams Head, which is rose colored and
was once part Of the Russian crown
! jewels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22

1t is related that in Sfax Marshal
Rommel occupied a handsome villa
while the accompanying Italian gen.
eral had to be satisfied with a tent
erected in the yard. And it probably
was a pup tent at that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
The Ways of Light

haze loued light and all It's trays
of falling,
Its eagerness at morning on tho
hills,
Its Desper beauty phen the thrush
Is calling
And PLAINTIFF whtp- poor -,oins.
A lighted city Nth Is myriad olanc-
ing
And flashing cars-,otth youth and
JOY at flood,
The glittering streets, the sparkle
and the dancing g..
Goes tingling through my blood. ..
love the atterHght upon lonely,
SeQuestered bailey, far from any
to1Dn,
The splendor OF the day withdrawn
and only e
The Unite stars looking doDn.
The sun on graues ,ohere those lore
lie sleeping
In quiet places, holy and apart,
Where birdnotes are and blue-eyed
myrtle creeping,
Is tenderest on my heart.
INEZ BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22

Pretty Boy Floyd Hamilton has
been having a difficult time. Within
a few days this prisoner, trying to
escape from Alcatraz, was killed by
rifle fire, was drowned, was found
hiding in a cave, and now is threat
ened with pneumonia, but soon will
be back at work,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22

Admiral Georges Robert, COM
handing in Martinique, told the AS
ISOLATED Press he was willing to join
in the fight against the Axis IF this
would not force him into rebellion
against the French government"
What French government?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
New Testament-Red letter edi-

New Testament-Red letter edi-
ton. This volume includes q mass
Of supplementary material such as
harmony OF the gospels, great periods
Of Bible history, and a specially pre-
pared section giving the names Of
trees, waters, mountains, musical in
struments and birds that are named
in the Bible. 1t gives many important
facts such as the longest book and
the shortest verse This Testament,
with all the words spoken by Our
Lord printed in red, contains 254
pages printed on thin Bible paper and
is bound in flexible black cover To
secure your copy inclose Is cents in
coin wrapped in this clipping and
mail to The Star Information Bureau.
Address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22

the truth that prosperity" OF a sort
Is handicap in the struggle for
survival. American industrial and
agricultural progress parallels in
character that of the free provinces
OF the Chinese republic, but the
American people must avoid the in
flationary troubles of their friends
across the Pacific.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22

Americans cannot help wondering
II their Australian compatriots pro-
nounce the surname Of Gen. Sir
Thomas Blamey as it is spelled, or
II 1t Is correct to use "Blimey."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22

tary genius, safely could be placed behind
Genghis Khan in second place.
1t is interesting to note that the empire
Of Genghis Khan was ruled within the
framework of the legal code he estab-
lished-the Yassa-consisting Of % laws,
and so effectively were they administered
that 1t was boasted that virgin carry
ing sack of gold could ride from one
end Of the kingdom to the other and
not be molested.
JUSTIN IGNORAMUS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-22
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the Driter, although the use of
a pseudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
a Uie1D to condensation.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-09
Carver Is Dead

A PAIL OF GLOOM targ, over Ti,kegee Institute and
r addcns the hearts of millions ins week for Dr.
George Washington Career dead Although born a
slave some eighty ago Tins remarkable man rose
from bondage and became homS and scientist of inter-
national fame HIS dauntesS spirit and will 10 serve his
race AID humanity stronger han his humble environ
ment and lifted him above Nerty and racial prescriptions
10 the summit OF a. hie'ement in MS scientific field.
DR. Carver genius With the soil and his skill as
botans was unsurpassed His contributions TO agrcul-
tufal Development ~ the South amazing He devel-
oped from the humble peanut than hundred by
products. including flour cosmetic ingredients also an oil
product used with in the treatment Of infante
paralysis From the sweet potato he deveoned more
than one hundred by-products This gifted scientist also
extracted from the red clay Of the South high grade Of
paint. These We're only few of Dr. Carvers successful
scientific experiments which have increased the agricul-
tura and commercial wealth the Southern States MANY
millions of dollars annually. Carver could have arassed
fortune but he died relatively poor because he consist
emily refused to exploit his genius to his own financial adj
vantage.
When asked why he did not wish to pro6 financially
by his skill Dr. Carver would say in effect Whatever 7
do to help enrich the agricultural life of the South will
help the entire South and whatever helms the south will
help everybody all the nation including nv neonle
This was indeed unsefsh and atruistic phlisonhv
characteristic of his who devoted his life in the
ice of others.
The world today little accustomed to unselfsh erv
ice OF this kind and its remains be whether or not
the South and the nation is grateful for the contributions
which Dr. Carver made through his many experiments in
agriculture.
Did we say DR. Carver is dead? No. He still lives
IN the wonderful scientific achievements he accomplished
and they will long stand monument to his memory
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-09
WEEKLY COMMENT
BY FRED HART WILLIAMS, Associate Editor

High wages prevail. and many OF
our people are earning. and re-
coiying paw out OF all proper
ton to what they have been ac-
Cusiomed to- Bur this condition
will not last Possibly. some few
Viii recall the past Years Of the
depression" But many more
win have forgotten
THE FIGHT for proporiionate
share in any expected enjoyment
OF what we term the -four free
toms. viii be keencr and more
urgent There viii be no time
the succeeding tNclve months Ia
lag or LEI up in the effort to
receive some portion OF our
Just ana due as al integral and
patriotic part OF our countys
cliilcnry Each month tho go
ing wll be harder. II any OF
Us expect the way To become
easier as The weeks and months
of tho New Year roll on. they
are in for a rude awakening.
THE FIGHT has ONLY begun.
Money Will be needed to carry
on the battle.
Nonparcil
As A lad one Of our heroes
O. the padded ring. was known
AZ The Nonparel But scanning
The records Of hose who made
history among fighters. bare
knuckle or padded gloves from
the time of Jcm Mace. until the
dav 81 our present crop OF bat
tiers we doff orr dilapidated
rhapeau 10 onr own JOE LOUIS.
lie INCOMPATIBLE.
Sergeant Barrow Joe Iouisl
II Our opinion not excepting race.
color or creed. is Tho peer of all
iinr fighters We believe that
there IS now in the Navy one who
Us known as Lieut. Commander.
something 81 q Shakespearean
student Another who il doing his
bit now though not the first
Great War. But neither NJ these
seem 10 us need be mentioned in
Tho same breath with our Ser
6cant Joe.
Just an ordinary Alabama boy
without any advantages mot even
That Of race or color excepting
o great heart and a magnificent
physique. he looms so far above
r.ng-hruiscrs past present or fu-
iure that We predict his name will
go down on the records OF time
as the greatest OF all.
JOE LOUIS. MAN. FIGHTER
CHAMPION-SOLDIER. In either
category he is the NONPAREIL.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-09

lie lay on the cold floor sobbins,
but really he was standing W
strongly with contrite heart. nolu,
ing his life In his hands. sta1lns
a. II with a wondering question.
lie lay on the cold floor sobolns'
but really he was pushing lo,
ward with his puny strens.n
against a world too big and .cv
strong for him. He lay on Inv
cold floor sobbing: but really ns
was cropping forward with neIOs
zeal into .~elter OF clrcums an.ss
which he felt contained a wa's,
q mercy for the thirst OF his near
and brain.
Confined next week.