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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Dr.. Kelly

1t will be principally as physl-
clan, surgeon and medical writer
that DR.. Howard Atwood Kelly will
be remembered, yet he might have
won equal fame in any one Of many
other fields of labor. His genius was
SO diverse that it might be said that
it was universal. Few subjects failed
to interest him, and when his at
tention had been engaged he was
faithful to its object until he COM
pletely mastered 1t.
DR.. Kelly, born at Camden, New
Jersey, February 20, 1858, was edu-
Gated at the University of Pennsyl-
vania. His mother had hoped that
he might choose a religious vocation,
and he did not disappoint her. He
remained from boyhood until the
last months of his life an indefatig-
able student of the Scriptures and
was an effective and popular lay
preacher of the Word Meanwhile,
at the Episcopal Hospital and Ken
sington Hospital, Philadelphia, and
at Johns Hopkins University and his
own private hospital in Baltimore, he
won for himself an international
X .Jutation as courageous and skill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Tension in North Africa

The tense situation in French
North Africa on both the military
and political fronts is revealed bv
two current dispatches. The first of
these is the report of an address
made by General Giraud wherein he
stated that Adolf Hitler had poured
10000 German troops into Tunisia
in order to save Rommel's army and
hide the SetbackS in Russia" This is
almost double previous estimates of
the Axis forces in Tunisia. And if
the German high command has been
able to get SO large a total across the
Straits of Sicily despite the Anglo
American blockade, there seems to be
no inherent reason why the Germans
should not continue to be rapid
ly reinforced over their seograph-
lcally short line of communications
Such a force might we'll hold the
road through Southern Tunisia to
Tripolitania, thereby insuring the
eventual junction with Rommel'S re-
VI Soohio GOOlllldJSu dC SUlllC
$4,000. The consolidation of those
two forces, consisting mostly Of
picked German troops, would pre-
sent military problem of the first
magnitude, especially as the Anglo
American offensive continues to be
delayed by an unusually rainy season
which normally lasts until March
and may persist until May.
The military situation is compli-
Gated by grave political uncertain
ties throughout the main portion of
French North Africa occupied by our
forces. The explosive character of
political conditions there is stressed
in a broadcast by Charles Colling-
wood, c. B. S. correspondent in AL
giers. Obviously unable to tell the
whole story because of local censor
ship, he nevertheless made the SEN
sational statements that the political
turmoil seems to be reaching a
climax and that "in few days you
may hear that heads have fallen and
new men have stepped into positions
of authority" Reporting French
North Africa as swept by intense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Use Of Subpoena

The tendency of the Supreme Court
to encourage wide discretionary
powers by administrative agencies in
exercising their functions is in evil
dence once more, in the siX-to-tWo
decision holding that the Secretary
OF Labor had the right to subpoena
records of Government contractor
without interference by a court.
The case grew out of allegations
by the Secretary that the wage pro-
visions of the Public Contract Act
were being violated by certain plants
OF the Endicott-Johnson Corporation
OF New York in connection with work
for the Government. The contractor
| challenged the Government author
ity to subpoena his records, contend
ing they were not relevent to matters
subject to the determination of the
Secretary of Labor and a Federal
| District Court refused to direct COM
| pliance with the subpoena pending a
trial to determine applicability of the
act. On an appeal by the Govern
ment, the Second Circuit reversed
this finding, and the Supreme Court
now has affirmed the decision with
the sweeping declaration that Con-
greSs submitted the administration
of the act to the judgment of the
Secretary of Labor, not to the judg-
ment of the courts"
There are some serious implica-
tons in this grant of authority over
the use of the subpoena power, as
Justice Murphy emphasized in the
dissenting opinion in which Justice
Roberts joined. Agreeing that ad-
ministrative agencies should not be
unduly interfered with the minority
added sharply that lacking restraints,
and under the direction of we'll
meaning but overZealous officials,
they may at times become instru-
mentS Of intolerable oppression and
injustice" Further, a determination
as to the coverage of the act in this
instance was in order, Justice Murphy
argued, for if the company was not
subject to the law, then there would
be no lawful subject of inquiry"
That contention cannot be brushed
aside lightly To hold otherwise
would seem to open the way for un-
limited fishing expeditions where
this law-and perhaps others-are
| concerned.
There have been indications that
new efforts may be made by Congress
| to curb administrative agencies which
have thrived on self-interpreted pow
ers sanctioned by the courts Advo-
Gates probably will sec in this decision
more evidence of the need for such
action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Worth Investigating

A recent article in the Memphis
Commercial Appeal presents an in
teresting description of the condi-
tions allegedly prevailing in the
benson (Arkansas) relocation center
for some 5000 Japanese-Americans
evacuated from the West Coast.
According to the Memphis news
papers report, conditions in the CEN
ter are little short of chaotic. In the
presence of military guards who were
said to have been unauthorized to
intervene while In the center, group
of the japanese cornered and threat
ened to kill representative of the
United States Engineers and a con-
struction foreman. Most of the in
ternees have refused to work, and
when work is done it is performed in
a sloppy and destructive fashion.
Food in large quantities is wasted
during and after preparation for
meals A farmer in the vicinity, who
feeds TOO hogs on garbage collected
at the center, is reported to have said
that he has found partial sacks Of
unused food in the garbage pals, and
that there was evidence of sabotage
of food.
1t may be, of course, that this de-
scription is exaggerated, but it seems
unlikely that the accounts obtained
from number of witnesses by the
Commercial Appeal were made up
out of whole cloth. At the least it
would seem that there ought to be an
official investigation of the COM
plants so that the American people,
at time when they have to draw
their own belts tighter and work
harder, may know whether the Japa-
nese informed at public expense
actually are living under the condi-
tions which have been set forth.
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No Distance, No Bors

He could remember ov-stars In
her hair,
And stars, brighter than those, deep
in her eyes.
1t Uas strange to be remem berinq
nOlC,
Nop Uhen the fre-red sun beat
doi0n on him,
When 10hite sand dashed his face
and tore his lips,
While he marched with other men
in Libya.
Yet there they pere, those fallen
silUer fakes,
And there they uere, her shining
star-lit eyes.
1t ioas enough to make man for
get
Endless days OF fighting and the
waiting,
Which ,Uas tOorse, for the sound of
bombing planes.
1t ,ods like faith, cloud by day, fire
by night.
Loue recognized no distance, kne,o-
no bars;
1t brought him snow and her epes.
bright Nth stars.
ANOBEL ARMOUR. \.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

political agitation" Collingwood pic
tured a three-cornered struggle for
power" between factions respectively
representing "the men Of Vichy," the
royalists who would like to see
king of France again." and the
Fighting French of General Charles
de Gaulle. That statement is espe-
cially interesting as regards the
royalists, about whom little has pre-
viously been reported. 1t ties in with
a press dispatch of about week ago
which announced the arrival in
AlgierS Of the Count of Paris, pre-
tender to the French throne. This,
in itself, is noteworthy, because
under the laws of the defunct Third
Republic, the pretender could not
legally set foot on French soil, and
Algeria is technically part of metro
politan France. The Count of Paris
has been closely watching proceed
ings from his nearby estate in Span
ish Morocco. He must have strong
local backing to appear in the capital
of French Africa.
Political passions are undoubtedly
at fever pitch throughout Frances
African empire. The assassination of
OF Admiral Darlan under mysterious
circumstances, followed by General
Giraud's arrests of dozen high off,
Gals for equally mysterious plot
tings, typify the hectic political at
mosphere that prevails. Further
more, it should be remembered that
the deeply divided European popula-
ton Of French North Africa, num-
bering some 100000, is itself mere
dominant crust over a native Mo-
hammedan population totaling 49,
100000. Even in Algeria, where
European settlement has proceeded
furtheSt, the natives outnumber the
Europeans six to one. That native
majority is sharply distinct, has
never been culturally or spiritually
assimilated with the French, and has
many grievances including denial OF
full political rights. With the decline
of French power and prestige, cou-
pied with the factional quarrels OF
the European minority, there is thus
a native question which looms un-
comfortably in the background. All of
which implies delicate handling on
the part of our military authorities,
concerned primarily with driving the
Axis from Africa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

1ul surgical operator. With Sir Will
liam Osler, Dr. William Stewart Hal
sted and DR.. William H. WEIGH, he
coliaborated in the development of a
new, more modern and more notably
creative school of thought about the
cause and cure of disease. All four
were endowed with the pioneer spirit,
but it was the privilege of DR.. Kelly
particularly to make the name of
the Johns Hopkins group celebrated.
He was daring. brave and thorough
in the methods he adopted. I'M
proved and prolonged anesthesia
made it feasible for him to carry
through" to the end procedures
which formerly had been regarded
as impossible"
DR.. Kelly, however, was not salts
fed to labor merely for one individu-
al patient at time For the benefit
of the whole public, he produced
long series of scientific books, lee
tured, led political campaigns, con-
Quoted reform crusadeS, debated
civic questions, correspondent with
organizations in all parts Of the
world, Travelled to scientific and re-
ligious conventions, was tirelessly
and selflesSly active for at least three
score years and ten. His wife, to
whom he was married at Danzig in
1889, has followed him in death,
proud and unfaltering sharer of
his destiny. Their nine children, five
sons and four daughters, are the
heirs Of their devoted example.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
EAST FALLS CHURCH. Va.

O6dr Slr.
THE subject of squirrels furnishes me
with theme for the story am about
to tell, which has been terminating in
my mind for some time.
Il have always known there were
dozens of these graceful little interesting
animals in the large tract of virgin wood
surrounding my home, which is over
grown with pines, hollies, cedars, dog
woods, and a few oaks and other trees,
many of which are so to 70 years old,
as determined by the rings which can
be counted after cutting.
Although squirrels were tanned to
serve as pets for me as youngster,
in lieu of the dog or cat, I never really
got acquainted with them until these
last few years, as the presence of two
dogs has naturally kept the squirrels
at distance.
Lately, since the dogs have become
more settled and spend more time
indoors, 1 have begun to cater to the
squirrels, and try to make up for them
the hospitality I have denied them in
the past.
During the early afternoon of New
Year Day I gathered the dogs inside,
fortified myself with q bag of peanuts
in shells and placed them on the three
bird feeders as well as In coconut shells
and other makeshift feeders which I
swung atop the wistaria trellis, then sat
inside to watch the show.
Two or three handsome fellows with
enormous bushy tails spent quite while
Oh the ground shifting among the leaves
and digging here and there as do those
in the city parks, for buried treasures,
but with little success.
Then the holder of the two ap-
preached the well house gingerly and
spent many minutes enjoying a real
meal. until shortly after o'clock, when
he perched on rustic chair and began
to wash his face and hands after the
manner Of cat, except that after
lathering his paws he would rub them
over his face as human does at the
wash bowl, instead of licking his fur
with his tongue.
The amusing part of his bath was
the businesslike way in which he brought
his tail forward between the legs and
wiped it several times with his moist
ened palms.
Il shall never forget my amusement
over this part of his additions, as !
learned about squirrels from him.
No birds appeared during his feeding.
I hope many of your correspondents
know the many uses of the coconut shell
as I do. They not only serve me as
birdhouses. feeders and shelters for the
bluebirds, but are excellent flower pots
and at this writing I have a Christmas
cactus in full bloom in shell.
1T is easy to propagate plant In
a coconut shell which has the eyes
pierced at the bottom for drainage, and
the rustic appearance is harmonious with
the wooded background.
Sincerely yours, O. c."
The forepaWS or hands" of the COM
mon squirrel are among natures most
marvellous creations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. Trnce,peH.

If feeding station is placed near
window on stake, so that squirrels
can get into it easily, they will reward
the observer with some most interesting
sights.
One of these is the way squirrel uses
its paws.
1t is, as far as we know, the only
animal which washes its face with both
forepaws.
House cats wash their faces. all right
but they only do it with one paw at a
time, after Gathering" it. as our cor
respondent puts it, with the tongue.
The squirrel is unique because his
paws are really little hands.
With them he does everything from
taking bath to hanging onto a tree
limb at a perilous height, one as dex-
trously as the other.
1t is strange thing that in England
the gray squirrel is regarded as a nui-
sance and danger.
Prof. j. Arthur Thomson, writing in
BIZ ogy for Everyman." says:
this interesting and beautiful, but dam
gerous alien to increase in Britain as it
Is now doing. 1t seems to have been
known for a century, but 1t did not
become common till within recent years
Since 1889 there have been 80 in
Productions.
AT Burnham Beeches over 1000 have
been shot in the last 10 years, and
still they come.
Our reason for alarm is simply that
the squirrel is very destructive to trees,
and that it is sorry business to plant
forests for these aliens to devour.
THE squirrel works definitely against
tree planting, which is in many ways so
desirable, though to some extent its
adverse influence may be counterbal-
anced by its habit of burying nuts and
seeds, which it seldom troubles to dig
up again.
"One species of squirrel is quite enough
for small country like ours, and to
allow another one to get the upper
hand seems to us to be extreme foolish
ness"
=
This interesting quotation shows what
happens when an animal is taken from
Its native habitat and introduced into
some other country.
The gray squirrel in the United States
Is not destructive, in general sense
and does no particular harm to the trees
In England the startling is a favorite
bird, and in no sense is a pest, as it is
in this country.
When an animal is taken to a new
land, the natural controls may be lacking
This is what happened with the star
ling, which found here no such number,
of owls as there are in England.
The gray squirrel found things very
much to its liking in England, evidently
where hunting is vigorously controlled
and is mainly INDUCED in by compare
lively few persons
Many persons in America regard thu
house sparrow and the starting as I'm.
! desirable aliens. although both specie.
have naturalized themselves completely
Maybe it is only fair for the gray
squirrel to give the English something
to think about other than the war.
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Local Physicians Express Regret
For Death of DR.. Kelly and Wife,

To the Editor OF The Star:
1t is with great sorrow that We have
heard the announcement of the death
of DR.. Howard A. Kelly and within a
few hours that of his beloved wife. We,
his intimate friends, recall with much
pleasure the eight years that the Lay
mans Service Association of the Episco-
pal Church conducted services at Keiths
Theater during Lent, at which times DR..
Kelly always responded to our call to
speak to the people of Washington. We
recall that from 1900 to 1000 people
were present at those services.
We take this opportunity of expressing
our deep and heartfelt sympathy to the
family of Dr. and Mrs. Kelly.
LARKIN w. GLAZEBROOK. MD.
w. SINCLAIR BOWEN, M. D.
Representation of Taxpayer
As Burdened Victim" Criticized.
To the Editor OF The Star:
The cartoon on the front page Of The
Star for January II shows the President
in shiny phaeton, carrying the largest
budget and the largest tax proposal in
history toward the Capitol Beside the
road stands footsore and tattered
member OF the public. bent beneath
the weight of fuel rationing, Victory tax,
coffee rationing and the other minor
hardships which we have dignifed by
the name of sacrifice.
Says the President to John O. Public
the tone is ominous and little con-
descending-"Youu be taken for ride
all right later and you can
bet your life I'm not out for pleasure
now" No doubt the cartoonist was
simply following the tradition of his
trade by representing the little man as
bowed down beneath the weight of
Oppressive and carpricious government
action. No doubt, also. his purpose was
humor rather than criticism of wartime
policies.
But what is the psychological effect
on John @. Public, your reader? He is
told that he is to identify himself with
this bedraggled victim of misfortune,
that he is saddled with lot of regula-
tions and deprivations whose cumulative
effect is to reduce him to poverty and
want, and that when the President
himself not suffering from either pow
erty or WANT is finished slapping the
biggest taxes in history on him, he'll be
back to give him real going over
OF course. maybe this is the way you
feel about our war effort, and if so /
am not in position to suggest that you
refrain from expressing it publicly. But
if, as assume, that is not the case, and
this type of cartoon appears only through
lack of attention to its obvious psyche
logical impact, trust you will take this
letter in good part and re-examine the
policy which seems to permit you to
publish this confidence destroying type
OF cartoon.
hesitate to suggest to people of your
reputation in the newspaper world the
way think the problem of rationing
and Of the privations of the public due
to war should be approached Certainly
however, an attempt should be made to
picture John @. Public as participating
In great common effort, toward ends
on which we are all agreed. The forlorn
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@. Has there ever been an instance
OF q man wrestling with q non?-M S.
A. Frank Lane in Mature Parade
man." once engaged in such a match IN
San Francisco. The lion was muzzled
and had mittens on his claws. Sandow
fought with his bare hands and was VIC
torious after three rounds.
O. Has the practice OF ferrylnR
bombers proved successful?-O. P. N.
A. 1t was recently reported that 995
out of every 1000 American built
Atlantic successfully on the first years
operation of the Ferry Command The
loss is equivalent to only little more
than ne-half of per cent.
O. What Is the heaviest wood grown
in the United States?-C. N. B.
A. Lead wood is the heaviest timber
that grows in this country. 1t is found
in Southern Florida and is small tree
that is not used commercially.
@. What Is the origin OF the word
"spinster"?-N. E. E.
A. In England it was once the maxim
that young woman should not marry
until she had spun herself the necessary
household linen. Hence the term
'spinster."
O. What stars mark the celestial
equator?-P. P. r. --
A. The three stars in row Of Orion,
which form the hunters belt, mark the
celestial equator. the uppermost Of the
three lying almost exactly upon it.
@. How does the author Of the book
Flight to Arras" pronounce his name?
C N. A.
A. The name of the author, Antoine
de Saint Exupery is pronounced an
tWan de SAINT ex-u' pay-ree.
@. What Is the difference In weight
In the various types of locomotives
A.VB
A. The average weight of freight
locomotive is LAG tons. The weight of a
passenger locomotive Is around 1874 tons.
and a switching locomotive some 81 tons.
These figures are exclusive of tenders
and are as of December 81, l940
@. What foreign country formu-
lated its declaration of independence in
independence Hall, Philadelphia?-E.
L. W.
A. In October 1918. meeting of the
subject races of Central Europe was
held In the historic building Dr. Thomas
Masaryk, president of the de facto
Czecho-Slovak nation, presided over the
body which drew up Declaration Of
Common Aims" which marked the viz
tual creation of Inflated Czechoslovakia
as an independent nation.
@. Are the British dominions COM
PEELED to pay taxes to England?-S. ND.
A. None OF the dominions of Great
Britain is obliged to make financial con-
tributions to the British treasury. By
courtesy, however. in return for certain
concessions, monetary gifts are made,
and may be earmarked for a certain
use, as, for example, the support of a
certain regiment and the upkeep of a
certain ship. Each of the dominions
has certain tariff regulations, but i'm
ports from Great Britain are allowed
preference, and are given lower rate.