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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

sic" and why is it used.-C. H.
A. Sic" is a Latin word meaning
thus" or 80" 1t is inserted, in brack-
cts. after an astonishing Or even err
roneous statement to indicate that it is
an exact quotation of the original.
@. How old are oysters when they
are sent to market?-R. M E. 90
A. The average age is four years.
@. Has it ever been estimated how
many people have lived in the world
since its beginning?-J. C. B.
A. No accurate figure can, of course.
be given However, the number of per-
sons born into the world since its be-
ginning has been placed at about 80
billion.
G. Is the crib in which the Christ
Child was laid still in existence?-H. S. S.
A. The crib identified as the one in
which the infant Jesus was laid was
removed from Bethlehem and in the
9th century taken to Rome and placed
III the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore.
c. Which State has the largest
county?-C. r. S.
A. San Bernardino County in Cali
fornia is the largest county in the United
States, with an area of POTTS square
miles.
@. What was the unusual manner in
which news of the opening of the Erie
Canal in 1925 was transmitted to New
York City?-C. c. B.
A. Cannon were stationed every 10
miles along the canal from Buffalo to
Albany and down the Hudson River to
New York Uity. These cannon were
fired in relays and the news flashed to
New York City in 80 minutes.
Q. In what poem do these words
occur, The way of man with maid?'
E E. B.
A. The saying occurs in the Bible,
in Proverbs xXX:l9. There is three
things which are too wonderful for me,
yea four, the way of an eagle in the air;
the way of a serpent upon rock; the
way of a ship in the midst Of the sea,
and the way Of man with maid"
O. Is the blacksnake an enemy Of the
rattlesnake?-P. D.
A. This is a popular myth, without
any basis in fact Both species have
been noted in proximity, basking in the
sunshine, apparently in entirely normal,
fraternal association.
@. Why are teas called "pekoe" and
'oolong'?-F. G. D.
A. These words are corruptions Of
local Chinese terms. 3ekoe comes from
''pak-ho' meaning white hair" and re-
fers to the down on the young leaves.
Oolong comes from "ou-long" meaning
black dragon" and refers to the black
leaves mixed with those of greenish
yellow.
@. Who was it that wished for a
moment of time upon his deathbed?-
D. K. D.
A. Queen Elizabeth of England Is
credited with saying on her deathbed,
Il would give all my jewels for one
moment of time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Comments on Utterances
OF Ministers of Religion.

To the Editor of The Star.
The Star of December 80 carried under
Cleveland date line remarks of the
Right Rev. John A. Ryan of Washington,
constituting diatribe upon the "authen-
tic Bourbons of our time" Among his
remarks is the following pertinent SEN
tence: Il do not believe that an economy
dominated by the philosophy of free
enterprise will be able to meet that
demand" He also makes a second posi-
tive statement, according to the article,
to the effect that unless the middle
classes cease to get their opinions from
the daily papers they may exercise suff-
Gent voting power to place the cham
pions OF free enterprise in control of
economic reconstruction after the war.
Another speaker, namely, the Rev Will
liam j. Smith, is credited with an indict-
ment Of organized management as having
fought the natural rights of the workers
from the beginning of industrial rela-
tons in America
1t appears to me, as an American
citizen, that these faction promoting
utteranceS are most unfortunate partic-
ularly coming from men whose duty it
would seem to be to further the teach
ings of Christ and to bring harmony
among mankind, rather than create i'll
will. This is not the first general and
abstract indictment of the so-called
Bourbons and it is interesting to notice
that when these indictments are uttered
they are never specific. 1t certainly
seems that the American people have
proved themselves sufficiently intelligent
to separate the wheat from the chaff
in reading daily papers and journals, and
the suggestion made by Bishop Ryan
would indicate that he is strongly in
favor of more severe editing of the free
press.
1t is not my intention in answering
this indictment of Bishop Ryan and his
colleague to raise any religious issue.
My observation would be just the same
if the remarks had emanted from Prot
estant ministers. The point that I wish
to make is that anything that engenders
factionalism is not Americanism. 1t
matters not from whose mouth the ut
terance comes. 1t is much better that
all of these men of Cod (Protestants,
Catholics and Jews) confine their teach
ings to the word Of God and not delve
into matters wholly outside their realm
of authentic activity. F. F. E.
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Weight Control YOU gained

Weight Control If you gained
weight during the holidays here
is booklet offering practical meth
DDS for taking it off. This publica-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSkin.

A reader can get the anstGer to any
question of fact by tUriting The EDe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
@. How many USO centers are there
at the present time?-E. D. G.
A. The number is 1852. The total
attendance at USO clubs is 100000
month
@. How large is Canada's air force?--
D. E. C.
A. The Canadian air force numbers
more than 10000 men. 1t is the largest
per head of population of any country
fighting in the war
G. Do any of the great conductors
play the Seventh Symphony" of Shes
takovich in less than 10 minutes?-B. N.
A. Arturo Toscanini has played it in
SO minutes seconds; Artur RodzinSki
in CT minutes 10 seconds; Carlos Chavez
in IS minutes and Hans Kinder in "a.
Q. In what city was the flrSt monu-
ment . to George Washington erected?
j. B. c.
A. In Baltimore. Md This monu-
ment, the cornerstone of which was laid
July 4, 1915, was the first erected by any
city in memory of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Conveys Thanks
For Religious News.

The Louise Shelton Bible class Of
Trinity Methodist Church wishes to
thank you for the increase in church
news in your paper and wants you to
know it is gratefully appreciative.
EDITH SCHRADER,
Assistant Secretary.
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A., The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use Tor repucllcatlon OF 2ll news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

@ Is the crib in which the Christ
Child was laid still in existence?-H. S. S.
A. The crib identified as the one in
which the infant Jesus was laid was
removed from Bethlehem and in the
9Th century taken to Rome and placed
in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

c. Which State has the largest
county?-C. r. S.
A. San Bernardino County in Cali
fornia is the largest county in the United
States, with an area of POTTS square
miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08

O. Has it ever been estimated how
many people have lived in the world
since its beginning?-J. c. B.
A. No accurate figure can, of course.
be given However, the number of per-
sons born into the world since it's be-
ginning has been placed at about 80
billion
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@ How old are oysters when they
are sent to market?-R M. E.
A. The average age is four years.
Evening star., 1943-05-23
by Albert Gore
Men6sr Of Coaares from 7eaesssss

the same time that payrolls - financed by
the government to get the war jobs done -
are getting bigger. So the nation must largely
replace the law of supply and demand with
controls This means regimentation. Regi-
mentation is a nasty word; SO is war.
Both are unavoidable.
Suppose, for instance, that when the East
was shivering last winter for want of fuel oil,
the government had removed rationing and
price control. Obviously, there would have
been terrible scramble to fill tanks and odd
cans, regardless of price, before it was all
gone. Many who couldn't pay skyrocketing
prices would have had to go without. If meat
and butter and other scarce foods had been
handled the same way. people would have had
to 20 without those. too. Not only would
suffering and want have resulted, but war
production would have tumbled because,
without fair and equitable share of fuel and
food, war workers cannot be healthy, willing
and efficient. We should have had angry and
unreasoning strikes, and just and irresistible
demands for higher and still higher wages.
But the wage increases wouldn't have meant
anything, because prices would have gone up
faster. That would have been all out imitation.
Similarly, if there were no wage control.
what with manpower shortages rapidly be-
coming more acute, wage bidding would not
only bring about dizzy, upward spiral of
wages, but it would, in my opinion, disrupt
war production and undermine our whole
domestic economy. Employers with oost-plus
war contracts would Immediately boost wages
Evening star., 1943-05-23

The other day, a woman in Nashville,
Tennessee, wrote me: There is group of
women here making in the neighborhood of
500 per month in businesses where profits
and business itself are dwindling monthly.
Many of these women are not physically
strong enough to 60 into better paying war
Jobs. And, besides, we are loyal to our strug-
Cling employers.
'On account of imitation, $1OO salary is
reduced in purchasing power to not more than
$50. We now have barely enough for necessi-
ties of food and clothing, to say nothing OF
medical care. Won't you please try to stop
the rising cost of living?"
This is just small sample of how people
are already being hurt by the imitation we
have now But it is plain danger signal.
Imitation means a drastic rise in the cost OF
living, bringing with it deprivation, suffering
and insecurity on the one hand, and prof.
teering on the other. It creates unrest, under
mines the nations morale, brings to people
loss of confidence in their government and
a resentment against the existing order -
all of which are the seeds of upheaval.
Coatxols Necessary
In PEACETIME, almost all of us work to
supply each other with the goods and services
which we need or desire. The law of supply
and demand regulates both production and
prices But in wartime, with so many of us
working directly or indirectly in the war
effort, that law doesn't work. The things we
want as consumers tend to become scarce at
Evening star., 1943-05-23

"a YE ARE running the risk "a danger
w Gus chance - of an economic crack
w up. Tremendous forces are steadily
pushing us nearer the precipice, and our in
adequate resistance shows signs of weakening.
am talking about imitation. Do you shrug
your shoulders? Do you think imitation is just
something for bankers and politicians to
worry about?
The danger - to you and to all of US - is
very real And it is imminent. Imitation could
mean misery, disaster and internal chaos -
and the consequent danger of losing the war.
Ask the man in the street if he wants to
prevent imitation, and the answer will likely
be a vague 'yes." But the hue and cry IN
Congress and over the country against
rationing; price control, the bureaucrats,
regimentation and inconvenience reflect
either a faulty understanding of the rigid
measures necessary to stave of imitation or
reluctance to accept those measures.
Hold the line," the President has ordered;
and the various governmental agencies are
trying to hold it with their directives and
"freeze" orders and requests for public CO.
oneration. But there must be more than
orders. There must be public demand
and a public will. The danger is to your
pocketbook, and in your pOcketbook.
Do you think that your pocketbook is still
too thin, compared to that of somebody in
some other occupation? The let-us-catch-up
plea is the favorite of organized efforts to
secure higher prices. wages and profits. am
farmer and have been wage-earner, and
can understand and sympathize with the
convincing and appealing arguments why
these two groups of people, for instance,
despite recent gains, should still have increases
to catch up." But what is gained If the
catching-up process develops into an aoceler-
ated spiral, and we all 60 over the precipice!
Total war is an endurance contest between
national economies as well as conflict be-
tween armed forces. Only by stable, all-out
war economy can our full force be cast against
the enemy. A breakdown at home means un-
supported troops at the front. Imitation could
bring about that breakdown.
Evening star., 1943-05-23

to attract more workers to their plants. Then
other plants would have to bid higher to get
their employees back or pirate labor from
other factories. Down would 60 production.
Up would go wages, prices. war costs. Imagine
the havoc
As for the farmer, the all-important thing
is not how high his prices will 60 temporarily
not by long shot; rather it is to prevent
imitation so that he will not finally be even
worse off in comparison with other groups
than he is now. The farmer who thinks ahead
knows that when this war is over much OF
his produce must be sold abroad - and that
he won't have much chance in world trade
if the United States has price and wage
structure so high that it can't be related to
that of competing countries. He knows, too.
that when wages and salaries 60 up, they tend
to stay up - but that farm prices don't.
lr's like drinking liquor" an old farmer
friend of mine put it to me. you get all
exhilarated while it's going on, but you get
an awful headache after. went through it
in the last war - we were still paying war
prices for farm machinery when our own
prices hit rock bottom in the depression"
And for the millions of people ON mini
mum and fixed incomes, there isn't even the
temporary exhilaration - nothing but IN
creasing hardship, fewer clothes, poorer
shelter, less wholesome food. To workers in
declining businesses, like my correspon-
dent in Nashville, to clerks, old-age pen-
sioners, wives and mothers Of soldiers
trying to get by on small allowances, rum
away imitation 10 sheer ruin.
Can we hold the liner think it must be
admitted that we haven't done az well, 90
far, as Canada has. For one thing. Canada
recognized the danger earlier. For another,
she has acted more resolutely and adequately.
In October, l94l. she slapped an overall
ceiling ON prices, wages, salaries, services and
rents - practically everything; and tightly
tied wages to prices by requiring employers
to pay a oost-of-living bonus to workers
Please tuz1 - asaEt Da1s
Evening star., 1943-02-21

MRS. VERLIN w. SMITH.
A recent bride, Mrs. Smith
formerly Uds Miss Maryan S.
Donn, daughter OF Dr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Y. Donn OF
this city. 1t. Smith, U. S. M.
c., is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
C. L. Smith OF HayesUille, N.
c. Both 1t. and Mrs. Smith
are graduates OF the UniUer-
Sity OF Maryland.
Harris -E1Uinq Photo.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Miss Ruth Whitbv
Recently Married
To NJ. r. Gallatin

Announcement is made Of the
marriage Of Miss Ruth Evelyn Whit
by daughter of Mrs. j. B. Whitby
and the late Mr.. Whitby. to Mr..
Marvin Russell Gallatin of Daven-
port, Iowa, the ceremony taking
place February 13 in ST. David's
Episcopal Church with the Rev.
Spence A. Dunbar officiating.
The wedding was informal and
the bride. who was attended by
Miss Irene Lynch, wore a wool suit
of rose and gray with black acces-
sories and corsage of orchids.
Mr.. Gallatin is the son of Mrs.
James Gallatin Of Davenport and
the late Mr.. Gallatin, and Mr.. Paul
Smith served as his best man.
A reception after the ceremony
was held at the home of the brides
mother
Evening star., 1943-02-21
By the Way
Beth Blaine

its really wonderful to watch.
They model in clay, too, and Just
recently they made lot of val
entines, which, while they may
not have looked very professional,
certainly were very original.
Most of the workers at this
day nursery are wives Of service
men, as are both Mrs. Francis
Van Dusen and Mrs. Lawrence
Pomeroy, jr., who have been
working for the nursery since it
began operating last fall. Both
their husbands are in the Navy
and both young women are we'll
qualified for the work they're
doing, having had practical train
ing beforehand.
Mrs. Van Dusen was trained at
the Cooperative School for
Teachers in Now York City and
Mrs. Pomeroy was primary
teacher at the Laurel School in
Cleveland. They're attractive
looking young women, both blond
and trim and efficient, and quite
naturally they love-children and
understand them or they wouldn't
have chosen the jobs they have
for their bit in the war effort.
All the furniture and canteen
equipment and the medicine and
food and play materials have
been purchased with voluntary
contributions, they told us. They
would like to build up the nursery
and let in some of those little
boys and girls on the waiting
list. And, if you want to help
them do 1t by sending in a con-
tribution, you can be doing real
service. Just telephone the Ma
tional Red Cross headquarters,
which is Republic 5000, and ask
for extension 253 and Mrs.
Charles Bubb, who is chairman
OF the Army and Navy Auxiliary
Of the Red Cross, will tell you
just what your money will buy in
the way of health and happiness
for these youngsters and peace of
mind for their war-working
mothers.
Evening star., 1943-02-21

The day nursery of the Army
and Navy Auxiliary of the Red
Cross is run entirely by volunteer
workers. They report for duty in
shifts-the morning shift comes
from to !, the afternoon shift
from l to 5. and then every day
one worker must stay until s for
the children who cannot be
picked up earlier. The nursery is
run entirely for the children Of
working wives of servicemen.
There are just now only 10 chill
dren enrolled. with a waiting list
of a great many more. Their
ages range from to years and
their daily program is very much
that of any pre-kindergarten
school.
They arrive at o'clock every
morning, having had their bath
and breakfast at home. Working
mothers who can bring their own
children, but in cases where the
mothers go to work too early or
for some other reason cannot
bring the children the Red Cross
Motor Corps girls pick them up
at home and bring them to the
nursery. Upon arrival each is
given dose of health building
cod liver oil and a complete med
ical inspection. Then they have
indoor free play until about 1890,
which is tomato or orange juice
time. And after that, weather
permitting, they play outside.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution, who have generously
contributed two rooms and a
kitchen for the nursery, also have
contributed a playground in the
back of the OAR Building, and
during the recent blizzard the
children had the time of their
lives building a very impressive
snowman just outside the side
entrance. They also had lot OF
fun sledding-but not on sleds-
on Red Cross Canteen trays
which seem to fit those little q
to-5 year old shapes better than
sleds-and, according to the
workers, went much faster! On
days when there isn't any snow
they play games outside, and
right after lunch-which is pre-
pared and served by the Red
Cross Canteen workers-thev
have their daily nap" on di-
minutive Army cots.
Sometimes in the afternoon
the children have music and
rhythm class, and this they all
adore. They pretend to be diff
ferent animals or wood sprites
or elves. The most robust little
boys always want to be wood
sprites, say the workers, so that
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Miss Huntsberry
Is Married to
1t. ]. J. Lynn
FEEDING Held
At Fort Ethan
Allen Chanel

The marriage of Miss Doris Lee
Huntsberry to 1t. James J. Lynn is
announced by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry E. Huntsberry of this
city. 1t. Lynn is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. James A. Lynn of Brook
lyn and Bay Port, Long Island.
The wedding took place February
9 in the chapel at Fort Ethan Allen
at Burlington, VT. Chaplain c. j.
Murphy performed the ceremony.
The chapel was decorated with
palms, white stock and Gala lilies.
The bride was given in marriage
by Maj. Alfred C. knight and was
attended by Mrs. Charles F. Watts of
New York as matron of honor and
Mrs. Ruth c. knight of Boston was
her only other attendant. Mrs.
Watts wore costume of blue with
blue accessories and Mrs. Knight
was costumed in frock Of orchid
crepe with which she wore purple
accessories. Both attendants wore
gardenia corsages.
The bride wore yellow crepe and
brown accessories and carried
white prayer book with streamers
of white ribbon which were tied
with lilies of the valley.
Capt. James G. Gaghan of Boston
served as best man.
Following the ceremony a we'd
ding supper was served at the Hotel
Vermont in Burlington.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Capt. and Mrs. Irving Shaw
stack, Capt. H. w. Crowell, 1t. H.
Huntley and 1t. Sigmund Cohen.
1t. Lynn attended St. Johns Uni
versity in New York and is a mem-
Der of the Veterans Corps Of New
York.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Miss Louise Grant
And r. G.. Kennedy
Wed in MICHIGAN

Dr.. and Mrs. Hugh Gladney Grant
announce the marriage of their
daughter. Miss Louise Grant, to Mr.
Robert c. Kennedy of Berea, Ohio
the ceremony taking place January
30 at Highland Park, Mich.
The Rev. Charles Kennedy, fathe,
OF the bridegroom, officiated at the
ceremony, which was held in the
Trinity Methodist Church.
DR.. Grant, father of Mrs. Ken.
nedy, is former United State.
Minister to Albania and Thailand,
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Virginia D. Tucker,
[. l.. Jordan Wed

The marriage of Miss Virginia
Davis Tucker of Norfolk, Va, to Mr.
lsham L. Jordan of Dahlgren, Va.
took place February 13. The Rev
John c. Ball, pastor of the Metro
poltan Baptist Church, officiated al
the ceremony, which was performed
in the parsonage of the church at II
o'clock in the morning.
Mrs. Howard kaufman was the
only attendant for the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan will make
their home at Dahlgren, where the
bridegroom is engaged in defense
work.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Sonora de De Bayle
Back From Visit
To NICARAGUA

The Nicaraguan Minister, DR.. Don
Leon De Bayle, was joined yesterday
by Sonora de De Bayle, who has
been in their homeland for the past
month.
Sonora de De Bayle went to Man
aqua for the wedding of her niece,
Senorita Lillian Somoza, and DR..
Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa Monday,
February /. The bride spent some
time in Washington with the Min
lister and Sonora de De Bayle after
attending Gunston Hall in Washing
ton. She accompanied her mother
to this country last summer when
the latter came to Johns Hopkins
Hospital for treatment. Sonora de
Somoza, wife of the Nicaraguan
President, and her daughter spent
some weeks at the Legation before
returning to Nicaragua.
Evening star., 1943-02-21

If you have gray hair, just wet it with
Canute Water. A few applications will CON-
pletely re-oolor ii, similar to its former
natural shade . in one day, if you wish
After that, attention only once month will
keep it young-looking
Your hair will retain its naturally soft
texture and lovely new color even after
shampooing, perspiration, curling or waving.
1t remains clean and natural to the touch
and looks natural in any light,
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Helen E. Connolly
| Will Be Married

Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Connolly an
nounce the engagement of their
| daughter, Miss Helen Elizabeth
| Connolly, to Mr.. John S. Hartnett
IT., son of Mr.. and Mrs. john S.
Hartnett.
No date has been set for the we'd
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