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Evening star., 1943-11-06
Grim and Pressinq

In urging a subcommittee of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee to recall to life the long-dormant
Gillette-Taft resolution, former
President Herbert Hoover has re-
peated the same basic argument he
has been making ever since he first
advocated relaxing the blockade to
permit shipment of food to the peo-
pies of Nazi-occupied lands. But
far from weakening his views on this
subject, repetition has tended rather
to strengthen them, the more so
because the problem grows increaS-
mgly acute as time wears on.
Mr.. Hoover's idea is to use avail
able Swedish shipping to carry food
from this part of the world-chief1y
from South America-to such small
countries as Belgium, Holland. Nor
way and Poland, the distribution to
be handled through neutrals like
Sweden and Switzerland and the
International Red Gross, on the
basis of a guarantee from Germany
TO keep hands off. The Gillette
Taft resolution embraces substan-
stantially the same idea and Mr..
Hoover believes that it's adoption by
Congress would lead the adminis-
tration to join with the British gov
ernment in reconSidering the feas-
ihi1itu nf 1if+i,,r Lo1 III
this kind of relief go through, more
or less as it is now going through to
the Greeks.
The proposal has been cold-shoul-
dered in the past largely for military
reasons, chief among them being
that it would very probably help Hit
Ter, who could no more be trusted in
this field than in any other, par
ticularly in view of evidence of a
deliberate Nazi policy to weaken and
depopulate nations like Poland
through such cold -blooded meas
ures as planned malnutrition. Mr.
Hoover now argues, however, that
the Germans can do nothing at this
point to save themselves from de-
feat and that even if they took ad-
vantage of the food shipped under
his plan, they would not be able to
defer that defeat in the slightest
degree. This may be the last winter
of the war in Europe, he says, but
whether it is or not, it will certainly
be terrible one for the hungering
conquered peoples unless some
measure Of relief is forthcoming at
the earliest possible moment Amer
lea, he feels. has moral obligation
in this respect, and if we discharge
it well, I'VE will prepare a reception
for our troops such as they could not
hope for if they move in later and
find starving populations"
The decision must, of course, be
left to the administration and it's
counterpart in London because they
are in the best position to know
what should be done. Nevertheless
MIR. Hoover's argument, covering
one Of the grimmest and most press
Evening star., 1943-11-06
The Meetino Place

In recent statement to reporters
Senator Overton of Louisiana eX-
pressed his definite opposition to
suffrage" for the people of Wash
ington, referring specifically to the
McCarran and similar bills. He
based his opposition on the fear that
such measures would tend to dele
gate to the people of Washington
the exclusive control over the Dis
trlct of Columbia by Congress. That
control, he believes, is wise and
should be retained.
Advocates of the McCarran bill do
not admit that its provisions run
counter to the CONSTITUTIONS as
signment Of legislative control ex-
cluSively to Congress. There is room
for debate here; certainly there are
implications in the McCarran bill
which raise grave doubts as to the
validity of some specified powers
delegated to the Commissioners.
In The Stars opinion, however,
the important thing is that Senator
Overton's objections to suffrage
as defined in the McCarran bill-do
not extend to participation by the
people Of the District in elections
for President and Vice President and
their representation in Congress.
Senator Overton does not believe
the District should have the status
Of a State. Neither do the advo-
Gates of the Sumners-C -Capper reso-
luton for a constitutional amend
ment, giving Congress the power "to
provide that there shall be in the
Congress and among the electors of
President and Vice President mem
bers elected by the people of the
District constituting the seat of
Government Of the United States,
In such numbers and with such
powers as the Congress shall de-
termine -"
This resolution provides the meet
ing place for all those who believe
that governments derive their Just
powers from the consent of the gov
erned" and who see no valid reason
for making the Capital of the United
States an exception to this funda-
mental concept of democracy.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TrdceUeU.

Even stranger, was the fact that they
remained for 20 minutes.
Then they flew away, almost as II
somebody had called them.
Since there were just six of them. and
never any more or less, they were easy
to keep track of. it was not Just a CO.
incidental arrival by different birds.
There was no other explanation of it
except that they were the same birds,
and that for some unexplained reason
they flew into the yard on schedule, and
left on schedule, Explain it any way
you will, we could never manage salts
factory explanation except that period
icity is more frequent in nature than is
commonly understood.
Birds often take turns on the nest. and
sometimes do it very regularly, each
parent bird taking certain series of
hours, just as humans do in a factory
The strange part is that the periods
begin and end each day at exactly the
same times
Migration is another thing birds do
which is more or less regular but Ger
talnly not done according to the clock
Migration, which is instructive, is mo-
tlvated by food and temperature, and is
an automatic reaction of certain species.
Light seems to have something to do
with 1t, too. 1t goes according to the
calendar, but there is great leeWay in
the migration Of the individual bird. In
other words. he may leave at anv time
during a period Of from a month to siy
weeks. The journey of the individual
bird cannot be pinned down to a certain
definite day or even week. with the ex-
ception of few species, notably swal-
lows, some of which fly in and away
every year at exactly the same times.
year after year
The blue jay, being an all-the-year-
around bird, has no migration problems
to puzzle him He is tough and does
not mind the coldest weather.
Perhaps he can put his considerable
brains to work on other problems, in
cludlng those Of puzzling his human
friends, who would like to know how he
can manage to fly into a yard at the
same time each day.
The jay doesn't tell all. although he
seems to be trying to, as he vells and
screams his way around a neighborhood
In world Of complaining humans, We
have yet to hear a complaint against the
screams Of the laws.
People complain against roosters. but
never against blue Jays
The sound Of the merry brd. high and
shrlA, seems to please most people.
not inconsiderable feat. No one can sav
the call Of the blue iav is musical. but
1t has something which is very good a
perfect blending with the outdoors. It's
ordinary cries are Just right. and it has
a variety Of softer calls which MANY
listeners. not seeing the maker. ascrjbe
TO other species. Pleasant whistIing
notes come from that bill. and also
WOODEN clatterlng sort of noise which no
doubt the Jay makes Just for the fun of
1t. He Is that sort Of bird.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
The Senate Concurs

The Senate, passing the Connally
resolution with only five dissenting
votes, has joined the ranks Of those
who are determined to build better
world upon the ruins of this war.
There will be critics to pick the
resolution to pieces, to search for
flaws in every line and paragraph.
But they cannot disguise the fact
that eighty-flve Senators, ninety If
we count those who were paired or
announced in favor of the resolution,
have signified their earnest belief
that the United States should and
must play responsible part in the
organization of the world against
future wars.
AS finally adopted the first three
paragraphs of the resolution COM
prise the full text of the original
Connally proposal. Then it is
strengthened, psychologically at
least, by the incorporation of Article
w Of the four power declaration
signed at Moscow. Under this Ian
guage the Senate recognizes the
necessity of there being established
at the earliest practicable date
general international organization
based on the principle of the sover-
eign equality of all peace loving
states, large and small, for the
maintenance of international peace
and security" The final paragraph
provides that any treaty made to
effect the purposes of the resolution
must go through the constitutional
process of ratification by at least
tWo-thirdS of the Senate.
That is the Connally resolution.
1t is little stronger, perhaps, than
the Fulbright resolution, also adopt
ed by an overwhelming majority
IN the House. But whether the one
or the other contains the more
explicit language is of little real
Importance. The important thing is
that virtually every member of both
branches of Congress is fully alive
to the fact that the great mass of
the people, beyond victory, want
peace. They want it, they are deter
mined to have it, they are prepared
to pay reasonable and necessary
price to get it. And the Senate,
concurring with the House, has an
nounced to the world that no act of
legislative caprice will be permitted
to block this aspiration. No matter
what the doubters may say, this
country has come to the crossroads
and has made a great decision.
Evening star., 1943-11-06

cultivation saved so much Of the 1943
spring rainfall that communicated was
still coming to the table on November 3
along with beets, turnip and mustard
greens, lettuce, Irish potatoes, lima
beans and tomatoes. The first heavy
frost will put an end to such sumptuous
hVlng, to be sure. but the drought was
whipped by substituting a simple con-
SerVatlon practice for practice of waste.
Let's save and use more of our leaves,
H. H. BENNETT,
Chlef, Soil Conservation Service, De-
partment Of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
WiIhe!mshoven and RubuuI

WlineiTnSn0Veh 0nd kQDCui
Our air arm has Just won two
great victories within tWentv-four
hours Of each other against both our
Axis arch enemies. The first of these
victories, on Tuesday, smote the
Japanese at Rabaul, their main
South Pacific base. The second, on
Wednesday, blasted the big German
naval base and Shipbulding center
at WllhelmShaven on the North Sea
coast, Both were daylight precision
bomblngs for which our air force is
justly famous.
These aerial triumphs are note
worthy, not only for the specific
damage inflicted, which was very
great, but also as indicating i'm
portant developments in air strategy
and tactics that promise to pay big
dividends in the near future. Since
those developments differ from each
other as widely as their respective
operational theaters are geograph-
lcally separated, it will be well to
consider them in turn.
The raid on Rabaul is the latest OF
devastating series. Rabaul, with
its broad, landlocked harbor and
elaborate shore installations, is the
indispensable base for japanese sea,
air and land reinforcementS coming
down from Truk to bolster their
waning holds on New Guinea and
the SolomonS. 1t is heavily fortified
and has strong antiaircraft defense
but this has not prevented our air
squadrons from blasting it repeat
edly. Just a month ago a big raid
sank over 100 enemy ships and did
tremendous damage. Since then,
several supplementary attacks have
Kept down repairs and DESTROYED
several hundred Japanese planes.
Tuesdays raid was the most destruc-
tive on record. 1t caught a big jana
nese ship concentration, presumably
to relieve or evacuate their trapped
forces in the Solomons. Flying in
literally at masthead height, our
bombers, escorted by fighters. sank
or damaged nearly 10000 tons of
shipping, including cruisers, DESTROY
ers, large transports and tankers.
Nearly every ship in the harbor was
struck by l000-pound bombs. Our
losses were not slight-nine bombers
and ten fighters, the heaviest loss we
have suffered in any single air &C
tion in the South Pacific. But the
results were worth the price Incl
dentally, fully 100 japanese planes
were shot down or destroyed on the
ground.
From all this, two deductions logi-
cally emerge. First, Rabaul has be-
come a veritable sink-hole for Japa-
nese ships and planes-the two
weapons that Japan can least afford
to see weakened Japan has no
alternative main base in the South
Pacific short of Truk 800 miles to
the northward in her inundated is
lands. She must either continue to
pay through the nose for siphoning
reinforcements through Rabaul or
abandon that whole region, includ-
ing at least 10000 troops on Bou-
gainville and the Shorthand Islands,
whom we need not root out expen-
sively by direct assault but can by
pass and leave to starve Thus, the
original costly tactics of island
hopping have been transformed by
air supremacy into a new tactic of
Evening star., 1943-11-06
GETTING Ready

From the Great Bend Tribune,
Comes word now that civilians may be
able to buy new radios sooner than
expected after the war If the surplus
equipment of the armed forces is made
available to the public. After the war
a lot of things are apt to happen. Right
now advertisements are running strong
about freezing units for farm and home.
Evidently the producers are getting
ready in advance for the postwar period.
Evening star., 1943-11-06

ing problems Of the war, merits the
fullest consideration, and it certain
ly ought to loom large in the de-
liberations of the United Nations
relief conference beginning next
Wednesday in Atlantic City. The
subject is one that cannot be put
off too long without causing un-
imaginable misery among millions
of human beings who have suffered
more than enough already.
Evening star., 1943-11-06
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
Dear the name and address OF
me rr1ter, although the use of
a pSeudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters uith
q rie1C 10 condensation.
Evening star., 1943-11-06

O. Do butterflies have fragrance7-
E. l.. H.
A. Many specimens are without odor
Whlie others have fragrance resem-
ping that of sweet grass, jasmine,
syringa, mignonette, orange blossoms or
balsam.
Evening star., 1943-11-06

@. How many men does it take tn I'll,
oattleshlp and destroyer2-B. L. Y.
A. The crew of a battleship varies
from l2o0 to 1,500, while the crew of
destroyer ranges from 122 to 230,
Evening star., 1943-11-06

Q. Is Germany using dogs in the
present warp. N. D.
A. Germany early in the war used
trained dogs as sentries, To ferret ont
sanoteurs and to track down stranded
Allied airmen.
Evening star., 1943-11-06

@ What amount of money is paid out
daily as life insurance?-W. G..
A. The Institute of Life Insurance re-
ports that American families received
S6,5o2,000 a day In life insurance nav
ments in 1912.
Evening star., 1943-11-06

Many readers send In questions to
the information bureau signed only
U1th initials, asking that the ansUers
appear in the newspaper. The spacr
Is limited and 1Uould not accommodate
a fraction OF such requests. Besides,
many OF these questions are too Der
sonat to be OF general interest. Send
your question to The EDentnq Star
Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has,
KIN. duector, Washington, D. C.. IN
close stamp for return postage.
Evening star., 1943-11-06

Q. What is the area Of the Govern
meht- Printing Oflce?-E. f.
A. The total area occupied by the
worlds largest printing plant is 3d.
acres. In 1912 this Office produced
800, ,4o6,048 publications Of all classes
including nearly 100000 copies of the
Congressional Record.
Evening star., 1943-11-06

@. What colony received the greatest
variety Of immigrants?-S. S. B.
A. No other colony had so many i'm
migrants Of different races and religions
as Pennsylvania. There were Dutch,
Swedes, English, Germans. Welsh and
Irish. There were QuakerS, Presbyte-
rians, Catholics, Lutherans, Mennonites
and Moravians
Evening star., 1943-11-06

@. When were the ancient Roman
cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum
buried?-M. P. D.
A. The cities were buried during an
eruption Of Mount Vesuvius in 70 AID.
The ruins were discovered by chance in
1894
Evening star., 1943-11-06

Q Where is the Ovyhee Dam7-E.
c. M
A. In Oregon, II Is built on an e3-
tinct volcano.
Evening star., 1943-11-06

Q, How does the heating value Of
apple wood compare with that Of coal?-
%. B. H.
A. When dry and well-seasoned, ons
cord Of apple wood equals one short ton
(2000 pounds of coal.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Stage Door Canteen Exbibit
of Portraits Will Be Obened

An unusual innovation at the
Washington Stage Door Canteen
will be inaugurated Wednesday
December %, when the Canteen
will launch the first in what may
turn out to be an annual art ex-
htbit.
The exhibit has grown out of a
feature at the Canteen begun early
this year, when artists from every
section of this country as we'll as
from Central and South America,
were engaged to make real life port
rats Of the men in uniform.
Most OF the boys who have posed
for their portraits at the Canteen
are now overseas Some are in the
South Pacific, some in Italy or
North Africa, and others are sta
toned In even more remote corners
OF the earth. A few, of course, have
been reported missing in action.
Needless to say, the possession of
these Canteen portraits means much
to their mothers.
From the very Inauguration of
this new activity, it became appar-
ent that the Washington Stage Door
Canteen would become a clearing
house for a remarkable series of
original drawings. Realizing the
value OF this flow of art, COM
mittee OF professional artists and
magazine and newspaper editors
was appointed to pass on the draw
ings and retain, temporarily, for an
annual exhibit, the best of the por-
traits made at the Canteen. All
other sketches, of course, have been
mailed direct to the boys mothers
Evening star., 1943-12-19
WI Entertain
For Miss KelIev,

Comdr. and Mrs. Frederick w
Witt will entertain Informally at
|x buffet supper this evening in
honor Of Miss Emmy Lou Kelley
who with her mother, Mrs. Daniel
Mckee, has come from Haddon
Heights, N. j., to make their home
here.
Mrs. Wits son. Mr.. Bradley Cum
Iningham, also has arrived from
Haverford College to spend a few
days before leaving for the Paris
Island Marine Base, where he will
be inducted.
Evening star., 1943-12-19

The names on this mailing list has
climbed into the thousands.
Under the barter plan, admission
to the exhibit will be dollars worth
OF candy, pickles, olives, potatoes
canned soups, homemade cookies or
canned milk Or, a dollar in cash
with which the Canteen will pur-
chase food, will be acceptable.
The exhibit will be open for In
spection each weekday from 2 to 4
o'clock through January S, when
all who wish to see the portraits
and take a look-see at the place
which is otherwise devoted ex-
clusively to the entertainment Of
the men in uniform may deposit a
gift and enter. unday afternoons
and evenings the exhibit will be
closed to the public.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Expected Home

Apprentice Seaman Lowell D.
Smith, son Of Col. and Mrs. Fred L.
Smith of Falls Church, will be here
for short vacation from the. Navy
training classes at Oberlin College,
Ohio.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Florida Society

3 The pref Christmas dance Of the
Florida State Society will be given
Thursday evening at $50 O'Clock in
the new ballroom OF the Shoreham
Hotel. 't
Evening star., 1943-12-19
In New York

Mrs. William James Kerlin OF
Chevy Chase left Monday with Mrs.
Arthur Darton. also Of Chevy Chase,
for New York where they will spend
A. week.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
a way for Holidays

Miss Catherine Shank Of Falls
Church will 60 to Harrisonburg to
spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Shank.
Evening star., 1943-12-19
AIDES FOR STAGE DOOR EXHIBIT

AIDES FOR STAGE DOOR EXHIBIT
Miss Mimi LANCER daughter OF Senator and Mrs. William
LANCER NTH Miss Beverly CoueH daughter OF MAJ Mrs.
William CoDeH erands TOR the art exhibit the Stage
Harris 6 E1DinU Photo
Evening star., 1943-12-19

Pin Dot Bow CoIIor Blouse
It's beauty and she'll look one in it. Be-
couse it's dainty softly tailored with tucked
bosom, euffed sleeves, yoke shoulder. Royon
sheer crepe in brown, blue red, $1.98
maize. Sizes 81 to 38--
Gitts-Street Floor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
LEWIS MAY sPURN ALL

WASHINGTON. June % tINSl
John l.. Lewis may not lead has
United Mine Workers Union back
into the At'L. it was learned to-
day. unless AFL members resign
IN a body from the War Labor
Board and back Lewis wage de-
mandS for the miners.
Lewis decision on whether he
rcjoin the AFL. after having made
application 10 do so, also will de-
pend, it was said. on whether
leaders Of that organization cease
their attacks on the UNIV presi-
dent and his union for the three
paralyzing walkoutS in the nation 5
coal fields.
Solid Fuel Administrator lckos
last night named Carl Elbridge
Newton, president of the CheS-
apeake and Ohio Railroad. as "dl'
rector of mine operations for the
federal government
President Roosevelt conferred
with IckcS today over the coaI
situation amid reports that he
soon make up his mind whether
10 back the WLB in its fight with
Lewis
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
Nazi Spies
Sentenced
by Brazil

RIO DE JANE1RO, June "a
nv kurt Freuffer, form +
German ambassador 10 Brazil.
and Is others were under heavy
sentence today as NazI spies for
hetrlying Allied shipping move
menls and relaYng TO Germany
information on war production in
the United States.
nrf-ttfier. sentenced IN ahSentia
10 > years and the first am
baS>s dor from any country ever
10 be- tried in a public court IN
Rfattt, WAS branded BY his Co
defendants as the organizer Of the
espionage ring. under cover Of
diplomatic immunity
Herman Bonhy. former German
naval attache in Rio dc Janolro
and GuStaNc EngelS called Ger
manN'S acc spies IN South Amer
IGd. were sentenced TO > and 80
years, respectively
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
6 in Hdupt Case
Get New Trials

CHICAGO June % INS) The
United States circuit court Of ap-
pealS today reversed and re-
handed for new trial the case Of
three COMMUNICATIONS and
their wives who were convicted
Of treason last NOV "A for aiding
Herbert IIaupt. executed Nazi
saboteur.
The decision granted new trials
10 Hans Max and Erna Haupt,
parents OF The executed Nazi
agent, Walter and Lucille Froeh-
ling and Otto and Kate Wergin,
All three men had been SEN
fenced 10 death IN the electric
chair and their wives were SEN
fenced 10 25-year prison terms
and fined $4,000 each by Federal
Judge William Campbell
The court cited three criticisms
Of the trial procedure as basis for
the reversal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
Detroit Hospital
To Cost ; Million

LANSING. June % Detroit
will receive a 100000 hospital
for the insane under a Sl790oo00
state hospital building program
recommended today by the sta'c
hospital commission and approx rd
by Gov. Kelly.
The Detroit hospital winch
would contain space for 800 poi
tents, was given first priority ln
the plan which calls for A 'o-
year construction program 10 be
gin after The WAT
Funds are available for arChl-
tectural work which is expected
20 begin A. once. the comC7lSsior
said The entire state prog m
would provide 10000 additional
beds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-30
New Coal
Strikes in
Alabama

WASHINGTON. June % rUPl
New strikes broke etft- IN the
Alabama soft coal fields today.
seriously threatening steel pro-
duction in the state, while a
hack.to-work movement in the
Pennsylvania bltuminouS regions
was slowed down when 10000
workers stayed away from the
pits
Virtually all miners in other
large soft coal producing areas
were in the pits.
The Republic Steel Corp, whose
three mines were idle. was eX-
pPCted TO announce suspension Of
all steel production IN Alabama
because OF fuel shortage.