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Evening star., 1943-05-13
Feeding German Prisoners
Arouses Anger of Critic.

10 tne EQltor OF Inc Star.
Whatever may be the strategy with
respect to feeding conquered army, the
accounts from Tunisia telling us that
American cooks are feeding the German
captive officers with fresh steak, po-
tatoes, butter, coffee, ETC., seem prepos-
ferrous. Here we are on rations and
practically undernourished while the
foods shipped to our fighting men at
the front are served to the Germans who
have shown no mercy at any time, even
to the starving children in conquered
lands.
What sort of war is this, anyway?
Are we buying War bonds to feed the
Germans with steak dinners? Would the
Germans under Hitler do the same by
our men in captivity or to the men of
our Allies?
If this is going to keep up, I, for one
shall take different attitude and con-
slider this whole business as phoney as
the victory in 1918. AIS.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Member of the Associated Press.
THURSDAY.
May 13, 1913
They Know 1t Now

1t has happened in Tunisia as peo-
pie who knew them have said it would
happen if the Germans began to
crack. But it has happened with a
suddenness and completeness sur
prising even to those who knew even
taal destruction of the German
army in Africa was inevitable. If
it can happen there, it will happen
elsewhere.
The British were licked at Narvik,
but they went out fighting. They
were licked again at Dunkirk, and
In Greece, and in Crete and in Libya.
But they never knew they we're
licked. Our soldiers surrendered un-
conditionally on the Bataan PENN
sula, and later at Corregidor. But
they surrendered after having fought
on for weeks in the face of certain
knowledge that there was no pros
pect of anything save defeat. They
were falling in their tracks, weak
from illness and lack of food, at the
end
There has been nothing reminis-
cent of NarVik or Dunkirk or Greece
oE Bataan or Corregidor in the man.
ner of the Germans acceptance of
defeat. They were, to be sure, going
to fight on to the last man. But
that was only propaganda from the
German radio. There was no last
man fighting in the surrender at
Tunisia. When the crack-up came,
the Germans outdid the lowly Ital-
tanS in their ruSh-sometimeS in
orderly columns-for the prisoners
stockade. The German unlike the
people he is fighting, knows when
he is licked.
1t has been said that on the day of
armistice in November of 1918, the
German general staff began its prep
arations for the next war. With that
thoroughness which is characteris-
tic, the planners concluded that one
factor contributing to Germany's
defeat was weakness on the home
front. The German army, it was con-
tended, had never been defeated
And in the next war the people at
home, disciplined with the same diet
of blood and iron that made the
German soldier, would show them
selves. worthy of the army.
Voc not =,
who cracked in Tunisia. 1t was the
German soldier, the representative
in uniform Of the master race"
the invincible embodiment in human
form of Mars. Defeat did not find
him stumbling along in a daze of
fatigue, or fighting like a cornered
tiger to the end. Defeat found him
rolling along in his armored vehicles
as fast as they would carry him to
the nearest stOckade, his companies
intact down to rolling kitchens.
They surrendered, as they have done
other things, in excellent order and
without loss of discipline. For they
know when they are licked That is
the thing. And the word that they
are licked will spread like wildhre
through Europe and across the world
Other Germans will know when they
are licked. 1t may not be easy to
teach them. But when they learn,
they learn quickly. This time it will
be the German soldier, not the civil
ian at home, who will learn that he
is licked, and, with the disciplined
precision of the Fatherland, will act
accordingly.
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Letters to the Editor
MIR. Henry's Story About Denmark
Praised by Danish Minister.

4'AA' AASAAJ StOIy ADOuL denmark
Praised by Danish Minister.
To the Editor Of The Star:
I have just read the article about
Denmark in the Sunday edition of The
Star for May ., and I think your paper
should be complimented on this very
factual article.
OF course a critical Dane like nv
self, knowing the situation intimately,
might always find a few points he
might dispute in such lengthy article,
but they are indeed unusually few and
comparatively insignificant in Thomas
R. Henrys article, and I think that he
has done an excellent piece of factual
reporting. HENRIK KAUFMAN.
Minister of Denmark.
Evening star., 1943-05-13

O. Why are the Aleutian Islands OF
such importance?-L. D. P.
A. The Aleutians are of great strategic
Importance because the direct and short
line, the Great Circle route between
the western coast Of the United States
and Japan lies directly through these
islands.
@. What was the first important use
OF aluminium in the United States?-
D. C. D.
A. The use Of aluminium to cap the
Washington Monument in 1884.
@. What is the distinction between
wool and worsted?-F. D. P.
A. Woolen goods are made from card
ing WOOL while worsteds are woven from
combing wool. The chief difference is
that woolen thread is soft and composed
OF crisscross fibers, while worsted thread
is twisted hard after the fibers have
been combed until they are parallel
Worsted Is firm and shows a definite
pattern, while woolens are soft, having
the pattern almost concealed by the nap.
@. What is the origin of saluting the
quarterdeck?-C. D. B.
A. From the earliest times the quarter
deck has been digniied and sacred
place. The salute derives from the early
sea custom OF showing respect for the
pagan altar aboard ship and later for
the crucifix and shrine. This Is also the
place nearest the colors
@. How long has the Work Projects
Administration been in existence?-T,
L. S.
A. When it goes out of existence on
July l, the WPA will have been in opera
ton exactly eight years and SIS days.
@. Why was 81 chosen to be the age
of majority?-C. j.
A. 1t is supposed to have originated
in the completion of three periods, in
fancy, seven years; childhood to puberty,
seven years; adolescence to manhood,
seven years.
Q. When did the United States declare
war on Italy?-M. j. c.
A. The United States declared war
on Italy December II, 1941, 3oe pm.
Italy also declared war on the United
States on December II, 1941.
@. Is 1t true that part of Kentucky
cannot be reached without passing
through Missouri or Tennessee?-R. S.V,
A. This situation exists at the extreme
southwest corner of the State, where,
owing to double bend in the Missis-
sippi River, there is an area of about
10 square miles belonging to Kentucky
that cannot be reached from the rest
of the State without passing through
part of Missouri or Tennessee.
Q. Where is the largest Negro high
school?-W. B.
A. survey made a few years ago
showed that the Booker T. Washington
Negro High School at Atlanta, Ga, was
the largest in the United States. The
attendance at that time was 1000 stu
dents.
Q. What is the origin of the term
"blackmail" H.
A. In olden times "blackmail" was a
certain amount of money, corn, cattle
or other valuables paid to men allied
to robbers for protection from pillage,
Evening star., 1943-05-13
Reports on Easter Seal Sale Await
Answers From Some Recipients.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The Seal Sale Committee of the Dis
trict of Columbia Society for Crippled
Children would like to announce that
this organization desires to give heart
felt thanks to the contributors for their
generous support of this years Easter
seal sale, to make public the total con-
tribution and the outline of our program
for the welfare of the crippled which
their support is making possible. Be-
fore we are able to do this, however,
it is necessary that we hear from those
persons to whom Easter seals were
mailed, who have not yet made return.
Such report can be made only when
the record of returns are complete.
If the generosity of those from whom
we are still to hear approaches that Of
the contributors from whom we have
already heard, the organization will be
able to continue its program Of preven-
ton, and to extend its services to meet
the increasing needs Of the crippled in
this community. For these reasons, we
would like to request as early return
as possible from recipients of Easter
seals. ALBERT w. HOWARD.
Seal Sale Chairman.
Evening star., 1943-05-13

Among the great inventions for
some smart American yet to discover
Is a new wash cloth that will have
all the combined comfort and efficacy
of one just about to be discarded.
Evening star., 1943-05-13

Two jockeys were injured the other
day by upsets at Pimlico. No one
knows how many betting spectators
met the same fate.
Evening star., 1943-05-13

Prophecies-A 32-page booklet re-
viewing briefly and in purely i'm
personal manner the most significant
utterances of the prophets which in
terpreters relate to the war and It's
outcome, and the destiny of mankind
In general. In times of peril or great
national stress, every one wants to
know what the future holds in store
what has been foretold for our own
times. To secure your copy of this
fascinating publication inclose 10
cents in coin, wrapped in this clip
ping, and mail to The Star Informa-
ton Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1943-05-13

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Uriter, although the use of
a pseudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 1Uith
a Die1D to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-05-13

@. What Is the origin of the term
"blackmail"?-M H.
A. In olden times "blackmail" was a
certain amount of money, corn, cattle
or other valuables paid to men allied
to robbers for protection from pillaee.
Evening star., 1943-05-13

@. What was the first important use
of aluminium in the United States?-
D. C. D.
A. The use of aluminium to cap the
Washington Monument in 1884.
Evening star., 1943-05-13

@. Why are the Aleutian Islands OF
such importance?-L. D. P.
A. The Aleutians are of great strategic
Importance because the direct and short
line, the Great Circle route, between
the western coast of the United States
and Japan lies directly through these
islands.
The echo., 1943-10-29

buy our small amounts, together, It
will count up.
we should be willing to lend our dimes
and dollars"
The echo., 1943-10-29

To the officers and members of the
Holbrcok Benevolent Association n
general. We are urging each presi-
dent to see to It that your lodge does
its share in buying war bonds. Each
The echo., 1943-10-29

said, "If thrv are giving their lives
Quite few of our presidents have
already purchased bonds through the
office and we are looking for other
10 do the same thing.
The echo., 1943-10-29

amount
group remembered that when all o.
our part in this all husbands and
weet hearts are glv1ng tneT nves Ior
Some lodges and as been
Evening star., 1943-03-21

As Featured by MademoiseHe
lOOoo wool "toss on" to flotter
your suit ond look ever so smart
with new spring dresses. A style
SUGGEST Sizes l2-l6.
LANSBURGH' 'S-Davliof
Evening star., 1943-06-20
BE SLIM OF FIGURE STOUT OF HEART

MRS. W. IS SLIM. She's full of vim, stout of
heart. She lost unwanted pounds the
Ry-Krisp way, still enjoys Ry-Krisp as
bread. It's soasty~crsp, has rich rye flavor,
supplies most of the vitamin B, of whole
rye and provides bulk to aid regularity
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-13
March Of Events
BY BENJAMIN DeCaSSeres

natural state Of man I am
not for linking ourselves hy new
treaties with the Quarrels AZ
Europe $3.50. I consider Europe as
a great madhouse.
IT Is incumbent on every gen
L Grafton 10 pay rs own debts
as il goes.
A principle which If acted on
would save one-half the wars Of
the world.
The perpetual ro-ohEihility Of
the President. ] fear, VIII make
that an office for life first and
then hereditary the danger
is that the indulgence and at
taChmentS Of the people viii
keep man IN the chair after he
becomes a dotard
We're II left 10 ne 10 decide
whether we should have a gov
eminent without newspapers or
newspapers without a govern
ment, / should not hesitate a
moment 10 prefer the latter.
- L place economy among the
first and most important OF Re-
publican virtues and public debt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-13
Doesn't knOr His Trade
Left-Honded Shake
DisquoIifies Borkeep
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

The worst thing do in barroom is to shake
hands with another mans left
That ties his right hand and leaves the other mans
right duke free the odors of bad cooking
Il shook hands with the man." barkeep McMack,
applying for workmens compensation when he stuck his
left Whereupon and Notwithstanding, he clipped the
left eye with his right fist"
We cannot believe that McMack is regular barkeep.
We think he be substituting for idiot. No barkeep
knew would take rowdys left in mortal handshake.
We were taught by the famous John McCiraw do
that When John stuck out his left to cancel quarrel and
you took it. then your the next drawn of
the rattle. D..
John would trap your right with his left and then hook
over punch that played your brdgework like xyophone.
But let us concentrate McMack. How anybody
apply for workngmens compensation he doesn't his
trade? .NIa
The state industrial board granted Mikes claim but it was,
overuled by the appellate division Which must have learned
by practical experience.
If were member of the appellate division would also
deny Mikes application On the grounds that he as
stupid as bird dog pointing cuckoo clock.
II any reader better versed in barroom equity and
dust rebutta than myself would be glad hear from him.
This includes both Mike and the eft-mited handshaker
Copyright, 1913, Krs Features .HAH
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-13
Pressure
Problem

symptoms and live 10 the age Of
20 with high blood pressure Of
which they are completely un-
aware.
CTILL another group Of the ac-
- tive, nervous, vital type have
high blood pressure simply on
account of their nervousness and
activity.
The smallest group of all have
symptoms which could be
ascribed 10 the high blood pres
sure.
The evaluation of the patient
with high blood pressure by the
doctor must take into account
the entire body.
Simply taking the=bleed pres
sure tells practically nothing.
After that is done the heart
must be examined and after
that examination Of the retina of
the eye tells great deal.
After that. kidney function
must be considered, and after
that the symptoms which the
patient is experiencing should be
valuated.
ONLY after this survey can
" any sensible plan of treat
ment be laid out
And since the entire body is
involved, the entire man must be
treated.
Psychology is the first item in
treatment because, as ] said
above, high blood pressure" is
an emotional term.
Activities, exercise and bed
rest should have a due allotment.
Diet is Of no Importance what
ever.
Nobody ever got high blood
pressure from his diet, and no
body was ever relieved in the
slightest degree of high blood
pressure by changing the diet.
Nor is there any drug or medi-
cine which Will help the patient.
EXAMINING 1000 patients
IL over the age of so, it would
be found that about 40 per cent
of them had a blood pressure
which by ordinary standards
would be considered too high.
About 20 per cent would have
a blood pressure which by ordi-
nary standards would be con-
sldered too low
The rest would be somewhere
in between.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-13
Delinquency
Among Girls

communities without proper
tionate increases in police per-
sonnet.
Also that many law enforce
ment agencies have lost many
of their most capable and ex-
perienced personnel to the
armed forces.
pUT he thinks all these factors
- indicate the need for in
creasing rather than decreasing
activities which are. crime pre-
ventive in character.
He believes that in every CON-
munity current information
concerning the extent of delin-
quency should be studied to-
gether with a review of the cir
cumstances contributing to the
development of delinquency and
that a vigorous counter-offensive
should be started.
He means delinquency of
every nature which he charac-
terizes as IAN inexcusable waste
of manpower during a period of
crisis"
Getting back to the ladies. l
am depressed by the revelation
that many of them are repeaters.
The arrest cards examined in
Mr.. Hoover's office showed 35.4
per cent of the female subjects
had prior records.
This was a decrease from the
1941 showing of 1916 per cent of
women with prior records but
Mr.. Hoover views the decrease
without optimism, stating the
marked increase in females
under 81 arrested last year was
caused mostly by so-called first
offenders.
Copyright. is43. by King Features
Distributed by King Features synd.. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-13

be heard in the movie version Of
his army show.
II is on tho style Of Der
Fuehrer's Face -
Hal Yates gives II a prevew
al the Satire Rooms
One Of the lovelieSt ear-cling-
ers is called People VIII Say"
from the oklahoma hit
The FrereS Kenny have an
other sure song click: The
Violins Are Playing
WHAT "Foxhole Sermon page
L adj in the April Bird Golfers
has attracted countless letters
requesting the name OF its
creator
He is Ralph Pockafellow. As
years old, who tried 10 enlist
but was rejected
He has boy with the 20th
Armored Division
Ralph is copy chief ~ the
ViillE ~ AuIildlIi AZ dhflliN
How TempuS t'ugitS Jackie
Coogan, Chaplin'S Kid in their
best picture. IN his nstty uni-
form on a furloaf being shown
The midnight spots by Fred
Stones Paula. whose groom,
Dixie Daily, X pruhabiy OVER
Berlin again dropping block
busters.
Eleanor Holm an expert AZ
cards, winning 500 from the
Stork Club owner. She GIN
Rommeld him
Theory on why the mugger
campaign in Harlem is a flop:
Detectives are too well dressed.
They work IN pairs Hang out
on corners They phone n from
corner police boxes Practically
wearing their badges on their
ties.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-13
Better Health
by Dir. Logan CIendening

EuIGH blood pressure" is a
H term used IN a very loose
sense, both by doctors and pa
TENTS.
AS a matter of fact, it is an
emotional term.
1t is too bad that IL ever was
invented because whenever it is
pronounced il arouses feeling
which interferes with a calm
discussion OF the basic factor in
volved.
What most patients and, in
decd, most physicians do not
realize is that j is A natural
process which involves every
part Of the body.
Suppose two trees were talk
ing together;
II am beginning 10 bud"
II would make the same sense
as il one human being said 10
another:
II have high blood pressure"
II man Of 80 says 10 another
one, i have low blood pressure,
he is Immediately marked as un-
usual.
TIVE medical profession has
capitalized on this, albeit
Subconsciously, and uses the
term very carelessly.
For instance:
One group Of patients with
high blood pressure discover II
quite accidentally on some such
occasion as a life insurance eX-
animation or draft board eX-
animation.
Another group of people never
get examined, never have any
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-13

IS 8 FOR a catchy name for
n army nurses" writes
New Yorker. my wife likes the
idea Of naming them after Flor
ence Nightingale, but she thinks
Nightingale too long and Sug-
gests II be shortened la Gales
"As for myself I think the
army nurses should he called
Angels because that's what
they are.
ASK any service man who has
been wounded In action.
"Most certainly these wonderful
girls should not take n back
seat TO the WAVES, WAGES and
SPARS."
SECRETARIES are said 20
- have the best chance OF get
ting a high-grade husband; Ii
brarians the worst.
Seems while most men like
wife who is intelligent and senSl-
BILE they are inclined TO avoid, as
matrimonial prospects, girls they
think are excessively intellec-
tual.
And that is how the average
man classes a librarian.
Girls working in Beverly Hills,
Cal. beauty shops catering 10
Socialites and film stars are av-
eraging from $40 to $50 week
plus tips.
Their pay checks are figured
on percentage of business they
handle.
VET living is a woman whose
Il father fought in our Revolu-
tionary War of ITS.
What more striking illustra-
ton could there be Of the youth
Of this country?
Conrad Knight, the father of
100-year-old Mrs. Anna Knight
Gregory. enlisted as a drummer
boy in the Revolutionary Army
at the age Of II.
Mrs. Gregory was born when
her father, who married three
times, was II years old.
How remarkable it is that
Mrs. Gregory who heard tales of
our Revolutionary War from her
participating father is now hear
ing tales of the current war from
her great-grandson who is in the
L. S. air force.
Copyright. 1913. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-13
BY Damon RunyOn

increase was 104.7 per cent, for
vagrancy 1243 per cent, for dis
orderly conduct, sos per cent
and for drunkenness, 1913 per
cent.
THE Hoover bureau examined
l. 5S5, 9SS fingerprint arrest
records last year of which 1882
represented women, or u per
cent.
The alarming upswing In
crime among women and girls
points TO the need for renewed
efforts to keep the home front
clean, wholesome and strong"
remarks Mr.. Hoover.
Boom conditions and easy
money In the hands of youth
full persons, together with a pos
sible let-down in the influence
of the home are factors which
must be Offset In designing pro-
grams to combat the general
upswinging crime curve among
women and girls, and the In
creases In certain types of
crimes committed by boys"
3 Oddly enough, the report
shows that arrests of males I'M
der q for criminal homicide de-
clined 1.3 per cent while girls
under p arrested for this Of
tense increased 29.6 per cent.
THE number of young men
L less than voting age ar
rested for larceny decreased
lis per cent while girls under
II arrested for such offenses
increased 275 per cent.
Mr.. Hoover realizes that local
law enforcement agencies are
confronted with many additional
duties in war time and that
often there are sudden increases
in the population of individual
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-13
The Brighter Side

ONE Of the saddest features Of
" war, / think, is its reaction
against the women of the home
front, particularly young girls.
The social decentralization Of
many of them is inevitable.
The reasons are more or less
obvious.
War removes most Of the bar
riers of convention and nearly
all restraints of home and
training.
In time of war there is always
an increase in crime and delin-
Quency among women and girls
much more so than among
men.
This increase is quite appar-
ent today.
1t is reflected in the most re-
cent report on crime in the
United States and its posses
sions by J. Edgar Hoover. chief
of the great Federal Bureau of
Investigation. which discloses
disturbing rise in misconduct
among females.
ENGERPRINT cards of ar
L rested women received by
the Hoover agency during 1912
from some 31S of the largest
cities of the nation increased
21.7 per cent in number over
those received during 1871.
Male arrests decreased in that
same period 10 per cent.
For arrests of persons less
than Fl years of age males de-
creased Be per cent and females
increased 55.7 per cent.
The fingerprint cards received
representing females under q
years Of age arrested for prosti-
tuition increased 64.S per cent.
For other sex offenSes the