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Evening star., 1943-01-09
Dr.. Grille

Some individuals come into the
world with a special endowment OF
energy and enthusiasm. DR.. George
Washington Grille represented the
proof of that principle. The 78 years
of his life were crowded with con-
structive activity. His impact upon
his times was felt in many different
fields of interest. Nothing was ex-
empt from his investigation, and his
approach to every problem was dis
tinctively creative.
Born at Chill Ohio, November II,
1864, DR.. Grille studied in the schools
of his native State, then in Vienna,
London and Paris. He served as a
medical officer in the SpaniSh-Amer-
lean War and the First World War,
meanwhile practicing and teaching
in Cleveland. The clinic which he
established in 1921 was the scene
of a frightful disaster in 1929, but
the tragedy paradoXically increased
rather than diminished his fame.
When the effects OF explosion and
fire had been corrected, his laboratory
and operating rooms became the
mecca of additional thousands OF
patients and students.
DR.. Grille, however, was not merely
a great physician. His remembrance
is assured rather for his experimental
philosophy and the worthy fruits
thereof. He was pioneer in the
treatment of traumatic shock, the
development of the technique of
blood TRANSMISSION, the relief of high
blood pressure by the cutting of con-
stricting nerves, the use Of adrenalin
injections for the stimulation OF the
heart. the excision of thyroid goiter,
the improved treatment Of gunshot
wounds and the so-called "block"
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Black Market Penalty

The sentence imposed in District
Court on black market" gasoline
operator-a year in Jail and $4,000
flne-is severe. but in view of the
circumstances outlined by the trial
justice it does not appear to be ex-
cessive.
The defendant had pleaded guilty
to illegal possession of ration coupons
calling for more than 100000 gallons
of gasoline and the sale to consumers
of nearly $4,000 gallons without COL
lecting coupons. Thus, it is clear
that he had engaged in Nillful and
extensive violations of the rationing
regulations.
Under these conditions, as Justice
James M. Proctor pointed out in i'm
posing sentence, there was little rea-
son for leniency. To condone such
fragrant violations, or to appear to
condone them by imposing nominal
penalty, would lead to the early
breakdown of rationing, and would
place all dealers who abide by the
regulations in an intolerable COM
petitive situation. Similarly, it would
prejudice the position of motorists
who refuse to deal in the black mar
ket, which evidently is quite extensive
and which in part is responsible for
the increasingly drastic restraint on
sales through legitimate channels.
The question of how the defend
ant obtained the illegal ration cou-
pons was not directly before the
court, and it is not function of the
court to correct administrative de-
fects which may be responsible for
the fact that black market operators
apparently have little difficulty in
securing ration books. Justice Proc
tor did what he could-namely, to
impose a sentence calculated to dis
courage other illegal operators. It
is to be hoped that the penalty in
this instance will have that effect.
Evening star., 1943-01-09

theory OF anesthesia. But it was the
elementary nature of human exist
ence that engaged his most particu-
lar attention. He was essentially a
mechanist and defended his point
OF view in several scholarly books.
struggle" he argued, "is a bio
logical necessity, and even war is
preferable to pusillanimous peace
leading to degeneracy."
Such sentiment, of course, might
not survive critical examination. DR..
Grille knew as we'll as any of his
contemporaries that rest from con-
flict also is an imperative require
ment and that long ng-continued strife
the campaigns Of Napoleon for
instance-may have dysgenic influ-
ence upon the health of a nation.
He was himself too great a creative
force to wish to Danish God from the
universe. When he declared that
mind is a product of electricity
generated by matter" he did not
dispose Of the Divine Source of mat
ter and electricity.
His countrymen of his own genera
ton probably were too close to him
to realize fully the significance OF
his composite achievement, yet the
honors showered upon DR.. Grille by
foreign governments, scientific soci-
etles, academies and foundations
testified to the grateful esteem in
which he was held by the whole
worldwide community to which he
devoted his penius
Evening star., 1943-01-09
ALEXANDRIA,, Va.

Dear Sir:
"It seems to me the dog days ought
to be now instead of in August My
yard has been full of dogs, all sorts and
colors of dogs Some OF them are dogs
of the neighborhood, others dogs which
no one remembers having seen before.
THE dog is mans best friend, all right.
but at times he becomes something OF a
nuisance, especially when he digs up the
lawn, as he so often does. Yet find
much to commend in these fellows, they
are so full of life, SO happy, and so hap
PLY ignorant of all the woes which con-
front mankind.
II am wondering what is going to hap
pen to all the dogs and cats when ra-
tioning gets in full swing. Just how are
they to get along? We who have taken
them into our homes, and cared for
them, and above all fed them regularly
are going to find the inquiry In their
ewes hard to meet, and impossible to
answer.
How can we tell them. There isn't
any more meat?' or There isn't any more
Salmon?' They will know better. The
absurdity of mans psychology, which has
decreed stringency in world filled with
plenty, is something which we ought to
try to conceal from them.
IF we win the war quickly, and do
not lose our heads after it, maybe we
will have enough to feed our pets, and
never let them know how ignorant man
is, after all.
Sincerely, and a bit sorrowfully.
ct remain. P.J. B."
The dogs which come around at this
time of year are always interesting
animals.
Often they are half breeds, those in
interesting combinations of two-or more
dog races.
Quite the most interesting pooch to
show up in our yard these days is
half-breed wire-haired terrier. He is a
black and white dog, greatly resembling
a black and white cat.
He trembles all the time, with the pc
culiar shiver which is characteristic Of
his main breed. Just what else is in
him is impossible to say. He is eager
to please. but more intent on getting
something to eat.
Most dogs, no matter how we'll fed,
are always on the hunt for more food.
This is no reflection on their owners.
All dogs are thieves by nature. Espe-
cially when they prowl at night. Over
turned garbage cans, most often laid to
the doors of cats, are really caused by
dogs.
X n
The scent of dogs is something to mar
vel over
Once dog has entered yard. other
dogs smell where he has been, and come
in to make the same old rounds as he
did
Thus regular trail is built up
Persons deeply interesting in gardens
often deplore this ability OF dogs, but
1t must be recognized that their scent
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Defends English Rule
In Complex India.

To the Editor of The Star:
Like the old lady in Dickens who de-
rived consolation from repeating the
blessed word "Mesopotamia," your corre-
spondent M M seems to find satisfaction
when writing on the subject of India
from reitera ting such phrases as "dy-
manic political strategy" "integrating
dynamic of national consciousness, and
operatives integrated with co-opera-
tive industrialiSm.
His letter is too involved in this way
for one to discover just what he is driv-
ing at, but it clearly is something I'M
complimentary to British rule Just
what does he mean by "the agricultural
debt roughly amounts to over 5000 ,000'?
This is typical of many inaccuracies,
though not quite 50 misleading as his
attributing to the Congress party (Which
he says has been under the leadership
of Gandhi and Nehru for SO yearsD most
of the reforms and benefits introduced
by the British during the present CEN
tury.
And how does he think it helps to
solve the Indian problem today that
often the British secretaries of Con-
gress ministers drew twice the salary of
the ministers? Has M. M. ever heard
of "dollar-a-year men" who presumably
draw considerably less than their secre-
taries? 1t is to be hoped that NJ NJ
observed from his own statement that
Englishmen were content to serve under
Indian masters?
But it is plain from internal evidence
that M. M. writes of what he does not
know. A large number Of extremely able
and public-spirited men, both English
and Indian, have been trying to solve
the Indian problem. II NJ M. has some
constructive proposal to make, there is
no doubt that his suggestion would be
welcomed in the appropriate quarter.
But letters of the kind he has written do
not help.
"Mr. Churchill" says N. n. Ii going
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Deeds in Seeds

OUer mountain-doapn By a pasture
Udll-
We stopped to gather the gold OF
an apple tree
That no man claimed. Watching the
ripe fruit fall
At my fathers feet, I matted,
hungrily,
For my allotment, halt expecting a
Or farmers angry ghost to challenge
me.
There Das little chance that ghost
Dould interfere,
Epen NTH theft, in the light OF an
autumn day.
The years lay heauy upon the pioneer
Who set the seeding out. choked
,oith clay
And held in place ,Dith a slab OF
tueathered stone
He had ceased disputing with
hunters 1oho came his Day.
The apples ,pere tanged Dith the
taste OF dust and bone
And the toll OF a man Uhom time
could not efnce. .
There Uere Uords In ledpes uhich
spoke in an undertone
OF the tDinds of time and the curus
OF endless space.
Words made flesh and fruit IN an
apple tree
Whose seeds tDrote deed to the
place phich layman could
read.
HARRY ELMORE HURD.
Evening star., 1943-01-09

to have to think-and think seriously
about India SOON Why attach all the
blame for the Indian situation to the
British Prime Minister? The British
government in its Indian policy has the
overwhelming support of people of all
views-conservative, liberal and social
list, and not only of England but of
Canada. Australia and the other oomin-
ions. They are proud of the fact that
they have given India degree Of unity,
peace and prosperity she has never
known before in her history. There are
no more democratic nations nor more
kindly peoples than these. Why having
freely and voluntarily given self-govern-
ment to the dominions, should they wish
to withhold it from India?
May I commend to M. MS attention
the following passage written by an emf
nent American historian-JameS Truslow
Adams, author of The Epic of Amer
ica"-who knows of what he is writing.
india is the most complex single po-
ltical problem in the world, but there
are many extremely9bold American men.
have us believe that it is very simple.
All that is necessary, in their view, is
that Britain should submit to Gandhi.
They do not tell us that there Is no
single India that there are over 600
separate states, several hundred races
and languages, several thousand social
castles, some 85O00,0OO Moslems who
hate and fear the Hindus, and some
100000 of the depressed classes all
of whom fear that England might get
out and leave them to be governed by
their Hindu oppressors or the Japanese
"The problem is infinitely intricate,
yet these Americans, who without realiz-
ing it are playing the game for Hitler
of splitting the Allies, would try OF make
us believe that there Is nothing to it but
the perfidy of England. AS compared
with the Indian problem ours of uniting
the Thirteen Colonies (which took us
years IN forming the United States) or
our problem of our 13000,00 Negroes is
child's play. I speak of this because it
is sample of what is going around in
what is either an honest or dishonest
process, tending to split us from the best
ally and best friend, both for now and
the future which I believe we can have"
NGLO-AMERICAN.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Doubts About Reforms
For Peace Expressed.

To the Editor of The Star:
I cannot comprehend the basis for
the idea that war can be abolished by
eliminating trade barriers and sharing
the earth's resources.
According to all available information,
the present conflict was not caused by
trade barriers and unequal resources,
but by the greedy desire of the Nazis,
Fascists and Japanese militarists to
conquer and enslave the rest Of the
world.
As to humanity receiving justice from
an international court, that could be-
providing some nation or individual did
not gain influence enough to pack that
court with its own brand Of Justice.
J. ]. SPERRY.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ frederic ]. Haskin.


A reader can get the ansUer to any
question OF fact by ioriting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
q. Where is the worlds greatest single
source of electricity7-B. N.
A. Grand Coulee Dam.
@. May 4 person over 50 take q civil
service examtnation?-E. Y.
A. The Civil Service Commission says
that persons over so may take examina-
tions and be appointed to Government
positions at the present time. There
are only some six examinations Of the
many offered that bar people over 50.
@. From what is taken the title OF
the new Noel Coward photoplay?-
A. F. A.
A. The title is . phrase In a prayer
read by British captains: Receive into
Thy Almighty and most gracious pro-
lection the person Of Thy Servants and
the fleet In which we serve"
Evening star., 1943-01-09

@. What countries in Europe achieved
independence as a result OF the last
WARM. S. B.
A. New republics formed were Pin
land. Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czecho-
slovakia and Yugoslavia Hungary be-
came an independent kingdom, though
without king. The empires of Russia.
Germany, Austria and Turkey adopted
republican government.
@. What is the difference between q
monkey and an ape?-T. T..
A. The terms often are used inter-
changeably. Correctly speaking how
ever, ape refers to any of the large an
thropoid primates which are entirely
tailless, and monkey to any Of the
small members of this order with either
short or long tails.
@. How many words are there In
Tolstoi's novel, War and Peace"?-A w.
A. The novel contains approximately
half million words.
@. What newspaper once printed the
Bible in serial form?-H. w.
A. The New Era, a weekly paper Of
Parker. S. OAK. once printed the Holy
Bible in It's entirety taking % years
and eight months to complete the serial
story.
@. Can fish swim backward7-
H. E. o.
A. A fish is able to swim backward,
but as rule does not do so.
@, Why does the man who accom-
panies the horses to the starting post
wear a distinctive costume?-N. B.
A. The Jockey Club says that the
dress is simply a hunting or sporting
custom, not entirely orthodox. This
custom of escorting the horses to the
post is comparatively new one-not
more than 20 or 25 years old
@. What per cent Of the Army con-
sists of Negroes?-N B. L.
A. The Office Of War Information re-
ports that Negro selectees and volun-
teers constituted 10 lIlo per cent of all
persons inducted into the Army through
selective service by October 81, 1912.
O. How long did it take Lewis Car
roll to relate the story of Alice in Won
derland"?-T A. S.
A. The story was related almost in its
entirety at one sitting on the afternoon
of June 2, 1862 The poems were added
later.
Q. What is the source of the words,
These are the times that try mems
souls"?-C. C.
A. This was the opening phrase of
the first number of the Crisis" series
of pamphlets published by Thomas
Paine in ITS. The entire clause was
These are the times that try mems
souls; the summer soldier and the sun
shine patriot will in this crisis shrink
from the service of their country, but
he that serves it now deserves the love
and thanks of man and woman"
@. Is the motion picture Casablanca
based upon book?-E. S. D.
A. 1t is based upon an unproduced
play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison.
Evening star., 1943-01-09

It is announced that Allied forces
have driven another wedge into the
Japanese-held positions in the Buna
area. That stretch of beach and
jungle now apparently can boast of
as many wedges as a cafeteria mince
ME
Evening star., 1943-01-09

Weight Control If you gained
weight during the holidays here
is a booklet offering practical meth
DDS for taking it off. This publica-
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diets, or apparatus. Learn how to get
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how to keep it there. To secure your
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mail to The Star Informa ton Bureau.
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Evening star., 1943-01-09
Caucasus Front

IN the Central Caucasus, admitted
by Berlin, is an important indication
OF the growing danger to which all
the Axis forces in Southern Russia
are exposed. During the past few
days the Germans have given up,
without serious resistance, immense
ly strong natural positions which
they gained last autumn only after
prolonged efforts and great sacrifices.
They are now fully 100 miles west of
their high-Water mark before the
strategic town of Orjonikidze,
whence they could threaten both the
nearby oil fields of Grozhny and the
highroad across the main range of
the Caucasus to Tif1is and the rich
valleys south of the mountains.
The basic reason for this sacri-
flclal retirement is not so much local
Russian pressure as the imminent
threat to Rostov, the vital hinge
where the Don River empties into
the Sea of Azov. Through that
strategic bottleneck pass all rail lines
feeding the Axis armies in the Cau-
casus. Should Rostov fall, those
armies would have no remaining line
of communication except across the
Kerch Strait into the Crimea. But
even that last line might be men
aced by Russian offensive up the
Black Sea coast, in conjunction with
the still functioning Russian Black
Sea fleet. The Germans never got
more than fifty miles down that
coast. They were held on the out
skirts of Novorossiisk. The loss of
that port would render the Axis hold
on the Kerch Strait perilously in
secure.
The extreme point Of Axis pene-
tration in the Caucasus is still fully
300 miles from either Rostov or the
Kerch Strait AS they retire from
this farthest salient, they have a
strong defense line along the Kuma
River the key point being the town
of Georgievsk. II they abandon this
line and retire up the railroad, they
will be retreating through open
country with no equally good place
to stand until they reach the Kuban
River, 100 miles to the westward.
Should that be abandoned, the Ger
mans would have to evacuate the
Maikop oil fields and also permit a
junction between the Russian forces
advancing from the eastward and
those along the Black Sea coast.
Perhaps the rate and extent of
the German retreat in these regions
will be largely determined by the
degree of success enjoyed by the
Russian column striking down the
railway from Stalingrad to Novoros-
siisk. This transverse line cuts
across all the rail lines from Rostov
to the Central Caucasus. The Rus
slams are still held at a point we'll to
the northeast of those vital rail
functions But they are progressing,
and the latent threat should be kept
in mind.
The strength of the Axis forces in
the vast Caucasus area east Of Ros-
tov is not accurately known, but they
probably number somewhere between
100000 and 100000, with an i'm
mense amount of mechanical equip
ment. Even with the fairly good
railway network at their disposal, a
general retreat in the dead of win
ter, when roads are blocked by snow
and mud, would be perilous and
costly undertaking. Yet the risk may
have to be taken, should Rostov be
further endangered. And the de-
cision of the German high command
presumably will be revealed by the
character of the field operations.
Evening star., 1943-01-09

The Brookings Institution states
that "a prosperous two years will
follow the wars end" If we con-
tinue to be brave and determined
we can take those In our stride, too.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1Oriter, although the use of
a pseudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
a UieU to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-01-09
Member of the ASSnciafed prncs

Entered as second class matter post ofice,
Washington, D. c.
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Births at st. Joseph's

MR.. AND MRS JAMES f.
SHANAHAN, 70 Gallup, a son,
Robert Edward, on November
20.
MIR. AND MRS BOISE c.
CLARK, rs Woodward, a son,
Raymond Glen. on November 81.
MIR. AND MRS. JAMES II.
GOBBLE 70 Huron son,
Robert William. on November
p.
MIR AND MRS. JOSEPH J.
THOMAS. RoseVille, a daughter,
Florence Marie on November
%.
MR. AND MRS. GUY L.
M0WRT, Van Dyke. daugh-
ter, Margaret Ann. on Novem-
Der -.
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.Bride-EIect
.HOnOred

ON SATURDAY evening Pa
tricia Kay Engel, bride-elect,
was honored at a linen shower
given by Ruth f. Smythe at the
latter's home When the guests
were assembled each was pre-
sented with a corsage Of white
NUNS. The honor guests re-
ceived a corsage of pink carna-
tionS with white NUNS.
While the remaining guests
enjoyed games, Miss Engel was
led on a treasure hunt which eX-
posed the various gifts by novel
verses on slips OF paper
An arrangement of white
NUNS and red Snapdragons
thanked by white tapers formed
the centerpiece for the table at
which lunch was served. The
out-of-town guest was Emmaline
L. Peel, of Detroit, cousin of the
bride elect.
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Avoid Long Distance
Calls on Thanksgiving

No matter whether turkey s
on the table or not, take il from
the Michigan BcIl its good Ell
quette not 10 make long distance
calls this wartime Thanksgiv-
ing.
While the company doesn't
presume to advise its customers
as 10 the social amenities, il is
anxious that the man in uni
form be given a break over its
long d istan &c lines, And IT
doesn't see how there will be
sufficient facilities TO 20 around
- what with the demand for
service and the material short
ages 49, unless the general pub
lie praCtlSCS a bit Of long dis
lance abstinence.
Servicemcn are expected TO
be on the telephone all over the
country that day. trying to get
IN touch with the folks back
home particularly between 7
and 10 Al night the period dur
ing which most Of their calls
are placed
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d. A. r. Meeting
On December |

A MEETING OF THE d. A. r.
will be held at the home Of Mrs.
Leslie Rutter, ~ Gallup avenue,
on December ! The assisting
hoStesses will be Mrs. Thomas
w. Cross. Mrs. William I. Kel-
ley and Mrs. Harry Odle A pro-
gram of chamber music will be
furnished by Samuel Barbakoff,
violin; Mrs. Alice Wright, piano;
Mrs. Kleinhausen, cello.
A food auction will be held.
Members will bring items of
food, which will be auctioned
and the proceeds to 90 to the
American Red Cross Blood
Bank.
THE QUEEN OF THE SKIES,
Daughters OF Isabella, held a
pot-luck dinner for officers on
Monday evening at the K. Of c.
hall. Mrs. ID. Casey gave in
structions to the new officers, as
10 what their duties will be. a
drawing was held, with prizes
going to Mrs. II. Wright and
Mrs. l.. Grimm.
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of friends from Detroit. Mount
Clemens, Macomb and Davis
surprised them on Saturday eve
ming and presented them with a
lovely gift.
MIR AND MRS ROY SCHOOL,
of Utica ON their DIST wedding
anniversary tomorrow, Thanks
giving day,
MR. AND MRS. IRWIN
SCHWARTZ of Runyan road on
their 24,h Wedding anniversary
ON Friday, November %.
y O r. NJ A LOU PLOETZ,
daughter o&AIr. and Mrs. Arthur
Ploctz. ON her first birthday an
niVCr,9ry ON Saturday, Novem
Der 27.