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Evening star., 1943-07-02
Bevin's Discovery

From the New York Evening Post.
You don't get very many speeches from
Ernest Bevin, British Minister of Labor
and National Service, but he has done
one of the biggest jobs of the war. It's
an odd thing. but Mr. Bevin has been
Looping along, about year ahead of us on
almost every problem, solving them, and
teaching us lot, if we but cared to learn
it. Bevin has drafted labor under the
British National Service Act and Control
of Employment Act. Out of popula-
ton of 100000 between the ages of IA
and IS, 22,00o,000, or two out of three,
are in the armed services or in factories
or other war work. Bevin found out a
few things while doing all this. He found
that he couldn't even make start until
the cost of living had been pegged down
tight.
Evening star., 1943-07-02

assigning us to the duty and station
where We are best qualified and most
needed to do our part in winning this
war. The serviceman on duty in Wash
ington. then, is doing his duty every bit
as much as any other serviceman on duty
anywhere and should not be discrimi-
mated against.
Many enlisted men on duty in WASH
ington are not living in military or naval
stations but on being assigned to duty
are put on subsistence rations, which is
fat sum per day in cash. and are
obliged to procure their own food, shell
ter and entertainment as best they can
within the allotted amount. 1 do not
think it is necessary to go into dollars
and-cents discussion, but from my ex-
perience and the experience of shipmates
who have been on duty here over 80 days.
we all agree that the amount received
certainly does not allow much margin for
error, if any. From an economic stand
point there should not be any discrimi-
nation against the servicemen on duty in
Washington. A SAILOR.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
BouquinviI!e

The present fighting in the South
west Pacific brings again to notice
the greatest of French circumnavi-
gators. His name, applied to the
largest of the Solomon Islands as we'll
as to a strait separating it from
Choiseul, was Louis Antoine de Bou-
gainville. Born in Paris, November
II, 1929, he studied law in his youth,
then adopted a military career. The
record of his service shows that he
was in Canada on the staff of the
Marquis of Montcalm in 1855 and
that he also fought in the Seven
Years War from 1761 to 1853. Later,
he undertook the colonization of the
Falkland archipelago at his own
expense-until Louis XIV ordered the
settlement ceded to the Spanish.
A formal ceremony having been
arranged for the transfer of owner
ship, Bougainville sailed from BreSt
in command Of the frigate La Bou-
deuse, December s. 1865. He wit
messed the raising of the flag of Spain
in the Falklands on April l, 1857,
visited Montevideo and Buenos Aires,
passed through Magellan's Strait
against violent headWinds, reached
Tahiti on April A. 1853. His own re-
port of the experiences of his COM
pany is fascinating book. The
expedition proceeded to the Samoan
group which he named the Navigators
Islands, the New Hebrides and the
Solomons. Provisions running short,
officers and men alike suffered tor
ture from hunger and thirst at
different stages of the voyage but
finally were relieved by the Dutch
at Boero in the Moluccas. The run
home by way of the Cape Of Good
Hope, Saint Helena and the Cape
Verde Islands ended at Saint Malo
on March 16, 1869.
Bougainville was the first French
man who ever went round the world
in one ship. His principal claim to
fame, however, is not that he was
successful commander but rather
that he was scientist and a philos-
opher-a systematic student of
nature How richly practical was his
mind may be judged from this
passage from Frank B. Goodrich's
Man Upon the Sea-: Sore throats
now troubling the crew, he attributed
them to the Snow-Water of the Strait,
and cured them by putting pint of
vinegar and a dozen red-hot bullets
into the daily water-cask. He COM
bated the scurvy by employing
lemonade prepared from q concen-
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Admonition to q Poet

Write not of death, nor euen think OF
death
So long as you accept the thrush's
note,
Do not consider dying while tho
breath
OF beauty still is uarm upon your
throat.
IT April pulses at your teuered ,DriSts.
And If your heart repeats the
sound of rain
on autumn slopes, and yet your pen
insists
The Avenues OF death are paved
Uith pain,,
Remember this: your poem makes
you traitor
To loneliness. Do not employ
despair.
To stop the soul that rounds out tho
creator
OF lyrics loued and sought for
everywhere.
And IT your eyes and ears should lose
the theme,
Think not of death 80 long as you
can dream. ..
,> COsETTE MIDDLETON.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
THIS AND THAT
By Charles +. Trdce,Del!.

growth Of poison ivy all over the country.
The situation has become SO bad In
some Of the States Of the Middle West
that official notices have been printed in
the papers.
Care should be taken to distinguish
the harmless Virginia creeper from the
poison ivy plant
The two superhcially look something
alike. with q good green. but they are
easily told apart by the number Of
leaves growing In clusters.
On the Virginia creeper there are fve
leaves growing together, whereas on the
poison ivy there are but three to the
cluster
The trouble comes when persons claim
to know one from the other merely by a
glance.
Their idea is, it seems, that everything
is Virginia creeper!
This is q curious trait of the human
mind, and when 1t Is combined with q
contempt for the possible harm from the
poison ivy, we have very bad combina-
ton, indeed.
It is common observance that persons
vino have not experienced poison ivy
poisoning are rather contemptuous of its
possibilities.
When they have been poisoned, they
change their tunes. 1t is then horse
of another color" There died here re-
Gently a distinguished man, who, in his
youth, was rather headstrong, to use
an old-fashioned but good word.
"Headstrong" is exactly what willful Is.
In his youth he sneered at all persons
afraid Of poison ivy.
Just to show 'em, he took up great
handful and smeared it all over his face.
There" he said, II am not afraid Of
it. 1t won't hurt you.'
He spent the next two weeks in hos
pital. with the sight of his eyes feared
for by doctors who labored successfully
to save them.
Poison ivy is not sneered at by any
discerning person.
Summer is its worst time, since sweat
on the human skin makes its oils more
easily absorbed.
1t is dangerous at all seasons of the
year, however. Even persons who are
mostly immune can get it at some time
of the year. The leaves turn beautiful
red in the autumn and occasionally are
gathered as ornamental; this picking is
quite dangerous, especially when the
plant is taken indoors.
The best plan is to let poison ivy alone
but as our correspondent says, it is
necessary to know it first of all.
Drenching the hands and arms with
gasoline has been recommended by some
authorities, but this is dangerous if the
affection is around the face.
Washing with hot water and soap is
good, but it must be done as quickly as
possible. or it is time and labor wasted
Rubbing alcohol should be applied after
drying. Calomine lotion is an old stand
ard, to calm the poison.
Evening star., 1943-07-02
ARLINGTON RIDGE.

Dear Sir:
"Now that vacations and picnics are
at hand, poison ivy is one Of the prin-
cipal bugaboos to be guarded against,
and want to suggest to your readers
that they may acquaint themselves with
the appearance of this plal> safely by
inspecting a vine that adorns the south
east corner Of the First Congregational
Church at Tenth and G streets NV, on
the G street side.
Parents should go by there and point
it out to their children when on q win
dow-shopping trip with the youngsters,
as 1t may save them from serious effects
of contact with the plant at other places.
The plant on the church is q very
healthy one and has extended up to the
second story. 1t is growing with English
ivy, but is easily distinguished from the
latter by its larger leaves and its out
wardly projecting branches, which are
feet or more in length in many in
stances.
This particular specimen is within a
fenced inclosure OF such nature that
persons cannot readily gain access to
contact it, and 1t represents a possibly
very useful exhibit by which the unin-
formed may become acquainted with the
plant safely.
Perhaps the pastor would cooperate
by placing placard on the plant 'Speci-
men Of Poison Ivy so that the passerby
could learn by observation Of the plant
what they must guard against when in
the country.
This plant seems to have greatly in
creased its area in Virginia and Mary
land in the past few years, and it grows
in dense patches as shrub, as well as a
vine climbing on trees and fences.
There is risk of contact with it at
every roadside stop with automobiles or
orse-drawn vehicles. ana it forms a
border growth around many fields away
from the roads Sometimes it will grow
in an open field like small tree.
Poison ivy is often found starting in
city yards from seeds dropped by birds.
1T may be pulled up with the bare
hands If the hands are thoroughly
washed with soap afterward. Strong
laundry soap is usually advised. A cot
ton glove on the hand will prevent con-
tagion in pulling few seedlings and it
should be kept from contact with the
skin or garments otherwise until washed
or destroyed.
. "Uprooted plants may be burned, but
care should he taken not tn allow the
smoke therefrom to sweep against the
face or body of any one extensively, espe-
cially children.
The Department Of Agriculture has a
bulletin treating the subject of poison
ivy, prevention of contagion and REM
edies for its irritating effects.
Sincerely yours, H. L. W."
Humid weather has made for luxuriant
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Huskin.s Answers
To Questions &,
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.


A reader can get the ansUer to any
question OF tact by Drittno The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdsktn, director. Washington.
D. G. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
Q. Is Marshal Wavell the first soldier
to become Viceroy Of India?-C. p. w.
A. Marshal Wavell is the first soldier
to occupy this high position. >
@. What was the length Of the West
ern front In the last World War;
w. D. J.
A. 1t varied. On April 81, 1918, 4ss
miles Of the Western front were 'occu-
pied by Allied forces: United States
forces held miles. Corresponding hg-
ures for November II, 1918, were 392
miles and 80 miles. -r..
G. Howlong can a wood tick 1--we with
out food?-M. E.. g.. .e.
A. Adult ticks put IN containers with
out food have been found to be alive and
vigorous after more than three years.
Evening star., 1943-07-02

A new Victory plant is said to yield
potatoes below ground and tomatoes
above. Regardless of merit, it will
not be pronounced success until it
is settled whether to call it po-may-
to, po-mah-to, to-pay-to or to-pah-
fn
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Appreciation
For Military Writer.
~ 49, rl;t 1S sry, . a.

Appreciation
For Military Writer.
To the Editor of The Star:
Maj. George Fielding Eliot deserves
the thanks of every good and true Ameri-
can for his timely article Hitler Attacks
Us From Within" printed in The Star
of June %. OF course, the strikes and
race riots, at this crucial moment, are
no mere coincidence. Der Fuhrer is very
hard pressed now, and his friends in
this country are just trying to help him
out a little.
1t is high time that we awaken to
the danger of internal strife while we
are engaged in the most devastating Of
wars. LOUIS ,FENIK.
Evening star., 1943-07-02

Weight ControlLContains expert
opinion on diet essentials, vitamins,
calories and exercises. Includes an
extended list of 100-calorie portions of
familiar dishes and dietary recipes to
help you in planning menus. 1t is an
authoritative booklet which shows the
relation of foods to weight and how
to control your weight without using
medicines, trick diets or apparatus.
To secure your copy of this publica-
ton inclose 10 cents In coin wrapped
in this clipping and mail to The In
formation Bureau.
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Evening star., 1943-07-02

O. What President was shot at while
In the Capitol at Washington?-J. c. D.
A. Andrew Jackson was shot at by
Richard Lawrence, house painter, on
January 20, 1885. The weapon missed
fire.
@. How many working days were lost
through strikes in Great Britain last
year?-J. c. L.
A. The British Ministry Of Labor re-
ported that 1912 strikes cost l527,000,
working days, as compared with 100000
in l941.
@. Is there a process for recovering
iodine from seaweeds or the sponge?-
L. OBJ.
A. The Fish and Wildlife Service says
there are well-established processes for
recovering iodine from seaweeds. but
none for recovering iodine from sponges.
Iodine is no longer obtained from sea-
weeds in the United States, since it IS
more cheaply recovered from brine de-
posits.
@. What French king used different
perfume each day?-E. L. H. r..
A. At the court OF Louis XIV. etiquette
prescribed that different kind Of per-
fume be used each day.
G. What British possessions are occu-
pied by Germany?-D. c. T.
A. The Channel Islands, OF, the coast
of France, are the only British territory
occupied by Germany.
@. Please give the lines by Robert L.
Stevenson on certain classes of men who
are above the common herd.-M. Y.
A. There are men and classes OF
men that stand above the common herd:
The soldier, the sailor and the shepherd,
not infrequently; the artist rarely, rare
lier still. the clergyman; the physician
almost as a rule"
@. Is the wife of a naval officer en-
titled to travelling expenses when her
husband is transferred?-J. D. c.
A. The Navy Department says that
the wife of naval officer is entitled to
travelling expenses from the Govern
ment providing her husband is moved
to place within the continental limits
of the United States.
O. What Belgian fnancler disap-
peared from an airplane?-A. V. c.
A. Capt Albert Lowenstein, the Bel
gian financier, was killed on July 4,
1923, when he fell or leaped from his
plane while crossing the English Chan
mel from Brussels. He died when he hit
the water after falling 1000 feet from
the plane.
@. Who we're the household gods?-
H. L. NJ
A. Lares and Penates, in ancient Ro-
man mythology, were the deities, who
were supposed to watch over the desti-
nies of the family and the state, and
who were usually represented by small
images in the hearth or in special
shrine These images were the most
cherished possessions of a household.
@. Please quote the recent statement
of Assistant to the Secretary of Com
merce, Frank R. Wilson, on the linking
of nations by aviation.-C. D. G.
A. Mr.. Wilson said: To-day no i'm
portant points on the globe are farther
apart in time by air than New York
City and San Francisco by train. Sub
stantially every nation on earth is less
than so hours by air from New York
Evening star., 1943-07-02

Beekeepers, producing wax used in
munitions, enthusiastically insist
that bees will win the war. If they
do, one good reason for it is, that they
never 60 on strike.
Evening star., 1943-07-02

A barber in Baltimore was indicted
for possession of ration certificates
calling for million gallons of gaso-
line. This broke up his intended
coup in coupons.
Evening star., 1943-07-02

A former dentist now has Job as
bombardier. No doubt, as he re-
leases his bombs, he murmurs from
force of habit: "This will hurt a
little"
Evening star., 1943-07-02
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1Driter, although the use of
a pSeudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters ,cith
a Die,0 to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-07-02

@. What President was shot at while
In the Capitol at Washington?-J. c. D.
A. Andrew Jackson was shot at by
Richard Lawrence, house painter. on
January 20, 1885. The weapon missed
fire.
Evening star., 1943-12-22

ington since 1910. and that rs =
consequences New Jersey has no
jurisdiction over either.
Meyer E. Ruback and John E.
Toolan, attorneys for Mr.. Cromwell,
would not discuss what measures
would be taken, but 1t is possible
under New Jersey law to have a
divorce granted in another State
declared invalid If proven to have
been obtained fraudulently.
Trial Due in January.
Mr.. Cromwell's attorneys asserted
they would demonstrate their
clients bona fide residence in New
Jersey at his divorce action, which
they said was expected to open
early in January.
Mrs. Cromwell's attorney said the
heiress received a long letter from
her husband yesterday. protesting be-
cause the divorce hearing was closed,
saying this was very unfair" to
him and was doing him "a great
wrong"
Judge Mcknight granted the de-
cree II minutes after Mrs Cromwell
walked into the courtroom.
Il think it is wonderful and I'm
thrilled to death" she commented.
The tobacco heiress said she would
spend the holidays at her Reno
home.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Doris Duke Granted
Divorce; Cromwell
To Seek Notification
Hy the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
RENO. New, Dec. 22.-Doris Duke
Cromwell has been granted a de-
fault divorce decree from James
H. R. Cromwell, former Minister to
Canada.
But in Newark. N. j., where Mr..
Cromwell has filed a divorce COM
plant against the tobacco fortune
hairess, his attorneys said measures
would be taken promptly to have
yesterdays decree "adjudged to be
null and void.'
Mrs. Cromwell has until December
80 to appear to defend herself in
the New Jersey action. The Chan
Gerry Court there had issued an in
junction against the Nevada pro-
ceecings, but District Judge William
Mcknight in Reno disregarded the
New Jersey suit.
The 3l-year-old heiress said last
night she had no plans for a New
Jersey trip and her attorney, Will
liam Woodburn, indicated no ap-
pearance would be made in the New
VClSCy dSUAOll.
Financial Demands Alleged.
Mrs. Cromwell accused the former
diplomat in her divorce complaint
with "a persistent and systematic
course of mental and physical
cruelty" said that to preserve her
health it was necessary they
separate and that she had not lived
with him since May, 1940 They
married in 1885.
Judge Mcknight, in his findings,
said Mr.. Cromwell had made re-
peated demands on the heiress for
financial settlements, some of them
ranging as high as $7,000,000.
Judge Mcknight ruled she was a
resident of Nevada, that Mr.. Crom-
well had been a resident of WASH
Evening star., 1943-12-22

ton to the already rigid British
restrictions.
At the same time further efforts
are being exerted to bring British
and American censorship policies
more closely into line so that in
formation suppressed by one coun-
try will not be released by the
other. These efforts commenced in
earnest with the breakdown of CEN
sorship on the recent Middle East
conferences.
Troop Movements Reported.
An instance of cross-purpose CEN
sorship occurred this week when a
story on American troop movements
which would not have been allowed
through British censorship was
passed by American censorship for
publication in Britain.
Under headline, Invasion Army
Millions Pour into Britain" the
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Tighter Censorship
'0n Invasion News
Studied in London

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 22.-Tightening OF
British and American censorship to
prevent leakage of vital information
on the western invasion is being dis
cussed by censorship authorities of
both nations in London.
A strict ban on speculation in the
press about the scope, date and
places of the invasion is understood
to have been proposed by American
military leaders in London in addi-
Evening star., 1943-12-22

ing to ban second-front specu-
lation was just another London
story
American military authorities
themselves sharing the British alarm
at the troop-movement story, are
understood to be making inquiries
to determine why censors in the
United States passed 1t.
One of the difficulties in co-ordi-
mating British and American censor.
ship is said by representatives Of
both countries to be the fact thai
American censorship is split into
two parts-military and civilian.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Sunday Chronicle printed . sto,

Sunday Chronicle printed q story
which said:
1T is revealed for the first time
that go huge Allied troopships are
ferrying millions of trained men
nonstop from America to Britain for
a vast invasion of Europe"
Typical of other headlines we're
Millions Massing for Invasion
Zero Hour" and Atlantic Shuttle
Service"
Agreed on Restrictions.
No action has been taken yet and
there may be no formal pronounce
ment, but representatives of both
sides were agreed on the dsirability
of further restricting speculation
which might be useful to the enemy
I'm Washington yesterday Pres
ident Roosevelt told his press con-
ference that reports British and
American censors were prepar-
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Lewis Will Aids Harvard

DENVER, Dec. % (P).-The esti-
mated 100000 to $150,000 estate OF
the late Representative Lewis, DEM
ocrat, of Colorado is to be admin
istered by the Harvard Law College
faculty as a loan fund for needy
students under terms of Mr.. Lewis
will, filed for probate yesterday.
Evening star., 1943-12-22
Paper SHORTAGE Felt

Stationery is unobtainable in
Norway, the book market is greatly
restricted and only two newspapers
apparently are unaffected by the
paper scarcity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-05

CABIN CRUISER. ls4i-zs-ft. Richard
son. powered by 7S-horsepower gray
SLEEPS g. 81 500. Cali Fingrte 57is be
tween ?. III = N
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-05

lNEWooo i-ssoo. ~>~~~
l WILL MOI be outbid on Junk cars, trucks.
$3.50 Michigan. LAfaystfe $40
JACK ALEXANDER really knows now q
get the high s for your car or equity
cash "a bSs minutes. why give en- away
s435 Woodward. Trinity 2-a1S6.
LADY defense worker needs good car
today. WIN pay cash for ls37-1s4i with
good tires: no dealers. lvsnnoe si0i.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-05

Auto Loons
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-05

WILL pay 500 ~ 81 600 for clean car
no dealers. Fitzroy 6s5s.
WILL PAY 5000 ia 81 900 for clean car
no dealers. Frzroy 6s5s.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-21
wait Till Teacher
Hears This One!"

Philadelphia. Dec. 20-INS -
Eleven trains on the Norristown-
Reading branch OF the Reading
Company were tied up for hours
Monday when horse got It's right
hind leg caught between ties on n
trestle bridge just north OF Hunt
Ing Park Ave.
The unique situation delayed
thousands OF commuters. most OF
whom were enroute to work
The driverless horse, pulling
junk wagon. dashed onto the tracks
at the Scots Lane grade crossing
In East Falls and headed toward
midtown Philadelphia with tho
crossing Waterman In hot pursuit.
Outdlstanced. the Waterman placed
two torpedoes on the tracks. the
exploding OF which slgnaled
Philadelphia bound Norristown
local TO n stop.
Later. the horse was found
sprawled over the tracks, its left
hind leg over one rail OF the north
bound tracks and it's head lying
across rail OF the southbound
tracks. Thus, traffic in both direc-
lions was tied up. Soon trains were
halted on both tracks and hundreds
Of commuters left the coaches 10
seek other means OF transportation
Wait until tho teacher hears
this one" laughed a high school
youth.
Wish had only a teacher to
deal with" commented a worker.
Meanwhile. the train crew had
TO put in a call for an emergency
crew