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Evening star., 1943-01-29
! People Of Britain Held
Too Busy for Politics.

TO the Editor OF The star.
Constantine Brown in his article sug-
gesting that John G. Winant is about to
sresign his ambassadorship makes some
astonishing statements. He says: The
military men now have the major say
IN Britain" What does this mean?
Military men in England have say in
things military and in nothing else.
And Britain. being first a political
power and next naval power, the say
of purely military men has never come
to very much. In any event, there is
no reason to suppose that they are now
more loquacious than usual.
Mr.. Brown goes on TO say: The Labor
party is on the downgrade" Now, accord
ing to those in England who have the
best means of judging, this is probably
the exact reverse of the reality. Acute
political observers already are offering
long odds that at the next election labor
will return with greatly increased
membership in the House of Commons.
Mr.. Brown Is hopelessly out OF date
with his Radical Tories They are
about as old as Disraeli. Waning is the
once great prestige of the Labor party
which at one time under the leadership
Of Ramsay Macdonald appeared on the
way toward becoming the foremost po-
litical group in the United Kingdom"
he continues. Well, in the view OF
Laborites, it was Ramsay Macdonald who
himself stopped just this
Mr.. Brown speaks of the theology of
the young conservatives being strongly
imperialistic." There is no imperial
ism in the British commonwealth. 1t
has been cold dead for generation.
England gave independence freely and
spontaneously to those of her territories
that were ready for it long since and
her declared policy for years past has
been to give it to all the others so soon
as they are capable of making it work.
Meanwhile, in internal affairs they enjoy
selfg government.
Mr.. Brown thinks Ernest Bevin and
Herbert Morrison will Join the con-
servatives. OF this there Is about as
much chance as for the proverbial pat
of butter in hell" Mr.. Bevin is not a
politician at all and MI Morrison is not
likely to throw away the leadership of
the Labor party which, with the eclipse
of Sir Stafford Cripps, never has been
SO nearly in his grasp as now.
But where does Mr.. Winant come into
all this? Surely an ambassador does
not mix in the internal politics of the
country to which he is accredited?
Anyway, everybody In England today is
far too busy with the war to take any
interest In party politics.
HYPOXYLO.
Evening star., 1943-01-29
Recalls Previous Contests
Over New York Nominees.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The fight on a New York State noni-
nation by President from that COM
monwealth causes recollection OF an
Workers by President from that State,
although as to the latter, the fight was
made by New York Senator of the same
party as that of the nominator, whereas,
in the instance In re Flynn, the New
York Senators will go along" with the
President.
For associate justice Of the Supreme
Court, President Cleveland nominated
Evening star., 1943-01-29

@. Do beavers employ muskrats As
slaves?-C. T. N. ,..
A. Beavers do not, as folklore son,e-
times indicates, employ muskrats as
slaves.
Q. At the time OF the Civil War did
many West Point graduates in the South
remain loyal to the Union causeq-
B. I. L.
A. Among the 3l8 living West Point
graduates from the entire South. 19s. or
625 per cent, bore arms for the South:
7o, or 24.5 per cent, remained with the
United States Army, while Al, or 1913 per
cent, did not serve with either side.
Q. What Is the average age Of tbs
present Supreme Court justices?-T. w.
A. The average age of the justices of
the Supreme Court is Sc.
Q. How does ground hog differ from
q woodchuck?-F. C.
A. Ground hog is merely another
name for the woodchuck.
Q. What is the longest train ever
worn on womans dress?-K. E. M
A. The train of Catherine the Great
OF Russia at her coronation was 225
feet long. Fifty attendants were re-
quired to carry it.
@. What was the occupation Of Josenb
Paul Goebbels before the war?-N. A..
A. Goebbels who. has Ph. D. degree,
was writer before he became connected
with the Nazi government ,-- 49,.
Q. Do fish make any sound?-D. r o.
A. Most fish are dumb but few can
produce sounds. The bowff1, nlaigre,
gurnards, round-tailed sunnsh and toad
nsh produce sounds varying from a pur-
ring noise to groan or a hum.
Q. What happened to the desk on
which Jefferson wrote the first draft
OF the Declaration of Independence2-
D. r. T.
A. This desk is in the United States
National Museum.
Q. How much of each Federal tax
dollar is spent for munitions and what
part goes for the public debt?-O. BL.
" AAA'AAA'Aoiio, oo.o CcnISs Tor pay,
le2 cents; for construction, 64 cents:
for miscellaneous purposes, 5.6 cents: for
the public debt, 2.s cents, and for an
other purposes, 54 cents. v-av
O. What is the significance OF ths
word "nylon"?-B.
A. The name nylon was picked from,
list Of $50 suggestions and has NO
genealogical significance.
Q. Did Nine. Chang Kai-stek at
tend Wesleyan College in Georgia ar
wellesley College in Massachusetts?-
T. T. M
A. Nine Chang studied at WESLEYAN
College In Macon, Ga, and later entered
wellesley College from which she gradu,
ated. -
D. How long has st. Valentines Dey
been observed?-S. 40.
A. The origin of st. Valentines Dav
oates back to the pagan culture Of
ancient Rome some 2000 years ago. The
custom Of sending valentines goes back
to the 18th century.
Q. What branch of the Arrv did
Gene Autry join and what was his rank,
r. O. E.
"A. Gene Autry enlisted in the ARMY
Air Corps July /, 1912, and was sworn
IN as honcommissioned officer.
Evening star., 1943-01-29
Pierce Mill Cereals
Wanted at Increased Cost,

"ahteo at increased Cost.
To the Editor of The Star:
Capt F. w. Hoover, general manager
OF the Welfare and Recreational Asso-
cistion, is quoted as announcing that
sale to the public of cereals ground at
Pierce Mill will be discontinued imme-
diately because effective OPA ceiling
prices make it impossible to sell without
a loss"
Clearly something is wrong here. Ap-
parently there has been a good volume
OF sales Of these cereals at the mill in
recognition Of the fact that they make
an excellent and cheap breakfast food.
The Government food advisers long have
been urging greater use of whole grain
cereals, and their advice is timely when
butter, bacon, eggs and milk are hard to
come by. Now we are told in effect that
IN order to keep the cost of living from
going up, the price of the Pierce Mill
cereals must not be raised Also that the
price Is too low and therefore no more
can be sold. This protection to the con-
sumner Is very comforting, but what is he
going to consume? Most of us would
prefer to pay a few pennies more for q
sack Of ground wheat
Pierce Mill operates rent-free on Gov
eminent property. No parasite stock
holders are growing rich on dividends
from the enterprise. The principal ele-
ment Of cost is labor. Possibly the OPA
could be induced to raise the ceiling a
wee bit to enable us highly protected
consumers to continue consuming a very
desirable food. HOWARD HOSAfER.
Evening star., 1943-01-29

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the use Tor republication OF all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rishts OF publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1943-01-29
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor. must
bear the name and address of
the iDriter, although the use of
q pseudonynt for publication Is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters tDith
q Die1D to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-01-29
AMERICAS FAyORITE POEMS

AMERICAS FAyORITE POEMS
A 48-page booklet containing poems
that will live forever in the hearts OF
Americans, includes all the old favor
ties, the heroic poems of every era OF
our national history-poems that have
stood the test of years in popularity
and literary value. You are certain
to find your favorite In this collection.
To secure your copy inclose Is cents
IN coin wrapped in this clipping, and
mail to The Star Information Bureau.
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Evening star., 1943-01-29
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HdSkir.

A reader can get the dnstCer TO any
question Of tact by tUriting The Ers-
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. HGSkin, director, Washington.
D. c. Please incloSe stamp TOR return
postage.
Q. What is the average per capita
consumption OF chewing gum in year?
-G MF
A One hundred and nine sticks is the
average per capita consumption OF chew
ing gum In the United States in an
ordinary year.
@. What per cent of tin can Is tin7
Nj. 7. G.
A, In ordinary times tin can Is eS1A
per cent steel and 1i2 per cent tin. but
in wartime the amount of tin has in
some cases been reduced to II. per cent
tin.
@. How long have life boats been
used?-E. L. H. ...
A. The first life boat was patented
by Lionel Lukin a coach builder in Eng
land, in November 1875, but Henry
Greathead, who patented one about 1889,
is generally regarded as the inventor.
Evening star., 1943-01-29
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Evening star., 1943-01-29

Q. What branch OF the Army did
Gene Autry join and what was his rank2
r. O. E.
A. Gene Autry enlisted in the arnv
Air Corps July /, 1912, and was sworn
in as noncommissioned officer
Evening star., 1943-01-29

Q. What Is the average age Of tbs
present Supreme Court justices?-T. w.
A. The average age of the justices of
the Supreme Court is Sc.
Evening star., 1943-01-29

q. How long has st. Valentines Dev
been observed?-S. 40.
A. The origin Of st. Valentines Dav
dates back to the pagan culture of
ancient Rome some 2,oOO years ago. The
custom OF sending valentines goes back
to the 18th century.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
GUARANTEE

We. EuarAntee to replace FREE Of
CHARGE any tree which does not
4liss-providsd. the HEcHNGER
co. are notified before Oct. / Of
next year. Trees will be mailed to
you postpaid, direct from our Maine
source Of supply on or before Oct.
OF this year.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Heads Of Colleges Stress Value
OfLiberul Arts in Postwar Era

determination to remedy this lack
once the war is over.
Rector Lawrence c. German of
Georgetown University added that
service programs such as the Army
student training program have re-
tained sufficient cultural subjects to
keep alive the interest of students.
Program Is Balanced,
The ASTP. he said, has English,
history and geography to balance
its physics, mathematics and chem
istry studies. Substitute a foreign
language for geography and you
have the program freshmen take in
many colleges, he said.
The desire for additional training
will induce large numbers of vet
erans to enter college after the war.
These men will be better discip-
lined because Of their Army train
ing; they will be more serious be-
cause of their experiences and their
earnestness will effect the younger
students and make for better atti-
tudes all through the college,"
President Cloyd H. Marvin Of
George Washington University de-
clared.
The demands of these men will
form the pattern Of postwar educa-
ton, President Paul F. Douglass OF
American University said. They will
want to study subjects which pro-
vide man with the basis of a fuller
and more balanced life"
Substantial agreement existed
Evening star., 1943-09-19

among the presidents that q knowl-
edge Of English and American litera-
ture, history, philosophy, mathe-
matics, science, social studies and
modern languages is necessary II q
richer life Is to be achieved. DR..
Marvin said the universal appeal OF
music made its inclusion indispensa-
BILE while President Douglass stated
creative attempts in painting, music
and writing should be aided by
course work.
Important results will come from
this kind OF education, the educators
believed. Rector German said tech
nically trained men unbuttressed by
liberal art studies tend to think in
grooves and lack the flexihility to
see how their particular job fits into
the larger picture.
A more obvious result is the great
er efficiency technical men who
have had this background display
in their work, Rector German said.
"A man cannot specialize without a
proper background, which IS the
NDuO1C VAIL puIC4y VSCIullCds
course" he said. Expert engineers,
doctors and other professional men
realize the need for this knowledge
because they know that the liberal
arts form the backbone Of . scien-
tific as well as cultural education.
Flexibflity Stressed.
Deans Of professional and scien-
tific schools are aware Of this fact,
and many have told me they prefer
a man with a good cultural back
ground to one possessing intensive
scientific qualifications. The tech
nically trained youth rarely does
well in cultural subjects, but the
liberal arts student has the flex-
ibility to handle scientific work with
even greater ease than the special
ist in mechanical work. From the
point Of view OF turning out better
technicians, liberal education Is
essential"
How to handle returning veterans
is considered a big problem. Though
certain standard procedures event.
ually will be achieved, the present
tendency is to regard each service
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Dahlia Society
Lists Prizes

The National Capital Dahlia Soci-
ETY. announced the following prizes
to be awarded at the harvest show,
to be held in the Silver. Spring
Armory Saturday and Sunday, Sep
ten1ber Is, 26: The Presidents Tro-
ply, a silver vase; the j. Leslie Bowl
ing Trophy, bronze cup: an Indian
stone bird bath, $50 worth of dahlia
roots and plants, 50-pound bag of
fertilizer, $l2 worth of merchandise
from seed houses, the American
Home Achievement Medal, the
American Dahlia Society's bronze
medal certificate, a4year's subscrip-
ton to the Flower Grower and $40
worth Of War savings stamps.
The American Rose Society's sill
yer and bronze medal certificates
will be awarded to the rose exhib-
itors who win the greatest number
Of points in the rose competition.
Other prizes are being promised
and will be announced later.
This show is sponsored by the Ma
tional Capital DahliaS Society the
Potomac Rose Society. the. Takoma
Horticultural Club, the Silver Spring
Garden Club and the Victory Gar
den Committee Of Montgomery
County. Mrs. H: King Vann is gen.
eral chairman OF the show.
The armory will be open for ex-
hibits from Z am, on Saturday until
1:30 pm. for dahlia exhibits and
from Z am. until .7:30 pm. for
roses, vegetables. canned fruits and
vegetables and all "other flowers" 4"
There Is no charge for exhibiting
and no admission fee.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
to Store. e.
Potatoes .''''.'

Small lots Of potatoes such as
many Victory gardeners will dig this
fall may be stored successfully in
any OF several ways. the United
States Department OF Agriculture
advises. Three factors, especially,
must be considered in storing DO
tatoes-they must be kept from
freezing, from getting too warm,
and a dark place is essential.
According to vegetable specialists
OF the departments Agricultural
Research Administration, the DO
tatoes, as soon as they have dried
OH after digging, may be stored in
ventilated barrels, boxes, baskets or
crates In cool storage room in the
basement or cellar. It Is desirable.
they say, to keep them at a tenn
perature between so and go de-
grees F., as they are Of better quail
ity for current home use at these
temperatures than If stored at lower
temperatures-they are not 50 likely
to get sweet and they cook better.
Other ways Of storing are by piling
In outdoor storage cellars or in pits
or banks. When put in pits or banks
potatoes must be covered with al
ternate layers of straw or leaves
and soil to prevent freezing. The
pits or banks may be opened occa-
sionally to remove potatoes and the
opening Recovered with leaves and
soil.
Various storage facilities for po-
tatoes and other vegetables are de.
scribed in Farmers Bulletin No.
1883, Home Storage Of Vegetables
and Fruits" A free copy may be
obtained by writing the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington Is, D. C..
Evening star., 1943-09-19
Chrysanthemum Border

While the known history of the
chrysanthemum goes back to the
time of Confucius, its modern devel-
opment has taken place more or less
in recent times. China, Korea and
Japan are the homes of the wild
species which man has turned into
the gorgeous. colorful flowers that
we look forward to to take away the
curse Of the. first frosts. For, with
out exception, the chrysanthemum
is the one garden flower that we can
depend upon for fall color after
frosts.
. Nearly every garden has a few
hardy chrysanthemums in spite of
the fact that we must give them
space throughout the summer II we
are to have them in late fall
Though they furnish only foliage
during the summer, their masses of
bloom in the late fall and early win
ter more than justify their culture
"A few small plants set out in early
spring grow into bushy plants that
are covered. with masses OF flowers,
ranging from pure white to golden
yellow and bronze in color, and from
singles to massive doubles in form
Some. such as the azaleamum. are
dwarf and compact while others
range from foot to 3 or 4
feet in height. Thus the range In
color and form make them suitable
to almost every garden.
/ A few decades ago the hardy gar
den chrysanthemum fiowered so
late in the fall that 1t was not at
all uncommon to have hard freeze
ruin them almost before they
started into bloom. However. the
plant hybridists have developed
scsfly fioweSipg forms so that now
ew4 naXohaNN them in flower m Aaf-
sgqbt 1--WE -thoosA Il H0t this hardly
seems desirable since there are 60
many other useful flowers for that
period. It would seem most desir-
able to select varieties which blos-
som In late September and early Or
tober,. At least it seems most at
ting to use them for color at that
period. Generally speaking, that Is
the eason when their colors, are the
Ecleai Test -and 'sursly We all hok tor
ward to the golden yellows and
bright bronzes as being a natural
counterpart of the harvest season
While the drought has no doubt
materially injured the chrysanthe-
mum display for this fall, the COM
monplace method of allowing them
to grow without care or attention
results in much less effective dis
play than they are capable of pro-
ducing. Chrysanthemums are toll
Grant group and with the exception
of poor drainage will make some
sort of growth and floral display
under almost all conditions. How
ever, they well repay thinning and
feeding. In fact, they are such Wig
orous growers that unless they are
thinned out and planted in we'll
enriched soil they cannot do their
best.
In April or early May 1t is de-
Evening star., 1943-09-19
J. Horae. Mcfarland Photo.

cascade type, q group with slender,
plant stems which may be trained
to hang down. There are two or
three groups segregated from the
rest because Of petal formation
spoon, quilted, etc. New groups are
being introduced each year and all
will be worthy of trial until we have
learned their limitations. Generally
speaking, chrysanthemums vary In
their winter hardness and until
tested under local garden conditions
are an uncertain quantity. Varieties
that are hardy several hundred
miles north of here may succumb
to ordinary Temperatures in this
area. Types and varieties orig
mating at Beltsville or in Arlington
may not always prove winter hardy
in Chevy Chase.
However, it should be noted that
winter hardness may be improved
by pulling dirt up over the crown
after freezing weather has killed
the tops. This tends to drain
moisture away from the plants. The
more tender varieties may be lifted
and stored in a. cold frame If one
is available.
Very few insects or diseases trou-
BILE the chrysanthemuns. The nem-
atode mentioned above is responsible
for the loss Of the lower leaves.
Not much can be done about 1t
except to set the plants far enough
apart so that the leaves do not
touch. No spray seems to be strong
enough to kill the nematodes with
out killing the plants. Aphis are
sometimes troublesome but they may
be controlled by spraying with nico-
tine sulphate or even strong, soapy
water. This spray also controls
thrtps anh red spider r1fldew
or 1eafspot Ahould appear they, nay nay
be controlled by spraying With
bordeaux or with one of the sulphur
sprays. However, few local gardens
seem to have been seriously trou-
bled with the leaf diseases.
Evening star., 1943-09-19

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Evening star., 1943-09-19
Marriage License
Applications.

Under D. C. latp, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day. ,pdit three full days dnd
receive their license on the nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
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Ralph Edyards. n. 1914 Y q. NV. and
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Eusene Eehoe, 21. College Park. Nd. and
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and Marjorie Beauchamp, 20. l oirard
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Evening star., 1943-09-19
ANOTHER BARGAIN
Offer

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AL : Or 5 year, transplanted.
5 to IL Inches tall. Ten each
'oEorway Spruce, Rs41RinA lN1hite
s.spyaee. Mugho rlhe, Ansf sfican
Arborvitae-all so for 400 post
paid.
Evening star., 1943-09-19
A SPECIAL BARGAIN
OFFER ON COLORADO
BLUE SPRUCE TREES

-Four years old, transplanted
trees to 8 inches tall-the
most popular Of al ornamental
svergreen-symmetrical In
shape. with color ranging from
. blue-green to . marvellous tur-
quoise- blue.