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Evening star., 1943-09-02
Puerto Rico Will Sell
MoIosses to u. S.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept, 9
Directors of the Puerto Rican Su-
gar Promoters Association yester-
day authorized its Washington COM
mittee to negotiate the sale to the
United States Government of So
100000 gallons of surplus molasses,
presumably for use in making in
dustrial alcohol
Because of the shipping situation
there long has been surplus of mo-
lasses which has taxed Puerto Rican
storage facilities, The island nor
mally produces 50,0oo,0o0 gallons a
YEAR
Evening star., 1943-09-02


threatened to choke production Today remains
ovrOptnsm of
and
fghtno
articles in the October
these articles auhored by authorities pull punches
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Alabama Mine Deaths
"a as Two More Die
By the Associated Press.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. q
The death toll in two gas explosions
IN Republic Steel Corps Sayreton
No. coal mine rose to "a last night
as two additional members of vol
unteer rescue crews died.
They were Deputy Sheriff Milton
Ferguson, a nephew of the Sayreton
mine superintendent who also lost
his life in the week end blasts, and
Joe Nailwn, a Sayreton miner who
was on vacation at the time of the
first explosion but who went into
the slope in an effort to bring out
the victims.
Their deaths brought to eight the
number of men who lost their lives
in rescue work.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Detective Bureau Gives
New Inspector Desk Set

Inspector Robert j. Barrett, for
mally sworn in yesterday as chief of
the Detective Bureau, was presented
with desk set today as a gift from
employees of the bureau,
Detective Sergt. Hoyle D. Secrest,
administrative assistant to the chief
of detectives, made presentation at
police roll call.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
SERGEANT FRANK HERKNESS, U. S. Porotro
SICILY WAS NO PICNIC
MARTIN AGRoN6KY, Acc War Correspondent.
HOW WE WILL BEAT JAPAN

eAmeica
absorbing
manifested O
demand undampnd by restricted distribution
substantial influence give solid
ohd
outmod editorial
fortunate o in its
Evening star., 1943-09-02
HARRY HOPKINS. Presidential Advisor, writes
WE CAN WIN IN Io45

Here straight from the Of the Presidents man.
the authoritative assertion that peace with victory is two
bloody bitter that we're against military might
as yet unweakened by significant enemy shortages men,
munitions, or material Here's challenge ali who labor
under the duson that have already bunted the blade f
the axe of the Axis
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Byrd, 0PA Aide 10 Confer
On Shift Of Rafien Boards
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. RE
gional OPA Administrator James C..
Derleux plans to meet with Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia next
week to discuss the shifting of
Northern Virginia ration boards
from the Richmond district to the
Roanoke district.
Announcement of the meeting
came after the Senator had filed
protest against the change and de-
clared the boards should remain I'M
der the jurisdiction OF the Richmond
office.
Senator Byrd was Joined in his ac-
ton by Representative Smith.
Evening star., 1943-09-02

Women's Christian Association, spe-
cial war services activities.
Other local welfare-Blood plasma
bank, Children's Hospital: Boys
Club of the Metropolitan Police,
District of Columbia rehabilitation
department of the Disabled Amer
lean Veterans, Junior Army Navy
Guild Organization, Shoe and Rub
ber Fund of the Parent Teacher
Association, Shoe and Rubber Fund
of the Congress of Parents and
Teachers.
Evening star., 1943-09-02

Mr. Kopeland was publicity chair
man of the 100000 War bond drive
sponsored by the Silver Spring
Board of Trade last month. He is
in charge OF publicity for the Silver
Spring Board of Trade, and has done
radio work. He Is author of radio
column for county newspaper.
Evening star., 1943-09-02

vile Town Council until it can
establish offices on the Maryhurst
Convent property on Ager road in
West Hyattsville.
The next meeting will be held at
8 pm. next Wednesday at Hyatts-
vile.
Evening star., 1943-09-02

full and part time nurses in hos
pital service, develop a roster OF
graduate registered nurses and
work out methods of supplementing
the service of graduate nurses with
nom professionals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20

Injuries for the Fastening of healing.
Not many cases have been treated,
yet the sponsors of the innovation
are confident of the efficiency of
their discovery. The principle in
volved is that good blood is all good,
and that it logically has completely
utilitarian purpose in the body and,
under modern conditions of trans
mission, when conveyed to recipient
in need of it. Hemoglobin, contained
in red corpuscles, appears to have
constructive influence upon tissues to
which it is administered, Such a the
DRY is reasonable enough The DEM
onstrated significance of it has ire
mendous connotations of service. In
brief, the findings of the New York
group Of doctors double the value
of the Red Cross blood donors
patriotism
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
Running Comment

One fairly sure way to reduce
weight is to run. 1t is a method
much used by pugilists, Jockeys and
others who have to meet weight
limits, and is hard work, the way
they do it. 1t has remained for
Harry Eielson of Springfield, Illinois,
to demonstrate an easy weigh of
taking off pounds by running. He SIM
ply runs for office. On two occasions,
once when he became sheriff and
once city commissioner, he was MANY
pounds lighter than at the start of
the campaigns. He says the results
are sure fire, and recommends them
to women.
AltruiStically, then, the information
Is passed on to ladies rather on the
plus side Of the scale Let them try
for the numerous political plums
available, all the way from dog catch
CT to governor, without worrying over
what might happen if they win, and
actually have to catch dogs or gov
ern, as the case may be. That is
minor detail. In any event, against
professional male politicians the av-
erage amateur candidate would have
only slim chance of election, but
the chance to be slim is what counts
What should it matter if she loses
votes, along with pounds? Better
try it. She who runs may read-and
reduce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
Latest Blood Discovery

Goethe, the German poet-philoso-
pher, was right when he declared:
Blood is juice of rarest quality"
The world knows now, as perhaps it
did not quite SO we'll WharNhe was
writing Faust" in 1903, thu blood
is the base of all things" living. Even
in very ancient times some men had
guessed its Importance. Gradually
scientific knowledge of its nature and
function has increased. Especially in
recent years there has been a vast
development of those aspects of
medicine most directly concerned
with it. The latest advancement is
reported in a communication to the
American Journal of Surgery.
Doctor John T. Moorhead and
Doctor Lester j. Unger of the New
York POSTGRADUATE Hospital are the
authors. What they have to say will
be Of particular interest to donors
who have given blood to the banks
established by the American Red
Cross in various cities from coast to
coast The red corpuscles contrib
uted heretofore we're discarded, no
practical use having been discovered
for them. Plasma, a mysterious
element resembling raw egg white,
was what was wanted for war emer-
gency use. Half of the gift of each
donor therefore had to be thrown
away. The waste was deplored by
everybody concerned, but it seemed
that nothing could be done about it..
Now, however, Doctor Moorhead,
Doctor Unger and their colleague,
Doctor Harry V. Spaulding, announce
the results Of experiments in the
application of red cells to ulcers,
burns, wounds and other accessible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
Rule of Reason

In his decision in the injunction
suit by the Office of Price Admins
tration against the Hecht Company,
Justice F. Dickinson Let's apparently
sought to apply rule of reason in
stead of the rigidly literal interpre-
tation of the Price Control Act re-
queSted by counsel for OPA.
The statute provides that upon
showing by the price administrator
that person has engaged or is about
to engage in price violations, "a
permanent or temporary injunction.
restraining order, or other order shall
be granted (by the COURT without
bond" Since the Hecht Company
conceded some violations during trial
of the case, the OPA commended that
under the language of the statute
the court was bound to issue the re-
quested injunction. But Justice Let's
thought otherwise
The company, he said, took timely,
positive and vigorous measures to
and to meet them. =" Certain it is
that violations occurred, but do not
find that the company is chargeable
with bad faith or with diSloyal mo-
tive or purpose. think it ap-
propriate to say that the element of
wllfullnesS is entirely lacking in the
evidence. All errors and mis-
takes were promptly corrected as
soon as they were discovered -
and the defendant has consistently
improved its methods and its records
to more fully meet the requirements
Of the act"
In these circumstances, Justice
Let's said, he did not believe that
Congress intended by the statute to
deprive the equity courts of their
discretion in issuing or refusing to
issue injunctionS. Courts of equity"
he pointed out, ARE not inquiSitorial
but remedial. - In the legislation
here involved it was not the purpose
Of Congress to police industry but to
seek compliance for the public good
and to recognize honest and true
efforts to meet the requirements of
the law. = In my view an injunc-
ton would not be in the public in
tereSt"
This Is merely another way of
saying that an element of common
sense-a rule of reaSon-should en-
ter into enforcement of the Price
Control Act. Apparently the coun-
sci representing the Government in
this case do not share Judge Let's
view, since they have served notice of
their intent to seek a prompt ruling
from the Court Of Appeals on the
issue Of law involved. And it is pos
sible, Of course, that the appellate
court will reverse the trial Judge.
But it might be suggested that
where there has been an earnest
attempt to comply with the law, as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Trace,0eN.

more. A cat catches it by the back of
the neck and then puts it down
If this occurs near tree, the squirrel
has a very good chance to scamper up,
much to the surprise of the cat.
One winter a squirrel came to our
feeding station with terrible looking
wound in his neck.
1t was really painful to look at it, but
the creature did not seem to mind it in
the least, and within few weeks seemed
as we'll as ever. The scar was bad one
out did not bother him. or put any
damper on his appetite for sunfower
seed.
1t is marvellous, the way squirrels and
rabbits keep warm in the cold.
they are helped by three factors-their
1ur suits, their natural high temperature
and by food. The latter helps keep I'm
the temperature, and also to keen the
fur in good trim.
Most natural creatures have higher
temperature than man. The marvel we
have called "the stable states" comes to
help them. 1t tries to keep the tempera-
ture that high In this way a little food
Will do more for them than an euliva-
lent amount would do for us.
The fur coat of the wild creatures is
something to cause wonder. 1t was in
tended for protection of it's owner. not
for that of other and higher" animals.
After all, the fur coat of the animal Is
one of its few possessions.
Whereas man is loaded down. or has
loaded himself down with innumerable
possessions, many of which he later
wishes he could get rid of. the animals
have, as their own only their ewes, ears.
fur coats, etc
Many possession ridden human will
envy them. The problems which We bring
on ourselves by our possessions, the ami
mails happily know nothing of at all.
They neither lay up goods for moths to
consume, nor steel and iron to rust.
1t has always seemed to us a sad and
terrible thing that human beings must
take away from them their only possess
sions.
This robbery has been going on for
centuries Can 1t be that nature, in re-
venge, has doomed man to suffer in his
perpetual wars, the pain and death
which he has brought on the wild and
domestic animals?
Mostly the animal coats remain fair
and beautiful, if they are let alone
They oil themselves, both from within
and without, and need no storage ir
summer, either.
Most marvelously, they thin them
selves out, in the hot months, ano
thicken themselves up in the cold, al
automatically.
Their patterns are usually a treat te
the human eye. 1t may be that then
real owners enjoy their beauty, too, ano
take simple pride in one of the most
| precious of their few possessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
Airliner Stewurdess

So trail and slim she looks that it
a0ould seem,
Protection should be hers-a shell
tered life;
Like some fair lady OF poets dream,
Who neUer hdS-tDho neUer must
kno1D strife.
Appearances deceiue. Fleet as bird,
She has the strength enabling her
to bear
(She will not lose her head, she's
giUen her ,UordU--
Whatever problems face her in the
air.
A girl she is like all these stream
lined girls,
Yet she has earned the privilege
OF flight.
Neat cap asIant atop her shining
curlS,
She scars, on siluer ,Dinos, up
Heavens height.
What must the comment OF Aurora
be,
Who once possessed the skys mo-
nopolyi
VIOLET AI.LEYN STOREY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
ALL Stand in Kaiser
Case Draws Criticism
Spokesman for Clio Claims
Bargaining Agent Chosen
By Sc Employees
To the Edltnr of The Star

To the Editor Of The Star:
My attention has been drawn to the
letter on the NLRB case against Henry
j. Kaiser, written by John B. Frey of the
AFL and published in your issue of Feb
ruary IL.
believe the letter is based on miscon-
ceptlons and, consequently, your readers
were misinformed and misled.
AS to the NLRB case itself, it is the
simple and uncontested fact that the
bargaining agency for kaiSer's 10000
Oregon workers was chosen by Sc hand
picked employees. The Forthcoming de-
cision of the NLRB, we are confident,
will underline the plain truth.
We agree that the matter of war pro-
duction is the ma jor consideration today
Our union has been foremost in pro-
claiming this. The NLRB officially has
stated that its experience has shown
that the holding of hearings on unfair
labor practices and the forbidding of
such practices does not have any i'll ef-
feet on production. On the contrary, our
experience as an active union has shown
that the existence and liberation of I'M
fair labor practices definitely does have
a restrictive effect on production.
Far from harmony existing in the
labor situation at the Kaiser yards, there
has been during recent weeks an acrid
and revealing rift in the A. F. of L..
unions which have the collusive closed
shop contract for the Kaiser yards. An
election in the A. F.. of l.. boilersmakers
union resulted in the overthrow of the
old guard who, thereupon, decided to
ignore the election results and retain
office. Suits are now pending in the
Oregon courts to force AFL union off,
Gals to give an accounting of union
funds. The type of unionism practiced
by the A. F. of L. in the Oregon yards
high initiation fees, high monthly dues,
work permits for second-class members
exclusion of minority groups-entitles
us to state our hope that corrective &C
ton will be taken.
The attempt of the AFL to disguise
their practices behind the cloak of pa
triotic war production is as absurd as it
is reprehensible MICHAEL ROSS,
Research Director, Industrial Union OF
Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
Problems of Farmers
Discussed by One of Them.

10 the EullOT Oh ANe Stdl
We hear much these winter days about
the need of more food. I'm afraid We
are being rocked asleep by the asser-
lions I'VE will never starve," this coun-
try can feed the world" and similar
optimistic phrases I think we are 60
ing TO need something more than mere
optimism to feed the world.
1t should be remembered last year
was an unusually good crop year. Short
age of labor and fertilizer were just be-
ginning. Now we are expected to pro-
duce far more with comparatively no
labor or fertilizer.
Well, as one who has had to dig his
living out of the dirt for over half a
century I think it Just can't be done.
1t is hard to say which will be missed the
more-fertilizer or labor A vegetable
grower might as well throw up his
hands when he no longer can have
nitrate fertilizer And then it isn't
much use to use fertilizer to increase
yield only to have it rot in the field
for lack of labor to gather it.
I was assured last year that farmers
would have labor for picking vegetables
On such assurance I enlarged my plant
ings to such an extent that about half
rotted unharvested. So I'm not over
enthused about repeating that mistake
this year.
Again there comes the empty assur-
ance about seasonal labor. This idea
the Government has about sending in
experienced women and children out of
cities in midsummer to work on farms
is a very poor solution to the farm labor
problem. Instead I have a suggestion,
a mere suggestion. I suggest that the
Government furlough for seasonal work
the boys in training who have had farm
experience. They would be tough
enough to work and the work would
keep them fit. The farmer could pay
them good wage which, added to their
Army pay, would make them feel thew
were not being imposed on
P. F. SKINNER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
1t Must Succeed

The American Red Cross is SO init
mately identified with the war effort,
renders such essential services in so
many fields, that the public is apt to
take 1t for granted and look on it
as somehow too important to depend
for its existence on popular contribu-
tons
While flattering, this conception of
the Red Cross may complicate it's
forthcoming appeal for funds and
must not be permitted to remain.
The Red Cross needs a lot of money.
ALI of 1t must come in the form of
Solunteer contributions from the
pubic. Without them the Red Cross
could not carry on.
In the Metropolitan Area of Wash
ington, organization for this years
war campaign is being perfected on
a scale never attempted before. For
the goal set for the Metropolitan
Area-$l ,555 ,400-is SO far beyond
any previous goal as to eliminate
comparisons. Most of us are accus-
toned to the annual Roll Call" of
peacetime and most of us have met
1t cheerfully-a nominal sum, easily
and readily overSubscribed
This years war campaign of the
Red Cross is no roll call. 1t is a
united community effort which to
be successful will require generous
giving and hard work by everybody.
Individual contributions can no
longer be measured by what can be
conveniently spared. They should
reflect something of the same spirit
of honest sacrifice which always has
been the keystone of the American
Red Cross They should measure
our own willingness to serve as the
Red Cross serves.
Here in Washington the campaign
must succeed. We fell down on the
job, as community, last summer
the only large community in the
country that failed. That is water
over the dam. But within a few days
we shall be beginning a new cam
paign with the eyes Of the Nation
on Washington. Our own reputation,
as well as the Red Cross, is at stake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
Hard FIGHTING Ahead
From the Providence tR. H. Evening Bull

FROM the providence fR. H. Evening Bulletin:
Though apparently only of limited i'm
portance, Rommels successful thrust
against the American line in Central
IunlSla Is sharp reminder of the fact
that there is great deal of fight still
left in the Axis.
AS he falls back under fierce pressure
on the eastern front, Hitler prepares to
stage one of the most violent defensive
battles OF the war He does not plan to
let Tunisia go without first doing every-
thing possible to hold it. 1t is of i'm
mense Importance to him. 1t keeps us
from using, the Mediterranean freely
from Gibraltar to Suez and it protects
him IN Southern Europe. If he loses it.
his positions everywhere will be gravelv
weakened.
1t is for this reason that Hitler has
perhaps as many as 100000 of his best
troops in this theater, with the best
equipment he can give them. With tanks.
planes, guns and veteran soldiers, he
clearly intends to put up an extremely
active defense-a defense likely to ex-
press itself in much heavier and much
more dangerous thrustS than the one
just made by Rommel And in this, he
has the advantage of strong natural DO
Sltions and short line of supply from
Sicily. Our Anglo American French
forces on the other hand, labor under
the serious handicap of having to storm
these positions from bases fed by an
enormously extended and difficult sys-
tenn OF communications.
AS Secretary Stimson and President
Roo cvelt have warned therefore, we
must expect that the developing Tunis-
ian battle will be violent and pro-
tracted one and that it will involve
heavy casualties. A full-scale catastro-
phe for the Nazis in Russia is the only
thing likely to change this prospect and
Hitler evidently does not expect that.
He appears to be planning to retreat to a
shorter front in the East for new de-
fenslve stand against the Red Army,
and meanwhile he is getting ready to
go about IN an effort to retain his last
remaining foothold on North Africa.
All of which adds up to picture OF
hard and bitter fighting ahead There
is no easy road to victory over the AXIS
In Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
SILVER SPRING, Md.

Dear Sir:
I'VE have feeding station for the
birds in our yard, but the most frequent
visitors some days are the squirrels
Now, we have noticed among these
furry and hungry diners are some whose
fur apparently has been torn out or is
falling out.
There are spots on their coats as large
as l0-cent piece and some as large as
a silver dollar.
There are no sore places on these
squirrels
Now, We are looking to your column
to help us out of our discussion and
thank you in advance for the informa-
ton.
Very sincerely, j. B."
A number of causes may account for
these spots.
Old age is one.
Another is some obscure disease, such
as cancer.
third is shedding or change of coat,
which is no. likely to take place at this
time of year. unless induced by other
causes.
There is not much mercy in nature
When an animal gets old and loses its
teeth it simply dies of starvation
Before that, certain other changes will
take place, which may manifest them
selves as. among other things, loss Of fur
Sometimes cancer of the foot will show
itself first by round patches of fur drop
ping out of the shoulders
No amount of local treatment of the
patches will do any good, even if the
animal could be caught and treated
Trying to doctor wild squirrel, in
deed. would be worse than attempting to
treat strange dog or cat
Nature is. in the main, a good physi-
clan.
If there is any chance for squirrel to
pull through, nature will see to it that
the animal achieves it. because her de-
sire is for things to live. not die
The stable states of the body, the
scientists call 1t. That is, nature tries to
keep the body and its processes on an
even keel. So we have the temperature
kept uniform, with only slight devia-
tions. even in disease.
The intricate chemistry of the blood
with many substances and compounds, is
kept stable in a way which is one of the
greatest wonders of the universe
All of us contain this mystery, and the
squirrel quite as much as lordly man.
Sick squirrels bunker up in trees and
stay there either until they get we'll or
fall out, dead
Often they bear the marks of the most
severe wounds, caused in fights, or by
cats or dogs
Usually the marks left by dogs are far
worse than those made by cats. A souri,
rel Is hard for either dog or cat to catch,
but usually the dog mauls the rodent