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Evening star., 1943-09-06

Would you overlook tiger Ii he we're
springing at you7" he asks, with some
heat.
"Of course YOU wouldn't. Well. a cold
germ Is much more dangerous than a
tiger"
He feels that people in general are
much too much afraid of a draft.
They prefer to sit huddled UP. with
all windows down, and even the sun
shine cut out.
They have mental impression that
there is something important sounding
about good sneeze. as they call 1t.
According to Mr.. Jones, the mass Of
the people not only do not mind their
own sneezes. but they do not even mind
those of strangers!
II another should stand In front OF
them, and calmly expectorate into their
faces they would become very angry.
Well. says Jones. a good sneeze" is
Just the same thing, and much worse.
because it implants millions Of deadly
germs right where they want to be, at
the opening OF nose and mouth,
The president of the Anti-Sneezing
Society believes that the proper atti-
tude would be that one should be as
angry In one case as in the other.
II this good anger should become
universal. he feels. the number of colds
each year would be cut very largely.
just how much. no one could say.
The only thing known is that millions
Of man-hours, whatever they are are
lost every year through "absenteeism
due to the common cold.
Perhaps we have not reached the
stage, Templeton Jones admits, when
sneezing is regarded as a crime by the
bulk of the populace.
1t is too much, he feels, to expect in
different people to put their finger right
on such crime, and to cry out about
1t, just as long as they can turn their
head and pretend that they didn't
notice.
In the Orient, Jones asserts. this is
called Saving face" but over here it is
called. of all things, being good sport. "
Being good sport may get you lit
tie credit with persons who don't count.
but 1t seldom pays the doctor bills.
Templeton Jones, as president of the
Anti-Sneezing Society. sets the public a
good example by getting off buses to get
out OF the way of careless people who
sneeze
He neither asks nor expects others to
follow his example-yet-but he does
think that at least they might put a
handkerchief in front of the face when
forced to sneeze before strangers.
The latest finding of science saws
Jones, is that holding back a sneeze
tends to cure cold before It gets started
1t also helps prevent other people from
catching a cold.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Labor Duy

Under the impact of the war the
annual observance of Labor Day has
ceased to be merely a trade union
affair, The need for such an occa-
sion no longer exists. Organized
workers In 1882 wanted parades and
mass meetings to demonstrate to
the general public the solidarity to
which they had attained. Now, how
ever, collective bargaining is the law
of the land, and there is no reason
to agitate for what once were called
the rights of the downtrodden
toilers."
Even if the Axis powers never had
challenged the civilized nations of
the world, the traditional celebration
of the first Monday in September as
a labor holiday probably would have
ceased. People commonly care little
about marching and listening to
oratory In the years immediately
preceding Hitler they were content
to use the opportunity for rest and
recreation. Doubtless they will do
the same after the war has been
concluded. Meanwhile, the victory
for freedom has not yet been won,
and workers, both organized and un-
organized, are conscious of their duty
to continue production uninter-
ruptedly In harmony with President
Roosevelts message. they will strive
to save lives and suffering" by en-
p!oying every available moment of
time to constructive effect.
Not by accident did the leader of
the American people refer to "alI
Americans" including manage
ment" and farmers, as sharing in
a determination that the prevailing
struggle shall finish in the defeat of
the brutal Axis masters" to the end
that life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness shall be the lot of man
when he wills it," The "true Ameri-
can spirit" is not limited to any sim
gle class or group; "our fighting men
on land, on sea and in the air" are
supported by the entire community.
and "the successes of the armed
forces Of the United Nations" will be
accomplished the quicker according
to the degree of the devotion of every
American citizen wherever he may
serve, abroad or at home.
Labor Day in 1943 is symbolic of
the new vision of humanity. The
goal to which it is directed cannot
be gained without sacrifice, but when
1t has been achieved its benefits will
be denied to no deserving individual.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Postwar Cooling Period

The outline of a postwar program
which Herbert Hoover has submitted
to the Foreign Policy Association,
particularly his suggestion for a cool
ing-off period before attempting to
write permanent peace, finds a
great deal of support in experience
and common sense.
Mr.. Hoover was not talking about
the problems that will present them
selves for immediate solution after
the war. The former President en-
phasiZed that such things as the
establishment OF order, the provision
Of food, total disarmament of the
enemy, punishment of the Axis lead
ers and the restoration of dispoS-
sessed peoples must be attended to
as quickly as possible But he took
different view of the problem that
will be presented in working out a
permanent peace.
He advanced several reasons for
deferring the final settlement. The
war will end. Mr. Hoover said, with
passions ct white heat, in which
atmosphere a Just, and therefore
lasting, peace would be virtually i'm
possible of attainment The vic
torious nations will find themselves
impoverished. and their peoples will
demand the things they believe will
restore prosperity and security. This
would reduce the peace conference
to scramble for individual ad-
vantage. Finally, Mr. Hoover said,
there is apt to be reaction toward
isolationism in this country as the
war-weary soldiers return to their
homes Time will be needed to en-
able the American people to obtain
a better understanding of their
opportunity and their responsibility.
In the light of experience, it is
reasonable to assume that these
contentious are valid There are
those in this country who would
have us believe that the end of the
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Democrats Win Election
And Shoot at Editorial.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The editorial on the election OF
Democrat in the I'd California congress
sional district, headed Democratic
Victory" in today's September - Star
Is deeply appreciated. trust that every
interested person will reread it. It il
lustrates the type of explanation which
may well be used by the Republicans in
the next two years. It emphasizes sew
eral points which will appear again and
again. Your writer did well to bring out
the following points:
l. The Democrats are united and car
ried district which has been consist
emily Republican throughout the entire
Roosevelt administration.
2. The Republican party in the district
is so hopelessly disunited that even the
most skillful political managers could
not heal the breach.
g. That President Roosevelt has been
and is much stronger among the voters
than was the average local party candi-
date.
Again thanking you for this service, I
remain,
VICTOR HUNT HARDING,
Executive Secretary, Democratic
National Congressional Committee.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Compromise" With Enemy
Deplored by Professor Of Law.

To the Editor # The Star:
The address delivered on September
l by Pope Plus XII Is animated by a
fervent humanitarian spirit. BY ap-
pealing to the desire for peace and for
the development OF genuine human
brotherhood, desire which exists in
the hearts of all men of good will, the
Pope arrests our attention and turns our
thoughts to the possibility Of a peace
to be established on some other basis
than the Roosevelt Churchill formula
of unconditional surrender"
But what is this alternativ basis for
peace that is vaguely limited at? One
of the Pope's striking sentences is:
Give all nations justified hope of
worthy peace which does not clash with
their right to live or with their sense Of
honor" But how can nations like Po-
land, Czechoslovakia or Norway en-
joy "a worthy peace which does not
clash with their right to live" so long
as the Hitler government or any other
party of militant egotists is in power in
Germany? Or how can there be any
worthy peace" which would be consist
ent with the immoral but real sense OF
military honor that still apparently con-
stitutes the dominant force in the minds
of the peoples as we'll as the leaders of
Germany and Japan?
The danger which is immanent in the
Popes appeal is the suggestion that
there can be some sort of workable
compromise with the men and the ideas
that have brought all these horrors upon
the world. The Pope says real strength
need have no fear of generosity" Can
the great democracies afford to be gen.
erous to systems of government based
on immoral force or to the peoples that
are the ministers of these tyrants, so
long as they continue Loyalty to do the
pleasure of the wicked and essentially
stupid leaders who have been deif1ed and
worshiped with pagan license in Italy
and Germany as we'll as in Japan?
One is reminded Of the vivid warning
uttered by Pope of another hierarchy,
the English poet, Alexander Pope. in
one of his polished quatrains:
Vice is monster of such frightful
mien
AS to be hated. needs but to be seen:
But seen too oft, familiar with her
face.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
We first endure, then pity. then en-

We first endure, then pity, then en-
brace"
The evil that is immanent in Fascism
and NaIism as we'll as in the special
Japanese megalomania must be honestly
antagonized and destroyed. not made the
occasion for untimely and inappropriate
preachments about generosity" toward
predatory and ruthless enemies. AS the
ancient author of the Book of Eccle-
siastes puts it: ITO everything there is
season and time to every purpose
under the heaven; A time to kill and
time to heal, time to break down and
a time to build up; A time to love and
time to hate, time of war and a time
OF peace. .'-Ecclesiastes, iii.l, 3, 8.
Every one knows that the moral
beauty of sincere human harmony is
intrinsically better than the violent and
destructive emotions OF war. But there
are periods in history in which sincere
human harmony is unattainable except
through most vigorous and single
minded crusade against the forces of
evil. If those forces OF evil seem to find
their outward and visible form" in the
activities of whole nations, and in the
institutions, the armies and the ideas of
whole populations, the crusade cannot
be arrested because the devoted swords
of the champions of moral right and
universal human welfare must, after all,
take effect upon human stuff and pierce
the hearts of mankind with manv sor-
rows. CHARLES S. COLLIER.
Professor of Law, the George
Washington University.
Evening star., 1943-09-06

plants or not, as they see fit. The
obligation to bear arms is recognized
and is made compulsory The obli-
cation to supply arms, for no valid
reason, remains on a volunteer basis.
And while the Government still
shrinks from compulsion on the home
front. the real truth is that by the
Governments own admission the
armed forces are not getting the
weapons they need.
There is curious irony in the fact
that Mr.. Byrnes should have an
nounced his so-called drastic pro-
gram for the West Coast on the same
day that Joseph B. Eastman, director
CT the Office Of Defense Transporter
ton, came publicly to the conclusion
that something may have to be done
about feather bed" practices on the
railroads.
The purpose Of feather bed rules Is
to compel the railroads to hire two
men to do the work of one man. In
time of war, especially, these rules
involve an open and scandalous waste
Of manpower but nothing has been
done about it for fear of offending
the railroad unions. But at last, and
in the face of what Mr.. Eastman calls
a crisis in railroad manpower, the
Government is ABOUT to go to the ex-
treme length of decreeing that men
can no longer be paid for doing moth
ing. After all, we have been told
time and again that this is total war,
and things may get to a point where
we can no longer waste manpower in
made work and imaginary jobs.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Trncepeu.

Any one can get seat In = public
vehicle if he happens to run into Tenn
pleton Jones, seated.
1t isn't that Jones is polite, but that
he is afraid of germs.
Sneeze. and the seat is yours!
II Jones is at the rear Of the bus
when the sneezing starts, he moves rap
idly to the front.
If he is at the front, he goes swiftly
to the rear.
If there is no place else for him to 60,
he simply gets off at the next stop.
This action would be deemed eccentric
of an ordinary citizen, but Templeton
Jones Is no ordinary citizen.
He is president of the Anti-sneezing
Society, and this makes it all right for
him to move, or even get of, whenever
he deems it necessary.
Most people have not swallowed his
propaganda. which he has been carrying
on for years, that the germs OF colds
are dangerous.
As it is commonly seen, most persons
tend to disregard sneezing and cough
ing.
They seem to regard 1t as bit Of self
conscious mollycoddling II any one
shrinks.
Not to shrink, according to the general
belief, is to be brave, or something.
\
Let fellow citizen sneeze right in
your face-what OF it?
That seems to be the general attitude,
but 1t is not the attitude of the presi-
dent OF the Anti-Sneezing Society.
He believes, and acts on his belief,
that sneeze is dangerous barrage
II you will come to his Office, he will
show you large and handsome charts,
showing just how many millions of
germs are sprayed out at each healthy"
sneeze, and just how far the droplets
carry.
He will tell you that the medical pro-
fession admits It's failure with respira-
tional diseases, except in pneumonia,
where some progress has been made in
recent years through the discovery of
various types of this disease and ways
to combat them.
President Jones believes that the doc
tors have done good job, everything
taken into consideration, and that the
failure in their control is due to the
average citizen, who simply will not
take coughing and sneezing seriously.
Jones points out that this summer. de-
spite the prevailing heat, has seen an
increase in sneezing.
Wherever one goes, he says, sneezes
and coughs surround him.
The worst attitude in the world, &C
cording to Templeton Jones, is that a
sneeze directly in ones face is something
to be overlooked.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Gold Will Come Back
From the Hamilton Spectator.

From the Hamilton Spectator.
Ontario has greater stake in gold
than any other province Last year she
produced, roughly, "a as much gold as
Quebec, times as much as British
Columbia, 9 times as much as the
prairieS, 27 times as much as the north
west territories, 30 times as much as the
Yukon, 230 times as much as the mari
times. Precious as gold is, it is not today
as useful as coal, to whose production
miners have been shifted from the me-
tallic facings. When the war is over the
present trend will be reversed. We may
expect boost in production, a factor
which will help to maintain prosperity in
Canada.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
The japanese Con Quit
From the Montreal Star.

From the Montreal Star.
For the first time since Japan launched
her treacherous attack on Pearl Harbor
and engulfed the whole Of the Pacific in
war, Japanese troops have abandoned a
position without fight. The evacuation
OF Kiska in the face of attack by COM
bined Canadian and American amphib-
Der of things related to the strategy of
war in the Pacific. 1t does mean one
thing, certainly: That the Japanese can
admit defeat; that they are not prepared
to fight it out to the last man everywhere
as they did on Attu.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Social Value Of Opera
BY Colored Singers Stressed.

Social Value Of Opera
BY Colored Singers Stressed.
20 the Editor of The Star:
The very successful presentation Of
La Traviata" by Negro singers offers
challenge to the forward thinkers and
planners for greater Washington Gull
tural offerings on SO high plane should
serve to eliminate some of the barriers
that have hindered Negroes from at
tanning to higher realms in artistic pro-
duction. There was time when only
Negro singers and Negro music of the
lower popular level could gain a hearing
even in New York City, Today we find
the voices of Marian Anderson and
the artistry of Duke Ellington in
palaces as we'll as hovels
Spurred on by performances such as
that last week at the Water Gate, the
people of Washington ought to afford
indoor facilities and bi-racial Coop
Grafton to bring to all of us some of the
other offerings trained Negro singers
and dancers are prepared to give
The writer heard Jules Bledsoe and
Nine. Jarboro, two talented Negro
artists, in the title role of the opera
Aida" in New York several years ago
under the auspices of the Chicago Opera
Co. These two natural parts for Negro
singers were done so we'll as to merit
the plaudits of all of the metropolitan
critics.
Now that Lillian Evarti and Joseph
Liscomb, with many splendid supporting
artists and the Symphony Orchestra,
have paved the way, let us hope that we
will have more of these thrilling occa-
sions. Not only would this rebound to
the credit of music lovers but it would
have social import of great value.
e. B. HENDERSON.
Evening star., 1943-09-06

Since it sounds so much nicer, it
would not be surprising to have
knocked-out boxers follow the Ger
man technique and tell reporters
that they retired according to plan
and cleverly detached themselves
from the opposition.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the ,oriter, although the use OF
a pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserpes
the right to edit alt letters NTH
a Die,1 to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-09-06

Berlin may soon be an open city
without any declaration by the Nazis
if wide open spaces in it are part
of the definition.
Evening star., 1943-09-06

If housewives could have canned
all the surplus heat this summer, it
would be enough to keep us warm all
winter, and then some.
Evening star., 1943-09-06

!. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
credited to it or not otherwise credited in This
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1943-09-06

@. Where was the first railway bridge
built across the Mississippi2-D. E.K.
A. The Rock Island Bridge at Daven-
port, Iowa. opened in 1856, was the first.
Built of wood and resting on stone piers,
this l,582-foot structure was described
as the mechanical wonder of the West"
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Telephone National 5000,
Member of the Associated Press.

Entered AL the Post ONCE. WASHINGTON, D c.,
as second-class mail matter.
Evening star., 1943-09-06

O. How many States were represented
In the Union Army at Gettysburga-
w. D. F.
A. According to Nicolay and Hay.
citizen soldiery from IT of the loyal
States" had taken part in the conflis4
on the Union side
Evening star., 1943-09-06

@. What was the creature known as
La Bette that terrorized France at one
time?-E. C. w.
A. La Bette was wolf that lived in
Central France from 176o to 1885, during
which time he devoured 90 persons and
mangled 30 more. The animal stood
35 inches at the shoulder and weighed
165 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-14
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Soldiers On Leave Will Get
Ration Coupons Right In Camp
BY BETTY MACDONALD
NEA Saff Correspondent

Washington, May 14-In the near
future, authoritative OPA sources
announce, soldiers on trough can
obtain their ration coupons direct
from their camps.
According to the present set
up, lads on limited liberty must
apply at local ration boards in
their, home town for additional
coupons during the time they
spend on furlough. Under the
new setup, they'll get coupons auto
matically from camp headquarters,
to save themselves a lot of precious
hours when they're home.
Expect about the same amount
of wool knitting yarn as last year
10 per cent of the normal pro-
duction for your sweaters and
socks during the rest OF 1943.
Conservation Is the keynote, too,
in supplies of existing steel knit
ting and crochet needles.
WAR CASUALTY
Don't look for any more fine
broadcloth shirts on the markets
until after the war. WPB has ruled
that these luxurious, tightly
fabrics are out for the duration, at
saving of some 900 billion yards
TO cotton.
WPB will soon Issue rules on pro-
duction Of cotton hosiery, TO assure
buyers they will get attractive, dur
able stockings Electrically
warmed shoat brooders save one
piglet per liter, according to Stats
tics. Mortality among young pigs
often is due to the clumsiness OF the
mother SOW, rolling on her offspring
Through more careful study,
poultry raisers can save at least five
per cent more of the chickens they
raise, which means plenty in chick
en- raising, now a billion-dollar-a-
year industry One hundred and
twenty-five million dollars are lost
annually due to parasites and dis
ease alone in the chicken world -.
There's possibility of an increase
in coffee allotments for civilians,
due to an improvement in supplies
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-14

Pancakes are the newest recruits
to war duty. From homely napjacks
to eifete crepes suzettes, they can
be made to stretch your limited
meat supply and also add a fillip TO
wartime menus.
A run-of the skillet pancake can
be prettied up, and incidentally
given the extra protein value 1t
needs as meat 'e'xtender' by
sprinkling OF ground nuts or grated
cheese. Extra protein value can also
be given to starchy pancakes by
making them with milk, instead of
water or adding soy bean flour In
the proportion OF one part 10 five
or six parts OF the dry ingredients.
Some ready-to-cook "mixes' have
soy flour In them, and these save
time for the busy war worker. An
other way 10 enrich pancakes is TO
use -four OF the whole wheat, buck
wheat or cornmeal with the germ
left In. Serving the cakes with crisp
bacon or a bit OF sausage also will
make a little meat 90 a longer way.
For a different flavor, stir rails
ms. currents or blueberries right
into the batter.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-14

Wipe meat with clean cloth, wiring
out In cold water. Take three very
small slivers of garlic. Cut gashes in
three places far apart In meat.
Insert silver Of garlic deep in each
cash. Salt and pepper meat. Shake a
very little ground nutmeg onto 1t.
Dust lightly with flour Place on
open rack, fat side up. Place IN
preheated moderate oven $3.50 de-
grees F. and roast for about l Ia
hours. DO not haste, turn or cover.
Rhubard tapioca makes low
cost seasonal dessert with flavor
and pleasing color However If
strawberries are cheap, an even
more gala suggestion for the Sum
day dinner when the boys In uni
form return for a day, Is old-fash-
toned strawberry shortcake made
with rich biscuit dough and served
with light cream.