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Evening star., 1943-01-21

didn't see the twinkle in the dull
little eyes of Prickly Porky, who
really was not so hard-hearted as
his words sounded. After a long
while. during which Peter thought
and thought and Prickly Porky ate
and ate, the latter spoke again.
What have you got on your
mind, Peter?" he asked.
tt was just thinking how per-
fectly splendid it would be if you
would go up there and gnaw a way
out of his prison for Chatterer," re-
piled Peter timidly.
Hugh" grunted Prickly Porky.
Huh! Some folks think my wits
are pretty slow, but even I know
better than that. Put on your
thinking cap again, Peter Rabbit" 4"
why can't you? You are not
afraid of Bowser the Hound or
Farmer Browns boy, and every
body else is, excepting Jimmy
Skunk" persisted Peter.
For the very good reason that if
I could gnaw into his prison Chat
terer could gnaw out. If he can't
gnaw his way out with those sharp
teeth of his, / certainly can't gnaw
in. Where's your common sense,
Peter Rabbit"
That's so. I hadn't thought of
that" replied Peter slowly and sor-
rowfully. Il must try to think of
some other way to help Chatterer."
I'D be willing to try II 1t was of
any use, but IL isn't" said Prickly
Evening star., 1943-01-21

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TO the Four Aces. care of The Evening
Star. stamped t3-cent), self a ddressed
large-size envelope and you will receive
an outline without any charge.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Take My Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
This Weeks Slip
OF the Tongue

IAN bombers arrived safely at
their base. News item.
Arrived safely" is one of our
most frequent slips o. the tongue.
When we speak of safe arrival,
We do not mean that the arrival
Itself is safe, but that the thing or
person arriving is safe. Therefore,
the adjective safe" not the ad-
verb safely is proper both gram
matically and logically, just as one
would say, The train arrived late
mot 'lately'p; I hope she arrives
soon mot "soonly'J.
Another example: All bombers
arrived safe means that they came
back from their mission unharmed
they were safe at all times pre-
vious TO and including their arrival,
On the other hand, "All bombers
arrived safely" literally means that
only the arrival was safe, and does
not refer to any damage the bomb
ers might have received prior to
the actual arrival.
Correct: All bombers arrived safe.
! hope you arrive safe. The ship
arrived safe in port,
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Words We Can
Dispense With

In seeking to ridicule the daft
Adolf Hitler, many writer's refer to
him as "the paper hanger; the
house painter; the corporal" as II
there were something ignoble in
those occupations.
If there is anything in the career
of Hitler of which he need not
be ashamed. it is the fact that he
once worked with his hands, and
later served as non- commissioned
officer. Call him any vile name
your fancy may conjure up, writers
and broadcasters. but do not affront
our honest craftsmen and our SOL
diers| (bless 'em) by making deri-
sive epithets of paper hanger, house
painter, corporal.
Streamline your Office correspond
ence. Send stamped t3-cent). self
addressed envelope to Frank Colby, in
care of The Evening Star Ask for
Business Letters Pamphlet.
Released by the Bell Syndicate, Ine)
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY,
VESPER SPARROW.
(PooeceteS Gramineus. J

Over the Eastern United States
and the Southern British provinces
the vesper sparrow broadcasts his
sweet song over fields and mead
ows, The sparrows song always
strikes one as simple little ex-
preston of gratitude for blessings
received.
Vesper sparrows impress you with
their sincerity. They are small
birds, less than Z inches long. Their
upper colors are grayish- brown
streaked with black and underneath
q pure white The bill Is small,
wings long and pointed, and the
feathers rather narrow.
The vesper sparrow is a modest
little neighbor, rather shy, and
prefers to live in the open fields.
Evening star., 1943-01-21

When South jumped to three dia-
monds he showed only long suit
and unbalanced distribution, so
North did not visualize a slam. But
when East bid three hearts and
South went to four diamonds North
saw the probability that the opening
bid had been based on top hearts
and that South had no more than
one heart. South needed little more
for a slam, but singleton heart
and long and strong diamond
suit. so North took his courage in
both hands and jumped to six.
West opened the king of hearts
and continued the suit, South ruff
ing the second round. Faced with
the necessity of losing no tricks in
the black suits, South drew three
rounds of trumps, then finessed
dumrny's jack of clubs. His next
step was to cash the spade ace and
king. since. the queen might drop.
When that hope failed he ruffed
dummy's last heart and led out his
last trump.
West was able to save only three
cards. Since it was perfectly OBJ
vious that only he could stop dunn
my's clubs he had to save all three
clubs and discard the queen of
spades. That allowed South to cash
the spade jack and win the last
two tricks with dummy's top clubs.
*
Yesterday you were Theodore
Lightner's partner and. with neither
side vulnerable, you held:
AAKJS
0Q10732
oK32
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The bidding;
schenken You Jacoby Lishtner
Pass IA Pass "a
Pass 90
Answer-Pass. Your partners bid
shows a weak hand with support
for spades. Game is out of the
| question, but part score at spades
Is not too much to hope for. There
! can be no sound reason to make
another bid.
Score 100 per cent for pass, moth
ing for any bid.
Question No. 1888.
Today you hold the same hand,
but the bidding is different.
Schenken You Jacoby Lightner
Pass IA "a "a
Pass 90
What do you bid? (Answer to-
| morrow
! tRelessed by the Bell Syndicate, IneJ
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Two Troins Hit Auto;
Occupants Uninjured
By the Associated Press.

By me ASboclated Press,
ATLANTA.-A locomotive ploweo
into an automobile occupied by Mrs
c. w. Spear and two companions
and dragged it along the tracks
about 20 feet.
The engine then hurled it into the
path OF train going in the op.
posite direction and the automobile
was dragged back about so feet
finally sliding clear.
Mrs. Spear and her companions
climbed out unscratched.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Shorts Shortage Worst,
Clothing Stores Report
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO.-Underwear is the
shortest item-from a supply stand
point-on the shelves of mems ap-
parel stores, the National Associa-
tion of Retail Clothiers and Fur
nishers has reported.
The association said 76 per cent
of the stores which reported in a
recent survey found shortages OF
some degree in their stocks. They
listed them in this order-under-
wear, psjamas. shoes, hosiery, shirts
hats, overcoats, neckWear, suits.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
BY Paul Foeorty

Porky, who didn't want Peter to
think that he really was as hard
hearted as he had seemed at first.
So Peter bade Prickly Porky coed
by and started for the dear old
Briar Patch to try to think of some
other way to help Chatterer. On
the way he walked up Unc' Billy
Possum and Bobby Coon, but they
couldn't give him any help. There
really doesn't seem to be any way l
can help" sighed Peter. And there
really wasn't.
Evening star., 1943-01-21

Adolf, Benito and Hirohito-the
three blind mice. Make them run
with War bonds.
Evening star., 1943-01-21
COURAGE and FooIhordiness

In the bidding of todays hand it
was foolhardy for East to reopen
the bidding, whereas it was no more
than courageous for North to bid q
slam, South's play of the cards
justified North's courage.
West dealer
North-South vulnerable.
North-South so part score.
AAK7
V652
bA98
&AKJ4
Aoes2 A1oes
0AK73 W 1QJ10s4
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AJ43
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KQJlD53
A732
The bidding:
West North East South
- Dbl. Pass 80
Pass Pass 80 40
Pass 50 Pass Pass
Pass
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Contract
By THE -FOUR ACES.

David Bruce Burnstone, Oswald Jsco-
by, Howard Schenken and Theodore
A. Lightner, worlds Leading team-of-
four, inventors of the system that
has beaten every other system in
Evening star., 1943-01-21
Points for Parents
This

Mother-Hurry and wipe your
eyes, daughter. Here comes Mrs.
Jones. Well finish talking over
what you did after she goes home
It will be a secret between Just you
and me.
Evening star., 1943-11-30

Lnst-mtnute changes IN
radio programs some
times reach The Star too
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Take Nv Word for It LEG WORK
BY FRANK COLBY.


Cleveland: Will you please give
the origin and pronunciation Of the
term BOCHE as applied to Ger
mans?-A. D.
Answer: There is some uncer-
tainty as to the origin. Merriam
Webster's traces the origin to the
French caboche, "hard head" but
Funk and Wagnalls' says perhaps" :"
and Century says, uncertain, but
sometimes traced to caboche."
On the other hand, the Larousse
French dictionary shows an alto
gether different source: Boche is a
shortening of the old name Alboche,
once given to Germany and Ger
mans.
Harold H. Bender of Princeton,
etymologist for Merriam Websters,
tells me in a letter that the defni-
ton from Alboche Garousse, etc.
!. :. lis erroneous and due to faulty
chronology"
Most American dictionaries pro-
nounce boche with long 20" as in
"foe, toe" thus: boesh. The second
choice is either: boah, or: bawsh.
The French give the 20" a vowel
sound that Is nearer to "uh" as in
button, thus: buhsh.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1943-11-30
on THE an TO-DAY.

on THE An TO-DAY.
Star Flashes: Latest news. WMAL at $50
am. daily.
W2c. 7:30-Salute 10 Youth And 10 the
American farmer, with talk by SeeTsiaY Of
Agriculture Claude WieksId.
WhAl, 8:30-Dufiys Ar,his is host 10
AdoIphe keniou and Fairy LiIis crosby. zee.
W0o, 9:00-Burns and Allen: Charles Boyer
iS bTeSent
Evening star., 1943-11-30

WhAl, o:00-famous Jury IrisIs: An seiress
accused Of mard'rlns . playwright.
M, 9:o0-hytey 1hs,,H: Cornell Wool
riths Remember he Night"
VOL, 9:30-Ameritsn Forum: "Shoud the
1woIhirds Requirement for Treaty Rsifitaiioas
Be Chss9sdf df-Ssn:ton clsuds Pepper Of
Florida. Harold H. Burton Of 0lio. Gerald ?.
hye Of North Dakota and Edwsfd H. Moore Of
Indiana.
MQP. Q;3Q-R.port 10 Il lion: By S.nn3.ffs;
Evening star., 1943-11-30

Mother-We can't put anything
in our grocery basket except the
things we buy and give the store
keeper money for. If you want an
apple, give the man this nickel
for it.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
THE EVENING STAR, Tuesday, Nov. 80, 1943
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.
Ruff-ond- Discard

After q player has learned that
he should not, in ordinary circum-
stances, lead . suit Of which both
declarer and dummy are void and
thus give declarer q run and dis
card, he should learn about a few
cases in which the ruiz and discard
will do declarer no good, while any
other lead will help him.
West dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
As
0Ass3
oA1073
A8765
A1osl3 AAKoJ
01052 N e71
oJ2 w Z 0s7
AAK42 S 1854
"a
7ReJ4
oKQs8
%QJlo9
The bidding:
West. North. East. South.
Pass Pass "a Pass
Pass Dbl. Redbl. 80
81 Pass Pass -
Dol. Pass Pass Pass
Evening star., 1943-11-30

Jane Pleksns who opersfes her own t.neea, and
the Wssson Bros. vaudeville team retu'nsd
from a touih Pacific tour.
WWDc, 9:45-Ritk'rd Eaton: Retrssent,iiye
Andrew j. May Of K-ntutky on Should the
Present .t.ius Of The Draft Of Fathers Be
ch,no -"
fR.. io:00-5ob Hope: With Linda DsrneII.
VIC, i1:30-"c'd; al W:r; Story Of the rs.
End fall Of kussoIini. based on N. material Of
three books
Evening star., 1943-11-30

- fdSS f4SS .
Dbl. Pass Pass Pass
East-West were using the opening
two-hid as a shutout bid made
with a strong suit but q hand which
is generally weak.
West opened the three of spades,
and East won with the Jack. 1t be-
ing obvious to East that South a.
veil as dummy was out Of spades,
East shifted to the club three. West
toe: the king and led back the club
deuce.
1t was now easy for South to
make his contract. He won the sec
ond club lead and led third round.
West took the club ace and led his
last club, and South had the re-
mainder. South made four clubs
doubled and the game and rubber
with It.
If either East at his first oppor-
tunity, or West at his, had been
courageous enough to keep right on
with the spade suit the contract
would have been defeated and the
rubber saved. There was nothing In
either the North or the South hand
which it would help South to dis
card, since all his side cards were
high. Meanwhile, in ruffing spades
either South or the dummy would
have been run out of trumps, and
West would eventually have estab-
nshed q trick with one of his low
clubs.
Yesterday you were Oswald Ja.
cobys partner, your side was vul.
nerable and you held:
AQlo864 .'..
%
1AJ5
&743
The bidding:
You. Schenken. Jacoby. Nghtner.
IA 20 Dbl. Pass
CD
Answer-Bid two spades. While
your partner probably has a weak
hand and cannot support you, the
distribution and weakness of your
own hand must make you fear that
two hearts doubled, producing .
game, can be made against you.
Score 100 per cent for two spades,
90 per cent for pass.
Question No. 1855.
Today you hold the same hand.
and the bidding continues:
You. Schenken. Jacoby. Lightner.
"a 80 Dbl. Pass
CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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Evening star., 1943-11-30

Your heart may bleed for our
wounded soldiers, but to be prac-
tical, let your arm do 1t. Call Blood
Donor Center, District 330o, and
make an engagement to give some
blood
Evening star., 1943-11-30

Domestic help is hard to find
but you may find it through =
want Ad" in The Star,
Evening star., 1943-11-30
ADvERTISEMENT.
Tired Kidneys
Often Bring
S|eepIess Nights

Doctors say your kidneys contain - mils>
Of tiny tubes or hlters which help to purify IL
+! blood and keep you healthy. When they ss&
-, tired and don't work right In the daytime.
many people have to get up nights. Dsat
| ful Sleep
When disorder Of kidney function Permits
poisonous matter 70 remain ip your blood, il
may also cause nAgging baekaeAA. vAeumatie
pains. leg pains. loss Of. pep ~ energy,
swelling: puffiness under tina sysA Asadae6es
and di3xiness.
! Doat wait Ask your drsrsisa for Deans
Pins. used successfully By saillioas fsr ever 20
yers. They give hspry relief end viii help
~ IL miles sf kjlney tubes Aush out poison
~ vesee from yeur bissd. Get Deans Pille
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Not This
By EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.

Mother-Leave those apples alone!
When little girls take things, the
storekeeper has a policeman come
and put them In jail. You don't
want a policeman to get you, do
YOU?
Evening star., 1943-11-03

Republican, Of Connecticut said that
II her bill to establish an Army and
Navy Maintenance Corps from draft
deferred men were law today, the
President would have a statutory
weapon to deal with the coal strike
without endangering democratic
processes"
Mrs. Luce introduced her bill
week ago to create an AMMO by
which labor could be "inducted" into
service in vital industries at regular
servicemen's pay and allotments.
The problem as I see it," she
told a reporter, lis not what to do
with John L. Lewis, but how to get
coal produced and how to keep the
miners working in conditions which
guarantee their well-being and pro-
lection to their families"
She contended that the section of
her bill which would apply to the
coal situation Is that which makes
the individual subject to induction
into the corps if the local draft
board finds him Ito be absent with
out cause for such time and under
such circumstances as the President
may prescribe"
II the President were to induct
the miners into the Army and Navy
Maintenance Corps. they would then
get $50 a month, with foremen and
superintendents receiving pay COM
parable to officers, and with the
usual dependency allotments.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Committee Summons
FLY as First Witness
On FEC Legislation
6y the Associated Press

The Senate Commerce Committee
today took up legislation which
would define the power of the Fed
eral Communications Commission
to regulate the radio industry, and
FEC Chairman James L. Fly was
called as the first witness.
Chairman Wheeler said the COM
mittee would consider writing speci-
flcations into the basic act govern
ing the actions of the FEC in the
future. A comprehensive measure
introduced last March by Senators
Wheeler and White, Republican, of
Maine, is the basis for the hear
ings, but Sen>tor Wheeler said the
committee would not necessarily
conflne itself to that bill.
One question I'm interested in
is to get both sides of every public
and political question heard by the
American people" Senator Wheeler
declared. Secondly, I'm opposed to
monopoly by any group"
Referring to a recent ban by a
radio chain against expression Of
personal opinions by broadcasters.
Senator Wheeler said there also re-
mains the question of what. if
anything, we should do about radio
commentators
Not that any one wants to pre-
vent any commentator from having
Tree access to the air" he added,
but we do want to be sure that
the public gets both sides OF con-
tloversial issues"
Senator Wheeler said some groups
contend that the commission is ex-
erclslng too much authority in the
absence of specific direction or limi-
tation by Congress.
Evening star., 1943-11-03

Every time you lick War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Croniin
Continued From First paee)

1900 American repatriates aboard
the Swedish liner Gripsholm. which
docked here shortly after 7 am. to-
day. They declared that the Japa-
nese government, while withholding
news of losses from the people. is
constantly prodding them to great
er war efforts.
Lights blazing on her cleaning
white hull, the Gripsholm reached
the outer harbor here last night,
having brought her human cargo
from Mormugao, Portuguese India,
where the repatriates transferred
October 10 from the Japanese liner
Teia Maru and where they were ex-
changed for Japanese nationals
brought from America aboard the
Gripsholm.
Hope for Settlement.
Other repatriates, who had been
in close touch with japanese mill
tarists afield, especially in the Phil
ippines-where was interned for 81
monthS-report that the japanese
officers outside their homeland also
are convinced that defeat lies ahead
They described Japanese military
chieftains in the war zones and Off
cials of Japanese military admins
trationS in various occupied countries
as hoping that things may be even
tually settled around a conference
table leaving Japan sufficiently
strong to remain a flrst-class power
These informants expressed the
belief that the japanese military
men in the field are attempting to
SOW the seeds of brotherhood among
the Asiatic races in the hope that
Japan may reap harvest some 25
years hence by leading a war against
| the white races
Health Deteriorating.
The general health in the Santo
Tomas internment camp in Ma
Mia where was prisoner, the larg-
est concentration of civilian pris-
oners in the Far East, is gradually
deteriorating because of the lack
of essential foods.
A heavy cargo of relief supplies
totaling some 10000 cases of all
kinds of food, medicines and cloth
ing-is going to Manila aboard the
Teia Maru. If it reaches the in
ternees it will stave off the serious
situation for at least few months,
but long-range, sure-fire food and
medical supply program is necessary
unless speedy repatriation is planned.
At Santo Tomas Camp. doctors
among them Dr. Earl R. Leach of
the Rockefeller Foundation, who
organized and managed the camp
hospital-say the general diet is now
less than 1900 cAlories daily as COM
pared with normal diet of $500.
Food Unavailable.
Essential foods now are unavail-
able in the local markets, because
the japanese not only are living of
the country but are removing sup
plies-especially rice and sugar
to other areas, perhaps Japan proper
and to occupied regions farther
south.
The same conditions undoubtedly
exist in other Philippine civilian in
ternment camps at Baguio, Los
Banos and Davao.
The food situation in Manila out
Evening star., 1943-11-03
Charles A. Slaughter
Rites SET Tomorrow

Funeral services for Charles A.
Slaughter, At, chief clerk of the
supply division of the State Depart
ment, who died suddenly Monday
will be held at II am. tomorrow
at 1925 Old Georgetown road, Be
thesda, Md. the home of his wifes
parents. He lived with his family
at 1000 Bradley boulevard, Be
thesda
Mr.. Slaughter served aboard the
battleship Nebraska during the last
war.
His son, Charles, jr., arrived back
from convoy duty on Friday.
Mr.. Slaughter was born in Hico
Tex, and came to Washington Is
years ago. He is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Mildred Schnell
Slaughter; two daughters. Mrs.
Richard A. De Lauder and Patricia
Anne Slaughter; another son, John
Lee Slaughter. and his mother, Mrs
L. A. Robertson of Waco. Tex, who
arrived in Washington today.
Burial with military honors will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
Every time you lick a War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
Evening star., 1943-11-03
~ THE EVENING STAR Wednesday, Nov 3, 1s43

and over the radio. 1t Is based on
universal religious devotion to the
Emperor and is supported by virtu-
ally alright censorship. Z
Still, the government is taking
no chances on disbelievers. Cen
darmes and tough police" have so
intimidated the commoner and most
of the leaders that a Japanese
quakes at the sight of an approach
ing policeman.
The current fanaticism represents
the fruition Of the ceaseless propa-
ganda campaign which began ac-
tually in 1881, when the army set
out to construct a domestic mental
front for wartime deprivations and
an unquestioning loyalty to the ma
tion's future course.
Many Friendships Continued.
Two years later intensive editorial
guns were turned against the Brit
iSh and Americans. Travellers say
that today the rank and file who
normally were pro- American appar-
emily are convinced that they must
fight America to the finish to pre-
vent the American Government
from strangling Japan.
Nevertheless, the individual jap
.anese has continued his oldtime
friendship for many Americans, par
ticularly missionaries, even sending
packages of rare foodstuf1s after
their interment until officials pro-
Ihibited the practice. These japanese
often said: I'VE mustn't hate each
other. 1t is our governments, not
us, who are fighting"
Army dominated propaganda is
consistently maintaining a dual
campaign obviously designed to
strengthen willingness to fight
America, which now is pictured as
the major enemy, while bearing do
mestic hardShips.
The press never carries stories of
American chivalry and bravery on
the battlefield, but emphasizes the
asserted weakness of the luxury
loving" troops and ungallant bomb
ings of hospital ships and the like.
The japanese are constantly being
reminded by the press that they are
a Spartan race in contrast to de
cadent westernerS," and the press
proudly details the development of
ersatz products.
Self Intoxicated Jingoism.
AS travellers describe current life
in Japan, it seems an intensification
of the nationalistic whirlwind which
watched sweeping over the country
in 1910, the year that marked the
beginning of the cryStalliZation of
sentiment against democracies.
Travellers say there has been no
deviation from this pathway of self
intoxicated jingoism among the ma
Jorlty, while the series of initial vic
tories was a new shot for those who
were becoming restless under the
sacrifices they bore for the long.
stalemated China incident"
Between 1889 and l94l the jap
anese bore their hardships patiently,
despite the absence of stimulating
victories, and the armed forces ap-
parently won enough at the outset
of the Pacific war to keep morale
intact for long period.